Nine Months Imprisonment for Attempted Murder
District Court has sentenced Dev Krishna Mandal,36, Bishnupur, Rural Municipality-1, Bajitpur, to nine months imprisonment for abuse and attempted murder of his wife Ramuna Rai, 32, Triyuga Municipality. Dhanbahadur Karki, Court Registrar, informed that the bench of honorable Judge Navraj Dulal, the District Court, on June 5, 2023, found the…
20 Years of Seeking Justice, Accused Yet Not Identified
The family of Krishna Prasad Adhikari, who was killed by a Maoist cadre during the armed conflict, has been deprived of justice, which they have been seeking for 20 years through various campaigns and protests, and hunger strikes. Krishna's father, Nanda Prasad, died of starvation after a hunger strike of …
Karnali Province Government Announced Public School Policy And Program: ‘Learning, Earning, Studying’
The Karnali Province Government has introduced the policy and program for the next financial year 2023/2024 and has promoted the concept of 'Reading, Earning And Learning' in public schools. Tilak Pariyar, Province Chief, while presenting the policy and program for the next fiscal year 2023/2024 on June 4, said that…
Supreme Court Issues Show Cause Order Against President’s Decision
The Supreme Court has issued a show cause order to the government in a writ against President Ramchandra Poudel's decision to grant amnesty to Resham Chaudhary, who was convicted in the Tikapur incident. Sharda Kadayat, the wife of Inspector Keshav Bohora, who was killed during the Tharuhat movement in Tikapur…
Seven Years Imprisonment For Rape
The district court has sentenced a 40-year-old man to seven years imprisonment for the crime of rape of his 48-year-old sister-in-law. According to District Court Registrar, Dhan Bahadur Karki, District Court Judge Navraj Dulal's bench on June 6, 2023, found him guilty of the crime, sentencing him to imprisonment. The…
INSEC Demands Government Draft Legislation to Proceed With Halted Transitional Justice Process in Fair Manner.
INSEC Chairman Dr. Kundan Aryal issued a press statement, on June 6, 2023, in memory of the incident of detonation of a land mine under a passenger bus, in Bandarmude River, the then Kalyanpur VDC. The press statement demands the government draft legislation to proceed with the halted transitional justice process…
Accused of Abuse Arrested
Police arrested Dinesh Kumar Raut,23, a resident of Til Rural Municipality-9, Rasa Ghar in Jumla and currently residing in Duwakotmod, Changunarayan Municipality-2, Bhaktapur, on the charge of abusing a 24-year-old woman through social media. The victim filed a complaint at the Cyber Bureau of Police Headquarters, Bhotahiti on June 3,…
Interim Order Against Implementation of Citizenship Act
The Supreme Court has given a short-term interim order to the government not to immediately implement the Citizenship First Amendment Act (2022) approved by President Ramchandra Paudel on May 31, 2023. The bench of Judge Manoj Sharma gave a short-term interim order, on June 4, in the name of the…
INSEC Handed Human Rights Year Book to Madhesh Chief Minister
Chairperson of Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC) Dr. Kundan Aryal handed over the Nepal Human Rights Year Book 2023 to Madhesh Province Chief Minister, Harishchandra Mishra, on June 5, 2023. While handing over the yearbook, Aryal said that the INSEC will always partner and coordinate of INSEC with the provincial…
Court Adjourns Case of Attempted Rape
Court Information Officer Bharatmani Pokharel, District court on June 5, 2023, has adjourned the case against Rajesh Sardar, 22, of Kanchanrup Municipality-5 Pipra East, accused of attempted rape of a 24-year-old woman. The decision was taken by District Judge Hark Bahadur Chhetri. The victim complained to the Local Police Office…