Outcry in Nepal over ‘gangrape’ by Indian police – Daily News and Analysis (November 3, 2008) – [read more]
KATHMANDU: The powerful youth wing of Nepal’s ruling Maoist party has said it will start a protest programme in the India-Nepal border area if Indian authorities did not punish the policemen responsible for the alleged gangrape of two Nepali migrant …
‘Gangrape’ by Indian cops sparks protests in Nepal – MSN India (November 3, 2008) – [read more]
Kathmandu: The powerful youth wing of Nepal’s ruling Maoist party has said it will start a protest programme in the India-Nepal border area if Indian authorities did not punish the policemen responsible for the alleged gangrape of two Nepali migrant …
Nepal records highest tourist arrivals in eight years – Thaindian.com (November 3, 2008) – [read more]
Kathmandu, Nov 3 (IANS) Nepal, regarded a Shangri-La for holiday makers with its Himalayan ranges, assortment of religious shrines and network of casinos, has recorded the highest tourist arrivals in eight years.According to the Nepal Tourism Board …
557 border pillars missing on Indo-Nepal border – New Kerala (November 3, 2008) – [read more]
Kathmandu, Nov 3 : A total of 557 border pillars along Indo-Nepal border have gone missing, Nepal Police have said. ”It’s mainly because of encroachment, erosion by various rivers and lack of awareness among locals about the border issue,” the …
Foreign Minister against merging of Maoist army – Hindustan Times (November 3, 2008) – [read more]
President of Madhesi People’s Rights Forum and Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav on Monday opposed the idea of merging the ideologically indoctrinated Maoist army into the national army. Integration of Maoist army does not necessarily mean merging the …
India to provide Rs 49.17 million assistance to Nepal – Hindustan Times (November 3, 2008) – [read more]
India will provide an assistance of Rs 49.17 million to Nepal for upgrading the infrastructure of three educational institutes, besides construction of a rural electrification project in the country. The new infrastructure being developed with the …
Witnessing history in Nepal – Boston Globe (October 25, 2008) – [read more]
KATMANDU, Nepal – This city was in the midst of one of its famous “bandhs,” or strikes, when I arrived in late June and driving was not allowed. But a Nepali friend picked me up at the airport anyway, and the roads were open as we cruised on his …
Joe Kinnear recalls days in Nepal as he lifts Newcastle from Premier … – Daily Telegraph (November 3, 2008) – [read more]
Guiding light: Joe Kinnear has been drawing on his experiences in Nepal in the 1980s as he plans Newcastle revival Photo: GETTY IMAGES As Newcastle’s interim manager finalised preparations to shift his club out of the base camp that is the relegation …
Nepali Times
Ban Ki-moon arrives (November 1, 2008) – [read more]
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon landed in Nepal on Friday. He is the first international leader to visit Nepal after the political tranformation and establishment of the Maoist-led
Special head (October 26, 2008) – [read more]
As the political parties approach the sensitive issue of army integration, the tug of war has again started on who would head the special committee for the
Himalmedia CEO attacked (October 25, 2008) – [read more]
The CEO of Himalmedia, Ashutosh Tiwari, was attacked by two unidentified
men in motorcycles who threw rocks into a van that was bringing him to the
office on Friday
What’s in a name? (October 19, 2008) – [read more]
The race is on between the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Martxist-Leninist) to change their names to just Comunist Party of
Baburam in DC (October 13, 2008) – [read more]
“Our ultimate goal is communism,” said Finance Minister Baburam Bhattarai at a talk in Washington DC last week, adding somewhat apologetically, “I don’t want to be
Dasain on the Kosi (October 11, 2008) – [read more]
Terrain warning (October 9, 2008) – [read more]
It has happened again. CFIT, the most dreaded acronym in Nepali aviation, has cost another 18 lives.
Yeti Twin Otter crashes (October 8, 2008) – [read more]
A Yeti Airlines Twin Otter crashed near the Tenzing Hillary Airport, Lukla, on Wednesday morning, killing the 18 on board. Only one survived the
Nepal News
South Asia braces for fall in vital remittances (November 2, 2008) – [read more]
The global economic crisis is putting a dent in funds sent to poor South Asian countries by nationals working abroad amid fears their armies of cheap workers will become redundant, say recruitment agents.
Indian team to study Koshi floods devastation on November 4 (November 1, 2008) – [read more]
Kathmandu, Nov 1 : A high-level technical team from India will arrive here on November 4 to study the devastation caused by the Koshi floods and prepare a long-term plan to avert the perennial problem.
