While we are still debating the corporal punishment of children, Nepal (population 26 million) has recently become the 54th state to totally ban all forms of this practice on children.

A Social Science teacher at Jadibuti-based Jagriti Academy, who was arrested last Saturday for allegedly forcing 34 students of Grades VI and VII to slash their wrists as punishment for scoring ...

"Ruchal lost her conscious following the punishment and was admitted to a hospital," said her family. Ruchal's family has not filed a case yet. "The school administration in question has been ...