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Scammers defraud over Rs 450 million from Nepalis via Telegram (kh 18/12/2024)

Controlling Cross-Border Drug Smuggling (rep 17/12/2024)

Durga Prasai charged under cybercrime Act (kh 11/12/2024), Durga Prasai released on bail; but to remain in custody (kh 12/12/2024)

Woman suspected of running Hundi business arrested with Rs 4.75 million cash (rep 11/12/2024)

Incidents of domestic violence unchecked in Achham : As many as 129 cases of domestic violence were registered at the police over the past 28 months. Many go unreported, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 11/12/2024)

Three arrested with gold, silver, and cash worth over Rs 10 million (kh 08/12/2024)

Take effective measures to curb cross-border crimes (rep 04/12/2024)

Wife kills husband in domestic feud (rn 19/11/2024)

Medical entrepreneur Prasai arrested (rep 19/11/2024), Durga Prasai to face cybercrime charges (kh 19/11/2024), A delicate balance : The Durga Prasai case highlights the need for social media regulation. But it shouldn’t be rushed (kp 22/11/2024), Supporters of Durga Prasai hold protest rally in Koteshwor (kh 22/11/2024)

Gangster Satya Man Lama arrested (rep 18/11/2024)

Mostly students found responsible for cyber-enabled fraud: NRB report (kh 17/11/2024), Youngsters lead cyber fraud surge in Nepal : According to a report by Nepal’s central bank, 70 percent of t he suspects in cyber-enabled frauds were aged between 19 and 30 years, by Krishana Prasain (kp 18/11/2024)

Trafficked: The girls sold for sex in India (ae 08/11/2024)

Man arrested on charge of killing wife with ax (rep 08/11/2024)

Supreme Court convicts Deepak Manange for attempted murder : Patan High Court had previously sentenced Manange to five years in prison (kp 05/11/2024) [Why do the so-called big parties constantly cover up and court people whose criminal behaviour has long been known?, Rivalry between gangster duo Deepak Manange and Chakre Milan returns to the spotlight after two decades, by Tapendra Karki (rep 10/11/2024), Deepak Manange arrested in Kathmandu (kh 12/11/2024), Deepak Manange taken to Kathmandu District Court for jail sentence execution (kh 12/11/2024)

Eight arrested for coercing marriages with Chinese citizens (kh 25/10/2024)

Two APF assistant head constables arrested on charge of raping two girls (rep 24/10/2024), APF assistant head constable arrested on rape charge found dead in custody toilet (rep 28/10/2024)

Detainee found dead in police custody (kh 19/10/2024) [A 45-year-old falls in the bathroom shortly after his arrest and is dead??]

58-year-old person arrested for alleged murder of 14-year-old girl in Dadeldhura (kh 13/10/2024)

Eight loyalists of Durga Prasai charged with murder case (rep 09/10/2024)

Four arrested on charge of gang-raping 19-year-old girl in Dang (rep 01/10/2024)

Fugitive arrested from TIA for woman’s character assassination via social media (rep 02/10/2024)

Man shoots wife dead, injures father in Sarlahi, by Madan Thakur (rep 26/09/2024)

Parsa bans unregulated sale of acid and hazardous chemicals, tightens safety protocols (kh 24/09/2024)

Office of Attorney General decides to file appeal against Sandeep Lamichhane (rep 22/09/2024)

Children at high risk of online sexual abuse, exploitation : There’s been a steady rise in online harassment of minors, especially after the pandemic, by Aarati Ray (kp 20/09/2024)

Arrest warrant issued against Durga Prasai (rep 18/09/2024)

Former RSP lawmaker Dhaka Kumar Shrestha arrested on charges of selling illegal drugs (rep 13/09/2024)

Public Land Encroachment: A Challenge To Authorities, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 06/09/2024)

Nepali women and girls under siege in digital space : Nepal Police bureau reports 90 percent surge in a year in cyber violence against women, by Aarati Ray (kp 05/09/2024)

Health worker held on rape charge in Baitadi (rep 05/09/2024)

Eight arrested in Sarlahi for counterfeit currency operation (kh 02/09/2024)

CNP arrests 34 absconding rhino poachers (rn 01/09/2024)

