Nepal News archive for 28 February 2009
Nepal prosecution stalls Sobhraj trial - Thaindian.com (February 27, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 28 (IANS) Having failed to produce the vital original documents that can put yesteryear’s “Serpent” Charles Sobhraj behind bars for ever, Nepal’s prosecution has fallen back on its old strategy of delaying the trial of the 64 …
Police shoot self-immolating monk in China: report - Australian Broadcasting Corp. (February 28, 2009) - [read more]
Pro-Tibetan groups outside China say Chinese police have shot a Tibetan monk who had set himself on fire in the south-western province of Sichuan. It is not known if the man died but he is said to have been protesting against Chinese rule in Tibet …
After India, China to send special envoy to Nepal - New Kerala (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 22 : A week after Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon visited Nepal to assess the progress of the commitments pledged between India and Nepal, it is now the turn of the Himalayan republic’s northern neighbour China to send a …
Delhi embassy driver named in Nepal kidney racket - Thaindian.com (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 22 (IANS) The driver of a foreign diplomatic mission in New Delhi has been named in a complaint to the Nepal police as being involved in duping a Nepali schoolgirl and trying to obtain her kidneys. Kesh Kumari Rawat, a sixth grader in …
Rajapakse to visit Nepal - Gulf Times (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: In a bid to boost tourism to Nepal, the birthplace of the Buddha, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse will be the first guest on board the national carrier Sri Lankan when it resumes direct flights to and from Kathmandu next month after …
Now Bollywood voices to become Kathmandu voices too - Hindustan Times (February 19, 2009) - [read more]
While Bollywood’s kung fu comedy Chandni Chowk to China was given the thumbs-down in Nepal, it has now embraced the voices of India’s Hindi film industry as the voices of Kathmandu . Maverick Nepali actor-film director Akash Adhikari, who won the …
Mid-west Nepal on high alert of bird flu virus - Xinhua News Agency (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) — After the bird flu virus (H5N1) was confirmed again in eastern Nepal, Nepali districts bordering India have been put on high alert, Nepali national news agency RSS reported on Monday. Districts of mid-western region are …
Nepal in Tug O’ War over Consensus Politics - Global Politician (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
Of course, the consensus politics cannot overrule the authority of electoral process in multiparty Democracy, particularly electing leaders and representatives, and nominating political appointees in all three branches of government – legislative …
Nepali Times
JN wins (February 24, 2009) - [read more]
Jhala Nath Khanal has been elected chairman of the CPN (UML) at the party’s general convention in Butwal on 24 February. Khanal beat his rival KP Oli by 128 votes, managing to secure 942 votes from the assembly.
Counting begins (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
UML awaits results as the ballot counting process takes place at Butwal on Monday. The voting for the party’s new office bearers concluded a day before.
Ballot wait (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
The election for UML leadership at the party’s eight convention in Butwal gets delayed as cadidates start withdrawing their
The Army’s ideas (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
Even as Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and Army Chief Rookmangud Katawal try to stare each other down, the Nepal Army has been the first government body to come up with suggestions for the new
Yadab splits (February 11, 2009) - [read more]
As the Maoists prepare to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the People’s War, Matrika Yadab formally announces that he is no longer a part of the
Ordnance to ordinance (February 10, 2009) - [read more]
President Ram Baran Yadab on Tuesday ratified three ordinances just a day after 18 of the 25 parties represented in the CA had agreed to ask Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to call the parliamentary session.
Endangered freedom (February 8, 2009) - [read more]
A high-level delegation of international media watchdog groups has concluded a four-day inspection visit of Nepal and has said that press freedom is in danger in Nepal.
Roll call (February 5, 2009) - [read more]
With the tension between the Defence Ministry and the Nepal Army showing no sign of cooling down, the parliamentary State Affairs Committee (SAC) has decided to summon Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa on February 11 for
Nepal News
‘Info on 26/11 targets reached conspirators through Nepal’ (February 27, 2009) - [read more]
Mumbai, Feb 26 Documents consisting details and maps of targets prepared by alleged LeT operative Fahim Ansari reached conspirators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack via Nepal, said the chargesheet filed by …
3 months more to bring Bhotekoshi hydro project into operation (February 27, 2009) - [read more]
REPUBLICA KATHMANDU, Feb 27 : The 36-megawatt Bhotekoshi hydropower project will take three months more to come into full operation, reported Nepal Samacharpatra daily on Friday.
Rights abuse balant in Nepal: US (February 27, 2009) - [read more]
Rights abuse balant in Nepal: US Friday, February 27,2009 KATHMANDU: The US Department of State in its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices has said impunity for human rights violators, threats …
China proposes new treaty with Nepal (February 27, 2009) - [read more]
China proposes new treaty with Nepal Friday, February 27,2009 KATHMANDU: Visiting Assistant Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Hu Zhengyue, who is here on a two-day visit, today proposed Prime Minister Pushpa …
Prachanda vows to probe roayal massacre (February 27, 2009) - [read more]
Prachanda vows to probe roayal massacre Friday, February 27,2009 KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal today expressed commitment to unearth the truth about the royal massacre in which the family of - …
Watch Total Solar Eclipse from Nepal (February 27, 2009) - [read more]
If you are somewhere in Eastern Nepal in the morning of 22 July the sky will turn black, and stars will be visible on the daytime! On Wednesday, 2009 July 22, a total eclipse of the Sun is visible from within a …
Former Nepal royal palace reopens as a museum (February 27, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal’s Maoist-led government on Thursday formallyreopened the former main royal palace in Kathmandu as a museum.
‘Info on 26/11 targets reached conspirators through Nepal’ (February 26, 2009) - [read more]
Mumbai, Feb 26 : Documents consisting details and maps of targets prepared by alleged LeT operative Fahim Ansari reached conspirators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack via Nepal, said the chargesheet filed by …
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
A Life Ordinary: Story of a Nepali Chowkidar in Delhi (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared in the paper. Extended version of this story was published in Nepali in today's Kantipur Koseli. See it here as it appeared in Koseli. Plus, here is my take on India's Valentines [...]
And the Last Press Briefing by Ian Martin (February 2, 2009) - [read more]
Ian Martin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Nepal, addressed reporters at Reporters’ Club in Kathmandu today. Here is the Q and A, as provided by United Nations Mission in Nepal. Here is Ian’s last briefing to UNSC.
Rishi [Dhamala, the Chair of the Club], Thank you very much indeed for inviting me to come to [...]
Darjeeling Today: Talks of the State of Gorkhaland (January 31, 2009) - [read more]
Nepali Indians-Gorkhas-Want Their Own State Under the Union of India
By Swaroop Chetry
A routine day in Darjeeling begins with cabbies waiting for tourist to clamber on to their seats and rush to Tiger Hill to see the majestic Kanchanjunga change colour as the Sun rises from the far [...]
Hail the Republic: How Indians Wrote the Constitution (January 27, 2009) - [read more]
Republic Day is both a day of celebration and introspection for India
Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared on the paper.]
On the 26th day of every January a grand ceremony is held on Rajpath (formerly King’s Way), a wide road [...]
The Last Briefing by Ian Martin (January 17, 2009) - [read more]
Ian Martin, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Nepal speaks at the Meeting of the Security Council on 16 January 2009
The request of Nepal for United Nations assistance in support of its peace process
Mr President,
This is the tenth and last time I am briefing the Council on the assistance [...]
Burning Effigies [in the Name of Lord Shiva] (January 10, 2009) - [read more]
Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared on the paper.]
Indian Hindu Rightwing Fundamentalists Demonstrate In Agra, India Against Nepal Government Decision To Apointment Nepali Priest in Pashupatinath Temmple
The other day I came across a Reuters video on an AOL web [...]
Is Nepal Going to Fail? (January 8, 2009) - [read more]
It is really hard to believe that Nepal has a democratic government.
By Krishna Giri
Instead of mocking Nepali leaders, this time my thoughts were going towards the country and countrymen. Bulldozed by the political and leadership changes; besieged by living and security conditions; aggravated by the false hope for water and electricity, people are going through [...]
Resham! Nepathya Shares Sorrow and Joy with Sydney (January 4, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal’s Premium Rock/Folk band performs in Australia
“Let me share with you all a real life story,” said Amrit Gurung amidst his debut performance in Sydney on Saturday. “I was talking to a second generation Nepali immigrant residing in Europe. When I asked him if he liked visiting Nepal, he simply answered ‘no’. When asked why, [...]
Nepal News archive for 27 February 2009
‘Info on 26/11 targets reached conspirators through Nepal’ - Indolink (February 27, 2009) - [read more]
Mumbai, Feb 26 (PTI) Documents consisting details and maps of targets prepared by alleged LeT operative Fahim Ansari reached conspirators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack via Nepal, said the chargesheet filed by Mumbai police. “The accused Fahim …
‘26/11 targets’ info reached through Nepal’ - That’s Cricket (February 26, 2009) - [read more]
Mumbai: Documents consisting details and maps of targets prepared by alleged LeT operative Fahim Ansari reached conspirators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack via Nepal, said the chargesheet filed by Mumbai police. “The accused Fahim Ansari after …
In Nepal, celebrating the sacred is simpler - La Crosse Tribune (February 26, 2009) - [read more]
On the other side of the Earth, on a street in Kathmandu, lives a stone. This stone is slightly bigger than the size of my fist and juts out from the ground near the entry to a shop. It’s a humble stone. And I likely never would have noticed it had …
Advice for travel to Nepal with a 4-month-old baby - San Francisco Examiner (February 26, 2009) - [read more]
Prayer flags in front of the Monkey Temple (Swoyambhunath) in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo by McKay Savage . I received a note from a father who had just ordered Travels with Baby and was deciding with his wife whether or not to plan a trip to Nepal with …
After India, China to send special envoy to Nepal - Thaindian.com (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 22 (IANS) A week after Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon visited Nepal to assess the progress of the commitments pledged between India and Nepal, it is now the turn of the Himalayan republic’s northern neighbour China to …
BBC Hindi, Urdu journalists on strike - Indolink (February 27, 2009) - [read more]
London, Feb 26 (PTI) BBC’s Hindi, Urdu and Nepali service journalists went on a strike today to protest plans that will allegedly result in 34 job losses and outsourcing of editorial content to the Indian sub-continent, even as a motion has been …
Former Nepal King leaves for India to attend wedding - Deepika Global (February 26, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 25 (UNI) Nepal’s Former King Gyanendra Shah, along with his wife Komal, sister Sobha Singh and other relatives, left for New Delhi this evening to attend wedding of his relative. This is his first visit to any foreign country after he …
Sherpas to observe Lhosar Festival in Nepali capital - Xinhua News Agency (February 24, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — Sherpa and different other ethnic groups living in Himalayan region are to observe Lhosar Festival for two days from Wednesday in Nepali capital Kathmandu, Nepali national news agency RSS reported on Tuesday. Lhosar …
Nepali Times
JN wins (February 24, 2009) - [read more]
Jhala Nath Khanal has been elected chairman of the CPN (UML) at the party’s general convention in Butwal on 24 February. Khanal beat his rival KP Oli by 128 votes, managing to secure 942 votes from the assembly.
