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2 months, 2 weeks ago

View from the Himalayas | Kathmandu’s record rainfall has cross-border implications

Those in high places decided to ignore it. What made the Nepali public even angrier was Oli’s claim, upon his return, that his government had done the best it could to fight the crisis Home minister Ramesh Lekhak was roundly criticised for insisting that the people crying out for help for hours could not be reached “due to poor visibility.” …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

View from the Himalayas | Nepal is a Hindu country but embracing Hindutva is not on its political agenda

Hindustan Times

Many in India ask, how closely are Nepalis following Indian elections and who are they supporting? Nepal, Modi and the BJP Indeed, it’s not surprising that many Nepalis do feel a strong kinship towards the BJP and Modi, but such a connection could be characterised as cultural rather than political. Unless, of course, they happened to be the Rastriya Prajatantra …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Nepalis Stuck in the Russian Army: A Familiar Tale for Nepal

The Diplomat

A video recorded by Nepali citizens claiming to serve in the Russian Army surfaced on social media last month. Prior to that, in December 2023, Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported the death of six Nepali citizens fighting against Ukraine on the Russian side. While the government of Nepal does not have clarity on the number of Nepali nationals who …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Why are South Asians going to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war?

Al Jazeera

Young men from India, Nepal and Sri Lanka are on the front lines of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Several Sri Lankans living in Russia told Al Jazeera that hundreds of their compatriots were now serving Russia’s military. A retired Sri Lankan soldier, now a recruit for Russia, told Al Jazeera on the condition of anonymity that he was less worried …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Want to go home’: Nepalis fighting for Russia in Ukraine describe horrors

Al Jazeera

They were lured by the promise of $3,000 paycheques and Russian citizenship. Kathmandu, Nepal – On a bitterly cold morning in early January, somewhere near Tokmak city in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, Bimal Bhandari* began a risky journey to desert the Russian army he had been serving with. “My family’s economic condition is miserable so I thought this would be a …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

Nepal asks Russia to send back Nepalis recruited to fight in Ukraine and the bodies of those killed

Associated Press

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal has asked Russia to send back hundreds of Nepali nationals who were recruited to fight against Ukraine and repatriate the bodies of those who died in the conflict, Nepal’s top diplomat said Thursday. The Russian army is estimated to have recruited more than 200 Nepali nationals to fight in Ukraine and at least 14 of them …

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1 year ago

Supreme Court Weekly Digest (6th February 2023-12th February 2023)

Live Law

From the almost theatrical appointment of Justice Victoria L Gowri in the Madras High Court and its parallel challenge in the Supreme Court, to the Supreme Court upholding the power of the Bar Council of India to require law graduates to qualify for the All-India Bar Examination – a lot happened in the past week in the Apex Court. Collegium …

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1 year, 1 month ago

A Foreign Student Saved His Friends From Hamas. Then He Vanished.

Live Mint

Bipin Joshi watched the two grenades skid across the cement floor of the windowless room where he was hiding, shoulder-to-shoulder with 16 other student farmers from Nepal. “The last 30 days have felt like 30 years…it’s the first time we’ve been involved in a crisis like this," said Kanta Rizal, Nepal’s ambassador to Israel, who said she has been telling …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Caught in crossfire: 7 Nepalis injured, 17 held captive by Hamas in Israel

Hindustan Times

At least seven Nepali students studying at an Israel University have sustained injuries and are held captive by Hamas forces, Nepal's Ambassador to Israel confirmed. Kanta Rijal said seven Nepali students in Harzliya under the "Learn and Earn" program of the Israeli government have been injured. "They have been held in captivity by Hamas forces along with an additional 10 …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Why Nepalis Are Fighting on Both Sides of the Russia-Ukraine War

The Diplomat

Less than one month after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, reports emerged that a Nepali youth named Pratap Basnet was fighting for Ukraine. “But weapons here are more modern than what I would get in Nepal Army training.” There is no publicly available data on the number of Nepali youths joining Russian forces. Nepali youths have been drafted into the …

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1 year, 6 months ago

India and Nepal: Redefining a relationship

The Hindu

Published : Jun 15, 2023 11:00 IST - 8 MINS READ When Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal returned to Kathmandu on June 3 after a four-day official visit to India, he expressed great satisfaction at a personal level. Highlights Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda”’s four-day India trip that ended on June 3 was a visit of appeasement …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court observation on Sikkimese Nepalis: Kiren Rijiju says Centre to file review petition supporting Sikkim govt

The Hindu

Amid protests in Sikkim over a reported observation of the Supreme Court referring to Sikkimese Nepalis as "immigrants", Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has said the Center is filing a review petition in the apex court to support the State government. The protests are taking place after the Supreme Court reportedly mentioned the Sikkimese Nepali community as immigrants in an observation …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Protests in Sikkim against SC verdict describing Sikkimese as Nepali immigrants

Hindustan Times

Sikkim witnessed peaceful protests across the north eastern state after the Supreme Court, while hearing a case, observed that Sikkimese Nepalis were people of foreign origin. Amar Agarwal, general secretary, AOSS said, “Steps are being taken from our end for removal of those words and we will file a petition from our end in the apex court once again for …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Nepal: Does republican transition threatens political stability, still?

