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In today’s digital age, cybercrime is one of the most hot and most discussed topics. The concept of hacking which is part of cybercrime involves the use of modern technology and computer systems, cybercrime is a relatively modern phenomenon that emerged with the advent of computers and the internet in the late 20th century. In this 21st century there is a rise in the phenomenon of internet use, computer systems and modern technology which is connected with the internet. The more there is advance in technology, the more there is rise of cybercrime or in simple, cyber hacking. Cybercrime is a modern crime which is performed using technology which is connected to the internet and performed to those who are connected to the internet, it might be any equipment, any system which requires the internet to function. In cybercrime, the most performed crime is hacking. Hacking is one the most performed cybercrime, which involves cracking passwords, finding sensitive vulnerabilities and getting unauthorized access and leaking the data in various forums. Current status Nowadays, seeing the overall world, daily there is one news regarding cybercrime. Mostly in the case of Asian countries it is more observed in countries like Nepal, where after Covid-19 pandemic, there is a rise in cybercrime to a sufficient level. Nepal has one of the weakest cyber security. The country lacks ethical hackers to prevent the system from getting hacked. Every nook of the website has vulnerabilities, which leads hackers to take over sensitive data and leak it. Mostly it can be said Nepal has become an area for hackers to test their skills, moreover hacking skills. In covid pandemic and After covid pandemic there has been huge rise in cybercrime , most over hacking attacks in websites , sometimes at national and international airport servers gets hacks , twitter of PM gets hacked, supreme court bar associations website hacked and defacement in website of government and non-governments , Vianet hack, huge DDos attack in website of Nepal and many more other cases where individuals and organizations are hampered. These are the reasons which show among Asian countries how weak there is in the cyber security of Nepal. It doesn’t mean that other Asian countries' cyber security is strong but in the context of Nepal it seems weaker. It shows the government of Nepal isn’t serious regarding protecting the digital freedom of citizens, their privacy and moreover the confidential document which is stored in various governmental websites of Nepal. Not only crime status, the law also doesn’t seem to be able to deal with today’s upgraded cybercrime. Factor that makes security of Nepal weak There are several factors that make the security of Nepal weak. The major factor is the lack of seriousness of the government in regard to the protection of privacy and digital rights of citizens. It is more observed that there is great weakness of the government in the rise of cybercrime in Nepal. Likewise another factor is the role of citizens. The citizens are well trained to use the devices in perfect ways, they click on any links and installations of apps which are not useful which lead them to hackers to hack into their accounts and devices. Similarly, it has been observed that there is a huge bug in the website of Nepal, in a simple sense, which leads to hackers to hack into their websites and steal sensitive information. The admin of websites are not aware in regard to upgrading their system, updating the current version of websites, it might be plugins, themes and many other security measures. Moreover the root cause is lack of resources and expertise. There is a lack of resources and experts to curb cybercrime and enhance high cyber security measures in Nepal. Need of defense system Moreover, the current status shows that there is a requirement for a defense system to handle cybercrime in Nepal. A defense attacker is a cyber-security professional who is trained to think like an attacker and identify potential vulnerabilities in the system before they can be exploited. In general, cybercrime cannot be controlled but as it is said “prevention is better than cure”, prevention can be performed by individuals or any organizations in order to protect oneself from being in the trap of cyber hackers. In field of cybercrime, prevention is only the options, cure merely doesn’t work, because for example you mobile is hacked and there is important data in your mobile but once your device is hacked and data is leaked and supply, there is no more chance to retrieve the that from anywhere, once it is leaked it is leaked, so there is no cure, it is half impossible to delete the data from whole server and retrieve it. So one way of protecting is from using the theory of prevention. Likewise, as crime is increasing there is a huge need for a defense system. If there is an army to protect the country, then there should also be a cyber army in order to defend the country from cyber-attacks.  Likewise, there should be a special police unit which is active for 24 hours for action in cybercrime. The government should start by hiring hackers because they can guide them in order to improve and enhance the system. Inviting foreign cyber experts is also a good idea as they could train our own cybersecurity team. Cybersecurity and technology should also be incorporated in our school curricula, so that our children are aware about cybercrime and are able to protect their personal data and privacy. Cybercrime cannot be completely controlled, but it can be minimized with use of proper security tools.  Bibek Chaudhary BA LLB, Nepal Law Campus, Kathmandu

