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At Kathmandu hospitals, families watch every ambulance arrive, hoping it carries news of their missing loved ones

Kathmandu, Aug. 27 -- The moment an ambulance siren sounds, a crowd surges across the hospital premises. Before the doors have even opened, anxious eyes are fixed on the stretcher inside. Hope and dr... Read More


A child's privacy is protected by law. Nearly everyone violated it

Kathmandu, Aug. 25 -- The brutal rape and killing of a three-year-old girl in Bara last week continues to shock the public. The case has raised questions not only about the government's handling of th... Read More


Nepal's journalism classrooms are emptying out

Kathmandu, Aug. 21 -- The classrooms that once drew aspiring reporters from across Nepal are falling quiet. Fewer students are choosing journalism, a sign of growing troubles in the country's media in... Read More


NOC faces backlash over ID requirement for LPG buyers

Kathmandu, Aug. 15 -- Nepal Oil Corporation's decision to require customers to show official identity documents to buy liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has drawn widespread criticism, prompting the state... Read More


What happens when press freedom meets right to privacy

Kathmandu, Aug. 14 -- The arrest of Kishor Shrestha, journalist and editor-in-chief of Jana Aastha weekly on Wednesday, has triggered a sharp debate, with opinions divided over two difficult but close... Read More


Threats, attacks drive 101 press freedom violations in Nepal

Kathmandu, Aug. 12 -- Nepal recorded 101 incidents of press freedom violations across the country in the past fiscal year, according to an annual report released by the Press Council Nepal on Wednesda... Read More


attacks targeting minister's wife highlight deep-seated misogyny

Kathmandu, Aug. 11 -- On the night of August 5, at 9:16 pm, an content platform named 'Interviews Nepal' posted an image on Facebook featuring Education Minister Sasmit Pokharel alongside his wife Sus... Read More


Viral fame, invisible costs for children

Kathmandu, July 25 -- Monsoon rain, a winding mountain trail and three schoolgirls walking beneath brightly coloured raincoats-a quiet moment from rural Rolpa has, in recent days, crossed borders and ... Read More


Self-styled journalists test the limits of press freedom

Kathmandu, July 25 -- minute video went viral on Nepal's community. It showed a heated altercation between a ward chair and a woman, who identified herself as a journalist. The confrontation escalated... Read More


Balendra Shah government's first 100 days raise press freedom concerns

Kathmandu, July 4 -- In a democracy, the media are regarded as the fourth pillar of the state, tasked with scrutinising those in power and keeping citizens informed. But as Prime Minister Balendra Sha... Read More