RSP condemns arrest of youths protesting against PM Oli and NC President Deuba at Tudikhel (kh 28/08/2024)

Rising unemployment sparks surge in online job scams, by Sita Neupane (kh 27/08/2024)

Six arrested for allegedly gang-raping 16-year-old girl in Jhapa (kh 25/08/2024)

Foreigner arrested in possession of cocaine worth around Rs 40 million in Thamel (rep 25/08/2024)

Four arrested in Jhapa gang rape case; two suspects still at large (kh 24/08/2024)

Cybercrime cases spike in Nepal : The country witnessed 19,730 cybercrime cases in 2023-24, a dramatic rise from 9,013 the previous year. The country appears woefully unprepared to tackle them, by Aarati Ray (kp 21/08/2024)

Raj Kumar Timilsina arrested in fake audio scam (kh 21/08/2024)

Husband allegedly beats wife to death in Mahottari (kh 18/08/2024)

Repeat offenses on the rise, by Ajabi Poudel (ae 15/08/2024)

Nepal's Male-female Ratio Expected To Alter, by Namrata Sharma (rn 14/08/2024)

Skeleton found in forest likely to be missing Meena Pariyar from 8 months ago, by Hari Krishna Gautam (rep 12/08/2024)

10 people arrested in Kavre for stealing six transformers (kh 12/08/2024)

81-yrs-old man arrested on charges of defrauding over Rs 5.8 million (rep 11/08/2024)

Sentenced to life for murder, Mahato finally arrested after 16 years! (rep 08/08/2024)

‘Chhaupadi’ is ubiquitous: Call to establish dignified menstruation as a social norm (kh 03/08/2024)

Rape-convicted prisoner escapes from Koshi Hospital (rep 01/08/2024)

Youth dies in police custody (rep 31/07/2024)

Suspect arrested in murder of NCC Professor after 17 years (rep 31/07/2024)

Three arrested on charge of raping 13-yr-old girl (rep 31/07/2024)

He ‘disappeared’ a woman. Congress made him minister : Badshah Kurmi, a Lumbini assembly member, is accused in Nirmala Kurmi’s disappearance, of grabbing property, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/07/2024), When crime pays : The country’s two biggest and best established political parties are openly promoting criminals and gangsters (kp 29/07/2024)

Journalist Shrestha receives bomb threat; calls for immediate action (rep 25/07/2024)

Minor raped in Kalikot, one arrested (kh 23/07/2024)

Over 13,000 cases of banking fraud registered, 7,500 in Kathmandu alone (rep 23/07/2024)

Former Minister Raye found murdered (kh 22/07/2024)

Six girls rescued from guest house in Kathmandu (kh 19/07/2024)

Five persons sent to jail for their alleged involvement in human trafficking (rep 13/07/2024)

Gold smuggling in Nepal : When Will This Scourge Stop?, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 12/07/2024)

Driving license for a hundred thousand rupees, that too fake! (rep 11/07/2024)

Woman arrested on charge of forcing girls into sex trade (rep 08/07/2024)

Minor gang raped in Pokhara (rep08/07/2024)

Concerns grow over poll commissioner nominee : A woman has come forward to accuse Krishna Man Pradhan of years of sexual exploitation, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/07/2024)

Armed group loots Yarsagumba in Jumla, four arrested (kh 05/07/2024)

Madhes has become a hotbed of crime, by Manika Jha (ae 01/07/2024)

Five arrested for defrauding Rs 3 million by selling fake gold Buddha statue (rep 01/07/2024)

Former lawmaker Yadav arrested in ASI Thaman BK murder case (rep 30/06/2024)

Government dragging feet on torture perpetrators: NHRC. Torture by security forces continues in detention centres and prisons, say National Human Rights Commission and two other rights organisations, by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/06/2024)

Arjun Lama murder case: SC postpones date for verdict on former Speaker Agni Sapkota (kh 26/06/2024) [Of course, what else? Only 19 years have passed since the murder!]

Investigation’s underway in Accham-Chhaugoth incident: Home Minister Lamichhane (kh 24/06/2024) [All this will be of little use as long as the state, government and parties themselves are firmly anchored in patriarchal high-caste thinking!]

