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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)

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)

21 percent of pregnant women in Karnali are children, by Govinda KC (rep 31/12/2023)

Girl murdered in Rupandehi (rep 30/12/2023)

Youth set ablaze vehicle of Minister Prakash Jwala (nlt 29/12/2023), Protester injured in Balkumari dies (nlt 29/12/2023), Fatal clashes unfold at Balkumari : Protester succumbs to Police gunshot, many arrested (kh 29/12/2023), Another injured protestor dies, death toll in Balkumari incident reaches two (rep 29/12/2023)

Nepali women sexually abused abroad face hurdles returning home, by Sita Neupane (kh 28/12/2023)

Bara Principal murder case: Key suspect arrested, suffers gunshot wounds (kh 27/12/2023)

Aarti Sah death case: Husband arrested in Janakpur (kh 25/12/2023), Aarati Sah’s husband Motibabu arrested : The accused had been on the run since the Supreme Court ordered his arrest on December 6, by Ajit Tiwari (kp 26/12/2023)

Travel operator arrested for assisting human trafficking on 'visit visa' (rep 23/12/2023)

RSP Chairman Lamichhane struck with corn cub in Pokhara (rep 23/12/2023)

Man arrested for coercing girls into sex trade (kh 22/12/2023), Man held for luring and forcing girls into sex trade (rep 23/12/2023)

Unrest in Dhanusha as individual dies in police custody (kh 22/12/2023)

Salyan sees surge in violent crimes against family members : Despite consolidated efforts by the authorities, controlling domestic violence and violent crimes has become a challenge in the Karnali district, by Biplab Maharjan (kp 21/12/2023)

Rising cases of dollar exchange fraud: Kathmandu Valley faces wave of looting incidents : Police arrest eight individuals with connection to the case (kh 20/12/2023)

Teacher arrested on charges of sexually abusing girl student (rep 19/12/2023)

Two men arrested on charges of raping minors (rep 19/12/2023)

14-year-old girl raped in Siraha (kh 18/12/2023)

CPN (Maoist Center) leader arrested on charges of rape (kh 17/12/2023)

Massive marijuana haul at TIA: 55 kg seized in international smuggling (kh 16/12/2023)

Body of missing 6-year-old girl found in pond, suspicions of rape and murder (kh 15/12/2023)

Goods worth Rs 3.2 million imported illegally seized (kh 15/12/2023)

Former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli assaulted in Dhankuta (nlt 14/12/2023), UML chair Oli manhandled in Dhankuta : An ‘inebriated’ man tries to attack the former prime minister as he walks through a crowd of his party’s supporters (kp 15/12/2023), Violent Expression Of Frustration, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 19/12/2023)

Police bust racket of DoI and NAC staff involved in human trafficking through visit visas, by Tapendra Karki (rep 14/12/2023)

Man dies after police fire at people protesting over unpaid salaries : Municipal staff and government school teachers were protesting outside the municipal office in Simraungadh, by Laxmi Sah (kp 14/12/2023), Relatives of youth killed in police firing obstruct vehicular movement in Nijgadh (rep 16/12/2023)

Yellowing repute : The dysfunction in the detection system for contrabands like smuggled gold makes one wonder if this is done on purpose (kp 14/12/2023)

14 kg gold smuggling case: TIA’s sanitation supervisor arrested (rep 14/12/2023), Five arrests made in connection with 14 kg gold smuggling so far (kh 15/12/2023)

Chinese gangs exploit Nepali youths in 'online scamming' operations, by Sabita Khadka (rep 13/12/2023)

62 cases of violence occurred during 16 Days of Activism against VAW: INSEC (kh 12/12/2023)

Attack on Koshi Province Chief Minister as group targets vehicle (kh 12/12/2023)

Govt employee accused of domestic violence (rep 11/12/2023)

Curb Rising Gold Smuggling, by Ballav Dahal (rn 11/12/2023)

Egyptian nabbed at TIA with 6.5 kg of illegally smuggled gold (kh 10/12/2023)

Two arrested with more than 29 tolas of gold in Bardiya (kh 10/12/2023)

Police arrest three on charge of extorting Rs 10 million (rn 10/12/2023)

Despite occasional seizures, no let-up in gold smuggling : Man carrying 14 kg of the precious metal was held from Kathmandu airport on Thursday night. Government announces six-member investigation panel (kp 09/12/2023)

Police confiscate two kg of gold at Nagdhunga, three arrested (kh 08/12/2023)

Two arrested at Tribhuvan Int’l Airport with 14 kg of gold (kh 08/12/2023), How the 14 kg gold illegally being smuggled into Nepal was seized (kh 08/12/2023)

Woman arrested for husband's murder, son also detained, by Maheshwor Chamling Rai (rep 07/12/2023)

65 percent of sexual abuse victims are minor girls, by Ajabi Poudel (ae 05/12/2023)

Senior advocate seeks transparency in property confiscation issue (rep 05/12/2023)

Attempt to kill ward chairman by setting his house on fire (rep 04/12/2023)

Doctor beaten again: Medical Superintendent of Siddhartha Children and Women Hospital assaulted after death of postpartum mother : Medical superintendent Basyal being treated in ICU, hospital services stopped (rep 29/11/2023)

Fatal assault over cigarettes: 14 apprehended in Kailali after young man’s death (kh 29/11/2023)

Police nab fraud for making false promises of employment in Portugal (kh 26/11/2023)

Dream of going to UK shattered as unscrupulous agent deceives more than 50 people, by Sabita Khadka (rep 26/11/2023)

167 cases of domestic violence registered in four months in Chitwan (rep 26/11/2023)

80 percent of GBV includes domestic violence in Nepal: Police (kh 26/11/2023)

6 student leaders convicted for beating and injuring TU teacher Chalaune : Nepal Student Union leaders slapped two-year jail (kp 24/11/2023)

Dhankuta man kills self after murdering wife and son: Police : Neighbours attribute the deaths as the tragic outcome of frequent domestic violence that plagued the family, by Ramesh Chandra Adhikari (kp 24/11/2023)

Crimes related to extra-marital affairs on the rise, by Ajabi Poudel (ae 22/11/2023)

Act To End Violence Against Women, by Namrata Sharma (rn 22/11/2023)

14 arrested following clash between locals and police in Lapsiphedi (kh 18/11/2023), Lapsephedi clashes snapshot of hassles in building power lines : At least three police personnel were injured as locals hurled stones and over a dozen people allegedly behind the attack were held, Kathmandu district administration says, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 19/11/2023)

Newborn baby found abandoned with umbilical cord still attached (rep 17/11/2023)

No significant rise in criminal incidents during Tihar: Nepal Police (rep 16/11/2023)

Young man succumbs to stab wounds in Rautahat, by Madan Thakur (rep 13/11/2023)

Police arrest murderer after 20 years! (rep 09/11/2023)

GBV cases have decreased: Minister Alemagar (kh 08/11/2023), CARE Nepal draws attention to GBV, disease outbreak post earthquake in Jajarkot, pledges psychological counseling (rep 08/11/2023)

Prisoner pardoned by President arrested for extortion : The accused, with a lengthy criminal history, had served four and a half years in prison before being pardoned by President Paudel on Republic Day, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 02/11/2023) [What is the background for pardoning convicted criminals? Always a political one?]

Nepali woman accused of defrauding Rs 2.5 million using Guterres’s falsified signature (kh 01/11/2023)

Police take to firing to apprehend drug traffickers in Kathmandu (kh 01/11/2023)

School principal shot dead in Kalaiya : The victim succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at Vayodha Hospital in Birgunj (kp 31/10/2023), Bara Principal murder case: Police nab five accused (kh 01/11/2023)

Five arrested for stealing millions through eSewa (ht 30/10/2023)

Kathmandu Valley witnesses 103 incidents of crime during Dashain (rep 208/10/2023)

DSP Tiwari stabbed while rescuing hostage infant from deranged father in Kohalpur (kh 27/10/2023)

Wife dies after husband hits her with firewood (rep 27/10/2023)

Four members of the same family murdered in Mugu (kh 27/10/2023), Three children along with mother found dead in Mugu, by Golden Buda (rep 27/10/2023), Mugu murder: Brother-in-law and uncle arrested (kh 10/11/2023)

Woman killed in hotel, suspect arrested (rep 18/10/2023), Man pardoned by President arrested for alleged murder of woman in Rukum West (kh 19/10/2023)

Amendment to Banking Offenses and Punishment Act proposes two-year jail term for check bouncers (rep 18/10/2023)

Chhaupadi still persists in remote Achham, by Gita Kunwar (ae 17/10/2023)

Gang rape of girl in Biratnagar, 3 transport workers including a minor arrested (kh 16/10/2023)

Way too young: All girls must enjoy their full childhood, by Bashir Najeeb (ht 16/10/2023)

Police in Karnali launch campaign against drugs : Cases of drug abuse and smuggling have seen a steady rise in Karnali Province in recent years, by Tripti Shahi (kp 15/10/2023)

Two jailed for manhandling doctors (kh 14/10/2023)

Bauddha shootout: ‘Police forced open fire in self-defense’ (rep 12/10/2023)

Widow struggles to raise three sons after losing husband, by Prem Raj Simkhada (rn 09/10/2023)

Un-Regal justice : The pardon of a murder convict hints at how little our political class cares about people’s concerns (kp 06/10/2023), Supreme Court demands original documents related to decision of paroling ‘Rigal’ : Bharati Manandhar, the spouse of Chetan Manandhar, whom Rigal had murdered in Banke, is in hunger strike demanding justice (nlt 06/10/2023), Supreme Court seeks explanation for pardon granted to murder convict : President on the Constitution Day had commuted the jail terms of 670 convicts, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/10/2023)

Police arrest three individuals, including Chinese in 11 kg gold smuggling case (kh 03/10/2023)

Unidentified assailants kill young man in New Road (kh 03/10/2023)

RSP leaders seek President’s attention to reconsider immunity granted to murder convict (kh 02/10/2023), President Paudel acknowledges RSP's concerns on amnesty issue (rep 02/10/2023), Parliamentary committee to call home minister for discussion on amnesty issue (rep 02/10/2023)

KMC doctors assaulted within 24 hours of govt-medical professionals agreement (rep 01/10/2023), Doctors beaten up in KMC hospital, two arrested (kh 01/10/2023)

Turmoil continues in Birendranagar following death of two children (rep 01/10/2023)

Cyber Defense for Nepal: Do we need a specialized police force or national authority in Nepal?, by Bivek Chaudhary (rep 28/09/2023)

Man arrested for abducting and raping minor in Surkhet (kh 26/09/2023)

Incidents of thefts rising as festive season approaches (rep 25/09/2023)

Woman arrested for online fraud through Fifia App (kh 22/09/2023)

Police arrest four people in Dadeldhura on gang rape charges (kh 21/09/2023)

One more arrested in connection with Hetauda doctor assault case (rep 21/09/2023)

Man arrested on charge of murdering wife over dowry : The couple was married 21 months ago and have an 11-month-old son, by Binod Bhandari (kp 20/09/2023)

Mahendra Morang Campus students torch Exam Controller's car in protest against answer-sheet exchange (rep 20/09/2023)

Four individuals connected to Tikapur incident to be released today (rep 20/09/2023)

One dead, three injured in Rupandehi clash (kh 19/09/2023)

Four people found dead in Kathmandu’s Gairigaon (kh 16/09/2023), Gairigaon murder case: One suspect arrested _ Four people found murdered in Gaurigaon, Tinkune in Kathmandu (kh 16/09/2023), One more individual arrested in connection with Gairigaun murder case (rep 17/09/2023), Police publicly identify suspect in Tinkune Gairigaon mass murder case (kh 17/09/2023), Police reveal the identity of accused in Gairigaun quadruple murder case (rep 18/09/2023), Police release Dipendra Rai, earlier arrested in connection with Tinkune murder case (rep 18/09/2023)

All 15 murder accused sent to judicial custody (ht 15/09/2023)

Youth clash leads to attack on deputy mayor's residence in Dharan (rep 14/09/2023)

Japan Embassy expresses grave concern over stone pelting incident targeting JICA Nepal Chief's vehicle, deems it a criminal offense (rep 14/09/2023)

Four arrested for assaulting doctors in Hetauda (kh 14/09/2023), Mass resignation of doctors paralyzes Hetauda hospital services (kh 15/09/2023), Four persons involved in assaulting doctors arrested (rep 15/09/2023)

Police arrest 8 people, including Dharan Deputy Mayor’s brother (kh 13/09/2023)

Chinese gang operated 7 companies for gold smuggling in Nepal: CIB (kh 13/09/2023), CIB reveals additional 302 kg gold was smuggled into Nepal prior to 60 kg gold smuggling episode (kh 13/09/2023)

Caste-based discrimination rife in Doti : Dalit rights activists say non-Dalits refuse to interact with them, extend services, rent rooms or even sell them milk, by Mohan Shahi (kp 12/09/2023)

US job promise turns nightmare for many. Nepali agent arrested : Victims say they paid between Rs2.5 million and 7.5 million to Hasta Gautam and his agents to be smuggled, by Anup Ojha (kp 12/09/2023)

Unknown group attacks police, loots weapons and ammunition in Sunsari (kh 09/09/2023)

US national with Nepali origin arrested on charge of human trafficking (rep 09/09/2023)

Estranged husband, two others, arrested after mother and son go missing in Kalikot, by Tularam Pandey (kp 09/09/2023), Mother, son missing from Kalikot found in Nepalgunjm : The woman claims a gang of three people abducted them at around 3am on Friday, by Tularam Pandey (kp 10/09/2023)

One arrested on charge of online fraud (rep 08/09/2023)

Unidentified person assaults Janaki Temple priest in Rautahat (kh 08/09/2023)

Nepal Police says it has so far issued 139 red notices : Speakers at an event held in Kathmandu to mark Interpol’s centenary highlighted the importance of its coordination, by Anup Ojha (kp 08/09/2023)

Youth attacks NC Joint General Secretary Mahendra Yadav with Khukuri at Reporters Club (rep 06/09/2023) [A 47-year-old man is definitely no longer a youth!], Congress leader injured in khukuri-attack in Kathmandu : Police have arrested the alleged assailant, Shyam Sapkota, who styled himself as a pro-royalist and anti-MCC activist, by Anup Ojha (kp 07/09/2023)

‘Sticker campaign’ promoting crime reporting in Karnali : Under the campaign, stickers with police phone numbers are pasted on houses in the province. Criminal complaints have increased markedly, say police, by Jyotee Katuwal (kp 06/09/2023)

Custodial deaths go on as perpetrators are left unpunished : Advocacy Forum’s 2022 report documents 39 deaths since 2018 when the new Penal Code came into force, by Binod Ghimire (kp 04/09/2023) [see 2022 report by Advocacy Forum; see INSEC study (in Nepali)]

Concerns arise over dubious networking business ‘Indian Vestige’ in Western Nepal, by Nirmal Ghimire (rep 04/09/2023)

One held with homemade pistols in Bhaktapur (kh 31/08/2023)

Pipeline damage compels residents of a Salyan village to drink untreated water : Around 60 households in Namra village are drinking muddy water from the Bheri river and many people are falling ill, by Biplab Maharjan (kp 29/08/2023)

Police expected to exercise caution while arresting foreigners for visa overstay : Supreme Court recently said foreign detainees should be provided legal and language support, by Anup Ojha (kp 29/08/2023)

KMC fines grocer 150 thousand rupees for selling contaminated Coke (kh 27/08/2023)

Proposal to extend terms of two TJ bodies presented in National Assembly (rep 27/08/2023) [???]

Growing cybersecurity threats: Laws needed to tackle them, by Narayan Adhikari (ht 25/08/2023)

Man arrested for character assassination of a woman (kh 23/08/2023)

Chinese criminals involved in illicit activities acquire Nepali citizenship and passports (kh 23/08/2023)

SC orders release of foreigner detained ‘arbitrarily’ (rep 23/08/2023)

Gyanaecologist accused of selling newborn : A 26-year-old woman who gave birth to a baby at Green Cross Hospital has accused the doctor of selling her baby, by Binod Bhandari (kp 22/08/2023), Biratnagar gynaecologist accused of selling newborn for Rs500,000 : Police investigation reveals that Tapeshwar Lal Karn sold the infant to a couple through a staffer of Green Cross Hospital, by Binod Bhandari (kp 23/08/2023), Gynaecologist to be charged with organised crime, human trafficking and forced disappearance : On August 18, police detained Dr Tapeshwar Lal Karn from Green Cross Hospital in Biratnagar on charge of selling a newborn to a childless couple for Rs500,000 (kp 28/08/2023)

Indian national arrested for kidnapping children : The arrested individual had kidnapped two children–aged 9 months and two years–from Devtaal Rural Municipality along the Nepal-India border and was taking them to the Indian side on a sack, by Laxmi Sah (kp 21/08/2023)

1,275 cases registered at Kathmandu police in a month (kh 19/08/2023)

Two inmates tortured to death: Probe report, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 18/08/2023)

Illegal abortions continue killing women : Nepal legalised abortion in 2002. Every year about 100,000 women undergo the procedure at government-authorised clinics, by Arjun Poudel (kp 15/08/2023)

Five Bangladeshis, two Nepalis arrested for kidnapping, extortion : Police have rescued four Bangladeshis who were held hostage in a guest house in Kathmandu (nlt 13/08/2023)

Govt looks to enforce new laws related to banking offense and punishment : Police reports filing 7,101 cases of banking fraud in FY 2022/23, which was almost double of the number in FY 2021/22 (rep 10/08/2023)

Deal with kin of Gaur victims puts coalition at risk : 27 Maoists died in a clash with cadres of Upendra Yadav’s Madheshi Janadhikar Forum in March 2007 in Rautahat, by Anil Giri (kp 10/08/2023)

'Nexus between foreign employment, trafficking' (ht 09/08/2023)

Two arrested on charge of their involvement in online sexual abuse (rep 09/08/2023)

Nepalis are increasingly being duped by fake offers of iPhones : Cyber bureau says victims should file cases of fraud at the Crime Investigation Bureau, by Anup Ojha (kp 08/08/2023)

131 foreign nationals arrested in Nepal in one year: Chinese nationals top list with 42 arrests (kh 06/08/2023)

Congress top leaders against prosecution in ‘non-cruel’ murder : Party takes a stance against demands of conflict victims that there must be no amnesty for serious rights violations, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/08/2023) [Sher Bahadur Deuba and his NC are strictly against justice for victims! Every murder is cruel, both for those directly involved as well as for their families and friends! Human rights defenders are stunned!]

Five arrested for intimidating people in Kathmandu (kh 03/08/2023)

Bara villagers attack police to free a poaching suspect : Tangiya Basti, a squatter settlement located inside national forest in Bara, poses a significant challenge to wildlife conservation, officials say, by Aakash Chaudhary (kp 02/08/2023)

Husband guns down his wife in Byas (kh 02/08/2023)

Uptick in incidents of crime in the country in past two years: Nepal Police (kh 02/08/2023)

Land dispute leads to abduction, murder of woman (ht 01/08/2023)

Human trafficking : The desperation seen among women in going abroad puts them at risk of being trafficked (ht 01/08/2023)

State of impunity wrecking our university system : There is a criminal gang that benefits by extorting the university. They work for the mafia in education, interview with Prem Chalaune, assistant professor at the Department of Sociology of Tribhuvan University (kp 31/07/2023) [Once again political parties have their fingers in the pie and cover up crime!]

Unauthorised translation and piracy of foreign books thrive in Nepal : The phenomenon has not just hurt creativity but also caused losses to authorised translators and publishers. There is law but implementation remains lax, by Upendra Raj Pandey (kp 31/07/2023)

The Golden Triangle, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 28/07/2023)

Director of Mid-hill Highway arrested on rape charge (rep 28/07/2023)

Caste-based discrimination persists despite being outlawed in Nepali society : Dalit activists say lax legal provisions pose a significant challenge to swift justice delivery for cases of discrimination, by Rupa Gahatraj (kp 28/07/2023)

One youth killed in Saptari, another injured (kh 28/07/2023)

One arrested over NBM looting, search for others intensified (kh 27/07/2023)

Kathmandu reports steady rise in crimes (rep 25/07/2023)

Chinese gangs engage in lucrative smuggling operations in Nepal, by Krishna Timalsina (kh 25/07/2023)

A university professor was brutally attacked by student union members. Political parties made all-out efforts to deny him justice, by Abhyudaya Upreti (nlt 23/07/2023) [Nepal's politicians stand for the perpetuation of the unjust state!]

Woman shot dead at Nepal-India border (kh 23/07/2023)

Unidentified group sets seven houses on fire in Jumla, by Golden Buda (rep 22/07/2023)

Combating money laundering in Nepal, by Anil Karki (rep 21/07/2023)

Gold worth more than one billion rupees recovered from TIA (kh 19/07/2023)

Failing on money laundering : For the last 15 years, Nepal has faced the constant risk of slipping into the FTAF’s grey or black list, by Achyut Wagle (kp 18/07/2023)

Minor gang-raped in Saptari (rep 18/07/2023)

Impunity by law: Government bent on amending law to withdraw criminal cases against political parties and groups : This is not the first time the government has tried to ram a faulty legal provision to withdraw criminal cases against political parties, groups, leaders and cadres (nlt 17/07/2023)

Cases filed against 15 individuals for unlawful operation of pharmacies (kh 17/07/2023)

Former Agriculture Minister of Lumbini Province Yadav arrested for banking offense (kh 17/07/2023)

Pregnant woman murdered in Bardiya for refusing abortion, suspect arrested, by Ganesh Bisu and Nirmal Ghimire (rep 16/07/2023)

A troubling nexus between crime and politics, by Devendra J. Subedi (rep 15/07/2023)

As looting cases rise, people warned to be alert during walks, temple visits : Last week, police made public eight cases of serial robbery of gold chains when people were on their morning walk, by Anup Ojha (kp 14/07/2023)

Police forms probe committee on Siraha police constable abuse case (kh 12/07/2023) [This should no longer be a matter for the police, but for the public prosecutor's office and an independent court!], Investigation launched after controversial video of torturing police constable goes viral in social media, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 13/07/2023)

Police hunt for two youths over brutal attack on a cyclist : A 19-year-old has been arrested on charge of attempted murder for an unprovoked attack on 27-year-old Sah, by Binod Bhandari (kp 12/07/2023)

Man slapped with 33 yrs prison sentence for raping daughter (kh 11/07/2023)

Man kills self after murdering wife in Ilam (kh 07/07/2023)

Night clubs and dance bars in Kathmandu becoming crime hubs, by Tapendra Karkdi (rep 07/07/2023)

NA defuses grenade bomb found in Kailali (kh 07/07/2023)

Poaching, smuggling go unchecked in Dhorpatan due to security lapse : Taking advantage of the poor security situation, poachers and smugglers hunt animals and birds illegally and smuggle timber as well as medicinal herbs, by Prakash Baral (kp 06/07/2023)

One arrested for raping a minor in Lalitpur : Arrest warrant issued against LOD owners as well (kh 06/07/2023), LOD owner Raju Singh Suwal arrested from Baluwatar (kh 06/07/2023), Another owner of LOD, Shrestha, arrested (rn 07/07/2023)

3 injured, one critically, as gunshots fired in Mahottari after motorcycle collides with dog, by Surendra Yadav (rep 06/07/2023)

How Prithvi Shah scams US $4 million from US citizens with false FDI promises : Sher Bahadur Deuba-led government suspended governor instead of investigating Shah’s scam, by Pramodh Raj Sedhain (kh 05/07/2023)

Dalit’s house torched for eloping with ‘upper-caste’ girl in Jumla : Police have arrested the girl’s brother on charges of criminal arson and caste-based discrimination, by DB Budha (kp 04/07/2023)

'Time-bound programme needed to abolish dowry', by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 02/07/2023), Woman and daughter found dead in Rautahat (ht 02/07/2023)

Lawyer arrested for thrashing Lalitpur District Court female employee (kh 29/06/2023)

Top court orders relief for conflict-era victims of torture and sexual violence : 17 years since Peace Accord, torture victims lack adequate means to seek justice and hold perpetrators to account, by Binod Ghimire (kh 28/06/2023) [The next step should be to punish all those who have been deliberately preventing justice for the victims by hook or by crook for 17 years!]

Rise in flesh trade in Karnali Province due to poverty, by Lalit Bista (rep 25/06/2023)

12, including 5 foreigners, arrested for alleged illegal drug trade worth Rs 23.3 million (rep 23/06/2023)

Emerging cybersecurity concerns: Make security consolidationa priority, by Kumar Pudashine (ht 22/06/2023)

Kin demand justice as woman’s death raises suspicion : Father of 22-year-old Aarati Sah accuses her husband’s family of killing her over dowry issues. Her husband and father-in-law are in police custody, by Santosh Singh (kp 21/06/2023)

Man arrested for allegedly killing spouse (kh 21/06/2023)

Police arrest 225 people involved in drug smuggling in 11 months in Kanchanpur (rep 21/06/2023)

Eight including actor Marichman Shrestha arrested on charge of promoting online betting platforms (rep 15/06/2023)

Nepal Medical College temporarily suspends OPD service : The hospital administration stated that all services, except for emergencies, will remain closed until action is taken against those involved in the act of vandalism (nlt 14/06/2023)

Police arrest five individuals involved in illegal online gambling and cryptocurrency trading , by Narayan Adhikari (nlt 14/06/2023)

Two women allegedly killed for dowry in Sarlahi (rn 11/06/2023)

Man arrested for repeatedly raping a minor (rep 10/06/2023)

Nepal not doing enough to tackle online child abuse : According to police cyber bureau, 110 cases of sexual abuse against children were reported in the past 11 months, by Anup Ojha (kp 09/06/2023)

Experts decry new budget’s ‘wrong approach’ to tackling cyber crimes : It plans to scrap National Information Technology Centre, which keeps government data, by Anup Ojha (kp 05/06/2023)

Hackers cause Nepali travels companies to incur a huge loss (rep 05/06/2023)

Dalit lives must matter, by Shristi Karki (nt 02/06/2023)

Comparing Maina Sunwar and Resham Chaudhary cases : Both are cases of criminal political violence, but the security forces are perpetrators in one and victims in the other, by Aastha Dahal (nt 02/06/2023) [Politically motivated murder must not be excused, whether it is committed by security forces or by revolutionaries, even if their cause is justified.]

Pardon to Resham Chaudhary comes under question : On Monday, the President pardoned 19 prisoners, including Resham Chaudhary, the convicted mastermind of 2015 Tikapur incident, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 01/06/2023)

Resham Chaudhary, the convict of Tikapur carnage, walks free : Chaudhary, who was convicted by district court, high court and supreme court and given life sentence, was given pardon on Sunday by President Ram Chandra Paudel (nlt 29/05/2023) [The families of the victims will be delighted in view of this principle of justice! Is this now a pattern for not punishing the crimes of the time of the insurgency?], President pardons Tikapur killings convict Resham Chaudhary : Rights activists decry the decision while Tharu campaigners hail the freedom from life imprisonment as justice for the community, by Binod Ghimire (kp 29/05/2023)

Bus driver deceives adolescent, offers safety, and takes her to guest house, where she was raped
The driver had manipulated her into remaining on the bus for two hours, claiming it was unsafe for her to leave late at night. He then took her to a hotel, where he raped her (nlt 26/05/2023)

Girl hacked to death in Khandbari (rep 26/05/2023)

Govt starts preparations to grant clemency to Resham Chaudhary (kh 25/05/2023) [Article 276 of the Constitution opens the door to the arbitrariness of the political elite. Will we soon see something similar with regard to the accused in the current corruption scandal? Article 276 sets convicts free, but does not change their guilt. If Chaudhary is indeed innocent, this must be determined by a court. Then he would be entitled to adequate compensation for the injustice he has suffered! Now the procedure once again smacks of the manipulation of political power.], President’s Office sends back proposal to pardon Resham Chaudhary to Home Ministry (kh 26/05/2023), Government urges President to authenticate Citizenship Bill (kh 26/05/2023) [Why isn't a law passed that excludes politicians from any punishment for all time to come? Then the current corruption scandal would not have to be pursued any further as well. Politicians could go about their dirty business in complete openness and the cumbersome annulment of court rulings by the executive would be superfluous!]

Senior citizen shot dead in Rautahat, by Madan Thakur (rep 25/05/2023)

1,700 complaints lodged against loan sharks in Mahottari (ae 24/05/2023)

Police disrupt ‘psychic healing’ event in Tulsipur : The event was organised by alleged conman Bharat Bhattarai aka Simanta KC, who identifies himself as astrologer and claims to possess magical powers to cure serious diseases, by Durgalal KC (kp 24/05/2023)

Over 5,000 cases of banking fraud, financial crimes registered in Kathmandu Valley in the first 10 months of current FY (rep 23/02/0223)

Lal Commission report: Truth and lies : Shelving a report that could speak of security personnel’s wrongdoing will give rise to impunity, by Dipendra Jha (kp 23/05/2023) [Anything that contradicts the interests of the ruling elite must not be published. People's fundamental right to information is being disregarded. This has been similar with regard to the social and cultural data of the latest population census.]

Two Biratnagar firms accused of evading Rs3.72 billion in taxes : The revelation came following a dispute between business partners Ashok Kumar Murarka and Krishna Prasad Prasai, by Binod Bhandari (kp 23/05/2023)

Man accused of swindling dozens by promising Japan jobs arrested : Ajay Kumar Rajbanshi of Sunabarshi-6, Morang allegedly collected millions of rupees from dozens of individuals, by Binod Bhandari (kp 22/05/2023)

22-year-old woman killed for rejecting love proposal (rep 21/05/2023)

Law amendment aims to drop conflict-era cases, human rights commission claims : High possibility of the draft aiming at withdrawing cases by giving them a political colour, says Top Bahadur Magar, commission chair, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/05/2023)

Police not to submit report on Wednesday : Preparing deadline extension for 14 in custody (kh 17/05/2023)

Four arrested for their alleged involvement in Arghakhanchi fire (kh 17/0,5/2023)

Fake Refugee Scam : Fraud Exposes Organised Crime, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 16/05/2023)

Supreme Court sentences Resham Chaudhary to life imprisonment (kh 16/05/2023), Top court upholds Resham Chaudhary’s life sentence : He was handed life term by lower courts for links to the Tikapur lynchings in which 8 people were killed in 2015, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/05/2023), Resham Chaudhary is a revolutionary: Baburam Bhattarai (kh 17/05/2023) [??? When revolutionaries kill, it is a heroic act, when state forces do the same, it is a crime? By the way, dastardly crimes from the time of the insurgency, both those of the Maoists and those of the security forces, must be punished at all costs if the rule of law is to be secured!]

Rape accused vandalizes the victim's house (rep 14/05/2023)

Three held for fraud of over Rs 2.2 million (kh 14/05/2023)

How Nepalis’ vulnerability grows amid changing nature of cyber crimes : While the organised sector is impacted by cyber attacks, the effect of hackers on individuals is no less significant, by Anup Ojha (kp 14/05/2023)

Madan Rai, founder of Subhadra Madan Foundation, arrested on child sexual abuse charge : On Thursday, Setopati, a Nepali language news portal, published a story exposing how Rai has been sexually harassing children who are in the shelter of the foundation run by himself (nlt 12/05/2023), Madan Rai arrested over sexually harassing girls studying at his foundation, by Shova Sharma (Setopati 12/05/2023) [see also  बालिकामाथि यौन दुर्व्यवहार गरेको आरोप लागेका मदन राई पक्राउ (Setopati 11/05/2023)]

Police get beaten while trying to arrest rape-accused (rep 08/05/2023)

Rape offense is not just rape offense, do not normalize it : Our society tends to demotivate and defame the victims and further victimize the victims if the perpetrators are powerful people, by Shreena Nepal (nlt 08/05/2023)

Manufacturing refugees : The fake documentation case highlights the criminalisation of politics and bureaucracy in Nepal (kp 05/05/2023)

Dalit Network objects demolition of Badi people’s huts (kh 04/05/2023)

ACC Men’s Premier Cup: Sandeep Lamichhane declared best player of tournament (kh 02/05/2023) [And what about his still unresolved rape allegations? What about the potential victim? A sportsman should only be reinstated and celebrated after he has been cleared of the charges!]

Police make public the suspect in Nira Acharya’s murder : Investigating officers allege professional bouncer Binod Bishwakarma committed the crime with a motive to rob the victim (kp 01/05/2023)

Police arrests one accused involved in the murder of Nira Pandey (rep 30/04/2023)

Madhes districts developing into hubs for fake currency (ht 28/04/2023)

Lure of easy money leads Nepalis into traps of online fraudsters : The scams mainly take place through social media outlets like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or through websites such as Google and Yahoo!, by Anup Ojha (kp 25/04/2023)

Teachers miss out on Chaitra pension as pay for ex-combatants gets priority : Around 18,000 retired teachers failed to receive monthly pay owing to budget shortfall, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/04/2023)

Vehicle of Dr. Swarnim Wagle’s father vandalized in Damauli (kh 21/04/2023)

Fake Bhutanese refugee scam: 10 victims contact police claiming they were conned (rep 20/04/2023)

Woman’s body found buried in Dang, husband on the run (rep 20/04/2023)

Rabi Lamichhane’s supporters becoming increasingly anarchic, by Arun Bam (rep 17/04/2023)

Cybercrime-related cases see an alarming rise : The data showed that this year, IT-related financial frauds were the most common cybercrime followed by cases of revenge porn, by Anup Ojha (kp 16/04/2023)

One killed, two hurt in Rautahat shooting (kh 16/04/2023), Rautahat shooting incident: 16 suspects arrested (rep 16/04/2023)

Youth murdered in Dogdakedar of Baitadi (kh 16/04/2023)

Police arrest Constable Pun for firing at Barshaman Pun’s mother (kh 15/04/2023)

Dahal backtracks on responsibility for 5,000 conflict deaths : In a statement to court, the prime minister says his remark was political, and cannot be an issue of judicial concern, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/04/2023) [Deciding this is the exclusive task of a court of law and not that of a possibly responsible perpetrator!]

Police arrest a woman from Nuwakot for forcing Nepali girls into flesh trade in India (nlt 12/04/2023)

Opium poppy farming destroyed in Rolpa (kh 12/04/2023)

AK-47 security to Chakre Milan in Nepalgunj, by Tapendra Karki (rep 11/04/2023)

Rape-accused judge Giri arrested (kh 11/04/2023)

Court asks police to produce doctor who examined girl allegedly raped by Lamichhane : Court issued the order after finding that the statement produced in the court wasn’t from the doctor who had physically examined the minor (kp 10/04/2023)

Two teenagers arrested for killing two minors in greed of gold, by Devendra Basnet (rep 09/04/2023)

Drug trade becoming difficult to control in Sarlahi : Sarlahi has become a major transit point for drug supply to the country’s hill districts, by Om Prakash Thakur (kp 09/04/2023)

Gender Violence: A Problem In Nepal : Numerous young girls describe hearing similar tales. Both within and outside of the house, strangers might engage in sexual harassment, by Malena Villa (sp 07/04/2023)

District court orders arrest of judge accused in marital rape : Judge Bhuwan Giri’s wife has also charged him with domestic violence, by Manoj Paudel (kp 06/04/2023)

TikTok Live being used to lure clients for sex massage : Spa operators say just around three dozens of around 400 centres in Kathmandu Valley offer ethical services for mental and physical wellness. The rest are into shady business, by Anup Ojha (kp 05/04/2023)

Janamat Party’s central member arrested on charge of loan sharking (krep 03/04/2023)

Dalit man insulted for joining feast for ‘upper-caste’ guests : Various political parties, their sister organisations and several social organisations deplored the incident and demanded legal action against the guilty, by Deepak Pariyar (kp 03/04/2023)

Dozen school bus drivers booked for rules violation : Since August last year, over five dozen school drivers have been punished for drink-driving, an ‘unforgivable’ crime (kp 03/04/2023)

Behind births of fewer girls than boys : Preference for sons, which leads to female foeticide, is among the suspected reasons, by Arjun Poudel (kp 02/04/2023) [Only males are full Nepalis. This is what is written in the constitution and laws and especially in the minds of the patriarchal machos!]

Police arrest 19 including 9 Chinese nationals for online fraud (kh 29/03/2023)

Nine trafficked women rescued, three allegedly involved in trafficking arrested (rep 28/03/2023)

Efforts on to criminalise loan sharking : Six months after the government’s last commitment, a fresh promise is made to take action against loan sharks and ease the woes of their victims, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/03/2023) [What do the statements and assurances of the government and other politicians mean? Absolutely nothing!]

Dahal accused of trying to appease conflict victims : The government recently announced a new cohort of martyrs and cash relief for former child combatants, by Binod Ghimire (kp 22/03/2023)

Assault attempts on Maoist Center leader Angbo in Taplejung (kh 21/03/2023)

Crime and politics: How politics shapes criminal activity : Nexus between politics and crime is evident in the way criminal gangs operate in Nepal. Many criminal gangs have links to political parties and they use their political connections to expand their criminal activities, by Bikash Yadav (nlt 19/03/2023)

Should Deepak Manange be in jail?, by Bhasa Sharma (rep 17/03/2023) [Also a case of the great proximity of politics and crime!]

Interpol arrests Nepali national who fled to Dubai after murdering an elderly in Nepal (kh 16/03/2023)

Women survivors silenced : The transitional justice mechanisms cannot make the survivors of sexual violence invisible, by Binita Poudel (kp 16/03/2023)

A polygamist in Saptari sent to jail (rep 16/03/2023)

Violence against women on the rise : Experts working in women’s rights point out the patriarchal mindset of people, taking the woman as second class citizen, rise in reporting of the incidences and use of various social media as some of the causes for a rise in the number of cases of violence against women, by Sabitri Dhakal (ae 15/03/2023)

Once sold in Kuwait, she still lives in pain back home : Sanimaya’s tale represents countless Nepali women who are taken to various Gulf countries on visit visas and then are made to work in virtual slavery, by Anup Ojha (kp 15/03/2023)

Conflict victims complain of not getting justice yet (kh 14/03/2023)

The Meaningless Maoist Attack on Judiciary (rep 14/03/2023)

Fighting Sexual Abuse In Public Transport, by Writika Rijal (rn 14/03/2023)

Six including Prithvi Bahadur Shah sent to custody for fraud (rn 14/03/2023), Prithvi Bahadur Shah and associates sent to judicial custody for fraud : Nepal Police had received 24 complaints from 56 victims—all American citizens—through the US Federal Investigation Bureau (kp 15/03/2023)

Amendment of TRC bill becoming controversial again, by Devesh Jha (kh 13/03/2023), ‘Regular justice system in play when transitional justice bodies are defunct’, Human rights and constitutional lawyer Raju Prasad Chapagain on ways to take the transitional justice process forward (interview) (kp 13/03/2023)

8th century Buddha idols stolen (kh 13/03/2023)

14-year-old typhoid victim dies from alleged torture by faith healer in Rupandehi : Girl died on March 4. Police have arrested 17 people, including the faith healer named Soniya Reshmi for investigation, by Sanju Paudel (kp 13/03/2023)

Indians top list of foreigners arrested in Nepal, followed by Chinese : Most common crimes involving foreigners are drugs smuggling, gold smuggling, forgery, sexual abuses, paedophilia and human trafficking, police data show, by Anup Ojha (kp 11/03/2023)

Nepal bill says murder is not serious rights violation : The government registers the new bill at the Parliament Secretariat to amend controversial transitional justice law, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/03/2023)

Long fight against culture of rape and impunity : Women know the battle for justice won’t be easily won but refuse to give up. They vow to speak up louder, by Anshrica Dewan (kp 08/03/2023)

Supreme Court to begin hearing petitions against Dahal tomorrow : NHRC expresses concern over unresolved issues, 16 years after the peace accord, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/03/2023), Eight Maoist groups close ranks as judiciary takes up war-era cases : Vow to counter ‘any attempt by court to go against peace process and political change’, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 08/03/2023) [17 years of empty promises by politicians are enough! It is high time that justice is done for the victims!]

Don’t stay silent about harassment and overcharging in public transport : Dial 103 to complain. In the past seven months, traffic police have fined 189 vehicle operators for misbehaviour with passengers, by Anup Ojha (kp 07/03/2023)

Nepal Police’s Cyber bureau busy tackling petty personal issues : Of about 70 complaints the cyber bureau gets on a daily basis, 50 are unrelated to it, say police officials, by Anup Ojha (kp 05/03/2023), Growing menace : Cyber Bureau should be enhanced so that it can combat complex and planned cyber attacks (kp 06/03/2023)

Orphanage administrator sentenced for child sexual abuse : Among the victims, is a 14-year-old girl suffering from mental illness, who was fed medicines to forcibly terminate her pregnancy, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 04/03/2023)

SC orders to register writ against PM Dahal (kh 03/03/2023)

Anti-money laundering: Nepal at risk of slipping into gray list (ae 03/03/2023)

Covid drugs of Indian origin destined for China seized at Kathmandu airport : Officials say smuggling of unauthorised medicines from India has emerged as a threat, by Arjun Poudel (kp 02/03/2023)

Police bureau recommends prosecution of Prithvi Bahadur Shah and associates : Calls grow to make former finance minister Sharma accountable for trying to offer political protection to Shah, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/03/2023), Two more high-ranking army officers arrested in connection with Major General Shahi’s case (rep 02/03/2023), Prithivi Shah to be prosecuted on four charges (ht 02/03/2023)

In Geneva, Nepal pledges justice for the atrocities committed during conflict : Fed up with repeated promises, insurgency victims say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/03/2023) [Nothing but hollow promises! The former perpetrators sit partly in highest state offices and have no interest in justice for the victims!]

Above the law? Former Prez and PM receive millions from the state coffer : Nepal’s Public Health Service Act explicitly prohibits financial assistance for treatment of political leaders. In practice, successive governments have been providing millions for treatment of some powerful politicians without formulating guidelines (nlt 01/03/2023)

Chinese national arrested on charge of kidnapping and raping teenagers : Liming lured the girls into coming to Kathmandu from Pokhara and Jhapa and kept them captive in his house (nlt 26/02/2023), Mother shares harrowing account of daughter’s abduction, abuse : Police searching for a missing 13-year-old girl from Jhapa have arrested a 49-year-old Chinese businessman from Bungamati, Lalitpur. Seven girls have been rescued, by Anup Ojha (kp 01/03/2023)

Insurgency-era victims of sexual crimes still unheard : Most victims are from marginalised communities and lack of faith in the system deters them from coming forward, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/02/2023)

Parents wait for missing son, two decades since his disappearance : In November 2000, Maoist rebels took a grade five student and several other young boys from their school. That was the last the parents saw their 13-year-old son, by Prakash Baral (kp 25/02/2023)

Police constable found dead with bullet injuries in Surkhet (kh 23/02/2023)

Two children injured in IED explosion in Pokhara, by Sandesh Shrestha (rep 22/02/2023)

Of the arrestees in Gongabu riot, three are regular thieves, police say : Transport operators say the Gongabu incident should be taken seriously by law enforcement authorities, by Anup Ojha (kp 21/02/2023)

Police arrest 40 people for vandalizing Lotse Mall, torching police vehicles : A total of 29 people were arrested on the charge of their involvement in arson and vandalism, and 11 for their involvement in looting mobile sets (nlt 18/02/2023)

Murder hearing against Maoist leader Sapkota deferred for 45th time : Victims and rights activists say the top court’s deferrals are deliberate attempts aimed at protecting the accused, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/02/2023) [A case that raises reasonable doubts about the Nepali legal system and gives impetus to the suspicion of unconditional impunity for well-known politicians! The fact that people who have been on trial for capital crimes for many years run for elections and are repeatedly appointed to high state offices is evidence of a non-existent political morality!]

Govt presents bill in parliament that, if passed, will help legalize illegal wealth, by Dilip Poudel (rep 16/02/2023) [Hurray for the arch-corrupt politicians!]

Three convicted in murder of environment activist Dilip Mahato : Dhanusha District Court Judge Chitra Bahadur Gurung found Bipin Mahato, Jitendra Mahato, and Munindra Mahato guilty of the crime (kp 16/02/2023)

Home ministry orders probe into Gongabu vandalism and looting : Observers blame lawlessness, link the incident to a frail security situation,  by Anup Ojha (kp 15/02/2023), Hooliganism in Balaju: An incident that exposes lapses in security strategies : On 13 February, violence erupted in Balaju during a protest by transport workers in which over 41 security personnel were injured while public and private properties were set on fire. Who is responsible?, by Narayan Adhikari (nlt 15/02/2023), Six people arrested on charge of torching police vehicles (nlt 15/02/2023), Police arrest 15 more people in connection with Lhotse Mall robbery (kh 16/02/2023)

Police nab a youth for defrauding US-based Nepali national online : In the past six months, 560 complaints of hacking social media accounts have been reported. Nearly 80 percent of them involve Facebook users, by Anup Ojha (kp 11/02/2023)

Money laundering: Cooperatives on watch : The absence of a regulatory body and clear legal framework has made co-ops a risky place for people to deposit their savings, insiders say, by Subin Adhikari (kp 11/02/2023)

Police baton-charge a doctor during President’s motorcade : The Nepal Medical Association (NMA) has given a 24-hour ultimatum to the government to take action against the police responsible for the incident (nlt 10/02/2023) [This has something to do with the fact that politicians see themselves as heirs to the monarchy and want to be courted as such, instead of serving the people as their representatives!], Police beat up doctor for walking during presidential escort (rep 11/02/2023), President should apologize: Gyanendra Shahi (rep 11/02/2023), Police constable involved in beating up Dr Singh suspended (rep) [Suspension is not enough! What is needed is appropriate punishment  and compensation and, above all, the eradication of the attitude of politicians and security forces that underlies this crime!]

15 arrested on charge of smuggling rhino horn (kh 10/02/2023)

Government starts probe into Lamichhane’s Nepali passport : If found guilty, the RSP chief could face a jail term of three years and Rs30,000 fine, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 10/02/2023)

The troubling rise of ‘revenge porn’ in Nepal : In the past six months, 680 such cases have already been registered with the police, by Anup Ojha (kp 09/02/2023)

Covid-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected trafficking survivors: Report. The report recommended the local governments address the impacts of Covid-19 on the livelihoods and physical and mental well-being of the trafficked survivors and returnee migrants (kp 08/02/2023)

Man arrested for raping his daughter-in-law (rep 08/02/2023)

Plugging digital holes : Mitigating cybercrime risks is a shared responsibility that calls for collaboration with the private sector (kp 0802/2023)

Electrocution new security threat in rhino conservation : Electrocution of pachyderms was hardly reported in the past, but a recent incident shows that it has emerged as a tactic for poaching, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 08/02/2023)

Nepal Police suspect a girl was being smuggled into India for ‘human sacrifice’. Here is a horrifying tale : In what police suspect is an attempt of human sacrifice, a racket of traffickers in Nepal took a young girl to India, holding her hostage for a month in Kathmandu, by Narayan Adhikari (nlt 07/02/2023)

Cases of banking offenses on the rise (kh 05/02/2023)

12 women rescued from India in two months (kh 04/02/2023)

Wildlife smuggling case filed against 47 people including two province assembly members, by Gobinda Prasad Pokharel (kp 04/02/2023) [The closeness of politics and crime is frightening!]

Teenage girl trafficked to India for 'sacrifice' rescued (rn 03/02/2023), Trafficked teenage girl rescued from India : According to police, tantriks in India are demanding young girls—5.4 feet high and without scars or tattoos, by Anup Ojha (kp 04/02/2023)

Police nab eight allegedly involved in bank accounts-hacking (kh 03/02/2023), Eight persons held for internet banking fraud (ht 04/02/2023)

Nagarik Unmukti Party MP Arun Kumar Chaudhary arrested (kh 02/02/2023), Nagarik Unmukti Party’s Arun Kumar Chaudhary sent to custody : Kailali District Court had convicted Chaudhary in 2013 on charges of setting a tractor on fire. The party has warned of protests against his arrest (nlt 03/02/2023), Nagarik Unmukti Party lawmaker Arun Chaudhary arrested over 12-year-old arson : Party says it is shocked by the arrest and may withdraw support to government, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/02/2023)

Attorney general challenges high court on cricketer’s release : Demands ex-captain be investigated in judicial custody (kp 01/02/2023), CAN lifts suspension of rape-accused cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane : The executive committee meeting of the nation’s cricket governing body held in Pokhara on Tuesday decided to lift the suspension on Lamichhane, by Pratiksha Kafle (kp 01/02/2023) [Another example of disregard for the rule of law!], What about ‘Gaushala 26’? The survivor has been rendered invisible ever since she filed the case against Sandeep Lamichhane (kp 02/02/2023), Lamichhane’s place in cricket training camp sparks outrage : The 22-year-old was included in the 20-member closed camp for ICC World Cup League 2 Triangular Series, by Prajwal Oli (kp 04/02/2023)

SC receives petition against rape accused Sandeep Lamichhane’s bail (kh 31/01/2023), Attorney general challenges high court on cricketer’s release : Demands ex-captain be investigated in judicial custody (kp 01/02/2023), CAN lifts suspension of rape-accused cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane : The executive committee meeting of the nation’s cricket governing body held in Pokhara on Tuesday decided to lift the suspension on Lamichhane, by Pratiksha Kafle (kp 01/02/2023) [Another example of disregard for the rule of law!]

Fresh bid to withhold information draws flak : Calls grow for revoking decision of chief secretary-led panel that could curtail people’s right to information, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 30/01/2023), Govt's decision to repeal RTI Act condemned (ht 30/01/2023)

Trap of trafficking: How women and girls are lured into trafficking by their own relatives : According to police, a significant number of girls sold into brothels are trafficked by their own family members or acquaintances, by Sushmita Aryal (nlt 30/01/2023)

Man kills son, injures wife by setting fire sprinkling petrol (kh 30/01/2023), Condition of woman allegedly burnt by husband remains stable (kh 31/01/2023)

Hackers obstruct govt sites for four hours (ht 29/01/2023), Singha Durbar server continues to face cyberattacks : About 1,500 government websites were shut down, raising questions over the cybersecurity infrastructure of Nepal, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 30/01/2023), Stop that hacker : Nepal is ill-prepared to handle cyberattacks because of inadequate institutional arrangements, by Achyut Wagle (kp 31/01/2023)

Man arrested on charges of trafficking four Nepali women to Kuwait : They were allegedly sold for 900 dinar for two years and were made to work without pay for 20 hours daily (kp 27/01/2023)

Crackdown on Dubai Property Show: A case that exposes Nepal’s massive capital flight situation : On 22 January, Nepal Police raided the Dubai Property Show that was being organized at Soaltee Hotel. Nepal can get the clue of illicit capital flights if a thorough and transparent investigation is done, by Narayan Adhikari (nlt 27/01/2023)

End Corporal Punishment In Schools, by Bijaya Karki (rn 26/01/2023)

Corruption fuelling Nepal’s aviation disaster; probe committees mere hoodwink, by Pramod Raj Sedhain (kh 26/01/2023)

re Police Defying Home Minister’s Orders? (rep 25/01/2023)

Rape convict arrested after 23 years (rep 25/01/2023)

Street drama performed to demand justice for Nirmala Kurmi (Photo feature), by Prasan Gurung (rep 23/01/2023), Rights activists staging street drama demanding justice for Nirmala Kurmi arrested, by Upendra Lamichhane (rep 23/01/2023),
Activists demanding justice for Nirmala Kurmi in police net : Days after Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane promised investigation, police arrest Ruby Khan and her friends demanding justice for the disappeared Banke woman (nepalminute 23/01/2023)

Home Ministry draws attention of Police Headquarters why UML lawmaker Koiri was not arrested (kh 20/01/2023) [What can be expected from a government whose recently elected Prime Minister has long admitted to being responsible for the premature deaths of 5,000 people? Crime and politics have a symbiotic relationship in many parties!]

Delayed bill: Crash victims’ kin miss out on millions : As per the proposed law, domestic airlines must pay a minimum of $100,000 for injury or death of a passenger, by Sangam Prasain and Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 20/01/2023) [Obviously, since then, Messrs. Oli, Dahal and Deuba have been more concerned with their political intrigues than with the ratification of this bill!]

77% financial crimes in Valley (rn 20/01/2023)

Police arrest three persons with 713 passports (kh 19/01/2023)

Judge Bhuwan Giri’s wife stages protest, demanding action against him (rep 17/01/2023)

“We trust journalist Rabi Lamichhane but not Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane”, by Upendra Lamichhane (rep 17/01/2023)

Journalists who perished in the Maoist armed conflict in Nepal, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 14/01/2023) [The one who claimed responsibility for many of these crimes has just become PM for the third time!] Resolve transitional justice at the earliest (rep 14/01/2023)

Space of exclusion: No women, no Dalits, no Janajatis in chief ministers of Nepal’s provinces : Experts say the tendency of the political parties to repeatedly undermine constitutional obligation to proportional inclusion could pose a threat to federalism itself, by Dhanu Bishwakarma (nlt 14/01/2023)

KMC bans selling goods in bicycles and carts in Kathmandu (kp 11/01/2023) [Another ill-conceived blow to the poorest sections of society! Should Balen Shah, at his young age, still lack political and social foresight?], Street vending ban a kick in the belly of urban poor : Urban planners accuse municipal officials of not keeping the poor people in mind while formulating policies, by Anup Ojha (kp 13/01/2023)

Ward chair accused of committing racial discrimination (kh 11/01/2023)

Police recover over 4000 kg red sandalwood in Sindhupalcowk (kh 11/01/2023)

I have given instructions to arrest ‘fugitive’ MP Mahato: Home Minister Lamichhane (rep 11/01/2023), Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane directs police to arrest lawmaker Laxmi Mahato Koiri : On Tuesday, Home Minister was criticized for his indifference to arrest the murder-accused lawmaker Laxmi Mahato Koiri though the latter was present in the parliament (nlt 11/01/2023)

Police nab a man for killing wife (kh 11/01/2023)

Oli defends HoR dissolution as new session begins, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 10/01/2023) [This is a clear contempt of court! Oli continues to claim that he interprets the constitution correctly and not the SC! This is a criminal offence and should be punished accordingly. Why was this intransigent politician even allowed back into the elections?]

NHRC recommends investigation against 130, including Upendra Yadav in 2007 Gaur carnage (kh 07/01/2023), Rights body recommends Yadav, others be probed for 2007 Gaur killings : As many as 27 individuals linked with the Maoists were killed and 115 others left injured, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/01/2023)

Man who put ex-finance minister and governor on a collision course arrested for fraud : Police bureau says Prithvi Bahadur S

hah and associates were caught for defrauding foreigners of millions of dollars, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 07/01/2023)

Human trafficking case filed against two women allegedly running sex trade, by Maheshwor Chamling Rai (rep 07/01/2023)

Nirmala Kurmi disappearance: A probe going nowhere : The woman was in her 40s when she went missing, but an Indian death certificate obtained by police as hers shows the deceased was in her mid-30s, by Pinki Sris Rana (kp 07/01/2023)

Court clears six people of rape charge, by Khagendra Adhikari (rep 06/01/2023)

Two Indians arrested in connection with Nirmala Panta rape and murder case (rep 06/01/2023)

Govt directs to shut down all illegally operated crusher plants (rep 05/01/2023), Govt starts shutting down power lines of illegal crushers and sand processing centers, by Upendra Yadav (rep 07/01/2023)

Smuggling rife in Tarai district in collusion with customs officials, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 05/01/2023)

15 absconding criminals busted (kh 04/01/2023)

Rural Municipality Chair faces three years’ imprisonment (kh 03/01/2023)

Man absconding after ‘rape attempt’, by Yogesh Rawal (rep 01/01/2022)

444 women, girls from western Nepal go out of contact after reaching India, third countries (rep 01/01/2023)

Rape-accused Tolangi sent to jail for investigation (rep 30/12/2022)

Women in Madhesh are being murdered over dowry : Justice remains elusive, complain victim’s relatives, by Rupa Gahatraj (kp 29/12/2022)

How Nepali society silences gender-based violence survivors : Breaking the silence against abuse has been a challenge, especially for ‘urban’ women. Their hesitance can mostly be attributed to lack of support in their immediate circles, by Pinki Sris Rana (kp 24/12/2022)

At least five women were killed in Nepal by partners or family members over the period of “16 days of activism” : Horrific incidents demand an urgent need of meaningful interventions by all concerned stakeholders to end the violence against women (nlt 23/12/2022)

Two Chinese charged with trafficking Nepali girls to Laos sent to judicial custody (ht 23/12/2022)

One arrested from TIA with 19 kg gold (kh 23/12/2022)

Indian gang of smugglers beat Nepalis (rep 21/12/2022)

Nimsdai accused of refusing to pay for damages : Nimsdai accused of refusing to pay for damages (ht 20/12/2022)

Priest Vaishnav arrested on forgery charge (kh 18/12/2022)

School DI’s ‘insensitive’ behavior incites a minor girl to take her own life, by Sara Pahari (rep 16/12/2022)

Lal commission report gathers dust as coalition plans to free Tikapur convict : Authorities have snubbed the top court and parliament to keep the report secret, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/12/2022), Rage against impunity: Why is the ordinance to amend National Criminal Procedure being opposed? The government's move to introduce the ordinance to secure release of the convicts in the heinous crimes has met with widespread opposition across the party lines (nlt 14/12/2022)

Neha Chaudhary's husband arrested, family members absconding (rep 14/12/2022), Doctor accused of domestic violence and demanding dowry arrested : Neha Chaudhary has accused Pankaj Chaudhary, her husband of nine months, of physical and mental abuse for not bringing enough dowry (kp 15/12/2022), Police, locals clash in Mahottari (kh 16/12/2022)

Combating violence against women in politics : We should realise that a threat to women in politics is a threat to our entire democracy, by Sagoon Bhetwal (kp 13/12/2022)

Elderly woman beaten to death over land dispute (kh 13/12/2022)

Parents face hassles in birth registration of children (rep 12/12/2022)

Govt introduces ordinance to grant amnesty to Resham Chaudhary (kh 11/12/2022) [Ordinances to create majorities capable of governing are democratically questionable. An amnesty does not absolve Chaudhary of possible guilt. He is entitled to justice! Only a court should decide on this, not power-hungry failed politicians.], NC General Secretary Sharma opposes ordinance brought to free Resham Chaudhary (kh 12/12/2022)

Locals vandalize hydropower project amid fear that it will dry up water in their fields, by Narhari Sapkota (rep 11/12/2022)

Petition demands removal of polygamous PR candidates : Lawyer registers a writ petition at the Supreme Court after appealing the Election Commission that candidates practising polygamy be denied election (kp 10/12/2022)

Three people sent to prison for caste-based discrimination : The Kaski District Court on Monday issued an order in favour of the plaintiff sending the culprits to one year in prison and a fine of Rs 50,000 each (kp 06/12/2022)

Kapilvastu judge Giri alleged of rape (kh 06/12/2022)

Row in Duduwa Rural Municipality deprives staff of pay of 4 months (rn 06/12/2022)

Man beaten to death in Dhanusha  (rep 02/12/2022)

Dhangadhi administration issues curfew order (kh 01/12/2022), Police choose firing after demonstrators invade prohibited area in Dhangadhi (kh 02/11/2022), Dhangadhi tense following girl's death, students protest violating prohibitory orders, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 02/12/2022))

Accused of caste-based discrimination, ward chair arrested in Chetan Ayadi murder case (rep 01/12/2022)

Most women journalists face online violence: Study. Facebook Messenger is the most commonly used platform for online abuse, according to the report prepared by Media Advocacy Group, by Anup Ojha (kp 01/12/2022)

Acting together to end gender-based violence : Crimes against women and girls have increased in Nepal, with 21,568 cases reported between July 2021 to July 2022 (kp 25/11/2022)

Two injured in IED explosion in Banke (rep 17/11/2022), Treatment of Chand-led party cadres injured in bomb blast under police supervision (rep 17/11/2022)

Bomb blasts near Prachanda’s election event venue in Bhojpur (kh 16/11/2022)

Apex court seeks reasons after petitions against Dahal rejected : The petitioners have demanded action against Chairman Dahal saying that he, speaking at a public function on January 15, 2020, had admitted to having taken responsibility for the death of 5,000 people among the around 17,000 who lost their lives during the decade-long insurgency (kp 15/11/2022)

Dowry Still Killing Dreams in Nepal’s Terai, by Sajira Shrestha (rep 13/11/2022)

Women’s share in House likely to shrink : With few women FPTP candidates, more of them may need to be elected to the upper house to meet the requirement, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/11/2022) [The continued and even increased non-inclusive policies of high-caste male politicians must be criminalised and punished as a matter of urgency!]

HPCIDBC warns of demolishing riverside slums if they do not leave within 10 days (rep 12/11/2022) [Without alternative accommodation? The poorest of the poor live here out of necessity. Now you want to destroy the last things they own?]

Parties coming up with stale agendas in fresh elections (kh), Parties regularly mention transitional justice in manifesto but progress dismal : Conflict victims say they are fed up with unfulfilled promises, by Binod Ghimire (kp 11/11/2022)

Unified Socialist leader Khatiwada manhandled in Makawanpur election gathering (kp 08/11/2022)

Over 17 tons of illegal sugar seized in Surkhet, by Govinda KC (rep 05/11/2022)

Three arrested for vandalizing ATM machines in Lalitpur (kh 02/11/2022)

Inspector imprisoned for attempting to rape female policewoman (rep 02/11/2022)

A 16-year-old girl raped in Kathmandu (kh 01/11/2022)

Govt prosecutor files case against Sandeep Lamichhane at Kathmandu District Court (kh 31/10/2022), Chargesheet filed against Sandeep Lamichhane in rape case : Kathmandu district court is likely to decide whether he will be freed on bail, without bail or kept in custody (kp 01/11/2022), Rape case against Lamichhane : Ten to 12 years of imprisonment sought for suspended captain of National cricket squad (ht 01/11/2022)

One dies and four get injured in bomb blast in Kalikot (kh 29/10/2022), Two die in Kalikot Bomblast (kh 29/10/2022),
Two girls, both aged four, killed as IED goes off in Kalikot : Three other children seriously injured in the blast are undergoing treatment, by Tularam Pandey (kp 30/10/2022)

Youth arrested on charge of raping a minor girl in Bara (kh 29/10/2022)

Nepali trekkers feel inferior treatment in MBC (kh 29/10/2022)

Police recommend up to 12 years in jail for cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane : Investigators say Lamichhane ‘indeed raped the minor’, by Matrika Dahal (kp 24/10/2022)

Woman allegedly tortured in custody : The victim says officers physically abused her to extract confession, by Bharat Jargha Magar (kp 19/10/2022)

Dead body of abducted youth found in a guest house in Biratnagar (rep 15/10/2022)

Rescued from a hotel’s room in Kathmandu with serious burn injuries, girl dies in ‘suspicious circumstances’ (rep 12/10/2022), Two arrested in connection with death of a girl in Kathmandu : The victim was likely set on fire before being taken to hospital for treatment, police say. She died on Monday while undergoing treatment (kp 13/10/2022)

Change in sexual offence related acts stressed (ht 12/10/2022)

Three held in connection with vandalism at Chitwan Medical College (kh 11/10/2022)

One arrested on charge of raping girl (rep 11/10/2022)

In remote west, campaigners tore down chhau sheds. They have sprung up again : Despite costly campaigns, the practice of banishing women to period sheds still prevails in many districts of Sudurpaschim and Karnali provinces, by Basanta Pratap Singh and Bidya Rai (kp 10/10/2022) [Another option would be to send the men to these chau sheds when the women in their family have their periods. Then they would finally be "safe".], Whack-a-mole : The practice of Chhaupadi won’t be removed with the current top-down approach (kp 12/10/2022)

Number of serious crimes fell this Dashain, police say : Police data show 21 minor incidents of crime were registered in the past two weeks in contrast to 773 in 2019 and 568 in 2018 during the festival, by Anup Ojha (kp 10/10/2022)

Ward chairman who beat up a Dalit man for entering temple lands in police custody, by Krishna Oli (rep 29/09/2022), Dalit man beaten up for entering temple : Police have detained three people, including ward chair, in connection with the incident, by Arjun Shah (kp 30/09/2022)

Drones to keep an eye on crowded places during the festivals : Police ask Valley residents not to share their travel plans on social media. Say such information could give ideas to criminals, by Anup Ojha (kp 26/09/2022)

Municipality office vandalised, damage estimated at Rs 40 million (ht 26/09/2022)

Man is jailed in a landmark caste-based discrimnation ruling : District courts rarely punished the accused in such cases. Ramechhap court was exception, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 25/09/2022)

Scores of rape and sexual violence cases pending in Dhanusha court, by Manika Jha (ae 22/09/2022)

One arrested on charge of raping mentally-challenged minor girl (rep 22/09/2022)

Three held in connection with murder of Bhutanese refugee (rep 22/09/2022)

Ex-MP facing life imprisonment freed on Constitution Day (ht 22/09/2022)

Minor rape victim's mother seeks security assurance after release of accused in Saptari (ht 20/09/2022)

Shoot-out at Gothatar in Kathmandu, one injured (kh 19/09/2022), Gothatar shooting victim dies (kh 19/09/2022)

One arrested for raping minor girl (kh 19/09/2022)

Minors in no position to give consent to sex : Lowering the age of consent will leave children vulnerable to child sex abuse, grooming and sexual violence, experts say, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 16/09/2022)

Teacher thrashes student for being absent (ht 14/09/2022)

Chinese distributor of Oppo mobile phones in Nepal absconds without paying rent (kh 13/09/2022)

Murderer arrested after 16 years (kh 12/09/2022)

Three idols of the same temple stolen in Bhaktapur, by Krishna Kisi (rep 12/09/2022)

31 school bus drivers booked for drink-driving in valley (ht 10/09/2022)

15-year-old girl 'gang-raped' in Kailali (rep 09/09/2022)

Evidence builds against Sandeep Lamichhane, CAN reluctant to act : A 17-year-old girl, in the presence of her guardian, filed a complaint against the national cricket team captain at Gaushala Police Circle on Tuesday accusing him of rape, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 08/09/2022), Arrest warrant issued against Nepal’s cricket team captain Lamichhane (kh 08/09/2022), I will return to Nepal at an appropriate time: Cricketer Lamichhane (kh 26/09/2022), Interpol issues diffusion notice against Nepali cricketer Sandip Lamichhane (kh 26/09/2022), Sandeep Lamichhane arrested from TIA (nlt 06/10/2022)

Actor Paul Shah sentenced to two and a half years in jail : The Nawalparasi district court also ordered Shah to pay Rs1 million to the victim as compensation, by Narayan Sharma (kp 07/09/2022)

Conclude Protracted Peace Process, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 06/09/2022)

Police arrest security guard for asking a sitting minister to wait in queue : A Chhaya Centre security guard asks Tourism Minister Shrestha, who was at the visa centre in a personal capacity, to wait for his turn, by Matrika Dahal (kp 05/09/2022) [Ministers are no better at doing private things. The security officer deserves an award and compensation!], Security Guard Gurung tells Lamichhane from police custody, “I did not misbehave with tourism minister” (rep 05/09/2022), Guard arrested for doing his duty : Asked minister to come in queue for visa biometrics (ht 05/09/2022) [The cocky arrogance of some politicians can hardly be surpassed!], Security guard who asked a minister to wait in queue freed : Home minister orders Gurung’s release after Minister Shrestha pardoned him (kp 06/09/2022) [The security guard needs no pardon from the failing minister, but justice and compensation.]

Crime-accused can contest polls but they may be barred from performing duty : Experts say flawed laws can create a situation where the electorate may not have their representative in the House, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 05/09/2022), Crime and politics : By legitimising criminality, political parties have turned politics into a transactional enterprise (kp 06/09/2022) [No democratic party should nominate persons as candidates or appoint them to positions such as Speaker of Parliament while they are subject to criminal proceedings. This then quickly leads to the stalling of juridical processes.]

Police, bandits exchange fire in Bara; two arrested, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 04/09/2022)

Couple found brutally murdered in Talawang, Rolpa (kh 01/09/2022)

Police starts surveillance after complaints of human trafficking (kh 01/09/2022)

Nepal’s human rights defenders, conflict victims seek UN support to correct flaws in transitional justice bill : Rights activists and conflict victims' organizations wrote to the UN Secretary General drawing the attention of the latter toward the flawed transitional justice bill (nlt 29/08/2022)

Nobel College teacher arrested on charge of sexually abusing female student (kh 29/08/2022)

TU demands security from the government (nlt 28/08/2022)

Kathmandu police arrested 88 criminals in first month of this fiscal (kh 24/08/2022)

Police, smugglers clash in Saptari; three shots fired in air (nlt 23/08/2022)

At least 35 bandh enforcers arrested from different parts of country (nlt 23/08/2022) [Every bandh is a crime against the citizens, especially when it turns into militancy!], Bandh enforcers vandalize bus at Thapagaon (kh 23/08/2022), Police arrest 17 for forcibly imposing bandh in Kathmandu (kh), 523 cases against then Maoist leaders have been cleared: Law Minister (kh 23/08/2022)

Int'l communities wish for success of Nepal's unique model of peace process (rep 20/08/2022) [The world community should know that Nepal's peace process is anything but unique. Since 2006, justice for the victims from the time of the Maoist insurgency and thus the conclusion of the peace process has been deliberately denied by the political elite!], International community expresses concern over transitional justice process : Diplomats during their meetings urge Deuba and Dahal to address victims’ grievances, as the government prepares to table the amendment bill in Parliament, by Anil Giri (kp 21/08/2022)

Victims protest planned changes to transitional justice law : During a demonstration on Monday, conflict victims and civil society members said the current bill drafted to amend the law favours the perpetrators and is unacceptable, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/08/2022)

Kathmandu school bus drivers handling steering wheels under the influence of alcohol : In the last 20 days, traffic police impounded 22 school buses as drivers were under the influence of alcohol, by Shrutika Raut (nlt 16/08/2022)

Head constable jailed to cover up SP’s misdeeds, by Tapendra Karki (rep 16/08/2022)

Eight police personnel injured in clash with locals (nlt 15/08/2022)

Twenty three years after being lost, Nil Barahi statue found in Singapore museum (nlt 14/08/2022) [The perpetrators of that time must be found and punished!]

Bajura woman living in cave for yrs rescued (ht 14/08/2022)

Man arrested for murdering wife (kh 13/08/2022)

Smugglers have a ball in Madhesh Province, by Upendra Yadav and Mithilesh Yadav (rep 12/08/2022)

Teacher beats his daughter's lover black and blue (rep 11/08/2022)

Unidentified group vandalizes garbage-laden tippers in Banchare Danda (nlt 09/08/2022), 14 vehicles carrying garbage from Kathmandu to Bancharedanda vandalized (rep 09/08/2022)

Man attempts to burn wife, mother-in-law to death : The mother sustained serious burn injuries on her back, arms and leg while her daughter sustained injuries on her chest, arms and legs, by Santosh Singh (kp 08/08/2022), Woman set on fire by spouse dies, mother-in-law under treatment (kh 15/08/2022)

Police detain single mother Niharika Rajput (rep 05/08/2022) ["Justice" or what the government and leading politicians mean by it!], Niharika Rajput arrested yet again : Rajput, a single mother from Jaleshwar Municipality 9 Mahottari, has been staging a series of hunger strikes for the past few months demanding justice for herself and her young son (nlt 05/08/2022), Niharika Rajput and her ‘rapist’ to tie the knot, thanks to their son’s phone call!, by Sara Pahari (rep 07/02/2023)

Drivers of five school buses caught drink-driving with students on board : Last week also drivers of four schools were caught. Stakeholders say drivers’ wrongdoing is inexcusable. Schools promise stern action, by Anup Ojha (kp 01/08/2022)

Four members of a family killed brutally in Kavresthali (kh 01/08/2022), Four of a family found dead in Kathmandu : Man suspected of killing self after killing wife, children (ht 02/08/2022)

Man thrashed two weeks ago dies (ht 01/08/2022)

Federalized Approach to Transitional Justice Process, by Preeti Mittal (kh 31/07/2022)

Govt to provide free of cost treatment to acid attack survivors (rep 30/07/2022) [It is the government's duty to prevent acid attacks. This includes, first of all, a strict control of the sale of acid!]

Two people arrested on charge of rape in Itahari (rep 30/07/2022)

Six held for killing man to claim Rs 25 million life insurance (ht 30/07/2022)

Wife killed for stealing Rs 1,000 (rep 29/07/2022)

Kidney racket found active in Kathmandu Valley : Street children and homeless people are among those extremely vulnerable, by Arun Bam (rep 29/07/2022)

Police in an inebriated state attempts to rape a woman in custody, by Ganesh Bishu (rep 29/07/2022)

Husbands kills wife with an axe (rep 29/07/2022)

Son kills his father with an axe (rep 29/07/2022

How patriarchy promotes violence against women, by Cilla Khatry (ae 28/07/2022)

Uncertainty looms over transitional justice amid delays in tabling bill : As conflict victims, rights activists and international rights bodies cry foul at some provisions, those involved in drafting the bill say there’s a lack of political will, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/07/2022)

Chitwan sees increased number of sexual violence cases (kh 26/07/2022), Sexual violence on the rise in Chitwan (rep 26/07/2022)

Two karate coaches arrested on gang rape charge in Biratnagar (kh 26/07/2022)

Husband kills wife, dies while trying to run away, by Basanta Dhungana (rep 25/07/2022)

Three boys arrested for raping a minor (rep 25/07/2022)

Police raid Chinese national-run call center in Tinkune, Kathmandu (kh 25/07/2022)

Three teenage girls found dead hanging from tree in Jhapa : The trio had left their home on Saturday afternoon together to go for a walk, according to family sources, by Parbat Portel (kp 25/07/2022)

Over 150 youths arrested on charge of fraud in Butwal (kh 24/07/2022)

Father and son arrested for murdering daughter in law (rep 23/07/2022)

Husband stabs wife to death in Taplejung (kh 23/07/2022)

No closure after Nepal’s insurgency : Sixteen years after the conflict ended, families still struggle for transitional justice, by Mandira Sharma and Mohna Ansari (nt 22/07/2022), Impunity through immunity : The Bill to amend the transitional justice act exempts perpetrators of war crimes committed during the Maoist insurgency, by Raju Prasad Chapagai (nt 22/07/2022)

Criminalised politics, politicised institutions : Leaders need money to finance elections to secure victory for their cronies, relatives and sycophants, by Achyut Wagle (kp 19/07/2022)

480 kg of gold recovered from TIA in 7 months (rep 17/07/2022)

Five arrested for human trafficking (kh 17/07/2022), Five arrested on charge of organ trafficking of street children (nlt 17/07/2022), How two kidney racketeers lured street children of Kathmandu to sell kidneys in India : Recently, a team of police from the Anti-Human Trafficking Bureau busted an organ trafficking racket in Kathmandu, by Shrutika Raut (nlt 18/07/2022)

RSS journalist Acharya gets allegedly beaten up by NEA employees (kh 16/07/2022)

Four including a headmaster nabbed for raping a child (kh 12/07/2022)

Body of a young woman found on river bank in Rupandehi (kh 11/07/2022)

Woman found hanging in Butwal hotel room (kh 10/07/2022)

House committee agrees to increase statute of limitation for rape cases to two years (rep 08/07/2022) [There should be no limitation at all in such cases!], House panel for extending statute of limitations on rape by up to three years : Observers say that’s not enough and doesn’t match Nepal’s rights commitments made in international forums, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 09/07/2022)

Three arrested for raping girl in Sukute (kh 05/07/2022)

Mayor of local unit in Achham arrested in connection to youth’s death : A 15-year-old boy from Panchadewal Binayak Municipality had gone missing on April 30. His body was found on May 3 (kp 03/07/2022), Mangalsen tense following protest over death of local youth : Police fired 12 tear gas shells to bring the situation under control; 12 police officers injured, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 04/07/2022), 14 injured in clash between protesters and police (kh 04/07/2022)

Morang husband burns wife to death (kh 02/07/2022)

Smugglers expanding drug network via Nepal, by Arun Bam (rep 02/07/2022)

Police retrieve 14-yr-old girl’s body from funeral pyre, suspecting 'honor killing' (rep 01/07/2022)

Container with 250 sacks of opium under police control (kh 01/07/2022)

'Migration ban on women counterproductive' (ht 30/06/2022)

Most perpetrators being relatives or neighbors, challenges galore for rape survivors : Activists and stakeholders say it diminishes the survivors’ chance of justice, leaving them in perpetual trauma, by Sakshi Srivastav (nlt 29/06/2022)

DRI files a Rs 443.8 million fraud case against 27 people (kh 29/06/2022)

Torture at the hands of authorities continues with little action : The Criminal Code that came into force in 2018 has criminalised torture but the cases are seldom investigated and no perpetrators have been brought to book so far., by Binod Ghimire (kp 29/06/2022), Power sans responsibility : Rather than a sense of security, the presence of the police strikes fear in people’s hearts (kp 30/06/2022)

Ward Chairperson arrested on rape charge in Baitadi (kh 29/06/2022)

17-year-old girl raped in Dang (kh 29/06/2022)

Voluntary sex work should not be criminalised: Activists (ht 29/06/2022)

Cop beats doctor black and blue because he was ‘walking at night’ : The doctor was heading home after his duty at Arogya Foundation in Pulchowk when the police constable started to verbally and physically abuse him, by Anup Ojha (kp 28/06/2022) [The police continue to claim that it is their right to brutally beat up civilians whenever they please!]

Dozens of civil servants caught on the wrong side of the law (ht 27/06/2022)

Chhaupadi practice puts women with disabilities at higher risk : Disabled girls and women are more prone to getting sexually violated while staying away in chhau sheds, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 26/06/2022)

School principal misbehaved at parents-teachers meeting (rep 26/06/2022)

17 cooperatives put in blacklist on charge of banking frauds in the past 11 months (rep 26/06/2022)

Husband kills wife luring her to forest to cut grass (rep 25/06/2022)

Breaching laws, govt released Rs 9m for Jhalanath Khanal’s abroad medical treatment : The amount was released illegally as Section 30 of the ‘Public Health Service Act 2018’ states that expenses should not be provided for foreign treatment (nlt 24/06/2022)

Fugitive Ghimire arrested on banking offense (kh 22/06/2022)

VAW cases continue unabated (kh 21/06/2022)

Teachers charged of sexual abuse sent to jail (kh 21/06/2022)

Three die due to rape within six months in Chitwan (rep 20/06/2022)

Probe shows prison officials’ role in events leading to youth’s jail death : CCTV not functioning when Harijan ‘committed suicide’. Detailed probe by police sought, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 19/06/2022), Sublimation of the subaltern : Chasing the chimaera of emancipation through political ideologies is exhausting and meaningless, by CK Lal (kp 22/06/2022)

Mentally-ill girl gang-raped in Dang, by Devendra Basnet (rep 18/06/2022)

NAC Chairman Adhikari, who was mistreated by Tourism Minister Ale, demands security (rep 18/06/2022), No employee has been mistreated, people can check CCTV footage: Minister Ale (rep 18/06/2022)

Cases filed against Manoj Pandey seeking 18 years imprisonment (nlt 15/06/2022), Attorney’s office files case against Manoj Pandey : Faces human trafficking, child sexual abuse charges (kp 16/06/2022)

Sexual assault victim dies in Chitwan (kh 15/06/2022)

Four students of Trinity College arrested for attacking security guard with khukuri (kh 15/06/2022)

281 arrested on charges of tax fraud and foreign exchange irregularities (rep 15/06/2022)

Woman gang-raped in Bouddha, four rapists held (kh 14/06/2022)

‘Truth-seeking should be the first priority of the transitional justice process’, interview with Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Govinda Bandi (kp 14/06/2022)

Late as usual : Delayed delivery of textbooks infringes the right to education of Nepali students, by Karuna Parajuli and Timothy Fish Hodgson (kp 12/06/2022)

Woman killed after rape bid, daughter flees to safety (ht 12/06/2022)

Police personnel trained to combat TIP (kh 11/06/2022)

Ward chairman jailed on charge of murder, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 10/06/2022)

Flexible Time Limit Succur To Rape Victims, by Sangita Subedi (rn 09/06/2022)

Two arrested for allegedly burning single woman to death, by Prem Chunara (rep 08/06/2022)

Woman arrested for alleged role in murder of spouse (kh 08/06/2022)

Four Chinese carrying NRs 40 million undeclared cash arrested in Kathmandu check-point : Police investigating on money laundering case (kh 07/06/2022)

Seven-year-old girl murdered after rape (rep 07/06/2022)

Woman dies as police open fire in Bardiya, five-member committee formed to probe incident (nlt 07/06/2022), Bardiya locals continue protest following death of teenager in clash with police : An 18-year-old girl died of bullet wounds on Monday when police opened fire at protestors seeking protection from wildlife attacks (kp 07/06/2022), Bardiya residents continue protest following death of teenager in clash with police : An 18-year-old girl died of bullet wounds on Monday when police opened fire at protesters seeking protection from wildlife attacks, by Kamal Panthi (kp 08/06/2022), Why are police so quick to shoot during protests in the Tarai? Eighteen-year-old Nabina Tharu died on Monday of bullet wounds from a police shooting, just one of at least 16 who’ve died from being shot during protests in the last five years, by Bhrikuti Rai and Shristi Shakya (rec 08/06/2022) [The Nepali police have not yet learned to respect basic human rights. They beat, shoot, kill, torture whenever they want!]

Body of 6-year-old boy found at Mahottari border (rep 07/06/2022)

Minor, abducted and raped, in critical condition (rep 02/06/2022)

Killing by other means : The criminal system that takes in young, healthy humans and returns dead bodies must stop (kp 01/06/2022)

86 persons arrested on rape charges in Jhapa in last 10 months (rep 01/06/2022)

Custodial deaths continue with little being done towards investigation : Most of those dying in custody under suspicious conditions are from marginalised groups, by Binod Ghimire (kp 31/05/2022)

Woman tortured by her husband dies (rep 31/05/2022)

22-year-old woman raped in Rupandehi (kh 30/05/2022)

Court extends Manoj Pandey’s custody : Kathmandu District Court on Monday granted the Metropolitan Crime Division permission to extend the custody of the rape accused by seven more days (kp 30/05/2022)

Police torture a minor who killed a man for allegedly trying to rape her , by Upendra Yadav (rep 29/05/2022)

Panel to investigate youth’s death in prison : Legal experts say the probe team must be independent. Sundar Harijan, who was behind bars instead of a real criminal, died in Rolpa jail under suspicious circumstances, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 29/05/2022)

Resolution motion calls for ending statute of limitations on child rape : The motion registered in the National Assembly also demands review of the statute of limitations on rape cases other than rape of children (kp 28/05/2022)

Police recover IRs 2.568 mln along with gold (kh 27/05/2022)

The state of sexual crimes in Nepal : In the past fiscal year alone, a total of 2,532 complaints of rape, 735 of attempts to rape, 36 of unnatural intercourse, and 281 complaints of child sexual abuse were filed across the country, by Pratik Ghimire (ae 26/05/2022)

Supreme Court annuls decision to commute former APF DIG Ranjan Koirala’s life sentence (nlt 26/05/2022), Top court full bench quashes decision to reduce life sentence of Ranjan Koirala : Koirala’s sentence was reduced to 8 years, 6 months. He was released on July 23, 2020, by Tika R Pradhan and Binod Ghimire (kp 27/05/2022), Ranjan Koirala arrested : Arrest follows overturning of an earlier top court decision to reduce his sentence (kp 28/05/2022)

Accused Khadka arrested on charge of raping a student five years ago (rep 26/05/2022)

Petition filed at the top court seeking removal of statute of limitations on rape : Six female lawyers who registered the petition claim the time limit is in violation of constitution, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 25/05/2022)

A teenage girl was raped, and killed extrajudicially during insurgency, UN says : The girl, 16, was arrested by a squad of 20 army personnel from her house in Kavre on February 13, 2004 (kp 24/05/2022)

Kin of Dalit youths killed in Rukum (West) two years ago demonstrate at Maitighar demanding justice : Nabaraj BK, along with five of his friends, was killed on May 23, 2020, for allegedly trying to elope with a girl from the so-called ‘upper caste’ (kp 24/05/2022)

Teacher at St. Lawrence College arrested on charge of sexual harassment (24/05/2022), Teacher at St. Lawrence College arrested on charge of sexual harassment (24/05/2022), Tension erupts at St Lawrence College in Chabahil as a teacher is accused of molesting a girl student and asking her to be his sex partner, by Puja Giri (rep 24/05/2022), St Lawrence College teacher arrested for allegedly molesting a girl student (rep 24/05/2022)

Suffering in silence: Why young girls find it difficult to speak up against rape : Why do the survivors of sexual violence fail to report the case on time? What factors actually force the survivors and victims of sexual violence to suffer in silence?, by Shrutika Raut (nlt 24/05/2022)

Two cases of human trafficking and sexual abuse registered against Pandey (kh 23/05/2022), Court allows police to keep Manoj Pandey in custody for five days (rep 23/05/2022)

#MeToo in Nepal: Yet another case of sexual assault allegation comes to the surface : A victim makes public the details of how the perpetrator, her school principal, raped and blackmailed her for two years and yet nobody believed her (nlt 22/05/2022), Another minor accuses Pandey of sexually abusing her, by Arun Bam (rep 23/05/2022)

Protesters demand justice and extension of statute of limitation in cases of sexual violence (With Photos) (rep 20/05/2022), A howl for justice : Galvanized by a series of videos detailing one woman’s harrowing experiences of being raped as a minor, Nepali women and men take to the streets in protest, by Nishi Rungta (rec 20/05/2022), Stop blaming the rape survivors, speak up for justice, by Shreena Nepal (nlt 20/05/2022), Youths demonstrate demanding justice for victim, action against perpetrator (In pics) (kh 21/05/2022), Home Ministry urges for help in investigating video clip told incident related to VAW (kh 21/05/2022), Rape accused Manoj Pandey arrested (nlt 21/05/2022), Manoj Pandey, a beauty pageant organiser accused of rape, in police custody : Crime Division of Nepal Police says the alleged rapist has been arrested for an investigation, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 22/05/2022), Statute of limitation related to rape comes under fire, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 22/05/2022)

‘I was just crying and feeling helpless’: Alleged rape victim reveals horrifying series of incidents : In a series of videos made public, a girl provides details of offstage sexual abuse and violence against her and how the incident ruined her life, by Shrutika Raut (nlt 19/05/2022)

Sexual assaults on blind women go unreported : Several blind women have fallen prey to sexual assaulters in Bajhang but the families’ apathy and society’s behaviour towards sexual assault victims have kept many of them from claiming justice, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 17/05/2022)

Bomb goes off in Butwal : Leaflet of CPN-Bahumat Party found near the incident site (kh 11/05/2022)

NC cadres attacked with Khukuri in Rolpa (rep 10/05/2022)

A 49-year-old woman raped in Banke (kh 08/05/2022)

Unidentified person attacks election candidate with khukuri (kh 08/05/2022)

Arzu under fire for her remarks to stop grants where Congress loses : Analysts say her remarks reflect a lack of understanding of how the state functions, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 07/05/2022) [This is not only offensive, it is criminal and corrupt!]

Unknown group tries to torch two vehicles in Birendranagar (rep 07/05/2022)

20-yr-old held for raping a minor girl (kh 03/05/2022)

As alliance parties threaten rebel candidates, Election Commission says that’s criminal act : The election body states that the threats violate citizens’ legal and constitutional right to take part in elections, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 30/04/2022) [When will the so-called top politicians finally be punished appropriately for their constant high-handed behaviour? Non-election of such persons and their protégés would be an appropriate response!]

RPP expresses concern over death threat issued against the party’s candidate (rep 30/04/2022)

Woman tortured for dowry, despite court order (ht 29/04/2022)

Dalit youth thrashed to death over dispute (ht 28/04/2022)

Keshav Sthapit’s candidacy for Kathmandu mayor sparks furore : Sthapit has been accused of sexual harassment by at least two women, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 26/04/2022) [He should not run for any political office until a court has certified his innocence!]

Nepal shuts down online gambling, crypto sites and apps (rep 26/04/2022)

Police seize seven kg of cocaine smuggled into Nepal from Africa : Zambian and Indian nationals arrested (kh 24/04/2022)

Patriarchy plagues the lives of young girls in Siraha : When one girl acts beyond the traditional norms, all other girls in the village face the consequences—their education is discontinued and they are married off, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 18/04/2022)

Girl who accused Paul Shah of rape changes her statement : She had filed complaints against the actor in February accusing him of raping her with false promise of marriage, by Samjhana Rasaili (kp 18/04/2022) [??? One of them is lying and must be held accountable, both to protect raped women and to avoid false accusations.]

