Kalli Kumari’s tormentor held The Metropolitan Police Range,Jawalakhel arrested Bimala Lama from Man Bhawan on Wednesday on the charge of torturing Kalli Kumari BK for practising ‘witchcraft’. Lama had forced BK to eat her own stool. “I was fallen prey to a... Horoscopes 11 Jun, 2009
Witchery accused ousted from village RAJBIRAJ: A woman had to leave her village after the locals tortured her and vandalised her house accusing her of practicing witchcraft. Bacchidevi, 40, a resident of Saptari's Shambhu VDC 7- was forcefully thrown out of her village after she was... Travel 22 May, 2009
Kalli Kumari to return home today Kathmandu: Kalli Kumari BK, a resident of Pyuthar VDC, Lalitpur, who was forced to leave her house by the locals accusing her of practicing witchcraft, will return home after 52 days on Monday. On March 20, BK, a Dalit woman, was forced to eat her own... Horoscopes 11 May, 2009
Dalit women cry for equal representation KATHMANDU: Dalit women on Friday demanded the government to ensure their rights in the new constitution and urged for special plans and policies to uplift and empower Dalit women. Feminists Dalit Organisation (FEDO) on Friday publicised their... Travel 02 May, 2009
Dalit’s tormentors in dock KATHMANDU: Three people accused of torturing Kalli Kumari BK will be produced in the district court on Saturday. BK was tortured for allegedly practicing witchcraft. Dhan Kumari Sunuwar, member of National Women Commission, informed that the police... Horoscopes 26 Apr, 2009
Feminist Dalit body bays for culprits’ blood KATHMANDU: Feminists Dalit Organisation (FEDO) today demanded that the culprits accused of torturing Kalli Kumari BK, who was forced to eat her own faeces for allegedly practicing witchcraft, be brought to book. It also warned of protests if the... Horoscopes 21 Apr, 2009
Kin thrash 75-year-old for witchcraft RAMECHHAP: Goma Devi Khatri, 75, a resident of Bijulikot VDC in Ramechhap district, has been thrashed by her family on the charge of being a witch. According to the victim, her husband Jagat Bahadur Khatri, his second wife Methimaya and father-in-law... Travel 17 Apr, 2009
`Harry Potter' sweeps into theaters LOS ANGELES: Harry Potter and his school chums are heading back to class a little sooner than expected. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" now is opening Wednesday, July 15, two days earlier than its previous release date, Warner... Travel Abroad 15 Apr, 2009
Pact to nab BK torture suspect Lalitpur, March 30:The Lalitpur District Administration Office today signed a three-point agreement with the representatives of the Dalit community to punish the perpetrators involved in torturing a dalit woman in Lalitpur accusing her of practicing... Horoscopes 30 Mar, 2009
24-hour ultimatum to arrest culprits Kathmandu, March 27:Organisations working for Dalit, women and human rights issues gave a 24-hour ultimatum to government offices concerned in Lalitpur to look into the case of Kalki Kumari BK, who was accused of practising ‘witchcraft’ and forced... Horoscopes 27 Mar, 2009
LETTERS Punish the criminalsThis is in reference to the news article “Witch gets a raw deal” (THT, March 25). It is indeed shocking to learn that 50 villagers, headmistress, forced Kali Kumari BK to eat her own excreta in public andfurthermore, threatened... 26 Mar, 2009
ONCE-OVER Man killed in mob furyMAHENDRANAGAR: A group on Friday beat to death forty-year-old Kaliram Chaudhary of Ultanpur in Sripur village development committee on the charge of practising witchcraft, the Kanchanpur District Police Office said. Chaudhary’s... Travel 12 Oct, 2008
