Nepal News archive for 30 April 2009
RIGHTS-NEPAL: Maoists Attack Journos, Threaten Media Freedom - Inter Press Service (April 30, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, Dec 29 (IPS) - When Kunda Dixit, editor of the ‘Nepali Times’ and 12 other staff members of the Himalmedia publishing house were attacked and injured by supporters of Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M), a week ago, it was a sign …
NEPAL: Poor Planning Behind Rising Food Prices - Inter Press Service (April 30, 2009) - [read more]
Solitary reaper trudges through lush wheat fields in Nepal where food prices are spiralling amidst plenty - as elsehere in Asia Credit:Nepali Times KATHMANDU, May 8 (IPS) - As the sole breadwinner in a family of five, Maya Tamang watches her food …
Campaign launched to reduce neo-natal mortality rate in Nepal - Xinhua News Agency (April 30, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, April 30 (Xinhua) — Save the Children in collaboration with United States Agency for International Development (USAID-Nepal) has launched the “Knit One Save One” advocacy event in Nepal, said a press release issued by Save the Children on …
Nepal’s Constitution Council names new Chief Justice - Zee News (April 30, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, April 30: Min Bahadur Rayamajhi has been chosen as the new Chief Justice of Nepal by the powerful Constitution Council to replace incumbent Kedar Prasad Giri, who is retiring on May 3. The seven-member Council headed by Prime Minister …
Ravaging forest fire out of control in Nepal - Xinhua News Agency (April 30, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, April 30 (Xinhua) — The ravaging wild forest fire in Nepal has become more and more calamitous as the country lacks resources to control it. The fire has already affected 50,000 hectares of land in 37 districts which is still spreading in …
NEPAL: Maternal health goal way off, say experts - Reuters AlertNet (April 30, 2009) - [read more]
Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author’s alone. KATHMANDU, 30 April 2009 ( IRIN ) - With only six years left to achieve its Millennium …
EU ‘Food Facility’ to aid Nepal - Himalayan Times (April 30, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: The European Commission has adopted a € 394 million package of projects to support agriculture and improve the food security situation in developing countries including Nepal. This is the second financing decision in the framework of the …
Nepal Army top generals say ‘we are not divided’ - New Kerala (April 29, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Apr 29 : Three top army generals including Chief of Army Staff General Rookmangad Katawal, Lt Gen Kul Bahadur Khadka and Lt Gen Chhatra Mansingh Gurung have said there is no division in Nepal Army and they are united after the media …
Nepali Times
No decision (April 29, 2009) - [read more]
It was just another round of meeting of top leaders of big parties
that agreed to hold another round of
Obstacle course (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
Travelling overland through Nepal is not for the faint hearted
Army compromise (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
Hectic three-way meetings between NC-UML-Maoists expected to come up with compromise formula to defuse army
Shaky ground (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
Political uncertainty looms as the Maoist’s decision to sack Army Chief Rookmangud Katawal faces opposition from the other
Citizen’s charter (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
A statement by 18 citizens, Kathmandu, 24 April 2009
East side story (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
Loktantra Diwas, it’s been three years since the people’s movement brought the hope of a new, peaceful and free
Clarification please (April 20, 2009) - [read more]
Defence Ministry sought clarification from the Army Chief Rookmangad Katawal on his defiance of government orders on Monday.
Dark road (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
We are soon going to be a nation of
Nepal News
Consensus eludes Nepal on proposal to sack Army Chief (April 30, 2009) - [read more]
South East Asia News.Net Wednesday 29th April, 2009 Kathmandu, Apr 29 : The meeting of the major political parties at Singh Durbar on Wednesday morning failed to reach a consensus over the Chief of Army Staff General Rookmangud Katawal row.
Drought cripples life in W Nepal (April 30, 2009) - [read more]
The life of the local people in western Nepal has crippled as most of the water sources dried up due to drought.
Nepal vigilantes detain another Indian (April 30, 2009) - [read more]
An Indian man, said to be in his 40s and apparently mentally unbalanced, has been taken into control by villagers in a Nepali town near the Indian border and handed over to police amidst allegations that he was a kidnapper as anti-Indian propaganda continued to incite mob fury in Nepal’s Terai lowlands.
The Big Question: Who are the Gurkhas and what is their contribution to military history? (April 30, 2009) - [read more]
Why are we asking this now? Because yesterday the Government was forced into a climb down over its refusal to allow all former Gurkha soldiers to settle in the UK after they had left the British Army.
Above the clouds (April 30, 2009) - [read more]
The statue, a tribute to the king of Nepal who was murdered in a bloody massacre in 2002, stands shrouded in a common blue tarpaulin, a benign symbol of the latest chapter in the gruesome struggles that have gripped this country for hundreds of years.
