Elderly woman, daughter-in-law beaten black and blue for 'practising witchcraft� in Saptari village RAJBIRAJ: In yet another case of superstition, two women were accused of practising witchcraft and attacked by their relatives in a village in Saptari district. A 60-year-0ld woman and her 26-year-old daughter-in-law were beaten black and blue... Travel 27 Jul, 2015
VAW cases up in private spaces: WOREC KATHMANDU, July 26 Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) on Sunday said that cases of Violence Against Women (VAW) had increased after people started living in sheds, huts and private shelters. A press statement issued here on Sunday by WOREC... Horoscopes 27 Jul, 2015
'Witch doctors' convicted in Rautahat child's murder HETAUNDA: Hetaunda Appellate Court on Tuesday sentenced life imprisonment with confiscation of all properties on two persons for killing a three-year-old child "in order to master the witchcraft practice". A division bench of Judge duo Kumar Prasad... Travel 08 Jul, 2015
Neighbours beat woman for �practising witchcraft� JANAKPURDHAM: A woman was thrashed indiscriminately for ‘practising witchcraft’ at Dhireshwornath Municipality in Dhanusha yesterday night. Local Kari Chaudhary, 50, Prahlad Chaudhary, 24, Sangita Chaudhary and Chanda Devi Chaudhary thrashed... Travel 05 Jul, 2015
Dhanusha woman thrashed for 'practicing witchcraft' JANAKPURDHAM: A 50-year-old woman was thrashed by her neighbours on charge of practicing witchcraft in Kshireshwornath Municipality of Dhanusha on Friday. Shivo Devi Mahara of Ichhapurtol, Kshireshwornath-10 0f the district, was beaten black and... Travel 04 Jul, 2015
Nawalparadi woman thrashed for witchcraft charges KAWASOTI: A woman has been beaten up by a local youth of Kolhauwa-8, Nawalparashi district, on the allegation of practicing witchcraft. The 69-year-old Som Kumari Mahato of Kolhuwa-8 of the district was severely beaten by Lal Bahadur Thanet last... Travel 26 Jun, 2015
Elderly thrashed on charge of witchcraft RAUTAHAT: A group of locals thrashed 60-year-old Marchiyadevi Teli of Dewahi VDC-1 accusing her of practicing witchery. She was accused of making her neighbour Pramala Teli ill. Pramila the daughter of Meghu Shah Teli has been suffering from fever for... Travel 01 Apr, 2010
Elderly thrashed on charge of witchcraft RAUTAHAT: A group of locals thrashed 60-year-old Marchiyadevi Teli of Dewahi VDC-1 accusing her of practicing witchery. She was accused of making her neighbour Pramala Teli ill. Pramila the daughter of Meghu Shah Teli has been suffering from fever for... Travel 01 Apr, 2010
Hepatitis-B grips Dang village, villagers panic LAMAHI: All the villagers of Karangkot in Sishaniya VDC of Dang district have been terrified of contracting Hepatitis-B after four members of a family in the neighbourhood were found infected with the disease. Local Arjun Bahadur Pun, 30, his wife... Travel 01 Mar, 2010
More Siraha women face witchcraft charges SIRAHA: Rasodevi Yadav (50) of Muksar VDC has been confined to her house for long and her movement restricted by locals accusing her of witchcraft. Yadav, who was sitting in her small hut lamented, "All the people in the village neglect me, how... Travel 01 Feb, 2010
Woman killed for practising witchcraft NUWAKOT: It has been revealed that an elderly woman was murdered by her neighbour for “practising witchcraft” in Nuwakot on December 8. Shir Lama, 24, of Betini murdered Sainli Tamang, 84, blaming her for killing his mother using black... Travel 30 Dec, 2009
Victims continue to suffer as culprits get off scot free RAJBIRAJ: Women in various villages of Saptari district say that they have been constantly tagged as “witches” by the perpetrators as the police have been a failure to take action against the culprits. They lament that the police, despite... Travel 20 Dec, 2009
