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Cops make a kill through ‘Dhakediya’ system, by Sujit Mahat (kp 12/05/2008)

Nine with firearms arrested in capital (kp 11/05/2008)

Two youths found murdered in capital (kp 11/05/2008), Two Gulf job aspirants murdered in capital (ht 11/05/2008)

Traders to protest tardy twin murder probe (ht 11/05/2008)

Sharma’s widow laments delay in probe into killing (ht 10/05/2008)

PM directs Home Minister to find out Anandi Devi's whereabouts (nn 10/05/2008), Anandidevi to show up in days: Kin (ht 11/05/2008)

Villagers chase Maoist lawmaker (kp 08/05/2008)

JTMM men kill Maoist cadre (kp 05/05/2008)

Criminal activities up in Siraha, by Devnarayan Sah (kp 05/05/2008)

Rs 7.5m looted from Laxmi Bank (kp 05/05/2008)

Kavre a ‘hub’ for stolen bikes (kp 04/05/2008)

Maoist lawmaker’s house bombed, kin killed (kp 01/05/2008)

Violence against women on rise, by Bechu Gaud (kp 30/04/2008), Combating Violence against Dalit Women of the Terai, by Hari Bansh Jha (tg 30/04/2008)

Protect torture victim Lama: AI (kp 30/04/2008)

UML demands action against Sharma’s murderers (kp 27/04/2008), Former minister Khadka charged with murder, by Surya Mani Gautam (ht 27/04/2008), Sharma’s killing was accidental: Bodyguard, by Motilal Poudel (kp 29/04/2008), Cops probe motive behind Sharma’s murder (kp 30/04/2008)

Maoist-held NC men freed (kp 27/04/2008)

Illegal tolls make vegetables pricey (kp 27/04/2008)

Valuables looted (kp 27/04/2008)

Encroachers continue grabbing public land in Jajarkot HQ (ht 27/04/2008)

Bank defaulters won’t be pardoned (ht 26/04/2008)

Smuggling on rise in Biratnagar, by Shekhar Regmi (ht 25/04/2008)

Murder accused army man nabbed (ht 22/04/2008)

Four of family found murdered (kp 20/04/2008), Gang kills four of a family in Kapilvastu (ht 20/04/2008)

Armed men rob bank (nn 20/04/2008), Rs 800,000 looted in Valley heist (kp 21/04/2008), Bank guard robbed of Rs 8.55 lakh (ht 21/04/2008)

2.2-tonne red sandalwood seized, by Sita Niraula (ht 18/04/2008) [This smuggling seems to be in the interest of the Chinese government! Chinese authorities leave no stone unturned in their suppression of Tibetan rights activists!!]

RPP-Nepal leader shot dead in Nawalparasi (nn 18/04/2008), RPP-N candidate shot dead (kp)

Gang of five behind heists nabbed (kp 06/04/2008)

Candidate’s killer caught (Gulf Times 06/04/2008)

Farmer shot dead, locals blame cops (kp 04/04/2008)

UML voter accidentally attacked by UML cadre! (kp 03/04/2008) [This is not a political incidence as the police claims but a crime. The offender should stop to call himself 'human rights activist'!!], Violence against women in politics alarming (kp 03/04/2008)

Police keep eye on gangsters as poll nears, by Baburam Kharel (kp 01/04/2008)

1 killed, 6 hurt in City hotel (ht 31/03/2008)

‘Wanted criminal’ in police net, finally (ht 30/02/2008)

Mother, daughter still missing after 5 years (nn 30/03/2008)

NTNC money spent lavishly by royals: Report (kp 26/03/2008), Nepal royals 'stole charity cash', by Charles Haviland (BBC News 27/03/2008), All the King’s Men (ht 28/03/2008)

Victim of Circumstances, by Sorrel Retchford (kp 23/03/2008)

Six gangsters in police dragnet (ht 23/03/2008)

Couple found dead inside shop (kp 22/03/2008)

Rs 7 lakh looted (ht 20/03/2008)

NPFN candidate killed in Banke, Maoists suspend their poll programme in the district (nn 19/03/2008), Maoist cadre shot dead in Rolpa (nn 19/03/2008), Maoist cadres, notorious criminal murdered Adhikari: Report (kp 21/03/2008), Adhikari murder case: Involvement of Maoist cadres suspected (ht 21/03/2008)

Three Rautahat youths murdered (ht 18/03/2008)

Fire destroys RPP office (ht 15/03/2008)

File murder case against Agni Sapkota: SC (kp 11/03/2008)