Counting begins (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
UML awaits results as the ballot counting process takes place at Butwal on Monday. The voting for the party’s new office bearers concluded a day before.
Ballot wait (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
The election for UML leadership at the party’s eight convention in Butwal gets delayed as cadidates start withdrawing their
The Army’s ideas (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
Even as Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and Army Chief Rookmangud Katawal try to stare each other down, the Nepal Army has been the first government body to come up with suggestions for the new
Yadab splits (February 11, 2009) - [read more]
As the Maoists prepare to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the People’s War, Matrika Yadab formally announces that he is no longer a part of the
Ordnance to ordinance (February 10, 2009) - [read more]
President Ram Baran Yadab on Tuesday ratified three ordinances just a day after 18 of the 25 parties represented in the CA had agreed to ask Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to call the parliamentary session.
Endangered freedom (February 8, 2009) - [read more]
A high-level delegation of international media watchdog groups has concluded a four-day inspection visit of Nepal and has said that press freedom is in danger in Nepal.
Roll call (February 5, 2009) - [read more]
With the tension between the Defence Ministry and the Nepal Army showing no sign of cooling down, the parliamentary State Affairs Committee (SAC) has decided to summon Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa on February 11 for
Nepal News
‘Info on 26/11 targets reached conspirators through Nepal’ (February 26, 2009) - [read more]
Mumbai, Feb 26 : Documents consisting details and maps of targets prepared by alleged LeT operative Fahim Ansari reached conspirators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack via Nepal, said the chargesheet filed by …
Mourning The Losar (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
Tibetans burn effigies of Hu Jintao and Mao Zedong on the second last day of the outgoing year,in Dharamsala.
‘Die with us’ rebels tell Sri Lanka’s refugees (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
The Tamil Tigers gave V. Rasamalar no choice in how she would die — the separatist rebels told her she would die alongside them in Sri Lanka’s war zone.
Breach in Kosi repaired, Rajya Sabha told (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
Patna, : The Union government said that the breach in river Kosi, which had resulted in a devastating flood in August last year, has been repaired and the river is now flowing along its original course.
Last Nepal king finally leaves for India (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s last king Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah finally headed for New Delhi on Wednesday afternoon, after shelving three earlier visits that, had they taken place, might have changed the course of …
China closes the door on Tibet (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
China closes the door on Tibet By Kent Ewing HONG KONG - Subdued Tibetans on Wednesday marked the beginning of their traditional New Year, called Losar, with their troubled Himalayan region sealed off from …
Slumdog hero invited to visit Nepal (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
Dev Patel, the 18-year-old hero of Oscar-sweeping Slumdog Millionaire, says he is fascinated by Nepal and has received a standing invitation to visit the Himalayan republic.
Nepal ready with guided tour of royal palace (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
As Nepal’s last king Gyanendra heads for India to begin his first visit abroad after being stripped of his crown and throne, the ancestral palace he quit last year readies to throw its gates wide open to the …
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
A Life Ordinary: Story of a Nepali Chowkidar in Delhi (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared in the paper. Extended version of this story was published in Nepali in today's Kantipur Koseli. See it here as it appeared in Koseli. Plus, here is my take on India's Valentines [...]
And the Last Press Briefing by Ian Martin (February 2, 2009) - [read more]
Ian Martin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Nepal, addressed reporters at Reporters’ Club in Kathmandu today. Here is the Q and A, as provided by United Nations Mission in Nepal. Here is Ian’s last briefing to UNSC.
Rishi [Dhamala, the Chair of the Club], Thank you very much indeed for inviting me to come to [...]
Darjeeling Today: Talks of the State of Gorkhaland (January 31, 2009) - [read more]
Nepali Indians-Gorkhas-Want Their Own State Under the Union of India
By Swaroop Chetry
A routine day in Darjeeling begins with cabbies waiting for tourist to clamber on to their seats and rush to Tiger Hill to see the majestic Kanchanjunga change colour as the Sun rises from the far [...]
Hail the Republic: How Indians Wrote the Constitution (January 27, 2009) - [read more]
Republic Day is both a day of celebration and introspection for India
Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared on the paper.]
On the 26th day of every January a grand ceremony is held on Rajpath (formerly King’s Way), a wide road [...]
The Last Briefing by Ian Martin (January 17, 2009) - [read more]
Ian Martin, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Nepal speaks at the Meeting of the Security Council on 16 January 2009
The request of Nepal for United Nations assistance in support of its peace process
Mr President,
This is the tenth and last time I am briefing the Council on the assistance [...]
Burning Effigies [in the Name of Lord Shiva] (January 10, 2009) - [read more]
Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared on the paper.]
Indian Hindu Rightwing Fundamentalists Demonstrate In Agra, India Against Nepal Government Decision To Apointment Nepali Priest in Pashupatinath Temmple
The other day I came across a Reuters video on an AOL web [...]
Is Nepal Going to Fail? (January 8, 2009) - [read more]
It is really hard to believe that Nepal has a democratic government.
By Krishna Giri
Instead of mocking Nepali leaders, this time my thoughts were going towards the country and countrymen. Bulldozed by the political and leadership changes; besieged by living and security conditions; aggravated by the false hope for water and electricity, people are going through [...]
Resham! Nepathya Shares Sorrow and Joy with Sydney (January 4, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal’s Premium Rock/Folk band performs in Australia
“Let me share with you all a real life story,” said Amrit Gurung amidst his debut performance in Sydney on Saturday. “I was talking to a second generation Nepali immigrant residing in Europe. When I asked him if he liked visiting Nepal, he simply answered ‘no’. When asked why, [...]
Nepal News archive for 26 February 2009
Japan extends food aid to Nepal - Xinhua News Agency (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) — The government of Japan has agreed to extend food aid worth 543 million Nepali rupees (some 6.87 million U.S. dollars) to Nepal, local media reported on Thursday. According to myrepublica.com, Tatsuo Mizuno, Japanese …
NEPAL: Journalist shot at in Birgunj - Asia Media (February 19, 2009) - [read more]
An unidentified group of gunmen have shot at journalist Gyanendraraj Misra in Birgunj, on Thursday. Misra received bullet on his left elbow when he was driving his motorcycle near Narayani Stadium. The gunmen had come in a group of three, according …
After India, China to send special envoy to Nepal - New Kerala (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 22 : A week after Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon visited Nepal to assess the progress of the commitments pledged between India and Nepal, it is now the turn of the Himalayan republic’s northern neighbour China to send a …
Sri Lanka president to visit Buddhist shrines in Nepal - Thaindian.com (February 19, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 20 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is scheduled to visit his Nepal in March and pray at holy Buddhist shrines in the land where the Buddha was born. Rajapaksa has accepted the invitation by Nepal’s Maoist Prime Minister …
Now Bollywood voices to become ‘Kathmandu’ voices too - Thaindian.com (February 19, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 20 (IANS) While Bollywood ’s kung fu comedy “Chandni Chowk to China” was given the thumbs-down in Nepal, it has now embraced the voices of India’s Hindi film industry as the voices of “Kathmandu”. Maverick Nepali actor-film …
Hepatitis: Toll rises to 48, vaccination drive ends - MSN India (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
Ahmedabad: As the vaccination drive in the Hepatitis-hit Modasa town in Sabarkantha came to an end, the death toll due to the liver disease reached 48, with two more deaths reported today, district health officials said. “Two more deaths and six new …
Rajapakse to visit Nepal - Gulf Times (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: In a bid to boost tourism to Nepal, the birthplace of the Buddha, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse will be the first guest on board the national carrier Sri Lankan when it resumes direct flights to and from Kathmandu next month after …
Lankan President to visit Nepal - Times of India (February 20, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Moving forcefully to boost tourism to Nepal, the birthplace of the Buddha, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will be the first guest on board the national carrier Sri Lankan when it resumes direct flights to and from Kathmandu next …
Nepali Times
JN wins (February 24, 2009) - [read more]
Jhala Nath Khanal has been elected chairman of the CPN (UML) at the party’s general convention in Butwal on 24 February. Khanal beat his rival KP Oli by 128 votes, managing to secure 942 votes from the assembly.
Counting begins (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
UML awaits results as the ballot counting process takes place at Butwal on Monday. The voting for the party’s new office bearers concluded a day before.
Ballot wait (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
The election for UML leadership at the party’s eight convention in Butwal gets delayed as cadidates start withdrawing their
The Army’s ideas (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
Even as Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and Army Chief Rookmangud Katawal try to stare each other down, the Nepal Army has been the first government body to come up with suggestions for the new
Yadab splits (February 11, 2009) - [read more]
As the Maoists prepare to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the People’s War, Matrika Yadab formally announces that he is no longer a part of the
Ordnance to ordinance (February 10, 2009) - [read more]
President Ram Baran Yadab on Tuesday ratified three ordinances just a day after 18 of the 25 parties represented in the CA had agreed to ask Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to call the parliamentary session.
Endangered freedom (February 8, 2009) - [read more]
A high-level delegation of international media watchdog groups has concluded a four-day inspection visit of Nepal and has said that press freedom is in danger in Nepal.
Roll call (February 5, 2009) - [read more]
With the tension between the Defence Ministry and the Nepal Army showing no sign of cooling down, the parliamentary State Affairs Committee (SAC) has decided to summon Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa on February 11 for
Nepal News
Mourning The Losar (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
Tibetans burn effigies of Hu Jintao and Mao Zedong on the second last day of the outgoing year,in Dharamsala.
