School teachers turn down call for talks

Kathmandu, April 6 -- Ignoring the government's repetitive calls for dialogue, thousands of teachers have continued hitting the streets demanding a new School Education Act. The teachers, united unde... Read More

Graduation from LDC and SDG targets under threat

Nepal, March 31 -- Arjun Bhattarai has been elected as the president of the NGO Federation Nepal. His election comes as civil society organisations (CSOs) suffer due to the cutting of funds from USAID... Read More

Conflict-era victims of sexual violence still ignored

Kathmandu, March 30 -- 'Rolpa A', her real identity withheld to maintain privacy, was hardly 13 when security personnel came to her house in Rolpa district to take her. They accused her of being a Mao... Read More

Royalist mob unleashes terror in Kathmandu

Kathmandu, March 29 -- Two mass demonstrations were slated for Friday. One under the Socialist Front, and the other led by pro-monarchy forces. Both demonstrations started at the same time. The bigge... Read More

Nepal human rights body set to retain its 'A' global ranking

Kathmandu, March 27 -- The National Human Rights Commission has successfully defended the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) review to retain its global 'A' ranking. After... Read More

Conflict victims seek reparations based on need, consultations

Kathmandu, March 26 -- In 2022, the Madhesh provincial government provided Rs100,000 to each family that lost members in different movements in the region, including the Maoist insurgency. Two years ... Read More

Fringe parties decry tougher rules for national party status

Kathmandu, March 22 -- Nepal's fringe parties have taken serious exception to the Election Commission's preparations to toughen the requirements for national party status through a revision in the Pol... Read More

Madhesh boycotts SEE process protesting federal decision on exam superintendents

Kathmandu, March 19 -- In a tussle with the federal government, the Madhesh Province has announced that it will not participate in any process of the Secondary Education Examination (SEE), which start... Read More

Implementation of rights body's recommendations hits historic low

Kathmandu, March 17 -- Except for some departmental actions against perpetrators, the government has not implemented a single recommendation for compensation or legal action by the National Human Righ... Read More

NHRC faces challenge in staff retention

Kathmandu, March 16 -- Retaining its staff has become a challenge for the National Human Rights Commission as the government doesn't ensure perks to its employees at par with the civil servants. The ... Read More

• «
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• »