Ram Bahadur Bamjan convicted in child sexual abuse case (kh 24/06/2024), ‘Buddha Boy’ Bomjan found guilty of child sex abuse : The hearing scheduled for July 1 will determine the punishment, by Om Prakash Thakur (kp 24/06/2024)

High Court upholds District Court’s detention order on Kali Bahadur Kham-related murder case (kh 22/06/2024)

National disgrace : Every night a woman has to spend in a chhau shed should count as the death of the conscience of Nepali society (kp 20/06/2024)

Woman found dead in Sarlahi; husband and his second wife arrested (rep 19/06/2024)

Gold smuggling accused Chinese national found with Nepali citizenship (kh 17/06/2024), Chinese smugglers stored gold in Nepal after its price drop in India (kh 17/06/2024)

Lalitpur Court convicts man for sexual assault and property seizure (kh 17/06/2024)

Three arrested for brutally killing a dog and posting the video on social media (rep 17/06/2024)

Bara campus chief dies after being shot by unidentified group (rep 14/06/2024)

Chaos in Kawasoti: Police resort to aerial fire; Municipality building and Mayor’s house vandalized (kh 14/06/2024)

Cybersecurity: Threats and safety measures, by Buddhi Prasad Acharya (12/06/2024)

Nepalis at home and abroad lose billions to online scam – HyperFund (kh 12/06/2024)

Group of students sets government vehicle ablaze in Biratnagar (kh 09/06/2024)

Police seize over Rs 10 million suspected Hundi money in Sunsari (kh 02/06/2024)

Armed group robs 23 houses of Dolfu village in Mugu (kh 27/05/2024)

Eight arrested for stealing donation money from Pashupatinath Temple : Arrestees claim they were instructed by trust members (kh 21/05/2024)

Six arrested for rhino horn trafficking in Chitwan (kh 21/05/2024)

Nepalis losing millions in illicit pursuit of ‘American dream’ : They keep trying to reach their dream destination even after being repeatedly duped by unscrupulous agents, by Mahesh KC (kp 21/05/2024)

People with disabilities demand personal assistance services : NHRC has accused the police of using excessive force even as people with disabilities were protesting for their rights, by Manudhree Mahat (kp 20/05/2024)

Police nab seven murder-accused in Kathmandu (kh 19/05/2024)

372 drug peddlers arrested in past 10 months (kh 18/05/2024)

Police arrest six individuals involved in stealing gold and silver jewelry and cash in Lalitpur (rep 18/05/2024)

Kin say girl shot by former teacher after she refused to withdraw rape complaint : Incident occurred on May 3. Suspect at large. Police clueless of his whereabouts. Family struggles to pay hospital bills, which have reached Rs500,000, by Parbat Portel (kp 16/05/2024)

Two arrested in Janakpurdham for looting Rs 8 million from cooperative employees (kh 13/05/2024)

Police arrest singer Ravi Oad on charge of marital rape (rep 12/05/2024), Singer Rabi Oad released on bail of Rs 500,000 (kh 17/05/2024)

Unidentified group torches school bus in Bharatpur (rep 12/05/2024)

Three arrested on charges of human trafficking, 10 Nepalis held hostage in Kenya (rep 10/05/2024)

Two arrested for allegedly setting fire to forest in Okhaldhunga (kh 08/05/2024)

CIB raids Vienna Hotel owned by Tsering, linked to gold smuggling (rep 07/05/2024)

Poor understanding of consent fuelling adolescent dating violence : Inclusion of consent as a significant aspect of sex education would be a step forward, experts say, by Manushree Mahat (kp 07/05/2024)

Top court hands over Timilsina to police : Timilsina had reportedly provided ‘fake’ audio to a news website (kp 06/05/2024)

A grade 12 student returning from examination shot in Damak (nlt 03/05/2024)

Madhesh: LSP’s provincial assembly member Abhiram Sharma suspended (rep 03/05/2024)

Two arrested on the charge of swindling 219 people out of Rs 26.8 million on the pretext of sending them to Japan (rep 03/05/2024)

Police successfully conducts ‘Operation Laligurans’ to solve couple’s murder case in Parbat (kh 03/05/2024)

