Need for unity to combat women trafficking: Province 3 Governor Koirala CHITWAN: Province 3 Governor Anuradha Koirala on Wednesday urged all to unite against trafficking of women and children. Speaking at a programme on the occasion of silver jubilee of Aadarshanari Bikas Kendra, Chitwan, Koirala said it was... Travel 30 May, 2018
Rape cases on the rise in Lamjung LAMJUNG: Stakeholders have expressed concern over the increasing number of rape cases in Lamjung district in recent years. Statistics revealed that the incidence of rape has been higher this year compared to the last in the district. At an... Travel 12 Apr, 2018
Number of missing women, children on the rise NAWALPARASI: The number of women and children reported to be missing is on the rise in Nawalparasi. In the first seven months of the current fiscal year, 221 women and children were reported missing, and of them the fate of 149 remains unknown.... Travel 12 Apr, 2018
Rape cases rampant in Bhaktapur BHAKTAPUR: Data published by the Metropolitan Police Range, Bhaktapur, has shown that rape cases have been rampant in Bhaktapur district in the past three years, with the occurrence of 58 cases of rape and 25 cases of attempted rape. A total of 13... Travel 05 Apr, 2018
Child trafficking rampant in Bajura Bajura, April 3 It has come to light that many children are being trafficked to other districts as domestic help from Gaumul and Himali rural municipalities in Bajura. Some well-to-do families from towns take the children from poor families to... Travel 04 Apr, 2018
Women's group prevents child marriage in Bajura district BAJURA: The local levels, government and non-government organisations, women’s groups, and children’s groups among others have been actively involved in carrying out activities to enhance awareness against issues such as child marriage in... Travel 28 Feb, 2018
Minor girls employed in entertainment industry Kathmandu, January 24 Child labour is banned in the country, but minor girls continue to be employed in the entertainment industry, mostly in Kathmandu Valley. In most of the massage parlours, dance bars, dohori sanjh restaurants and spa centres,... Horoscopes 25 Jan, 2018
Rehabilitation of street children in Surkhet district easier said than done Surkhet, January 9 Just last week, 10 street children were rescued from Surkhet district headquarters Birendranagar. Ever since their rescue, they were kept under the protection of the Women and Children Office, but after some days some of them... Travel 10 Jan, 2018
Homeless, mentally challenged girl rescued from Baitadi's Khochlek Bazaar BAITADI: Police have rescued a homeless and mentally challenged girl from Shrikot in Dogadakedar Rural Municipality in Baitadi district. Police rescued the girl who appeared to be around 15 years of age and identified herself as Gita... Travel 03 Jan, 2018
Lamjung woman carries out last rites of mother-in-law LAMJUNG: Breaking the gender biased tradition, a woman has performed the last rites of her mother-in-law in Lamjung. Sobita Kunwar of Archalbot in Dordi Rural Municipality-2 carried out the last rites of her mother-in-law Buddhi Maya Kunwar, who... Travel 01 Jan, 2018
Drive to end violence against women Rautahat, November 26 A sixteen-day awareness campaign to end violence against women kicked off in Rautahat yesterday. The campaign begins each year on November 25, International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women and ends on December... Travel 27 Nov, 2017
50pc disabled people deprived of ID cards Nawalparasi, October 27 More than 50 per cent people with disabilities in Nawalparasi district are deprived of their ID cards, which has made it difficult for them to access various facilities provided by the state. There are around 12,000... Travel 28 Oct, 2017
