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Monday, February 29, 2016
March 18. District thalaraikarama Monday masanaghatako saloma hamaphalda has died.
Burning fire jump from a person who died in the fire, police said. The deceased ran in the 60-year-old Bahadur Thapa thalaraikara -8 Bahadur Malla said Deputy Superintendent of Police.
Kalagatile dead dilvar Khatri Las jalairaheko situation suddenly jump Thapa said. NP glimpse of the practice of sati has made this wonderful event for district
Seventy-year-old Ambikanath Upadhyay of Chaukot, Kavre, still remembers late BP Koirala, first democratically-elected prime minister of Nepal, laying the foundation for his ambitious Banepa-Sindhuli-Bardibas road at Shrikhandapur.”It used to take 3-4 days to reach Sindhuli earlier. But the roads helped shorten the time,” said Upadhyay.BP laid the foundation for the road. But after the parliamentary system dissolved, this project was pushed to the backburner. The Tribhuwan Highway was accorded greater priority and this project was interrupted,” he said.He believes those who ran the Panchayat System were bent on hindering the construction of BP Highway.”They feared the popularity Nepali Congress party, to which BP belonged, would gain after the highway’s completion. Had the Panchayat System not interrupted the constructions, the mid-hills would have been prosperous by now,” added Upadhyaya.Back then there were no dozers and excavators. The path had to be cut through the hills and paved with manual labor.
“People carried soil and stones in wicker baskets. There were only two machines for breaking the boulders” he said.The road never fell under anyone’s priority during the Panchayati regime or even when multi-party democracy took hold in the country. But after the flooding in 1963 destroyed bridges along the Prithivi Highway and the Tribhuwan Highway, Kathmandu was cut off from the Tarai for 20 days. This resulted in the government and others taking the B P Highway seriously as an alternative to the other highways linking Tarai.Although the constructions were carried out in different phases after 1995, late Nepali Congress leader Girija Prasad Koirala laid foundation for the highway again on June 10, 1998 at Dhulikhel.
Nepal’s men football team will battle it out against hosts India to secure their first South Asian Games gold in the category in 23 years. The match is scheduled to start at 7:15 Nepal Time at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Guwahati, India.
Nepal secured a berth in the finals after defeating Maldives by 4-3 in a staggering final minute comeback. In their opening match in the group stage, Nepal had cruised to a 5-0 victory over Bhutan but had suffered a defeat at the hands of Bangladesh by two goals to nil.
Meanwhile, India made a tentative start to their campaign with a 1-0 loss to Sri Lanka but bounced back to beat Maldives 3-2 to reach the semi-finals as group runners-up. They improved on their performance and were clinical against Bangladesh in a 3-0 victory.
Nepal have won SAG football tournament two times in the past – in 1984 and 1993. In 1999, Nepal were defeated in the final of eighth Saff Game by Bangladesh. The team entered the finals of the tournament for the first time in 17 years by defeating Maldives.
Only the national under-23 team is eligible to play in the SAG men’s football category, with three players over the age of 23 permitted in each team. Nepal are pinning hopes on striker Nawayug Shrestha, who heads into the final on a fine run of form. Shrestha completed a hat-trick–his third in a month in all competitions–to give Nepal the thrilling semi-final win on Saturday.
Coach Raju Kaji Shakya knows they are in for a tough battle against the home side. “India are the best team in South Asia and they have been playing really well at the Games. It won’t be easy playing them, with a partisan home crowd rooting them to the hilt,” he said.
Nepal secured a berth in the finals after defeating Maldives by 4-3 in a staggering final minute comeback. In their opening match in the group stage, Nepal had cruised to a 5-0 victory over Bhutan but had suffered a defeat at the hands of Bangladesh by two goals to nil.
Meanwhile, India made a tentative start to their campaign with a 1-0 loss to Sri Lanka but bounced back to beat Maldives 3-2 to reach the semi-finals as group runners-up. They improved on their performance and were clinical against Bangladesh in a 3-0 victory.
Nepal have won SAG football tournament two times in the past – in 1984 and 1993. In 1999, Nepal were defeated in the final of eighth Saff Game by Bangladesh. The team entered the finals of the tournament for the first time in 17 years by defeating Maldives.
