Nepal News archive for 29 December 2008
SCE Calif. San Onofre 2 reactor shut - Forbes (December 29, 2008) - [read more]
NEW YORK, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Southern California Edison’s (SCE) 1,070-megawatt Unit 2 at San Onofre nuclear power station in California was shut as of early Monday, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in its daily plant status report. On …
NEPAL: Now its Kantipurs turn, threatens a YCL leader - Asia Media (December 23, 2008) - [read more]
In the wake of attack by pro-Maoist workers on Himalmedia, a leader of the Maoist-affiliated Young Communist League (YCL) has threatened that it is now the turn of Kantipur. According to the report in Kantipur Daily , Bhaktapur district president of …
NEPAL: Publishers and editors up in arms over assault on Himalmedia - Asia Media (December 23, 2008) - [read more]
The Media Society and Editors’ Alliance, alliances of publishers and editors of major media outlets in the country, have issued a joint statement strongly condemning the attack by Maoist workers on Himalmedia, and have launched a protest programme …
Blank Editorials Protest Attack On Nepal Media - Javno (December 23, 2008) - [read more]
Nepal’s leading newspapers appeared without editorials on Tuesday, a sign of protest over a weekend attack by Maoist activists on a local publishing house in which journalists were beaten and its office ransacked. On Sunday dozens of activists …
Nepali Congress again boycotts Constituent Assembly session - Thaindian.com (December 25, 2008) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Dec 25 (ANI): Nepali Congress (NC) has boycotted the Constituent Assembly (CA) meeting held in the capacity of legislative assembly for the third consecutive time. Chief whip of NC parliamentary party Laxman Prasad Ghimire announced a …
Blank editorials protest attack on Nepal media house - Khaleej Times (December 23, 2008) - [read more]
KATHMANDU - Nepal’s leading newspapers appeared without editorials on Tuesday, a sign of protest over a weekend attack by Maoist activists on a local publishing house in which journalists were beaten and its office ransacked. On Sunday dozens of …
Media takes on Maoists in Nepal - Times of India (December 23, 2008) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Dozens of journalists began a sit-in outside the Prime Minister’s Office while most newspapers carried blank editorials Tuesday and TV and radio stations dropped the headlines as part of a concerted protest after an attack by Maoist …
Blank editorials protest attack on Nepal press - Daily Pioneer (December 23, 2008) - [read more]
Nepal’s leading newspapers appeared without editorials on Tuesday, a sign of protest over a weekend attack by Maoist activists on a local publishing house in which journalists were beaten and its office ransacked. On Sunday dozens of activists …
Nepali Times
Dark ages (December 29, 2008) - [read more]
Nepal is suffering from the worst electricity crisis in the history this year. There will be 12-hour load shedding daily from
Attackers in police custody (December 26, 2008) - [read more]
Two of the attackers in a group of 50 who took part on the assault on Himalmedia last Sunday were handed over to police custory at the CDO office in Lalitpur on Friday
“It will backfire” (December 26, 2008) - [read more]
The Maoists in Nepal came to power by winning an outright (constituent assembly) election, defeating discredited parliamentary opponents and helping in the overthrow of the hated monarchy. They did this by graduating from a guerilla struggle and by debating their every move to enter into a multi-party democratic system. They opened up to the media, built international bridges with civil society and solidarity organisations in south Asia, who were equally enthralled about the removal of a feudal autocratic institution - the monarchy as much as the ordinary Nepali
Protests go on (December 24, 2008) - [read more]
The Alliance for Press Freedom in a statement Wednesday said it continue its agitation because of sustained public threats by a Maoist union leader against Himalmedia and intimidation against APCA Group and Kantipur this week as well as the attack by the Youth Force against Ankur daily in Birganj on
Alliance for Press Freedom formed (December 24, 2008) - [read more]
Five media organisations came together on Tuesday to take forward a joint struggle to protect press freedom from recent serious
More reactions (December 23, 2008) - [read more]
More condemnations against attacks on
Publishers and Editors Announce Protest (December 22, 2008) - [read more]
The Media Society and Editors’ Alliance in a joint statement has strongly condemned the attack by Maoist workers on Himalmedia, and launched a protest program beginning with blank editorials in all member newspapers, television and radio news programs on
Widespread outrage (December 21, 2008) - [read more]
A protest rally comences from the BICC in Baneshwor against the Sunday’s attack on Himalmedia. Various press freedom watchdog groups, the UNOHCHR and other human rights activists expressed outrage at the attack in which 12 staff were
Nepal News
Students cut off electricity (December 29, 2008) - [read more]
MAHENDRANAGAR: Activists of three different studentsa unions cut off 32 KW National electricity transmission line at Lalpur sub-station in Kanchanpur on Sunday resulting to no power supply in dozens of …
Election for heads of Nepal Constituent Assembly committees on January 9 (December 29, 2008) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Dec 29 : Election for the post of chairpersons of the 14 committees including the Constitutional Committee, the most important panel under the Constituent Assembly , is scheduled to take place on …
Nepal SBI Bank share transactions suspended (December 29, 2008) - [read more]
Kathmandu: The Nepal Stock Exchange Authority has suspended transactions of shares belonging to Nepal SBI Bank, a joint venture of State Bank of India, the Employees Provident Fund and Agricultural Development …
Two die in police firing in Saptari (December 29, 2008) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Two gunmen died in a police action at Kochabakhari VDC-7 in Saptari district on Monday.
