Nepalis fear mass return of jobless workers – Financial Times (February 4, 2009) – [read more]
Rajan Tamang returned home to Nepal last month with 16 compatriots after they lost their jobs at a -rubber products factory in Malaysia. “They fired us, citing lack of orders,” he said. “I was poor before going to Malaysia but now I might become a …
Nepal border posts to be revamped by 2011 – Gulf Times (January 29, 2009) – [read more]
KATHMANDU: India and Nepal have agreed to revamp two key border check posts by February 2011 for greater security as well as better trade and traffic. A bilateral Project Steering Committee comprising India’s border management secretary Shantanu …
Tighter India-Nepal border check posts by February 2011 – New Kerala (January 29, 2009) – [read more]
By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, Jan 29: India and Nepal have agreed to revamp two key border check posts by February 2011 for greater security as well as better trade and traffic. A bilateral Project Steering Committee comprising India’s border …
UNICEF: Maternal mortality ratio too high in Nepal – Xinhua News Agency (January 29, 2009) – [read more]
KATHMANDU, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) — The maternal mortality ratio is to high in Nepal as about 281 Nepali women per 100,000 live births die of complications during childbirth, said a UNICEF official here on Thursday. This means on average, one woman dies …
Learn to appreciate our nation, Nepal tells Bollywood – Thaindian.com (January 30, 2009) – [read more]
Kathmandu, Jan 30 (IANS) When Hindi comedy film “Chandni Chowk to China” ruffled Nepali sentiments by wrongly asserting that the Buddha was born in India, it was not an isolated mistake, say many Nepalis. They feel that Bollywood has been …
Nepal cabinet approves ordinances on investment board and SEZ – New Kerala (January 29, 2009) – [read more]
Kathmandu, Jan 29: Nepal Cabinet has promulgated two ordinances, one on forming the investment board and another on Special Economic Zones (SEZ). Nepalnews quoted government spokesperson and the Minister for Information and Communication Krishna …
Nepali capital’s market faces shortage of chicken due to bird flu – Xinhua News Agency (February 1, 2009) – [read more]
¡¡ KATHMANDU, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — Market in Nepali capital Kathmandu is facing shortage of chicken after the detection of bird flu in Kakarvitta of Jhapa district in eastern Nepal, the National News Agency RSS reported on Sunday. It is said that …
Sobhraj hangs in limbo in Nepal – Times of India (January 29, 2009) – [read more]
More than a fortnight after his freedom dreams were dashed by Nepal’s Supreme Court, yesteryear’s “Serpent” Charles Gurmukh Sobhraj hangs in limbo in the Himalayan republic’s legal labyrinth with the apex court yet to issue orders to a lower …
Nepali Times
Picking up pace (February 4, 2009) – [read more]
The constitution writing process is finally gaining momentum althoug other political squabbling 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
Clean up begins (January 24, 2009) – [read more]
The garbage collection in the capital resumed on Friday after prime
minister made a written promise to take actions against those involved in the Bibek Debkota case.
Life without electricity (January 19, 2009) – [read more]
As 16 hours of loadshedding cripples life, people in the valley tell Nepali Times how they are dealing with
Busy week (January 19, 2009) – [read more]
It’s been a busy week during which the government has tried to deal with the country’s multiple
Nab Uma Singh’s murderers (January 14, 2009) – [read more]
Statement issued on Wedensday by the Editors Alliance on the murder of Uma Singh.
Uma Singh, 26 (January 12, 2009) – [read more]
The murder of radio reporter Uma Singh in Janakpur is the latest proof that journalism in Nepal has become much more dangerous after the end of the war than during
Nepal News
Buddha protests continue in Nepal (February 4, 2009) – [read more]
The All Nepal Students Union also submitted a memorandum to the English department authorities, asking them to drop the book from the list of prescribed textbooks.
Govt bid to save Nepali in Qatar deathrow (February 4, 2009) – [read more]
PRABHAKAR GHIMIRE KATHMANDU, Feb 4 : The government has initiated the process to save Nepali national Chandra Shekhar Yadav on whom two courts in Qatar have slapped the death sentence for alleged involvement in …
Six Months of Maoist-led Govt (February 4, 2009) – [read more]
The Maoists displayed charismatic action when they were not in power. They not only brought king’s army under civilian control, dismissed and suspended the executive power of king but also made him inanimate …
22-inch man pulls crowds at Tulsipur fair (February 4, 2009) – [read more]
Thousands have thronged to see 56-year old Chandra Bahadur Dangi, who is 22-inches tall and weighs just 12 kg.
Woman dies while trespassing army’s security perimeter (February 3, 2009) – [read more]
REPUBLICA KATHMANDU, Feb 3: One woman died and another one was injured Tuesday afternoon when an explosive laid for the security of a Nepal Army base camp at Khumel of Rolpa district went off after the two …
Nepal Maoists shutdown Manipal hospital in Pokhara (February 3, 2009) – [read more]
Supporters of Nepal Maoists, who have often been accused of resorting to violence and intimidation, have now targeted a medical college set up as a joint venture between India’s Manipal Group and the government …
India, Bhutan to strengthen security (February 2, 2009) – [read more]
India, Bhutan to strengthen security KATHMANDU: The government of West Bengal state, India and Bhutan will identify vulnerable entry and exit points and provide extra vigilance in view of the infiltration by …
Export of Nepali manpower in crisis (February 2, 2009) – [read more]
Export of Nepali manpower in crisis KATHMANDU: The number of Nepali migrant workers leaving for various countries is witnessing a steep tumble after the government stopped issuing work permits for Malaysia.
United We Blog! for a Democratic 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, [...]
Jai Shambho: Row Over Appointment of Pashupatinath Priests (January 3, 2009) – [read more]
It’s been a week since the row over the appointment of the priests in Pashupatinath erupted. The Maoist led government, with the direct orders from the Prime Minister, has appointed Nepali priests replacing the Indians in the largest temple of Nepal. Some people have protested the move for different reasons and they have their own [...]
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