Nepal Police Break up Anti-India Protest Over Blockade
.. a much different tone and substance .. :)
By The Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal — Dec 10, 2015, 7:07 AM ET
The Associated Press Nepalese activists protesting against India show papers written with their appeal as they are detained by police outside the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. About 50 activists were detained as they demanded an end to a monthlong blockade of supplies from India. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
The protesters held banners demanding India halt the border blockade, calling it a "crime against humanity."
Police said they would be released later Thursday.
India has restricted fuel, medicine and other supplies for Nepal since the ethnic Madhesi group in the country's south began protesting a new constitution adopted in September.
Members of the ethnic group say the constitution unfairly divides Nepal into seven states with borders that cut through their ancestral homeland. India has close cultural ties with the group and has asked Nepal to consider its demands for a bigger state, more seats in parliament and greater local authority.
Landlocked Nepal gets most of its fuel from India, as well as many other goods including medicine.
Protesters have blocked a key border point with India, and Nepalese officials say imports through other border points where there are no protests are difficult. India denies it has imposed a blockade.
At least 50 people have been killed in the protests since August.
.. sheesh, drawing borders to cut people up STILL going on .. damn, after war .. within countries .. Africa .. ME .. to divide .. for electoral advantage .. on and on .. still it continues ..
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India’s 7-amendment suggestions in Nepal’s constitution are of Madhesi front’s demands
September 25, 2015 Praveen Yadav 0 Comments #Indo-Nepal
It is learnt that India wanted the Nepalese government resolve the ongoing unrest in Terai/Madhes region by addressing the demands of Madhesi front. As the the report, following are 7-amendments. * Article 63 (3) of the Interim Constitution provided electoral constituencies based on population, geography and special characteristics, “and in the case of Madhes on the basis of percentage of population”. Under this provision, Madhes, with more than 50 per cent of the population, got 50 per cent of seats in Parliament. The latter phrase has been omitted in Article 84 of the new Constitution.
* In Article 21 of the Interim Constitution, it was mentioned that various groups would have “the right to participate in state structures on the basis of principles of proportional inclusion”. In the new Constitution (Article 42), the word “proportional” has been dropped and it should be re-inserted.
* Article 283 of the Constitution states that only citizens by descent will be entitled to hold the posts of President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, Chief Justice, Speaker of Parliament, Chairperson of National Assembly, Head of Province, Chief Minister, Speaker of Provincial Assembly and Chief of Security Bodies. This clause is seen as discriminatory for the large number of Madhesis who have acquired citizenship by birth or naturalization.
* Article 86 of the new Constitution states that National Assembly will comprise 8 members from each of 7 States and 3 nominated members. Madhesi parties want representation in National Assembly to be based on population of the Provinces.
* Five disputed districts of Kanchanpur, Kailali, Sunsari, Jhapa and Morang: Based on the majority of the population, these districts or parts of them may be included in the neighboring Madhes Provinces.
* Article 154 of the Interim Constitution provided for delineation of electoral constituencies every 10 years. This has been increased to 20 years in Article 281 of the new Constitution. Echoing the Madhesi parties, India wants this restored to 10 years.
* Article 11(6) states that a foreign woman married to a Nepali citizen may acquire naturalized citizenship of Nepal as provided for in a federal law. Madhesi parties want acquisition of naturalised citizenship to be automatic on application.
The Earthquake-Proof Tower in Japan - Secret Revealed
"Returning to a Rebuilding Nepal"
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Osaka, Nagoya, Tokyo skyscrapers most vulnerable to Nankai Trough Big One: report
JIJI
Dec 18, 2015
A large-scale and long-lasting earthquake would likely cause skyscrapers in coastal districts of Japan’s three major metropolitan areas to sway violently in the event it originated in the Nankai Trough off Japan’s Pacific coast, a government report said.
According to the report, released Thursday by a Cabinet Office panel looking at the issue, coastal districts with soft ground in metropolitan areas in and around Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka are particularly vulnerable to such tremors from such a Nankai Trough earthquake.
There is a low risk of buildings collapsing, but people may be injured in falls or trapped in elevators, while ceilings could cave in, the report said. In areas near the earthquake epicenter, tsunami could happen, and the collapse of wooden houses and fires are highly likely to occur simultaneously, it said.
The panel called on building management companies and tenants to take countermeasures based on the assumption that emergency rescue and firefighting forces would not be available.
The report is modeled on five previous massive earthquakes, including the magnitude-8.6 Hoei quake in 1707 and the magnitude-8.0 Showa Nankai quake in 1946, as well as a possible largest-scale quake with a magnitude of around 9.0 originating off the Kii Peninsula in western Japan.
It also estimates the degree of swaying that would occur in skyscrapers taller than 60 meters from long-period ground motion with a cycle between two and 10 seconds.
The top story of a building 200 to 300 meters high, located on reclaimed land in Suminoe Ward in the city of Osaka, would likely rock back and forth by as much as some 6 meters as a result of a long-period ground motion with a cycle of five seconds.
The degree of swaying is estimated at about 2 meters for a building in Nakamura Ward in the city of Nagoya, and some 2 to 3 meters for a building in any of Tokyo’s 23 wards.
The height of such a building is equivalent to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building and the Sunshine 60 building in Tokyo, both approximately 240 meters high, as well as the Abeno Harukas skyscraper in Osaka and Landmark Tower in Yokohama, both some 300 meters high.
The panel did not show estimates for each of these buildings and instead requested management companies of at-risk buildings to check the safety of their structures and facilities, and make improvements if necessary.
The duration of long-period ground motion on land in the event of the largest-scale earthquake is estimated to be the most protracted, at 6.67 minutes or more in some coastal areas in the city of Osaka and the nearby city of Kobe. It is followed by at least 5 minutes in the prefectures of Osaka, Hyogo, Nara and Shiga, Aichi, Mie and Chiba, according to the report.
The Cabinet Office is slated to set up a new panel in February to come up with estimates regarding a possible huge earthquake originating from the Sagami Trough, which lies in the Pacific off Kanagawa Prefecture.
The new panel is expected to release its estimates within three years. The magnitude-7.9 Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 originated in the trough.
Following the latest report from the Cabinet Office panel, the land ministry is looking at a requirement for all future skyscrapers more than 60 meters high to have structures resilient enough to long-period ground motion.
In addition, the ministry will request that existing buildings be checked, though it is on a voluntary basis. It plans to provide financial support for renovations.
Currently, there are about 3,000 skyscrapers over 60 meters high in Japan, with most in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka.
Slow Earthquakes and the Nankai trough in Japan [Subtítulos]
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Chikyu showcases riser drilling for deep-sea research
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The first scientific ocean-floor drilling project to use a riser drill — equipment previously used in oil exploration — was completed last week.
The Japanese research vessel Chikyu (pictured) drilled 1,600 metres below the sea floor of the Nankai Trough, an earthquake-generating zone off the Pacific coast of Japan. http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090805/full/460677e.html
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