How misinformation fuelled panic during Gen Z uprising

Kathmandu, Sept. 15 -- Last week, as protests and unrest swept the country, screens lit up across Nepal. People were glued to their phones and laptops, refreshing feeds incessantly for updates on the ... Read More

Protest-injured demand support and their voices be heard

Kathmandu, Sept. 14 -- year-old Santosh Rawal was shot at around 12:45 during Monday's protests in front of Parliament, he thought the sting in his thigh was just a tear gas shell fragment. Only when... Read More

'This is not us': Gen Z groups dissociate themselves from widespread vandalism

Kathmandu, Sept. 14 -- A day after the government's brutal crackdown of anti-corruption protests left at least 19 dead and hundreds injured, mobs took to the streets on Tuesday and vandalised public a... Read More

'Hatyara Sarkar': Gen Z protesters call out state violence

Kathmandu, Sept. 9 -- Ichhya Thapa, a Bachelor's student of Journalism and Mass Communication, was one among the thousands of youths who had descended on Maitighar on Monday morning to protest rampant... Read More

Nepali women who miscarry get no support at home or hospital

Kathmandu, Sept. 6 -- Kriti, 33, from Suryabinayak, Bhaktapur, had always wanted a daughter. When her son turned five, she and her husband decided to try for a second child. In March 2021, she became ... Read More

Women share how stalking leaves lasting trauma and fear

Kathmandu, Aug. 26 -- On Friday, Smriti Paudel, a bachelor's level student at Amrit Science College (ASCOL) in Lainchaur, uploaded an Instagram post with a blunt declaration, "Enough is enough. Callin... Read More

Students say they are abused under guise of discipline at a Kathmandu school

Kathmandu, Aug. 6 -- No bruises. No police report. No problem. Abuse within educational institutions in Nepal rarely raises eyebrows or is even recognised as abuse. But two weeks ago, the Kathmandu ... Read More

Nepal recorded 52 daily cybercrime cases last fiscal

Kathmandu, July 22 -- As the books close on fiscal year 2024-25, the cybercrime numbers are in with another sobering tally. A total of 18,926 cybercrime cases were registered at the Cyber Bureau of N... Read More

Snakebites get fatal without proper first aid as rural Nepalis lack awareness

Kathmandu, July 17 -- Every year, an estimated 20,000 to 40,000 people are bitten by snakes. Around 2,700 die, mostly women and children, in the Tarai. That's about seven deaths every day. Yet in the... Read More

Nepali parents lag behind in safety conversation

Kathmandu, July 6 -- Parents are often seen as the first line of defence for children. But this role often weakens or becomes complicated when the threat comes through a screen. While children scroll... Read More

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