Makawanpur police nabs teachers accused of sexual misconduct (kh 16/04/2022)

Inebriated hubby kills wife in Morang (kh 15/04/2022)

Arjun Das murder case: Four arrested from Nepal-India border (nlt 15/04/2022)

Son kills father in cold blood (kh 15/04/2022)

Father nabbed father-daughter incest allegation (kh 13/04/2022)

Office Of Nagdhunga Tunnel Project Vandalised (rn 11/04/2022)

Man strikes wife to death, arrested (kh 11/04/2022)

Three teachers of a school accused of sexual abuse (ht 09/04/2022)

Around 500 women and children rescued from Nepalgunj border point (rep 08/04/2022)

Child murdered after abduction in Sarlahi, seven arrested (rep 07/04/2022)

Teenager found murdered on her way to school, by Maheshwor Chamling Rai (rep 06/04/2022), Kabita’s murderers unveiled (kh 07/04/2022)

Minister Manange assaults govt official (kh 06/04/2022)

Police seize two trucks carrying goods worth Rs 15 million (kh 06/04/2022)

DoMLI receives 95 complaints against money laundering in the first eight months of the current FY (rep 05/04/2022)

Action against victim of rape creates furore : Achham District Court judge in the dock. Questions raised over his competence as well as Nepal’s judicial system, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 03/04/2022)

Doctor found dead in front of Nobel Hospital in Biratnagar (rep 02/04/2022)

Violence against girls goes unabated : Seventy-nine rape cases reported in Morang this fiscal year; nearly two-thirds of the victims are children, by Binod Bhandari (kp 31/03/2022)

Scars of Maoist Insurgency: ‘Dear PM, first save the victims!’, by Guna Raj Luitel (rep 31/03/2022)

New-born baby’s body found on garbage pile in Kathmandu (rep 31/03/2022)

Two injured as IED goes off in Itahari (kh 29/03/2022), Two injured in explosion in Itahari (rep 29/03/2022)

Two elderly men held for raping minor girls (kh 28/03/2022)

39 cases of caste-based discrimination (ht 28/03/2022)

Abducted girl child rescued; 4 suspects held (kh 26/03/2022)

Two held for attacking a woman with acid (kh 26/03/2022)

JSP Chief Whip Pramod Sah attacked; guard’s pistol snatched away (kh 26/03/2022), Federal MP Shah seriously injured in clash over land dispute, by Madan Thakur (rep 26/03/2022)

Ward Chairman Jaiswal arrested for banking offense (rep 26/03/2022)

Commission to dig up sites in search of missing persons : Disappearance commission set to excavate possible places where victims could have been buried after being killed by either the state or rebel forces, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/03/2022)

Hubby strikes wife to death (kh 25/03/2022)

Addressing gender violence in cyberspace, by Prasansha Rimal (rec 24/03/2022)

12-year-old girl allegedly raped by her own elder brother in Bajhang (rep 23/03/2022)

Prachanda asks PM Deuba to provide subsistence allowance to the injured and disabled of armed conflict, others (kh 22/03/2022) [And what about all those people who were killed, wounded or disappeared in the course of the atrocities committed by the insurgent Maoists or the army? What about justice for the victims, regardless of which side they were on?]

CPN-Biplav leader Manik Lama nabbed in allegation of planting explosives (kh 22/03/2022)

Rape cases continue unabated despite harsher laws (ht 21/03/2022)

School teacher arrested on sexual harassment allegation (kh 21/03/2022)

Curfew clamped in Letang after police killed in clash (kh 21/03/2022), Curfew in Letang following death of police constable in a clash, by Binod Bhandari (kp 21/03/2022), Curfew continues in Letang over police personnel’s murder (kh 22/03/2022), Curfew in Letang following death of police constable in a clash : The constable was stabbed in the neck as a mob of locals, gathered at a school in Morang where a girl student had accused a teacher of sexual harassment, clashed with police, by Binod Bhandari (kp 22/03/2022), Letang Incident: Nine arrested for investigation, curfew still in place (rep 22/03/2022), Curfew lifted in Letang after three days (kh 24/03/2022), Police constable Urmila Shrestha died of gunshot wounds, post-mortem reveals : The 26-year-old police constable was killed in a violent mob attack in Letang, Morang, on March 20 (kp 14/04/2022)

17-year-old girl raped in Tehrathum, one arrested (kh 20/03/2022)

CIB releases actress Karki on bail after recording her statement (kh 208/03/2022)

Man allegedly beats spouse to death (kh 18/03/2022)

42 tolas of gold, Rs 1.2 million robbed (kh 15/03/2022)

18-month-old toddler murdered allegedly after rape (rep 14/03/2022)

Revenue fraud lawsuit claiming over Rs 7 bln filed against Coca-Cola Nepal (kh 11/03/2022), Rs 7.43 billion tax evasion case filed against Bottlers Nepal : The Department of Revenue Investigation has accused Bottlers Nepal of evading capital gain tax while transferring its ownership (nlt 11/03/2022), Bottlers Nepal faces tax evasion case of Rs3.71 billion : Company faces charge of not paying capital gains tax when majority ownership was transferred in October 2014, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/03/2022)

Harsh toll on visit visa: Govt likely to ask citizens to hold on their travel dreams : Ironically, only rich Nepalis can travel abroad, by Eak Raj Bastola (kh 08/03/2022), Visit visa for all? No, terms and conditions apply, by Anjila Shrestha (nlt 11/03/2022), MoHA asks DoI to regulate visit visa (kh 11/03/2022)

Misinformation, disinformation, false news and trial by social media : Unchecked false and fake news and videos are rife online and they can affect investigations as well as harm the victims, experts say, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 07/03/2022)

Man arrested for attacking wife with acid (kh 07/03/2022)

CPN (UML) lawmaker Mohan Baniya suspended : Police had arrested Baniya from Nepalgunj Airport on February 28 after a rape charge was lodged against him. The Banke District Court remanded him into custody for investigation (kp 06/03/2022), Rape accused UML lawmaker Baniya released on bail (kh 17/03/2022)

Woman’s body found in hotel, man on the run (rep 01/03/2022)

Suspicious object found in Banepa, defused (kh 28/02/2022), Suspicious object found in front of parliament building (kh 28/02/2022), Banda keeps public vehicles off the streets; most schools, colleges remain closed (rep 28/02/2022) [Every bandh is a fundamental crime against people, especially against children. ! Nepal is not the property of autocratic politicians!]

Rape charge against an actor by a minor exposes rampant culture of grooming : Minors are often unaware of what constitutes grooming and are unable to share their experiences. Many fear stigmatisation and face threats from their abusers, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 28/02/2022), Rape accused actor Shah in remand for 12 days (kh 06/03/2022), Paul Shah’s remand extended by five days (kh 18/03/2022), Rape allegation case filed against actor Paul Shah (kh 22/03/2022)

Man sentenced to 36 years in prison for raping and killing 11-yr-old girl (rep 28/02/2022)

They Hate MCC And Destroy Public Property, by Aashish Mishra (rn 26/02/2022)

Report On Cyber Security Challenges Submitted To Home Minister (rn 26/02/2022)

Second wife arrested along with boyfriend for murdering husband (rep 23/02/2022)

Saptakoshi municipality’s office vandalized (kh 21/02/2022)

Greenline Centre CEO Amit Agrawal arrested (rep 21/02/2022)

Charges Filed At CIAA Against 5 UML Leaders (rn 17/02/2022)

Murder accused arrested after 37 years (kh 17/02/2022)

Minor impact of bandh; 18 arrested (kh 16/02/2022)

Industrialist Agrawal attacked in Biratnagar (kh 13/02/2022)

Minor arrested for rape (kh 13/02/2022)

Husband kills wife with sickle (rep 12/02/2022)

Nepal’s unpunished war crimes : On the 20th anniversary of Muktinath Adhikari’s murder by the Maoists, his daughter pleads for justice, by Sabita Adhikari (nt 11/02/2022)

Rape compalint registered against lawmaker Mohan Baniya in Banke (rep 11/02/2022)

Open prison rule : Those who have been convicted of heinous crimes by the court of law should not be sent to the open prison (ht 11/02/2022)

Alcohol use a driving cause behind domestic violence in Makawanpur : Although most victims of domestic violence choose to settle their cases out of court, more women are coming forward with complaints against their perpetrators these days, police say, by Pratap Bista (kp 09/02/2022)

Electronic Device Smuggling A New Challenge At TIA (rn 09/02/2022)

Citizens demand investigation on murder case against House Speaker, say he is not fit to remain in post : “The major political parties must immediately take action against Agni Sapkota in order to protect the values and principles of the parliamentary system." (nlt 08/02/2022) [He should never have been elected to that office until a court confirmed his innocence. What kind of constitutional state is this?]

Over two quintals of gold jewellery seized at TIA customs in the last two months : Government may tighten imports of the yellow metal further to stem forex reserve depletion, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/02/2022)

Police arrests man on charge of raping teenager (rep 08/02/2022)

27-year-old woman burnt to death in Saptari : Raj Kumari Sah was set on fire by her brother-in-law while preparing a meal on Friday. She died of burn injuries on Saturday, by Abdesh Kumar Jha (kp 07/02/2022)

Sex trade flourishing in and around Nepalgunj (rep 04/02/2022)

NHRC reprimands Minister Renu Yadav for issuing threat to Raut (ht 04/02/2022)

Complaints against theft of 579 archeological objects lodged in 52 years (rep 03/02/2022)

14-year-old arrested for raping 4-year-old girl (kh 30/01/2022)

Supreme Court orders release of a man languishing in jail for no apparent crime : Uma Shankar Rayabhar’s release order comes after continuous reporting on how the poor man was framed. Legal experts say the case shows many problems in the system, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 29/01/2022)

Complaint lodged with Rautahat police against Minister Yadav (kh 27/01/2022)

CK Raut’s cadres attack a doctor in Janakpur (nlt 26/01/2022), Madhes Province issues order to book violent Janamat Party cadres (kh 27/01/2022)

Rapist sent to 18 years in prison (rep 26/01/2022)

Pashupati Campus student activist among four people accused of misappropriating foreign currency worth Rs 376.41 million (rep 25/01/2022)

Lichchhavi-era idol stolen from Balkumari Temple (rep 23/01/2022)

Two policemen suspended for stealing mobile gallery (kh 22/01/2022)

Minister Renu Yadav gives provocative statement; threatens to kill CK Raut (kh 20/01/2022) [If the minister has really expressed this in such a way, she is no longer sustainable for a minute and should be dismissed immediately!], Nepal’s sitting minister threatens to repeat the ‘Gaur massacre’: Here’s the story of the 2007 carnage and impunity that followed : Since 2007, victims of the carnage have been demanding justice but to no avail, by Nishan Khatiwada (nlt 20/01/2022)

Major Shahi relieved of his post for violating military discipline (kh 20/01/2022)

The lasting scars of war: sexual violence during the conflict : Fifteen years since the 10-year conflict ended, there is no justice and little peace for victims of rape and sexual violence, by Ameesha Rayamajhi and Deepesh Shrestha (rec 18/01/2022)

NC leader arrested for attempted rape (rep 17/01/2022)

Suspended NTB CEO Regmi found guilty in gold smuggling (kh 16/01/2022)

Three Held On Charge Of Murdering Woman, by Janarjan Khatri (rn 16/01/2022)

Five held on charge of murdering rickshaw puller (kh 14/01/2022)

He was murdered for his fight to save environment. Justice eludes his family two years on : Justice has not been served in Omprakash (Dilip) Mahato’s murder. Instead, the victim’s family faces false allegations, by Tufan Neupane (kp 10/01/2022)

Ward member, teacher arrested for settling rape case involving 77-year-old woman (rep 09/01/2022)

Agitating students vandalize Nobel Medical College as they clash with security guards (rep 09/01/2022)

Ruby Khan calls off hunger strike following agreement with government : The strike was called off after the government signed a four-point agreement, which includes launching another round of probe into the case of Nirmala Kurmi, by Anushka Nepal (nlt 05/01/2022)

Government admits sugar mills still owe Rs80 million to farmers : Himalayan Sugar Mill, Annapurna Sugar Mill, Lumbini Sugar Mill and Indira Sugar Mill have not paid sugarcane farmers for their crops, officials say, by Krishana Prasain (kp 05/01/2022)

300 accused face charges in Lalita Niwas land grab scam (ht 05/01/2022), Baluwatar land scam: Arrest warrants issued against 300 individuals for document forgery : Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police must file forgery cases against them by January 21, by Prithvi Man Shrestha and Shuvam Dhungana (kp 06/01/2022)

Ramesh Upreti arrested for his involvement in smuggling 33 kg gold (rep 05/01/2022)

More girls becoming victims of revenge porn, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 04/01/2022)

Nirmala Pant rape and murder Case: Indian national arrested for investigation : DNA sent for test (kh 03/01/2022), Detained Indian national released on bail (ht 08/01/2022)

Over 9,000 crimes against women in five months (ht 02/01/2022)

Police open fire on CK Raut’s party cadres, five injured (kh 02/01/2022) [The police shot at these people just because they were demonstrating? Not even in the case of damage to property would the use of firearms have been appropriate!], At least 16 injured as Janamat Party cadres clash with security personnel in Dhanusa : Eight security personnel and eight party cadres have been injured so far. Authorities are still trying to bring the situation under control, said police (kp 02/01/2021)

Saurya Airlines employee nabbed with Rs 5 million from TIA (kh 02/01/2022), Bag containing Rs 5 million without legal source found at TIA (rep 02/012022), Saurya Airlines Chairman Pokharel claims Rs 5 million found at TIA is his money (rep 06/01/2022)

Extrajudicial killings and the wait for justice : Unlawful executions by police, especially in the Tarai, have continued despite rights organisations including the United Nations calling on Nepal to act to stop them, by Tufan Neupane (kp 01/01/2022)

Woman gang-raped in New Bus Park; eight arrested (kh 29/12/2021), New bus park gangrape case: Nine accused arrested (rep 30/12/2021)

Anti-Chhaupadi campaign in Achham losing steam : Neither the police administration nor the local units and local people are showing interest in effectively implementing the campaign, women say, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 29/12/2021)

Who is nurturing violence in Nepal’s public campuses? Acts of violence against teachers in Nepal’s public campuses continue unabated despite student unions’ assurances to control them, by Prasun Sangroula (nlt 27/12/2021)

Hubby strikes wife to death (kh 27/12/2021)

Sugarcane farmers to launch fresh protest from mid-Jan after failing to receive previous years’ dues (rep 27/12/2021) [There is obviously still no state interest in finally putting an end to the criminal practices of the sugar mills!]

Janamat party members vandalise private vehicles on East-West Highway (rep 26/12/2021), [So this is what you call "non-violent", Mr Raut?], CK Raut cadres block highway in Siraha : Vandalize trucks and other vehicles (kh 26/12/2021)

Truth Commission wraps up 29 war-era cases of atrocities, victims unhappy : Commission says it has prioritised complaints that don’t need prosecution, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/12/2021)

Authorities sit on probe report as Banke activists’ sit-in nears month : One of the accused, former Constituent Assembly member Badshah Kurmi is contesting for Banke district president of the ruling Nepali Congress, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/12/2021) [Politics and crime continue to be close and politics likes to prevent necessary legal investigations. Persons accused of crimes should not hold public office until a legal clarification has been made! This also applies, by the way, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as well!]

Chandre Kami found after a week rep 22/12/2021)

Embezzlement by employees at Hulak Bachat Bank has snatched vulnerable groups of their savings, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 22/12/2021)

Two main accused in Lalita Niwas land grab case arrested : They were on the run after a graft case was filed at the Special Court (nlt 22/12/2021)

Police arrest priests, witch doctor on charge of ill-treating woman (kh 22/12/2021)

Two arrested for killing a minor in Morang, by Chuman Basnet (rep 21/12/2021)

Not allowed to cheat in exam, student beats up teacher (rep 21/12/2021), Blackboard jungle : Educational institutions should nurture mutual respect between teachers and students (kp 23/12/2021)

Cases of sexual abuse of women go unreported in Banke : The cases of sexual abuse are weak and the accused are usually let free because the victims withdraw their complaints on their own accord or under pressure from family, police say, by Madhu Shahi (kp 20/12/2021)

Irate locals pelt stones at police office accusing police of sheltering guilty : Police fire thrice to take situation under control (kh 20/12/2021)

Food adulteration offences rise even during lockdown : As long as consumers consider food adulteration a minor problem and the government plays down its impact, such offences will keep growing, rights activists say, by Krishana Prasain (kp 19/12/2021)

Four years on, government keeps Lal Commission report secret : Governments have defied calls, including a court order, to make the report public, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/12/2021)

The long arm of the law : The victims have found a new ray of hope with the courts stepping in to solve insurgency-era crimes (kp 15/12/2021)

Incidents of domestic violence go unchecked in Achham : As many as 86 cases of domestic violence were reported at the District Police Office in the past 20 months, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 14/12/2021)

Three main accused of murdering journalist Dekendra sentenced to life (rep 13/12/2021)

‘Alcohol Causing 80% Of Criminal Incidents In Salyan’ (rn 13/12/2021)

Sexagenarian man held for raping minor girl (kh 10/12/2021)

For the women, by the women : On the occasion of '16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence', four women across Nepal, who have been relentlessly fighting to end gender violence, share their experiences, by Pinki Sris Rana (kp 10/12/2021)

CPN-UML cadre killed in cold blood (ht 09/12/2021)

High courts intervene after police refuse to register conflict-era disappearance complaints : The Penal Code introduced three years ago lists enforced disappearance as a criminal offence, by Binod Ghimire (kp 09/12/2021)

How menstrual stigma intersects with violence against women : Confining women and young girls to small sheds for three or more days and keeping surveillance on their daily mobility is a form of violence against women, by Jyotika Rimal (nlt 08/12/2021)

Dalits living in rented homes hesitant to reveal caste during census : Enumerators say they found many families who were not keen to disclose their last names fearing eviction, by Prakriti Dahal (kp 08/12/2021)

Dhanusha attorney office says no need to probe Musahar’s custodial death : District attorney’s office claims Musahar committed suicide. Family members say he was tortured to death, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/12/2021)

Online harassment rife but largely ignored as system fails to recognise it : Nepal Police has a bureau to deal with the cases, but a lack of sensitisation among officials is leading to victimisation, by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 06/12/2021)

A death foretold : Nakunni Dhobi and the 20-day march to Kathmandu: How many women have returned to private cages of violence, never to reach out again?, by Reshma Thapa (rec 06/12/2021)

12 culprits behind Baduwal’s murder publicized (rep 06/12/2021)

43 people including Ichchha Raj Tamang sued in fraud case : Tamang denies his responsibility to return money to the savers (kh 04/12/2021)

Vow against VAW : As Nepal marks 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, Ruby Khan makes an impassioned plea for justice from her sit-in near Singha Darbar, by Ruby Khan (nt 03/12/2021)

Youth gone for friend’s birthday found dead : 12 friends nabbed for investigation (kh 03/12/2021)

Naikes running Gaur Prison : Security guards and naikes are tormenting inmates at Gaur Prison (ht 03/12/2021)

What constitutes sexual harassment at the workplace? An explainer on what sexual harassment is, the legal frameworks that aim to prevent and eliminate it, and what else can be done, by Prakritee Yonzon (rec 02/12/2021)

Prostitution taking place secretly in Bhaktapur: Police (rep 02/12/2021)

Mindset Change A Must To Curb VAW, by Namrata Sharma (rn 01/12/2021)

Shuklaphanta National Park Displaced Ones Await For Justice For Nearly Two Decades, by Sher Bahadur Singh (rn 01/12/2021)

Mother beats son to death (rep 29/11/2021)

Custodial deaths probe : Independent mechanism sought, by Ram Kumar Mamat (ht 28/11/2021)

Banke activists resume sit-in in Capital alleging government dishonesty : Protesters led by Ruby Khan demand immediate arrest of ex-CA member Badshah Kurmi over a woman’s disappearance and release of probe report, by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/11/2021)

Eradicate Caste-Based Crimes, by Shreya Joshi and Rakshya Singh (rn 25/11/2021)

Amnesty International Nepal calls for urgent and concerted action to prevent custodial deaths : The human rights organisation raises concerns about the increasing number of custodial deaths despite earlier calls to the Nepal government for responsibility and accountability of the lives of detainees (kp 23/11/2021) [see AI appeal in Nepali], End deaths in police custody, says Amnesty International (ht 24/11/2021)

Transitional justice bodies spar over who should look into which cases : Truth commission and disappearance commission say they have received many complaints that they cannot investigate given their nature, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/11/2021)

Government warns Nepali returnees against bringing gold bullion : Officials say migrant workers are being used as carriers by gold dealers to avoid taxes, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/11/2021)

“15 years since CPA, Nepal’s pledges to TJ remain unmet” (kh 21/11/2021)

Five held with over Rs 65,000 fake currency notes in Valley (kh 18/11/2021)

Charimaya Tamang: ‘Who will wipe out the tears of trafficking survivors if I start crying myself?’ From survivor to savior: Charimaya Tamang continues to turn around the lives of trafficking survivors in Nepal, by Anushka Nepal (nlt 15/11/2021)

Parents of two deceased children stage protest by placing dead bodies in the street, by Madan Thakur (kh 15/11/2021)

Teenager raped in Lahan, accused on the run (rep 13/11/2021)

Insurance claims through counterfeit documents on the rise: IB (rep 10/11/2021)

Four arrested for Rs 190 million fraud (rep 10/11/2021)

Seven-year-old girl killed in Surkhet (kh 09/11/2021), Seven-year-old girl found dead with her throat slit (rep 09/11/2021)

Three accused of gang rape arrested (kh 09/11/2021)

Woman beaten to death by her husband (rep 07/11/2021)

Media Action Nepal calls on government to end impunity for crimes against journalists (ht 03/11/2021)

Woman beaten on charges of witchcraft, by Binod Subedi (rep 29/10/2021)

Nine persons including ward chairman arrested for gambling (kh 29/10/2021)

Misogyny in Nepal: Little acts, big consequences, by Cilla Khatry (ae 28/10/2021)

Nine persons sentenced to life for killing two cops (kh 27/10/2021)

Man bites wife and daughter to death (rep 26/10/2021)

Police arrest eight youths involved in gang-raping three young women, by Anil Bhandari (rep 25/10/2021)

What led to the violence in Motipur that left four people dead? The clash between squatters and police on October 10 was the culmination of years of back-and-forth between the two sides but also at hand are wider issues of development and displacement, by Abha Lal (rec 25/10/2021)

Protest held denouncing killing of Bharatpur’s Bhim Bahadur BK (kh 23/10/2021)

Lowest cases of cybercrime in three years (ht 23/10/2021)

Drinking water office chief mistreated by Janmat Party cadres (rep 21/10/2021)

In Mahottari, two women are abused physically on witchcraft charges, one of them murdered : In a span of two days, two women in Mahottari were accused and physically abused for ‘practicing witchcraft’. One of them was killed, the other rendered emotionally traumatized, by Anushka Nepal (nlt 20/10/2021)

In Bharatpur, a Dalit man gets brutally assaulted and killed for reportedly arguing for Dalits’ right to enter a temple : While Nepal Police say an investigation into the incident is ongoing, many locals, witnesses and rights activists have said that caste-based discrimination was what led to the incident, by Anushka Nepal (nlt 18/10/2021)

Government is ignoring Nepalgunj protesters’ demands, activists sayProtest leader Ruby Khan, who is on a hunger strike, was taken to TU Teaching Hospital after condition worsened, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/10/2021)

Seven cops injured in clash with locals in Rukum West (kh 16/10/2021)

Shooting takes place in Karsia Bazar of Rangeli in Morang (kh 11/10/2021)

Three held for hanging woman to death in bid to earn millions (ht 11810/2021)

Sunsari tense after youth ‘commits suicide’ in police custody (rep 10/10/2021)

Police open fire during clash with squatters in Motipur Industrial Area (kh 10/10/2021), Six injured as police, land encroachers clash in Motipur Industrial Area : Locals from Butwal and neighbouring areas have encroached around 200 bigha of land in the industrial area, said police (kp 10/10/2021), Curfew imposed in Motipur Industrial Area of Butwal (kh 10/10/2021), Four people killed in clash between police and squatters (kh 10/10/2021), ]Trespassers on govt land will be punished: MoHA (kh 11/10/2021) [???? But this does not justify the murder of desperate and homeless people! You are responsible for police actions!], Four deaths in Rupandehi put spotlight on Nepal’s trigger-happy cops : Law enforcement agencies tend to show discriminatory behaviour against protests and crowds in the Tarai and  by the underprivileged, rights activists say, by Shuvam Dhungana and Tika R Pradhan (kp 12/10/2021)

Garment factory office near a police post looted in broad daylight, by Chuman Basnet (rep 09/10/2021)

A long and arduous walk for justice : The 20-day journey by 14 people, including 11 women, to Kathmandu from Nepalgunj on foot reflects the labyrinthine red tape inhibiting the Nepali justice system and exposes how the state is failing its citizens, by Anup Ojha (kp 08/10/2021), Police round up protesters from NepalgunjA group of 14 people, including 11 women, had walked all the way to Kathmandu from Nepalgunj demanding justice for Nakunni Dhobi and Nirmala Kurmi (kp 09/10/2021), Politicians, who rose through protests, loathe citizens on streets : Detaining Banke justice seekers from Maitighar for agitation shows Deuba government’s double standards, observers say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/10/2021)

Body of teenager girl recovered from the cemetery on suspicion of rape and murder (rep 08/10/2021)

Sexual exploitation of minors unabated in capital, authorities mum, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 06/10/2021)

A country where victimization of vulnerable women in the name of practicing witchcraft is still rampant : In Nepal, there’s still no let up in cases of violence based on witchcraft accusations, despite the fact that the country’s law has criminalized it, by Anushka Nepal (nlt 04/10/2021)

Woman found dead in Salyan, Police nab three in murder allegation (kh 04/10/2021)

Worker murdered in Khukuri attack in Rupandehi (kh 04/10/2021)

Sixteen Nepalis have illegally invested in offshore companies in overseas tax havens : An international investigation has revealed how many Nepali business persons and companies have used tax havens to stash wealth and avoid taxes, by Krishna Acharya and Ramu Sapkota (rec 03/10/2021)

Man arrested on charge of raping elderly woman, by Maheshwor Chamling Rai (rep 02/10/2021)

Girl killed for rejecting marriage proposal (rep 28/09/2021)

Child goes missing in a drain in Kathmandu : Who is responsible?, by Smriti Dhungana (rep 24/09/2021), Watch your step : Neglected open sewers in the city should be a matter of criminal negligence (kp 24/09/2021)

Youths serving jail terms for murdering seven youths from Gorkha granted amnesty (rep 20/09/2021)

3,284 foreigners arrested in five years for committing various crimes in Nepal (rep 16/09/2021)

Two held with over Rs 3.8 mln for ‘hundi transaction’ (kh 16/09/2021)

Two held for raping a minor (kh 15/09/2021)

Journo Dixit files FIR against defamation circulated via fake ‘MCC’ document (kh 14/09/2021)

Nepali girl sold to Indian brothel returns home after seven years, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 14/09/2021)

Firing as police clash with timber smugglers in Birgunj (kh 13/09/2021)

Three arrested on gang-rape charge (kh 11/09/2021)

Two woman involved in human trafficking held in Siraha (kh 11/09/2021)

Fraud promising permanent govt job to public falls in police net (kh 10/09/2021)

Crime and turpitude : A series of murders points to lawlessness and the degeneration of society (kp 09/09/2021)

Dozens of people registered as disappeared during Maoist insurgency found alive : In the last six years, the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons has received 3,223 complaints of enforced disappearances implicating either security forces or the rebel Maoists.Commission has found 2,494 cases that fall under its jurisdiction for investigation, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/09/2021)

Six members of a family killed in cold blood in Sankhuwasabha : Mutilated bodies of the victims were found scattered near the house on Monday, police say, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 07/09/2021), Police nab an accused in Sankhuwasabha massacre case (kh 11/09/2021), Sankhuwasabha carnage: Deep seated feeling of vengeance behind killing en masse (kh 13/09/2021), Police make public suspect of Sankhuwasabha mass murder : The 25-year-old man committed the crime because of personal vendetta, police said, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 13/09/2021), Police make four more arrests in Sankhuwasbha mass murder case : Six members of the same family, including two children aged 11 and three, were found murdered on September 6 at Kholagaun of Madi Municipality, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 20/09/2021)

Tackle Human Trafficking, by Aashish Mishra (rn 04/09/2021)

Rape-accused Minister Shahi levels multiple allegations against victim’s husband (rep 04/09/2021)

The systemic silencing of stories of harassment : Stories of abuse and harassment at educational institutions continue to emerge but there are few consequences for the perpetrators, by Kabita Bahing (rec 03/09/2021)

Teenage girl gang-raped in Rautahat (rep 02/09/2021)

Hearing on murder case against Speaker Sapkota deferred again (rep 01/09/2021)

Nepal becoming transit hub for drug peddlers (ht 30/08/2021)

7,390 fugitives arrested in fiscal year 2020-21, says police (kp 26/08/2021)

Six years on, Tikapur carnage victims still worried about justice (ht 24/08/2021)

Man arrested on charge of murdering his father, wife in Dhanusha : Dead bodies were found buried some 100 meters away from their house (rep 24/08/2021)

Government yet to pay Nepal Airlines for last year’s Omni chartered flights : Payment remains stalled while the carrier faces acute financial problems due to flight suspensions, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/08/2021)

Karnali Province Minister Shahi accused of rape (rep 23/08/2021), Youth activists demand dismissal of rape-accused Karnali minister within 24 hours (rep 27/08/2021)

Three arrested for collecting donations illegally (kh 21/08/2021)

People’s representative from Dalit community tied to a pole and beaten : Police nab 8 on assault allegation (kh 21/08/2021)

The Plights Of Rape Survivors And Criminal Investigation, by Govind Prasad Thapa (sp 20/08/2021)

Two arrested with fake Nepali currency notes (kh 20/08/2021)

18 years on, justice still a far cry for people killed by Nepali Army in Doramba (ht 18/08/2021)

Govt preparing to impose five-year imprisonment for selling substandard food items (rep 18/08/2021)

Protesters demand justice for Krisala Chaudhary (rep 15/08/2021), Police nab two on Krishala Chaudhary murder allegation (kh 16/08/2021)

Women still face witchcraft charges in Sunsari : Rights activists say most of the victims of such allegations are women from marginalised communities, by Sumnima Chamling (kp 14/08/2021)

Murder accused freed on general date; victim's family left distraught (ht 14/08/2021)

Nepali fraudster under Interpol’s radar nabbed from Portual, brought to Nepal (kh 14/08/2021)

A 26-year-old man sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his wife (kh 14/08/2021)

Police nab a rapist in Sunsari (kh 13/08/2021)

SC’s division bench refuses to hear Aftab’s pleading citing conflict of interest (kh 13/08/2021)

Ward chair accused of murder freed on bail (ht 13/08/2021) [???]

Hubby strangles wife to death (kh 12/08/2021)

Rapist sentenced to 12 years in jail (kh 11/08/2021)

Madhyapaschim University VC’s vehicle vandalized (kh 11/08/2021)

Gorkha: 21 children fell victim to rape in one year (rep 10/08/2021)

11-year-old in Gorkha raped by her father and uncle (rep 09/08/2021), Two men held on charge of incest rape (kh 11/08/2021)

Grenade found and defused in Itahari (kh 08/08/2021)

Man dies in Police custody in Sindhupalchok (kh 08/08/2021)

Cases of violence against women on the rise (rep 07/08/2021)

Cops not probing properly, allege kin of murdered woman and her children (ht 06/08/2021)

What if... rapes were punishable by death? Experts ApEx spoke to say if Nepal had the provision of death for rape, it would not only be a regressive step for the judicial system and the society but it would most certainly be misused, by Cilla Khatry (ae 05/08/2021)

Firearm smuggling thriving in country, police say, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 04/08/2021)

Ward chair tied a teenager to a pillar and beat him up ruthlessly : A video of the incident that took place in Jajarkot on July 30 came to light on Wednesday. A man can be seen beating a boy ruthlessly after tying him up to a pillar, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 04/08/2021)

Woman held for trafficking 25 victims (ht 04/08/2021)

Two Nepali nationals arrested on charges of trafficking women to India (kh 04/08/2021)

Instances of VAW far from declining yet, by Sabina Karki (kh 04/08/2021)

Three more persons, including victim’s father, held in connection with Sujita’s murder (kh 02/08/2021)

Police nab two on rape allegations of three girls (kh 01/08/2021)

No let up in criminal activities of foreigners, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 01/08/2021)

Government must up its efforts to prevent human trafficking, stakeholders sayChanging forms of human trafficking and gap in existing laws have made things worse for the victims as well as authorities working to prevent them, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 27/07/2021), Trafficking laws incompatible with Palermo Protocol (ht 27/07/2021)

NC ward member arrested on charge of attempted rape (rep 27/07/2021)

Government promotes police officer involved in extrajudicial killings : Sub-inspector Dipendra Chand is promoted despite the national rights body recommending action against him, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/07/2021)

Dalit woman, son thrashed in Siraha (ht 25/07/2021)

Nirmala murder case remains a mystery even after three years (re 25/07/2021)

Two arrested on charges of rape (kh 25/07/2021)

Five-month-old child murdered by cousin (kh 25/07/2021)

Women in remote Baglung village are sent to animal sheds to give birth : Many women die for want of treatment and maternity care in Dhiri since they do not go to hospitals for delivery, by Prakash Baral (kp 20/07/2021)

Two rape cases in two weeks in Rautahat (ht 18/07/2021)

Illegal activities unabated in prison (ht 18/07/2021)

Rapist arrested after seven months (kh 17/07/2021)

Transitional justice bodies get new term but conflict victims have little hope : Rights activists say the Congress and Maoist Centre have got another chance to complete the peace deal by settling insurgency-era cases, but progress remains dismal, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/07/2021) [There is not much to expect. Dahal, by his own admission, was responsible for the Maoists' crimes, and Deuba was at times responsible for the actions of the state security forces. In particular, Deuba was responsible for the mobilisation of the army and the resulting escalation of the conflict!]

Caste discrimination case : SC tells police to book ex-minister Shrestha (ht 16/07/2021)

Rs 3.9 million of social security allowance stolen (kh 15/07/2021)

Army officer convicted in death of man inside Chitwan parkSergeant Chiran Kumar Budha was arrested last September. He was released from  prison on Monday on account of completing nine-month jail term handed down by court, by Rajesh Kumar Paudel (kp 14/07/2021)

31 enforced disappeared during conflict come to family contacts (kh 14/07/2021)

Sunsari police investigating over a suspicious death of a young woman : Tracker dog Laila being used for investigation (kh 12/07/2021)

Is Nepal becoming a haven for Chinese criminals? Chinese nationals involved in wildlife smuggling, hacking, and operating mini-casinos in Nepal, by Gajendra Basnet (kh 08/07/2021)

Nepali woman reportedly sold off in Cambodia (kh 08/07/2021)

No end in sight for survivors of domestic abuse : As cases of domestic violence escalate in Ramechhap, survivors remain economically and legally deprived, by Sonam Lama (rec 06/07/2021)

27 rhino poachers arrested in the current fiscal year : Many poachers who were on the run are coming forward to surrender, Chitwan park administration says, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 06/07/2021)

Abducted Sujata found dead in Chitwan jungle (kh 05/07/2021), Woman missing for 10 days found dead in forest : The body was discovered in Ghamile forest of Bhandara Piple area on Sunday evening by the local people, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 06/07/2021), Piple under curfew following protests over woman’s death in suspicious circumstances : The body of 23-year-old Sujita Bhandari, who had gone missing on June 25, was recovered in a nearby forest on Sunday, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 07/07/2021), Sujita Thakur’s body found a month after murder (kh 11/07/2021)

Two arrested for withdrawing Rs 3.4 million from ATM using expired debit card (kh 05/07/2021)

Rupa Sunar files writ petition against Minister Shrestha on caste-based discrimination allegation (kh 04/07/2021)

Man arrested for allegedly raping his own daughter, by Krishna KC (rep 03/07/2021)

Police nab husband for killing wife (kh 03/07/2021)

Woman found dead, in-laws blamed (ht 28/06/2021)

Student Unions vandalize, arson Patan Multiple Campus (kh 28/06/2021)

Health workers attacked at Dolakha Covid-19 hospital : Three assailants in police custody, search for the fourth underway, police say, by Kedar Shiwakoti (kp 28/06/2021)

Nepal hasn’t seen a single conviction for torture and custodial deaths in the past three years : Police cannot be trusted to conduct impartial investigation into cases where own officers are involved, says a 2020 Supreme Court ruling, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/06/2021)

Arun III Hydropower worker succumbs to beating injuries (kh 27/06/2021)

Police nab 29-yr-old Timalsina behind murder of Santoshi (kh 24/06/2021), Mystery shrouds gruesome murder of animal mimic Santoshi Subba (ht 24/06/2021)

Domestic violence against newly married women on the rise amid (ht 24/06/2021)

Robbers loot properties worth 1 million at gun point (kh 17/06/2021)

Two transitional justice commissions getting another term extension : But conflict victims say the commissions have done very little to deserve added tenure, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/06/2021)

No safe space : Women who faced sexual violence during the 10 years of the Maoist armed conflict continue to suffer, by Susan Risal (kp 16/06/2021)

No let-up in cases of violence against women and children during lockdown : On average 53 cases of violence against women and children are reported daily across the country, according to records maintained by police., by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 15/06/2021)

Newly-wed spouse ruthlessly battered for not bringing dowry (kh 13/06/2021)

Man arrested for attacking wife with acid (kh 13/06/2021)

PM’s Advisor claims Baidya swore to take PM’s life  : Bhattarai demands Baidya be booked by law (kh 12/06/2021), Baidya’s statement is unacceptable: NC leader Gagan Thapa (kh 12/06/2021), NC Spokesperson Sharma directs Baidya to apologize for his statement  : 'NC has no tradition to cover objectionable statements' (kh 12/06/2021), Baidya’s statement highy objectionable and criminal in nature: UML (kh 12/06/2021), NC Bagmati Province member Baidya self-criticizes, withdraws his controversial statement (rep 12/06/2021), Representatives of UML-affiliated organizations demand NC Bagmati lawmaker Vaidya’s arrest (kh 14/06/2021)

Social activist Gyanendra Shahi assaulted (kh 12/06/2021)

19-yr-old girl gang-raped in Kanchanpur (kh 11/06/2021)

Chitwan reports 37 VAW cases during COVID-19 prohibitory period (kh 11/06/2021)

Fear grips locals as human body part found in Bouddha (kh 08/06/2021)

Police warn against social media misuse (kh 07/06/2021)

Three arrested for sexually abusing Raute women (rep 06/06/2021), Three men arrested on charge of sexually assaulting two Raute girlsThe suspects took the victims to a local hotel, got them drunk and sexually assaulted them, according to police; Police made the arrests after video of  the incident  went viral on  social media, by Chandan Kathayat (kp 07/06/2021), District court orders media to remove contents regarding rape case of Raute women (rep 12/06/2021)

Fact Check: Is this elderly woman applauding the increase in old-age allowance? (kh 04/06/2021)

Who Nepal’s political parties represent anyway : None seem to be concerned about the people hit by the virus, as they deal with crises of their own, paying little attention to their electorate, by Anil Giri (kp 03/06/2021)

Youth charged with rape, hostage-taking in Sarlahi (ht 03/06/2021)

Strike ban on areas of essential goods and services expanded (ht 02/06/2021)

Burnt Doti woman to be taken to Kathmandu : An unknown group set her ablaze when she was asleep (ht 01/06/2021), Doti burn vicitm to get Rs 2 lakh for treatment (ht 03/06/2021)

Online crimes like sexual exploitation and blackmailing spike amid lockdown : Since the prohibitory orders were enforced, police have been getting about half a dozen complaints every day. In a reverse to earlier trends, it is men who are the victims, by Anup Ojha (kp 01/06/2021) [husband on the run!]

People found using ambulances, essential goods vehicles to smuggle drugs, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 31/05/2021)

Health workers at Bheri Hospital attacked by relatives of deceased patient, by Arjun Oli (rep 28/05/2021), Health ministry expresses concern over physical assault on health workers at Bheri Hospital (rep 28/05/2021), “There was no option but to jump off the window to save our lives” (rep 28/05/2021), Two cases filed against main accused in attack of health wokers in Bheri Hospital (kh 28/05/2021)

Five police officials injured after armed gang attacks police post in Dharan (kh 28/05/2021)

Police officer is caught in film assaulting civilian in Birgunj, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 28/05/2021)

Journo threatened over news (ht 28/05/2021)

Domestic violence: Lessons from Nepal’s first nationwide lockdown : Risks have increased due to restrictions on movement, confinement with perpetrators, constant surveillance, and disconnect from social support systems, by Simran Shrestha, Sagun Bhetwal and Dikshya Khadgi (ae 27/05/2021)

Devkota reveals he was intimidated to back out from NA by-election (kh 23/05/2021)

Scars of the Maoist conflict : Resetting the truth commission now is a priority if citizens are to get closure, by Anttoni James Numminem (kp 20/05/2021)

Maoist Center leader Pandey shot at in Kapilvastu (kh20/05/2021), Maoist Center leader Pandey shot at in Kapilvastu dies (kh 25/05/2021)

Youth dies in APF firing in Nawalparasi (rep 19/05/2021)

Girl found dead inside a house in Tanahun, youth arrested (kh 19/05/2021)

Teacher arrested for raping student (ht 06/05/2021)

Two held for murder attempt in Bajura (ht 06/05/2021)

As if there’s no pandemic : Oli and his clique’s seeming indifference to the raging coronavirus and unfolding tragedy is stark. Even as virus cases hit a new record of 7,137 and death toll clocks 3,325, political games continue, by Tika R Pradhan and Binod Ghimire (kp 03/05/2021)

Three minors found dead inside a car in Dang (rep 02/05/2021)

More than 900 women go missing in Morang (ht 27/04/2021)

Justice eludes rape victims in six South Asian countries, including Nepal : Rape survivors and their families face pressure to withdraw complain (ht 22/04/2021)

Police bust a racket involved in producing fake PCR reports (rep 21/04/2021), 122 passengers barred from boarding flights at TIA for carrying ‘fake’ Covid-19 test reports (kh 21/04/2021), Fake negative test reports cause for concern : 172 passengers were turned away from Tribhuvan International Airport for furnishing Covid-19 negative results  from the labs that were caught issuing test reports to foreign job aspirants without testing them, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 22/04/2021)

Siraha woman accused of practicing witchcraft, tortured (ht 19/04/2021)

Woman raped, killed in Udayapur (ht 19/04/2021)

Siraha residents feel insecure after spate of violent crimes : Residents and bullion traders of Lahan have been protesting on the streets demanding justice for the deceased and other victims of arson and robbery for the past one week, by Bharat Jargha Magar (kp 16/04/2021)

How a conversation around the length of one’s hair exposed the toxic environment of a Kathmandu school: A number of former and current students at St Mary’s School say the institution reeks of  toxicity, with many suffering through years of harassment, queerphobia, and humiliation, by Ankit Khadgi and Samiksha Baral (kp 13/04/2021)

Armed robbers kill jeweller in Siraha : Assailants shot the jewellery shop owner and attacked his wife on Sunday. The man succumbed to his injuries at hospital, by Bharat Jargha Magar (kp 12/04/2021)

Man arrested with nearly 1 kg gold from Kathmandu airport, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 08/04/2021)

Nepali state, organizations remain highly vulnerable to cyber attacks, by Nishan Khariwada (ae 08/04/2021)

VAW On Rise, Seven Rape Cases Reported Daily In Nepal, by Deepa Chaudhary (rn 07/04/2021)

Nepal’s security forces used excessive force in peaceful protests : Amnesty International (kh 07/04/2021)

Four held in Thamel house robbery case, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 05/04/2021)

Judge's daughter-in-law complains of torture (ht 03/04/2021)

One dead, another severely injured in Baglung bomb explosion (rep 02/04/2021)

Regulate acid sale : The most important thing in controlling the misuse of acids is to regulate the sale and distribution of harmful chemicals (ht 31/03/2021)

Two women arrested for forcing girls into prostitution, eight rescued (rep 31/03/2021)

Families of two youths who died in a Holi fair demand investigation : A clash broke out during Holi celebratrions in Baglung on Sunday, leaving two dead and six injured, by Prakash Baral (kp 30/03/2021)

NC urges govt to probe killing of party cadres in Baglung and arrest guilty  (rep 29/03/2021)

Cases filed against nine firms for dodging nearly Rs3 billion in taxes : Four of these firms, with involvement of the same person, were found to be selling goods that they had not procured legally. The racket involves purchase of fake VAT bills (kp 27/03/2021)

Doctor arrested on charge of sexual harassment in Saptari, by Mithilesh Yadav (kp 27/03/2021)

Nepali man kills his differently-abled son in India for failing to meet his medical expenses (rep 27/03/2021)

Give business to HoR : Some of the bills are sensitive and require cautious deliberation before they are passed by the parliament (ht), Break the cycle of impunity for rape : Repeal statute of limitations,  by Laxmi Pokharel and Boram Jang (ht 26/03/2021)

17 Dalits killed after introduction of act against untouchability (ht 25/03/2021)

Marriage is no license to rape : Sexual violence by intimate partner is largely unreported due to social stigma as well as the belief that forced sexual relation by a husband without the consent of the wife doesn’t constitute violence, by Roshani Giri (rep 25/03/2021)

Missing Jha couple found buried on roadside in Mahottari (kh 25/03/202)

Girl injured after boyfriend sets her on fire by dousing her with kerosene in capital (rep 23/03/2021), Man sets girlfriend ablaze, tries to kill self (ht 24/03/2021)

Police tend to make public suspects too quickly and that’s wrong, experts sayThe practice came to light once again when four people were paraded without ascertaining what they possessed was actually uranium, a material used for making nuclear bombs, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 22/03/2021), Guilty until proven innocent? The practice of making suspects public too quickly is wrong (kp 23/03/2021)

Young man stoned to death at Kalanki in capital, one arrested (rep 21/03/2021)

Culprits of two homicide cases made public in Kathmandu (ht 18/03/2021)

56-year-old man lands in jail for raping granddaughter (rep 18/03/2021)

Three software developers arrested for source code theft (ht 16/03/2021)

Bomb blast at Lahan’s Land Revenue Office, three injured, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 14/03/2021), Lahan Blast: Pamphlets of Jay Krishna Goit-led Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha recovered from incident site, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 14/03/2021), Tarai Janatantrik Mukti Morcha’s leaflet found in Lahan blast, by Kamalesh Thakur (kh 14/03/2021), Eight injured, two critically, in a blast at a government office in SirahaThe explosion, for which Jaya Krishna Goit-led group has taken responsibility, shows radical forces continue to exist and they should be brought to the talks table, analysts say, by Bharat Jarghamagar and Tika R Pradhan (kp 15/03/2021) [Only a few days ago, PM Oli claimed that there was no militancy left in Nepal, except for the one he had started. That was probably a false statement!], Shun violence : Let us hope Nepal is not witnessing a resurgence of those violent activities that brought the country to a standstill (ht) 16/03/2021)

Two companies blacklisted for a year for failure to deliver chemical fertilisers last year : It  was the first time domestic firms had been awarded contracts to supply fertilisers but their failure meant that fertiliser was not available during paddy cultivation season, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/03/2021)

Police in Kapilvastu develop school curriculum to raise awareness on cybercrime : The courses have been launched in 80 schools of two local units in the district, by Manoj Paudel (kp 11/03/2021)

Itahari takes initiatives to end gender, sexual violence in community schools : The sub-metropolis has arranged for a gender focal person in each community school, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 11/03/2021)

A woman commits suicide jumping into Karnali River along with her four children, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 09/03/2021) [caused by domestic violence], Mother and her three children found dead in Karnali river; fourth missingPolice and local residents suspect that Suki Baduwal jumped into the river with her children, by Jyotee Katuwal and Klendra Sejuwal (kp)

Politicians influencing constitutional body decisions comes to light once again : As a minister implicitly admits the Election Commission was ‘pressured’, analysts say independent bodies are increasingly being brought under the control of the executive, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 09/03/2021)

Memories of house demolition haunt us every day, Balaju Bypass residents say : Eviction of 39 families has left deep mental scars on members of Newa community, by Anup Ojha (kp 06/03/2021) [Court decisions do not apply to Oli and his henchmen!]

Ill practices, society's attitude root causes for sexual violence (ht 06/03/2021)

Girl held captive for a week and raped in Gorkha, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 01/03/2021)

Fault lines of anti-trafficking discourse in Nepal : Anti-trafficking community has failed to truly empower young girls and women and has instead added to their insecurity by holding them responsible for a situation which is out of their control, by Vaishally Shah (rep 01/03/2021)

Three cadres of Biplav outfit nabbed for extortion (kh 27/02/2021)

Huge price differential triggers cross-border fuel smuggling : Nepal and India share an 1,800-km open border with more than three dozen motorable crossing points, by Krishana Prasain (kp 27/02/2021)

Police file murder case against six for killing a youth in Morang two months ago, by Binod Subedi and Chuman Basnet (rep 25/02/2021)

Addressing HR violations : Nepal Police needs to reform, by Mohna Ansari (ht 23/02/2021)

Nepal needs to amend human trafficking laws to fully enforce Palermo Protocol, experts say : Existing laws define the crime in a narrow sense and fail to protect the victims, they argue, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 21/02/2021)

Police arrest 374 runaway criminals in past three months, by Anup Ojha (kp 17/02/2021)

Police arrest one from Kanchanpur in Bhagarathi murder allegation (kh 16/02/2021), Police make public prime accused of Bhagarathi Bhatta's murder in Baitadi (rep 17/02/2021), Police make public a boy accused in alleged rape and murder of Baitadi teenagerThe suspect went to the same school as the victim, police say, by Tripti Shahi (kp 18/02/2021), Accused of rape and murder of Bhatta confesses to the crime (rep 19/02/2021), Bhatta’s final rites are being performed today, 17 days after her murder (rep 19/02/2021)

PM Oli faction assaults NC leader NP Saud in Baitadi (kp 16/02/2021)

NC cadres arrested for chanting vulgar slogans against PM Oli (kh 16/02/2021)

Abduction and murder case filed against 42 members of the Communist Party of Nepal, including its leader Chand : They have been charged with kidnapping and killing a teacher in Morang on December 4 (kp 16/02/2021), 42 CPN activists charged with abduction, murder of Miklajung school principal : Police have arrested party’s Morang district in-charge Dhan Bahadur BK while the remaining 41 are at large (kp 17/02/2021), Chand party leader accused in principal murder case being probed for firearms possession : Dhan Bahadur BK was sent to judicial custody for arms possession. He is due to present his statement to the court on abduction and murder of Rajendra Shrestha from Sunday, by Deo Narayan Shah (kp 18/02/2021)

Three students injured in a clash between two factions of NCP in Kathmandu (kh 16/02/2021)

Family of Baitadi victim still clueless about perpetrator’s identity : Police claim that they will make public the culprits soon, by Tripti Shahi (kp 14/02/2021), Someone familiar involved in Bhagrathi rape and murder case: Police (rep 14/02/2021)

Bardiya municipalities unite to keep memories of war victims alive : Local and provincial governments can now do their bit to  provide relief for victims of the conflict, experts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/02/2021)

Man arrested for raping 14-year-old girl (kh 14/02/2021)

Fear looms the fate of Nirmala Pant case might recur, by Gajendra Basnet (kh 13/02/2021)

Nepal’s ‘inferior’ women : Nepal is still a highly patriarchal society that looks upon women as second-class citizens (ae 12/02/2021), ‘Women’s March’ in Kathmandu to demand an end to violence against women and impunity : People from various walks of life are participating in the march from Basantapur to Singha Durbar gate (kp 12/02/2021), ‘Justice, justice, justice’ : Fed up with inaction, women march to demand end to impunity, by Samiksha Baral (kp 13/02/2021), Hundreds rally in capital for women’s rights (ht 13/02/2021)

Girl abducted and raped in Morang, by Chuman Basnet (rep 11/02/2021)

Standard for expanding GBV Prevention Fund developed (ht 10/02/2021)

Eliminating gender based violence : The way political leadership is working to end gender-based violence in our country is not inspiring enough. There should be greater commitment and more actions, by Mandip Lamichhane (rep 10/02/2021), Smash rape culture : Impunity is one of the reasons why sexual violence continues to thrive (kp 11/02/2021) [The Oli government and political parties care more about their sympathisers, even if they are perpetrators! They also regard women as inferior creatures, subordinate to men in every way!]

Lactating mothers, newborns in the far-west forced to stay in cowsheds after childbirth, by Prakash Singh (ht 10/02/2021)

A pall of gloom and fear hangs over Baitadi village since teenage girl found deadSchools remain closed as calls grow louder that culprit(s) should be booked. Police say, based on the post-mortem report, someone killed the 17-year-old after rape, by Tripti Shahi (kp 10/02/2021)

Three incidents of rape and attempted rape reported in five days in Gorkha (rep 09/02/2021)

Locals worried that culprits of Bhagrathi rape and murder case may escape (rep 09/02/2021)

Post-mortem report reveals Baitadi teenager was raped and murdered : There were wounds in her head, legs, mouth, hands and private parts, police say, by Tripti Shahi (kp 09/02/2021)

Four years old girl raped in school, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 08/02/2021)

Nepali girl gang raped and murdered in Bihar (rep 08/02/2021)

48-yr-old woman murdered in cold blood in Bara (kh 08/02/2021)

NHRC to monitor probe into Baitadi rape, murder (ht 08/02/2021), ‘Bhagarathi raped and choked to death’, by Bira Gadal (rep 08/02/2021), Bhagarathi rape and murder case: Vaginal swab sent to Kathmandu for lab test (rep 08/02/2021)

Baitadi father shoots daughter, torches house and flees, by Tekendra Deuba (ht 07/02/2021)

Human trafficking laws need to be amended, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 07/02/2021)

Teenage girl found dead in Baitadi forest : The girl’s family suspects that she was murdered and have demanded authorities to arrest the perpetrators, by Tripti Shahi (kp 06/02/2021), Bhagirathi Bhatta murder case: Six arrested for interrogation (kh 06/02/2021), Bhagirathi Murder Case: Preliminary investigation suggests rape before murder, by Tekendra Deuba (ht 07/02/2021)

Home minister announces ‘third people’s movement’, but many wonder what it means : In a bid to win Oli’s favour, Thapa warns his former comrade Dahal that if his agitation turns violent he, as home minister, will lock up the former rebel leader in the zoo, by Anil Giri (kp 06/02/2021) [Sick mind?? This statement alone is a proof!]

General strike affects life nationwide : Five trucks were vandalised in Chitwan on Thursday; vehicular movement disrupted in many other places, by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (kp 05/02/2021) [Since 1991, the cadres of the political parties do not understand what the fundamental right to strike and demonstrate entails. In any case, vandalism and coercive methods against civil society are not part of it!], As citizens bear the brunt of strikes, they ask who politicians are servingSix vehicles were vandalised in the Capital during Thursday’s general strike called by the Dahal-Nepal faction. Their fault—going about their lives to feed their families, by Anup Ojha (kp 05/02/2021), Banda for what? People are not going to tolerate it when any political group declares shutdowns and restricts their mobility (rep 05/02/2021)

Dahal-Nepal faction supporters hold protests in major cities across the country : Five trucks were vandalised in Chitwan on Thursday; vehicular movement disrupted in many other cities, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 04/02/2021), Taxi set on fire, vehicles vandalised; over 70 arrested in Kathmandu during Dahal-Nepal faction general strike : The Dahal-Nepal faction is protesting against Wednesday’s appointments and House dissolution (kp 04/02/2021) [Demonstrations and strikes against Oli's coup are necessary, but vandalism is a crime for which the organisers must be accountable!]

Dahal-Nepal faction cadres vandalize vehicle in which DPM Ishwar Pokharel was traveling to Nuwakot, by Tapendra Karki (rep 01/02/2021)

Let’s raise our voice : This is a time to unite and educate every person to speak out against gender violence, by Sachina Paudel (kp 31/01/2021)

Five arrested with Rs 3.8 million illegal money and bank checks (rep 29/01/2021)

Youth hacked to death over school committee election dispute in Bajhang : Ward chairman and three others arrested in connection with the murder, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 28/01/2021)

Campaigners decry use of force by police on peaceful civic protest against the House dissolution move : Unwarned, protesters were hit by water cannons and  beaten up as they marched towards Baluwatar. Earlier in the day, rights activists were rounded up from same area, by Anup Ojha (kp 26/01/2021), [The police action as now ordered by the Oli government is criminal and a serious violation of basic human rights. The behaviour of the police has not changed since the end of the authoritarian royal Panchayat system!]

In mocking lawyers and judiciary, Oli is making a mockery of rule of law : Legal experts say ever since he dissolved the House, the prime minister has been making attempts to justify his move and in doing so he has turned the whole situation into a farce, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 25/01/2021)

Indian national arrested on charge of rape in Birgunj (kh 24/01/2021)

90pc VAW cases settled thru reconciliation (ht 18/01/2021) [This cannot be called justice. It overwhelmingly proves the unequal legal position of women. VAW is a serious crime and must be dealt with and punished by public courts. In case of legal loopholes, the courts must bindingly oblige the legislator to adjust the laws immediately!]

Over 2,000 absconding convicts nabbed (ht 17/01/2021)

One dead, three injured at the hands of faith healers in Gulmi district : A 64-year-old man was fatally burned and beaten in the name of treatment, by Madhav Aryal (kp 15/01/2021)

Cops thrash man black and blue (ht 12/01/2021)

Murders on the rise in Kathmandu; three murders of same nature in a year, by Gajendra Basnet (kh 11/01/2021)

Millions worth of expired goods that were still being sold in market destroyed, 512 firms fined : Market flooded with expired products, says Department of Commerce, Supplies and Consumer Protection. Consumers urged to exercise caution, by Krishana Prasain (kp 10/01/2021)

Over 4,000 arrested for drug crime last fiscal (ht 10/01/2021)

Nepali investors make millions from opaque share deals, by Rudra Pangeni, Deepak Adhikari and Diarmid O'Sullivan (kp 10/01/2021)

Youths demanding justice to Nirmala Pant arrested from PM Oli’s mass assembly (kh 08/01/2021), Seven held from Oli’s event for wearing t-shirts with slogans demanding justice for Nirmala Pant : People who attended the function say they were not allowed to wear anything black, even caps or masks, by Mohan Budhaair (kp 09/01/2021) [Many authoritarian politicians are prone to such misbehaviour. Moreover, he must once again put up with the question of whether he personally is deliberately trying to prevent the crime against Nirmala Pant from being solved!]

Man on the run after murdering wife found dead (rep 07/01/2021)

Discrimination against Bajura elderly with leprosy; forced to live in cow-shed (ht 06/01/2021)

Hubby ‘hacks wife to death’ in Ilam (kh 05/01/2021)

Man arrested while trafficking woman to UAE (kh 04/01/2021)

Minister’s car flees after hitting a man, by Om Prakash Thakur (kp 03/01/2020)

Nirmala Panta's Case Revisited : Apathy delays justice (rep 02/01/2021)

Protests called for release of eight people convicted in 2015 Tikapur incident : The individuals who have been jailed for life are ‘political’ prisoners, struggle committee says, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 02/01/2021)

With no House, amendment to transitional justice law, as per court order, remains uncertain : The government is preparing to extend the terms of the commissioners assigned to look into conflict-era cases once again. Why not bring an ordinance to amend the law as ordered by the Supreme Court in 2015 instead, victims say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/01/2021)

Online scammers still active in Kathmandu (ht 01/01/2021)

Violence against women on the rise in Province 2, by Kamalesh Thakur (kh 31/12/2020)

Ganga Maya staging hunger strike for last six days, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 27/12/2020)

Alleged mastermind behind honey trap case lands in police net after five months : The man allegedly lured a motorcyclist to Chobhar using a woman and robbed him of  valuables worth Rs635,000, by Anup Ojha (kp 25/12/2020)

Hubby strikes wife to death in Panchthar (kh 24/12/2020)

Inmates being mistreated in Gaur prison (ht 23/12/2020)

Man from Palpa village charged with raping sister for seven years (ht 23/12/2020)

Rapist father sentenced to life in prison (kh 23/12/2020)

Rapist sentenced to 10 years in Jail (kh 22/12/2020)

Dissolution of parliament was not my wish: PM Oli (rep 21/12/2020) [A no-confidence vote in parliament would have been a normal democratic procedure. Dissolving the parliament to prevent it is an attack on the fundamentals of democracy and both PM and President must stand trial for this crime! The long overdue resignation of the PM would have been another democratic option!]

Extrajudicial killings : Court order to form mechanism could provide justice to victims’ kin; Such crimes have so far been investigated by Nepal Police or a task force, but perpetrators are hardly ever punished as investigations are not honest, human rights activists say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/12/2020) [In a state where even those in the highest offices do not feel bound by the constitution and laws, and where supposedly binding statements constantly turn out to be lies, the close links between politics and crime prevent any justice for victims!]

Police arrest one on charge of sex extortion : The arrested allegedly demanded Rs 7 million from the victim not to disclose her nude pictures (rep 19/12/2020)

Cases Of Women Trafficking In Name Of Foreign Employment On The Rise, by Mukunda Gaure (rn 18/12/2020)

Resham Chaudhary and Laxman Tharu convicted in Tikapur incident receive life imprisonment (rep 18/12/2020), High court upholds life sentences of seven individuals in Tikapur incident : Court commuted life sentences of four persons to five years; raised three-year jail term of Laxman Tharu to life, by Mohan Shahi (kp 19/12/2020)

Supreme Court not hearing case against Speaker Sapkota (kh 18/12/2020) [A typical case of denial of justice! Without clarification of this case, Sapkota should never have been appointed Speaker of Parliament in a democratic state! However, it has only been 15 years since the crime was committed...]

Four arrested on charge of sexual abuse in Bhaktapur (rep 17/12/2020)

Old lady found abandoned in Tinkune dies (rep 17/12/2020)

Police Inspector held for performing forceful abortion (kh 17/12/2020)

Minister Gyawali yet again says amendment to transitional justice law soon : Conflict victims and experts doubt the amendment will be presented before Parliament anytime soon and it will do away with provisions of amnesty for perpetrators of rights abuse, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/12/2020)

Rape cases increasing in Banke (ht 16/12/2020)

Smuggling of wildlife parts rampant in Butwal, by Amrita Anmol (kp 16/12/2020)

Alam brother remanded in judicial custody in connection with Rautahat killingsSecurity personnel detained Mahatab Alam from Bihar in India and brought him to Rautahat last week, by Shiva Puri (14/12/2020)

The bitter story of sweet sugarcane: Farmers not paid for past seven years (rep 13/12/2020)

Case filed against a judge offering clean chit to ‘Siddha Baba’ (kh 13/12/2020)

Ordinance amends law on rape but fails to recognise rape of boy child and sexual minorities : Provision to legally recognise rape of only a woman or a girl child retained despite authorities wanting to change that provision to ‘person’. That could have had other implications, by Binod Ghimire (kp 11/12/2020)

Contain Chand-led party’s activities before they get out of hand, analysts say : Observers say the more the incumbent government fails, the more it will create space for anti-democratic forces, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 11/12/2020), Chand cadres often visited slain teacher : Villagers say the activists of Communist Party of Nepal used to come to their homes asking for food and money, by Binod Bhandari (kp 11/12/2020)

Chand party’s killing of school principal is a grim reminder of the Maoist conflict : Analysts say the government appears to be failing in its approach to deal with the Communist Party of Nepal, which has been involved in violent activities for long, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/12/2020), Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal claims responsibility for murder of school principal : The party said it took action against Rajendra Kumar Shrestha for being an informant to police and helping them arrest its cadres, by Madhav Ghimire and Binod Bhandari (kp 10/12/2020) [It is indeed brazen that the people whom the CPN wants to "liberate" through murder, extortion and destruction of public and private property are defending themselves against these crimes! There is a great deal wrong in Nepal, but Dahal and other leaders of his former Maoist party have already amply demonstrated how quickly dear targets are replaced by personal power interests!], Govt intensifies surveillance on Biplav activities following Miklajung murder (kh 10/12/2020), Let’s rage against Biplav’s barbarism (rep 10/12/2020), Nepal Police Headquarters directs its units to be aggressive against Chand outfit (rep 10/12/2020), Entrepreneurs are being threatened to either pay extortion amount or close businesses: FNCCI (rep 10/12/2020)

AI Nepal Starts Campaign Urging PM Oli To Probe Incidents Of 'Custodial Deaths' (rn 10/12/2020), AI Nepal starts campaign urging PM Oli to probe incidents of ‘custodial deaths’ (kh 10/12/2020)

“I am not angry at what happened to Nabaraj. I am scared that it will happen to me”, by Binayak Sundas (rep 09/12/2020)

Rape-convict lands in police net after 11 years (kh 09/12/2020)

Teacher shot dead by Biplav cadres in Morang (kh 08/12/2020), CPN cadres abduct, kill school principal (ht 09/12/2020), Govt intensifies surveillance on Biplav activities following Miklajung murder (kh 10/12/2020)

Ex-Minister Aftab Alam's Brother Mahatab Detained, by Krishna Tiwari (rn 07/12/2020)

One arrested on charge of human trafficking (rep 05/12/2020)

Powerful bomb blast at limestone mine of Saurya Cement, five laborers injured, by Maheshwor Chamling Rai (rep 04/12/2020)

Women commission defunct as cases of violence against women continues : Since it was elevated to a constitutional body in the new constitution, it has not had full quota of commissioners, and since 2017 it hasn’t had any office bearers, by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/12/2020)

Murdered by caste : We have become accomplices to crimes against humanity and brought dishonour upon ourselves (kp 01/12/2020)

Six people arrested in connection with ‘honour killing’ of 17-year-old in Rautahat : The victim was living with her parents after divorcing her husband, police say, by Shiva Puri (kp 30/11/2020), Parents mastermind daughter’s murder to ‘save family honour’ (ht 30/11/2020)

Siblings arrested for faking abduction (ht 30/11/2020)

Six including ward chairperson arrested for settling rape case in Baitadi (rep 29/11/2020)

Two women thrashed in Saptari district (ht 28/11/2020)

Father arrested on charge of raping 13-year-old daughter in Pokhara (rep 27/11/2020)

Teenager raped while out for fetching water from well : Village elders try to influence case tempting victim with 10gram gold (kh 27/11/2020)

Two suspected detonators arrested (kh 27/11/2020)

Seven including ex-lawmaker not charge-sheeted in Chaurasiya murder case (kh 27/11/2020)

Act now to address shadow pandemic of VAW, says WHO (ht 26/11/2020), End to gender-based violence sought (ht 26/11/2020)

Rapist father gets 37 years in prison (kh 26/11/2020)

14 rape cases in Gorkha in just four months; 10 girls under 16 years are among victims, by Narhari Sapkota (rep 26/11/2020)

Government strategy against VAW confined in papers, VAW cases increasing : 16-day campaign against VAW starts today, by Sabina Karki (kh 25/11/2020)

Never-ending road to justice : In the absence of  political will, the process has been derailed systematically, by Susan Risal (kp 24/11/2020)

Six-year-old girl murdered after ‘rape’ in Mahottari, enraged locals torch house of accused (rep 24/11/2020), Six-year-old missing girl found dead; rape and subsequent murder suspected : Three persons injured on Tuesday as police opened fire at demonstrators demanding action against the guilty, by Sunita Baral (kp 25/11/2020), Situation tense in Bardibas as protests against rape, murder of minor continue : Demonstrators took to streets despite prohibitory order imposed by local administration, by Sunita Baral (kp 26/11/2020)

Three injured as police open fire on locals protesting against murder of minor in Mahottari (rep 24/11/2020)

Mediators in rape cases will also face jail term, as per a new ordinance (kp 23/11/2020), Three-year jail for forcing reconciliation on rape victims (ht 23/11/2020), Combating rape culture : The latest ordinance is a positive step towards providing justice to victims of sexual violence (kp 24/11/2020), Rape is unreconcilable : The new provision in the ordinance will discourage village leaders from settling rape cases outside the court of law (ht 24/11/2020)

Murder investigation an excuse for police to harass locals, Dudawa residents say : Police have detained 18 people in connection with the murder of a 12-year-old boy, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 23/11/2020)

Decades and still no justice : Not a single victim has realised any form of justice or acknowledgement in the 14 years since the peace deal, by Suman Adhikari (kp 22/11/2020) [But the perpetrators and those responsible live in luxury and leading positions through which they know how to prevent any justice!]

Two arrested on the charge of rape (kh 22/11/2020)

Dalit family thrashed in Siraha; one critical (ht 22/11/2020)

Fourteen years on, victims of the decade-long armed conflict are still awaiting justice : On eve of the anniversary of the signing of the peace deal, rights bodies warn that delay  in concluding transitional justice process could be investigated by international courts, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/11/2020), Failure to prosecute perpetrators promoting fresh abuses, warn rights groups (ht 21/11/2020), Rights bodies accuse Nepal of stalling justice for conflict-era crimes (rep 21/11/2020)

Action sought against Gaur massacre perpetrators (ht 20/11/2020)

Take criminal cases seriously, DAs, cops told (kp 19/11/2020)

Three-year-old baby girl murdered in Makawanpur (rep 19/11/2020), 3-year-old girl raped and murdered in Makawanpur (kh 19/11/2020), Four-year-old raped and murdered in Makwanpur, by Subash Bidari (kp 20/11/2020)

Teenage girl ‘hanged to death after gang rape’ in Kapilvastu, by Kiranman Bajracharya (rep 19/11/2020)

Man held on charge of raping 14-year-old girl in capital (rep 18/11/2020)

बलात्कारीलाई जन्मकैद : बलात्कारलाई जन्मकैदको सजाय गर्ने, जाहेरी दरखास्त दर्ता नगर्ने प्रहरीलाई कारबाही गर्ने, जाहेरी दरखास्त लिन प्रहरी पीडितको घरमा जाने, बलात्कारको घटना मिलाउनेलाई बलात्कारीलाई हुने सजायको आधा सजाय गर्ने कानुन बनाउनुपर्‍यो [Rapist is sentenced to life imprisonment : A law had to be enacted to punish the rapist with life imprisonment, to take action against the police for not registering a complaint, to go to the victim's house to file a complaint, and to punish the rapist with half the punishment for raping the rapist.], by Balram KC (ka 15/11/2020)

54 women missing since March lockdown (ht 13/11/2020), 247 missing from Bara (ht 13/11/2020)

Young Woman Shot Dead In Rautahat (rn 12/11/2020)

Former state minister, who was held on charge of gambling, released on bail (rep 11/11/2020)

Man arrested for raping 7-year-old in Kathmandu (kh 11/11/2020)

Smuggling of medicinal herbs, wildlife parts rampant via Urai border point in Bajhang : The remoteness of the area has encouraged smugglers to use the route to carry out illegal trade across the border, locals say, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 11/11/2020)

Two jailed, six others fined for distributing expired products in market : Consumer protection body takes action against representatives of Ayan Distributor and Bishnu Laxmi Enterprises for peddling expired products by relabelling their dates, by Krishana Prasain (kp 10/11/2020)

Murder-convict on the run arrested after 16 years (rep 10/11/2020)

How frequent do murders take place in Nepal?, by Gajendra Basnet (kh 09/11/2020)

More fugitives getting caught across country amid the pandemic : With loss of jobs abroad, they have been returning home only for police to catch them. But this has added to the burden of overstretched prison system, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/11/2020)

Man arrested on the charge of rape (kh 07/11/2020)

राजनीतिमा अपराधीकरण, by Sri Prasad Prasain (Rajdhani 04/11/2020)

How young activists are trying to reshape the movement against sexual violence in Nepal : In a country with alarming rape statistics, where survivors of sexual violence fail to get justice, ‘Ajhai Kati Sahane’ hopes to bring about social change, by Ankit Khadgi (kp 03/11/2020)

Rape, murder attempt cases filed against police constable in Doti (ht 03/11/2020)

Rape cases up in Dashain (ht 03/11/2020)

Two held for rape (ht 03/11/2020)

Transitional justice, conflict victims and human dignity : Nepal has failed miserably as a responsible state that is willing to investigate war-era atrocities, by Madhav Joshi (kp 02/11/2020)

Indian national arrested on charge of raping 10-year-old girl in Nepal (kh 02/11/2020)

Three arrested on charge of stabbing a youth to death in Tokha (rep 01/11/2020)

Social, Financial Crimes Up During Dashain: Police (rn 30/10/2020)

Pashupatinath Temple Trust’s Bhandari to be tried under cybercrime charge (kh 30/10/2020)

Body of man killed in clash remains in Narayani Hospital : The victim had sustained serious injuries on his head and died while undergoing treatment at Birgunj based-LS Neuro Hospital on Friday morning, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 29/10/2020)

Two Persons Posed As Traditional Healers, Made Women Enter Their Shrine Naked, Abused Them Sexually For 13 Years, And Now They Are Arrested, by Bhakti Bilash Pokharel (rn 29/10/2020)

10 high-profile gamblers arrested with Rs 3 million in Nepalgunj, by Arjun Oli (rep 29/10/2020)

Shaman arrested on the charge of rape (kh 28/10/2020)

Whereabouts of police officer who went missing on Sunday still unknown, by Arjun Shah (kp 20/10/2020), Seven individuals held on charge of killing two policemenThe smugglers killed the policemen and threw their bodies into  the Mohana river on Saturday night, police say, by Arjun Shah (kp 21/10/2020)

Do Rapists Deserve Death Penalty?, by Birendra Madai (rn 20/10/2020)

Police seize 23kg gold from Birgunj apartment : The contraband was found in the apartment of an Indian national on Saturday, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 18/10/2020)

Hooliganism spreading wide; more than 250 under police vigil, by Gajendra Basnet (kh 18/10/2020)

National rights body probe finds yet another extra-judicial killing : State protection for guilty giving rise to such cases, activists say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/10/2020), Bhaktapur abduction accused killed in police custody: NHRC (ht 17/10/2020), Rights body sticks to its decision (ht 17/10/2020)

Authorities warned against settling rape case through reconciliation (ht 17/10/2020)

Rape cases continue to rise in Bara district (ht 17/10/2020)

Youths misbehave with girl, arrests sought (ht 17/10/2020)

Nepal Police urged to adopt stringent measures against heinous crimes (ht 17/10/2020)

Man held for minor’s rape, killing (ht 16/10/2020)

Nepal’s acid attack survivors find a saviour : Activist Ujjwal Bikram Thapa says he will not rest until this crime is eradicated, by Sabina Devkota (nt 16/10/2020)

Suspension of DSP GC acquitted in Nirmala Pant case lifted (kh 15/10/2020)

Online Misogynist Bullying Emerging as a Silent Pandemic in Nepal, by Deeksha Khatiwada (kh 14/10/2020)

Two-year project launched in Karnali and Province 2 to tackle gender-based violence (rep 14/10/2020)

Witchcraft violence continues unabated across Nepal (ht 12/10/2020)

Police to intensify operation to prevent sexual harassment (ht 12/10/2020)

Man arrested on girl trafficking charge (rep 11/10/2020)

Victims of crimes continue to be at the receiving end of panchayat justice : Most of them have no knowledge of legal proceedings while factors like lengthy legal process and financial burden drive them to seek justice from within the community, lawyers say, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 11/10/2020)

Lifer for rape of daughter (ht 11/10/2020)

eSewa data breached! A hacker releases nearly two dozen eSewa users’ details including passwords : Denying data breach, eSewa blames third party sites for ‘phishing scams’ (rep 09/10/2020)

43-year-old man held on charge of raping seven-year-old girl in Kathmandu (rep 08/10/2020)

Father of Bijay Mahara claims he was forced to change complaint : The father of Bijay, who died in police custody, was promised monetary compensation and martyrdom for his son if he agreed to receive his body and change his statement, by Shiva Puri (kp 08/10/2020)

Real estate agent beaten to death by clients (rep 08/10/(2020), Three arrested on charge of beating real estate agent to death (rep 13/10/2020)

Women Alliance Calls For Stern Action Against Guilty Of VAW (rn 07/10/2020)

People’s representative arrested for sexual abuse (kh 06/10/2020)

TU assistant professor attacked with iron rod (kh 06/10/2020), Two students arrested on charge of thrashing TU asst professor with iron rod (rep 12/10/2020)

Expect more rape and murder unless internal security is improved: Experts, by Anjali Subedi (rep 05/10/2020)

Women MPs lobby for harsher penalties for rape : As cases of sexual violence have continued to go up despite increased jail term, women lawmakers want rapists to be chemically castrated, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/10/2020)

Two arrested for rape, hostage-taking (ht 05/10/2020), Two arrested on charge of gang-raping teenage girl in bus in Bhaktapur (rep 05/10/2020)

Oppn lawmakers resort to vandalism as Province 5 Assembly meeting deliberates on proposal to name the province as Lumbini and make Dang its capital (rep 05/10/2020) [The destruction of public property by office bearers must be punished severely!], NCP conflict plays out in Province 5, Congress jumps into the fray : Provincial assembly members from the opposition resort to vandalism amid dispute in the ruling party over  declaring name and capital of the province, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 06/10/2020), An assembly of vandals : Nepali Congress must show that a well-behaved opposition is paramount to democracy (kp 07/10/2020) [These MPs have disqualified themselves as representatives of the people, now and for all future! That they personally pay for the damage done is the least they must do! Nepal must show that it is a democratic constitutional state!]

Police arrest an absconding accused of Rautahat mass murder (rep 03/10/2020), Another suspect of Rautahat brick kiln massacre held, by Shiva Puri (kp 04/10/2020), Man admits to burning alive those injured in 2008 blast (ht 05/10/2020)

Get Tough With Rapists, by Bini Dahal (rn 02/10/2020)

Exposed! The story of a controversial godwoman who exploited people for years (rep 02/10/2020)

Nepal Army soldier held on charge of assaulting Chepang youth in Chitwan National Park in July, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 01/10/2020)

Ward secretary arrested on rape charge (kh 01/10/2020)

SC allows review of verdict to acquit accused in Ram Hari murder case (kh)

One arrested on charge of kidnapping and extorting Nepali migrant worker in Malaysia (rep 30/09/2020)

Father arrested on charge of raping daughter (rep 29/09/2020)

Ex-PM Bhattarai’s tweet on death penalty for rapists triggers ripples (kh 29/09/2020)

Family refuses to accept the body of 12-year-old rape and murder victim : The accused, who is in custody, has not admitted to the crime, raising doubts about the police investigation, say family members, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 29/09/2020), Suspect in Bajhang girl rape, murder case confesses to crime : The suspect says he raped the 12-year-old and murdered her with a trident and hammer, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 01/10/2020)

Youths seek justice for 12-year-old girl killed after rape, by Monica Malla (rep 26/09/2020), Victim’s family does not wish to see her body before culprit is arrested, by Jagat Khadka (rep 27/09/2020), “Don’t let rapists walk free”, by Dipesh Shrestha (rep 28/09/2020)

How controversial statements by lawmakers on sensitive issues go unchecked : A debate has started on the need for lawmakers to change their traditional mindsets, rather than just amend the laws and policies, by Binu Subedi (kp 25/09/2020)

Acid attackers to face jail term of upto 20 years and fine of Rs 1 million (rep 25/09/2020), Ordinance moots 20-year jail term for acid attack (ht 26/09/2020) [And what about strict control of acid selling?]

Attempts to dismiss rape exposed, ward chair chased off (ht 23/09/2020)

Teacher in Kapilvastu arrested after four months on rape charge (rep 22/09/2020)

Cases of violence against women have gone up in Achham : Many men who have returned home from foreign jobs due to the pandemic have taken to drinking and hitting their wives and children, police say, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 21/09/2020)

Woman thrashed on charge of witchcraft in Saptari (kh 21/09/2020)

New deterrent provisions on the cards : Punishment for acid attack perpetrators seen as too less, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 20/09/2020)

Deceased journo Pahari’s family demands investigation (ht 20/09/2020)

Policemen who beat up civilian at Babarmahal on Thursday to be investigated (rep 18/09/2020), Three-member committee formed to probe police brutality in Kathmandu (rep 19/09/2020)

Rape victim in Saptari commits suicide after villagers stop her from filing a case with police (rep 16/09/2020), Teenage rape victim in Saptari took her own life after being forced into out-of-court settlement : The village elders had tried to hush up the matter and  threatened the victim and her mother of consequences  if they reported the incident with the police; The four men who raped the 17-year-old girl are still at large, police say, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 17/09/2020)

Two deaths in police custody within a month (ht 14/09/2020), In-custody death of a Dalit youth in Kailali sparks protests, by Arjun Shah (kp 15/09/2020)

Man may have killed wife, son, in Thimi, police investigators say, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 13/09/2020)

Case filed against police for alleged custody  death of Dalit youth : Bijay Mahara’s father filed the complaint with the  Office of District Attorney on Wednesday seeking investigation into his son’s death, by Shiva Puri (kp 10/09/2020)

A teenage girl held captive and gang-raped for days after being drugged in Kanchanpur (rep 09/09/2020)

3 held in connection with 17-yr-old girl’s rape in Baitadi (kh 09/09/2020)

Despite pandemic, drugs still being moved into Nepal, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 09/09/2020)

Amid little progress, pandemic could become an excuse to delay justice for conflict-era victims : Five years have passed since two commissions were formed, but not a single investigation has been started, by Binod Ghimire (kp 09/09/2020)

Police officials don’t accept complaints against their own colleagues, activists say : The latest of such examples is police in Garuda Municipality, Rautahat refusing to register a first information report against the death in custody of 19-year-old Bijaya Mahara, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/09/2020)

Police constable arrested for “attempt to rape” (rep 07/09/2020)

Alka Hospital staffer found dead in jungle two days after she went missing (rep 05/09/2020)

9 alleged in attacking traffic policeman to be sued in offenses against public order : District Administration Office grants remand for 7 days (kh 04/09/2020)

Woman stabbed to death in Anamnagar (kh 04/09/2020)

Two arrested on charge of gang rape (kh 04/09/2020)

Two former lawmakers  stage hunger strike over custody death of Dalit youth : The struggle committee has warned of stepping up protest if its demands are not addressed, by Shiva Puri (kp 03/09/2020)

Crime up in Rautahat, four killed in two weeks (ht 01/09/2020)

Demonstrations continue over custody death of Dalit youth : Family of Bijay Kumar has refused to accept probe committee formed by Home Ministry, by Shiva Puri(kp 01/09/2020)

Two killers: Cities and centralism; The federal government’s lack of support for the vulnerable is going to add to the death toll, by Achyut Wagle (kp 01/09/2020)

Work or perish: The state is morally bound to safeguard its citizens working in precarious conditions abroad (kp 01/09/2020)

“Forgotten and Forsaken”, by Nirajan Thapaliya (ht 30/08/2020), For the families of the hundreds of disappeared, the long wait for justice still continues : Fourteen years have passed since civil conflict ended and five years since the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons was formed, but not a single family has been told what happened to its loved one, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/08/2020) [Not even those who claim to be responsible for the death of 5.000 people are removed from all offices and taken to court!], “Forgotten and Forsaken”, by Nirajan Thapaliya (ht 30/08/2020), Various organizations call for end to continue delays in justice for Nepal's victims (rep 30/08/2020)

Perpetrators who shot dead temple priest remain at large : Police say the suspected shooters are hiding in India as protesters demand they are brought to justice, by Shiva Puri (kp 29/08/2020)

Locals protest the death of youth held on murder charge : The deceased’s family has accused police of torture while authorities claim the detainee died due to prior illness, by Shiva Puri (kp 28/08/2020), Yet another Dalit death puts spotlight on culture of torture police custody : Family members and rights activists demand investigation into the death of Bijay Mahara detained over a murder case, by Binod Ghimire (kp 29/08/2020)

Police looking for man who sold a 14-year-old Nepali girl in India : She was trafficked last year but had been too traumatised to speak up about the incident, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 28/08/2020)

‘I’m shocked it happened to me’. Record-breaking athlete encounters discrimination : Chandra Kala Lamgade, who has represented Nepal in two South Asian Games and an Asian Championship, was allegedly attacked for standing up against caste-based discrimination, by Parbat Portel(kp 28/08/2020)

Man shot in clash over ox slaughtering dies : A clash had ensued between the locals of Kamatoli and police on Wednesday; police personnel had fired at the crowd, says eyewitness, by Parbat Portel (kp 27/08/2020)

Investigation into Chepang youth’s death in Chitwan National Park yet to conclude : The father of the deceased had filed a complaint with the district police against  Nepal Army personnel a month ago, but no one has been booked yet; Nepal Army has been accused of  fatally assaulting Raj Kumar Chepang, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 27/08/2020)

Party panel’s transitional justice proposal draws flak : The recommendations are political and go against principles of transitional justice, and Nepal’s commitments to human rights, victims and activists say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/08/2020)

Health workers say they reuse disposable masks as hospitals don’t provide enough : More health workers not involved in treating Covid-19 patients are getting infected with the coronavirus due to the lack of enough personal protective equipment, by Arjun Poudel (kp 26/08/2020)

Schools once used as quarantine centres are now damaged and littered with garbage : Many schools in Karnali Province have been left to pick up after the mess left behind by quarantined villagers, by Chandan Kathayat (kp 24/08/2020)

11-year-old girl abducted and raped in Bardiya (kh 22/08/2020)

Seven persons charged with Dalit youth’s murder paraded (ht 21/08/2020)

‘Provide proper treatment to ailing pregnant woman’ (ht 21/08/2020)

The cost of the ruling party feud: This dispute is destructive because of its disconnect from the pressing issues of national interest, by Achyut Wagle (kp 18/08/2020)

How my teacher abused me, and how I got out of the depression that followed (rep 17/08/2020)

Bharatpur dumps waste in Narayani River banks despite having designated land to build a landfill site: Monsoon spells disaster for locals living in riverbank settlements with garbage washed ashore by the overflowing river, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 15/08/2020)

One arrested on charge of stabbing a youth to death (rep 15/08/2020)

Another case spotlights apathy towards rights body: Ministry of Home Affairs asks the National Human Rights commission to review its recommendations on alleged extra-judicial killing of Kumar Poudel, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/08/2020) [The authoritarian Oli government continues to move forward on its path of anti-democratic and unlawful action!]

The prolonged trauma of acid attack survivors: Teenage survivors in Nepal get together to deter future attacks with stricter laws and ban on sale of acid, by Laxmi Basnet (nt 14/08/2020)

Menstrual huts: You demolish one, we’ll build another: In Surkhet district alone, around 2,000 menstruation huts were demolished. But with the end of the campaign, menstruation huts are resurfacing, by Lalit Bahadur Budha and Hiknat Bahaduur Nepali (ae 14/08/2020) [Ram, Ram, says the PM!]

Altab Ansari, alleged mastermind of 15 kg precious metal smuggling scam, arrested from Bara: Two Indian nationals are said to be the masterminds behind the smuggling racket while Ansari assisted them in Nepal, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 14/08/2020)

Govt decides to provide Rs 1 million each to the family of those killed in Soti incident (rep 12/08/2020) [And what about the brutal killers? When will a court finally punish them severely? The compensation payments to the victims and their families must be made by all those who committed the crime, supported it or in any way incited it!]

