Yam Kumari Kandel
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The author is a Global Press Journal reporter based in Nepal.
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The Trump administration is gutting USAID. Nepali infants will starve, officials warn
The Trump administration is gutting USAID. Nepali infants wi...
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Breastfeeding support services throughout Nepal have been suspended due to a stop-work order issued by the United States for foreign aid and development programs.
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Community is a click away for Nepal’s gender and sexual minorities
Community is a click away for Nepal’s gender and sexual mino...
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KATHMANDU, July 8: Two years ago, when Ashok Jung Koirala and Sandip Thapa each joined Blued, China’s largest gay dating app, neither thought to date nor find a marriage partner.
Jul 08, 2024
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SOCIETY, Republica Watch
The little-known disorder getting a big platform with Miss Universe Nepal
The little-known disorder getting a big platform with Miss U...
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Worldwide, PCOS is often missed in teenage girls as they go through puberty. Jane Dipika Garrett draws on her own struggles with the disorder to boost awareness — and self-acceptance.
Jun 06, 2024
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SOCIETY, Republica Watch
The Long Aisle Leading to Nepal’s First Same-Sex Marriages
The Long Aisle Leading to Nepal’s First Same-Sex Marriages
The country long seen as a beacon for LGBTQI rights in South Asia still has no law recognizing same-sex marriage. Here's how two couples broke through the bureaucracy — and why hundreds of others still wait to say “I do.”
Apr 06, 2024