When reel raises questions on real issues Where mainstream political parties are failing to voice the hopes and woes of the people of Nepal, contemporary Nepali films namely Mansarra, Bokshi ko Ghar and Pujar Sarki have been able to show some silver linings in the cloud. Lifestyle 22 Jun, 2024
Lumbini Province reports 823 incidents of domestic violence in first quarter TULSIPUR: As many as 823 incidents of domestic violence have been reported in Lumbini Province in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. The Province Police Office Dang stated that these many incidents occurred in the 12 districts of the... Travel 04 Dec, 2020
Woman accused of witchery files complaint Dhading, May 3 A woman in Dhading has filed a complaint against her neighbour for meting out torture and inhuman treatment accusing her of practising witchcraft. Fifty-three-year-old Chhabi Kumari Lamsal of Palpabhanjyang in Nilkantha... Travel 04 May, 2019
Province social development ministers come up with collective promises to end inhuman practices KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizen, and province social development ministers have come up with collective commitments to end gender-based violence (GBV) and other harmful social practices including child labour, child/early... Travel 18 Sep, 2018
Finance Minister unveils first federal budget of Rs 1.31 trillion KATHMANDU: Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada presented a federal budget of Rs 1,315 billion for the fiscal 2018-19 in the joint session of the House of Representatives and National Assembly here today, with a major focus on transforming the... Travel 29 May, 2018
Ghodaghodi Mayor assailants made public DHANGADHI: Four CPN Maoist (Chand) cadres held for allegedly assaulting Mayor of Ghodaghodi Municipality in Kailali district, have been made public by the police today. Likewise, the police also made public six other people who were taken in... Travel 15 Mar, 2018
Simmering ghee splashed on girl on turning down marriage proposal in Kanchanpur DHANGADHI: A week after the ruthless thrashing of Radha Chaudhary of Kailali in Province 7 on accusations of “witchery”, 21-year-old Sunita Chand of Bhimdatta Municipality, Kanchanpur of the same province has been attacked for rejecting a marriage... Travel 14 Mar, 2018
Lawmakers demand actions against police official and people�s representative DHANGADHI: Members of Provincial Assembly of Province 7 have sought actions against police official who denied to register the case of a young woman thrashed on accusation of witchcraft. Moreover, the parliamentarians have also demanded actions... Travel 10 Mar, 2018
14 women victimised from evil social practices KATHMANDU: At least fourteen women have been victimised due to incidents related to evil social practices in the period of four months. In a quarterly report, from mid-August to mid-December, released today by the Kuriti Antya Samaj, an organisation... Travel 24 Dec, 2015
Women thrashed on the charge of witchcraft RAJBIRA, July 27 Two women of a family were beaten black and blue on the charge of practising witchcraft at Parsahi, Madhepura VDC-6, in Saptari yesterday night. The victims are: Maya Devi Mandal, 60, and her 26-year-old daughter-in-law... Travel 28 Jul, 2015
Elderly thrashed on charge of witchcraft RAUTAHAT: A group of locals thrashed 60-year-old Marchiyadevi Teli of Dewahi VDC-1 accusing her of practicing witchery. She was accused of making her neighbour Pramala Teli ill. Pramila the daughter of Meghu Shah Teli has been suffering from fever for... Travel 01 Apr, 2010
Elderly thrashed on charge of witchcraft RAUTAHAT: A group of locals thrashed 60-year-old Marchiyadevi Teli of Dewahi VDC-1 accusing her of practicing witchery. She was accused of making her neighbour Pramala Teli ill. Pramila the daughter of Meghu Shah Teli has been suffering from fever for... Travel 01 Apr, 2010
