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Nepal's drone industry takes flight, but rules keep it grounded

Kathmandu, Sept. 7 -- Adarsha Bhusal and his team at GarudX, a Nepali company focused on drone manufacturing, invested Rs1.2 million to build one of the first drones designed and assembled in Nepal. B... Read More


Police accused of ignoring rape cases involving adult women in relationships

Kathmandu, Aug. 19 -- It was April 7, 2019, just three days after an emergency surgery at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj for an ectopic pregnancy that nearly cost Binu Yadav her... Read More


Nepal's transgender sex workers face violence and exploitation in legal vacuum

Kathmandu, Aug. 18 -- Namaste Shrestha worked as a teacher for five years, giving math and science lessons in private schools for grades three through eight. But as a gay man who exhibited some femini... Read More


Nepali women athletes often face a dilemma-family or career

Kathmandu, Aug. 13 -- At the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, Nepal won three medals-all bronze and all in taekwondo. Of the three medallists, one was Ayasha Shakya, who was competing on the cusp of a... Read More


These women are determined to make household cleaning products chemical-free

Kathmandu, Aug. 10 -- Ten years ago, Sarala Maharjan of Harisiddhi, Lalitpur, was told she had just two years to live. Diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour, she faced a grim prognosis. But instea... Read More


KU mechanical engineering researchers develop prosthetic device manufacturing

Kathmandu, Aug. 10 -- Inside the Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Centre in Kathmandu, there's a dedicated wheelchair graveyard room. Hundreds of wheelchairs that once helped disabled patients get around ... Read More


Exploring 'forbidden' hours: Women assert access to public space with midnight walks

Kathmandu, Aug. 5 -- On Friday, July 25, at 10 pm, a group of 21 women went out for a walk in Patan. They didn't have any destination-they just wanted to walk. The outing was organised by Women Walk ... Read More