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SC issues interim order to unfreeze bank accounts of Durga Prasai's two hospitals

The Supreme Court has issued an interim order to unfreeze the bank accounts of two hospitals operated by Durga Prasai. On Monday, a bench of Justice Hari Prasad Phuyal issued the interim order in ...

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Education Minister Bidya Bhattarai resigns

Minister for Education, Science, and Technology Bidya Bhattarai has resigned from her post. She submitted her resignation to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli around 5 PM on Monday. Her secretariat in...

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CIB to investigate Durga Prasai as another arrest warrant issued for him

The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police will also investigate medical entrepreneur Durga Prasai, who is currently in custody at the District Police Range, Kathmandu. Prasai faces ch...

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Four killed in tractor accident in Kalikot

Four people died in a tractor accident in Palanta Rural Municipality of Kalikot district on Sunday. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Tek Bahadur Rawat at the District Police Offi...

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Four people including three of a family die as vehicle catches fire in Taplejung

Four people died after the Mahindra Bolero vehicle they were traveling in caught fire on the Kaflepati road section in Phungling Municipality-10, Taplejung, while they were on the way to visit Path...

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Rajendra Lingden, Gyanendra Shahi detained from Singha Durbar (Pictures)

Police have detained Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairman Rajendra Lingden and spokesperson Gyanendra Shahi from inside the Singha Durbar premises. After Shahi began chanting slogans, police ...

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RPP stages protest in front of prohibited zone at New Baneshwar (Pictures)

The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has begun a demonstration in front of the prohibited zone in New Baneshwar, Kathmandu. The RPP had announced plans to breach the prohibited zone in New Baneshw...

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Foreign Minister Rana to leave for Thailand on Sunday

Minister for Foreign Affairs Arzu Rana Deuba is set to leave for Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday. Minister Rana is scheduled to participate in the 81st session of the United Nations Economic and Soci...

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Top three leaders meet at Baluwatar to discuss transitional justice

A meeting of the top leaders of the three major political parties began on Saturday afternoon. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, and CPN (Maoist Center) C...

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Police provide security as protestors corner Yogesh Bhattarai in toilet

CPN-UML Secretary Yogesh Bhattarai was met with protests during his visit to his home district Taplejung on Friday. Bhattarai had arrived in Lelep, Phakthanglung Rural Municipality-6, Taplejung, o...

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Supplementary petition filed at SC challenging Gunakar Bhatta's qualifications for governor

A supplementary petition has been filed in the Supreme Court arguing that Gunakar Bhatta lacks the qualifications to become the governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB). Nirajan Pandey, information off...

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Prohibitory order lifted in Birgunj

The District Administration Office, Parsa, has lifted the prohibitory order imposed in certain part of the Birgunj Metropolitan City from Friday morning. A meeting of the District Security Committ...

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Lingden-led House sub-committee finds corruption in construction of Pokhara International Airport

The sub-committee formed under the leadership of Rajendra Lingden by the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives has concluded that there were irregularities and corruption in the...

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SC orders four arrested Bhutanese refugees be presented in court on April 24

The Supreme Court has issued an interim order to present four Bhutanese refugees currently in police custody in court on April 24 and not to deport them until then. Bhutanese refugee Narayan Kumar...

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Janakpur High Court acquits Ram Bahadur Bomjon in child sexual abuse case

The Janakpur High Court has acquitted Ram Bahadur Bomjon in a child sexual abuse case. A joint bench of Justices Khemraj Bhatta and Narishwar Bhandari acquitted Bomjon overturning the Sarlahi Dist...

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KMC demolishes unauthorized structures at Chyasal (Pictures)

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has demolished unauthorized structures in Chyasal. According to Superintendent of Police Dinesh Aryal at KMC Police, two garages and one scrap workshop constr...

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Former province chief Rajesh Ahiraj absconding after arrest warrant issued in rape case

Former Madhes province chief Rajesh Jha Ahiraj has gone into hiding. Ahiraj absconded after the Kathmandu District Court issued an arrest warrant for him in a rape case. A 25-year-old woman had f...

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Sumana Shrestha resigns as joint general secretary of RSP

Joint General Secretary of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Sumana Shrestha has resigned from her position. Shrestha, who is also a member of the House of Representatives, submitted her resignat...

