In Gulmi district, although no cases related to child marriage have been registered with the police for the past three years, the number of adolescent mothers has been found to
Bikash Sharma, 30, an inmate who had escaped from the Central Jail, Jagannathdewal, Kathmandu, on September 9, 2025, was arrested by the police from Parsa on April 26. Sharma, a
The Supreme Court of Nepal has issued a show-cause order in response to a writ petition filed against the move to clear settlements built along riverbanks and public spaces in
Police arrested two individuals on April 24, on charges of beating headteacher Dammaru Prasad Dahal, 54, of Nepal National Basic School, Chyangring, located in Madi Municipality–5. According to police, the
INSEC has monitored the holding center at Radhaswami Satsang Sundarighat, Kirtipur, where landless squatters from Thapathali, Gauri Gaun, and the Manohara area of Kathmandu district have been kept. According to
After a flood last year, a bridge on the Bhojpur–Chakhewa road was swept away, resulting in the complete suspension of movement of ambulances carrying patients, school buses, and passenger buses.
Police arrested a 14-year-old boy on charges of raping a five-year-old girl. The victim’s family filed a complaint at the Area Police Office, Biratchowk, on April 25, accusing the boy
Police arrested Sudarshan Bartola, 50, of Basamadi, Hetauda Sub-metropolitan City–3, on April 23, on charges of beating police constable Bhagenda Thapa, 30, who is working at the District Police Office,
Monitoring of the removal of a squatter settlement in Gaurigaun under Kageshwori Manohara Municipality, Kathmandu district, was carried out by INSEC. During the on-site monitoring conducted by representatives of the
The Nepal Medical Council has suspended Dr. Satis Kumar Rupakheti, who was involved in the treatment of Gita Pandey, 29, who was reported to have died due to medical negligence
The government has started removing the squatter settlement in Thapathali using excavators from April 25, 2026. As part of the government’s campaign to clear encroached public land and river corridor
Police arrested Tok Bahadur Tamang, 47, of Balefi Rural Municipality-3 on April 3, 2026, on charges of raping a 30-year-old woman on the same day. The victim’s family filed a
Two individuals convicted in separate child rape cases have each been sentenced to 18 years in jail and ordered to pay Rs. 700,000 in compensation to the victims, as per
A complaint was filed by the victim’s side at the District Police Office in Malangwa on April 23, 2026, against Birendra Kumar Singh, 36, also known as Boliya, of the
After the government issued a notice to clear the squatter settlement starting from April 24, 2026, the affected squatter community staged a protest. Expressing disagreement with the decision to evict
Ward member Heem Bahadur Pathak of Nilkantha Municipality–10 has been sentenced by the District Court to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay Rs. 100,000 as compensation to the
Incidents of misbehavior have been reported against health workers at Karnali Academy of Health Sciences Teaching Hospital, Jumla. In protest against the misconduct, the health workers at Karnali Academy of
Out of 381,898 hectares of cultivable land in Madhesh Province, only 49 percent is irrigated. Although the federal and provincial governments introduced plans to address irrigation problems by installing deep
An unidentified group vandalized the ward office of Damak Municipality–3 on April 22, police said. According to DSP Kishor Lamsal of the Area Police Office, Damak, the perpetrators broke the
Police arrested a 35-year-old father on April 22 on charges of raping his 17-year-old daughter. The victim’s family filed a complaint at the District Police Office on April 22, accusing