Only the national under-23 team is eligible to play in the SAG men’s football category, with three players over the age of 23 permitted in each team. Nepal are pinning hopes on striker Nawayug Shrestha, who heads into the final on a fine run of form. Shrestha completed a hat-trick–his third in a month in all competitions–to give Nepal the thrilling semi-final win on Saturday.
Coach Raju Kaji Shakya knows they are in for a tough battle against the home side. “India are the best team in South Asia and they have been playing really well at the Games. It won’t be easy playing them, with a partisan home crowd rooting them to the hilt,” he said.
A Twin Otter aircraft, similar to the one in the photo -- operated by Tara Air and carrying 23 people including two foreigners. Tara Air Viking 9N-AHH Twin Otter carrying 18 passengers and three crew members en route to Jomsom from Pokhara has been missing. The plane took off from Pokhara at 7:47 this morning. The passengers included two tourists, according to Police. Tara Air has said that it has received reports of a missing plane. It is not clear what caused the crash. But Dana VDC and adjoining areas were enshrouded in cloud of dust on Tuesday following dry landslides in Mt Annapurna South base .since Monday night.
Locals have found the aircraft aflame in Dana VDC-2, Solighopte area. Shyam Pun, Lal Bahadur Pun, Nabin Khadka and Sher Bahadur Budhathoki along with a police man rushed to the crash site after a local of Rupse informed them. "We saw an aircraft aflame. It is still burning," Shyam Pun told Republica Online. According to him a body is also lying at the site.
Kathmandu being the capital of Nepal attracts a large number of people from different parts of the country. The city witnesses a wide range of social, political, and economical activities on an every day basis. The city’s population is increasing rapidly with a consequent increase in the number of vehicles; with no commensurate increase in road size. The Metropolitan Traffic Police, despite manpower crunch and surmounting constraints, has been managing the congested traffic of the city with the utmost professionalism and competence. Our challenges and priorities constitute smooth and unhindered flow of traffic, reduction of accidents and implementing local low cost traffic improvement schemes, to mitigate inconveniences to the road users.
We accord highest priority to: (A) the enforcement of traffic rules & regulations and (B) identification and implementation of area / road specific mechanisms, to enhance road safety for commuters and improve flow of traffic. Our aim is to make Traffic Police mobile and not a static point-wise duty force. Appropriate vehicles and motorcycles shall be provided and used, to patrol the streets and to chase and nab offenders, so that traffic rule violators may be effectively apprehended and punished. We aim to target on red-light jumping, foot-path parking & driving, rash and negligent driving by commercial vehicles, rash and negligent driving by private vehicles owners, etc. We are making every effort to identify and introduce modern techniques and state-of-the-art gadgetry in traffic regulations, monitoring, control and enforcement, which has always been the hallmark of Metropolitan Traffic Police. Imparting Road Safety Education to road users, specially the vulnerable ones, has been and continues to be on our high priority list. Prosecuting the errant and indiscipline road users through focused and concentrated enforcement action and improving the standard of safety on roads remains our highest priority.
We accord highest priority to: (A) the enforcement of traffic rules & regulations and (B) identification and implementation of area / road specific mechanisms, to enhance road safety for commuters and improve flow of traffic. Our aim is to make Traffic Police mobile and not a static point-wise duty force. Appropriate vehicles and motorcycles shall be provided and used, to patrol the streets and to chase and nab offenders, so that traffic rule violators may be effectively apprehended and punished. We aim to target on red-light jumping, foot-path parking & driving, rash and negligent driving by commercial vehicles, rash and negligent driving by private vehicles owners, etc. We are making every effort to identify and introduce modern techniques and state-of-the-art gadgetry in traffic regulations, monitoring, control and enforcement, which has always been the hallmark of Metropolitan Traffic Police. Imparting Road Safety Education to road users, specially the vulnerable ones, has been and continues to be on our high priority list. Prosecuting the errant and indiscipline road users through focused and concentrated enforcement action and improving the standard of safety on roads remains our highest priority.
