Rescued kids to reunite with families Kathmandu, June 19:The Central Child Welfare Board is preparing to reintegrate 20 boys it rescued from Manav Adhikar Tatha Bal Adhikar Abhiyan Kendra Nepal, a shelter home in Thankot, to their families in Humla, Kailali and Surkhet.The Child Home... Travel 20 Jun, 2007
MoWCSW’s proposal KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare has proposed that Dharma Raj Shrestha be appointed the executive director of Central Child Welfare Board (CCWB). The post has been vacant since March, 2007. Shrestha’s nomination came... Horoscopes 15 Jun, 2007
Govt, Norway sign project agreement Kathmandu, May 4:The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare and Save the Children, Norway, today signed a three-year Partnership Agreement on Elimination of Chhaupadi System in Achham and an agreement on Strengthening Child Protection System... Horoscopes 05 May, 2007
‘Child-friendly’ VDCs in 8 districts in the offing Kathmandu, April 17:The government is coming up with Child Friendly village development committees (CFVDC) to ensure that the fundamental rights of children are protected. Eight districts in the country will have such VDCs within the next four... Travel 18 Apr, 2007
Shelters of shame Of late, most orphanages of the Valley have come under severe public criticism for not offering environment conducive to child care. Some have even been accused of child abuse and maltreatment at the hands of the shelter employees. The rescue of 33... 06 Apr, 2007
Licences of nine shelter homes cancelled; 50 blacklisted Kathmandu, April 4:The District Child Welfare Committee (DCWC), Kathmandu chapter, has scrapped the licences of nine shelter homes and is in the process of cancelling the same of nine other orphanages. Action will be taken against them for not... Travel 05 Apr, 2007
Need for separate law on adoption stressed Kathmandu, March 12:Speakers at the first international conference on inter-country adoption today stressed the need for a separate act on inter-country adoption to ensure a better future for those children deprived of family, love and affection.Binod... Horoscopes 13 Mar, 2007
PM inaugurates helpline for missing kids, women Kathmandu, March 7:Prime Minister Girja Prasad Koirala today inaugurated a three-digit (104) toll-free telephone line, set up to disseminate information about missing children and women, by calling up from his office in Baluwatar. The Bhrikuti... Horoscopes 08 Mar, 2007
Call to review adoption policy Lalitpur, February 23:Laws and government policies on adoption should be revised to check malpractices in shelter homes, experts said today, urging the government to act to curb the malpractices.Punya Prasad Neupane, acting secretary, Ministry of... Travel 24 Feb, 2007
237 missing kids found in valley Kathmandu, February 3:The Kathmandu valley has recorded the highest number of missing children in the country since December 8, the National Centre for Children at Risk says.The centre was set up to forge coordination with police stations in 75... Horoscopes 04 Feb, 2007
Tip of the iceberg Several incidents of kidnapping of young children, and sometimes even their gruesome murder, have hogged the headlines in the recent past. Abductions of minors by drug addicts, gangsters, and others who use children for various nefarious purposes have... 30 Jan, 2007
17th international child rights day: Minister seeks end to child exploitation Lalitpur juvenile court inaugurated, 12 others to be set up soon Kathmandu, November 20: Minister of State for Women, Children and Social Welfare Urmila Aryal today said that the government should come up with a new act to put an end to all kinds of... Horoscopes 20 Nov, 2006