Little Lhasa emerges in Nepal (April 30, 2009) - [read more]
Tibet is once again in the news, and once again in a negative fashion. Chinese authorities, after crushing all protests from Tibetan refugees during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, once again cracked down hard on all forms of dissent in Tibet during the 50th anniversary of the Chinese invasion.
Rebuilding Nepal: Part I (April 30, 2009) - [read more]
Nestled in the Himalayas of Southwest Asia, landlocked by India and China, lies a nation unlike any other.
The Military Coup That Wasnt (April 29, 2009) - [read more]
It sounds surreal, reads like a page from a nail-biting thriller. On Thursday , 25 generals were present at the meeting of Principal Staff Officers at the Army Headquarters.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
India’s Two Big Leagues (April 25, 2009) - [read more]
India is currently consumed by its two great passions: cricket and elections
By Dinesh Wagle
This article first appeared in the Op-Ed page of today’s Kathmandu Post. Here is the PDF version of the page.
This is a season of fierce competition in India. The two great Indian games are going on and, if the television viewership rating [...]
The Military Coup That Wasnt (April 24, 2009) - [read more]
UWB Note: The Nepal Army today issued a statement strongly refuting the following report (and the one appeared in today’s Kantipur) as “imaginary and illusionary.” “We would like to let the general public know through this statement that the unified and disciplined Nepali Army is working according to laws and the chain of the command [...]
Gorkhaland Goes BJP (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
This is part of an article that appeared on today’s Op-Ed of the Kahtmandu Post. The other part is here. The complete article in PDF is here.
The high pitched movement for the state of Gorkhaland within India by the Nepali-speaking people of the Darjeeling area has reached an awkward situation. [...]
Naya Barshako Suba-Kamana! [Happy New Year 2066!] (April 13, 2009) - [read more]
Today is 01 Baishak 2066
Change they can believe in: America’s new approach to public diplomacy. Hillary Clinton issues a New Year message to us:
Nepali New Year (Bikram Sambat) Message
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
April 13, 2009
To all those around the world who share common Nepali cultural and linguistic traditions, I send best wishes for a [...]
Ex-Prince Paras on Nepali Royal Massacre (March 31, 2009) - [read more]
Eight years after the royal massacre, ex-Crown Prince Paras Bikram Shah talks to the New Paper of Singapore. Why?
UWB Note: The exclusive interview has been translated and reproduced by many Nepali media including top selling and most influential newspaeprs in Nepal. That is one of the most read items in newspapers in Nepal today and [...]
Nepali Constitution: In search of Excellence (March 25, 2009) - [read more]
By Prof. Suryabahadur Singh*
The experimentation of various types of Constitutions was carried out in Nepal. The country had to experience six more Constitutions until elections to Constituent Assembly, 2065 (2008) were held. It had been observed that, these procedural delay jeopardized the growth of democratic system to a greater extent and derail overall national development [...]
Intellectual Poverty (March 23, 2009) - [read more]
By Darshan Karki, after attending the David Seddon lecture last week
There is a distinct pattern to the workshops, public discussion and lecture series that take place in Kathmandu. Firstly there is the speaker or pundit or whatever name they are called by. They are supposed to have mastered the issue in question. In most [...]
BAD: PLA’s Reaction to Nepal Army Recruitment (March 5, 2009) - [read more]
By Lilu Thapa
Following the lines of the Nepal Army’s recruitment, the PLA also has started its own recruitment process for the “vacant posts”. How sane is that decision by the Maoist leadership or what will be the extent and effect of this new development is yet to be seen. However, if this new recruitment from [...]
