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kathmandupost.com > national > 04/06/2026 > costly-cultural-weddings-drive-some-couples-to-tie-the-knot-in-court

Costly cultural weddings drive some couples to tie the knot in court

14+ hour, 48+ min ago  (1029+ words) Behind the numbers are couples with varied reasons; some ideological, some practical, and others who simply stumbled into it. Mahima Tiwari and Shashwat Upreti, both in their mid-thirties, were not among those who had originally planned a court marriage. The…...

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kathmandupost.com > national > 03/18/2026 > rising-number-of-single-women-threatens-raute-population

Rising number of single women threatens Raute population

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (402+ words) The Raute community, endangerd nomadic tribe in Nepal, is facing an existential crisis as the number of single women in the settlement continues to rise. Data since 2018 show that 17 women have become single'many at a very young age'due to a…...

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kathmandupost.com > national > 08/13/2025 > what-changes-are-being-proposed-to-marriage-laws-in-nepal

What changes are being proposed to marriage laws in Nepal?

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1079+ words) The government is currently advancing a bill to amend legal provisions related to polygamy. The Cabinet's bill committee is reviewing the bill to amend the Criminal Code, 2017. Through this bill, the government is preparing to change the existing law on…...