Unclaimed body of the self immolation free Tibet activist
Region: Nepal
Kathmandu Nepal: The Self immolation free Tibet Activist who burnt himself on the premises of Bouddhanath Stupa on February 13 2013, is still lying unclaimed in the mortuary of TU Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj. February 13 marks ‘100 years of proclamation of Tibet’s independence’ by the 13th Dalai Lama. 22 years old Drupchen Tsering had set himself to fire against the Chinese rule in Tibet who was p... more
Views: 525Civilian rights against Police atrocities
Region: Nepal
Saturday 9 March 2013: Fighting against the Nepal police atrocities, the facebook activists of Nepal organized a protest program here at Basantapur Durbar Square on Saturday. The program focused on highlighting the basic rights of citizens where different police victims shared their stories and showed solidarity to fight for their rights. Pranav Shrestha, a student said, “Nepal Police is not accountable to th... more
Views: 600Nepali women: plight and liberation strategy
Region: NepalThe human society is a culture created by human beings. So is gender concept. So are countless discriminations. In a sense, what human beings think, practice and follow is a culture. No force beyond our own mind creates cultures among us. In other words, what we knowingly or unknowingly follow is a culture. Culture once set does become a habit. Habits become automatic, mechanical. But we can change them better. We can ... more
Views: 643Facebook Campaign against Nepal Police’s Incompetency
Region: Nepal
Kathmandu Nepal: Nepal Police Arrested 711 people on Monday including three women from the capital as per their campaign to control incidents of theft, looting, and criminal activities. In this current drive against fighting crime the Nepal police have listed long hair, tattoos and piercing as physical traits of CRIMINALS. Anyone having long hair, tattoos and piercing would be treated then and there ... more
Views: 1040Nepali woman Mountaineer makes it to Guinness world Records
Region: Nepal
Kathmandu Nepal: A 29 years old woman mountaineer Chhurim Sherpa of Nepal has set a new Everest record, she has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the first woman mountaineer to scale Mount Everest twice in a single season. It has been affirmed that she reached 8,848-metre (29,028-feet) summit on May 12, 2012, and again a week later on May 19 she successfully scaled Everest. Mt Evere... more
Views: 445One more monk in Nepal sets to Self Immolation for Free Tibet Movement
Region: Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal: Marking the free Tibet issue, a Buddhist monk set himself in fire here in area around Boudhanath of Kathmandu on Wednesday. According to eye witness the 21 years old monk poured gasoline and set himself to fire. After setting fire, the monk chanted anti Chinese government slogans and collapsed on the ground. Locals and police reached the spot for aid but he had already suffered severe burns wounds. &... more
Views: 10635 years old rape victim awaits justice in Nepal
Region: Nepal
Kathmandu Nepal: A five years old girl who was raped by 26 year old Suman Shrestha in Mahadevsthan VDC three weeks ago is in a traumatic situation of pain and peril. She has been under treatment in the children national hospital Kanti where she is suffering pain and there is no contorl of her in her body. The girl’s private parts were damaged badly and doctors at the National Hospital are worried about he... more
Views: 762Press Freedom /Freedom of Expression endangered in Nepal
Region: Nepal
Dailekh Nepal, January 24, 2013: Journalists of Dailekh have been warned by the youth wing of the Unified CPN-Maoist, Young Communist League(YCL) to be killed and suffered just like Dekendra Thapa's who was killed in 2004. Dekendra Thapa was a radio journalist who worked for Radio Nepal, was abducted by the Maoists rebels in June 26, 2004 from Dailekh. The Maoists tortured him in captivity for more than a month ... more
Views: 567GroundReport Recognition Awards December 2012 | Part Four
Region: NepalTo start off the New Year, Ground Report is continuing its Recognition Awards, highlighting the very best articles from December 2012. The results are in, and we have five articles that represent the highest quality journalism. Each winner receives a cash prize, and we will be recognizing the articles by posting them on the front page of Ground Report. The fourth Recognition Award again goes to Shreedeep Rayamaj... more
Views: 728Nepal's Prime Minister in Twitter
Region: Nepal
Kathmandu January 23, 2013: Prime Minister of Nepal Baburam Bhattrai(BRB) was seen firing up in the micro blogging social networking site twitter. It is the first time when such a level government official in Nepal has been seen updating his personal feeling publically on a social netwroking site. Baburam has been quoted, “Give me single party majority govt. for 5 yrs like in Bihar. If I don’t... more
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