Four injured as Indian jeep meets with accident in Makwanpur
Four persons were injured when a jeep bearing an Indian registration number plate met with an accident at Indrasarowar in Makwanpur on Monday.
The ill-fated four-wheeler (UP 70 NT 6917) carrying 17 passengers was heading towards Hetauda from Kathmandu when the incident occurred at Daksinkali road section in Dharakholcha of Indrasarowar Rural Municipality-3, Makwanpur this morning.
Police said that the accident occurred due to brake failure.
According to police, all the injured are Indian nationals.
They are undergoing treatment at a local hospital.
Preparations complete for SEE
The National Examinations Board, Office of the Controller of Examinations has completed all preparations for the Secondary Education Examination.
Controller of Examinations at the Office of the Controller of Examinations, Grade 10 Nandalal Paudel, shared that all preparations have been completed for the SEE examination kicking off simultaneously across the country from March 20.
All necessary materials, including question papers, symbol numbers and answer sheets have reached every district for the examination, according to the Board.
Examination Controller Paudel said, "A total of 464,785 students had appeared in the SEE examination last year (2080). Number of students in this year's examination has increased by 49,286 to 5,14,071. The office has set up 2,079 examination centers across the country for this year's SEE examination.
There will be one assistant superintendent in an examination center with up to 150 students while one invigilator equivalent to 20 students will be deployed in the examination.
This time three out-of-school centers, including child improvement centers and prison have been determined for the SEE.
Paudel further said arrangements have been made to give the examination to the students from two jails in Kathmandu and Dailekh and a child care home in Bhaktapur.
This year the SEE is scheduled to begin on March 20 and conclude on April 1. The exam will be held from 8 am to 11 am, the office of the examination controller informed.
Storm likely to occur in Koshi and Madhes
There is now a partial influence of a westerly low pressure system and local winds in the country.
According to the Weather Forecasting Division, the weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly region and partly cloudy in the rest of the country.
Light rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at a few places of the hilly region and at one or two places of the rest of the hilly regions of the Sudurpashchim and Karnali Provinces.
Light snowfall is likely to occur at a few places of the high hilly and mountainous region and at one or two places of the rest of the high hilly and mountainous regions of the two provinces.
In view of storms and its impacts in a few places of the Koshi and Madhes Provinces, the Division has urged the people to adopt safety measures.
How much is too much? When gender justice is not in sight
The story of unaddressed silent screams repeats once again. This time, it was of a young teenager, far from home, chasing her dreams pushed to the brink by relentless psychological, sexual, and alleged physical harassment. While the investigation continues, one thing is clear: Prakriti Lamsal was a victim of severe abuse and her tragic fate exposes the systemic failures—both socially and institutionally—that allow such injustices to persist..
In the aftermath, we witnessed students protesting, a university scrambling to react, cross-border tensions rising, and social media engulfed by #JusticeforPrakriti. Diplomatic interventions and heated debates about educational politicization, national accountability, and institutional reforms followed. The tragic incident at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) has sent shockwaves both nationally and internationally, exposing a multitude of issues.
Yet, amidst that trending noise, the core issue remains unanswered. Why do every now and then we keep on hearing these horrendous news of abuse, violence, and harassment against women? Are we truly failing to address them?
The data paints a grim picture. The critical factors like the unequal position of women in relationships and society, cultural stigmatization on these sensitive topics, and the normative acceptance of abuse, violence as a conflict resolution method. Importantly, the deep flaws within the ‘victim support’ or ‘victim report’ processes heightens the problem even more.
Let’s be honest: what actually happens to the woman who speaks out against harassment? How do our society and institutions, the very entities meant to protect us, truly respond when a woman complains? And most importantly, how effective is our system in addressing the issue and supporting the survivors?
In Lamsal’s case, her repeated complaints were ignored. The responsible institutional inaction emboldened the perpetrator further deterring the situation. Even in the wake of her death, the first instinct from her educational officials was to scrutinize her choices—not the failures of the institution, not the abuser’s actions, not the system that failed her. Even in the trending hashtags #JusticeForPrakriti, the public discourse quickly turned to character assassination.
It already takes a lot of courage to speak out in our society for a victim who has endured the trauma of molestation, abuse, or harassment. Common questions like “Why didn’t you speak up sooner?” or “Are you sure you didn’t provoke them?” further exacerbate their pain. These questions perpetuate victim-blaming, which can lead to victims being shamed and judged by their communities. This often results in social ostracism, where victims are isolated and excluded from social circles, further deepening their trauma. For any woman, regardless of education or background, this is a worst-case nightmare.
The inefficiency of legal enforcement significantly contributes to this issue. Be it in the phase of investigation or prosecution, it is a clear testament to the failure of proper implementation and enforcement of even existing laws. Within these tedious processes of getting justice, the continuous victim-blaming followed by social ostracism remains a powerful silencing tool.
Amid political maneuvering and fleeting social media trends, the real question remains: What does genuine justice for Lamsal look like? Will the accused, reportedly shielded by political connections, face real consequences? Will this tragedy spur lasting reforms, or will it fade into another forgotten case? Can we break the cycle of institutional silence and impunity?
