Madan Thakur

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Police send victims’ clothes, kiln ash for lab test in Alam case

Published On: October 25, 2019 07:24 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Oct 25: Police have sent for laboratory tests clothing items of victims of a bomb blast in Rautahat in 2008 and ashes from the brick kiln into which they were allegedly thrown and killed. Former minister Mohammad Aftab Alam is alleged to be behind the killings.

No blast occurred, state is plotting against me: Alam

Published On: October 21, 2019 07:47 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Oct 21: Rautahat District Court remanded Mohammad Aftab Alam, a former minister accused of murdering nearly two dozen people in 2008, to police custody for five more days on Sunday for investigations.

District court remands NC leader Alam in custody for more five days (with video)

Published On: October 20, 2019 05:01 PM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Oct 20: Rautahat District Court has remanded Nepali Congress leader Mohammad Aftab Alam in custody for more five days for investigations into a blast and subsequent murder of at least 22 of those injured in the bomb blast that took place in 2008.

Rautahat blast injured start coming in police contact after Alam’s arrest

Published On: October 20, 2019 06:45 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Oct 20: The victims of the 2008 bomb blast in Rautahat district have started coming in the contact of Rautahat Police.

Alam remanded to seven days in police custody

Published On: October 16, 2019 07:27 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Oct 16: The Rautahat District Court on Tuesday has remanded suspended lawmaker and former minister Mohammad Aftab Alam to judicial custody for seven days for investigations.

Alam arrest revives writ petitioner's hopes of justice

Published On: October 15, 2019 07:27 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Oct 15: The arrest of former minister and Nepali Congress lawmaker Mohammad Aftab Alam on Sunday on the charge of multiple murders in Rautahat back in 2008 has left the families of the victims as well as locals more confident about the rule of law .

Ex-Minister Alam arrested in connection with 2008 ‘murders’

Published On: October 14, 2019 08:27 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Oct 14: Police on Sunday arrested former minister Mohammad Aftab Alam on the charge of his involvement in committing several murders in Rautahat district in April 2008.

India still building illegal embankment after accord on tackling floods

Published On: August 24, 2019 08:40 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Aug 24: Locals are worried about possible flooding and inundation again during the next monsoon season as the Indian authorities in the area bordering Rautahat district have started quietly repairing an embankment that was largely responsible for flooding and inundation on the Nepal side of the border last month.

Parents of 15-hour-old baby born without anus make appeal for help

Published On: July 30, 2019 02:37 PM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, July 30: Parents of a 15-hour-old male baby born without anus whose health condition is critical have made an appeal for economic help on Tuesday.

Mahato calls for banning extraction of Chure range

Published On: July 22, 2019 04:15 PM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, July 22: Leader of Rashtriya Janata Party Rajendra Mahato has stressed the need for banning excessive extraction of the Chure range for natural resources.

Police officer arrested on charge of rape

Published On: July 20, 2019 04:19 PM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, July 20: An assistant Sub-Inspector(ASI) on Friday has been arrested on the charge of raping a 20-year-old woman in Rautahat district.

Under-construction Bagmati bridge in limbo again

Published On: July 20, 2019 07:11 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, July 20: The construction of a bridge over Bagmati River which connects Gadhimai Municipality of Rautahat with Barahathawa Municipality of Sarlahi has hit a snag after the recent flood triggered by torrential rainfall washed away three slabs connecting the third and fourth pillars of the bridge.

High-ranking govt officials including ministers flock to flood-hit areas (with video)

Published On: July 17, 2019 11:49 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, July 17: High-level government officials and ministers have flocked to the flood-hit areas in different parts of the country with a view to monitoring the havoc wreaked.

70,000 families affected in Rautahat: Police

Published On: July 15, 2019 06:00 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, July 15: Normal life in Rautahat and surrounding areas has come to a standstill following incessant rainfall since the last few days, which has triggered massive floods in rivers like Bagmati, Lal Bakaiya, Jhajh, Lamaha, Chani and Tarahari.

Five bodies recovered as water level decreased (with photos)

Published On: July 14, 2019 03:00 PM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, July 14: After the water level decreased, five bodies have been recovered from Gaur municipality of Rautahat.

Embankment built by India causes flooding in Nepal

Published On: July 14, 2019 06:30 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, July 14: Over a dozen villages in Rautahat have been inundated by flood bringing people's normal life to a standstill.

Floodwaters inundate Gaur municipality

Published On: July 13, 2019 01:58 PM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, July 13: Gaur municipality in Rautahat district has been inundated by flood waters that accumulated after the embankment built in the area bordering India blocked their flow.

Ex-PM Nepal's home flooded amid heavy rainfalls

Published On: July 13, 2019 12:05 PM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, July 13: Former Prime Minister and senior leader of ruling Nepal Communist Party Madhav Kumar Nepal's home in Rautahat has been flooded following heavy rainfalls in the district for the past three days.

In pictures: Scores of villages in Rautahat inundated

Published On: July 13, 2019 10:12 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, July 13: Floods caused by incessant rainfall for the past three days have inundated scores of villages in Rautahat district.

IN PICTURES: Rautahat inundated

Published On: July 12, 2019 12:26 PM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, July 12: Floods caused by incessant rainfall have inundated half a dozen villages in Rautahat.