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UNESCO and Japan join forces to conserve birthplace of Buddha in Nepal (July 29, 2010) - [read more]
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and Japan have partnered to conserve and manage the birthplace of Buddha in southern Nepal.
Necessity of Earthquake Preparedness in Nepal (July 29, 2010) - [read more]
Nepal has a situation that is more similar to Haiti. The building standards in Nepal are very low because the building codes are not strictly followed.
'Bikini killer' not hopeful of release (July 29, 2010) - [read more]
A FRENCHMAN dubbed the 'bikini killer' has little chance of winning an appeal against his 20-year jail sentence in Nepal that is set to be heard on Friday, his lawyer has admitted.
Number of tigers in Nepal increased to 155 (July 29, 2010) - [read more]
"Of the total, 121 tigers were found in National Park Area in Chitwan alone," said the report made public at a press meet in Kathmandu.
Nepal police seize 10 stolen Indian vehicles (July 28, 2010) - [read more]
Nepal police have seized 10 stolen Indian vehicles near the Indo-Nepal border, about 30 km from Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district.
Nepal police seize 10 stolen Indian vehicles (July 28, 2010) - [read more]
India Gazette Thursday 29th July, 2010 Nepal police have seized 10 stolen Indian vehicles near the Indo-Nepal border, about 30 km from Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district.
Party bigwig claims Madhesi backing (July 28, 2010) - [read more]
JANAKPUR: Nepali Congress General Secretary Bimalendra Nidhi claims the Unified Democratic Madhesi Front has already pledged to support his party's prime ministerial candidate in the August 2 election runoff.
Nepal Police Forcibly Return Three Tibetan Refugees Across Border (July 28, 2010) - [read more]
Nepal has violated the well-established "Gentlemen's Agreement" with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and contravened its obligations under international law by forcibly returning three Tibetan refugees to Chinese border police in early June.
Nepal lifts ban on Iraq jobs (July 28, 2010) - [read more]
Kathmandu imposed the ban after 12 Nepalis were killed by militants in Iraq in July 2004.
NT to invite global tender worth Rs 15b for CDMA expansion (July 28, 2010) - [read more]
NT sources claim that it will be the largest tender ever called in the country. The telecommunication giant is also incorporating convergent billing project in the CDMA expansion package.
Japan hangs 2 death row inmates, 1st execution in 1 year (July 28, 2010) - [read more]
Japan hanged two death row inmates in the first execution under the Democratic Party of Japan government launched last September, Justice Minister Keiko Chiba told a press conference Wednesday.
Nepali gov't to lift ban on Iraqi job market (July 28, 2010) - [read more]
Nepali government is all set to lift a seven-year ban on the Iraqi job market for Nepalis after a few days of ground work, considering that over 30,000 Nepali workers are at risk of losing their jobs following a demand by the U.S. CENTCOM Contracting Command that they legalize their status.
Japanese arrested in Nepal for possessing hashish (July 28, 2010) - [read more]
Nepalese police have arrested a 27-year-old Japanese national at Kathmandu's international airport on suspicion of possessing 1.2 kilograms of hashish, an official said Wednesday.
New trend in getting hitched: Love-cum-arranged marriage (July 28, 2010) - [read more]
Our society still does not have values that prefer love marriage. Instead it prefers arranged marriage.
China presses Nepal to check Tibet activists (July 28, 2010) - [read more]
Nepal is to receive financial assistance from Beijing to curb political activities aimed against China's rule in Tibet, Nepalese media reported Wednesday.
UN restive at Nepal impasse (July 27, 2010) - [read more]
By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, July 27 : The failure of Nepal's major political parties to form a new government more than a month after the prime minister quit has made the UN restive, especially as the term of its political unit ends in September.
UNMIN boss airs concern (July 27, 2010) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: United Nations Mission in Nepal chief Karin Landgren meets Nepali Congress acting President Sushil Koirala at the lattera s home in Maharajgunj, where the two talked about the contemporary political situation and the peace process.
Rich in experience and sprightly at 90 (July 27, 2010) - [read more]
Three-time Madan Puraskar winner Satya Mohan Joshi defies old age and its constraints, surrounding himself with the metaphors and similes of folk traditions he came across, and was transfixed by, in the rural areas of Nepal over six decades ago.
Thousands enjoy Chickasaw Cultural Center opening (July 27, 2010) - [read more]
More than 1,000 visitors experienced Chickasaw culture during the July 24 opening day of the Chickasaw Cultural Center.
The river Jordan's shame | Martin Palmer (July 27, 2010) - [read more]
Pollution has forced the closure of the river Jordan to pilgrims. It's a wake-up call for all of us who value nature and the sacred I remember the first time that, to quote the old spiritual, I "crossed over to the other side of Jordan ". I was going into Israel from the Kingdom of Jordan, via the Allenby bridge border crossing built by British ...
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
New and Old India (July 15, 2010) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle Old India trudges through waterlogged roads; new India flies. This is because Indian democracy is dictated by the flourishing middle class, according to a professor. The eagerly awaited monsoon arrived last week in Delhi bringing great relief to the residents. The temperature dropped by as much as 10 degrees celsius to 30. [...]
An Encounter with a Baburam Bhattarai Supporter in Delhi (July 9, 2010) - [read more]
The young man is from Dr. Bhattarai’s constituency in Gorkha district By Dinesh Wagle It was the hottest June day in five years, Delhi boiling at 45 degrees Celsius. I was waiting for someone at the international airport. There I met him. He had gone there to receive one of his relatives from Kathmandu who [...]