Theft at Norway envoy's residence (kp 09/03/2008), Norway envoy residence robbers in police net (kp 15/03/2008), Five held for heist in envoy’s house (ht 15/03/2008)

‘35 days too short for filing rape cases’ (kp 08/03/2008)

Dalit boy badly beaten, by Arjun Shah (kp 07/03/2008)

Agrawal attack suspects nabbed (kp 06/03/2008)

Goons mobilized for contract bid, by Aman Koirala and Shiva Puri (kp 04/03/2008)

Extortion racket in police net (kp 02/03/2008)

Businesswoman stabbed to death, husband injured in capital (kp 02/03/2008)

Violence against women on rise, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 01/03/2008)

Shivapuri suspect items to be tested in Finland (kp 29/02/2008)

Girl killed in JTMM-G attack on bus (kp 28/02/2008)

Nepal king has huge unpaid power bills (Khaleej Times 28/02/2008)

Major kidnap ring in Valley busted, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 28/02/2008), Gang involved in Murarka abduction busted (ht 28/02/2008)

‘Abduction’ attempt foiled (kp 27/02/2008)

Former FNCCI office-bearer shot at (ht 27/02/2008)

'No criminal liability found against him': Police free Dr Amit's Nepali aide (kp 25/02/2008)

DSP accused of kidnapping (kp 24/02/2008)

Abducted girl escapes JTMM-J captivity (kp 22/02/2008)

Disappearances Commission and TRC should meet int'l human rights standards: ICJ tells govt (nn 21/02/2008)

8,000 Post, Kantipur copies burnt: FLSC cadres torch Kantipur vehicle (kp 21/02/2008)

Maoist district leader killed (kp 20/02/2008)

NA’s cooperation in Maina case sought (kp 18/02/2008), Maina Sunuwar, 15, Killed 4 Years Ago; Justice Denied, by Richard Bennett (Nepal Monitor 18/02/2008)

One shot dead by gangsters in capital (kp 18/02/2008)

More cops comitting crime (kp 17/02/2008)

‘Political will needed to end impunity’ (kp 17/02/2008)

Human remains found at Shivapuri (kp 15/02/2008), Shivapuri site needs further probe: Experts (kp 16/02/2008)

2 hacked to death (kp 15/02/2008)

Crime rate highest in central region: AG, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht)

Man charged of raping a school girl in police remand (nn 13/02/2008)

Four of ‘highway gang’ arrested (kp 13/02/2008)

Cops probe whereabouts of missing women, by J Pandey (kp 13/02/2008)

Six kidnappers held, victim freed (kp 12/02/2008)

Game to drag in the UN, by Madan Regmi (kp 11/02/2008)

Dacoits injure 12, abduct 1 (kp 11/02/2008)

India seeks kidney doc’s deportation, by Kosh Raj Koirala  (kp 09/02/2008), Dr Amit flown back to India (kp 10/02/2008)

Kidney traffickers snaring poor, by Post B. Basnet (kp 06/02/2008)

Sah’s ‘murderers’ made public (kp 06/02/2008)

Cops shoot 3 ‘criminals’ dead (kp 03/02/2008), Demands grow for action against district police chief (kp 04/02/2008), Police team to probe Birgunj killing (kp 06/02/2008)

Father repays with daughter after losing in gambling (nn 03/02/2008)

7 Valley gangsters rounded up (kp 02/02/2008)

Three alleged criminals killed in police action in Birgunj (nn 02/02/2008)

Finn forensic experts to probe Shivapuri site (kp 01/02/2008)

NHRC seeks action against 3 security men (kp 01/02/2008)

4 killed in ‘domestic violence free’ districts, by Amrita Anmol (kp 31/01/2008)

India’s ‘most wanted’ nabbed (kp 31/01/2008)

Rs 4 million looted from bank customer in Kathmandu (nn 29/01/2008)

NA soldier accused of raping, killing school girl, by Kamal Panthi (kp 28/01/2008)

Attempted murder on journo Sah: Report (kp 28/01/2008)

Locals protest murder, shut down Itahari (kp 28/01/2008)

Jeweller stabbed to death (kp 27/01/2008)

Stillbirth due to police ‘negligence’: Infant's body dumped in garbage container, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 27/01/2008), Complaint filed against cops over still-born (kp 30/01/2008)

Three youths murdered after abduction in Siraha; two shot dead in Mugu (nn 23/01/2008), YCL ‘abducted’ 3 NC cadres found dead (kp 24/01/2008)

Rs 1.9m looted in capital (kp 22/01/2008)

