The country lacks adequate facilities to carry out the test. The only option is to ask for help from India. Government officials play the blame game. Protest of families of 19 victims who died on board the aircraft bound for Everest.
The peaceful protest was held last September 23 in front of the U.S. embassy in Kathmandu. The event was attended by 16 Islamic organizations and groups. Muslims ask U.S. authorities to investigate and punish the perpetrators of the film. Solidarity and dialogue with Christians and followers of other faiths.
Search operations resumed this morning. Rescuers brought 12 people to safety. Three climbers are still missing, but there could as many as seven. The avalanche hit at 3 am. An Italian, Alberto Magliano, is among the dead.
Under the guise of a religious pilgrimage, the former monarch is to visit the districts of Kanski, Myagdi and Parbat in the western region. Local Maoist authorities announce a boycott. Whole villages festively decorated for the arrival of the king. Consensus, especially among the poorer classes of the Hindu religion disappointed by Maoism.
After eight years, Christian volunteers are back in Nepal as part of a US Peace Corps project. Established in 1961, the Peace Corps has been operating in Nepal since 1962. The Christian Charity left in 2004 because of Maoist intimidation. In a week of work, more than 4,000 people have been helped.
Because of the economic crisis, only the rich can enjoy the celebration. Women exchange gifts and fast for their husbands' longevity. Local media now report that some women have sold a kidney to get money to buy jewels and the traditional red sari.
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs meets Tibetan leaders without Nepali permission. For Kathmandu, this violates diplomatic protocol and could jeopardise relations with China. In exchange for economic assistance, Nepali authorities have backed China's anti-Tibetan repression in recent years.
'Black list' includes Nigeria Ghana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Cameroon, Somalia, Liberia, Ethiopia, Iraq, Palestine and Afghanistan. Nepal's Department of Immigration wants to curb illegal activities like drug and human trafficking. Since they are main source of tourist income, Chinese, American and European nationals will get priority.
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) is apparently to blame because it pushed employees to form a union. The company that runs the US-based chain of restaurants says politicised employees and threats against management led to the decision. Unions are not allowed in international chains.
More and more people are turning to the independent United Nations, because the judiciary is unable to protect the rights of citizens. Government sources confirm the number of the appellants "increases every year." The political crisis has stalled any serious reform of the judiciary. And the cases of violence and disappearances remain unsolved or unpunished.
Without pay for four months, the workers took refuge in a mosque near Doha. In the month of fasting, Muslims engage in works of charity towards the poor and needy. Now the Nepalese workers are demanding the embassy helps them to be repatriated.
The new chief of the Nepal Defence Army says his group is ready to carry out more attacks against Catholic churches and place of worship. The parish priest at Kathmandu's Assumption Cathedral and a Protestant leader receive threats.
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