Nepal News archive for 29 April 2009
Nepal vigilants detain another Indian - The Money Times (April 29, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, April 29: An Indian man, said to be in his 40s and apparently mentally unbalanced, has been taken into control by villagers in a Nepali town near the Indian border and handed over to police amidst allegations that he was a kidnapper as …
Indian envoy to Nepal meets Koirala - The Money Times (April 29, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, April 29: As the bitter battle between Nepal’s ruling Maoist party and army chief General Rookmangud Katawal showed no sign of any resolution, India’s Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood Wednesday met opposition leader and former prime …
Drought cripples life in W Nepal - Xinhua News Agency (April 29, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, April 29 (Xinhua) — The life of the local people in western Nepal has crippled as most of the water sources dried up due to drought. According to a report of the Nepali national news agency RSS on Wednesday, there is dearth of water in …
Consensus eludes Nepal on proposal to sack Army Chief - Newstrack India (April 29, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Apr 29 (ANI): The meeting of the major political parties at Singh Durbar on Wednesday morning failed to reach a consensus over the Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Rookmangud Katawal row. However, the three parties - the Communist Party …
UN alarmed as Nepal Maoists keep up army feud - Thaindian.com (April 29, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, April 29 (IANS) As Nepal’s ruling Maoist party continued its war with the army, pushing for the ouster of the controversial army chief, the UN has expressed concern, saying strained ties between the major political parties could block …
Sondhi may take pilgrimage trip to India or Nepal - Nation - Thailand (April 29, 2009) - [read more]
After surviving attempted killing, media mogul Sondhi Limthongkul may decide to seek solace by taking a pilgrimage to India and Nepal to follow the Buddha’s footprints, said Manager newspaper’s ex-executive editor Paisal Mangkornchaiya. Speaking on …
Indo-Nepal border sealed for 48 hrs - Himalayan Times (April 29, 2009) - [read more]
BHADRAPUR: Indo-Nepal border has been sealed for the next 48 hours from Wednesday morning for security reasons, as India’s Lok Sabha election is scheduled for Thursday. Similarly, Nepal Police have been patrolling in the border areas to prevent any …
Nepal becoming haven for persecuted lesbians - Thaindian.com (April 22, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, April 22 (IANS) Sunil Babu Pant, Nepal’s first openly gay MP who is also the founding president of the country’s first gay rights organisation, the Blue Diamond Society (BDS), received a distress call recently. Two girls, both in their …
Nepali Times
Obstacle course (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
Travelling overland through Nepal is not for the faint hearted
Army compromise (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
Hectic three-way meetings between NC-UML-Maoists expected to come up with compromise formula to defuse army
Shaky ground (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
Political uncertainty looms as the Maoist’s decision to sack Army Chief Rookmangud Katawal faces opposition from the other
Citizen’s charter (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
A statement by 18 citizens, Kathmandu, 24 April 2009
East side story (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
Loktantra Diwas, it’s been three years since the people’s movement brought the hope of a new, peaceful and free
Clarification please (April 20, 2009) - [read more]
Defence Ministry sought clarification from the Army Chief Rookmangad Katawal on his defiance of government orders on Monday.
Dark road (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
We are soon going to be a nation of
Lucky seven (April 15, 2009) - [read more]
The parliament session resumed on Wednesday after PM Dahal held talks with the NC and the UML. The paliament has been stalled seven times in a row within two weeks.
Nepal News
Maoists hit streets against army chief (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Sister organizations of the ruling Unified Communist Party of Nepal , under directives from the party, hit the streets on Tuesday demanding action against Nepal Army chief General Rookmangud Katawal.
Maoists favor Sharma as chief justice (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Prime Minister and Chairman of the Constitutional Council Pushpa Kamal Dahal postponed a decision on choice of new chief justice during MondayA s CC meeting even though a majority of CC members wanted to pick justice Min Bahadur Rayamajhee as the new chief justice.
Lives Remembered: Alan Jacobsen (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
In 1993, partially sighted and in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease, Alan Jacobsen, then 72, made a pilgrimage to Nepal.
Gorkha pensions increased (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
About 36,000 Gorkha veterans, those serving in the Indian Army are rejoicing at the Indian government’s decision to hike their pension funds to Rs10bn .
Dalai Lama’s brain challenge produces split decision (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
If you’re going to challenge the Dalai Lama to a memory game, don’t do it just after he’s meditated.
The perils of Gandhigiri (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
Colonel Anil Athale , a Chhatrapati Shivaji Fellow of the United Services Institute, is working on a project on internal security.
NC to organize nation-wide stir against Maoist high-handedness (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
Concluding that the ruling Unified CPN has continued to interefere in various sectors of the country and engage in all kinds of atrocities, the main opposition Nepali Congress has decided to organize nationwide protests against such moves.
Alameda family hopes for the best from Nepal adoption (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
Dolker Gurung is all smiles in her Halloween costume at the home of her Alameda family, Tricia Parrish, Philip Kaake and their son Emmett Kaake .
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
India’s Two Big Leagues (April 25, 2009) - [read more]
India is currently consumed by its two great passions: cricket and elections
By Dinesh Wagle
This article first appeared in the Op-Ed page of today’s Kathmandu Post. Here is the PDF version of the page.
This is a season of fierce competition in India. The two great Indian games are going on and, if the television viewership rating [...]
The Military Coup That Wasnt (April 24, 2009) - [read more]
UWB Note: The Nepal Army today issued a statement strongly refuting the following report (and the one appeared in today’s Kantipur) as “imaginary and illusionary.” “We would like to let the general public know through this statement that the unified and disciplined Nepali Army is working according to laws and the chain of the command [...]
Gorkhaland Goes BJP (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
This is part of an article that appeared on today’s Op-Ed of the Kahtmandu Post. The other part is here. The complete article in PDF is here.
The high pitched movement for the state of Gorkhaland within India by the Nepali-speaking people of the Darjeeling area has reached an awkward situation. [...]
Naya Barshako Suba-Kamana! [Happy New Year 2066!] (April 13, 2009) - [read more]
Today is 01 Baishak 2066
Change they can believe in: America’s new approach to public diplomacy. Hillary Clinton issues a New Year message to us:
Nepali New Year (Bikram Sambat) Message
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
April 13, 2009
To all those around the world who share common Nepali cultural and linguistic traditions, I send best wishes for a [...]