First human trafficking case against US contractor filed (December 29, 2008) - [read more]
Organising a press conference in Kathmandu Monday, US Attorney Matthew K. Handley informed about the human trafficking case in Los Angeles on behalf of the families of the 12 Nepalis who were trafficked to Iraq …
For a Sisters coach, a trip to Nepal (December 29, 2008) - [read more]
Rand Runco has been a teacher for most of his adult life. A physical education and outdoor education teacher at Sisters High School for the past 18 years, Runco has also taught basketball for the better part of …
Bennett urges Home Minister to ensure accountability for Ram Hari’s murder (December 29, 2008) - [read more]
Chief of Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal , Richard Bennett, has expressed serious concern over lack of progress in bringing the murderers of Ram Hari Shrestha of Koteshwor, Kathmandu.
Mongolian Momo (December 29, 2008) - [read more]
A funny thing happened while I was meeting a friend over lunch at a restaurant in Kings’ Way last week.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
A Nepali Docs Tragic Death in the US (December 29, 2008) - [read more]
By Deepak Adhikari and Jerome L. Sherman
in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette This story originally appeared in the PG
In this mountainous country bordered by India and China, doctors are considered to be godlike.
That makes the fall of Dr. Shiva Lal Acharya, who left a farming village to attend Nepal’s most prestigious medical school and then moved to [...]
Indians Discuss About the Changed Nepal (December 22, 2008) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
A group of eminent Indians with deep interests in Nepal gathered in New Delhi on Saturday to talk about the ‘changed Nepal’ in which they critiqued the first 100 days of the Maoist-led government, raised eyebrows on the Integration, expressed suspicion to ‘the China Card’ and discussed on ways to stop [...]
Maoist, the Party of Prime Minister, Attacks Himalmedia, the Newspaper House (December 21, 2008) - [read more]
Update: The CPN-UML boycotted a scheduled meeting of the political coordination committee, which was supposed to be attended by Prime Minister Puspa Kamal Dahal, as a mark of protest against the Maoist attack on Himalmedia Pvt Ltd on Sunday. The UML also issued a statement condemning the Maoists for “brutal attack” on Himalmedia. Former CPN-UML [...]
Federalizing the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (December 19, 2008) - [read more]
Officially the former kingdom of Nepal has become the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. But the country hasn’t been federalized yet.
By Bipendra Basnyat
Just came out of an evening of brain storming about Naya Nepal; the idea was to discuss some of the scholarly articles on how can Naya (New) Nepal be “federated”. In other words [...]
Drafting Of Statute for the Republic of Nepal Formally Begins (December 16, 2008) - [read more]
By Republica
Republica is upcoming English language newspaper from Kathmandu, Nepal.
Newly formed committees at the Constituent Assembly today started the process of drafting a new constitution for the Republic of Nepal, eight months after the people elected the supreme constitution-making body.
Fourteen committees including a Constitutional Committee, 10 thematic committees and three procedural committees held separate [...]
Road Safety in Nepal (December 13, 2008) - [read more]
By Lilu Thapa
OVERCOME WITH GRIEF: Guardians of Pravin and Prabeg Subedi, who died in Thursday’s bus accident in Nawalparasi, at Bharatpur Hospital on Friday afternoon. Pic by Dipendra Baduwal
The bus accident in Nawalparsi which caused death of almost a half century of Children on the way back from a picnic highlights the road safety failure [...]
TEN Reasons to Invest in Nepal (December 9, 2008) - [read more]
By Bhupendra Khanal
Many aggressive companies are staying away from Nepal, thanks to poor security situation. The power majors are considering of huge investment in Hydropower sector to export power to the power hungry states of India and China, and this is good news for Nepal. A country with very high hydro-power potential has one of [...]
B 19, Jangpura Extension [New Delhi-110014, India] (December 9, 2008) - [read more]
The Kathmandu Post intro for the following story: Our New Delhi correspondent finds his bearings in a new city
[Here is the PDF version of the Op-Ed page of the Post dated 10 December where this article appeared after it was first published in Kantipur.]
I live in the third floor of the pink building on the [...]