Firstpost

In the global context, Japan and Italy are often cited as nations that have had more governments since the end of the Second World War. For the record, three of those prime ministers, namely, incumbent Pushpa Kamal Dahal, better known as ‘Prachanda’, from his days leading the Maoist underground insurgency against the monarchy, his arch-rival KP Sharma Oli of the …

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2 years ago

Nepalis Feel the Human Toll of Qatar’s World Cup

The Diplomat

Twenty-four-year old Tej Narayan Tharu dreamt of buying a small plot of land and building a concrete house using his earnings as a scaffolder in a football stadium being built for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Born to a poor landless family of peasants in Morang, in Nepal’s eastern lowland bordering India, Tharu did not want his 4-year-old daughter …

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2 years, 1 month ago

An uphill battle awaits Nepal’s new head of government

Hindustan Times

On November 20, Nepal will hold its least ideologically charged general election in its history. Deuba’s liberal centrist Nepali Congress will fight the elections — Nepal’s second since it constitutionally became a federal State in 2015 — as part of a rainbow alliance. One of his coalition partners, the Communist Party of Nepal, waged a violent underground “people’s war” for …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Nepal President refuses to sign citizenship law: 5 points on political crisis

Hindustan Times

A clash between Nepal's government and the country's President over a citizenship legislation could lead to a political and constitutional crisis. As Nepalese President Bidhya Devi Bhandari refused to sign proposed amendments in the citizenship law, here are 5 points on the story: Nepalese President Bidhya Devi Bhandari 1. The proposed bill will give citizenship certificates to children whose parents' …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Biden defends Afghanistan pullout amid airport chaos

Al Jazeera

Defiant US president says he “stands squarely” behind withdrawal after 20 years in the country. 16 Aug 2021 - 21:11 GMT US says future Afghan ties depend on ‘actions of Taliban’ The United States said that it would only recognise a Taliban government in Afghanistan if it respects the rights of women and shuns “terrorists”. And for such inhumane discussion …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban enters Afghan presidential palace after Ghani flees

Al Jazeera

Hundreds of Afghans crowd Kabul airport after Taliban enters city and seizes control of presidential palace. 15 Aug 2021 - 19:36 GMT In Pictures: Taliban takes control of Afghan presidential palace Taliban fighters have entered Afghanistan’s presidential palace hours after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. 15 Aug 2021 - 18:25 GMT Taliban fighters enter Afghan presidential palace Taliban fighters …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Nepal’s Covid-19 cases skyrocket, prompting concern the country’s outbreak could mimic India’s

CNN

Kathmandu, Nepal CNN — In Nepal, a situation is unfolding that looks chillingly familiar. “The situations are worsening day by day and it may go out of control in future,” Dr Samir Adhikari, a spokesperson for Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population, said Monday. Oli said Monday the virus had taken off in Nepal despite the government’s “utmost effort” to …

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3 years, 8 months ago

What Explains Nepal’s Perennial Instability?

The Diplomat

In 2017, the Nepal Communist Party won nearly two-thirds of seats in Parliament after promising voters “development and prosperity.” Supporters welcomed the new majority government as a chance for progress through stability, after dozens of short-lived coalition governments since the 1990s. After trouncing their main rival, the centrist Nepali Congress Party, in the polls, Oli and Dahal agreed to share …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Nepali team first to top K2, world’s 2nd tallest peak, in winter

Al Jazeera

The group of 10 Nepalis was the only successful team so far among dozens currently attempting to scale the mountain. A team of Nepalese climbers made history by scaling the world’s second-highest peak – Pakistan’s K2 – in the winter season, a local Alpine Club official said, on the same afternoon a Spanish mountaineer fell and died lower down the …

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View from the Himalayas | Kathmandu’s record rainfall has cross-border implications

View from the Himalayas | Nepal is a Hindu country but embracing Hindutva is not on its political agenda

Nepalis Stuck in the Russian Army: A Familiar Tale for Nepal

Why are South Asians going to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war?

‘Want to go home’: Nepalis fighting for Russia in Ukraine describe horrors

Nepal asks Russia to send back Nepalis recruited to fight in Ukraine and the bodies of those killed

Supreme Court Weekly Digest (6th February 2023-12th February 2023)

A Foreign Student Saved His Friends From Hamas. Then He Vanished.

Caught in crossfire: 7 Nepalis injured, 17 held captive by Hamas in Israel

Why Nepalis Are Fighting on Both Sides of the Russia-Ukraine War

India and Nepal: Redefining a relationship

Supreme Court observation on Sikkimese Nepalis: Kiren Rijiju says Centre to file review petition supporting Sikkim govt

Protests in Sikkim against SC verdict describing Sikkimese as Nepali immigrants

Nepal: Does republican transition threatens political stability, still?

Nepalis Feel the Human Toll of Qatar’s World Cup

An uphill battle awaits Nepal’s new head of government

Nepal President refuses to sign citizenship law: 5 points on political crisis

Biden defends Afghanistan pullout amid airport chaos

Taliban enters Afghan presidential palace after Ghani flees

Nepal’s Covid-19 cases skyrocket, prompting concern the country’s outbreak could mimic India’s

What Explains Nepal’s Perennial Instability?

Nepali team first to top K2, world’s 2nd tallest peak, in winter