Kathamandaai, March 17. Nepal Air Traffic Controller Association was going to Jomsom from Pokhara to the topic of the plane crash Myagdi myagasase Award winner Mahabir Pun perverse kind of feedback is given serious attention was saying.
President of the Association issued a press release on Sunday devendraprasada Shrestha Myagdi solighoptema the topic of the plane crash Pun various media and social network's deceptive and perverse kind of sense of the response to serious public attention has been mentioned.
"In Nepal, the official body of the aviation sector to weather climate and weather science is vibhagamatra, the Department of World ecological organization (World Meteorology Organization) affiliated to the International Civil Aviation Organization has designated NX -3 trained, capable, and other device authentication in support of a seasonal vivaranamatra airline company, pilot and air traffic controller made available ', the statement said.
Sorted device and determine the credibility of the standards without providing the person or organization svecchikarupama not saying no responsibility unproven weather perverse kind of irresponsible statements by the UN has expressed regret.
Association on March 12 he reached Pokhara-Jomsom Myagdi solighoptema the accident 23 people died and evading jetliner on March 14 aboard the aircraft for Mid Jumla Kalikot cilakhayama two crew members died in the accident and the bereaved family forged the untimely demise has expressed condolences. In addition, the UN has been injured kamanasameta convalescence. RSS
21 Nepalese worker trap in Iraq
Twelve Nepalese workers kidnapped by Islamist extremists were murdered on video yesterday in the biggest mass killing of hostages in Iraq since Saddam Hussein was toppled.
The men, who had been kidnapped three weeks earlier as they drove into the country from Jordan, were said to have been murdered by the obscure Ansar al-Sunna Army, a fundamentalist group that claimed responsibility last year for suicide bombings in the Kurdish city of Irbil that killed 109.
The labourers claimed on the video that they had been duped by unscrupulous brokers back home into working in Iraq, believing their destination was Jordan.
The killing doubled the number of hostages murdered in Iraq. It was particularly disturbing because of its extremely brutal manner, the peripheral role of poor Nepalese workers in Iraq and the fact that there were no negotiations or demands beforehand.
Twelve Nepalese workers kidnapped by Islamist extremists were murdered on video yesterday in the biggest mass killing of hostages in Iraq since Saddam Hussein was toppled.
The men, who had been kidnapped three weeks earlier as they drove into the country from Jordan, were said to have been murdered by the obscure Ansar al-Sunna Army, a fundamentalist group that claimed responsibility last year for suicide bombings in the Kurdish city of Irbil that killed 109.
The labourers claimed on the video that they had been duped by unscrupulous brokers back home into working in Iraq, believing their destination was Jordan.
The killing doubled the number of hostages murdered in Iraq. It was particularly disturbing because of its extremely brutal manner, the peripheral role of poor Nepalese workers in Iraq and the fact that there were no negotiations or demands beforehand.
Foreign employment in Saudi Arabia reached the Koshi district, 41-year-old Narayan Bhattarai, 9 years and enjoying some of the property returned to Nepal last month.
Lack of capital was held in a small tea shop by using the Mrs came in Bhaktapur was sitting.
By expanding grocery business to become a wife running simultaneously with tea was being well-paying Nitaqat visa by kyansila returned home.
9-year period, 4 times to change the appearance of some of Nepal, he found a wife. He and wife are happy as he saw a renowned property.
"I am happy in Nepal Mrs. grudge," he said setopatisamga, 'I thought I would go and resin was relocated. From the day he took me to another room of the daughter refused to go Soutine not sleep. '
He was not saying that some depression treatment, he wondered cikitsakasamaksa be taken.
The next Bhattarai uthnubhanda already a grudge against Mrs house. Only 12-year-old youngest daughter was at home. 3 daughter home even though her older daughter maimed due to captivity. Miley is the daughter of 15 years of age, she married gaisakeki.
Mrs scene, he did without really knowing ourselves aphantakaham phone. Laws also reported. But they could not find anywhere, uncovered.
His wife was not at home to wear cloth. Garagahanaharupani tenure parcel shelves were apparent.
He also reported to the police the next day you came from abroad did Mrs scene.
