Crime
Lumbini Provincial Assembly member Dhan Bahadur KC released from jail after only one day
KATHMANDU: A 33-year-old forgery case led to the brief incarceration of Dhan Bahadur KC, a member of the Lumbini Provincial Assembly who represents the Rukum East 1 (B) constituency, on Sund...
Two arrested for murder of woman in Sundarijal
KATHMANDU: A woman was killed in Sundarijal, Gokarneshwar Municipality-1, on Saturday, and Santosh Ram Mahara, 24, and Rambinay Mahara, 40, of Sarlahi, were taken into jail in Basundhara, Ka...
Mother and son found dead in Udayapur
KATHMANDU: In Sorung Chhabise, Katari Municipality-10, Udayapur district, a tragic incident has occurred where a mother, Nirmala Thapa, 40, and her 6-year-old son, Aarus Thapa, were found de...
35 industries fined for child labor in FY 2023/24
KATHMANDU: In the last fiscal year 2023/24, action was taken against 35 industrial institutions and employers for using child labor, as per the Labor and Employment Office in Hetauda. The Of...
Chitwan National Park arrests 34 in major rhino poaching bust
KATHMANDU: Chitwan National Park (CNP) has made its largest single-year arrest of poachers, detaining 34 individuals linked to the illegal hunting of one-horned rhinos. This significant oper...
Man murdered at Nepal Oil Corporation depot in Dhanusha
KATHMANDU: Rakesh Barma, a 40-year-old wage employee at the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) depot in Sakhuwa Mahendra Nagar, Kshireshwarnath Municipality, Dhanusha, was murdered on Friday at aro...
Naresh Bhatta ordered to stay in custody as evidence revealed in wife's disappearance case
KATHMANDU: Naresh Bhatta, charged with concealing the body of his wife, Mamata Kafle, has been ordered to remain in police custody with no bond. This decision follows disturbing evidence pre...
Banke police seize 34 tolas of gold and 10.5 kg of silver
KATHMANDU: In Banke, police have confiscated a significant amount of gold and silver. On Monday afternoon, authorities apprehended several individuals who were found with 34 tolas of gold an...
4 arrested for drug smuggling at Lalitpur hotel
KATHMANDU: Four individuals have been arrested for smuggling illegal drugs from a hotel in Lalitpur. The suspects, Sabina Maharjhan and Samit Rajbansi, both 29 and residents of Sanagaun, Mah...
Restaurant owner found murdered in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU: Rupak Bantawa, a 40-year-old restaurant owner and pool house operator, was found murdered in his home in Buddhanagar, Kathmandu. Bantawa, who ran ‘The Time Pass Snooker and Snack...
Foreign national arrested in Kathmandu with cocaine worth Rs 40 million
KATHMANDU: A foreign national, Bhamara Kon from Ivory Coast, was arrested in Thamel, Kathmandu, with cocaine valued at around Rs 40 million. The arrest took place on Sunday when police found...
6 people arrested for gang-raping 16-year-old girl in Jhapa
Six people have been taken into custody in Jhapa on suspicion of gang-raping a sixteen-year-old girl that evening at several locations. Anish Limbu (19), Saroj Rai (34), Keshav Magar (25), Sudip Sh...
