Tibetans’ concern KATHMANDU: The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile forwarded a letter to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on June 21, appealing the PM to treat the Tibetan refugees in Nepal in a democratic and safeguard their freedom of expression, a website... Travel 25 Jun, 2008
LETTERS Lessons to learnThe Constituent Assembly election results have broken records in Nepali politics. They have humbled the major political parties, especially NC and CPN-UML. However, the parties, instead of accepting popular verdict, are again engaged in... 20 Apr, 2008
No let-up in Tibetan refugees’ protest Kathmandu, April 18:Police today detained 130 Tibetan refugees as they staged demonstration in front of visa section of Chinese embassy at Hattisar protesting against the alleged crackdown of the Chinese government on Tibetan demonstrators at Lhasa in... Horoscopes 19 Apr, 2008
Tibetans resume stir, 128 arrested Kathmandu, April 15:Police today arrested 128 Tibetan refugees into custody for protesting in front of the Visa Section of Chinese Embassy at Hattisar, Kathmandu, today. The refugees chanted slogans blaming the Chinese government of state... Horoscopes 16 Apr, 2008
IN BRIEF Envoy meets PMKATHMANDU: Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala said on Monday that Nepal will not let anti-China activities take place on its territory. Koirala said this during a meeting with Chinese ambassador to Nepal Zheng Xianglin. During the... Horoscopes 08 Apr, 2008
IN BRIEF Tibetans halt prayersKATHMANDU: Keeping in view the Constituent Assembly polls, Tibetan refugees have decided to shelve their ‘mass prayers’. Starting Monday, the prayers will be suspended for some days, the Nepal Tibet Solidarity Committee said in... Horoscopes 06 Apr, 2008
Sherpas flay use of force KATHMANDU:The Sherpa Association of Nepal on Wednesday expressed serious concern about the use of force to control the peaceful demonstration of the Tibetan refugees. Issuing a press statement, the Association on Wednesday condemned “the inhumane... Travel 03 Apr, 2008
Tibetans are misguided: China Kathmandu, April 2:The Chinese embassy in Kathmandu today said that Tibetans living in Nepal are being misguided by the Dalai Lama’s clique’s fabricated lies and separatist forces for Tibet Independence who are accusing the Chinese government of... Travel 03 Apr, 2008
AI, HRW rap govt for curbing Tibetan refugees’ movement Kathmandu, April 1:The Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) today expressed grave concerns about restrictions imposed by the government on the movement of the Tibetan community in Nepal.The rights bodies expressed this concern in a... Horoscopes 02 Apr, 2008
57 Tibetan refugees arrested, released Kathmandu, March 31:Police today afternoon detained some 57 Tibetan refugees, who were protesting against China’s crackdown in Lhasa, from the Visa Section of the Chinese Embassy at Hattisar.However, the police released all those arrested refugees... Horoscopes 01 Apr, 2008
ONCE-OVER Four kidnappers heldLalitpur: Police on Wednesday rescued Dhruba Shrestha who was kidnapped from the Gwarko area yesterday and arrested four persons allegedly involved in his kidnapping. The police said the kidnappers took Shrestha, a retail-shop owner... Travel 27 Mar, 2008
Tibetan protest thwarted Chinese crackdown in Lhasa condemnedKathmandu, March 25:The government will not tolerate continued rallies by Tibetan activists outside official Chinese offices in Kathmandu, a spokesman for the home ministry said today.“We won’t allow any kind of... Horoscopes 26 Mar, 2008
