by Durgalal KC in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 12, 2023Suresh Kumar Oli, a goat herder from Pahruwa in ward 15 of Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City, Dang, was detained by security personnel on December 22, 2002, under the suspicion of being a Maoist rebel. He was 31 years old. Suresh’s wife, Devisara Oli, recalls her husband being booked for questioning by the police on that fateful Sunday. “He never returned. I still wait for him after all…
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Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 27, 2023 at 9:25 PMAfghan nationals in India, including students, complained about the existing challenges as the embassy has remained closed following the announcement of a “permanent” closure of the Afghan embassy in New Delhi, effective on November 23. The Afghans based in India called on the Indian government and interim Afghan government to not politicize the issue of refugees. They said that lack of access to facilities such as…
By Ashrafuddin Pirzada in The News, Sept 16, 2023LANDIKOTAL: Thousands of passengers and trucks carrying fresh fruits, vegetables and other commodities crossed the Torkham border on Friday as Pakistan reopened the crossing with Afghanistan after the 9-day closure, officials said. Pakistan had closed the border on September 6 after a dispute over construction near the border by the Afghan government that had led to an exchange of fire between the two sides. The Customs officials…
report in The Himalayan Times, Aug 28,2023The Tiptala transit at Olangchung Gola in Taplejung district has remained closed for the past four years. This has affected the local people in many ways ranging from halting the trade between the local people and neighbouring China and limiting their mobility. The border crossing was closed to stop the spread of COVID-19 following the request of the Government of China shortly after Chinese workers returned home from road…