Crime

Former Judge Bhuwan Giri sentenced to 7 years in prison for rape case

Former Judge Bhuwan Giri sentenced to 7 years in prison for rape case

KATHMANDU: Former Judge Bhuwan Giri, who had been suspended, received a seven-year prison sentence following a rape case filed against him by his ex-wife, Aarati. The verdict was pronounced...

4 arrested at TIA for gold smuggling

4 arrested at TIA for gold smuggling

KATHMANDU: Four individuals were apprehended at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) for possession of gold. The detainees include Saroj Koirala, aged 31, from Kerabari Rural Municipality-9...

Students set government vehicle on fire in Biratnagar

Students set government vehicle on fire in Biratnagar

KATHMANDU: In Biratnagar, a group of students ignited a government-owned vehicle, a Scorpio (Ko 1 Jha 644), in front of Mahendra Morang Multiple Campus. The incident unfolded while Home Mini...

Former NCO Vice President Tulsi Narayan Shrestha arrested in Balmandir land scam

Former NCO Vice President Tulsi Narayan Shrestha arrested in Balmandir land scam

KATHMANDU: Tulsi Narayan Shrestha, the former Vice President of the Nepal Children’s Organization (NCO), has been apprehended by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police on Fri...

Nepal extradites murder suspect of Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anar to India

Nepal extradites murder suspect of Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anar to India

KATHMANUD: Nepal Police has extradited Mohammad Siyam Hussain, a Bangladeshi citizen accused in the murder case of Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anar, to India. The transfer occurred on Monday...

Nepali climber Nirmal Purja faces allegations of sexual assault

Nepali climber Nirmal Purja faces allegations of sexual assault

KATHMANDU: Allegations of sexual assault against renowned climber Nirmal Purja have prompted one of his major sponsors to withdraw its support, alongside calls for action against him from fe...

Police arrest woman and accomplice for narcotics dealing via Pathao rider

Police arrest woman and accomplice for narcotics dealing via Pathao rider

KATHMANDU: Police have detained a woman and another individual on charges of involvement in narcotics trafficking using a Pathao rider. Maya Lama, 34, from Bagmati Rural Municipality, Sarlah...

SC overturns CIAA's decision regarding Kunda Dixit and Kanak Mani Dixit

SC overturns CIAA's decision regarding Kunda Dixit and Kanak Mani Dixit

The Supreme Court (SC) has reversed the decision made by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) to initiate an investigation into Kunda Dixit and Kanak Mani Dixit, the pr...

CIAA presses corruption charges against 8 people over road construction irregularities

CIAA presses corruption charges against 8 people over road construction irregularities

KATHMANDU: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has taken legal action against eight individuals, alleging corruption in road construction overseen by the Consum...

Tharka Man Lama arrested in connection with 61 kg gold smuggling case

Tharka Man Lama arrested in connection with 61 kg gold smuggling case

KATHMANDU: In relation to the 61 kg gold smuggling case, Tharka Man Lama from Kavre has been taken into custody. The 45-year-old was apprehended by the Valley Crime Investigation Office in L...

Former chairman of Savings and Credit Cooperatives arrested for misappropriation of Rs 8 billion

Former chairman of Savings and Credit Cooperatives arrested for misappropriation of Rs 8 billion

KATHMANDU: CB Lama, formerly the Chairman of Kantipur Savings and Cooperatives and presently heading Pashupati Savings and Credit, has been apprehended. The Valley Crime Investigation Office...

Arrest warrants issued against former officials for citizenship grant

Arrest warrants issued against former officials for citizenship grant

The District Police Office in Dhanusha has taken action by issuing arrest warrants against former Chief District Officer (CDO) Sharad Kumar Bhattarai and former Section Officer Kashi Raj Dahal of t...