In Nepal’s Karnali, menstruation no longer keeps schoolgirls at home
All local units in the province now distribute free pads, but many schools still lack clean toilets, running water, and adequate supply of quality pads.
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In Nepal’s southern plains, community leaders and creatives work to keep a language and culture alive
Awadhi, a language rich in heritage and belonging, has long been sidelined in Nepal’s mainstream discourse. Its fading risks erasing centuries of literature, festivals, rituals,…
Teachers in Nepal warn of fresh protest over school bill
Fears of delayed legislation grow as the House calendar for the session ending June 28 has omitted the bill.
Many elderly women in Nepal’s Achham found suffering alone from uterine prolapse and other illnesses
At a recent health camp, two women in their 80s revealed years of silent suffering from uterine prolapse, worsened by poverty and family neglect.
Conflict threatens Nepal’s economy as remittance, inflation risks grow
As tensions in West Asia flare, experts warn of severe repercussions for Nepal’s remittance-driven economy.
New York’s Jackson Heights emerges as a vibrant Nepali hub
A thriving Nepali community of businesses, culture, and social life has transformed the Queens neighbourhood into a vibrant cultural hub for immigrants from Nepal and other Asian…
Border hassles and idle airport can’t stop surge in luxury hotels in Nepal’s Bhairahawa
What began as modest hotel investments clustered in urban centres such as Butwal, Bhairahawa, and Lumbini has become a district-wide boom. Even rural pockets—where few hotels…
Experts raise alarm over Nepal’s low budget for non-communicable diseases
Government has cut funding for non-communicable diseases even though these diseases are responsible for 73 percent of the country’s deaths.
Forests, parks and ponds can help cool Kathmandu by up to 1.6°C, study finds
Scientific analysis of 301 parks, 130 forest patches and 26 ponds in Kathmandu Valley offers practical solutions to combat rising urban temperatures.
Nepali family desperately seeks answers after four found dead in US apartment
Grieving family in Gorkha struggles with pain and visa refusal as Virginia police probe deaths.