‘Die with us’ rebels tell Sri Lanka’s refugees (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
The Tamil Tigers gave V. Rasamalar no choice in how she would die — the separatist rebels told her she would die alongside them in Sri Lanka’s war zone.
Breach in Kosi repaired, Rajya Sabha told (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
Patna, : The Union government said that the breach in river Kosi, which had resulted in a devastating flood in August last year, has been repaired and the river is now flowing along its original course.
Last Nepal king finally leaves for India (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s last king Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah finally headed for New Delhi on Wednesday afternoon, after shelving three earlier visits that, had they taken place, might have changed the course of …
China closes the door on Tibet (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
China closes the door on Tibet By Kent Ewing HONG KONG - Subdued Tibetans on Wednesday marked the beginning of their traditional New Year, called Losar, with their troubled Himalayan region sealed off from …
Slumdog hero invited to visit Nepal (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
Dev Patel, the 18-year-old hero of Oscar-sweeping Slumdog Millionaire, says he is fascinated by Nepal and has received a standing invitation to visit the Himalayan republic.
Nepal ready with guided tour of royal palace (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
As Nepal’s last king Gyanendra heads for India to begin his first visit abroad after being stripped of his crown and throne, the ancestral palace he quit last year readies to throw its gates wide open to the …
Labour of love to save Nepal’s royal statues (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
In this picture taken on December 27, 2008, monarchist Laxman Khadka poses beside a statue of the late Nepalese king Birendra in Kathmandu KATHMANDU: Nepal’s monarchy may have been toppled from power last year …
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
A Life Ordinary: Story of a Nepali Chowkidar in Delhi (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared in the paper. Extended version of this story was published in Nepali in today's Kantipur Koseli. Plus, here is my take on India's Valentines culture in today's Op-Ed of Kantipur.]
Bishnu Prasad Nepal [...]
And the Last Press Briefing by Ian Martin (February 2, 2009) - [read more]
Ian Martin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Nepal, addressed reporters at Reporters’ Club in Kathmandu today. Here is the Q and A, as provided by United Nations Mission in Nepal. Here is Ian’s last briefing to UNSC.
Rishi [Dhamala, the Chair of the Club], Thank you very much indeed for inviting me to come to [...]
Darjeeling Today: Talks of the State of Gorkhaland (January 31, 2009) - [read more]
Nepali Indians-Gorkhas-Want Their Own State Under the Union of India
By Swaroop Chetry
A routine day in Darjeeling begins with cabbies waiting for tourist to clamber on to their seats and rush to Tiger Hill to see the majestic Kanchanjunga change colour as the Sun rises from the far [...]
Hail the Republic: How Indians Wrote the Constitution (January 27, 2009) - [read more]
Republic Day is both a day of celebration and introspection for India
Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared on the paper.]
On the 26th day of every January a grand ceremony is held on Rajpath (formerly King’s Way), a wide road [...]
The Last Briefing by Ian Martin (January 17, 2009) - [read more]
Ian Martin, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Nepal speaks at the Meeting of the Security Council on 16 January 2009
The request of Nepal for United Nations assistance in support of its peace process
Mr President,
This is the tenth and last time I am briefing the Council on the assistance [...]
Burning Effigies [in the Name of Lord Shiva] (January 10, 2009) - [read more]
Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared on the paper.]
Indian Hindu Rightwing Fundamentalists Demonstrate In Agra, India Against Nepal Government Decision To Apointment Nepali Priest in Pashupatinath Temmple
The other day I came across a Reuters video on an AOL web [...]
Is Nepal Going to Fail? (January 8, 2009) - [read more]
It is really hard to believe that Nepal has a democratic government.
By Krishna Giri
Instead of mocking Nepali leaders, this time my thoughts were going towards the country and countrymen. Bulldozed by the political and leadership changes; besieged by living and security conditions; aggravated by the false hope for water and electricity, people are going through [...]
Resham! Nepathya Shares Sorrow and Joy with Sydney (January 4, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal’s Premium Rock/Folk band performs in Australia
“Let me share with you all a real life story,” said Amrit Gurung amidst his debut performance in Sydney on Saturday. “I was talking to a second generation Nepali immigrant residing in Europe. When I asked him if he liked visiting Nepal, he simply answered ‘no’. When asked why, [...]
Nepal News archive for 26 February 2009
Japan extends food aid to Nepal - Xinhua News Agency (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) — The government of Japan has agreed to extend food aid worth 543 million Nepali rupees (some 6.87 million U.S. dollars) to Nepal, local media reported on Thursday. According to myrepublica.com, Tatsuo Mizuno, Japanese …
In Nepal, celebrating the sacred is simpler - La Crosse Tribune (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
On the other side of the Earth, on a street in Kathmandu, lives a stone. This stone is slightly bigger than the size of my fist and juts out from the ground near the entry to a shop. It’s a humble stone. And I likely never would have noticed it had …
Former Nepal King leaves for India to attend wedding - New Kerala (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 25 : Nepal’s Former King Gyanendra Shah, along with his wife Komal, sister Sobha Singh and other relatives, left for New Delhi this evening to attend wedding of his relative. This is his first visit to any foreign country after he was …
Most rape cases in Nepal occurred in day light : report - Hindustan Times (February 26, 2009) - [read more]
Report jointly produced by Nepal Police and Women and Children Service Centre said that out of 382 rape case reported last year 234 occurred in day light, out of which 90 reported have occurred in the morning and 144 in the afternoon. 71 cases were …
Nepali coalition party chief says to reject army integration - Focus Infomation (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu. Minister for Foreign Affairs and chairman of a coalition party, Upendra Yadav Monday said the People ’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants of the ruling party, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (UCPN-M), should not be merged into …
After India, China to send special envoy to Nepal - Thaindian.com (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 22 (IANS) A week after Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon visited Nepal to assess the progress of the commitments pledged between India and Nepal, it is now the turn of the Himalayan republic’s northern neighbour China to …
Four cases of hepatitis-B suspected in city, 10 in Patan - Times of India (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
Ahmedabad : Deadly hepatitis-B virus has hit the city, and has travelled further north to Patan district as well. Civil hospital officials said four new suspected cases of hepatitis-B had been reported and the patients admitted to Civil hospital’s …
NEPAL: Journalist shot at in Birgunj - Asia Media (February 19, 2009) - [read more]
An unidentified group of gunmen have shot at journalist Gyanendraraj Misra in Birgunj, on Thursday. Misra received bullet on his left elbow when he was driving his motorcycle near Narayani Stadium. The gunmen had come in a group of three, according …
Nepali Times
JN wins (February 24, 2009) - [read more]
Jhala Nath Khanal has been elected chairman of the CPN (UML) at the party’s general convention in Butwal on 24 February. Khanal beat his rival KP Oli by 128 votes, managing to secure 942 votes from the assembly.
Counting begins (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
UML awaits results as the ballot counting process takes place at Butwal on Monday. The voting for the party’s new office bearers concluded a day before.
Ballot wait (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
The election for UML leadership at the party’s eight convention in Butwal gets delayed as cadidates start withdrawing their
The Army’s ideas (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
Even as Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and Army Chief Rookmangud Katawal try to stare each other down, the Nepal Army has been the first government body to come up with suggestions for the new
Yadab splits (February 11, 2009) - [read more]
As the Maoists prepare to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the People’s War, Matrika Yadab formally announces that he is no longer a part of the
Ordnance to ordinance (February 10, 2009) - [read more]
President Ram Baran Yadab on Tuesday ratified three ordinances just a day after 18 of the 25 parties represented in the CA had agreed to ask Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to call the parliamentary session.
Endangered freedom (February 8, 2009) - [read more]
A high-level delegation of international media watchdog groups has concluded a four-day inspection visit of Nepal and has said that press freedom is in danger in Nepal.
Roll call (February 5, 2009) - [read more]
With the tension between the Defence Ministry and the Nepal Army showing no sign of cooling down, the parliamentary State Affairs Committee (SAC) has decided to summon Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa on February 11 for
Nepal News
Mourning The Losar (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
Tibetans burn effigies of Hu Jintao and Mao Zedong on the second last day of the outgoing year,in Dharamsala.
‘Die with us’ rebels tell Sri Lanka’s refugees (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
The Tamil Tigers gave V. Rasamalar no choice in how she would die — the separatist rebels told her she would die alongside them in Sri Lanka’s war zone.
Breach in Kosi repaired, Rajya Sabha told (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
Patna, : The Union government said that the breach in river Kosi, which had resulted in a devastating flood in August last year, has been repaired and the river is now flowing along its original course.
Last Nepal king finally leaves for India (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s last king Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah finally headed for New Delhi on Wednesday afternoon, after shelving three earlier visits that, had they taken place, might have changed the course of …
China closes the door on Tibet (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
China closes the door on Tibet By Kent Ewing HONG KONG - Subdued Tibetans on Wednesday marked the beginning of their traditional New Year, called Losar, with their troubled Himalayan region sealed off from …
Slumdog hero invited to visit Nepal (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
Dev Patel, the 18-year-old hero of Oscar-sweeping Slumdog Millionaire, says he is fascinated by Nepal and has received a standing invitation to visit the Himalayan republic.
Nepal ready with guided tour of royal palace (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
As Nepal’s last king Gyanendra heads for India to begin his first visit abroad after being stripped of his crown and throne, the ancestral palace he quit last year readies to throw its gates wide open to the …
Labour of love to save Nepal’s royal statues (February 25, 2009) - [read more]
In this picture taken on December 27, 2008, monarchist Laxman Khadka poses beside a statue of the late Nepalese king Birendra in Kathmandu KATHMANDU: Nepal’s monarchy may have been toppled from power last year …
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
A Life Ordinary: Story of a Nepali Chowkidar in Delhi (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared in the paper. Extended version of this story was published in Nepali in today's Kantipur Koseli. Plus, here is my take on India's Valentines culture in today's Op-Ed of Kantipur.]
Bishnu Prasad Nepal [...]
And the Last Press Briefing by Ian Martin (February 2, 2009) - [read more]
Ian Martin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Nepal, addressed reporters at Reporters’ Club in Kathmandu today. Here is the Q and A, as provided by United Nations Mission in Nepal. Here is Ian’s last briefing to UNSC.
Rishi [Dhamala, the Chair of the Club], Thank you very much indeed for inviting me to come to [...]