Ex-Prince Paras on Nepali Royal Massacre (March 31, 2009) - [read more]
Eight years after the royal massacre, ex-Crown Prince Paras Bikram Shah talks to the New Paper of Singapore. Why?
UWB Note: The exclusive interview has been translated and reproduced by many Nepali media including top selling and most influential newspaeprs in Nepal. That is one of the most read items in newspapers in Nepal today and [...]
Nepali Constitution: In search of Excellence (March 25, 2009) - [read more]
By Prof. Suryabahadur Singh*
The experimentation of various types of Constitutions was carried out in Nepal. The country had to experience six more Constitutions until elections to Constituent Assembly, 2065 (2008) were held. It had been observed that, these procedural delay jeopardized the growth of democratic system to a greater extent and derail overall national development [...]
Intellectual Poverty (March 23, 2009) - [read more]
By Darshan Karki, after attending the David Seddon lecture last week
There is a distinct pattern to the workshops, public discussion and lecture series that take place in Kathmandu. Firstly there is the speaker or pundit or whatever name they are called by. They are supposed to have mastered the issue in question. In most [...]
BAD: PLA’s Reaction to Nepal Army Recruitment (March 5, 2009) - [read more]
By Lilu Thapa
Following the lines of the Nepal Army’s recruitment, the PLA also has started its own recruitment process for the “vacant posts”. How sane is that decision by the Maoist leadership or what will be the extent and effect of this new development is yet to be seen. However, if this new recruitment from [...]
Nepal News archive for 28 April 2009
Carla Bruni’s ex to hit a high note in Nepal - Thaindian.com (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, April 28 (IANS) French guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Louis Bertignac -better known as an ex-boyfriend of French first lady Carla Bruni - will now hit a different note in Nepal, far removed from Parisian high life. The 55-year-old …
Nepali gov’t announces tough steps to battle swine flu - Focus Infomation (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu. Nepali government has announced tough measures in response to swine flu which was first detected in Mexico some days ago, Xinhua News Agency informed. According to Tuesday’s The Himalayan Times, the joint meeting of the Ministry of …
Apollo hospital launches telemedicine link with Om Hospital in Nepal - New Kerala (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
New Delhi, Apr 28 : Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals today launched telemedicine service at Om Hospital in Kathmandu which would benefit the people of Nepal who could now consult Indian doctors for expert advice on various health problems. The …
Nepal PM urges Koirala to support govt’s decision to sack Army Chief - New Kerala (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Apr 28 : Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal met Nepali Congress (NC) President Girija Prasad Koirala on Tuesday morning and urged him to support the government to sack Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Rookmangad Katawal. The meeting took …
Is a Nepali fugitive winning Indian election? - Newstrack India (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
He is one of the richest candidates, who fought for the Lok Sabha polls from Assam in Northeast India. A lottery baron turned politician, who has already won three times from Tezpur parliamentary constituency, is more known as a man of money. There …
Five arrested for shooting Nepali PM secretary - Xinhua News Agency (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, April 28 (Xinhua) — Nepali Police have arrested five people involved in an attack on the personal secretary of Prime Minister Prachanda. Chief of the Metropolitan Police Range Hanumandhoka Superintendent of Police (SP) Nawa Raj Silwal …
GMR runs into fresh trouble in Nepal - Sify (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu: The GMR Group, one of India’s premier infrastructure developers, has run into fresh trouble in Nepal, where it is building a 300-MW hydro power project. From Sunday, villagers in western Nepal’s remote Dailekh and Accham districts have …
Nepali sinologist: Nepal-China understanding fostered up - Xinhua News Agency (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
According to Bhattarai, Nepal was admitted in the United Nations on Dec. 14, 1955. From the first time it attended the General Assembly session in 1956, Nepal continuously supported the resolution to restore the legitimate seat for the PRC in the UN …
Nepali Times
Obstacle course (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
Travelling overland through Nepal is not for the faint hearted
Army compromise (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
Hectic three-way meetings between NC-UML-Maoists expected to come up with compromise formula to defuse army
Shaky ground (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
Political uncertainty looms as the Maoist’s decision to sack Army Chief Rookmangud Katawal faces opposition from the other
Citizen’s charter (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
A statement by 18 citizens, Kathmandu, 24 April 2009
East side story (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
Loktantra Diwas, it’s been three years since the people’s movement brought the hope of a new, peaceful and free
Clarification please (April 20, 2009) - [read more]
Defence Ministry sought clarification from the Army Chief Rookmangad Katawal on his defiance of government orders on Monday.
Dark road (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
We are soon going to be a nation of
Lucky seven (April 15, 2009) - [read more]
The parliament session resumed on Wednesday after PM Dahal held talks with the NC and the UML. The paliament has been stalled seven times in a row within two weeks.
