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Child protection challenges exposed by recent protests, abuse and displacement
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (875+ words) Time taken to read: 6 Minute Niharika Rajput with her son and Binu Yadav staged a sit-in outside the southern gate of Singha Durbar. KATHMANDU: As heavy monsoon rain lashed Kathmandu on Monday, a distressing image unfolded outside Singha Durbar. Niharika…...
TikTok removes nearly 2 million videos from Nepal in first quarter of 2026
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (325+ words) KATHMANDU: Short-video platform TikTok removed nearly 2 million videos uploaded from Nepal during the first three months of 2026 for violating its Community Guidelines. According to the company’s latest Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, a total of 1,961,698 videos posted from Nepal between January…...
Financing for Children’s Rights: Actualization of Legal Mandates
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1256+ words) Time taken to read: 11 Minute Every child has the right to be protected from harm, abuse, neglect, exploitation, and violence in every situation. It is everyone’s responsibility to ensure children’s physical safety, emotional well-being, and holistic development. It is the…...
National Assembly to discuss Appropriation Bill, ministers to respond to budget queries today
1+ week, 3+ day ago (214+ words) Meeting of the National Assembly. KATHMANDU: The National Assembly is scheduled to meet today at 12:15 pm at Singha Durbar, with ministers set to respond to lawmakers’ questions on the Appropriation Bill and ministry-wise budget allocations. According to the meeting agenda,…...
Constitution Amendment Task Force to submit report ‘soon’
1+ week, 4+ day ago (221+ words) KATHMANDU: The task force formed to prepare a discussion paper on constitutional amendment has said it will submit its report to the government by mid-July. Task force coordinator Asim Shah, who also serves as Political Advisor to Prime Minister Balendra…...
National Assembly meeting scheduled for today; Finance Minister to table Appropriation Bill
2+ week, 3+ day ago (148+ words) Meeting of the National Assembly. KATHMANDU: A meeting of the National Assembly, the upper house of the Federal Parliament, is scheduled to convene at 12:15 pm today at the Federal Parliament Building in Singha Durbar. According to the meeting agenda, Finance…...
Canada edge South Africa 1-0 to reach World Cup round of 16
2+ week, 3+ day ago (302+ words) CALIFORNIA: Stephen Eustaquio’s last-gasp strike sealed a hard-fought victory for co-hosts Canada over South Africa in the Round of 32 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 to move into the last 16 of the World Cup for the first time, in Los Angeles....
Madhes Province to begin Appropriation Bill discussion on July 1
2+ week, 5+ day ago (152+ words) JANAKPURDHAM: The Madhes Provincial Assembly is set to begin discussions on the thematic ministries allocated for the upcoming fiscal year 2026/27 under the Provincial Appropriation Bill from July 1. Speaker Ram Ashish Yadav stated that preparations are underway to convene a Provincial…...
Rain expected in several provinces; heat to persist in Terai
4+ week, 1+ day ago (321+ words) KATHMANDU: Weather conditions across Nepal are currently being influenced by a westerly low-pressure trough, local winds and easterly winds in the upper atmosphere. According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology’s Weather Forecasting Division, the mountainous and hilly regions of…...
Revisiting last week: Governance, accountability and power
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1047+ words) Time taken to read: 11 Minute KATHMANDU: The past week in Nepal’s politics was defined by a striking contradiction. On one hand, the government led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah projected itself as a champion of accountability, institutional reform and good…...