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Was Rubi's murder simply revenge over a failed love? Understand the case in 7 points

Rautahat, Aug. 28 -- Police were left shocked on Sunday morning after the body of 30-year-old Rubi Kumari Sah was discovered inside a blue suitcase near Mudwala Gate on the Gaur-Sirsiya road. The inv... Read More


Rubi Sah murder case: Suspect found 'attempting self-immolation' in Rautahat

Rautahat, Aug. 27 -- Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of 30-year-old Rubi Kumari Sah of ward 2 in Madhav Narayan Municipality. Local resident Laxman Paswan, who had fled a... Read More


Ruby Sah's murder suspect dies after self-immolation attempt

Rautahat, Aug. 27 -- Laxman Paswan, the key suspect in the murder of 30-year-old Rubi Kumari Sah, has died on Wednesday while undergoing treatment for severe burn injuries sustained during a suicide a... Read More


Woman's body found inside suitcase in Gaur

Rautahat, Aug. 24 -- Body of a woman was found inside a suitcase in Gaur, the district headquarters of Rautahat district, on Sunday morning. Police said the suitcase had been spotted late Saturday ni... Read More


Survivors of 2007 Gaur killings pursue justice for nearly two decades

Rautahat, Aug. 22 -- On March 21, 2007, tension in Gaur, Rautahat, erupted into violence at the Rice Mill Ground as rival political groups prepared for their assemblies. The local cadres of the then C... Read More


As checks tighten, Tarai smugglers use SUVs to sneak sal logs to India

Rautahat, Aug. 19 -- The dark of night in Bhasedawa village in ward 1 of Katahariya Municipality, Rautahat, looked deceptively quiet when a Mahindra Scorpio SUV rolled down a dirt track on July 31. Ac... Read More


Top court orders probe into 18-year old Gaur massacre

Kathmandu/rautahat, Aug. 19 -- The Supreme Court has ordered a long-delayed investigation into the 2007 Gaur massacre, one of the most gruesome political violence in the country's contemporary history... Read More


Drought-hit farmers die hooking wires to mains for irrigation

Rautahat, Aug. 3 -- At a time when the paddy fields in the Madhesh plains should be lush green, many lie parched. The region is grappling with an acute shortage of rainfall this monsoon, forcing despe... Read More


Highway trees turning into deadly traps for travellers

Rautahat, Aug. 2 -- As even moderately strong winds sweep across the Tarai, hundreds of trees along the East-West Highway have become looming threats. Bent and weakened by years of exposure and recent... Read More


East-West Highway trees turning into deadly traps for motorists

Rautahat, Aug. 1 -- As even moderately strong winds sweep across the Tarai, hundreds of trees along the East-West Highway have become looming threats. Bent and weakened by years of exposure and recent... Read More