The deputy speaker’s fight for the post shows that despite being eminently qualified, women are still relegated to deputy positions.

The Department of Transport Management has outlawed the quirky verses on the backs of public vehicles, saying they cause distractions and road accidents.

Analysts say diplomats using social media to push diplomacy is fine as long as it doesn’t affect Nepal’s domestic policies.

Dahal’s disdain towards critical voices in the press and social media receives flak and ridicule.

The KP Sharma Oli-led government has been repeatedly criticised for trying to curb dissent through its laws and policies.

In an attempt to regulate the cyberspace, the government has given itself enormous new powers to curb online content, experts say.

Years of protectionist mindset towards women migrant labourers has only made them more vulnerable to seeking dangerous routes for work abroad, while risking trafficking and exploitation.

The KP Sharma Oli administration has been repeatedly criticised by national and international rights bodies for trying to curb dissent through laws and policies.

KP Sharma Oli’s new Cabinet has fewer women than it did before, and people aren’t happy.

The current administration has been repeatedly criticised by national and international rights bodies for trying to curb dissent through laws and policies.

A joint reporting by The Kathmandu Post and BuzzFeed News shows the US Republican Party’s longstanding opposition to abortion is playing out in a nightmarish way in the country.

Despite laws on domestic violence, archaic and insensitive treatment by police and the justice system force women in Nepal to remain trapped in cycles of abuse, even when they muster the courage to report them.

Samir Ghising’s detention comes just days after another singer, Durgesh Thapa, was called for questioning by the police for the same reason.

All citizens have a right to political opinion and the right to criticise and protest Nepal’s foreign policy, irrespective of the country’s formal position, say rights activists.

The Capital city needs more fire engines and fire stations at the local level, says Kathmandu’s fire chief.