12-year old daughter to even think your knowledge created Terathum left the scene, Thimi.
There is a piece of paper found while searching for the daughters of his birth. Paper, email ID and password was. Ebisidi only knew why his wife doubts his mind was made that the email ID chipped.
Then he came Email ID with Bhattarai Metropolitan Police Crime Division. The police opened the email and password Facebook stoned. Bhattarai's wife, another youth of the cyatale Facebook has detected love.
Police have started investigation about the young man. He took control. Even his own wife IPS Police Division brought 27 days missing Bhattarai.
Bhattarai in relation sister Alice Shrestha Tiharama vaccinated Thimi the rider has fallen sister-in-law, saying his wife is the police investigation has revealed.
30 million will be sent abroad using the women of fraud, police said Shrestha. Bhattarai said that the three-three months to send 1 million.
"With my wife is happy to shed sweat Arabia has had to feed, house or property when it is not Mrs', he rudaim said, 'I do not appear before the house would not.'
These kinds of issues that the Division is now confused.
Thinking about how to give the victims justice Division SSP Sarbendra Khanal said.
Police bhattaraiki wife and love of Alice aphuharuvica have accepted. @ Setopati
Lack of capital was held in a small tea shop by using the Mrs came in Bhaktapur was sitting.
By expanding grocery business to become a wife running simultaneously with tea was being well-paying Nitaqat visa by kyansila returned home.
9-year period, 4 times to change the appearance of some of Nepal, he found a wife. He and wife are happy as he saw a renowned property.
"I am happy in Nepal Mrs. grudge," he said setopatisamga, 'I thought I would go and resin was relocated. From the day he took me to another room of the daughter refused to go Soutine not sleep. '
He was not saying that some depression treatment, he wondered cikitsakasamaksa be taken.
The next Bhattarai uthnubhanda already a grudge against Mrs house. Only 12-year-old youngest daughter was at home. 3 daughter home even though her older daughter maimed due to captivity. Miley is the daughter of 15 years of age, she married gaisakeki.
Mrs scene, he did without really knowing ourselves aphantakaham phone. Laws also reported. But they could not find anywhere, uncovered.
His wife was not at home to wear cloth. Garagahanaharupani tenure parcel shelves were apparent.
He also reported to the police the next day you came from abroad did Mrs scene.
12-year old daughter to even think your knowledge created Terathum left the scene, Thimi.
There is a piece of paper found while searching for the daughters of his birth. Paper, email ID and password was. Ebisidi only knew why his wife doubts his mind was made that the email ID chipped.
Then he came Email ID with Bhattarai Metropolitan Police Crime Division. The police opened the email and password Facebook stoned. Bhattarai's wife, another youth of the cyatale Facebook has detected love.
Police have started investigation about the young man. He took control. Even his own wife IPS Police Division brought 27 days missing Bhattarai.
Bhattarai in relation sister Alice Shrestha Tiharama vaccinated Thimi the rider has fallen sister-in-law, saying his wife is the police investigation has revealed.
30 million will be sent abroad using the women of fraud, police said Shrestha. Bhattarai said that the three-three months to send 1 million.
"With my wife is happy to shed sweat Arabia has had to feed, house or property when it is not Mrs', he rudaim said, 'I do not appear before the house would not.'
These kinds of issues that the Division is now confused.
Thinking about how to give the victims justice Division SSP Sarbendra Khanal said.
