Achham/kathmandu, Sept. 24 -- Krishna Thapa, 24, of Bajura went to India looking for work. He worked as a security guard in Delhi and Mumbai and took jobs washing cars and working in hotels. But he did not stay abroad for more than a month. He returned to his village and entered politics. He is now chair of the Nepali Congress ward 8 committee in Budhiganga Municipality.

In Jajarkot, Pabitra Malla, 28, was elected chair of the Congress ward 13 committee in Nalgad Municipality at a recent ward convention. Malla, who studied up to grade 10, took charge of the ward committee after about three years of active involvement in the party. "Everyone supported me, saying women should come forward and that we need women in leadership," she said aft...