Nepal Marks Anniversary

Nepal on Sunday marked the tenth anniversary of the peace deal that ended a bloody Maoist insurgency as the Prime Minister admitted that justice for its victims has been delayed.

Nepal is keen to host President Pranab Mukherjee in September and efforts are on to arrange for his visit here as the chief guest of a ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the promulgation of the country's new Constitution, a media report said today.

People gathered Sunday at the remains of a historic tower in Nepal's capital that collapsed in a devastating earthquake a year ago, as Nepalese held memorial services to mark the anniversary of a disaster that killed nearly 9,000 people and left millions homeless.

Nepalese soldiers in the British army -- the Gurkhas -- marked the 200th anniversary of their brigade's foundation on Thursday in an event marred by the devastating earthquake in their homeland.

Hundreds of people in Nepal's capital have held separate rallies to mark the 61st anniversary of the first conquest of Mount Everest and to remember the 16 Sherpa guides who died in an avalanche last month on the world's highest mountain.

Officials say police in the Nepalese capital are on alert to stop protests by Tibetan refugees, including any attempts to self-immolate, next week to mark the anniversary of the failed 1959 uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet.

Nepal on Sunday marked the tenth anniversary of the peace deal that ended a bloody Maoist insurgency as the Prime Minister admitted that justice for its victims has been delayed.

Nepal is keen to host President Pranab Mukherjee in September and efforts are on to arrange for his visit here as the chief guest of a ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the promulgation of the country's new Constitution, a media report said today.

People gathered Sunday at the remains of a historic tower in Nepal's capital that collapsed in a devastating earthquake a year ago, as Nepalese held memorial services to mark the anniversary of a disaster that killed nearly 9,000 people and left millions homeless.

Nepalese soldiers in the British army -- the Gurkhas -- marked the 200th anniversary of their brigade's foundation on Thursday in an event marred by the devastating earthquake in their homeland.

Hundreds of people in Nepal's capital have held separate rallies to mark the 61st anniversary of the first conquest of Mount Everest and to remember the 16 Sherpa guides who died in an avalanche last month on the world's highest mountain.

Officials say police in the Nepalese capital are on alert to stop protests by Tibetan refugees, including any attempts to self-immolate, next week to mark the anniversary of the failed 1959 uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet.