Nirmala Panta Rape-Murder Case: Three years on, justice is still a far cry as culprit roams free A 13-year-old girl who went to her friend's place on 26 July, 2018, never made it home. She was found lifeless at a sugarcane field close to her home the next day. Nepal 25 Jul, 2021
Two years on, delayed justice disappoints Nirmala Panta's mother DHANGADHI: Two years have passed since 13-year-old Nirmala Panta of Bhimdatta Municipality-2 in Kanchanpur district was raped and murdered, but the culprit(s) have not been found yet. The victim’s family and others standing together with them,... Travel 25 Jul, 2020
�Innocent people should not be framed in Nirmala�s rape and murder case� It has been almost a year since 13-year-old Nirmala Panta of far-western Kanchanpur district was raped and murdered. Rights activists and locals of Kanchanpur have organised series of protests seeking justice for Nirmala ever since her body was found... Travel 22 Jul, 2019
Media, rights activists violated our human rights: Bam sisters Kathmandu, January 28 Aanchal Bam, 14, and Anita Bam, 20, aka Roshani and Babita Bam of Bhimdatta Municipality, Kanchanpur, who called a press meet in Kathmandu today to complain that their right to privacy and human rights was being violated in the... Travel 29 Jan, 2019
House panel asks IGP tough questions Kathmandu, December 10 The Sustainable Development and Good Governance Committee of the National Assembly today directed Inspector General of Police Sarbendra Khanal to immediately arrest and book those responsible for the rape and murder of... Travel 11 Dec, 2018
Negligent police officers got off lightly, say rights activists Kathmandu, October 26 Social activists and politicians have expressed anger at the ‘light sentence’ given to SP Dilliraj Bista and Inspector Jagdish Bhatta yesterday. The home ministry sacked the duo for negligence while investigating the... Horoscopes 27 Oct, 2018
NHRC holds discussion with experts Kathmandu, October 10 The National Human Rights Commission today held a discussion with experts of criminal investigation with the objective of collecting their opinion and suggestions on the rape and murder of Nirmala Panta. The discussion dwelt... Horoscopes 11 Oct, 2018
Home ministry sitting on NHRC directive We are awaiting the government’s response Kathmandu, October 9 As the National Human Rights Commission awaits the government’s response to its eight-point directive issued on Sunday in relation to the Nirmala Panta rape and murder case, the... Travel 10 Oct, 2018
EDITORIAL: Deceit and cover-up Contents of the report of the panel that probed Nirmala rape and murder show the state has done zilch to nab the perpetrator(s) A rape and murder. More than 70 days. A 37-page report after investigation that ran for almost two months. The outcome:... 09 Oct, 2018
Report provides information, not evidence: OAG Kathmandu, October 8 The Office of the Attorney General has stated that the report made public by the Ministry of Home Affairs about investigation into Nirmala Panta’s rape and murder can only be taken as ‘information’ and not as ‘ an... Travel 09 Oct, 2018
High-level probe reveals �too little, too late� Kathmandu, October 8 The report on rape and murder of Nirmala Panta released by the government yesterday was expected to answer many pressing questions raised by civil society, but it appears to have added to the confusion, prompting rights... Travel 09 Oct, 2018
NHRC asks govt to re-examine evidence Kathmandu, October 7 The National Human Rights Commission today issued an eight–point directive to the government, telling it to re-analyse and re-examine the capacity of the labs where DNA of the suspects in the Nirmala Panta’s rape and murder... Travel 08 Oct, 2018