Rape accused APF SSP Adhikari remanded to judicial custody (ht 12/08/2020)

Mudbari Confesses Murdering Bohara For Blackmailing Her: Police, by Keshab Raj Poudel (rn 11/08/2020), Gongabu murder case: How Poudel killed Bohora (rep 11/08/2020), Woman arrested for killing a man and dismembering the body found in Gongabu: Police say the premeditated murder was an act of revenge over a relationship gone sour, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 12/08/2020), Woman, daughter held in Gongabu murder case (ht 12/08/2020)

Indigenous groups feel deprived of their access to land and natural resources: Indigenous rights activists blame the state for its coercive approach, the latest examples being the eviction of Chepangs in Chitwan and plans to displace the Newars from Khokana, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 10/08/2020)

Cut-up body found in suitcase in Gongabu: A team of officials from the Metropolitan Police Range and the Metropolitan Crime Division has been mobilised for further investigation, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 10/08/2020)

Locals, kin of deceased vandalise Narayani Hospital (ht 10/08/2020)

Young woman dies for want of treatment (ht 09/08/2020)

Dubious Gold Scam: Police the abettor of racketeers: Smuggling carried out from rented apartmen, by Gajendra Basnet (kh 09/08/2020)

Teachers vandalise campus chief’s office (ht 08/08/2020)

Catch the big fish: The trade in fake VAT bills is to Nepal's revenue sector what a tick is to a dog's ears (kp 07/08/2020)

Stadium construction continues despite the use of substandard material, by Rajan Gaunle (ae 07/08/2020)

Isolation centre vandalised over food quality (ht 07/08/2020)

Around 200 firms sell fake VAT bills worth Rs 15 billion leading to huge tax evasion: Revenue probe department: The racketeers who sold the fake VAT bills have been found to have registered firms in the name of poor and ignorant people from rural areas so that they can avoid being indicted by law enforcement agencies, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/08/2020)

0 rape cases in 4 years in Darchula (ht 06/08/2020)

Heinous Crime Of Acid Attack, by Namrata Sharma (rn 05/08/2020)

PM Oli’s IT consultant Asgar Ali’s illegal activities get government’s amnesty: Activities include 4G expansion discard to foreign currency misappropriation and Bitcoin operation. by Gajendra Basnet (kh 05/08/2020)

Security lapses uncovered in last week’s gold smuggling case: Investigations reveal two police constables let go three smugglers who were later arrested in Nawalparasi, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 02/08/2020), The chase for gold: The connivance of security officers in yellow metal smuggling exposes the faultlines of policing in Nepal (kp 03/08/2020)

Porous border, poor interception and changing forms continue to enable human trafficking to flourish: Trafficking of Nepali girls and women remains a big challenge for the country as traffickers use the open border–not only to traffick them to India, but also to further smuggle them into the Persian Gulf and Southeast Asia, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 30/07/2020)

Nirmala Pant murder case: Eight police personnel including SP Bista accused of destroying evidence acquitted (rep 30/07/2020), Eight police personnel get clean chit on Nirmala rape and murder case (kh 30/07/2020), Court acquits eight police officers charged in connection with Nirmala Pant rape-murder case: The officers were charged with meting out torture and destroying evidence, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 31/07/2020)

Kathmandu Police created a “fake incident site” in 14-kg yellow metal case, by Ashim Neupane (rep 30/07/2020)

No To Gender Based Violence, by Namrata Sharma (rn 29/07/2020)

Seventh grader raped and threatened to keep quiet, family fears rapist may walk away scott-free, by Anjali Subedi (rep 29/07/2020)

Regulate acid sale: The chemical has become a weapon for jilted lovers to disfigure the beloved who couldn't be theirs (kp 27/07/2020)

Sexagenarian arrested on rape charge (rep 25/07/2020)

A 22-year old woman attacked with acid in Kathmandu (rep 24/07/2020), Two arrested for throwing acid on 22-year-old woman in capital (rep 24/07/2020), Spurned, man asks staffer to throw acid on woman (ht 25/07/2020)

Murder-convict former DIG Koirala released from jail (rep 23/07/2020) [???], Attorney general questions Supreme Court verdict on Koirala case: The former DIG of the Armed Police Force convicted of murdering his wife was released Thursday following top court’s order, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 24/07/2020) [Doubts about the constitutional action of the judiciary!], Calls grow louder to impeach Chief Justice Rana: Verdict to commute a wife murderer’s sentence erodes people’s trust in judiciary, legal practitioners say, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 25/07/2020), Investigating officers recall Koirala case: The former DIG would not have been connected to his wife’s murder but for one error he made, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 25/07/2020)

Nepal: Authorities must stop ruthless evictions of Indigenous peoples (Amnesty International 22/07/2020), Amnesty International calls for halting forced eviction of people from Chepang community in Chitwan (rep 22/07/2020), Amnesty condemns enforced eviction of indigenous Chepang families by Chitwan National Park authority: The rights organisation has called on the authorities concerned to hold the people accountable who set fire and razed down the huts of the landless families (kp 22/07/2020), Amnesty International calls for halt in eviction of Chepang peoples (kh 22/07/2020), Amnesty International Calls For Halt In Eviction Of Indigenous Peoples (Sancharkarmi 22/07/2020), Amnesty International calls for halt in eviction of indigenous peoples (Ratopati 22/07/2020), ‘Halt forced eviction of Chepang people’ (ht 22/07/2020), Distressed Chepangs of Kusum Khola bemoan loss of property and await relocation: Chitwan National Park authorities on Saturday set ablaze two huts and vandalised eight others, asking the indigenous people to vacate Kusum Khola, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 23/07/2020), Chepang organisation demands inquiry into Kusum Khola incident: Nepal Chepang Sangh has submitted a memorandum to the chief district officer of Chitwan, demanding legal action against the guilty, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 24/07/2020), Nepal Army personnel blamed for death of Chepang youth: Nepal Army has denied allegations of beating seven youths who had entered Chitwan National Park on July 16 without permission, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 25/07/2020)

Valley’s crime rate soars with the easing of lockdown restrictions: Police data show after the lockdown was relaxed on June 10 crime rate has risen by more than 80 percent, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 20/07/2020)

Man sustains bullet injuries in a clash between APF personnel and suspected smugglers: The injured was rushed to Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences for treatment, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 19/07/2020)

Man beaten by police at quarantine facility in Surkhet has a fractured hand, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 18/07/2020)

Man accused in fatal drunk-driving case released on bail: Court said Malla could be released as he was unlikely to abscond or tamper with evidence, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 18/07/2020)

Pandemic has once again thrown light on plights of Nepali women migrant workers: Blanket ban on women from migrating overseas for employment has only encouraged labour trafficking and exploitation, labour migration experts and rights groups say, by Elisha Shrestha (kp 16/07/2020)

Armed Police Force Senior Superintendent of Police held on rape charge (ht 16/07/2020)

Blood on the hills: Though insufficient, the parliamentary probe committee's recommendations on the Soti killings must be implemented to provide justice to the victims (kp 16/07/2020)

Rukum (West) murder of six youths was result of caste-based discrimination, parliamentary probe says: Study finds sheer lapses on the part of the local administration, local government and police in handling the incident, by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/07/2020)

21 trafficked Nepali women coming home after nine months: Group had ended up in Manipur after falling in the trap of traffickers planning to take them to the Gulf, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 13/07/2020), Human trafficking woes: The government must ramp up its measures to stop the illegal trafficking of Nepali women to the Gulf (kp 14/07/2020)

Absconding murder suspect held after 13 years (ht 14/07/2020)

Government attorneys’ negligence helps Dipak Manange go scot free (ht 13/07/2020) [Negligence or intention or simply political corruption?]

Three doctors, two police personnel among 12 held for illegal kidney transplantation (ht 13/07/2020), Kidney trafficking: Selling poor men’s kidney: Ward chair, doctors and police in trafficking, by Gajendra Basnet (kh 14/07/2020)

33-kg-gold smuggling case: Hari Sharan Khadka, alleged supplier arrested from airport: Khadka will be sent to Biratnagar as a case against him is pending in Morang District Court, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 12/07/2020)

How Bomjan manages to hoodwink police?, by Gajendra Basnet (kh 12/07/2020)

Conflict victims lament govt’s apathy in their joint submission (ht 11/07/2020)

Police bust a gang involved in a string of jewelry shop heists in Kathmandu Valley: Two gang members are still on the run and police suspect the duo has already sold off the stolen items in India, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 08/07/2020)

Sudden move to prorogue Parliament undermines legislature, experts say: The budget session was ended saying it lacked business, but there are some crucial bills, including one related to citizenship, pending for approval, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/07/2020)

COVID-19 Magnifies Domestic Violence, by Suman Raj Tamrakar (rn 05/07/2020)

Exploitation risk for women migrant workers has increased during pandemic, labour migration experts and rights activists say: They have urged the government to protect vulnerable women migrant workers and ensure their wages and other legal rights, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 05/07/2020)

Sexual exploitation case filed against Ram Bahadur Bomjan in Sarlahi: A complaint was registered against the controversial spiritual leader earlier this year for allegedly raping a 15-year-old, by Om Prakash Thakur (kp 04/07/2020)

Body of a girl found in Dhanusha’s field; rape-murder suspected, by Brij Kumar Yadav (ht 04/07/2020)

Police fire warning shots during demonstration by Dalit Struggle Committee: The protest was launched demanding justice for two Dalit youths who died in the past month; one at an isolation centre in Dhanusha and the other in Sabaila police custody, by Santosh Singh (kp 03/07/2020)

Government tells UN that it will incorporate conflict victims’ concerns but victims are not convinced: Victims have called the government’s response to the concerns of five special UN human rights rapporteurs insincere and the entire transitional justice process flawed, by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/07/2020)

Nepal Police devises action plan to curb crime (ht 27/06/2020)

Rupandehi District Court remands in custody three people arrested in connection with murder of Dalit teen: Prosecutors filed a charge sheet against the trio on June 21 and presented them before the court on Tuesday, by Sanju Poudel (kp 26/06/2020)

Student leaders set fire to TU VC’s chair (ht 25/06/2020)

12 trafficking victims, including three minors, rescued in past three months: The Anti-human Trafficking Bureau of Nepal Police says there’s a risk of traffickers targeting the people who have become financially vulnerable due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 24/06/2020)

Police arrest in-laws over death of Hetauda woman: Investigators, family of deceased believe she was murdered, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 20/06/2020)

Police raid Ram Bahadur Bomjan’s ashram in Sindhuli: Search is on for the controversial cult leader after security personnel seal the site, by Raj Kumar Karki (kp 19/06/2020)

Reports suspect police negligence, political protection for murderers in Rukum killings: They doubt a strong case will be presented to prosecute the perpetrators, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 17/06/2020), Kin of the youths killed in Soti continues protest demanding justice: Protesters demand to scrap of the alleged ‘falsified’ postmortem report, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 17/06/2020), Dalit killings in Rukum village spark outrage over caste discrimination (ht 18/06/2020)

Janata Socialist Party youth leader charged with rape (ht 17/06/2020)

Bank fraudster Shrestha to face money laundering case at Special Court: Shrestha is accused of embezzling Rs 2.6 billion while he was serving as the executive chairman of Nepal Share Market and Finance Limited, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/06/2020)

Woman in quarantine in Kailali gang raped, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 15/06/2020)

In-custody death of a Musahar man sparks protests in Janakpur: Police say 23-year-old Shambhu Sada committed suicide, but family members suspect it was an extra-judicial killing, by Ajit Tiwari (kp 15/06/2020) [Nepal is also ripe for an anti-racism movement and a correction of its view of history, including its questionable heroes, identifications and socio-hierarchical discrimination!]

Cases filed against 34 people demanding life imprisonment for Dalit youth killings in Soti: Homicide, attempted homicide and caste-based discrimination and untouchability charges have been filed against them, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 15/06/2020), Relatives of youths killed in Soti question 'ambiguous' post-mortem reports: Protesters accuse doctors of caving under political pressure and vandalise Jajarkot hospital, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 16/06/2020)

Cross-border small arms trade posing security threat in Tarai (ht 14/06/2020)

In Saptari, a Musahar woman is accused of practising witchcraft and beaten: Despite being beaten bloody with a metal plate, Manjudevi Sada has been ordered by the village panchayat to settle with the perpetrators and not file a case, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 11/06/2020)

Two more arrested in connection to Dalit killings in Rukum (West): A relative of the Malla family accused of orchestrating the killings, and another unidentified individual have been arrested based on call data, said police, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 11/06/2020), All 20 prime accused in the killings of Dalit youths in Rukum (West) arrested: Police arrested three more people on Wednesday in connection to the incident, by Hari Gautam (kp 12/06/(2020)

Water cannons and batons at protest against government’s handling of the pandemic: Police employed force to disperse around 150 people gathered in peaceful protest outside the prime minister’s residence in Baluwatar, by Anup Ojha (kp 10/06/2020)

Digging for justice: Keep an eye on the parliamentar committee’s probe on Soti killings (kp 10/06/2020)

Nepal: End impunity for caste-based discrimination and killings (Forum-Asia 09/06/2020)

Police arrest Rautahat brick kiln ‘massacre’ suspect: Eleven people, including former lawmaker Mohammad Aftab Alam, have been accused of incinerating people injured in an explosion in Rautahat on the eve of the first Constituent Assembly elections, by Shiva Puri (kp 08/06/2020), Rupandehi murder update:  Five struck to death with spade (kh 09/06/2020), Five people murdered in Rupandehi farm; suspect in police custody: The murder suspect prone to erratic mood swings, said police and locals, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 10/06/2020), District Court remands main accused of Rupandehi mass murder to seven days in custody: Five people were bludgeoned to death at a cattle farm in Tilottama Municipality on Monday night, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 11/06/2020)

‘Lawmaker Satgaunwa’s remark to be probed’ (ht 08/06/2020)

A shadow pandemic: With the lockdown grabbing all attention, domestic violence against women is often overlooked, by Nilima Adhikari (kp 07/06/2020)

One of the accused of Rautahat mass killing arrested (rep 07/06/2020)

Rukum killings ‘crime against humanity’ (ae 05/06/2020)

Soti incident accused remanded in custody for ten more days: Police have arrested 18 people, including Dambar Bahadur Malla, the ward chairman of Chaurjahari Ward No. 8, over their involvement in the alleged murder (kp 05/06/2020)

Challenge To End Caste Discrimination, by Gopal Khanal (rn 04/06/2020)

“He was beaten the whole night, and his body burnt by lit cigarettes”, by Ashim Neupane (rep 04/06/2020)

Police to probe manhandling of NMC doc (ht 01/06/2020)

NHRC deploys separate team to probe Soti incident (ht01/06/2020)

Soti incident premeditated, a team of provincial assembly members concludes: Karnali state legislators call for an impartial investigation into the Dalit killings and punishment for the perpetrators, by Bhim Bahadur Singh & Hari Gautam (kp 31/05/2020)

Rights commission expresses concern over death after rape incident in Rupandehi: National Human Rights Commission says its Butwal office has started a probe into the incident (kp 30/05/2020), NHRC concerned about death of rape victim (ht 30/05/2020)

Still untouchable: Navaraj BK and his friends died because he loved an upper-caste girl. He won’t be the last, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 29/05/2020)

UN, AI demand impartial probe into Rukum incident (ht 29/05/2020), Nepal: Bachelet condemns Dalit killings, calls for independent investigation (OHCR 28/05/2020), Nepal: Authorities must deliver justice for Dalit killings (AI 28/05/2020), UN condemns Dalit killings in Rukum (West) and calls for independent probe: Despite constitutional guarantees, impunity for caste-based discrimination and violence remains high in Nepal, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says (kp 29/05/2020)

Thousands of Nepalis without food or shelter await entrance at the Karnali border: Migrants arriving from India are massed at the border without basic amenities as the provincial government has sought to test them all for Covid-19 before letting them in, by Aditi Aryal (kp 27/05/2020)

As popularity of virtual meetings soar, concerns over abuse and harassment come to surface: Law enforcement officials say it is difficult to track down and punish people ‘bombing’ online meetings as they don’t leave behind evidence, by Elisha Shrestha (kp 27/05/2020)

Bodies of two Dalit men recovered from Bheri River: A Dalit man went to marry a girl from ‘upper-caste’ but her family and villagers chased them into the river, by Hari Gautam and Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 25/05/2020), Serious human rights violations against Dalits reported during lockdown: Parliamentary committee orders the government to book culprits, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 26/05/2020), One more body recovered from the Bheri River on Monday: The third victim was among the 18 who had accompanied Nabaraj BK to Soti in Rukum (West). The deceased Nabaraj was killed in his pursuit of a girl whose family deemed him ‘untouchable’, by Bhim Bahadur Singh & Hari Gautam (kp 26/05/2020), 15 including ward chair arrested in connection with Nawaraj BK’s killing, by Dinesh Kumar Shrestha (ht26/05/2020), Caste-based discrimination ends a beautiful relationship: Even a locally-elected representative was against their relationship, by Lokendra Khanal and Ganesh Bishu (rep 26/05/2020), Government forms team to investigate the death of three youths in Rukum West: Lawmakers have demanded a parliamentary probe committee to study discriminations against Dalits throughout the country (kp 27/05/2020) [This is an extremely severe criminal case, based on Hindu fanatic thinking! Why are representatives from ministries participated? Or are you loking for ways to eliminate outdated Hindu social thinking and behaviour?], Fourth body recovered: from Bheri River: Family members and relatives of the deceased had found the body on Wednesday, by Hari Gautam (kp 28/05/2020), One more body recovered from Bheri River; death toll of Soti incident reaches five: Search is on for another missing person, police say, by Hari Gautam and Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 29/05/2020), Soti incident: Sixth missing body found after 10 days: The deceased along with his 18 friends was attacked by Soti villagers while the group was accompanying Nabaraj BK to bring home his 17-year-old girlfriend as his bride, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 03/06/2020)

With people staying home, burglars target shops and empty houses: Forty-four cases of burglary have been reported in the Valley in the last two months, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 24/05/2020)

Police raided Mohammed Aftab Alam’s home in Rautahat on Thursday night in search of his brother: The locals, unaware of the raid, encircled the security team thinking there was a robbery, and the police had to fire warning shots a dozen times to disperse the crowd, by Shiva Puri (kp 23/05/2020)

Police hit 67-year-old with baton for stepping out to buy milk: Man sustains a broken bone in his right leg due to the severity of the blow, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 19/05/2020) [Both this police officer and the person who ordered such action must be brought to justice!]

Nepal hasn’t allowed UN rapporteurs on transitional justice to visit country: The government is afraid their visit will expose it’s failure, say victims and human rights activists, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/05/2020)

Order to shoot at fleeing patients draws flak (ht 16/05/2020)

Survivors of domestic violence are forced to “compromise” with abusive husbands, by Sher Bahadur Jero (rep 16/05/2020)

Unidentified group thrashes Bara journalist (ht 12/05/2020)

Five held for using street kids to steal (ht 12/05/2020)

COVID-19 And The Threat Of Cybercrime, by Kumar Abhinav (rn 11/05/2020)

For Nepali women, rampant objectification and sexualisation on the internet: One community on Reddit with more than 4,500 members has been sexualising, objectifying and humiliating women with photos taken from their social media accounts, by Aditi Aryal (kp 07/05/2020), Shedding light: It is disturbing that pages propagating rape, misogyny, paedophilia and the invasion of privacy exist (kp 08/05/2020)

NHRC member slams rumour-mongers (ht 06/05/2020)

Biplav outfit leader Bandhu Chand released after 14 months (kh 06/05/2020) [The Bandhu Chand case is a prime example of the criminal contempt of judicial decisions by the Oli government!]

Cyber risk increases along with rising trend of webinars, by Arpana Ale Magar (ht 06/05/2020)

OAG submits annual report to president (ht 05/05/2020)

Two men held for running illegal remittance business: Although crime rates in the Kathmandu Valley have dropped significantly during the lockdown, police continue to receive complaints, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 03/05/2020)

Man arrested for raping 15-year-old girl in Dang (kh 03/05/2020)

Hospitals turn away patients with fever, by Laxmi Gautam (ht 02/05/2020)

OHCHR urges govt to amend TJ law in support of SC ruling (rep 01/05/2020) [see OHCHR Press briefing note on Nepal], Four int'l HR bodies urge govt to immediately amend TJ law in line with Supreme Court ruling (rep 01/05/2020) [see press statement by AI, HRW, ICJ and TRIAL International], International rights bodies, UN welcome Supreme Court decision on transitional justice: Government should now amend the law to comply with the verdict, they say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/05/2020)

Four children killed in a bomb blast in Rolpa: Two of the deceased children are said to be from the same family, by Kashiram Dangi (kp 01/05/2020)

Expecting mother expelled from operation theatre (ht 01/05/2020)

After police and district attorney’s refusal to take complaint, lawmaker Surendra Yadav approaches human rights commission: Commission asks Nepal Police to explain in writing why it refused to register Yadav’s case and ensure his and his family’s safety (kp 01/05/2020), District attorney office takes Yadav abduction complaint but only after a counter-complaint by the accused: Complaint by ruling party leaders accused of kidnapping lawmaker Surendra Yadav is aimed at defusing the case, lawyers say, by Tika R. Pradhan and Binod Ghimire (kp 05/05/2020), Yadav finally gets to lodge FIR against ex-IGP, NCP MPs (ht 05/05/2020)

Three injured in a clash between APF personnel and locals in Nawalparasi: Security personnel baton-charged the crowd for disobeying lockdown, locals say, by Nabin Paudel (kp 01/05/2020)

Police arrest drug peddlers operating in the guise of importing essential goodsIn Province 1, police have so far seized over 2,800 vehicles on charge of defying the lockdown; 1,523 individuals have been in police custody for the same charge, by Madhav Ghimire (kp 01/05/2020)

In Province 5, sexual harassment and domestic abuse cases are getting more severe: A large number of sexual harassment cases in the province still go unreported, said police, by Sanju Poudel (kp 29/04/2020)

Seven rape cases reported in Kapilbastu in a month (kh 29/04/2020)

Nepalis stranded in India continue to brave Mahakali River to return home: More than 30 people tried to cross the boundary river this weekend, by Manoj Badu (kp 29/04/2020) [Responsible for the crime is Mr. Oli, who claims the right to deny Nepali citizens a safe return to their villages]

Woman thrashed to death (kh 28/04/2020)

With everyone forced indoors and online by the lockdown, cases of cybercrime are increasing: Police advise that individuals take safety measures to protect their information and identities online as criminals too have more time on their hands, by Aditi Aryal and Shuvam Dhungana (kp 28/04/2020)

SC rejects govt’s request to review verdict on transitional justice (rep 27/04/2020), Supreme Court thwarts attempt to retain amnesty provisions in transitional justice law: The government now has no option but to amend the law to adhere to the court’s February 2015 landmark order, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/04/2020)

SP-N alleges party lawmaker abducted (ht 24/04/2020), Nepal Police’s refusal to register Surendra Yadav abduction case raises questions about its neutrality: Many believe police are acting on order from on high to not register the case, especially since: it involves powerful political actors and a former chief of police, by Shuvam Dhungana Tika R Pradhan (kp 27/04/2020), NC, RPP and People's Socialist Party demand legal action against those involved in 'kidnapping' lawmaker Yadav (rep 28/04/2020), After police, district attorney also refuses to register complaint against alleged kidnapping of lawmaker Yadav: District attorney asked the complainants to leave an application, but didn’t file the complaint, Janata Samajbadi leaders said (kp 29/04/2020), JSP-N MP’s abduction case a hot potato: Govt attorney accused of turning deaf ear to kidnapping complaint against ex-IG, lawmakers (ht 29/04/2020), District Attorney Office registers ‘abduction’ complaint by lawmaker Yadav (kh 04/05/2020)

Former secy arrested for cyber offence (ht 24/04/2020), Freedom Forum concerned (ht 24/04/2020)

How one Pokhara resident led a smear campaign to get an American kicked out of the country: After his romantic advances were rejected, one individual used his influence with an online news portal to smear and discredit a foreigner, a month-long Post investigation has revealed, by Shuvam Dhungana and Pranaya SJB Rana (kp 23/04/2020)

Mahottari sees rise in illegal mining of construction aggregate during lockdown: Two journalists were threatened for covering the story about illegal mining in the district on Thursday, by Sunita Baral (kp 23/04/2020)

Locals beat up ward office representative accusing him of nepotism in relief distribution: Relief distribution programmes in other parts of the district have also courted controversy, while some wards are yet to coordinate any efforts, by Abdesh Kumar Jha (kp 21/04/2020)

Police clueless about three bodies found during lockdown (ht 21/04/2020)

Police sub-inspector beat up health worker in Dharan: Health workers staged a protest outside the city demanding action the officer following the incident, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 17/04/2020) [The policemen's mistaken idea that they could beat other people at any time has not changed a bit since the royal panchayat era!], Police Punish 50 Morning Walkers (rn 17/04/2020) [The police have to guarantee law and order, but they have no right to order punishment.]

Wood smuggling, wildlife poaching cases up (ht 17/04/2020)

Hackers gain unauthorised access to .np domain: The group also threatens to infiltrate Nepal Electricity Authority’s system, by Umesh Poudel (ht 16/04/2020)

NTA cautions against fake mobile calls: Advises against calling back 1-ring calls originating abroad (ht 16/04/2020)

VAW in lockdown: More than 104 cases in two weeks, by Sabina Karki (kh 15/04/2020)

Man in police custody for raping woman inside moving truck: Police say the driver was released after the woman vouched his innocence, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 15/04/2020)

Woman dies trying to protect son from police thrashing (ht 14/04/2020), Woman dies in stampede following clash between police and locals in Saptari: The incident occurred as security personnel were taking action against the locals who had gathered in the market place, by Bharat Jarghamagar and Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 14/04/2020)

Valley’s crime rate drops during lockdown: There has been no serious crime in the last 20 days, police say, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 13/04/2020)

Wildfire, poaching and tree felling go unchecked in forests of Morang and Mahottari: Forest officials claim that the poachers sparked wildfires to trap the wildlife, by Binod Bhandari and Sunita Baral (kp 13/04/2020), Lockdown a boon for timber smugglers, by Laxman Ghimire (rep 13/04/2020)

Around 200 Khayar trees cut down in Tripurasundari, Dhading: Smugglers have cut down trees taking advantage of nationwide lockdown, locals say, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 12/04/2020)

Shanker Group owner Agrawal arrested for overpricing thermal guns: Medical equipment suppliers suspect foul play as many of them ordered thermal guns from China, but none of them received their cargo, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/04/2020)

Rautahat police confiscate ambulances on charge of carrying passengers during lockdown: Of the three ambulances, two are privately owned and one belongs to the Nepal Red Cross Society in Hirapur, by Shiva Puri (kp 05/04/2020)

Timber smugglers are entering Nawalparasi forest taking advantage of lockdown: As many as 65 trees were felled in the past few days in Nawalparasi (East), forest officials say, by Narayan Sharma (kp 05/04/2020)

Concerns over safety of public money, data after F1Soft's intrusion in news website (rep 03/04/2020)

Rise in GBV, sexual abuse cases feared (ht 01/04/2020)

Man accused of raping minor arrested (ht 31/03/2020)

More than 2,000 lockdown violators punished (ht 31/03/2020), [The police have no right to punish anybody! This would be a task of the judiciary! It's time for the police to under stand their limits!]

As Covid-19 fears grow, some medical personnel face eviction from their homes: Reports of medical personnel being forced to work without adequate protection have only aggravated discriminatory behaviour from landlords, say doctors, by Arjun Poudel & Aditi Aryal (kp 30/03/2020)

Construction company leaves workers high and dry at Gauda: Around 1,100 workers stranded for the past one week at various construction sites of Kaligandaki corridor road construction projects struggling to make their way home, by Narayan Sharma (kp 30/03/2020)

Serial killer Sobhraj in sentence waiver list (ht 29/03/2020)

In Butwal, juvenile delinquents are compelled to stay at a crowded correctional facility without proper means: As a result of the overcrowding, many suffer from skin-related diseases, by Amrita Anmol (kp 22/03/2020)

Neighbour confesses to rape and murder of 17-year-old girl in Ilam (ht 21/03/2020)

Government launches coordinated inspections to curb black marketeering of essential goods: The Department of Commerce, Supplies and Consumer Protection Management carried out inspections at 161 firms and penalised 57 in the month of Falgun, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 20/03/2020)

Police seize one million masks (ht 19/03/2020), Confiscated face masks to be sold from Sajha Swasthya Sewa (rep 19/03/2020)

Police arrest a dozen in a span of two weeks for possessing illegal pharmaceutical drugs: According to the data provided by the bureau, the number of people arrested for drug possession has been rising in recent years, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 18/03/2020)

Man who slapped NCP leader Dahal held after 7 years (ht 16/03/2020) [And what about the man who claims responsibility for the killing of 5.000 people! He is still not held!]

CIEDP team in Rolpa to investigate into war-time cases (rep 16/03/2020)

Transitional justice is backsliding: To ensure better predictability, a national roadmap with parliamentary ownership could be a way out, by Tika P. Dhakal (kp 15/03/2020)

Complaints of the disappeared have themselves disappeared!, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 15/03/2020)

Police arrest black marketeers, confiscate 75,000 face masks (rep 15/03/2020)

Student leader found guilty of rape gets eight and half years in prison: Rai, a former assistant secretary at the Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus chapter of the All Nepal National Free Students Union, was accused of raping an the girl by luring her to his relatives’ place in Makalbari, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 14/03/2020)

Extrajudicial killings continue in Nepal, reveals report (ht 14/03/2020)

Explosion at former minister Baskota's under-constrution house (ht 12/03/2020) Police arrest a person in relation to blast at former communication minister Baskota's house: Interrogation is underway with the arrestee who is a district member of Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 12/03/2020), Police arrest three more in connection with blast at Baskota’s house: On March 11, a group detonated a powerful IED on the premises of former Minister Gokul Prasad Baskota, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 21/03/2020)

Regulate acid sale: Apart from regulating the sale of acid, the perpetrators of acid attacks should be meted out strict punishment as a deterrent (ht 12/03/2020)

Twenty-nine-year-old woman held for throwing acid on husband’s face (ht 11/03/2020), Victim of acid attack blamed on wife runs out of money (rep 22/03/2020), Acid attack victim seeks support for treatment (ht 23/03/2020)

Drug traffickers active in Kavre district again (ht 11/03/2020)

Bizarre punishment: Teacher sent to custody (ht 11/03/2020)

The cost of extreme political traumatisation: The state and the political parties are in denial about the sexual violence that occurred during the conflict, by Susan Risal (kp 10/03/2020)

A 51-year-old woman attacked with acid in Kapilvastu district: Bedamati Devi Gupta, who was attacked by her neighbour Hari Narayan Barai following a spat, is receiving treatment at Universal College of Medical Sciences in Bhairahawa, by Manoj Paudel (kp 09/03/2020)

Chief accused of journalist Birendra Sah’s murder arrested: Sah, a print and broadcast journalist, was killed in October 2007, by Laxmi Sah (kp 09/03/2020)

Man arrested for defrauding 60 people promising jobs abroad: He used to target youngsters who didn’t know the procedures to apply to work outside Nepal, police say, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 09/03/2020)

Justice and gender equality in the age of #MeToo: It is only a matter of time before the men hiding behind their title and power are unveiled and brought to justice, by Sakun Gajurel (kp 08/03/2020)

Caste-based domestic violence against women rife in Rolpa, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 08/03/2020)

Teacher forcing students to cut their hands arrested (rep 08/03/2020)

In criminal cases, police often fail to ensure privacy or security for complainants, resulting in threats and bribes: Threats and bribes can lead the complainant to ultimately change their statements in courts, weakening the case and resulting in a lack of conviction, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 06/03/2020)

Provincial Assembly member Rawal arrested on attempt to rape charge, by Pushpa Raj Joshi (rep 05/03/2020)

Siddhababa surrenders, sent to jail, by Amar Khadka (rep 04/03/2020)

Youth arrested for throwing shoe targeting Nepal Communist Party chair Dahal: The 22-year-old youth from Jumla has been identified as a son of a former Maoist fighter, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 02/03/2020) [Not correct but understandable! This act is absolutely harmless compared to the killing of 5,000 people for which Dahal has claimed responsibility!], Flying objects: When dissatisfaction reaches a tipping point, people will protest (kp 03/03/2020), Panel formed to probe shoe attack on Dahal (ht 03/03/2020) [????], People are angry (rep 03/03/2020)

What you need to know about ethical hackers in Nepal: The country’s cyber security is not the strongest. And with everything going digital—from national identity cards to driving licenses—if we are not too careful, we could invite in a lot of risks, by Shashwat Pant (kp 03/03/2020)

UN concerned over Nepal’s TJ process (rep 01/03/2020)

Nepal Rastra Bank unit issues a set of guidelines on suspicious transactions, defining what constitutes a suspicious transaction: The directives come at a time when Nepal is preparing for mutual evaluation this year with Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering of its compliance with the global standards on anti-money laundering and terrorist financing, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 01/03/2020)

Video of police officer baton charging a woman carrying a child outrages the public: The video once again calls attention to the police’s use of excessive force against peaceful protestors who pose no threat, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 29/02/2020), [No one has the right to beat other people, especially not with wooden sticks. Even policemen who do this are to be treated as criminals!], Police inspector mercilessly beats up woman, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 29/02/2020)

Two Bajura teachers absconding on facing rape allegations, by Tekendra Deuba (ht 28/02/2020)

Gyawali claims progress on transitional justice in Geneva but back home, victims are boycotting the process: Rights activists and victims call Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali’s claim that the transitional justice commissions are working independently a ‘blatant lie’, by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/02/2020)

Advisor to state minister arrested for abduction and rape of a teenager: Amrit Kumar Ghale, economic advisor to State Minister for Urban Development Ram Bir Manandhar abducted a teenager, held her captive for several days and raped multiple times, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 27/02/2020)

1,104 absconding convicts held (ht 23/02/2020)

Transitional justice could be an issue for Nepal at the upcoming Human Rights Council meet: It is likely that questions will not be too critical, but at the Universal Periodic Review in November, the government is certain to face serious queries, say activists, by Anil Giri (kp 22/02/2020)

Regulate sale of acid, rights activists and attack survivors urge government: According to a report, 16 people, 13 of them women, have been attacked with acid since 2015/2016. Yet acid is readily available for just Rs 25, by Elisha Shrestha (kp 21/02/2020)

Youth arrested for raping junior college student (ht 21/02/2020) [A 21-year-old man should no longer be called youth!]

Thirteen cases of police torture reported in 2019 (ht 21/02/2020)

Women protest demanding arrest of murder accused (ht 21/02/2020)

Badge of honor, by Guffadi (rep 2102/2020)

Replicating Nepal’s stolen gods: It is difficult to get western museums to return trafficked deities, so Nepalis are making copies of the missing statuary, by Alisha Sijapati (nt 21/02/2020)

Conflict victims warn non-cooperation to the transitional justice commission until Act is amended: Chief of disappearance enquiry commission assures ‘fair and impartial investigations’, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/02/2020)

CIEDP making final-round probe into disappearance cases (rep 19/02/2020)

Shadow of impunity: Election of Agni Sapkota to the post of House Speaker looked like a state-sponsored drama orchestrated by undermining criminal accountability, by Charan Prasai (rep 19/02/2020)

Mahara’s acquittal and Tumbahangphe’s elevation to minister will have lasting effects, analysts say: While Krishna Bahadur Mahara was acquitted of attempted rape charges, Shiva Maya Tumbahangphe was appointed minister for law, both on the same day, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 18/02/2020) [Without clarification and disclosure of the full circumstances of the Mahara case, the decision remains unsatisfactory!], A travesty of justice: It is surprising to note that the KDC did not deem it necessary to look into other details of attempt to rape submitted by the police (ht 19/02/2020)

Ward chair arrested for digital sexual harassment (rep 18/02/2020)

Two arrested for defrauding woman of Rs 6 million: Members of the gang were found to have duped another person into depositing Rs 7 million in their account, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 18/02/2020)

Teacher accused of molestation, primary schoolgirls request school authorities for investigation, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 17/02/2020), Justice likely to elude children allegedly molested by their school teacher, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 18/02/2020), Guardians offer to get teacher booked, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 19/02/2020), School teacher accused of molesting students arrested: Police act after principal finally files FIR, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 20/02/2020)

Police arrest 57 persons involved in criminal activities (ht 17/02/2020)

16 gamblers arrested with Rs 625,000 cash in Tarkeshwor: According to official data, during the 2018/19 fiscal, police detained 2,869 people in connection with gambling—the highest in last three years, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 16/02/2020)

Rural municipality chair accused of coercing a Dalit woman into abortion: Jaya Bahadur Chemjong is among seven people accused of forcing a Dalit woman to abort her fetus at 21 weeks as she was in an intercaste marriage, district police say, by Ananda Gautam (kp 15/02/2020)

Although sentenced to jail, Prithvi Malla has been spending his days in the hospital: Malla, accused of killing a woman while drunk driving, has been at Chirayu Hospital for over a month on ailments that doctors say should not require a long hospitalisation, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 15/02/2020)

‘Negligent’ officials in Nirmala Pant case could be exonerated: Review committee endorses police move to arrest Dilip Singh Bista, by Shuvam Dgungana (kp 14/02/2020)

VAW complaints up (ht 14/02/2020)

Crossborder cybercrime and punishment: Nepali women blackmailed over private content on the social web seek justice, by Sabina Devkota (nt 14/02/2020)

Illegal crusher industry operating in Rameshwornath Community Forest in spite of ban: All crusher industries across the eight districts of Province 2 have been closed following the death of Dilip Mahato, who had been protesting against illegal mining of riverbed material in Dhanusham by Santosh Singh (kp 12/01/2020)

Former secretary Arjun Karki's wife dies while undergoing treatment for head injury: Muna Karki had a serious head injury, while the domestic help was found hanging in the dining room on Monday morning, by Swarup Acharya and Madhusudhan Bhattarai (kp 11/02/2020), Former secy’s wife killed in cold blood (ht 11/02/2020)

Nirmala murder mystery: Police get nod to probe Dilip Bista again (ht 11/02/2020)

Nepal Police records criminal complaints against its officers, but only a few are brought to justice: Police spokesperson DIG Shailesh Thapa Kshetri says most complaints turn out to be baseless, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 10/02/2020)

Drunken group attacks police station, two injured, by Dhruba Dangal (rep 09/02/2020)

Transitional justice commissions have not taken any steps to bring victims and rights activists on board: Disappearance commission is preparing its work plan without consulting with conflict victims, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/02/2020)

Alam to remain in judicial custody: Janakpur High Court upholds lower court decision to keep him behind bars until verdict is passed (kp 08/02/2020)

Arrest warrant issued against former DSP accused of rape (ht 07/02/2020)

Who is the controversial swami everyone can’t stop talking about? The self-proclaimed Swami Balyogeshwor has been implicated in multiple fraud cases and has disappeared ever since the charges became public, by Sailendra Adhikari and Samuel Chhetri (kp 06/02/2020)

Two persons held for fraud in Rautahat (ht 06/02/2020)

Parsa police take harsh measure to control drugs smuggling: Smugglers have been using Parsa as a transit to smuggle drugs produced in Makwanpur and Dhading to India, by Shankar Acharya (kp 05/02/2020)

Cops involved in killing CPN leader to face action: Police had fired nine shots to kill Kumar Poudel on the banks of the Lakhandehi River in Lalbandi, Sarlahi, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 04/02/2020), Take strong action: As an institution, Nepal Police cannot escape from taking legal action against erring policemen involved in Poudel’s extra-judicial killing (ht 05/02/2020)

Minor raped in Bara (ht 04/02/2020)

Rajbiraj campus vandalised (ht 04/02/2020)

Complaints about stolen and lost mobile phones are rising, but police are hardly helpful: Police blame a cumbersome process for tracing missing phones, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 03/02/2020)

The endless battle of Narcotics Control Bureau to stop drug smuggling in Nepal: Since a unit under Nepal Police was upgraded as a bureau, more arrests have been made, but officials say more needs to be done, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 02/02/2020)

Dharan SSP booked for rape, suspended (ht 01/02/2020), Rape-accused SSP Rana surrenders (ht 03/02/2020)

54-yr-old man arrested on the charge of raping 4-yr-old girl, by Madan Thakur (rep 01/02/2020)

Youth gets life sentence for killing girlfriend (ht 01/02/2020)

CIB submits land grab probe report to MoHA (ht 01/02/2020), CIB report on Baluwatar land scam exonerates top politicians: Suggests legal action against bureaucrats, middlemen  (rep 01/02/2020)

DoTM’s server gets partially hacked: Online driving licence registration system to be offline till the issue is sorted out (ht 01/02/2020)

What is the controversy over Agni Sapkota as Speaker all about? Ever since the ruling Nepal Communist Party selected Sapkota as its candidate for Speaker of the House, rights activists and conflict victims have protested the decision, by Mohan Guragain (kp 30/01/2020)

Terror suspects arrested in India say they were using Nepal as a base but security agencies are clueless: The revelation by three suspected ISIS operatives arrested in Delhi displays an intelligence failure on the part of Nepal’s security agencies, by Shuvam Dhungana and Shashwat Pant (kp 30/01/2020)

Chand-led cadres allegedly destroyed construction equipment over donations: Contractors say excavators were torched following their refusal to donate money to the party, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/01/2020)

Victims of domestic violence prefer police to judicial committee for justice: Most of the people’s representatives in the judicial committee do not have the legal knowledge to settle disputes, by Tripti Shahi (kp 29/01/2020)

Civil servants spreading awareness against chhaupadi in Bajura (ht 29/01/2020)

Police reveal wife’s hand behind hubby’s murder in Morang (ht 29/01/2020)

Province-1 PA member, two others to face prison, by Hari Adhikari (ht 28/01/2020)

Message of impunity (rep 28/01/2020)

Police bust a gang of six alleged robbers who in a heist took away Rs5 million from a person in Kathmandu: The police managed to confiscate around Rs1.8 million from the arrested persons, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 27/01/2020)

Bomb set off at Arun III project site (ht 27/01/2020)

Local levels told to establish fund for GBV victims (ht 27/01/2020)

International rights bodies warn Nepal’s conflict victims could seek justice in foreign courts: Recent appointments to transitional justice commissions and nomination of a person accused of killing as Speaker undermined transitional justice, the rights orgsanisations say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/01/2020), Recent Nepal steps undermine TJ process: Int’l rights bodies (rep 26/01/2020) [see statement by ICJ, AI, HRW and TRIAL]

Rape convict arrested after being on the run for four years: As many as 1,873 rape cases were registered across the country in the fiscal year 2018/19, Nepal Police data show, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 26/01/2020)

Awareness drive launched to end chhaupadi (ht 26/01/2020)

Petition at Supreme Court demands Agni Sapkota’s arrest: The petition, filed by advocate Dinesh Tripathi, also asks that Sapkota’s nomination for Speaker of the House be dismissed, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 25/01/2020), President’s advisor resigns over Sapkota’s nomination as House Speaker: Sushil Pyakurel, one of the petitioners in the murder case against Sapkota, resigned after being asked to withdraw the case by ruling party members, by Anil Giri (kp 25/01/2020), Writ challenging Sapkota’s candidacy for speaker filed (ht), Sapkota is clean: NCP Co-chair Dahal (ht) [Just as clean as the person that admits to be responsible for the death of 5.000 human beings? It is neither the task nor the right of any politician to decide if Sapkota is clean! This is exclusively the task of a law court!]

Govt to implement high-level commission’s report (ht 24/01/2020)

High court overrules lower court’s order to release Giri on bail (ht 24/01/2020)

Civil society vows to protest until Sapkota’s nomination for Speaker is dismissed: Agni Sapkota, who is accused of murder, is certain to become Speaker of the House as he is running unopposed, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/01/2020)

FIR filed against PA member (ht 23/01/2020), Police arrest Gandaki provincial assembly member Deepak Manange: Milan Gurung, chair of Kaski chapter of All Nepal Football Association, had filed a complaint after Manange slapped him on Tuesday, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 24/01/2020), Mockery of rule of law: The person who got smacked by Deepak Manange does not have untainted past, but this does not give leeway to the provincial lawmaker to take the law into his own hands (ht 24/01/2020), Milan Gurung, chair of Kaski chapter of All Nepal Football Association, arrested: Gurung was arrested after a complaint of fraud and banking offences was registered against him on Thursday, police said, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 25/01/2020), PA member Manange remanded to custody (ht 25/01/2020)

Police misusing indecent behaviour clause (ht 23/01/2020)

Deadline arrives but sugar mills still owe farmers Rs800 million: Farmers have been duped by sugar mill owners in the past but this time they were betrayed by the government too, they say, by Krishana Prasain (kp 22/01/2020), Sugar producers deceive farmers yet again: Pay farmers only Rs 160 million despite making promises to clear over Rs 1 billion in dues by Tuesday (rep 22/01/2020)

‘How can someone responsible for murdering my husband be elected speaker?’, by Madhusudhan Guragain (rep 22/01/2020)

Crusher industries operating illegally (ht 22/01/2020)

Murder of transwoman shows that things remain perilous for the LGBTIQ community: Ajita Bhujel’s murder in Hetauda has the trans community concerned for their safety and security, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 20/01/2020), Five arrested in connection with murder of transgender woman in Hetauda: Police said that Ajita Bhujel had been murdered after a dispute over payment for sex, by Subash Bidari (kp 05/02/2020)

Cases of daylight burglary rising in Kathmandu Valley, police say: Thieves are targeting homes and apartments of working families, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 20/01/2020)

Conflict victims condemn parties for bulldozing decision on transitional justice appointments: After an agreement between ruling and opposition forces, recommendation committee picks 10 individuals, all with affiliation to political parties, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/01/2020) [Those who share responsibility for so many crimes will never provide justice! Dahal, Deuba, Ex-King Gyanendra and the top brass of the army had highest responsibility!]

GoAML To Check Financial Crime, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 19/01/2020)

Locals of Tingla vandalize vehicles, by Sher Bahadur Jero (rep 19/01/2020)

Dahal says he will take responsibility for insurgency deaths but his actions don’t match his words: Victims say he is delaying the justice process, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/01/2020), How a photo has come to symbolise long wait for justice: Muktinath Adhikari, a teacher and a member of Amnesty International Nepal, was killed in Lamjung 18 years ago by the Maoists (kp 18/01/2020)

Cops take charge of body, arrest hubby (ht 17/01/2020)

Police’s intelligence continues to fail them as Chand party claims explosion: Despite the government designating the Chand party a criminal outfit, Wednesday’s explosion shows that security agencies are still unaware of their activities, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 17/01/2020)

Aided by Indian drug traffickers, farmers are increasingly turning from marijuana to opium: Once limited to Tarai districts along the border with India, the cultivation of poppy plants has now spread across the hills of Nepal, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 16/01/2020)

Police confiscate smuggled mobile phones worth over Rs 3.5 million: Police said no one claimed ownership of the phones that were recovered in passenger buses, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 16/01/2020)

Dahal ready to own up 5,000 deaths during insurgency: Says state killed 12,000 people (ht 16/01/2020) [It does not matter who is responsible for more killings! They all have to stand trial for this: Maoists, politicians, army leaders, ex-king etc.]

A fraud company swindles millions off farmers in Lamjung and Tanahun: Police in Lamjung say they have not received any formal complaint against the company representatives who have been out of contact for almost a year now, by Aash Gurung (kp 16/01/2020)

Peace minus justice: The promises made under the Comprehensive Peace Accord have been thrown to the winds, by Daman Nath Dhungana (kp 15/01/2020)

Conflict victims decry government’s consultations as a sham: The consultations were not aimed at ensuring justice but simply at showing the world that feedback was collected, victims say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/01/2020)

Bhat-Bhateni among firms faking VAT bills worth millions: SC (rep 14/01/2020), SC indicts Bhatbhateni for tax evasion, by Umesh Poudel (ht 16/01/2020)

Self-styled godman Shivananda Swami held (ht 14/01/2020)

Police intervene rally demanding justice for Nirmala Pant: Security personnel used force on women rights activists who were protesting in front of the Kanchanpur District Court seeking justice for Nirmala Pant, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 14/01/2020)

Attorney General seeks accurate forensic reports to deal with problems correctly (kp 13/01/2020)

Government rescues hundreds of children every year but does little for their care: Children are usually put up in transit homes before they are either handed over to other shelters or their families, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 12/01/2020)

Two rape cases reported in valley, suspects held (ht 12/01/2020)

Irate kin vandalise hospital (ht 12/01/2020)

Youth crushed to death by tipper for protesting illegal extraction of riverbed materials in Dhanusa: Twenty-four-year-old Dilip Kumar Mahato was struck and dragged by the tipper driver, say police, by Santosh Singh (kp 11/01/2020) [Not only the direct murderers are responsible, but also the idle and disinterested government and administration!] Police nab four of the alleged perpetrators of Dhanusha tipper attack: Dilip was killed on Friday morning while protesting the illegal mining of riverbed materials from a river beside his home at Sripur in Mithila Municipality, by Ajit Tiwari (kp 12/01/2020), Police arrest owner of crusher plant in connection with murder, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 12/01/2020), Rein in Crusher Mafias: Book the culprits of Mahato’s ‘murder’ (rep 12/01/2020), Alleged perpetrators of Dhanusha tipper attack remanded into custodyDilip was killed on Friday morning while protesting the illegal mining of riverbed materials from a river beside his home at Sripur in Mithila Municipality, by Santosh Singh (kp 13/01/2020), Dilip Mahato was attacked before being run over by a tipper truck: Police; In his statement to police, truck driver Munindra Mahato has admitted to the crime, by Ajit Tiwari (kp 14/01/2020), Dilip Mahato should have been a hero. Instead, he will be forgotten: Dilip’s murder encapsulates several of the ills that ail this tottering republic, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 24/01/2020)

Conflict victims say their hope on Pradeep Gyawali might have been misplaced: Gyawali, who had appeared sympathetic to the cause of conflict victims, is also moving ahead on transitional justice without taking victims into confidence, by Binod Gjhimire (kp 09/01/2020)

Police take steps to curb opium farming in remote areas of Makwanpur: The first time police discovered an opium plantation in the district was five years ago, by Pratap Bista (kp 09/01/2020)

Despite stringent measures, no let up in gold smuggling through Kathmandu airport: In the past one week alone, police have already arrested five people at the Tribhuvan International Airport, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 07/01/2020)

School teacher held on charge of beating and injuring student: The victim’s family lodged a complaint with the police on Sunday and urged authorities to take strong against the guilty, by Sanju Poudel (kp 07/01/2020)

Police arrest bank hacker fugitive: The gang had stolen around Rs48.5 million from the Lahan Branch of the Agriculture Development Bank and Panas Remittance, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 06/01/2020)

Transitional justice: This time around, the government must not go back on its promise (kp 06/01/2020), NHRC’s threat to withdraw its member from ex-CJ-led panel (ht 06/01/2020), Amend the TRC Act: It makes no sense in appointing members in the TRC and CIEDP without amending the TRC Act in line with the Supreme Court verdict (ht 06/01/2020)

Sudan scam guilty Shambhu Bharati out on Rs 142 million bail, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 06/01/2020) [??], Corruption convict Bharati released before completing jail term (rep 06/01/2020)

Law Ministry aims to get Transitional Justice Act amended from ongoing session of Parliament: Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali, also the law minister now, who has made commitments from various platforms including the United Nations, is taking the lead for amendments, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/01/2020)

24 ropanies of Rani Mahal’s land encroached upon: Report; The National Vigilance Centre says ownership titles have been tampered with in collusion with employees of District Land Revenue, District Survey Office and the then VDC office, by Madhab Aryal (kp 05/01/20202)

For Nepali women seeking work in the Gulf, new routes and old risks: Despite restrictions from traveling to the Gulf countries, desperate Nepali women are falling into traps of trafficking agents who are exploiting new routes to take them out of the country, by Parbat Portel (kp 04/01/2020)

'We don't follow Chhaupadi', by Dhan Bahadur Budha (kp 04/01/2020)

572 India-bound girls, women missing (ht 04/01/2020)

Nepal may be becoming a new transit point for drug smugglers: As many as 5,607 people were arrested for drug-related crimes in the first five months of the current fiscal year, data show, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 04/01/2020)

After failing to establish charges, government to deport all arrested Chinese nationals: Police had arrested 122 Chinese from different parts of Kathmandu for their involvement in suspicious activities, by Anil Giri (kp 03/01/2019)

Police arrest six persons for allegedly making fake smart driving licences: Fake licences are mostly used by people who fail the licence test or those who want to go abroad, Metropolitan Traffic Police Division says, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 02/01/2020), After crackdown against drink driving, MaPaSe cases have decreased in Kathmandu Valley, police records show: Division office says an awareness programme for 47,000 drivers and riders focusing on the anti-drink drive, helped reduce MaPaSe cases, by Anup Ojha (kp 02/01/2020)

Nepal Police to keep record of landlords, tenants (ht 01/01/2020)

One held with gold hidden in rectum (ht 01/01/2020)

Attacked and violated: From Chhaupadi death to incidents of sexual exploitation to cases of acid attacks, there was no let-up in incidents of violence against girls and women in 2019, by Elisha Shrestha (kp 31/12/2019)

Rape accused godman freed on bail (ht 31/12/2019) [??]

Polluted air spikes respiratory illness: The govt standard for unhealthy air is way above WHO’s, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 29/12/2019)) [And the government is doing nothing!]

Battle against Chhaupadi in Karnali: Govt gets aggressive, but people’s blind belief too strong (rep 29/12/2019)

Man arrested on charge of rape, by Maheshwar Chamlinf Rai (rep 29/12/2019)

Food, gold adulteration rampant in Syangja, by Santosh Pokharel (rep 29/12/2019)

National conference on sexual harassment held (ht 29/12/2019)

Bike-lifting syndicate busted, 12 arrested with 40 two-wheelers (ht 28/12/2019), Police arrest two men from Changunarayan for alleged motorcycle theft: Out of 1,611 incidents of vehicle theft in the last fiscal year, only 189 were recovered, police records show, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 29/12/2019)

Addressing The Issue Of Gender Violence, by Indu Pant Ghimire and Saurav Raj Pant (rn 28/12/2019)

Missing teenage girl murdered (ht 28/12/2019)

Police arrest two persons with alleged tax-evaded electronic gadgets valued at Rs 5.2 million: The police also confiscated more than Rs1.5 million in cash and cheques worth more than Rs5,73000 from the accused, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 27/12/2019)

Govt to designate watchdog for money laundering (ht 27/12/2019)

Rape accused godman’s file submitted to court, by Santosh Kafle (ht 27/12/2019)

Alarming Abductions, by Bini Dahal (rn 27/12/2019)

Government and police fail to abide by human rights commission’s recommendation: The commission two months ago had recommended action against police officials involved in extrajudicial killing of Kumar Paudel, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/12/2019)

Breaking the chain: Human trafficking under the guise of labour migration has become one of the most severe problems faced by Nepali migrant workers in recent times, by Anurag Devkota (kp 26/12/2019)

Police rescue a girl being trafficked to India, by Tapendra Karki (rep 26/12/2019)

Chand group’s donation terror in Udayapur (ht 26/12/2019)

Govt to act tough against those who encourage Chhaupadi (ht 25/12/2019)

122 Chinese nationals arrested from different parts of the Capital: Police say the arrested, who had arrived in Nepal on a tourist visa, are being investigated for their involvement in illegal activities, including financial crimes, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 24/12/2019), At least 800 Chinese nationals are under watch in Kathmandu: The revelation follows the arrest of 122 Chinese nationals on Monday in a joint Nepal-China operation, by Anil Giri and Shuvam Dhungana (kp 25/12/2019), Arrested Chinese remanded to 5-day police custody, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 25/12/2019), Police recover only 67 passports from the arrested 122 Chinese nationals: The arrested Chinese nationals may be involved in suspicious activities, including cybercrime, police suspect, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 26/12/2019), The recent arrest of 122 Chinese nationals sets a dangerous precedent: How would Nepal react if the state apparatus was conducting similar mass arrests on Nepali soil on behalf of India?(kp 26/12/2019), Arrest of 122 Chinese nationals was not a ‘joint operation’, security agencies say: Although the Chinese Foreign Ministry had said that Monday’s arrests were a joint operation between China and Nepal, Nepali security agencies say they acted solely on their own, by Anil Giri (kp 27/12/2019), Detained 122 Chinese nationals likely to be deported (ht 30/12/2019)

Call for survivor-friendly approach to investigate human trafficking cases: Experts urge adopting Forensic Experiential Trauma Interviews approach for better dealing with survivors and investigating such cases, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 24/12/2019)

Bangladeshis are being trafficked into Nepal, but most cases go unreported: The Embassy of Bangladesh in Kathmandu receives two to three cases of labour trafficking every month, by Eliha Shrestha (kp 24/12/2019)

Two drivers arrested for unhealthy competition on road, by Dhruba Dangal (rep 24/12/2019)

Narcotics Control Bureau arrests four foreigners for cocaine smuggling: Two Belarusians and two Bolivians arrested with 6kg of cocaine worth at least Rs150 million, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 23/12/2019)

Rural municipality chair rescued hours after his abduction: The Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal has claimed responsibility for the incident, by Jyoti Katuwal and Tularam Pandey (kp 23/12/2019)

Police launch awareness drive in Dadeldhura community schools: Police personnel are running classes for students to instil positive thinking in them, by D.R. Pant (kp 23(12/2019)

Police arrest two persons on the charge of kidnapping three minors: The kidnapping cases have risen by 48 percent since 2014-15 to 104 in 2018-19, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 22/12/2019)

Police bust a gang involved in motorcycle theft in Kathmandu Valley: Auto theft incidents are on the rise, but vehicle recovery and arrest rates are dismal, data show, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 21/12/2019)

Police rescue three children from clutches of kidnapper (ht 21/12/2019)

Birgunj High Court seeks suggestions from lawyers to transfer Aftab Alam’s case away from his hometown: Government attorney appealed for a transfer of the case following threats from the lawmaker who has been charged with mass murder, by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/12/2019)

Patan High Court denies bail to Mahara (ht 20/12/2019)

Sexual violence case involving faculty member settled in school (ht 20/12/2019) [???? Such cases cannot be settled but must be puniushed!]]

She was returning from a temple. Then a drunk driver killed her.: On Saturday morning, a 38-year-old woman was run over by a car with four passengers who were returning after a night of heavy drinking, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 19/12/2019), It’s time to make our drink driving laws tougher: The killing of a 38-year-old woman has raised questions about how people get away with driving after heavy drinking, despite checkpoints (kp 19/12/2019), Families reach compensation deal in drunk driving case, but case will proceed regardless: While the family of Leela Devkota stands to receive up to Rs10 million in compensation, police say they will continue to pursue a vehicular homicide case against Prithvi Malla, by Shucvam Dhungana (kp 20/12/2019)

Dahal’s proposal to set up mechanism for transitional justice raises alarm: Conflict victims and human rights defenders say it is wrong to have a political body that influences the commissions, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/12/2019)

Drug smugglers find a new, loose route— Siddhartha Highway: Police have registered as many as 35 drug-related cases in the past three years, by Madhav Aryal (kp 18/12/2019)

Municipality threatens strike seeking release of rape accused ward chair (ht 18/12/2019)

A crisis centre provides relief to victims of violence in Janakpur: The centre was built nine years after the state said it would set up such centres in several other districts, by Shahiman Rai (kp 18/12/2019)

One year since the sexual abuse exposé: It would be a disservice to all if we forget the survivors of Lalitpur Madhyamik Vidhyalaya and the victims in so many other schools, by Monika Niroula (kp 17/12/2019)

Rape cases on the rise, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 16/12/2019)

Ending the stigma of menstruation: How many girls must die before we realize that Chhaupadi in all its forms must stop? Three-month jail time or Rs 3,000 fine is not enough to stop this brutal practice, by Sakun Gajurel (rep 16/12/2019)

Police inspector among three killed in Dhanusha blast: No one has claimed responsibility for the midnight blast, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 15/12/2019), Three, including inspector, killed (ht 15/12/2019), Police probing Dhanusha blast (ht 16/12/2019), Upholding Order, by S. Binodkumar Singh, (SAIR 16/12/2019), Bomb terror grips Dhanusha: Following the Mahendranagar incident, people have become both wary and terrified (ht 17/12/2019)

CDOs instructed to form anti-chhaupadi mechanisms, intensify campaigns (rep 15/12/2019)

“They turned me into a living corpse”: For victims of the Maoist insurgency, no justice and no peace: Over 13 years after the peace agreement, transitional justice process has largely been held hostage to partisan interests, with both the political parties and Army playing for time, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/12/2019)

Lack of proper parking spaces in the capital gives rise to auto theft cases: Thieves sell stolen two-wheelers at prices ranging between Rs50,000 and Rs150,000, depending on the vehicle’s condition, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 14/12/2019)

Amend act on human trafficking: NHRC (ht 14/12/2019)

Evidence to prosecute Dr Rohit Kumar Jha for attempt to rape insufficient (ht 14/12/2019)

Families are sites of love and affection but also violence and discrimination: A new report by UN Women points to the dual role of families in Nepal, where 26 percent of women face domestic violence, by Elisha Shrestha (kp 13/12/2019)

Everything you need to know about Chhaupadi, the taboo ritual of banishing women to period huts: Legal actions and social campaigns have failed to make people in Nepal’s remote western regions understand the urgency of abolishing the deadly tradition, by Elisha Shrestha (kp 12/12/2019)

Exploitation continues unabated at Kathmandu’s dance bars and dohori restaurants: As such informal entertainment venues are not regulated by the government, there is ample room for labour exploitation and physical and sexual harassment, by Elisha Shrestha (kp 12/12/2019)

Rape incidents up in Saptari (ht 12/12/2019), Three, including ward chair, held for attempt to rape (ht 12/12/2019)

South Asian states urged to end culture of impunity (rep 12/12/2019)

Police arrest three persons for defrauding around Rs150 million through social media platforms: Peter Herman, a Nigerian national believed to be currently residing in India is the mastermind of the scams, says police, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 12/12/2019)

Police want to be friends with the community but they act more like foes: Time and again, police quickly resort to baton charges and physical violence to deal with protests, even when unnecessary, by Anup Ojha (kp 11/12/2019), Nagarik reporter injured in police assault, by Rajan Shah (rep 11/12/2019), Criminal case filed against police over assault on Nagarik journalist (rep 18/12/2019)

Abused and forced to flee: How unchecked superstition displaced a family in Dolakha: Belief in superstition and the abuse of human rights that comes with it is widespread in this mountainous district of about 200,000 people, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 11/12/2019)

Paedophile caught in the act with three minor girls: One of his victims escaped and brought cops to his hotel room, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 10/12/2019)

Violence against differently-abled women goes largely unreported, by Anjali Subedi (rep 10/12/2019)

Statues are being stolen from Simraungadh, but nobody is bothered: Simraungadh is the capital city of the Mithila kingdom and houses many historical palaces, which is why statues and other artefacts are frequently extracted from various places, by Laxmi Sah (kp 10/12/2019)

Time to think out of the box: If we had tackled this problem from women’s health perspectives rather than cultural taboos, perhaps the woman who died in Chhaupadi shed would be among us today, by Mukesh  Adhikari (rep 09/12/2019) [Chhaupadi is an archaic and perverse tradition that has its origin in the morbid delusion of superiority of a deeply patriarchal way of thinking. This crime against women must be eradicated if women's health is to be protected.]

Department of Foreign Employment seeks support of other government agencies for overseas job frauds: The department seeks collaboration with Nepal Police and Department of Immigration for controlling malpractices in foreign employment sector., by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 09/12/2019)

Police arrest Chinese national in possession of banned drug: The contraband is valued at more than Rs5 million in the international market, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 09/12/2019)

Crime rate rose by 40 percent in five years: Data: 6,233 murder cases, 5,155 suicide cases and 3,999 women and children related cases were registered last fiscal year, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 08/12/2019)

Doctor arrested for ‘raping’ woman, by Madan Thakur (rep 08/12/2019)

Rape accused AHW held (ht 08/12/2019)

‘Collective effort needed to curb rape’ (ht 06/12/2019)

Suspended DSP served arrest warrant over alleged criminal link: On May 3, Nepal Police had suspended Dhungel, who was then in charge of Chandranigahapur Area Police Office in Rautahat, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 05/12/2019)

Victims of domestic violence must make the decision to take back control of their lives: The national mission to end domestic violence must be taken to every family, school, workplace, courtroom, cabinet and police station, by Madhuri Rana Singh (kp 05/12/2019)

Police arrest two persons for alleged online fraud: Police recover more than Rs800,000 from the bank account of alleged fraudsters, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 04/12/2019)

Menstruation huts become death traps: 17 die in sheds in ten years, by Prakash Singh (ht 04/12/2019) [If men cannot stay in the house together with menstruating women, then men must leave the house and stay in sheds!!], Banishing women to “period huts” is a national shame: Young girls and women losing their precious lives to a deadly superstition is distressing (kp 05/12/2019)) [It's not only a shame, it's a grave crime!], For greater activism: The local school is a good place for intervention, where an appropriate curriculum could help create awareness among the students (ht 05/12/2019) [related to chhaupadi crime], Police arrest brother-in-law of Parbati Budha who died in a menstruation hut in Achham: This is the first arrest since the country criminalised Chhaupadi in August 2017, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/12/2019)

Transitional justice: Truth is its foundation; Transitional justice is a challenge by which we test ourselves, our vision of the future and the kind of society we want to build out of the rubble of the decade of conflict, by Mohna Ansari (ht 04/12/2019)

Priceless idols stolen from Padukasthan Temple of Dailekh, by Govinda KC (kp 04/12/2019)

Banished from home, Achham woman dies in menstrual hut, by Prakash Singh (ht 03/12/2019)

Despite protests from animal rights activists, tens of thousands of animals are being slaughtered in Gadhimai: In line with the Supreme Court’s order to work towards eliminating animal sacrifice, the temple has decided to stop sacrificing pigeons, by Laxmi Sah (kp 03/12/2019), Ritual sacrifice at Gadhimai shrine begins, photos barred (ht 04/12/2019) [This brutal and completely senseless slaughter of innocent creatures must never be called a "ritual sacrifice". It is simply barbaric!], Contempt of court case against govt, Gadhimai Trust for animal sacrifice (rep 04/12/2019)

High-profile culprits skip police custody on medical grounds (ht 03/12/2019)

CVCP calls for parliamentary panel’s meeting, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 02/12/2019)

Man arrested for 'raping' distant granddaughter (rep 02/12/2019) [What is a 'distant' granddaughter? And why is 'raped written with quotation marks?]

Most traffickers are relatives of victims, officials say: Police in the past four fiscal years have rescued 2,333 trafficked persons, statistics show, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 01/12/2019)

International concern: Delay in transitional justice process (rep 01/12/2019)

Rape-accused godman admits himself to hospital fearing arrest: Sunsari police say he will be arrested once discharged, by Santosh Kafle (ht 30/11/2019), Rape-accused Siddhababa in ICU (ht 02/12/2019), Rape accused 'godman' taken from ICU of nursing home to court for remand (ht 03/12/2019), Siddhababa’s remand extended by seven days (ht 07/12/2019), Giri to be in judicial custody for 7 more days, by Amar Khadka (rep 07/12/2019), Siddhababa’s remand extended by three days (ht 14/12/2019)

Hi-tech forgery racket busted, 3 arrested (ht 30/11/2019)

Two Chinese nationals held with eight kilo gold (ht 30/11/2019)

Conflict victims demand government to dissolve the recommendation and start afresh selection process: They claim the government is inviting international intervention by politicising the transitional justice process, by Binod Ghimire (kp 29/11/2019), TJ appointments process hits snags (rep 30/11/2019)

Fake doctors are conning villagers in Banke: People with basic medical training are running clinics in rural areas and putting people’s lives in danger, by Rupa Gahatraj (kp 29/11/2019)

IED detonated outside ruling party candidate’s office in Mahottari: The explosion has caused minor damages to the building while there were no human casualties, by Santosh Singh (kp 29/11/2019)

Butwal Sub-metropolis implements programme to end incidents of sexual abuse in schools: Under the programme, every school is supposed to assign a focal person for resolving complaints filed by students, by Amrita Anmol (kp 28/11/2019)

In Achham, domestic abuse is driving women to depression: Every week, the Bayalpata Hospital, which has a dedicated mental health bureau, sees over a hundred women suffering from depression, doctors say, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 28/11/2019)

Police arrest six men for withdrawing Rs1.9 million from a bank account by forging signature: Suspects caught with Rs 1.8 million, copies of citizenship cards, signature specimens and cheque books, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 28/11/2019)

Rights groups’ statement shows the world is watching Nepal’s transitional justice process, experts say: The statement from four prominent human rights organisations is stronger than ones issued in the past, indicating the international community may be gradually losing faith in Nepal’s system, by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/11/2019) [see joint statement by ICJ, AI, HRW and TRIAL], International rights watchdogs concerned about justice for victims (ht 27/11/2019), NHRC decision too little, too late: Conflict victims, by Roshan S. Nepal (ht 27/11/2019)

NCP student wing cadres thrash college chief: ANNFSU targets Tri-Chandra College principal for hiking fees (ht 26/11/2019), Deplorable conduct: The unruly conduct of the student unions has its genesis in the upbringing by the parties that use them for disruptive activities (ht 27/11/2019)

Detainee’s death in police custody suspicious (ht 26/11/2019)

Couple ostracised for practising witchcraft (ht 26/11/2019)

Officials stress need for ending all forms of violence against women, by Mukti Prasad Neupane (rep 26/11/2019)

Police yet to identify culprit in hit-and-run that claimed doctor’s life (ht 25/11/2019)

The transitional justice process has failed to envision the pains of women who were sexually abused during the insurgency: As the state has excluded rape in the interim relief process and in transitional justice, many victims still await closure, by Chandra Bhadra (kp 24/11/2019), Panel moves to recommend TJ officials amid widespread criticism (rep 24/11/2019)

Our songs from the forest: Finding freedom from menstrual taboos in the lap of nature, by Uma Bista (kp 23/11/2019)

The fight for fighting crime: Inside the Nepal Police’s investigation unit: The country’s crime investigation body has come a long way, but challenges persist, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 23/11/2019)

Surveillance heightened in driving test centres to catch imposter candidates: Police arrested six persons for taking driving tests on behalf of others in the past four months, by Anup Ojha (kp 23/11/2019)

High court seeks details on Mahara case (rep 23/11/2019)

Smugglers using Kimathanka border point in Sankhuwasabha to move gold into the country: Arrests of three people, including a gold carrier, has made it clear that smugglers are using the border point to bring the precious yellow metal from Tibet, say police, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 22/11/2019)

Govt to take care of four rape victims (ht 22/11/2019)

Dahal for appointing new faces to TRC (ht 22/11/2019) [The leader of one of the outstanding human rights violating forces at the time of the conflict must not have any say in the composition and work of the two commissions!]

Mahara challenges Kathmandu court’s remand order in Patan High Court: Former House Speaker was remanded in judicial custody earlier this month in an attempted rape case, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 22/11/2019)

Justice still eludes conflict victims: NHRC (ht 21/11/2019), Peace and injustice: Thirteen years of Comprehensive Peace Accord (rep 21/11/2019), Waiting for justice: Thirteen years after signing of CPA, justice eludes the conflict victims, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (rep 21/11/2019), Conflict victims decry apathy of government and parties towards transitional justice: Thirteen years after the peace deal, victims of the decade-long Maoist insurgency continue to wait for justice, by Binod Ghimire (kp 22/11/2019)

Unidentified group kills man in Sunsari district (ht 21/11/2019)

Alleging political intervention, applicants for transitional justice commissions are withdrawing their names: Since the recommendation committee has become a rubber stamp for the political parties, no independent decision is forthcoming, rights activists and victims say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/11/2019), Stakeholders prepare for consultations on TJ bill (rep 20/11/2019)

Seven trafficking victims, including four minor girls rescued (ht 20/11/2019)

Fuel-laden tanker goes missing (ht 20/11/2019)

Supreme Court sentences ‘Pooja Bohara’ rape accused to 11 yrs, six months in jail, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 19/11/2019)

After deal between parties, selection panel publishes list of probable candidates for transitional justice bodies: Conflict victims object to political interference, saying they won’t accept the officials selected without following the due process, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/11/2019), Victims decry selection of candidates for TJ bodies, by Rohan S. Nepal (ht 19/11/2019)

Five murder accused arrested (ht 19/11/2019)

Police arrest man for fatally stabbing his friend in the Capital: Forty-six-year old Manish Kunwar Khadgi was detained in connection to the death of Arun Chitrakar of Kathmandu Ward No. 19, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 18/11/2019)

Police arrest Indian man suspected of running Hundi from Capital: The arrestee has been identified as Satyanarayan Prasad, 57, of Betiya District, India, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 18/11/2019)

Panel proposes Bhatta for TRC head, Mallick for CIEDP chief (ht 18/11/2019)

Eight arrested for hostage-taking (ht 17/11/2019)

956 gambling dens dismantled across country in three years (ht 17/11/2019)

In Rajapur, police consistently fail to investigate cases involving marginalised communities: Police have refused to look into a number of recent cases involving Tharus and Dalits, despite their families alleging foul play, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 16/11/2019)

Under the guise of humanitarian aid, high-profile paedophiles are abusing Nepali children: Loose laws, illiteracy and poverty, along with an unsuspicious welcome of foreigners, have turned Nepal into a haven for Western paedophiles, by Janakraj Sapkota (kp 16/11/2019)

Revenue Investigation Department files cases on multi-billion rupee tax evasion scam: More than 900 firms are under investigation for purchasing fake VAT bills, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/11/2019)

Govt auctioning Oriental’s assets to compensate duped victims, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 16/11/2019)

Parties close to consensus on chairperson for Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Both ruling and opposition parties are positive about appointing Ganesh Datta Bhatta, associate professor at Nepal Law Campus, ruling party leaders say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/11/2019)

Law to protect victims, witnesses need of hour: ‘Vulnerable should be relocated and their privacy protected’ (ht 14/11/2019), Protect victims: Although relocation of the vulnerable with changed identity has been suggested, is this feasible in a small country like ours? (ht 15/11/2019)

Police arrest 50-year-old woman for alleged human trafficking: The then minor victim was trafficked to India in 2012 and thrown into prostitution, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 14/11/2019), Woman held for selling her niece to brothel in India (ht 15/11/2019)

Durbar Marg rape case accused sent to prison: Main accused sentenced to five years and two months in jail (ht 14/11/2019)

49 gamblers nabbed from valley in a day (ht 14/11/2019)

Five accused in Nidan Hospital kidney scam sent to judicial custody (ht 13/11/2019)

Families of air crash victims say they are being pressured to withdraw their case: 22 Nepalis were killed when US-Bangla flight BS 211 from Dhaka crashed while landing at Kathmandu airport, by Sangam Prasain (kp 13/11/2019)

Two witnesses in Alam trial change their statements: Government prosecutors demand protection for witnesses and their close relatives, by Shiva Puri (kp 12/11/2019), Defendants present arguments (ht 12/11/2019), No blast had occurred in 2008: Alam's lawyers, by Madan Thakur (rep 12/11/2019), A witness in Alam trial says he was abducted and forced to change statement: Gauri Shankar Ram Chamar, who was injured in the 2008 Rautahat blast, is currently under police protection, by Shiva Puri (kp 13/11/2019), Protect the victims, eyewitnesses (rep 13/11/2019), Victim’s family tempted to change statement (ht 14/11/2019), Aftab Alam remanded in judicial custody after his formal trial ended on Friday: Rauthat District Court had begun a formal trial on Alam’s case on November 7, by Shiva Puri (kp 16/11/2019), As reputed lawyers flock to Alam’s defense, many question their moral judgment: Mohammad Aftab Alam, who is in custody on charge of a mass murder, is being represented by nearly three dozen lawyers, some of whom once held the position of attorney general, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/11/2019), District judge and attorney dealing with Alam’s case left district: Alam was remanded in judicial custody after his formal trial came to an end on Friday, by Shiva Puri (kp 17/11/2019)

Cop takes Sudan scam convict Bharati to hotel on pretext of health check-up (ht 11/11/2019)

High-profile gamblers in hospitals 'to avoid police custody' (rep 11/11/2019)

14-year-old girl found dead in suspicious circumstances: Family members claim the victim was abducted, raped and subsequently murdered, by Kamal Panthi (kp 10/11/2019)

Recommendation committee fails to pick candidates leaving TJ bodies in the lurch (ht 09/11/2019)

Department of Money Laundering Investigation notifies District Police for investigation into Alam’s properties: Alam will be arrested again even if the court releases him on general date, according to the letter sent by the department, by Shiva Puri (kp 09/11/2019)

Woman accused of witchcraft, tortured (ht 08/11/2019)

Tarai farmers face crop failure due to fake paddy seeds: The Garima variety of seeds sold to farmers in Kailali and Kanchanpur produced only empty grains, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 08/11/2019)

Six Chinese hackers sent to judicial custody, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 08/11/2019)

Police rescue 14-year-old boy (ht 07/11/2019)

Minister Rawal yet to appear before court (ht 07/11/2019)

Nepal Police appears unwilling to take action against officials involved in extrajudicial killing: The human rights commission had asked that criminal charges be filed against officers implicated in the killing but police say they have yet to receive any official communication in that regard, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/11/2019)

Police submit report on kidney scam at Nidan Hospital (ht 06/11/2019)

Man dunking wife’s face in hot curry shocks even folks used to VAW, by Anjali Subedi (rep 05/11/2019)

The District Attorney’s Office files charge sheet against Alam, seeking life imprisonment: Alam was presented at the court on Monday amid tight security, while his supporters had gathered outside the court, shouting for his release, by Shiva Puri (kp 05/11/2019), Charge-sheet filed against Alam: Ten absconding persons named as co-accused, by Prabhat Kumar Jha (ht 05/11/2019), Life imprisonment sought for Alam and ten others, by Madan Thakur (rep) 05/11/2019, Alam’s statement being recorded in Rautahat (ht 06/11/2019)

Nationwide campaign launched to end violence against women: Flagged off from Province 1, the drive will be run throughout the year for long-term effectiveness, by Binu Timsina (kp 05/11/2019)

Krishna Bahadur Mahara remanded in custody over attempted rape allegations: The former House Speaker will have to stay in custody until the court passes the final decision, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 05/11/2019), Former speaker in judicial custody for attempt to rape, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 05/11/2019), Ex-speaker Mahara off to jail until final verdict: He is the first politician of his stature to land in jail on a criminal charge in Nepal’s recent history (rep 05/11/2019)

High-profile individuals, when arrested, tend to suddenly need hospitalisation: Often, lawyers and doctors are complicit in employing legal loopholes to help the accused avoid time in jail while in police custody, by Arjun Poudel (kp 04/11/2019)

Court urged to send Mahara to judicial Custody (ht 04/11/2019)

Money laundering probe against 25 gamblers (ht 04/11/2019)

Panel to probe code of conduct violation charge against Shahi (ht 04/11/2019)

Nepal yet again fails to report to the UN on status of judicial action on the killings of journalists: We are waiting for updates from the Home Ministry, Communication Ministry says (kp 03/11/2019)

Army major among nine detained for alleged gambling: Police detained 473 gamblers in the last two weeks across the country, more than Rs31 million seized, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 03/11/2019), NA’s Major Shahi sent to police custody (ht 04/11/2019)

Three persons found murdered in Gulmi forest: Investigating officers suspect the victims were from the same family and were murdered by smashing their heads, by Ghanhyam Gautam (kp 03/11/2019)

Assailant of Hetauda acid attack arrested after more than six years: The perpetrator had thrown acid on a 19-year-old girl for rebuffing his romantic advances, by Subash Bidari (kp 02/11/2019)

Filing complaints with the police is filled with hassles: Nepal Police’s behaviour with people seeking help from the authorities has frequently come under the scanner, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 02/11/2019)

Ministry starts process to amend bill on transitional justice law: Law and Justice Ministry will gather suggestions from the concerned parties to finalise the amendment bill, by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/11/2019)

Investigation report in Alam’s case submitted to attorney’s office (ht 02/11/2019)

Chargesheet filed against Mahara for rape attempt: District attorney office has sought five to seven-and-a-half years jail term for the former House Speaker, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 01/11/2019), Attempt to rape case filed against Mahara: His trial hearing has been scheduled for today (ht 01/11/2019), Rape attempt case filed against Mahara: Prosecution seeks up to 7 years 6 months jail (rep 01/11/2019), Mahara, in court statement, denies ever entering the woman’s apartment: The former Speaker of the House finally gave his statement on Friday after he was formally charged with attempted rape, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 02/11/2019) [Mysteriously, he did not remember this before?]

Man dies after police fire on a group defying curfew in Krishnanagar: Local administration imposed indefinite curfew after a clash between Hindu and Muslim communities over the route of idol procession, by Manoj Paudel (kp 01/11/2019), A 10-point agreement signed between the agitating parties and local administration in Kapilvastu: The situation remained peaceful throughout Friday; administration yet to lift curfew, by Manoj Paudel (kp 02/11/2019), Curfew continues at Krishnanagar (ht 02/11/2019)

“I thought I would die”: Despite laws on domestic violence, archaic and insensitive treatment by police and the justice system force women in Nepal to remain trapped in cycles of abuse, even when they muster the courage to report them; In the majority of domestic violence cases, police push for reconciliation, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 01/11/2019)

Police file two more cases against Aftab Alam: Police have filed ‘attempted murder’ and ‘holding, transporting explosive materials’ cases against Alam, by Shiva Puri (kp 01/11/2019)

VTEN's arrest is only a symbol of a larger malaise: ‘Moral order’ is such an amorphous idea that anything undesirable to the authorities can be slotted into it, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp 01/11/2019)

Owner and manager of a leather factory in Parsa Bara arrested over Sirsiya stream pollution: Industrial waste from the Parsa-Bara Industrial Corridor has become a major contributor to the pollution of Sirsiya stream, say authorities, by Shankar Acharya (kp 01/11/2019)

Squatters, who received plots to build houses, are deprived of land titles: Around 500 landless squatters had received space to build in Salyan district, by Biplab Maharjan (kp 01/11/2019)

Student leader from ruling party arraigned on rape charge: Indra Hang Rai of All Nepal National Free Students Union is accused of assaulting an 18-year-old girl, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 31/10/2019), Three youth leaders of NCP, Nepali Congress arrested on rape charges (ht 31/10/2019)

Politics has become a haven for crime and corruption: Political parties have not only protected the criminality of their cadres, but they also have provided shelter to notorious criminals, by Achyut Wagle (kp 31/10/2019)

Interpol decides to enhance exchange of police data (ht 31/10/2019)

Police arrest 25 and seize over Rs 26 million in illegal gambling bust: Acting on a tip-off, police raided a house in Maharajgunj for operating an illegal gambling den, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 28/10/2019), 59 gamblers nabbed in a day from valley (ht 31/10/2019)

Even with a murder conviction, lawmakers might still be able to hold on to their seats: Lawmakers are suspended when they are convicted but they do not lose their seats unless their crime involves ‘moral turpitude’, but no one is certain what that means, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 26/10/2019)

‘Enough evidence to corroborate accusation against Mahara’: Office of the Attorney General will decide whether or not to file charge sheet against Mahara (ht 26/10/2019)

Police arrest four suspected Chand party members for burning PM Oli’s effigy: The four persons have been held on charges of disturbing public peace, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 26/10/2019) [??]

Even as lawmakers are accused of heinous crimes, Parliament remains without disciplinary committee: The Speaker, who is responsible for forming such committees, himself remains in judicial custody after being accused of rape, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/10/2019)

American Interpol deports rape, murder convict Gautam to Nepal (ht 24/10/2019), For the first time, a Nepali has been deported from the US to serve his sentence: Acting on a red corner notice issued by Interpol, Lila Raj Gautam, who was convicted of rape and murder, was repatriated to Nepal, by Shuvam Dhungana (27/10/2019)

Foreigners report high number of theft and fraud cases with tourist police: 1,252 cases were reported in the past two fiscal years, but none concerned serious crime, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 24/10/2019)

Despite increased security, the crime rate increased by 36 percent this Dashain: Due to increased awareness, people have started reporting crimes like cyberbullying, banking offences and social crimes, police say, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 24/10/2019)

The crimes Alam has been accused of are grave, but his party has little to say: Nepali Congress leaders continue to insist that an individual’s crimes do not reflect on the party, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 23/10/2019) [The cover of criminals in their ranks has system in many Nepali parties!], Alam refuses to undergo polygraph test: Police on Tuesday attempted to carry out the test after the Nepali Congress lawmaker denied his involvement in the murder while recording his statement, by Shiva Puri (kp 23/10/2019), Alam’s remand extended yet again (ht 26/10/2019)

Excavator operator and three others detained for investigation in Baitadi: Eight villagers have been injured, one seriously, when an excavator struck villagers protesting road construction, by Tripti Shahi (kp 23/10/2019), Nepal needs development, but not by coercion: Reimagining Nepal and developing it warrants a broad outlook that listens to its people and shows regard for their displeasure (kp 23/10/2019), Seven injured as digger driver smites protesters with excavator bucket in Baitadi, by Baburam Shrestha (ht 23/10/2019), Excavator driver charged with attempt-to-murder (ht 23/10/2019), Three more to be sued for excavator attack (ht 26/10/2019)

Event organisers misuse names and photos of prominent people to promote Nepali shows in foreign countries: Anuradha Koirala and Kul Man Ghising have been featured in promotional posters for an award show in South Korea without their knowledge, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 23/10/2019)

Killing of Chand party cadre Kumar Paudel was extrajudicial, human rights commission says: The National Human Rights Commission has concluded that Paudel was killed after he was arrested and has recommended criminal charges against three police officers, by Binod Ghimire (kp 22/10/2019), Police killed CPN leader Paudel in cold blood: NHRC (ht 22/10/2019), NHRC rejects police encounter claim in Paudel death, calls for suspending 3 (rep 22/10/2019), Begin thorough probe: The government should start a thorough investigation, and there must be no attempt by the state to influence the outcome (ht 23/10/2019)

Govt, parties ‘have put TJ on backburner’, by Roshan S. Nepal (ht 22/10/2019), Big 2 parties agree to revise controversial TJ law (rep 22/10/2019)

Unearthing of the grisly mass murder in Alam case has Nepalis pointing fingers at a failed system: The onus to strengthen the system lies on politicians and the people in power, but analysts say recent incidents show how they have used the system in service of their own interests, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 22/10/2019)

Attempt to rape FIR against Mahara: Shahi’s retraction ‘can backfire’; Will have no effect on outcome of the case: Lawyers (ht 22/10/2019)

Man held for running sex racket (ht 22/10/2019)

Three arrested with machine used for printing fake currency notes (ht 22/10/2019)

CEO, promoters involved in banking fraud: Police, by Devendra Basnet (rep 22/10/2019)

Four of a family held on murder charge (ht 22/10/2019)

‘Discontinuing chhaupadi isn't just about destroying period huts; it's about ending the stigma of menstruation.’ Former Miss Nepal Shrinkhala Khatiwada discusses her one-night stay at a chhau goth in Babala, Achham, to experience the ancient practice of the outlawed Chhaupadi, by Srizu Bajracharya (kp 21/10/2019)

Mahara remanded to custody for five more daysLawmaker Parbat Gurung freed without bail (rep), Mahara’s custody extended till October 23 (ht 21/10/2019), Congress lawmaker Mohammad Aftab Aalam remanded in custody for five more days: Alam was arrested on October 13 in connection with an explosion and the subsequent murder of at least 23 persons in Rautahat 12 years ago, by Shiva Puri (kp 21/10/2019), District court frees lawmaker Gurung on general date (ht 21/10/2019) [??], No blast occurred, state is plotting against me: Alam, by Madan Thakur (rep 21/10/2019)

Protest grips Chitwan Medical college over patient's death: Police fire 40 rounds of teargas and detain 12 people for vandalism, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 21/10/2019), Medical Association issues 24-hour ultimatum (ht 22 /10/209)

Lahan police seize smuggled goods worth over a million, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 21/10/2019)

ASI arrested on rape charge in Dharan (ht 20/10/2019)

Inter-caste marriage leaves girl in a lurch (ht 20/10/2019)

Mahara’s three days in judicial custody already over, but police are yet to file a chargesheet: The former House Speaker, who is facing rape charges, has been in hospital and refused to record his statement, citing health condition, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 20/10/2019), Former speaker Mahara undergoes coronary angiogram at Norvic, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 20/10/2019)

Rautahat blast injured start coming in police contact after Alam’s arrest, by Madan Thakur (rep 20/10/2019)

More foreigners in criminal activities (ht 20/10/2019)

A private hospital’s negligence has an infant on the verge of death: A string of errors and oversights by doctors at Grande International Hospital has destroyed a 15-month-old child beyond repair, his parents allege, by Swarup Acharya (kp 19/10/2019)

A discrimination case riles up Dalit activists in Morang district: A Dalit rights group has demanded the authorities launch a fair investigation, by Binu Timsina (kp 19/10/2019)

Supreme Court directs information commission to respond to writ regarding Lal Commission report: The report includes findings from investigations into deadly violence in 2015 that killed nearly 50 people, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 18/10/2019), NIC gets three months to decide on Lal panel report (ht 18/10/2019)

The rise and fall of Comrade Mahara, by Sewa Bhattarai and Sanghamitra Subba (nt 18/10/2019)

Police in Banke arrest a sub-inspector over an attempt to rape charge: The official was arrested on the basis of a complaint filed by a woman police trainee earlier this week, by Madhu Shahi (kp 18/10/2019)

Nepali citizens detained during Xi Jinping’s visit for Tibetan signage on clothes and accessories: All citizens have a right to political opinion and the right to criticise and protest Nepal’s foreign policy, irrespective of the country’s formal position, say rights activists, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 18/10/2019)

Crime and punishment: The legal actions taken by the police against politicians can help bring an end to criminalisation of politics (ht 18/10/2019)

Bid to combat human trafficking gets a boost (ht 18/10/2019)

Police arrest five including Nidan Hospital officials and a government section officer over kidney scam: A patient had filed a complaint saying he was lured into selling his kidney but was later cheated, as the hospital created a fake donor, by Arjun Poudel (kp 17/10/2019)

Parties continue to look the other way while their leaders get arrested for crimes: Three lawmakers were arrested in the past two weeks and none has been censured or suspended by their parties, by , by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/10/2019) [This has to do with the fact that politicians and parties consider themselves to be above the law, just as the monarchy did before!]