Unidentified gang kills bank manager in Rajbiraj (nn 22/01/2008), Bank branch chief shot dead (kp 23/01/2008)

‘Raped’ girl finds no support, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 21/01/2008)

JTMM-J cadres kill civil servant (kp 21/01/2008)

JTMM-J abducted found dead (kp 19/01/2008)

PM Koirala’s exploits during life in exile catches the imagination of Indian media (nn 18/01/2008), Govt refutes media reports of PM’s involvement in Indian currency racket (nn 20/01/2008)

3 arrested for armed robbery (kp 17/01/2008)

Major kidnap ring busted (kp 16/01/2008)

Dacoits loot passenger bus in eastern Nepal, injure one (nn 15/01/2008)

Taulihawa shut following attack on businessman (nn 14/01/2008)

Panel seeks action against Belbari Culprits (kp 13/01/2008)

Job fair ransacked by youths: organizers attacked, event put off, by Prabhakar Ghimire (kp 13/01/2008)

Police arrest two in anti-Marwari extortion racket (kp 12/01/2008)

Four notorious gangsters held (kp 12/01/2008)

Sexual violence victims demand justice (kp 11/01/2008)

Woman forced to sign agreement with torturers, by Jitendra Khadka (kp 09/01/2008)

2 abducted in Siraha, Saptari (kp 08/01/2008)

Businessman robbed of Rs 1.6m in capital (kp 07/01/2008)

Compensation demanded for son's killing, by Prem Nepali (kp 07/01/2008)

Five arrested for separate crimes (kp 07/01/2008)

NT official charged with raping scribe (kp 06/01/2007)

Kin of disappeared demand truth, by Saraswoti Karki (kp 06/01/2008)

Birgunj shuns unfamiliar phone calls, by Sujit Mahat (kp 04/01/2008)

Govt neglects Maina case: Activists (kp 04/01/2008)

First exhumation of Maoist-killed today, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 02/01/2008)

Jewelers seek armed guards, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 01/01/2008)

Attempt to blow off bridge averted, by Shankar Khare (kp 31/12/2007)

7 more nabbed for BoK robbery (kp 29/12/2007)

Killing of college student sparks protest (kp 27/12/2007)

Bombs rock Nobel emergency ward (kp 25/12/2007)

Cops nab 4 armed MMT men (kp 25/12/2007)

House panel to summon PM, army chief over Shivapuri (kp 23/12/2007)

Shekhar Koirala’s relative shot dead, by Shankar Kharel (kp 22/12/2007), Cops smell ‘ransom’ in Aryal killing, deny JTMM claim, by Shanker Kharel (kp 23/12/2007)

Fatal prejudices, by Deepa Bhatta (kp 22/12/2007)

Police set up cell to tackle cyber crime (kp 21/12/2007)

PFN arsonists torch houses in Dhanusha (kp 21/12/2007)

Cops arrest 7 dacoits (kp 20/12/2007)

Businessman Murarka kidnapped (kp 19/12/2007), Murarka whereabouts unknown yet, police tight-lipped (kp 20/12/2007), Businessman Murarka released safely (kp 23/12/2007)

Cops suspended on rape charge (kp 17/12/2007)

Police apprehend notorious absconder (kp 15/12/2007)

Four held for sundry crimes (kp 15/12/2007)

Police bust fake credit card racket (kp 11/12/2007)

Valley growing safer, claim police, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 08/12/2007)

2 Maoists held for beating up tourist (kp 08/12/2007)

Gang tries to burn family alive (kp 07/12/2007)

Police rescue abducted student (kp 04/12/2007)

Women forced out of home over dowry, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 04/12/2007)

Crime against women, by Nitesh Nepal (kp 01/12/2007)

2 students seriously injured in attack (kp 01/12/2007)

1 killed in mafia-style fight, another hurt, by Binod Bhandari (kp 30/11/2007)

Make VAW laws: Women MPs (kp 30/11/2007)

Uncle's hand in Rohit's murder: Cops (kp 29/11/2007)

Rs 21.18 million robbed from BoK, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 26/11/2007), 5 more nabbed over BoK heist (kp 27/11/2007)

Alleged murderers walk free as no case filed, by Binod Tripathi (kp 22/11/2007)

Police rescues abducted businessman (nn 21/11/2007), Cops rescue businessman from kidnappers, by Shankar Acharya (kp 21/11/2007)

Professionals too into drug abuse (kp 21/11/2007)

Women victims of violence in Nepal’s witch hunt (One World South Asia 20/11/2007)

Action sought against rapist (kp 20/11/2007)

Unidentified gang kills NC cadre in Dhanusha (nn 19/11/2007)

