GUARDIAN INTERNATIONAL: Shock in Jajarkot in Karnali province about 300 miles west of Kathmandu caused at least 128 deaths and destroyed houses
At least 128 people have been killed and dozens injured after a strong earthquake struck western Nepal on Friday. Witnesses said houses in the area had collapsed and buildings were shaking hundreds of miles away.
The 5.6-magnitude quake hit the far west of the Himalayan country late Friday and was measured by the US Geological Survey at just 18 kilometres (11 miles) deep.
In Jajarkot district which is near the epicentre, 92 people were confirmed dead and another 55 injured, Nepal police spokesperson Kuber Kadayat said.
The quake killed at least 36 people in neighboring Rukum district, where numerous houses collapsed. At least 85 injured people had been taken to the local hospital, he said.
Troops were also clearing roads and mountain trails that were blocked by landslides triggered by the earthquake. » | Guardian staff and agencies | Friday, November 3, 2023
Au Népal, un tremblement de terre fait 132 morts : Un séisme de magnitude 5,6 s’est produit dans l’ouest du pays, vendredi soir. Des secousses ont été ressenties jusqu’à New Delhi. »
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Thursday, September 17, 2015
Saudi Diplomat Accused of Raping Maids Leaves India under Cover of Immunity
A Saudi Arabian diplomat accused of repeatedly raping and abusing two Nepalese maids has left India under cover of diplomatic immunity, while Nepal on Thursday called for justice for the women.
India's External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup identified the diplomat as Majed Hassan Ashoor, the first secretary at the Saudi Embassy in New Delhi. The statement late on Wednesday said Mr Ashoor, "who is allegedly accused of abusing two Nepali maids, has left India".
It gave no details on how the diplomat left the country, but said "the first secretary, being a diplomat, is governed by the provisions of the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations."
The two Nepalese, working as maids in the diplomat's luxury apartment, have accused him of illegally confining and raping them during the past few months. » | AP | Thursday, September 17, 2015
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The 42-year old high school teacher with 16 years of teaching experiences in various nine countries abroad, including the US and the UK, has now decided to devote the rest of his life contributing to the education sector in Nepal.
“I don´t want to remember the past. I will now work toward making a difference in the lives of Nepali children,” said Gurung, who arrived home Monday evening after the authorities in Doha set him free.
Gurung says he plans to set up science labs and libraries in public schools across the country. Apart from financing the studies of poor children, he also plans to contribute to the society through social work. “I have decided not to go abroad for employment. I will now work for the cause of educating the poor children,” said Gurung.
The Qatar Academy had relieved Gurung of his duty last week over a derogatory comment on Islam-- something Gurung denies. He says all this could have occurred due to misinterpretation of what he actually said during an argument with a group of his students on April 16. “I never made remarks against Islam. I do not know what exactly the 7th grade students accused me of saying. But I was told by the police that I insulted Islam,” he said. » | Kosh Raj Koirala | Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
THE WASHINGTON POST: Dorje Gurung, the Nepali teacher who was imprisoned last week in Qatar on charges of insulting Islam, has been freed following an international outcry. Gurung, a chemistry teacher at the prestigious Qatar Academy, was fired after an exchange with his students last month. On Sunday, Qatari authorities allowed him to leave the country, from which he has returned to Kathmandu. » | Anup Kaphle | Monday, May 13, 2013
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Friday, May 10, 2013
DOHA NEWS: A Nepalese teacher fired from a prestigious secondary school in Qatar for remarks he made to students last month appeared in a lower Doha court today on charges of insulting Islam.
Dorje Gurung, who taught chemistry at Qatar Academy, was seen by Doha News this morning leaving the court in handcuffs. If convicted, Article 256 of the Penal Code stipulates that he could face up to seven years in jail.
Colleagues, friends and students interviewed by Doha News said Gurung, whose two-year teaching contract was set to expire in July, had been facing problems at QA with students who did not respect his authority, in part due to his nationality.
