For displaced children, returning to school remains an uphill battle

Kathmandu, June 26 -- At the Nepal Red Cross Society facility in Banepa, Kavrepalanchok, Kumari Lama's eighth-grade daughter's education has been thrown into disarray. She had been studying at a local... Read More

Fear and uncertainty grip displaced families as exit deadline nears

Kathmandu, June 24 -- Across holding centres in the Kathmandu Valley and Kavrepalanchok district, displaced families are facing renewed uncertainty after authorities issued a deadline requiring them t... Read More

Displaced squatters face June 26 deadline to vacate holding centres

Kathmandu/kavre, June 24 -- The government has issued an ultimatum requiring displaced squatters to vacate holding centres by June 26. The High Powered Committee for Integrated Development of Bagmati... Read More

Awaiting resettlement, displaced squatter families struggle with life in holding centres

Kathmandu, June 18 -- Hundreds of displaced squatters in Kathmandu Valley are still awaiting permanent resettlement weeks after being evicted from informal settlements as part of a government campaign... Read More

Evicted landless families demand resettlement, land ownership rights

Kathmandu, June 15 -- People evicted from informal settlements of Kathmandu Valley have submitted a memorandum to the government, demanding resettlement and land ownership rights. Those displaced fro... Read More

Displaced squatters left in limbo as rehabilitation remains uncertain

Kathmandu, June 6 -- nine days after the government began clearing settlements on occupied land, hundreds of displaced families continue to face uncertainty as the rehabilitation process remains slow,... Read More

The sequel trend in Nepali cinema: Story continuity or commercial greed?

Kathmandu, May 25 -- Four years ago, before the release of director Ram Babu Gurung's 'Kabaddi 4: The Final Match', one question lingered in the minds of thousands of Nepali moviegoers: would Birkaji ... Read More

Displaced children return to school without basics

Kathmandu, May 7 -- The classroom fell quiet when Anil Kumar Jha, principal of Jana Bikash Secondary School in Balkhu, posed a simple question to a group of newly arrived students on Wednesday afterno... Read More

Displaced children in Kathmandu struggle to return to school

Kathmandu, May 7 -- The classroom fell quiet when Anil Kumar Jha, principal of Jan Bikash Secondary School in Balkhu, posed a simple question to a group of newly arrived students on Wednesday afternoo... Read More

Vacant stares of children search for missing friends after settlement demolitions

Kathmandu, May 1 -- In Gairigaon's displaced settlement on Wednesday afternoon, the sound of children's singing cut through the light rain. "Jhyappai aye Balen Dai dozer liyera." (Balen Dai stormed i... Read More

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