I lived in a big family. There were 24 of us. I told my father how hard my life was as a kamlari but he insisted that i had to go back and work. I was so hurt. My parents did not seem to understand or care. They were declared free in the year 2000. But kamlaris are still kept by nepals elite including government officials and Decision Makers these people have the connections. If a case is filed against them they are able to bend judgments to their favor. They are able to threaten poor families. They are the ones with land and if they do not get kamlaris, they could give the land to someone else to farm. But today some are fighting back against nepals feudal traditions. Im subina shrestha. On this edition of 101 east we ask, if nepals slave girls will ever be free. June 2013 former kamlaris from all over nepal are protesting outside the government complex in kathmandu. Just weeks before, 12 year old kamlari girl Srijana Chaudhary had burnt to death under mysterious circumstances at her
With above-average monsoon rainfall expected this year the National Disaster Authority of Nepal in coordination with various agencies held a rescue and relief
Private and state-owned dairies owe around Rs5 billion to farmers as their stocks of butter and powdered milk remain unsold in the market, and demand for fresh products has also dropped.