Maoists hit streets against Prez move KATHMANDU: Top leaders of Unified CPN-Maoist took to the streets on Friday, demanding introduction of it’s Sankalpa Prastav against the President’s move to reinstate Chief of Army Staff Rookmangud Katawal for discussion in the Constituent... Horoscopes 06 Jun, 2009
Cops lasso ‘thief’, drag him New Delhi, August 28: A man who tried to steal a chain was savagely beaten by a mob and police in eastern India and then tied by cops to a motorcycle and dragged through the mud, television footage showed today.Indian news channels showed the gaunt... Women 28 Aug, 2007
LETTERS Double standards I don’t understand why such a big fuss is being made over Brigadier General Dilip Shumsher JBR’s statements about the possible mobilisation of the Nepali Army to deal with the Terai agitation. When Maoist chairman Prachanda spoke... 02 Jul, 2007
Lawyers, protesters beaten up, held in Pak • Pakistan denies rumours Musharraf is under house arrest • Musharraf briefs foreign envoys Islamabad, November 5: Legions of baton-wielding police clashed with lawyers to squash protests against President Gen Pervez Musharraf today, while... Women 11 Jun, 2007
26 students injured in police action Kathmandu, July 31:At least 26 students affiliated to the Council of Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) were injured when police rained batons on them today. The students, seeking fulfilment of two of their demands, were staging... Horoscopes 01 Aug, 2006
Doc, deported for aiding stir, back Kathmandu, May 12:An American doctor, who was deported after he helped victims of police brutality during a demonstration at Gongabu on April 11, returned here on Tuesday to continue his social service.Dr Brian Cobb, a 50-year-old physician... Horoscopes 13 May, 2006
IN BRIEF 41 injured in demosKATHMANDU:Four major hospitals in Kathmandu Valley on Sunday, treated 41 demonstrators who were hurt in the day’s protests . While 30 were admitted to Kathmandu Model Hospital, Hams Hospital admitted two cases. B&B hospital in... Horoscopes 23 Apr, 2006
Address fuels outrage against King Dang, April 22: Furious and feeling shortchanged after King Gyanendra’s national address yesterday, people today staged fresh protests in major towns and suburban centres of the districts in the country. In massive demonstrations at all these places,... Travel 22 Apr, 2006
Cops crack down on NGO demo, 13 held Kathmandu, April 14:Security forces today arrested over 12 development workers, a human rights activist and a young singer from a pro-democracy demonstration at New Baneshwor, Kathmandu.Police butted in when the development workers were demonstrating... Horoscopes 15 Apr, 2006
AI asks govt to rein in forces Kathmandu, April 11:The Amnesty International today urged the government to “rein in” security forces since it feared an increase in violence in the coming days. The UK-based international human rights watchdog urged the government to probe... Travel 12 Apr, 2006
Cops threaten hoteliers, rapped Kathmandu, September 10:The Ward Police office recently took two policemen into custody and took departmental action against them for their involvement in police brutality. According to the Valley Police Office (VPO), the police office demoted a head... Horoscopes 11 Sep, 2005
Police brutality flayed Kathmandu, August 22:Today’s session of the CPN-UML’s ninth central committee meeting condemned the government for using excessive force on students protesting against the hike in prices of petroleum products. A press statement issued by the party... Travel 23 Aug, 2005