Two of Gurung’s friends at the courthouse shared with Doha News notes of the teacher’s account of what happened. Here is a summary: » | Shabinakhatri | Thursday, May 09, 2013
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: A mob burned alive a 40-year-old woman on Friday after accusing her of casting black magic spells in a remote village in southern Nepal, police said.
Dengani Mahato died after she was severely beaten, doused in kerosene and set alight for allegedly practising witchcraft, Gopal Bhandari, a superintendent of police in Chitwan district, said.
"Nine people started to beat her after a local shaman pointed the finger at her over the death of a boy a year ago," the officer said.
"They accused her of having hands in the death of the boy, who had drowned in a river." » | AFP | Friday, February 17, 2012
Sunday, April 17, 2011
THE GUARDIAN: Pete Pattison investigates the trafficking of people escaping poverty and conflict in Nepal. Unscrupulous agents take huge sums of money from them for work abroad then consign them to slavery and appalling conditions in the Middle East. Many are abused by their employers and some are killed at the hands of agents
Anti-Slavery: Today’s fight for tomorrow’s freedom »
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
BBC: The deposed king of Nepal, Gyanendra, has moved out of the palace in the capital Kathmandu where his family lived for more than a century.
Mr Shah, as he is now known, and his wife Komal swept out of the compound in the back of a black Mercedes as scores of riot police guarded the main gate.
Earlier, he said he had returned his crown but would not go into exile and would work for the republic's benefit.
Last month, Nepal's Maoist-led assembly voted to abolish the monarchy.
The palace in the centre of Kathmandu is to become a museum.
Gyanendra and his wife are moving to a new, temporary residence outside the city.
'The people's verdict'
A police and army escort followed the ex-monarch's car as he left for Nagarjun, in the north-western suburbs of Kathmandu.
The couple will live in a large, comfortable but ordinary-looking house there.
A few loyalist onlookers called for Gyanendra to stay on as his car left but many in the crowd near the palace seemed happy to see him go, correspondents say.
"This marks the beginning of a new Nepal and the end of a dynasty that has done nothing but harm this country," Devendra Maharjan, a farmer who had come to Kathmandu to see the king leave the palace, told The Associated Press.
"If it had not been for the kings, Nepal would probably not have remained a poor nation."
Giving an unprecedented news conference at the palace earlier, the former monarch said he had given his priceless crown to the Nepalese government for its protection.
"I have no intention or thoughts to leave the country," Gyanendra said.
"I have assisted in and respected the verdict of the people." Nepal's Ousted King Quits Palace >>> | June 11, 2008
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
THE TELEGRAPH: Nepal swept away more than two centuries of history when the monarchy was abolished with barely a whimper from the palace.
King Gyanendra, whose seven-year reign began in tragedy, floundered in authoritarianism and ended in meek surrender, was given 15 days to leave his palace. After that, according to the new government, it will be turned into a museum.
An overwhelming majority of an elected assembly, charged with drawing up a new constitution, backed the creation of a republic in the Himalayan nation, which endured 10 years of war against Maoist rebels, who are now the dominant partners in the new political firmament.
The resolution passed by 560 votes with only four against states that Nepal will become "an independent, indivisible, sovereign, secular and an inclusive democratic republic nation".
It adds: "All the privileges enjoyed by the king and royal family will automatically come to an end."
King Gyanendra, who inherited the throne after 10 members of the royal family were massacred by Crown Prince Dipendra in 2001, was a victim of his own incompetence and historical forces beyond his control.
The royal bureaucracy was stuffed with elderly functionaries incapable of accepting change. As a Maoist insurgency gripped the country, especially after 2001, the establishment fell back on what it knew best – authoritarianism practised by a tiny elite. Nepal Abolishes Monarchy as King Gyanendra Given Fortnight to Vacate Palace >>> By Thomas Bell in Kathmandu | May 29, 2008
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Former Nepal King to Leave Palace >>> | June 11, 2008
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What Do Monarchs Do Next? >>> | May 30, 2008
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The Dawning of a New Dark Age (Paperback - UK)
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