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Nepal's parliament is now accessible in sign language-but interpreters face challenges

Kathmandu, May 15 -- Gyan Bahadur Thapa, a teacher at Navajyoti Deaf Secondary School in Sindhuli, had long wanted to follow parliamentary debates live like any other citizen. Although he cannot hear,... Read More


Shah's outfit flip sparks social media buzz amid political scrutiny

Kathmandu, May 11 -- shirt, a blazer, and sunglasses were impossible to miss during Balendra Shah's 2022 mayoral campaign in Kathmandu. He decisively defeated candidates from established parties. As ... Read More


Paid rent one day, slept in a garage the next

Kathmandu, May 2 -- The house where Aarati Chaudhary and her friends had been staying as tenants now lies demolished, its remains part of a three-storey building being cleared. Aarati, a bachelor's le... Read More


Two decades without new health staff; patients suffer in public hospitals

Kathmadnu, April 7 -- Despite the constitutional guarantee of health as a fundamental right, a workforce shortage at government health institutions across the country has affected service delivery, im... Read More


Looking after the welfare of the most vulnerable

Nepal, March 28 -- In the Cabinet led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah, Sita Badi has been entrusted with the portfolio of the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens, making history as the fir... Read More


13 of 16 RSP women candidates record electoral success

Kathmandu, March 8 -- Alongside its landslide victory in the House of Representatives elections held on Thursday, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has achieved a milestone in the success of women ca... Read More