Lawmaker Parvat Gurung served summons for murder bid (ht 17/10/2019), Arrest warrant issued against NCP lawmaker, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 17/10/2019)

Cases of polygamy unchecked in several districts of Province 5: Lack of stringent laws and loopholes in existing legal provisions create an encouraging environment for polygamy, by Amrita Anmol (kp 17/10/2019)

Hospitals are implanting hormonal birth control on mentally impaired women: Rights activists say that such implants are a violation of women’s rights and legal provisions and do not address the core problem of violence against women, by Arjun Poudel (kpn 17/10/2019)

Teacher thrashes student (ht 16/10/2019)

Mahara to remain in police custody for three more days: Police will soon conduct DNA tests on Mahara and things collected from the complainant’s apartment, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 16/10/2019), Fighting crime and gaining public trust: The government can show its sincerity by conducting a fair probe into Mahara's case, by Udayan Regmi (kp 16/10/2019)

Suspended Congress MP Alam remanded in custody for seven days: Police have linked Alam with the explosion and the deaths, as well as accused him of murdering the injured survivors by burning them alive in a brick kiln, by Shiva Puri (kp 16/10/2019)

Lawmaker Yadav demands fair investigation into acid attack, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 15/10/2019)

Health Ministry to monitor hospitals to curb sex-selective abortions: Newborn data of the Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital shows a wide gap between the number of boys and girls, by Arjun Poudel (kp 15/10/2019)

Despite rape and murder charges, Mahara and Alam remain ‘honourable’ lawmakers: The new House Regulations have removed a previous clause that automatically suspended any lawmakers charged with crimes, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 15/10/2019) [There are a lot more honourable criminals among Nepal's politicians!], Crime and impunity: Arrest of Mohammand Aftab Alam (rep 15/10/2019), Members charged with a crime should be removed forthwith: The criminalisation of politics is a threat to the basic structure of the constitution, but the current regulation allows lawbreakers to continue as lawmakers (kp 16/10/2019)

Rastriya Janata Party lawmaker vandalises counter at Janakpur airport: The lawmaker said that he was furious at the condition of the airport, and the irresponsibility and indifference of Budhha Air’s officials to passengers’ queries, by Santosh Singh (kp 15/10/2019), Airline operators warn of suspending all Janakpur flights (rep 15/10/2019) [When are politicians severely punished for such crimes so that they finally realise that they are not above the law?], Lawmaker Pramod Sah arrested for vandalism: ‘Booked without invoking any Civil Aviation Act section’ (ht 16/10/2019) [It seems the time has come for godlike politicians to finally become normal mortals!], Lawmaker Sah remanded to custody (ht 17/10/2019), Lawmaker Sah freed on general date (ht 19/10/2019)

Irate youths vandalise hospital in Rajbiraj (ht 15/10/2019)

Police to record Mahara’s statement from hospital bed (rep 14/10/2019), Make Example, Not Exception, by P. Kharel (rn 14/10/2019), Mahara to be presented in court (ht 15/10/2019)

Congress lawmaker Mohammad Aftab Alam arrested in relation to 2008 Rautahat blast: The politician faces charges of burning those injured in the explosion alive in a brick kiln, by Shiva Puri (kp 14/10/2019), Ex-Minister Alam arrested in connection with 2008 ‘murders’, by Madan Thakur (rep 14/10/2019), Police arrest NC leader Alam (ht 14/10/2019), Explainer: The brick kiln murders Alam is accused of, by Bhadra Sharma (rep 14/10/2019), Nepali Congress cadres stage protest against Aftab Alam’s arrest: The agitating cadres of the main opposition burnt tyres and obstructed roads at different places, by Shiba Puri (kp 15/10/2019), Alam arrest revives writ petitioner's hopes of justice, by Madan Thakur (rep)

In Achham, postpartum mothers continue to face ostracism: While the district has introduced several safe motherhood programmes, they have largely been ineffective, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 14/10/2019)

Mahara to face trial following his treatment: Likely to remain in hospital for an extended period (ht 13/10/2019)

Parties agree on transitional justice officials but recommendation committee disagrees: Political consensus may be necessary but the committee's independence should not be undermined, taskforce members say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 12/10/2019)

With a complaint formally registered against Mahara, all eyes are now on the police and the government: As the country prepares for Dashain holidays, there are fears about the investigation’s progress and about the complainant’s safety, by Bhrikuti Rai, Anil Giri and Tika R. Pradhan (kp 06/10/2019), Preparation on to take Mahara into police custody as investigation escalates (ht 06/10/2019), Police arrest Krishna Bahadur Mahara over rape allegations: Police took Mahara into custody after the Kathmandu District Court earlier on Sunday issued an arrest warrant against him following a formal complaint by the accuser on Friday (kp 07/10/2019), Krishna Bahadur Mahara, who was arrested earlier this week over rape allegations, admitted to Norvic Hospital: Police arrested Mahara on Sunday evening from his residence in Baluwatar following a court order, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 11/10/2019)

Journalists’ group demands action against those issuing threats to journalist Shiwakoti: The Federation of Nepali Journalists says threatening journalists for doing their job is against press freedom (kp 05/10/2019)

National Human Rights Commission seeks progress report from police on Mahara rape charges: Though police say the woman's conflicting statements have made it difficult for them to pursue the case, criminal lawyers say the investigating agency can take the investigation forward as she had already called police on the night of the incident (kp 05/10/2019)

Impunity in sex crime: UN, Australia, EU nations concerned (ht 05/10/2019)

Girl found murdered after rape (rep 04/10/2019)

Prioritise Transitional Justice, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn 04/10/2019)

Rights-protecting bodies are supposed to keep the executive in check: The National Women Commission not having a chairperson since 2017 is a sign of institutional erosion (kp 04/10/2019), Weekly meet cancelled to duck Mahara issue? (ht 04/10/2019), Rights groups seek probe into rape case (ht 04/10/2019), Journo who broke ‘rape news’ gets threats, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 04/10/2019), Journalist pleads for his safety (rep 04/10/2019), Police stop Mahara probe as woman files complaint saying no truth in media reports (rep 04/10/2019) [No one will resign from office immediately if the accusations against him are completely false!], Politicians’ silence on the Mahara case speaks volumes about their beliefs: Analysts say politicians pay lip service to women’s rights but don’t speak out about cases involving one of their own, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 05/10/2019), Dashain holidays could delay investigation into Mahara rape charges: Though police say investigation is underway, they refuse to share the progress, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 05/10/2019), Govt, parties mum on slur against Mahara: Women MPs from ruling, oppn parties also silent on the issue (ht 05/10/2019)

Failure to ensure justice in Mahara case could cost Nepal dearly in the international arena: As Nepal is party to many international human rights conventions, it is required to ensure justice for victims of gender-based violence, or face international censure, by Anil Giri (kp 04/10/2019)

The Mahara case once again exposes the Nepal Police’s shortcomings: Repeated failings in high-profile cases are slowly eroding the public’s trust in the capacity of Nepal Police to conduct impartial investigations, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 04/10/2019)

Woman accused of critically injuring stepdaughter, arrested, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 04/10/2019)

Police step up highway security to prevent untoward incidents during festival season: The armed looters intensify their activities during major festivals like Dashain, Tihar and Chhath, by Om Prakash Thakur (kp 04/10/2019)

How a Dalit woman fell victim to caste-discrimination in Pokhara, by Deepak Pariyar (kp 03/10/2019)

Ignorance and poverty driving parents in Humla to send their children to children’s homes in Capital: 40 children were rescued from several children’s homes in Kathmandu and handed over to their families in Humla in the past three months, by Chhapal Lama (kp 03/10/2019)

One held on rape charge (ht 02/10/2019)

Online violence against women in Nepal on the rise: Nearly 70 percent of the 353 cases filed at the cybercrime bureau in the last two months were online abuse directed towards women, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 01/10/2019)

Women victims of conflict era in Rupandehi demand identity card: Since the government has not addressed many of the issues faced by conflict victims, many widows say they are facing an uncertain future, by Amrita Anmol (kp 0/10/2019)

Parliament Sectt staffer accuses Mahara of rape (ht 01/10/2019), Speaker Mahara accused of sexually harassing female employee (rep 01/10/2019), Speaker Mahara offers 'temporary resignation' following accusation of rape (ht 01/10/2019), PM advises Speaker Mahara to step down from his post, by Tapendra Karki (rep), House Speaker Mahara resigns amid sexual harassment accusations, by Tapendra Karki (rep 01/10/2019), Why the rape charges against Speaker is a litmus test for police, the ruling party and government: Although Krishna Bahadur Mahara has tendered his resignation, the government and ruling party have yet to take a concrete position while the police still haven’t pursued a criminal case, by Anil Giri (kp 02/10/2019), A scandal that could mean curtains for Mahara’s long political career: Krishna Bahadur Mahara, who has risen through the ranks over the decades, was embroiled in controversies in the past too, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 02/10/2019), Speaker Mahara resigns following rape allegations: The incident cannot be allowed to become yet another unsolved case (kp 02/10/2019), A constitutional body that could’ve played a significant role in the case against Mahara has been scuttled: Without a chairperson for four years, the National Women Commission, mandated to deal with cases of gender-based violence, cannot even issue a statement, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/10/2019), Investigation against Mahara should go on, opine lawyers (ht 03/10/2019), Mahara’s fate rests on our probe: Police (ht 03/10/2019), Victim needs emotional support, counselling, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 03/10/2019), All eyes on PM: The PM should unequivocally ask the police to launch an inquiry even if Shahi does not file an FIR against Mahara and refuses to undergo medical tests (ht 03/10/2019)

Stop attacks: The ruling party must keep its cadres under control, and the police should take action against those involved in physically intimidating the NC leader and others (ht 0/10/2019)

Governments have no right to dictate what the citizenry can think: The current government is notorious for its attempts to muzzle the free press (kp 30/09/2019)

Bid to attack Minendra Rijal of NC: Main opposition party blames NCP cadres for the incident (ht 30/09/2019), The government and the ruling party must dial down on the authoritarian behaviour: The Oli-administration would do well to remember that the people democratically elected it to uphold the rule of law (kp 01/10/2019)

Authorities rescue children from different childcare homes in poor conditions: The majority of the rescued children are from Karnali zone, by Binod Ghimire (kp 29/09/2019)

Anti-corruption campaigner Gyanendra Shahi attacked in Chitwan: Shahi was one among the passengers who criticised Minister of Tourism Yogesh Bhattarai for causing a delay to a Kathmandu-bound Buddha Air flight in Nepalgunj earlier this month, by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (kp 29/09/2019), Attack on government critic signals drive to crush dissent: The brutal beating of Gyanendra Shahi is a symptom of the ruling party’s intolerance for any kind of criticism, analysts say, by Anil Giri (kp 30/09/2019), ‘Attack on Shahi a severe blow to freedom of expression’ (ht 30/09/2019), Contemptible act: The ruling party cannot use its cadres to intimidate the people criticising the government for its failure to deliver goods and services (ht 30/09/2019), Protest staged expressing solidarity with Gyanendra Shahi (ht 01/10/2019)

Government plans to impose severe penalty against companies that fail to develop anti-money laundering mechanism: Ahead of Nepal’s compliance evaluation next year, the government moves forward to strengthen enforcement mechanism, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/09/2019)

Dahal owns up to insurgency-era mistakes and pledges to deliver transitional justice: The major parties—Nepali Congress and Nepal Communist Party—are on the same page when it comes to an early conclusion to the drawn-out transitional justice process, by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/09/2019)

Married as children, women in Bajhang are abused, abandoned and killing themselves: The majority of marriages in the district are still between underage children, which often leads to polygamy and gender-based violence, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 26/09/2019)

Hackers steal over Rs 47 million from Agriculture Development Bank in the biggest heist yet: Police have arrested 12 people in connection with the robbery, which is the second bank hacking attack in less than a month, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 26/09/2019)

Call to form local and provincial bodies to fight human trafficking: Once limited to some districts, human trafficking has now become a nationwide menace, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 26/09/2019)

In Bardiya, even elected Dalit representatives face caste-based bigotry: Untouchability and caste discrimination may have taken a backseat in public places and platforms, but it is still prevalent on an individual level, say Dalits, by Kamal Panthi (kp 25/09/2019)

Government forms new team to re-examine Nirmala’s DNA sample (ht 25/09/2019)

Child labour still prevalent in Pokhara: Nearly 400 children were employed as workers in Pokhara in the last fiscal year 2018/19, data shows, by Bina Thapa (kp 25/09/2019)

Rampant rise in ‘illegal’ collection of parking fees (ht 25/09/2019)

Police are failing rape victims, new human rights commission report says: Nepal’s criminal justice system continues to make access to justice complicated and challenging for victims of rape, according to the report, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 24/09/2019), More than 1,300 rape cases filed in seven months: NHRC report (ht 24/09/2019)

CPN running extortion racket in Bajura (ht 24/09/2019)

Dahal hints at withdrawing ‘fake’ cases related to Tikapur incident: Tharu activists have long argued that the Tikapur violence was a spontaneous political event and should be treated as such, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 23/09/2019) [??]

Less than a year later, Nepal’s men of #MeToo are back to work: When women came forward to share stories of sexual harassment, there was hope that powerful men were finally going to be held accountable. But today, it’s business as usual, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 21/09/2019)

Man accused of abusing step-daughter released on bail of three lakh rupees (ht 20/09/2019)

Body of a 56-year-old woman found in Kapan, police suspect murder: The body of 56-year-old Kamala KC, who hailed from Badganga Rural Municipality in Kapilvastu district, was found by her neighbours, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 19/09/2019)

Action taken against over 2,000 erring cops (ht 19/09/2019)

More than two dozen assault cases registered with Rupandehi police in the last two years: Traders and tourism entrepreneurs fear the increase in criminal activities in the district is working against the district’s ambition to expand commercially, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 18/09/2019)

Indian girls trafficked for sex trade rescued, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 18/09/2019)

Government ready to amend transitional justice Act as per international standard: Law minister: Conflict victims say they are ready to support the process if Minister Bhanu Bhakta Dhakal fulfils his commitments, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/09/2019)

Bus conductor held from Suvakamana Chowk for raping 11-year-old girl, by Ujjwal Satyal (kp 17/09/2019)

Violence against children on the rise, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 16/09/2019)

TRC used as tool to exact revenge: Dahal (ht 16/09/2019) [The unbelievable statement of a person who obviously used the Maoist uprising for his own personal political and economic rise and who is not interested in the fate of his former fighters nor in that of the victims of the uprising and their families!]

Rupandehi villager shot dead in broad daylight (ht 16/09/2019)

Police data suggests rise in abduction cases over the years: Around 104 cases of kidnapping were reported last fiscal year alone, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 15/09/2019)

Police open fire to arrest crime suspect (ht 14/09/2019)

New penal code fails minor rape victims: Lawyers, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 14/09/2019)

Committee formed to select transitional justice officials decides to step up efforts: Government is preparing to start consultations with victims to amend the transitional justice act, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/09/2019)

Students say colleges cutting their hair to discipline them is equivalent to harassment: ‘We cut hair at Rs50, while other shops charge around Rs100 to Rs200. It is actually more profitable to students,’ one college principal said, defending his institution’s practice, by Arjun Bhattarai (kp 13/09/2019)

NCP cadres attack NC members during awareness campaign (rep 13/09/2019), Nepali Congress stages rally to protest attack on Banke president (ht 14/09/2019)

Home Minister’s brother, along with eight others, face charges of extortion: The Central Investigation Bureau on Sunday detained Naresh Thapa and his accomplices for their alleged involvement in threatening several contractors, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 13/09/2019), Gangster Basnet ran an extortion racket from prison using home minister’s brother
Police shoot at and capture another suspect linked with the racket, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 13/09/2019), Home minister’s brother released on bail: Five others sent to jail, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 19/09/2019)

Man held for murdering his beloved in cold blood (ht 13/09/2019)

Citizenship debate has reached another low, rights activists say: New provisions in the citizenship amendment bill could further limit equal citizenship rights for women, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 12/09/2019)

To forgive or not to forgive: Failure of the government to adhere to the Supreme Court verdict in relation to amnesty could further agonize the victims, setting the ground for vengeance and violence, by Deepak Joshi Pokhrel and Rajendra Senchurey (rep 12/09/2019)

16 medical students arrested during demonstration in Chitwan released (ht 12/09/2019), Netra Bikram Chand's son arrested (rep 12/09/2019)

Despite reservations, parties have their way on transitional justice appointments: Conflict victims say they won’t accept the new teams chosen at the behest of political parties, by Binod Ghimire (kp 11/09/2019) [This is the safest way to secured injustice!]

Recruiting agencies ‘using migrant workers to siphon off US dollar abroad’: Country's foreign exchange reserve depleted by Rs64 billion in the last fiscal year compared to the preceding year, according to the central bank, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/09/2019) [But it is also true that nobody can go abroad with $500 in cash! Everybody knows this. The Nepali citizen Khadka Prasad Sharma Oli recently went to Singapur twice for expensive health treatment. Has he been checked and arrested at TIA? All citizens are equal before the law!]

Smuggling of animal body parts rife in Kakadbhitta border point: Division Forest Office says smuggling has become easier because of the open border between Nepal and India, by Parbat Portel (kp 11/09/2019)

Fair or not, some say it’s time to talk about skin colour discrimination: Like racism, colourism is largely overlooked and dismissed in Nepal. Some Nepalis say society should start addressing it head on, by June Karkee (kp 10/09/2019)

Twin blasts at midnight in Jhapa (ht 10/09/2019)

Nepali women are being trafficked to China and sold as wives॥ Bride-buying is becoming increasingly prevalent in China, where men far outnumber women, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 09/09/2019)

Suspected Chand party cadre, Army deserter among eight arrested for a string of crimes: Cases of theft and robbery on rise in the Capital in recent years, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 09/09/2019)

Lawmakers demand death penalty for acid attackers, lawyers oppose (ht 09/09/2019), From public harassment to acid attack, legal loopholes emboldening assailants, by Priyanka Adhikari (rep 12/09/2019)

Mayor, deputy mayor blame each other for the death of a person killed in clash: A violent clash ensued between the supporters of Mayor Mandal and Deputy Mayor Jha over the issue of the administrative centre of the municipality, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 09/09/2019)

Discrimination against Dalits still rife, continue to be left out of decision making processes: Marginalisation of members of Dalit communities still persists even though several laws and constitution bar discrimination, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 08/09/2019)

Human rights body to pull out of committee formed to select transitional justice commission officials: Rights body is recalling Prakash Osti from the committee, saying it does not want to be part of the process that has been heavily politicised, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/09/2019), Panel set to publicize list of TJ bodies candidates this week (rep 09/09/2019)

Will Tribhuvan University be the first educational institution to have a sexual harassment policy in Nepal? Months after articles and news stories about continued sexual harassment in the country’s oldest and largest university, it finally has put a team to work on addressing these issues through a grievance mechanism, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 08/09/2019)

Outlawed party on extortion spree amid clampdown: Security officials said the ongoing arrests and crackdown on the party's activities have proved little to deter the party's donation drive (rep 08/09/2019)

A teenage girl was attacked with acid after her father told a man to stop pursuing her: Muskan Khatun, a ninth grader, suffered burns on her face, chest and hands, and is receiving treatment in Kathmandu, by Bhusan Yadav and Shankar Acharya (kp 07/09/2019) [The government must also be made responsible for not enacting the August 2017 order of the SC to regulate sale and distribution of acids!!], Hetauda acid attacker still at large: Six years since the incident, police are still struggling to arrest the assailant, by Pratap Bista (kp 09/09/2019), Enact law pronto: The government should enact law to regulate the sale and distribution of acids to prevent women and girls from acid attacks (ht 10/09/2019)

Kin suspect woman murdered over dowry (ht 07/09/2019)

Conflict victims may ‘snub’ TJ process over commissioner appointments (rep 07/09/2019)

Bote community in Makwanpur denied licence renewal for fishing: The Bote people fish in the local rivers and rivulets, especially in the Rapti river, which falls inside the Parsa National Park, by Pratap Bista [???? This is the economic survival basis of this small group! At the same time, members of the ruling social groups destroy the nature of the country in many places for the mere sake of profit!]

Will the new commissions go the way of the transitional justice bodies? There is no alternative to making appointments in such commissions transparent and fair, by Mohna Ansari (kp 06/09/2019)

Two more FIRs filed against ‘loan shark’ (ht 06/09/2019)

Human trafficking still a major challenge for the country: Despite legal protections and law enforcing agencies in action, Nepali girls, women and children are still vulnerable to human trafficking, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 05/09/2019), Over 500 women missing from Nepalgunj border (ht 05/09/2019), Clear-cut laws are needed to fight human trafficking: While the individuals concerned are doing their best to stop it, the laws defining what constitutes human trafficking remain narrow (kp 06/09/2019)

Rift surfaces in committee to select transitional justice commission officials: Committee members are at odds over the selection criteria, chairman fails to rise to the occasion, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/09/2019)

Police to solve Jha’s murder case (ht 05/09/2019), Sanu Kanchha sent to jail until final verdict (rep 12/09/2019)

One held for extortion attempt, security beefed up (ht 05/09/2019)

Agitating students vandalise TMC (ht 04/09/2019)

TJ appointment meeting cancelled at the eleventh hour (rep 04/09/2019)

Youth arrested for sexual abuse, fraud (ht 03/09/2019) [At the age of 29, the person should be called adult, not youth!]

Police probing Kalawar for money laundering also (rep 03/09/2019)

Cows from Nepalgunj being smuggled into Bihar via the East-West Highway, by Mithilesh Yadav  (rep 03/09/2019)

Millions stolen by ATM hackers exposes vulnerability of Nepali banks: Five Chinese nationals were arrested on Saturday night on suspicion of using cloned debit cards to breach the banks’ processing system and withdraw cash, by Shuvam Dhungana and Rajesh Khanal (kp 02/09/2019), Banks must invest more in digital security: The recent breaches show that not enough has been done to increase security (kp 03/09/2019), 3 Nepalis among 4 more arrested for cyber heist, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 03/09/2019), Rs 35.8m withdrawn in Saturday’s heist: NRB (ht 05/09/2019), Police still clueless about two Chinese involved in cyber heist (Uht 08/09/2019)

Where are the disappeared? (rep 01/09/2019)

Number of theft cases on the rise: Police advise caution as festival season approaches near, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 01/09/2019)

Guest house owner arrested for raping teenage employee: Thousands of women working in entertainment sector face exploitation (ht 01/09/2019)

Parents of murdered child question country’s justice mechanism, by Prabhat Kumar Jha (ht 01/09/2019)

300 households displaced in Sarlahi as ‘loan shark produces fake loan documents’, b y Tapendra Karki (rep 01/09/2019)

Police rough up a Madhesi man yet again. This time, it’s on video: A viral video from Janakpur shows police pushing and pulling on a Madhesi man, prompting outrage on social media, by Samuel Chhetri (kp 31/08/2019)

State softens stance on transitional justice after pressure from victims and rights groups: National Human Rights Commission says it will recall its member from the recommendation committee if parties don’t correct their working style, by Binod Ghimire (kp 31/08/2019)

Bride trafficking racket busted, four Chinese nationals among 10 arrested: The Chinese men mobilised their Nepali associates to lure unwary girls and women into fake marriages with them (ht 31/08/2019)

Former minister, four others held on charge of human trafficking (ht 31/08/2019)

On the International Day of the Disappeared, one family in Kanchanpur talks about the misery of being torn apart: According to the data available at the district administration office, 53 people have disappeared in the district over the decade-long insurgency period, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 30/08/2019), Victims’ woes unaddressed: CIEDP collected 3,212 complaints but couldn’t probe any, by Roshan S. Nepal (ht 30/08/2019), A day for the victims, and for the future of transitional justice: This day should serve as an occasion to remember the need to continue working towards completing the transitional justice process, by Navaraj Pudasaini (kp 30/08/2019), Insurgency victims in Rolpa await return of missing kin, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 30/08/2019)

A teenager in Okhaldhunga killed herself after she was bullied online: The perpetrator had created a fake Facebook account in the victim’s name to defame her, by Kumbha Raj Rai (kp 28/08/2019)

Derailing justice: Transitional justice has taken up a lot of resources. It cannot be allowed to get derailed into an industry that supports interests of conflict spoilers, by Pranab Kharel and Gaurab KC (rep 27/08/2019)

Cyber bureau receives 320 plaints in three months (ht 27/08/2019)

SC orders compensation for wrongfully convicted cop: Another cop confesses to stealing service revolvers for which his colleague was sentenced to four years, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 26/08/2019)

Female workers subjected to forced labour (ht 26/08/2019), Regulate leisure sector: A provision of decent working conditions is a prerequisite to prevent females from being sexually abused (ht 27/08/2019)

Rupandehi border becoming hub for drug smugglers, by Rekha Bhusal (rep 26/08/209)

Police file charge-sheet against Lamichhane, Kandel and Karki, by Sabita Shrestha (rep 26/08/2019), Lamichhane, two others freed, by Tilakram Rimal (ht 27/08/2019)

Dealing with syndicates : As long as the market-related inefficiencies that actually gave rise to syndicates remain, the transportation syndicates will rise again, in one form or another, by Biswo Poudel (rep 26/08/2019)

Parties’ undue intervention could call credibility of transitional justice process into question: Conflict victims and rights activists say politicians must correct their past mistakes and appoint officials in an impartial and transparent manner, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/08/2019)

Drugs worth millions are seized from smugglers every year: Police say smugglers are taking advantage of the porous border to bring in contrabands, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 25/08/2019)

Nine arrested for trying to settle rape case (ht 23/08/2019)

Transitional justice in jeopardy: Keep aside vested interests, by Ram Dayal Rakesh (ht 22/08/2019), Conflict victims oppose plan to amend transitional justice act based on a draft they rejected a year ago: As the political parties do not appear serious about ensuring justice, their actions will only promote impunity, conflict victims say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/08/2019), TJ appointments get messy as one nominee declines offer (rep 23/08/2019)

Nine minors rescued from a children’s home in Bafal, three arrested: The children were living in dismal conditions, surviving only on rice and salt, authorities say, by Shuvam Dhungana and Bhrikuti Rai (kp 22/08/2019)

Govt unable to control thriving human trafficking (ht 22/08/2019)

Bimala Tamang's kin prepare to move apex court, by Sonam Thapa (rep 21/08/2019)

Man sets wife and son ablaze, by Sarita Shrestha (rep 21/08/2019)

Parties finalising names for two transitional justice bodies this week: Nepal Communist Party will take leadership of the truth commission while Nepali Congress will get the one on disappearances, by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/08/2019) [Still active leaders of both parties had political responsibility at that time and are not qualified for this task!], Costs of justice delayed: If the voices of the victims are ignored and justice process is put on hold like this, Nepal’s TJ process is surely going to attract universal jurisdiction, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (rep 20/08/2019), Former attorney general Raman Shrestha is parties’ pick for truth commission: While Shrestha himself says he will not take up the position, conflict victims too are against the parties’ decision, by Binod Ghimire (kp 22/08/2019) [?????], NCP’s choice for TRC chair turns down offer (ht 22/08/2019)

Police to probe Paras’ manhandling of on-duty cop (ht 20/08/2019)

Police arrest suspected Chand party member for posession of firearms and bullets: The government in March declared the Chand-led party a criminal outfit and banned its activities, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 19/08/2019)

NA offers to set up Maina memorial, by Roshan S. Nepal (ht 19/08/2019) [This is a blatant mockery against the background that criminals from the security forces, including in the murder case of Maina Sunuwar, are protected and promoted unchanged by the army leadership and politicians!], Do not obstruct justice (rep 20/08/2019)

FIR filed almost one year after ex-ambassador Jha’s murder (ht 19/08/2019)

Man on the lam after ‘thrashing Dalit woman’ arrested, by Ganesh Bishu and Govinda KC (rep 18/08/2019)

Case against Chhaupadi: Chhaupadi is rooted in ignorance and unfounded fears, another reason why it must be completely eradicated, by Shiva Kumar Pokharel (rep 18/08/2019)

Nine persons, including NEFIN president, injured in baton charge (ht 18/08/2019)

One arrested with two pistols, bullets (ht 18/08/2019)

Government introduces stringent strategy to combat money laundering: Provisions allow even police to investigate cases, but experts say implementation will be the key to avoiding getting blacklisted, by Krishna Acharya (kp 17/08/2019)

Murder, rape, drug trafficking accused held (ht 17/08/2019)

Head of Bal Mandir, nation’s oldest non-profit for children, arrested on charges of child trafficking: The director of the organisation has been accused of abetting a British national in unlawfully procuring a Nepali child and assisting in obtaining fraudulent documents to claim the baby, by Tsering D. Gurung (kp 16/08/2019)

Concerted efforts stressed to combat human trafficking (ht 16/08/2019)

Pudasaini death mystery:TV host Lamichhane among three arrested, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 16/08/2019), Five-day custody for Rabi Lamichhane, 2 others, by Tilakram Rimal (ht 17/08/2019), Lamichhane fans clash with police, seven policemen injured (rep 17/08/2019), Police lathi-charge Lamichhane supporters; use tear gas to control situation, by Kamal Subedi (rep 17/08/2019), Case filed against Rabi Lamichhane, two others (ht 19/08/2019)

Journalists are being arrested for their political beliefs, in eerie reminder of Panchayat days: At least two journalists are in detention on suspicion of their affiliation with the Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 15/08/2019)

Neglected for giving birth to a baby girl: If there is something our society as a whole must fight together it is this (rep 15/08/2019)

Nirmala rape and murder case: Bhandara emerges from coma after one year, starts speaking, by Ujwal Satyal (ht 15/08/2019)

Nepal falls behind in combating human trafficking, says NHRC (ht 15/08/2019)

Two arrested for raping women (ht 15/08/2019)

Police use force on protesters (ht 14/08/2019)

Youth held for sexually abusing minor in Jhapa (ht 14/08/2019)

Probe into trader’s murder begins (ht 14/08/2019)

Geneva Conventions instrumental in reducing suffering, says Welch (ht 13/08/2019), Jail term till death proposed for grave violations, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 13/08/2019)

Zero VAW cases in Manang (ht 13/08/2019)

Two trafficking suspects held, woman rescued (ht 12/08/2019)

Police baton-charge SRC agitators (ht 12/08/2019)

Woman thrashed 40 days ago yet to recover from injuries, by Pushparaj Joshi (rep 12/08/2019)

OAG braces up for protecting victims (ht 12/08/2019)

Elderly couple brutally murdered in Baglung (ht 12/08/2019)

Police arrest three chain snatchers from valley (ht 11/08/2019)

Dhading locals burn excavators after two youths drown (ht 11/08/2019)

Trafficking in persons: Nepal must focus on prevention efforts and victims' protection, by Dev Datta Joshi (kp 09/08/2019)

Cases of domestic violence unchecked in Baitadi: Eighty-six cases of domestic violence were filed at the District Police Office in the fiscal year 2018-19, by Tripti Shahi (kp 08/08/2019)

Physical Infrastructure Ministry’s interest in Kathmandu-Tarai expressway is delaying DPR endorsement: Sources say Minister Mahaseth wants his say in the construction of the multibillion-rupee project, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/08/2019)

Calls from the police shake up human rights activists: At least three rights activists received calls from the police asking for their professional affiliation, without saying why, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 07/08/2019)

Nearly 1.5 million Nepali at risk of human trafficking, report says: Aspiring migrant workers, Nepali working abroad, child labour, workers in the entertainment sector and missing persons are more vulnerable human trafficking, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 06/08/2019), Human traffickers, in a change of tricks, are now waiting across the border: Despite decades of surveillance and awareness programmes, hundreds of women continue to be trafficked across the open Nepal-India border every year, by Madhu Shahi (kp 06/08/2019)

People’s representatives from Likhu Tamakoshi visit district administration office seeking security: They have accused Govinda Bahadur Khadka, chairman of the rural municipality, of assaulting office staff, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp 05/08/2019)

AWC urges NHRC to conduct fair investigation (ht 05/08/2019), No credible basis to conclude Paudel was killed in encounter: Rights groups (rep 05/08/2019)

More rape victims seek police help (ht 04/08/2019)

Theft cases on the rise across country: More than 20 per cent of burglars turn out to be  repeat offenders (ht 04/08/2019)

Recommendation committee to consult with victims before picking transitional justice leadership: The move comes in place following concern from various international human rights bodies urging the government to take action, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/08/2019)

NHRC investigation challenges govt claim on Kumar Paudel ‘encounter’ (rep 03/08/2019)

SC overturns high court decision against Golyan, frees him on Rs 10 lakh bail: Upholds all other decisions of Biratnagar High Court and endorses lower court’s order in case of  33 defendants (ht 03/08/2019)

Social campaigner is beaten up while nabbing litterbugs in Koteshwor: Garbage throwing on roadside is rampant during the night, but authorities till date have paid no heed, by Anup Ojha (kp 03/08/2019)

Alarming rise in crimes in Province 3, by Ashok Sujan Shrestha (rep 03/08/2019)

Inmate kills Nakkhu jailmate (ht 03/08/2019)

Unidentified groups torch more than 30 Ncell towers across the country: Police suspect Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal behind the arson (kp 02/08/2019)

CPN cadres held with weapons (ht 02/08/2019)

Prachanda and the spectre of The Hague: Transitional justice should not be aimed only at hounding and punishing Prachanda for all war-era crimes. But his own party comrades may not be with him on this, by Dinesh Kafle (kp 02/08/2019)

CPN cadres torch three ward offices (ht 01/08/2019), CPN cadres seize land (ht 01/08/2019)

How I suffered violence: Women are still being character-assassinated. How many more suffering women does it take to change Nepali society’s mindset toward domestic abuse?, by Ushma Rebel (rep 01/08/2019)

Two youths abducted in Parsa (ht 01/08/2019)

TJ process prolonged as victims insist on no impunity: Political parties wrangle over appointments to commissions (rep 31/07/2019) [The perpetrator side must not be represented in the commissions, i.e. please no representatives of the political parties, the army and the former monarchy!]

No means ‘no’: Dressing in a sexually appealing way is not an invitation for sex. If a woman agrees to allow a man to pay for her food or drinks, it does not mean that she owes him sex, by Giri Bahadur Sunar (rep 31/07/2019)

Four international rights groups criticise government inaction on transitional justice: Nepali government officials say they are working sincerely to conclude the process, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/07/2019) [see common statement by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, TRIAL International and International Commission of Jurists; same statement in Nepali], ‘I’ll become global hero if dragged to The Hague’ (ht 30/07/2019) [What bullshit nonsense! Dahal is obviously trying to acquit himself of his co-responsibility for crimes from the time of the uprising!], Govt told to start fresh appointment process‘: Authorities flippant on fulfilling obligations’, by Roshan S. Nepal (ht 30/07/2019), Rights bodies urge govt to halt ongoing commissioner appointment process: The process cannot be halted, says the recommendation committee (rep 30/07/2019), There are no heroes in The Hague: By throwing an open challenge to be taken to the International Criminal Court, Dahal has also trivialised the hallowed institution (kp 31/07/2019), Amend the act: The government should not be seen as trying to protect the perpetrators of rights violations during the conflict era; it is time justice is delivered to the victims (ht 31/07/2019)

Dispute over forming panel to investigate Tarai deaths obstructs House, again: Speaker Mahara feels trapped by the positions taken by the ruling and opposition MPs, his advisors says, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/07/2019)

Postpartum mothers in Joshibunga carry the weight of old traditions: In many parts of Nepal, new mothers are considered “untouchable” until the eleventh day of delivery, by Tripti Shahi (kp 30/07/2019)

Two persons held for rape made public (ht 30/07/2019)

Women, children go missing from Kailali (ht 30/07/2019)

Chepang women picket Dhading District Administration Office over illegal sand mining: Illegal mine operators have been extracting sand from river and streams in collusion with representatives of rural municipality, locals say, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 30/07/2019)

House sub-committee begins discussion on the issue of unpaid electricity bills: Nepal Electricity Authority says 25 factories need to be forced to disgorge an estimated Rs10 billion, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 30/07/2019)

Hundreds of Nepalis fall victims to pyramid scheme operating out of Uttar Pradesh: Police have arrested two primary operators of the business, but five others remain at large, by Manoj Paudel (kp 30/07/2019)

Nepal Police’s central lab needs upgrading: Forensic experts: With the lapses in DNA tests surfacing after the Nirmala Pant case, experts say faults may continue unless the central lab is equipped with infrastructure and qualified staff, by Nayak Paudel (kp 30/07/2019)

Big hauls of gold are being smuggled through the northern border, authorities say: Lax border security, and poor telligence, infrastructure and investigation are encouraging gold smuggling, officials say, by Nayak Paudel (kp 28/07/2019)

Tracing Disappeared Persons, by Jaya Chor Chapagain (rn 28/07/2019)

National human rights body asks prime minister’s office—again—to report on the status of Nirmala Pant case: The rights watchdog had made 24-point recommendations in January for a fair and credible probe into the 13year-old’s rape and murder, by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/07/2019)

Only porters are arrested in gold seizures on Tibet-Gorkha route, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 27/07/2019)

Nearly a year later, no new developments on Nepal’s biggest gold smuggling case: Most of those accused have either been released on bail or general date while those in custody are appealing for conditional release, by Nayak Paudel (kp 26/07/2019)

How government bureaucracy killed a new mother: Goma Osti needed an airlift from Nuwakot to Kathmandu after postpartum complications. But a labyrinthine bureaucracy delayed her treatment by four hours—and took her life, by Arjun Poudel (kp 26/07/2019)

People are furious after Home Minister says Nirmala Pant’s rape and murder isn’t a “new phenomenon”: The remark comes just days before the one-year mark of the gruesome incident whose investigation is still incomplete, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 24/07/2019) [It is an outstanding task of the govt, especially of the home minister, to end this phenomenon once and for all. If you are incompetent to do this, Mr Thapa, then you should resign and stop such nonsense talk! This is a political issue in every respect!], Home minister’s gaffe: To Nirmala’s parents who are seeking justice, such thoughtless comments from a minister only add insult to injury (ht 25/07/2019), Walk the talk (rep 25/07/2019), YouTube videos on Nirmala Pant leave more questions than answers: The 13-year-old’s rape and murder has created a cottage industry of YouTube channels  that churn out sensational crime videos, adding more confusion than clarity, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 25/07/2019), 367 days of injustice (rep

Police reluctant to register FIR of trafficking victims, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 24/07/2019

Selective abortion rampant in Siraha, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 23/07/2019)

‘Innocent people should not be framed in Nirmala’s rape and murder case’, interview with Durga Devi, mother of murdered Nirmala Panta (ht 22/07/2019)

TRC, CIEDP nominations next month, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 21/07/2019) [Take your time and wait until all the victims and perpetrators have died a natural death. This is likely to happen sooner to the victims and their families due to the circumstances of their lives!]

Transitional justice without leaders as parties disagree on candidates: Transitional justice without leaders as parties disagree on candidates, by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/07/2019) [And only politically nominated male Bahuns can lead these commissions?]

Conflict victims demand halt to TJ bodies appointment process (rep 19/07/2019)

Thousands of domestic violence cases are registered every year, but almost none go to court: Nepal’s law itself favours mediation over prosecution, as domestic violence is regarded to be a family affair, lawyers say, by Tsering D. Gurung (kp 19/07/2019)

5 concrete Buddha statues vandalized in Rupandehi (rep 19/07/2019)

Nepal risks being blacklisted on money laundering: An international task force is not convinced Nepal has done enough to tackle financial crime, by Sharad Ojha (nt 19/07/2019)

Three convicted of human trafficking (ht 18/07/2019)

Man admits to killing his wife to marry girlfriend, by Sandesh Shrestha (rep 18/07/2019)

For rape survivors, police are not always their friends: Nepal’s police force is heavily male and woefully undertrained when it comes to dealing with survivors of sexual violence, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 17/07/2019), Humiliated again: The police should help victims of sexual assault get justice, not shame them further (kp 18/07/2019)

‘Crime investigation action plan successful’ (ht 13/07/2019)

Teenager convicted of murder (ht 13/07/2019)

Nepali women take to media to expose abuse: Upset by impunity, more women share testimonies of harassment from their own pasts, by Reeti K.C. (nt 12/07/2019)

Chand cadre, police constable die in shootout, by Alisha Shrestha (kp 11/07/2019), CPN cadre, cop killed in exchange of fire (ht), Two including cop killed in incident with armed Chand cadre, by Akson Rai (rep 11/07/2019), Another Chand cadre’s killing raises questions about government’s stance—and style—against the outfit: Killings of citizens, regardless of which party they belong to, cannot be justified,  rights defenders and security experts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 12/07/2019)

Kin of Saroj Narayan Mahato yet to receive compensation: Ishwarpur mayor says they will release compensation after the Cabinet’s decision, by Om Prakash Thakur (kp 11/07/2019)

A year-old child is paying the price of his brother’s eloping with a Dalit: It’s been eight years since Nepal was declared ‘untouchability free’, but caste-based discrimination is still practiced widely in the country, by Pramita Dhakal (kp 11/07/2019)

Thrashed student dies, teachers, principal arrested (ht 11/07/2019), Ninth grader dies after severe beating by teachers: Four teachers in police custody (rep 11/07/2019)

Actress files case against filmmaker husband (ht 11/07/2019)

Couple held for killing wife’s ex-lover (ht 11/07/2019)

Police killed a Madhesi man. Home minister blamed it on the man: Opposition obstructs House after ruling party refuses to form  a panel to look into deaths of Saroj Mahato and Kumar Paudel, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/07/2019)

Teenager dies under 'mysterious circumstances' (rep 10/07/2019)

Hospital vandalised after minor’s death (kp 10/07/2019), Locals vandalize snakebite treatment center in Sarlahi after toddler dies, by Tanka Chhetri (rep 10/07/2019)

2,362 absconding convicts arrested (ht 10/07/2019)

Canadian national sentenced to nine years on paedophilia charges: Peter Dalglish, a high-profile Canadian humanitarian was convicted of victimising two young boys, by Janakraj Sapkota (kp 09/07/2019)

Tradition defies the law: Parliament has criminalised Chhaupadi, but the practice still exists due to prevalent social norms, by Labhesh Thapa (kp 09/07/2019) [This reflects the cultural mania determined by men in the patriarchal Hindu state that discriminates against women!]

TU files sexual harassment FIR against teache: rFirst time the varsity has done so, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 09/07/2019)

More than 50 persons involved in gold smuggling under anti-money laundering agency’s scanner, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/07/2019)

Woman arrested on the charge of killing her husband, by Tanka Chhetri (rep 08/07/2019)

Undue delay in Badarmude rape case (rep 08/07/2019)

Priest accused of sexually abusing schoolgirls in Janakpurdham (ht 08/07/2019)

Man arrested with gold hidden in diapersAirport scanner fails to detect the metal (kp 08/07/2019)

Varsity offices vandalised, locked (ht 08/06/2019)

Naseem Khan, a most wanted criminal by Kapilvastu police, arrested in Kathmandu, by Nayak Paudel (kp 07/07/2019)

Victim’s family accuse police of inaction (ht 07/07/2019)

Physically punishing students is ineffective, harmful, and illegal but teachers continue to do it: Many school teachers, and even parents, still believe that physically disciplining students is sometimes necessary, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/07/2019)

Man kills daughter to claim double insurance amount in Rautahat (ht 06/07/2019)

Son held for killing mother in Saptari (ht 06/07/2019)

Police arrest three fugitives after 12 years (ht 06/07/2019)

Ruling party leaders are enraged after provincial lawmaker with criminal past enters the party: Rajib Gurung, who goes by the name of Dipak Manange, has been charged with attempted murder, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 05/07/2019) [The party leaders knew all this when they mada him a candidate in the elections!]

Ex-police chief Thakuri surrenders two years after being convicted in Sudan Scam: Supreme Court registers his petition to review the judgment before sending him to Dillibazaar Prison, by Nayak Paudel (kp 05/07/2019)

Ward member shot in Dhading (ht 05/07/2019)

Crime and politics: Conviction of former lawmakers (rep 04/07/2019)

Three people are under investigation in hospital staff suicide case: Police are investigating if the suspects had provoked Bimala Tamang into taking her life, by Nayak Paudel (kp 03/07/2019)

People’s representatives concerned over incidents of blasts, arsons: Elected representatives have stopped going to their local offices in rural areas of Achham district, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 03/07/2019)

Court slaps second life term on former minister ‘Takla’, by Surtesh Yadav (rep 03/07/2019)

Rolpa conflict victims worried about the secrecy of their complaints, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 03/07/2019)

Anti-money laundering agency resumes probe into Sumargi’s deals: Controversial trader is said to have laundered around Rs20 billion, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/07/2019)

Woman held for plotting mother’s murder, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 02/07/2019)

Sixty-year-old woman found murdered in her room, by Nayak Paudel (kp 01/07/2019)

One killed, several  hurt as police open fire at protesters in Sarlahi: People of Ishwarpur Municipality were protesting against illegal sand mine after a 12-year-old boy died falling into a 30-feet pit, by Ajit Tiwari and Om Prakash Thakur (kp 01/07/2019), Killing of Tarai man brings age-old question to the fore: when can police fire a live bullet?The country’s law enforcement agency fails to exercise restraint during protests in Madhes, rights activists say, by Tika R. Pradhan and Om Prakash Thakur (kp 02/07/2019)  [It's not only the citizens' right to life, the question is also when will the police stop torture and beating and respect the fundamental rights of the people?],  Insurgency’s over but police continue to stop and interrogate people on streets: City residents say they regularly get accosted by police, particularly  at night, asking why they’re out until late., by Tsering D. Gurung (kp 02/07/2019) [Yes, and police must also learn to be polite! Citizens are not under orders and have a right to explanation!]

Police initiate action against its staff amid further erosion of its credibility, by Sujeeta Pradhan (rep 30/06/2019)

Missing children: Girls more vulnerable as human traffickers find it easy to lure them, by Sujita Pradhan (rep 29/06/2019)

Man attacking women with ‘sharp objects’ in police custody: Police have confirmed that no syringes were used in the attacks, by Arjun Poudel and Nayak Paudel (kp 29/06/2019)

Two minor girls raped in Nijgadh Municipality (ht 27/06/2019)

Man cheated of Rs 455,000 by Facebook pal (ht 27/06/2019)

Tarai communities more prone to abuse and torture in police custody, report says: Advocacy Forum says marginalised communities and women are more likely to be abused and tortured in detention, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/06/2019) [See statement by Advocacy Forum - Nepal], Citizens in uniform: Differential treatment by the police towards people from the Tarai community is condemnable (kp 27/06/2019)

No justice in sight for rape, murder victim Nirmala, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 26/06/2019)

Fresh bout of political instability: Former Maoists are frightened as a fair investigation into conflict-era cases would send many among them behind bars, by Achyut Wagle (kp 25/06/2019)

Two girls gang-raped (rep 25/06/2019)

Man labelled Dalai Lama’s agent, deported to US: Immigration officials at TIA did so because a man with his name was on China’s most wanted list, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 25/06/2019) [???]

Committee failsagain to recommend TJ commissioners (rep 24/06/2019)

Rape cases increase in Karnali State (rep 24/06/2019)

House committee to question Home Ministry over killing of Chand party leader: Lawmakers are concerned over whether Kumar Paudel’s killing in Lalbandi was extrajudicial, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 24/06/2019), Lawmakers are unconvinced Chand party member was killed in ‘encounter’: Home minister reiterates police version but commits  to forming a probe committee, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 25/06/2019)

Supreme Court clears the deck for tax authority to recover unpaid taxes from Sumargi: Inland Revenue Department says Sumargi sold his stake in Nepal Satellite Telecom for Rs5.63 billion to Cyprus-based Airbell Service, but failed to pay capital gains tax, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/06/2019)

Chaudhary’s shackling shows how state treats its citizens differently, rights defenders say: District court had convicted Chaudhary, who won the 2017  elections from Kailali, of inciting the 2015 Tikapur violence, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 23/06/2019), Resham’s manacled leg enrages PM: Chief secy told to take action against cops who did this (ht 23/06/2019)

Growing child trafficking cases worry Kalikot parents: Eight  trafficked children were rescued from Kathmandu before they were reunited with their families on Friday, by Tularam Pandey (kp 23/06/2019)

How schools are becoming easy  target to fulfil petty party interests: The trend has increased as Netra Bikram Chand-led outfit  intensifies anti-government activities, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/06/2019)

NHRC probing CPN leader’s killing in Sarlahi (ht 22/06/2019)

Nepal fails to meet minimum standards for elimination of trafficking: US report, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 22/06/2019) [see report section on Nepal], Trafficking of Nepali women, girls continues  unabated, says report (ht 23/06/2019)

Steps yet to be taken to ensure justice for war-era victims of sexual violence: Two rights bodies file petitions at UN committee to build pressure on the government of Nepal, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/06/2019)

Dhading’s centuries-old temple where women are still barred, by Sarita Shrestha (rep 21/06/2019

40 Gorkha-bound Chepang children rescued from Chitwan: The children were being taken to Gorkha without any documents by a man who is currently detained for investigation, by Pramita Dhakal (kp 21/06/2019)

Doctors alarmed by the assaults they are facing at the hands of family of deceased: Relatives usually allege doctors of negligence, but medical professionals say the issue needs to be dealt with more carefully, by Arjun Poudel (kp 20/06/2019)

Four women attacked with sharp objects, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 20/06/2019)

Swindler in police custody (ht 20/06/2019)

Series of murders  terrify local residents (ht 20/06/2019)

Hospital staff found dead in Capital, by Arjun Poudel (kp 19/06/2019)

Two women gang-raped, one accused held (ht 19/06/2019)

Mayor thrashed during meeting (ht 19/06/2019)

Kobold’s deadline to bring fire trucks has expired but tourism board hasn’t decided on a legal response yet: There was no official agreement to receive fire trucks because official policy prohibits accepting second-hand vehicle as donations, officials at Disaster Management Department tell the Post, by Tsering D Gurung (kp 18/06/2019), Fire truck expedition cancelled, Michael Kobold says: In a statement posted on social media, the German watchmaker said that the project was impossible from its inception, by Tsering D Gurung (kp 20/06/2019)

Without personal means and support from government, mother of acid attack survivor struggles to foot medical bills: Kamala Khadka can expect financial aid only after a final verdict on her daughter’s case, by Nayak Paudel (kp 17/06/2019)

Violence against girls: Let’s talk about it, by Kokila KC (ht 17/06/2019)

Police arrest 82 pickpockets in a month in the Capital, by Nayak Paudel (kp 17/06/2019)

Police arrest mastermind of human trafficking racket in the Capital: The 40-year-old was involved in smuggling Nepalis into Libya, promising them lucrative jobs in European countries, by Nayak Paudel (kp 16/06/2019)

A year on, family of a minor killed after abduction still awaiting justice, by Madan Thakur (rep 14/06/2019)

US and UK join hands to combat human trafficking in Nepal: UK injects extra £4.5 million to $8 million Hamro Samman project (rep 14/06/2019)

Chhaupadi affects teaching-learning (ht 13/06/2019)

Police open fire to arrest drug smuggler in Pokhara, by Sanskriti Acharya (rep 13/06/2019)

Man arrested for attempting to rape daughter in the Capital, by Nayak Paudel (kp 12/06/2019), Under-secretary held for bid to rape  teenage daughter (ht 12/06/2019)

Girls at high risk in Birgunj, by Ritesh Tripathi (ht 12/06/2019)

Former UN official  convicted of child abuse: Thirteen-year jail term to be sought for Canadian national (kp 12/06/2019)

Committee to recommend leadership for transitional justice bodies fails to nominate anyone, again: Latest excuse for the delay: busy schedule of the committee head, by Binod Ghimire (kp 11/06/2019) [Real reasons: There is no interest in providing justice for the victims and the responsibilities of politicians and army leaders for the crimes are to be disguised!]

Four months after ban on its activities, Chand outfit yet to join talks: Government officials do not rule out violent actions, as security analysts say the approach to dealing with the party is faulty, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 09/06/2019) [For a government that does not take fundamental rights and the constitution too seriously, it is hardly possible to enter into dialogue with terrorists who claim that their murders and the destruction of private and public property are in the interests of the citizens!]

Suspect held after a man is robbed by two persons pretending to be cops, by Nayak Paudel (kp 08/06/2019)

Police arrest burglars who carried out robberies in four places in the Valley, by Nayak Paudel (kp 08/06/2019)

Eight people, including two Indian citizens, arrested on criminal charges, by Shiva Puri (kp 08/06/2019)

Top court postpones hearing on petition against 2015 ruling on transitional justice for 22nd time: Continued deferrals amid delay in amending Transitional Justice Act concern conflict victims, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/06/2019)

Conflict victims mount pressure on leaders to amend transitional justice Act: Law minister tells victims the process will start when top leaders reach an agreement, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/06/2019) [This is a question of justice and the rule of law! Many of the so-called leaders have been responsible for the crimes of the past! They have no right to have any say at all!], Top leaders seek ways to manage conflict-era cases: Consider revising TJ-related laws by taking victims into confidence and appointing commissioners at the earliest (rep 06/06/2019), Conflict-era sexual violence victims yet to be identified (ht 06/06/2019), Thirteen years on, victims of the Badarmude incident await compensationDespite a pledge from Pushpa Kamal Dahal during the 2017 election season,  victims of the 2006 civilian bus bombing have received nothing, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 06/06/2019)

Family feuds, depression fueling crimes: Police, by Giriraj Baskota (rep 06/06/2019)

Juvenile cases on the rise in Rupandeh:iThe district is seeing a sharp rise in delinquency cases—from 16 recorded cases in  the past year to 85 this year so far, by Amrita Anmol (kp 05/06/2019)

Leaders may face arrest abroad if TJ issues not resolved: Australia envoyVoices concern over moves concerning NHRC and press freedom, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 05/06/2019)

Say no to corporal punishment (rep 05/06/2019)

Police send reinforcements to Solukhumbu village after Chand party’s ‘suspicious activities’: Reports of an attack on a police post, which authorities later said was baseless, have prompted new security concerns, by Kumbha Raj Rai (kp 04/06/2019)

Violence against children unabated in Province 2, by Suresh Yadav (rep 04/06/2019)

Man sentenced to over 38 years in jail for selling wife, son (rep 04/06/2019)

Man on hunger strike seeking justice for Shahi (ht 04/06/2019)

Murderer made public (ht 04/06/2019)

District court finds man guilty in the death of transwoman: Bidesh Karki faces 10 to 15 years in prison after being convicted of involuntary culpable homicide in the killing of Junu Gurung, by Tsering D Gurung (kp 03/06/2019)

‘Smart Chhori’ preparing daughters of martyrs of conflict for a better futureA total of 189 girls from 16 districts are receiving education at Shahid Smriti Residential Secondary School, by Durgalal KC (kp 03/06/2019)

Tale of two trafficked women, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 02/06/2019)

Her husband set her on fire: She lived to tell her story, by Bijay Gajmer (kp 01/06/2019)

Women ostracised for activism against Chhau (ht 31/05/2019)

Shaman slays toddler in human sacrifice, by Suresh Yadav /rep 31/05/2019)

Superstition drives women out of homes—again— into Chhau sheds in Achham districtDhakari was declared a Chhaupadi- and untouchability-free village on May 17 with much fanfare. But a recent fire has led the villagers to believe that their embracing of the campaign has angered the gods, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 30/05/2019)

Abducted boy, 7, found dead in Bara: Two kidnappers injured in police firing while trying to flee the scene, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 30/05/2019)

Supreme Court tells authorities to determine the source of Sumargi’s money, which is currently frozen: Orders the authorities concerned to find whether the funds entered the country violating Money Laundering Prevention Act, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/05/2019)

Wildlife crimes decreasing, rape and drug abuse on the rise, by Sabita Shrestha (rep 29/05/2019)

Child marriage still rampant in Bajura: Even people’s representatives  are found to be marrying off  their underage children, by Sangeeta Timilsena (kp 28/05/2019)

General shutdown hits life across nation; Terror unleashed as bombs go off and vehicles get torched (ht 28/05/2019), 8 million stduents missed classes due to Chand shutdown (rep 28/05/2019)

Blasts indicative of an intelligence failure, analysts say: Security officials said they were aware of possible violence but they failed to prevent a series of blasts that killed four people, by Anil Giri (kp 28/05/2019), Thapa says those killed in explosions weren’t citizens, angering opposition: Home minister has grown extremely critical of Chand, once his ally, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/05/2019)) [You may call them criminals or even terrorists but that were most of the offenders of the Maoist insurgency, too! They all are Nepali citizens and have to be punished according to law!], Government’s dealing with Chand outfit faulty, experts say, as multiple blasts unleash terror: Tensions ran high in Ghattekulo a day after an explosion killed one in the neighbourhood, by Tika R Pradhan and Anup Ojha (kp 28/05/2019), Bomb scares and arson mark the nationwide strike enforced by Chand-led communist outfit: Co-chair of ruling Nepal Communist Party Pushpa Kamal Dahal says  political objectives cannot be materialised by spreading terror (kp 28/05/2019) [Dahal claimed the opposite between 1995 and 2005 though he did not call it terror at that time! And he vehemently resists a punishment of the perpetrators from the time of the rebellion!]

In educated and elite circles, a different kind of ‘period huts’: Young Nepali women living in cities may not be banished to sheds, but many of them are forced to adhere to a long list of menstrual restrictions, by Tsering D Gurung (kp 28/05/2019), Meet Nepal’s ‘Pad Man’ who is challenging menstrual taboos: Not content with selling reusable sanitary pads, Gyan Maharjan visits communities and schools in Lalitpur, teaching girls, boys and teachers about menstrual hygiene, by Anup Ojha (kp 28/05/2019)

No regulation in place to control sale and distribution of acid: Steps have not been taken yet to form regulations, officials say, by Nayak Paudel (kp 27/05/2019)

Conflict victims demand amendment to TJ Act (ht 27/05/2019)

Four killed, at least three injured in separate blasts in the Capital: Police suspect the involvement of Chand outfit, which has called a general strike today, by Nayak Paudel (kp 27/05/2019), Multiple blasts claim four lives in valley: Police suspect hand of Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal; Three of the seven injured in critical condition, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 27/05/2019), Terror sweeps Valley: Own bombs kill 4 Chand outfit members, six injured; IEDs found in several places (rep 27/05/2019)

Darchula couple found murdered (kp 27/05/2019)

Human trafficking 'kingpin' Gurung finally deported to Nepal, by Biken K Dawadi (rep 26/05/2019)

This is how society and state continue to fail rape survivors: Many survivors have their lives uprooted, and are forced to relocate, live away from their family and friends, and start fresh  in an unfamiliar setting, by Tsering D Gurung (kp 25/05/2019)

10 months after Nirmala rape and murder, rights activists renew call for justice, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 25/05/2019)

Fake Indian currency worth Rs 76.7 million confiscated (ht 25/05/2019)

Teenager gang-raped in Myagdi for declining sex proposal (rep 24/05/2019)

26 persons sent to prison over murder (ht 24/05/2019)

Sarita murder case: Husband, four of his family sent to jail (ht 24/05/2019)

Say no to dowry: Don’t make it a status symbol, by Sangita Chalise (ht 24/05/2019)

Uncover the truth: Incidents of gruesome murders are on the rise following the Maoist insurgency, which has made society insensitive to crimes (ht 23/05/2019)

UN urges Nepal to change its rape law: Rights activists say they are cautiously optimistic given Nepal’s lax attitude to past pleas, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 22/05/2019), Change laws to ensure justice to rape victims: UN to Nepal (rep 22/05/2019), Amend laws for victims’ access to justice: UN (ht 22/05/2019)

Nine members of two families murdered in Miklajung, Panchthar: Murder suspect found hanging from a tree in a village 90 minutes’ walk from incident site, by Gyanu Ghimire and Madhav Ghimire (kp 22/05/2019), Police begin investigation into Panchthar carnage, by Gyanu Ghimire (kp 23/05/2019), Frightened friends, classmates remember the deceased minors: Aarubote Secondary School Headmaster Bhawendra Kumar Rai says the students are scared after the incident and have refused to come, by Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 24/05/2019), Evidence suggests involvement of younger son-in-law, by Giriraj Baskota (rep 24/05/2019)

Revenue investigation office seeks six-year  term for gold smuggler: Officials say the main culprit behind 7kg gold  haul could not be identified, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/05/2019)

Teachers affiliated to Far-western University not paid since 11 months, by Yogesh Rawal (22/05/2019)

Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal asks government to make Lal report public: Party says it will obstruct House proceedings until the report on Tarai protest is out, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/05/2019)

Notorious robber ‘Kale’ lands in police net, by Biken K Dawadi (rep 21/05/2019)

Controversial ascetic Bomjan resurfaces in Sindhuli ashram (kp 20/05/2019)

Newborns dying in sheds in Bajura (ht 19/05/2019)

Bomb blast in the house of Rural Municipality Chair, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 19/05/2019)

Province 5 sees high number of women dying unnatural deaths: Forty-one women were killed in the province in the past 10 months. Rights activists believe violence against women to be the primary cause, by Amrita Anmol (kp 18/05/2019)

A 20-year-old woman battles for life after her husband hurled acid at her: Last fiscal year alone, four acid attacks were reported across the country, by Nayak Paudel (kp 17/05/2019) [This reflects the value of women in the extremely patriarchal state and society of Nepal!]

Elected officials demand road be opened—against court order: Supreme Court orders the Tilganga-Tamaraganga road section remain closed, as it is part of a UN heritage site and must be protected, by Anup Ojha (kp 16/05/2019) [Decisions of the SC are binding law, also for politicians!!]

Musahar families denied access to water after an intercaste marriage dispute, by Binu Timsina (kp 16/05/2019)

Men thrashed over business deal admitted to hospital (ht 16/05/2019)

Violence against women unabated in eastern Nepal, by Giriraj Baskota (rep 15/05/2019)

Birgunj Avenues Television office vandalised (ht 14/05/2019)

Police start bureaus to fight cybercrime and human trafficking, by Nayak Paudel (kp 13/05/2019)

Two suspects held for rape (ht 13/05/2019)

Brick kilns operating in human settlements: Thick smoke risks public health, agriculture, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 13/05/2019)

Women rebuilding Chhau sheds in  Chhaupadi  free areas of Bajhang: Local representatives’ awareness drive in Saipal Rural Municipality was ineffective, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 12/05/2019)

Unable to bear domestic violence, woman ‘commits suicide’ (rep 12/05/2019)

12 Indians held for  networking business (ht 12/05/2019)

Is Nepal’s #MeToo movement finally taking off? The theatre fraternity’s response to revelations of sexual harassment by several of its members has provided a template on how such behaviour could be handled, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 11/05/2019)

Couple arrested on charge of burning their 10-month-old daughter to death in Darchula, by Prem Chunara (rep 11/05/2019)

Two suicide attempts in police custody within a month raise concerns: With track-laying and test run over, service is expected to resume in 5 monthsAs issues pertaining to lack of proper surveillance surface, Nepal Police says that it will do the needful to ensure detainees’ safety, by Nayak Paudel (kp 11/05/2019)

23 Nepali women rescued from Mizoram in India: Officials say human traffickers are using India-Myanmar borders to move their victims in recent times, by Parbat Portel (kp 10/05/2019)

Man set wife on fire to save illicit relations with sister-in-law: Police, by Suresh Yadav (rep 10/05/2019)

Woman accused of murdering daughter-in-law for dowry, by Binod Pariyar (rep 10/05/2019)

Mentally unsound girl tied with rope for 14 years, by Yogesh Rawal (rep 10/05/2019)

Almost a year on, Jha murder case remains a mystery: Division says apart from the Jha case, it solved various high-profile cases and arrest a number of culprits over the past year, by Nayak Paudel (kp 10/05/2019)

686 crime suspects arrested in one year (ht 10/05/2019)

Parties in negotiations to get ‘their’ people in transitional justice bodies: Victims say such political interference could jeopardise transitional justice process, by Binod Ghimire (kp 09/05/2019) [It's always the same! These failed and dishonest politicians and parties will never change! They want to prevent justice for the victims at all costs!]

Probe committee clears three Lalitpur Madhyamik teachers of sexual abuse charges: The report, instead of spelling out how it reached the decision, emphasises how events took place years ago, by Marissa Taylor (kp 08/05/2019)

Police expose family’s complicity in crime (ht 08/05/2019)

Blackout of government sites exposes cybersecurity lapses in country: But government officials downplay the incident saying it’s ‘part and parcel’ of Nepal’s evolving cybersecurity process, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 06/05/2019)

Two arrested for misbehaving with and thrashing "low-caste" principal (rep 06/05/2019)

Ex-lawmaker and her husband held for abandoning their newborn, by Nayak Paudel (kp 06/05/2019), Former lawmaker Gayatri Shah,  husband arrested: Accused of abandoning baby with Down syndrome (ht 06/05/2019), Former lawmaker Shah, husband remanded to seven-day custody (ht 07/05/2019)

APF constable arrested on charge of raping a woman, by Amar Khadka (rep 05/05/2019)

Siraha woman, 21, found dead in suspicious circumstances, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 04/05/2019)

Details of 196,771 ‘lost’ passports recorded in Interpol database (kp 04/05/2019)

Booked for marital rape (ht 04/05/2019)

Victims pressure government to amend Transitional Justice Act: Rights defenders and victims’ groups ask authorities to halt  process to appoint officials, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/05/2019)

15 arrested for beating a wedding guest to death, by Narahari Sapkota (ht 03/05/2019)

Fostering impunity: Proposed amendment to NHRC Act 2012 does a disservice to justice delivery (kp 02/05/2019)

‘65 pc cases of violence against women occur inside home’ (ht 02/05/2019) [see WOREC Nepal report]

Lawmaker accused of protecting murder-accused grandson (rep 02/05/2019)

Murder cases over petty issues on the rise in Province 5, by Amrita Anamol (kp 01/05/2019)

Truck 'reverses' and kills girl after accident, by Yogesh Rawal (rep 01/05/2019) [Unbelievable brutality!!]

Abducted boy, 12,  rescued from India, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 01/05/2019)

CPN district in-charge Ghalan arrested soon after his release, by Pratap Bista (kp 30/04/2019)

Woman’s body found, murder suspected (ht 30/04/2019), In-laws accused of murdering a woman for dowry, by Sarita Shrestha (rep 29/04/2019), Rally held seeking action against guilty (ht 01/05/2019)

Unknown group detonates IED, by Kashiram Dangi (kp 30/04/2019)

Woman found dead, relatives suspect murder (ht 29/04/2019), In-laws accused of murdering a woman for dowry, by Sarita Shrestha (rep 29/04/2019)

Checking terrorism: Efficient intelligence required, by Govind Prasad Thapa (ht 29/04/2019)

Huge cache of prescription drugs seized, 16 persons arrested (ht 29/04/2019)

Unidentified group plants IED at DCC gate, by Suman Malla (rep 28/04/2019)

Untouchability thriving in rural Bajura (ht 26/04/2019)

Sangita Magar: from survivor to champion: … but brave acid survivor now dreads her attacker’s release from prison, by Animesh Shrestha (nt 26/04/2019)

Conflict victims’ associations to recommend names for transitional justice bodies: But they lay stress on an amendment to the existing act before new leaderships assume offices, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/04/2019)

69 trafficked women rescued from Mizoram, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 25/04/2019)

Rape-accused held (ht 25/04/2019)

New bill deprives  provinces of right to prosecute criminals, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 25/04/2019)

Smuggler held with 750 grams of gold hidden in his rectum: The Bangladeshi man had come to Nepal after his friends told him  that the Tribhuvan International Airport ‘has light security checking’, by Nayak Paudel (kp 25/04/2019)

Woman’s death sparks protests in Pathari, by Binod Bhandari (kp 24/04/2019)

Rights activists picket DAO demanding justice for Nirmala, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 24/04/2019)

Indian and Chinese nationals arrested for conning Nepalis through a lottery scam: Nigerian national, supposed mastermind, is at large, by Nayak Paudel (kp 24/04/2019)

Loktantra Day: People injured in police brutality decry government’s apathy, by Mohan Budhaair (kp 24/04/2019)

Tootle and Pathao make commute easy, but many women express safety concerns: Women say harassment has not stopped even though both ride-sharing  services say they have a system in place to discourage—and penalise—riders, by Sachitra Gurung  (kp 23/04/2019)

CPN cadre threatens to kill Kavre trader (ht 23/04/2019)

Police arrest three of six persons suspected in Ranibari house robbery incident, by Nayak Paudel (kp 22/04/2019)

15-year-old boy dies in police custody; family claims torture, by Parbat Portel (kp 20/04/2019), Police form three teams to look into the death of 15-year-old boy in custody (kp 22/04/2019), Police record statement from Kiran’s family: NCP stands against its members protesting teen’s custody death, by Parbat Portel (kp 26/04/2019) [??], Rights body team probes into Kiran’s suspicious death, by Parbat Portel (kp 28/04/2019)

Police seize woman’s body from ghat (ht 20/04/2019)

Former lawmaker Yadav, RJP-N leader Mandal held for forgery, by Abadhesh Kumar Jha (kp 19/04/2019)

Strike disrupts life in Sudurpaschim (kp 19/04/2019), Blasts, hoaxes, arson mark CPN’s general strike (ht 19/04/2019) [Only criminals organise strikes against the interests of the people, destroy their properties and endanger their lives!!]

Man slapped 16-year jail sentence for incest (ht 18/04/2019)

Rape-accused  entrepreneur freed on Rs 5-lakh bail (ht 18/04/2019)

Another key accused in Nakkhu and Basundhara blasts arrested: Police say Ranbir had planted IEDs at both explosion sites, by Nayak Paudel (kp 18/04/2019)

UN pushes Nepal to amend Transitional Justice Act in a strongly worded letter: UN officials, in a 10-page letter, also reminded the Foreign Ministry  of their repeated requests for a visit by the Special Rapporteur, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/04/2019), UN concerned about sluggish transitional justice process (ht 18/04/2019), UN rapporteurs for transparency in TRC, CIEDP members appointments (rep 18/04/2019), UN letter on transitional justice process puts government in a bind: Officials say the agency has tried to portray Nepal in a way that  inaccurately shows the country has done nothing, by Anil Giri (kp 19/04/2019) [And why have you prevented justice for the victims for 13 years and instead protected and promoted perpetrators?], Justice delayed: The entire peace process will remain incomplete unless the victims get justice, reparation and fair treatment from the state (ht 19/04/2019), End impunity: Don’t make mockery of HR, by Ram Dayal Rakesh (ht 19/04/2019)

Oh no, not this again: Transitional justice seems to be walking blind; that’s why it keeps falling into holes, by Mohna Ansari (kp 17/04/2019)

Missing boy found decapitated (ht 16/04/2019)

12 Nepali girls rescued from Kenya club (ht 15/04/2019)

Call for competent people in transitional justice bodies: Faulty process was responsible for picking inept people in the past, rights defender says, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/04/2019), TJ bodies spent Rs 460 million in four years, conflict victims still await justice: Despite spending millions of rupees in the salaries, neither of the two commissions could prosecute even a single perpetrator (rep 13/04/2019)

Father held for raping 14-year-old daughter (ht 13/04/2019)

Sarlahi growing as a transit point for drug trafficking, by Tanka Chhetri (rep 13/04/2019)

Chinese nationals caught with 3.5kg gold, by Nayak Paudel (kp 13/04/2019)

Indian held with 64kg marijuana (kp 13/04/2019)

French man held on paedophilia charges, by Janak Raj Sapkota (kp 13/04/2019)

Slow boat to justice: The government keeps dilly-dallying while frustrated conflict victims keep waiting, by Geja Sharma Wagle (kp 12/04/2019), CIEDP commissioners retire without accomplishing given tasks (rep 12/04/2019)

Man held for cheating women (ht 12/04/2019)

SC scraps writ petition demanding release of CPN leader Oli (rep 11/04/2019)

Fed up with molestation, Nepali women are learning to fight back: With a growing number of individuals and organisations providing self-defence classes, young girls and women are tackling their harassment head on, by Sachitra Gurung (kp 10/04/2019)

RPP’s Lingden gets death threats (ht 10/04/2019)

How Tribhuvan University let students down after a sexual harassment case: Students at the university filed a sexual harassment complaint but instead of taking action, university officials facilitated a compromise between the five women and the teachers accused of harassing them, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 09/04/2019)

Most Chand outfit leaders, cadres out on bail: Police, by Biken K Dawadi (rep 09/04/2019)

KMC to slap fine for littering public vehicles (ht 09/04/2019)

Nepali Army defuses socket bomb (ht 09/04/2019)

Police baton charge RPP supporters (ht 09/04/2019), Police baton-charge RPP protestors in capital, detain 20 in Pokhara, by Biken K Dawadi (rep) [This police action is a crime, regardless of the anti-national policies advocated by the demonstrators!]

Process of selecting TRC, CIEDP members okayed: Conflict victims not impressed, lambast recommendation panel for ‘unilateral decision’, by Roshan S Nepal (ht 08/04/2019), A new approach: Victims must be placed at the centre of the reconciliation process (kp 08/04/2019)

Online sexism: Challenges of tackling it, by Samiksha Koirala (ht 08/04/2019)

Police still clueless about four missing followers of Bomjan: We cannot question Bomjan without evidence, a police official says, by Nayak Paudel (kp 08/04/2019)

Man held with undeclared foreign currency at TIA (ht 07/04/2019), TIA’s only café in sterile zone shut after owner held with undeclared foreign currencies, by Nayak Paudel (kp 11/04/2019)

Illegal drug dealing on the rise in Kavre district (ht 07/04/2019)

Airport police arrest four Indians with more than 5kg gold, by Nayak Paudel (kp 06/04/2019)

Health workers in Khotang without salaries for five months (rep 06/04/2019)

Doctors’ strike hits patients hard across country (ht 06/04/2019), Near 50,000 patients hit by doctors' strike (rep 06/04/2019)

Govt’s apathy promoting impunity: NHRC (ht 05/04/2019)

GODAN threatens to halt health services (ht 04/04/2019), Government doctors to halt out-patient care from today, by Arjun Poudel (kp 05/04/2019), Doctors’ strike hits patients hard across country (ht 06/04/2019), Near 50,000 patients hit by doctors' strike (rep 06/04/2019), Government doctors steadfast on their strike against Civil Servants Adjustment Bill: Nepal Medical Association extends solidarity with the protest that has hit thousands of people, by Arjun Poudel (kp 07/04/2019), As government doctors go on strike, the country’s poor suffer the most: Several state-run health facilities were overwhelmed on Sunday by patients, most of whom were visiting from outside of Kathmandu, only to be refused medical care, by Arjun Poudel (kp 08/04/2019)) [The legitimacy of a medical strike is extremely limited. As soon as patients are seriously endangered, it becomes a crime!]

Panel to pick new leaderships of two transitional justice bodies by mid-April: Names of former Supreme Court justices under  consideration, sources say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 04/04/2019)

Social crimes are rising across the country, says police, by Nayak Paudel (kp 03/04/2019)

Transitional justice Act amendment, appointment of officials to go together, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/04/2019)

Complaints registered with transitional justice bodies to be sealed until new leadership assumes office: Office bearers at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons will retire on April 14, by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/04/2019)

VIPs are not above the law (rep 01/04/2019) [Their self-assessment looks different!], It’s our road too: Vehicles carrying VIPs should not  get precedence over others (kp 01/04/2019)

Koshi flood victims pay tax for inundated land, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 01/04/2019)

Police arrest man for faking abduction to swindle Rs 2.3 million from his family: Authorities say cases of people faking their own abduction are on the rise, by Nayak Paudel (kp 01/04/2019)

Dahal decries attempt in US to ‘vilify him as terrorist': Dahal said that he personally felt bad by the behavior shown by the Nepali community toward him (rep 01/04/2019), Reimagining leadership: Transitional justice process has not come to a meaningful end because conflict victims were not placed at the center, by Charan Prasai (rep 01/04/2019)

64 drug trafficking cases in eight months alone (kp 01/04/2019)

No more secrecy: The government must pick the people for the transitional justice bodies transparently, by Binod Ghimire (kp 31/03/2019)

A police vehicle escorting ex-prime minister Chand hits scooter and then flees: Armed Police Force says investigation has been launched by calling driver, Assistant Head Constable Santosh Ghimire, to headquarters, by Nayak Paudel (kp 31/03/2019)

Sunita beaten to death over dowry, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 31/03/2019), A sad story of a wife killed by husband for dowry, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 01/04/2019), Woman allegedly beaten to death by her husband, by Madan Thakur (rep 01/04/2019), Rage against dowry death (rep 03/04/2019)

Opium farming goes unchecked, difficult to locate plantation sites, by Shiva Puri (kp 31/03/2019)

Overstaying foreigners in Pokhara booked: Immigration office in the lake city has arrested a dozen visitors, including six from Russia, for overstaying their visa this fiscal year, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 31/03/2019)

Seven people jailed in 2012 Janakpur blast (kp 29/03/2019)

Crime and forgiveness: We need to rethink reconciliation for peaceful coexistence in post-insurgency Nepal, by Dinesh Kafle (kp 29/03/2019)

Nirmala Pant rape and murder case: DSP Angur GC surrenders before court, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 26/03/2019)

Five individuals charged with evading revenue worth Rs 169.28 million, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 25/03/2019)

Women are still dying after being sent to menstruation huts, but no one is filing complaints: A new report by the National Human Rights Commision paints a grim picture of Chhaupadi and how it’s still taking women’s lives, despite being outlawed, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 23/03/2019) [see NHRC report (in Nepali)]

Nirmala rape, murder mystery: Sacked SP Bista surrenders, detained, by Tekendra Deuba (ht 20/03/2019), SP Bista released on bail, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 25/03/2019) [???]

80% of accused rapists were acquaintances of the victims, by Biken K Dawadi (rep 19/03/2019)

Parties still undecided on appointment of officials at transitional justice bodies: Conflict victims concerned about further delay in justice delivery, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/03/2019) [Positions are far more important than justice for the victims!]

Betrayed by activists: Rights activists, her husband and media have made life difficult for Durga Devi Panta, Nirmala’s mother, by Anjali Subedi (rep 19/03/2019)

Chand’s men on extortion drive in Surkhet, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 18/03/2019) [Another crime against the common people!], PM terms Chand outfit a criminal gang (rep 18/03/2019), A series of events, and intel report led to government action against Chand outfit: Security agencies have orders to arrest major suspects behind violent activities carried out by the group, a high-level police source says, by Nayak Paudel (kp 18/03/2019)

In Dahal’s ‘my life under threat’ claim, many see bid for sympathy: Politicians, analysts say Dahal is exaggerating ‘sabotage’, a term his party used to mean ‘destruction of infrastructure’, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 17/03/2019)

Rs 4b hundi case referred to money laundering probe, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/03/2019)

1,127 rape cases recorded in 8 months (rep 16/03/2019)

Unidentified groups torch motorcycle, vandalize school bus (rep 16/03/2019)

Watchdog aims better coordination with other state agencies to increase anti-money laundering compliance, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/03/2019)

Transitional Justice bodies may end up without commissioners (rep 16/03/2019)

Nirmala rape, murder mystery: Arrested police personnel bailed out (ht 15/03/2019), Durga Devi’s U-turn (ht 15/03/2019)

House issues ruling to make public probe report on Tarai protest, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/03/2019)

Defence team questions legality of charge against police officers in Nirmala case: The case was registered after the expiry of three-month statute of limitation, defence lawyers argue, by Nayak Paudel (kp 14/03/2019)

The 33 kilo gold smuggling racket, explained: Nepal’s biggest gold smuggling racket also exposes serious security  vulnerabilities at the country’s only international airport, by Nayak Paudel (kp 14/03/2019)

Government labels Chand party a criminal group, bans its activities: The Cabinet has concluded the Communist Party of Nepal’s activities are more criminal than political, an aide to the prime minister says, by Anil Giri and Tika R Pradhan (kp 13/03/2019) [How else shall we call a group that kills innocent citizens and destroys public property, independent of some probably reason able arguments?]

Achham police launch campaign against Chhaupadi, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 12/03/2019)

Chand party owns up to Friday’s explosion in Basundhara: Police await government’s position on how to deal with the outfit, by Nayak Paudel (kp 11/03/2019)

Nepal Communist Party leader held on murder charge (kp 11/03/2019)

Justice for conflict victims: If the government continues to dillydally, we should go to the international courts, by Govinda KC (kp 10/03/2019)

Another explosion in Capital—two weeks after a deadly blast—raises security alarm: High time the government made it clear whether the Chand-led  party is a political outfit or a terror group, security experts say, by Nayak Paudel (kp 10/03/2019)

Abducted lawmaker released after four hours, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 09/03/2019)

Girl, 14, raped in Rautahat (kp 09/03/2019)

Tikapur residents fear possible unrest over court’s order to imprison 11 people: The authorities, on their part, have beefed up  security in Tikapur to control possible violence, by Ganesh Chaudhary and Arjun Shah (kp 09/03/2019)

Case filed against eight cops for torture, evidence destruction in Nirmala case: Six were taken in custody after they were produced before Kanchanpur court on Thursday, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 08/03/2019)

Apex court releases CK Raut on general date; probe into him continues, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 08/03/2019)

Resham Chaudhary and ten others sentenced to life for 2015 Tikapur violence: Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal objects to Kailali District Court’s order, pulls out support from the government immediately after the ruling, by Arjun Shaha (kp 07/08/2019) [Politicians obviously see criminals within their parties as immune against punishment!]

120 cases of violence against women recorded in a month (kp 07/03/2019)

Social crimes on the rise, but hard to intercept, police say: In a span of just six months, 1,150 cases of social crime have been registered in the Valley, by Nayak Paudel (kp 07/03/2019)

Park rangers tortured a man to death. Then, they were rewarded: An investigation by The Kathmandu Post, in partnership with BuzzFeed News, shows that the World Wide Fund for Nature continues to ignore blatant violations of human rights inside Nepal’s conservation areas—including the death of a Tharu man in Chitwan in 2006—while continuing to reward, fund and train partners who operate with impunity, by Tsering D. Gurung (kp 04/03/2019) [This is reminiscent of the attitude towards security forces and politicians who, during the Maoist uprising, were to blame for crimes!], A new film celebrates a park official — and the torture and abuse of detainees: Manoj Pandit’s Khaag glorifies an official who was accused of killing an indigenous man in Chitwan over a decade ago, by Tsering D. Gurung (kp 14/03/2019)

Bardiya police rescue two women from border, by Kamal Panthi (kp 04/03/2019)

Tokha mayor, 9 others, convicted of fraud, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 04/03/2019)

Two persons charged with misappropriation of Rs 36 million through Hundi, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 04/03/2019)

Chand outfit spokesman under probe for terror financing: Department of Money Laundering Investigation says it has started probing Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 03/03/2019)

Three get 10-year jail for rape, murder bid (ht 02/03/2019), Three slapped with 10 years jail in Godamchaur rape case: Victim's family still receiving threats, by Bikan K Dawadi (rep 02/03/2019), Punishment to Godamchaur ‘A’ rapists good step, but too little, too late: Rights activists; They stress the need for continuous hearing to ensure speedy justice to survivors, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 03/03/2019)

Conflict victims demand their 'say' in transitional justice process (rep 02/03/2019)

Headmaster gets five-year jail term for sexually abusing students (kp 01/03/2019)

Whither Transitional Justice?, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 28/02/2019), No blanket amnesty for rights violations, says Gyawali (ht 28/02/2019), No blanket amnesty for serious rights violations, Gyawali says in Geneva, by Anil Giri (kp 01/03/2019)

Chand party planned for a month before perpetrating attacks: Police sources: The outfit reshuffled its district committees to dodge security officials after attacks, by Nayak Paudel (kp 28/02/2019), Chand-led CPN cadre held in connection with Nakkhu blast (ht 28/02/2019)

In need of a broader solidarity: #MeeToo is an intersectional issue where gender, caste, and ethnicity all come into play, by Sangita Thebe Limbu and Kalpana Jha (kp 27/02/2019)

In his own words: How a man whisked away gold from Indian smugglers: Authorities say a man, who was arrested with 23 kilos of gold, admitted that the gold actually belongs to Indian smugglers—he stole from them, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 27/02/2019) [???]

Scourge of dowry violence in Dhanusha: Around 690 cases of gender  violence have been registered  in the current fiscal year, by Ajit Tiwari (kp 27/02/2019)

A horror confronted: Sexual harassment of girls in schools largely goes unreported (kp 27/02/2019)

Elderly couple murdered, set on fire (ht 27/02/2019)

Ncell blast victim’s kin wants govt to act against Chand’s CPN (ht 26/02/2019) [It would be completely incomprehensible if such action had not already been taken in the face of this terrorist crime!], In not speaking against Chand outfit, Dahal sees an opportunity to rebuild his own image: At this point, Chand’s rise plays to Dahal’s benefit, a Maoist leader says, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 27/02/2019)

Tribhuvan University is finally talking about its sexual harassment problem: After months of criticism, an interaction programme at Nepal’s oldest university discussed sexual harassment on campus, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 26/02/2019)

19 women saved from trafficking (kp 26/02/2019)

Two women raped in Saptari district (kp 25/02/2019)

Man held for raping 81-year-old woman (kp 25/02/2019)

Police constable thrashes woman (ht 25/02/2019)

A month since the revelation of abuse at Lalitpur school, probe committee has little to show: The committee has only reached out to two former students till date, by Alisha Sijapati and Marissa Taylor (kp 25/02/2019)

Victims push against reappointment of transitional justice body officials, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/02/2019)

Concerns of Nepali women to be presented at international stage, by Nayak Paudel (kp 24/02/2019), Customs trump law on issue of gender equality (kp 24/02/2019)

Banks still struggling to implement court order to retrieve Sumargi’s money: It’s a month and a half since the Nepal Investment Bank was told to get the money withdrawn by  the controversial businessman back to his account, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/02/2019) [When will the judges who ordered the release of the money in December 2018 be called to account?]

