Inmates at Block “B” of Kapilvastu District Jail locked 19 inmate leaders, who were responsible for the prison’s internal administration, inside a room within the jail on June 29 as
Kiran Chaudhary, 24, was arrested on July 27, 2026, on the charge of beating his 40-year-old mother, Meghiya Chaudhary, to death following a domestic dispute. The deceased, originally from Katari
Police arrested Bidhan Bishwokarma, 23, of Sidhalekh Rural Municipality-1, Dhading, on June 25, on charges of raping a 22-year-old woman. The victim’s family filed a complaint at the District Police
Moh. Nazre Alam Ansari, 20, from Ekdara Rural Municipality–1, Moh. Nazre Alam Ansari, who had escaped from Jaleshwar Jail on September 9, 2025, during the Gen-Z protest, was arrested by
Classes have come to a complete halt at two schools in Sisuwakhola, Silichong Rural Municipality–1, Sankhuwasabha, after floods and landslides triggered by continuous rainfall caused extensive damage. According to Rural
Govinda Yadav, 23, journalist with Radio Dhanushadham and a resident of Dhanushadham Municipality–5, Dhanusha, was allegedly assaulted by Ward Chairperson Ramsevak Yadav, 51, and his son, Girija Yadav, 21, in
A demand has been made for action against the person accused of assaulting Chhabindra Yonghang, a ward member of Hilihang Rural Municipality–5, on June 26, 2026. According to the complainant,
Police arrested Bigendra Sherpa, 36, of Pashupati Municipality-2, Illam District, on June 28, on charges of raping an 18-year-old girl. The victim’s family filed a complaint at the Area Police
Thirteen years have passed since the government declared the liberation of Kamlari women from bonded labor. Following a 10-point agreement reached between protesting Kamlaris and the Government of Nepal on
Prolonged heat and the lack of rainfall have led to a growing shortage of drinking water in settlements along the Chure foothills in Kanchanpur. As groundwater levels continue to decline,
Four houses were destroyed in a devastating fire that broke out in Matehiya village, Ward No. 5 of Narainapur Rural Municipality, Banke. The fire, which started suddenly at around 2:00
Police arrested two individuals on charges of raping 14-year-old and 16-year-old girls. Police arrested Shiva Sahani, 21 of Bhadrapur Municipality-5, on June 26, on charges of raping a 14-year-old on
Bahakt Bahadur Singhak, 52, from Durdimba, Ward No. 8 of Miklajung Rural Municipality, who had been held in pretrial detention at the District Prison Office, Panchthar on a murder charge,
A 50-year-old man who escaped from Nakhu Jail on September 9, 2025, during unrest involving a group of young protesters, was re-arrested by police on June 24, 2026. The man
The District Court has sentenced four boys, aged 13, 14, 14, and 15, from Ghorahi to three months’ imprisonment after finding them guilty in a case involving the rape of
INSEC Sudurpashchim Province Office, Dhangadhi, provided financial assistance on June 26, 2026, to a 14-year-old girl who survived an alleged human trafficking and transportation-related offense to support her participation in
On the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (June 26), the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the Government of Nepal and all concerned
Police arrested Badhuram Tharu, 55, of Rajapur Municipality-3, on June 24, on charges of raping a 16-year-old girl. The victim’s family filed a complaint at the Area Police Office on
Policr arrested Mahant Raya Yadav, 42, a resident of Patbharwa Tol, Fatuwa Bijayapur Municipality–6, on June 24, on charges of killing his wife Aarati Devi Yadav, 32. The accused had
The death of Nani Kami, 40, of Raya village, Ward No. 3 of Kharpunath Rural Municipality, 20 days after giving birth, has left her newborn twin infants in a vulnerable
