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current events

Livelihood support stressed for survivors of trafficking (kp 29/12/2004)

Cabin restaurant workers most vulnerable to HIV (kp 25/12/2004)

Women trafficking on rise (kp 24/12/2004)

ADB loan for women empowerment (ht 17/12/2004)

Subaltern women without alphabets, by Sangita Rayamajhi (kp 14/12/2004)

Language barrier (ht 12/12/2004)

Janakpur village where girls get married at five, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rn 11/12/2004)

Outdated mores responsible for rising violence against women, says Minister (ht 11/12/2004)

Tiny loans bring cheers to women, by Ramesh Lamsal (rn 10/12/2004)

Media event focusses on women’s issues (ht 06/12/2004), ‘Domestic violence reports lack investigation’ (kp 06/12/2004), Role of media and violence against women (pr 09/12/2004)

Women activists gnash teeth as CEDAW is in limbo (ht 06/12/2004)

Terrible Dimension, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 03/12/2004), International Commitment: Lack of parliament is hindering Nepal's efforts to sign an Optional Protocol to CEDAW, which would better enforce women's human rights (sp 03/12/2004)

Law on VAW to be amended (kp 29/11/2004), Meet discusses draft law to end discrimination against women (rn 29/11/2004)

Violence against women escalating, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 25/11/2004), International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women: Poor women have no idea what it is (ht 26/11/2004), ‘Patriarchal norms cause of violence against women’ (rn 29/11/2004)

Women turn to PMO after divorce (ht 19/11/2004)

Inter-caste marriage costs woman dear (ht 18/11/2004), Intercaste-wed couple grappling with threats (rn 18/11/2004)

It’s no longer a man’s world, by Pranita Mishra (kp 16/11/2004)

Tourism: Changing Lives of Rural Women, by Dechenla Sherpa (sp 05/11/2004)

Women in politics, by Prativa Subedi (kp 05/11/2004)

Women forced to work in hotels to have milk sold, by Baburam Lamichhane (ht 27/10/2004)

Uterine prolapse forces Banke women to put up with bias (ht 26/10/2004)

Rape cases: Trauma In Human Beings, by Niranjan Prasad Upadhyay (rn 21/10/2004)

“We’re not whores”: Cabin restaurant waitresses are determined to work with dignity, by Naresh Newar (nt 15/10/2004)

Police manhandle, arrest 25 women (kp 14/10/2004)

Five girls rescued from Indian circus (rn 13/10/2004)

Powering Their Way (rn 12/10/2004)

Gender insensitive ads, by Kamalraj Sigdel (kp 11/10/2004)

Bid to empower female restaurant workers (ht 09/10/2004)

After rescue, stigma haunts trafficked women (ht 05/10/2004), Job opportunities for trafficking survivors (kp 05/10/2004), Bombay returned women find hard to live with families (rn 05/10/2004)

Imbalanced Reporting: A report by an NGO calls for better gender balance and end of subjugation of women in Nepalese media, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 01/10/2004)

Women are breaking free of shackles, by Sharada Sharma (pr 30/09/2004)

Over 100,000 Nepali women in India’s sex industry: UNICEF (kp 30/09/2004)

Indian SSB men rape Tharu women, by Kamal Panthi (kp 29/09/2004)

Waiting for 15th delivery (ht 29/09/2004)

Choices that confine, by Stuti Basnet (kp 26/09/2004)

Celebrating womanhood, by Bremelin Romero (kp 26/09/2004)

Striving for equality, by Ayushma Pandey (kp 19/09/2004)

29 rescued by Maiti Nepal (ht 16/09/2004)

Faces of dowry in Mithila region of Nepal, by Jayanti Jha (tg 15/09/2004)

4 women intercepted at border (kp 10/09/2004)

Women under manpower debris, by Sangita Rayamajhi (kp 07/09/2004)

Cops rescue two women from being trafficked (rn 06/09/2004)

The low down on sexual harassment (ht 05/09/2004)

Sex workers of Kathmandu, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 29/08/2004)

