Nudity in devotion is not obscenity, Nepal Supreme Court rules

Kathmandu, Aug. 27 -- The Supreme Court has refused to bar Naga Sadhus (naked ascetic monks) from entering the Pashupatinath and other Shiva temples, ruling that nudity in the name of religion cannot ... Read More

Birth registration denial robs Nepali children of their future

Kathmandu, Aug. 24 -- The sight of students going to school is painful to Rabindra. Not because he is envious of them, but because he regrets not being one of them. Rabindra, 17, was a sharp student,... Read More

Supreme Court clears way to probe 2009 Madhesh uprising killings

Kathmandu, Aug. 23 -- The Supreme Court has finally cleared the way to investigate killings by security forces in the Tarai/Madhesh region under the Special Security Plan enacted to control the armed ... Read More

House committee passes education bill despite opposition

Kathmandu, Aug. 22 -- Nearly two years after its registration, Parliament's Education, Health and Information Technology Committee has endorsed the School Education Bill amid reservations from the opp... Read More

Truth commission receives over 11,000 fresh complaints from conflict victims

Kathmandu, Aug. 21 -- While some insurgency-era victims are fighting a legal battle challenging the amended Transitional Justice Act and the legitimacy of the office bearers appointed in the two trans... Read More

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