“Buddha was born in Nepal”, a Nepalese might not know their ABCs but will know this statement with all of their heart. From what I can make of it, this statement symbolizes the ever so dull nature of Nepali identity. Particularly, the perception of Nepalese towards gender, the way our identity is molded to remain stagnant towards gender and sexuality outside the norm. Time leaves no stone unturned and Nepal is no exception; while countries have flourished from sand to urban marvels, people have transformed from creating fire to questioning the need of fire, mindsets have flourished to accept new horizons and endless possibilities, Nepalese identity has remained stagnant. Considering the sphere of gender and sexuality, I find gender identity in Nepal to be in a quicksand. On the surface, the legal acceptance makes Nepal seem as though it lies on the far left of the political spectrum; however, the reaction of most towards gender expression outside the norm is hateful, disguised as acceptance by legal boundaries. Hatred that was prevalent in the late 60s in the USA, hatred that fueled the derogatory of word for the gays, the same hatred is fueling Nepali identity to this date, making it ever so stagnant. I ask the readers if their parents would happily accept the fact that their child is a homosexual and would readily post pictures of them like they would if the partner was of the opposite sex. Now, let us look at it through the eyes of those that are indeed expressing their identities outside the norm. How do they feel? Now, as subjective as feelings are; for this case, they are relative too. Relative to other countries and how gender identity and its perception has changed over time. While efforts have been made to remove the stigma of being a homosexual, such as pride parades, communities and so on, they are redundant in removing the mindset that exists. The stagnant mindset attached to the Nepalese identity. Comfortable is one word that a Nepali queer person will never speak of when asked about how they feel expressing their sexuality to other people. People outside the subcultures that accept them of course. Outside the norm sexuality expression had to be kept a secret by the military in both the world wars, outside the norm sexuality expression had to be kept a secret in Nepal. Nepalese identity, ever so stagnant. The discrepancies among legal framework, ideology, morality and societal acceptance towards alternate gender and sexuality expression are under the guise of the law, negligible movement and short lived acknowledgement. While legal protocols do make it necessary for people to accept alternate expressions, the thought of forcing people to accept a thing as trivial as expression itself is wrong at all levels. The acceptance is not innate, people are learning to hate but accept.  In and out of the quicksand, I find gender and sexuality expression in Nepal to be in a crisis. Sakshat Pant, A2 level, Chelsea International Academy

When the night falls Where the night goes We are under the sky Where does our mind go   We are under the shining stars Wishing to go to the mars On our beautiful eyes The billions of stars shines   The moon is a ball of bright It makes me go very light The dark sky shines Feeling like I’m up to the atmosphere lines   Hanifa Banu Class 6 Whitefield Secondary School, Khusibu 

Due to the effects of climate change, earth is suffering from many troubles. The temperature of the earth now is very hot. Due to which the sources of water such as ponds, wells and rivers are becoming dry day by day.  Because of climate change, production of crops is decreasing which is a big problem for us and farmers. So we should use electric vehicles to stop climate change because vehicles that we use from petrol and diesel are polluting the earth. Because of the effects of climate change, new diseases like covid, dengue, have emerged which are killing people day by day. The effects of climate change are industrialization, deforestation. We should reduce water pollution, solid waste and deforestation to save our earth. We should cut down trees less and we should plant more. There are many causes and results of climate change for the existence of life on the earth. Please adopt the following methods: stop deforestation, industrial revolution, plant trees and use less fossil fuel. Prabesh Bhattarai, Class 6 Global Pathshala, Kausaltar