Police bhattaraiki wife and love of Alice aphuharuvica have accepted. @ Setopati
The Canadian government on Monday extended its help to rebuild the structures damaged in the 2015 earthquake and help Nepal for future crises. Jean Lebel, President of Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Nadir Patel, High Commissioner of Canada to India announced USD 1.2 million aid for reconstruction efforts to restore damaged housing, public buildings, and infrastructures.“This initiative will support mountain communities in their rebuilding and rehabilitation efforts following the earthquake of 2015,” said Lebel, “And the knowledge generated will be shared in the wider region to improve disaster planning and preparedness to reduce the devastating impacts of such events.” The Canadian government also expects the aid to help in natural disaster management, risk management, rehabilitation, strengthening livelihoods and community resilience in the country, according to the statement. “While it is important to rebuild infrastructure after the earthquake, it is critical that the focus be on rebuilding livelihoods. The whole Hindu-Kush Himalayas is a high hazard region for earthquakes, and the lessons learned need to be transferred to other countries in the region, a role that ICIMOD as regional, intergovernmental organisation can play,” informed Director General of the ICIMOD, Dr. David Molde
The Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies (Nafea), the umbrella organisation of recruiting agencies, has even warned that it would disrupt all foreign employment related services for an indefinite period “if police continued raids”.The Metropolitan Police Crime Division on Wednesday raided 18 manpower companies on suspicion of duping foreign employment aspirants. A total of 12 persons were arrested. Eight have been remanded to 10-day custody while four have been sent to the Department of Labour for further investigation.
Nafea has claimed that more than 20 recruiting agencies operating in the Kathmandu Valley have been raided in the past few days “without prior information”.Nepal Police said the manpower companies were raided based on the complaints filed against them for swindling and exploiting foreign employment aspirants.According to police, dozens of complaints related to fraud have been filed against different manpower companies through Nepal Police’s hotline service.
Stating that they were “being treated like criminals”, Nafea representatives said deliberate attempts were being made to “displace us”.“We are under attack from all sides. It is a ploy to finish off agencies,” said Bimal Dhakal, chairman, Nafea, adding that recruiting agencies are now left with no option than to stop providing services.
More than 50 recruiting agencies in Kathmandu have submitted their operation license to Nafea, demanding that office bearers “take concrete steps to end police raj”.
Claiming that only the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) is authorised to deal with cases related to foreign employment, Dhakal said, “Police were taking law unto their own hands.” But the Foreign Employment Act states that the DoFE Tribunal shall have handle the cases related to foreign employment, and Nepal Police shall handle cases under Anti Human Trafficking Act and other acts related to fraud cases.
The Metropolitan Police Crime Division today carried out coordinated raids in nearly one-and-a-half dozen manpower agencies in the Kathmandu Valley on suspicion of their role in human trafficking.The raids were conducted in manpower agencies based in Lazimpat, Baneshwor, Patan, Gaushala, Maharajgunj and Basundhara areas.SSP Sarbendra Khanal, MPCD in-charge, said the action follows complaints about manpower agencies leaving employment seekers in the lurch in foreign land and cheating and forcing the victims into unpleasant jobs.Police investigations show that forced labour abroad and human trafficking are facilitated by a section of manpower agencies engaged in fraudulent practices.“We raided as many as 17 manpower agencies and arrested eight suspects with documents for further investigation,” Khanal told The Himalayan Times.
Prince Paras Shah participated in a programme organised by Shiva Sena Nepal, along with his daughter Purnika, at Bankali, Kathmandu on Thursday.When Shah arrived at the venue, participants chanted slogans like ‘Raja Aau Desh Bachau’ (King save the country). Shah showed up at the venue with some of his relatives. Former Nepalese crown prince Paras Shah has been arrested for smashing property at a luxury apartment in Bangkok, the city’s police said yesterday, just a week after news emerged he had been bailed on drug charges.Shah, who as crown prince was unpopular for his playboy lifestyle, is accused of destroying property at his rented apartment in central Bangkok in May, Bangkok police said. “The incident occurred during an argument with his Thai girlfriend. The property’s owner estimated that 900,000 baht [HK$230,000] of damage was done,” said local police superintendent Colonel Chumpol Pumpuang. He said Shah, who denies the charges, had been bailed.Shah was flown to Bangkok for questioning on Wednesday after being seized in the tourist island of Phuket, where he was earlier arrested for drug possession.
