janakpur zone

Janakpur Zone (Nepali: जनकपुर) is one of the 14 zones of Nepal, reaching from the Indian border in the south to the Tibetan border in the north and Sagarmatha zone in east and Bagmati and Naryani zones in west. The headquarters of Janakpur zone is Janakpur.

The main city is Janakpur, close to the Indian border, it is an historic city of Hinduism. The city was believed to be the capital city of the King Janak, the father in law of Lord Rama, the son of the then King of Ayodhya, Dasharatha. The city was then called 'Mithila Nagari'. The name of this zone is related to the historic king Janak and his capital Janakpur.

Other cities of Janakpur zone are Kamalamai (in Inner Tarai) and Bhimeshwor, Okhaldhunga, Diktel (in Hill Region) and Bardibas, Dhalkebar, Jaleshwor, Malangwa, and Matihani (outer Terai).

Sarlahi

A young woman in Sarlahi district has succumbed to the injuries she received during a beating by her husband and in-laws Wednesday night.

Eighteen-year-old Manjula Devi Saha was verbally abused and then severely beaten up for not bringing enough dowry on Wednesday afternoon, reports quoted police as saying.

After falling unconscious through the physical assault, her in-laws had taken her to India for treatment the same evening.

Later they told the police that Manjula had died undergoing treatment in India and cremated there.

After Manjula's parent's filed a case of murder against her husband and in-laws on Thursday morning, police have arrested father-in-law Rajbanshi Saha.

Meanwhile, Manjula's husband and mother-in-law are currently absconding.

Police said they are investigating the case to ascertain whether Manjula had indeed died of the beating.

A serious social stigma, dowry related violence that sometimes even lead to the death of the victims that are often women are widespread among many Madhesi communities in the Terai region