Safe house meant for women gathers cobwebs

A safe home for women was constructed at Dasharathchand, the headquarters of Baitadi district, in 2013 with an aim to provide shelter to women who have been victims of different crimes. Situated at Ward No. 4 in Dasharathchand Municipality, the safe home was constructed at an investment of Rs. 1.4 million under the initiation of Inter Party Women’s Alliance. Care Nepal provided the financial support and Rural Development and Environment Management Society (RUDES) facilitated the construction.

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National Assembly can serve as a coordinating body between federal units

The upper house needs more women who have worked in the field of women’s empowerment.

National Assembly can serve as a coordinating body between federal units

The upper house needs more women who have worked in the field of women’s empowerment.

Green flags flying to track pregnant women’s homes

Green flags have been placed in the homes of pregnant women in Humla district this year. Once a pregnant woman's house is identified, health workers visit the house to place the green flag. This act serves a dual pu

Women’s share in House likely to shrink

With few women FPTP candidates, more of them may need to be elected to the upper house to meet the requirement.

How art empowers Nepal’s women

All photos: MONIKA DEUPALA anjula Thakur was married at age 12. By the time she was 20, she had three children. At 32, she still did not know how to read or write. Her world was limited to the four walls of her house. Instead of taking care of the family, her husband spent the […]

Two women arrested for forcing girls into prostitution, eight rescued

DAMAK, March 31: Police have arrested two women from Damak Municipality for forcing women into prostitution by confining them in a house.

Single women in Rolpa facing domestic and social violence

ROLPA, Feb 12: Shanti BK of Rolpa Municipality-1 was thrown out of her house after the death of her husband in course of foreign employment in a Gulf country. Moreover, the family members blamed her for the death of the husband and she was expelled from the house despite eight years of caring for the family.

Three women killed in fire incident at Kanepokhari

MORANG, Sept 21: Three women lost their lives to a fire that engulfed a house at Kanepokhari rural municipality-3, Harkapur of Morang.