Sunday, February 28, 2016
31-year-old nabbed Khatri was sitting near the pilot Neupane. How calaumdarahechan pilot ship, he was looking for great look. Pilot switch around the ship rocked Khatri were watching with keen interest. But his attention was suddenly dissolved. The sound of thunder gudunko unimatrai not be frightened passengers flew the ship. "Change gear in the form of the car began to deteriorate, and also to turn the fan stopped working", he recalls "the pilot inside the various items connected thicyai continued to pore over, but some of the work to figure out." Mid afternoon on Friday at 12: 15 for Jumla Air kasthamandapako 9NA JB ship was going to the mountain gorge destination. Immediately after the ship 12: 27 pm contactless Kalikot cilakhaya-2 accident occurred. The ship has its own
tekaaphapachi sky udirahamda all passengers were furious. When the ship entered Kalikot, the pilot had found the real sumiko. Since coming on board to pilot malfunction Neupane sat near the dialog double Khatri was running. A ship in trouble after the pilot in accordance with the direction Khatri Neupane said, reminding other passengers, "said pilot poised, nothing is all right, is naattium. ' Khatri gave the pilot and passengers not wearing that bind. Engine is shut down when the ship tank dhalapalaumdai since when began to arise ladkhadauna. Put up some passengers even punahsitama ovation Khatri up. Khatri ship until the accident was completely his senses. When the ship was lashed the ground, looking back Pascal ministers saw sahayatriharuko cared for. "Behind all aiya-aththa were crying out, saying, however, that both the pilot was silent. But if silence before he heard behind him saw the polls. 'I have found fault with the pilot Neupane hand, he was silent, he was unconscious, "he said. The villagers came and rescued all the wounded Khatri said. Khatri Nepalgunj for further treatment by making the treatment have gone on Saturday. His left leg is broken.Khatri Jumla District Agriculture Development Office are working.
tekaaphapachi sky udirahamda all passengers were furious. When the ship entered Kalikot, the pilot had found the real sumiko. Since coming on board to pilot malfunction Neupane sat near the dialog double Khatri was running. A ship in trouble after the pilot in accordance with the direction Khatri Neupane said, reminding other passengers, "said pilot poised, nothing is all right, is naattium. ' Khatri gave the pilot and passengers not wearing that bind. Engine is shut down when the ship tank dhalapalaumdai since when began to arise ladkhadauna. Put up some passengers even punahsitama ovation Khatri up. Khatri ship until the accident was completely his senses. When the ship was lashed the ground, looking back Pascal ministers saw sahayatriharuko cared for. "Behind all aiya-aththa were crying out, saying, however, that both the pilot was silent. But if silence before he heard behind him saw the polls. 'I have found fault with the pilot Neupane hand, he was silent, he was unconscious, "he said. The villagers came and rescued all the wounded Khatri said. Khatri Nepalgunj for further treatment by making the treatment have gone on Saturday. His left leg is broken.Khatri Jumla District Agriculture Development Office are working.
Kathmandu. Kasthamandapa Air plane crash during an emergency landing Kalikot driver Dinesh Neupane aircraft lost their lives on Sunday, the Rapti river in Banke kamdisthita sidhiniyaghatama last rites were performed.
Own dead body was 62-year-old father of Dinesh 9 passengers saved manadattale had dagabatti. Dinesh father manadattale dagabatti daughter following the pyre 'blaming the father will "wipe the tears from mourners, saying repeatedly bhakkaniepachi were swept away. The final is leading the pilot to lose his life to save passengers during the malamiharule be immortal Dan, saying that he had shouted.
Dinesh is leading last member of the family had reached chimekisahita people were sidhaniyaghatama.
Others lose their lives saved the government representatives present at the funeral of Dan did not have the people's anger, saying malamiharule government.
Dinesh courage was honored mourners demanded respect maranoparantama state. Dinesh's body was taken for autopsy on Saturday to Sunday, the hometown of Nepalgunj.
Kasthamandapa aboard the ship accident in Jumla Air Friday driver and assistant driver Santosh Neupane Rana was killed.
Prediction of Google Boy "Aditya Dahal" for year 2073
A year ago Google Boy "Aditya Dahal" made lots of prediction which are believed to be truth.According to his words,he had predicted some negative incidents occurrence in 2072 which came to be true.
He had predicted,2072 will be the worse year for Nepal.Lots of accidents and murders happened this year and overall this year went bad for Nepal and Nepalese.
Some of his predictions are listed below.
. KP Oli will become Prime Minister
. Promulgation of Constitution
. Negative accidents in the year 2072
. Blockade will slowly end.
