EDITORIAL-Open prison The concept of open prison is quite new for Nepal although it has been in practice in the developed countries to reduce the overwhelming pressure on the regular prisons. Opinion 23 Aug, 2022
All prison go hi-tech to prevent jailbreak The Department of Prison Management has installed adequate number of closed-circuit televisions, walk-through gates and metal detectors in all 74 prisons across the country in a bid to boost their security and prevent possible jailbreak. Nepal 21 Nov, 2021
DoPM urged to improve prison conditions The Ministry of Home Affairs has forwarded a ‘Rapid Monitoring Report on Prison Condition’ conducted by the National Human Rights Commission to the Department of Prison Management for implementation. Kathmandu 04 Feb, 2021
EDITORIAL: Inadequate testing The only way to keep the country safe is to screen and test every suspected case as advised by the World Health Organisation With the partial lockdown to go into effect from today in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus, there is a... 23 Mar, 2020
Prison capacity increased to 15,466 Kathmandu, December 15 The government has increased housing capacity of prisons to 15,466 from 11,300 under infrastructure development programme. According to a report of the Ministry of Home Affairs, newly constructed infrastructure had provided... Horoscopes 16 Dec, 2019
Kanchanpur Prison houses three times more jailbirds than capacity DHANGADI: Kanchanpur District Prison has been holding three times more prisoners than its capacity. It has been reported that the overcrowding of jailbirds at the prison is attributed to the poor management of the District Prison... Travel 17 Oct, 2019
Rautahat prison bursting at the seams Rautahat, August 20 Jailbirds in Rautahat District Prison are facing a tough time as the prison houses more inmates than its capacity. The dilapidated condition of the prison has also added to the woes of prisoners. The prison houses double... Travel 21 Aug, 2019
Round-the-clock surveillance of inmates Kathmandu, July 24 The Ministry of Home Affairs said the activities of jailbirds doing time in prisons were closely monitored by security personnel to foil attempts to orchestrate criminal acts from behind bars. Abhishek Raj Singh, 40, a serial... Horoscopes 25 Jul, 2019
Dillibazar Prison in dilapidated state Kathmandu, March 17 Dillibazar Prison is in dilapidated condition due to lack of timely repair and renovation, posing a serious threat to the lives of inmates. The prison buildings dating back to 1960 BS suffered serious damage in the 2015... Horoscopes 18 Mar, 2019
Tanahun prison bursting at the seams Damauli, March 8 Inmates in Tanahun District Prison are facing a hard time as the prison houses inmates almost three times its normal capacity. Jailor at District Prison Narayan Prasad Adhikari said the prison had the capacity to house 50... Travel 09 Mar, 2019
DoPM installs CCTVs to boost security in jails Kathmandu, February 20 The Department of Prison Management has installed adequate number of closed-circuit televisions in as many as 15 prisons of the country. According to the DoPM, it aims to increase surveillance to prevent incidents of... Horoscopes 21 Feb, 2019
Helicopter crash kills 25 in Afghanistan KABUL, AFGHANISTHAN: The Latest on the war in Afghanistan (all times local): 10:45 a.m. An Afghan official says an army helicopter carrying senior officials has crashed in bad weather in the western Farah province, killing all 25 on... Women 31 Oct, 2018