Nepal News
PM’s China visit cancelled (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s China visit, which was scheduled to start from May 2, has been cancelled owing to the political crisis in the country following the government decision to ask the Nepal Army chief for clarification for his actions.
India alarmed by rising mob attacks near Nepal border (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, April 27 : Concerned by the growing mob attacks in Nepal’s Terai region near the Indian border, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu has asked its security and other related departments to look into the incidents and take appropriate action.
India asks Nepal not to meddle with army (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, April 26 : India’s ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood Sunday conveyed his government’s suggestion to Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda not to meddle with the army’s chain of command even as the Maoist government sought to dismiss army chief Gen Rookmangud Katawal just four months before he is due to …
Lhasa-Kathmandu Highway under construction (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Members of the Chinese People’s Armed Police Force work at the construction site of the Lhasa-Kathmandu Highway in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, April 6, 2009.
South side of Mt. Qomolangma facing denudation (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Forest degradation ratio in Sagarmatha National Park and its buffer zone, in the south of Mt.
Hydel convention kicks off (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
The fourth International Hydro Power Convention has kicked off in Kathmandu Saturday.
Can You Hear Me Now From Mount Everest?? (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu - Nepal’s largest mobile phone service provider Nepal Telecom Saturday announced plans to start services in the Mount Everest region enabling climbers to make phone calls from the top of the world’s highest peak.
Dragons of enlightenment (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Over 4,000 monks and nuns from around the world descended in the capital of Nepal to attend the week-long Annual Drukpa Council meet.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
India’s Two Big Leagues (April 25, 2009) - [read more]
India is currently consumed by its two great passions: cricket and elections
By Dinesh Wagle
This article first appeared in the Op-Ed page of today’s Kathmandu Post. Here is the PDF version of the page.
This is a season of fierce competition in India. The two great Indian games are going on and, if the television viewership rating [...]
The Military Coup That Wasnt (April 24, 2009) - [read more]
UWB Note: The Nepal Army today issued a statement strongly refuting the following report (and the one appeared in today’s Kantipur) as “imaginary and illusionary.” “We would like to let the general public know through this statement that the unified and disciplined Nepali Army is working according to laws and the chain of the command [...]
Gorkhaland Goes BJP (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
This is part of an article that appeared on today’s Op-Ed of the Kahtmandu Post. The other part is here. The complete article in PDF is here.
The high pitched movement for the state of Gorkhaland within India by the Nepali-speaking people of the Darjeeling area has reached an awkward situation. [...]
Naya Barshako Suba-Kamana! [Happy New Year 2066!] (April 13, 2009) - [read more]
Today is 01 Baishak 2066
Change they can believe in: America’s new approach to public diplomacy. Hillary Clinton issues a New Year message to us:
Nepali New Year (Bikram Sambat) Message
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
April 13, 2009
To all those around the world who share common Nepali cultural and linguistic traditions, I send best wishes for a [...]
Ex-Prince Paras on Nepali Royal Massacre (March 31, 2009) - [read more]
Eight years after the royal massacre, ex-Crown Prince Paras Bikram Shah talks to the New Paper of Singapore. Why?
UWB Note: The exclusive interview has been translated and reproduced by many Nepali media including top selling and most influential newspaeprs in Nepal. That is one of the most read items in newspapers in Nepal today and [...]
Nepali Constitution: In search of Excellence (March 25, 2009) - [read more]
By Prof. Suryabahadur Singh*
The experimentation of various types of Constitutions was carried out in Nepal. The country had to experience six more Constitutions until elections to Constituent Assembly, 2065 (2008) were held. It had been observed that, these procedural delay jeopardized the growth of democratic system to a greater extent and derail overall national development [...]
Intellectual Poverty (March 23, 2009) - [read more]
By Darshan Karki, after attending the David Seddon lecture last week
There is a distinct pattern to the workshops, public discussion and lecture series that take place in Kathmandu. Firstly there is the speaker or pundit or whatever name they are called by. They are supposed to have mastered the issue in question. In most [...]
BAD: PLA’s Reaction to Nepal Army Recruitment (March 5, 2009) - [read more]
By Lilu Thapa
Following the lines of the Nepal Army’s recruitment, the PLA also has started its own recruitment process for the “vacant posts”. How sane is that decision by the Maoist leadership or what will be the extent and effect of this new development is yet to be seen. However, if this new recruitment from [...]
