News from Nepal

London: Thomas Bell, a journalist who writes on Nepal for The Economist and other publications, has in his new book, "Kathmandu", accused British secret service MI6 of aiding Nepal authorities in the torture of Maoist rebels during the South Asian country’s civil war, a media report said Sunday. Bell said that Britain funded a four-year intelligence operation in Nepal in 2002 that provided "safe houses", training in surveillance and counter-insurgency tactics to Nepal’s army and spy agency, the National Investigation Department (NID), Press TV reported. The British agency "also sent a small number of British officers to Nepal, around four or five -- some tied to the embassy, others operating separately", Bell wrote in his book, according to the report. According to the author, Nepalese authorities were trained in how to place bugs, penetrate rebel networks and groom informers....

KATMANDU, Nepal –   Tens of thousands of people have gathered in Nepal's capital holding colored boards in an attempt to break the record for the largest human national flag. The crowd Saturday comprised mostly students, but other participants included doctors, government workers, politicians and business executives — all of whom stood for hours in an open area in the heart of Katmandu. One of the event's organizers, Ashish Chaulagai, said more than 38,000 people were estimated to have formed Nepal's flag, shaped as two red triangles with a blue border. Nepal is the only country whose flag is not quadrilateral. Chaulagai said photographs of the event and a detailed report would be sent to Guinness World Records. The last record was set in Pakistan by 28,957 people. HUMAN NATIONAL FLAG IN OTHER WORLD........see here...