To read RPCV Brot Coburn’s article in the Nepali Times click on the link below: http://nepalitimes.com/article/nation/preaching-on-high,3904
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Floods in India, Bangladesh, Nepal Kill 1,200, Leave millions homeless
At least 1,200 people have been killed and millions have been left homeless following devastating floods that have hit India, Bangladesh and Nepal, in one of the worst flooding disasters to have affected the region in years. International aid agencies said thousands of villages have been cut off by flooding with
USAID’s Launches 5 year $30+mm Kisan II Ag Project
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched Kisan II with the aim of facilitating the value chain of farm products of Nepal’s rural areas. The $32.7 million project will be implemented for the next five years in 20 districts. To read further click on the link below:
Nepal Calls Nov. 26 General Election
Nepal will hold a general election on Nov. 26, the government said on Monday, hoping to conclude a turbulent journey to democracy a decade after a civil war and the abolition of its 239-year-old monarchy. To read further, please click on the link below: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-4810216/Nepal-calls-Nov-26-general-election-emerging-upheaval.html
Nepal Fails to Pass Controversial Constitution Amendment
Nepal’s parliament on Monday failed to pass a controversial amendment to the constitution after it was blocked by the main opposition party, amid deep political divisions ahead of key polls later this year. The government failed to get the two-thirds majority to pass the bill that has been the centre
Floods, Landslides Triggered by Heavy Rain kill 47 in Nepal
The Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 47 people in southern Nepal and left thousands homeless, police said Sunday. The death toll was expected to go up, with around two dozen other people missing and feared dead after three
BBC Nepal Profile
To read the BBC’s Profile of Nepal, please click on the link below: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-12511455
Nepal Criminalises Banishing Menstruating Women to Huts
Lawmakers in Nepal have passed a law criminalizing a practice that forces women from their homes during menstruation. Under the law anyone who makes a woman observe the custom faces a three-month jail sentence and a $30 (£23) fine. The practice, known as Chhaupadi, has been in the spotlight recently after
How the Earthquake Turned Women into Builders
Reconstruction in Nepal has been slow since a devastating earthquake over two years ago. But in some rural areas women are breaking with tradition and picking up tools to speed things up. To read more, please click on the link below: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39694171