Women’s Day rally calls for protection of rights and recognition of unpaid labour
Around 150 participants, including women’s organisations and human right advocates, join a march in Kathmandu led by NAWHRD, calling out prejudices against women.
Around 150 participants, including women’s organisations and human right advocates, join a march in Kathmandu led by NAWHRD, calling out prejudices against women.
Women now serve on committees, assist in rituals, and play instruments, but they still cannot assume hereditary leadership duties.
On Thursday, some polling stations introduced priority lines and assistance, but many voters still found it hard to navigate the voting process.
From Kathmandu Valley to Pyuthan, women officers and security personnel are leading several ‘model’ polling centres.
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I wasn’t looking for anything specific, but Nepal has shown me spirituality in unexpected ways.
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Newcomers to the city say finding a room has become costly and stressful, with unregulated brokers charging fees while offering no guarantees.
Nepal’s abortion law protects rights on paper but women still risk arrest and harassment.
The few women politicians who were given tickets to contest direct election are dealing with scrutiny over their bodies and identities.
Newer political parties are giving them greater space in upcoming polls amid the reluctance of the old ones to do so.
Trash from pilgrims’ cooking and washing piles up as the Pashupati Area Development Trust finds it hard to enforce rules.
At 37, the new chairman of Golyan Group is restructuring one of Nepal’s oldest conglomerates while defending the legitimacy of private enterprise itself.
Congress, UML, Nepal Communist Party, and RSP have nominated far fewer than one third women candidates.