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Mobile
screens are
stealing
family time
and harming
children :
Many parents
complain about
their
children’s
phone use, but
often they are
no better,
by Aarati Ray
(kp
22/10/2024)
An
Odyssey Beyond
the Himalayas
: Teaching and
Living in
Upper Dolpa,
by Ankit Suwal
(kh
14/09/2024)
Nepal's
Male-female
Ratio Expected
To Alter,
by Namrata
Sharma (rn
14/08/2024)
Address
Landless
Squatters'
Problems,
by Uttam
Maharjan (rn
13/08/2024)
Nurturing
The Virtues Of
Social Cohesion,
by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn 27/07/2024)
Kathmandu
records highest number
of divorce cases with 13
couples filing for
divorce daily (rep
27/07/2024)
‘Only
20 percent of landless
squatters in Kathmandu
are genuine’ (rep
22/07/2024)
Low
female birth rate poses gender
imbalance challenges in Nepal,
by Ruby Rauniyar (rep 22/06/2024)
[This is
a consequence of the
patriarchal delusion,
also practised in
politics, that only
males are real Nepalis.
The deliberate abortion
of female foetuses is a
capital offence!]
Child
marriage
driving up
maternal and
newborn
deaths: Report
: Teenage
pregnancy is
highest in
Karnali
Province, at
21 percent,
followed by
Madhesh
Province, at
20 percent,
Koshi and
Gandaki
Province, at
13 percent,
and Lumbini
Province, at
10 percent,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
15/06/2024)
Nepali
queer couples
in live-in
relationships
battle social
stigma : They
are often
compelled to
hide their
relationship
and lie to
their
homeowners and
neighbours
that they are
either
siblings or
friends. Of
late, things
have changed
for the
better,
however,
by Manushree
Mahat (kp
15/06/2024)
Bharatpur
Metropolis honors ten inter-caste couples
(kh 09/06/2024)
Lugging
loads for a living on treacherous Everest trails
: They brave rain and snow, getting by in a
single piece of clothing in a season to save
money, by Mahesh KC (kp 08/06/2024)
Budget
2024/25: Average life expectancy 71.3 years,
literacy 76 percent (kh 28/05/2024)
Couples
who remain childless by choice face societal
othering : Nepali society doesn’t yet
accommodate the idea of staying childless as a
choice, say experts. And it’s women who are
often blamed for not conceiving a child, by
Manushree Mahat (kp 25/05/2024), Take
it easy, baby : Whether or not women have
children should be a matter of their personal
choice, not societal pressure (kp
27/05/2024)
Free
cremation at electric crematorium from July 16
(rn 01/05/2024)
Love
affair dispute sparks clashes in Dhanusha,
police deploy tear gas (kh 25/04/2024)
Emptying
out : As politicians squabble for power and
perks, people continue to move out of rural
Nepal for lack of basic amenities (kp
03/04/2024)
Youth
exodus to India leaves Bajura villages with
ageing, ailing residents : In Bajura’s
impoverished villages, schools are on the brink
due to fewer students, elderly are dying at home
unattended for days, by Basant Pratap Singh
(kp 26/03/2024)
Writ
petition filed at Supreme Court seeking legal
recognition for live-in relationships (kh
14/03/2024)
Can
there be peace, love and harmony between the
couples? Intimate partner violence has taken a
toll on many families in Nepal. Here is a story
of how positive interventions can change the
situation (nlt 01/03/2024)
Govt
preparing to announce Internal Migration Decade:
Minister Bhandari (rep 25/01/2024)
The
marginalised on the margins : Two Nepali
families on either side of a path suffer from
state neglect, but one is much doing better.
Why?, by Sonia Awale (nt 05/01/2024)
Crimes
related to extra-marital affairs on the rise,
by Ajabi Poudel (ae 22/11/2023)
Villages
left with only women as
men flock to India for
job opportunities
(rep 18/11/2023)
Over
25 per cent Nepali households in debt: NSO
(ht 31/10/2023)
A
Bright Star Over The Dark Clouds, by
Bhupa P Dhamala (rn 20/10/2023)
Dialogue
on Divorce in Nepal, by Abin Ojha
(rep 16/10/2023)
The
Young, the Old, and the Dependent : We have a
demographic time bomb and a dependency sword
hanging over our heads, by Mukesh Khanal
(rep 08/10/2023)
Human
Migration And Population Dynamics In Nepal,
by Ramesh Kumar KC (rn 06/102023)
End
Entrenched Social Inequality : Merely
demanding the rights be granted and
forgetting the responsibilities cannot
achieve the goals of social equality,
by Bhupa P Dhamala (rn 06/10/2023)
Old
folks lonely but happy in empty mountain
villages : The old generation is glad to see
their migrant children are getting a better life
than they had, and sending some money back home
from time to time, by Sangam Prasain (kp
16/09/2023)
Manage
Rural-To-Urban Migration, by Uttam Maharjan
(rn 05/09/2023)
DPM
Khadka calls for caution against those
disturbing social harmony (kh 25/08/2023) [Social harmony is endangered
by all those who deny the multi-ethnicity,
multi-religion and diversity of cultures of the
country, who refuse proper inclusion of all
sections of society and who identify the country
exclusively with Hinduism and the language and
culture of the (male) Khas Arya!]
Degrees
of Dalitness : It is a fallacy to think that the
Dalits are the only community facing caste
discrimination, by Mitra Pariyar (kp
22/08/2023)
Divorce
rate rising in Salyan where child marriage
continues unabated : Lack of awareness,
mentorship and financial constraints contribute
to early marriages leading to divorces, say
experts, by Biplab Maharjan (kp 22/08/2023)
Incentivise
good behaviour : People clicking photos of a
dying man rather than coming to his help is
deeply disturbing (kp 11/08/2023)
Call
for finding long-term solution to Kathmandu
Valley’s landless squatters problem
(rep10/08/2023)
Local
approaches to ending landlessness : Many
commissions were formed in the past to resolve
the issue, but none could offer a reasonable
solution, by Jagat Deuja (kp 16/07/2023)
Towards
Exemplary Social Harmony, by Bhupa P Dhamala
(rn 07/07/2023) [People
who do not belong to the circle of male Khas
Arya see social harmony in a more differentiated
way!]