Unidentified gang loots Rs 13.4 million from Nabil Bank’s branch in Birgunj (rep 30/04/2024)

Hearing on 'murder' case against Agni Sapkota scheduled in SC after 17 years, by Bhasa Sharma (rep 29/04/2024)

Disciple rape case: High Court orders ‘Siddhababa’ to appear within 30 days (kh 28/04/2024)

Youth attempts suicide amid police torture over Facebook comments against home minister, by Tapendra Karki (rep 26/04/2024)

Former Minister Aftab Alam gets life imprisonment for Rajapur bomb incident (kh 25/04/2024), District Court Rautahat sentences four individuals including Aftab Alam to life imprisonment, by Madan Thakur (rep 26/04/2024), Aftab Alam, three others get life terms over 2008 killings : Rautahat Court convicts them of killing at least two people in Rajpur of the district on the eve of 2008 CA elections, by Shiva Puri (kp)

Dilapidated Rolpa district prison housing inmates twice its capacity : Prisoners, especially those in judicial custody, face frequent attacks from older inmates, by Kashiram Dangi (kp 20/04/2024)

Former JSP parliamentarian assaulted in Sarlahi, three arrested, by Madan Thakur (rep 15/04/2024)

Judge Giri jailed on marital rape charges (rep 15/04/2024)

'Victim blaming'- Nepali society's response to sexual violence, by Aastha Pokharel (rep 14/04/2024)

Ward Chairman ties service recipient to tree, beats him indiscriminately in Parsa's Jagarnathpur, by Bimala Gupta (rep 13/04/2024)

Man arrested for allegedly murdering grandmother in land dispute (kh 11/04/2024)

Little-known armed group detonates 'pressure cooker bomb' at Ncell tower in Sindhuli (rep 11/04/2024))

Woman accuses CPN-UML leader Mahesh Basnet of rape (rep 08/04/2024)

Young man fatally stabbed in Janakpur, two arrested (rep 08/04/2024)

Departmental action taken against police personnel involved in abusing monks (rep 08/04/2024) [No police officer has the right to treat people in this way! It may have been normal under the royal regime, e.g. also during Gyanendra's coup and Jana Andolan II!]

NC protests against UML leader Adhikari’s appointment as Gandaki CM (kh 04/04/2024) [Nepalese politicians obviously do not understand that they have to abide by court decisions!], UML defies top court precedent to form government in Gandaki : Nepali Congress, the largest party in the assembly, is set to challenge the province head’s decision to appoint Khagaraj Adhikari the chief minister, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/04/2024)

Indian side vows to combat cross-border drug trafficking (kh 07/04/2024)

Robbers loot Rs 1.5 million in Siraha (kh 07/04/2024)

Analyzing Marital Rape Laws in Nepal, by Ruchi Dhital (rep 07/04/2024)

Supreme Court orders detention of suspended Judge Giri in marital rape case (kh 03/04/2024)

MC warns to take action if institutional schools fail to adopt names reflecting Nepali identity (rep) [Yes, and people whose parents have given them a non-Nepali first name must change their name within a week! What nonsense and a blatant violation of personal freedoms! But then the English names of political parties must also be changed immediately!! Even the word "Party" should not be allowed! And what about "Kathmandu Metropolitan City"?]

Fortifying Nepal's Cybersecurity: Analyzing Legislative Initiatives (rep 02/4/2024)

Maoist Center leader Kali Bahadur Kham arrested (rep 02/04/2024), Ex Maoist commander Kham arrested for 2008 murder : Kham was taken into custody from Thamel, Kathmandu (kp 03/04/2024), District Court sends Maoist leader Kham to pretrial detention (kh 05/04/2024)

After 16 years on the run, two fugitives arrested for trafficking three Nepali women to Indian brothels (rep 01/04/2024)

Nepal Police announces progress: Successfully investigates 23 major cases in a year (kh 28/03/2024)

Young girl found dead in Palpa with throat slit (kh 27/03/2024)

Five Bangladeshi nationals apprehended for visa overstay in Nepal (kh 26/03/2024)

