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Arshad R. Zargar

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  1. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Arshad R. Zargar

    Family of Virginia man last heard from at Nepal-Tibet border just before flood hit desperate for info (opens the original)

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    Anil Goel was among about 10 U.S. nationals at the Rasuwagadhi immigration checkpoint on Nepal's border with Tibet Wednesday morning just before a torrent of mud and floodwater swept away the facility and everything around it. On Friday, the 67-year-old Northern Virginia resident and former World Bank employee's family was still desperate for information on his whereabouts, as the death toll from the devastating floods and mudslides along the Nepal-Tibet border climbed, and at least 1,400 people

  2. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Arshad R. Zargar

    Deadly Nepal flood highlights glacier risks in warming Himalayas: "The new normal" (opens the original)

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    The deadly flash flood in Nepal on Wednesday was likely caused by a huge chunk of a glacier that broke off and temporarily dammed a river, according to preliminary investigations by scientists. That may have led to the backed-up water surging downstream with enormous force a few hours later, they suggested. Scientists are still piecing together information from satellite and ground-level data to figure out exactly what happened to cause the flood, which killed hundreds of people and left over a

  3. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Arshad R. Zargar

    Flash flood tears through Nepal, Tibet killing scores and leaving hundreds of tourists missing, including 33 Americans (opens the original)

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    At least 160 people were killed in Nepal and hundreds more, most of them foreigners, were listed as missing on Wednesday in both Nepal and Tibet after flash flooding tore through border areas, according to authorities. The flooding was determined to have been caused by the collapse of a glacier, U.S. officials later said. The flash floods decimated villages, slamming into houses, roads, bridges and power plants. Videos broadcast by regional news outlets and posted on social media show violent to

  4. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · Arshad R. Zargar

    Rape and murder of 3 year old girl sparks outrage in Nepal, with protesters demanding tougher laws (opens the original)

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    The rape and murder of a 3-year-old girl in Nepal has sparked widespread outrage and protests in the Himalayan country, with activists and politicians demanding tougher laws on rape, including calls for the death penalty to be imposed for the crime. The little girl went missing from her home in Bara, about 80 miles south of the capital Kathmandu, on August 16. Her body was found at an abandoned house three days later. Police registered a case of rape and murder and have arrested nine suspects, i

  5. Article · Jul 17, 2026 · Arshad R. Zargar

    Appeals for prominent Indian activist to end hunger strike as he risks health to demand education reforms (opens the original)

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    New Delhi — Calls are growing for an Indian education activist to end his 20-day hunger strike over fears for his safety. Sonam Wangchuk has survived on just salt water in the sweltering heat of India's capital for almost three weeks after joining a sit-in protest organized by the satirical Cockroach Janta Party to demand reforms in India's education system. The protest, and Wangchuk's hunger strike, were sparked by the cancellation of a key entrance exam for aspiring doctors following the leak

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