Fast
fashion fever grips young Nepalis : Generation
Z, also called post-millennials (born between
1997 and 2010), whose identity has been shaped
by the digital age, have the attitude of ‘buy
now, throw later’, by Subin Adhikari (kp
06/07/2023)
Myagdi’s
development fails to stop residents from
outmigration : While some families have migrated
to the country’s urban centres, many individuals
have left for foreign employment, by
Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 20/04/2023)
Winds
of change sweep Mustang : Nepal’s
trans-Himalayan district faces deep
demographic shift due to migration,
by Jagannath Adhikari (nt 14/04/2023)
The
last men standing : Villages in Khotang
empty out as entire households leave for
cities in the Tarai for easier lives,
by Daman Rai (nt 14/04/2023)
Outmigration,
Social Change, and the Elderly, by
Udaya R Wagle (rep 14/04/2023)
Nepal
is happier country than India, World Happiness
Report 2023 shows : According to the report,
country rankings this year are based on life
evaluations in 2020, 2021, and 2022 and
therefore all of the observations are drawn from
years of high infection and deaths from COVID-19
(nlt 21/03/2023)
Local
government rule requiring its permission to
marry draws flak : Kapurkot defends new rule
enforced to tackle underage marriages and teen
pregnancies, by Biplab Maharjan (kp
24/02/2023) [related to Karnali province]
Sky
Burial—a unique death ritual : The ancient death
ritual called sky burial is still practiced in
parts of Upper Mustang, like in Tibet, Bhutan
and Mongolia, by Ravi M Singh (ae
22/02/2023)
Social
Repercussions of Divorce : Recent statistics
show that about half of all married couples have
divorced, and this percentage is rising
dangerously quickly, by Rajendra Prasad
Koirala (rep 25/01/2023)
Uncontrolled
migration, foreign employment depleting Myagdi
villages, by Dhruba Sagar Sharma (rn
19/01/2023)
Learning
From Relocation Of Homeless Families, by
Pallav Ranjan (rn 14/10/2022)
461
cases of divorce registered in Syangja (kh
29/07/2022)
Feature
News: Outmigration a headache for Menchchyayem
Rural Municipality, by Birat Anupam (kh
29/07/2022)
Love
Kills in Nepal : In Nepal, where the caste
system has penetrated society for centuries,
inter-caste love relations remain a crime,
by Shreya Khatiwada (rep 15/07/2022)
The
Native Roots Of Freedom, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn 09/07/2022)
Landless
finally get ownership certificates (kh
10/04/2022)
417
households getting land ownership certificates
after 36 years (rep 25/03/2022)
UN
survey says Nepalis are happiest in South Asia,
but experts doubt : Some sociologists say
respondents might have presented only the rosy
sides—or positive emotions, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 22/03/2022), Happy
about what? Happiness, for Nepalis, has remained
a dream deferred for quite long (kp
23/03/2022) [This proves
the low value of such comparative statistics!]
Building
An Egalitarian Society, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
05/03/2022)
Alienation
of Muslims in Madhesh : The ‘othering’ of the
most significant minority will probably require
more effort from civil society, by CK Lal
(kp (kp 16/02/2022)
Landless
squatters from Chitwan demand land ownership
certificates (rep 19/12/2021) [Unequal
land ownership is also a historical consequence
of monarchy, its arrogant allocation of land and
Hindu state thinking!]
Foreign
employment leaving villages sans youths (kh
18/12/2021), Villages
sans youths : Things will remain unchanged
unless the govt comes up with policies to absorb
the youths within the country (ht
20/12/2021)
Teenage
elopement widespread in Kalikot : As many as 169
incidents of child marriage were reported in
Tilgupha Municipality and Shubhakalika Rural
Municipality last year, by Tularam Pandey
(kp 18/11/2021)
Land
to landless is more political than a
socioeconomic issue : Yet another commission
formed, 14th since 1990, but the landless
people’s problems persist, as governments
have failed to find a permanent solution, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 17/09/2021)
Number
of divorce cases on the rise in Kapilvastu,
by Kiran Man Bajracharya (kp 11/09/2021)
Let
them grieve : I believe these items exist in
every family, this set of few people who have to
guide the family with the final rituals, by
Swarna Tamrakar (ae 02/09/2021)
Nepal’s
unequal marriages : Men cheat and get away with
it, while women are blamed for shaming the
family, by Arjana Rajbhandary (nt
27/08/2021)
The
salt traders of Karnali : With the decline of
the salt trade, the once-prosperous region of
Karnali came to depend on Tibet, the very place
it had been trading with for centuries, by
Jag Bahadur Budha (rec 31/08/2021)
Ji
and the cost of name suffixes : When we hide
behind ji, dai and didi, ageist and patriarchal
relations take over the workspaces, and that is
hard to shake off, by Vikase Manush (rec
13/08/2021)
Valley
slums face torrential problems : Abandoned by
the government and harassed by the monsoon
rains, slum dwellers lack shelter when they need
it most, by Aishwarya Baidar (rec
09/07/2021)
Codifying
the breaking of wind : The Nepali state’s desire
to control all aspects of life, including our
orifices, is omnipresent, by Amish Raj Mulmi
(kp 09/07/2021)
Koshi
Tappu residents protest decision to turn their
homesteads into leasehold forest : The proposed
area is home to 500 families, mostly flood and
landslide victims, squatters and impoverished
households, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp
01/07/2021)
Police
nabs landlord in Babarmahal for caste-based
discrimination (kh 20/06/2021)
The
forgotten soldiers: Kathmandu’s trash collectors,
by Cilla Khatry (ae 17/0/2021)
Monsoon
means nightmare for riverside squatters in
Kathmandu : Thousands of squatter households
living along the riverbanks spend sleepless
nights throughout the monsoon. Over 8,000
families are living along the
Bagmati riverbanks alone, by Anup Ojha
(kp 17/06/2021)
Dining
Table Talks: Casual Racism, by Shailaja
Upadhyaya (kp (rep 06/06/2021)
Infection
fears force farmers to go it alone : The
pandemic has ended the tradition of working in
each other’s fields during the busy season,
farmers say, by Agandhar Tiwari and Prakasj
Baral (kp 25/05/2021)
Weddings
In Pandemic, by Namrata Sharma (rn
28/04/2021)
Divorce
cases on the rise in Ramechhap (ht
18/04/2021)
Shortcomings
Of Patrimonial Regime, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
30/01/2021)
Ghunsa
folk staying back this winter due to Covid-19,
by Ananda Gautam (kp 10/12/2020)
New
eyes and ears : There is much to do before
Nepali society appreciates the likes of
Sapana Roka Magar, by Pramod Mishra (kp
03/12/2020)
People
from high hills migrating to lowlands as mercury
dips (ht 12/11/2020)
Villagers
help harvest paddy of coronavirus infected
family in Tanahun : At a time when Covid-19
patients are facing stigma in different parts of
the country, people from four villages in Vyas
set an example of community solidarity amid this
crisis, by Anup Ojha (kp 30/10/2020)
जातीय
व्यवस्थाको अर्थशास्त्र, by CK Lal (ka
21/10/2020)
The
virus is reshaping lives : The lockdowns offer a
chance for macho men to learn to become peaceful
househusbands, by Hisila Yami (kp
18/09/2020)
For
marginalised, access to media and information a
major challenge during pandemic: The Danuwar
community in rural Sindhuli is deprived of
information regarding Covid-19 and facts are
overshadowed by rumours, by Samiksha Baral
(kp 09/07/2020)
Children
in Sindhupalchok village start going to school
twice a week: Officials say they have adopted
safety measures to prevent the transmission of
Covid-19, by Anish Tiwari (kp 30/06/2020)
The
lockdown has put an end to all sex work and
pushed sex workers into poverty: Even though the
lockdown has been eased, there is no respite in
sight for sex workers—already marginalised and
vulnerable—who have been jobless for months,
by Tsering Ngodup Lama (kp 20/06/2020)
Food
that divides us: For many, food is something
that connects two people. But there are some
historical food practices that have been used as
tools for social exclusion, by Prashanta
Khanal (kp 19/06/2020)
Dowry
still rampant in Nepali society (ht
18/03/2020)
Genus
For Survival Fitness, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
20/02/2020)
Why
do we want the big, fat Nepali wedding? From a
mehendi ceremony to a bachelorette party to a
filming/photography crew, Nepali weddings these
days have become more massive, lavish and
expensive, by Ankit Khadgi (18/02/2020)
Last
remaining shepherds of Nepal's eastern Terai
plains struggling to retain their occupation
(rep 04/02/2020)
Crossing
the divide: Are you raising your sons to
understand that all jobs are important? Do you
tell them that it is okay to do the household
chores? Are you raising your sons the same as
your daughters?, by Usha Pokharel (rep
18/01/2020)
'Love
marriage' common among school students in Rolpa,
by Dinesh Subedi (rep 15/01/2020)
KMC
rescues 250 persons from streets in five days
(kp 22/12/2019), Kathmandu
vows to rescue homeless from City’s streets, but
without proper homework: Of the 215 homeless
persons rescued last week, many have returned to
the streets because of unconducive living
environment in shelters, by Anup Ojha (kp
23/12/2019)
Let’s
talk about the queer: Bringing LGBTIQ
discussions to the mainstream at WOW festival,
as the community struggles for social acceptance,
by Srizu Bajracharya (kp13/12/2019)
Kathmandu
metropolis announces ‘beggar-free’ programme
again: Though the previous campaigns to make the
city beggar free had ended in failure, officials
say this time they are well-prepared to see the
plan through, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
12/12/2019)
LGBT
community seeks an end to discrimination (ht
11/12/2019)
First
inter-caste couple to have an arranged marriage
in Bajhang: The marriage between Bohara and BK
is a significant departure from an age-old
norm—the first such case in the district, by
Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 08/12/2019)
Feast
and fun in country side: Time is of essence when
it comes to this sweet and sour feast which
needs to be served in leaf plates as soon as
it’s ready, by Babu Ram Neupane (rep
24/11/2019)
Old-school
games to take you down memory lane: Here’s a
list of some favourite and forgotten childhood
games that needs to come back, by Arjun
Bhattarai (kp 21/11/2019)
70
percent population in Mai Municipality landless,
by Bhim Chapagain (rep 02/11/2019)
Blood
is thicker than water: Kinship care preserves
the continuity of care, relationship and
environment that are essential to a child’s
well-being, by Umesh Raj Regmi (kp
06/10/2019)
More
males seeking divorce (kp 02/10/2019)
[related to Jajarkot]
Nepali
communities that do not cremate say they have no
space in Kathmandu to bury their dead: Once the
Shleshmantak forest was a free-for-all
graveyard, but now there has been a government
