Nepal cuts 12 year wait, to declare those missing in flood ‘dead’ after 45 days

NEW DELHI: Nepal govt has reduced the waiting period for declaring people missing in disasters dead from 12 years to just 45 days, paving the way for families of 5,285 people, including at least 189 Indians who went missing in the Aug 26 floods, to obtain death certificates and pursue compensation, insurance and inheritance claims.