Nepal News archive for 28 April 2009
Carla Bruni’s ex to hit a high note in Nepal - Thaindian.com (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, April 28 (IANS) French guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Louis Bertignac -better known as an ex-boyfriend of French first lady Carla Bruni - will now hit a different note in Nepal, far removed from Parisian high life. The 55-year-old …
Nepali gov’t announces tough steps to battle swine flu - Focus Infomation (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu. Nepali government has announced tough measures in response to swine flu which was first detected in Mexico some days ago, Xinhua News Agency informed. According to Tuesday’s The Himalayan Times, the joint meeting of the Ministry of …
Apollo hospital launches telemedicine link with Om Hospital in Nepal - New Kerala (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
New Delhi, Apr 28 : Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals today launched telemedicine service at Om Hospital in Kathmandu which would benefit the people of Nepal who could now consult Indian doctors for expert advice on various health problems. The …
Nepal PM urges Koirala to support govt’s decision to sack Army Chief - New Kerala (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Apr 28 : Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal met Nepali Congress (NC) President Girija Prasad Koirala on Tuesday morning and urged him to support the government to sack Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Rookmangad Katawal. The meeting took …
Is a Nepali fugitive winning Indian election? - Newstrack India (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
He is one of the richest candidates, who fought for the Lok Sabha polls from Assam in Northeast India. A lottery baron turned politician, who has already won three times from Tezpur parliamentary constituency, is more known as a man of money. There …
Five arrested for shooting Nepali PM secretary - Xinhua News Agency (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, April 28 (Xinhua) — Nepali Police have arrested five people involved in an attack on the personal secretary of Prime Minister Prachanda. Chief of the Metropolitan Police Range Hanumandhoka Superintendent of Police (SP) Nawa Raj Silwal …
GMR runs into fresh trouble in Nepal - Sify (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu: The GMR Group, one of India’s premier infrastructure developers, has run into fresh trouble in Nepal, where it is building a 300-MW hydro power project. From Sunday, villagers in western Nepal’s remote Dailekh and Accham districts have …
Nepali sinologist: Nepal-China understanding fostered up - Xinhua News Agency (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
According to Bhattarai, Nepal was admitted in the United Nations on Dec. 14, 1955. From the first time it attended the General Assembly session in 1956, Nepal continuously supported the resolution to restore the legitimate seat for the PRC in the UN …
Nepali Times
Obstacle course (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
Travelling overland through Nepal is not for the faint hearted
Army compromise (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
Hectic three-way meetings between NC-UML-Maoists expected to come up with compromise formula to defuse army
Shaky ground (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
Political uncertainty looms as the Maoist’s decision to sack Army Chief Rookmangud Katawal faces opposition from the other
Citizen’s charter (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
A statement by 18 citizens, Kathmandu, 24 April 2009
East side story (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
Loktantra Diwas, it’s been three years since the people’s movement brought the hope of a new, peaceful and free
Clarification please (April 20, 2009) - [read more]
Defence Ministry sought clarification from the Army Chief Rookmangad Katawal on his defiance of government orders on Monday.
Dark road (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
We are soon going to be a nation of
Lucky seven (April 15, 2009) - [read more]
The parliament session resumed on Wednesday after PM Dahal held talks with the NC and the UML. The paliament has been stalled seven times in a row within two weeks.
Nepal News
PM’s China visit cancelled (April 28, 2009) - [read more]
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s China visit, which was scheduled to start from May 2, has been cancelled owing to the political crisis in the country following the government decision to ask the Nepal Army chief for clarification for his actions.
India alarmed by rising mob attacks near Nepal border (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, April 27 : Concerned by the growing mob attacks in Nepal’s Terai region near the Indian border, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu has asked its security and other related departments to look into the incidents and take appropriate action.
India asks Nepal not to meddle with army (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, April 26 : India’s ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood Sunday conveyed his government’s suggestion to Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda not to meddle with the army’s chain of command even as the Maoist government sought to dismiss army chief Gen Rookmangud Katawal just four months before he is due to …
Lhasa-Kathmandu Highway under construction (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Members of the Chinese People’s Armed Police Force work at the construction site of the Lhasa-Kathmandu Highway in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, April 6, 2009.
South side of Mt. Qomolangma facing denudation (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Forest degradation ratio in Sagarmatha National Park and its buffer zone, in the south of Mt.
Hydel convention kicks off (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
The fourth International Hydro Power Convention has kicked off in Kathmandu Saturday.
Can You Hear Me Now From Mount Everest?? (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu - Nepal’s largest mobile phone service provider Nepal Telecom Saturday announced plans to start services in the Mount Everest region enabling climbers to make phone calls from the top of the world’s highest peak.
Dragons of enlightenment (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Over 4,000 monks and nuns from around the world descended in the capital of Nepal to attend the week-long Annual Drukpa Council meet.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
India’s Two Big Leagues (April 25, 2009) - [read more]
India is currently consumed by its two great passions: cricket and elections
By Dinesh Wagle
This article first appeared in the Op-Ed page of today’s Kathmandu Post. Here is the PDF version of the page.
This is a season of fierce competition in India. The two great Indian games are going on and, if the television viewership rating [...]