ban on burials within the Pashupati area, by
Alisha Sijapati (kp 22/09/2019)
Fair
or not, some say it’s time to talk about skin
colour discrimination: Like racism, colourism is
largely overlooked and dismissed in Nepal. Some
Nepalis say society should start addressing it
head on, by June Karkee (kp 10/09/2019)
Lex
Limbu: Love should happen to everybody: The
UK-based blogger speaks about the progression of
LGBTIQ rights and awareness in Nepal, his
ongoing advocacy work, and his connection with
Nepal, by Pranaya SJB Rana (kp 01/09/2019)
Most
families in Achham are without land titles: Even
though locals have already submitted information
about their ownership to the special survey
office, more than half of the applicants are yet
to receive their renewed certificates, by
Menuka Dhungana (kp 20/08/2019)
This
is what the annual Gai Jatra Pride Parade looked
like: The Gai Jatra Parade, held on the day of
Gai Jatra, has been taking place since 2002 and
is organised by Blue Diamond Society, Nepal’s
first LGBTIQ advocacy group, by Tsering
Ngodup Lama and Rabindra Adhikari (kp 17/08/2019)
Appointing
the middle child as a lama in gumbas may no
longer be the norm: The age-old tradition is
dying out because Mustang families have started
employing birth control measures, by Deepak
Pariyar (kp 17/08/2019)
Nepal
is turning into a nation of hybrid identities:
Increase in inter-ethnic marriages blurs
cultural distinctions, complicating job quotas,
by Sanghamitra Subba (nt 16/08/2019)
A
dance for diversity and acceptance: Everyone is
different, and organisers and participants of
Nepal’s first-ever LGBTIQ flash mob want people
to embrace diversity, by Tsering Ngodup Lama
(kp 11/08/2019)
New
legal provisions incite men to file for divorce,
by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 02/08/2019)
Yak
herding is vanishing in Upper Mustang. So are
the yaks.: Amid geopolitical concerns, a
changing climate and the increasing intrusion of
the modern world, young nomads are abandoning
their traditional way of life, Tsering
Ngodup Lama (kp 27/07/2019)
Shifting
Community Virtues, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
16/07/2019)
Tehrathum
villagers desert rural areas in search of
greener pastures: Drinking water shortage, wild
animals menace, food scarcity, lack of
education and health facilities is driving
migration in the area, by Chandra Karki (kp
12/07/2019)
Migration
invades every aspect of culture and society:
With the men away, the women are seeing new
opportunities and responsibilities, by
Anchala Chaudhary (kp 25/06/2019)
Divorce
cases up in Ramechhap (ht 13/06/2019)
After
years of rejection, things are changing for
inter-caste couples in Sindhupalchok: An
inter-caste marriage campaign launched by
Bahrabise Municipality is bringing winds
of change in the district, by Anish Tiwari
(kp 09/06/2019)
Moderns
we claim to be: Pseudo-modernism on the rise,
by Adesh Karkee and Saramsha Aryal (ht 05/06/2019)
The
absent generation: The ones that got away,
by Uttam Paudel (ht 29/05/2019), Youth
and economy: Nepali youths, from home and
abroad, are sustaining our economy. Their
contribution should be well recognized and
further opportunities for them should be created
for the future, by Dwaipayan Regmi (rep
29/05/2019)
Shauka
folk start migrating back to Byas in Darchula,
by Manoj Badu (kp 19/05/2019)
Sex
and society: A society that expects women to be
virgin until the day they get married and
expects these women to become sex slaves will
never know the impact women have in changing
history, by Ushma Rebel (rep 19/05/2019)
As
open spaces shrink, Kathmandu’s youths flock to
futsal courts to play the beautiful game: Sports
like futsal are rising in popularity—and have
become one of the few avenues for young people
to play sports inside cities like Kathmandu,
where open spaces are rapidly vanishing, by
Timothy Aryal (kp 18/05/2019)
Know
thy self: Oftentimes, in our quest to be
globally informed, we tend to forget the local
history and practices, by Deepak Thapa (kp
16/05/2019)
Whistle
and hum: Life in the hills can be hell if it
were not for the whistles and hums. Whistle
gives strength to people who are out of breathe
while traversing a steep trail with a heavy load
on their backs, by Babu Ram Neupane (rep
12/05/2019)
Breaking
with tradition, yet another daughter lights her
father's funeral pyres, by Sabita Shrestha
(rep 10/05/2019)
Nepali
Muslims on the margins: Madrasa education needs
to be improved to uplift Nepal’s Muslim
community, by Prakriti Kandel (nt
03/05/2019), Moving
to the mainstream: Nepal’s polity provides the
Muslim community adequate space for social,
economic and political uplifting, by Chandra
Kishore (nt 03/05/2019)
Erstwhile
dacoits from the Dusadh community turn over a
new leaf, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp
30/04/2019)
The
fate and future of Guthis: The age-old
cooperative system of the Kathmandu Valley finds
itself at a crossroads, by Ayusha
Bajracharya (kp 28/04/2019)
Discarding
age-old
taboos, more Nepalis are eating pork: Celebrated
by Limbus, Rais and Tharus but forbidden to
Bahuns and Chhetris, pork was political. Today,
traditions are changing, by Thomas Heaton
(kp 27/04/2019)
Rise
in divorce cases attributed to new civil and
criminal codes, by Nirmala Khadayat (kp
22/04/2019)
Inter-caste
couples still facing social stigma, by Tanka
Chhetri (rep 25/03/2019)
7,144
committed suicide in 16 months, 57% were youths,
by Pratik Rimal and Bipana Thapa (rep 15/03/2019),