A year ago Google Boy "Aditya Dahal" made lots of prediction which are believed to be truth.According to his words,he had predicted some negative incidents occurrence in 2072 which came to be true.
He had predicted,2072 will be the worse year for Nepal.Lots of accidents and murders happened this year and overall this year went bad for Nepal and Nepalese.
Some of his predictions are listed below.
. KP Oli will become Prime Minister
. Promulgation of Constitution
. Negative accidents in the year 2072
. Blockade will slowly end.
Sajha Sawal radio discussion program goes anywhere in Nepal these days, people throng the venue just to catch a glimpse of the dapper presenter. It just goes to show how popular radio is in Nepal and reflects approval for the way in which Shrestha afflicts the powerful.Despite everything that went wrong, however, and as incongruous as it may sound during this period of national crisis and hardship, it must be said: things could have been worse.
It starts with the Turkish Airbus that veered off the runway at Kathmandu Airport on 3 March. If the nose wheel hadn’t collapsed and brought the plane to a halt in the soggy grass, it could have been a major catastrophe. As it turned out, Nepal got away with having its international airport closed for four days leaving nearly 100,000 people stranded during the peak tourist season.
Seven weeks later, we were struck by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, and powerful aftershocks that rocked central Nepal for months. Nearly 9,000 people were killed, three million people affected, more than 700,000 buildings were destroyed and Kathmandu’s historic towns damaged.
Yet, as we wrote in this space in May, we got off relatively lightly. The doomsday scenario of a mega-quake in Kathmandu had predicted at least 100,000 fatalities, with unimaginable damage to buildings and infrastructure. The fact that the main quake measured less than 8 magnitude and struck during the daytime on Saturday, the shock waves were of a low frequency which saved most ferro-cement structures, and the shaking lasted less than a minute, saved countless lives. Telephones and electricity were working right away, the highways were not cut off and Kathmandu airport was not damaged. The earthquake was a warning to get our act together before the real Big Ones, which are yet to come.
The earthquake forced guilty politicians to push for regime change, but for that it was first necessary to rush through a new constitution. That was the last element of the peace process, and although it had flaws it was passed by a democratically elected assembly. In their hurry, the Big 3 parties forgot that the Tarai isn’t just a vote bank, but is also populated by Madhesis, Tharus and others. Tarai leaders who had lost the 2013 elections after being thoroughly discredited for their greed and incompetence latched on to this lapse (and fanned the flames) to launch an agitation, which India backed with a blockade of the border
It starts with the Turkish Airbus that veered off the runway at Kathmandu Airport on 3 March. If the nose wheel hadn’t collapsed and brought the plane to a halt in the soggy grass, it could have been a major catastrophe. As it turned out, Nepal got away with having its international airport closed for four days leaving nearly 100,000 people stranded during the peak tourist season.
Seven weeks later, we were struck by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, and powerful aftershocks that rocked central Nepal for months. Nearly 9,000 people were killed, three million people affected, more than 700,000 buildings were destroyed and Kathmandu’s historic towns damaged.
Yet, as we wrote in this space in May, we got off relatively lightly. The doomsday scenario of a mega-quake in Kathmandu had predicted at least 100,000 fatalities, with unimaginable damage to buildings and infrastructure. The fact that the main quake measured less than 8 magnitude and struck during the daytime on Saturday, the shock waves were of a low frequency which saved most ferro-cement structures, and the shaking lasted less than a minute, saved countless lives. Telephones and electricity were working right away, the highways were not cut off and Kathmandu airport was not damaged. The earthquake was a warning to get our act together before the real Big Ones, which are yet to come.
The earthquake forced guilty politicians to push for regime change, but for that it was first necessary to rush through a new constitution. That was the last element of the peace process, and although it had flaws it was passed by a democratically elected assembly. In their hurry, the Big 3 parties forgot that the Tarai isn’t just a vote bank, but is also populated by Madhesis, Tharus and others. Tarai leaders who had lost the 2013 elections after being thoroughly discredited for their greed and incompetence latched on to this lapse (and fanned the flames) to launch an agitation, which India backed with a blockade of the border
