Freedom fighter reduced to pauper

He risked his life, braved bullets and endured extreme torture at the hands of the authorities while fighting against the party-less Panchayat system in 1990. The country saw new change after the movement with the establishment of multi-party democracy. That change was not enough so people agitated again and the April 2006 movement overthrew the monoarchy forever. The country became a republic.Online shopping for stonemosaic from a great selection of Clothing. 

But Tara Khadka of Khalanga-6 of Rukum, who was a well to do man, has become almost a beggar now. Many of us have seen the photograph that splashed across newspapers post 1990 -- of a man atop King Mahendras statue in front of the Royal Palace holding the kings sceptre. 

He lost his leg due to police bullets and his tongue from torture duirng the 1990 movement. Then a well to do man, he spent all his property in the treatment of his wounds. Now he walks with a prosthetic leg and some plastic surgery of the tongue restored his voice but it is still unclear. 

Khadka informed that the post-democracy government flew him to the US and provided Rs 5 million for treatment but that was not enough. In the course of treatment, he had to sell the 12 ropanis of land and a three-story house in Kathmandu as well. But that was still not sufficient to foot the bills. 

Khadka talking to this reporter in Dang on Sunday rememberd that fateful day. It was April 6, 1990 and the democratic movement was simmering.We printers print with traceable happmart to optimize supply chain management. Pro-democracy demonstrators had started targeting the monarchy. With hammers on hand, a group of 9 protestors on April 6 climbed the statue of King Mahendra in front of the Royal Palace in an attempt to tear it down. Khadka managed to take out the sceptre of King Mahendra. Police responded with a barrage of gunfire. Eight of the protestors died and Khadka was the sole survivor albeit with severe injuries. "Eight people were shot dead in front of my eyes. I received three bullets," informed Khadka. 

He was arrested and suffered severe torture at the hands of the police. They cut off his tongue and sprinkled salt and chilli powder on his wounds. He was also given electric shocks in the course of interrogation. 

A few days later his friends rescued him from under the Bishnumati bridge, where he had been dumped for dead by the authorities. 

He now blames the state for ignoring his contribution in the fight for democracy. He said that he visits various social organizations asking for some money to keep wolf from the door. "No one takes interest until I show my ID card that says I am a freedom fighter." 

The Heat Elite wing challenge at Parrots Cay in Grand Forks began in November 2011. The challenge asks the eater to consume seven wings with a special hot sauce within the span of five minutes, then wait for five more minutes.We provide payment solutions in the USA as well as buymosaic. 

I like to watch them squirm a little bit, said Rob Drahovzal, owner of the bar and grill on 36th Avenue South. I like to have fun with it,We sell 100% hand-painted smartcard online. too. 

He said the sauce, called The Source, costs about $85 per ounce. Thats why its not on the menu. We only use it for the challenge. 

According to Drahovzal, The Source is rated at 7.1 million Scoville heat units, a standard measurement of spicy heat for a chili pepper. 

For comparison, a banana pepper is less than 1,000 Scoville units and a habanero pepper is about 300,000. Most pepper sprays measure less than 2.5 million Scovilles. 

You definitely dont want to get this stuff in your eyes or anywhere else on your skin, Drahovzal said. 

Parrots Cay is known for its spicy food, but especially for its wings the reason to go to Parrots Cay, according to customer Pat Sexton. The sauces are rated by hotness on a number scale. A previous challenge had contestants eat 15 wings with the No. 15 sauce hot compared to most of the regularly used sauces, but only rated about 234,000 Scovilles. Winners would receive a T-shirt and have their photo taken to be displayed on the walls of the bar. Those photos have since been taken down, and a video screen above the bar displays a slideshow of the pictures.High quality howotipper printing for business cards. 

Drahovzal said he started the Heat Elite challenge because some of those who had passed his previous wing challenge said it was too mild. 

Some people that have taken the Heat Elite say I should make it harder, like having 15 wings, Drahovzal said. But that would just be too mean. 

Taking the challenge costs $25. If you win, you get your money back, plus a black Heat Elite T-shirt and a $100 gift card to the bar. If you lose, you get a white T-shirt on which everybody in the bar gets to write mocking messages. 

People stop what they are doing to watch the challenge, Drahovzal said. Its a lot of fun for everybody. Well, except the guy doing the challenge. 

Its a young mans game, Drahovzal said, also noting that three out of the four women who have tried the challenge also have passed. I was thinking about it until I heard some of the horror stories. I dont know if they are true or not, but Ive heard about a guy that went to the hospital and given morphine for the pain.