A famous feature of Mount Everest has collapsed, potentially making the world’s highest peak even more dangerous to climbers, mountaineers report. The Hillary Step may have fallen victim to Nepal’s devastating 2015 earthquake. To read this BBC news article, please click on the link below” http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39989992?SThisFB
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Nepal Proposes Rail and Road Links to China
Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Ramesh Lekhak proposed to the Chinese Transport Minister to link Nepal’s border with road and railway connectivity. That was followed by Chinese President Xi Jinping’s assurance to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal that the Chinese government is ready to initiate construction work on the cross-border railway link between the
Two Years after the Earthquake, Why has Nepal Failed to Recover?
Two years after the devastating earthquakes that struck Nepal, the country is struggling to bounce back. Nearly 70% of the affected people still live in temporary shelters, and it is common to see damaged houses, temples without roofs, and earthquake debris lying around, even in the capital Kathmandu. The recovery
Nepal’s High Hopes for First Local Polls in 20 Years
Nepal holds its first local elections in two decades on Sunday hoping to cement a fraught transition to democracy and fill an institutional void that has seen corruption flourish. The last local representatives were elected in 1997 and their mandates lapsed after their five-year terms expired at the height of
Sabina Shrestha OP-ED: How the Trump Gag Rule Threatens Women’s Lives in Nepal
To read more, please follow this link: http://How the Trump Gag Rule Threatens Women’s Lives in Nepal
Nepal Photo of the Week
NY Times Photos of the Week of 28 April. No 3 of 13 is Sachina Prajapati, 11, doing her homework in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Residents are still living in temporary shelters two years after the devastating 2015 earthquake that killed 9,000 people and destroyed more than 700,000 homes. To view photo and read
A Decade After Nepal’s Maoist Rebellion, Little Justice for Victims
To read this New York Times article about ongoing efforts for Justice for Victims of the Maoist Rebellion, please follow the link below: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/world/asia/a-decade-after-nepals-maoist-rebellion-little-justice-for-victims.html?ref=oembed
Adhikaar’s Spring for Justice NYC Event
ADHIKAAR IS A NY-BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING WITH NEPALI-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL The Honoree for this event is the New York Immigration Coalition. To read more please follow the link below: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-for-justice-2017-tickets-27246100821
NPCA News – Response to the continuation of the LET GIRLS LEARN Initiative
Earlier this week, news reports cast the ongoing commitment into some doubt, especially in its current form. CNN, citing internal agency communications it obtained, reported that while work on these programs would continue, they would no longer be done under the “Let Girls Learn” (LGL) initiative launched two years ago