Rape, foeticide complaint lodged against Mahesh Basnet A rape case was lodged against CPN-UML leader and former minister, Mahesh Basnet, on Sunday in District Police Range, Kathmandu. Kathmandu 08 Apr, 2024
EDITORIAL: Build power lines soon The private sector has played a major role in producing electricity, but it always faces prolonged procedural delays from the concerned agencies under the Ministry of Energy. Opinion 13 Oct, 2023
First conclave in SP: foeticide main challenge ​​​​​​​For the first time in Sudurpaschim Province, a girl’s convention has been organised with the view to making the government responsible for the girls’ agenda. Nepal 12 Oct, 2023
Children in Nepal extremely vulnerable from lead toxicity Although lead exposure is dangerous to all age groups, it is considerably more harmful to children and the health effects are typically irreversible with a lifelong impact. Environment 07 Oct, 2023
Nepali kids vulnerable to lead toxicity ​​​​​​​Although lead exposure is dangerous to all age groups, it is considerably more harmful to children and the health effects are typically irreversible with a lifelong impact. Environment 07 Oct, 2023
There have been achievements, but they are not enough KATHMANDU, APRIL 28Forum for Women, Law and Development is a leading organisation that champions the cause of equality and empowerment of marginalised groups.FWLD has filed some important public interest litigations and has successfully criminalised... Nepal 29 Apr, 2023
C-section delivery conducted in Kolti Primary Health Centre Bajura’s Kolti Primary Health Centre has conducted a successful caesarean surgery lately. According to the centre’s Health Coordinator Omjung Shahi, the health post successfully operated on 30-year-old Thungchi Lohar of Budhinanda Municipality-3. Nepal 08 Feb, 2023
Mechanisms needed to ensure reproductive health rights Reproductive health rights activists have said the government needs to have more legal, institutional, financial, and procedural arrangements in place to ensure women and sexual and gender minorities’ reproductive health rights. Health 09 Dec, 2022
Call to ensure safe abortion rights Stakeholders have stressed the need to amend prevailing laws to ensure and expand safe abortion rights to realise the spirit of the constitution that ensures right to reproductive health as a fundamental right. Nepal 26 Sep, 2022
Woman killed for not conceiving boy Family members and in-laws have reportedly murdered a pregnant woman for not conceiving a boy in Rautahat. Nepal 06 Aug, 2022
'Govt not serious about decriminalising abortion' Even one year after Nepal accepted the Human Rights Council’s universal periodic review recommendation that it should decriminalise abortion, the government has not taken any concrete steps to amend the prevailing laws that criminalise abortion. Nepal 03 Apr, 2022
Decriminalise abortion, say women rights activists ​​​​​​​Women’s rights activists have underlined the need to decriminalise abortion. Nepal 10 Mar, 2022
