The Disabled Persons Federation, Koshi Province, has demanded that the Koshi Provincial Government formulate an act and policy related to the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities. Submitting
Police arrested Harka Bahadur Thapa, 55, of Barahatal Rural Municipality-5, Baddichaur on May 8 on charges of raping a 5-year-old girl. The victim’s family filed a complaint on February 13
In a coordinated effort by Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) and the police, an attempted child marriage involving a 14-year-old girl from Khadachakra Municipality–8, Daslaki, and a 16-year-old boy from
Eleven people have fallen ill after consuming wild mushrooms in Buttabari of Bahardashi Rural Municipality–2. The 11 people became ill after eating mushrooms brought from the forest and cooked at
Four people are arrested on May 8, 2026, on charges of inhumane treatment after allegedly smearing black soot on and garlanding with shoes the principal of Pipalkot Secondary School of
The Rupandehi District Court has sentenced a 15-year-old boy to 12 years and 6 months in prison for raping a seven-year-old girl. A bench of Judge Dhanishwar Paudel on May
After a notice was issued to remove unmanaged settlements located on government and public land, local residents staged a protest on the Janakpur–Dhalkebar road section on May 8, 2026, claiming
Yagya Bohara, 31 of Babai Rural Municipality-4, has been sentenced to seven years in jail by the District Court for the rape of a 51-year-old woman. A bench of District
Police arrested a 14-year-old boy on May 5 on charges of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl. The victim’s family filed a complaint at the District Police Office on April 30,
The Dhand–Darlamchaur lift drinking water project in Isma Rural Municipality of Gulmi has been without service for two weeks after its transformer was damaged by a lightning strike. Due to
Maiwakhola Rural Municipality Ward No. 6 has distributed social security allowances through a camp to senior citizens, senior Dalits above 60 years of age, senior single women, widows, fully and
Police arrested Tek Bahadur Chaudhary, 46, of Ghodaghodi Municipality-12 on May 6 on charges of raping a 17-year-old girl with intellectual disability and cognitive impairment. The victim’s family filed a
Lachhuman Sunar, 22 of Dailekh District, who had been held at Surkhet Jail, died on the evening of May 6, 2026. Acting Administrator of District Jail Surkhet, Bhuwan Gautam, said
Police arrested Ward Chairperson, Datta Bahadur Buda, 42, of Patrasi Rural Municipality-5, on May 6 on charges of raping a 28-year-old woman on May 3. The victim’s family filed a
Police arrested Begam BK, 22, of Gurvakot Municipality–2, Surkhet District, from Birta Chowk in Birgunj on May 4, 2026, after he had escaped from the child reform home located in
A man has been sentenced by the Parbat District Court to two years and six months in jail, along with a fine for committing marital rape. The court bench of
As continuous heavy rainfall has begun as early as April/May, various settlements and roads in Gulmi District have come under high risk of floods and landslides. Along with the rain,
In Humla, more than 20 percent of girls under the age of 19 are becoming mothers. The number of adolescent girls giving birth at a young age has increased due
Anand Thapa Magar, 41, who had escaped from Nakkhu Jail, has been arrested by a team from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, according to Gautam Mishra, Information Officer and
After a notice issued by Kohalpur Municipality to clear informal settlements, an incident has come to light where children in school uniforms were made to participate in a protest rally.