Two killed in a “gang fight” in Lalitpur’s Dholahiti : Over a dozen arrested: Police (kh 25/03/2024), Police identify suspects in Lalitpur Holi incident, murder charges against five accused (kh 26/03/2024)

Cybercrime Threats Loom Large, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 22/03/2024)

Campaigner Durga Prasai’s bodyguards arrested with pistol inside SC premises (kh 18/03/2024), Trigger warning : Lethal weapons in Durga Prasai’s possession should make the state rethink its firearms licensing policy (kp 21/03/2024), SC orders release of Durga Prasai’s bodyguards (kh 26/03/2024)

NRB Director Acharya suspended amidst allegations of sexual abuse (kh 18/03/2024)

Police reveal suspect in Tare Bhir murder case : Love proposal rejection suspected as motive for murder (kh 17/03/2024), Shiva Shankar, suspect in nurse’s murder, found dead (kh 18/03/2024)

‘Pressure cooker bomb’ exploded at Nepal Telecom tower in Sindhuli’s Dumja Danda (rep 15/03/2024)

‘Safety Pin Campaign’ launched to control sexual harassment (kh 15/03/2024)

Cybercrime cases up by six folds in last five years (rep 10/03/2024)

Top court cautions executive against arbitrary pardons: Recommends assessing convict’s jail time, remorse and health status for presidential pardon eligibility, by Binod Ghimire (kp 09/03/2024), Politics of pardon : Arbitrary pardons and commutation of jail terms are part of a long trend of criminalisation of Nepali politics (kp 11/03/2024)

Wife killed, husband found unconscious in Siraha (rep 09/03/2024)

Fugitive GB Rai arrested in cooperative fraud case (kh 07/03/2024), GB Rai has not been arrested yet; we are searching for him through INTERPOL : IGP Kunwar (rep 07/03/2024)

Teenage girl killed in Morang (kh 05/03/2024)

Balendra Shah treading authoritarian path, say rights activists : They are ‘troubled’ by City police’s use of force on Wednesday against street vendors (kp 04/03/2024)

Salin’s family demands fair probe into her ‘suspicious’ death at school hostel : Salin, 14, was found hanging in a room on February 24. Her family says the victim might have been raped and murdered, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 03/03/2024), Shalin’s post-mortem report shows no sign of rape, by Basanta Dhungana (rep 03/03/2024), Family and supporters march to TU Teaching Hospital following dispatch of Pokharel’s postmortem report without consent (In Pictures) (rep 03/03/2024), Salin Pokharel Death Case: Three suspects detained, no evidence of murder found yet (kh 08/03/2024)

Suspect arrested in connection with Gopal Dhakal’s murder (kh 03/03/2024)

Taxi driver arrested for raping young woman working in night club (rep 02/03/2024)

Can there be peace, love and harmony between the couples? Intimate partner violence has taken a toll on many families in Nepal. Here is a story of how positive interventions can change the situation (nlt 01/03/2024)

Online violence escalates due to lack of proper legislation, by Bhasa Sharma (rep 01/03/2024)

60-year-old man arrested for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl (kh 29/02/2024)

Case filed against Indreni director Krishna Kandel over alleged sexual misconduct (kh 26/02/2024)

Child missing from Paropakar Hospital found in Kandaghari Kathmandu (kh 24/02/2024), Three apprehended for baby abduction from Paropakar Hospital (kh 24/02/2024), Woman arrested in connection with the child theft case admitted to the hospital (rep 24/02/2024)

‘Gyapu’ founder files complaint against Ganesh Lama for alleged kidnapping (rep 22/02/2024)

Conflict-era rape victims’ trauma compounds : Records at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission show that among the 63,700 cases it received, 314 are related to rape or sexual violence from the insurgency, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/02/2024)

Tragic Incident in Jhapa: Daughter dies, mother critically injured in self-immolation attempt (kh 17/02/2024)

Man nabbed on allegation of raping 30-year-old woman in Kanchanpur (kh 17/02/2024)

Female police constable shot dead in Ghorahi (rep 16/02/2024)

Nine arrested for holding Indian nationals hostage in Kathmandu with false promises of sending them to the US (rep 15/02/2024)