Darjeeling Today: Talks of the State of Gorkhaland (January 31, 2009) - [read more]
Nepali Indians-Gorkhas-Want Their Own State Under the Union of India
By Swaroop Chetry
A routine day in Darjeeling begins with cabbies waiting for tourist to clamber on to their seats and rush to Tiger Hill to see the majestic Kanchanjunga change colour as the Sun rises from the far [...]
Hail the Republic: How Indians Wrote the Constitution (January 27, 2009) - [read more]
Republic Day is both a day of celebration and introspection for India
Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared on the paper.]
On the 26th day of every January a grand ceremony is held on Rajpath (formerly King’s Way), a wide road [...]
The Last Briefing by Ian Martin (January 17, 2009) - [read more]
Ian Martin, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Nepal speaks at the Meeting of the Security Council on 16 January 2009
The request of Nepal for United Nations assistance in support of its peace process
Mr President,
This is the tenth and last time I am briefing the Council on the assistance [...]
Burning Effigies [in the Name of Lord Shiva] (January 10, 2009) - [read more]
Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared on the paper.]
Indian Hindu Rightwing Fundamentalists Demonstrate In Agra, India Against Nepal Government Decision To Apointment Nepali Priest in Pashupatinath Temmple
The other day I came across a Reuters video on an AOL web [...]
Is Nepal Going to Fail? (January 8, 2009) - [read more]
It is really hard to believe that Nepal has a democratic government.
By Krishna Giri
Instead of mocking Nepali leaders, this time my thoughts were going towards the country and countrymen. Bulldozed by the political and leadership changes; besieged by living and security conditions; aggravated by the false hope for water and electricity, people are going through [...]
Resham! Nepathya Shares Sorrow and Joy with Sydney (January 4, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal’s Premium Rock/Folk band performs in Australia
“Let me share with you all a real life story,” said Amrit Gurung amidst his debut performance in Sydney on Saturday. “I was talking to a second generation Nepali immigrant residing in Europe. When I asked him if he liked visiting Nepal, he simply answered ‘no’. When asked why, [...]
Nepal News archive for 24 February 2009
First time after ouster, former Nepal King coming to India - Express India (February 24, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu In what ostensibly appears like a private visit, former King Gyanendra and his wife Komal will tomorrow leave for a two-week long visit to India, their first after the monarchy was abolished from Nepal in June. They will attend a family …
NEPAL: Journalist shot at in Birgunj - Asia Media (February 19, 2009) - [read more]
An unidentified group of gunmen have shot at journalist Gyanendraraj Misra in Birgunj, on Thursday. Misra received bullet on his left elbow when he was driving his motorcycle near Narayani Stadium. The gunmen had come in a group of three, according …
Menon, Prachanda discuss Indo-Nepal agreement - Thaindian.com (February 17, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 17 (ANI): Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon today met Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda and discussed the progress made on agreements signed during Prachandas last visit to India. Kantipur quoted Foreign Affairs Advisor …
Now Bollywood voices to become ‘Kathmandu’ voices too - Thaindian.com (February 19, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 20 (IANS) While Bollywood ’s kung fu comedy “Chandni Chowk to China” was given the thumbs-down in Nepal, it has now embraced the voices of India’s Hindi film industry as the voices of “Kathmandu”. Maverick Nepali actor-film …
Now Bollywood voices to become ‘Kathmandu’ voices too - New Kerala (February 19, 2009) - [read more]
By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, Feb 20 : While Bollywood’s kung fu comedy ‘Chandni Chowk to China’ was given the thumbs-down in Nepal, it has now embraced the voices of India’s Hindi film industry as the voices of ‘Kathmandu’. Maverick Nepali actor …
India to help Nepal strengthen democracy - Newstrack India (February 18, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 18 (ANI): Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon today assured that India is committed to assist Nepal’s democracy, stability and peace process. Speaking at a press meet at the end of his two-day visit to Nepal, Menon …
Lankan President to visit Nepal - Times of India (February 20, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Moving forcefully to boost tourism to Nepal, the birthplace of the Buddha, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will be the first guest on board the national carrier Sri Lankan when it resumes direct flights to and from Kathmandu next …
Journalist shot and wounded in Nepal - Daily Times (February 20, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle shot at and wounded a journalist in Nepal’s restive southern plains, the latest in a series of attacks on the media, police said on Friday. Gyanendra Raj Mishra was shot and wounded outside a …
Nepali Times
JN wins (February 24, 2009) - [read more]
Jhala Nath Khanal has been elected chairman of the CPN (UML) at the party’s general convention in Butwal on 24 February. Khanal beat his rival KP Oli by 128 votes, managing to secure 942 votes from the assembly.
Counting begins (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
UML awaits results as the ballot counting process takes place at Butwal on Monday. The voting for the party’s new office bearers concluded a day before.
Ballot wait (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
The election for UML leadership at the party’s eight convention in Butwal gets delayed as cadidates start withdrawing their
The Army’s ideas (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
Even as Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and Army Chief Rookmangud Katawal try to stare each other down, the Nepal Army has been the first government body to come up with suggestions for the new
Yadab splits (February 11, 2009) - [read more]
As the Maoists prepare to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the People’s War, Matrika Yadab formally announces that he is no longer a part of the
Ordnance to ordinance (February 10, 2009) - [read more]
President Ram Baran Yadab on Tuesday ratified three ordinances just a day after 18 of the 25 parties represented in the CA had agreed to ask Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to call the parliamentary session.
Endangered freedom (February 8, 2009) - [read more]
A high-level delegation of international media watchdog groups has concluded a four-day inspection visit of Nepal and has said that press freedom is in danger in Nepal.
Roll call (February 5, 2009) - [read more]
With the tension between the Defence Ministry and the Nepal Army showing no sign of cooling down, the parliamentary State Affairs Committee (SAC) has decided to summon Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa on February 11 for
Nepal News
Culling of birds begin in Nepal (February 24, 2009) - [read more]
Violent video games, movies make people insensitive towards others sufferings People who play violent video games become insensitive towards the pain and suffering of others, according to new research.
Kelsang Chung, Ngawang Sangmi and Tashi Dolma arrested in Nepal (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal-Leader-Arrest Succumbing to Chinese pressure, Nepal has arrested three top pro-Dalai Lama Tibetan leaders along with 700 activists from different parts of the capital, Kathmandu.
Doubling stock in SAARC food bank recommended (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
Envisioned at the 15th SAARC Summit held in Sri Lanka, the SAARC food bank has been established in each member nations.
Indian unveils ‘biggest Shiva idol’ in Nepal (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: “When I first came to Nepal nearly 20 years ago, I immediately felt a special rapport with Pashupatinath,” says Kamal Jain, who left the family home and business in Siliguri to make a fresh start in …
Nepal Maoists ‘arrest’ five Tibetans for ‘anti-China’ activities (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
Cadres of Nepal’s ruling Maoist party have caught five Tibetans and handed them over to local police for allegedly crossing into Nepal illegally in a bid to take part in the ‘Free Tibet’ campaign against the …
Army to respect govt’s ‘lawful’ orders (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, Feb 23 : Chief of Army Staff General Rookmangud Katawal on Monday said the army respects all the “lawful” instructions and orders of the government.
Shivaratri being observed today (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
Shivaratri, a great festival of the Hindus, is being observed throughout the nation on Monday.
Former prince’s American consort wins battle for citizenship (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
Barbara Adams was one of the handful of white women in Nepal in the 1960s who came from Kolkata to cover the Nepal visit of Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of Italian weekly, Mundo Nuova.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
A Life Ordinary: Story of a Nepali Chowkidar in Delhi (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared in the paper. Extended version of this story was published in Nepali in today's Kantipur Koseli. Plus, here is my take on India's Valentines culture in today's Op-Ed of Kantipur.]
Bishnu Prasad Nepal [...]
And the Last Press Briefing by Ian Martin (February 2, 2009) - [read more]
Ian Martin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Nepal, addressed reporters at Reporters’ Club in Kathmandu today. Here is the Q and A, as provided by United Nations Mission in Nepal. Here is Ian’s last briefing to UNSC.
Rishi [Dhamala, the Chair of the Club], Thank you very much indeed for inviting me to come to [...]
Darjeeling Today: Talks of the State of Gorkhaland (January 31, 2009) - [read more]
Nepali Indians-Gorkhas-Want Their Own State Under the Union of India
By Swaroop Chetry
A routine day in Darjeeling begins with cabbies waiting for tourist to clamber on to their seats and rush to Tiger Hill to see the majestic Kanchanjunga change colour as the Sun rises from the far [...]
Hail the Republic: How Indians Wrote the Constitution (January 27, 2009) - [read more]
Republic Day is both a day of celebration and introspection for India
Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared on the paper.]
On the 26th day of every January a grand ceremony is held on Rajpath (formerly King’s Way), a wide road [...]
The Last Briefing by Ian Martin (January 17, 2009) - [read more]
Ian Martin, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Nepal speaks at the Meeting of the Security Council on 16 January 2009
The request of Nepal for United Nations assistance in support of its peace process
Mr President,
This is the tenth and last time I am briefing the Council on the assistance [...]
Burning Effigies [in the Name of Lord Shiva] (January 10, 2009) - [read more]
Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared on the paper.]
Indian Hindu Rightwing Fundamentalists Demonstrate In Agra, India Against Nepal Government Decision To Apointment Nepali Priest in Pashupatinath Temmple
The other day I came across a Reuters video on an AOL web [...]
Is Nepal Going to Fail? (January 8, 2009) - [read more]
It is really hard to believe that Nepal has a democratic government.
By Krishna Giri
Instead of mocking Nepali leaders, this time my thoughts were going towards the country and countrymen. Bulldozed by the political and leadership changes; besieged by living and security conditions; aggravated by the false hope for water and electricity, people are going through [...]
Resham! Nepathya Shares Sorrow and Joy with Sydney (January 4, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal’s Premium Rock/Folk band performs in Australia
“Let me share with you all a real life story,” said Amrit Gurung amidst his debut performance in Sydney on Saturday. “I was talking to a second generation Nepali immigrant residing in Europe. When I asked him if he liked visiting Nepal, he simply answered ‘no’. When asked why, [...]
