In Nepal, bankers are learning to fear the loan

Police investigations and arrests over lending and loan recovery are raising a fundamental question about who should police the banking system: the central bank or law enforcement agencies.

20 dead in three years in Rukum’s rivers

People continue to drown or be swept away in the Sani Bheri and Thuli Bheri rivers while fishing, gathering firewood and gravel, or entering the rivers without basic safety precautions.

When a trans man has his period

Nearly two decades after a landmark Supreme Court ruling advanced legal recognition of gender identity, Nepal’s menstrual health policies and services still largely exclude trans men.

Government appointments fall short on inclusion

Critics say the government is sidelining women, Madheshis, Dalits and other marginalised groups in public appointments, despite the Constitution’s mandate for proportional representation.

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