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Crossing the border
With the festival season over, Nepali migrant workers are again crossing the Nepal-India border in Province 5. Despite the continuing spread of the coronavirus, the movement of people across the border has not stopped. According to the area police office at Jamunaha, hundreds come and go every day without even maintaining distance. Most of the…
Read MoreWhat is Chhaupadi?
Chhaupadi is the practice of exiling menstruating women and girls from their home – often to a cow shed but it is a much more complex issue than that. Chhaupadi is not only limited to the physical practice of sleeping in a shed – it goes beyond this to include deeply rooted cultural beliefs about…
Read MoreWhat is Chhaupadi?
Chhaupadi is the practice of exiling menstruating women and girls from their home – often to a cow shed but it is a much more complex issue than that. Chhaupadi is not only limited to the physical practice of sleeping in a shed – it goes beyond this to include deeply rooted cultural beliefs about…
Read MoreMount Everest Empties as Covid-19 Strikes Tourism in Nepal!
The Himalayan country’s economy has taken a blow from a lack of climbers and a plunge in remittances as infections spread. KATHMANDU, Nepal — Just last year, Nepal attracted so many mountain climbers that a human traffic jam of hundreds of mountaineers in puffy jackets snarled a trail to the top of Mount Everest. The…
Read MoreAnger of the gods!
Devotees fear the gods’ anger as festivals are curbed in Nepal! The revered living goddess will not be leaving her temple this year due to the Covid 19 virus. The Old Palace courtyard and temples are all locked up by the government to try and curb the spread of Covid 19. This is the first…
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