Nepal News archive for 24 February 2009
Nepal’s former king to arrive in India today - Kerala Next (February 24, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, After lying low for more than two years, Nepal’s deposed monarch Gyanendra Shah is all set to fly to India on Wednesday. Officials close to the ex-monarch told the Hindustan Times that Gyanendra would fly to New Delhi on Wednesday …
First time after ouster, former Nepal King coming to India - Express India (February 24, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu In what ostensibly appears like a private visit, former King Gyanendra and his wife Komal will tomorrow leave for a two-week long visit to India, their first after the monarchy was abolished from Nepal in June. They will attend a family …
NEPAL: Journalist shot at in Birgunj - Asia Media (February 19, 2009) - [read more]
An unidentified group of gunmen have shot at journalist Gyanendraraj Misra in Birgunj, on Thursday. Misra received bullet on his left elbow when he was driving his motorcycle near Narayani Stadium. The gunmen had come in a group of three, according …
Sri Lanka president to visit Buddhist shrines in Nepal - Thaindian.com (February 19, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 20 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is scheduled to visit his Nepal in March and pray at holy Buddhist shrines in the land where the Buddha was born. Rajapaksa has accepted the invitation by Nepal’s Maoist Prime Minister …
Now Bollywood voices to become ‘Kathmandu’ voices too - Thaindian.com (February 19, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 20 (IANS) While Bollywood ’s kung fu comedy “Chandni Chowk to China” was given the thumbs-down in Nepal, it has now embraced the voices of India’s Hindi film industry as the voices of “Kathmandu”. Maverick Nepali actor-film …
Building a bright future one book at a time - Park Record (February 24, 2009) - [read more]
In Dharan, a small town in Nepal, books are a precious resource guarded behind countertops and, in some cases, under lock and key, in universities and grade schools, libraries public and private. Books are rarely thrown away. Although most texts are …
Now Bollywood voices to become ‘Kathmandu’ voices too - New Kerala (February 19, 2009) - [read more]
By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, Feb 20 : While Bollywood’s kung fu comedy ‘Chandni Chowk to China’ was given the thumbs-down in Nepal, it has now embraced the voices of India’s Hindi film industry as the voices of ‘Kathmandu’. Maverick Nepali actor …
India to help Nepal strengthen democracy - Newstrack India (February 18, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 18 (ANI): Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon today assured that India is committed to assist Nepal’s democracy, stability and peace process. Speaking at a press meet at the end of his two-day visit to Nepal, Menon …
Nepali Times
JN wins (February 24, 2009) - [read more]
Jhala Nath Khanal has been elected chairman of the CPN (UML) at the party’s general convention in Butwal on 24 February. Khanal beat his rival KP Oli by 128 votes, managing to secure 942 votes from the assembly.
Counting begins (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
UML awaits results as the ballot counting process takes place at Butwal on Monday. The voting for the party’s new office bearers concluded a day before.
Ballot wait (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
The election for UML leadership at the party’s eight convention in Butwal gets delayed as cadidates start withdrawing their
The Army’s ideas (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
Even as Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and Army Chief Rookmangud Katawal try to stare each other down, the Nepal Army has been the first government body to come up with suggestions for the new
Yadab splits (February 11, 2009) - [read more]
As the Maoists prepare to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the People’s War, Matrika Yadab formally announces that he is no longer a part of the
Ordnance to ordinance (February 10, 2009) - [read more]
President Ram Baran Yadab on Tuesday ratified three ordinances just a day after 18 of the 25 parties represented in the CA had agreed to ask Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to call the parliamentary session.
Endangered freedom (February 8, 2009) - [read more]
A high-level delegation of international media watchdog groups has concluded a four-day inspection visit of Nepal and has said that press freedom is in danger in Nepal.
Roll call (February 5, 2009) - [read more]
With the tension between the Defence Ministry and the Nepal Army showing no sign of cooling down, the parliamentary State Affairs Committee (SAC) has decided to summon Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa on February 11 for
Nepal News
Culling of birds begin in Nepal (February 24, 2009) - [read more]
Violent video games, movies make people insensitive towards others sufferings People who play violent video games become insensitive towards the pain and suffering of others, according to new research.
Kelsang Chung, Ngawang Sangmi and Tashi Dolma arrested in Nepal (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal-Leader-Arrest Succumbing to Chinese pressure, Nepal has arrested three top pro-Dalai Lama Tibetan leaders along with 700 activists from different parts of the capital, Kathmandu.
Doubling stock in SAARC food bank recommended (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
Envisioned at the 15th SAARC Summit held in Sri Lanka, the SAARC food bank has been established in each member nations.
Indian unveils ‘biggest Shiva idol’ in Nepal (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: “When I first came to Nepal nearly 20 years ago, I immediately felt a special rapport with Pashupatinath,” says Kamal Jain, who left the family home and business in Siliguri to make a fresh start in …
Nepal Maoists ‘arrest’ five Tibetans for ‘anti-China’ activities (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
Cadres of Nepal’s ruling Maoist party have caught five Tibetans and handed them over to local police for allegedly crossing into Nepal illegally in a bid to take part in the ‘Free Tibet’ campaign against the …
Army to respect govt’s ‘lawful’ orders (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, Feb 23 : Chief of Army Staff General Rookmangud Katawal on Monday said the army respects all the “lawful” instructions and orders of the government.
Shivaratri being observed today (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
Shivaratri, a great festival of the Hindus, is being observed throughout the nation on Monday.
Former prince’s American consort wins battle for citizenship (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
Barbara Adams was one of the handful of white women in Nepal in the 1960s who came from Kolkata to cover the Nepal visit of Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of Italian weekly, Mundo Nuova.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
A Life Ordinary: Story of a Nepali Chowkidar in Delhi (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared in the paper. Extended version of this story was published in Nepali in today's Kantipur Koseli. Plus, here is my take on India's Valentines culture in today's Op-Ed of Kantipur.]
Bishnu Prasad Nepal [...]
And the Last Press Briefing by Ian Martin (February 2, 2009) - [read more]
Ian Martin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Nepal, addressed reporters at Reporters’ Club in Kathmandu today. Here is the Q and A, as provided by United Nations Mission in Nepal. Here is Ian’s last briefing to UNSC.
Rishi [Dhamala, the Chair of the Club], Thank you very much indeed for inviting me to come to [...]
Darjeeling Today: Talks of the State of Gorkhaland (January 31, 2009) - [read more]
Nepali Indians-Gorkhas-Want Their Own State Under the Union of India
By Swaroop Chetry
A routine day in Darjeeling begins with cabbies waiting for tourist to clamber on to their seats and rush to Tiger Hill to see the majestic Kanchanjunga change colour as the Sun rises from the far [...]
Hail the Republic: How Indians Wrote the Constitution (January 27, 2009) - [read more]
Republic Day is both a day of celebration and introspection for India
Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared on the paper.]
On the 26th day of every January a grand ceremony is held on Rajpath (formerly King’s Way), a wide road [...]
The Last Briefing by Ian Martin (January 17, 2009) - [read more]
Ian Martin, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Nepal speaks at the Meeting of the Security Council on 16 January 2009
The request of Nepal for United Nations assistance in support of its peace process
Mr President,
This is the tenth and last time I am briefing the Council on the assistance [...]
Burning Effigies [in the Name of Lord Shiva] (January 10, 2009) - [read more]
Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared on the paper.]
Indian Hindu Rightwing Fundamentalists Demonstrate In Agra, India Against Nepal Government Decision To Apointment Nepali Priest in Pashupatinath Temmple
The other day I came across a Reuters video on an AOL web [...]
Is Nepal Going to Fail? (January 8, 2009) - [read more]
It is really hard to believe that Nepal has a democratic government.
By Krishna Giri
Instead of mocking Nepali leaders, this time my thoughts were going towards the country and countrymen. Bulldozed by the political and leadership changes; besieged by living and security conditions; aggravated by the false hope for water and electricity, people are going through [...]
Resham! Nepathya Shares Sorrow and Joy with Sydney (January 4, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal’s Premium Rock/Folk band performs in Australia
“Let me share with you all a real life story,” said Amrit Gurung amidst his debut performance in Sydney on Saturday. “I was talking to a second generation Nepali immigrant residing in Europe. When I asked him if he liked visiting Nepal, he simply answered ‘no’. When asked why, [...]
Nepal News archive for 23 February 2009
Nepali coalition party chief says to reject army integration - Focus Infomation (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu. Minister for Foreign Affairs and chairman of a coalition party, Upendra Yadav Monday said the People ’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants of the ruling party, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (UCPN-M), should not be merged into …
Trekking tips for travellers to Nepal - Earthtimes (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
Munich/Kathmandu - Eighteen people including 14 European tourists aboard a small aircraft were killed last October when it crashed at Nepal’s Lukla airport. The incident sparked concerns about air travel in the kingdom, but figures show that Nepal …
Nepali Supreme Court order puts army in dilemma - Xinhua News Agency (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — The Supreme Court (SC) of Nepal on Sunday ordered Nepal Army (NA) to halt soldier recruitment, which invites a dilemma, as local media sees on Tuesday — Who will defend the Nepal Army? “The government attorneys are …
Culling of birds begin in Nepal - New Kerala (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 23 : Nepal Government has started culling of poultry and poultry products in the bird flu affected of area of Sharanamati in Jhapa district. According to Nepalnews, five Rapid Response Teams (RRT) led by the Director of Livestock …
Eastern districts on high alert for bird flu - Gulf Times (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: After the bird flu virus (H5N1) was confirmed again in eastern Nepal, Nepali districts bordering India have been put on high alert, Nepali national news agency RSS reported yesterday. Districts of mid-western region are rated on high alert …
Doubling stock in SAARC food bank recommended - Xinhua News Agency (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — Bearing in mind the huge demand for food in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region in times of emergency, senior government officials of member countries have recommended the existing volume …
Nepalese President praises army - New Kerala (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 23 : President Ram Baran Yadav today congratulated the Nepal Army (NA), describing it as always devoted to the country, people and national integrity and which has established itself as ‘the backbone of national security’. In a message …
NEPAL: Journalist shot at in Birgunj - Asia Media (February 19, 2009) - [read more]
An unidentified group of gunmen have shot at journalist Gyanendraraj Misra in Birgunj, on Thursday. Misra received bullet on his left elbow when he was driving his motorcycle near Narayani Stadium. The gunmen had come in a group of three, according …
Nepali Times
Counting begins (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
UML awaits results as the ballot counting process takes place at Butwal on Monday. The voting for the party’s new office bearers concluded a day before.
