Child killers: The Kathmandu Post
The prevention of drowning deaths in Nepal, the result of systemic inaction, must be a national priority.
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Nepal eyes tourism, economic boost with new digital nomad visa policy
The proposed policy allows remote workers to live, work, open bank accounts, and even register vehicles in Nepal, with infrastructure development and tax provisions to attract…
Seabird spotted in Nepal for first time
Ornithologist Anish Timsina was the first to observe and document the bird. “I watched it for half an hour from just 30 meters away while it was gliding and flying joyfully. It…
Nepal’s health ministry directs agencies to prepare for outbreaks as monsoon approaches
As many as 71 districts have reported dengue infection this year. Risk of a coronavirus resurgence is also rising as neighbouring India reports cases.
How Nepal’s social norms and cultural beliefs shape perceptions of mental health.
Psychologist Rama Karki says Nepali society is divided into two main groups when it comes to mental health: One group that doesn’t recognise it at all, and the other is a…
Nepal’s queer couples caught in red tape
Nearly two years after the Supreme Court allowed same-sex marriage registration, queer couples in the country still face discrimination and inconsistent enforcement.
Jailed but not failed: Inmates turn prison into industrial unit in Nepal’s Gulmi
Prisoners craft exports bound for the UAE and Japan. Woodcarving inmates earn up to Rs45,000 a month.
Open pits in Nepal’s Madhesh continue to swallow children in the monsoon
As many as 542 people, most of them children, drowned in three years in rain-filled pits and unguarded water bodies left behind by construction and excavation work.
Visit Visa scandal: Nepal’s Home Minister Lekhak defends himself as calls grow for his resignation
Leaders from his own and opposition parties ask him to step down and help the probe into alleged corruption at airport immigration.
Nepali government has no funds to fulfil teachers’ demands
After around two months of deliberation, a subpanel under the House committee submitted a report resolving most of the issues except the regulation of private schools and…