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Nepal approves contentious US aid grant despite protests

Nepal’s Parliament has approved a contentious half-billion-dollar aid grant from the United States despite protests both inside the legislature and on the streets

The Independent UK

Nepal parliament debates U.S. grant amid protests

Nepal's parliament began debating a U.S. infrastructure grant of $500 million which, critics say, undermines the Himalayan nation's sovereignty as protesters opposed to the proposed funds clashed with police, officials and witnesses said on Sunday.

Reuters

Protesters against US aid grant clash with police in Nepal

Protesters in Nepal demonstrating against a contentious half-billion-dollar aid grant from the United States have violently clashed with police outside Parliament as political leaders postponed debate over the proposal

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Nepali police clash with protesters opposed to U.S. aid grant

Nepal's parliament postponed on Thursday debate on $500 million in U.S. aid that critics say undermines sovereignty as protesters opposed to the proposed funds clashed with police outside the assembly, officials and witnesses said.

Reuters

Explainer-Why is a US infrastructure grant behind protests in Nepal?

Nepal's parliament is set to begin debates on Thursday on an agreement for a $500 million grant from the United States, with a vote that could break the governing alliance led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who took over in July last year.

Reuters

From the Archives (February 23, 1922): Sanskrit studies

The Times' Educational correspondent writes — The cause of Oriental Scholarship in India cannot fail to be encouraged by the recent six months' tour to all parts of the country, as well as to Nepal and Tibet, of Dr. F. W. Thomas, the distinguished Orientalist, who is the librarian to…

The Hindu

Nepal's Parliament debates US aid grant amid fierce protests

Nepal’s government has presented a contentious half-billion dollar aid grant from the United States for approval in Parliament, triggering a fresh round of violent clashes between protesters and police outside the legislature

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Nepal police fire tear gas, water cannon to disperse protest against US funded projects

Police in Kathmandu fired teargas and water cannon to disperse protesters opposed to a U.S.-funded infrastructure programme that was set to be presented in parliament for ratification on Sunday, witnesses and officials in Nepal's capital said.

Reuters

Ireland bounce back in T20 World Cup qualifying with Bahrain win

Muscat (AFP) - Ireland kept their hopes of qualifying for a seventh straight T20 World Cup alive on Saturday with a 21-run victory over Bahrain in Oman, while the United Arab Emirates and Nepal made it two wins from two.

AFP

Prabal Gurung sends a ‘NY love song’ to homeland of Nepal

Prabal Gurung’s latest collection was a love letter from his adopted hometown of New York to his homeland of Nepal

The Independent UK

Nepal police break up protests over US-funded infrastructure projects

Nepal police used teargas and water cannon to disperse protesters objecting to a U.S.-funded infrastructure programme, officials said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Nepal arrests dozens in protest against US grant

Kathmandu (AFP) - Nepali police fired tear gas and water cannon and arrested 77 demonstrators in the capital Kathmandu as several hundred people protested against a $500-million US grant, authorities said.

AFP

Protesters against US grant clash with riot police in Nepal

Protesters opposing a proposed U.S. half-billion dollar grant for Nepal have clashed with police outside Parliament, leaving injuries on both sides

The Independent UK

UK diplomat under ‘extreme stress’ took his own life, rules coroner

Former Nepal ambassador worked 15-hour shifts for Foreign Office’s Covid taskforce with little time off

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The Independent UK

Diplomat suffering ‘extreme stress’ took own life – inquest

Former ambassador to Nepal Richard Morris was last seen running near his home in Hampshire on May 6 2020 and his body was found three months later.

Daily Mirror

Tigers, elephants and rhinos in danger from 'unprecedented rate' of deforestation

As part of the Mirror's NextGen International project, Diwakar Uprety, 19, investigates how native wildlife is disappearing in Nepal's Chure region

Daily Mirror

Food shortages and landslides in Nepal as teens call for climate action

As part of the Mirror's NextGen International project, teens from Nepal write how the climate emergency is already affecting their daily lives and how they worry for the future

Daily Mirror

Commentator left with 'goosebumps' at astonishing act of fair play during Nepal vs Ireland

Nepal have been widely praised for a brilliant act of sportsmanship in a T20I game against Ireland - with the commentator left with 'goosebumps' by the act

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Hong Kong extends ban on flights from eight countries, including UK

Hong Kong on Friday extended a ban on incoming flights from eight countries, including the UK and the US, and imposed one on Nepal until March 4, with the government citing concerns over a growing Covid-19 outbreak.

Reuters

Hong Kong extends ban on flights from eight countries, adds Nepal

Hong Kong on Friday extended a ban on incoming flights from eight countries, including the United States and Britain, and imposed one on Nepal until March 4, with the government citing concerns over a growing COVID-19 outbreak.

Daily Mirror

Melting Mount Everest revealed in staggering photos taken 100 years apart

Two teens from Nepal interview Sherpas about how Mount Everest is changing and how they put their lives at risk for income in the next part of the Mirror's NextGen project

The Guardian - UK

‘A bad dream’: Nepalis who made UK’s PPE speak out on claims of abusive working conditions

Glove manufacturer Supermax has repeatedly won NHS contracts during the pandemic, despite claims of forced labour. Now, a group of former workers are seeking justice

The Independent UK

Schools in Nepal demand reopening as virus cases decline

Schools in Nepal are demanding the government open up physical classes that were shut down for weeks as the number of COVID-19 cases began to decline

Dynamite News

8 killed, 5 injured in Nepal road mishap

At least 8 people reportedly died after a vehicle ferrying a wedding party veered off the slope in Pyuthan District of Mid-Western Nepal on Saturday morning.

The Conversation

From sanctioning a refugee team to letting China host: Does the International Olympic Committee support human rights?

The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) position on refugees is contradictory and confusing.

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