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kathmandupost.com > art-culture > 12/29/2025 > women-cannot-trek-the-myth-three-sisters-set-out-to-break

‘Women cannot trek’: The myth three sisters set out to break

‘Women cannot trek’: The myth three sisters set out to break4+ hour, 51+ min ago  (513+ words) Women cannot trek. They are too weak. They will turn back after a couple of days on the trail. Going to the mountains is too dangerous for them. They should stay at home," these were some of the prejudices that…...

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kathmandupost.com > art-culture > 12/17/2025 > this-woman-brings-the-universe-closer-to-nepal

This woman brings the universe closer to Nepal

This woman brings the universe closer to Nepal1+ week, 5+ day ago  (448+ words) The 38-year-old is pursuing her PhD in high-energy astrophysics. She serves as a project coordinator for the Nepal Astronomical Society, is a co-founder of the National Astronomy Olympiad in Nepal, and is one of the tireless voices working to make…...

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kathmandupost.com > national > 12/16/2025 > nepal-s-support-system-fails-women-survivors-of-psychological-abuse

Nepal’s support system fails women survivors of psychological abuse

Nepal’s support system fails women survivors of psychological abuse1+ week, 5+ day ago  (939+ words) When 29-year-old Priti from Kathmandu finally decided to leave her marriage, it was not because of bruises or broken bones. It was because of years of suspicion, verbal attacks, and relentless emotional control, forms of abuse she had no language…...

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kathmandupost.com > art-culture > 09/04/2025 > crowns-cause-and-courage-meet-miss-nepals-2025

Crowns, cause, and courage: meet Miss Nepals 2025

Crowns, cause, and courage: meet Miss Nepals 20253+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1011+ words) At seventeen, Miss Nepal World 2025 Luna Luitel was about to leave for Australia when she noticed something striking at Tribhuvan International Airport: it was crowded with Nepalis preparing to migrate. The scene left her with the impression that Nepal was…...

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kathmandupost.com > province-no-3 > 09/03/2025 > indigenous-women-step-up-as-nature-guides-in-chitwan

Indigenous women step up as nature guides in Chitwan

Indigenous women step up as nature guides in Chitwan3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (746+ words) When Sudiksha Kumal of Meghauli first thought about becoming a nature guide in Chitwan, her parents were surprised. No one in her farming family had ever worked in tourism. But Sudiksha insisted. Sudiksha, who grew up watching rhinos trample crops…...

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kathmandupost.com > art-culture > 09/01/2025 > i-wasn-t-allowed-to-play-sports-so-i-went-on-a-hunger-strike

I wasn’t allowed to play sports, so I went on a hunger strike

I wasn’t allowed to play sports, so I went on a hunger strike3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (962+ words) In Puri's village, girls rarely played sports. She recalls being among the few who went onto the football field, usually wearing her favourite jersey with the number 10. "I love Lionel Messi," she says, "but only the boys' team was sent…...

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kathmandupost.com > art-culture > 08/10/2025 > british-council-opens-applications-for-equal-together-2025

British Council opens applications for ‘Equal Together 2025’

British Council opens applications for ‘Equal Together 2025’4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (158+ words) The British Council in Nepal has called for artists, collectives, and organisations to submit applications for Equal Together 2025. This programme funds creative projects focused on gender issues ... British Council opens applications for "Equal Together 2025" The British Council in Nepal has…...

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kathmandupost.com > valley > 07/22/2025 > women-entrepreneurs-with-disabilities-seek-to-scale-up-their-businesses

Women entrepreneurs with disabilities seek to scale up their businesses

Women entrepreneurs with disabilities seek to scale up their businesses5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (645+ words) Rupa Aryal has always had a hard time finding a job because of her mobility disability. During a hospital visit for a fever when she was two years old, a spinal injection from a doctor damaged her leg. Now she…...

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kathmandupost.com > national > 07/19/2025 > women-led-courts-show-exemplary-judicial-performance

Women-led courts show exemplary judicial performance

Women-led courts show exemplary judicial performance5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (548+ words) The Hetauda Bench of the High Court Patan and the Makawanpur District Court'both currently led by all-woman benches'have demonstrated outstanding judicial performance over the past two years, setting an example of effective and timely justice delivery in Nepal's evolving federal…...

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kathmandupost.com > art-culture > 07/18/2025 > hope-stitched-by-hand

Hope, stitched by hand

Hope, stitched by hand5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1026+ words) Inara means a "ray of light" in Arabic," shares Simran Silpakar, the president and co-founder of Inara by Astitwa Nepal, the NGO behind this social enterprise. Burn violence survivors carefully craft every product sold here. Inara lives up to its…...