Classes in Nepal’s capital resumed Friday after a two-day strike by a Maoist student group ended amid signs that it was losing its pull with many students and parents. Earlier in the week, the All ...

YOUNG MINDS: Students of Betal School in Kailali attend one of 27,000 public schools across Nepal where 80% of children study. Pic: Bikram Rai Every time any government in Nepal sets up a ‘High-level ...

Third grader Sona Lama lives in the uplands of Rasuwa and has not been to school for more than a year. But since Nepal Telecom built a cellphone tower on a nearby peak, there is now 3G connection — ...