Ballot wait (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
The election for UML leadership at the party’s eight convention in Butwal gets delayed as cadidates start withdrawing their
The Army’s ideas (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
Even as Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and Army Chief Rookmangud Katawal try to stare each other down, the Nepal Army has been the first government body to come up with suggestions for the new
Yadab splits (February 11, 2009) - [read more]
As the Maoists prepare to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the People’s War, Matrika Yadab formally announces that he is no longer a part of the
Ordnance to ordinance (February 10, 2009) - [read more]
President Ram Baran Yadab on Tuesday ratified three ordinances just a day after 18 of the 25 parties represented in the CA had agreed to ask Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to call the parliamentary session.
Endangered freedom (February 8, 2009) - [read more]
A high-level delegation of international media watchdog groups has concluded a four-day inspection visit of Nepal and has said that press freedom is in danger in Nepal.
Roll call (February 5, 2009) - [read more]
With the tension between the Defence Ministry and the Nepal Army showing no sign of cooling down, the parliamentary State Affairs Committee (SAC) has decided to summon Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa on February 11 for
Picking up pace (February 4, 2009) - [read more]
The constitution writing process is finally gaining momentum although other political squabblings continue.
Nepal News
Kelsang Chung, Ngawang Sangmi and Tashi Dolma arrested in Nepal (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal-Leader-Arrest Succumbing to Chinese pressure, Nepal has arrested three top pro-Dalai Lama Tibetan leaders along with 700 activists from different parts of the capital, Kathmandu.
Doubling stock in SAARC food bank recommended (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
Envisioned at the 15th SAARC Summit held in Sri Lanka, the SAARC food bank has been established in each member nations.
Indian unveils ‘biggest Shiva idol’ in Nepal (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: “When I first came to Nepal nearly 20 years ago, I immediately felt a special rapport with Pashupatinath,” says Kamal Jain, who left the family home and business in Siliguri to make a fresh start in …
Nepal Maoists ‘arrest’ five Tibetans for ‘anti-China’ activities (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
Cadres of Nepal’s ruling Maoist party have caught five Tibetans and handed them over to local police for allegedly crossing into Nepal illegally in a bid to take part in the ‘Free Tibet’ campaign against the …
Army to respect govt’s ‘lawful’ orders (February 23, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, Feb 23 : Chief of Army Staff General Rookmangud Katawal on Monday said the army respects all the “lawful” instructions and orders of the government.
Shivaratri being observed today (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
Shivaratri, a great festival of the Hindus, is being observed throughout the nation on Monday.
Former prince’s American consort wins battle for citizenship (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
Barbara Adams was one of the handful of white women in Nepal in the 1960s who came from Kolkata to cover the Nepal visit of Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of Italian weekly, Mundo Nuova.
Efforts to Destroy Cultural Heritage (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
The language, literature, culture and tradition are the real treasures of any nation.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
A Life Ordinary: Story of a Nepali Chowkidar in Delhi (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared in the paper. Extended version of this story was published in Nepali in today's Kantipur Koseli. Plus, here is my take on India's Valentines culture in today's Op-Ed of Kantipur.]
Bishnu Prasad Nepal [...]
And the Last Press Briefing by Ian Martin (February 2, 2009) - [read more]
Ian Martin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Nepal, addressed reporters at Reporters’ Club in Kathmandu today. Here is the Q and A, as provided by United Nations Mission in Nepal. Here is Ian’s last briefing to UNSC.
Rishi [Dhamala, the Chair of the Club], Thank you very much indeed for inviting me to come to [...]
Darjeeling Today: Talks of the State of Gorkhaland (January 31, 2009) - [read more]
Nepali Indians-Gorkhas-Want Their Own State Under the Union of India
By Swaroop Chetry
A routine day in Darjeeling begins with cabbies waiting for tourist to clamber on to their seats and rush to Tiger Hill to see the majestic Kanchanjunga change colour as the Sun rises from the far [...]
Hail the Republic: How Indians Wrote the Constitution (January 27, 2009) - [read more]
Republic Day is both a day of celebration and introspection for India
Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared on the paper.]
On the 26th day of every January a grand ceremony is held on Rajpath (formerly King’s Way), a wide road [...]
The Last Briefing by Ian Martin (January 17, 2009) - [read more]
Ian Martin, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Nepal speaks at the Meeting of the Security Council on 16 January 2009
The request of Nepal for United Nations assistance in support of its peace process
Mr President,
This is the tenth and last time I am briefing the Council on the assistance [...]
Burning Effigies [in the Name of Lord Shiva] (January 10, 2009) - [read more]
Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared on the paper.]
Indian Hindu Rightwing Fundamentalists Demonstrate In Agra, India Against Nepal Government Decision To Apointment Nepali Priest in Pashupatinath Temmple
The other day I came across a Reuters video on an AOL web [...]
Is Nepal Going to Fail? (January 8, 2009) - [read more]
It is really hard to believe that Nepal has a democratic government.
By Krishna Giri
Instead of mocking Nepali leaders, this time my thoughts were going towards the country and countrymen. Bulldozed by the political and leadership changes; besieged by living and security conditions; aggravated by the false hope for water and electricity, people are going through [...]
Resham! Nepathya Shares Sorrow and Joy with Sydney (January 4, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal’s Premium Rock/Folk band performs in Australia
“Let me share with you all a real life story,” said Amrit Gurung amidst his debut performance in Sydney on Saturday. “I was talking to a second generation Nepali immigrant residing in Europe. When I asked him if he liked visiting Nepal, he simply answered ‘no’. When asked why, [...]
Nepal News archive for 22 February 2009
Nepali in Delhi accused of colluding with kidney - That’s Cricket (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu: A man working for the embassy of Saudi Arabia in New Delhi allegedly colluded with an organ racket in the Indian capital to try to dupe a Nepalese girl and obtain her kidneys. 15-year old Kesh Kumari Rawat from Sukhet town in Nepal has …
Nepal Tourism Board to host agent workshop Wednesday - e-Travel Blackboard (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
The Nepal Tourist Board will join with the Embassy of Nepal, Australia to host their Travel Agents Workshop at The Tea Room, Queen Victoria Building (QVB) on Wednesday 25 February. While sipping tea, guests will learn all about Naturally Nepal and …
Nepal royal massacre site to be opened to public - Times of India (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: It was on a Friday eight years ago that gunfire destroyed the quiet of the night in Kathmandu’s pink royal palace, triggering a series of catastrophes that started with the murder of 10 members of the royal family and eventually, led to …
Menon, Prachanda discuss Indo-Nepal agreement - Thaindian.com (February 17, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 17 (ANI): Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon today met Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda and discussed the progress made on agreements signed during Prachandas last visit to India. Kantipur quoted Foreign Affairs Advisor …
Now Bollywood voices to become Kathmandu voices too - Hindustan Times (February 19, 2009) - [read more]
While Bollywood’s kung fu comedy Chandni Chowk to China was given the thumbs-down in Nepal, it has now embraced the voices of India’s Hindi film industry as the voices of Kathmandu . Maverick Nepali actor-film director Akash Adhikari, who won the …
India to help Nepal strengthen democracy - Newstrack India (February 18, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 18 (ANI): Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon today assured that India is committed to assist Nepal’s democracy, stability and peace process. Speaking at a press meet at the end of his two-day visit to Nepal, Menon …
Nepal court to give Sobhraj priority - Times of India (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Charles Sobhraj’s flagging battle for freedom from Nepal’s jails has received a boost with the Patan Appellate Court saying it would give priority to the 65-year-old’s case. “At the appellate court, we have the policy of giving …
Young Nepali girls are sold as ‘brides’ to aged Koreans - Digital Journal (February 16, 2009) - [read more]
In Nepal, some marriage bureaus are running their unscrupulous business of cheating young girls after luring them for wedding smart and good-looking Korean men, only to discover later that they have been sold to some old fellows. Cheating young girls …
Nepali Times
Ballot wait (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
The election for UML leadership at the party’s eight convention in Butwal gets delayed as cadidates start withdrawing their
The Army’s ideas (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
Even as Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and Army Chief Rookmangud Katawal try to stare each other down, the Nepal Army has been the first government body to come up with suggestions for the new
Yadab splits (February 11, 2009) - [read more]
As the Maoists prepare to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the People’s War, Matrika Yadab formally announces that he is no longer a part of the
Ordnance to ordinance (February 10, 2009) - [read more]
President Ram Baran Yadab on Tuesday ratified three ordinances just a day after 18 of the 25 parties represented in the CA had agreed to ask Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to call the parliamentary session.
Endangered freedom (February 8, 2009) - [read more]
A high-level delegation of international media watchdog groups has concluded a four-day inspection visit of Nepal and has said that press freedom is in danger in Nepal.
Roll call (February 5, 2009) - [read more]
With the tension between the Defence Ministry and the Nepal Army showing no sign of cooling down, the parliamentary State Affairs Committee (SAC) has decided to summon Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa on February 11 for
Picking up pace (February 4, 2009) - [read more]
The constitution writing process is finally gaining momentum although other political squabblings continue.
Et tu, Bhutan (January 28, 2009) - [read more]
The Bhutan Infocomm and Media Authority (BICMA) has found that a panel discussion aired by the Bhutan Broadcasting Service Corporation (BBSC) broadcaster on the quality of a pre-paid taxi service in the country contravened the media code of conduct and fined the
Nepal News
Capital to see historic music concert in Shivaratri (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
The Mahashivarati World Music Festival 2009 will see more than three dozen singers, musicians and bands perform on the same stage alongside the Pokhareli band on February 23 at Bhrikuti Mandap premises.
Tibetan Youth Disappointed with Obama & MRS.Clinton (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
B.RAMAN Tibetan youth organizations in Tibet and other Tibetan-inhabited areas of China have kept up their campaign for the observance of the Tibetan New Year’s Day on February 25,2009, as a day of mourning in …
Sherpas: the living legends of Everest (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
Introduction For me, my country is my temple and people are the Devatas. To show my sincere love and respect to my Devatas I have started to write a series of articles on the theme ” BEAUTIFUL PROPLE, BEAUTIFUL …
More Nepalis head for work overseas despite economic gloom (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal has decided to dissolve its Revolutionary People’s Council, a structure created parallel to the government during the “people’s war”. The council was headed by Finance …
Kathmandu Diary (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu Diary by Daniel Lak Red Sunrise Industry With local politics in advanced entropy, with endless power cuts, unbearably dirty streets, frequent riots, demonstrations and chakka jams, you’d think this …
Interview: Nepal lacks resources to control bird flu (February 22, 2009) - [read more]
Though Nepal has successfully controlled the first outbreak of bird flu , it is at high risk of recurring outbreaks, said Prabhakar Pathak, Director General of the Department of Livestock Services in Kathmandu.