Six dead bodies recovered within a week in Rautahat, by Madan Thakur (rep 24/02/2019)

Menstruating women are still being banished to outdoor sheds — and it’s killing them, by Tsering D Gurung (kp 23/02/2019)

Nirmala’s parents call off indefinite sit-in after 105 days, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 23/02/2019)

Three hurt in powerful blast at Nakkhu: People residing as far as 500 metres away  from explosion site could feel the reverberations, by Roshan S. Nepal (ht 23/02/2019), Gurung, one of three injured in Ncell office blast, dies (ht 23/02/2019), Blast, arsons targeting Ncell prompt concerns about business climate: Police suspect Chand-led party’s involvement in attacks on mobile company; One injured in Nakkhu explosion dies; two wounded are receiving treatment, by Nayak Paudel (kp 24/02/2019), Nakkhu explosion victim dies: Six arrested in Kathmandu, 16 held in other districts, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 24/02/2019), Friday's blasts a question mark on PM's claim: Police suspect hand of Netra Bikram Chand-led Maoist party in Friday's multiple blasts (rep 24/02/2019), Police in the dark about culprits behind Nakkhu blast (ht 26/02/2019)

300 girls get self-defence training in Tulsipur, by Durgalal KC (kp 23/02/2019)

Govt to act against public land encroachment: Minister (rep 23/02/2019)

3 men injured in police firing while rallying for Nirmala Pant suffer as state stops medical fund, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 22/02/2019)

Police seize hash and kief worth Rs 10 million; arrest two men, by Pratap Bista (kp 22/02/2019)

Where is Bomjon? Police say, “We have no idea”, by Anil Bhandari (rep 22/02/2019)

Home minister says the biggest gold smuggling racket busted: Claim comes amid no headway in 33kg gold smuggling case, by Nayak Paudel (kp 21/02/2019)

Dalit girl raped, cops arrest  alleged rapist (ht 21/02/2019)

TU assistant dean arrested for molesting teenage girl (ht 21/02/2019)

Ward chair accused of beating local woman (kp 21/02/2019)

Getting off easy: Corrupt officials get to resign and  go scot-free, fuelling impunity (kp 21/02/2019)

Assaulting free speech: The provisions in the new bill could further curtail free speech and silence dissenters, by Taranath Dahal (kp 21/02/2019)

Prithvi Highway becoming a route for drug trafficking, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 21/02/2019)

Nirmala rape, murder mystery: CIB yet to decide which country to send DNA sample, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 20/02/2019)

Rape cases up 79 pc in 2018: INSEC (rep 20/02/2019) [For intensive evaluation of human rights in 2088 see: Human Rights Yearbook 2019, by INSEC, 17 February 2019]

Heed the voice of disabled civilian war victims: Lalitpur Declaration (rep 20/02/2019)

Retrieving stolen mobile phones tall order for cops (ht 20/02/2019)

‘We, as a society, have kept quiet on sexual harassment, abuse and violence so far’: Issues of sexual violence must be included in public discourses to ensure equality for women (kp 19/02/2019)

Conviction rate has gone up: OAG report (ht 19/02/2019)

Trafficking victims being brought home from Manipur (ht 18/02/2019)

Inaction in sexual harassment allegations against Bhattachan concerns international academics, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 18/02/2019), Silent students: Usually vociferous unions are  keeping mum on harassment (kp 20/02/2019)

After being trafficked, survivors struggle to rebuild lives, by Marissa Taylor (kp 17/02/2019)

Dalit woman thrown out of house in Salyan, by Biplav Maharjan (kp 17/02/2019)

Province 2 turning into a drug smuggling hub (rep 17/02/2019)

Nepal’s peace came with a promise for justice — but it’s been painfully slow, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/02/2019), ‘Appoint TRC, CIEDP members without delay’, by Roshan S Nepal (ht 16/02/2019), SC begins hearings on petitions against Agni Sapkota (rep 16/02/2019)

11-year-old girl found dead, by Ajit Tiwari and Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 16/02/2019), Demand to arrest Rasaili’s murderers (kp 17/02/2019), Police arrest rape, murder suspect, by Shyam Sundar Shashi and Santosh Singh (kp 20/02/2019), Heinous crime: Women’s rights, dignity and safety cannot be ensured as long as the community itself does not foster the “we” feeling (ht 20/02/2019)

Police constable accused of raping woman, by Devendra Basnet (rep 16/02/2019)

Three men held for fake abduction, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 16/02/2019)

18kg gold seized, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 15/02/2019)

Misuse of CCTVs made punishable (ht 15/02/2019)I

Father held for raping daughter (kp 14/02/2019)

Criminals exploiting social media to swindle unwary people: Police (ht 14/02/2019)

Combatting modern slavery: Challenges and opportunities, by Jhabindra Bhandari (ht 14/02/2019)

Nepal to defend its transitional justice process in Geneva: Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali says he will tell the international community there will be no blanket amnesty in cases of serious human rights violations, by Anil Giri (kp 13/02/2019) [13 years have passed since the end of the ten-year conflict and not much has really happened! So, what process do you want to defend?], 'Bomb shattered my dreams, poverty took away my wife', by Bhadra Sharma (rep 13/02/2019) [How will you defend 13 years of inactivity in such cases, Mr Gyawali?], Conflict victims of Guranse struggle to overcome trauma, by Biplav Maharjan (kp 14/02/2019), Ideological differences in governing party surface over ‘people’s war’, by Anil Giri (kp 14/02/2019)

Nirmala rape, murder mystery: CIB plans to send DNA sample to foreign lab (ht 13/02/2019), Wilful inaction: Whatever the outcome of the report from abroad, it will not convince the public because the Nepal Police has lost credibility (ht 14/02/2019)

Boy, 14, found dead with slit throat in Pokhara (kp 13/02/2019), Love triangle ends in murder (ht 13/02/2019)

Series of murders terrorizing locals of Sunsari: 15 murders in seven months, by Amar Khadka (rep 13/02/2019)

Police are still clueless about 33 kg gold smuggling and Sanam Shakya murder case: Officers implicated in the case on regular duty after court orders, by Nayak Paudel (kp 12/02/2019)

Rape-accused ward chair surrenders in Nawalpur (ht 12/02/2019)

Elusive Justice, by Ajit Kumar Singh (South Asia Intelligence Review 11/02/2019)

International company used lies to threaten government, private rescue agencies and hospitals in Nepal: A Post investigation shows Australia-based Traveller Assist has been using the helicopter rescue scam to market itself as the sole representative of global insurance firms, by Arpan Shrestha and Sangam Prasain (kp 11/02/2019), Govt launches investigation into Traveller Assist (rep 11/02/2019)

25 protesting doctors arrested, released, by Arjun Poudel (kp 11/02/2019), 25 govt docs arrested, 3 injured in police action in Kathmandu (rep 11/02/2019)

Fake currency seized in capital (kp 11/02/2019)

Two arrested for using migrant workers to smuggle gold (kp 10/02/2019)

Unknown group sets off three explosions at Arun-III hydropower project site, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 09/02/2019), IPPAN flays bombings in Arun III hydel project (ht 12/02/2019)

Rape rulings in Nepal follow letter, not spirit of the law, by Sewa Bhattarai (nt 08/02/2019)

Millions of students affected by Chand-led Maoist party’s strike, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/02/2019)

Kin vandalise hospital after patient’s death in Chitwan (ht 09/02/2019)

Over 300 Nepalis trafficked through the India-Myanmar border in one month: Only two people have been tracked so far, while the whereabouts of hundreds are still unknown, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 07/02/2019), Myanmar emerging as a transit hub for trafficking Nepali girls (ht 09/02/2019)

Rape victim stigmatised, deprived of education (ht 08/02/2019)

House endorses amendment bill on Transitional Justice Act: Two transitional justice bodies will get one-year extension and new officials, by Binod Ghimire (kp), Truth and Reconciliation Commission chairman and member put in papers, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/02/2019)

Government fails to give concrete answer on Nirmala Pant rape and murder probe: Home minister goes on defensive responding to lawmakers’ queries, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/02/2019)

Justice deferred for Dalits: Many reports have pointed out that the police hardly register the cases of crimes of caste-based discrimination and rarely carry out investigation, by Saraj Ray (rep 06/02/2019)

Two more teachers from Lalitpur Madhyamik accused of sexual abuse: A document started by the school’s alumni has over 40 testimonials from former students detailing molestation by the school’s teachers, by Alisha Sijapati and Marissa Taylor (kp 06/02/2019)

State entities keep financial intel body in dark: Probe agencies say flow of information will boost crackdown on money laundering, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/02/2019)

Cold winter nights add to the trauma of women banished to period huts: ‘We can’t even build a fire inside because the shed gets filled with smoke, and  then it becomes suffocating', by Basanta Pratap Singh and Menuka Dhungana (kp 05/02/2019)

Mayor, ward chairmen caught stealing electricity, by Bibek Subedi (kp 05/02/2019)

Birta City Hospital vandalized after an infant's mysterious death (ht 05/02/2019)

Family receives Ram Manohar Yadav’s body five months after he died in police custody: Brother says they will continue to fight for justice and won’t accept the government’s compensation pay, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 04/02/2019), Police seize Ram Manohar’s body on the way to funeral: Hundreds of supporters of the Free Madhes movement showed up  for the last rites despite the arrest of scores by the authorities, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 05/02/2019)

Nepal Police sets up separate bureau to look into human trafficking cases, by Nayak Paudel (kp 04/02/2019), Women trafficking: One reason why girl trafficking has flourished in Nepal is because traffickers can operate here without much fear (ht 04/02/2019)

At least 130 Nepali girls rescued from India-Myanmar border in two days: They were en route to Southeast Asian and Gulf countries via Myanmar, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 03/02/2019)

TJ bodies preparing interim reports as term ends near (rep 03/02/2019)

Lawmakers visit Bajura for field study of chhaupadi (ht 03/02/2019)

Student wing resorts to violence; government vehicles vandalised (kp 03/02/2019), NSU cadres torch four govt vehicles, take scores in control (rep 03/02/2019)

Man chained to cowshed for 18 years (ht 03/02/2019)

Youths more vulnerable to cyber crimes (rep 03/02/2019)

Police and marijuana smugglers exchange fire, by Abadhesh Kumar Jha (kp 03/02/2019)

127 burglary suspects rounded up in one month (ht 03/02/2019)

A Madhesi died in police custody. No one knows what really happened: Five months since the death of Ram Manohar Yadav, a Free Madhes  activist, the family is still looking for answers while the police stay silent, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 02/02/2019)

Chhaupadi deaths fail to teach people any lesson (rep 02/02/2019)

Ministry consults conflict victims on justice process, by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/02/2019)

A child cries in silence: Sexual abuse widespread, by Aruna Uprety (ht 01/02/2019)

Six trafficking victims rescued from Delhi (kp 01/02/2019)

Crime and politics: Nirmala Panta’s unsolved rape and murder divides activists and prolongs the family’s grief, by Namrata Sharma (nt 01/02/2019)

Sexual  harassment on public transport unabated (ht 31/01/2019)

Hooch production increasing in Rautahat (ht 31/01/2019)

Transitional justice bodies to get term extension; officials won’t: Move aims to allay concerns of conflict victims but lacks substance, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/01/2019), TRC, CIEDP members’ tenure extended till April 13: Commissions get one year extension (ht 30/01/2019), CVCP lauds bill related to TJ laws  amendment (ht 31/01/2019)

Crime and candidacy: Having lawbreakers as lawmakers would be the biggest irony (kp 30/01/2019)

Raped minor struggles with cancer, by Sher Bahadur Jero (rep 29/01/2019)

A faction of war victims refuses to be part of any mechanism: “We want the two transitional justice commissions to continue, but their officials should be changed,” says Phanindara Luitel of Conflict Victims National Network, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/01/2019), Government in bind as conflict victims divided: One association calls for mechanism to decide the future of transitional justice process; another objects to any new structure to deal with war-era cases, by Binod Ghimire (kp 29/01/2019)

A closed door: The process of seeking legal remedy for cases of sexual abuse should be clear (kp 28/01/2019)

Girl, 10, found dead on riverbank, by Binod Bhandari (kp 28/01/2019), Ten-year-old girl found dead, rape suspected, by Hari Adhikari (ht 28/01/2019), Missing 11-year-old girl found dead and naked, by Biken K Dawadi (rep 28/01/2019), Police arrest two men in rape andmurder of  girl, 11, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 04/02/2019), Two held for rape, murder paraded (ht 04/02/2019)

Nirmala rape, murder mystery: NHRC finds flaws in collection of vaginal swab (ht 28/01/2019), Durga Devi’s DNA matched with Nirmala’s sample, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 29/01/2019), Police’s extraction of male DNA shrouded in mystery (ht 29/01/2019), DNA test of home minister’s son sought (ht 29/01/2019), Media, rights activists violated our human rights: Bam sisters (ht 29/01/2019)

Himalayan Cargo owner under investigation for money laundering, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 27/01/2019)

Woman found dead in Rautahat (kp 27/01/2019)

Law minister-led mechanism to decide future of transitional justice: Sources say the body will seek participation of  all stakeholders, including conflict victims, by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/01/2019),  Transitional Justice & Factional Diplomacy, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 27/01/2019) [An incredible statement by the Deputy Executive Editor of the government-owned daily The Rising Nepal in blind support of the machinations of the Oli government, despite all the hypocrisy of today's opposition NC, which has done similar things in the past when in power. National and international supporters of victims and civil society are accused of manipulative interference in internal Nepalese affairs. They are denied any appeal for respect for the rule of law, democracy and human rights. Peace without justice for the victims is not possible! Like all governments before, the Oli government will do nothing in support of justice without internal and external pressure!]

Govt plans nationwide consultation on next transitional justice process (rep 26/01/2019)

Maths teacher at Lalitpur Madhyamik Vidyalaya sexually abused young girls for decades; An investigation by the Post discovered a pattern of abusive behaviour by Bodha Raj ‘Basu’ Tripathee; At least seven female students, most of them in their 20s now, recounted molestation by Tripathee in the classroom, by Pranaya Shamsher JB Rana and Marissa Taylor (kp 26/01/2019), Tears and anger after Post’srevelations about a teacher’s sexual abuse of young girls: Lalitpur school suspended Basu Tripathee after a Post investigation, by Pranaya Shamsher JB Rana and Marissa Taylor (kp 28/01/2019)

Two-year-old girl kidnapped, rescued (ht 26/01/2019)

Everest fraud leads insurers to threaten a boycott: Trek operators, guides and helicopter operators had conspired to bilk millions of dollars from insurance firms by intentionally making hikers ill, by Kai Schultz (kp 26/01/2019)

From tika to ashes: There are layers upon layers of injustice in the rape of Dalit women, by Sarita Pariyar (kp 25/01/2019)

International community builds pressure on transitional justice: Foreign missions, UN call for broader consultation  with conflict victims and stakeholders, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 25/01/2019), Govt slams statement of Western countries, UN on transitional justice (rep 25/01/2019), ‘Zero draft’ starting point for talks with victims, by Roshan S Nepal (ht 25/01/2019)

Swindlers’ list: The promise of a ‘serious probe’ devoid of any strategy is frustratingly familiar (kp 25/01/2019)

Tribhuvan University lecturer sexually harassed female students for years: Former students advised by Krishna Bahadur Bhattachan say he touched them inappropriately and regularly made lewd remarks; Bhattachan denies wrongdoing, says he is ‘so surprised', by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 25/01/2019), Tribhuvan University VC says its hands are tied on harassment case: Krishna Bhattachan, the lecturer accused of sexually harassing his students for years, defends himself in a letter to the editor, by Tsering D Gurung Kp 29/01/2019), Bhattachan responds (kp 29/01/2019), The hollow eclipse of ‘Identity’: Some notes of reflection on #MeToo, by Sabin Ninglekhu Limbu (kp 08/02/2019)

Case filed against woman for dumping infant in Siraha (ht 25/01/2019)

Armed group leader killed in action: Doubts surface over authenticity of leader Chaudhary’s death; NCP demands investigation, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 24/01/2019)

Women brave cold and spend night under tents during menstruation, by Khamma Khatri (rep 24/01/2019)

Woman killed on witchcraft allegation (kp 24/01/2019)

Rapist jailed for eight years (kp 24/01/2019)

Nirmala rape, murder mystery: NHRC glare on flaws in police investigation (ht 24/01/2019)

Authorities clamp down on poultry smuggling, by Shiva Puri (kp 23/01/2019)

‘Laws made thru political consensus unacceptable’ (ht 23/01/2019)

Tootle evaded VAT for 19 months: Sources: Was never registered for VAT, by Biken K Dawadi (rep 23/01/2019)

Textile smugglers usingtrucks carrying cement, by Bushan Yadav (kp 23/01/2019)

Seven held with huge cache of drugs (ht 23/01/2019)

Dalit community practises untouchability, by Mohan Budhair (kp 22/01/2019), Caste-based discrimination rampant, by Tularam Pandey (kp 22/01/2019)

Chepang girls physically assaulted in Chitwan (kp 22/01/2019), Chepang girls brave physical assault, escape rape attempt (ht 22/01/2019)

Nepali arrested in Delhi for human trafficking (ht 22/01/2019)

Govt has failed to provide security to women: Ansari (ht 22/01/2019)

Four murder accused made public in Kailali district (ht 22/01/2019)

Government agencies say probe into Sumargi funds continues, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/01/2019), Central bank asks three banks to return Sumargi’s money to NIBL: The controversial businessman had withdrawn frozen funds after court order, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/01/2019), Retrieval of Sumargi’s money becomes more complicated: Experts say the central bank did not play proactive role while the court was silent on order implementation process, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/01/2019)

Bajura police starts collecting data on Chhaupadi sheds (kp 21/01/2019)

Justice delayed: There is no reason why the transitional justice process should have taken thirteen years unless it is trying to protect the perpetrators (ht 21/01/2019)

Police to launch program to control VAW in public vehicles (rep 21/01/2019)

CIB arrests British man over paedophile case: In the raid, Cole was found in apartment with three under-age boys, by Nayak Paudel (kp 21/01/2019)

Policing the police: Reform Nepal’s interrogration practices, by Sakun Bhandari (kp 20/01/2019)

Rise against cybercrimes: Women are more susceptible to cyber crime as perpetrator’s identity remains anonymous and he may constantly threaten and blackmail the victim by using different identities, by Dikchya Raut (rep 20/01/2019)

Four men held on rape charge, by Pratikshya Kafle (kp 19/01/2019)

14-year-old girl assaulted in Syangja (kp 19/01/2019)

Govt unlikely to hold consultations with victims, by Roshan S Nepal (ht 19/01/2019)

Murder charge filed against ruling party leader in Dolakha, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 19/01/2019)

Dozens of Nepalis invested in tax havens overseas, by Tsering D Gurung (kp 17/01/2019), How the ultra-rich use FDI to launder their illicit cash, by Bibek Subedi (kp 17/01/2019), Rs 35.8 bn parked in Swiss banks: 55 Nepalis have invested in foreign countries violating domestic laws (ht 17/01/2019), Black money: From shell companies to Nepal, via Ncell, by Arpan Shrestha (kp 17/01/2019), Washing up: Political will vital to implicate Nepalis amassing wealth in offshore accounts (kp 17/01/2019), Can Nepal bring back Rs 52 billion stashed in Swiss banks? (rep 17/01/2019), Sumargi among 55 Nepalis with investment abroad (rep 17/01/2019), 55 Nepalis invest in foreign firms (ht 17/01/2019), Dhakal and Bajgain deny report, by Bibek Subedi (kp 18/01/2019), Some Nepalis investing overseas deny breaking any law (rep 18/01/2019), Money laundering watchdog to probe fund transfer (ht 18/01/2019), Mahato denies taking wealth to foreign countries, by Anuj Kumar Adhikari (kp 19/01/2019), PM’s Office directs probe into Nepalis with offshore investments: Finance minister says Non-Resident Nepali Act, Income Tax Act and Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement could be amended, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 19/01/2019), A web of factors hamper probe into offshore investment, money laundering: Businessmen exploiting legal loopholes while channelising illicit cash into the country, by Krishna Acharya and Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 21/01/2019), Decoding NepaLeaks: It should be noted that mere investing in foreign lands does not constitute illicit activity in an age of globalization and liberalization, by Narayan Manandhar (rep 21/01/2019)

Woman thrashed on charge of practising witchcraft (ht 17/01/2019)

Rukum villages bid farewell to Maghe Sankranti with child marriage, by Lokendra Khanal (rep 17/01/2019)

Family of fifth missing Bomjan follower files report (kp 17/01/2019)

Justice delayed, denied: Why is the state so indifferent toward cases of sexual violence even as it has totally undermined rule of law, justice system, national security and good governance?, by Nabita Nakarmi (rep 16/01/2019)

Kidnapped boy rescued from Dhangadhi, by Arjun Shah (kp 16/01/2019)

17 years of denied justice: Muktinath Adhikari’s family is among thousands who have been dismissed in the Transitional Justice process, by Suman Adhikari (kp 16/01/2019)

Nirmala rape, murder report: NHRC to make public contents of probe, not findings, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 15/01/2019)

Criminal killed in police encounter, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 14/01/2019)

The chairperson  takes action: Local governments can play a vital role in ending social evils like Chhaupadi (kp 14/01/2019)

Report on Maleth killings yet to be submitted, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 14/01/2019)

Police arrest six men, including a ward chairman, with illegal gold, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 13/01/2019)

Locals pull down chhau shed in Bajura (ht 12/01/2019)

Nirmala's father shows his dark side: Yagyaraj beats up his ex-wife, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 11/01/2019)

Preventing sexual crimes: Policy level changes needed, by Biranchi Poudyal (ht 11/01/2019)

Teaching Hospital residents on strike, by Nayak Paudel (kp 11/01/2019) [Not paying the doctors' salaries for 8 months is an unbelievable crime! Please stop the paymernt of all politicians and responsible administrators for the same period of time!]

Even right activists and teachers observe criminalised Chhaupadi in western Nepal, by Basanta Pratap Singh, Menuka Dhungana and Arjun Shah (kp 11/01/2019)

Tourism board to scrap deal with Michael Kobold if fire trucks don’t arrive by March: In private emails raising funds for the fire truck expedition, the German watchmaker admitted that the project was a commercial venture, not a charity as he’s been advertising to the Nepali people, by Tsering D Gurung and Pranaya SJB Rana (kp 10/01/2019), Pattern of immigration fraud and employee abuse / Using two passports, Michael Kobold evaded Nepali visa regulations, by Tsering D Gurung and Pranaya SJB Rana (kp 11/01/2019), Immigration office launches probe into Michael Kobold, by Tsering D Gurung (kp 12/01/2019)

Ganga Maya Adhikari seeks global attention, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/01/2019)

Mother and two sons die in Chhaupadi shed fire: Women are still banished to sheds though the practice has been criminalised, by Arjun Shah (kp 10/01/2019), Break the shackle: The local levels must launch a massive awareness drive to get rid of the chhaupadi system that dehumanises women in rural areas (ht 10/01/2019)

Nirmala’s mother demands DNA authenticity verification, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 10/01/2019)

Conflict-affected families of security personnel launch indefinite sit-in (ht 10/01/2019)

Fate of transitional justice bodies hangs in balance: As parties vacillate, conflict victims are divided over new mechanism, by Binod Ghimire (kp 09/01/2019), Snowfall adds chill to quake survivors’ lives, by Anish Tiwari (kp 09/01/2019) [Failure of government and administration to provide assistance in time!]

Anti-trafficking society: Voice for the voiceless, by Shanta Dhakal (ht 09/01/2019)

Cold worsens menses woes in far-west (ht 09/01/2019)

Rectify swearing-in: Democracy is not just about elections, it is about electing righteous people who will work for the welfare of the people and the country (ht 09/01/2019)

Man held for repeatedly raping daughter, 12, by Pratichya Kafle (kp 08/01/2019)

CIEDP probes 85 pc complaints in first phase: Preparing to record statements of alleged perpetrators for the second phase of investigation (ht 08/01/2019)

House panel goes soft on ministers: Recommends action against two secretaries, acquits Home Secretary Rai, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 08/01/2019) [There is no rule of law as long as the crimes committed by politicians and their clientele remain unpunished!]

Man held in Canada for paedophile charges in Nepal, by Janakraj Sapkota (kp 08/01/2019), Unwanted visitors: Paedophilia has become more  pervasive over recent years (kp 09/01/2019)

Maoist from Chand’s party held on extortion charge (rep 08/01/2019)

Ten shops gutted in Dadeldhura, one arrested (ht 08/01/2019)

Woman allegedly murdered for dowry by husband, in-laws, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 07/01/2019)

Action sought against two industries releasing toxic waste into Jhanjha River (ht 07/01/2019)

Property worth millions looted at gunpoint (ht 07/01/2019)

Will Manange be administered oath?, by Bishan Chhetri (rep 06/01/2019), Provincial Assembly snubs Manange, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 07/01/2019), Gandaki PA mired in dilemma over swearing in Gurung (ht 08/01/2019)

Breaking the silence on #MeToo: Women’s silence in Nepal’s feeble #MeToo movement has also to do with illiteracy and socioeconomic disadvantages majority of women face, by Gyanu BK (rep 06/01/2019)

Criminal Code ‘ineffective’ to end Chhaupadi practice, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/01/2019)

Police search Bomjan’s ashram: Say nothing suspicious found during raid; Investigation to continue, by Anish Tiwari and Nayak Paudel (kp 05/01/2019), Police suspect missing nun Sanchalal Waiba murdered, by Anish Tiwari (kp 06/01/2019), Bodhi Shrawan Dharma Sangh refutes charges against Bomjan, by Anish Tiwari (kp 08/01/2019)

NAFEA ex-chair booked for evading taxes worth crores (ht 05/01/2019)

Bullion, real estate, casinos also come under money laundering scrutiny (rep 05/01/2019)

Chaudhary sworn in after party’s pressure, by Binod Ghimire (kp 04/01/2019) [?????], Why govt let massacre-accused Resham Chaudhary take oath (rep 04/01/2019) [There cannot be enough (potential) criminals in leading political positions! The rule of law in democratic states does not allow the participation of persons who are accused of crimes!], Back to jail after oath, by Ashok Dahal (rep 04/01/2019), Tikapur victims speak of grave injustice, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 04/01/2019), Road to impunity: Oath to Resham Chaudhary (rep 06/01/2019), Verdict on Tikapur carnage delayed, by Tekendra Deuba (ht 06/01/2019), Apex court refuses to release Chaudhary, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 08/01/2018), SC refuses to set Resham Chaudhary free (ht 08/01/2019), ‘Chaudhary won’t get salary, perks’, by Sanjaya Lama (kp 10/01/2019)

Deepak Manange’s swearing-in uncertain (ht 04/01/2019)

Chitwan police arrest Pokhara man for throwing acid at his wife, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 04/01/2019)

Police to cross-check Nirmala’s vaginal swab, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 04/01/2019), ‘Allow women lawmakers to investigate Nirmala Panta’s rape, murder’ (ht 04/01/2019)

Trafficking prevention more challenging now (kp 03/01/2019), Human trafficking prevention a complex issue (ht 03/01/2019)

Fool me once: The Conflict Victims’ Common Platform could breathe new life into our pursuit for justice, by Binod Kumar Paudel and Rajendra Sechuray (kp 03/01/2019)

Consent is key: Will Nepali society ever fully understand marital rape?, by Priya Rajbhandary (kp 02/01/2019)

Together for justice: Charter initiative may further empower perpetrators rather than victims. Dialogue can help us unite, by Om Prakash Aryal, Anita Neupane Thapalia and Ram Bhandari (rep 02/01/2019)

Transitional Justice Actr: Govt undecided on amendment, by Roshan S Nepal (ht 02/01/2019), Ganga Maya to tell her story to the world, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 02/01/2019)

Bomjan’s supporters press against ashram cases probe: Sangha urges politicians to spare cult leader action, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 02/01/2019)

Police after a child rape suspect (kp 01/01/2019)

Torture, disappearings to be moved from military to civilian court, by Ashok Dahal (rep 01/01/2019), Bill to amend Nepal Army Act (rep 02/01/2019)

My disappeared father: Families who lost relatives during the Maoist conflict are still seeking truth and justice, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp 31/12/2018), Road to justice: Nepal’s transitional justice process failed to pursue transformative agenda of CPA. It seems to be moving away from socio-economic dimensions of conflict, by Tika P. Dhakal (rep 31/12/2018), National Reconciliation Day Celebration, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 31/12/2018)

#WhoKilledNirmala?: When those in power and with agency to protect the citizens and uphold societal law and order responds with hostility to an earnest call for accountability, it shows how fractured the country’s justice and law enforcement system is, by Nayak Paudel (kp 31/12/2018)

Speaking out and aloud: The #MeToo momentum in Nepal, while welcome, dissipated before it could even make a dent in Nepal’s power structures, by Alisha Sijapati (kp 31/12/2018)

49 women rescued from rehab centre in Budhanilkantha (kp 29/12/2018)

Kin of missing appeal state to intervene, by Nayak Paudel (kp 29/12/2018)

Nirmala probe started from new hypothesis: IGP Khanal, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 29/12/2018)

12 years later, justice is a mirage: A proposal to find a way out of the transitional justice impasse splits the victims’ movement, by Sewa Bhattarai (nt 28/12/2018), Justice in transition: The international community has seen transitional justice as a barrier to the peace process rather than a necessary part of it, by David Seddon (nt 28/12/2018)

‘Untouchability’ culture among Dalits weakens anti-discrimination drive, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 28/12/2018)

Families file complaints after people go missing from Bomjan’s ashram, by Pratap Bista and Krishna Thapa (kp 28/12/2018), Controversial godman: Bomjan’s actions cannot remain  overlooked for any longer (kp 31/12/2018)

Nirmala murder case: 2nd suspect freed by DNA report, accuses police of torture, by Sanjaya Lama (kp 27/12/2018), Freed suspects allege torture in custody, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 28/12/2018), Police deny torturing suspects during interrogation: Pradip Rawal and Bishal Chaudhary, the latest suspects  in Nirmala murder case, cleared by DNA evidence, by Nayak Paudel (kp 28/12/2018)

Menstruating women still banished to sheds in 'Chaupadi-free' Jumla, by DB Budha (rep 27/12/2018)

Throwing caution  to the wind: The authorities’ inaction towards  air pollution is inexcusable (kp 27/12/2018)

TU vice-chancellor ‘unaware’ of sexual harassment charges against professor: Retired Tribhuvan University professor teaches at private colleges and is invited to speak at prestigious forums, by Tsering D Gurung (kp 26/12/2018)

Bride injured in gang’s attack, by Chandra Karki (kp 26/12/2018), Case filed against 10 men for attacking bride (kp 28/12/2018)

Teacher accused of beating student to death, by Upendra Yadav (rep 26/12/2018), Teacher on the run after student’s death in Kalaiya, by Laxmi Sah (kp 27/12/2018)

Dialogue Over Conflict, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 25/12/2018)

Boy arrested for stabbing a girl for refusing his love proposal (rep 25/12/2018)

IGP fails to shed more light on Nirmala rape, murder, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 25/12/2018), Protesters submit signatures to UN country office (ht 25/12/2018)

Mystery shrouds cop’s death: Was working as domestic help in a DIG's house, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 24/12/2018)

Mechanism for justice: If proposed high-level political mechanism provides the space for concluding remaining tasks of peace and justice, we need to support it, by Rajendra Senchurey (rep 23/12/2018), Conflict-hit women demand prompt response to their plaints (ht 23/12/2018)

Chaudhary: Police tortured me to extract confession, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 23/12/2018), Bishal taken to Kathmandu for medical examination, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 25/12/2018) [Showing mental problems after severe police torture!]

Cabbies continue to fleece passengers (ht 23/12/2018)

Chhaupadi-free drive ineffective, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 22/12/2018)

AIG’s report blames senior officers for failed  Nirmala murder probe: Report says police tried to frame Dilip Singh Bista; Probe names  18 officers for  tampering with evidence at the crime scene, by Nayak Paudel (kp 22/12/2018)

Deepak Manange released after SC’s order (rep 22/12/2018) [???]

Two men caught with unsourced currencies, idol: Police say the two men were arrested after they could not provide the source for Rs 1.35 million  and 4,300 yuan they were carrying (kp 22/12/2018)

Tarai districts in the grip of inclement weather (ht 21/12/2018), Bone-chilling cold hits Dom community hard (ht 21/12/2018)

Justice, interrupted: Transitional Justice will only work if those in charge are trusted, by Mohna Ansari (kp 21/12/2018), Crippled commissions: Victims’ long wait for justice, by Ram Dayal Rakesh (ht 21/12/2018)

Watchmaker promising fire trucks has a series of dodgy financial dealings—and a chequered past: A month-long investigation by The Kathmandu Post shows how Michael Kobold has used a string of lies and exaggerations to raise funds for his fire truck campaign, while continuing to threaten and refusing to pay Nepali entrepreneurs, by Tsering D Gurung and Pranaya SJB Rana (kp 21/12/2018)

Ex-UN official in Nepal to discuss transitional justice issues, by Binod Ghimire and Anil Giri (kp 21/12/2018)

Fake gold business on the rise in Kathmandu Valley (rep 21/12/2018)

Cops raid illegal brewing outlets, seize 79,054 litres of bootleg liquor (ht 21/12/2018)

Students vandalise far western campus (kp 20/12/2018)

Rape, murder convict of minor gets Life sentence (kp 20/12/2018), Timely verdict; While the provision of life sentence till death will act as deterrence the judicial system also needs to impart justice prudently (ht 21/12/2018)

7-year-old raped (kp 19/12/2018)

Locked up mentally ill woman rescued (ht 19/12/2018)

Combating trafficking: There are no urban centers, in and outside Nepal, where Nepali women and girls may not have been forcibly trafficked, by Nilam Sangroula (rep 19/12/2018)

Playing politics with justice: The proposed high-level political mechanism is believed to be yet another strategy to award immunity to perpetrators of serious crimes committed during conflict-era, by Charan Prasai (rep 19/12/2018)

Smugglers’ attack injures three cops: Fuel price is about Rs 20 more per litre in India than in Nepal, hence fuel smugglers have been active in the border area (kp 19/12/2018)

TRC still clueless about Rolpa house massacre, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 18/12/2018)

Rape cases double in Dang, by Devendra Basnet (rep 18/12/2018)

Woman murdered in Tokha; police arrest four suspects, by Samuel Chettri (kp 18/12/2018)

Nirmala rape, murder: Cops yet to release DNA test results of suspects held recently, by Anita Shrestha (ht 17/12/2018), Nirmala murder case: Mother files case against police for destroying proof, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 18/12/2018), Police register plaints on cover-up, coercion, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 19/12/2018), Nirmala’s mother files complaint against 8 cops for ‘destroying evidence’, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 19/12/2018), Relatives protest for release of two ‘suspects’, by Bhawan Bhatta (kp 20/12/2018), Police searching for other evidences after failed DNA test, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 20/12/2018), Chaudhary and Rawal are still major suspects: Police say DNA test results alone not the basis for investigation, by Nayak Paudel (kp 21/12/2018)

Nepalis held with 33kg gold in Kolkata: Sharma and Prasad are accused by a high-level team formed to investigate into the gold smuggling racket, by Nayak Paudel (kp 16/12/2018), Officials say 33kg gold seized from 2 Nepalis in Kolkata could be that 'lost' from TIA, by Biken K Dawadi (rep 16/12/2018), Police unsure if gold seized in India is the same that went missing from Nepal, by Biken K Dawadi (rep 22/12/2018)

Teenager found hanging inside NC leader’s house, by Maheshwar Chamling Rai (rep 16/12/2018)

Trafficking of women to Gulf countries on the rise (ht 16/12/2018)

Girl disowned by in-laws for being Dalit, husband out of contact since months, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 16/12/2018)

Bus committees get more time to register as company, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 16/12/2018)

Ten arrested for cow slaughter (kp 16/12/2018) [?????]

Civil society group protests transitional justice junket, by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/12/2018), Disgruntled group calls on Swiss to stand firm on int’l standards: In the memorandum, the dissident group has appealed to the United Nations and Switzerland to stand consistently for ending impunity and fulfillment of the victims’ right to truth, justice and reparations (rep 15/12/2018)

Women still reluctant to register complaints against domestic violence (ht 15/12/2018)

Oil theft persists despite advanced locking system, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 15/12/2018)

Four arrested for attacking police, vandalizing police station, by Mohan Gurung (rep 15/12/2018)

SC lets Manange appeal against conviction: Decision means appellate court verdict against him not final; He can get ourt of jail if court allows him to post bail, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 15/12/2018) [???]

Another key accused in 33kg gold smuggling case gets bail, by Nayak Paudel (kp 14/12/2018) [??]

Police arrest two suspects in Godamchaur rape case, by Biken K Dawadi (rep 13/12/2018) [after more than one year!]

Army deserter turned Maoist rebel serving life term: Implicated in surrendering army weapons to rebels, by Prakash Timalsina (rep 13/12/2018) [But the one who received the arms is now officer in the army and those who commanded the rebels and their army are now sitting in leading positions of the government!]

Abducted Indian boy rescued from Damak, Jhapa, by Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 13/12/2018)

Watch your words: Online harassment is an epidemic that needs to be addressed more seriously (kp 13/12/2018)

Mystery surrounds the death of a Bardiya teen, by Kamal Panthi (kp 11/12/2018)

Laws are not enough: A complaint panel should be formed to deal with sexual harassment in organisations, by Dinesh Pant (kp 11/12/2018)

More girls being exposed to Facebook abuse, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 11/12/2018)

Gold smugglers use Malagadhi route after police crackdown, by Balram Ghimire (kp 11/12/2018)

Suspected robber killed in police shootout, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 11/12/2018)

Twist in Nirmala murder case as new arrests don’t relate, by Chitranga Thapa and Bhawani Bhatta (kp 10/12/2018), Women activists stage protest with blindfolds demanding justice for Nirmala, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 10/12/2018), Nirmala case remains unsolved: PM Oli (rep 11/12/2018), Relatives of new ‘suspects’ protest: Citizen Struggle forum Co-ordinator says the authorities have framed innocent people to protect the real culprits, by Mohan Budhair and Bhawani Bhatta (kp 12/12/2018)

Reporting of VAW cases up after operation of helpline service (rep 10/12/2018)

Two minors raped in the last 72 hours, by Amrita Anmol and Birendra KC (kp 09/12/2018)

Police arrest rehab centre owner for torturing inmates: Thirteen out of the 34 inmates fled  the rehabilitation centre and reported to  the police the torture they endured there (kp 08/12/2018)

Police open fire to arrest ex-con robbery-accused (rep 08/12/2018)

Two convicted of rape attempt (rep 08/12/2018)

Extortion to cost cabbies six-month licence suspension (ht 08/12/2018)

Transitional justice: There’s no confusion, says Law Minister Dhakal (ht 08/12/2018)

With new arrest, police say they will crack Nirmala murder case soon, by Nayak Paudel (kp 07/12/2018)

CK Raut remanded to judicial custody, by Shiva Puri (kp 07/12/2018)

Rape victims in Jumla settle cases fearing social stigma, by DB Budha (rep 06/12/2018)

Kidnapping cases up by 29%, by Biken K Dawadi (rep 05/12/2018)

83 pc of missing persons are women or children, by Shuvam Dhungana (rep 05/12/2018), Where are missing women and children? (rep 06/12/2018)

India becoming safe haven for criminals from Nepal, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 05/12/2018)

Transitional justice bodies prepare to go as term sees end, by Binod Ghimire (kp 04/12/2018), CIEDP refutes CVCP’s charge (ht 04/12/2018)

New law set to seize assets of fugitive casino owners, by Sangam Prasain (kp 04/12/2018)

Rights activists in fresh protest demanding justice for Nirmala, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 04/12/2018)

Police claim Sethi is the culprit in Thapa murder case, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 04/12/2018)

Nirmala rape and murder: SP, inspector appeal for lost jobs, by Nayak Paudel (kp 03/12/2018)

Madhesi Muslims ‘do not report sexual crimes by male in-laws’ (kp 02/12/2018), Muslim women facing sexual abuse by family members, fail to raise voice (ht 02/12/2018)

Injured conflict victim neglected by state: He has got no justice even after a court verdict in his favor, by Sabita Shrestha (rep 02/12/2018)

11 murders in Sunsari in four months, by Amar Khadka (rep 02/12/2018)

Police detain activists for pasting Nirmala posters, by Bhawani Bhatta and Nayak Paudel (kp 01/12/2018) [The Oli government as veto players with respect to rule of law, justice and human rights!!], Police disrupt peaceful protest: Arrest 12 persons for pasting posters featuring Nirmala (ht 01/12/2018), Hundreds rally for justice in Nirmala case (rep 02/12/2018), Protesters defy police warning (ht 02/12/2018)

Rise in incidents of murder, abduction has NHRC worried (ht 01/12/2018)

Special rapporteur: Nirmala murder is a test case for Nepal, by Tsering D Gurung (kp 30/11/2018), UN official concerned about delay in providing justice to Nirmala Panta (ht 30/11/2018), Justice delayed and denied: Quest for truth and justice in daughter’s murder has driven Nirmala’s father to insanity, by Sewa Bhattarai (nt 30/11/2018)

Abducted 8-yr-old boy found murdered, man arrested, by Shuvam Dhungana (rep 30/11/2018)

The ageing warriors: Betrayed by the state and the parties, it’s an endless wait for justice for the victims, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp 29/11/2018)

3 arrested for allegedly raping a 22-year-old in Thamel, by Biken K Dawadi (rep 29/11/2018)

Nirmala's sisters fear sleeping at home in absence of mother, by Dil BahadurChhatyal and Rajendra Bhatta (rep 29/11/2018)

Two girls found dead in Lukla hotel (kp 28/11/2018)

6 rape cases a day in first quarter of fiscal year, by Ashok Dahal (rep 28/11/2018)

At home, women face worst form of violence (kp 27/11/2018)

Transitional Justice: Leaders attend Bangkok gathering (ht 27/11/2018)

Those littering in KMC may face up to 3 months in jail or Rs 100,000 fine, by Shuvam Dhungana (rep 27/11/2018)

Peace by peace: Nepal requires a bottom-up, intentional and integrated approach to peace, by Rajendra Senchurey (kp 26/11/2018)

Movement against rape: When rapes happen, it is not the abuser who is punished, rather victims are blamed, and they may even be ostracized, by Pratap Sharma (rep 26/11/2018)

A commitment to all women. This article was written by the male heads of the following organisations: UNDP, UNICEF, UNOPS, IOM, ILO, UN HABITAD, UNRCPD, FAO, WHO UNODC, UNCDF and UNESCO (kp 26/11/2018)

Video of police manhandling Birgunj women sparks outrage, by Tsering D Gurung (kp 26/11/2018)

Proposed political mechanism may derail ongoing progress: TJ officials (rep 25/11/2018)

Nirmala’s father barred from flying to Capital: Yagya Raj, who has been protesting for weeks demanding justice for the rape and murder of his teenage daughter, shows signs of mental illness, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 25/11/2018) [????], Nirmala’s father brought to Kathmandu, doctors say no signs of mental illness, by Nayak Paudel (kp 26/11/2018) [!!!!]

Kapilvastu man shot dead; locals protest lax security, by Manoj Paudel (kp 25/11/2018)

Body of Madhesi activist who died in police custody lingers in morgue, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 22/11/2018), Duhabi residents protest over Hussein’s murder (kp 23/11/2018)

Police record nine rapeS in four months in Bouddha (kp 22/11/2018)

Police arrest rape accused In Delhi, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 22/11/2018)

Duhabi tense after NEA employee shot dead, by Deo Narayan Sah and Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 22/11/2018)

12 years on, political leadership still dithers on transitional justice: As two commissions waste three years, leading parties have been accused of attempting to tire the victims, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/11/2018) [Political leaders who share responsibility for the crimes in one or other way will never be interested to provide justice!]

Woman, 73, tortured over witchcraft allegation, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 20/11/2018)

Part of the problem: As #MeToo gains prominence in Nepal, men must check their privilege, by Bikash Gupta (kp 20/11/2018)

Civil right activists call for proper investigation: Thousands of people, who suffered at the hands of state security forces and the Maoist insurgents have largely been deprived  of justice (kp 19/11/2018)

Nirmala’s unsolved case: The case has stirred the public and revealed the state’s disregard towards the law, by Udayan Regmi (kp 18/11/2018)

27-year-old man found murdered, by Mohan Budhair (kp 18/11/2018)

VAW, A Henious Crime, by D.M. Thapa (rn 17/11/2018)

DNA of 4 more suspects fails to match, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 17/11/2018)

Swiss bankroll leaders’ Bangkok junket: Second-rung leaders from the major parties will spend six days discussing transitional justice, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/11/2018) [??], Conflict victims, Army officials will join Bangkok junket, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/11/2018)

Pipe bomb terror at busy Nepalgunj thoroughfare, by Thakur Singh Thakur (kp 16/11/2018), Police arrest one man in Nepalgunj for placing bomb, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 17/11/2018)

Proposal on political quick fix for transitional justice draws flak (rep 15/11/2018), Give me some truth: The government has disregarded the courts and lied with regard to transitional justice, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp 15/11/2018)

Agriculture and Forestry University vandalised (kp 15/11/2018), Agriculture and Forestry University in Chitwan vandalised, set ablaze (ht 15/11/2018)

Bajura becoming safe haven for poachers, herb smugglers (ht 15/11/2018)

Elusive justice: Why have we let singular narratives define victimhood?, by Varsha Gyawali (kp 14/11/2018)

Ward official held over witchcraft allegation, by Amrita Anmol (kp 14/11/2018)

Man assaults sister, nieces in Taplejung, by Ananda Gautam (kp 14/11/2018)

Theft cases double during Tihar, suicides down by 40 percent, by Bikan K Dawadi (rep 14/11/2018)

Conflict victims work on demand paper to press for justice, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/11/2018)

Two men killed their wives in two days (ht 13/11/2018)

Man arrested for raping daughter in Morang (ht 13/11/2018)

11-year-old defiled, two Indian teens held (ht 13/11/2018)

Seven men gang-rape two girls in Lahan, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 12/11/2018), Woman, teenage girl gang-raped (ht 12/11/2018), Two gang raped in Siraha, police searching for accused (rep 13/11/2018)

13-year-old girl found dead in Udayapur, rape suspected (ht 12/11/2018), Five held over the ‘rape and murder’ of girl, 12, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 13/11/2018)

12-yo-girl raped in Kathmandu during Tihar (ht 12/11/2018)

Cyber crimes on the rise in Valley, by Bikan K Dawadi (rep 12/11/2018)

Three arrested on rape charge, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 11/11/2018)

Transitional body Finishes study of Complaints in 55 districts (kp 07/11/2018), Victims urge transitional justice mechanism backed by political parties (rep 07/11/2018)

Shaman scorches woman with hot spatula, by Anil Bhandari (rep 07/11/2018)

Nepal, first S Asian country to criminalise corporal punishment of children, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 06/11/2018)

Gangster Samirman’s wife arrested: Accused of involvement in Gauchan’s murder (ht 05/11/2018)

16-year-old girl raped in Sunsari, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 01/11/2018)

Impunity must end: Judicial punishment is the only remedy and hope for breaking the chain of impunity, by Mohna Ansari (kp 31/10/2018), Can “sorry” lead to lasting peace? Without an admission that violence may not have been necessary, there can be no repentance or apology and, therefore, no reconciliation, by Bishal Thapa (rep 31/10/2018)

One dead, seven hurt in clash between party cadres, by Om Prakash Thakur (kp 31/10/2018), Family refuses to receive body, NC warns of protest, by Om Prakash Thakur (kp 01/11/2018), Men from two Sarlahi villages flee homes fearing reprisal attacks, by Tanka Chhetri (kp 05/11/2018)

Dr Shrestha jailed in illegal property case (kp 31/10/2018)

3 arrested in connection with Gauchan's murder (rep 30/10/2018)

Ward chairman among 5 in custody over man's disappearance (rep 28/10/2018)

Three months on, no headway in Nirmala rape, murder probe: Investigations remain fruitless while sacked police officers retain the chance of working at a government office again in future, by Nayak Paudel (kp 27/10/2018), Not enough: Shifting narratives and sacking of two cops are the only things that have been seen in government’s ‘efforts’ to nab the culprits in Nirmala rape and murder (ht 29/10/2018), Nirmala’s parents demand punitive action against Bista and Bhatta: Say terminating Bista and Bhatta from police service alone is not enough  punishment for  what they did, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 30/10/2018), DNA samples of four persons sent for test (ht 31/10/2018), 100 days and still no justice, by Arpan Shrestha and Nayak Paudel (kp 02/11/2018)

Two accused of murder make  dramatic escape from custody, by Hari Adhikari (ht 27/10/2018)

Murder convict arrested after 29 years, sent to jail (ht 27/10/2018)

Intimate partner violence: Lack of laws and weak implementation forces young people to suffer in silence, by Jesselina Rana (kp 26/10/2018)

Transitional justice: Act amendment process snail-pacedLaw ministry plans to finalise draft before the start of winter session of Parliament, by Roshan S Nepal (rep 26/10/2018)

Man held on charge of attempted rape (ht 26/10/2018)

Elderly woman force-fed excreta over minor dispute (ht 25/10/2018), Assault on elderly: Three arrested (kp 26/10/2018)

‘Most wanted’ foreign employment fraud held (ht 25/10/2018)

Boy, 12, rapes girl, 3, in Kanchanpur (kp 23/10/2018)

Another minor raped in Bhimdattanagar-2, Kanchanpur (ht 23/10/2018)

Youth arrested on charge of raping a 7 y/o girl (ht 23/10/2018)

Child murder suspect held near Nepal-India border (kp 23/10/2018)

Transitional justice: Ministry consults top leaders on law revision, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/10/2018)

Man rapes 7-year-old girl (kp 22/10/2018)

Nirmala rape and murder case: Process begins to sack suspended police officers, by Nayak Paudel (kp 22/10/2018), Fire negligent police officers, NP headquarters recommends (ht 22/10/2018), Suspended SP, inspector yet to furnish clarification (ht 23/10/2018)

Police bust fake currency racket (kp 22/10/2018)

Father murders two sons, commits suicide, by Laxmi Sah and Pawan Yadaw (kp 22/10/2018)

Abducted 5-year-old found dead in Bara, by Laxmi Sah and Pawan Yadaw (kp 15/10/2018)

Anti Money Laundering Efforts, by Ujwal Raj Gautam (rn 15/10/2018)

Dashain brings tears to families of disappeared migrant workers, by Sarita Shrestha (rep 15/10/2018)

Cuffs for 90 property crime suspects in five days (ht 15/10/2018)

10-year-old girl raped, murdered in Dhanusha (kp 14/10/2018)

Officers involved in Nirmala’s case under probe, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 14/10/2018)

Fourteen-year-old girl raped in Saptari (ht 13/10/2018)

Border police seize trucks loaded with illegal goods, by Bhushan Yadav (kp 13/10/2018)

Experts emphasize sex education to minimize sexual crimes, by Biken K Dawadi (13/10/2018)

Fed up of harassment, Nepali women go online to share #MeToo stories, by Pranaya Shamsher JB Rana (kp 12/10/2018)

Teenager gang-raped (ht 12/10/2018)

Two men rape 13-year-old girl (ht 12/10/2018)

Two doctors suspended for preparing false medical report of rape victim, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 12/10/2018)

Four rapes in a week (kp 12/10/2018)

Eight Nepali women rescued from Delhi (ht 12/10/2018)

Man, 21, dies in Rajbiraj gang attack (kp 12/10/2018)

Degrading Law And Order Situation, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 11/10/2018)

Groom calls off wedding after finding about bride's rape, by Kiran Man Bajracharya (rep 11/10/2018)

Ward chairman charged with sexual misconduct (kp 10/10/2018)

Police arrest teenager for molesting girl (kp 10/10/2018)

Call for a singular view on war crime inquiry (kp 09/10/2018), Life without father: Growing up in time of Maoist insurgency, by Pratik Rimal (rep 09/10/2018)

PM's IT consultant 'tapping' private data on people for commercial use (rep 09/10/2018)

Report shows lapses in police probe: Investigation committee led by Joint-secretary Mainali reports that authorities destroyed vital evidence, by AnilGiri (kp 08/10/2018), Nirmala Pant rape and murder: Action against SP Bista soon: Ministry; Activists say Mainali report fails to name the culprits; Home secretary says further probe is on to find the role of police, by Anil Giri and Arpan Shrestha (kp 09/10/2018), Police Come Under Fire, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 10/10/2018)

CK Raut arrested (kp 08/10/2018)

Self-defence camp starts in Dhangadhi, by Arjun Shah (kp 08/10/2018)

Fugitive former Kist Bank manager Gyawali arrested, by Bibek Subedi (kp 06/10/2018)

Student wings demand IGP Khanal’s dismissal: Home Minister Thapa assures releasing Mainali panel report, by Nayak Paudel (kp 05/10/2018)

Don’t be cruel: The authorities need to understand that the use of torture is inhumane and illegal, by Sudeshna Thapa (kp 05/10/2018)

Together against rape: Time has come to take movement for social justice forward by bringing in political parties to stand for it, by Hima Bista (rep 04/10/2018)

Man rapes 74-year-old woman (kp 03/10/2018)

Speak against sexual harassment: There is still a silence around talking about sexual harassment including eve teasing, violation of personal space, prolonged staring among others, by Nabodita Subedi (rep 01/10/2018)

Breeders of machismo culture: Violence based on gender has much to do with societal power structures, by Bhawana Upadhyay (kp 01/10/2018)

Woman assaulted by husband and in-laws for demanding citizenship, by Adhesh Kumar Jha (kp 01/10/2018)

Party leaders, employees harass me: Deputy Mayor (kp 01/10/2018)

As hackers get better of government sites, officials say full safety infeasible (kp 01/10/2018)

Conflict victims turn to local level for reparation: Conflict victims seek the role of the powerful local governments in the reparation programme, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/09/2018)

Police grill eight suspects in teenager’s rape (rep 30/09/2018)

Publish probe report, urge protestors, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 30/09/2018)

More women report domestic violence: But layers of fear and prejudice deter others from speaking up, by Arpan Shrestha (kp 29/09/2018)

‘Govt working to control violence against women’ (ht 28/09/2018) [Then start by changing constitution and subordinate laws to make women independent and equal to men in each and every respect!]

Custody death of Ram Manohar Yadav: Family decries non-consented autopsy, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 28/09/2018)

Daughter Slaughter: More unspeakable crimes against women drown Nepal in sorrow, by Monika Deupala (nt 28/09/2018)

Missing boy, 10, found dead in forest (kp 28/09/2018)

Criminals without borders: Openness in trade has created economic growth but also spread transnational crime; Implementing a limited regulated border monitoring system without hindering our historical, geo-political, social, religious and economic ties will be the relevant approach to combat trans-national crime, by Kishor Kumar Lama (kp 28/09/2018)

Burning shame: Gender-based violence flourishes because of a misogynistic society (kp 27/09/2018)

The price of justice: With effectual and reliable investigation mechanisms in place, cases like Nirmala Pant’s would be a lot less in number, by Sakun Bhandari (kp 27/09/2018)

Dolakha police start ‘fight back campaign’ in schools: Police in Dolakha plan to empower school girls through awareness on sexual harrassment and self defence training, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 27/09/2018)

Another woman attacked with acid and stabbed; condition critical, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel and Nabin Paudel (kp 26/09/2018), Neighbor pours acid on woman, inflicts stab wounds, by Sabita Shrestha (rep 26/09/2018), Nawalparasi acid victim regains consciousness (rep 27/09/2018)

10-year-old raped, murdered (kp 26/09/2018), Suspect in net, by Deepak Pariyar (kp 27/09/2018), 27-yr-old man held over rape and murder of child, by Bishan Chettri (rep 27/09/2018)

Girl, 13, raped (kp 26/09/2018)

Kanchanpur probe report in (kp 26/09/2018), Probe panel report kept under wraps (ht 26/09/2018), Activists call on govt to make report public (kp 26/09/2018), Make report public: Any move to cloak the report on Nirmala’s rape and murder in secrecy would mean there’s a game going on to protect the criminals (ht 26/09/2018), Thapa links police lapses to probe delay, by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/09/2018), Nirmala’s father was forced to put thumbprint on backdated FIR: Minister (rep 27/09/2018), FNJ condemns home ministry for keeping report under wraps (ht 27/09/2018), Investigate cops who botched up probe: HURON (ht 28/09/2018), DNA test spares police officer, two more suspects, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 01/10/2018)

Embezzlement at Poverty Alleviation Fund: Director among nine officials convicted (kp 26/09/2018)

For fifth time, Supreme Court orders govt to release CPN spokesperson (ht 26/09/2018)

CIB arrests human trafficker (ht 26/09/2018)

3 Indians held in citizenship forgery case (kp 26/09/2018)

Damak police arrest man for raping four-year-old girl (kp 25/08/2018)

Trials and errors: Strengthening the foundation of the criminal justice system is imperative for an effective justice delivery, by Bishnuhari Marasini (kp 25/09/2018)

What went wrong in Nirmala probe?, by Roshan Sedhaoi (rep 25/09/2018)

Nirmala Pant rape & murder: Panel conducts polygraph test on police officers (kp 24/09/2018)

What was left behind: Nirmala’s legacy should be an end to the violence and the lack of justice that has persisted since decades, by Tejshree Thapa (kp 24/09/2018)

Man rapes 12-year-old girl in Dharan (kp 24/09/2018)

Bara woman found dead with slit throat, by Pawan Yadav (kp 24/09/2018), Woman hacked to death in Bara (rep 24/09/2018)

Four children rescued from Jogbani (rep 24/09/2018)

15,875 kids reported missing in nine years: Untraced rate higher; Girls more vulnerable (ht 23/09/2018), Children at risk: Awareness at the grassroots level and strong vigilance at border points is a must to minimise the number of children from missing (ht 24/09/2018)

Rights activists meet conflict victims to devise strategy (kp 23/09/2018)

Rape incidents continue to go unchecked: Civil society member says some perpetrators walked away scot-free on the back of power and money, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 23/09/2018)

Zonal hospital tense after infant’s death (kp 23/09/2018), Locals vandalise Sagarmatha zonal hospital over child’s death (ht 23/09/2018)

Ministry forms high-level team to investigate Ansari’s murder (kp 22/09/2018), Alam’s body taken to BPKIHS for autopsy, by Amar Khadka (rep 22/09/2018), Locals fear for their safety after Khursid murder: Locals say police failed to nab the gunmen even as Armed Police Force is stationed at Bhutaha and Ghuski border points, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 23/09/2018)

16 rape incidents reported in Rautahat in past two months (ht 22/09/2018)

Two doctors accused of protecting child rapist: Two doctors at Janakpur Zonal Hospital allegedly took bribe to alter medical test results of rape victim (kp 22/09/2018)

‘Multi-sectoral efforts needed to check GBV’ (ht 22/09/2018)

Two girls raped in Rautahat (kp 21/09/2018), Two new rape cases reported in Rautahat, by Madan Thakur (rep 21/09/2018)

Discrimination in compensation for rape victims, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 21/09/2018)

Entertainment sector emerging as destination for trafficking girls: NHRC (ht 21/09/2018)

Gunmen shoot dead Sunsari man on broad daylight, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 21/09/2018)

Self defence training for teenage girls, by Nabin Paudel (kp 20/09/2018)

15-year-old girl raped in Baglung (kp 20/09/2018)

Whither The Justice For Nirmala?, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 20/09/2018)

6-month baby critical after acid attack (kp 19/09/2018), Acid-attack baby dies, police suspect aunt, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 20/09/2018)

Police arrest three men on rape charge (kp 19/09/2018), Three arrested on charge of gang rape (ht 19/09/2018)

15-year-old girl raped in Myagdi (kp 19/09/2018)

Nepali women being trafficked in guise of marriage, says report (ht 19/09/2018)

Transitional justice: Cash crunch cripples CIEDP, TRC functioning, by Roshan S Nepal (ht 19/09/2018)

Dang brutal for women if the charge is witchery: Mostly, illiterate women with weak financial status are accused of witchcraft, they are beaten up and even murdered, by Devendra Basnet (rep 19/09/2018)

Social security allowance misused in Rautahat: Money disbursed in the names of persons long dead (ht 19/09/2018)

Police gone wild: Cops are brutalising the people they have sworn to serve (kp 19/09/2018)

Eight underage girls raped in two months: Family members, acquaintances involved, by Damodar Bhandari (ht 18/09/2018)

Out of cash, transitional justice bodies sit idle: Five months before the end of tenure, two commissions have their whole investigations pending, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/09/2018)

Beyond the law: The rape and murder case of Nirmala Pant makes a mockery of the rule of law, by Shreya Paudel (kp 18/09/2018)

Teen girl’s life hangs by a thread after acid attack, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 17/09/2018), Acid attack victims being treated (ht 17/09/2018), Suitor attacked sisters with acid ‘after older girl spurned him’, by Shiva Puri (kp 20/09/2018), Acid attack victim Samjhana in critical condition (ht 23/09/2018), Harmful chemicals law not enacted despite SC order, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 23/09/2018), Rautahat acid attack victim loses battle for life, by Chandan KumarMandal (kp 25/09/2018), Dad calls for stern action after acid attack victim dies, by Biken K Dawadi (rep 25/09/2018)

Man accused of killing wife in Kailali (ht 17/09/2018)

Man arrested for raping two minors (kp 16/09/2018)

Nine months on, Lalitpur gang rape victim still awaiting justice, by Diya Dhakal (rep 16/09/2018)

Monopoly of contractors: Contractors demolish tents after shopkeepers refuse to pay demanded tax (rep 16/09/2018) [Under the rule of law, nobody has the right to demolish other's property without judicial order!]

NCB steps up search for persons using stolen passports (ht 16/09/2018)

Court Frees SSP Lohani in Gold Case (kp 15/09/2018), Court orders release of two more suspects in gold case (kp 17/09/2018)

Sirsiya Dry Port sees surge in theft cases, by Bhushan Yadav (kp 15/09/2018)

Jha’s murder continues to baffle cops (ht 15/09/2018), Probe into ex-envoy Jha’s murder hits wall (kp 17/09/2018)

The Land Grabbers, by D.M. Thapa (rn 15/09/2018)

Interpol helping Nepal Police arrest criminals hiding in foreign countries (ht 15/09/2018)

Two sisters injured in Rautahat acid attack, by Shiva Puri (kp 13/09/2018)

Groups clash in Bara after boy teases priest (kp 13/09/2018)

Cloth store owner murdered (kp 12/09/2018)

Clash erupts over arrest of rape accused (ht 12/09/2018), Lawmaker offers cash to raped girl’s mother, by Shiva Puri (kp 13/09/2018)

Eleven-year-old schoolgirl raped: She and her friend, 14, were held captive in Kirtipur for five days by a 25-yr-old man (ht 11/09/2018)

Menstruation sheds make a comeback in Dailekh: Despite NGOs' efforts, chhau culture continues to get strong, by Govinda KC (rep 11/09/2018)

Principal rents out classrooms forcing students to study under a tree, by Suresh Yadav (rep 11/09/2018)

Trafficking victims reluctant to file police complaint (rep 11/09/2018)

Catch them or else: If Nepal still cannot prosecute war crimes at home, other countries may step in, by Clive Baldwin (kp 10/09/2018)

Krishna Prasad’s murder case: Chitwan Distrct Court acquits 12 accused, by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (kp 10/09/2018), Justice denied: How the state and human rights group "cheated" Ganga Maya's quest for justice, by Anjali Subedi (rep 10/09/2018), Chitwan District Court acquits 12 defendants, by Sabita Shrestha (rep 10/09/2018)

Tarun dal head of Rolpa Municipality shot dead (rep 10/09/2018), Tarun Dal cadres shut down Rolpa over Pun’s murder (kp 11/09/2018)

Gorkha emerging as new smuggling route, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 10/09/2018)

Dashain becomes a bargaining chip: Transport entrepreneurs refuse to open advance bookings for the festival until government unfreezes their bank accounts, by Sanjeev Giri and Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 10/09/2018) [Not the rule of law and free market economy shall be enforced but syndicates and corruption!?]

Girl’s death sparks protest (kp 10/09/2018)

Two arrested with 10 kg gold (rep 09/09/2018), ‘Seized 10kg gold was smuggled from Tibet’, by Hariram Upreti (kp 11/09/2018)

Police re-arrest Bhujel from court (kp 08/09/2018) [Deliberate disregard for the rule of law! The government obviously thinks to have inherited absolute rights from the former king!]

Locals demand their land back from army: Land used by locals since 1938 was encroached by the army in 1972, by Puskar Bhandari (rep 08/09/2018)

12 people held in forgery case (kp 07/09/2018)

Kanchanpur rape and murder case: Rights body points at flawed investigation; NHRC Spokesperson Mohna Ansari says mishandling and possible destruction of evidences is a major oversight (kp 07/09/2018), ‘Serious dereliction of duty by police has complicated probe’ (kp 08/09/2018), IGP admits to lapses in Nirmala rape-murder probe, by Rajendra Bhatta (rep 08/09/2018), Accused Bista brought back after medical tests (kp 09/09/2018), Court extends Bista’s judicial remand, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 10/09/2018), Probe committee member resigns, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 11/09/2018), 47 days on, police nowhere close to Nirmala's murderers (rep 11/09/2018), Bista, Bam sisters released: Suspect’s DNA fails to match sample taken from 13-year-old rape and murder victim, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 12/09/2018) [This shoiuld have been proved for long!], Opposition on warpath after panelist quits over threats (kp 12/09/2018), Mentally unstable Bista released after DNA failed to match, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 12/09/2018), 48 days of national shame: Where is our govt? (rep 12/09/2018), Release of 3 suspects ‘narrows case’, by Chitranga Thapa and Bhawani Bhatta (kp 13/09/2018), KC does U-turn, returns to probe panel (kp 13/09/2018), No justice, no peace Police incompetence is turning the tragic Nirmala Panta case into a farce (kp 13/09/2018), Police take blood samples of three suspects for DNA tests, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 14/09/2018), Suspended SP Bista has a chequered past (kp 14/09/2018), Family mourns, and a country recoils: The rape and murder of Nirmala Pant and the failure of law enforcement to diligently investigate the perpetrators have angered and stunned Nepalisacross the country. Now the 13-year-old girl’s parents say they are starting to lose hope , by Tsering D. Gurung (kp 15/09/2018), Nationwide protests today in support of Nirmala (rep 15/09/2018), #JusticeForNirmala calls get louder: People from all walks of life join protests across the country; Police say DNA analysis will take ‘two weeks’ to complete, by Arpan Shrestha and Nayak Paudel (kp 16/09/2018), Five police officers suspended (kp 16/09/2018), Five police officers suspended (kp 16/09/2018), Mum’s not the word: The usually voluble PM’s reticence pertaining to the Nirmala Pant case is unacceptable, by Avasna Pandey (kp 16/092019), New team to scan officers for faulty investigation (kp 17/09/2018), 53 days, 6 committees, guilty still at large (rep 17/09/2018), Why did police ‘destroy’ evidence?, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 17/07/2018), Nirmala’s parents knock on PM’s door for justice, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 18/09/2018), Basnyat panel grills police officials (kp 18/09/2018), Investigators still ‘clueless’, by Chitranga Thapa and Bhawani Bhatta (kp 18/09/2018), State government draws flak over inaction (kp 18/09/2018), Nirmala’s parents, rights activists ‘humiliated’ at PM’s residence (ht 18/09/2018)

347 women, children missing from Makwanpur: Report; Officials say in many cases missing women and children have been found living in foreign countries as illegal migrants, by Pratap Bista (kp 07/09/2018)

Over 200 women, children rescued in three years (kp 06/09/2018)

Toothless tigers: Conflict victims are not fully convinced by the truth and disappearance commissions, by Ram Dakal Rakesh (kp 06/09/2018)

C stresses criminal liability for serious medical negligence, by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 06/09/2018)

Police clueless about 7-year-old double murder, by Kamal Panthi (kp 05/09/2018)

Unite against rape: Rather than the victims, rapists should be persecuted, ostracized and humiliated. Survivors need support both from the state and the society, by Sapana Phuyal (rep 05/09/2018)

SC orders Home Ministry to release Bishwokarma (kp 04/09/2018), Maoist leader Bishwokarma taken to Bhojpur (kp 05/09/2018), SC takes strong exception to Bishwakarma’s repeated arrests (rep 05/09/2018)

Three suspects held for rape of teenage girl, by Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 04/09/2018)

Free Madhes activist dies in police custody: Claims of police, victim’s side differ: Yadav’s neighbour says he died on way to hospital while officials say doctors declared him dead in Kathmandu, by Chandal Kumar Mandal and Kamal Panthi (kp 03/09/2018), Relatives of CK Raut's supporter who died in police custody suspect murder, by Nirmal Ghimire (rep 03/09/2018), Custody death: Yadav’s family suspects torture, demands probe; Victim’s mother says they were only informed about his death, questioning why police had not told them earlier if he was ill, by Thakur Singh Tharu and Kamal Panthi (kp 04/09/2018)

Woman suffers burn injuries in husband’s attack, by Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 03/09/2018)

Activists unhappy with president’s ‘silence’ on rape cases (rep 03/09/2018)

Traffickers on Interpol watch list arrested (ht 03/09/2018)

Indian arrested with fake citizenship, DAO under scanner, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (kp 03/09/2018)

Woman murdered on witchcraft charge: Tanki killed her mother-in-law after local shamans told her that Khopi made her fall ill by practicing witchcraft, by Durgalal KC (kp 02/09/2018), Woman kills mother-in-law accusing her of witchcraft, by Devendra Basnet (rep 02/09/2018)

Another teenager raped in Kanchanpur, by Rajendra Bhatta (rep 01/09/2018), One held on charge of raping 15-year-old girl (kp 02/09/2018)

Why were our kin disappeared? Killed? Conflict victims’ families, by Bhim Chapagain (rep 02/08/2018)

Chand-led CPN collects Rs 77 million in donations (ht 02/09/2018)

Govt discriminates in compensations for rape, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 01/09/2018)

Who Is Responsible?, by D.M. Thapa (rn 01/09/2018)

Local body sacks lady teacher for getting married to another village, by Anil Bhandari (rep 01/09/2018)

Police told to make special plan to curb violence against women (kp 31/08/2018)

Turning outrage into justice: Is it time for Nepali women to also learn jiu-jitsu like the Sufragettes?, by Sumana Shrestha (nt 31/08/2018)

Upper Dolpa monasteries losing identity with theft of idols, by Bishnu Prasad Devkota (rep 31/08/2018)

Gang extorting from freed Kamaiyas held, by Yogesh Rawal (rep 31/08/2018)

Mistaken conviction: Contrary to popular opinion, capital punishment will not help deter rape, by Parbishi Mishra (kp 31/08/2018)

Kalikot families demand whereabouts of disappeared kin, by Pabitra Kumar Shahi (rep 31/08/2018)

Over 1,700 held in Chitwan on various charges in three months, by Sabita Shrestha (rep 31/08/2018)

Long wait for loved ones—and for justice: Families of disappeared are still waiting to know the whereabouts of their loved ones, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/08/2018)

Six rogues gang rape woman, 20 (kp 29/08/2018)

Yarsa smuggling up due to lax border controls, by Krishna Prasad Gautam and Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 29/08/2018)

9-month-old baby kidnapped and murdered Aurahi (kp 28/08/2018), Infant snatched from mother’s shop recovered dead, by Mahesh Kumar Das (rep 28/08/2018)

Zero tolerance against GBV: Easy to commit, difficult to deliver, by Namrata Sharma (ht 28/08/2018)

Changing Social Psychology Of Crime, by Prem Khatry (rn 28/08/2018)

Teenage girl raped in Capital (kp 27/08/2018)

TRC yet to prepare reparation policy (kp 27/08/2018)

More traders smuggling in Indian poultry, by Shiva Puri (kp 27/08/2018)

Pokhara girl found dead in suspicious circumstances, by Deepak Pariyar (kp 26/08/2018), 13-year-old schoolgirl found dead in Pokhara (ht 26/08/2018)

Woman found buried in bush (kp 26/08/2018), Woman, who went missing 16 days ago, found murdered, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 26/08/2018)

Doubling compensation, punishment for untouchability proposed, by Ashok Dahal (rep 26/08/2018)

Smuggling of black pepper on the rise, by Pawan Yadav (kp 26/08/2018)

One killed, four injured in Kanchanpur clash: Locals question police role in rape-murder probe, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 25/08/2018), Kanchanpur rape and murder: One killed, 24 injured in police-locals clash, by Chitranga Thapa and Bhawani Bhatta (kp 25/08/2018) [The fact is that the Nepali police have never respected life and fundamental human rights! The highest political and administrative levels must be held accountable for this!], Protesting teenager killed in police firing, by Tekendra Deuba (ht 25/08/2018), PM Oli urged to form high-level commission (kp 25/08/2018), #JusticeforNirmala: Justice delayed is justice denied (rep 26/08/2018), Unequal society: Many tend to think that our social structure will break down if women are empowered politically and infidelity will increase, by David Kainee (rep 26/08/2018), Kanchanpur in turmoil: Two suspects arrested; Indefinite curfew since Friday, by Tekendra Deuba (ht 26/08/2018), Rally demands #JusticeForNirmala (kp 26/08/2018), Sunny Khuna killed while out to collected his wages, by Pushpa Raj Joshi and Rajendra Bhatta (rep 26/08/2018), AI Nepal tells govt to refrain from using force (ht 26/08/2018), Police told to suspend SP Bista (kp 26/08/2018), Case reopens under pressure, by Chitranga Thapa and Bhawani Bhatta (kp 26/08/2018), New CDO says probe should have begun right after the incident (rep 26/08/2018), Kanchanpur curfew remains: Police yet to quiz Bam sisters, by Chitranga Thapa and Bhawani Bhatta (kp 27/08/2018), Kanchanpur District Court remands Bam sisters to judicial custody, by Chitranga Thapa and Bhawani Bhatta (kp 28/08/2018), Accused Bista sent to Kathmandu for medical examination (kp 29/08/2018), Kanchanpur Incident Fair Probe Is The Key, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 29/08/2018), 'Investigation centered on proving innocent guilty', by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal and Pushpa Raj Joshi (rep 29/08/2018), Chopping of guava tree raises eyebrows, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal and Pushpa Raj Joshi (rep 30/08/2018), Court extends remand of Bam sisters by a week, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 31/08/2018), Nirmala's classmates write open letter to PM, by Rajendra Bhatta (rep 01/09/2018), Investigation delay raises suspicion, by Chitranga Thapa and Bhawani Bhatta (kp 06/09/2018)

Top leaders silent over alarming rise in rapes, murder, by Ashok Dahal (rep 25/08/2018), House endorses resolution against sexual violence, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/08/2018), Parliament unanimously passes stricture on VAW, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 25/08/2018)

Chitwan women rally against rape incidents (kp 25/08/2018)

Former Maoist child soldier barred from leaving country: Lenin Bista says officials threatened him against raising the issue of child combatants, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/08/2018), TIA immigration bars ex-child soldier from flying abroad (rep 25/08/2018), Stop Intimidating Citizens Government’s action against Lenin Bista is a naked display of power (kp 27/08/2018)

Incidents of theft on the rise in valley (ht 25/08/2018)

Crime and punishment: Flawed and biased investigation could send an innocent man to the gallows (kp 24/08/2018)

Atrocity beyond words: Rape is beyond sexual lust, our rapid modernisation is responsible too, by Hisila Yami (kp 24/08/2018), Justice for Sale: Money, power and patriarchy allows rapists to easily get away with their crime, by Tufan Neupane (nt 24/08/2018), The roots of rape: Misogyny, malevolent malehood and impunity perpetuate rampant rape, by Kedar Sharma (nt 24/08/2018)

IGP stresses use of CCTVs for crime control (ht 24/08/2018)

Police arrest Bishwokarma at SC premises (kp 24/08/2018), Police rearrest Bishwakarma after Supreme Court orders his release (ht 24/08/2018)

Even elected representatives have chhaugoths at home, by Nagendra Upadhyay (rep 23/08/2018)

Striking fuel tanker operators to face action (kp 23/08/2018)

‘Plea bargaining’ makes police investigation easier, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 23/08/2018)

Woman thrashed mercilessly in Siraha district (ht 23/08/2018)

Youth murdered in Okhaldhunga (ht 23/08/2018)

Transitional justice: Conflict victims for criminal code revision: Say it fails to address SC verdict on enforced disappearance, by Roshan S Nepal (ht 22/08/2018)

NHRC concerned about spurt in rape, murder (ht 22/08/2018)

Police arrest prime suspect in Kanchanpur rape, murder case / 7 held on rape charge, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 21/08/2018), Man who served nine years for murder held for raping, killing 13-year-old girl (ht 21/08/2018), Seven held in Chitwan for gang-raping minor girls (ht 21/08/2018), Protests escalate after police parade ‘wrong’ rape suspect, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 22/08/2018), Police ‘frame’ mentally ill person in rape, murder case, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal and Pushparaj Joshi (rep 22/08/2018), Clashes and demonstrations continue in Mahendranagar, by Chitranga Thapa and Bhawani Bhatta (kp 23/08/2018), 8 hurt as police open fire on protesters in Kanchanpur (rep 23/08/2018), Curfew as protests turn violent: Police firing injures four protesters, by Chitranga Thapa and Bhawani Bhatta (kp 24/08/2018), Lawmakers slam use of force (kp 24/08/2018), Kanchanpur rape victim's parents accuse police of negligence, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal and Pushparaj Joshi (rep 24/08/2018), Home Ministry forms high-level probe panel: Transfers CDO, police chief (kp 24/08/2018), Get the rapists: People who were demonstrating were ordinary people who empathised with the rape and murder victim (ht 24/08/2018)

Harsh action sought for rape convicts (kp 21/08/2018), MPs demand life for rape of minor, elderly or disabled: MPs demand life for rape of minor, elderly or disabled (rep 21/08/2018), Issues against gender-based violence: Resolution motion fails to make it to House discussion (kp 21/08/2018)

Anti-liquor campaign lowers cases of domestic violence in Achham villages, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 21/08/2018)

Ex-ambassador Jha found murdered; 3 suspects held (kp 21/08/2018), Ex-envoy Keshav Jha found ‘murdered’ at home, three held, by Biken K Dawadi (rep 21/08/2018), Former envoy Jha murdered, motive a mystery, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 21/08/2018), Former ambassador Keshav Raj Jha’s murder shrouded in mystery, by Prakash Rimal and Ujjwal Satyal (ht 22/08/2018), Investigation likely to take time: Police (ht 23/08/2018), Daughter files FIR (ht 23/08/2018)

Nur Prasad fails to appear at Chitwan court; appearance rescheduled for September 9 (kp 21/08/2018)

‘Urgent efforts needed to protect women and girls’ (kp 20/08/2018)

Federal units using tax money to appease party cadres, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 20/08/2018)

Banking crimes rising rapidly in Valley, by Biken K Dawadi (rep 20/08/2018)

Whereabouts of missing women still unknown (kp 19/08/2018)

Woman accused of witchcraft ostracised: Radha still remains a witch in the eyes of the villagers, though her persecutors were exposed of their lies, by Arjun Shah (kp 18/08/2018)

Jilted man murders girlfriend (kp 18/08/2018)

Crime and punishment: We will have to wait and see if our government is serious enough to implement the laws of the land. We all know that our lawmakers are the real lawbreakers, by Guffadi (kp 18/08/2018)

Bishwokarma re-arrested after court frees him (kp 18/08/2018)

Even local representatives not spared of caste-based discrimination, by Binod Pariyar (rep 18/08/2018)

Murder convict arrested after 35 years (rep 18/08/2018)

Twin girls die after being dumped into septic tank: Police search for 20-year-old mother as suspect; One of the infants was found dead while the other died on her way to the hospital, by Ananda Gautam (kp 17/08/2018), Mother of murdered twin babies in custody (kp 18/08/2018)

Doramba killing memorial: ‘Onus on govt to look after victims’ families’ (ht 17/08/2018)

Crime rates soared by 25 per cent last fiscal (ht 17/08/2018)

Misuse of state-provided housing may bring 3 yrs jail, Rs 1m fine (rep 17/08/2018)

Law Minister Dhakal tables Protection of Victims of Crime Bill in National Assembly (ht 17/08/2018)

Women workers in entertainment sector continue to be exploited: Forty-nine per cent of women employed in the entertainment sector face sexual abuse (ht 16/08/2018)

Practising untouchability during menstruation, postpartum periods criminal offense: Offenders can be jailed for up to three months (Setopati 16/08/2018)

Nationwide CPN strike ends with fake bombs and arrests, by Nayak Paudel (kp 15/08/2018) [When will the main instigators like Netra Bikram Chand finally be arrested?], NA disposes of 27 suspicious objects (rep 15/08/2018)

Harsher punishment set for sexual harassment (ht 15/08/2018)

Cops beat up Dalit man 'without reason' (rep 15/08/2018) [Cops don't have the right to beat anybody, espexcially not the downtrodden Dalits!!]

Hospital vandalised over patient’s death (kp 14/08/2018)

Province 2 state minister surrenders to court: Freed on general date after hearing, by Ajit Tiwari and Santosh Singh (kp 14/08/2018), Murder-accused Province 2 state minister released without bail, by Mahesh Kumar Das (rep 14/08/2018) [???], Court releases two suspects (kp 15/08/2018), Murder-convict mayor freed without bail, by Mahesh Kumar Das (rep 15/08/2018)

Victims of conflict-era land transactions forced to purchase the same land twice, by Devendra Basnet (rep 14/08/2018)

Rape cases on the rise in Sunsari, by Amar Khadka (rep 13/08/2018)

Where are the conflict-disappeared?, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 13/08/2018) [And in which positions are those responsible for their disappearances??]

Gold smuggling probe stalls (kp 13/08/2018) [Political denial?]

Sarlahi becoming entry point of illegal drugs into Nepal , by Tanka Chhetri (rep 13/08/2018)

Explosion outside Biratnagar mayor’s office: Tarai Janatantrik Mukti Morcha (Revolutionary) owns up to the attack, saying it wanted to send out the message that its activities were not just limited in Province 2, by Binod Bhandari (kp 13/08/2018), 3 suspects held behind Morang blast (kp 03/09/2018)

Nirmala's rape and murder: Guilty yet to be booked; More than twenty investigation teams are engaged but the outcome of the probe continues to be nil even two weeks after the incident, by Tekendra Deuba (ht 12/08/2018), Crime in Kanchanpur: Authorities must pull out all the stops to complete a fair investigation into the rape and murder of 13-year-old girl (ht 13/08/2018)

Court issues arrest warrant against Prov 2 state minister (kp 12/08/2018)

Dharan and Itahari dumping waste recklessly, by Rohit Rai (rep 12/08/2018)

US clears four Army units on human rights, by Binod Ghimire (kp 11/08/2018) [This does not excuse the fact that many secutity forces who committed crimes at the time of insurgency are still running free and have been promoted time and again!]

Drug and alcohol abuse blamed for alarming rise in rape cases in Province 7 (ht 11/08/2018)

37 victims of gender-based violence compensated (ht 11/08/2018) [Compensation for the victims will have no effect in the future unless the perpetrators are severely punished!]

Conflict victims unhappy with draft amendment to law, by Bhim Chapagain and Giriraj Baskota (rep 11/08/2018)

The death of justice: n a rule of law, even mundrey dons, thulo mancheys and common citizens are all subject to the law. If you break the law, you must face the music, by Guffadi (kp 11/08/2018)

Lama sent to one year in prison for laundering money (kp 10/08/2018)

1,480 rape cases last year, 4 every day!, by Pratik Rimal (rep 09/08/2018)

Moving beyond “kill all rapists”: In a deeply hierarchical society where the most vulnerable rape victims are likely to face aggression from police officers, baying for blood diverts the attention from the real issue, by Abha Lal (rep 09/08/2018)

Over 220 firms found selling unsafe goods: 41 bottled water suppliers were found to be selling contaminated water (kp 09/08/2018)

Chand-party man Bishwokarma held (kp 09/08/2018), Police beef up vigilance against Chand-led party (rep 09/08/2018) [This has been overdue for long!], Bishwokarma’s son files habeas corpus petition: Police had arrested Bishwokarma from Dakshinkali on Aug 7 (kp 13/08/2018), Present Bishwokarma within 48 hours, apex court orders (kp 14/08/2018)

36 kidnapping cases reported in city in three years (ht 08/08/2018)

Drop community service provision in TJ bill: NHRC to govt (rep 08/08/2018), National rights body slams weak penalties for war crimes, by Binod Ghimire (kp 09/08/2018)

‘Nepal is serious about fighting human trafficking’ (kp 08/08/2018)

Maoists sell off lands they captured during insurgency (rep 08/08/2018)

Angry Kanchanpur residents protest against rapes and murders of victims (kp 07/08/2018)

Police shoot dead killers of abducted boy in gun battle (kp 07/08/2018), Kidnappend boy found dead, police shoot dead two suspects (rep 07/08/2018), Kidnapping and murder in Bhaktapur (rep 07/08/2018), Questions over police encounter weaken credibility: Experts (rep 08/08/2018), Uphold rule of law: No matter how serious a case is, it is the court of law that has the ultimate power to pronounce the accused guilty (ht 08/08/2018), , NHRC begins encounter probe: ‘Kidnappers’ families claim killings are extrajudicial (kp 09/08/2018), Home Minister Thapa assures probe into encounter killings (kp 10/08/2018), Home minister flip-flops on extrajudicial killings (kp 11/08/2018)

Province govt opens probe into Maleth shooting (kp 07/08/2018)

Priests carry idols away from temple to protect them from thieves, by Mukti Prasad Neupane (rep 07/08/2018)

Police find out-of-contact Nur Prasad: Campaigner Ganga Maya Adhikari had asked NHRC to find her son ‘missing’ for four years since her husband Nanda Prasad’s death (kp 06/08/2018) [Murderers are runnig free with highest political protection and the brother of the victim has to hide for years"]

Rage further against rape (rep 06/08/2018)

Man held for rape attempt (kp 06/08/2018)

Students vandalise medical college (ht 06/08/2018)

Shuklafanta denies official services to Chhaupadi enforcers (kp 05/08/2018)Investigation delay raises suspicion, by Chitranga Thapa and Bhawani Bhatta (kp 06/09/2018)

Man held for rape attempt in Bhimdutta (kp 05/08/2018)

Understanding sexual consent Shady business: There’s only one way to know for sure if someone has given their consent: if they tell you, by Anjam Singh (kp 05/08/2018)

Jewellery, mobile stores, co-operatives at risk of robbery, by Sabita Shrestha (rep 05/08/2018)

Women in control: Breaking menstrual taboo, by Panta (kp 04/08/2018) [related to the Chhaupadi crime]

When justice dies: Ganga Maya will win this battle for justice. And the victory will mark the process of healing the wounds of conflict era, by Anjali Subedi (rep 04/08/2018)

Gold probe team submits report: Report prepared by a task force suspects involvement of 293 people in the gold smuggling racket (kp 03/08/2018), Probe report fails to track whereabouts of 33 kg gold (ht 03/08/2018)

How does the Nepali media cover rape?, by Bhrikuti Rai (nt 03/08/2018)

Court orders arrest of Province 2 State Minister, other accused in ASI’s murder, by Suresh Yadav and Madhesh Das (rep 03/08/2018) [This is not so much a problem between central and provincial governments as the general problem of the political parties holding on to criminal elements!], High Court issues letter to arrest Thaman murder accused state minister, mayor (kp 04/08/2018)

Man rapes 7-year-old girl (kp 02/08/2018)

PHC member ‘receives death threat’ (rep 02/08/2018), PHC member Niru Pal issued death threat, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 02/08/2018), Thapa says attack on Pal a political crime (kp 03/08/2018), Police arrest 82 suspects for threatening NCP lawmaker (kp 03/08/2018)

Janakpur High Court issues mandamus: State minister, lawmaker and mayor among 28 accused of killing police officer Thaman, by Ajit Tiwari and Santosh Singh (kp 02/08/2018)

More Nepali women rescued from Delhi, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 02/08/2018)

No country for women: The number of reported rape cases has jumped 256 percent in the past decade (kp 01/08/2018)

Police Efficiency and Crime Control, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 01/08/2018)

Family murdered by close relatives, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 01/08/2018), Sibling, sister-in-law involved, says police (ht 01/08/2018)

NCB nabs ‘most-wanted’ drug smuggler, seizes 7,120 tablets of yaba (ht 01/08/2018)

Two Chand-led NCP cadres held for arson at crusher industry (ht 01/08/2018)

Govt moves to clamp down on helicopter rescue scam, by Sangam Prasain (kp 31/07/2018), Taskforce finds organized crime in heli-rescue scam: Refuses to name guilty trekking companies,hospitals, helicopter operators (rep 31/07/2018)

Drug smuggling network from border to Kathmandu, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 31/07/2018)

Police arrest five men in kidney racket case (kp 30/07/2018)

Two APF constables held on rape charge (ht 30/07/2018)

CIEDP completes first-phase probe in 39 districts: Conflict victims ask how long they will take to complete complex tasks such as taking statements, excavation and exhumation (ht 30/07/2018)

The revolutionary and the lawyer: The Maoists grapple with demands to hold them accountable for violence of the conflict, by Aditya Adhikari (The Record 30/07/2018)

Women helpless in 'chhaugoths' out of fear of deity, by Janak KC (rep 29/07/2018)

Office bearers and employees divided over Jumla incident , by DB Budha (rep 29/07/2018)

Two girls missing since 12 days (rep 29/07/2018)

Girl, 13, raped and killed in Nimbukheda (kp 28/07/2018), Kanchanpur tense after girl’s rape, murder, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 29/07/2018), Teenager raped and killed in Kanchanpur, by Dil Bahadur Vhhatyal (rep 29/07/2018), Nirmala’s kin refuse to receive her body; demand justice, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 30/07/2018), Province MPs concerned about gruesome crime (kp 30/07/2018), Family coerced into cremating Nirmala:  Girl’s father Yagya Raj says he was threatened with criminal charge if protest became violent; CDO Khadka says family agreed to receive the 13-year-old’s body after authorities vowed to prosecute the guilty, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 31/07/2018), Nirmala’s kin not happy with probe (kp 03/08/2018)

Prasai faces slander charge: Prasai’s had suggested that Nepali female medical students in Bangladesh were sleeping with their professors to get degrees (kp 27/07/2018), MPs want Prasai punished (kp 28/07/2018), NC lawmakers seek action against Prasai (ht 30/07/2018)

11 murder accused sent to judicial custody in Rautahat (ht 28/07/2018)

One more on Interpol watch arrested (ht 28/07/2018)

Save our girls: Women in Nepal are advancing careers, breaking boundaries and fighting so many intrinsic social evils. But what do we lack so much to stop Chhaupadi?, by Sweta Gyanu Baniya (rep 26/07/2018)

16 Nepali women rescued from Delhi, by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 26/07/2018)

More than 150 Nepali women feared caughtin trafficking racket, by Kamal Panthi (kp 26/07/2018)

84pc success in money laundering cases: Ex-chairman of Special Court Gauri Bahadur Karki says the court has been more lenient towards politically connected ‘Dons’ , by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 25/07/2018)

Government grants Rs10m in cash relief to Ganga Maya (kp 25/07/2018) [Money does not mean justice as long as the murderers are set free and promoted!!]

Two Frenchmen arrested over pedophilia charges, by Diya Dhakal (rep 25/07/2018)

Woman, 69, murdered for refusing sex (kp 24/07/2018)

RJPN picks absconding murder- accused as state minister (rep 24/07/2018) (related to Province 2) [???? His arrest has already been ordered by the SC!]

Minister Tamang faces public outrage (kp 23/07/2018), Sorry says minister (kp 23/07/2018), Watch your language: Law Minister Tamang’s comments about Nepali girls studying MBBS are unseemly (kp) [Tamang's statement reflects the way many Nepalese men think about women! It disqualifies him as a minister!], Minister quits over controversial remarks (kp 25/07/2018)

Thousands rally in support of Dr KC, by Nayak Paudel (kp 22/07/2018) [The state must finally stop brutally beating and seriously injuring people with wooden sticks! No policeman has the right to shawl people on their heads with wooden sticks, no politician has the right to order and cover such procedure! This is a crime and the government is responsible!], Scores hurt as Tarun rally turns violent (kp 22/07/2018)

9-year-old girl raped in Kanchanpur (kp 22/07/2018)

174 women rescued from eastern transit point (ht 22/07/2018)

Criminal activities up in Lalitpur (ht 22/07/2018)

Swiss held on pedophilia charge: Eight foreigners arrested in two years (kp 21/07/2018)

Mayor slaps municipal staffer over dozer purchase row, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 21/07/2018)

Human trafficking through Pashupatinagar on the rise, by Bhim Chapagain (rep 21/07/2018)

Overall crime rate soaring in Kathmandu valley, say police (ht 21/07/2018)

40 injured in clash as Dr KC taken by force to Kathmandu (rep 20/07/2018) [see video], 20 doctors among injured in clashes with security forces (kp 20/07/2018), Jumla reeling from Thursday’s clash over Dr KC (kp 21/07/2018) [The culprits, including politicians, must stand trial!], Police gone wild! Why can’t our politicians understand that no regime has succeeded by beating up protestors and or even shooting at them?, by Guffadi (kp 21/07/2018)

Three men rape girl, 13, for two months in captivity, by Shiva Puri (kp 18/07/2018)

33 kg gold smuggling case: ‘Big fish’ still elusive as panel deadline expires (kp 18/07/2018), Murdered Shakya kept records of transactions (ht 19/07/2018)

Smuggling of small arms continues unabated (ht 18/07/2018)

Crimes on the rise in Udayapur: Social crimes, theft doubled; narcotic cases quadrupled in a year, by Maheshwar Chamling Rai (rep 18/07/2018)

The religious roots of Chhaupadi, by Pushpa Raj Joshi and Arun Bam (rep 17/0/72018)

Missing girl, 17, found murdered following rape: One suspect held, another on the run (kp 17/07/2018)

150 Nepali women in ‘captivity’ (kp 17/07/2018)

Man beats wife to death in Makwanpur (kp 16/07/2018)

8-year-old girl raped in Achham (kp 15/07/2018)

Rape cases on the rise, by Nagendra Upadhyay (rep 14/07/2018)

Leave no one behind: It is time to make the Nepali transitional justice model truly victim-centric and local, by Ram Kumar Bhandari and Varsha Gyawali (kp 13/07/2018)

Relatives of women killed by Chhaupadi continue the malpractice, by Khamma Khatri (rep 13/07/2018)

Municipality office torched in Siraha (ht 12/07/2018)

Gold smuggling case: Morang court releases three suspects on bail, by Madhav Ghimire and Binod Bhandari (kp 10/07/2018)

Gold smuggling probe committee likely to end investigation: An official of the committee said that the government wants the committee to end its probe without further ado as it does not want the committee to go deep into the matter and reveal senior politicians reportedly involved in the case (rep 10/07/2018) [!!!]