Youths
are killing themselves. Save them (rep
17/03/2019)
Welcome
to Pink Tiffany, Kathmandu’s first openly
LGBTIQ-friendly restaurant and bar, by Abani
Malla (kp 28/02/2019)
Tikapur
Municipality sans Muslim graveyard, by
Ganesh Chaudhary (kp 10/02/2019)
It
takes two to tango: In diverse Nepal, it is
natural that different lifestyles shape
different world views, by Sarans Pandey (kp
04/02/2019)
It’s
men’s
work too: Most Nepali men are let off the
housework duties from earlier on in their lives,
as if being a male gives them that privilege,
by Ushma Rebel (rep 02/02/2019)
Richest
10 % Nepalis over 26 times wealthier than
poorest 40 % (rep 11/01/2019) [see OXFAM
report]
Fighting
for a sense of belonging, by Rakshya Khadka
(rep 04/01/2018)
LGBTI
issues not govt priority: Joint-secretary
(ht 02/12/2018)
The
Nepali know-it-all: Tea stalls, canteens and
drink parties are the usual places where they
congregate, by Nirmal Kandel (kp 30/12/2018)
LGBTI
people face discrimination (ht 19/12/2018)
New
law helping men file divorce cases, by
Dhruba Dangal (rep 15/12/2018), Why
relationships fail: Marriage as an institution
has always thrived amid inequality where women
serve the interest of men, by Biranchi
Poudyal (rep 15/12/2018)
No
place to call home: Informal settlements in
Kathmandu continue to be under supported, by
Narayan Prasad Bhatta (kp 09/12/2018)
Divorce
cases up in Dhading (ht 09/12/2018)
Chasing
Nepali
Dream: Why are 1500 plus Nepali youths leaving
the country every day? Are they being forced to
relinquish Nepali Dream for survival?, by
Mukesh Baral (rep 01/12/2018)
Rough
road
to inter-caste marriage: Unless we dismantle
caste-hierarchy and end intra-caste
discrimination, we won’t be able to build a just
and peaceful society, by Giri Bahadur Sunar
(rep 17/11/2018)
Moving
beyond two, stuck in three: Legal vernacular
needs to adopt a more fluid understanding of
gender diversity, by Rukshana Kapali (kp
16/11/2018)
Sole
guardian of six siblings at 16, by Daman Rai
(kp 06/11/2018)
Divorce
rate rises in Dang (kp 03/11/2018)
Dailekh
court sees higher number of men filing for
divorce than women, by Govinda KC (rep
26/10/2018)
Migration
Certificate: Student visas are now the preferred
method for young Nepalis to emigrate,
by Prakriti Kandel (nt 26/10/2018)
Life
expectancy of citizens will be increased to 73
years in two years’ time: NPC (ht
25/10/2018)
New
civil codes adds to rising divorce cases, by
Nagendra Upadhyaya and DB Budha (rep 24/10/2018)
Displaced
Majhis back home after 3 decades, by Sangam
GhartiMagar (rep 15/10/2018)
Subtle
sexism: Looks harmless from the outside but
could have a sinister impact on everyday lives,
by Suvechha Ghimire (kp 14/10/2018)
One
step forward two steps back on same-sex marriage,
by Gopal Gartaula (nt 12/10/2018)
A
Dashain diversion: Stories of history and
society from perspective of Dalits, Janjatis and
Madhesis remain to be written. Until then, only
way to get their version is to listen to their
woes firsthand, by CK Lal (rep 08/10/2018)
Life
and livelihood in remote Nepal: Easing the daily
struggle of families in a village far, far away
from Kathmandu, by Jocelyn Powelson (nt
28/09/2018)
Dramatic
surge in number of men seeking divorce in
Rupandehi, by Mohammad Habib (rep
25/09/2018)
Together
we should care: Nowhere has it been written that
a daughter cannot provide support to her parents
once she is married, by Ushma Rebel (rep
16/09/2018)
To
all
those fathers: Until masculinity is measured by
men’s ability to shuttle back and forth from one
wife to another, gender equality will remain an
elusive quest in Nepal, by Mukesh Baral (rep
08/09/2018)
Influence
of Gaijatra Festival In Nepali Society, by
Prapanna Maskey (rn 26/08/2018)
Wedding
planning firms find love from couples: It now
costs more than Rs1.5 million for a complete
wedding package, by Krishana Prasain (kp
27/07/2018)
Reversing
migration:
The trend of leaving villages, mostly by youths
and new generation, is the major cause behind
the arable rural lands becoming barren fields,
by Prakash Acharya (rep 21/07/2018)
Squatters
re-encroach Chatara Canal land, by Amar
Khadka (rep 26/06/2018)
Contradictory
provisions in laws related to annulment of
marriage, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 24/06/2018)
Migration
no solution: The happiness is missing in
families although they might have become more
affluent, by Kabi Adhikari (kp 08/06/2018)
Transforming
the
society: The urgent need of the hour is to
transform the current culture of Nepali society
from an unstable “lahure” to something more
stable, by Karma Tamang Lama (rep
14/05/2018)
Muslim
leaders take the fight to dowry practice, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 29/04/2018)
Hill
settlements turning empty as people migrate to
greener pastures (rep 12/04/2018)
Helping
people on the move: Nepali government should pay
attention to the fact that Nepal is now a
hub for asylum seekers, by Sapana Phuyal (kp
08/04/2018)
Vitality
of Associational Life, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
03/04/2018)
Chhampi
squatters demand land ownership certificate
(ht 28/03/2018)
78
inter-caste couples honoured (kp 22/03/2018)
Poverty
forcing people to resort to begging: Study
(ht 17/03/2018)
Squatters
warn of protests if govt gives public land to
army, by Mahesh Kumar Das (rep 12/03/2018)
Love
wins out for Muslim boy and Hindu girl, by
Arjun Oli (rep 15/02/2018)
Social
trend of migration effecting more migration
(rep 10/02/2018)
Rural-to-urban