Nepal News archive for 29 December 2008
SCE Calif. San Onofre 2 reactor shut - Forbes (December 29, 2008) - [read more]
NEW YORK, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Southern California Edison’s (SCE) 1,070-megawatt Unit 2 at San Onofre nuclear power station in California was shut as of early Monday, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in its daily plant status report. On …
NEPAL: Now its Kantipurs turn, threatens a YCL leader - Asia Media (December 23, 2008) - [read more]
In the wake of attack by pro-Maoist workers on Himalmedia, a leader of the Maoist-affiliated Young Communist League (YCL) has threatened that it is now the turn of Kantipur. According to the report in Kantipur Daily , Bhaktapur district president of …
NEPAL: Publishers and editors up in arms over assault on Himalmedia - Asia Media (December 23, 2008) - [read more]
The Media Society and Editors’ Alliance, alliances of publishers and editors of major media outlets in the country, have issued a joint statement strongly condemning the attack by Maoist workers on Himalmedia, and have launched a protest programme …
Blank Editorials Protest Attack On Nepal Media - Javno (December 23, 2008) - [read more]
Nepal’s leading newspapers appeared without editorials on Tuesday, a sign of protest over a weekend attack by Maoist activists on a local publishing house in which journalists were beaten and its office ransacked. On Sunday dozens of activists …
Nepali Congress again boycotts Constituent Assembly session - Thaindian.com (December 25, 2008) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Dec 25 (ANI): Nepali Congress (NC) has boycotted the Constituent Assembly (CA) meeting held in the capacity of legislative assembly for the third consecutive time. Chief whip of NC parliamentary party Laxman Prasad Ghimire announced a …
Blank editorials protest attack on Nepal media house - Khaleej Times (December 23, 2008) - [read more]
KATHMANDU - Nepal’s leading newspapers appeared without editorials on Tuesday, a sign of protest over a weekend attack by Maoist activists on a local publishing house in which journalists were beaten and its office ransacked. On Sunday dozens of …
Media takes on Maoists in Nepal - Times of India (December 23, 2008) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Dozens of journalists began a sit-in outside the Prime Minister’s Office while most newspapers carried blank editorials Tuesday and TV and radio stations dropped the headlines as part of a concerted protest after an attack by Maoist …
Blank editorials protest attack on Nepal press - Daily Pioneer (December 23, 2008) - [read more]
Nepal’s leading newspapers appeared without editorials on Tuesday, a sign of protest over a weekend attack by Maoist activists on a local publishing house in which journalists were beaten and its office ransacked. On Sunday dozens of activists …
Nepali Times
Dark ages (December 29, 2008) - [read more]
Nepal is suffering from the worst electricity crisis in the history this year. There will be 12-hour load shedding daily from
Attackers in police custody (December 26, 2008) - [read more]
Two of the attackers in a group of 50 who took part on the assault on Himalmedia last Sunday were handed over to police custory at the CDO office in Lalitpur on Friday
“It will backfire” (December 26, 2008) - [read more]
The Maoists in Nepal came to power by winning an outright (constituent assembly) election, defeating discredited parliamentary opponents and helping in the overthrow of the hated monarchy. They did this by graduating from a guerilla struggle and by debating their every move to enter into a multi-party democratic system. They opened up to the media, built international bridges with civil society and solidarity organisations in south Asia, who were equally enthralled about the removal of a feudal autocratic institution - the monarchy as much as the ordinary Nepali
Protests go on (December 24, 2008) - [read more]
The Alliance for Press Freedom in a statement Wednesday said it continue its agitation because of sustained public threats by a Maoist union leader against Himalmedia and intimidation against APCA Group and Kantipur this week as well as the attack by the Youth Force against Ankur daily in Birganj on
Alliance for Press Freedom formed (December 24, 2008) - [read more]
Five media organisations came together on Tuesday to take forward a joint struggle to protect press freedom from recent serious
More reactions (December 23, 2008) - [read more]
More condemnations against attacks on
Publishers and Editors Announce Protest (December 22, 2008) - [read more]
The Media Society and Editors’ Alliance in a joint statement has strongly condemned the attack by Maoist workers on Himalmedia, and launched a protest program beginning with blank editorials in all member newspapers, television and radio news programs on
Widespread outrage (December 21, 2008) - [read more]
A protest rally comences from the BICC in Baneshwor against the Sunday’s attack on Himalmedia. Various press freedom watchdog groups, the UNOHCHR and other human rights activists expressed outrage at the attack in which 12 staff were
Nepal News
Students cut off electricity (December 29, 2008) - [read more]
MAHENDRANAGAR: Activists of three different studentsa unions cut off 32 KW National electricity transmission line at Lalpur sub-station in Kanchanpur on Sunday resulting to no power supply in dozens of …
Election for heads of Nepal Constituent Assembly committees on January 9 (December 29, 2008) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Dec 29 : Election for the post of chairpersons of the 14 committees including the Constitutional Committee, the most important panel under the Constituent Assembly , is scheduled to take place on …
Nepal SBI Bank share transactions suspended (December 29, 2008) - [read more]
Kathmandu: The Nepal Stock Exchange Authority has suspended transactions of shares belonging to Nepal SBI Bank, a joint venture of State Bank of India, the Employees Provident Fund and Agricultural Development …
Two die in police firing in Saptari (December 29, 2008) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Two gunmen died in a police action at Kochabakhari VDC-7 in Saptari district on Monday.