‘I wish no woman meets my fate’, by Hasrun Idrishi (kp 19/11/2007)

Teacher brutally slain (kp 19/11/2007)

Convulsion disorder seen as witchery, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 16/11/2007)

Women trafficking still on the rise (kp 16/11/2007)

Crime investigation on back burner, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 15/11/2007)

1 killed, 2 injured in clash (kp 10/11/2007)

Police hold 5 for arms possession, burglary (kp 10/11/2007)

Municipality deprives dalit community of electricity (kp 10/11/2007)

Thousands of students and teachers abducted in Nepal in 5 years: UNESCO report (nn 09/11/2007)

In-laws burn woman alive, Muslim women protest, by Janak Nepal (kp 09/11/2007)

7-party cadres obstruct highway (kp 09/11/2007)

Cop killed in clash with dacoits (nn 08/11/2007)

Abducted NC leader’s throat slit (kp 07/11/2007)

KTV journo's father shot (kp 07/11/2007)

Maoists want cases dropped, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 07/11/2007)

Whereabouts of missing schoolboy still unknown (nn 06/11/2007), Schoolboy missing for 55 days (kp 06/11/2007)

Goit's men shoot at overseer; JTMM-Jwala kills civilian (nn 06/11/2007), JTMM-J men burn youth alive (kp 06/11/2007)

Court sends five accused in Dhiraj murder case to judicial custody (nn 05/11/2007)

Maoist report says journalist Shah was murdered on the day of his abduction (nn 05/11/2007)

Notorious gangster Manange freed on bail (kp 04/11/2007) [???]

Police arrest three over Guragain’s abduction (kp 04/11/2007)

NA man held (kp 04/11/2007)

In-laws ‘try’ to burn woman alive, by Janak Nepal (kp 03/11/2007)

Court orders detention of four Sept 2 blast accused (nn 01/11/2007)

Dalits barred at public places (kp 01/11/2007)

Mountain Air promoter sent to jail (kp 01/11/2007)

Duping bike theft victims a new racket, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 31/10/2007)

Ascites victim tortured for ‘illicit pregnancy’ (kp 30/10/2007)

JTMM-Goit abducts bank employee in Siraha (nn 28/10/2007), JTMM-J cadres abduct 3 (kp 28/10/2007), JTMM-J men murder youth (kp 28/10/2007)

Lady killed in Sarlahi (nn 26/10/2007)

Abducted boy safely returned to parents; JTMM abducts two in Saptari (nn 26/10/2007)

Jwala’s men murder civilian in Bara (nn 25/10/2007)

Drunken NA men injure 10 locals, by Narayan Sharma (kp 25/10/2007)

Sept 2 ‘bomber’ dies during police chase (nn 25/10/2007)

Ichangu locals attack police post (samn 24/10/2007), Locals demand action against guilty, hold demo (kp 25/10/2007)

Black Spider Group’s kingpin arrested in Delhi (nn 19/10/2007), Indian police arrest Nepal's most wanted (kp 19/10/2007)

Police in Nepal detain 2 former communist rebels in journalist's abduction (iht 18/10/2007)

Women accused of witchcraft, tortured (kp 17/10/2007), Evil ways (kp 18/10/2007)

Another kidnapped minor killed: Child abductions plague Valley, by Baburam Kharel (kp 16/10/2007), Abducted Indian schoolboy found killed in Nepal (wi 16/10/2007), Catch the killers (kp 17/10/2007), Middle-income group target of kidnappers (samn 17/10/2007)

Abduction and murder cases on the rise (nn 15/10/2007)

Police arrest 4 accomplices of notorious Indian criminal in Birgunj (nn 13/10/2007), Police nab 4 Munna Sharma accomplices (kp 13/10/2007)

Girl Trafficking: Rising Concern, by Keshab Poudel (sp 12/10/2007)

Taiwanese rhino horn smuggler held, by Binod Tripathi (kp 12/10/2007)

JTMM-G men kill VDC secy: JTMM-J abducts 4 (kp 10/10/2007)

Mahara accepts party members abducted scribe Shah (nn 10/10/2007)

3 arrested for kidnapping: Police secure release of abducted boy (kp 10/10/2007)

JTMM-Goit guns down VDC secretary in Bara (nn 09/10/2007)

Abducted school boy found dead (nn 08/10/2007), 8-yr-old kidnapped, murdered in Valley: Irate locals torch alleged kidnapper’s house (kp 09/10/2007), Police make Dhiraj kidnappers public (kp 10/10/2007), Another accused in Dhiraj killing nabbed (nn 13/10/2007), Main accused in Dhiraj killing held (kp 13/10/2007)

