New rules outlaw forced haircuts at schools, but schools aren't convinced

Kathmandu, July 21 -- Sambriddha Karki, 18, had barely finished six months of his grade 11 when he experienced the forced haircut. Every three to four weeks, teachers and discipline in-charges at his ... Read More

RSP's women leaders on what it took to reach a majority

Kathmandu, July 11 -- When the Rastriya Swatantra Party's organisers walked on stage at an internal orientation, Anushka Shrestha counted them without meaning to. Roughly seventy men. Two women. "That... Read More

Proposed 'Romeo and Juliet' law may spare boys, but what about girls?

Kathmandu, July 8 -- In Saptari, a girl aged 15 and a boy of 17 fell in love and eloped after their families opposed their relationship. The girl's family filed a case against the boy for rape and abd... Read More

Nepal's first transgender lawmaker is just getting started

Kathmandu, June 30 -- Bhumika Shrestha's last three months have, by any measure, been historic. Shrestha has fought for the rights of sexual and gender minorities for the past two decades. Now she is ... Read More

Schools are posting kids' photos . Parents say they didn't consent

Kathmandu, June 24 -- Uma Prasai was scrolling through TikTok one evening when she paused on a video featuring her son. He was in a swimming pool, and the camera followed him closely, while music blar... Read More

Nepal schools put children's photos . Parents aren't asked

Kathmandu, June 24 -- Uma Prasai was scrolling through TikTok one evening when she paused on a video featuring her son. He was in a swimming pool, and the camera followed him closely, while music blar... Read More

Women are often at the centre of Nepali films. Why are men still telling most of their stories?

Kathmandu, June 7 -- On Saturday morning, filmmaker Prasuna Dongol posted a heartfelt status on Facebook, describing her experience attending a film pitch programme in Kathmandu. She reported what she... Read More

How Nepal's 'gender responsive' budget fails the women it claims to serve

Kathmandu, May 31 -- Dil Kumari BK, a resident of Madi Municipality's ward 3, had watched enough of her community's men leave for foreign employment to know that if Dalit women in Gulmeli Tole were go... Read More

What Nepal's ministry rename means for the queer community-and what it doesn't

Kathmandu, May 24 -- When Resham Neupane came across the news, they couldn't believe it. A photo of the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizen's new name-explicitly including the words 'Gender... Read More

Who is Nepal's egg donation ban actually protecting?

Kathmandu, May 20 -- When Padma was 22, she was diagnosed with cancer. What followed were three brutal cycles of chemotherapy-each necessary, each taking something from her. Doctors warned that the ra... Read More

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