First human trafficking case against US contractor filed (December 29, 2008) - [read more]
Organising a press conference in Kathmandu Monday, US Attorney Matthew K. Handley informed about the human trafficking case in Los Angeles on behalf of the families of the 12 Nepalis who were trafficked to Iraq …
For a Sisters coach, a trip to Nepal (December 29, 2008) - [read more]
Rand Runco has been a teacher for most of his adult life. A physical education and outdoor education teacher at Sisters High School for the past 18 years, Runco has also taught basketball for the better part of …
Bennett urges Home Minister to ensure accountability for Ram Hari’s murder (December 29, 2008) - [read more]
Chief of Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal , Richard Bennett, has expressed serious concern over lack of progress in bringing the murderers of Ram Hari Shrestha of Koteshwor, Kathmandu.
Mongolian Momo (December 29, 2008) - [read more]
A funny thing happened while I was meeting a friend over lunch at a restaurant in Kings’ Way last week.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
A Nepali Docs Tragic Death in the US (December 29, 2008) - [read more]
By Deepak Adhikari and Jerome L. Sherman
in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette This story originally appeared in the PG
In this mountainous country bordered by India and China, doctors are considered to be godlike.
That makes the fall of Dr. Shiva Lal Acharya, who left a farming village to attend Nepal’s most prestigious medical school and then moved to [...]
Indians Discuss About the Changed Nepal (December 22, 2008) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
A group of eminent Indians with deep interests in Nepal gathered in New Delhi on Saturday to talk about the ‘changed Nepal’ in which they critiqued the first 100 days of the Maoist-led government, raised eyebrows on the Integration, expressed suspicion to ‘the China Card’ and discussed on ways to stop [...]
Maoist, the Party of Prime Minister, Attacks Himalmedia, the Newspaper House (December 21, 2008) - [read more]
Update: The CPN-UML boycotted a scheduled meeting of the political coordination committee, which was supposed to be attended by Prime Minister Puspa Kamal Dahal, as a mark of protest against the Maoist attack on Himalmedia Pvt Ltd on Sunday. The UML also issued a statement condemning the Maoists for “brutal attack” on Himalmedia. Former CPN-UML [...]
Federalizing the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (December 19, 2008) - [read more]
Officially the former kingdom of Nepal has become the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. But the country hasn’t been federalized yet.
By Bipendra Basnyat
Just came out of an evening of brain storming about Naya Nepal; the idea was to discuss some of the scholarly articles on how can Naya (New) Nepal be “federated”. In other words [...]
Drafting Of Statute for the Republic of Nepal Formally Begins (December 16, 2008) - [read more]
By Republica
Republica is upcoming English language newspaper from Kathmandu, Nepal.
Newly formed committees at the Constituent Assembly today started the process of drafting a new constitution for the Republic of Nepal, eight months after the people elected the supreme constitution-making body.
Fourteen committees including a Constitutional Committee, 10 thematic committees and three procedural committees held separate [...]
Road Safety in Nepal (December 13, 2008) - [read more]
By Lilu Thapa
OVERCOME WITH GRIEF: Guardians of Pravin and Prabeg Subedi, who died in Thursday’s bus accident in Nawalparasi, at Bharatpur Hospital on Friday afternoon. Pic by Dipendra Baduwal
The bus accident in Nawalparsi which caused death of almost a half century of Children on the way back from a picnic highlights the road safety failure [...]
TEN Reasons to Invest in Nepal (December 9, 2008) - [read more]
By Bhupendra Khanal
Many aggressive companies are staying away from Nepal, thanks to poor security situation. The power majors are considering of huge investment in Hydropower sector to export power to the power hungry states of India and China, and this is good news for Nepal. A country with very high hydro-power potential has one of [...]
B 19, Jangpura Extension [New Delhi-110014, India] (December 9, 2008) - [read more]
The Kathmandu Post intro for the following story: Our New Delhi correspondent finds his bearings in a new city
[Here is the PDF version of the Op-Ed page of the Post dated 10 December where this article appeared after it was first published in Kantipur.]
I live in the third floor of the pink building on the [...]
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