India, Nepal discuss security, border management to combat terrorism (November 1, 2008) – [read more]
New Delhi, Nov 1 : Home Secretaries of India and Nepal discussed a wide range of issues relating to security, border management and cooperation to effectively combat terrorist activities during their two day …
Secretary-General lauds Nepalese peace efforts on arrival in Kathmandu (October 31, 2008) – [read more]
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today lauded the ‘historic’ progress made by the people of Nepal to restore peace and stability and reaffirmed the commitment of the United Nations to continue to support those …
UN Secy Gen Ban Ki-moon stresses on cooperating among political parties (October 31, 2008) – [read more]
Kathmandu, Oct 30 : United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his report eleased a few days ahead of his first visit to Nepal, commended the political parties of Nepal for their commitment to …
India, Nepal Home Secretary level talks begin tomorrow (October 30, 2008) – [read more]
New Delhi News.Net Thursday 30th October, 2008 New Delhi, Oct 30 : The Home Secretary-level talks between India and Nepal will be held here tomorrow.
Nepal PM vows to integrate former rebel fighters (October 29, 2008) – [read more]
Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda addressing a press conference in Kathmandu yesterday.
Czech flees India (October 29, 2008) – [read more]
Siliguri: A Czech national who was sentenced to three years imprisonment by a court for collecting rare insects from a national park in Darjeeling has fled India after jumping bail, the police said on Tuesday.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
Ian Martin of UNMIN Speaks to the Press (October 16, 2008) – [read more]
The UN Secretary-General will visit Nepal latter this month, is spokesperson said Thursday. While in Nepal, the Secretary-General will meet with the President, the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister and members of the Constituent Assembly. The Secretary-General will also visit Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, the spokesperson said.
Ian Martin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General [...]
Bad Ass Economy: Inflation Soars to 13pc (October 6, 2008) – [read more]
A press statement issued by Nepal Rastra Bank said that food and beverage prices shot up by 13.4 percent while non-food and service rates were up 12.7 percent.
Propelled by a remarkable rise in the prices of food and non-food commodities, the rate of inflation during the first month of the current fiscal year climbed to [...]
Maoist New Nepal: Industrial Capitalism Covered by Socialism (October 1, 2008) – [read more]
By Bishnu Pathak and Neil Horning
The reactions to the budget from the nation’s policymakers and critics are often guided by four motives. Those who made the budget in the past regard it as imbalanced and untenable and heap praise on their own budget. Others who suffered defeat in the CA polls from the Maoists [...]
On the Highway to People’s Republic (September 24, 2008) – [read more]
By Krishna Giri
I do not know much about Tanka P Acharya, who broke the traditional trend by visiting China, and hence can not speculate on the facts of media coverage then. However, when Maoist supremo followed Acharya’s footsteps, many Nepali and Indian tabloid have covered the news as ‘first time’ adding historic, challenging, brave etc. [...]
The Maoist Budget of Rs 236 Billion: Bold but Not Beautiful (September 20, 2008) – [read more]
In their first ever budget speech, the Maoists promise to build the infrastructures and propel the economic growth that they mercilessly destroyed and pushed back in the name of revolution during the decade-long insurgency
By Prem Khanal
the Kathmandu Post
The first fiscal-year budget of the Democratic Republic of Nepal unveiled yesterday by the Maoists-led government was extraordinarily [...]
The Koshi Deluge: A History of Disaster for Nepal (September 12, 2008) – [read more]
Impact of Koshi’s devastation
The Koshi River breached on the nose of spur 12.90 and 12.10 on the eastern embankment, 12 km north of the barrage near midnight on August 18, 2008. Immediately, five Village Development Committees (VDCs) — West Kushaha, Haripur, Sripur, Laukahi, and Bokraha of Sunsari District — of Nepal and 14 Districts in [...]
Policies and Programmes of a Maoist Led Govt (September 10, 2008) – [read more]
It’s a nice essay but nothing substantial, said chief opposition party NC’s leader Sher Bahadur deuba about the government’s program and policies document.
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With an aim to take the peace process to a logical end, the Maoist-led government today publicized its policies and programmes. Brining out new constitution on time (within two years) is hight on [...]
New YCL in Town (September 10, 2008) – [read more]
After UML, Nepali Congress follows the YCL path of the Maoist party
Following the example of the Maoists’ YCL and the CPN-UML’s Youth Force, Nepal Tarun Dal (NTD), youth wing of Nepali Congress, has formed its own separate group “to combat corruption and anarchy”. NTD aims to mobilizing the party’s youths to counter the [...]
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