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Attack mode
The three women killed by Nepal Army soldiers in Bardiya National Park on 10 March were not poachers as claimed by the army and the defence minister, National Human Rights Commission has said. Republica writes:
“A study of the evidence shows that the deceased Devisara BK, Amrita BK and Chandra Kala BK visited Baspani area in [...]
New deal
The Maoist Party has proposed to proceed with the management of the PLA fighters, postponing the decision on the numbers of combatants to be integrated in the security forces. Republica reports:
As per the proposal, all the 19,550 combatants will be offered different rehabilitation packages and incentives like joining the politics, voluntarily retirement or rehabilitation in [...]
No mercy
Young Communist League members beat up a pregnant woman and her mother-in-law in Dang on Thursday because they had a dispute with her husband, Republica reports:
Maoist Young Communist League (YCL) workers mercilessly beat up a pregnant woman in Baghmare VDC of Dang district on Thursday evening over their enmity with her husband. Pushpa Nepali, 24, [...]
No love lost
B Lynn Pascoe has come and gone, but the ruckus between the government and UNMIN continues. On Wednesday, UNMIN Chief Karen Landgren wrote a letter to the government asking it to retract a statement made by Defence Minister Bidya Bhandari accusing the international agency of favouring the Maoists. According to Republica:
Landgren sent a letter to [...]
Constitution concern
There is news that Nepali Congress President Girija Prasad Koirala’s health has improved since he was admitted to Sahid Gangalal Heart Centre on Sunday evening. Nepalnews reports:
Koirala has started speaking and the amount of haemoglobin in his blood has increased. He was administered some blood last night as the blood level in his body had [...]
Shaking confidence
Former prime minister and Nepali Congress president, Girija Prasad Koirala, has been admitted to Sahid Gangalal Heart Centre on Sunday evening after his health condition deteriorated. Doctors said the haemoglobin count on his blood had dropped and a blood transfusion was necessary. Koirala is suffering from chronic bronchitis.
Meanwhile, Nepali Congress leaders were gathered at the [...]
Annals of human rights
The day 23 Tibetans exiles were handed over to the immigration authority for defying prohibitory orders and staging a protest against China, the United States released a damning report on China’s human rights record. Republica reports:
The United States criticized China´s “worsening” human rights record accusing the communist country of torturing Tibetan “repatriated from Nepal” as well [...]
