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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