Valentine’s Day celebration turns tragic: Girl gang-raped in Siraha, suspect arrested (kh 15/02/2024)

Eight-month-old toddler slammed onto floor, dies, by Bishnu Prasad Pokharel (rn 14/02/2024)

Nepal police arrests 89 individuals on human trafficking charges in six months (kh 14/02/2024)

Kathmandu District Court official arrested on rape charges (kh 14/02/2024)

Two arrested on charge of assaulting teacher in Arghakhanchi, by Laxman Ghimire (rep 12/02/2024)

Person arrested for banking crime (kh 12/02/2024)

Birgunj Mayor Singh admits during interrogation of having two wives, by Bimala Gupta (rep 11/02/2024)

Banking fraud convict Thapa arrested after a decade (kh 11/02/2024)

As online shopping takes off, cases of fraud tick up : Fake social networking accounts are scamming customers in the absence of measures to control the anomalies, by Sarahna Khadka (kp 11/02/2024)

Woman found dead in a hotel in Kathmandu (rep 11/02/2024)

DoRI investigation reveals garment merchant Agarwal as official agent of illegal transactions in gold smuggling cases, by Tapendra Karki  (rep 10/02/2024)

Nepal Police arrests 5,364 fugitives in six months, collects Rs 1.19 billion in fines, by Arun Bam (rep 10/02/2024)

Police raid house of former DIG Joshi (rep 08/02/2024)

Immigration Officer Khadka sent to jail on human trafficking allegation (kh 07/02/2024)

Two minors involved in attacking elderly woman with sharp weapon in police custody (kh 07/02/2024)

Managing Director of Hotel Square arrested on charge of attempt of murder (rep 06/02/2024)

Police arrest 3045 drug peddlers in six months (nlt 06/02/2024)

Unidentified group targets goldsmith in Nawalparasi gunshot attack (kh 04/02/2024)

Former police officer arrested on rape charges (rep 04/02/2024)

Police constable kills his wife and son in Ghorahi (rep 04/02/2024)

Locals block postal highway demanding arrest of driver in child's fatal accident (rep 03/02/2024)

Salyan and Surkhet report highest number of rape cases among 10 Karnali districts : In most rape cases, the perpetrators of the crime are usually the victims’ family members, according to police, by Biplab Maharjan (kp 03/02/2024)

'VIPs' get admitted to the hospital to evade detention, by Tapendra Karki (rep 03/02/2024)

Man held for duping over 600 foreign job aspirants (kh 01/02/2024)

Three arrested for attempted assault on BPKIHS Acting Vice-chancellor (rep 30/01/2024)

Interpol issues Red Notice against Dhorpatan Municipality mayor Nepali : This means police of 192 member countries of Interpol will be searching for Nepali, by Prakash Baral (kp 27/01/2024)

DGAO registers case against 17 including businessman Bimal Poddar (rep 23/01/2024)

Arrest warrant issued against ANNFSU (Revolutionary) Chair Pancha Singh (kh 21/01/2024)

Man murders wife in Dang (kh 21/01/2024)

Businessman Naresh Agrawal arrested for alleged tax evasion in Kathmandu (kh 19/01/2024), Garment trader Agarwal arrested on charge of running hundi and illegal gold trading (rep 19/01/2024)

Assets of 32 companies worth 370 million rupees linked to GB Rai frozen (kh 19/01/2024)

Four arrested with Rs 23 mln unsourced money (rn 19/01/2024)

Three arrested for demanding ransom (kh 18/01/2024)

New-born baby found dead in garbage pile (rep 18/01/2024)

Boxer Gosain found dead in Bhaktapur (rep 18/01/2024)

Attempt of assault on Durga Prasain in Baglung (rep 18/01/2024) [Such anti-social and anti-democratic demagogues must be fought with powerful arguments and upright democratic action and not through crime!]

Five, including police personnel, accused of gang-raping 14-year-old girl in Mugu (kh 16/01/2024)

Dharan Mayor Harka Sampang locks Deputy Vice-Chancellor’s Office at BPKIHS (kh 15/01/2024) [On the basis of which law is the mayor taking this action? Do such measures not require a court order?], Dharan Mayor writes to Health Minister regarding controversial activities at BPKIHS (kh kh 16/01/2024)

Ex-NC minister Aftab Alam’s trial resumes from today (kh 14/01/2024), Hearing on Aftab Alam case postponed (kh 14/01/2024) [It's always the same!]