Police arrest gang of thieves operating as scrap collectors (ht 09/07/2018)

Krishna Prasad murder main suspect surrenders (kp 09/07/2018), Main accused in the murder of Ganga Maya’s son surrenders (rep 09/07/2018)

Girl gang-raped and murdered for refusing sex proposal, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 08/07/2018)

Mother accuses police of neglecting daughter's murder, by Rekha Bhusal (rep 08/07/2018)

Victims want consultation on transitional justice law (rep 07/07/2018)

Girl arrested for 'orchestrating' friend's rape, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 07/07/2018)

Man murders five-year-old nephew (kp 03/07/2018)

Money laundering case: OAG appeals against Special Court decision; The OAG had earlier failed to appeal the exoneration of another mob boss Rajeev Gurung aka Deepak Manange (kp 03/07/2018) [Political corruotion on highest level!!]

Interpol issues Red Notice for 83 Nepalis (ht 02/07/2018)

Dr KC starts hunger strike in Jumla (kp 01/07/2018) [Brutal police force against against peaceful civil society action!]

Indian national held with 8.2kg silver (kp 01/07/2018)

Victims reject draft amendment: NHRC chairman Sharma calls it translated draft guided by motive; There will be no punishment left after waiving 75pc sentence (ht 30/06/2018)

Police kill armed man in ‘gunfight’, locals deny it (kp 30/06/2018)

Chhaupadi continues in Surkhet, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 30/06/2018)

Four held for banking fraud (ht 30/06/2018)

Ganga Maya’s fast: NHRC questions Home secy, IGP (kp 29/06/2018), When our son was killed: A translated excerpt from a chapter of ‘Death of Justice' - a memoir of Gangamaya Adhikari, who is on the third week of her hunger strike at Bir Hospital, demanding her son's murderers be brought to justice (nt 29/06/2018)

Bill on TRC, CIEDP terms extension in parliament (rep 29/06/2018) [The exension of terms means little without fundamental changes in justice law and politics!], Just not justice: Proposed amendments to Nepal’s Transitional Justice Act still let perpetrators off the hook, by Om Astha Rai (nt 29/06/2018)

Police fail to nab murder suspects (ht 29/06/2018)

Mirror to our soul: The Nepali state must go beyond just consulting with elites on the draft CIEDP and TRCA bill, by Seira Tamang (kp 28/06/2018)

MPCD worried about growing incidents of cybercrime (ht 28/06/2018)

Child marriages continue unabated (ht 27/06/2018), Campaign against child marriage (ht 28/06/2018)

Change the mindset: Stop victimising rape victims, by Bijaya Laxmi (ht 27/06/2018)

Wife, lover held for husband’s murder (kp 27/06/2018)

Man beats wife to death (kp 27/06/2018)

Conflict victims reject revisions to TJ law: Draft lacks power to make TJ bodies ‘accountable’ (kp 27/06/2018)

Yet another businessman held over gold smuggling (rep 27/06/2018)

Chand followers shut Chitwan schools (kp 26/06/2018)

Torture still endemic: Though torture is prohibited, systemic torture by the state is a common practice, by Sanjeev K. Shah (kp 26/06/2018), Preventing torture: The revised criminal code is an attempt toward systematic reform to address torture-related impunity. It should be implemented, by Praveen Kumar Yadav (rep 26/06/2018)

Women head back to Chhaupadi sheds, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 25/06/2018)

Teenage girl raped in Mahottari (ht 25/06/2018)

Truck driver arrested with 213 kg hashish, 2.250 kg opium (ht 25/06/2018)

Buddha idols ‘stolen’ from Rigmagaun (kp 24/06/2018)

Conflict victims slam ‘symbolic prosecution': “Ordinary citizens convicted of murder receive 20 years of imprisonment but why did the government reduce the jail term for war criminals?”’ (rep 24/06/2018)

33 kg gold smuggling case: High-level panel continues arrests (rep 24/06/2018)

Shree Niwas released on Rs 5,000 bail (kp 23/06/2018) [???], Religious leader Sriniwas Acharya released on bail (ht 23/06/2018)

Ganga Maya again at Bir since 25 days in lone struggle for justice: Dr Govinda KC to flout govt ban at Maitighar today (rep 23/06/2018)

Three murders in Rajbiraj in less than a week, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 23/06/2018)

Black pepper smugglers arrested in Birgunj, by Bhushan Yadav (kp 23/06/2018)

Transitional Justice Act amendment draft ready: Apex court order, international practices taken into account, by Binod Ghimire (kp 22/06/2018), Bill seeks to bring under transitional justice cases now in court or in UN system, by Bhadra Sharma (rep 22/06/2018)

Special court to look into conflict-era cases (ht 22/06/2018)

Four-fold increase in reported rape in 10 years, The lack of justice for rape, and its social stigma combine to breed impunity, by Sewa Bhattarai (nt 22/06/2018)

Platform denies victims’ consent for concessions to war criminals (kp 21/06/2018)

Fourth gangster is free as Special Court acquits Giri (kp 21/06/2018)

Lahan police release Indian quacks without action, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 21/06/2018)

Businessman Bimal Poddar arrested (ht 21/06/2018)

Contractors yet to receive Rs 580m (ht 21/06/2018) [related to Dolakha district]

Amnesty slams inaction over Ganga Maya (kp 20/06/2018)

‘Ruling leaders responsible for delaying justice to conflict victims’ (rep 19/06/2018)

Conflict-hit women demand justice, by Nagendra Upadhyay (rep 19/06/2018)

Police arrest relatives for killing man (kp 17/06/2018)

Alleged rapist of 10-yr-old girl held (kp 17/06/2018)

Probe with malicious intent criminalised, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 17/06/2018)

Rukum conflict victims seek justice (kp 16/06/2018)

‘Women should speak against all forms of violence’ (ht 16/06/2018)

Dutchman arrested for pedophilia (rep 16/06/2018)

Gangamaya's autobiography unveiled (rep 16/06/2018)

Two ward chairmen arrested for electricity theft (rep 16/06/2018)

Two gold smugglers sent to jail kp 15/06/2018)

Woman thrashed for rejecting nephew’s ‘sexual advances’ (ht 15/06/2018)

Security agencies, Maoists buried disappeared in mass graves: CIEDP, by Bhim Chapagain (rep 14/06/2018)

Man kills son, injures wife, by Dipak Pariyar (kp 14/06/2018)

Conflict-hit women: Still far from justice, by Susan Risal (ht 14/06/2018)

Ward chairman downplays girl’s death in Chhaupadi, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 13/06/2018), Woman dies after snakebite in menstruation shed, by Khamma Chhetri (rep 13/06/2018), Bad blood continues: To banish Chhaupadi, besides having a new law, we need to change our behaviour (kp 13/06/2018) [Why do not men leave the house and stay in sheds during menstruation of female family members?], Chhaupadi still rampant in Bajura district (ht 13/06/2018)

Woman stripped half naked and thrashed in public seeks justice: Says police imposed arbitration, by Devendra Basnet (rep 13/06/2018), Insensitive state: Thrashing of woman in Dang (rep 14/06/2018)

307 burglary suspects held in 15 days (ht 13/06/2018)

Police arrest gangster Lama after gunfight, by Anup Ojha (kp 12/06/2018)

Abducted boy, 12, found murdered; five men held, by Shiva Puri (kp 12/06/2018), Police arrest 11 more in Yuvaraj murder case (kp 13/06/2018), Teacher, cop arrested for kidnapping, killing 12-yr-old, by Madan Thakur (rep 15/06/2018)

Two arrested for attempting to traffic women to Iraq using fake visa, by Amar Khadka (rep 12/06/2018)

Man gets life sentence for rape, murder (ht 12/06/2018)

33kg gold smuggling case: 3 main accused sent to DMLI for further probe, by Madhav Ghimire and Binod Bhandari (kp 11/06/2018), Officials grill 3 accused over money laundering (kp 12/06/2018), Bajeko Sekuwa outlets sealed (kp 16/06/2018), Property details of 3 accused sought (kp 17/06/2018), Probe team’s tenure extended (kp 18/06/2018)

Mum, son found dead in Rautahat (kp 11/06/2018)

No suspension of MPs facing trial, by Binod Ghimire (kp 09/06/2018) [Close cooperation of leading politicians and criminals and the protection of the latter continues unabated! This is a characteristic of the lawless state of Nepal!], NHRC urges govt to save Ganga Maya Adhikari (kp 09/06/2018) [Another case of protecting criminals!], NHRC urges PM Oli to save Ganga Maya, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/06/2018)

Bardiya Tharus wait for justice: Lack of political will stalls investigations, by Dewan Rai (The Record 08/06/2018)

TRC assigns experts to draft reparation policy (kp 08/06/2018) [What does reparation mean as long as the criminal perpetrators are sitting in leading state positions and are being promoted time and again? The vitims have been suffering for so many years watching the offenders being awarded for their crimes!!], Justice delayed is justice denied: Delay in pursuance of transitional justice is violating victims’ ‘right to effective remedy’, by Samikshya Bhattarai and Prakash Bhattarai (kp 08/06/2018)

Hotelier arrested with 40 passports (kp 08/06/2018)

Man held in attempted rape case (kp 08/06/2018)

Match-fixing case: Special Court acquits 5 footballers (kp 08/06/2018)

‘Big fish of smuggling racket yet to be caught’ (ht 07/06/2018)

Udaypur growing into a hub for drug dealers, users: 153 arrested on charge of drug abuse in last 11 months (rep 07/06/2018)

Cops take steps to combat property crimes (ht 06/06/2018)

Police seize 12,200 kg black pepper being smuggled to India, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 06/06/2018)

Casteism denies Dalit lawmaker rental apartment in Kathmandu (kp 05/06/2018)

Dalit ward member killed, three women held (kp 05/06/2018), Dalit ward member dies after beating by paramor's children, by Anjali Subedi (rep 06/06/2018)

Dispute takes regulation off House agenda: The ruling and opposition parties are at odds over whether or not to suspend a lawmaker facing judicial custody (kp 05/06/2018)

Unidentified group vandalises campus (ht 05/06/2018)

Hospital holds patient captive (ht 05/06/2018)

RJP-N to join central govt after leaders’ release, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 03/06/2018) [Another murderer to be released? This is not worth to make the RJPN join the government! The close cooperation of politicians and criminals goes unabated!], New laws for pardon, waiver, suspension, commutation of sentence sought (ht 03/06/2018)

Boy, 14, rapes 3-year-old kin (kp 02/06/2018)

Nepali woman sold in Iraq calls it a near-death experience, by Rohit Rai (rep 02/06/2018)

Bus tyranny still rules Valley roads, by Dilasha KC (rep 02/06/2018)

33kg gold smuggling case: SSP surrenders: court orders judicial custody, by Madhav Ghimire and Binod Bhandari (kp 01/06/2018), Another suspect sent to custody, by Madhav Ghimire and Binod Bhandari (kp 04/06/2018)

13 year-old disabled minor tied up for nine years (ht 01/06/2018)

Police rescue 39 girls from dance bars: Police say the girls were being forced to engage in illicit activities by their employers (kp 01/06/2018)

Investigation into war crimes gets tougher under new govt ‘Former rebels wielding new-found political influence to hinder probe’ (kp 31/05/2018) [Previous government was hardly any better!]

NHRC lists Agni Sapkota, Suryaman Dong as human rights violators (ht 31/05/2018)

Bank staff rapes 13-year-old girl (kp 31/05/2018)

Sports betting cartel busted: Ex-national team football player Anjan KC among six suspects (kp 30/05/2018)

SC seeks govt file on Dhungel pardon (kp 29/05/2018), Murder-convict Dhungel gets presidential pardon (kp 29/05/2018) [If there has ever been rule of law in Nepal, it is definitely over!]

Rapist gets 13-year term (kp 29/05/2018)

Let competitive juices flow: Whether it’s called a cartel or a syndicate, the ultimate goal is the same: price-fixing, by Paban Raj Pandey (kp 29/05/2018)

‘Senior police officers, political leaders involved in gold racket’ (kp 28/05/2018), Gore accuses SSP Shyam Khatri of channeling the smuggled gold, by Binod Subedi (rep 28/05/2018), Police arrest Gore’s accomplice, by Madhav Ghimire and Binod Bhandari (kp 28/05/2018)

One held for illegal kidney transplant (ht 28/05/2018)

Conflict victims demand justice, by DR Panta (kp 27/05/2018)

Increasing number of incestuous rapes raises concerns in Gorkha, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 27/05/2018)

Police arrest one of rajpur gang rapists (kps 27/05/2018)

CIEDP completes first phase of probe in 20 district, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 27/05/2018)

209 organised criminals arrested in nine months (ht 26/05/2018)

Chand-led party’s activities against statute, state: Home Minster Thapa (kp 24/05/2018) [Why don't you call them what they are: Terrorist crimes against people and country?!]

Woman thrashed on witchcraft charge (ht 23/05/2018), Woman brutally thrashed by her in-laws for 'practicing witchcraft', by Madan Thakur (rep 24/05/2018)

Five-star resort dumps sewage into irrigation canal (rep 23/05/2018)

Gore reveals more names in gold smuggling case (kp 23/05/2018), Court extends suspects’ remand, by Madhav Ghimire and Binod Bhandari (kp 23/05/2018), Court starts recording main accused Gore’s statement, by Madhav Ghimire and Binod Bhandari (kp 24/05/2018), All that glitters isn’t gold: Gold smuggling saga should provide the opportunity to scrutinise the political class (kp 24/05/2018), Signs of new mysteries being uncovered in gold smuggling case, by Binod Subedi (rep 24/05/2018), Gore denies role in Shakya’s murder (kp 25/05/2018), Gore gang’s sordid saga: Smugglers sneak in gold worth 61 percent of Nepal’s legal imports (kp 26/05/2018), Interpol Red Notice likely to be issued for arrest of absconders (ht 26/05/2018), Alleged mastermind denies killing Shakya (ht 28/05/23018)

‘File appeal in Supreme Court against Chakre Milan acquittal’ (kp 22/05/2018)

Protest in Birgunj over ‘dowry-related death’ of woman (kp 22/05/2018), Police arrest Rinki’s father-in-law (kp 23/05/2018)

Opium cultivation thrives in Jajarkot (kp 22/05/2018)

Govt working to free Balkrishna Dhungel through presidential pardon, by Ashok Dahal (rep 21/05/2018) [Turning Nepal into a justice free haven! Close cooperation oif politicians and crminals works well!!], Republic Day pardon recommended for Balkrishna Dhungel (ht 22/05/2018), ‘Rule of criminals and corrupt people will end’ (kp 22/05/2018) [By freeing and promoting convicted murderers and generally by close cooperation between leading politicians and criminals??], Don’t do it Dhungel's release (rep 22/05/2018), Plan to waive Dhungel’s jail term challenged (ht 25/05/2018), Apex court show-cause to government on Dhungel clemency bid (kp 26/05/2018), Dhungel's jailterm waiver case: PM consults NCP leaders to prepare govt response (kp 27/05/2018) [????], SC to hear Dhungel’s case today (kp 28/05/2018), Justice Hari Karki recuses himself from Dhungel waiver case (ht 28/05/2018)

CIB books 148 for Apex Development Bank scam (ht 21/05/2018)

Life on hold: Relief payments alone are not enough for the families of disappeared persons—they need to know what happened, by Luke Moffett and James Gallan (kp 21/05/2018)

Med centre, VLN operators booked for overcharging Malaysia-bound workers (kp 21/05/2018)

Six sentenced to life imprisonment for NC cadre’s murder (ht 21/05/2018)

Rautahat court jails serial killer for 52 years, by Shiva Puri (kp 20/05/2018)

Conflict victims feel further disheartened after left unity, by Bhadra Sharma (rep 20/05/2018)

Teach kids to fight back: Self-defence training is not all kung fu, it is raising awareness about possible abuse, by Giri Bahadur Sunar (kp 20/05/2018)

Noted humanitarian charged with child rape in Nepal, stunning a village, by Kai Schultz and Rajneesh Bhandari (kp 19/05/2018)

Petroleum theft: Court convicts 17 in Bhalwari depot scam (kp 18/05/2018)

Film producer and five others arrested with fake currency (kp 17/05/2018), ‘Bank Notes recoverd from Wagle and co were fake’ (kp 21/05/2018)

NRB warns money changers against financing smuggling: There have been a growing number of gold smuggling cases in the last few years that could potentially have been financed through various channels according to the central bank (kp 17/05/2018)

PA member gets one year prison term (ht 16/05/2018)

Man sentenced to 10 years in jail for killing wife (ht 16/05/2018)

Rapists sentenced to 10 years in prison (ht 14/05/2018)

Facebook lands girl in brothel, by Keshav Rana (rep 14/05/2018)

Sporadic blasts, arson mark banda enforced by Chand’s outfit (kp 14/05/2018), IEDs go off at different places across country (ht 14/05/2018)

Woman tied in chains, locked in room for 12 years, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 12/05/2018)

Financial crime on the rise in Nepal (kp 09/05/2018)

‘Shree Niwas staged attack on himself to stoke violence’: Police arrest Delhi-bound Hindu godman at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu; Police say the elaborate scheme was aimed at  rallying Hindus to launch a ‘decisive movement’ to reinstate Hindu nation, by Deo, Narayan Sah (kp 08/05/2018), Shree Niwas to be tried only for firearm offence, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 09/05/2018) [?? He must be accused for spreading hatred and social unrest!], Shriniwas sent to custody (ht 22/05/2018)

Gold smuggling accused stare at 3 more charges (kp 07/05/2018), Suspects change their statements to court, by Madhav Ghimire and Binod Bhandari (kp 07/05/2018), Former DIG and suspended SP deny involvement, by Madhav Ghimire and Binod Bhandari (kp 08/05/2018), All chargesheeted people involved’ (kp 10/05/2018), Extension of judicial custody sought, by Madhav Ghimire and Binod Bhandari (kp 11/05/2018), SC orders release of two accused on bail (kht 19/05/2018)

MPs in judicial custody spared suspension (kp 06/05/2018)

Turning tears into happiness: Local govts need to implement plans that satisfy victims’ rights to justice, acknowledgment and reparations, by Elena Naughton (kp 06/05/2018)

Violent activities reported during CPN-called banda (kp 06/05/2018)

Vandals damage house of Thimi Mayor Shrestha (kp 06/05/2018)

Assailants beat up tender bidders: The group of assailants also misbehaved with  Deputy Mayor Pampha Basel who informed  police about the incident, by Hariram Upreti (kp 06/05/2018)

Crackdown on passport crimes: Department proposes three-year jail term and huge fines for recruiting agents who retain jobseekers’ passports (kp 04/05/2018)

Down with the death penalty: Reintroduction of the death penalty would be a regressive  step for the criminal justice system of Nepal, by Deepika Thapa Magar (kp 04/05/2018)

Woman thrashed, tortured for dowry (ht 03/05/2018)

Police arrest 'drunkard' for attempted rape, by Bhim Chapagain (rep 03/05/2018)

Police destroy poppy plants on 10 acres of land in West Rukum, by Hari Gautam (kp 03/05/2018)

Paedophilia case filed against 60-year-old Canadian national (ht 03/05/2018)

Deputy mayor frees husband detained for assaulting her, by Anup Ojha (kp 03/05/2018)

83-year-old reportedly raped in Ilam, by Bhim Chapagain (rep 02/05/2018)

Unknown group cuts down 3,100 banana trees (kp 02/05/2018), Banana farm vandals caught (kp 04/05/2018)

Dhangadhi, safe haven for drug peddlers (ht 01/05/2018)

33-kg gold smuggling: DSP KC in net (kp 30/04/2018), Recorded conversation sheds new light in gold case, by Tapendra Karki (rep 01/05/2018), Case to be filed against 62 suspects, by Madhav Ghimire and Binod Bhandari (kp 02/05/2018), Cops told to arrest SSP Khatri on sight (ht 02/05/2018), Case to be registered against 28 persons (ht 02/05/2018), Charge sheet filed against 63 suspects, by Binod Bhandari (kp 03/05/2018), Seven cops among 63 charge-sheeted, by Hari Adhikari (ht 03/05/20188), Morang court starts recording statements, by Madhav Ghimire and Ninod Bhandari (kp 04/05/2018), Judge in gold smuggling case picked through lots, by Binod Subedi (rep 04/05/2018), Police detains  constable in gold smuggling case (kp 06/05/2018)

IED explosion at Arun III office: Police suspect the hand  of the Netra Bikram  Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal in the latest attack on the project (kp 30/04/2018)

323,155 crime cases recorded digitally (ht 30/04/2018)

Women, children disappearing in Lamjung (ht 30/04/2018)

Man arrested on the charge of killing two children (ht 29/04/2018)

Rape cases continue unabated, says report (ht 26/04/2018), 131 cases of VAW including 36 rapes in a month (rep 26/04/2018), 30 per cent rape victims below 10 years of age (ht 27/04/2018)

Curbing fuel theft: NOC to implement locking system, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 26/04/2018)

Police officials dragged into investigation (ht 26/04/2018), DSP Sanjay Raut turns himself in for investigation (ht 27/04/2018)

Army to probe rape claim against Blue Helmets in South Sudan: UN had asked troops contributing country to fully probe case and, where applicable, pursue criminal prosecution (kp 25/04/2018), Nepali peacekeepers accused of child rape in South Sudan (ht 25/04/2018), Nepal army vows to book guilty after investigation (kp 26/04/2018), Watching the watchmen: Nepal Army must come clean on  allegations concerning the peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (kp 26/04/2018)

Smuggling flourishing in Bhairahawa, by Rekha Bhusal (rep 25/04/2018)

Traffic police officer throws acid on woman, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 24/04/2018)

Unhealed wounds: The Transitional Justice Act must be amended to make fair investigation possible, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp 24/04/2018)

Man injured in Madhes movement feels betrayed, by Shankar Acharya (kp 24/04/2018)

Police apprehend five men for attacking Mayur driver (kp 24/04/2018)

EC asks govt to ensure safety of commissioners (kp 24/04/2018)

Menstruating women, girls fear ‘invisible’ power (ht 23/04/2018)

Experience of working with abused women in India: Nazma is just a representative of numerous women across the world who have experienced domestic abuse at some point in their life, by Pratikshya Sharma (rep 23/04/2018)

Gold smuggling probe puts ex-DIG in net (kp 23/04/2018)

Police to curb sexual harassment in public places (ht 23/04/2018)

Police rescue two Nepalis from Delhi brothel (kp 23/04/2018)

Armed group robs Rs 1.3m (kp 23/04/2018)

Smuggling of petro products rises in Sarlahi, by Aman Koirala (kp 23/04/2018)

Nightmare of rape: Along with alarming rise of cases across the country, rape has become every girl’s nightmare today, by Sakun Bhandari (rep 22/04/2018)

Intel unit to keep tabs on money laundering: Body under Money Laundering Investigation Department to probe money laundering and terror financing suspects (kp 22/04/2018)

CPN student leaders held with cache of explosives, by Raj Kumar Karki (kp 22/04/2018)

Salyan: Hotbed for herb smugglers, by Biplac Maharjan (kp 22/04/2018)

Copycats beware: Cases of plagiarism have to be dealt with academic charges as well as legal penalties, by Umesh Raj Regmi (kp 22/04/2018)

Would-be bride kills self over dowry demand (ht 21/04/2018)

Chand-led CPN cadres running extortion drive in Panchthar (ht 21/04/2018)

Justice expert tells Nepal to make Act changes public, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 20/04/2018)

Man rapes teen daughter (kp 20/04/2018)

Dalits still treated as ‘untouchables’ (ht 20/04/2018)

Govt launches ‘Operation Mandala’ (ht 20/04/2018)

CPN men threaten mayor for refusing extortion demand (kp 20/04/2018)

Police arrest Deepak Manange (kp 20/04/2018), Manange sent to Dillibazar prison (kp 21/04/2018), Manange not to face money laundering trial and OAG is to blame; Attorney office fails to file petition at SC in time to appeal Special Court’s ruling to acquit Manange; Internal probe underway into ‘rare slip-up’, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/04/2018)

Rautahat deploys police at gas stations to curb smuggling: Move after gas stations found colluding with smugglers, by Shiva Puri (kp 20/04/2018)

Ward chair ‘mistakenly’ imprisoned for trafficking freed (ht 20/04/2018), Ward chair freed by SC rearrested, sent to prison (ht 23/04/2018)

Migrant workers being used to smuggle gold (ht 20/04/2018)

Maoist, Youth Association leaders arrested for involvement in criminal activities, by Reksha Bhusal (rep 19/04/2018)

Police investigate rape and murder of girl, 14 (kp 18/04/2018)

Teenage girl found dead (ht 18/04/2018)

Court sends child killers to prison (kp 18/04/2018)

Blast damages Indian Embassy camp office wall in Biratnagar (kp 18/04/2018), Indian police arrest blast suspect (kp 03/05/2018)

Call to book 450 people for taking citizenship with fake documents, by Kamal Panthi (kp 18/04/2018)

Cases of oil theft on rise in eastern Nepal, by Binod Bhandari (kp 18/04/2018)

Busting smuggling racket: Combating gold smuggling is a tough job because of strong nexus among smugglers, corrupt leaders, security personnel, bureaucrats and gangsters, by Dipesh KC (rep 18/04/2018)

Act on transitional justice: CIEDP calls for early amendment; TJ body officials also urge Minister Tamang to resolve other administrative and procedural complexities (kp 17/04/2018)

Man charged with killing live-in girl friend (ht 17/04/2018)

Explosion at municipal building in Ilam (kp 16/04/2018)

Yesterday’s impunity is today’s impunity: The recently held conference on impunity has shown that South Asia stands together against human rights abuses, by Mohna Ansari (kp 16/04/2018)

Book criminals without compromise, IGP tells cops (ht 16/04/2018)

Suspect in guest house murder of woman held (ht 16/04/2018)

Complaint filed to probe ‘suspicious death’ of woman: Husband and in-laws of Sanu claim she committed suicide by consuming poison (kp 15/04/2018)

Rethinking society: Violence against women is not only a female problem, it is also an issue of men, by Milan Pandey (kp 15/04/2018)

NCP cadres vandalise crusher plant, torch vehicles (ht 15/04/2018)

Bandarmudhe victims tired of false promises. by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 14/04/2018)

Chand’s party men rob municipal office (kp 13/04/2018), Seven including ex-MP arrested for carrying out blasts, by Maheshwor Chamling Rai (rep 14/04/2018)

Seeking bail made easier for convicts, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 13/04/2018)

Tarun Dal cadre among four arrested for extortion (kp 13/04/2018)

Girl traffickers arrested (ht 13/04/2018)

Crossing point: Extra vigilance needed on both sides of Indo-Nepal border to curb human trafficking (kp 13/04/2018)

Two arrested with banned notes worth INR 4.9m (ht 13/04/2018)

Police arrest a gang of forgers (kp 12/04/2018)

Protecting the vulnerable: Heinous crimes against women are continually committed despite the existence of legal provisions, by Sajin Bikram Kunwar (kp 11/04/2018)

Revamp justice bodies rights groups suggest: The AWC has also urged the UN and other international agencies to take measures not to support and condone the process that would promote de-facto impunity in  relation to gross violations of human rights in Nepal (kp 11/04/2018), Do it right and just, by Barun Ghimire (rep 11/04/2018), UN, global groups urged to fund TJs (kp 12/04/2018), Govt to amend transitional justice act: AG; Kharel said the government was coming up with provisions on reparations, relief, public apology and memorialisation of victims (ht 12/04/2018)

Ward chair attacked, hospitalised (ht 11/04/2018), 5 held in Bharatpur blast, attack on ward chair (kp 12/05/2018)

Women increasingly opting for divorce to end abusive marriages (rep 11/04/2018)

Action against defaulting sugar mills: Police arrest manager of Eastern Sugar Mill (rep 11/04/2018)

Third ‘don’ walks free: Special Court acquits Parshuram Basnet in money-laundering case on Monday, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 10/04/2018)

Boy, 12, steps on  ‘electric trap’ dies, by Mohan Budhair (kp 10/04/2018)

Farmers deprived of using their own land captured by APF during conflict era, by Khamma Khatri (rep 10/04/2018)

Religious leader hurt in Biratnagar shooting (kp 09/04/2018), Campaigner for Hindu nation shot, injured, by Amar Khadka and Chuman Basnet (rep 09/04/2018), Spiritual leader Acharya discharged from hospital (ht 30/04/2018), ‘Shree Niwas staged attack on himself to stoke violence’: Police arrest Delhi-bound Hindu godman at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu; Police say the elaborate scheme was aimed at  rallying Hindus to launch a ‘decisive movement’ to reinstate Hindu nation, by Deo, Narayan Sah (kp 08/05/2018)

Krishna Prasad murder case: Person filing charge sheet fails to record statement at court (ht 09/04/2018)

Canadian paedophile nabbed (kp 09/04/2018)

Menace of rape: We have no moral ground to talk about prosperity when safety and wellbeing of women and children remains a far cry, by Mira Dhakal and Luna Bhattarai (rep 07/04/2018)

Katahariya mayor gets life in prison for murder (ht 07/04/2018)

Rape culture: Our society and our law enforcement must accomodate victims, not shield perpetrators (kp 06/04/2018), Relatives, neighbors and dusk most dangerous!, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 07/04/2018)

Police bust fake job racket (ht 06/04/2018)

Activists, academia probe spate of rapes (kp 04/05/2018), Anti-rape drive in Saptari (kp 05/04/2018), Man rapes girls, aged 7 and 8, in Kanchanpur (kp 05/04/2018), Police posts in capital ill-poised for sexual violence cases: NHRC (rep 05/04/2018)

Big picture: Case of Radha Chaudhary should not be treated as a stale incident. We cannot rule out possibility of such incidents occurring in the future, by Rupashree Niraula (rep 05/04/2018)

Woman’s body found in sack; hubby held (kp 05/04/2018)

Police arrest two with red sandalwood (kp 05/04/2018), Tourist bus used to smuggle red sandalwood, clothes seized (ht 05/04/2018)

Minister’s jeep vandalised (ht 05/04/2018)

300 VAW cases registered with NWC in three months (ht 04/04/2018)

13 rape incidents in Makawanpur this fiscal (ht 04/04/2018)

Police to launch campaign against rape (ht 04/04/2018)

Child trafficking rampant in Bajura (ht 04/04/2018)

Man murders two kids, age 3 and 5 (kp 04/04/2018)

Goodwill hunting: Govt lost trust of victims due to rampant politicisation of TJ process; it must make amends via reparation (kp 04/04/2018)

Rape cases increasing at alarming rate (rep 03/04/2018)

Police and staff clash injures 12 (kp 03/04/2018)

Smuggling of black pepper to India on the rise (rep 03/04/2018)

Disproportionate assets case filed against Sah (ht 03/04/2018)

Diesel theft continues unabated: Per litre of diesel costs Rs28 more in India than  in Nepal, while petrol is expensive by Rs22 per litre, by Binod Bhandari (kp 02/04/2018)

Poaching, smuggling on rise in Chure area, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 01/04/2018)

12-yr mentally challenged girl ‘gang raped’ in Sunsari: Police arrest Abinash Sardar on charge of raping the girl on Friday following a complaint by the victim’s family (kp 01/04/2018)

Man kills wife over suspicion of extramarital affair (ht 01/04/2018)

Locals attack policemen, seven injured (ht 01/04/2018)

House nods to extend terms of TJ bodies (kp 31/03/2018)

Taxmen crack down on fake excise stickers (kp 31/03/2018)

Case against ex-minister (kp 31/03/2018)

President sad over unsolved Dasdhunga accident (kp 31/03/2018)

Patient’s attendant raped, suspect arrested: The suspect, a former NA soldier, was dismissed from service for his involvement in a rape case (ht 30/03/2018)

Child gang-raped in Sunsari yet again, by Amar Khadka (rep 30/03/2018)

Couple held over daughter’s mysterious death (ht 30/03/2018)

NA team defuses IED in Bardiya (kp 30/03/2018)

Man rapes 10-year-old girl (kp 29/03/2018)

Police seize 1.4 kilos of opium (ht 29/03/2018)

Man and woman tortured at ward office for ‘illicit relationship’, by Mahesh Kumar Das (rep 28/03/2018)

Police arrest man for raping girl, 10 (kp 28/03/2018)

ASI arrested for raping teenage girl (ht 28/03/2018)

Tenth grader found dead in rented room (ht 28/03/2018), Traffic police officer and two others held in student death, by Prakash Adhikari (kp 29/03/2018), Girl appearing for SEE in Surket raped, murdered, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 29/03/2018)

PM rules out blanket amnesty for serious rights violations (rep 28/03/2018), TRC welcomes PM’s stand on TJ: Urges the govt to make necessary amendments to Act (kp 29/03/2018), The moment of truth: PM Oli has to ensure commitment to  transitional justice in legislation (kp 29/03/2018), Walk the talk: PM’s pledge against impunity (rep 29/03/2018)

Man stabbed to death; wife and daughter held (kp 28/03/2018)

Kin of disappeared demand swift probe, by Shankar Acharya (kp 28/03/2018)

Police step up crackdown on gamblers; 208 arrested in six weeks (ht 28/03/2018)

Women take out rally against growing rape cases in Saptari, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 27/03/2018)

Most wanted criminal Barud Singh arrested (ht 27/03/2018)

Chand’s party extorts Bardiya business people (kp 26/03/2018)

Three bombs explode in separate places in Morang (ht 26/03/2018)

Elected representatives look on as forest officer is attacked (kp 26/03/2018)

Don’t let bygones be bygones: Role of the Courts in bringing conflict crimes to a logical end could restore public faith in the judiciary, by Anurag Devkota (kp 26/03/2018)

Koireli becomes VAW-free village (kp 26/03/2018)

Murder convict held seven years after sentencing (ht 26/03/2018)

Waling man held on charge of raping teen (kp 25/03/2018)

Internet users warned against lottery scams (25/03/2018)

Dy mayor beats up ward member (rep 27/03/2018)

8 hurt in blast at jewellery shop, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 24/03/2018)

Police arrest two men for raping girls (kp 24/03/2018)

TRC to set up district offices: Move aimed at completing probe into more than 60,000 complaints within the remaining 11-month tenure of the commission, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/03/2018)

Land sold thrice without owner’s knowledge, by Byas Shankar Upadhyaya (ht 23/03/2018)

High-level police team to probe killing of gold smuggler, by Manish Gautam (kp 23/03/2018), Police launch investigation into murder, 33 kg gold smuggling: Suspects claim cops trying to let main perpetrators free (ht 23/03/2018)

Smuggling of goods rampant (ht 23/03/2018)

Man caught trafficking girl (kp 22/03/2018)

Five held over gang rape of 15-year-old girl: The intellectually disabled victim was held captive for days (ht 22/03/2018)

Another minor raped in Parsa, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 22/03/2018)

14 years on, wounds from Beni attack still raw, by Hari Krishna Gautam (rep 22/03/2018)

Burn violence, acid attacks discussed (ht 22/03/2018)

Four arrested on suspicion of murder (ht 22/03/2018)

Body seized from pyre for murder probe, by Shiva Puri (kp 21/03/2018)

Police find cremated remains of Sneha (kp 21/03/2018)

RJP-N presses for Chaudhary’s swearing-in (kp 21/03/2018) [Impunity and reward for crime accused persons?]

Durbarmarg gang-rape: Main accused in net (kp 21/03/2018)

Study reveals widespread underinvoicing in exports (kp 21/03/2018), Under-invoicing in carpet export to China costing Nepal dear, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 21/03/2018), Underinvoicing raises tax avoidance, money laundering concerns, by Sagar Ghimire (rep 21/03/2018)

Attempted murder of pregnant rape victim (kp 20/06/2018)

3 jailed for kidnap, murder of 8-year-old (kp 20/03/2018)

6 girls rescued from Nepal-India border (kp 20/03/2018)

Process begins to amend transitional justice Act: Attorney General Kharel is taking a lead in preparing the draft amendments in consultation with the Law Ministry (kp 20/03/2018)

Woman torches own children on death after dispute with husband, by Manju Upreti (rep 20/03/2018)

Two extortionists arrested (kp 20/03/2018)

BPKIHS Sunrise Bank branch robbed (ht 20/03/2018)

Ex-king evades Rs 38 million tax: Municipality official, by Yuwaraj Biwas (rep 20/03/2018)

Opposition party not weighing in (rep 20/03/2018), No power can save Resham Chaudhary from law: AIG, by Jagat Khadka (rep 20/03/2018)

TRC starts talks with victims (kp 19/03/2018)

Sexual abuse of male children overlooked, by Anita Shrestha (ht 19/03/2018)

Call for men to join hands in the fight against VAW (ht 19/03/2018)

Interpol hunts for fugitive Manange (kp 19/03/2018) [CPN-UML and Election Commission will have to explain how this criminal could be made a candidate for the provincial elections!]

Three underage girls raped in Syangja: Uncle rapes 11-year-old niece (kp 18/03/2018)

CPN activists attempt to burn hospital officer, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 18/03/2018)

School principal molests student (kp 18/03/2018), Court remands Gyan Kunja principal to five-day custody: Principal Shiva Karki was arrested on Friday night after a student complained he ‘molested  her’ (kp 19/03/2018), Teacher held for attempting to rape student (ht 19/03/2018)

Hard day at the office: Workplace harassment laws in Nepal mainly focus on sexual harassment in offices: Is that enough?, by Giri Bahadur Sunar (kp 18/03/2018)

Officials raid overseas job consultancy, four arrested for fraud (ht 18/03/2018)

NC cadres clash with cops in Banepa (ht 18/ß03/2018)

Racquet importing fake alcohol stickers busted, by Shankar Acharya (kp 18/03/2018)

Girl, 17, raped inside microbus in Saptari (kp 17/03/2018)

13 key NCC bank officers held in Rs1.5 billion scam (kp 17/03/2018)

Police probe out-of-court rape settlement incident (kp 16/03/2018), Police accused of settling rape case through mediation (ht 17/03/2018)

Pressing for progress?, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep 16/03/2018) [on VAW]

Woman, 23, severely beaten for refusing marriage proposal, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 15/03/2018), Woman attacked with hotPolice probe out-of-court rape settlement incident oil for refusing marriage proposal, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 15/03/2018), Sunita’s family files attempted murder case against Rakesh and his friend, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 16/03/2018)

A woman on Women’s Day: No matter the ethnicity or grouping, Nepali women face strange scenarios of extreme prejudice, by Pramod Mishra (kp 15/03/2018)

Remembering Maleth: A year after Maleth tragedy political temperature has cooled down. Sworn ‘enemies’ of the past have now become ‘friends’, by Manjeet Mishra (rep 15/03/2018)

Five paraded for printing fake currency bank notes (ht 15/03/2018)

Catch the momentum: Nepal’s resounding victory at Human Rights Council reflects international community’s acknowledgment of our commitments and accomplishments in human rights, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep 15/03/2018) [This article does not correctly reflect Nepal's human rights reality!]

Rape rife in Saptari localities: Even toddlers not spared, by Jeetendra Kumar Jha (rep 14/03/2018)

Enough is enough: Many people were killed in charge of practicing witchcraft. Those cases were resolved most probably with milapatra, by Shiksha Risal (rep 14/03/2018)

Police arrest four CPN activists on charges of attacking mayor, by DR Panta (kp 14/03/2018)

Govt cuts off power to stone, sand factories: The decision made to stop revenue evasion, land misuse and power theft, by Harihar Singh Rathore (kp 14/03/2018)

CIB arrests six persons for smuggling gold (14/03/2018)

Trader Harish Sethiya shot at again (ht 14/03/2018)

Police arrest man behind death of teen daughter, by Ajit Tiwari and Santosh Singh (kp 13/03/2018)

Two women gang-raped in 24 hours, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 13/03/2018)

Chhaupadi in Palpa: School bars menstruating girls from using toilet, by Mukti Prasad Nyaupane (rep 12/03/2018)

Kapilvastu man held for ‘raping his neighbour’ (kp 11/03/2018)

Husband held for wife’s death (kp 11/03/2018)

Student unions submit memorandum to home minister (ht 11/03/2018) [related to growing violence against women and children], Students urge govt to stop crimes against women, kids: Student unions draw  Home Minister’s attention to a recent spate of crimes committed against women and children (kp 12/03/2018)

Migrants being used as gold carriers by racketeers (ht 11/03/2018)

Villagers thrash girl, 18 (kp 10/03/2018), Police launch investigation into Kailali witchcraft torture incident, by DR Panta (kp 11/03/2018), Probe into thrashing of witchcraft-accused starts (ht 11/03/2018), Lawmakers demand action against cops, local reps (ht 11/03/2018), PM directs action against those involved in alleging and abusing girl for practicing 'witchcraft' (ht 11/03/2018), Human Rights demands strong action against ‘witch’ thrashers (kp 12/03/2018), Govt vows action against perpetrators (kp 12/03/2018), SI Bista suspended, case filed against three (ht 12/03/2018), Three held for thrashing woman on witchery charge, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 12/03/2018), ‘Ram Bahadur used to sexually exploit girls, young women’ (kp 13/03/2018), Govt team in Kailali to inquire about witchcraft torture case after a week, by DR Panta (kp 15/03/2018), 6 made public in Kailali witchcraft torture case, by DR Panta (kp 16/03/2018), Radha felicitated in her own village, by DR Panta (kp 18/03/2018)

Schoolchildren falling prey to online sexual abuse (ht 10/03/2018)

Nine-year-old tied up at home for mental illness (ht 10/03/2018)

RJPN calls for Chaudhary’s release (rep 10/03/2018) [???], RJP-N: Drop charges against Chaudhary: The MP-elect from Kailali airlifted to Ktm for treatment, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 11/03/2018), Chaudhary flown to capital for treatment (ht 11/03/2018), RJPN seeks political solution to Kailali 'incident': Alerts govt about possible consequences if Chaudhari dies in prison (rep 11/03/2018) [This is not a political issue but a crime! It cannot be solved politically but only by a law court!], Resham Chaudhary admitted to Bir Hospital (ht 12/03/2018), Suspects of Tikapur carnage end hunger strike after 4-pt deal, by DR Panta (kp 13/03/2018)

Police arrest gang of scooter thieves in Kathmandu (kp 10/03/2018)

Cooperatives brought under anti-money laundering law, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 10/03/2018)

Four CPN cadres held for attacking elected official (kp 09/03/2018)

ICJ concerned about continuing impunity in Nepal (ht 09/03/2018)

Minor killed after rape in Rupandehi, by Rekha Bhusal (rep 08/03/2018)

Rage against rape: We were never taught that we should fight back against all sexual assaults. We could never share abuses because it would be considered as our faults and we would be blamed, by Sweta Gyanu Baniya (rep 08/03/2018), Women’s Day: As much a fight as celebration: #RageAgainstRape activists march as part of a larger event organised to mark International Women’s Day, by Sandesh Ghimire (kp 09/03/2018)

Attorney General starts talks to expedite justice process (kp 08/03/2018)

Huge amount of injectable drugs seized (ht 08/03/2018)

An unfinished agenda: We need to rethink the influence gender biased mythology plays on our treatment of women and girls, by Bhawana Upadhyay (kp 08/03/2018)

Four persons on Interpol Red Notice arrested, brought home in three months (ht 08/03/2018)

Smuggled goods seized, smugglers escape, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 07/03/2018)

Consultancy operator held for illegally sending workers abroad: Purushottam Khadka, operator of Catchy Education and Training Consultancy was arrested in Kathmandu last Friday (kp 06/03/2018)

19 years after the killing of Yadu Gautam, a Maoist leader calls it a mistake (rep 06/03/2018) [A btutal murder is not a mistake but a fundamental crime!]

Police arrest fugitive wildlife smuggler (kp 06/03/2018)

Cement factories found flouting quality standards, by Kushal Basnet (rep 06/03/2018)

Sand mines operating using fake papers, by Harihar Singh Rathore (kp 06/03/2018)

Kailali Prison inmates start fast unto death: 25 accused in 2015 Tikapur incident highlight their demands; Protesters demand election victory certificate for Chaudhary, by DR Panta (kp 05/03/2018)

Woman, 44, bludgeoned to death in Morang, by Arjun Rajbanshi (kp 05/03/2018), Woman in Morang killed after rape, by Yuvraj Biwas (rep 05/03/2018)

Wanted MP Silwal claims he did not go into hiding (kp 05/04/2018), Review of Silwal case on: AG’s office (kp 06/03/2018)

Sharma out on Rs4.5m bail (kp 05/03/2018) [He is accused of having amassed almost ten times this amount!]

Police arrest serial killer deported from Qatar (kp 05/03/2018)

Police recover body of missing man from Lahan, by Binod Bhandari (kp 04/03/2018)

No compromise: Attempt to ‘compromise’ on rape cases is an attack on dignity of women, by Pragya Lamsal (kp 04/03/2018)

Crime and punishment: Killings of individuals, who had criminal backgrounds, show a worrying trend that Nepal Police is bent on dispensing ‘justice’ by bypassing the judicial mechanisms, by Nir Lama (rep 04/03/2018)

5-year-old raped (kp 04/03/2018)

Tikapur tense after youth’s murder, by Ganesh Chaudhary (kp 04/03/2018)

Silwal spotted in parliament, by Manish Gautam (kp 04/03/2018) [??]

Hindu custom of Chhaupadi: Kanchanpur continues to isolate menstruating women in sheds (kp 03/03/2018)

Forgery racket running from medical store busted (ht 03/03/2018)

No country for women: Nepal’s political transition is over, but there is no closure for victims of wartime rape, by Shreejana Shrestha (nt 02/03/2018)

Cyberbullies top risk for children (kp 02/03/2018)

2 young girls raped in Parsa, Sunsari (kp 02/03/2018)

‘Ward chair assaults woman’ (kp 02/03/2018)

Woman behind bid to murder husband (ht 02/03/2018)

Some return to crime when out of jail, by Sher Bahadur KC (rep 02/03/2018)

Arrest warrant against Chand (kp 01/03/2018), Police issue Chand 70-day warrant to appear in court, by Roshan Sedhai (rep 01/03/2018) [This has been overdue for long!]

6-year-old girl raped (kp 28/02/2018)

Sleuths bust fake notes international racket, by Manish Gautam (kp 28/02/2018), Counterfeit currency in circulation: NRB suspects fake notes changed hands during elections, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 28/02/2018)

Police step up efforts to curb hashish menace, by Kashiram Dangi (kp 28/02/2018)

Tikapur carnage suspect surrenders: Kailali District Court remands MP-elect Chaudhary in judicial custody, by Arjun Shah (kp 27/02/2018), Resham Chaudhary to file application at High Court for release date (kp 28/02/2018)

Two minors raped in last two weeks (rep 27/02/2018)

Innocent man jailed for 18 days (ht 27/02/2018)

Govt told to compensate murder convict: Woman imprisoned five years in excess of her awarded term, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 26/02/2018)

NOC begins probe into gasoline smuggling: Fuel imported from India is sold en route before reaching Nepal as prices are higher across the border, by Binod Bhandari (kp 26/02/2018)

CIEDP chooses 3 districts for probe: Teams will reach Kanchanpur, Makwanpur and Jhapa to get details from family and to collect ante-mortem data (kp 25/02/2018)

Five women rescued (ht 25/02/2018)

Siblings missing since more than a week, by Hari Krishna Gautam (rep 25/02/2018)

Chhaupadi is still a norm in Achham, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 23/02/2018)

Girls from poor families prone to rape, sexual assault: Police, by Giriraj Baskota (rep 23/02/2018)

Police kill gangster Pun in Devdaha shootout, by Manish Gautam and Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 22/02/2018), Police begin hunt for Pun’s gangsters (kp 23/02/2018), Extrajudicial killing: The principle of law is that an accused is innocent until proven guilty and should get a fair chance to stand trial (ht 23/02/2018)

Police constable and journalist injured in Pokhara IED blast (kp 21/02/2018)

Chand-led Maoists hurl bomb at moving bus, dozens injured  (rep 21/02/2018)

Rape accused man on the run (kp 20/02/2018)

Why #rageagainstrape?, by Shiksha Risal (rep 20/02/2018)

No toilets for Dalits in ODF Rukum, by Ganesh BK (20/02/2018)

Locals terrorized after abducted son of ward chief killed, by Kiran Man Bajracharya (rep 19/02/2018), Missing boy found dead in Kapilvastu, by Manoj Poudel (kp 20/02/2018)

Two men rape girl, 16, in Bajura: Villagers threatened to kill us if we filed a police case, said the victim’s father. They prevented us from filing a police complaint at the district headquarters, he said (kp 18/02/2018)

Electricity theft down in Lalitpur (kp 18/02/2018)

Suspicious foreigners under police surveillance (kp 18/02/2018)

4 rapes reported in different parts of country: Three victims below 13 years; Cousin rapes and murders 11-year-old girl; Saptari police arrests a 12-year-old boy after a two-year-old is raped  on Thursday (kp 17/02/2018), Man arrested for raping, killing cousin (ht 17/02/2018), Man accused of raping child escapes, police accused of collusion, by Madan Thakur (rep 17/02/2018)

Child marriage still rampant although illegal, by Ram Saran Tamang (rep 17/02/2018)

Mentally-challenged man forced in shed since four decades, by Maheshwor Chamling Rai (rep 17/02/2018)

Waiting and waiting: Conflict victims have been demanding a fair investigation, but it is nowhere in sight, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp 16/02/2018)

Girl raped, police blamed for letting of perpetrator (ht 16/02/2018)

Child rape accused bribes victim’s mum to lie in court, by Shiva Puri (kp 15/02/2018)

Cases of violence against women decreasing in Bhaktapur district (ht 15/02/2018)

Illicit network businesses thriving by selling illicit drugs, by Raju Adhikari (rep 15/02/2018)

Cases of sexual violence increasing (kp 14/02/2018)

Assailants attack Ncell towers (kp 14/02/2018)

Six-year-old found dead (ht 14/02/2018)

Single women in Rolpa facing domestic, social violence (ht 13/02/2018)

No safe zones for women; Chronic anxiety of sexual harassment in public transport narrows down socio-economic prospects of women, by Biranchi Poudyal and Samikshya Thapa (rep 13/02/2018)

118 kg illegal gold bust in six years (kp 13/02/2018)

Morang police free three men from abductors, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 13/02/2018)

Five held for abducting Indian nationals (ht 13/02/2018)

Police in Kathmandu and Itahari tried to obstruct access to justice, interview with Gita Upreti (kp 12/02/2018)

Two Nepali Army men among three held with rhino horns (ht 12/02/2018)

No one owns explosion at UKHP (ht 12/02/2018)

Four held for running hundi racket (ht 12/02/2018)

Smuggling of Indian chicken rife in Siraha, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 12/02/2018)

TJs begin new term with little hope for result, by Binod Ghimire (kp 11/02/2018)

11-year-old girl raped, suspect absconding (ht 11/02/2018)

Police arrest rape accused in India (kp 11/02/2018)

Schoolchildren at high risk of online sexual abuse (ht 11/02/2018)

Interpol India hands over murder convict to Nepal (ht 10/02/2018)

Not pushed around anymore: A young school girl from a remote Nepali village dares to take a molester to court, by Sahina Shrestha (nt 09/02/2018)

Hunger for justice: Ganga Maya Adhikari refuses to give up her struggle for justice, by Makenzie Stallo (nt 09/02/2018)

Everest Hotel chair held (kp 09/02/2018)

Unsafe and insecure: Recent media disclosures of police complicity with rape perpetrators tells a lot about our society (kp 08/02/2018), Crime and clarity: The police must institutionally do away with the current iniquitous practice of finding a compromise solution over rape, by Deepak Thapa (kp 08/02/2018), ‘Grave mishandling of rape case', by Manish Gautam (kp 09/02/2018)

UML dumped me: blast victim, by Pawan Yadav (kp 08/02/2018)

Man attempts to burn wife to death, by Santosh Singh (kp 08/02/2018)

Rights groups demand justice for 14-year-old rape victim in Itahari (kp 07/02/2018)

Dharan police investigates abduction, rape of student (kp 07/02/2018)

Rights chair slams delay in war-era cases probe: Tenures of TJ mechanisms extended by another year (kp 06/02/2018)

Criminalize conflict-era torture and enforced disapperaces: NHRC (rep 06/02/2018)

Govt staff killed during 10-year insurgency declared martyrs, by Roshan S. Nepal (ht 06/02/2018)

Teenager rapes 3-year-old girl: Two girls gang-rapedl (kp 05/01/2017)

Birgunj capital demand enters 32nd day: Protesters burn tyres and damage vehicles, by Bhushan Yadav and Shankar Acharya (kp 05/02/2018)

Police arrest main accused in Lalu Khan shooting (kp 03/02/2018)

NHRC panel to probe Durbarmarg gang rape case (kp 01/02/2018), Victim changes her statement (kp 02/02/2018), Durbarmarg gang rape: Suspension recommended for Inspector Thakuri (kp 03/02/2018), Process on to suspend Inspector: HQ (ht 04/02/2018), Police fail to trace suspects’ whereabouts (ht 10/02/2018)

Police arrest four suspects in Bhaktapur robbery case (kp 01/02/2018)

17 sent to judicial custody for illegal medical practice (ht 01/02/2018)

Ganga Maya on another death fast (kp 31/01/2018)

Police HQ probes officers for refusing rape victim’s plaint (kp 31/01/2018), Police inspector under scannerAccused of taking bribe to let ‘gang-rapists’ off the hook (ht 31/01/2018)

The world watches: Transitional justice bodies are being criticised for delays but bulk of blame lies with parties (kp 31/01/2018)

Security guard held over murder of colleague (kp 31/01/2018)

17 held on charges of practising medicine illegally (kp 30/01/2018)

Fourteen-year-old thrashed in police custody (ht 30/01/2018)

Oli moots one-time amnesty to money launderers (ht 30/01/2018) [???], Oli for legalizing 'underground money': Repeated statements from would-be prime minister indicate incoming government's lenient  attitude, by Sagar Ghimire (rep 30/01/2018) [Politicians and criminals are a mutually supportive community!!]

Whereabouts of missing schoolboy still unknown (ht 29/01/2018)

Fugitive robber ‘Tike’ hurt in police crossfire (kp 28/01/2028)

Youths take initiative in fight against crime (ht 28/01/2018)

CIB steps up crackdown on traffickers (ht 27/01/2018), Call to end human trafficking in the guise of foreign employment (ht 27/01/2018)

TRC asks govt, parties not to meddle in war-era incidents, by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/01/2018)

Two elected representatives thrashed (ht 27/01/2018)

Cultural rights and wrongs: How many more women must die before defining how far Chhaupadi is acceptable?, by Prakash Budha Magar (kp 26/01/2018), Chill adds to woes of menstruating women (ht 26/01/2018)

Body of minor girl found (ht 26/01/2018)

TRC, CIEDP ‘in dilemma’ on term extension, by Roshan S. Nepal (ht 26/01/2018)

Dozens, including 38 blast victims, declared martyrs (ht 26/01/2018) [??]

SC decision to jail me influenced by media, activists: Dhungel (rep 26/01/2018) [????????]

Human rights watch: TRC and CIEPD have done very little to earn the victims’ families respect and goodwill (kp 25/01/2018)

Minor girls employed in entertainment industry (25/01/2018)

Family held hostage in Bhaktapur, robbed of cash and jewellery (kp 25/01/2018)

CIEDP for Rs 2m in compensation: Proposes the sum to Peace Ministry as relief for each family of the disappeared, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/01/2018)

International community calls for ‘credible’ TJ process (kp 24/01/2018)

Eight-year-old murdered in cold blood (kp 24/01/2018)

Main shooter in Gauchan murder case arrested (kp 24/01/2018), Court sends nine suspects to prison, one more nabbed (ht 24/01/2018)

CIEDP, NEFAD deliberate collaboration, by Roshan S. Nepal (ht 23/01/2018)

Diffusion notice against former DIG Silwal (ht 23/01/2018)

Police fail to nab gold smuggling kingpins (ht 21/01/2018)

Nepal Police mobilises all units to arrest Manange (ht 21/01/2018) [Why not long before the elections?], Police still clueless about Manange: Ex-AIG of police blames inept leadership in law enforcement agency (kp 23/01/2018)

Jail sentence awarded to Dipak Manange remained unimplemented for five years (ht 20/01/2018)

Expired goods sold to hilly markets (rep 20/01/2018)

Dealing with sexual harassment, by Anweiti Upadhyay (rep 19/01/2018)

Transitional justice mechanism: ‘Political will to deliver justice crucial to settle conflict-era cases’; With the tenures of the two transitional justice bodies  due to expire in less than a month, the government is planning to seek a year extension through an ordinance (kp 18/01/2018)

Illegal mining puts Changu area at risk, by Anup Ojha (kp 18/01/2018)

SC sentences Manange to five years in prison (kp 17/01/2018)

Increasing demonstration challenge court's credibility in Dhanusha, by Suresh Yadav (rep 17/01/2018)

Apex court acquits four of attempt to murder charges (ht 17/01/2018)

Jeweller arrested for involvement in 33.5 kg gold smuggling (ht 17/01/2018)

Post journalist attacked by sand smugglers in Gorkha (kp 16/01/2018)

Police bust gang that duped scores with RAW job offers (kp 15/01/2015)

Sinjali nabbed after being deported by Qatar: Sinjali had supplied fire-arms used to kill Durga Tiwari, Rupandehi chair of the CPN-UML-aligned Youth Association Nepal (kp 14/012/2018)

Betrayed by delay: Many houses would have been rebuilt by now if the government had not promised reconstruction grants, by Ravi Lochan Paudyal (rep 14/01/2018)

Continuous isolation: Changing a long-held tradition requires a more comprehensive approach than legislation alone can ever provide, by Navaraj Pudasaini (kp 14/01/2018) [on Chhaupadi]

Chronicles of crime: Incidents of murder are on the rise in Nepal but culprits that claim the responsibility manage to stay away from police net, by Kanchan Jha (rep 14/01/2018)

Chandrapur blast victim in financial crisis (ht 14/01/2018)

http://nhrcnepal.org/nhrc_new/doc/newsletter/1267361268TIP_National_Report_2015_2016.pdfCops clueless on Khotang ‘murders’ (ht 13/01/2018)

6 convicted of leaking MBBS question paper (kp 12/01/2018)

Sumargi firms laundered Rs9b into Nepal: Govt report, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 11/01/2018), KMG statement on its coverage of Sumargi’s financial transactions (kp 17/01/2018)

Invisible thieves: Recent cyber-attacks have shown that Nepali banks need to keep up with technology, by Haribol Acharya (kp 11/01/2018)

Judge has no time for hearing Adhikari murder case, date fixed 15 times (ht 11/01/2018)

Tamang to face attempt to murder case in Nuwakot (kp 10/01/2018)

Calls for amendment to laws before extending tenure of TJ bodies: Rights activists have warned that extension of  the terms of TRC and CIEDP in status quo would  be unacceptable to them (kp 09/01/2018), One year term extension won’t do: TRC reps; Conflict victims say that inept transitional justice bodies also to blame for delay in investigation of war-era cases (kp 10/01/2018)

Woman Dies in Chhaupadi practice: Chhaupadi tradition  was criminalised by  the government  in August 2017, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 09/01/2018), Woman in Achham dies in Chhaupadi shed, by Khamma Khatri (rep 09/01/2018), Woman suffocates in ‘menstruation hut’ in Achham (ht 11/01/2018)

Child marriage rampant in Bara (ht 09/01/2018)

10 held on question leakage charge (kp 07/01/2018)

Conflict victims working on demand paper: With support from donors, Conflict Victims Common Platform is finalising the paper defining criteria and schemes for reparation by categorising victims (kp 07/01/2018)

Inebriated man beats wife to death, by Pratap Bista (kp 07/01/2018)

Trader shot dead in Rupandehi, by Amrita Anamol (kp 06/01/2018)

CIEDP draws flak for not tracking down disappeared: Sudden confirmation of kin's death angers families of conflict victims, by Arjun Oli (rep 06/01/2018), Truth on Disappeared Fleeting, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn 08/01/2018)

Conflict victims want their personal details secured (kp 05/01/2018)

Woman beaten on witchcraft charge (kp 05/01/2018)

Warrant issued to arrest MP-elect Silwal, by Manish Gautam (kp 03/01/2018), Will not cooperate in biased investigation process: Silwal, by Manish Gautam (kp 04/01/2018) [??]

New ordinance to extend term of TRC, CIEDP by a year, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 04/01/2018), Ordinance for extending TJ commissions’ tenure (kp 06/01/2018), TRC investigates 285 plaints in seven months (ht 06/01/2018)

Ward secretary at large with Rs 2 million, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 04/01/2018)

People practicing child marriage to be ostracized and penalized, by Jagat Khadka (rep 03/01/2017)

Police teams deployed to curb sexual assaults (ht 03/01/2018)

Over 100 drug smugglers, users arrested in Udayapur this fiscal (ht 03/01/2018)

60 killed in East in a year: INSEC (kp 02/01/2018)

CIEDP declares 400 missing people killed ‘without probe’ (ht 02/01/2018)

Another cop held for APF HQ arson (kp 01/01/2018)

Violence against young girls on the rise in Jhapa, by Raju Adhikari (rep 01/01/2018)

2 held for, extortion, rape attempt (kp 01/01/2018)

Female cops to frisk women crime suspects (ht 31/12/2017)

Abolishing Chhaupadi: Jumla women in period no longer deemed unclean, by DB Buda (rep 30/12/2017)

Sumargi may have formed shell company to cleanse dirty money, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 29/12/2017)

To forget or not to forget: Can new provincial governments address hardships of war victims?, by Shreejana Shrestha (nt 29/12/2017)

50 firms busted for selling inferior food (kp 29/12/2017), 50 firms accused of adulteration (ht 29/12/2017)

Wife eats husband’s fingers in Dang (kp 29/12/2017)

Post-quake reconstruction: Only 11 pc private homes built so far, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 28/12/2017) [a crime committed by NRA, government and administration!], Relief materials rot in storehouse while quake victims battle with cold and hunger, by Bhagawati Lama (rep 28/12/2017)

Untouchability cases being settled under duress (ht 28/12/2017)

SC directs police not to harass people based on appearances (kp 28/12/2017)

Punishable but pervasive: Incidents of child marriage in Nepal are widespread yet remain woefully underreported, by Chun Bahadur Gurung (kp 28/12/2017)

Attack on election rally: 2 accused remanded in custody (kp 28/12/2017)

Smuggling of petro products rampant in eastern Nepal: A litre of petrol is  Rs16 cheaper in Nepal  than in India while  diesel costs Rs22 less per litre in Nepal, by Binod Bhandari (kp 28/12/2017)

APF head constable held over Halchowk HQ arson (kp 27/12/2017)

Quake victims lack resources to rebuild (ht 27/12/2017)

Ward chief held on trafficking charge (kp 26/12/2017)

Nepali woman returns home from Iraq incapacitated, by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 26/12/2017)

Child marriage rampant in far flung areas of Bajura district (ht 26/12/2017)

Quake survivors battling with extreme cold, by Kishan Sangeet Nepali (rep 26/12/2017)

Rautahat woman thrashed for 'practicing witchcraft' (ht 25/12/2017), Long way to go: Fighting this illegal and abominable practice is not just the duty of government; NGOs also should come up and act against the social scourge (ht 26/12/2017)

Contractors, suppliers paid Rs 20 billion in bribes last year, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 25/12/2017)

Police shoot dead Myadi recruit for protesting pay cut, by Tularam Pandey (kp 23/12/2017), Curfew clamped in Manma, by Tularam Pandey (kp 24/12/2017), Curfew clamped in Kalikot: dozens injured including one policeman (ht 24/12/2017), Temporary police intensify protests in Kalikot, by Pabitra Kumar Shahi (rep 24/12/2017), Kalikot under curfew again after 2-hr respite, by Tularam Pandey (kp 25/12/2017), Curfew lifted in Manma (kp 26/12/2017)

People practicing or promoting Chhaupadi in Dhamile to be punished, by Jagat Khadka (rep 23/12/2017)

Buddhist ‘spiritual guru’ Tulku Lama sent to prison (ht 23/12/2017)

Maoists preparing to validate conflict-era land deals, by Devendra Basnet and Ganesh BK (rep 22/12/2017)

Six of armed group arrested in Bara (ht 21/12/2017)

Quake victims to spend third winter in tents, by Madhusudan Guragain (rep 20/12/2017) [This is a grave crime committed by politicians, NRA and other administrators!!]

Police accused of breaking hand of a suspect, by Nagendra Upadhyay (rep 20/12/2017)

4 Indians flee after swindling Rs 100m from Pokhara folk, by Deepak Pariyar (kp 19/12/2017)

Police arrest alleged human trafficker: He left several women in the lurch promising them high-paying jobs in Iraq (ht 17/12/2017)

Women risking their lives in Achham in obsession for a male child, by Khamma Khatri (rep 16/12/2017)

New law to be tough on absconders (ht 16/12/2017)

Terai-Madhes unrest probe commission submits report to govt (rep 16/12/2017)

Syndicate practice: Crony capitalism, by Guna Raj Bhatta (ht 15/12/2017)

Cop-turned-politician Silwal in the dock? Apex court orders action against those involved in forging appraisal documents related to former DIG; After resigning from police force, Silwal joined the  CPN-UML and went on to win a seat in the House of Representatives (kp 15/12/2017) [The connections between politics and crime can never be close enough! This cannot be colled rule of law!], Lal commission submits report: Recommends govt declare 4 killed in Madhes movement as martyrs (kp 16/12/2017) [And the main accused culprit is elected into parliament??]

Child marriage blamed for adolescent violence (rep 15/12/2017)

Criminal activities on rise after the elections in Rautahat, by Madan Thakur (rep 14/12/2017)

Man on the run set to walk into Parliament: Resham Chaudhary wins election from Kailali-1; He is on our wanted list; we will arrest him: Police (kp 13/12/2017) [Question to EC and RJPN: What about artiucle 87 of the constitution??], SC refuses Chaudhary’s writ petition (kp 16/12/2017)

Outlawed Chhaupadi still in practice: The Criminal Code stipulates a three-month jail term or Rs 3,000 fine, or both, for anyone forcing a woman to follow the custom (ht 13/12/2017)

CIB to launch crackdown on gangsters (ht 13/12/2017)

Helpline for GBV plaints launched (kp 11/12/2017), Zonta marks 16 days of activism against GBV (kp 11/12/2017)

Girls fight back: Self-defence is not all about kicking and punching with fancy moves like in films, by Giri Bahadur Sunar (kp 10/12/2017)

Forgetting something: The transition is said to have been a success, but conflict victims still wait for justice, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp 10/12/2017)

Several idols in Pashupati temple go missing, by Anita Shrestha (ht 09/12/2017)

#16 Days: Make the call: Only if the culture of shame and silence around Gender Based Violence is broken will we be able to create a safe environment, by Biska Thapa (kp 08/12/2017)

FNJ moves SC demanding release of arrested journalists (kp 06/12/2017)

TRC ignored due process while probing war-era cases: Victims, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/12/2017)

Leave no one behind: Nepal can be proud of its efforts to tackle gender-based violence, but a lot remains to be done, by Richard Morris and Rurik Marsden (kp 05/12/2017)

Contractor murder: ‘Mastermind’ in police net, by Manish Gautam (kp 04/12/2017)

Dahal signs deal with Bandarmude blast victims, by Shiva Puri (kp 04/12/2017) [This means that he at last admits the crime, but justice looks different!! And who will pay all this, the state or the Maoist party??], Justice eludes conflict victims, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 04/12/2017), Dahal's deal with Badarmude victims draws flak (rep 05/12/2017), TRC takes exception to Dahal’s deal with Madi blast victims (kp 06/12/2017)

One held with 17 kg gold from Balaju (kp 04/12/2017)

Couple murdered in cold blood in night attack, by Laxmi Sah (kp 03/12/2017)

Bank employee among three held for banking fraud (ht 03/12/2017)

Online listing of VAW cases from Dec 11 (kp 02/12/2017)

Cyber threat corners banks: Use of pirated software is quite rampant in financial  institutions in Nepal. This has prevented them from installing new patches to upgrade the software, making them vulnerable to cyber attacks, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 01/12/2017)

Families of Maleth victims want jobs, education (ht 01/12/2017)

‘Chand-led CPN grave threat to security’ (ht 01/12/2017)

Temporary cop injured in Dang explosion dies: 1st casualty of anti-poll activities, by Durga Lal KC (kp 30/11/2017), NC candidate among seven hurt in Udaypur IED blast, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 30/11/2017), NHRC condemns rising incidents of bomb attack (kp 30/11/2017)

Transitional justive: Lack of designated law minister puts MoPR in quandary: Act amendment process stalled as commissions’ term nears end (kp 29/11/2017)

IEDs detonated targetting ballot boxes (kp 28/11/2017)

Better safe than sorry, by Giri Bahadur Sunar (rep 27/11/2017)

Transitional justice: Probe into 500 cases completed in 2 provinces: Reports to be sent to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission head office for review before further process; Commission unable to review the investigated cases  as senior officials from the TRC headquarters  have been deputed for the elections, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/11/2017)

Violence against women continues (ht 26/11/2017)

CIB arrests two TIA officials for allegedly colluding with wildlife smugglers (ht 25/11/2017)

‘Godman’ held on sexual exploitation charges: The incident came to light only recently, after the woman revealed her ordeal to her family members who reported it to the CIB, by Manish Gautam (kp 24/11/2017)

Transitional justice: CIEDP to summon Deuba over conflict-era disappearances, by Chitranga Thapa (kp 23/11/2017)

Speakers stress effective implementation of CEDAW (kp 23/11/2017)

11 years of peace agreement: Conflict victims’ wait for justice continues, by Binod Ghimire (kp 22/11/2017), Piecemeal process: 11 years after CPA, political parties are still to internalise the essence of transitional justice (kp 23/11/2017)

Govt to file cases against anti-poll elements in court, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 22/11/2017)

Bomb hoax terrifies people at Supreme Court (kp 22/11/2017), Bomb hoax creates panic in apex court: Staff evacuated from premises, court business closed for the day, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 22/11/2017)

Eight arrested for running fake certificate racket (ht 22/11/2017)

Achham rife with cases of violence against women (kp 21/11/2017), VAW cases rampant in Achham district:  Much of the violence unreported; Five rapes reported in five months (ht 21/11/2017)

Police seize 17kg smuggled gold, by Balaram Ghimire (kp 19/11/2017)

NC, Maoist Centre leaders attacked: Blast targeted at Mahat injures six in Nuwakot (kp 18/11/2017)

Blasts targeting candidates cause for concern, say poll observers (kp 15/11/2017)

Five arrested in connection with Gauchan murder case: Killed after refusal to pay extortion money; mastermind at large: Police, by Manish Gautam (kp 15/11/2017), Gauchan murder case: Two more suspects Held (kp 18/11/2017)

Banda hits life in Rolpa (kp 14/11/2017)

Unidentified group fires at Pun’s team, by Kashiram Dangi (kp 13/11/2017)

IEDs hurled at election motorcade of Sharma (kp 11/11/2017)

Eleventh grader stabs classmate to death (kp 09/11/2017)

TRC, CIEDP stare at crisis as term sees end: Act needs to be amended to give the commissions more time to work, by Binod Ghire (kp 08/11/2017), Trauma in transition:Tenures of toothless transitional justice bodies need to be renewed; given greater independence (kp 09/11/2017)

Maina Sunuwar murder case: SC orders Kavre court to produce documents; three ex-Nepal army officials were sentenced to life in prison in April (kp 07/11/2017)

Guilty of Madi bus ambush should face legal action: Dahal (kp 05/11/2017) [Change of mind?]

Call to end impunity for crimes perpetrated against journalists (ht 04/11/2017)

Woman killed for refusing group sex proposal: Police (kp 04/11/2017)

Gandaki Medical College padlocked over new mother’s death (ht 04/11/2017)

19 govt sites breached in latest cyberattack (kp 04/11/2017)

Candidates' lists infested with criminals, goons, by Manish Gautam (kp 03/11/2017)

Justice delayed and denied: Many more cases like Dhungel’s will have to be brought to justice before some kind of normalcy returns, by Deepak Thapa (kp 02/11/2017)

Krishna Adhikari's murder: Hearing put off for December 11 (kp 02/11/2017)

Murder convict Dhungel sent to prison: Maoist leader, who was walking free despite being convicted eight years ago by apex court, will remain behind bars for 12.5 yrs, by Manish Gautam (kp 01/11/2017), Arrest of Dhungel raises hope of justice for war-era victims (kp 02/11/2017), Search for truth and justice continues in Nepal: ICJ; Says arrest of Maoist leader Dhungel highlights weaknesses, as well as promises, for conflict victims seeking accountability (kp 02/11/2017), Belated action: In 2016, the Judgment Implementation Directorate of the SC had also written to the Nepal Police to execute the verdict, but the police never responded (ht 03/11/2017)

Dalit activists demand justice for 14-year-old rape victim (kp 01/11/2017)

Murder accused girl, 16, kills self in police custody, by Bharat Jargha Magar (kp 30/10/2017)

New law sets five-year jail term  for marital rape (ht 30/10/2017)

Mother of two flees abusive husband, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 30/10/2017)

Protest over minor’s death: One dead, over 50 hurt as locals clash with police in Birtamod, by Lila Baral (kp 28/10/2017), Birtamod staggers back to normalcy after all-party meet (kp 29/10/2017)

Crime does pay: If there’s one thing we’ve learnt from watching too many films it is that participation in politics is natural progression for gangsters, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep 28/10/2017)

New law criminalises acid attacks (ht 28/10/2017)

Hospital vandals beware: People who engage in violent acts must be punished according to the existing laws, by Ghanashyam Chapagain (kp 26/10/2017)

Contempt of court writ filed against police chief: Petitioner says failure to arrest murder convict Dhungel is wilful disobedience by security force (kp 25/10/2017)

Woman held for burning hubby (ht 25/10/2017)

Minor’s decapitated body found (ht 24/10/2017)

Three-yr-old girl raped, murdered (ht 23/10/2017)

NIC Asia cash stolen in cyber heist: Central bank confirms the reported cyber theft  from the SWIFT system of the bank which  took place during the Tihar vacation (kp 23/10/2017), Hackers steal from NIC Asia Bank via SWIFT, by Sagar Ghimire (rep 24/10/2017), Bank’s weakness helped criminals to hack into its system, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 24/10/2017), Digital fortress: The cyber-attack on NIC Asia Bank points to the ineptitude of banking security systems (kp 25/10/2017), Nepali banks ‘not prepared’ to ward off cyber threats (kp 25/10/2017), Possibility of insider involvement in illegal transfer of funds (ht 25/10/2017), NRB not keen on learning lessons from cyber heist: The central monetary authority has not monitored whether other banks have taken measures to avoid stumbling into the pitfall that brought troubles to NIC Asia Bank, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 26/10/2017)

Man injured in Mhepi shooting (kp 22/10/2017)

Theft case reported from various locations of Kathmandu (ht 22/10/2017)

Four foreign employment fraudsters in police net (kp 18/10/2017)

Two Nigerian hackers among four held for e-mail, facebook fraud (ht 18/10/2017)

88kg gold smuggling: Congress PR candidate arrested; Police: Those held earlier named Man Bahadur Tamang as point person, by Manish Gautam (kp 17/10/2017)

Stolen baby boy was sold to Siraha woman, by Shyamsundar Shashi (kp 16/10/2017), Babies as items to steal for some, throwaway for others, by Suresh Yadav (rep 16/10/2017)

Two brothers murdered over land dispute (kp 15/10/2017)

NRNA member Arrested for duping Japanese prof (kp 15/10/2017)

‘Nagarjun murder connected to gold smuggling’: Body of a man was found on Oct 2 (kp 13/10/2017)

Plus and minus: Just because the Maoists are subsumed within the UML, it doesn’t mean their war crimes will be erased, by Nilamber Acharya (nt 13/10/2017) [Please do not conceal that war crimes were committed in the same way by security forces and at least protected by the then responsible politicians from NC, CPN-UML and RPP as well as Gyanendra Shah!]

Bullion trader shot dead in Sarlahi, by Aman Koirala (kp 12/10/2017)

Business community in Morang demands security (kp 12/10/2017)

Pistol seized from Godavari house, suspect at large (ht 12/10/2017)

Army petitions SC over Kavre court verdict in Maina case, by Bhasha Sharma (rep 11/10/2017), Set it right: Nepal Army has to come clean on the Maina Sunuwar case, as it is an emblematic one (kp 12/10/2017)

Nine arrested for 'involvement' in murder and abduction, by Rekha Bhusal (rep 11/10/2017)

Builder shot dead in broad daylight in city: Police say three persons arrested with bullets, pistol, by Chandan Kumar Mandal and Anup Ojha (kp 10/10/2017), FCAN President Gauchan shot dead in Kathmandu: Murder in broad daylight is a threat to business, says private sector (ht 10/10/2017), Criminals Raising Head, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn 11/10/2017), Builders say they feel threatened after Gauchan’s killing: Inform prime minister about threatening calls they have been receiving since the incident, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp), Dark days: Yesterday’s fatal shooting in the Capital demands action against gun violence (kp 11/10/2017), No headway in identifying culprits (ht 11/10/2017), FCAN announces series of protests (ht 12/10/2017), Police release sketches of murder suspects (kp 13/10/2017), Agitating contractors end all protests (ht 14/10/2017)

Six held for abducting woman (kp 08/10/2017)

Murderers of NC leader still on the run (ht 08/10/2017)

Man held from Kirtipur for killing mother (ht 07/10/2017)

Smuggling of goods from India rampant in Kailali (ht 06/10/2017)

Govt bans essential services strike (ht 05/10/2017)

Law on cards to treat attacks on docs as non-bailable offence, by Manish Gautam (kp 05/10/2017)

Govt to crack down on illegal chemical trade: The guidelines are expect-ed to control illegal imports of such refrigerants and regulate the market for devices that use these chemicals amid a thriving illegal trade (kp 03/10/2017)

Safe Migration: Reducing Human Trafficking, by Jhabindra Bhandari (rn 03/10/2017)

Saw mill owner murdered in Rautahat (kp 30/09/2017), 3 murdered in 10 days in Rautahat (ht 30/09/2017), Tensed post-election scenario in Rautahat, four killed in 12 days (kp 01/10/2017)

Man shot dead in Rautahat; two suspects arrested (kp 26/09/2017), Rautahat youth shot dead (ht 26/09/2017)

Women rights activist attacked for ‘witchcraft’, by Shankar Acharya (kp 25/09/2017)

Closure of OPD services in hospitals hits patients hard (ht 23/09/2017), OPD services closed in hospitals for third day, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 25/09/2017), Doctors’ strike ‘inhuman’, says NHRC (ht 25/09/2017), Pregnant women hit hard, by Anita Shrestha (ht 25/09/2017), OPD services closed on fourth day of strike (ht 26/09/2017), Patients bear brunt of docs’ strike: Hundreds of thousands of patients across country deprived of medical services as doctors refuse to budge, by Manish Gautam (kp 26/09/2017), Lives in peril: The strike goes against the provision of the Essential Service Operation Act that forbids strikes in hospitals and health centres (ht 26/09/2017), Docs up the ante as govt renews call to end strike: NMA warns of stern protest as patients suffer (kp 27/09/2017), Malpractice: Extreme demands have been made by both sides of the case in holding doctors accountable (kp 27/09/2017), OPDs closed for 5th day, thousands affected (rep 27/09/2017), Doctors call off strike after 4-pt deal with govt; hospitals reopen across country (kp 30/09/2017)

Nanda Prasad’s last rites yet to be performed (ht 23/09/2017)

28 dead goats found in trunk of Kathmandu-bound bus, by Anup Ojha (kp 22/09/2017)

Criminal Code: Chhaupadi and community, by Mukesh Adhikari (ht 21/09/2017)

Police adopt new strategy to combat theft (ht 20/09/2017)

Hotline for victims of sexual harassment (ht 16/09/2017)

Thawang chief kidnapped by cadres of Chand-led party: CPN members say they will release Ghartimagar after interrogation, by Kashiram Dangi (kp 16/09/2017), Ghartimagar released (kp 18/09/2017) [Bring the culprits behind bars if you ever want to end political impunity!!], Abduction 'experience' of Thabang Rural Municipality chief, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 19/09/2017)

Smuggling of 22 kg gold: Cops hunting for rural municipality chair (ht 13/09/2017)

CIB urges caution in wake of paedophile arrests (kp 12/09/2017), Nepal Police intensifies vigilance against potential paedophiles (ht 13/09/2017)

Lankan women saved from traffickers: New phenomenon in trend of Nepali men and women being trafficked via Colombo (kp 11/09/2017)

70 booked for sexually harassing women (kp 11/09/2017)

Fourteen-year-old dies in police custody (kp 09/09/2017)

Two Indian nationals shot at (ht 08/09/2017)

Kidnapped girl rescued in Dhading (kp 08/09/2017)

Second suspect arrested in Budhanilkantha murder case (ht 07/09/2017)

Criminalisation of Chhaupadi: Bajhang women sceptical about effective implementation of law, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 06/09/2017), Saving their honor: While Chhaupadi ban is indeed a major step towards women’s empowerment and emancipation in our highly patriarchal society, it also has many hitherto ignored ramifications, by Basant Kumar Chaudhary (rep 06/09/2017)

Conflict victims: The mechanical way of taking statements will neither reveal the truth nor heal the trauma, by Suman Adhikari (kp 06/09/2017)

Smuggling rife at Biratnagar customs, by Ajit Tiwari (rep 06/09/2017)

Smuggled gold worth over Rs 340m seized in biggest haul ever, by Manish Gautam (kp 05/09/2017), Police launch manhunt to nab Chinese couple (ht 06/09/2017), Gold smuggling a cause for concern: If not checked, it could foster shadow economy, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 07/09/2017), Multiple drivers used: Police (kp 08/09/2017), Police nab five traders (kp 21/09/2017)

The Wait Unto Death For Justice, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn 04/09/2017)

Murder convict released at the order of Home Minister Sharma, by Upendra Yadav (rep 01/09/2017)

The disappeared: The state must deliver justice and criminalise enforced disappearance as a crime against humanity, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp 30/08/2017), Frustration mounts among war victims’ families (kp 30/08/2017), Hope fades for families of disappeared (kp 31/08/2017), ICJ calls for criminalising enforced disappearance (kp 31/08/2017)

Efforts on to minimise VAW: State Minister Hussen (ht 30/08/2017) [Minimise??????]

Largest case on hundi deals filed (kp 29/08/2017)

Women on warpath over tardy probe (ht 29/08/2017)

Kin of war victims from security forces seek ‘justice’, by Anita Shrestha (ht 29/08/2017)

Nepal Police plans to set up anti-trafficking bureau (ht 29/08/2017)

CIEDP begins detailed study of complaints (ht 27/08/2017)

Absconding human trafficker arrested (ht 27/08/2017)

Time to end impunity: Nepal should immediately ratify the ICC treaty to strengthen the national justice system, by Raj Kumar Siwakoti (kp 25/08/2017)

Turning black into white: The government needs to take a more forceful approach if money laundering is to be curbed, by Atit Babu Rijal and Manish Raj Kharel (kp 22/08/2017)

Dharan jewellers making residents insecure (ht 22/08/29017)

Police arrest main accused in 33kg gold haul (kp 22/08/2017), Alleged gold smugglingmastermind brought to Nepal (ht 22/08/2017)

Rape, murder cases up (ht 20/08/2017)

Panchthar witnesses rise in crime (ht 20/08/2017)

Relief distribution: SC orders govt not to adopt one-door policy (kp 19/08/2017), Meagre ration infuriates flood survivors, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 19/08/2017)

Rights defenders object to Lama’s promotion (kp 18/08/2017)

Additional 2,264 cases registered with TRC: The second deadline for insurgency victims to file their pleas ended  on August 11, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/08/2017)

Parliament passes criminal offences bill: Punishment for offenders from higher social strata will be more severe (ht 11/08/2017), Jail term till death for attempted murder, killing of president (ht 11/08/2017) [???]

Illegal sale of tobacco products continues unabated (ht 11/08/2017)

New law criminalises Chhaupadi custom (kp 10/08/2017), Ending bad blood: Criminalising the practice of Chhaupadi is a milestone in Nepali women’s fight against patriarchy, by Supriya Gurung (kp 11/08/2017)

13 arrested for sexual harassment on public transport in a week (ht 10/08/2017)

Supreme Court orders government to regulate sale, distribution of acids, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 10/08/2017)

ICJ calls for reforms in transitional justice bodies (kp 09/08/2017) [see discussion paper by ICJ], Transitional justice bodies failing to give fair deal to victims: ICJ (ht 09/08/2017)

Drug dealer’ dies in shootout with cops (kp 08/08/2017)

Bad traffic: Women and children have become particularly vulnerable to trafficking after earthquakes, by David Kainee (rep 08/08/2017)

Parliamentary panel finds govt officials involved in human trafficking to Gulf countries, by Ashok Dahal (rep 08/08/2017), MoFA failed to act, says House panel report: ‘Immigration officials colluding with traffickers, state turning a blind eye to the crime’ (kp 09/08/2017), MoFA officials involved in trafficking: House panel, by Sabin Mishra (ht 09/08/2017), Criminal alliance: A thorough investigation into the matter is required. Otherwise trafficking in Nepali housemaids would continue as usual (ht 10/08/2017)

Abductors of 5-year-old boy arrested (kp 06/08/2017)

Government forms special cell to tackle financial crime (kp 06/08/2017)

Kavre transport operators warn of blocking Sajha (kp 05/08/2017)

Unidentified gunmen attack tile shop (kp 05/08/2017)

MoF forms Anti-Money Laundering Cell (ht 04/08/2017)

Internal Need: While cross-border trafficking of Nepali women gets attention, domestic trafficking does not, by Kate Ryan (nt 04/08/2017)

Bharatpur mayoral candidate’s son held (ht 03/08/2017)

Valley recorded highest number of crimes in Bhadra last fiscal (ht 03/08/2017)

Cops make public two arrested for attempt to kill spouses in Dolakha (ht 03/08/2017)

Efforts to bring Baker to trial in Nepal under way, say police: Wildlife body parts, including skin, skulls and bones of tiger, leopard and antelope as well as archaeological items were seized from Baker’s house (ht 03/08/2017)

Sting operation to discourage sexual harassment on public transport (ht 02/08/2017)

Sub-metropolis executive officer thrashed in Janakpur (ht 02/07/2017)

Call bypass operators made public (ht 02/08/2017)

Father, brother held over ‘honour killing’ (kp 01/08/2017)

Police head constable gets life for murdering lover (kp 01/08/2017)

Female suspect held behind cop’s death (kp 31/07/2017)

Boy, 17, arrested for raping 10-year-old girl (kp 31/07/2017)

Woman allegedly tortured for giving birth to a baby girl, by Manoj Paudel (kp 30/07/2017)

Chhaupadi still prevalent in hilly districts, by Govind KC (rep 30/07/2017)

The world forgetting, by the world forgot: Transitional justice is lost in transition in sluggish world of delays and apathy, by Reena Chikanbanjar (ht 30/07/2017)

Reported cases of human trafficking doubled last fiscal (ht 28/07/2017), Countering human trafficking: Importance of coordinated effort, by Alaina B. Teplitz (ht 28/07/2017), World Day Against Trafficking In Persons, by Abgur Baba Joshi (rn 30/07/2017)

Man arrested on human trafficking charge (kp 27/07/2017)

A road to nowhere: Attitude of the state and major political parties must change to reflect concern for conflict victims’ demand for justice, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp 25/07/2017)

Superstition And Social Suppression, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn 24/07/2017)

Safe house built for domestic violence victims gathering moss, by Bira Gadal (rep 24/07/2017)

Woman held for murder (ht 24/07/2017)

Couple held on charge of killing daughter (kp 23/07/2017)

All 4 members of family found dead in Banepa restaurant, by Rajkumar Parajuli (ht 23/07/2017)

Assault on couple caught on tape: 4 booked for attempted murder (kp 22/07/2017)

Missing woman found dead, naked in Khotang jungle (ht 22/07/2017)

Nepal lacks law criminalising terrorism, says US; Tribhuvan International Airport lacks baggage screening technology (ht 21/07/2017)

Man arrested for impregnating his own granddaughter, by Yogesh Rawal (rep 20/07/2017)

DSP Sharma suspended (kp 20/07/2017)

Fuel dealers’ syndicate affects supply, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 20/07/2017)

60 percent people in Karnali unaware of Chhaupadi ban: Report (kp 18/07/2017) [And govt and administration do nothing to implement it!], National disgrace: A clean or dirty shed is not the issue, the issue is women’s dignity and human rights, by Radha Paudel (kp 18/07/2017), The second sex: Menstruation - a natural, physiological cycle - should be destigmatised (kp 20/07/2017) [Why do you not call male gender the second sex? Life is given by women!], Call to enact laws against Chhaupadi practice (ht 20/07/2017)

11-year-old pregnant girl banished from village, by Akson Rai (rep 18/07/2017), Raped, pregnant and banished, 11-yr-old struggles for justice, by Bidhya Rai (kp 19/07/2017), 11-year-old rape victim rescued (kp 22/07/2017)

Squatter settlement demolished, by Anup Ojha (kp 16/07/2017)

Missing daughters: At the root of sex-selective abortion lies the culture of preferring sons,  by Anjita Parajuli (kp 16/07/2017)

Witch doctor charged with rape (kp 15/07/2017)

The murders at Ranibari: This week the 15-year-old Ranibari dual murder case ended with the two culprits sentenced to life in prison. But some questions remain far from answered, by Manish Gautam (kp 15/07/2017)

CIB arrests fugitive murder convicts after 23 years (ht 15/07/2017)

Cooperatives operator goes missing leaving depositors worried, by Madan Wagle (ht 15/07/2017)

Kidnapping incidents continue unabated (ht 14/07/2017)

Chhaupadi: A heavy burden, by Arun Bam (rep 14/07/2017)

Four trucks of ‘plastic rice’ seized (kp 13/07/2017)

Rape, divorce top cases in Dolakha (ht 13/07/2017)

Backlog of trafficking cases soaring: NHRC (ht 13/07/2017)

TRC urges PM not to discontinue district peace committees (ht 13/07/2017)

Dang abduction case: Rana Bdr found dead; 28-year-old murdered on the same night as Shrestha; His suspected involvement in the incident was unfounded, by Durgalal KC (kp 13/07/2017), Abducted contractor Gharti’s body found in Salyan forest (ht 13/07/2017)

Husband surrenders to police with wife’s decapitated head, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 12/07/2017), Banke man slits wife’s throat, beheads her, surrenders to police (ht 12/07/2017)

Three held for gang raping a woman in Birgunj (ht 12/07/2017), Woman gang-raped; three held (rep 12/07/2017)

TRC, CIEDP seek continuation of local peace panels (kp 11/07/2017)

Main accused of Shrestha’s murder still at large (kp 11/07/2017), Six arrested on charge of Shrestha’s murder, by Durga Lal KC (kp 12/07/2017)

Panel to probe kidney extraction (ht 11/07/2017)

Transitional justice: An uphill task, by Roshni Kapur (ht 10/07/2017)

Woman thrashed after her semi-nude photo posted on imo (ht 09/07/2017)

Chhau shed snakebite kills woman (kp 08/07/2017), Chhaupadi: A tradition that continues to claim women's live, by Govinda KC (rep 09/07/2017)

Nepal Earthquake and Human Trafficking: Nepal is a source country for women, men and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking, primarily across Asia and the Middle East, by Prabin Manandhar (sp 07/07/2017)

No roof over their heads, by Anish Tiwari (kp 07/07/2017), Post-quake reconstruction fails to pick up pace, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 07/07/2017) [This is a great failure by the state to render assistance even though funds are there!!]

