Govindapur declared first child marriage-free VDC in Saptari RAJBIRAJ: Govindapur has been declared the first child marriage-free VDC in Saptari district, amid a programme on Wednesday. Speaking at the programme organised by Village Child Protection Committee and Chhinnamasta VDC at Govindapur, VDC Secretary... Travel 29 Dec, 2016
Child marriage alarmingly prevalent in Bajura BAJURA: A recent survey shows that child marriage is alarmingly prevalent in Bajura district despite increase in access to education and various awareness campaigns. The survey conducted by Save the Children and PeaceWin in coordination with 12... Travel 11 Jul, 2016
Effort to curb child marriage fails in Bajura Bajura, August 20 Though different awareness campaigns have been launched by government and non-government organisations, child marriage has yet to stop in Bajura. It is said that as many as 66 pairs got married early due to pressure from the... Travel 21 Aug, 2015
Standing with courage, Dhan Bahadur aims to teach Lamjung, August 17 :Twelfth-grader Dhan Bahadur Maluwa Nepali rests his back on the wall of his classroom and listens to lectures. This 25-year-old student of Beshisahar-based Janabikash Higher Secondary School suffers from excruciating pain whenever... Travel 18 Aug, 2008
LETTERS Better late than neverThis is in reference to the news report “New Road to cut travel time to Tarai” (THT, Nov. 8). There has been this talk for over a decade about the construction of a new road that would link Tarai with the capital in the... 08 Nov, 2007
Child welfare programme on cards Kathmandu, August 17:With a view to safeguarding the basic rights of children, the Central Child Welfare Board CCWB) is launching child-friendly programmes as a pilot project in seven Village Development Committees and a municipality. The programmes... Travel 18 Aug, 2006
