OAG to file review petition against Batala�s acquittal KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 1 The Supreme Court has allowed the Office of the Attorney General to file a review petition against its division bench’s decision to acquit Govinda Bahadur Batala, one of the defendants in Ramhari Shrestha murder case. Batala... Travel 02 Oct, 2020
New deterrent provisions on the cards Punishment for acid attack perpetrators seen as too less KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 19 Acid attack victim Muskan Khatun’s plea to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has moved the PM to bring stringent laws to curb such attacks. Khatun told THT she was... Travel 20 Sep, 2020
International Commission of Jurists calls for transparency and justice KATHMANDU: International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), an international non-government organisation which works as advocate for justice and human rights, has called upon the Government of Nepal to undertake substantial reforms in order to ensure that... Travel 06 Aug, 2020
Commuting of Ranjan Koirala�s sentence likely to be reviewed KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court today granted leave to the Office of the Attorney General to file a review petition against its division bench’s verdict that commuted the life sentence of murder convict former deputy inspector general of Armed Police... Horoscopes 26 Jul, 2020
Government attorneys� negligence helps Dipak Manange go scot free KATHMANDU, JULY 12 A deadline error by the government attorneys has helped ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Gandaki Province lawmaker Rajiv Gurung aka Dipak Manange go scot free in a money laundering case being heard by the Supreme Court. The... Travel 13 Jul, 2020
Rights organisations urge government to prosecute acts of torture, ill-treatment KATHMANDU: The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Advocacy Forum (AF) and Terai Human Rights Defenders Alliance (THRD Alliance) have voiced concerns about the near-total failure by authorities to investigate and prosecute acts of torture in... Travel 26 Jun, 2020
Apex court acquits Nepali footballers of match-fixing, treason KATHMANDU, JUNE 16 The Supreme Court today acquitted former national football team skipper Sagar Thapa and five other players of treason and match-fixing in national and international games. The division bench of justices Ananda Mohan Bhattarai... 17 Jun, 2020
Govt urged to set up dedicated crime investigation agency Kathmandu, May 5 The Office of the Attorney General has urged the government to establish a dedicated agency or unit for crime investigation. The annual report (2019-20) of the OAG submitted to President Bidhya Devi Bhandari yesterday had... Travel 06 May, 2020
OAG submits annual report to president Kathmandu, May 4 Office of the Attorney General today submitted its annual report to President Bidhya Devi Bhandari urging the government to sign mutual legal assistance and extradition treaties with other countries to control organised... Travel 05 May, 2020
421 prisoners from across the country released amid coronavirus scare Kathmandu, April 17 As many as 421 inmates, including juveniles, were released from various prisons and juvenile correction facilities across the country in the face of novel coronavirus outbreak. Pradeep Raj Kandel, director general at the... Horoscopes 18 Apr, 2020
Serial killer Sobhraj in sentence waiver list Kathmandu, March 28 Nepal’s jail administration has put French national Charles Sobhraj, 76, a murder convict serving jail sentence in Nepal, on the list of elderly prisoners, who could qualify for waiver of jail sentence. Jailer of Central... Horoscopes 29 Mar, 2020
Murder convict Sobhraj on pending list of elderly prisoners awaiting waiver of jail sentence KATHMANDU: Nepal’s jail administration has put French national Charles Sobhraj, a murder convict serving jail sentence in Nepal, on the list of elderly prisoners awaiting waiver of jail sentence. Spokesperson at the Office of the Attorney... Horoscopes 28 Mar, 2020