Businessman shot dead (nn 05/10/2007)

JTMM-J murders youth in Sarlahi (nn)

Girl trafficking from Nepal on rise: UN (samn 26/09/2007)

NA deserter, youths beat up cops (kp 23/09/2007)

Masculine aggression, by Sorrel Retchford (kp 21/09/2007)

SC orders police to probe Maina's death (kp 19/09/2007)

Jwala's men kill one in Janakpur (nn 13/09/2007)

Jwala's men murder schoolteacher in Siraha (nn 11/09/2007)

Punish the culprits (kp 10/09/2007)

A problem, obvious yet invisible, by Adity Rana (kp 09/09/2007)

JTMM-J commander held for VDC secy's murder (nn 07/09/2007)

Weak law makes kidnapping a low-risk crime, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 06/09/2007)

Teacher arrested on charge of girl trafficking (nn 31/08/2007)

Four killed in Birgunj during crossfire with police (nn 29/08/2007), Cops gun down 4 criminals from India, by Shankar Acharya (kp 30/08/2007)

40 huts charred: Angry locals set slums of landless on fire, by Mohan Budhair (kp 29/08/2007)

Shopkeeper, cops torture 4 kids for ‘shoplifting’, by Prem Kumari Ghale (kp 29/08/2007)

10 injured in clash with dacoits (kp 27/08/2007)

Feces-fed elderly pardons guilty locals, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 27/08/2007) [Nevertheless, it is a grave crime and should be punished!]

NC activist shot dead (nn 25/08/2007)

Police arrest 7 in possession of weapons from Thamel (kp 21/08/2007), Police thwart heist in capital (kp 22/08/2007)

Murder of two sons dooms family, by Shiva Puri (kp 21/08/2007)

Locals foil kidnap bid (kp 19/08/2007)

Civilian shot dead in Sarlahi (nn 19/08/2007)

Nepal royal jailed for duping girl (Peninsula 18/08/2007)

9th grader lands in hospital after writing love letter (nn 17/08/2007)

Widow invokes PM for justice, by Shankar Kharel (kp 17/08/2007)

Concerted efforts stressed to fight trafficking (kp 17/08/2007)

‘Curb criminal activities’ (kp 11/08/2007)

Cops bust fake Indian currency smuggling racket (kp 10/08/2007)

Granny beaten for alleged witchcraft, by biplav Maharjan (kp 10/08/2007)

Police arrest six miscreants from Royal Casino (nn 08/08/2007)

Police bust criminal group involved in abduction (nn 08/08/2007)

Notorious narco-runner nabbed (kp 08/08/2007)

One shot to death in Birgunj (nn 06/08/2007)

Gang shoots cashier, robs Mali Oil Store (kp 06/08/2007)

One killed when robbers looted bus passengers (nn 04/08/2007)

Unidentified gang murders woman in Rautahat (nn 02/08/2007)

Petty thefts on rise in Valley, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 01/08/2007)

Armed dacoits rob two passenger buses (nn 29/07/2007)

Cops, stakeholders agree to check stolen vehicles resale (kp 29/07/2007)

Only one top gangster behind bars: While others abscond, YCL mentoring some, by Baburam Kharel (kp 27/07/2007)

Human Trafficking: Harsh Hand, by Nirakar Poudel (sp 27/07/2007)

Police arrest 2 suspects in Koirala murder (kp 25/07/2007)

Unidentified gang kills civilian in Dhanusha (nn 24/07/2007)

Political uncertainty sparks crime wave in Nepal (Khaleej Times 19/07/2007)

7 nabbed in two murder cases (kp 17/07/2007)

Rape victims file complaint after 10 days, by Shiva Puri (kp 16/07/2007), Death threats keep rape victim silent (kp 18/07/2007)

6 held with hashish (kp 14/07/2007)

Minors falling prey to rapists (kp 14/07/2007)

Rape cases in Morang up, by Saraswoti Karki (kp 13/07/2007)

Unidentified gang murders college teacher (nn 11/07/2007)

Cops nab abductors (kp 10/07/2007)

Indian gang bombs Birgunj showroom, by Sujit Mahat (kp 09/07/2007)

‘Rapists’ threaten not to file cases (kp 09/07/2007)

Police bust dacoit gang (kp 05/07/2007), ‘Biggest’ arrests in recent months (samn 05/07/2007)

Teacher ‘impregnates’ minor, disowns child (kp 05/07/2007)

Cheap books? Thanks to piracy (kp 05/07/2007)