The Military Coup That Wasnt (April 24, 2009) - [read more]
UWB Note: The Nepal Army today issued a statement strongly refuting the following report (and the one appeared in today’s Kantipur) as “imaginary and illusionary.” “We would like to let the general public know through this statement that the unified and disciplined Nepali Army is working according to laws and the chain of the command [...]
Gorkhaland Goes BJP (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
This is part of an article that appeared on today’s Op-Ed of the Kahtmandu Post. The other part is here. The complete article in PDF is here.
The high pitched movement for the state of Gorkhaland within India by the Nepali-speaking people of the Darjeeling area has reached an awkward situation. [...]
Naya Barshako Suba-Kamana! [Happy New Year 2066!] (April 13, 2009) - [read more]
Today is 01 Baishak 2066
Change they can believe in: America’s new approach to public diplomacy. Hillary Clinton issues a New Year message to us:
Nepali New Year (Bikram Sambat) Message
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
April 13, 2009
To all those around the world who share common Nepali cultural and linguistic traditions, I send best wishes for a [...]
Ex-Prince Paras on Nepali Royal Massacre (March 31, 2009) - [read more]
Eight years after the royal massacre, ex-Crown Prince Paras Bikram Shah talks to the New Paper of Singapore. Why?
UWB Note: The exclusive interview has been translated and reproduced by many Nepali media including top selling and most influential newspaeprs in Nepal. That is one of the most read items in newspapers in Nepal today and [...]
Nepali Constitution: In search of Excellence (March 25, 2009) - [read more]
By Prof. Suryabahadur Singh*
The experimentation of various types of Constitutions was carried out in Nepal. The country had to experience six more Constitutions until elections to Constituent Assembly, 2065 (2008) were held. It had been observed that, these procedural delay jeopardized the growth of democratic system to a greater extent and derail overall national development [...]
Intellectual Poverty (March 23, 2009) - [read more]
By Darshan Karki, after attending the David Seddon lecture last week
There is a distinct pattern to the workshops, public discussion and lecture series that take place in Kathmandu. Firstly there is the speaker or pundit or whatever name they are called by. They are supposed to have mastered the issue in question. In most [...]
BAD: PLA’s Reaction to Nepal Army Recruitment (March 5, 2009) - [read more]
By Lilu Thapa
Following the lines of the Nepal Army’s recruitment, the PLA also has started its own recruitment process for the “vacant posts”. How sane is that decision by the Maoist leadership or what will be the extent and effect of this new development is yet to be seen. However, if this new recruitment from [...]
Nepal News archive for 27 April 2009
India alarmed by rising mob attacks near Nepal border - Thaindian.com (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, April 27 (IANS) Concerned by the growing mob attacks in Nepal’s Terai region near the Indian border, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu has asked its security and other related departments to look into the incidents and take appropriate …
Nepali Congress warns Maoists not to sack Army Chief - New Kerala (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Apr 26 : Major opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) has urged the Maoists regarding the Chief of Army staff to move ahead as per the understaing of the 17 parties representing in the Constituent Assembly at a time the former rebel party …
Nepal PM urges CPN (UML) to support govt’s decision to sack Army Chief - Newstrack India (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Apr 27 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has urged CPN (UML) chairman Jhala Nath Khanal to support the government’s decision to sack Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Rookmangad Katawal. The move came after Khanal met Dahal at his …
Nepal PM urges CPN (UML) to support govt’s decision to sack Army … - Thaindian.com (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Apr 27 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has urged CPN (UML) chairman Jhala Nath Khanal to support the government’s decision to sack Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Rookmangad Katawal. The move came after Khanal met Dahal at his …
Nepal plans to declare national crisis due to spreading wildfire - Xinhua News Agency (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, April 27 (Xinhua) — Satellite imagery from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has showed at least 420 forests across Nepal blazing under wildfire, local media reported on Monday. According to nepalnews.com …
Wildfires destroy 72,000 hectares of forest in W Nepal - Focus Infomation (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu. Forest fires that spread in various parts of the country in recent days have destroyed thousands of hectares of forest, besides claiming many lives, Xinhua News Agency informed. Regional Forest Directorate Pokhara said more than 72,000 …
India hikes Gorkha pensions to Rs.10 bn - The Money Times (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, April 27: While Nepali soldiers employed in the Gurkha regiments of the British Army are fuming over Britain’s decision to offer full settlement rights to only about one-ninth of the 36,000 veterans, those serving in the Indian Army are …
Maoists isolated over army chief - Asia Times (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU - Peace accords ended Nepal’s jungle warfare in 2006, but former Maoist rebels and the national army continue to clash. The latest evidence being Prime Minister Prachanda’s bid to sack the incumbent army chief on charges of disobedience …
Nepali Times
Shaky grounds (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
Political uncertainty looms as the Maoist’s decision to sack Army Chief Rookmangud Katawal faces opposition from the other
Citizen’s charter (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
A statement by 18 citizens, Kathmandu, 24 April 2009
East side story (April 27, 2009) - [read more]
Loktantra Diwas, it’s been three years since the people’s movement brought the hope of a new, peaceful and free
Clarification please (April 20, 2009) - [read more]
Defence Ministry sought clarification from the Army Chief Rookmangad Katawal on his defiance of government orders on Monday.
