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Nepal's Maoists, Split on Ideology, Chart Path of Revolution (Bloomberg) |
.Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Nepal's Maoists, who won power this year after a decade-long civil war, meet today to chart the path of their revolution with leaders ideologically split over whether to maintain a free market or impose state control.
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Protest over killings shuts down Nepal's capital (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News) |
.Activists chanted slogans and halted traffic by burning tires in Nepal's capital in a general strike Thursday protesting alleged killings by former communist rebels who head the country's coalition government.
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Nepal capital shut down over alleged Maoist killings (AlertNet) |
. Source: Reuters KATHMANDU, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Shops were shuttered, cars stayed off the streets, schools were closed and demonstrators burnt tyres in Nepal's capital on Thursday in a protest against the murder of two ...
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Nepal police 'torture kids for fun:' rights group (AFP via Yahoo! News) |
. A leading human rights group on Wednesday accused police in Nepal of torturing scores of children, sometimes for fun.
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Team Sobhraj asks Nepal to ensure client confidentiality (New Kerala) |
.Kathmandu, Nov 20 : Stung by the curb imposed by Nepal's prison authorities on visitors for Charles Sobhraj, the celebrity prisoner's team of lawyers has asked Nepal's government to respect the law of the land that ensures prisoners' access to lawyers with the protection of confidentiality.
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Stone-pelting on Indian diplomat's car during shutdown in Nepal (New Kerala) |
.New Delhi, Nov 20 : An Indian diplomat's car was pelted with stones Thursday during an anti-Maoist shutdown in Nepal's Kathmandu valley. Indian officials said that it was only a case of 'wrong timing' and there was no anti-India sentiment behind the attack.
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Nepal Govt to initiate dialogue with Terai armed groups (New Kerala) |
.Kathmandu, Nov 20 : Nepal Government has decided to immediately kick-start dialogue with armed groups operating in Terai.
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Rights group: Nepal police beat children (Boston Herald) |
.KATMANDU, Nepal - Nepalese police allegedly tortured children in their custody, an international rights group said, calling the practice widespread and asking the government...
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Nepal police involved in child torture (Calcutta News) |
.Police in Nepal have been accused of torturing children.
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Maoists debate Nepal political structure (The Hindu) |
.KATHMANDU: There is a debate raging in the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) whether to convert Nepal into a “people’s republic” or continue to be a “federal democratic republic.” Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal ...
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