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Dewan Rai

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Kathmandu, Nepal
As seen in: Everest Chronicle, The Times, Outside Magazine, Climbing Magazine, Kantipur, The Kathmandu Post, Nepali Times, Ski Magazine, The Post (Wellington), The Record Nepal, The Record
Covers:  human rights, conservation, environment, politics, expedition
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Dewan Rai’s Journalist Portfolio

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Make drafting of bill transparent: NHRC

Make drafting of bill transparent: NHRC

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has questioned the government intent behind drafting an amendment…

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Old definition of murder retained in proposed bill

Old definition of murder retained in proposed bill

Murder redefined as 'all kinds of killing' from 'act of killing under control' Dec 5, 2016- The government, i…

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TRC records 295 complaints on sexual assault

TRC records 295 complaints on sexual assault

A human rights lawyer Rukmani Maharjan says many victims have not shared their stories with their partners De…

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SC orders TRC to investigate all complaints

SC orders TRC to investigate all complaints

Court scraps standard guidelines for shelving complaints while the TRC regulations remain Nov 30, 2016- The S…

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CIEDP publishes 2,800 names of conflict victims

CIEDP publishes 2,800 names of conflict victims

Nov 29, 2016- The Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons has made public a name list of …

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CIEDP calls for clarity on defintion of disappearance

CIEDP calls for clarity on defintion of disappearance

Nov 28, 2016- The lack of clarity on definition of disappearance has stalled the preliminary investigation in…

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Sherpa missing for six days on Everest crawls back from dead

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By Joshua Thurston , Dewan Rai 
| The Post (Wellington)
Medics take Dawa Sherpa, a mountain guide who had been missing for several days in the Everest region, for treatment after he arrived at Grande Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal.Niranjan Shrestha / AP Nepal A Nepalese climbing guide lost on Mt Everest for six days managed to crawl alone to near base camp. Dawa Sherpa had been left by his party on the upper reaches of the world's highest mountain in bitter conditions early on May 30. His wife had begun to offer prayers for the dead.
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Leopard attacks kill two in one day in Bardiya

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By Dewan Rai 
| Everest Chronicle
A 49-year-old woman was killed in a leopard attack near Bardiya National Park on Thursday, the fifth fatal encounter with the big cat in the area in the past six weeks, local officials said. The woman, Maisara Dangi of Madhuban Municipality–9 in Bardiya District, was attacked around 3 p.m. while collecting fodder for cattle near the Indian border, according to the Division Forest Office in Bardiya.
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Mingma Tsering Sherpa: the quiet guide who carries dreams to the summit

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By Dewan Rai 
| Everest Chronicle
Mountaineer Mingma Tsering Sherpa, 48, hails from the small village of Phortse, tucked away off the main route to Everest Base Camp in Khumbu region. His life has been a series of climbs — literal and metaphorical — shaped by hardship, resilience, and a steadfast sense of duty. “My childhood was not easy,” he says. At 10, just starting second grade, Mingma lost his mother.
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To report an inaugural of art-exhibition

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