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28 Years on, Tibetans continue to pray for Panchen Lama's return
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Tibetan refugees living at the Norgyeling Tibetan refugee settlement camp in the Gondia district of Maharashtra gathered at their camp office.
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Nepal: Demand to conduct investigation into alleged corruption in Maoist c
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
As the Nepal government is being praised for its investigation into the fake Bhutanese refugee scam, demands from various quarters have been growing regarding an impartial probe into the alleged corruption in Maoist cantonments, The Kathmandu Post reported.
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Fake refugee scam: Court remands former Nepal deputy PM in three days judi
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Rayamajhi who was on the run for eleven days was arrested from Budhanilkantha on the outskirts of Kathmandu.
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Cyclone Mocha floods Myanmar port city
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Streets in Sittwe were turned into rivers as the biggest storm to hit the Bay of Bengal in more than a decade surged through the seaside town.
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Nepal: Absconding MP indicted in fake Bhutanese refugee scam arrested
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Rayamajhi, the member of parliament from CPN-UML (Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist), had gone incognito for the past week after the issuance of an arrest warrant.
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Israeli displaced by rockets: 'It's not easy to be a refugee in your own c
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Galili, a 64-year-old therapist and social worker was forced to evacuate her home in Kibbutz Nirim this week as Palestinian Islamic Jihad fired hundreds of rockets at Israel.
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Scores protest in Nepal demanding action against refugee scammers and corr
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The protesters held placards and shouted slogans calling for accountability and non-interference from any front as the police continues their investigation.
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As Cyclone Mocha nears Myanmar, Bangladesh, thousands evacuated
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Ahead of Cyclone Mocha which is predicted to make landfall on Sunday (May 14) with gusts of up to 175 km/h (108 mph), thousands of people have been getting ready to get evacuated from the region, Al Jazeera reported.
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Nepal court remands four days judicial custody to former Home Minister in
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Kathmandu District Court has extended four days of judicial custody to former Home Minister and leader of Nepali Congress Bal Krishna Khand in a fake refugee scam.
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Former Home Minister of Nepal arrested in 'Bhutanese refugee scam'
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Nepal Police has arrested former Home Minister and Nepali Congress leader Balkrishna Khand from his residence in connection to the fake Bhutanese refugee scam.
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Over 200 Afghan migrants return to Afghanistan from Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to reports by the head of Spin Boldak refugee department, some 24 families, including 55 people have been released from Karachi prisons, which includes 24 children.
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Asylum decisions up by 40 per cent in 2022 in EU
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Among the 384,245 asylum seekers who were granted protection status in 2022 in the EU, 44 per cent received refugee status, 31 per cent were given subsidiary protection, and 25 per cent received humanitarian protection. Compared with 2021, the number of refugee status granted increased by 22
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