Indentured daughters: Tharu Kamlaris of Terai, by Ekta Ghimire (kp 28/08/2004)

Deserted woman seeks new lease of life (ht 28/08/2004)

Rebuilding lives (ht 26/08/2004)

Gender discrimination (kp 25/08/2004)

Armed Indian dacoits rape a dozen women (kp 25/08/2004)

Wife lashes out at ‘sadist’ scribe (ht 24/08/2004), A victim recounts sadism of psycho husband, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 24/08/2004), Action promised against wife-abusing journo (kp 25/08/2004)

Superstitious beliefs imperil women’s lives, by Dil Bahadur Chatyal (kp 15/08/2004)

Beautiful business: opportunities Marketing the fact that we do care how people look, by Adhutosh Tiwari (nt 13/08/2004)

Nepali women by Nepali women (nt 13/08/2004)

Lessons learnt through ignorance, by Babita Basnet, Journalist and Women Rights Activist (tg 11/08/2204)

Call to control internal trafficking of women (kp 09/08/2004)

Payal Shakya clinches Miss Nepal crown, by Ekta & Kanchan (kp 08/08/2004), Payal Shakya crowned Miss Nepal, by Rangon Raj Bhattarai (rn 08/08/2004), Beautiful Aspirations: The newly crowned Miss Nepal 2004 wants to represent her country's cultural heritage in the Miss World Contest, by Thakur Amgai (sp 20/08/2004)

Women’s education and health go hand in hand (rn 06/08/2004)

Neighbours thrash two Dalit women for ‘witchcraft’ (ht 06/08/2004)

Horrific abuse of Women - Trafficking and conflict, by Kamala Sarup (tg 04/08/2004)

Debate over beauty pageants continue (kp 03/08/2004), ‘Miss Nepal title not just for glamour’ (rn 03/08/2004), Beyond bikini, by Parinesh Pradhan (kp 06/08/2004), Miss Nepal: A decade of celebrating womanhood, by Agya, Ekta & Shristi (kp 06/08/2004), Grooming the Beauties for Miss Nepal, by Kanchan Burathoki (kp 06/08/2004), Beauties and pageants (09/08/2004), Ugly protests against beautiful things, by Ameet Dhakal (kp 10/08/2004), Shallow show, by Chetana Uprety (kp 11/08/2004)

Maiden non-tech female soldiers graduate (kp 03/08/2004), Women recruits shift gender roles in RNA, by Khagendra Bhattarai (rn 03/08/2004)

First woman driver of Tanahu (ht 03/08/2004)

Manpower agencies and women’s power: Misery at home forces Nepali women domestics in the Gulf to endure abuse, by JB Pun Magar (nt 30/07/2004), Maid in Nepal: Things are slightly better for Nepali domestics in Hong Kong, by Maina Dhital (nt 30/07/2004)

Women in Nepali Democracy, by Krishna B. Bhattachan (tg 28/07/2004), Empowering or Equality Promoting? by Meena Achaya (tg 28/07/2004)

Spurt in rape cases leaves police worried (ht 27/07/2004)

Alleged witch’s desperation moves NGO (ht 26/07/2004)

Programmes launched in 10 dists to control girls trafficking (rn 25/07/2004)

Legitimising disparity, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 23/07/2004)

Walking on air (nt 16/07/2004)

Conflict behind girls entering dance bars, cabins: Study (ht 16/07/2004)

Women facing new frontiers, by Barsha Sharma (kp 14/07/2004)

Regional Discrimination: South Asian activists stress on the need to do away with traditional practice of stereotyping and subjugating women by media in the region, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 09/07/2004)

Rescued Girls: Shattered Hopes, by Keshab Poudel (sp 09/07/2004)

Women to have 5 pc strength in army (ht 09/07/2004)

Crime and women (ht 07/07/2004)

Deconstructing the myth of trafficking, by Saroj Pant (kp 06/07/2004)

Planned development: Harnessing women for poverty reduction, by Bhavani Dhungana (ht 06/07/2004)

