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KATHMANDU, Dec 19: In Nepal, as soon as treaties are mentioned, only Sugauli, the Kerung Treaty made after the Nepal-Tibet War and the Nepal-India Treaty of 1950 come to mind. But exactly 100 years ago, during the time of Rana Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher, a significant treaty was signed on December 21, 1923. There has been a deep discussion of the treaty's geopolitical context, content, drafting process, and its relevance to Nepal as a nation-state are subjects of deep discussion. ....
KATHMANDU, Dec 13: In the first week of December, the U.S. government helped repatriate four ancient statues stolen from Nepal and smuggled to the US by traffickers. The statues, including two Bhairabh masks and stone idols of Shiva Parvati (Uma Maheshwar) and Durga dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries, were officially handed over to the Government of Nepal on December 5. ....
KATHMANDU, Sept 25: In a distressing incident that has left millions of devotees in dismay, the statue of deity Akash Bhairav, located near the Central Office of the Armed Police Force, was stolen. Vandals desecrated the temple and forcibly removed the idol, even assaulting the priest. Surprisingly, the police appeared oblivious to this grave incident. Yadav Lal Kayastha representing Tha Hiti Kathmandu, is currently spearheading a campaign to recover the stolen idols. He laments the indifference of law enforcement, stating, “The idol held deep spiritual significance for countless people. Our concern extends beyond the loss of a mere statue; it encompasses the loss of faith itself.” ....
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What history tell us about the reasons for Nepal to edge away India and turn to China An excerpt from ‘All Roads Lead North’ by Amish Raj Mulmi. Mar 15, 2021 · 08:30 am China s President Xi Jinping and Nepal s President Bidhya Devi Bhandari at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, October 2019. | Prakash Mathema / REUTERS In a sense, Nepal’s relationship with Tibet and China, between the early years of contact in the first millennium and the annexation of the valley’s city-states by the Gorkha Shahs in the eighteenth century, was largely apolitical, with trade and religion being the locus. While China figured in the imagination of Nepali rulers, contact between the two civilisations went through several periods of lapses. ....