EDITORIAL: Unlawful pardon The Supreme Court on Wednesday released the full text of its verdict on the Kailali carnage that took place on August 24, 2015, one month before the promulgation of the new constitution. Opinion 18 Aug, 2023
Full text of SC verdict damns Resham Chaudhary ​​​​​​​The Supreme Court released the full text of its verdict passed in response to appeals filed by Resham Chaudhary and some other defendants who were convicted in the Kailali carnage. Nepal 17 Aug, 2023
President studying Chaudhary's appeal ​​​​​​​The Ministry of Home Affairs has forwarded Resham Chaudhary’s petition for commutation of his jail sentence to President Ramchandra Paudel. Kathmandu 26 May, 2023
SC upholds verdict against Resham Chaudhary The Supreme Court served a blow to Tharu leader Resham Chaudhary by upholding the lower court’s verdict of life imprisonment for his role in Kailali carnage. Nepal 17 May, 2023
Amendment giving impunity to political criminals registered A bill has been registered in the Parliament to give impunity to political perpetrators of criminal offence. Kathmandu 12 May, 2023
HoR member Chaudhary released from prison The House of Representatives (HoR) member, Arun Chaudhary, has been released from prison. Nepal 19 Feb, 2023
Home ministry for waiving off Chaudhary's jail term The Ministry of Home Affairs has recommended that the Cabinet should waive off the sixmonth jail term imposed on Nagarik Unmukti Party lawmaker Arun Kumar Chaudhary in a criminal case adjudicated nine years ago in his home district of Kailali. Chaudhary was convicted for setting ablaze a tractor 13 years ago. The court had declared him an absconder for not serving his jail term. Nepal 18 Feb, 2023
HoR member sent to jail Chaudhary was elected a member of the House of Representatives from Kailali constituency No 4 during the November 20 elections. Kathmandu 03 Feb, 2023
NUP lawmaker Chaudhary arrested Nagarik Unmukti Party’s lawmaker Arun Kumar Chaudhary was arrested from Chisapani area of Baidhyanath Municipality in Banke district on Thursday. Nepal 03 Feb, 2023
Ordinance on pardoning political prisoners draws flak The government has sent an ordinance to President Bidhya Devi Bhandari proposing to amend the negative list in Section 116 of Criminal Procedure Code, whereby the government can withdraw cases filed against people who were involved in political agitations in the past but subsequently entered into agreements with the government to renounce violent methods and join the political mainstream. Nepal 13 Dec, 2022
Five arrested for 'resolving' rape case outside of court in Kailali Five people, including the accused, have been detained in the Kailali district for attempting to settle the rape case outside of court. Others who were involved in the incident have gone missing after the incident. Nepal 09 Jan, 2022
Nine sentenced to life for killing two cops in Kailali Kailali District Court has handed down life imprisonment to nine people for killing two policemen in Jugeda Village in the southern part of Dhangadi Sub-metropolitan City, Kailali. Nepal 28 Oct, 2021