More than a victim: Healing after harassment, by Priyanka Gurung (rep 07/07/2017)

Five held on different charges (ht 07/07/2017)

Families of war victims to get relief (ht 06/07/2017) [And when will those guilty be punished??]

Over 6,000 trafficked in 2015-16, says NHRC report (kp 05/07/2017) [see NHRC report], NHRC report shows rise in human trafficking post-quake; 23,000 cases of trafficking or attempt to traffic reported in FY 2105/016 (rep 05/07/2017), Modern day slavery: Trafficking is a thriving business whose constant evolution makes it tough to combat effectively (kp 07/07/2017)

Woman stabbed to death by her husband (rep 05/07/2017)

Pokhara High Court sends a rapist teacher for 9 yrs in prison (ht 04/07/2017)

Smuggling turning into ‘lucrative business’, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 03/07/2017)

VAW continues to plague Nepali society (kp 02/07/2017)

1,381 face action in four years for polluting Valley rivers (kp 02/07/2017)

TRC opens offices in seven provinces, members to lead, by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/07/2017), Lost in reconciliation: There are widespread fears that the new TRC offices in the provinces won’t deliver much (kp 03/07/2017)

German national arrested on paedophile charges, child rescued (ht 02/07/2017)

Abducted Tulsipur trader Shrestha found dead, by Drgalal KC (kp 01/07/2017), Businessman Raj Kumar Shrestha found dead in Salyan: Four persons arrested, six at large (ht 01/07/2017)

Women make up majority of rights victims, shows study (ht 01/07/2017)

Drug-related crimes growing at an alarming rate: Police; Authorities call for concerted efforts to control trafficking and abuse; The average age of drug users, according to the five-yeardata, is 27.07 years (minimum 13 and maximum 50 years) (kp 30/06/2017)

Nepal being used as human trafficking transit: US report; Unregistered migrants are more vulnerable to forced labour and sex trafficking (ht 30/06/2017)

KMC tears down Kasthamandap rebuilding structure (kp 30/06/2017) [???]

Three injured in Bajhang clash: The Maoist Centre threatens to obstruct the vote count if the arrested party cadres are not freed immediately (kp 30/06/2017) [Crimes are not punishable if they are committed by party cadres??]

Dalit beaten for entering temple (kp 29/06/2017), Dalit thrashed for entering temple in Bode Barsain Municipality (ht 29/06/2017)

Head constable saves hundreds from fatal bomb explosion (ht 29/06/2017), Policeman risks his own life to save voters from bomb explosion, by Devendra Basnet (rep 29/06/2017)

Call for collaborative efforts to fight gender-based violence (ht 29/06/2017)

Body found in ex-major general’s house; Itahari locals turn violent (ht 28/06/2017)

Rape, murder accused arrested after five years on the run, by Prachi Aryal (kp 27/06/2017), Rape-and-murder-accused lands in police net finally (rep 27/06/2017)

Elderly woman found dead after acid ‘attack’ (ht 27/06/2017)

IED detonated at house of UML candidate (kp 27/06/2017)

7 injured in explosion during Maoist Centre’s election rally (kp 26/06/2017)

Dalit fined Rs 2,000 for touching cowshed, by Krishna Oli (rep 26/06/2017)

It’s not right: Historically the security forces in Nepal have used force, threats and torture to control the population, by Praveen Kumar Yadav (rep 26/06/2017)

Drug crimes increasing at alarming rate (ht 26/06/2017)

TRC hands over 1,000 cases each to six provinces for probe (ht 25/06/2017)

CIEDP to collect ante-mortem data from tomorrow (kp 24/06/2017)

Domestic violence, a leading cause of suicide in Kavre (ht 22/06/2017)

Code prepared for collection of DNA evidence (ht 21/06/2017)

Many wartime rape victims have no access to justice, by Anita Shrestha (ht 20/06/2017)

Girl gang-raped (ht 20/06/2017)

2 Thai Embassy staff held after 13 years in Visa fee scam (ht 20/06/2017)

34 pc women victimised by kin (ht 19/06/2017)

Post-reconciliation blues: Bardia had highest number of enforced disappearances, most of them picked up by the security forces. Their whereabouts remain unknown, by CK Lal (rep 19/06/2017)

Fugitive trafficker sent behind bars (kp 19/06/2017)

UML cadre killed in clash with NC in Bajura (ht 19/06/2017)

Honey trap gang busted, two held (ht 19/06/2017)

Tikapur incident victims receive compensation (ht 17/06/2017) [And what about punishing those guilty?], Tikapur incident-accused get hefty compensation: Resham Chaudhari receives Rs 17.4 million; Of the 46 accused in the killings, 22 including Resham are still at large, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 17/06/2017)

Blood components being 'smuggled' to India, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 16/06/2017)

Panchthar man arrested for raping teen daughter (ht 15/06/2017)

'Fake banknotes entering circulation from rural areas', by Santosh Pokharel (rep 15/06/2017)

Bajhang women to vote for those pledging to end chhaupadi (rep 15/06/2017)

EC concerned as officials detained (kp 15/06/2017)

Illegal networking business: QNet’s transactions worth in excess of Rs200 million: CIB (kp 14/06/2017)

Police, villagers clash over gang rape incident, by Rabindra Uprety (kp 13/06/2017)

RJPN cadres beat up 3 polling officers, vandalize vehicles (rep 13/06/2017)

Over 100 nabbed over illegal network business: CIB files fraud case against 14, the rest released on bail (kp 13/06/2017)

Businessman’s whereabouts still unknown (ht 12/06/2017)

Kin of poll-clash victim stage mute rally (ht 12/06/2017)

Motorcycle thefts on the rise (ht 12/06/2017)

Orientation on human trafficking issues (kp 11/06/2017)

Man, 40, stoned in drunken brawl, dies (kp 11/06/2017)

Police step up vigilance against burglaries (ht 11/06/2017)

Woman horrifically attacked by hubby: 34-year-old mother of three suffered burn injuries after her partner poured boiling oil on her head, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 09/06/2017)

Abducted boy, 7, freed from India, 3 arrested (kp 09/06/2017)

Protest over two minor girls’ death (kp 08/067/2017)

12 years on, Bandarmudhe victims await justice (kp 07/06/2017)

Three held for running illegal VoIP centre (ht 07/06/2017)

Politics of syndicates: The chief justice has made damning accusations against Dahal and Deuba (kp 05/06/2017)

Truth and Reconciliation Commission Office set up in Biratnagar (ht 05/06/2017)

TRC begins probe into war-era cases from Surkhet, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 05/06/2017)

Bharatpur vote counting fiasco: 90 ballot papers found torn, 70pc in shreds, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp 02/06/2017)

74% women in Jumla still sent to sheds during menstruation, by DB Buda (rep 01/06/2017)

Musahars deprived of allowance for not having toilets, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 01/07/2017)

318 Nepalis languishing in foreign prisons (ht 01/06/2017)

Oxygen bottle theft rampant in high camps of Mt Everest (ht 01/06/2017)

Widow and kids of slain Tamang seek protection, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 31/05/2017)

Rally taken out in memory of martyr Krishna Sen (ht 28/05/2017)

TRC, CIEDP unlikely to accomplish task, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 28/05/2017)

10 IC racketeers arrested (kp 27/05/2017)

Temporary cop held for rights activist’s murder (ht 26/05/2017)

Police blamed for candidate’s death in Malkot firing (kp 25/05/2017)

Elderly couple killed for property in Dhangadi (ht 25/05/2017)

Chairman of Nepal Kumal Sangh attacked (kp 24/05/2017)

Rally to demand end to VAW in public places (kp 21/05/2017)

Who will deal with ‘disappearances’ registered as ‘death’ cases?, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 21/05/2016)

Maina murder case: Amnesty seeks review of Maj Basnet’s acquittal (kp 20/05/2017)

Man, 80, caught for four murders he committed 42 years ago (kp 19/05/2017)

Male victims of child sexual exploitation overlooked, by Anita Shrestha (ht 19/05/2017)

Govt to drop charges in Kailali lynchings, other cases (rep 19/05/2017) [???], Decision on Tharuhat, Madhes movement: NHRC objects to govt move; NHRC says decision to grant amnesty to the guilty of the dreadful incidents amounts to promoting a culture of impunity (kp 20/05/2017), ‘Serious criminal cases have not been withdrawn’: The agitating Tharus and Madhesis have long been demanding that cases related to the political movements be withdrawn (kp 20/05/2017), Tikapur carnage: UML condemns govt decision to drop cases; The main opposition party terms the move a mockery of rule of law and rank disregard for human rights (kp 20/05/2017), NHRC condemns govt decision: Says culprits of criminal offences should be brought to justice (ht 20/05/2017), Tikapur carnage victims cry foul, by Tekendra Deuba (ht 20/05/2017), Dahal government under fire over decision on withdraw criminal cases, by Roshan Sedhai (rep 20/05/2017), Pardoning murder (rep 20/05/2017), Petition against move to pardon Tikapur accused (kp 22/05/2017), SC refuses to issue interim order (ht 23/05/2017)

Re-examining gender based violence, by Ayushma Basnyat (rep 19/05/2017)

24 Nepali girls rescued from Delhi: The victims were rescued from a house in Uttam Bihar by the Embassy of Nepal and Crime Branch of Delhi Police, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 18/07/2017)

Kin of Maleth clash victims get Rs 1m each (kp 18/05/2017) [And what about punishing the guilty persons?? This is continued politics of impunity!!]

NC’s memo against killing of its cadre (ht 17/05/2017)

Malkot clash: RPP candidate succumbs to bullet injuries (kp 16/05/2017)

Family members of victim shot by APF seeking justice, by Madhusudan Guragain (rep 16/05/2017)

Mother accused of selling three children in Ilam, by Bhim Chapagain (rep 16/05/2017)

Election cancelled in three centres; one killed (kp 15/05/2017), APF accused of killing youth in Kavre: Protest over murder disrupts polling in Namobuddha (ht 15/05/2017), Dhading CPN-UML cadre beaten to death (ht 15/05/2017)

Blast in Lamjung (ht 15/05/2017)

Three arrested in Pariyar murder (kp 16/05/2017)

Cylinder bomb goes off in Bhaktapur (kp 13/05/2017), IEDs found outside two candidates’ homes (kp 13/05/2017)

Woman burns self; four homes destroyed (kp 12/05/2017) [?]

Imposter held for swindling women (kp 12/05/2017)

UML activist killed in clash, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 11/05/2017), ), Unidentified groups detonate explosive devices in three districts (kp 12/05/2017), Police alerted by recent acts of violence, by Manish Gautam (kp 12/05/2017)

Fine on smugglers gets steeper (kp 10/05/2017)

Cops file public offence case against 19 CPN M cadres (ht 09/05/2017)

6 Kuwait-bound women rescued, 3 traffickers held (kp 08/05/2017)

Teacher accused of molesting girl students (kp 08/05/2017)

Chand-led CPN supporters arrested with explosives (kp 08/05/0217)

IED recovered from NC candidate’s house, 5 held (kp 06/05/2017)

Human trafficking cases decline in Valley (ht 04/05/2017)

4 policemen suspended for abetting smugglers, by Laxmi Sah (kp 02/05/2017)

Valley sees rampant cases of sexual exploitation of girls, by Anita Shrestha (ht 02/05/2017)

Groom involved in child married arrested (rep 01/05/2017)

Dad kills daughter, makes suicide bid, by Biplab Bhattarai (kp 30/04/2017)

Beware of beautiful dreams: Poverty, unemployment and lack of awareness are among the many factors that feed human trafficking, by Reena Chikanbanjar (ht 30/04/2017)

Woman beaten in captivity by husband, in-laws over dowry (kp 28/04/2017)

End the conflict: Political parties have been debating amnesty while making no effort to strengthen the existing justice system, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp 28/04/2017)

Catch those pirates: Intellectual property infringement must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, by Pratyush Nath Upreti (kp 26/04/2017)

Police patrol attacked, shotgun robbed (kp 25/04/2017)

CIB probing man on women trafficking charge (kp 25/04/2017)

Organ trafficking rife in Kavre, expanding to other districts (ht 25/04/2017)

People’s Movement victim living with paralysis (ht 24/04/2017) [To remember: Now DPM Thapa ordered the brutal procedure of police forces in April 2006!!]

No promising leads in recent shooting cases (kp 23/05/2017)

Probe into war-era cases affected as CIEDP staffers deployed for polls (ht 23/04/2017)

Organ traffickers ‘run health camps’ to lure people (kp 21/04/2017)

Police rescue abducted man; two arrested (kp 20/04/2017)

Rise in crimes involving social networking sites worries police (ht 20/04/2017)

Pokhara-based banker ‘flees with millions of rupees’, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 20/04/2017)

Arson attack on Dhobighat church (kp 19/04/2017), Christian federation demands swift action against attackers (kp 20/04/2017), Christian community demands security (ht 20/04/2017)

Circulation of fake Rs 500 notes rife in Pokhara, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 19/04/2017)

3 ex-NA officials convicted of killing Maina Sunuwar: Kavre court passes landmark verdict on a case that had been dragging on for 13 years; Sentences former soldiers in absentia to 20 years in jail for the murder of teenage girl, by Nagendra Adhikari (kp 18/04/2017) [The verdict remains symbolic as long as they are not arrested and serve their sentences!!], UN welcomes court verdict on Maina Sunuwar murder: Calls ruling a significant step towards ensuring victims’ rights to justice (kp 19/04/2017), Fresh wounds: Conviction of the perpetrators of war-era cases provides hope for justice, but enforcement is key (kp 19/04/2017), Nepal: Need Effective Steps to Enforce Court Verdicts; Rule of Law Should Prevail, Not Political Protectionism (Amnesty International 20/04/2017), Maina case forwarded to High Court (kp 04/05/2017)

Caste discrimination: Where Dalits can’t buy milk, by Jagat Khadka (rep 18/04/2017)

Elderly woman attacked on ‘witchcraft’ charge (kp 18/04/2017)

Neighbours attack couple for witchcraft (ht 18/04/2017)

Vandals set ablaze NC’s Kailali office (ht 18/04/2017)

Rukum struggling to contain illegal poppy cultivation, by Hari Gautam (kp 17/04/2017)

Bus mafia controlling Nepal’s transport (kp 17/04/2017), The bus mafia controlling Nepal’s smog-choked capital (ht 17/04/2017)

Boy, 14, dies at police school; kin cry foul play , by Anup Ojha (kp 16/04/2017)

Govt delay in releasing funds puts temporary cops at their wits’ end: With no cash in hand, recruits are facing hard time managing food and lodging, by Manish Gautam (kp 15/04/2017)

The Red Line for Holi: In light of last month’s social media furore regarding harassment during Holi, the authors conducted a short poll to understand the extent and dimension of the issue. Here is what they found, by Supriya Manandhar and Nasala Chitrakar (kp 15/04/2017)

Court to govt: Arrest murder convict Bal Krishna Dhungel (kp 14/04/2017), SC orders police to arrest murder-convict Dungel within 7 days (rep 14/04/2017), Arrest Order Against Dhungel: A Blow To Prachanda, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 16/04/2017)

Conflict-era cases: Official’s error deprives a family of compensation, by Bhim Chapagain (rep 13/04/2017)

Local gangster shot at in Boudha: Police claim to have identified assailant, by Manish Gautam (kp 12/04/2017)

Nepal Airlines captain held with  $93,600 (kp 11/04/2017), CIB likely to take up Awale case (kp 12/04/2017), Cpt Awale freed on bail (kp 17/04/2017)

DAO employee among 3 held for Abduction (kp 11/04/2017)

Dealing with crime (ht 10/04/2017)

16,808 persons go missing in three years (ht 08/04/2017)

Cyber crimes of harassing women on rise, by Samipa Khanal (kp 07/04/2017)

Female cop files assault complaint against DSP (kp 07/04/2017)

Absconding human trafficking convict held after 18 years (ht 07/04/2017)

Even with health posts, Mugu women give birth in cowsheds (ht 07/04/2017)

Chand-led Maoists threaten aspiring candidates (ht 06/04/2017)

I/NGOs told to follow election code (kp 05/04/2017) [Those providing relief to earthquake victims before the elections shall be arrested????]

Two murder suspects held (kp 05/04/2017), 2 Chand-Maoist workers held for NC leader’s murder, by Janak KC (rep 05/04/2017)

Security in mess as some in police turn criminals, by Manish Gautam (kp 04/04/2017)

Fire the slowpokes: A new Truth and Reconciliation Commission consisting of nonpartisan experts should be formed; Nepal’s experience suggests that when perpetrators hold the key to power, truth and justice for conflict victims can be sidelined, by DB Subedi (kp 04/04/2017)

4 foreigners nabbed for stealing cash from ATMs (kp 04/04/2017)

Punish human traffickers, House panel directs govt: Committee instructs government to punish traffickers sending women to the Gulf for ‘maid’ jobs (kp 03/04/2017)

Police constable among six arrested for robbery (kp 03/04/2017)

Neighbours thrash Dalit boy for entering kitchen, by Prakash Adhikari (kp 01/04/2017)

Woman found hanging, father suspects murder, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep 01/04/2017)

NC leader murdered; Khalanga shut in protest (kp 30/03/2017)

Smuggling of Nepali women: House panel says immigration officials involved; Finds nexus between DoI employees and smugglers (kp 29/03/2017)

Drug cartels tapping women to smuggle cocaine through Nepal (ht 27/03/2017)

Give justice: Parliament should also take up this issue seriously if the State remains apathetic to the CIEDP’s call (ht 27/03/2017)

Woman arrested on charge of murdering husband, by Pabitra Kumar Shah (rep 27/03/2017)

Conflict victims allowed to move SC against TRC Chairman Gurung: Apex court quashes registrar's refusal order (ht 25/03/2017)

Police clueless about gruesome murder of teenage girl (rep 25/03/2017)

Gunman shoots at teacher (kp 23/03/2017)

Two held for selling fake licences (ht 23/03/2017)

Six arrested for stealing electricity (ht 23/03/2017)

Torture victims compensated, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 22/03/2017)

Eight arrested for stealing millions (rep 22/03/2017)

Drive to control drug abuse, sale in western region (kp 21/03/2017)

Man stabbed to death, three others hurt (kp 19/03/2017)

Drug offences top crime chart in Nepal (ht 18/03/2017)

SSP Khatri released on bail, 7 others sent into custody, by Deepak Kharel (rep 18/03/2017)

‘Govt fully committed to stopping financial crime’ (kp 17/03/2017), ‘Govt mulling more stringent AML/TF rules’ (ht 17/03/2017)

UDMF activists vandalise sign boards (ht 16/03/2017), UDMF cadres tear down local unit signboards, padlock offices, by Mithilesh Yadav /rep 18/03/2017)

2 incidents of theft in Capital (kp 16/03/2017)

Woman kills brother-in-law (rep 16/03/2017)

War-victims demand TRC office bearers’ resignation (ht 16/03/2017)

SLMM activists set passenger bus on fire (kp 15/03/2017)

Additional 14,988 conflict victims verified, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 15/03/2017)

Murder-convict Dhungel felicitated in Okhaldhunga: Dhungel and seven others had been convicted for the murder. Six have already completed their jail terms while the seventh, Pushkar Gautam, is still in jail, by Anil Bhandari (rep 14/03/2017)

DoSM drags six firms to court over malpractice: The department filed cases based on a provision in the Black-Marketing and Social Offences Act 1975 (kp 14/03/2017)

Youths vandalise Seti Zonal Hospital (ht 14/03/2017)

Boy, chained up for 17 years, in want of medical attention, by Surendra Bhandari (rep 14/03/2017)

6-year old girl roped to wooden bed for two years, by Shankar Shrestha (kp 13/03/2017)

Man allegedly killed by co-workers (rep 13/03/2017)

Bill moots alternative punishment to prison (ht 12/03/2017)

Vehicles vandalised for defying bandh in Gaighat (kp

161 hooligans under police surveillance (ht 10/03/2017)

New bride forced out of home on charge of witchcraft (rep 09/03/2017)

Is Women's Day only for the well-offs?, by Jagat Kahdka (rep 09/03/2017)

Woman found murdered (kp 07/03/2017)

Women exploited in entertainment sector (ht 07/03/2017)

Three protesters killed in police firing in Saptari, by Abadhesh Kumar Jha (kp 07/03/2017), 3 dead as UDMF cadres clash with police, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 07/03/2017), CPN-UML’s East-West Campaign And PN Shah’s Sword, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 07/03/2017), Police killings spark protests: Morcha supporters enforce strike, shut eastern Tarai districts, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 08/03/2017), Govt recalls Saptari CDO, security chiefs: Decides to deploy additional 300 security personnel in the district, by Manish Gautam (kp 08/03/2017), Congress lawmakers demand judicial probe (kp 08/03/2017), Family members inconsolable after death of breadwinner, by Mikthilesh Yadav (rep 08/03/2017), NHRC concerned over obstruction: Commissioner Ansari’s vehicle vandalised (kp 10/03/2017), UDMF cadres torch bus for defying strike in Saptari (ht 10/03/2017), Death toll in Saptari incident rises (ht 10/03/2017), Probe into Maleth incident begins (kp 24/03/2017), Parliamentary team in Rajbiraj to study shooting incident (ht 24/03/2017)

HRC begins probe into teenager’s murder (ht 06/03/2017)

Shootout at Swoyambhu: Police rescue 3, arrest abductors after gunfight (kp 05/03/2017)

Chhaupadi tradition: Women’s monthly exile continues (kp 05/03/2017)

CIB submits case to govt attorney (kp 05/03/2017), Gold smuggling: Case filed against 12 suspects (kp 06/03/2017), Court records statements of accused (kp 07/03/2017)

Health staff obstruct polio vaccination in many districts, by Manish Gautam (kp 05/03/2017), 18 officials booked for disrupting polio drive (kp 06/03/2017)

Surge in opium cultivation posing threat to security (ht 05/03/2017)

OAG stresses scientific investigation of crime (kp 04/03/2017)

Rape tops list of crime against women in Nepal (ht 03/03/2017)

Bhatta asks TRC secretariat to call meeting pronto (ht 03/03/2017)

Cashing in on tragedy: The growing epidemic of hospital vandalism and attacks on health workers reflects extreme politics and erosion of the rule of law in Nepal, by Sonia Awale (nt 03/03/2017)

Teenage girl’s death sparks tension in Dharan: Locals claim that the girl was  murdered by her foster parents (kp 02/03/2017), Dharan teen’s death: Autopsy reveals she was sexually abused; 13-year-old Anusha of Punya Marga, Dharan, died while being treated for insecticide poisoning on Monday (kp 04/03/2017)

Man found dead under mysterious circumstances (kp 02/03/2017)

Daylight thefts on the rise in Valley (ht 01/03/2017)

Students break norms as FSU election nears: Padlocking, vandalism, arson, clashes common at TU campuses (kp 28/02/2017), 12 injured as students clash (rep 28/012/2017), Explosion at college in Gorkha, padlocking at another, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 28/02/2017)

Experts call for revising torture bill (rep 28/02/2017)

Fight against dirty money: 50 laws need to be amended by 2018, by Kuvera Chalise (rep 28/02/2017)

Eight suspects arrested in Tiwari murder case, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 27/02/2017), Manoj Pun anchored to Tiwari's murder: Police, by Sher Bahadur KC (rep 27/02/2017)

16,717 drug traffickers booked in six years, shows NCB data 27/02/2017)

Police round up four on charge of fraud: Rs 2.3 million without any legal source of income was found in the accounts of one of the arrestees (kp 26/02/2017)

Smuggling of medicinal herbs goes unchecked in Salyan, by Biplav Maharjan (kp 26/02/2017)

Underage marriage bid thwarted in Sindhuli (ht 25/02/2017)

Police arrest six for robbing businessmen (kp 24/02/2017)

Pro-UDMF students torch Thakur Ram College office, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 24/02/2017)

Politics and policing: Evidence suggests a strong police-politician nexus has the potential to embolden criminal elements, by Subindra Bogati (kp 24/02/2017)

Still no clue about missing woman’s whereabouts (ht 24/02/2017)

Newborns battle to survive in sheds, by Prakash Singh (ht 23/02/2017)

Progress on transitional justice precious little: AI (kp 23/02/2017)

Police not taking VAW cases seriously: Victims, by Madan Thakur (rep 22/02/2017)

School vandalized after student's sudden death (rep 21/02/2017)

Families of the disappeared to side with CIEDP, by Dewan Rai (kp 20/02/2017)

CMBFL loan scam: Another fugitive in police net (kp 20/02/2017)

Caste-based discrimination still rife in Bajhang villages, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 19/02/2017)

Teacher beats up student unconcious, parents demand action (rep 18/02/2017)

Four held with Buddha statue, animal paw: Police say the racket’s link in Pokhara and other parts of the country has been established (kp 17/02/2017)

Lamki Multiple Campus chief, deputy missing; abduction suspected (kp 16/02/2017)

Excavations in Chure go unabated with backing from authorities: Locals face shortage of water, ruined farmland, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 16/02/2017)

Scholarship students say medical colleges cheating them, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 16/02/2017)

Missing girl, 7, found murdered, by Manoj Paudel (kp 15/02/2017)

Parliamentary panel defines heinous crimes: Proposes sentence till death; Ups life sentence to 25 years, by Rupesh Acharya (ht 15/02/2017) [Chhaupadi still punished mildly and only if a woman dies; else, it's still not treated as crime!!]

Chand-led Maoists step up extortion drive (rep 15/02/2017) [Party leaders who order such crimes have to be punished severely!!]

Three girls rescued from Indo-Nepal border, by Nirmal Ghimire (rep 15/02/2017)

Six boys gang-rape 17-year-old girl, film video (kp 14/02/2017)

Families of Kotbada victims still await justice, by Shankar Shrestha (rep 14/02/2017) [This has been cold-blooded murder committed by the army and those responsible have been well known from the very first moment!]

TU rector's vehicle set on fire (rep 14/02/2017)

'Consultancies into human trafficking, money laundering', by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 14/02/2017)

Murder convict extradited from Saudi 18 years after the crime (kp 13/02/2017)

‘Keep TRC, CIEDP out of politics’, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 12/02/2017)

Students enforce vehicular strike (kp 11/02/2017) [Vandalism is a severe crime and must be punished accordingly! Strikes cannot be forced by crime!]

Teenage girl raped, murdered in Sindhuli (ht 11/02/2017)

Trafficking in women, children on the rise (ht 11/02/2017)

Man held for trying to sell woman (rep 11/02/2017)

Teenagers’ club foils child marriage (rep 10/02/2017)

Highway robbery: Nepal’s public transport is in the grip of cartels which will do anything to prevent competition, by Shreejana Shrestha (nt 10/03/2017)

Transitional justice act amendment: Draft defines disappearance, by Dewan Rai (kp 09/02/2017)

2 temple priests held for abusing Dalit worshipper (kp 08/02/2017)

Toilets off-limits to menstruating females in Bajhang, by Jagat Khadka (rep 08/02/2017)

'Woman killed for refusing to have sex' (rep 08/02/2017)

Girl dies after jilted lover attacks her with acid in Butwal: The boy, who had returned from Dubai a month ago, is learnt to have thrown  acid after she refused his marriage proposal, by Madhav Dhungana and Amrita Anmol (kp 07/02/2017), An heinous crime: Perpetrators of acid attacks deserve stronger punishment than what the law provides for (kp 08/02/2017)

Boy, 3, found murdered; aunt held (kp 07/02/2017)

No. of cyber crime cases topped 550 this fiscal: Police; The MPCD says easy  access to technology has resulted in rise in number of such crimes (kp 07/02/2017)

SSP Khatri remanded in 4-day judicial custody (kp 07/02/2017)

Jajarkot woman found murdered: Family of 24-year-old Radhika Sunar has claimed that she was murdered by her  husband Dal Bahadur (kp 06/02/2017)

Newborn baby goes missing from hospital ward in Birgunj: Relatives accuse doctors, nurse, administration of negligence (kp 04/02/2017), Whereabouts of missing infant still unknown (kp 05/02/2017), Missing from hospital, infant found after 48 hrs: Police say a childless woman had taken away the newborn three hours after delivery, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 06/02/2017)

Cooperative in Bajura collecting millions without registration (ht 02/02/2017)

Woman set on fire by husband dies, by Arjun Oli (rep 02/02/2017)

INTERPOL Red Corner Notice against 14 Nepalis (ht 01/02/2017)

First meet on investigation concludes (kp 30/01/2017)

Sign agreements to extradite transborder criminals, govt told (ht 30/01/2017)

Nurses being paid nominal salaries by private hospitals: NNC; Montlhly pay of nurses a little more than Rs 3,000, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 28/01/2017)

Aussie envoy launches smpartphone app Nidarr (kp 28/01/2017)

All in the family: Girls are not safe even within their own homes, especially in households dislocated by the earthquake, by Sahina Shrestha (nt 27/01/2017)

‘Foreign fraudsters targeting ATM kiosks’ (kp 26/01/2017)

Criminalizing of Chhaupadi proposed in new legal code: Offenders may get 3 months in jail (rep 26/01/2017) [This is insufficiant against the severe suffering of the women!]

TRC presses for firm govt commitment: Demands legal prerequisites and logistics before term extension, by Dewan Rai (kp 26/01/2017)), TRC fails to decide on term extension (ht 26/01/2017)

Panel on disappearances to seek 1-year term extension, by Dewan Rai (kp 25/01/2017)

Schools turning into playground for politicians, by Raju Adhikari (rep 25/01/2017)

Violence against women: 8 Banke women set on fire in 2 and half yrs, by Kalendra Sejuwal (rep 24/01/2017)

12 NEA officials among 16 held for electricity theft, by Manish Gautam (kp 23/01/2017), Hunt for power pilferers on: SSP Sarbendra Khanal  says police are looking  for other owners who earned millions through meter tampering (kp 24/01/2017)

TJ bodies divided over extra tenure: The mandate of the TRC and the CIEDP, formed to look into conflict-era  cases, expires on Feb 10, by Dewan Rai (kp 21/01/2017)

Hubby sets wife on fire after dousing her in kerosene, by Arjun Oli (rep 20/01/2017), Drunken man sets wife on fire in Banke, by Arjun Oli (rep 21/01/2017)

3 among CA brawlers have become ministers: Vandals still not punished two years on; Probe committee report not published, by Ashok Dahal (rep 18/01/2017) [politics of impunity!]

Secretaries with VDC budgets out of contact, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 18/01/2017)

Police confiscate weapons and wildlife parts from forest guard's house, by Madan Thakur (rep 18/01/2017)

Woman found murdered (kp 17/01/2017)

TRC working to set up regional office in Dipayal (rep 17/01/2017)

Police seize 15kg gold, arrest jeep driver (kp 15/01/2017)

Man hacked to death in Mahottari (kp 15/01/2017)

Mental patient languishing in iron cage (ht 14/01/2017)

Probe launched into illegal land registration (ht 14/01/2017)

IC demonetization may have upped gold smuggling, by Deepak Kharel (rep 13/01/2017)

Hindu-Muslim dispute upsets harmony of Kapilvastu village, by Manoj Paudel (kp 11/01/2017)

Rampant smuggling through tia: Stakeholders blame lack of coordination among govt agencies, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 11/01/2017), Gold haul at Tribhuvan International Airport: Probe to be turned over to CIB: Nidhi (kp 12/01/2017)

Shahi, Budha get 1 month for smearing soot on Karki (kp 10/01/2017)

Long road to justice: Conflict victims have been waiting and waiting for transitional justice bodies to act, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp 10/01/2017)

Rautahat woman murdered mysteriously (ht 09/01/2017), Woman found dead; parents claim ‘murdered over dowry’, by Pawan Yadav (kp 10/01/2017)

Victims of real estate scam demand justice (ht 08/01/2017)

Rs 11.68 bn compensation claimed from VoIP racketeers (ht 08/01/2017)

No justice, no peace: The commissions have made reasonable progress in the transitional justice process, despite non-cooperation from the government, by Dewan Rai (kp 07/01/2017)

Polygraph test conducted on 1,314 suspects so far (ht 06/01/2017)

Wrongfully shot suspect turns out to be innocent: Victim's family accuses police of shooting Shahi despite knowing he was innocent, by Nirmal Ghimire (rep 06/01/2017)

Superstition-based violence on the rise (kp 05/01/2017)

Stop the scourge: We must come together as a society  to reject the woeful practice of dowry (kp 05/01/2017)

Living in constant fear: Children learn from what they see at home and outside. No wonder they believe gender inequality is normal in society, by Aleena Udas Sharma (rep 05/01/2017)

Transitional justice: Boundary dispute leaves bill to amend act in the balance, by Dewan Rai (kp 05/01/2017)

14 Chandannath idols recovered, by LP Devkota (kp 04/01/2017)

Mum and daughter dead, 2 girls hospitalised (kp 04/01/2017), Mother commits suicide after feeding poison to three daughters, by Santosh Singh (rep 04/01/2017)

Private drugs sellers’ syndicate blocks procurement for hospital pharmacy, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 03/01/2017)

Abduction, murder case still unsolved after 14 months (ht 03/01/2017)

Forest guard brutally killed, by Ananda Gautam (kp 02/01/2017)

Smugglers after Bajura’s rich herbs repository, by Arjun Shah (kp 01/01/2017)

48 rapes recorded in three months (ht 01/01/2016)

1 SUV torched, another vandalised in Capital (kp 31/12/2016), Kohalpur tense after attack on YAN central member, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 31/12/2016)

Settle VAW cases within 3 months: CJ, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 31/12/2016)

Smuggling of medicinal herbs to China on the rise (ht 31/12/2016)

Rasuwagadhi becoming a ‘new transit for gold smuggling’ (kp 30/12/2016)

Police probe woman’s death (kp 30/12/2016)

Two policemen hurt in firing AT Nepal-India border (kp 30/12/2016)

Poisoned greens: Farmers’ tendency to spray banned pesticides on vegetables poses grave health risks to consumers, by Vikash Raj Satyal (rep 28/12/2016)

Fraudulent agents tricking unwitting migrants in Delhi: Nepal Police receives 281 plaints on fraud cases from Nepalis based in  various countries between Sept 2015 and Oct 2016, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 27/12/2016)

Man on police most wanted list arrested: Bijay Patel is arrested by Indian police in Raxaul  before being handed over to a team from the Central Regional Police Office, Hetauda, by Laxmi Sah (kp 27/12/2016)

Police find new lead on stolen idols from Jumla, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 27/12/2016), ‘I was wrongfully shot by police’, by Nirmal Ghimire (rep 30/12/2016)

Speech impaired minor gang-raped, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 26/12/2016)

Supreme Court asks police again to arrest Dhungel, by Dewan Rai (kp 26/12/2016), SC body again tells police to arrest murder convict Dhungel, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep 27/12/2016)

Girl, 14, quits school to support mother, sister after quake: The 14-year-old says her family did not get housing aid because her uncles took away the papers after her father’s death, by Anish Tiwari (kp 25/12/2016)

Govt set to introduce bylaw to crack down on oil pilferage (ht 25/12/2016)

Black soot smeared on suspended CIAA chief’s face, two held: The Chand-led CPN-Maoist says the move was preplanned (kp 23/12/2016), Suspended CIAA chief manhandled on SC premises (kp 23/12/2016)

Nepali air passengers being levied excess tax illegally: NTB has been pocketing the sum since long (ht 23/12/2016)

Enforce laws to check VAW, say rights activists: Call for bringing guilty to book (kp 22/12/2016), Violence against women unabated (ht 22/12/2016)

Children vulnerable as rapes and murders soar, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 22/12/2016)

13 child marriages stopped in 8 mths in Baitadi (kp 22/12/2016)

‘Parties reluctant to approve Rome Statute’: Rights activists say party leaders fear they will be dragged into cases of human rights abuses (kp 21/12/2016)

Youth Association Nepal Rupandehi chief shot dead: Durga Tiwari succumbed to bullet injuries while undergoing treatment, by Amrita Anmol (kp 20/12/2016), Police arrest 3 in connection with Tiwari murder, by Amrita Anmol (kp 21/12/2016), Police play down political motive in Tiwari murder, by Sher Bahadur KC (rep 21/12/2016), Tiwari cremated, Rupandehi admin to recommend for martyr’s honour (kp 22/12/2016)

Embassy alerts Nepalis on trafficking trend via Thailand: Fraudsters said to be  trapping Nepalis by  making them overstay in Thailand and sending them to other countries (kp 20/12/2016)

Chhaupadi takes away 15-year-old girl’s life in Achham, by Prakash Singh (ht 19/12/2016), 15-yr-old dies in Chhaupadi shed (rep 19/12/2016)

Domestic violence in Jhapa: Girls more susceptible to domestic violence, by Raju Adhikari (rep 19/12/2016)

Plug loopholes: A significant number of crime suspects being able to give the police the slip is another way of saying that impunity exists (ht 19/12/2016)

Police bust human trafficking racket (kp 19/12/2016)

Bajura women compelled to give birth in cowsheds (ht 18/12/2016)

9,975 crime suspects give cops the slip in two years (ht 18/12/2016)

Man held with fake notes, by Aash Gurung (kp 18/12/2016)

8-year-old boy murdered after abduction, three suspects held, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 16/12/2016), Neighbor kidnaps and murders minor, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 17/12/2016)

CID to create central criminal record system (ht 16/12/2016)

Dowry contributes significant share in earnings of ministers, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/12/2016)

Student rally to protest ‘murders’ of two women (kp 15/12/2016)

UML workers injured in attack (ht 15/12/2016)

Youth arrested on charge of raping Mahottari teen (ht 14/12/2016)

Teenager raped by Baglung man in Gongabu (ht 14/12/2016)

Suspects behind robbery, murder spree captured: Police believe the terror reign of the gang in Rupandehi since 2011 has ended with the arrest of Pasawan and Bishwokarma, by Amrita Anmol (kp 14/12/2016)

Group of teenage girls foils underage marriage: According to the District Women and Children Office, about 52 percent of girls in Bajhang marry before their legal age (kp 13/12/2016)

Mystery surrounds death of a woman accused of 'practicing witchcraft', by Madhusudan Guragain (rep 12/12/2016), NHRC probes death of Dalit woman in Kavre (kp 13/12/2016), Probe Pariyar’s death, says NHRC (kp 21/12/2016), Speedy justice sought for Laxmi Pariyar’s family (ht 22/12/2016)

Months on, Special Court struggles to serve notices to ex-APF chiefs (rep 12/12/2016)

25 arrested after attack on police post in Bouddha (kp 12/12/2016), Mob vandalises Nayabasti police beat (ht 12/12/2016), Bauddha cop beat vandalized over cabbie's 'suspicious' death (rep 12/12/2016), Police arrest suspects in taxi driver’s death (ht 14/12/2016), Police finally crack taxi driver death mystery, nab five suspects (ht 15/12/2016)

Violence taking its toll on women, girls (ht 12/12/2016)

Vegetable market in Baneshwor demolished: Structures pulled down after vendors refused to vacate land as per court order, by Anup Ojha (kp 11/12/2016), Government officials demolish Baneshwor vegetable market (ht 11/12/2016)

Sexagenarian sent to jail over attempted rape charge (rep 10/12/2016)

Three arrested for stealing Rs 3.5 million (rep 10/12/2016)

The gods will be angry: In the remote mountains of western Nepal, women still deliver babies in dirty, cold and stuffy cowsheds, by Mina Sharma and Prakash Singh (nt 09/12/2016)

NIC, UN Women, Zonta Club stand against VAW (kp 08/12/2016), Violence against women: Central role of health workers, by Giulia Vallese and Jos Vandelaer (ht 08/12/2016)

Kin of deceased vandalise Chitwan Medical College: The patient had died due to eclampsia (ht 08/12/2016)

Chand Maoist men held with huge cache of ammunition (kp 08/12/2016)

Business community in Bhairahawa condemns murder bid on Neupane (kp 08/12/2016)

High Court upholds verdict in torture case (kp 07/12/2016)

Man kills woman after attempts of abortion fail (rep 07/12/2016)

Where mothers give birth in cowsheds, by Prakash Singh (ht 05/12/2016)

Scant incentive fails to impress informers of gold smuggling, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 05/12/2016)

Rs 6m robbed in cash, gold (kp 05/12/2016)

Diesel smuggling reports: Ministry intensifies checks of tankers, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 05/12/2016)

Government fails to amend TRC Act to facilitate transitional justice process, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 04/12/2016), TJ act amendment: Old definition of murder retained in proposed bill; Murder redefined as ‘all kinds of killing’ from ‘act of killing under control’, by Dewan Rai (kp 05/12/2016)

Rolpali women seeking justice (ht 04/12/2016), Rolpali women seeking justice, by Kabita Upadhyay (rep 05/12/2016)

Domestic violence on the rise in Sindhuli (ht 03/12/2016)

TRC records 295 complaints on sexual assaultRights activists say the real number could be higher: A human rights lawyer Rukmani Maharjan says many victims have not shared their stories with their partners, by Dewan Rai (kp 02/12/2016)

Violence against women: Slippery path to justice, by Wenny Kusuma and Kirti Thapa (ht 02/12/2016)

#IWalkFreely: Survey reveals young women in Nepal are exposed to greater dangers than just cat calls and wolf whistles, by Asmita Gauchan (nt 02/12/2016)

Police arrest fugitive for duping foreign job aspirants (rep 02/12/2016)

'Little progress made against Chhaupadi', by Menuka Dhungana (kp 01/12/2016), Reform begins at home: Behavioural changes are needed to remove the stigma associated with menstruation (kp 02/12/2016)

SC orders TRC to investigate all complaints: Court scraps standard guidelines for shelving complaints while the TRC regulations remain, by Dewan Rai (kp 30/11/2016)

Something amiss: Violence on women (rep 30/11/2016)

Six Nepalis arrested for transporting explosives from India, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 30/11/2016)

Violence against women continues unabated, by Santosh Singh (rep 29/11/2016), ‘1 in 7 suffered abuse in the past 12 months’ (kp 30/11/2016)

"Complaints against police helping in effective policing", by Kamal Pariyar (rep 29/11/2016)

CIEDP calls for clarity on defintion of disappearance, by Dewan Rai (kp 28/11/2016)

Women working in informal sector: Rights groups call for law to combat internal trafficking; Poor young girls are being forced to work in massage parlours and dance bars in city areas with fake offers of respectable jobs (kp 28/11/2016)

Tansen locals protest against police for failing to arrest murderers (rpp 28/11/2016)

Final hearing in Adhikary murder case deferred (ht 28/11/2016)

28 ancient idols stolen from Chandannath, by LP Devkota (kp 28/11/2016)

A burning issue: Violence against women is detrimental not only to the victim but to the whole community (kp 25/11/2016), Women suffered more violence at home than outside last year: Worec report, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 26/11/2016), Violence against women continues unabated (ht 27/11/2016)

Police arrest two agents trying to settle rape case (rep 25/11/2016)

Govt told to probe fraud cases in foreign job sector (kp 25/11/2016)

Transporters start installing security locking system in fuel tankers: The system is expected to control possible leakage of petro products, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 25/11/2016)

Rape of 5-year-old girl revealed after two months: The girl’s family did not report the incident fearing stigma (kp 24/11/2016)

Corporal punishment rampant in pvt schools (ht 24/11/2016)

Chhaupadi takes its toll on women in Achham (ht 24/11/2016)

Bajhang village ends Chhaupadi, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 23/11/2016)

One injured in explosion (kp 22/11/2016)

Chhaupadi practice: Achham woman’s death concerns PM (kp 20/11/2016)

Act amendment delay stymies TRC: Term expiring in two months, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep 19/11/2016)

Prosecution in serious rights violations, says PM, by Dewan Rai (kp 18/11/2016)

262.82 kg smuggled gold seized in three years (ht 18/11/2016)

Social stigma related to sexual violence still rampant in society (ht 17/11/2016), Women’s security is responsibility of all citizens, says DPM Nidhi (ht 17/11/2016)

More children lost, abandoned (ht 17/11/2016)

Stakeholders ignored while framing TRC Act amendment bill, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 17/11/2016)

Police shoot dead armed man in Rautahat, by Laxmi Sah and Pawan Yadav (kp 15/11/2016), Police, robbers exchange fire (ht 15/11/2016)

Police highhandedness becomes viral (ht 15/11/2016)

KU VC’s office vandalised (kp 15/11/2016), Ruling Maoist party's students vandalise KU VC's office, by Madhusudhan Guragai (rep 15/11/2016), ANNISU-R leader held for vandalising KU VC office (kp 17/11/2016), ‘PM attends KU convocation after his party cadre was freed’ (kp 23/11/2016) [???]

Illegal export of boulders rampant (ht 15/11/2016)

Banda affects normal life nationwide (kp 14/11/2016), 295 detained for vandalism during banda (rep 14/11/2016)

Quake victims in Laharepauwa camp brace for another winter under tents, by Nirajan Paudel (rep 14/11/2016) [Those responsible in government and administration should be punished severely!]

CIAA riding roughshod over right to privacy: Sophisticated gear used to collect private and confidential information on people not related to any investigations, by Deepak Kharel (rep 14/11/2016)

Police step up vigilance to check ATM fraud (ht 13/11/2016)

Karki ‘ran safe house’ to spy on people: Multiple sources say police complicit in CIAA chief’s shenanigans (kp 12/11/2016)

Elderly couple beaten to death for ‘witchcraft’, by Krishna Thapa (kp 11/11/2016)

Police probe suspected ‘murder-suicide’ (kp 11/11/2016)

Legal hurdle delays probe into TRC cases, by Dewan Rai (kp 10/11/2016)

Nepal Police hails ban on IRs 500, 1000 notes: Expects the move will help put an end to smuggling of fake Indian currency using Nepali territory (ht 10/11/2016)

Assaulted by hubby, woman in hospital for past 1 month (kp 09/11/2016)

Final hearing in Adhikary murder case deferred (ht 09/11/2016)

Husband who burnt wife alive refuses to divorce her, by Kalendra Sejuwal (rep 09/11/2016)

6 Bangladeshis held for suspicious activity (kp 09/11/2016)

Impeachment and impunity: Impeachment of CIAA chief would be an important symbolic step, but it must not be used to hide or side-step widespread systemic impunity in Nepal’s body politic, by Kul Chandra Gautam (rep 09/11/2016)

Defrauders in net, PIN change suggested (kp 08/11/2016), Romanian gang active in ATM fraud shifts focus to Nepal, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 08/11/2016), A stitch in time: Greater vigilance and stricter enforcement of  regulations are needed to curb electronic crimes (kpm 09/11/2016), Banks told to make card  transactions more secure, by Bibek Subedi (kp 09/11/2016), Data of clients not compromised, say local banks: All the reported cases related to ATM fraud involved accountholders of foreign banks (ht 11/11/2016), ATM skimmers had criminal records, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 28/11/2016)

Attempts to cover up rape case riles rights activists, locals (ht 08/11/2016)

Tackling Human Trafficking, by Rupa Sharma ‘Neha’ (rn 08/11/2016)

Manipal teachers strike to press their demands: Students say classes have not taken place since August 23, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 08/11/2016), Teachers’ agitation hits students hard (ht 08/11/2016)

Decomposing body of woman found in Bhaktapur (rep 07/11/2016), Decomposed body identified to be of a girl killed by her lover (rep 09/11/2016), 19-year-old man held for girlfriend’s murder: The victim’s body was found inside a jute sack in a field in Bode recently (kp 10/11/2016)

Govt set to add 17 more shelters for trafficking victims (kp 06/11/2016)

‘Resource crunch affecting probe into conflict-era cases’ (ht 06/11/2016)

Women hesitant to report cases of sexual harassment, by Gyanu Sapkota (rep 05/11/2016)

Two arrested over Itahari shootout: DSP Naresh Raj Subedi says the main suspect is on the run (kp 03/11/2016), Police capture main accused of Itahari shootout (kp 04/11/2016)

More women face domestic violence (ht 03/11/2016)

Disappearance cases: CIEDP to start exhumation of burial sites, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 29/10/2016)

CIEDP proceeds investigation with no clear law, by Dewan Rai (kp 27/10/2016)

More than laws needed: A number of factors prevent Nepali women from reporting marital rape, by Saloni Maheshwari (kp 25/10/2016)

Maoist Centre whip to vote for Karki’s impeachment (kp 24/10/2016), Discussion after motion is tabled tomorrow (kp 24/10/2016), Central bank releases Rs8b in Ncell profit: Permission for FY2011-12 dividend repatriation at suspended CIAA chief Karki’s behest, sources claim (kp 24/10/2016), CIAA releases frozen bank lockers sans NRB consent (kp 24/10/2016)

AHW accused of selling medicines that patients should get for free (kp 23/10/2016)

Two more held for explosions at Capital schools: Police say the duo had planted explosive devices outside two schools in Jorpati on September 20 (kp 22/10/2016)

Three arrested for fraud, trafficking: Owners of two educational consultancies are being investigated after seven of their Europe-bound clients were stranded in Russia (kp 20/10/2016)

Human trafficking up through border entry points in far-west (ht 20/10/2016)

Missing man found dead (kp 20/10/2016)
Recalled SPs told to rejoin duty, by Manish Gautam (kp 20/10/2016) [Political intervention tp prevent legal investigation!]

Kathmandu crime rate highest across nation (ht 19/10/2016)

Drug convict nabbed 20 years after crime (ht 19/10/2016)

CIEDP asks complainants to provide further information: The commission, which has received 2,893 complaints so far, has sent letters to all the petitioners across the country, by Dewan Rai (kp 18/10/2016)

Illegal mustard oil imports put local producers on brink (kp 18/10/2016)

Disappearances truth and reconciliation act: Amendment proposal stirs a fresh debate; Proposal to restore the constitutional rights of attorney general to decide whether the perpetrator is to be prosecuted as directed by the Supreme Court, by Dewan Rai (kp 17/10/2016)

Passengers complain of high transport fares during Dashain (ht 17/10/2016)

Man killed in police action was ‘involved in Kedia abduction’: Ahmad had been involved in criminal activities such as abduction and robbery, by Bhushan Yadav (kp 16/10/2016)

‘Chhaupadi-free’ village still follows repealed tradition (ht 16/10/2016)

Smuggling of goods on the rise in Rautahat (ht 16/10/2016)

18 types of reparation schemes proposed for war-era crimes, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 15/10/2016)

Vehicles fleecing passengers (ht 15/10/2016)

Woman’s murder sparks protest, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 14/10/2016)

Dalits deprived of social security allowance (ht 14/10/2016)

Woman rescued from traffickers’ clutch (ht 10/10/2016)

Husband arrested in connection with wife's suicide case (rep 09/10/2016)

80 girls, women raped in past three months, says SMN report (ht 08/10/2016)

an arrested for attempting to murder ex-wife (ht 07/10/2016)

Rupadiya border a transit point for human trafficking (ht 07/10/2016)

Crime growth lowest in decade: IGP Aryal (rep 07/10/2016)

400 women, children saved from trafficking in eight months (rep 06/10/2016)

A temple in Janakpur where women are not allowed (kp 05/10/2016)

Public vehicles overcharging passengers (ht 05/10/2016)

Dalit man from Bajhang tortured for ‘defiling temple’ (kp 04/10/2016)

Bill seeks to make parties pay for their cadre's vandalism, by Ashok Dahal (rep 04/10/2016) [This has been overdue for long! Besides, the culprits have to be punished!]

Take action: Govt needs to wake up to the misery caused by the transport syndicate (kp 04/10/2016)

Legal lapses: "If there were more cases of domestic violence and sexual assault against men piling up at our offices, the court would have no choice but to work on building stronger laws", interview with advocate Sushma Gautam (rep 30/09/2016)

Govt calls taxi drivers' demands irrational: 56 protesting cabbies arrested, released, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 29/09/2016) [There is no difference between politicians and taxi drivers: Both think they have the right to break the law and cheat the people!]

Five officials transferred from CIEDP: CIEDP Chairman Lokendra Mallick says the decision has upended everything they had planned and been working on until now, by Dewan Rai (kp 29/09/2016) [?? Preventing justice in every possible way!!]

Women's shelter demolition: Women’s rights defenders draw PM Dahal’s attention (kp 29/09/2016)

Police intercept 21 children from Nepal-India border in Baitadi, by Bira Gadal (rep 29/09/2016)

MPs spar over withdrawing Tikapur carnage cases (kp 29/09/2016), House witnesses heated exchange on case withdrawals (ht 29/09/2016)

19 killed in Dhading bus accident: Vehicle lacked road permit; Most victims quake survivors returning home with house rebuilding cash, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 28/09/2016), Bus operators told to pay for treatment of injured (kp 29/09/2016), Tragic accident: We see that the provision of safer journeys is not followed by the transport operators who seem to care only about earning handsome profits (ht 29/09/2016)

46 per cent victims of sexual violence minors, report says (ht 28/09/2016)

Transitional justice: Writ against criteria for dropping complaints, by Dewan Rai (kp 28/09/2016)

‘Witch’ accused tortured, fears filing complaint: A single mother from Dada Gaun in Salyan is tied to a post and tortured for hours on witchcraft charge by her relatives, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 27/09/2016)

Conflict victims concerned about TRC Act bill amendment (ht 27/09/2016)

Seeking justice: Without a credible transitional justice roadmap, path will be open for specific and personally targeted prosecution, by Hari Phuyal (kp 26/09/2016), Ensure justice: Past instances have proved that some of the cases not related to political agitation were withdrawn under political pressure (ht 26/09/2016)

Child rape rate alarming: Report (kp 26/09/2016)

Ministry working to amend Act: The Act which came into effect in 2007 does not acknowledge trafficking can take place inside the country (kp 26/09/2016)

Hearing on Krishna Prasad Adhikari’s murder starts, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp 26/09/2016), Chitwan Dist Court completes hearing, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp 28/09/2016)

Sandalwood, herbs smuggling up in Bajhang, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 25/09/2016)

Torture in detention in Dipayal: Army offers mea culpa for barring NHRC from probe; Says not letting investigating officials enter NA barracks a mistake, by Dewan Rai (kp 23/09/2016)

Blasts outside schools cause panic: No injuries, minor damage; Police arrest 2 persons, identify them as Maoist Communist Centre members, by Pratichya Dulal and Manish Gautam (kp 21/09/2016), Heinous act: Swift, stern and well-publicised action has to be taken against the perpetrators (kp 21/09/2016), Two behind IED explosion at schools chargesheeted (rep 22/09/2016), Schools remain open defying threat (rep 22/09/2016)

Court records Ganga Maya’s statement: It is the fifth time the court has ordered the petitioner to appear before the court to testify (kp 19/09/2016), Ganga Maya says suspects should take ploygraph test (kp 21/09/2016), Punish my son’s murderers, says Gangamaya, by Tika Ram Rimal (ht 22/09/2016)

Female feticide rampant in far-west (rep 16/09/2016)

Girl, 5, killed by boy, 9, for taunting (kp 15/09/2016)

Cases of human trafficking on the rise: Reports (kp 14/09/2016)

Woman attacked by in-law dies (ht 14/09/2016)

Herbs smuggling goes unchecked: Villagers say the smugglers are taking advantage of lax security in border areas like Limsa where the local police post is vacant from the time it was attacked during Maoist insurgency, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 14/09/2016)

Paedophilia case: American man arrested, five children rescued (kp 12/09/2016)

3 girls raped in a week (kp 12/09/2016)

Human trafficking on rise after earthquakes (ht 10/09/2016)

With banking crimes on rise, new bill takes tougher tack, by Sagar Ghimire (rep 10/09/2016)

Transitional justice: Commissions should be made strong: TRC chair, by Dewan Rai (kp 09/09/2016)

Nab the serial killers: Accidents cannot be prevented but they can and should be minimised so that five innocent people do not die every day, by Shyam KC (kp 09/09/2016)

It’s not over yet: Nepal should hold people accused of torture and other ill-treatment accountable through fair trials in its own courts, by Champa Patel (kp 09/09/2016)

Narjit Sir: A school teacher whose hand was cut off by Maoists 20 years ago has another generation of students as pupils, by Prabir Dadel (nt 09/09/2016), The tears never stop: Nutan Thapa still cannot hold back her tears when she remembers her father, by Om Astha Rai (nt)

Man arrested for trying to get his Indian son-in-law Nepali citizenship as dowry: The accused had bribed officials at Rangeli Municipality to prepare fake birth registration paper for his son-in-law, by Binod Bhandari (kp 08/09/2016)

Dad-son duo held for rape, forced abortion: Police say the father aided his rapist son abort the baby after learning that the minor girl was pregnant (kp 08/09/2016), Paying for torture: Col Lama’s acquittal only underscores how difficult closure of war-era cases can be (kp 08/09/2016)

Man hacked into pieces: Police round three suspects (kp 08/09/2016)

Nepal emerging as major hub for drug trafficking (ht 08/09/2016)

UK court acquits Lama of charges, by Nabin Pokharel (kp 07/09/2016), Col Lama’s acquittal: Setback for moment, but ‘victory in long run’, by Dewan Rai (kp 08/09/2016), Col Lama returns home: The case of Col Kumar Lama, who was acquitted this month by a UK court, is the first war-time crime tried abroad (21/09/2016) [The case is not cleared at all though the army wants to celebrate and honour him!]

Police book 118 taxis for fleecing passengers (kp 06/09/2016)

Ex-minister Gupta held (kp 06/09/2016), Police inspector, ex-minister Gupta partners in crime (kp 07/09/2016)

Call for concrete steps to combat human trafficking: A report by the National Human Rights Commission states that around 16,500 Nepalis were trafficked in the last two years (kp 04/09/2016), National Anti-Trafficking Day: Sex Trafficking Under Our Nose, by Sunil Sainju (rn 04/09/2016), Fight against human trafficking: Calls louder for SAARC convention revision (kp 05/09/2016), Chief Justice for stern law against human trafficking: Ranju Jha, chairperson of parliament committee for women and children, calls for collaboration from all sides to fight trafficking (kp 06/09/2016), The human trail: Improving economic conditions in the country is key to curbing trafficking (kp 06/09/2016)

Police bureau spreading net to nab smugglers, by Pragati Shahi (kp 03/09/2016)

Killer roads: Traffic Police attribute 90 percent of all road accidents in Nepal to transport syndicates, by David Kainee (rep 03/09/2016)

Hiding hidden wounds: After facing years of abuse in Indian brothels, rescued young women have to then struggle to fight stigma back home in Nepal, by Shreejana Shrestha (nt 02/09/2016)

Epicentre of trafficking: Long before the earthquake hit last year, the districts around Kathmandu were already hotbeds of trafficking, by Om Astha Rai (nt 02/09/2016)

Women trafficking continues unabated (rep 31/08/2016), A tell-tale story of a Nepali woman trafficked to Oman, by Rohit Rai (rep 31/08/2016)

Revenge plot backfires as police arrest three for misleading report, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 31/08/2016)

24 dowry cases in six months: WOREC (ht 30/08/2016)

‘28pc women suffer VAW by intimate partner in lifetime’ (kp 28/08/2016)

Woman raped at knifepoint (kp 28/08/2016)

Probe terrifies kin of Nepali Army personnel, by Tekebdra Deuba (ht 28/08/2016)

Public bus operators fleecing passengers (ht 28/08/2016)

Illicit, spurious liquor flowing freely in Valley (kp 28/08/2016)

6-year-old abducted girl raped, murdered (kp 26/08/2016)

Face-to-face: Driver meetHome Ministry for strict
implementation of lawHome Ministry for strict
implementation of laws Maoist activists who set fire to his taxi and destroyed his livelihood, by Shreejana Shrestha (nt 26/08/2016)

Highways of death: Transport syndicates guarded by greedy politicians and corrupt bureaucrats kill six Nepalis on the road every day, by Santa Gaha Magar (nt 26/08/2016), Cartelling of carnage: The bloodbath on Nepal’s highways is a direct result of Kathmandu’s syndicated politics (nt 26/08/2016), This syndicated state, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep 26/08/2016)

Motorbike thefts increase slightly (ht 26/08/2016)

Probe Dalit youth’s murder: PM (kp 25/08/2016)

Travellers at the mercy of bus syndicate on Tansen-Butwal route: Vehicles not affiliated to Western Nepal Bus Operators Committee are not allowed to pick up passengers on the road, by Madhav Aryal (kp 25/08/2016)

18 Susta villagers face murder charge, by Narayan Sharma (kp 25/08/2016)

Family, neighbors 'torture' woman for 16 years, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 24/08/2016)

Ramdulari Rana murder case: Panel tells Home Ministry to probe (kp 23/08/2016)

Syndicates rule roost in Pokhara, by Santosh Pokharel (rep 22/08/2016)

Pregnant woman beaten, thrown out of house: Victim’s husband and father-in-law arrested for questioning (kp 22/08/2016)

Laser emitters target NAC aircraft at TIA, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 22/08/2016)

Stolen artefacts recovered (kp 22/06/2016)

5pc of 2,846 plaints ineligible for second phase of inquest: The commission will probe only those incidents that are directly linked with the armed conflict between 1996 and 2006, by Dewan Rai (kp 22/08/2016)

Authorities urged to check smuggling of female Nepali workers (kp 21/08/2016)

Motorcycle thefts on the rise in Saptari (ht 21/08/2016)

Syndicate continues to flourish unabated: Worn-out vehicles carry passengers thrice their seating capacities (kp 20/08/2016)

Govt ‘selling’ rice meant for quake victims, by Tekendra Deuba (ht 20/08/2016)

Mockery of martyrdom: Most of those who have been declared martyrs after 2007 are actually the victims of police brutality and angry mobs, by David Kainee (rep 18/08/2016)

Ministry intensifies market monitoring, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 17/08/2015)

Not enough reporting about cybercrime in BFIs: Police (kp 17/08/2016)

Dahal for swift crackdown on black marketing, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 16/08/2016)

Four murdered in separate incidents (kp 15/08/2016)

Philippine woman rescued from abusive husband (kp 14/08/2016)

Amendment to transitional justice act: Proposed bill sets new definition of murder; Stakeholders say it specifies crimes of certain nature as pardonable, by Dewan Rai (kp 13/08/2016)

Human trafficking cases on the rise in Doti (ht 13/08/2016)

Overall crime rate remains unchanged (ht 13/08/2016)

13-year-old girl raped in Rautahat (ht 12/08/2016)

Uproar over bid to free criminals: Leaders in Parsa demand exoneration of persons involved in serious crimes during Madhes protest (kp 11/08/2016)

Female feticide: Unpardonable crime, by Ajay Shankar Jha and Roshan Kumar Jha (ht 11/08/2016)

Bound pregnant woman rescued in Bajura (ht 11/08/2016)

Woman assaulted over ‘dowry’ (kp 10/08/2016)

Abducted 5-year-old from Bihar rescued in Morang (kp 09/08/2016)

Trafficking charge: Police seek original documents from Spanish embassy, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 09/08/2016)

Theft on the rise in Dhangadi in recent days (ht 09/08/2016)

Reports of rape rise by 6.3 per cent in Valley (ht 08/08/2016)

Police raid four shops for selling counterfeit goods, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/08/2016)

Money laundering risk: ‘Nepal second most vulnerable in SAsia’ (kp 06/08/2016)

Human trafficking cases increase by seven per cent (ht 05/08/2016)

Sanghai, others sent to 7-day custody (kp 03/08/2016)

Five trafficked Nepalis rescued from Micronesia (ht 03/08/2016)

Quake-hit girls falling into trafficking trap: According to Maiti Nepal, trafficking in the earthquake-affected districts has increased after the earthquakes (kp 02/08/2016)

UK court acquits Col Lama on one count of torture: Trial continues with hearing on second count postponed until Sept (kp 02/08/2016), ‘A watershed moment for Nepal’s transitional justice’: Rights defenders say the trial in a British court proves that universal jurisdiction does get attracted, by Dewan Rai (kp 03/09/2016)

Police seize contraband drugs worth Rs1.32b: A member of Sanghai Group among five persons held, by Manish Gautam (kp 01/08/2016), Business family involved in drug smuggling: NCB (ht 01/08/2016), Pharmaceutical companies under scanner: Given a dramatic surge in import of chemicals used to produce Amphetamine, a contraband, many firms thought to be misusing it (kp 02/08/2016)

‘In camera’ hearing brings relief to victims, witnesses, by Shiva Puri (kp 01/08/2016)

Tikapur revisited: Those who masterminded the attack that led to the henious killings of eight unarmed policemen are walking free with political protection, by David Kainee (rep 01/08/2016)

794 persons held in Makawanpur (ht 01/08/2016)

Man hacked to death in Dharan (kp 31/07/2016)

Two women rescued (kp 29/07/2016)

Theft, robbery cases on steady rise (ht 29/07/2016)

20 traffic police facing bribery charges undergo polygraph test, by Kamal Pariyar (kp 27/07/2016)

Woman attacked on ‘witchcraft’ charge (kp 26/07/2016)

Shutdown affects public (kp 26/07/2016), Bandh cripples life nationwide (ht 26/07/2016) [Every bandh is a fundamental crime! Its organisers should be punished severely!]

UK court ruling on Col Lama due next week, by Dewan Rai (kp 25/07/2016)

Woman held for helping her nephew cover up teen’s rape (kp 24/07/2016)

NHRC reminds govt to prosecute Godar massacre: The state security force killed five Dhanusha youths on suspicion of helping the insurgency in 2003, by Dewan Rai (kp 24/07/2016)

Five held for force-feeding faeces to woman (kp 22/07/2016)

Rape victim claims police let off one of her assaulters: Says the man has been coercing her to take money and not press charge (kp 21/07/2016)

AI report shows police torturing detainees: Report claims police arrested villagers arbitrarily, tortured  and coerced them into  signing confessions (kp 20/07/2016) [see AI report: Nepal - Torture and Coerced Confessions], Bhatta demands answer from TRC chair (ht 20/07/2016), Nepal Police dismisses AI report as false, biased (kp 28/07/2016)

3 die in separate attacks (kp 20/07/2016)

Complaint registration ends: TRC has over 52k cases to decide in 7 months (kp 18/07/2016)

Abducted Bhaktapur girl rescued (kp 17/07/2016)

3 arrested in Rajbiraj for raping 15-yr-old girl (kp 15/07/2016)

Govt employees beat up client (kp 15/07/2016)

Punish cops involved in misleading the case: House panel; The committee says police personnel investigating the murder of Ramdulari Rana have been accused of distorting evidence and protecting the perpetrators (kp 13/07/2016), Woman seeks justice in capital for slain daughter-in-law, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 13/07/2016)

Woman rescued from forest after two months: The 72-year-old was left in a cave by her son and daughter-in-law, by Prakash Adhikari (kp 13/07/2016)

5 arrested in separate rape incidents, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 12/07/2016)

FNJ condemns threat against journalist Koirala: Japan-based Nepali Anoj Shakya threatens journalist Ashwini Koirala over a news published in Saptahik weekly (kp 11/07/2016)

Nepal ranked 11th in skewed child sex ratio (ht 10/07/2016)

Col extradition may be affected: Experts say criminalising torture and setting up a competent court equivalent to the UK court to continue Col Lama’s trial are fundamental bases on which the extradition process can be negotiated, by Dewan Rai (kp 10/07/2016)

Stigma-free life is what we want: Survivors (kp 10/07/2016)

Fugitive VDC secretary held with Rs 2.4 million (kp 10/07/2016)

Another Maoist MP under scanner, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 09/07/2016)

Janakpur appellate court orders probe into Tarai protest death: Rambibek Yadav was allegedly gunned down by security personnel during a protest in Jaleshwor, Mahottari (kp), Oli proposes fresh deal on power sharing, urges NC to join govt (kp 08/07/2016)

Probe sought into MPs’ alleged role in forgery, human trafficking (kp 07/07/2016)

Wife, daughter convicted in ex-lawmaker’s murder (kp 07/07/2016)

Prez pardons jail time for shooter (kp 06/07/2016) [?? Is this the Nepali idea of justice?]

Chand Maoists on extortion drive (ht 06/07/2016)

Unidentified group torches excavator at road project site (kp 06/07/2016)

Still in the Middle Ages: Torture has yet to be criminalised and it is seen as a legitimate method of investigation, by Randhir Chaudhary (kp 05/07/2016)

Licence to kill? Use of licensed arms to commit crime rife: In majority of arrests, criminals using ‘legally acquired weapons’, by Manish Gautam (kp 03/07/2016)

Gangster Manange, henchman arrested (kp 02/07/2016)

Nepal fares well in trafficking report (kp 02/07/2016)

‘Quake-hit people at higher risk of trafficking’: Traffickers using media and mobile technology to exploit the victims (ht 02/07/2016)

Arrested doctors’ cases handed over to govt attorneys: Preparations underway to file charge-sheet against 36 doctors at district courts, including 12 in Kathmandu (kp 01/07/2016)

45,000 cases registered at TRC so far (kp 01/07/2016)

7 men sentenced in absentia in 2014 gang rape case (kp 30/06/2016)

Sikta irrigation canal crumbles during trial run, by Arjun Oli (rep 29/06/2016), 'Use of substandard materials led to collapse of canal', by Arjun Oli (rep 30/06/2016), Trial and failure: Big infrastructure should be prevented from becoming a Damocles sword (kp 01/07/2016), Quality of work questioned, by Janak Nepal and Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 04/07/2016)

Man gets three years in jail for committing marital rape (kp 28/06/2016)

A horrible business Trafficking has become a low-profit, high-risk enterprise, but traffickers are not aware of this, by Jonathan Hudlow (kp 28/06/2016)

Transitional justice: At least 15 plaints registered against Col Kumar Lama, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 28/06/2016)

CIB launches fresh manhunt to nab criminals on the run: Arrests six murder convicts n Some committed crime 20 years ago (kp 26/06/2016)

Fatal attraction: Traffickers are luring girls with foreign job offers after the old tricks stopped working, by Durga Gautam (kp 26/06/2016)

14 children ‘trafficked’ from Dhankuta rescued in Capital, by Pragati Shahi (kp 25/06/2016)

‘Arrest fear’ cited for cancelled tour: Maoist Centre chief Dahal cancels Australia trip at the last moment, by Dewan Rai (kp 24/06/2016) [Obviously, he feels guilty!]

Six held for raping girl, 19 (kp 23/06/2016)

Critics question CIEDP approach, by Dewan Rai (kp 23/06/2016)

Sexual violence victims wary of case, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 22/06/2016), Victim wrongs: Secrecy shrouding sexual assault cases has prevented understanding of 10-year conflict (kp 23/06/2016)

Serial killer nabbed after 20 years on the run (kp 21/06/2016)

‘Punish perpetrators of sexual violence’ (ht 20/06/2016)

Woman forced out of house by in-laws ‘over dowry’ (ht 19/06/2016)

Flesh trade flourishing along highways (ht 19/06/2016)

Injured Yarsha pickers rescued (kp 18/06/2016)

APF men accused behind gang rape of mute woman, by Manoj Poudel (kp 16/06/2016), NHRC probes into gang-rape (kp 17/06/2016), Punish them: The security agencies must take rape cases seriously, more so when accused are within (kp 17/06/2016), Rape victim has nightmares: Activists wary of attempts to weaken the case (kp 19/06/2016), Deaf-mute rape victim responding to treatment: Lawmakers vow to bring Armed Police Force personnel involved in the ‘barbaric act’ to justice, by Kokila KC (ht 22/06/2016), Rape of speech-impaired woman: House committee orders thorough investigation (kp 09/07/2016), Security chiefs assure action against culprits (ht 09/07/2016) [And why has nothing happened even after almost three weeks?]

73 children, women rescued from Birgunj in 3 months: Most of the victims are from quake-affected districts: Police, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 15/06/2016)

Too scared to talk: Conflict victims face a number challenges and receive threats when giving testimony, by Suman Adhikari (kp 14/06/2016), Procedural ambiguity halts TRC probe, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 14/06/2016)

Chand Maoists torch 10 Ncell base towers: Telecom company says about 250k customers hit (kp 12/06/2016), 7 Chand Maoist cadres held on arson charge (kp 14/06/2016)

Woman shot dead (kp 12/06/2016), 20-year-old woman shot dead in suspected love rage in Doti (ht 12/06/2016)

Violent cases across country: Taxi torched at Tinkune n Two Sajha buses vandalised n 99 persons rounded up in total (kp 10/06/2016)

Depositors at receiving end as co-op operators flee with cash, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 10/06/2016)

Decade-long civil war: Victims against amnesty for sex abusers (kp 09/06/2016)

Road to nowhere: The violent attack on an INGO office this week is based on a now-defunct ideology (kp 09/06/2016)

Taplejung businessman found dead (kp 09/06/2016)

Krishna Prasad's murder: Ganga Maya says her fast won’t stop, by Dewan Rai (kp 07/06/2016)

‘Terrorism financing through Nepal overstated’: The NRB official said the magnitude of risk is not like as mentioned in the report since it has not given any concrete evidence, by Bibek Subedi (kp 07/06/2016)

Initiate the investigation: The state should probe the killings that took place during the Tarai unrest, all of them, by Randhir Chaudhary (kp 07/06/2016)

Importers evading tax by submitting bogus bills: Importers have been submitting fake handwritten bills showing lower prices and payingmuch less customs duty (kp 07/06/2016)

Registered cases outnumber Peace Ministry’s count: TRC chair says he won’t disappoint conflict victims, by Dewan Rai (kp 06/06/2016)

6 held over women trafficking in two weeks (rep 06/06/2016)

Govt pushing for pre-emptive amnesty for war crime accused: The government seems to be pushing for general amnesty even before facts are established and due process is met, by Dewan Rai (kp 03/06/2016)

Periodic blues, by Ayushma Basnyat (rep 03/06/2016)

Chand's Maoist party sets fire to excavator, by Arjun Oli (rep 03/06/2016)

TIA emerging as major drug transit hub (ht 03/06/2016)

Victims’ plaints at CIEDP top 1,500, by Dewan Rai (kp 02/06/2016), 96 complaints in Tanahun (kp 02/06/2016)

Talk therapy: Gender-based violence in Nepal is deeply rooted in social norms, values and cultural practices, by Binita Shrestha (rep 01/06/2016)

UML, Maoists for narrowing down list of offences of serious nature; Crimes to come down from nine to four: rape, torture,
disappearance and cold-blooded murder, by Dewan Rai (kp 31/05/2016)

Number of complaints of disappearances exceed official data, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 31/05/2016)

Vehicles fleecing passengers in rural Udayapur (ht 31/05/2016)

Boy frees himself from abductors: Kuse Kumar Mahato of Dhungrekhola VDC in Sarlahi gives the slip to his abductors (kp 30/05/2016)

Tanker driver beaten to death (ht 30/05/2016)

Footballer Bimal Gharti Magar’s sister found dead, by Narayan Sharma (kp 27/05/2016), Football striker Bimal Gharti’s sister found dead Police suspect murder, arrest her boyfriend, by Shreeram Sigdel (ht 27/05/2016), ‘Hanging cause of teen’s death’: Doctors say investigators should ascertain if it was suicide or murder, by Manish Gautam (kp 28/05/2016), Relatives rule out suicide: Boyfriend's overbearing nature had Manisha under stress, say friends, by Kalpana Bhattarai (rep 28/05/2016), Manisha's death becomes more mysterious after polygraph test of her boyfriend, by Kalpana Bhattarai (rep 02/06/2016), Case against Chaudhari ‘for Ghartimagar murder’ (kp 21/06/2016)

Four rape cases registered within a month, by Narahari Sapkopta (rep 27/05/2016) [related to Gorkha district]

More than 100 complaints filed in Kavre district (ht 27/05/2016)

Birgunj businessman abducted (kp 27/05/2016), Traders terrified after Kedia’s abduction: Kidnappers took advantage of the open border and lax security situation, says a representative of the Birgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industry, by Bhusan Yadav and Laxmi Sah (kp 28/05/2016), Businessmen picket police premises, demand prompt rescue, by Upendra Yadav (rep 28/05/2016), Abducted Kedia rescued from Bihar: A suspected Indian national held, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 30/05/2016), Cops suspended over Kedia’s abduction (ht 04/06/2016), 12 arrested for Kedia’s abduction (kp 08/06/2016), Kedia abduction accused paraded (ht 09/06/2016)

17 girls, women murdered in a month, says report (ht 26/05/2016)

3 foreigners, 1 Nepali caught with 2 kg cocaine (kp 26/05/2016)

2 rape victims disowned by families (kp 25/05/2016)

Lifting ban on IRs 1,000 abd 500 spawns fake notes in market, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 25/05/2016)

Daughter-in-law goes missing after dowry dissatisfaction, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 24/05/2016)

Communities add to misery of rape victims: Communities get involved in pressuring rape victims and their families to settle the cases at village level, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 23/05/2016)

Documenting torture: In the current institutional practices of documentation, the poor and the marginalized can't even report their human right violation, by Jeevan R. Sharma (rep 23/05/2016)

Nepal Police’s forensic lab to be upgraded (ht 21/05/2016)

Badarmudhe incident unnecessarily publicized: TRC member, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep 21/05/2016) [??]

Teenager girl being trafficked to Pakistan rescued (ht 20/05/2016)

Woman robbed by biker who offered her lift (ht 20/05/2016)

Police arrest 4 for transferring subsidized diesel, by Ritesh Tripathi (ht 20/05/2016)

Victims’ response spurs on CIEDP, by Dewan Rai (kp 18/05/2016)

Ex-Maoist MP assaulted (kp 18/05/2016)

Travel warning: The way Pushpa Kamal Dahal exploded at the possibility of prosecution suggests that neither will justice be done nor will it seen to be done, by Aditya Man Shrestha (rep 17/05/2016)

Arun Singhaniya murder: One of accused admits to killing; Tells court suspended lawmaker Sanjay Kumar Sah was also involved, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 17/05/2016)

Four cases of theft reported in Kathmandu Valley (ht 17/05/2016)

Dashdhunga mystery still haunts the country (rep 17/05/2016)

Woman burnt alive in Kanchanpur (kp 16/05/2016)

Criminal cases decline in western development region (ht 16/05/2016)

Poacher kills self in police custody (kp 15/05/2016)

Three houses looted in Siraha (kp 15/05/2016)

MPCD cracks down on hundi operators (ht 14/05/2016)

Tracing the missing: In spite of strict laws against child trafficking, the scourge remains rife (kp 13/05/2016)

Victims outraged at 9-point deal (kp 12/05/2016), Two ex-Army chiefs accused of war crimes, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 12/05/2016)

Two statues of medieval period stolen (kp 12/05/2016), Thefts of idols on rise in Bhaktapur (ht 12/05/2016)

Two held with pangolin scales (kp 11/05/2016)

Police parade juveniles with garland of shoes, by Nagendra Upadhyay (ht 11/05/2016) [The public parading of persons accused of crimes, as it is normal with Nepali police, is a grave violation of fundamental human rights!!]

Panama papers: 19 Nepalis listed in database of shell companies released by ICIJ (kp 10/05/2016), Authorities to probe into names in Panama Papers: Say first task is finding out who these people are, by Bibek Subedi (kp 11/05/2016) [??], Nepalis linked to Panama leak preferred British Virgin Islands (ht 11/05/2016), 7 Nepalis named in new Panama Papers revelations (rep 11/05/2015), ‘All my investments are legal’ (kp 12/05/2016)

Two migrant workers rescued from TIA: Foreign employment agency offices raided (kp 10/05/2016), Minister joins raids aimed at thwarting women trafficking, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 10/05/2016), Human trafficking: Police suspect travel cos’ involvement (kp 11/05/2016)

Mother, daughter rescued from hotel in Khotang (ht 09/05/2016), Four arrested for assault, sexual abuse in Khotang (ht 11/05/2016)

Missing boy found dead (kp 09/05/2016)

Smuggling of river products up (ht 09/05/2016)

CEDAW: Govt ‘blocks’ civil society’s report (kp 08/05/2016)

‘Maoist-UML accord violates SC ruling, CPA: Conflict victims, rights defenders seek annulment, by Dewan Rai (kp 07/05/2016), CVCP concerned about nine-point deal: Says there can be no amnesty for heinous crimes (ht 07/05/2016)

Hindu Morcha Nepal on ‘extortion drive’ (ht 07/05/2016)

Transitional justice: Surveillance making conflict victims wary, by Prakash Adhikari (kp 06/05/2016) [?!]

Baptism by fire: While the government has tried to tackle domestic violence, burn violence in particular has never even been on their agenda, let alone their list of priorities, by Cilla Khatry (rep 06/05/2016)

Nepal urged to act speedily on Tarai abuses (kp 06/05/2016)

VDC secy, tech asst ‘on the run’: Bindulal Chaudhary and Dhirendra Yadav are out of contact for the last 10 days with Rs 2.2 million (kp 05/05/2016), VDC secy decamps with Rs 2.2 million in social security funds, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 05/05/2016)

Still trapped: Around 16,500 Nepalis, mostly women and children, have been trafficked from Nepal in the last two years alone, by David Kainee (kp 05/05/2016)

Dailies prioritising VAW news (ht 03/05/2016)

ANNISU-R declares closure of Valley schools (ht 03/05/2016)

Man killed on witchcraft charge, by Krishna Thapa (kp 02/05/2016)

Dadeldhura DPO tightens security (ht 02/05/2016)

‘Recognise work in informal sector’ (kp 01/05/2016)

Man in drunken stupor sets fire to wife, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 30/04/2016), Woman allegedly set ablaze by husband died after four days, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 03/05/2016)

Kusawaha gets 10 yrs for killing fellow UML leader, by Laxmi Sah (kp 28/04/2016), Khatun misbehaves with Bara district judge (ht 28/04/2016)

Panchthar, Ilam girls vulnerable to human trafficking (ht 28/04/2016)

Missing teen’s body brought home after months of absence (ht 28/04/2016)

Fake engineering degree racket busted, five held: The fake engineer episode comes on the heels of recent arrests of doctors possessing fake academic degrees (kp 28/04/2016), After quacks, it’s bogus engineers’ turn now (ht 28/04/2016), Five more bogus engineers held (kp 29/04/2016), More engineers caught with fake degrees (kp 30/04/2016)

Four family members found murdered (kp 28/04/2016), Police arrest Salyan family murder suspect (kp 29/04/2016)

They are sufferers too: Women victims of sexual violence during the Maoist conflict must get due priority, by Neetu Pokharel and Som Niroula (kp 27/04/2016)

Women victimized by polygamy hesitate to go to court, by Chhabilal Tiwari (rep 27/04/2016)

Convicted, prosecuted Maoists form protest group (rep 27/04/2016)

Human trafficking through Birgunj up (ht 27/04/2016)

Om Hospital vandalised (kp 27/04/2016)

Khara conflict victims demand justice (ht 26/04/2016) [The NA will demand their names and addresses immediately!?]

Elderly accuse VDC secy of misuing social security funds, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 26/04/2016)

Naya shakti member held for running lottery scam (kp 25/05/2016)

NA seeks details of complainants: Transitional justice commissions turn down request, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 24/04/2016) [Unbelievable demand by the army!!], File complaints without fear, TRC member tells conflict victims (ht 24/04/2016) [??]

‘131 VAW cases recorded in a month’ (ht 23/04/2016)

Police step up crackdown on unscrupulous taxi drivers (ht 22/04/2016)

Young girls facing harassment unaware of legal remedy, by Isha Pandey (rep 22/04/2016)

Golden 1,000 days public awareness campaign launched (ht 22/04/2016)

Man held for ‘rape, murder’ of 8-year-old, by Madhav Aryal (kp 20/04/2016)

Army took her little girl away, claims one mother in Baglung, by Prakash Baral (kp 19/04/2016)

Far too common: Reports from human rights organisations suggest that Nepali police and armed forces regularly practice torture, by Jeevan Raj Sharma (rep 19/04/2016)

CEDAW convention: Civil society to send alternate report (kp 19/04/2016)

Over 31,000 families rebuild on their own: One year since disaster, survivors are frustrated at slow govt response, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 18/04/2016) [Now, NRA and government have a new job: Controll of NGOs and private persons who try to help the victims!! The inaction of the state fulfils the criminal offence of failure to render assistance!!]

Now TRC starts registering cases: 125 complaints received in the first day, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/04/2016)

Hearing begins on Krishna Prasad murder case, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp 18/04/2016), Chitwan court completes recording statements (kp 20/04/2016)

Youths demand safe city for women (ht 17/04/2016)

Man accused of niece’s murder held after 20 years (ht 17/04/2016)

Three girls raped in a week in Dharan (kp 16/04/2016)

Cops get five years in jail for raping teens (ht 16/04/2016)

Police alerted to changing modus operandi of criminals (ht 16/04/2016)

CIEDP takes plaints amid questions about process: 15 registered on the first day as rights defenders call for law criminalising disappearances, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp 15/04/2016), Victims can now file complaints to CIEDP, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 15/04/2016)

Girl’s complaint stops wedding (ht 15/04/2016)

Hit-and-run driver nabbed after 15 hrs (kp 15/04/2016)

Police in hunt for Nepali ringleader of int’l drug racket: Nepal used as hub to push drugs to several countries, by Manish Gautam (kp 15/04/2016), Police uncover Nepali involvement in 'ice' smuggling, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 15/04/2016)

Bhojpur man arrested for killing wife (kp 13/04/2016)

Man arrested for thrashing wife (ht 13/04/2016) [The families who married this girl at the age of four have also to be punished severely!!]