migration to remain high (ht 25/12/2017)
No
more dress code: The idea that men should wear
this and women should wear that must be
dismantled, by Giri Bahadur Sunar (kp
24/12/2017)
What
is in store? Societal changes are much needed,
but whether or not they will occur after
elections is doubtful, by Sujeev Shakya (kp
21/11/2017)
What
migration
means on the home front: Nearly three-quarters
of Nalma’s young male demographic now works
abroad and landscapes and social hierarchies are
being shaken from tradition, by Gabrielle
Lipton, Leona Liu and Bimbika Sijapati Basnet (kp
28/10/2017)
Over
one-third migrant workers hail from seven
districts (ht 23/10/2017)
Country’s
‘first transgender marriage’ finds rare
family acceptance (kp 10/10/2017)
Foreign
jobs blamed for increasing divorce rates (ht
03/10/2017)
Use
of sex toys on the rise in Kavre: Illicit and
extra marital affairs have broken homes of many
people in Kavre (ht 03/10/2017)
Suicides
increasing at alarming rate, says report, by
Sabitri Shakal (ht 11/09/2017)
More
people
opting for electric crematorium (ht
10/09/2017)
Biratnagar
squatters
to be removed from river bank (ht
31/08/2017)
Bajura
folks
prefer baby boys to girls (ht 29/08/2017)
Migration
in
a microcosm, by Sebastian Wolligandt (nt
18/08/2017)
Love
comes
to everyone: Nepal is one of the most
progressive countries in the world for sexual
minorities, by Sumeru Sambahangphe (kp
13/08/2017)
Suicides
on
the rise in Myagdi, by Hari Krishna Gautam
(rep 10/08/2017)
More
wives
of migrant workers eloping with assets, by
Amar Khadka (rep 08/08/2018)
Divorce
rampant
in Rolpa, by Dinesh Subedi (rep 02/08/2017)
Kavre
grappling
with rising cases of suicide: 12 incidents
reported in two weeks, by Nagendra Adhikari
(kp 01/08/2017)
Couple
jump
off bridge in ‘suicide pact’ (kp 31/07/2017)
A
daughter lights the funeral pyre of her mother,
by Ganesh BK (rep 30/07/2017)
Superstition
And
Social Suppression, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
24/07/2017)
468
committed
suicide in Kathmandu Valley last fiscal (ht
22/07/2017)
Demand
for
pork meat surges 30pc in Pokhara (kp
21/06/2017)
Rural
migrants
face tough choices for survival in cities
(ht 27/05/2017)
Long
way
from home, by Isha Upadhyay (rep 19/05/2017)
The
art
of conversation: It is often said that cities
breed loneliness. Kathmandu is somehow an
exception. Even in a city of nearly millions,
complete strangers will ask you for your last
name and where your parents come from, by
Pranaya SJB Rana (kp 06/05/2017)
We,
the
ugly people: Don’t think our smile signifies
innocence and happiness. It is only a way to
mask our hideous and scheming mind, by
Trailokya Raj Aryal (rep 29/04/2017)
Oli’s
follies:
His words and actions have been unfair to some
groups of Nepalis, including the Christians,
by Ramesh Khatry (kp 27/04/2017)
Complaints
from
men on rise at police’s women cell, by
Samipa Khanal (kp 20/04/2017)
‘Slums
continue
to grow in urban areas’ (ht 13/04/2017)
LGBT
and media: Reel truth, by Ayush Joshi (rep
11/04/2017)
Suicide
rate
continues to rise: 3,366 people killed
themselves by hanging last fiscal (ht
06/04/2017), Growing
suicide
rates major cause for concern (kp
07/04/2017)
Let’s
talk
about sex: A new mobile app MeroLagi is hoping
to change how Nepali young adults converse about
sexual and reproductive health, by Samikshya
Bhattarai (kp 01/04/2017)
SAC
endorses
Social Practices Reform Bill (kp
27/03/2017), A
long-felt need: Main challenge of the bill lies
in monitoring social events and whether the
legal provisions are being followed or not
(ht 28/03/2017)
Erosion
of
family values hits grey population: Over 1,700
elderly are living in old age homes across the
country (ht 24/03/2017)
Report
on
labour migration, its socio-political impact
released (kp 14/03/2017)
On
the
home front: Listen to the unheard voices of the
suffering wives of migrant workers left behind, by
Roni Pradhan (kp 07/03/2017)
The
purse
strings: Women have little control over household
finance despite being important earners, by Ashika
Sharma (kp 07/03/2017)
Live-in
relationship: Experiment time; Nepali judiciary has
not accorded legal status to live-in relationship but
no law has declared it illegal either, by Ganesh
Paudel (rep 04/03/2017)
Suicides
on the rise in Baitadi, by Bira Gadal (rep
23/02/2017)
Morang
gay
couples want marriage right: LGBTIs are allowed to
live together, but not marry (kp 22/02/2017)
Number
of
sex workers increasing (ht 17/02/2017)
Identification
of
squatters begins: Government plans to relocate
them to Ichangunarayan (ht 14/02/2017)
More
than
200 families in Salyan without land ownership
certificates, by Biplav Maharjan (kp
12/02/2017)
LGBTIs
in
civil service: 651 transgender people applied
for PSC exams; Officials describe it as a big
step forward for the gay community, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/02/2017)
The
last goodbye, by Priyanka Gurung (rep
10/02/2017)
Trump
era
triggers fear among Nepal’s LGBTI, by Anjali
Subedi (rep 24/01/2017)
Hindu-Muslim
dispute
upsets harmony of Kapilvastu village, by
Manoj Paudel (kp 11/01/2017)
China-Nepal
bilateral
relations: After reports of abuse on social
media, fewer Nepali women are getting married to
Chinese men, by Pan Lan (nt 06/01/2017)
Stop
the
scourge: We must come together as a
society to reject the woeful practice of
dowry (kp 05/01/2017)
Tarai
youths
migrating to mid-west hills for work (ht
01/01/2017)
Lack
of
annual leave, disintegrating migrant worker
families, by Krishna Oli (rep 28/12/2016)
