Nepal

Rautahat annuls illegal registration of 30 bighas land; Fraud, forgery cases to follow

The Rautahat District Administration has annulled the illegal registration of more than 30 bighas of government land in the names of 40 individuals, ordering the property restored to state ownership and initiating legal action against those involved.

Nepal

'Go Back KC' slogans raised as security deployed outside Dharamshala

A group of auto-rickshaw drivers staged a protest against medical education reform campaigner Dr Govinda KC outside the Krishna Mandir Dharamshala in Dhangadhi on Saturday, where he has been on a hunger strike since Thursday.

Nepal

CIAA arrests two officials in Sarlahi over alleged Rs 750,000 bribe

The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has arrested the chief of the Groundwater Resources and Irrigation Development Division Office in Sarlahi and a mechanical officer after recovering Rs 821,115, including Rs 750,000 allegedly received as a bribe, during a raid Friday evening.

Nepal

166 passports delivered to homes in Dhankuta under new govt service

Residents of remote parts of Dhankuta no longer need to make repeated trips to government offices to collect their passports, with 166 people having received the travel document at their doorstep under a home delivery service.

Videos

Search underway after man swept away in Bagmati River at Chobhar

A tourist guide went missing after being swept away by the current while swimming in the Bagmati River at Chobhar, near Jal Binayak Temple.

Nepal

'Where Is Hattimara?' protest puts spotlight on 'disappeared' River in Udayapur

Holding banners that read "Where Is Hattimara?", activists, students and local traders gathered at Gaighat's main square on Friday, launching a public campaign to reclaim what they say was once the Hattimara River but is now an encroached settlement.

Environment

Heavy rain likely in four provinces as monsoon remains active

Heavy rainfall is likely at one or two places in the hilly districts of Bagmati, Gandaki, Lumbini and Karnali provinces today, with the Meteorological Forecasting Division warning of continued monsoon activity across much of the country.

Kathmandu

Case filed against eight individuals in Bal Mandir case; three arrested, five absconding

A case has been filed against eight individuals with the Kathmandu District Court in connection with an ongoing fraud investigation that originated in recommendations made by a high-level investigative commission in Bal Mandir.

Kathmandu

Amnesty, HRW, ICJ raise concerns over Supreme Court independence

Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) have expressed concern over recent government actions they say threaten the independence of Nepal’s judiciary, urging authorities to refrain from political interference in judicial appointments and the composition of the Supreme Court.