Recent cases in Dhanusha, Saptari and Bara have raised fresh concerns about gaps in child protection. Police and rights advocates call for stronger safeguards at home and in communities.

Police say Muskan Khatun allegedly killed the child amid a dispute with Rubina Khatun, the girl’s biological mother.

Rape and murder victim cremated following government-family agreement

A government investigation into the July 30 violence recommends disciplinary action against officers carrying handguns and calls for major changes to crowd-control procedures across Madhesh.

Curfews in 4 districts. Ganesh Yadav killed in Golbazar.

A confrontation triggered by a dispute linked to Sunsari turns violent in Siraha, leaving two young men with gunshot injuries amid heightened tensions.

Unidentified assailants attack Ganesh Paudel from behind after a public meeting in Rautahat and flee, as police say the suspects have been identified.

An elderly couple say they repaid nearly Rs1.6 million on loans worth Rs480,000, but their mortgaged land remains out of reach.

Negotiations in Bara ended in a deadlock after both sides remained firm on their positions over a proposed written agreement.

Protesters demand cancellation of fraudulent loan documents, return of seized property, tougher laws and a special tribunal, and say they will march to Kathmandu unless demands are heeded.

Hundreds begin a 15-day walk from Janakpur, saying authorities have failed to curb predatory lending, leaving borrowers trapped in court battles and at risk of losing their property.

Bureaucratic delays leave parts of Nepal’s East-West lifeline still registered in private names, complicating plans for a four-lane upgrade.

Koiri was taken into custody in Mahottari a day after the Janakpur High Court sentenced him to five years in prison for the 2015 killing of Armed Police Force assistant sub-inspector during the Madhesh movement.

Workers employed by a private contractor launched an indefinite protest, dumping rubbish at key locations across the city as they pressed for higher wages and better benefits.

Law requires local units to transfer 40 percent of royalties and taxes to the province, but many have withheld and spent the funds.

Singh is accused of helping prepare fake documents to secure citizenship and other official papers.

Local officials say they will hand over office keys to the federal ministry after a four-month standoff over the appointment of a senior bureaucrat.

Importers allowed to declare retail prices at customs points and label goods later at warehouses.

Shortage of staff, including chief scientist and technical officers, disrupts core research functions.

Money meant for urgent care was confiscated on suspicion of illegal cash, leaving a patient without treatment and her husband trapped in bureaucratic hurdles.