War widows aspire to join army (ht 03/07/2004)

Alleged witches seek punitive action against accusers (ht 03/07/2004)

Back from brothel widow exacts revenge, by Madhav Aryal (kp 02/07/2004)

Conflict Resolution from a Feminist Perspective, by Kamala Sarup (tg 30/06/2004)

One’s references, others’ preferences, by Indu Nepal (kp 30/06/2004)

Flowergirl to entrepreneur (kp 28/06/2004)

Son abuses mother on charge of witchcraft (kp 27/06/2004)

Women in technology — inspiring technological skills in women, by Akanshya Shah (ht 27/06/2004)

Indigenous, ethnic Nepali women in politics, by Yankila Sherpa (kp 26/06/2004)

Wife fights for share in property, by Dipendra Baduwal (kp 25/06/2004)

Women worst hit by conflict (kp 21/06/2004)

RDB Micro-loans liberate housewives (kp 20/06/2004)

Issue of single woman, still in a limbo, by Rachana Bhattarai (ht 20/06/2004)

‘7,000 women trafficked to India annually’ (rn 19/06/2004)

Roles of Single Women Groups in Peace Building Process, by Lily Thapa (sp 18/06/2004)

ASI husband deserts pregnant dalit woman, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 18/06/2004)

Girl eyeing police job moves court (ht 18/06/2004)

Women, children hardest hit by insurgency (rn 17/06/2004)

Rights activists nominated for Islamabad meet (kp 17/06/2004), Representatives chosen for women advocacy meet (rn 17/06/2004)

Nepal source of girl trafficking: US report (kp 16/06/2004), Human trafficking goes unchecked in Nepal (rn 16/06/2004), Inhuman trafficking (kp 17/06/2004), No improvement (ht 17/06/2004)

Most powerful weapon, by Byanjana Sharma (kp 15/06/2004)

How Sexual Harassment Affects The Mental Health?, by Niranjan Prasad Upadhyay (sp 11/06/2004)

‘Witch’, family escape locals’ ire, by Surendra Kafle (ht 11/06/2004)

Gender discrimination (kp 09/06/2004)

Woman accused of witchcraft fed human faeces, by Aman Koirala (kp 09/06/2004)

All-women Beyond Beijing meet in Pokhara, by Dinesh Regmi (kp 08/06/2004)

Woman in Rautahat tortured on charge of witchcraft (rn 07/06/2004)

ADB fund for protecting female workers (ht 07/05/2004)

‘Abortion women’s natural right’ (ht 07/06/2004)

Illusive freedom for daughters (kp 06/06/2004)

Point counter point : Gender discrimination at work? (ht 06/06/2004)

19 daughters, still hoping for a son: A lot more needs to be done to bring Nepal’s fertility rate down (nt 04/06/2004)

35 pc missing girls end up in brothels: Survey (ht 04/06/2004)

Alleged witch’s plea for justice goes unheeded (ht 03/06/2004)

Quaint custom allows them pick brides by right, by Madhav Aryal (kp 31/05/2004)

One lady teacher in each primary school remains a distant dream, by Renu Kshetry (ht 30/05/2004)

Working Women, by Agya Poudyal (kp 29/05/2004)

Women construct suspension bridges, by Lalprasad Sharma (kp 29/05/2004)

Need to stop gun culture stressed (ht 29/05/2004)

Family Planning, Women & Development, by Bishan B. Wagle (sp 28/05/2004)

Girls trafficking goes unabated (rn 28/05/2004)

Communication for women’s growth, by Bandana Rana (kp 23/05/2004)

SC: Sexual harassment a crime, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 23/05/2004)

Plastic recycling benefits women (ht 22/05/2004)

Displaced women narrate their woes, by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (ht 20/05/2005)

Maoists’ cruelty targets women (kp 19/05/2004)

Nepali women can rule the country efficiently if provided with equal opportunity, interview with Shanta Thapalia, Founder, Legal Aid and Consultancy Center (LACC) (tg 19/05/2004)

Violence against Dalit Women, by Padmalal Bishwakarma (tg 19/05/2004)

Conflict behind girl-trafficking: Victims (ht 18/05/2004), Flesh trade on the rise due to increase in violence (kp 19/05/2004))

Sonia Gandhi’s victory inspires Nepalese women (rn 17/05/2004)

Red carpet rolled out for Nepali women achievers, by Caesar Rana (kp 16/05/2004)

Professional women walking the tightrope, by Milan Adhikari (ht 16/05/2004)

Women of substance in the making, by Caesar Rana (kp 15/05/2004)

Brave-hearted women: Much more than rocking cradles, by Caesar Rana (kp 13/05/2004)

‘Killed’ for less dowry (ht 13/05/2004)

Efforts at promotion of women, by Shreedhar Gautam (kp 09/05/2004)

Seminar stresses on reproductive rights of women, adolescents (ht 07/05/2004)

Eight trafficking victims rescued (rn 05/05/2004)

Verdict on marriage of widow, widower, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 02/05/2004)

Dowry prohibited areas declared in Nawalparasi (rn 02/05/2004)

‘Rapist’ hubbies go scot-free for lack of law (ht 01/05/2004)

Equal rights to parental property (ht 25/04/2004)

On Girl Trafficking: A research study conducted by a group of experts, highlights the different context of trafficking in Nepal (sp 23/04/2004)

Women’s Rights In Nepal, by Prem Bahadur Thapa (rn 18/04/2004)

Police post ‘shelters’ deserted wife (ht 15/04/2004)

Abortion legalised, but women jailed for it yet to be released (ht 12/04/2004)

Justice undelivered: Saga of a victim (kp 12/04/2004), Awareness campaign against women violence (rn 12/04/2004)

Alleged witch beaten, villagers look on (ht 09/04/2004), Woman tortured for ‘practising witchcraft’ (ht 11/04/2004)

Business of beauty parlors basks with conscious women, by Neeyati Khanal (kp 07/04/2004)

Show cause on ‘inequality’ against women (ht 06/04/2004)

Fewer women involve in corporate sector (kp 05/04/2004)

Miles to go… for gender equality (kp 05/04/2004)

Selling sex to survive: Driven out of their villages by conflict, unemployment and poverty, Kathmandu’s young sex workers struggle to surivive, by Naresh Newar (nt 02/04/2004)

Unresolved Crisis: The IIDS and UNIFEM tracks the situation of women and child trafficking in Nepalese context, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 02/04/2004)

Foreign employment lures rural Nepalese women (rn 01/04/2004)

Women ‘worst hit’ by ongoing conflict, by Mamata Pokharel (kp 01/04/2004), Conflict and women (kp 01/04/2004)

IIDS, UNIFEM report reveals many women missing (kp 30/03/2004)

Girl traffickers find new fertile ground in Rukum, Rolpa (rn 29/03/2004)

On her way up (nt 26/03/2004)
On Bandinima Sherpa

Women's issues, equality and peace, by Kamala Sarup (pr 25/03/2004)

Girl trafficking, an unheeded burning issue, by Vidhu Prakash Kayastha (kp 25/03/2004)

Widows still face hardship and torment in society, by Caesar Rana (kp 23/03/2004)

Girls get dad’s property (ht 21/03/2004)

Psycho-social aspects of rape, by Sabin Ranabhat (kp 21/03/2004)

Women fight for rights at home (ht 20/03/2004)

Trafficking of women no more a burning issue (ht 20/03/2004)

Man sells infant daughter for Rs 200 (kp 20/03/2004)

It’s all about education!!! by Shruti Pant (sp 19/03/2004)

Understanding the Gender Concepts: A Framework for Analysis, by Meena Acharya (tg 17/03/2004)

Ecofeminism, by Suresh Bhattarai (tg 17/03/2004)

Challenges Ahead (rn 17/03/2004)

Rag-to-riches: Story of Chandika, by Caesar Rana (kp 15/03/2004)

Women in exile: How long can we survive this hemorrhage?, by Surendra Kafle (nt 12/03/2004)

Drive against women trafficking to be intensified (kp 11/03/2004)

Poor women more vulnerable to violence (ht 10/03/2004)

Women behind the SAFA wheel, by Shristi Shrestha (kp 09/03/2004)

Govt unveils action plan for women (kp 09/03/2004)

Girls call for education (ht 08/03/2004)

Gulf's wide for women endeavours, by Meena Kaini (ht 08/03/2004)

Hill women on high, by Nitin Jugran Bahuguna (kp 08/03/2004)

For peace and equality, by Prativa Subedi (kp 08/03/2004), ‘Women are ignored everywhere’, interview with Durga Pokharel, head the National Women Commission (NWC) (kp 08/03/2004), Key to women’s empowerment, by Savitree Thapa Gurung  (kp 08/03/2004)

Women car-riders say, ‘End violence… against women’ (kp 08/03/2004)

Woman empowerment still takes back seat in Nepal, by Damaru Lal Bhandari (kp 07/03/2004)

AI campaign to stop violence against women (ht 06/03/2004)

Charitraheen Cheli: Women declare independence, on the occasion of International Women’s Day on 8 March, an underground Nepali women’s group has issued a 40-point declaration, by Rosy Chhetri (nt 05/03/2004), Charitrahin Chelis, by Bishnu Sapkota (kp 11/03(2004)

Daughters sue their dads, by Maya Sharma (nt 05/03/2004)

How safe is Kathmandu for women?, by Shweta Malla (ht 04/03/2004)

Impact of conflict on women, by Kamala Sarup (pr 04/03/2004)

A prevalent reality for many Nepalese women "Ghar ko hela Maita jaula, Maita Ko hela Muglan Pasaula", by Saktida Singh (pr 04/03/2004)

Elderly women benefit from literacy classes (kp 03/02/2004)

Girls avoid schools to fend off early marriage (kp 03/02/2004)

Little brides get married, by Shristi Shrestha (kp 31/01/2004)

Woman finds strength from work in bidi factory, by Prabhat Kumar Jha (ht 24/01/2004)

Dowry a hurdle to social wellbeing, by Kanti Shrestha Udas (kp 24/01/2004)

Victims of Trafficking: Shying Away From Justice, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 23/01/2004), “We Strongly Pursue Legal Cases Of The Victims”, interview with Anuradha Koirala (sp 23/01/2004)

Collective voice of women emphasized (kp 23/01/2004)

Schoolgirl leaves home to avoid marriage (kp 21/01/2004)

Women tempo drivers stay unemployed, by Chinta Mani Poudel (ht 19/01/2004)

Gender agenda: A Shadow Report to an international conference in New York paints a bleak picture of women’s rights in Nepal (nt 16/01/2004)

Gender: A challenging issue in Nepal, by Niranjan Prasad Upadhyay (sp 16/01/2004)
See also part 2 (23/01/2004)

More women attracted to foreign employment, by Kul Chandra Neupane (kp 14/01/2004)

Maid to order: Despite problems, Nepali women still throng to Hong Kong to work as domestics, by Ramyata Limbu (nt 09/01/2004)

Violence, conflict and women, by Kamala Sarup (pr 08/01/2004)

Badi women going to India (kp 05/01/2004)

Downtrodden women export handicraft, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 05/01/2004)

Female workers, students face harassment, by Archana Parajuli (kp 05/01/2004)

Numa’s world: Numafung offers us a microcosm of the lives of Nepali women, by Renchin Yonjan (nt 02/01/2004)

From historical damsels to rebel chelis: Searching, and not finding, the ideal Nepali Woman, by Neeta Pokhrel (nt 02/01/2004)

Nepali men’s attitude, by Durga Pokhrel (ht 02/01/2004)

Hadiya women’s group constituted (kp 01/01/2004)

Health camp for women unfolds tales of misery, by DR Pant (kp 01/01/2004)

Victim of witch hunt to be compensated (kp 01/01/2004)

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