Kathmandu, Sept. 18 -- Aashma is . But she doesn't quite feel happy about it.

Like most of the kids of her age-group, the 14-year-old eighth grader loves going out, having fun with her friends in school and in her neighbourhood. But unlike other school-going children her age, she was never very fond of using the computer and surfing the internet.

Of late that is not a choice she has. Since schools closed down back in March and classes went , Aashma, like tens of thousands of students across the country, have been spending hours every day staring at the glaring screens of smartphones, tablets and computers.

"I have seen my friends using social media and spending hours surfing the internet. I never cared about it," said Aashma, of Duwako...