One Indian civilian killed, two others injured as Nepal's border police open fire on group of Indians trying to cross the frontier, officials say
Nepali activists holding placards protest against the alleged encroachment of Nepal's border by India in the far west, on May 12, 2020.
Shrestha said the guards at first fired into the air when scores of people gathered and hurdled stones and bricks at police and also snatched a gun. China is squatting on Indian territory in Ladakh, it is reportedly massing troops all along the boundary; and now Nepal has turned hostile along the most neighbourly fence we’ve had.Nepal's parliament is set to vote at the weekend on a new map of its border with India, an official said, underlining the Himalayan nation's determination to press its case in a land dispute that has strained ties with its giant neighbour.
The government has tabled the new map in parliament, seeking to amend the constitution and remove the old version.Nepal's Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli had earlier said he has sought talks with India to seek to resolve the dispute over the small stretch of land, which includes the areas of Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani.
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