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Man arrested on charge of raping Dalit girl in captivity

Janakpur, April 23 -- The District Police Office in Dhanusha arrested a man on charges of abducting and raping a 14-year-old Dalit girl. The suspect allegedly held the teenager captive after she was ... Read More


Rs100 tax rule aimed at curbing small-scale smuggling hits daily shoppers at Nepal-India border

Kathmandu, April 19 -- For residents of the country's southern plains, crossing the 'Dashgaja'-the no-man's land separating Nepal and India-is part of daily life shaped by geography, culture and neces... Read More


Madheshi women break stereotypes to enter Parliament

Janakpur, March 14 -- Madheshi women rarely contested direct elections, despite the constitutional guarantee of 33 percent women representation in Parliament. Political parties have often fielded them... Read More


Matrika Yadav's journey from peace process to fourth term in Parliament

Janakpur, March 10 -- Matrika Yadav, 78, who began his political journey with the Nepali Congress during the 1977 movement against the Panchayat system, has been elected from Dhanusha constituency No.... Read More


EC directs deferral of result announcement in Dhanusha-1

Dhanusha, March 8 -- The Election Commission (EC) has directed officials to delay the announcement of the final result in Dhanusha-1 after disqualifying the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidate ju... Read More


RSP leads in Sindhupalchok-1, Congress ahead in Sindhupalchok-2

Sindhupalchok, March 6 -- In ongoing vote counting in Sindhupalchok, Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidate Bharat Parajuli is leading in constituency 1, while Nepali Congress' Bansha Lal Tamang has... Read More


Election Commission scraps candidacy of RSP's Kishori Sah

Janakpur, March 3 -- The Election Commission on Tuesday cancelled the candidacy of Rastriya Swatantra Party candidate Kishori Sah Kamal in Dhanusha-1. Election Commission spokesperson Narayan Prasad ... Read More