The virginity test, which the World Health Organisation has called unscientific, is still a regular part of rape investigations in Nepal.

From Junko Tabei’s historic ascent in 1975 to a new generation of Nepali climbers, women have steadily reshaped Everest’s record books.

The recommendation of Manoj Kumar Sharma as chief justice has broken the seniority norm, raising questions over the Constitutional Council’s decision.

Records show police routinely use the ‘indecent behaviour’ law to arrest individuals, often without evidence or access to legal counsel, leaving many to spend weeks in custody.

Law minister: Ordinances to fill gap in Constitutional Council Act and regulate the cooperatives sector.

Successive governments have invoked this provision to target critics, media and ordinary citizens.

Kantipur’s analysis of arrest procedures of 788 suspects in the Valley in a month shows urgent warrants were used in 80 percent of all arrests.

Police investigation and forensic evidence indicate only one suspect may have been involved in the sexual assault.

RSP’s historic mandate promises stability but analysts doubt a weak opposition can hold it accountable.

Legal experts decry the use of ‘urgent warrant of arrest’, saying it amounts to an executive overreach.

Proportional data suggests erosion of institutional support for established parties despite strong candidate performances.

A tale of a society that celebrates rape-accused while the victim struggles to breathe free air.

He developed a simple method to treat patients with cataracts and invented intraocular lenses.

A number of men from the far west go missing in India, hundreds bring home HIV infections every year but mothers and wives still send their sons and husbands to India for livelihood.

Political parties have picked candidates who appeal to voters from their ancestral districts.