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Legal experts said that the couple could also face allegations of polygamy- which is illegal in Nepal- as Yogi has an existing wife, and 2 children, prior to this marriage. (Photo: AFP)

First in Nepal: Man, transgender woman register for marriage without...

In 2013 Nepal introduced grant of citizenship with a third gender option and began issuing passports reflecting the same...

6 Aug 2017 10:19 AM IST

Many communities in Nepal view menstruating women as impure and in some remote areas they are forced to sleep in a hut away from home during their periods, a custom known as chhaupadi. (Photo: Pixabay/Representational)

Nepal criminalises isolation of menstruating women after teen's death

The new law stipulates a three-month jail sentence or a 3,000 rupee fine, or both, for anyone forcing a woman to follow...

10 Aug 2017 12:55 PM IST