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Police begin investigation on former province chief Rajesh Ahiraj

It has emerged that police are investigating Rajesh Jha (Ahiraj), former province chief of Madhes, over allegations of sexual abuse. The Women's Cell at the District Police Range, Kathmandu (DPRK)...

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President Paudel summons Parliament session

President Ram Chandra Paudel has summoned the next session of the Federal Parliament. On Wednesday, President Paudel summoned a session of both Houses of the Federal Parliament for 1 PM on April 2...

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SC moved seeking release of Bhutanese refugees from custody

The father of one of the Bhutanese refugee youths detained by Nepal Police for the past 19 days has approached the Supreme Court with a habeas corpus writ petition demanding their release from cust...

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SC stays implementation of decision to remove age limit for governor appointment

The Supreme Court has issued a short-term interim order in response to a writ petition challenging the removal of age criteria for appointment of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) governor through recent ame...

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PM Oli and NC President Deuba hold talks

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is also the chairman of CPN-UML, and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba held talks at the prime minister’s residence in Baluwatar on Tuesday. The two le...

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Sindoor Jatra celebrated in Madhyapur Thimi (Pictures)

Sindoor Jatra, the biggest festival of Madhyapur Thimi, was celebrated with great enthusiasm on Tuesday. Held every year on Baisakh 2, the day after the Nepali New Year, Sindoor Jatra is celebrate...

en.setopati.com83 weeks ago

Suspended judge Bhuwan Giri acquitted in rape case, released from prison

Suspended judge Bhuwan Giri has been released from prison after the Patan High Court acquitted him of rape. Assistant Jailor Sher Bahadur Thapa said that Giri was released from the Dillibazar Pris...

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Parsa DAO lifts curfew in Birgunj, issues prohibitory order

The District Administration Office, Parsa, has lifted the curfew imposed in select areas of the Birgunj Metropolitan City in Parsa district. Parsa's Chief District Officer Ganesh Aryal said that t...

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Man crushed to death by chariot during Biska Jatra

One person died after being crushed by the chariot of Bhairavnath during Biska Jatra in Bhaktapur on Sunday. Deputy Superintendent of Police Dhundiraj Neupane at the District Police Range, Bhaktap...

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Group close to Durga Prasai set fire to Tinkune house where journalist Rajak died: Police

Police have revealed that the individuals who set fire to a private house in the Tinkune area of Kathmandu on March 28 are members of the Anawarat Tatpar Fauj (ATF), a group close to Durga Prasai. ...

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Ex-king Gyanendra speaks about Tinkune incident

Former king Gyanendra Shah has spoken about the Tinkune incident of March 28. In a video message released on Sunday to extend greetings for the New Year 2082, Shah addressed the Tinkune incident b...

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Curfew extended in Birgunj

The curfew imposed in Birgunj Municipality of Parsa district has been extended. Chief District Officer Ganesh Aryal issued a notice on Sunday, stating that the curfew order has been extended until...

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Ward chair tied to electricity pole and mercilessly beaten

Police have arrested three individuals on the charge of brutally assaulting 50-year-old Kul Bahadur Karki, ward chairman of Dullu Municipality-3, Dailekh, by tying him to an electricity pole at nig...

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Lawmakers demand ex-king be summoned by House committee over Tinkune incident

Lawmakers have proposed summoning former king Gyanendra Shah to a parliamentary committee to hold him accountable. During a discussion on Friday in the Law, Justice, and Human Rights Committee rega...

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Court remands Durga Prasai to custody for 12 days

The Kathmandu District Court has remanded Durga Prasai, who was designated “People’s Commander” of the violent protest held on March 28 at Tinkune in Kathmandu, to custody for 12 days. On Friday, ...

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SC moved against high court's order to send Rabi Lamichhane to custody

A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court demanding revocation the order issued by the Butwal bench of Tulsipur High Court to send Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane...

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Durga Prasai brought to Kathmandu (Pictures)

Durga Prasai, who was designated "People's Commander" of the protest held at Tinkune in Kathmandu on March 28 by the Joint People's Movement Committee for the Restoration of Monarchy, has been brou...