Representative of Communist Party of Nepal (UML) dies in road accident (February 21, 2009) - [read more]
Hirendra Kuwar, who was elected Communist Party of Nepal representative for the party’s 8th General Convention, died in a road accident Sunday morning, said Nepal FM.
Hundreds celebrate deposed queen’s B’day (February 21, 2009) - [read more]
“Imagine what happens to a family when it has no guardians? Chaos. It’s the same in Nepal now.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
A Life Ordinary: Story of a Nepali Chowkidar in Delhi (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared in the paper. Extended version of this story was published in Nepali in today's Kantipur Koseli. Plus, here is my take on India's Valentines culture in today's Op-Ed of Kantipur.]
Bishnu Prasad Nepal [...]
And the Last Press Briefing by Ian Martin (February 2, 2009) - [read more]
Ian Martin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Nepal, addressed reporters at Reporters’ Club in Kathmandu today. Here is the Q and A, as provided by United Nations Mission in Nepal. Here is Ian’s last briefing to UNSC.
Rishi [Dhamala, the Chair of the Club], Thank you very much indeed for inviting me to come to [...]
Darjeeling Today: Talks of the State of Gorkhaland (January 31, 2009) - [read more]
Nepali Indians-Gorkhas-Want Their Own State Under the Union of India
By Swaroop Chetry
A routine day in Darjeeling begins with cabbies waiting for tourist to clamber on to their seats and rush to Tiger Hill to see the majestic Kanchanjunga change colour as the Sun rises from the far [...]
Hail the Republic: How Indians Wrote the Constitution (January 27, 2009) - [read more]
Republic Day is both a day of celebration and introspection for India
Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared on the paper.]
On the 26th day of every January a grand ceremony is held on Rajpath (formerly King’s Way), a wide road [...]
The Last Briefing by Ian Martin (January 17, 2009) - [read more]
Ian Martin, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Nepal speaks at the Meeting of the Security Council on 16 January 2009
The request of Nepal for United Nations assistance in support of its peace process
Mr President,
This is the tenth and last time I am briefing the Council on the assistance [...]
Burning Effigies [in the Name of Lord Shiva] (January 10, 2009) - [read more]
Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared on the paper.]
Indian Hindu Rightwing Fundamentalists Demonstrate In Agra, India Against Nepal Government Decision To Apointment Nepali Priest in Pashupatinath Temmple
The other day I came across a Reuters video on an AOL web [...]
Is Nepal Going to Fail? (January 8, 2009) - [read more]
It is really hard to believe that Nepal has a democratic government.
By Krishna Giri
Instead of mocking Nepali leaders, this time my thoughts were going towards the country and countrymen. Bulldozed by the political and leadership changes; besieged by living and security conditions; aggravated by the false hope for water and electricity, people are going through [...]
Resham! Nepathya Shares Sorrow and Joy with Sydney (January 4, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal’s Premium Rock/Folk band performs in Australia
“Let me share with you all a real life story,” said Amrit Gurung amidst his debut performance in Sydney on Saturday. “I was talking to a second generation Nepali immigrant residing in Europe. When I asked him if he liked visiting Nepal, he simply answered ‘no’. When asked why, [...]
Nepal News archive for 21 February 2009
Indo-Nepal border dispute almost resolved: Nepal Minister - Deepika Global (February 21, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 21 (UNI) Nepal Minister for Foreign Affairs Upendra Yadav today said the Nepal-India border dispute is almost resolved. ”Ninety eight per cent of the border dispute between Nepal and India has been resolved,” Mr Yadav said at a press …
In Nepal, celebrating the sacred is simpler - La Crosse Tribune (February 21, 2009) - [read more]
On the other side of the Earth, on a street in Kathmandu, lives a stone. This stone is slightly bigger than the size of my fist and juts out from the ground near the entry to a shop. It’s a humble stone. And I likely never would have noticed it had …
CPC delegation meets Nepali PM - Xinhua News Agency (February 15, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — A delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Sunday met Nepali Prime Minister Prachandaat the latter’s official residence in Nepali capital Kathmandu. Prime Minister and Chairman of the Unified Communist Party …
Koreans buy Nepali brides to work as slaves (Feature) - New Kerala (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, Feb 15: Shanti Magar, a 21-year-old woman from Baglung district in western Nepal, belongs to the indigenous Magar community that sends hundreds of its men abroad every year to work as soldiers in the British and Indian …
India to help Nepal strengthen democracy - Newstrack India (February 18, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 18 (ANI): Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon today assured that India is committed to assist Nepal’s democracy, stability and peace process. Speaking at a press meet at the end of his two-day visit to Nepal, Menon …
Nepal court to give Sobhraj priority - Times of India (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Charles Sobhraj’s flagging battle for freedom from Nepal’s jails has received a boost with the Patan Appellate Court saying it would give priority to the 65-year-old’s case. “At the appellate court, we have the policy of giving …
Nepali girls sold as “brides” to old South Koreans - Daily News and Analysis (February 15, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu: Unscrupulous marriage bureaus are thriving in Nepal who lure young girls for weddings with ‘handsome’ Korean men, only to find out that they have been cheated and married to males of their father’s age. A 22 year old girl Dawa Sherpa, of …
Young Nepali girls are sold as ‘brides’ to aged Koreans - Digital Journal (February 16, 2009) - [read more]
In Nepal, some marriage bureaus are running their unscrupulous business of cheating young girls after luring them for wedding smart and good-looking Korean men, only to discover later that they have been sold to some old fellows. Cheating young girls …
Nepali Times
The Army’s ideas (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
Even as Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and Army Chief Rookmangud Katawal try to stare each other down, the Nepal Army has been the first government body to come up with suggestions for the new
Yadab splits (February 11, 2009) - [read more]
As the Maoists prepare to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the People’s War, Matrika Yadab formally announces that he is no longer a part of the
Ordnance to ordinance (February 10, 2009) - [read more]
President Ram Baran Yadab on Tuesday ratified three ordinances just a day after 18 of the 25 parties represented in the CA had agreed to ask Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to call the parliamentary session.
Endangered freedom (February 8, 2009) - [read more]
A high-level delegation of international media watchdog groups has concluded a four-day inspection visit of Nepal and has said that press freedom is in danger in Nepal.
Roll call (February 5, 2009) - [read more]
With the tension between the Defence Ministry and the Nepal Army showing no sign of cooling down, the parliamentary State Affairs Committee (SAC) has decided to summon Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa on February 11 for
Picking up pace (February 4, 2009) - [read more]
The constitution writing process is finally gaining momentum although other political squabblings continue.
Et tu, Bhutan (January 28, 2009) - [read more]
The Bhutan Infocomm and Media Authority (BICMA) has found that a panel discussion aired by the Bhutan Broadcasting Service Corporation (BBSC) broadcaster on the quality of a pre-paid taxi service in the country contravened the media code of conduct and fined the
PKD address (January 26, 2009) - [read more]
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has taken the unusual step of addressing the nation to reassure people that the government is serious about service
Nepal News
Hundreds celebrate deposed queen’s B’day (February 21, 2009) - [read more]
“Imagine what happens to a family when it has no guardians? Chaos. It’s the same in Nepal now.
Bird flu confirmed in eastern Nepal, emergency area declared (February 21, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU. February 21. KAZINFORM The Nepali government has declared Sharanamtai Village Development Committee and adjoining areas in the eastern Jhapa district a bird flu emergency area after reoccurrence of …
Neenah women challenged by Mt. Everest (February 20, 2009) - [read more]
So if January’s doldrums have you spinning your wheels and in the mood for a pick-me-up, log on to the popular Web site and in the search field type in ‘Mount Everest base camp.’ From there, scroll down until …
Growing drug ties choking India, Nepal (February 20, 2009) - [read more]
Despite scores of law enforcement agencies across the world battling to control drug smuggling, the menace has mushroomed last year with growing links between South Asian neighbours India and Nepal, enforcement …
Another journalist gunned down in Nepal (February 20, 2009) - [read more]
A month after the brutal murder of a woman radio journalist in Nepal’s violent Terai plains, another journalist has been attacked in the southern lowlands in broad daylight Thursday with the gunmen managing to …
Guinness recognition sought for Sherchan (February 20, 2009) - [read more]
Guinness recognition sought for Sherchan KATHMANDU: Min Bahadur Sherchan thought he made a world record by becoming the oldest person to scale Mount Everest when he reached atop Everest at the age of 77.
Nepala s peace facing its a most severe tests yeta : ICG (February 20, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, Feb 19 : International Crisis Group , a Brussels-based international think-tank, has issued a stark warning that Nepal’s peace process is facing its “most severe tests yet” and adds that the onus to …
‘Indian fertilizers smuggled into Nepal’ (February 20, 2009) - [read more]
‘Indian fertilizers smuggled into Nepal’ KATHMANDU: The government of Uttar Pradesh state of India has said there is rampant smuggling of urea from UP to Nepal, and blamed it for the shortage of fertilizers in …
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
A Life Ordinary: Story of a Nepali Chowkidar in Delhi (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared in the paper. Extended version of this story was published in Nepali in today's Kantipur Koseli. Plus, here is my take on India's Valentines culture in today's Op-Ed of Kantipur.]
Bishnu Prasad Nepal [...]
And the Last Press Briefing by Ian Martin (February 2, 2009) - [read more]
Ian Martin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Nepal, addressed reporters at Reporters’ Club in Kathmandu today. Here is the Q and A, as provided by United Nations Mission in Nepal. Here is Ian’s last briefing to UNSC.
Rishi [Dhamala, the Chair of the Club], Thank you very much indeed for inviting me to come to [...]
