Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) drives transformative change in Nepal The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) has achieved transformative results in Nepal during 2024-25, advancing gender equality, economic empowerment, and human dignity through seven impactful community projects. Kathmandu 18 Feb, 2025
DoB of bride and groom mandatory in invitation card The Aathbiskot Municipality-3 of Rukum Paschim has implemented a provision that the date of birth of the bridegroom and the bride must be mentioned in the wedding invitation card. Nepal 03 Mar, 2024
Way too young: All girls must enjoy their full childhood In Nepal, girls continue to endure the weight of centuries-old harmful practices and traditions which stem from prevalent discriminatory social norms. Opinion 16 Oct, 2023
EDITORIAL: Welcome verdict In a welcome verdict, the Supreme Court (SC) has decided that sex with an underage girl would not constitute rape if the boy and girl were married. Opinion 07 Aug, 2023
WVIN has been collaborating with all three tiers of govt in the sphere of child welfare World Vision International Nepal started work in 2001. It has been working in the sector of child protection, inclusive and quality education, nutrition, health, and livelihoods for over two decades. Nepal 10 Jun, 2023
Indian police nab over 2,000 men for illegal child marriages Indian police nab over 2,000 men for illegal child marriages World 04 Feb, 2023
Zonta Club of Kathmandu Walkathon Against Gender-based Violence KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 26The Zonta Club of Kathmandu today organised a walkathon to promote activism to end violence against women and girls.The walkathon started from Durbar Marg with more than 500 participants walking towards Basantapur Durbar Square,... Kathmandu 26 Nov, 2022
50 million people worldwide in modern slavery, says report Fifty million people were living in modern slavery in 2021, according to latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery. Of them, 28 million were in forced labour and 22 million trapped in forced marriage. Business 13 Sep, 2022
Taliban crackdown on rights is 'suffocating' women: Amnesty The lives of Afghan women and girls are being destroyed by a "suffocating" crackdown by the Taliban since they took power nearly a year ago, Amnesty International said in a report released Wednesday. World 27 Jul, 2022
EDITORIAL - Final list for polls Out of the 153,000 candidates who had filed their nomination papers for various positions for the upcoming May 13 civic polls, as many as 8,000 withdrew their candidacies on Saturday as per instructions from their respective parties and local level political equation. Opinion 02 May, 2022
Zonta Club launches 'Kahile Kahi Hoina, Kahile Pani Hundaina' campaign against GBV, child marriage The Zonta Club of Kathmandu on Thursday launched a campaign to raise awareness on the importance of speaking up against domestic violence, work/public place harassment and child marriage. Environment 28 Nov, 2021
Lumbini government unveils strategy to end child marriage Lumbini Province government has launched a strategy to end child marriage in the province. Nepal 13 Nov, 2021
