KATHMANDU (AFP) - Hindu priests burned tyres and blocked a main road in Nepal’s capital Monday in protest at a decision by the Maoist government to expel Indian priests who have officiated at the country’s main Hindu temple for centuries.
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Hundreds of Nepali girls, rescued after being sold off by their poor parents as domestic help, marched in Kathmandu Tuesday demanding rehabilitation like jobs and an education, activists said.
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By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, Jan 5 : Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan cancelled his scheduled visit to Nepal this week at the last moment due to the deepening row over the hallowed Pashupatinath temple that has pitted Nepal’s Maoist government against priests and Hindu devotees, said a report Monday.
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