Till
death
do you part: Marriages have become one of
the most costly of enterprises. There is
virtually no limit to the wealth squandered, the
debts incurred, by Mohan Guragain (kp
24/12/2016)
Driving
coffin
vans a heartbreaking job: They reach the bodies
of dead migrant workers home and then run,
by Bhadra Sharma (rep 15/12/2016)
Rural
migrants
face reality check, by Anita Shrestha (ht
12/12/2016)
Engaging
the
public: There is communication gap between our
sociologists and larger public, by Pranab
Kharel and Gaurab KC (rep 29/11/2016)
Lastentr�ger
im
Himalaya: Warum Nepalesen so viel tragen k�nnen
(Der Spiegel 17/11/2016)
Muslim
community
stands against dowry, by Pawan Yadav (kp
07/11/2016)
Go
home
again: People in Nepal use festivals to meditate
on peace and continuity, by Abhi Subedi (kp
30/10/2016)
Nepal
ranked
39th in World Giving Index 2016 (ht
27/10/2016)
6,800
bighas
of land encroached upon, by Durgalal KC (kp
22/09/2016)
Mortality
among
migrant workers same as for other Nepalis: ILO
report, by Siromani Dhungana (rep
20/09/2016)
12
persons
killed self every day on an average last fiscal
(kp 11/09/2016), Alarming
trend (ht 12/09/2016), Poverty,
inflation behind rising suicides, by
Devendra Basnet (rep 12/09/2016)
Dhaka
topi
losing appeal among younger Nepalis (ht
27/08/2016)
New
Generation, by Prem Khatry (rn 16/07/2016)
LGBTI
community
faces ostracisation, by Anita Shrestha (ht
15/08/2016)
Suicide
cases
spike in Arghakhanchi: Victims range in age from
9 years old to 90, by Arjun Bhushal (rep
08/08/2016)
Squatters
in
Valley hate police but can’t do without: Report
(kp 03/08/2016)
Down
and
Out: Possible correlation between migration,
mental health and an increase in suicide rates,
by Smriti Basnet (nt 15/07/2016), Mental
cost
of migration: Mental health is not among the
diseases for which returning migrant workers can
seek compensation, by Shreejana Shrestha
(15/07/2016)
Tehrathum
population
drops by 75 pc in 50 yrs, by Chandra Karki
(kp 12/07/2016)
Far
from
home and hearth: Many things need to be changed
to ensure the rights and dignity of labour
migrants, by Bhawana Pokhrel (kp 12/07/2016)
Finding
refuge
in cyberspace: Fear of ostracisation by family
and friends forces Nepal’s LGBTI community to
seek solace on social media, by Christopher
Kelly (nt 08/07/2016)
LGBTI
community
lauds UN decision to appoint independent monitor
(kp 04/07/2016)
Middle
class
swells to 22pc of population (kp
30/06/2016), 22pc
of
population in middle-class category: Atypical
structural transformation a hindrance to pull
out people from vulnerable group, by Rupak
D. Sharma (ht 30/06/2016), 90%
Nepalis struggling or feel sense of insecurity:
Building larger and stronger middle class key
challenge for country, by Kuvera Chalise
(rep 30/06/2016)
Only
women,
children left in entire ward, by Barun
Paneru (rep 10/06/2016)
42
percent
population lives in urban centres (kp
28/05/2016)
LGBTI
people
‘fail to cope with depression’: The BDS says
lack of social acceptance and psycho-social
counseling has left gays miserable (kp
22/05/2016)
No
trivial
matter: Many people I know are unhappy but they
are not in a position to share their suffering,
by Anjali Subedi (rep 21/05/2016)
Happiness
is
a hot meal, by Priyanka Gurung (rep
20/05/2016)
Cases
related
to family disputes up in Kaski (ht
14/05/2016)
Five
years
on, state still undecided on squatter
resettlement plan (kp 09/05/2016)
Rainbow
country:
Promoting cultural diversity is important as it
will lead to sustainable development, by
Anita Yadav (kp 08/05/2016)
Where
the
streets have no men: the Nepalese town where
women hold sway; Years of migration by men
taking up jobs abroad have drained Bhramarpura
of working-age men, leaving women to take the
reins, by Sune Engel Rasmussen (Guardian
03/05/2016)
Suicide
rate
increasing sharply in far-western region (ht
23/04/2016)
It’s
cheaper,
faster, cleaner ...... so why aren’t more
families choosing electric cremation?, by
Liew Yu Wei (nt 15/04/2016)
Caste
of
characters: In Hindu society, many of the
problems are a result of caste and not merely
class, by Ratna BK (kp 05/04/2016)
Migration
and
rural change: The success stories of the few
often distract attention from the hard reality
for the majority, by Fraser Sugden (kp
05/04/2016)
Dating
couples
in public places face music, by Isha Pandey
(rep 22/03/2016)
Alerted
by
Facebook post, police thwart suicide bid: Youth
from Jhapa had posted his intention to kill self,
by Gaurav Thapa (kp 12/03/2016)
LGBTI
rue
exclusion from survey (kp 02/03/2016)
Learning
through
culture: Understanding different aspects of
culture helps understand the current Nepali
quagmire, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 01/03/2016)
Setting
things
straight, by Isha Bista (rep 26/02/2016)
On
the
banks of river Bagmati, by Cilla Khatry (rep
19/02/2016)
Once
hailed,
now failed? LGBTI people have been facing
hurdles when it comes to getting hitched, by
Pratichya Dulal (kp 24/01/2016)
Nepal
ko
time: It's not just high-ranking government
officials who believe only their time is
important, by Biswas Baral (rep 22/01/2016)
Raising
children:
Men and women should share equal responsibility
for childcare, by Seema Subedi (kp
01/01/2016)
CSR
in
Nepal: The poor beneficiaries can now afford two
meals a day, schooling for their children and
they now have confidence to lead decent lives,
by Sudeep Bahadur Singh (rep 31/12/2015)
Social
change
through political empowerment? Nepal gets first