One dies in assault in Dohori in Attariya (kh kh 13/01/2024)

Resham Chaudhary elected party chair. Does the law allow it? Constitutional lawyer says presidential pardon doesn’t mean Chaudhary got a clean chit on the 2015 killings (kh 13/01/2024) [Murder trials against other politicians have been delayed for many years. Can Nepal still be described as a state governed by the rule of law?]

Victim’s cry for justice met with disbelief and counteraccusations, by Sita Neupane (kh 12/01/2024)

Health workers manning Covid desks on Nepal-India border unpaid for six months : Amidst the increased workload and health risk following a resurgence of coronavirus cases, the health workers feel cheated, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 11/01/2024)

Four rhino horn smugglers arrested (kh 11/01/2024)

Teenage girls in Rukum East live in terror of outdated traditions : Deep-rooted customs where young girls are forcibly hauled away and abducted by men for marriage persist in several areas of the western Nepal district, by Durgalal KC (kp 10/01/2024)

Police confiscate Rs 30 million in raid on ascetic Ram Bahadur Bamjan’s Kathmandu residence (kh 10/01/2024), CIB makes Ram Bahadur Bamjan public after arrest in Kathmandu (kh 10/01/2024), Ram Bahadur Bamjan to be taken to Sarlahi for District Court proceedings (kh 10/01/2024), Bamjan’s arrest unveils irony: mockery of devotees’ sentiments, by Sara Pahari (rep 10/01/2024), Hearing against rape and murder-accused Bamjan begins in Sarlahi (kh 11/01/2024), ‘Buddha Boy’ Bomjan to face rape trial at Sarlahi district court : Before taking him to Malangawa on Wednesday, police made him public in Kathmandu along with Rs33.43 million in confiscated cash, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/01/2024), Of bogus 'babas' : Someone’s public legitimacy, however big, should not come in the way of the criminal justice system (kp 11/01/2024), Sarlahi District Court orders judicial custody for Ram Bahadur Bamjan (kh 11/01/2024), From meditation to controversy: Ram Bahadur Bamjan grapples with multiple accusations (kh 16/01/2024)

Police nab woman for fraudulent activities promising people job in Portugal (kh 10/01/2024)

Silence and shame in Ajit Mijar’s killing : Caste hatred often precipitates caste violence, and hardly any criminal is sentenced to jail , by Mitra Pariyar (kp 09/01/2024)

Specialized bureau to be established to investigate banking frauds and financial crimes (rep 07/01/2024)

Sarlahi’s Barahathwa tense as hotel owner dies in police firing (rep 05/01/2024) [Once again!]

Tootle founder Shikshit Bhatta arrested in Kathmandu (kh 05/01/2024), Kathmandu District Court issues order to release Sixit Bhatta on bail (rep 07/01/2024)

Travel agency operators apprehended for trafficking into Russian Army (kh 05/01/2024)

Who is accountable for Balkumari shooting?, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 02/01/2024)

 Documents / Websites

Nepal: Recent Steps Undermine Transitional Justice, by ICJ, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and TRIAL International, 25 January 2020

Nepal: 13 Years On, No Justice for Conflict Victims. Joint statement by ICJ, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and TRIAL International, 25 November 2019

On the Occasion of International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, by Advocacy Forum - Nepal, 26 June 2019

2019 Trafficking in Person Report: Nepal. by US Department of State, June 20, 2019

Nepal’s Transitional Justice Process: Challenges and Future Strategy. A Discussion Paper, by International Commission of Jurists, August 2017

Trafficking in persons. National report 2015/16, by NHRC, June 2017

Serious Crimes in Nepal’s Criminal Code Bill, 2014. A Briefing Paper by International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), March 2017

Nepal: extending transitional justice commissions without granting real powers betrays trust of victims, by International Commission of Jurists (10 February 2017)

The Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment (Control) Bill, 2014. A Briefing Paper by International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), June 2016



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