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Two teenage sisters have been found dead by hanging in Bhaktapur. According to police, 17-year-old Menuka Kandel and her 15-year-old sister, Srijana Kandel, originally from Panchapuri Municipality–8 in Surkhet, were discovered hanging in Madhyapur Thimi Municipality–8, Bode, Bhaktapur. The sisters were found on Thursday morning hanging from an iron rod in the passage of the ground floor of a two-storey house owned by Chakradhar Prajapati in Sintitar, Bode. Both were tied with a single nylon rope, according to DSP Dhundiraj Neupane of the Bhaktapur District Police Office. Police have stated that further investigation into the incident is underway.

The Police Headquarters has issued a circular to all police offices across the country instructing them not to release or share photos and videos of individuals arrested in any incident or crime. Deputy Inspector General Vinod Ghimire, the central spokesperson for Nepal Police, informed that during press conferences or while sharing any information, police units nationwide have been directed to refrain from publicizing or distributing images and videos of arrested persons. This directive follows instructions from the Office of the Attorney General, which advised the Police Headquarters not to release such photos and videos. Based on this guidance, the Police…

The Kathmandu District Court has scheduled the next hearing for suspended CPN-UML secretary and former Deputy Prime Minister, Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, for Shrawan 18 (August 2), following the completion of testimonies from complainants and witnesses in the fake Bhutanese refugee case. Rayamajhi, who was elected from Arghakhanchi and is currently a suspended member of parliament, has been in pre-trial detention for two years. According to court information officer Deepak Kumar Shrestha, statements have now been recorded from both the complainants and those who prepared documents related to the case involving fraud, forgery, crimes against the state, and organized crime. One…

Former Madhesh Province Chief Rajesh Jha Ahiraj has been arrested on charges of raping a young woman. According to the District Police Office, Kathmandu, Ahiraj was taken into custody on Sunday in Baneshwor after a complaint was filed against him. He was presented before the Kathmandu District Court the same day, where the court granted police five days of judicial custody for investigation. The complaint was originally filed at the District Police Office on Magh 3, 2080 BS. Based on this, the Kathmandu District Court had issued an arrest warrant on Chaitra 25, 2080 BS. The incident reportedly took place…

Date: May 17, 2025 (Jestha 3, 2081 B.S.) Kathmandu – Nepal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Arzu Rana Deuba, has once again urged the Qatari Special Envoy for Climate Change and Sustainability, Bader Omar Ismail Al Dafa, to intensify efforts for the release and safe return of Bipin Joshi, the Nepali student abducted by Hamas. The request was made during a courtesy meeting held on Friday in Kathmandu, where the Qatari envoy was participating in the Sagarmatha Dialogue 2025. In the meeting, Minister Rana acknowledged the efforts made by the Qatari government so far and requested that the issue be…