Nepal: Government withdraws controversial Guthi Bill after intense protests defending Sanatan Hindu tradition
(WorldNews India)

Nepal's Communist government Tuesday formally withdrew the controversial Guthi bill from the National Assembly following the weeks-long intense protest by the ethnic Newar community which feared that it could jeopardise Sanatan Hindu tradition. A proposal on annulment of the bill tabled by Minister for Land Reforms Padma Aryal was endorsed unanimously at the...