Ganga Maya Ends Hunger Strike

Ganga Maya who has been staging hunger strike in Bir Hospital since one month demanding for the justice over the murder of her younger son during conflict era has finally ended her strike. She ended her strike along with the counseling from Human Rights activists and legal entrepreneurs after the…

September 14, 2016  
Memorandum to Prime Minister Regarding Food Crisis

Dwellers of Kalikot district have presented eight-point memorandum to the Prime Minister on September 14 regarding the solution of food crisis in Karnali region. On behalf of Karnali dwellers, the memorandum was presented to the Prime Minster through CDO Krishna Bahadur Khadka. The memorandum was presented by a team of…

September 14, 2016  
Accused Murderer Arrested

Police have arrested Sabrin Khatun alias Madina, 58 of Bode Basain VDC-6 on September 13 on charge of murdering her daughter in-law Fatama Khatun alias Hauwa. A single bench of former District Court judge Chandra Bahadur Saru had given a verdict regarding the case. The court had ordered to sentence…

September 14, 2016  
Lack of nutritious food Affecting children in prison

There has been a shortages in nutritious food for the dependent children of women inmates in the district prison of Morang. The shortages is due to the government being unable to provide nutritious food to the dependent children and those born inside the prison. Cell guard Jannat Khatun of Women…

September 13, 2016  
Bill Regarding Commissions sent to Parliament Secretariat

The government has sent six bills to the Parliament Secretariat regarding commission on September 13. The ministry of law, justice and the Ministry of parliamentarian provision has sent the bills regarding the provision going to be made on National Dalit Commission, National Inclusive Commission, Indigenous community Commission, Madhesi Commission, Tharu…

September 13, 2016  
Rape Accused Arrested

The District Police Office of Chitwan has arrested 47 years old Bhagwan Yadav of Bharatpur sub-metropolis-4 on September 13 on  charge of raping a 33 years old woman on September 3. The victim had lodged a complaint at DPO on September 12 and the accused was arrested on the same…

September 13, 2016  
Accused Rapist Arrested

The Area Police Office of Golbazar  have arrested 42 years old Ganga Paswan of Gol Bazar Municipality-6 on September 11 on charge of raping a 15 years old girl. The victim had lodged a complaint at Area Police Office of Golbazar on September 11 accusing him of raping her on…

September 13, 2016  
Lack of Land-ownership certificate deprived victims from grant

One hundred thirty seven earthquake victims of Attarapur VDC-8 have been deprived from receiving grant agreement for reconstruction due to lack of having land-ownership certificate. According to local people, there was a clash between communist and Pradhan Pancha at the time of cadastral survey in 1985 due to which the…

September 12, 2016  
Three Bills On Justice, Passed

The meeting held by Legislative Parliament on September 11 has passed three bills on torture. The bills presented by Law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister Ajaya Shankar Nayak on Justice  Service Commission 2073, Justice Council bill 2073 and justice administrative bill 2073 were passed. Along with passing of the bills,…

September 12, 2016  
Commission’s Disagreement on Transitional Justice Draft Bill

The National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC) chairperson Anup Raj Sharma said that the commission has a disagreement over the draft bill of transitional justice. He expressed his views while speaking at the discussion program with Human Rights activists at INSEC western regional office on September 10 and added that the…

September 12, 2016