Darjeeling Today: Talks of the State of Gorkhaland (January 31, 2009) - [read more]
Nepali Indians-Gorkhas-Want Their Own State Under the Union of India
By Swaroop Chetry
A routine day in Darjeeling begins with cabbies waiting for tourist to clamber on to their seats and rush to Tiger Hill to see the majestic Kanchanjunga change colour as the Sun rises from the far [...]
Hail the Republic: How Indians Wrote the Constitution (January 27, 2009) - [read more]
Republic Day is both a day of celebration and introspection for India
Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared on the paper.]
On the 26th day of every January a grand ceremony is held on Rajpath (formerly King’s Way), a wide road [...]
The Last Briefing by Ian Martin (January 17, 2009) - [read more]
Ian Martin, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Nepal speaks at the Meeting of the Security Council on 16 January 2009
The request of Nepal for United Nations assistance in support of its peace process
Mr President,
This is the tenth and last time I am briefing the Council on the assistance [...]
Burning Effigies [in the Name of Lord Shiva] (January 10, 2009) - [read more]
Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared on the paper.]
Indian Hindu Rightwing Fundamentalists Demonstrate In Agra, India Against Nepal Government Decision To Apointment Nepali Priest in Pashupatinath Temmple
The other day I came across a Reuters video on an AOL web [...]
Is Nepal Going to Fail? (January 8, 2009) - [read more]
It is really hard to believe that Nepal has a democratic government.
By Krishna Giri
Instead of mocking Nepali leaders, this time my thoughts were going towards the country and countrymen. Bulldozed by the political and leadership changes; besieged by living and security conditions; aggravated by the false hope for water and electricity, people are going through [...]
Resham! Nepathya Shares Sorrow and Joy with Sydney (January 4, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal’s Premium Rock/Folk band performs in Australia
“Let me share with you all a real life story,” said Amrit Gurung amidst his debut performance in Sydney on Saturday. “I was talking to a second generation Nepali immigrant residing in Europe. When I asked him if he liked visiting Nepal, he simply answered ‘no’. When asked why, [...]
Nepal News archive for 20 February 2009
Lankan President to visit Nepal - Times of India (February 20, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Moving forcefully to boost tourism to Nepal, the birthplace of the Buddha, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will be the first guest on board the national carrier Sri Lankan when it resumes direct flights to and from Kathmandu next …
Journalist shot and wounded in Nepal - Daily Times (February 20, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle shot at and wounded a journalist in Nepal’s restive southern plains, the latest in a series of attacks on the media, police said on Friday. Gyanendra Raj Mishra was shot and wounded outside a …
Growing smuggling in drugs chokes India and Nepal - Gulf Times (February 20, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Despite scores of law enforcement agencies across the world battling to control drug smuggling, the menace has mushroomed last year with growing links between South Asian neighbours India and Nepal, enforcement officials said. “Cannabis …
Maoist hopes of ‘new Nepal’ dashed as conflict mounts - Gulf Times (February 20, 2009) - [read more]
LACHHITOLE: When Maoist chief and Prime Minister Prachanda said that governing Nepal was harder than fighting a decade-long civil war, he need have looked no further than his own parliamentary constituency for evidence. Lachhitole village is less …
At loggerheads, over Lord Buddha - Hindustan Times (February 20, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal banned the Bollywood movie, Chandni Chowk to China following protests over a scene suggesting that Lord Gautam Buddha was born in India. Earlier, the Nepal government had to shelve plans to inscribe Lord Buddha’s picture on paper currencies …
Blasts at Nepali Congress district office - Thaindian.com (February 13, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 14 (ANI): An unidentified group detonated a pressure cooker bomb at the Nepali Congress office in Hasanpur of Dhangadhi district last night. According to Kantipur, walls of ground floor and stairs have been destroyed. The Nepali …
Koreans buy Nepali brides to work as slaves (Feature) - Thaindian.com (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 15 (IANS) Shanti Magar, a 21-year-old woman from Baglung district in western Nepal, belongs to the indigenous Magar community that sends hundreds of its men abroad every year to work as soldiers in the British and Indian armies. Keen …
CPC delegation meets Nepali PM - Xinhua News Agency (February 15, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — A delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Sunday met Nepali Prime Minister Prachandaat the latter’s official residence in Nepali capital Kathmandu. Prime Minister and Chairman of the Unified Communist Party …
Nepali Times
The Army’s ideas (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
Even as Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and Army Chief Rookmangud Katawal try to stare each other down, the Nepal Army has been the first government body to come up with suggestions for the new
Yadab splits (February 11, 2009) - [read more]
As the Maoists prepare to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the People’s War, Matrika Yadab formally announces that he is no longer a part of the
Ordnance to ordinance (February 10, 2009) - [read more]
President Ram Baran Yadab on Tuesday ratified three ordinances just a day after 18 of the 25 parties represented in the CA had agreed to ask Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to call the parliamentary session.
Endangered freedom (February 8, 2009) - [read more]
A high-level delegation of international media watchdog groups has concluded a four-day inspection visit of Nepal and has said that press freedom is in danger in Nepal.
Roll call (February 5, 2009) - [read more]
With the tension between the Defence Ministry and the Nepal Army showing no sign of cooling down, the parliamentary State Affairs Committee (SAC) has decided to summon Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa on February 11 for
Picking up pace (February 4, 2009) - [read more]
The constitution writing process is finally gaining momentum although other political squabblings continue.
Et tu, Bhutan (January 28, 2009) - [read more]
The Bhutan Infocomm and Media Authority (BICMA) has found that a panel discussion aired by the Bhutan Broadcasting Service Corporation (BBSC) broadcaster on the quality of a pre-paid taxi service in the country contravened the media code of conduct and fined the
PKD address (January 26, 2009) - [read more]
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has taken the unusual step of addressing the nation to reassure people that the government is serious about service
Nepal News
Neenah women challenged by Mt. Everest (February 20, 2009) - [read more]
So if January’s doldrums have you spinning your wheels and in the mood for a pick-me-up, log on to the popular Web site and in the search field type in ‘Mount Everest base camp.’ From there, scroll down until …
Growing drug ties choking India, Nepal (February 20, 2009) - [read more]
Despite scores of law enforcement agencies across the world battling to control drug smuggling, the menace has mushroomed last year with growing links between South Asian neighbours India and Nepal, enforcement …
Another journalist gunned down in Nepal (February 20, 2009) - [read more]
A month after the brutal murder of a woman radio journalist in Nepal’s violent Terai plains, another journalist has been attacked in the southern lowlands in broad daylight Thursday with the gunmen managing to …
Guinness recognition sought for Sherchan (February 20, 2009) - [read more]
Guinness recognition sought for Sherchan KATHMANDU: Min Bahadur Sherchan thought he made a world record by becoming the oldest person to scale Mount Everest when he reached atop Everest at the age of 77.
Nepala s peace facing its a most severe tests yeta : ICG (February 20, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, Feb 19 : International Crisis Group , a Brussels-based international think-tank, has issued a stark warning that Nepal’s peace process is facing its “most severe tests yet” and adds that the onus to …
‘Indian fertilizers smuggled into Nepal’ (February 20, 2009) - [read more]
‘Indian fertilizers smuggled into Nepal’ KATHMANDU: The government of Uttar Pradesh state of India has said there is rampant smuggling of urea from UP to Nepal, and blamed it for the shortage of fertilizers in …
Sri Lankan President to visit Nepal (February 20, 2009) - [read more]
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will visit Nepal from March 2 4, the Sri Lankan Embassy in Kathmandu confirmed on Thursday.
British MPs hail Nepal’s pledge to allow Gurkha recruitment (February 20, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 19 : A team of British lawmakers is leaving Nepal Friday with an assurance by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ that his government will not halt the recruitment of the famed Gurkha …
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
A Life Ordinary: Story of a Nepali Chowkidar in Delhi (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared in the paper. Extended version of this story was published in Nepali in today's Kantipur Koseli. Plus, here is my take on India's Valentines culture in today's Op-Ed of Kantipur.]
Bishnu Prasad Nepal [...]
And the Last Press Briefing by Ian Martin (February 2, 2009) - [read more]
Ian Martin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Nepal, addressed reporters at Reporters’ Club in Kathmandu today. Here is the Q and A, as provided by United Nations Mission in Nepal. Here is Ian’s last briefing to UNSC.
Rishi [Dhamala, the Chair of the Club], Thank you very much indeed for inviting me to come to [...]
Darjeeling Today: Talks of the State of Gorkhaland (January 31, 2009) - [read more]
Nepali Indians-Gorkhas-Want Their Own State Under the Union of India
By Swaroop Chetry
A routine day in Darjeeling begins with cabbies waiting for tourist to clamber on to their seats and rush to Tiger Hill to see the majestic Kanchanjunga change colour as the Sun rises from the far [...]
Hail the Republic: How Indians Wrote the Constitution (January 27, 2009) - [read more]
Republic Day is both a day of celebration and introspection for India
Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared on the paper.]
On the 26th day of every January a grand ceremony is held on Rajpath (formerly King’s Way), a wide road [...]
The Last Briefing by Ian Martin (January 17, 2009) - [read more]
Ian Martin, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Nepal speaks at the Meeting of the Security Council on 16 January 2009
The request of Nepal for United Nations assistance in support of its peace process
Mr President,
This is the tenth and last time I am briefing the Council on the assistance [...]
Burning Effigies [in the Name of Lord Shiva] (January 10, 2009) - [read more]
Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared on the paper.]
Indian Hindu Rightwing Fundamentalists Demonstrate In Agra, India Against Nepal Government Decision To Apointment Nepali Priest in Pashupatinath Temmple
The other day I came across a Reuters video on an AOL web [...]
Is Nepal Going to Fail? (January 8, 2009) - [read more]
It is really hard to believe that Nepal has a democratic government.
By Krishna Giri
Instead of mocking Nepali leaders, this time my thoughts were going towards the country and countrymen. Bulldozed by the political and leadership changes; besieged by living and security conditions; aggravated by the false hope for water and electricity, people are going through [...]
Resham! Nepathya Shares Sorrow and Joy with Sydney (January 4, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal’s Premium Rock/Folk band performs in Australia
“Let me share with you all a real life story,” said Amrit Gurung amidst his debut performance in Sydney on Saturday. “I was talking to a second generation Nepali immigrant residing in Europe. When I asked him if he liked visiting Nepal, he simply answered ‘no’. When asked why, [...]