Child marriage cases high in Jumla village, by LP Devkota (kp 13/04/2016)

Youth thrashed by police admitted at ICU, by Arjun Oli (rep 13/04/2016)

Man injured in robbers’ attack (kp 13/04/2016)

Many destitute children trafficked to India: CIB; Central Child Welfare Board says 237 children have gone missing in the wake of last April’s earthquake (kp 12/04/2016)

Government agencies to coordinate actions against dirty money (kp 12/04/2016)

Police beat up journo (kp 11/04/2016)

Maoist, Madhesi civil servants' trade union officials resort to vandalism (rep 11/04/2016)

Rs7.94 b in 22 yrs committed for investment by British Virgin Islands: NRB and DoI point to each other for investment records, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 09/04/2016), There’s a dirty nexus between businessmen and politicians, interview with Mahan Prasad Adhikari (kp 11/04/2016)

Six arrested with Indian bills worth over IRs 10m: Police say many terrorist groups have been found using counterfeit currency as a means to fund their illegal activities, by Manish Gautam (kp 09/04/2016)

Double taxation hits Ramechhap folks (ht 08/04/2016)

Court tells police to file case in Ganesh murder by 4 months: Second murder case against Bal Krishna Dhungel , by Nabin Khatiwada (rep 08/04/2016)

Teenager leaves home to escape ‘forced marriage’, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 07/04/2016)

Public transport is living hell for young women, by Isha Pandey (rep 07/04/2016)

Alleged gangster nabbed with two guns, 158 bullets and drugs (ht 07/04/2016)

‘High time Nepal opened own probe’, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 05/04/2016), Panama papers finger seven Nepalis, by Kuvera Chalise (rep 05/04/2016), Panama Papers leak sets off alarm bells in Nepal: Govt agencies to step up surveillance; To probe whether Nepalis hold offshore accounts, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/04/2016)

Court hearing for murder-accused UML leader begins, by Suresh Yadav (rep 05/04/2016), Report on kid-selling racket shocks govt: Sun reveals Nepali children being sold to UK families (ht 05/04/2016), UK paper exposes slave trade in post Nepal-quake children: Indian dealer demands NRs 800,000 per child (ht 05/04/2016)

Quake survivor children ‘being sold’ in Britain (kp 05/04/2016)

Regmi’s murder accused held, two others absconding (ht 05/04/2016)

1995 Italian tourist murder case: US dweller fugitive in net, by Manish Gautam (kp 04/04/2016)

Mules fox cops with varied methods, by Manish Gautam (kp 03/04/2016)

Minor rape accused held after 5 weeks (kp 02/04/2016)

Six Nepalis jailed in India for child trafficking (ht 02/04/2016)

Alternative politburo member of UML presented in court (ht 01/04/2016)

Singhaniya murder suspect arrested: Chandradeep Yadav is said to be the mastermind behind 2010 murder of media entrepreneur Arun Singhaniya, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 31/03/2016), Sah linked to Singhaniya murder, by Shyamsundar Shashi (kp 06/04/2016), Suspended MP among four brought to Janakpur for probe (ht 06/04/2016), Suspended lawmaker Sah masterminded the murder: Police, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 07/04/2016), Sah on hunger strike, alleges 'wrongful implication', by Suresh Yadav (rep 09/04/2016), Murder case filed against suspended lawmaker Sah at Dhanusha court, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 11/04/2016)

Involvement of youths in serious crimes on rise in Khotang, by Daman Rai (rep 31/03/2016)

Two bodies of infants found: Police suspect the newborns could have been abandoned after they were born of an illicit relationship, or born out of wedlock or rape (kp 30/03/2016)

Conflict victims want firm commitment from TJ bodies: They also warn of withdrawing support to Truth and Reconciliation Commission unless it will make the process victim-centric (kp 30/03/2016)

Two women held with liquid cocaine worth over Rs 50m (kp 29/03/2016)

Man beats mother to death in Dang (kp 27/03/2016)

Victims initiate unofficial truth-telling activities_ The victims as well as international bodies have voiceed doubts over the credibility of the transitional justice mechanisms (rep 26/03/2016), TRC says it will collaborate with victims’ platform: The TRC expedites its effort to reach out to the victims to make transitional justice credible and successful, by Dewan Rai (kp 28/03/2016)

Criminals thriving behind wall of internet, social networks (ht 26/03/2016), Users warned over rise in crimes involving social networking sites (ht 26/03/2016)

Three arrested for gang rape, murder of 20-yr-old (ht 25/03/2016), Press code violated (ht 25/03/2016)

Venisha murder suspects nabbed: She was found dead in Nagarkot on February 26 (kp 25/03/2016), Girl killed for 'refusing sex', by Kamal Pariyar (rep 25/03/2016)

Two, including an NC leader’s murder accused, arrested (ht 25/03/2016)

Police initiates campaign against vehicle harassment (kp 25/03/2016)

MPCD campaign against trafficking gets int’l support (ht 24/03/2016)

Teenager who hacked 200 websites held (ht 24/03/2016)

Boy foils middleman's plan to send mom abroad, gets thrashed, by Rohit Rai (rep 23/03/2016)

Police detain 328 persons and 1661 vehicles for Holi holliganism (rep 23/03/2016)

One year after: The TRC and the CIEDP have not laid the groundwork for ensuring truth and justice, by Suman Adhikari (kp 22/03/2016), TRC to receive complaints from April 17: War-era crimes probe to start June 15 (rep 22/03/2016)

Rampant smuggling of betel nuts: Mechi Customs Office intensifies monitoring, by Parbat Portel (kp 21/03/2016)

Agents cheating migrant workers with tourist visas, by Devendra Basnet (rep 21/03/2016)

Rape case filed 11 days after incident: Rapist had threatened victim’s family not to file FIR (ht 20/03/2016)

Morcha insists govt drop charges against its leaders, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 20/03/2016) [??]

Man beats father, uncle to death: Mom, aunt hurt in attack of reportedly mentally-ill person, by Aash Gurung (kp 20/03/2016)

CIEDP to start taking plaints from mid-April: Case registration through Local Peace Committees; The regulations have been
finalised, but an Act to criminalise acts of disappearance is yet tos be brought (kp 19/03/2016)

Woman murders daughter in cold blood (kp 18/03/2016)

Succour for victims of trafficking: Listening to those who’re hard of hearing; New law has been brought to ensure facts don’t get lost in translation in courts, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 17/03/2016)

Dalits in Saptari deprived of social security allowance (ht 17/03/2016)

2 held for minor’s abduction: According to police, there is no evidence of rape or molestation (kp 17/03/2016), Police rescue abducted girl, arrest kidnappers (ht 17/03/2016)

Panchthar trader found murdered (kp 17/03/2016), Missing trader found dead (ht 17/03/2016)

SC quashes 2 petitions related to war-era cases: Paves way to arrest Maoist cadres accused of murder; the move allows district court to proceed with its arrest warrant, probe and prosecution as per criminal justice process, by Dewan Rai (kp 16/03/2016)

The black money: Nepal was ranked as having the 64th largest underground economy of 162 countries and the second largest in South Asia after Sri Lanka, by Nirmal Kumar Raut (rep 16/03/2016)

Tricksters misusing CIB name (kp 16/03/2016)

Mahanagar bus vandalised, by Anup Ojha (kp 15/03/2016)

TRC talks   of oversight mechanism: The TRC discusses with conflict victims on setting up an oversight body to avoid possible interference from power centres (kp 14/03/2016)

MP Lama caught for bullets in bank locker (kp 14/03/2016), UCPN-M lawmaker Lharkyal Lama arrested: 14 bullets found from his Nepal Investment Bank locker, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 14/03/2015), MP Lharkyal Lama held after 14 bullets found in bank locker: Lama says he was framed, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 14/03/2016), Suspended MP Lharkyal Lama’s house raided (kp 15/03/2016), Lama denies polygraph test (kp 16/03/2016), Old cases against Lama to be reopened (ht 17/03/2016), Lharkyal Lama’s remand extended for three days (ht 19/03/2016), Lharkyal Lama freed on bail, re-arrested on fraud charge: Accused of duping youths of Rs 21.9 million (ht 22/03/2016), Former MP Lama released on Rs 3m bail (kp 24/03/2016)

Infant body found on riverbank sent to TUTH (kp 13/03/2016)

CPN Maoist men held for arson (kp 13/03/2016)

Probe into Tarai violence: UN; Expresses concern over Nepal’s piecemeal progress in transition to peace, by Dewan Rai (kp 12/03/2016)

Woman attacked with acid in Dang: 32-yr-old was tending grocery store (kp 12/03/2016), Police still clueless about perpetrator behind Thursday’s acid attack, by Devendra Basnet (rep 12/03/2016), Two held on acid attack charge (kp 14/03/2016)

Man kills co-tenant for molesting his wife (ht 11/03/2016)

Lahan hospital selling unwanted newborn to childless women, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 10/03/2016)

Man ‘thrown into’ furnace, by Bechu Gaud (kp 06/03/2016)

Teacher held for caning students (kp 06/03/2016)

DAO raids DJPL, Lomus Pharma: Arrests senior officials, seals distribution units, by Manish Gautam and Rajesh Khanal (kp 05/03/2016), Drug makers warn of shutting factories if arrestees not released (kp 06/03/2016), Police release pharma officials: The arrestees have been released on condition  that they will present  themselves to the police  when demanded (kp 07/03/2016), Unethical demand: Demanding that they should be released unconditionally suggests that the business community does not want the rule of law to prevail when it comes to any of their members (ht 07/03/2016)

Online violence against women: Nepal lacks adequate laws to deal with increasing violence and harassment of women in cyberspace, by Sahina Shrestha (nt 04/03/2016), Trapped in the Net: The parallel universe of social media is inhospitable terrain for women, by Rubeena Mahato (nt 04/02/2016)

Charge sheets filed against 12 fake docs: The Central Investigation Bureau seeks three-year jail terms, by Manish Gautam (kp 03/03/2016), District Court takes statements from 3: Statements from nine other doctors to be  recorded before the court delivers verdict today (kp 04/03/2016)

Singhaniya murder case: 6 years on, suspects still at large, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 03/03/2016)

2 more trafficking arrests (kp 02/03/2016)

Nepal rejects UN suggestions on TJ-related cases: Govt tells UN Human  Rights Council it is yet to be prepared to enact  conventions ratified earlier, by Dewan Rai (kp 01/03/2016)

108 VAW cases reported in one month (ht 01/03/2016)

Hotelier found murdered (kp 01/03/2016)

Maoist victim living with a bullet lodged in head, by Durgalal Kc (kp 01/03/2016)

Child workers flee carpet factory due to poor condition, sexual harassment (kp 29/02/2016)

Lalitpur brick kiln found using child labor, by Deepak Kharel (rep 29/02/2016)

Opium farming goes unchecked in Bara, by Laxmi Sah (kp 29/02/2016)

Women freed from traffickers’ clutches, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp 28/02/2016)

Policing the police: The police must obey the law while enforcing the law, by Dipendra Adhikari (kp 28/02/2016)

Bajhang police arrest fake doctor, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 28/02/2016)

‘Illicit trade in arms leading to growth in crime’, by Prakash Acharya (ht 28/02/2016)

A collective crusade: There can be no justice for recent atrocities so long as past atrocities remain shrouded in a cloud of impunity, by Bidushi Dhungel (nt 26/02/2016)

Woman held for masterminding father’s murder, by Manish Gautam (kp 25/02/2016), Woman arrested for plotting father’s murder: Admits she hired hitmen after he refused to give her money to open a beauty parlour (ht 25/02/2016)

‘New forms of violence emerging in society’ (ht 25/02/2016)

Transitional justice delayed: NHRC continues to seek action in war-era cases, by Dewan Rai (kp 25/02/2016)

Boy hurt in teacher’s beating (ht 25/02/2016)

Valley police raid manpower agencies, arrest eight suspects: Certain manpower agencies have been forcing migrant workers into unpleasant jobs (ht 25/02/2016), Manpower agencies protest against ‘uninformed raids’: Shut offices decrying what they call ‘police raj’; service seekers affected (kp 26/02/2016)

Rice meant for relief rotting in food corporation godown (ht 24/02/2016)

Police probing witchcraft-related attack: A 23-year-old woman is assaulted and made to eat human faeces by her husband and in-laws, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 23/02/2016)

Police free district court judge accused of sexual assault, by Mukesh Kumar Das (rep 23/02/2016), 2 district judges in dock over ‘sexual misconduct’: SC summons the duo - JC conducting investigation, by Bhadra Sharma and Rabindra Upreti (kp 24/02/2016), SC suspends two judges accused of sexual assault, by Mahesh Kumar Das (rep 24/02/2016), Sexual offence-charged judges fail to show up (kp 25/02/2016)

Absconding multi-billion dollar fraudster in police net (rep 23/02/2016)

Daylight thefts keep police on their toes (ht 22/02/2016)

Action sought against institutions issuing fake health certificate to migrant workers (ht 22/02/2016)

Computer crime: As Nepal moves towards a digital democracy, there is a need to develop a safer cyberspace, by Mahesh Singh Kathayat, Manish Pokharel and Bimalpratap Shah (kp 21/02/2016), Cyber crime incidents on rise (ht 21/02/2016)

Robbers kill man (kp 20/02/2016)

Maina Sunar's memorial: ‘Transitional justice faces threat’, by Dewan Rai (kp 18/02/2016), Krishna Prasad murder: Ganga Maya’s condition ‘critical’ (kp 18/02/2016)

Fake earthquake victims disrupt data collection, by Harihar Singh Rathaur (kp 18/02/2016)

Minor raped on school premises, suspect arrested (ht 17/02/2016)

India rescued more than 160 trafficked Nepalis after earthquake (ht 17/02/2016)

Syndicate supporters vandalize buses in Pokhara, by Keshavsharan Lamichhane (rep 17/02/2016)

Two involved in murder of 16-year-old remanded to custody, seven sent to rehab (ht 16/02/2016)

4 killed in 7 years for witchcraft, by Pratap Bista (kp 15/02/2016)

Two held with foreign currencies worth Rs 7.7m (kp 15/02/2016)

Birtamod bus park turning into crime hub, by Govinda Chandra Chhetri (ht 14/02/2016)

Daytime burglaries up in Valley: Police (kp 13/02/2016)

Cong cadre shot dead (kp 13/02/2016)

Teacher accused of thrashing student with pipe, by Arjun Oli (rep 13/02/2016)

Police arrest two persons threatening to kidnap schoolchildren for ransom (ht 13/02/2016)

Sitting on hands awaiting financial leg-up: TRC and CIEDP have received only token budget from government; Conflict victims voice frustration at slow pace of work, by Dewan Rai (kp 12/02/2016)

3 persons arrested for murder (kp 12/02/2016)

86-year-old man burnt alive over witchcraft charge: Police say the accused, Krishna Bahadur Tamang, splashed petrol on Hasta Bahadur Tamang before setting him on fire, by Pratap Bista (kp 11/02/2016)

Kidnapped boy found murdered (kp 11/02/2016)

Girl jailed for fabricating rape case (ht 11/02/2016)

VAW spikes women’s suicide (ht 10/02/2016)

Neha Pun murder accused made public (kp 09/02/2016), Neha murdered after gang-rape, police hiding truth: Pun Society (ht 11/02/2016)

Measures taken against human trafficking (ht 09/02/2016)

One year on, transitional justice bodies yet to sharpen their focus, by Dewan Rai (kp 08/02/2016), Support us in time or lose control of Maoist war-era cases: TRC; Transitional justice bodies alert govt, political leaders against transitional cases coming under international action, by Kamal Pariyar (rep) 08/02/2016, TRC urges govt to solve war-era cases, by Prakash Acharya (ht 08/02/2016), Govt employees reluctant to join truth commissions: Govt had sanctioned 100 positions for the TRC and 70 for the CIEDP, by Dewan Rai (kp 09/02/2016)

12 doctors held for doing just what the doctor didn’t order: Arrested from different districts for possessing fake school certificates, by Manish Gautam (kp 07/02/2016), Fake degrees: Rajbiraj doctor rounded up; Dr Manoj Kumar Sah, who was held on fake degree charge, returns to work after the police found his qualification to be genuine, by Manish Gautam (kp 08/02/2016)

NC district leader shot dead, by Shyamsundar Shashi (kp 07/02/2016), NC regional representative murdered: Underground outfit by the name of Janatatrik Tiger Janashakti Party claims responsibility for the shooting (ht 07/02/2016), Killers of Congress leader still at large (ht 08/02/2016)

Couple admits to making up rape claim to settle scores with neighbours (ht 07/02/2016)

Women demand action against Shah’s killers (ht 06/02/2016)

Apex court tells govt to formulate laws to protect rape victims (ht 05/02/2016), Ruling for law to protect rape survivors hailed (kp 06/02/2016)

Protest against murders (ht 05/02/2016)

A lost opportunity: Nepal’s transitional justice mechanisms have failed to involve victims in their activities, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp 03/02/2016)

CIEDP bill will criminalise disappearances, by Dewan Rai (kp 02/02/2016)

Woman gang raped, suspects at large: Police say unidentified gang of about six tied the woman’s husband and children and took her away in the middle of the night (kp 02/02/2016), Woman raped in Rautahat (ht 02/02/2016)

12 girls, women raped in a month, says Report (ht 02/02/2016)

Teachers out of contact after police thrashing (ht 02/02/2016)

Five persons held on abduction charge, by Pratap Bista (kp 02/02/2016)

Bill on increasing quantum of punishment for murder in House, by Prakash Acharya (ht 01/02/2016)

10 hurt as SLMM cadres and police clash in Janakpur: The clash erupted after the SLMM supporters started hurling Molotov cocktail targeting the house of a Nepali Congress lawmaker, by Shyamsundar Shashi (kp 01/02/2016), SLMM cadres attack NC leaders’ homes, by Shyamsundar Shashi (kp 02/02/2016)

Taken from Nepal: Holistic legislation is needed to deal with the rising incidence of human trafficking, by Saloni Maheshwari (kp 31/01/2016)

Fugitive arrested from TIA (ht 31/01/2016)

Looters murder local youth: Robbers attack three locals, kill one (kp 31/01/2016)

Drug trafficker held in Parsa (kp 31/01/2016)

CIEDP demands war-era dossiers: Around 77 percent of 1,400 disappeared cases were committed by the state and 10 percent by the rebel Maoists, by Dewan Rai (kp 30/01/2016) [!!], Three-decade long wait for disappeared son (ht 30/01/2016)

Cops attacked during NC ward committee convention (ht 30/01/2016)

Assaults against women in camps ‘on the rise’, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 29/01/2016)

Govt not cooperating with TRC: Spokesperson; Bhatta warns of internationalising cases of rights violations if there was no environment for commission to perform its duties, by Nagendra Adhikari (kp 29/01/2016)

Man convicted on six counts nabbed after 14 years (ht 29/01/2016)

Teen with disability rescued from barn (ht 28/01/2016)

Eight held for child abduction, murder (kp 27/01/2016)

Humla women giving birth in cowsheds, by Prakash Singh (ht 27/01/2016)

TRC, CIEDP remain idle for lack of regulations: Transitional justice bodies rendered defunct as Maoists oppose some provisions, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 27/01/2016)

Court reopens Maina murder case: She was tortured to death by NA officials during the Maoist insurgency (ht 26/02/2016)

106 VAW cases recorded in a month (ht 26/01/2016)

Spurt in rape cases alarms Gorkha, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 26/01/2016)

Woman hired hitman to murder her husband (ht 26/01/2016)

Kin of Doramba massacre victims hopeful of justice, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp 25/01/2016)

MRPs forged for migrant workers under illegal status, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 25/01/2016)

‘Conflict victims feel justice denied’, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 23/01/2016)

Threat bars victim of rape from court visit, by Kamal Panthi (kp 22/01/2016)

‘Woman abused by employer in Lebanon’, by Parbat Portel (kp 22/01/2016)

Woman kills stepsons (kp 22/01/2016)

6 arrested for running fake currency racket (kp 22/01/2016)

Girl gang-raped, murdered, by Janak KC (rep 21/01/2016)

NAMS official among 4 held for hatching false alibi: Member Secretary of NAMS and 3 Bir Hospital officials are arrested for falsifying evidence to protect a rape convict, by Manish Gautam (kp 21/01/2016), Bir Hospital staffers held for forging medical documents: They had produced fake evidences to secure the release of a man serving term in Central Jail for attempted rape (ht 21/01/2016), Bir officials remanded to custody for forging papers over rape case (rep 21/01/2016)

Toddler branded with heated rod to avert black magic, by Giriraj Baskota (rep 21/01/2015), Witch doctor held for singing child (ht 22/01/2016), Toddler who was branded with spatula hospitalized, by Giriraj Basjota (rep 22/01/2016), Shaman charged with attempt to murder (ht 23/01/2016)

Man held for trying to burn wife alive (kp 21/01/2016)

Govt agencies found involved in smuggling of fuel: NHRC, by Dewan Rai (kp 21/01/2016)

Kids’ murder scares locals (kp 20/01/2016)

Crime flourishing in Madhes: Six including 2 abducted children murdered, by Ajit Tiwari (rep 20/01/2016)

Bogus Avatari Lama absconds with millions (ht 20/01/2016)

Tanahun police probes 12 murder-accused (ht 20/01/2016)

KSL Report rejects influence of traditional common law principles (19/01/2016)

Girl raped in Panchthar (ht 19/01/2016)

Rights defenders seek revision to transitional justice Acts (kp 18/01/2016)

Human trafficking charges pressed against sex trade operators (rep 18/01/2016)

Cops ‘trying to extort’ businessman arrested (ht 18/01/2016)

Police step up patrolling amid rampant smuggling, by Bhushan Yadav (kp 18/01/2016)

INTERPOL issues Red Corner Notice against banking fraudster Karki, by Kamal Pariyar (kp 18/01/2016)

Human trafficking via Delhi-Colombo route rife, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp 17/01/2016)

Child abducted in Mahottari (ht 17/01/2016)

Acid attack victims struggle on their long road to recovery: The only help Bindabasini has received to date is a computer training course and Rs 35,000 provided by Burn Violence Survivors-Nepal, an NGO, by Pratichya Dulal and Garima Chauladain (kp 16/01/2016)

SC quashes govt’s decision to withdraw criminal cases against 227 individuals, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 15/01/2016)

Court: reopen Maina Sunar murder case (kp 14/01/2016), Kavre District Court reopens Maina Sunar murder case, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep 14/01/2016)

Six held for domestic violence (ht 14/01/2016)

Constituency budget allegedly distributed among lawmakers' favorites, by Jagat Khadja (rep 14/01/2016) [This had to be expected!!]

Four money changers booked in Jhapa: Charging exorbitant fees, by Parbat Portel (kp 13/01/2016)

Serious warning: It seems that the real conflict victims have not come forward to both the commissions due to their distrust of the commissions formed under a political compromise (ht 13/01/2016)

‘Loan shark’ singer faces music: Rekha Shah arrested for lending money for what’s called ‘meter interest’, by Manish Gautam (kp 12/01/2016)

Promise of peace: It is important to understand that transitional justice and traditional justice systems are two different things, by Yogendra P. Paneru (kp 12/01/2016)

TRC plans to set up its own local offices: Sceptical about plaints recorded by peace committees, by Dewan Rai (kp 09/01/2016) [??]

The Gods are still leaving: Despite their theft finding national and international limelight, antiques from Nepal remain vulnerable as ever, by Sewa Bhattarai (kp 09/01/2016)

Apex court denies clemency to murder convict Dhungel: Issues mandamus order to send Maoist leader to prison for life, by Dewan Rai (kp 08/01/2016), No clue for staff supply at NRA (kp), UCPN-M urges SC to reverse order (ht 22/01/2016) [Long live impunity and glorification of murderers!!]

Jobless southerners take to smuggling gasoline, by Abdesh Kumar Jha (kp 07/01/2016)

Police officer shot dead (kp 05/01/2016)

TRC team meets conflict victims in Rukum: Locals demand probe into killings and torture by State and Maoist rebels (ht 02/01/2016)

Govt, political parties not cooperating, says CIEDP (kp 01/01/2016)

Over 400 girls missing in India: The Nepalgunj office of Maiti Nepal says most of the girls were under 18, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 01/01/2016)

Police rescue 3 girls after 19 days in 'captivity': Two women arrested on kidnapping charges (rep 01/01/2016)

Madhes sees sudden spike in crimes, by Santosh Singh (rep 01/01/2015)

13 girls, women raped in a month: Report (ht 31/12/2015)

CDO warns journalists (ht 31/12/2015)

UML district leader killed, by Aman Koirala (kp 30/12/2015), CPN-UML leader Yadav killed (ht 30/12/2015)

Morcha wants murder suspect released: Amar Yadav is in police custody on suspicion of his role in the murder of Dinesh Kushawaha two months ago (kp 30/12/2015)

Woman gets 20-yr jail for human trafficking charge (kp 30/12/2015)

Relief items vanish from warehouse, by Sudip Kaini (kp 30/12/2015)

Woman raped, murdered (kp 29/12/2015)

Human trafficking: ‘Jurisdiction overlap hinders prosecution’ (kp 29/12/2015)

Fuel adulteration at pumps: DoCSM moving slowly despite irregularities (kp 29/12/2015)

Kantipur van torched (kp 28/12/2015)

Mining co’s machines set on fire, by Harihar Singh Rathaur (kp 28/12/2015)

Crossing borders: Nepalis being trafficked all around the world should alert the government (kp 25/12/2015)

Jail term for acid attacker: Punishment not enough: Victim, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 24/12/2015), Acid attacker sentenced to 10 years in jail (ht 24/12/2015)

NOC drivers among 15 held for selling fuel from tankers, by Harihar Singh Rathaur (kp 23/12/2015)

More boys than girls victims of ‘non-touching’ sexual abuse (kp 22/12/2015), Send Paudel to judicial custody: SC (ht 22/12/2015)

Police posts, govt offices in Rautahat, Sarlahi vandalised, by Shiva Puri and Aman Koirala (kp 22/12/2015), Students attack police posts, offices torched (ht 22/12/2015)

Krishna Prasad murder case: SC revokes appeals court bail for accused (kp 22/12/2015)

Schoolboy killed in police firing; curfew imposed in Gaur (ht), Protester killed in police firing in Gaur: Indefinite curfew clamped in the Rautahat district headquarters, by Shiva Puri (kp 21/12/2015)

Police draw blank in idol theft case, by Anup Ojha (kp 21/12/2015)

Bus found torched under mysterious circumstances (ht 21/12/2015)

7 suspected robbers arrested (kp 21/12/2015)

Mother, daughter found murdered, by Shiva Puri (kp 20/12/2015)

Male security personnel accused of sexual assault, by Shyamsundar Shashi (kp 20/12/2015)

Motorcyclist set on fire in Birgunj, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 19/12/2015)

Unrest, embargo prove bonanza for smugglers (kp 19/12/2015)

Krishna Prasad murder case: NHRC to govt: Bring culprits to justice (kp 18/12/2015)

Dish Home’s Bhaisepati transmission unit torched, by Manish Gautam (kp 17/12/2015)

Four kidnappers sentenced to jail, by Manish Gautam and Binod Ghimire (kp 16/12/2015)

When danger lurks close to one’s home: Relatives and friends involved in most trafficking cases, by Praticgya Dulal (kp 15/12/2015)

Two bodies found (kp 14/12/2015)

Chand party owns up Arun III arson (kp 14/12/2015)

Six women rescued from traffickers at TIA, 2 held (kp 11/12/2015)

18-year-old Surkhet woman gang-raped (kp11/12/2015)

Man held for carjacking (kp 11/12/2015)

Many VAW cases go ‘unreported’, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 10/12/2015)

Birgunj hospital vandalised (kp 08/12/2015)

Man kills 4 children, bodies found buried (kp 30/11/2015)

Statute of limitations on rape extended to 180 days (kp 30/11/2015)

Two teenage girls found dead, by Ramesh Chandra Adhikari (kp 29/11/2015)

Court of inquiry instituted (kp 28/11/2015)

Govt broadens definition of rape (kp 28/11/2015)

A horrible business: Nepal needs accurate data and urgent action to ensure that human trafficking does not continue to persist at disturbing rates, by Sarah Ivy Hurtes (kp 27/11/2015)

Man ferrying fuel set on fire in Morang, by Pradip Manyangbo and Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 27/11/2015)

26,000 litres of smuggled fuel seized, by Madhav Dhungana and Rajesh Khanal (kp 27/11/2015)

Bomb hurled at radio station (kp 27/11/2015)

Over half of rape survivors are minors: Study, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 26/11/2015), Looming shadows: Data on the increase in sexual assaults of children is alarming (kp 27/11/2015)

Journos killed, disappeared: FNJ urges TRC to look into cases (kp 26/11/2015)

Pumps found dispensing less fuel to motorists (ht 25/11/2015)

WHO calls for ending violence against women and girls (ht 25/11/2015)

Tarai protests continue: Protesters, cops injured in Sunsari clash: Ambulance vandalised, by Bedraj Paudel and Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 22/11/2015)

Protests turn violent in Tarai districts: Truck carrying drugs torched in Birgunj, dozens of vehicles vandalised, by Bhusan Yadav and Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 21/11/2015), UDMF agitation turns violent: Medicine laden truck torched; Ambulance carrying sick child vandalised (ht 21/11/2015), UDMF cadres vandalize ambulance, torch drugs truck, by Binod Subedi, Ritesh Tripathi and Madan Thakur (rep 21/11/2015), Brutal blockade takes toll on thirteen-year-old heart patient, by Arjun Poudel (rep 21/11/2015)

Sale of adulterated fuel rampant: Vehicle entrepreneurs, passengers at the receiving end (ht 19/11/2015)

Chhaupadi practice still continues in Dailekh villages: Arjun Shahi of Rakam in the district says VDC offices banned the superstitious practice without proper preparations, by Prakash Adhikari (kp 18/11/2015)

School headmaster shot at (kp 17/11/2015)

Eleven-year-old raped after playing bhaili (ht 16/11/2015)

Unrest in Madhes boon to smugglers, by Upendra Yadav (rep 16/11/2015)

Amnesty for war crimes: Govt’s disregard for court order upsets victims of conflict (kp 16/11/2015)

SLMM cadres torch UML district party office in Parsa (kp 14/11/2015), UML Parsa party office vandalised, torched (ht 15/11/2015)

Agitating UDMF cadres torch truck in Birgunj (ht 13/11/2015)

Two women found dead in Mahottari, by Mahesh Kumar Das (rep 13/11/2015)

Women in entertainment sector rue police brutality, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 12/11/2015)

Govt limits TRC posts to 100 against 144 proposed (kp 11/11/2015)

Kin demand arrest of Dev’s ‘killers’ (ht 09/11/2015)

Armed group extorting cardamom traders, by Ananda Gautam (kp 08/11/2015)

UDMF cadres set motorbike on fire, by Santosh Singh (rep 07/11/2015)

Woman hospitalised with serious head trauma inflicted by husband (kp 06/11/2015)

Criminal activities drop across country: Police (ht 06/11/2015)

Public vehicles fleecing passengers (ht 02/11/2015)

Kathmandu tenants suffer humiliation from landlords amid fuel crisis, by Anjali Subedi (rep 02/11/2015)

Man arrested with fake currency notes, printer, by Aman Koirala (kp 01/11/2015)

Former minister Kandel survives bid on life, by Narayan Sharma (kp 31/10/2015)

Two held for rape cases (kp 29/10/2015)

12 held for black marketing petrol: Over 2,100 litres of petrol confiscated (ht 29/10/2015), Black-marketing of fuel on the rise, by Mahesh Kumar Das (kp 29/10/2015)

‘SLMM cadres beat a man to death’, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 28/10/2015), Tarai protestors set man ablaze for carrying petrol, by Amar Khadka (rep 28/10/2015)

Illegal fishing goes unchecked in Makwanpur, by Pratap Bista (kp 27/10/2015)

Seized engines reported due to adulterated fuel, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 27/10/2015)

Transporters fleece Dashain travellers, by Madhav Aryal, Aman Koirala and Agandhar Tiwari (kp 26/10/2015)

Protesters vandalise dozens of vehicles in Saptari (rep 26/10/2015)

2 held on murder charge in Tanahun, by Madan Wagle (ht 25/10/2015)

UCPN-Maoist cadre injured in Dhading khukuri attack (ht 25/10/2015)

Tarkeshwor women unsafe in public spaces, shows safety audit: Women Safety Audit conducted at Tarkeshwor in Kathmandu shows women felt unsafe in open ground, health post, temples, bus station and schools, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 19/10/2015), Women Safety Walk held at Dharmasthali (ht 19/10/2015)

Govt to provide counselling to CAPs: The project aims to provide support services to the needy, by Kokila KC (ht 19/10/2015)

Police unveil strategy to combat organised crimes (ht 19/10/2015)

Morcha protesters vandalise industry, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 18/10/2015)

Raid on armed outfit’s ‘shelter’: Police seize six weapons, explosives from the hideout in Taplejung forest, by Ananda Gautam (kp 18/10/2015)

Nepal: Investigate Deaths During Terai Protests: Hold Perpetrators to Account (Human Rights Watch 16/10/2015), Tarai protest killings: HRW urges govt to book culprits; The rights body has pointed out use of arbitrary force and extrajudicial killings by police against protesters (kp 17/10/2015)

Skipper Thapa among five held, by Adarsh Dhakal (kp 15/10/2015), Match-fix footballers hit with treason charge (kp 16/10/2015), Fix this now: Players accused of throwing away football matches should be dealt with severely (kp 16/10/2015), Police to book tainted footballers for treason (ht)

Smuggling of precious stones on the rise in Jajarkot villages, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 15/10/2015)

Criminal cases up after police post relocation, by Rabindra Uprety (kp 14/10/2015)

Gendercide: Nepal needs serious advocacy against sex-selective abortion to put an end to it, by Geha Nath Khanal (kp 13/10/2015)

Vehicles booked for cheating passengers (ht 12/10/2015)

Study: Many women feel unsafe at home (kp 12/10/2015), The lurking fear Much needs to be done in the Tarai to make women feel safe in their houses (kp 14/10/2015)

Armed group robs three passengers buses in Salyan, by Devendra Basnet (kp 10/10/2015)

Administration turns blind eye to gasoline smuggling, by Rajendra Nath and Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 08/10/2015)

Drug smugglers held with press ID, by Bhusan Yadav (ht 08/10/2015)

Two arrested for trying to sacrifice a woman (kp 07/10/2015)

CJ calls for efforts to fight human trafficking (ht 07/10/2015)

Nepal tourism board scam: NTB director released on bail (kp 07/10/2015)

Man murders wife, uncle, by Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp ß5/10/2015)

Woman murdered for refusing marriage (kp 04/10/2015)

New law to protect women branded ‘witches’ in offing (ht 03/10/2015)

Smuggling of small arms continues unabated in Valley (ht 03/10/2015)

Girl displaced for protesting against forced marriage: Thirteen-year-old Jamuna Rai of Tamilcha-1 in Udayapur says she has kicked out of her village for refusing to accept marriage with a 52-year-old man, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 02/10/2015)

Man gets 44 years for selling wife (ht 02/10/2015)

Six unidentified bodies found (kp 02/10/2015)

Mobile app to counter violence against women (kp 29/09/2015)

Women not safe anywhere: WOREC (ht 28/09/2015)

Smuggling of gold into Valley continues unabated (ht 28/09/2015)

Girlfriends involved in murder of amorous youth, by Prabhat Kumar Jha (ht 27/09/2015)

Human trafficking spreading far and wide: Police (ht 26/09/2015)

Police rescue seven women being trafficked to Iraq via India (ht 24/09/2015)

Gender-related violence up in Makawanpur (ht 24/09/2015)

Three held on church explosion charge, by Parbat Portel (kp 23/09/2015)

Three vehicles including ambulance vandalised in Taplejung (kp 23/09/2015)

District court’s verdict upheld: The District Court had decided to slap two-year jail term for the murderers of journalist Dekendra Thapa, by Prakash Adhikari (kp 18/09/2015) [This shows how little worth a journalist's life has in the opinion of politicians and judiciary!], SC upholds Sanjay Sah’s conviction (ht 18/09/2015)

Police crack down on thefts in capital (ht 18/09/2015)

Rape incidents on rise, by Amrita Anamol (kp 17/09/2015)

4-yr-old among four killed in Rupandehi police firing (kp 16/09/2015)

Tikapur protest deaths: Murder case likely against 22 people, by Mohan Budhair (kp 16/09/2015)

Smuggling rife in Kailali after Tikapur incident: Armed Police Force from border areas has been mobilised to inner towns of Kailali district after the deadly Tikapur riot, by Mohan Budhair (kp 15/09/2015)

Web of lies: The govt still needs to be more vigilant about human trafficking (kp 15/09/2015)

Jewellery shops booked for quality violations (kp 15/09/2015)

Bomb hurled at THT scribe’s house (ht 14/09/2015)

Lalpatta fast becoming transit point for drug smugglers (ht 14/09/2015)

Captors held, 3 hostages freed, by Lila Baral (kp 13/09/2015)

Tarai protest: 14-yr-old among five killed in police firing (kp 12/09/2015), Six killed in police firing in Janakpur, Jaleshwor, by Brij Kumar Yadav (ht 12/09/2015), APF ASI lynched in Mahottari (ht 12/09/2015)

The Human Business: Human trafficking is a serious issue that is largely going unchecked, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 11/09/2015)

4 dead, scores hurt as police, protesters clash (kp 10/09/2015), Four killed in police firing in Mahottari, Saptari, by Brij Kumar Yadav and Byas Shankar Upadhyaya (ht 10/09/2015), Protestors try to burn police personnel alive in Biratnagar (kp 10/09/2015), ‘Excessive’ use of force concerns rights groups (kp 10/09/2015)

Police arrest two on charge of committing property crimes (ht 10/09/2015)

Saudi diplomat accused of raping, locking up Nepali women in India (ht 10/09/2015), Women allegedly ‘raped’ by Saudi diplomat return home: CIB launches investigation to nab their traffickers (ht 11/09/2015), Rights activists demand Saudi embassy to punish diplomat (kp 12/09/2015), ‘Diplomatic immunity shouldn’t trump justice’ (kp 14/09/2015), CIB probes Saudi diplomat rape case: The victims claim they were raped first by their employer, who police believe has a first secretary rank in the embassy, then by up to six men at once, by Manish Gautam (kp 15/09/2015), Victim’s daughter-in-law arrested, by Manish Gautam (kp 17/09/2015), Alleged traffickers of Gurgaon rape victims held (ht 17/09/2015)

Man beaten, force-fed human excreta on witchcraft allegation, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 09/09/2015)

Tharu leader killed by his son (kp 09/09/2015)

Clamour for probe into teenager’s murder; victim’s kin seek justice (ht 09/09/2015), Relatives demand action against Tanahun teenager’s murderer(s) (ht 11/09/2015), Ale’s kin force shutdown in Damauli (ht 12/09/2015), One dies, two injured in protest over Ale’s death (ht 13/09/2015), Two dead as demo continues into sixth day (ht 14/09/2015), Inspector suspended, 17 others booked for mischief (ht 16/09/2015)

NC party office torched in Janakpur: Protestors torch 2 police beats in Jaleshwar, by Suresh Yadav and Mahesh Kumar Das (rep 08/09/2015)

Police nab two for banking fraud (kp 07/09/2015)

Missing American woman ‘murdered’ (kp 06/09/2015), American’s murderer confesses (ht 09/09/2015)

Robbers target trucks stranded along border, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 06/09/2015)

Love triangle ends in shocking murder, suspect nabbed (ht 05/09/2015)

UDMF cadres set fire to land office, jeep (ht 04/09/2015)

Man brutally thrashes wife: The woman claims to have been regularly beaten up by family members, twice being hospitalised in past, by Lawadev Dhungana (kp 03/09/2015)

Red Cross ambulance vandalised (ht 03/09/2015)

Counterfeit currency racket busted in capital: One arrested, fake Nepali banknotes worth Rs 135,000 seized (ht 03/09/2015)

Longer jail term sought for ex-minister Gupta (ht 02/09/2015)

CIEDP asks govt to criminalise enforced disapperances (kp 01/09/2015)

Nepali Congress, UML tie their CA members’ hands: Prohibit them from registering individual amendment proposals (ht 01/09/2015) [Unbelievable procedure! According to the interim constitution, the CA members first of all have to represent the interests of their social groups and not those of their party leaders!!], NC, UML discourage lone charter amendment bids, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 01/09/2015) [Long live the highly undemocratic state of Nepal!!]

New Delhi traffickers: CIB to file ‘one more case’, Police want to provide max compensation to victims and ensure culprits face maximum punishment (kp 31/08/2015)

UDMF cadres vandalise offices in Janakpur during demos (ht 31/08/2015)

Man’s head shaved for stealing Rudraksha bead, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 30/08/2015)

Tarun Dal town Chair among seven injured in attack (ht 30/08/2015)

VAW cases up substantially (ht 29/08/2015), Domestic violence tops VAW charts: As per the report, 58 percent of the total alleged perpetrators are husbands and another 15 percent of abuse comes from other family members (kp 30/08/2015)

All wrong: Human traffickers have been good at persuading poor parents in quake-hit districts to part with their children, by Giri Bahadur Gurung (rep 29/08/2015)

Three buses torched (ht 29/08/2015)

Keeping it in the family: Approximately 4 in 5 of all rapes are committed by someone the victim knows, and 98 per cent never go to jail, by Anjana Rajbhandary (nt 28/08/2015), Behind closed doors: Only 20 per cent of rape involving family members get reported, by Namrata Sharma and Aruna Upreti (nt 28/08/2015)

Teenage girl found dead at Gaushala guesthouse: Murder-accused nabbed within two hours of the incident (ht 28/08/2015)

Nine held for banking fraud: They embezzled more than Rs 330 million from Agricultural Development Bank (ht 28/08/2015)

Seven being probed for killing cop in Kailali (ht 28/08/2015)

New opium epicenter: Farmers in western Nepal are lured to grow opium by Indian middlemen, by Damodar Bhandari (nt 28/08/2015)

Five more held for Tikapur killings, by Tekendra Deuba (ht 27/08/2015)

Con man in police net (ht 27/08/2015)

Thief injured while trying to flee (ht 27/08/2015)

Everyday aggression: Govt must introduce stringent measures in the Domestic Violence Act (kp 26/08/2015)

Chand-led Maoists unleash donation drive in Khotang (ht 26/08/2015)

Don Rigaj presents self at court (ht 25/08/2015)

Traffickers of 27 Nepali Women arrested (ht 24/08/2015)

Shaman in custody for rape (ht 24/08/2015)

I shot Justice Bam to land party vice-chair, ministership: Magar, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 24/08/2015)

Domestiv violence: Provisions too weak to protect victims, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 23/08/2015)

Head teacher held for sexual harassment (ht 23/08/2015)

Villagers thrash an entire Dalit family (ht 23/08/2015)

Vehicles booked for overcharging pilgrims (kp 23/08/2015)

Govt in dilemma over Col Lama’s defence, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 22/08/2015)

Kathmandu sees rise in polygamy cases (ht 22/08/2015)

Goon killed in ‘encounter’, by Manish Gautam (kp 21/08/2015) [including "Ghainte’s political nexus" to NC], Ghainte’s death: Observers, locals contest police claims (kp 22/08/2015), Ghainte opened fire at cops: HM (ht 22/08/2015)

Kin admits to killing five of family (ht 21/08/2015)

Human traffickers ‘active’ in earthquake-hit villages, by Nagendra Adhikari (kp 21/08/2015)

Annapurna Post office vandalised (ht 21/08/2015)

Banking fraud convict nabbed, jailed (ht 20/08/2015)

Crackdown on edu consultancies: Police raid 22 firms, detain owners, by Manish Gautam and Binod Ghimire (kp 19/08/2015), Owners of edu consultancies sent to custody, Manish Gautam and Binod Ghimire (kp 20/08/2015), 23 educational consultancy owners arrested in raid (ht 20/08/2015), 11 more illegally operated education consultancies booked (ht 22/08/2015)

Protester dies in Saptari firing; 7 hurt in Taulihawa, by Jitendra Khadka and Manoj Poudel (kp 19/08/2015), Protester killed in police firing, by Byashshankar Upadhyay (ht 19/08/2015), Protests continue, man dies in Saptari firing, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 19/08/2015), Saptari death sparks stir, by Jitendra Khadka (kp 20/08/2015), Protesters shot at cops in Saptari, says Gautam (ht 20/08/2015) [??]

1047 bandas in 5 yrs as wide criticism falls on deaf ears, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 19/08/2015)

Murder suspect held (ht 19/08/2015)

Two held for manhandling APF men (kp 19/08/2015)

Fake victims start returning relief amount, by Tika Prasad Bhatta and Nagendra Adhikari (kp 18/08/2015)

Locals, APF clash in Nawalparasi (kp 18/08/2015)

Trafficking survivor reunites with family: Sagar’s father had washed his hands of his 3 young sons after losing his wife in the April 25 earthquake (kp 17/08/2015)

Murder accused CPN-UML leader sent to prison (ht 17/08/2015)

Bajhang teen escapes rape attempt inside ambulance, by Mohan Shahi (kp 16/08/2015)

Congress local leader murdered in Pokhara (kp 15/08/2015), Nepali Congress Kaski leader murdered, by Bharat Koirala (kp 15/08/2015), NC leader Ramji cremated, action pledged (ht 16/08/2015), NC leader held on charge of murdering fellow party worker, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 16/08/2015)

Dalit couple unable to complete puja at Swargadwari, by Devendra Basnet(rep 15/08/2015)

Government’s bid to prevent ‘bride’trafficking (ht 15/08/2015)

Man murders wife over relief funds (kp 14/08/2015)

Rapist caught in the act (ht 14/08/2015)

8 fuel pumps sealed for short measures (kp 13/08/2015)

CPN Maoist cadres thrash DoFE chief (kp 13/08/2015)

Makawanpur Campus vandalised, torched (ht 13/08/2015)

Doctor faces action for sex-selective abortion (kp 12/08/2015), Doctor ousted for three months: Nepal Medical Council has suspended gynaecologist Dr Nutan Sharma for determining sex of foetus (ht 13/08/2015), Interim order allows Dr Sharma to practice (kp)

Civil and Criminal Codes to rid Jari (kp 12/08/2015)

3 ex-MPs convicted for PP misuse (kp 12/08/2015)

Protest in Surkhet turns violent, 2 killed, by Motilal Poudel (kp 11/08/2015), Incident occured while protecting lives, properties: Home Ministry (kp 11/08/2015), 15 hurt in Surkhet police firing (ht 12/08/2015), NHRC begins probe into Surkhet violence (ht 14/08/2015), Kin of deceased refuse to accept bodies in Surkhet (ht 16/08/2015), Kin of dead take bodies (ht 18/08/2015)

Two arrested for abducting 8-yr-old boy (kp 11/08/2015)

200 fake quake victims booked (ht 11/08/2015)

Soldier arrested for killing wife, dumping daughter (ht 10/08/2015)

Body found in forest, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp 09/08/2015)

Nepali women trafficked to Syria, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp 08/08/2015)

Elderly held on rape charge (ht 08/08/2015)

Eight-year jail term mooted for acid attackers: New bill proposes to fine perpetrators up to Rs 3 Lakh (ht 08/08/2015)

72-year-old convict nabbed for raping maid (ht 07/08/2015)

Police help Dom family gain access to village well, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 06/08/2015), Dalits barred from well: Ministry seeks clarification from Siraha authorities (kp 08/08/2015), Rights groups clamour for legal remedy to Dom family, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 08/08/2015)

Kin of girl found hanging say she was murdered (ht 06/08/2015)

Cyber crime threatens Kathmandu (ht 06/08/2015)

Woman with speech impairment gang raped, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 05/08/2015)

Raped minor dies in Bir Hospital: Activists seek justice for victim, punishment for perpetrator (ht 05/08/2015), 14-year-old raped, force-fed toilet cleaning solution, dies: Perpetrators use political pressure to make victim’s family drop charges, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 06/08/2015)

Transitional justice act: ‘Amendment must’ for effective TRC, CIEDP (kp 05/08/2015)

Protests for equal rights: House asks govt to clarify police action (kp 05/08/2015)

Call for awareness drive to combat superstition (kp 05/08/2015)

A step forward: Implementation of Witchcraft Act is crucial to assure vulnerable women (kp 04/08/2015)

Nepali girl's China dream turns into nightmare: Rescue efforts a tough task in lack of identity, address details, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 04/08/2015)

Three women killed in 20 days (ht 04/08/2015)

Former CA member held for public offence (ht 04/08/2015)

27 Nepali women to return home after their release, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp 03/08/2015), CIB to investigate Delhi trafficking (kp 04/08/2015), 27 rescued Nepali women return home (ht 05/08/2015), Victims hindering investigation: CIB (kp 07/08/2015)

Police step up security measures to combat crime (ht 03/08/2015)

Woman arrested for banking fraud: She was on the run since May 2014; Fined Rs 22m (ht 03/08/2015)

TRC will not look into the cases sub-judice at the court, interview with Surya Kiran Gurung (kp 03/07/2015)

Three people murdered in separate incidents (kp 03/08/2015)

Rape victim in critical condition: Eight cases in Rautahat in 4 months, by Shiva Puri (kp 02/08/2015), 10-year-old girl raped in Rautahat (ht 02/08/2015)

Foreign job fraud cases increase (ht 02/08/2015)

Unity honchos in net after 5 yrs on the run: Held from Himanchal Pradesh, India, by Manish Gautam (kp 01/08/2015), Unity Life International MD, director nabbed (ht 01/08/2015), Chhetri brothers were hatching another big plot, by Manish Gautam (kp 02/08/2015), Chhetri brothers sent to Nakhu Jail (kp 03/08/2015)

Foreign employment fraudster arrested (ht 01/08/2015)

Dept stores found selling expired food (kp 01/08/2015)

Criminal cases up in Tanahun (ht 01/08/2015)

Investigate police beating of 14-yr-old in Janakpur: NHRC; Dinesh Sah, who suffered serious head injury, is undergoing treatment in a Biratnagar-based hospital (kp 30/07/2015) [The brutal beating of people with wooden sticks by police is a fundamental crime in general!!]

Legal omission: The draft constitution should include a provision against untouchability practised during menstruation, by Chandra Bhadra (kp 30/07/2015)

Record shows most city crime occurs from 6pm to midnight (ht 30/07/2015)

‘Little progress in fighting trafficking’ (kp 29/07/2015), Nepal needs to up efforts to fight trafficking (ht 29/07/2015)

2 police held on theft case (kp 29/07/2015)

Crime cases up in Janakpur (ht 29/07/2015)

15 girls, women raped in a month, says SAS (ht 28/07/2015)

Women thrashed on the charge of witchcraft (ht 28/07/2015)

Awareness drive against Chhaupadi (ht 28/07/2015)

Domestic violence up (ht 28/07/2015)

Fertiliser contractors short-changing farmers (ht 28/07/2015)

Ex-FNCCI chief Pandey among 21 pardoned by president, by Manish Gautam (kp 28/07/2015) [??], Lawmakers criticise
Pandey’s amnesty (kp 02/08/2015), Executive overreach: Government has shown height of irresponsibility by granting pardon to corruption convict, sending the message that well-connected criminals can go scot free, by Roshan Kumar Jha (rep 04/08/2015)

Woman found murdered: Man arrested for cannibalism, by Durgalal KC (kp 27/07/2015)

VAW cases up in private spaces: WOREC (ht 27/07/2015)

21 Dubai-bound Nepali women held in India, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp 27/07/2015)

15 booked for arson, vandalism: Police initiate legal action against leaders, cadres of CPN Maoist (ht 27/07/2015)

Irregularities found in weighing loads on trucks, by Keshav Adhikari (ht 27/07/2015)

Husband, in-laws beat woman to death ‘for not making chapatis’ (ht 26/07/2015)

Boy murdered in suspected child sacrifice, by Devendra Baduwal and Bechu Gaud (kp 26/07/2015), 10-year-old boy murdered in the name of sacrifice: Police arrest five; All admit to killing the minor, by Shreeram Sigdel (kp 26/07/2015), 11 remanded in custody, by Bechu Gaud (kp 27/07/2015), Child sacrifice traumatises locals, by Bechu Gaud (kp 27/07/2015), ‘Book Those involved in boy sacrifice’ (kp 03/08/2015), Villagers demand harsh punishment, by Bechu Gaud (kp 04/08/2015)

VAW cases being settled at village level in far-west a cause for concern Stakeholders say perpetrators must be brought to book, paying money to victims to silence them is against law, by Prakash Singh (ht 26/07/2015)

Man held for uploading video of sex with girlfriend on Internet (ht 26/07/2015)

Saudi govt prepares to deport Magar: Envoy, by Manish Gautam (kp 26/07/2015)

Tricked and trafficked: Human traffickers are now ferrying Nepalis to more places around the globe. Both the
profiles of their usual victims and the way they are going about their business has changed, by Manish Gautam (kp 25/07/2015)

Banda affects life; enforcers commit arson, vandalism (kp 25/07/2015), “They burned my taxi while I was inside” (kp 25/07/2015)

Book guilty of Godar incident: NHRC (kp 25/07/2015), NHRC wants action against indicted officials (ht 25/07/2015)

Undercover cops nab two with 7.3 kg opium: Largest drug seizure so far in the Kathmandu Valley (ht 25/07/2015)

Women-only hearing for rape victims on the cards: Panel led by Commissioner Manchala Jha has prepared victim-friendly procedure for recording statements (kp 24/07/2015)

Trafficking bid foiled (ht 24/07/2015)

NP to make crime investigation more effective (ht 24/07/2015)

AHRC condemns use of undue force by police (kp 23/07/2015)

ANNFSU (R) torches school bus (kp 23/07/2015), CPN M torches school vehicle (ht 23/07/2015), Modern Indian School
bus arsonists nabbed (kp 29/07/2015)

Man caught on rape charge (kp 20/07/2015)

Woman held for murdering newborn (ht 20/07/2015)

20-yr-old Man arrested for murdering wife (kp 19/07/2015)

Villagers turn against mother, daughter for filing rape case, by Nirajan Poudel (rep 18/07/2015)

Cocaine through Kathmandu: The TIA has turned into a transit hub of choice for cocaine traffickers, who funnel their cargo from here to cities in the US and Europe, by Manish Gautam (kp 18/07/2015)

161 held in oneweek as part of  MPCD’s drive (ht 18/07/2015)

Crimes ‘drop’ in Capital (kp 17/07/2015), Rape, attempted murder cases up: Overall crime rate fell by 17.87 per cent in Kathmandu (ht 18/07/2015)

106 women and children missing in Parbat, by Chhabilal Tiwari (rep 17/07/2015)

Swami held, disciples stage protests, by Bhusan Yadav, Bechu Gaud and Pragati Shahi (kp 16/07/2015), CNP officials release Swami Krishna (kp 23/07/2015)

Rotten relief rice ‘on sale’ at Dolakha store, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 16/07/2015)

Cases of daylight robbery on rise (ht 16/07/2015)

‘Criminology tools can curb illicit trade in artefacts’ (ht 16/07/2015)

Man killed 7 months after his daughters’ murder (ht 15/07/2015)

Sub-engineer caught in bribe scandal (kp 14/07/2015)

Cops hard put tackling cyber crime (ht 13/07/2015)

Subsidised rice ‘sold’ midway: Locals say foodstuff being ferried to Humla from Gamgadhi was sold to hotels in Bam and Chankheli in Mugu, by Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 12/07/2015)

Man held at TIA with hashish in stomach: The contraband in capsules weighs around one kilogram (ht 12/07/2015)

Kavre DAO orders police to arrest bogus quake victims, by Raj Kumar Parajuli (ht 12/07/2015), DAO begins action against bogus victims (kp 13/07/2015)

Serial fraud offender in police net (ht 12/07/2015)

Digitising crime fighting: The Nepal Police have been increasingly turning to digital technology to help improve the services they provide, by Manish Gautam (kp 11/07/2015)

APF under scrutiny for thrashing locals (ht 11/07/2015)

Mum kills self, daughter; 2 poisoned kids critical (kp 10/07/2015)

Mother caught while dumping her newborn: Four-day-old baby boy rescued alive, sent to hospital; Woman in custody, gives conflicting statements to police (ht 10/07/2015)

Superstition taking its toll on women (ht 10/07/2015)

Police to strengthen drive to curb crime in public vehicles (ht 10/07/2015)

Woman jailed for life for child sacrifice (kp 09/07/2015)

Youth arrested on cyber crime charges (ht 09/07/2015)

‘Jail escapee’, who was arrested on Saturday, was never in jail! Had walked free by ‘convincing’ someone else to go to Sindhupalchowk Prison in his place (kp 09/07/2015)

Chand-led Maoists on donation drive (ht 09/07/2015)

Woman expelled from her house (kp 08/07/2015)

Three held on fraud charge, by Shiva Puri (kp 08/07/2015)

Man murders mother’s lover (kp 07/07/2015)

Family murders mentally ill woman (ht 07/07/2015)

Male teacher bags maternity allowance (ht 07/07/2015)

Gaighat girl raped, murdered (ht 06/07/2015)

Nepalis being sent to Afghanistan illegally, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp 05/07/2015)

Neighbours beat woman for ‘practising witchcraft’ (ht 05/07/2015)

‘Strengthen criminal justice system’ (ht 04/07/2015)

Rapist grandfather sent to prison (ht 04/07/2015)

Man held for faking own abduction to avoid paying loan (ht 04/07/2015)

Adhikari murder Case in apex court (kp 03/07/2015)

Rejected pulses found in Chitwan godown, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp 03/07/2015)

Minister Parajuli finds his job on line over unseemly act (kp 02/07/2015), Minister in hot water for paddy field antics: His ‘indecent’ behaviour draws flak in Parliament (ht 02/07/2015), Under-fire Agriculture Minister Parajuli quits (kp 03/07/2015), Woman says minister was not misbehaving (kp 03/07/2015), Paddy field antics cost minister Parajuli job (ht 03/07/2015), Action sought against Parajuli (ht 03/07/2015)

Save our daughters: To add to the grief of losing loved ones, young women have to go through the trauma od sexual mistreatment, by Sudeshna Thapa (rep 02/07/2015)

Journalist arrested for ‘no reason’ (kp 02/07/2015)

DAO to curb relief anomalies: To monitor whether genuine victims are benefiting (ht 02/07/2015), Irregularity in ID card distribution: Ward secretary accused of giving fake cards to Congress loyalists (ht 02/07/2015)

Black market in zinc sheets spreads amid high demand (kp 02/07/2015)

Youth arrested for Rs 1.2 million fraud (ht 02/07/2015)

Extortion, robbery plot foiled; four in police net ( 01/07/2015)

Ex-DSP Chand sent to judicial custody (kp 29/06/2015), Former DSP Chand presented at court: To be tried for aiding killers of media entrepreneur Jamim Shah, who was murdered in February 2010 (ht 29/06/2015)

Human trafficking in Pokhara on the rise, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 29/06/2015)

Police on high alert against human trafficking (ht 29/06/2015)

12 suspects arrested in Lalitpur for involvement in crime (ht 29/06/2015)

Thieves made public (ht 29/06/2015)

Police start drive against human trafficking, by Harihar Singh Rathaur (kp 28/06/2015)

Torture in police custody declining (ht 28/06/2015)

Over 100 VAW cases reported every month (ht 27/06/2015)

Six months on,girl’s kin refuse to receive body: Demand fair probe, saying the teenager died in mysterious circumstances (ht 27/06/2015)

Adhikari murder case: Appellate Court upholds lower court decision (ht 27/06/2015), Nepal Police replies to Ganga Maya Adhikari: Says Interpol help has been sought to bring main accused home (ht 27/06/2015)

Incidents of unsafe migration, trafficking up after quake (ht 27/06/2015)

Man held with Rs 6.1 million,prayer beads (ht 27/06/2015)

Joint efforts needed to combat violence, say stakeholders (ht 26/06/2015)

Accused rapists held (ht 26/06/2015)

UML district leader’s main murder convict arrested (ht 26/06/2015)

Police dismantling drug racket (ht 26/06/2015)

Opium cultivation rampant in mid-west (ht 25/06/2015)

Man shoots brother dead over property dispute, by Mohan Budhair (kp 24/06/2015)

Elderly beaten to death (kp 24/06/2015)

Absconding in-laws accused of killing woman (rep 22/06/2015)

Yarsa smuggling incurs millions of loss annually, by Kalendra Sejuwal (rep 23/06/2015)

5 dead, 30 fall sick after consuming poisonous liquor (kp 22/06/2015)

Six persons held with two pistols: Police say potential armed robberies in city foiled (ht 22/06/2015)

Dark matter: If law enforcement agencies are serious about reducing human trafficking they should remain watchful of the dark web, by Bimal Pratap Shah (kp 21/06/2015)

Five held for giving fake details, taking cash relief (ht 21/06/2015)

7 held for ‘child trafficking’, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 20/06/2015)

Human trafficking on rise in Nuwakot after earthquake (rep 20/06/2015)

Six nabbed for providing false info to get relief, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 20/06/2015)

Hope of acid attack victims dashed (ht 20/06/2015)

Wife accuses lawmaker of domestic violence Says she was tortured for not bringing SUV (ht 19/06/2015)

Four girls rescued, trafficker nabbed (ht 19/06/2015)

Human trafficking, black marketing cases up (ht 18/06/2015)

Eight arrested for thefts 34 electronic gadgets confiscated (ht 17/06/2015)

Woman critically injured in hubby’s attack (kp 16/06/2015)

Cop held for rape attempt (ht 16/06/2015)

Livestock office sells meat of dead she-goats, by Pavitra Kumar Shahi (16/06/2015)

Murderer sentenced to life in prison (kp 15/06/2015)

Murder case filed against 13 (ht 15/06/2015)

Nepal nach dem Beben: "Leichte Beute für Menschenhändler", von Simone Utler (Spiegel 14/06/2015), Quake victims in fear of child traffickers, by Nirajan Paudel (rep 15/06/2015)

Student hospitalised after teacher thrashes him for not doing assignment (ht 12/06/2015)

Five arrested for misappropriation (kp 11/06/2015), Case filed against five for selling relief materials in Kavre (ht 12/06/2015)

Nepali girls trafficked to Punjab post quake, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 10/06/2015), Rescued women recount their stories (ht 10/06/2015)

16-yr-old gang-raped (kp 10/06/2015)

Ganga Maya threatens to resume hunger strike (ht 10/06/2015)

Stolen relief materials seized,eight arrested (ht 10/06/2015)

Four die, 18 fall ill after drinking illicit moonshine in Siraha (kp 10/06/2015), One more dies after consuming toxic liquor (kp 11/06/2015)

Two arrested for abducting, burying 10-year-old boy (ht 09/06/2015)

Text messages to warn people against trafficking, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 08/06/2015)

Seven arrested for banking fraud (kp 08/06/2015)

Four charged in separate rape cases (kp 07/06/2015)

Convicted fugitive held after 4 years (kp 06/06/2015)

Cops teach quake victims self-defence skills (ht 06/06/2015)

11 held for witchcraft beating (ht 05/06/2015)

Three held for banking fraud (kp 05/06/2015

85-year jail for Samanta Shrestha’s killer (ht 03/06/2016)

Suitcase containing decapitated body found in sewer line (ht 02/06/2015)

Women living in tents learn to fend off sexual harassment (kp 01/06/2015)

Burglars, buyers of stolen goods in police net (ht 01/06/2015)

Banking offence convict arrested: Sentenced to six years in jail, fined Rs 133 million (ht 01/06/2015)

Human trafficking risk ‘increases’ (kp 30/05/2015)

3 sentenced to life in prison for kidnap, murder, by Laxmi Sah (kp 30/05/2015)

Theft cases on rise in post-quake situation: Police say they have cautioned general public to remain alert (ht 29/05/2015)

Series of robberies mark quake aftermath, by Chandni Hamal (rep 29/05/2015)

Youth flees with girlfriend after killing grandma: Cops suspect the youth killed his grandma after she disapproved of his marriage (ht 29/05/2015) [a case of caste discrimination?]

Time to prey: Escaped traffickers are back in business luring quake survivors with promises of a better life for their children, by Bhrikuti Rai (nt 29/05/2015)

Rape, abuse reported in encampments, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 28/05/2015)

Abducted boy freed after 4 wks (kp 28/05/2015)

Chakrapath Fuel Centre booked for adulteration (kp 28/05/2015)

SC registers petition seeking review of TRC, CIED acts, by Durga Dulal (rep 25/05/2015)

Police constable thrashed while in custody of DPO (ht 25/05/2015)

Theft, burglary after quake: Criminal cases filed against 23 people (kp 21/05/2015), Thieves capitalising on post-disaster situation: Police have arrested 15 persons on charge of property crime in city (ht 21/05/2015)

Gang raids houses in Saptari, two injured (ht 20/05/2015)

Landlords hiking rent, asking tenants to vacate, by Thomas Bogaty (ht 19/05/2015)

Five rape cases filed after April 25 earthquake in Kavre (ht 18/05/2015)

Thieves targeting unattended houses (ht 07/05/2015)

Man injures five guests in Khukuri attack (kp 25/04/2015)

UML leader among 25 face arrest order, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 24/04/2015)

Will murder case against UCPN-M leader be revived? (ht 24/04/2015)

Rape accused arrested (ht 23/04/2015)

Journo singh’s murderer gets life sentence (kp 23/04/2015)

Fuel adulteration case: Govt to take legal action (kp 23/04/2015)

Battered and bruised: Strict enforcement of the law is crucial to reducing violence against women (kp 22/04/2015)

Ex-female cop sold off in Bangkok seeks justice, by Anjali Subedi (rep 22/04/2015)

Death penalty sought for rapists in statute (ht 22/04/2015)

SC seeks update on probe against Agni Sapkota (ht 22/04/2015)

Suspect held 18 yrs after Fr Gaffney’s murder (kp 22/04/2015), Fr Gafney’s suspected killer nabbed after 18 years (ht 22/04/2015)

Students vandalise TU department (kp 22/04/2015)

Orchid smuggling goes unchecked in Udayapur, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 22/04/2015)

Chand-led outfit Beat up advocate (kp 22/04/2015)

CPN M cadres seize 1,500 ropani land (20/04/2015)

Incidents of violence on the rise in Dhading (ht 20/04/2015)

Five held with arms for planning to eliminate recruiting agent: After failing to murder the agent, they had planned to kidnap a businessman in Narayanghat, by Pawan Yadav (kp 20/04/2015)

One murdered for eve-teasing (ht 20/04/2015)

Minor murdered in Bara, kin stage protest (ht 19/04/2015)

Call for swift justice in VAW, domestic violence cases (ht 19/04/2015)

CPN Maoist captures land in Sindhupalchowk (ht 18/04/2015)

A city of price-tags: It seems as though Birgunj is capable of putting a price tag on everything, including on the future of its girls, by Darshan Karki (kp 18/04/2015)

‘Punish rapists strongly’ (ht 17/04/2015), Teenager gets five years in prison (ht 17/04/2015)

Kin of woman who died allege murder (ht 17/04/2015)

Stakeholders call for ending corporal punishment (ht 17/04/2015)

Report on conflict time rights violation out (ht 16/04/2015)

Probe into Birgunj shooting hits snag (kp 15/04/2015)

‘Majority of crimes happen in capital on Friday’ (ht 15/04/2015)

Looters gun down trader, injure three (kp 15/04/2015)

Two persons nabbed for Prithvinagar dacoity (ht 15/04/2015)

Armed robbers shoot one dead, injure three, by Govind Chhettri (ht 14/04/2015)

‘Kin, acquaintances perpetrate sexual violence’ (ht 13/04/2015)

Man sent to jail (ht 13/04/2015)

Case filed against acid attacker (kp 13/04/2015), Perpetrator sent to jail until final hearing (ht 17/04/2015)

Indian nat’l gets Nepali passport by forging docs, by Laxmi Sah (kp 13/04/2015)

Cycle rally organised to raise awareness against VAW cases (kp 12/04/2015)

Cops suspended, held for raping teens (ht 12/04/2015), Police lodge rape case against two cops (ht 13/04/2015)

Couple found dead in Chabahil (kp 12/04/2015)

Police destroy poppy cultivation in Salyan (kp 12/04/2015)

Rapist sentenced to 10 years in jail, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 11/04/2015)

Violence against women on the rise in Chitwan (ht 11/04/2015)

Absconding ‘murderer’ held (kp 11/05/2015), Man arrested for murdering wife (ht 11/04/2015)

Newborn found dead (ht 11/04/2015)

Bardiya teenage girl gang-raped (kp 10/04/2015)

Police constable held for rape (ht 10/04/2015)

Caste as culprit: Was the recent acid attack on two schoolgirls an outcome of a lover’s rejection or of being rejected by society?, by Hritika Rana (kp 10/04/2015)

Accused of Ranibari case in custody (kp 10/04/2015)

CPN Maoist captures land (kp 10/04/2015)

Cops fail to bust gangs involved in vehicle theft, by Janak Nepal (kp 09/04/2015)

Bhaktapur court sentences murderer to life in prison (ht 09/04/2015)

Taxi set on fire with cabbie inside, motorbike torched (ht 08/04/2015), I have nothing left now (kp 08/04/2015)

Violence against women: Rape cases rising, by Roshan Kumar Jha (ht 07/04/2015)

Cases of sexual violence rising in Makawanpur (ht 07/04/2015)

Official receives ‘death threat’, by Nagendra Adhikari (kp 07/04/2015)

Domestic violence forcing children onto streets, by Chandni Hamal (rep 06/04/2015)

Human trafficking ring busted, trafficker arrested (ht 06/04/2015)

Amend TRC Act in line with SC verdict, demand victims (kp 05/04/2015)

Malaysian woman held with cocaine (kp 05/04/2015), Malaysian woman held with 11 kg cocaine (ht 05/04/2015), Women being used as drug mules (kp 06/04/2015)

Convicted rapist held, sentenced to life in prison (ht 04/04/2015)

Five killed, six raped in three months in Saptari (ht 04/04/2015)

Sixteen-year-old girl ‘gang-raped’ in Saptari (kp 03/04/2015), Kin of rape victim accuse police of refusing FIR (ht 03/04/2015)

Elderly woman beaten to death (kp 03/04/2015)

Class, no bar: Violence against women is prevalent in high income families too, they are just better at hiding it, by Sahina Shrestha (nt 03/04/2015)

Rage against rape: What should the punishment for our ‘soul snatchers’ and ‘life spoilers’ be?, by Chandra Bhadra (kp 03/04/2015)

Wives file cases against husbands for polygamy (ht 03/04/2015)

Right groups start 3rd VAW drive: Right activists claim the government has failed to uphold international convention on gender discrimination (kp 03/04/2015)

Three arrested with forged papers for land ownership, by Bhim Ghimire, Shiva Sharma and Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 03/04/2015)

Pregnant woman murdered, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 02/04/2015)

Abducted minor freed after a year, by Rabindra Upreti (kp 02/04/2015)

Woman found dead in Dhumbarahi (ht 02/04/2015)

Brothel keeper arrested after 17 years of conviction (ht 02/04/2015)

Chain-snatchers rob 4 ladies (kp 02/04/2015), Chain-snatchers held (ht 05/04/2015)

Three held with gold (ht 01/04/2015)

Woman found dead after dowry dispute, by Amrita Anmol (kp 31/03/2015)

Domestic jobs abroad: Women continue to fall prey to traffickers, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 31/03/2015)

13-year-old girl raped (kp 30/03/2015)

Murderer nabbed after seven months (kp 30/03/2015)

Transitional justice: Ensure our participation: Victims (kp 30/03/2015)

Kin seek probe into Pyuthan bomb blast (ht 30/03/2015)

Capital punishment: There is a need to revive the provision of death penalty for inhuman crimes like rape-cum-murder and gang rape, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp 29/03/2015) [Capital punishment is an inhuman crime itself! So many innocent people are murdered time and again by this way!]

Rapist held after more than two years (ht 29/03/2015)

5 Dhading murder cases: 23 held, 30 still at large, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 28/03/2015)

Man held for raping 12-yr-old girl in Rautahat, by Madan Thakur (rep 27/03/2015)

CA panel instructs govt to adopt chemical castration (kp 26/03/2015), Gautam backs chemical castration for rapists (ht 26/03/2015)

TRC: Col Lama could be extradited without treaty (kp 26/03/2015)

Bam murderer held in SArabia (kp 26/03/2015), Absconding shooter nabbed in Saudi Arabia (ht 26/03/2015)

Stones hurled at Mahat’s vehicle (kp 26/03/2015), Stones hurled at Mahat’s vehicle in Pokhara (ht 26/03/2015)

6 held for aiding Indian nat’l get Nepali citizenship, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 26/03/2015)

Bulgarian national held for using fake ATM cards, by Manish Gautam (kp 26/03/2015)

Four-year-old rape victim hospitalised again after health deteriorates (ht 25/03/2015)

Rape convict gets 15-year jail term (kp 25/03/2015)

Man accused of daughter’s rape, flees (kp 24/03/2015)

Case unsettled: I submit that the case of six-year-old Pooja’s rape and subsequent death remains grossly unsettled, by Sandhya Regmi (kp 24/03/2015)

Lack of data on conflict-era sexual violence hampers support (rep 24/03/2015)

4 women rescued while being trafficked to India, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 24/03/2015), Seven rescued from being trafficked at Nepal-India border (ht 24/03/2015)

Men march in city to call for end to VAW (ht 24/03/2015), Gender violence (ht 24/03/2015)

Two killed in attack on school meeting (ht 24/03/2015)

‘Most domestic violence cases are reconciled’ (ht 23/03/2015)

Man hurt in ‘rape attempt’ dies (kp 22/03/2015)

Men too are victims of gender-based violence: However, police statistics show more than 90 per cent women are subjected to abuse (ht 22/03/2015)

‘Acid attacker’ in police net: Investigators say consequences of his unrequited love had made him revengeful, by Manish Gautam (kp 21/03/2015), ‘Jilted lover’ arrested for acid attack on teenage schoolgirls (ht 21/03/2015), Acid attack: BK remanded in custody (kp 23/03/2015)

Move Forward In Rape Cases, by Roshan Kumar Jha (rn 21/03/2015)

Simraungadh shooting: Victim’s family gets Rs 1 million (kp 21/03/2015)

A legislative emergency: Following the recent acid attack in Basantapur, stronger and more specific legislation is needed, by Binayak Basnyat and Bikalpa Raj Bhandari (kp 20/03/2015), Nepal Women's Union seeks life term for rapists (ht 20/03/2015)

Examinee survives rape attempt (ht 20/03/2015)

Rape victims show suicidal tendencies, by Devendra Basnet (rep 19/03/2015)

Bara rapist gets 35 years in prison, by Laxmi Sah (kp 18/03/2015), 35-year jail term for Bara minor’s rapist, killer, by Ram Sarraf (ht 18/03/2015), Life term for Bara rapist, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 18/03/2015), Victim’s family against legal reprieve for rapist, by Laxmi Sah (kp 19/03/2015)

Rape accused teacher remanded in custody (kp 18/03/2015)

Police crack major human trafficking racket, by Manish Gautam (kp 18/03/2015), Women trafficking ring busted, seven arrested: Were long involved in ‘selling’ Nepali girls in foreign countries (ht 18/03/2015)

Halchok Fuel Station found cheating on quantity (kp 18/03/2015), Govt seals police, army-run fuel pumps (ht 18/03/2015), Army, police form panels to probe irregularities, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 19/03/2015)

Experts call for better definition of rape in Criminal Code Bill (kp 16/03/2015)

Bad to worse: Rape has become the most common violence inflicted on women in Nepal and over the world, by Mukesh Khanal (rep 16/03/2015)

Attempts to ‘settle’ rape case foiled, by Ananda Gautam (kp 16/03/2015)

Husband, father-in-law held for sexual abuse of woman (ht 16/03/2015)

More women go missing in Kailali district (ht 16/03/2015)

Two suspects of Ranibari murder held after 12 yrs (kp 16/03/2015), Two nabbed for 2002 killing of couple (ht 16/03/2015)

Opium farms destroyed in Rukum (ht 16/03/2015)

Three minors raped in four days (kp 15/03/2015)

Minor girls raped in Jhapa, Terhathum: Alleged rapist held (ht 15/03/2015)

Rights activists demand stern action against culprits (ht 15/03/2015)

Kathmandu not safe for women, girls: MPCO says 67 cases of rape reported in seven months (ht 15/03/2015)

Police set to launch mobile app for complaint registration: The app can be used to inform police about crime College student goes and accidents with photos (kp 15/03/2015)

Six-year-old raped in Tehrathum, by Lawadev Dhungana (kp 14/03/2015)

Incidents of sexual violence on rise (ht 14/03/2015), Rapes rising: Rapists who come from powerful families are never punished; The poor victims never get justice, by Roshan Kumar Jha (rep 14/03/2015)

Army man held for killing fellow soldier (ht 14/03/2015)

Chand-led CPN M on donation drive in Kavre (ht 14/03/2015)

Govt to punish outlets cheating customers, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 14/03/2015)

Acid attack on teenage girls: Police say victims not cooperating; Kin dismiss claim; Describe charge as cops’ tactic to hide their failure (ht 13/03/2015), ‘Bring guilty to book at the earliest’ (ht 13/03/2015), ‘No clue on acid attackers’ (kp 14/03/2015), Even after three weeks cops draw a blank: Law enforcement agency says it is investigating the case from three different angles (ht 14/03/2015), Girls prepare for exam on hospital bed, by Weena Pun (kp 17/03/2015)

Accused rapist nabbed (ht 13/03/2015)

Teacher arrested for sexual harassment (ht 13/03/2015), 11 injured in scuffle over allegation teacher sexually abused student (ht 14/03/2015)

Hundreds rally in Kathmandu against brutal rape, acid attack, by Anup Ojha (kp 12/03/2015), Protest against rape of minor continues (ht 12/03/2015), Protesters clash with cops in Bara: Body of seven-year-old rape victim who died on Sunday yet to be cremated, by Laxmi Sah (kp 13/03/2015), Activists injured in Kalaiya Protest (ht 13/03/2015), Bara victim’s body yet to be cremated (kp 14/03/2015), Kalaiya locals demand death penalty for rapist: Continue protest; Refuse to perform final rites of seven-year-old victim until demands met (ht 14/03/2015), Final rites for 7-yr-old bara rape victim, by Laxmi Sah (kp 15/03/2015), Agitation against rape called off (ht 15/03/2015)

Domestic violence up in western region (ht 12/03/2015)

Number of women going missing in Kailali on the rise, say police (ht 12/03/2015)

4 held with gold hidden in rectum (kp 12/03/2014)

Boy killed, kmc vehicles burnt (kp 12/03/2015)

Financial crime: ‘Involvement of staff, directors key challenge’ (kp 12/03/2015)

Four girls raped in a month (kp 11/03/2015)

Kalaiya rape culprits: Leaders press for life sentence (kp 10/03/2015), Strict action sought against man who raped minor (ht 10/03/2015), Rape victim’s death sparks protests, by Laxmi Sah (kp 11/03/2015), Public condoles death of minor rape victim (ht 11/03/2015), Rape victim’s kin demonstrate (ht 11/03/2015), Protesters stage sit-in with rape victim’s body, by Laxmi Sah (kp 12/03/2015)

‘Janajatis more prone to foreign job fraud’ (kp 10/03/2015)

Opium, pot farming goes unchecked in remote villages, by Pratap Bista (kp 10/03/2015)

Police bust major gold smuggling racket, by Manish Gautam (kp 10/03/2015)

Dozens of Nepalis suffer in St Lucia as racketeers dupe, by Roshan Sedhai and Anup Ojha (kp 08/03/2015), More Nepali students left in lurch in St Lucia, by Roshan Sedhai and Anup Ojha (kp 09/03/2015), Lost in Lambirds: The students smuggled to St Lucia deserve an answer from the state (kp 10/03/2015), Victims await court hearing, by Anup Ojha (kp 11/03/2015)

Two schoolgirls have been missing for month (ht 08/03/2015)

Phoney VDC secretary swindles three months’ salary (ht 08/03/2015)

Marijuana smuggler shot dead, by Bimal Khatiwada (kp 08/03/2015)

OHCHR hails SC verdict on TRC amnesty provision (kp 07/03/2015), OHRC hails SC ruling on rights violation cases: Apex court had upheld international standards rejecting TRC, CIEDP’s role in securing amnesty (ht 07/03/2015), Apex court ruling on transitional justice mechanism: UCPN (Maoist) objects to curbs on commissions’ jurisdiction (kp 10/03/2015), Down comes the gavel: Conflict victims are waiting for the Supreme Court verdicts to be implemented, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp 10/03/2015)

Lama’s repatriation unlikely under current law, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 07/03/2015), House panel summons PM, CoAS in Lama’s case (kp 13/03/2015), Parliamentary panel summons PM, army chief: To ask what is being done to bring Colonel Lama back (ht 13/03/2015), House panel asks govt to repatriate Col Lama (kp 14/03/2015), Extradite Lama,directs House panel (ht 14/03/2015), Govt hesitant to send witnesses to London: Fears they may be arrested by British police, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 14/03/2015) [???], Chances of Col Lama’s release from UK ‘slim’, by Dewan Rai (kp 16/03/2015) [No wonder as long as the Nepali state promotes impunity!!], Beside the mark: Instead of Col Lama’s repatriation, TRC must prioritise needs of victims (kp 16/03/2015)

Man confesses to slitting wife’s throat (ht 07/03/2015)

Sit down, please: Reserved or not, I will be battling for a seat and some males would not miss an opportunity to poke and grab, by Prateebha Tuladhar (kp 06/03/2015)

Police raid marriage bureaus sending girls to China, Korea, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 06/03/2015), China, Korea marriage racket busted, by Chahana Sigdel (kp 07/03/2015), Korean national among three arrested for involvement in bride trafficking (ht 07/03/2015), CIB: Chinese, Koreans pay up to Rs 2.5m to marry Nepali girls, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 07/03/2015)

Corrosive laws: Lenient punishment is not a deterrent for heinous crimes like acid attacks, by Binita Dahal (nt 06/03/2015)

Couple held for feeding urine to woman on witchcraft charge (ht 05/03/2015)

Students vandalise campus in Rajbiraj (ht 05/03/2015)

Woman assaulted on witchcraft charge (kp 03/03/2015)

Robbers gang-rape Dhanusha woman, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 02/03/2015)

Means and ends: Critical engagement with the transitional justice commissions will permit victims to tell their stories, by Simon Robins (kp 02/03/2015)

Man accused of theft suffers severe abuse, by Parbat Portel (kp 02/03/2015)

Nepali raped, murdered: India to provide compensation, by Kamal Panthi (kp 02/03/2015)

71-yr-old Canadian gets 7 years for paedophilia (kp 02/03/2015)

Neutralising acid: Why is civil society concerned only when acts of gender-based violence take place in Kathmandu?, by Pratyush Nath Upreti (kp 01/03/2015)

Woman kills 9-year-old son: She had quarelled on phone with husband in India (kp 01/03/2015)

Murderers out, victims’ kin upset, by Janak Nepal and Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 28/02/2015)

Transitional justice act: Court rescinds amnesty clause (kp 27/02/2015) [!!!!!], SC annuls discretionary powers of TRC, CIED, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep), SC rules out general amnesty for serious rights violation, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 27/02/2015), Transitional justice: Implement SC decision: ICJ (kp 28/02/2015)

Man gets three yrs for cheating conflict victims’ compensation, by Laxmi Gautam (ht 27/02/2015)

Border smuggling on rise for lack of female cops (ht 27/02/2015)

One step ahead: Nepal Police must be commended for their stellar work in apprehending assassins behind Justice Bam’s murder, by Kishor Kumar Lama (kp 27/02/2015)

10 held for running illegal Dhukuti (kp 27/02/2015)

Woman who sold girl for IRS 150 and radio held after 35 years, by Devendra Basnet (rep 26/02/2015)

Enforce laws to curb VAW: NHRC (ht 26/02/2015)

Five India bound women rescued at border (kp 26/02/2015)

Amnesty report: Transitional justice law entrenches impunity (kp 26/02/2015) [see AI Nepal report], Impunity deepening roots in Nepal: AI (ht 26/02/2015)

Ruckus in CA: Probe panel fails to identify culprits (ht 25/02/2015) [?????]

Col Lama’s hearing begins in UK, by Navin Pokharel (kp 25/02/2015)

Dhading Cops arrest 45 fugitives, by Harihar Singh Rathaur (kp 24/02/2015)

Former ministers yet to clear lakhs in dues: Drew dashainbonus they were not entitled to between 1998 and 2001, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 24/02/2015)

Funds in foreign banks: Lax law prevents govt from extracting information, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht 24/02/2015)

2 schoolgirls hurt in acid attack, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 23/02/2015), Acid thrown on teenage girls in heart of city (ht 24/02/2015), Action, restorative justice sought (kp 24/02/2015), Corrosive violence: Incidents like Sunday’s acid attack can be devastating to women’s sense of security (kp 24/02/2015), NHRC asks govt to bring culprit to book (ht 24/02/2015), Students protest acid attack (ht 25/02/2015), Protest continues for justice, rehabilitation of victims, by Weena Pun (kp 25/02/2015), State of siege: Sunday’s acid attack is the product of a rapacious mentality that sees women as objects to be possessed, by Pranaya Shamsher JB Rana (kp 25/02/2015), Panel: Book assailant, cover expenses, by Weena Pun (kp 26/02/2015), Acid attack on girls draws condemnation (ht 26/02/2015), Hunt for acid attacker intensifies, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 26/02/2015), Police draw blank even after five days of incident (ht 27/02/2015), Victims demand strict laws, action, by Bedraj Poudel (kp 28/02/2015), Govt to regulate acid sale, distribution (kp 28/02/2015), Inconsistent information hampers probe: Gautam (kp 03/03/2015), Students march demanding justice for acid attack victims (kp 04/03/2015)

Women unsafe in their own homes (ht 23/02/2015)

CIB dealt with 103 crimes in three months (ht 23/02/2015)

7-year-old raped, admitted to ICU (kp 22/02/2015), Protests against spike in rape, murder in Bara, by Laxmi Sah (kp 23/02/2015), Bara police arrest 28-year-old man, by Laxmi Sah (kp 25/02/2015), Rapist of a minor made public, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 26/02/2015), 6-year-old rape victim alive but ‘brain dead’, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 28/02/2015), 7-year-old rape victim critical: doc (kp 03/03/2015)

Eastern, central regions top crime registration rate (kp 22/02/2015)

Far West ‘transit’ for wildlife smugglers, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 22/02/2014), Illegal trade of pangolin grew ‘eight-fold’ (kp 22/02/2015)

Women complain of groping on staff buses (ht 21/02/2015)

House panel: Probe Swiss accounts: Committee also asks govt to initiate measures to sign pact with Switzerland for mutual legal assistance, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 16/02/2015), House panel issues ambiguous fiat: Doesn’t specify which govt authority should launch probe, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht 16/02/2015)

Kantipur vehicle torched in Bara: Newspaper distribution obstructed for two days; FNJ condemns act (kp 14/02/2015), Kalaiya agitation takes ugly turn Agitators vandalise UML office, set newspaper vehicle on fire (ht 14/02/2015)

Man held for cheating young women (ht 14/02/2015)

Investigating Offshore Accounts: Political Will Power Is Needed, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 14/02/2015)

Pumps found selling poor quality fuel, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 14/02/2015)

Women facing dowry torture from in-laws (ht 13/02/2015)

Relatives involved in forced child labour, trafficking (ht 13/02/2015)

Two thieves held, four laptops seized, by Manish Gautam (kp 13/02/2015)

Bike theft cases down,221 plaints so far this fiscal (ht 13/02/2015)

Rape victim offered million rupees to keep mum (ht 12/02/2015)

Bir union secy among three held for duping doc (kp 12/02/2015), Doctor cheated of six million rupees (ht 12/02/2015)

Witchcraft victims: Entire family suffers inhumane treatment, abuse, by Raj Kumar Karki (kp 12/02/2015)

Reconciliation out of court leading to rise in crime (ht 11/02/2015)

Recently-married girl burnt to death in Siraha (ht 10/02/2015), Kin demand probe into woman’s death (kp 12/02/2015)

Technical institute operator held for fraud (ht 10/02/2015)

Smugglers traffick rural kids to work in brick kilns, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 10/02/2015)

Over 371 foreign drug offenders in Nepal jails, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 10/02/2015)

‘Rs 5.4b held in Swiss bank in ’07’: ICIJ reports 8 unnamed Nepalis parked the illegal cash in HSBC’s private banking arm in year 2006-07, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 10/02/2015), HSBC helps Nepalis hide 54 million US dollars in ill-gotten wealth, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht 10/02/2015), Swiss connection: Govt must investigate Nepali accounts in foreign banks (kp 11/02/2015), Investigate it (ht 11/02/2015)

5 traders found selling illegal gold (kp 10/02/2015)

‘Sharp shooters’ used in kidnapping of trader, by Awadhesh Kumar Jha (kp 10/02/2015)

Five arrested with 5.23 kg gold, cash (ht 09/02/2015)

Teachers beaten up, school vandalised (ht 09/02/2015)

INTERPOL's most wanted Nepali poacher brought to Nepal, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 09/02/2015)

Fear of abuse keeping girl students out of school: Rising cases of violence against women a bane of those who wish to pursue studies, by Prakash Singh (ht 08/02/2015)

CPN Maoist cadres held on extortion charge (kp 08/02/2015)

Man arrested with fake Nepali currency notes (ht 08/02/2015)

Suspended SP lawmaker’s house raided (ht 08/02/2015)

Nepal urged to accede to Rome Statute (kp 07/02/2015)

Sexual harassment on public vehicles on the rise: Women commuters say they feel unsafe (ht 06/02/2015)

More women in far-west region approaching court to seek justice (ht 06/02/2015)

7 held with ancient Buddha statue, by Rajendra Nath (kp 06/02/2015)

Woman looted of Rs 1.8m in broad daylight (kp 05/02/2015), Woman robbed of Rs 19 lakh in heart of capital (ht 05/02/2015)

Court orders compensation for youths thrashed by cops (ht 05/02/105)

Cops suspended for illegal detention (ht 05/02/2015)

Jailed for marrying underage girl (ht 04/02/2015)

Bank security guard killed (ht 04/02/2015)

Man hacks wife to death (kp 03/02/2015)

Around 4,000 girls rescued every year (ht 03/02/2015)

3 cops convicted for torturing man in custody, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 03/02/2015)

Publicly humiliated Dalit couple seeks justice, by Dilli Ram Khatiwada (kp 02/02/2015)

Man accused of ‘abetting’ suicide of girlfriend (kp 02/02/2015)

CIB cautions people against SMS, mobile phone lottery scams (ht 02/02/2015)

‘Witchcraft’ victim’s family face social boycott, by Mohan Budhair (kp 01/02/2015)

Man arrested for raping minor (kp 01/02/2015)

Woman shot dead over domestic tiff, by Kashiram Dangi (kp 01/02/2015)

Q1 crime statistics show upward trend: More offences reported in the first quarter of this fiscal compared to previous years (ht 01/02/2015)

CIB catches two alleged frauds (ht 01/02/2015)

 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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