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
No justice in sight for rape, murder victim Nirmala Kathmandu, June 25 It will be exactly 11 months tomorrow since 13-year-old Nirmala Panta of Kanchanpur district was raped and murdered, but police are still clueless about the perpetrator(s). If a recent remark of Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa is... Travel 26 Jun, 2019
Resham�s manacled leg enrages PM Kathmandu, June 22 Enraged by the manacles that bound Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal lawmaker Resham Chaudhary’s leg to the bed at Bir Hospital, where Chaudhary is undergoing treatment, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli ordered Chief Secretary Lok Darshan... Travel 23 Jun, 2019
EDITORIAL: Wilful inaction Whatever the outcome of the report from abroad, it will not convince the public because the Nepal Police has lost credibility Seven months after the rape and murder of 13-year-old Nirmala Panta, a resident of Bhimdatta Municipality-2 of Kanchanpur... 14 Feb, 2019
27 inmates die in six months across country KATHMANDU: Twenty-seven inmates died in six months of the current fiscal year across the country. They reportedly lost their lives to various diseases. Majority of the deaths took place at the Central Jail, Jagannath Dewal,... Travel 12 Feb, 2019
�I am in favour of death penalty for rapists� Empowering women entails enabling women to enjoy their rights by increasing their representation in all government bodies and political parties and framing women-friendly policies at all levels of governance. Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal lawmaker Chanda... Travel 12 Nov, 2018
AIG-led probe panel report yet to come Kathmandu, November 11 Even two months after a nine-member probe committee was formed under Additional Inspector General of Nepal Police Dhiru Basnyat to probe how police had botched up investigation of the rape and murder of 13-year-old Nirmala... Travel 12 Nov, 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
SP Bista, Inspector Bhatta furnish clarifications MoHA officials have been examining clarification letters Kathmandu, October 24 Nepal Police Headquarters today forwarded the clarifications furnished by suspended Superintendent of Police Dilliraj Bista and Inspector Jagadish Bhatta to the... Travel 25 Oct, 2018
Bungling cops to furnish clarifictions today Preparations are in full swing to dismiss Bista and Bhatta from police service Kathmandu, October 23 Nepal Police Headquarters will submit the clarifications furnished by suspended Superintendent of Police Dilliraj Bista and Inspector Jagadish... Travel 24 Oct, 2018
Suspended SP, inspector yet to furnish clarification Kathmandu, October 22 Suspended SP Dilliraj Bista and Inspector Jagadish Bhatta, have not responded to the Ministry of Home Affairs’ letters seeking clarification from them within 24 hours. The ministry had issued the letters yesterday. Home... Travel 23 Oct, 2018
Fire negligent police officers, NP headquarters recommends The IGP had recommended that Bista and Bhatta be dismissed as per Police Regulation for negligence while handling criminal investigation and failure to bring to book the culprit(s) Kathmandu, October 21 Nepal Police Headquarters has taken... Travel 22 Oct, 2018
