The Supreme Court has issued an interim order directing that the appointment of Mr. Mukesh Sahani Malah, a non-Dalit, to a position reserved for Dalits in Gandaki Province, shall not
Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) leader and Secretary of the Central Public Affairs Department, Badan Bhandari, was injured on the night of September 3 by being attacked by an unknown group
Inmate Sagar Rai, 24, of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City, and Ramdev Urav, 48, of Gadhi Rural Municipality-6, who was in custody awaiting trial, died while undergoing treatment at BP Koirala Institute
Isma Rural Municipality has been renewing social security allowance ID cards for the senior citizens, the sick, and people with disabilities by visiting households directly. The municipality is renewing ID
Police arrested Kiran Gurung,36, on 29 August on charges of killing his wife, Sumitra Kumal Gurung, 34, originally from Syaulewang, Naubahini Rural Municipality-1, Pyuthan, and residing in Kerenga Pattalepokhara, Chhatradev
Residents of the district headquarters, Khalanga, have been deprived of drinking water for the past four days. The households in Mahakali Municipality 4 and 5 are facing a severe water
Due to the heavy rainfall over the past four days, flooding has displaced 59 families in Kanchanpur, affecting 218 people who are now forced to endure a difficult life. Among
Ilam Jail has been accommodating far more inmates than its capacity. Designed to house only 125 prisoners, it is currently holding 330, including 16 women and 314 men. Among them
Police arrested Rajendra Nepali, 21, of Shailung Rural Municipality-8 on 29 August for raping a 15-year-old minor. The aggrieved party filed a formal complaint at the District Police Office at
Continuous rainfall on 30 and 31 August triggered landslides in Salledhar, Kedarasyu Rural Municipality-8, destroying an irrigation canal and damaging the paddy fields of four local families. According to Ward
Police arrested Yubaraj Shrestha, 47, of Belka Municipality-2on 31 August for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl. The victim, a student at Himshikhar Community English School in Kanchanjunga, was reportedly raped
Police arrested a 14-year-old boy on 29 August for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl. The aggrieved party had filed a complaint at the District Police Office on 29 August alleging
Police arrested Tularaj Sunuwar,40 on 31 August for allegedly killing his mother Falkumari Sunuwar,65 of Bhaudi, Dudhauili Municipality-14. The accused alllegedly struck his mother on the head and chest with
Police arrested Sitaram Tharu, 33, of Banjarhiya, Geruwa Rural Municipality-1, on 29 August for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl. On 9 December 2024, The bench of District Court Judge Manoj
The Gandaki Provincial Assembly has passed an important Act to ensure the rights of the Dalit community. The Act, titled “Bill on Dalit Rights and Empowerment”, was unanimously endorsed by
An interaction program was organized by the Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC), Madhesh Province Office, on 1 September on, ‘the legislation and implementation of law in Madhesh Province’. At the
The Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, Tapa Bahadur Magar, stated that a common consensus should be reached on the proposed Bill on Registration, Regulation, and Management of Associations
The National Human Rights Commission has expressed serious concern that the situation of people forcibly disappeared during Nepal’s ten-year armed conflict is still unknown. In a press release on 29
Police arrested Bikash Thakur, 20 from Kolahi Municipality–10, Bara currently living at his maternal uncle’s house in Ramgram Municipality-10, Nadwa, on 29 August for the charge of raping a five-year-old
Police arrested Prabin Magar, 23, of Jantredhunga Rural Municipality–6, Khotang, on 25 August on charges of raping a 12-year-old girl. The aggrieved party filed a complaint at the Banepa Police
