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An undated photo of Nepalese journalist Balaram Baniya (Photo- New Indian Express) By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, AUG 15: Balaram Baniya, the assistant editor of the Kantipur Daily and vocal Chinese critic was reportedly found dead on Tuesday at the banks of Bagmati River, Mandu area in Nepal. The 50-year-old journalist had recently reported the Chinese encroachment on Nepalese territories. China occupied a village in Gorkha district of Nepal bordering Tibet and claimed it as part of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) in June. He had covered politics, reported on Nepalese governance and bureaucracy, and had also become one of the vocal...
