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Anger in Nepal over relief delays as flood toll hits 225
Anger in Nepal over relief delays as flood toll hits 225 by AFP Staff Writers Kavre, Nepal (AFP) Oct 1, 2024 Survivors of the monsoon floods that ravaged Nepal at the weekend criticised the government on Tuesday for inadequate relief efforts during a disaster that killed at least 225 people. Deadly floods and landslides are
Nepal court rules protected areas and forests off-limits for land distribution
Nepal’s government can’t distribute land in national parks and forest areas to landless individuals, the country’s Supreme Court has ruled, emphasizing the protection of natural resources.Land ownership in Nepal has historically been concentrated among the powerful, leaving marginalized communities without land titles — a key grievance during the country’s Maoist-led rebellion from 1996-2006.The Forest Act
Former King of Nepal Gyanendra Shah inaugurates campaign demanding ‘Hindu Rajya’ | Rest of the World News
Last Updated: 16th February, 2023 08:18 IST The former King of Nepal, Gyanendra Shah made a rare public appearance on Monday, where he inaugurated a campaign to establish Nepal as a Hindu state. Image: AP The former King of Nepal, Gyanendra Shah made a rare public appearance on Monday, where he inaugurated a campaign to
Tremors of Nepal quake lead to confusion, panic in Delhi
Strong tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR as a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit the lower Himalayan region in the early hours of Wednesday, jolting people out of their sleep with many of them coming out of their houses in panic. The quake hit the lower Himalayan region at 1.57 am, according to the National Centre for Seismology
Nepal Floods: 33 Dead, Hundreds Injured; Rain Affected Districts Report Many Missing Due to Landslides
Last Updated: October 12, 2022, 13:53 ISTKathmandu, NepalVehicles get stuck at an area affected by landslide due to bad road conditions after three days of heavy rain at Myagdi, Nepal (Image: Reuters Representative)Nepalis affected by the floods and rain have said they never thought they would experience floods in October when monsoons are recedingFloods and
Nepal adopts non-fired bricks to tackle shortages
The latest Nepalese partnership for South Korean material technology company InnoCSR is with JB Eco Bricks Nepal, which currently produces about 50 million bricks per year at five different brick kilns located in Bhaktapur, Makawanpur and Dhading, using traditional methods of firing bricks using coal. "With the shortage of coal and manpower, I was looking…
The first overland Indian tourists in one and a half years crossed into Nepal at the Raxaul-Birgunj border on Friday, as the country cautiously reopened to foreign visitors after the pandemic appeared to recede.Nepal sealed the border with India in March 2020 with the coronavirus in full rampage, only allowing trucks carrying vital supplies to…