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Former UML lawmaker Laxmi Mahato Koiri arrested



KATHMANDU: Police have arrested former CPN-UML lawmaker Laxmi Mahato Koiri in connection with the Thaman B.K. murder case.

Koiri was arrested from Gaushala in Mahottari district, according to police.

Although the Mahottari District Court had acquitted him in the case, the Janakpur High Court on Wednesday overturned the verdict and sentenced him to five years in prison.

Publish Date : 02 July 2026 20:33 PM

Rasuwa flash floods: Death toll rises to 469

KATHMANDU: The death toll from the devastating flash floods in

Prithvi Highway remains blocked for three days

KATHMANDU: The Prithvi Highway remains blocked along the Kathmandu–Muglin–Narayangadh road

Bhotekoshi flash flood: 102 bodies brought to Pokhara for examination, identification

POKHARA: A total of 102 bodies recovered from the banks

Economic Digest: A Snapshot of Nepal’s Business News

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Bhotekoshi flood: 41 bridges destroyed, govt seeks Bailey bridges from India and China

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