female President and Speaker of the Parliament
in 2015, by Ashok Dahal and Shreejana
Shrestha (rep 31/12/2015)
LGBTI
community
urges lawmakers not to ignore their issues
(kp 20/12/2015)
‘A
lot
more needs to be done to eradicate existing
social evils’ (ht 17/12/2015)
A
sense of place: According to a study, Nepalis
choose to settle and work in Britain for the
future of the children, by Abhi Subedi (kp
29/11/2015)
Know
them:
We all need to be aware of our thought processes
when dealing with gender and sexual minorities,
by Sanjeev Dahal (kp 29/10/2015)
‘Leave
for
home early this Dashain’: Official data shows
that more than 2.4 million people live in
Kathmandu Valley and around 1.5 million of them
leave every Dashain, by Gaurav Thapa (kp
08/10/2015)
Not
made
in heaven: Marriages in Nepal have never been
about two people starting a life together on
equal terms, by Paridhi Acharya (kp
13/09/2015)
4,350
suicide
cases reported last fiscal (ht 10/09/2015),
Most
suicide
cases go unreported (ht 11/09/2015), Suicide
rate
surges post quake: Report (kp 15/09/2015)
Bhumika
finally
gets citizenship (kp 08/09/2015)
The
Migration
Effect, by Pramila Rai (rep 28/08/2015)
Violence
against
men up in Kavre, by Ram Kumar Parajuli (ht
23/08/2015)
Nepal
issues
3rd gender PP: Passport Dept awaits applicant to
collect machine readable passport, by
Chahana Sigdel (kp 07/08/21015), Passports
for
third gender, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
07/08/2015), Proud
moment
for transgender, by Chahana Sigdel (kp
11/08/2015), Passport
issued
to third gender (ht 11/08/2015), Other
battles:
Amendment of existent and proposed laws is key
to ensuring rights of sexual minorities (kp
12/08/2015)
Think
long
and hard: In some villages if a young male
hasn't gone abroad for employment purpose, he
finds it hard to get the bride, by Tarun
Pratap Shah (rep 04/08/2015)
Divorce
cases
up in Parsa (ht 30/07/2015)
Suicide
rate
up in Valley after quakes (kp 12/07/2015)
Foreign
affairs:
The rise of foreign employment has led to an
increase in the number of extramarital affairs
in the country, by Anjali Rajbhandary (nt
10/07/2015)
‘No
progress’
on legalising same sex marriage, by Chahana
Sigdel (kp 29/06/2015), To
get
on equal footing: Badri Pun has had one
overriding wish in life—to get married to a
woman. The problem is he was not born a man,
by Chahana Sigdel (kp 04/07/2015), Ministry
pledges
to take LGBTI agenda forward, by Chahana
Sigdel (kp 10/07/2015)
Diverse
lives
matter: The conventional narrative of minority
groups is changing with more organisations and
groups coming to their support, by Subhanu
Khanal (kp 16/06/2015)
Nuptials
and
earthquakes: The quake has brought about changes
in social rituals, as reflected in post-quake
marriages, by Puspa Paudel (kp 14/06/2015)
Demand
for
rental space escalates in Valley, by Ramesh
Shrestha (ht 11/06/2015)
Love
in
the time of quakes, by Devika Bista (nt
05/06/2015)
Nepalis
have
something to cheer about: Nepal climbs 14 ranks
on happiness index in two years (ht
25/04/2015)
3
teenage girls commit suicide, by Mohan Shahi
(kp 20/04/2015)
Four
schoolgirls
commit ‘mass suicide’ over poor exam results,
by Manoj Badu (kp 14/04/2015), Four
girls
jump into river ‘after failing in their final
exam’ (ht 14/04/2015), Three
bodies
recovered (ht 14/04/2015), Body
of
fourth girl recovered from river (ht
15/04/2015)
Life
expectancy
to be up by 2034: In two decades, women likely
to outlive men by two years, by Rajan
Pokhrel (ht 07/04/2015)
Deserted
villages
where males are old or very young, by Barun
Paneru (rep 06/04/2015)
Muted
colors:
Most of Nepal's homosexcual men suffer from
internalized homophobia because they are unable
to escape old marriage with opposite sex, by
Kedar Maharjan (rep 04/04/2015)
Construction
of
human identity: Flawed pre-selected categories,
by David Seddon (ht 27/03/2015)
Task
force
recommends legal status for same-sex marriage
(ht 26/03/2015)
Happiness
index:
World may be upbeat, but Nepal looks a bit glum;
Ranked 138th among 143 countries in global
survey (ht 22/03/2014)
LGBT
to
get passports under ‘O’category, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht 20/03/2015)
Superstitions:
Believing
the unbelievable, by Nitya Pandey (rep
20/03/2015)
Family
rendered
landless for failing to repay Rs 20, by
Rajendra Manandhar (kp 15/03/2015)
Let’s
talk
society: Patriarchy harms men as much as it does
women (kp 13/03/2015)
Daktar
saab:
Social prestige is associated with being called
‘Dr’ even if the said doctors are not thus
qualified, by Deepak Thapa (kp 12/03/2014)
Drawing
caste
lines: More than quotas, the focus should be on
building a meritocracy, which will lead to
better inclusivity, by Suman Khadka (kp
26/02/2015)
Sexual
minorities:
Same-sex couples see new ray of hope, by
Weena Pun (kp 13/02/2015)
Mass
wedding
in Capital, by Anup Ojha (kp 09/02/2015)
Baitadi
villagers
join hands against drinking, gambling, by
Khagendra Awasthi (kp 08/02/2015)
Transgenders,
hijras
want better health, living condition (ht
06/02/2015)
Love
marriages
ending in divorce up in Kailali (ht
30/01/2015)
Unfulfilled
promises:
Dreams shattered and neck deep in debt, families
of migrant workers who die abroad struggle to
get by, by Debendra Basnet (rep 28/01/2015),
Scholarships
for
children of deceased migrant workers in offing
(rep 28/01/2015)
Ill
treatment
in society: Third gender people, by Bimal
Khatiwada (kp 11/01/2015)
Road
clear
for 3rd sex passports (kp 06/01/2015)
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