KATHMANDU, June 7: The Ministry of Home Affairs has formed a five-member committee to investigate the death of one Nabina Tharu of Madhuwan Municipality-2 in Bardiya on Monday.

JHAPA, June 7: A photojournalist, Durlabh Roy Chaudhary, of Kolkata of West Bengal, India, is in Jhapa jail for the past seven months on the charge of carrying fake currency.

KATHMANDU, June 7: Police were ordered to intervene after the locals of Banchare Danda protested against the dumping of garbage and tried to stop the vehicles carrying garbage to be dumped at the Banchare Danda landfill site today.

KATHMANDU, June 7: Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah has said that the people of Kathmandu will not have to suffer due to the accumulation of garbage on the streets of the city.

KATHMANDU, June 7: Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Devendra Paudel has said Nepal's efforts are geared toward reorienting all levels and structures of education for the transformation of society built on social justice, peace, prosperity, equity and women rights.

Seven-year-old girl murdered after rape

Published On: June 7, 2022 01:59 PM NPT By: Govinda KC

BIRENDRANAGAR, June 7: A seven-year-old girl has been raped and killed in Surkhet. The minor girl was killed after being raped in Gurbhakot Municipality-5 on Monday night.

Body of 6-year-old boy found at Mahottari border

Published On: June 7, 2022 12:32 PM NPT By: Republica

JANAKPURDHAM, June 7: The body of a child has been found on the border of Dhanusha-Mahottari. According to Pradip Bahadur Chhetri, spokesperson for Dhanusha District Police Office, the body of a 6-year-old boy was found in a ditch near Dudhmati River at Basbitti of Janakpur Sub-Metropolitan City-22 and Pipara Rural Municipality-6 of Mahottari on Monday evening.

Caste discrimination continues unabated in rural Palpa

Published On: June 7, 2022 12:00 PM NPT By: Republica

PALPA, June 7: The incidents of caste discrimination and untouchability are continued unabated in the rural areas in the district. Conservative thoughts and superstitions are behind such incidents.

Locals obstruct dumping of garbage in Banchare Danda

Published On: June 7, 2022 11:07 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 7: Locals at Sisdole have obstructed dumping of garbage in Banchare Danda. Stating that they do not agree with the agreement reached between the government and the representatives of the garbage dumping area, the agitating locals obstructed dumping of garbage in Banchare Danda on Tuesday morning.

Voters’ name list collection to begin from June 15

Published On: June 7, 2022 11:04 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 7: In view of upcoming elections to the Provincial Assembly and House of Representatives (HoR), the Election Commission (EC) is starting the collection and update of the voters’ name list from June 15.