Dark road (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
We are soon going to be a nation of
Lucky seven (April 15, 2009) - [read more]
The parliament session resumed on Wednesday after PM Dahal held talks with the NC and the UML. The paliament has been stalled seven times in a row within two weeks.
Happy New Banda (April 12, 2009) - [read more]
Getting stuck along the highway has become a way of life as we hurtle from one hartal to another in
Results out (April 12, 2009) - [read more]
The Maoists fared well in the by-election as well, winning three of
six contested seats in the election. But the participation of the people was not as enthusiastic as in the April polls.
Nepal News
Lhasa-Kathmandu Highway under construction (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Members of the Chinese People’s Armed Police Force work at the construction site of the Lhasa-Kathmandu Highway in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, April 6, 2009.
South side of Mt. Qomolangma facing denudation (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Forest degradation ratio in Sagarmatha National Park and its buffer zone, in the south of Mt.
Hydel convention kicks off (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
The fourth International Hydro Power Convention has kicked off in Kathmandu Saturday.
Can You Hear Me Now From Mount Everest?? (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu - Nepal’s largest mobile phone service provider Nepal Telecom Saturday announced plans to start services in the Mount Everest region enabling climbers to make phone calls from the top of the world’s highest peak.
Dragons of enlightenment (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Over 4,000 monks and nuns from around the world descended in the capital of Nepal to attend the week-long Annual Drukpa Council meet.
7 killed on accusation of human smuggling in south Nepal (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Seven persons have been killed and 30 others arrested, accused of activeness of human smuggling and child abduction, in two south Nepal districts of Dhanusha and Mahottari for the past few days, the Nepali national news agency RSS reported.
OHCHR backs govt on disappearances (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: OHCHR-Nepal Saturday said that it supported the Governmenta s efforts to criminalise enforced disappearance and establish a Commission of Inquiry on disappearances, given the urgent need to address the rights of victims to truth, justice and reparations.
Army feud forces Nepal PM to cancel China trip (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, April 25 : The continuing feud between the chief of the Nepal Army and the ruling Maoist party has forced Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda to call off his visit to China next month.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
India’s Two Big Leagues (April 25, 2009) - [read more]
India is currently consumed by its two great passions: cricket and elections
By Dinesh Wagle
This article first appeared in the Op-Ed page of today’s Kathmandu Post. Here is the PDF version of the page.
This is a season of fierce competition in India. The two great Indian games are going on and, if the television viewership rating [...]
The Military Coup That Wasnt (April 24, 2009) - [read more]
UWB Note: The Nepal Army today issued a statement strongly refuting the following report (and the one appeared in today’s Kantipur) as “imaginary and illusionary.” “We would like to let the general public know through this statement that the unified and disciplined Nepali Army is working according to laws and the chain of the command [...]
Gorkhaland Goes BJP (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
This is part of an article that appeared on today’s Op-Ed of the Kahtmandu Post. The other part is here. The complete article in PDF is here.
The high pitched movement for the state of Gorkhaland within India by the Nepali-speaking people of the Darjeeling area has reached an awkward situation. [...]
Naya Barshako Suba-Kamana! [Happy New Year 2066!] (April 13, 2009) - [read more]
Today is 01 Baishak 2066
Change they can believe in: America’s new approach to public diplomacy. Hillary Clinton issues a New Year message to us:
Nepali New Year (Bikram Sambat) Message
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
April 13, 2009
To all those around the world who share common Nepali cultural and linguistic traditions, I send best wishes for a [...]
Ex-Prince Paras on Nepali Royal Massacre (March 31, 2009) - [read more]
Eight years after the royal massacre, ex-Crown Prince Paras Bikram Shah talks to the New Paper of Singapore. Why?
UWB Note: The exclusive interview has been translated and reproduced by many Nepali media including top selling and most influential newspaeprs in Nepal. That is one of the most read items in newspapers in Nepal today and [...]
Nepali Constitution: In search of Excellence (March 25, 2009) - [read more]
By Prof. Suryabahadur Singh*
The experimentation of various types of Constitutions was carried out in Nepal. The country had to experience six more Constitutions until elections to Constituent Assembly, 2065 (2008) were held. It had been observed that, these procedural delay jeopardized the growth of democratic system to a greater extent and derail overall national development [...]
Intellectual Poverty (March 23, 2009) - [read more]
By Darshan Karki, after attending the David Seddon lecture last week
There is a distinct pattern to the workshops, public discussion and lecture series that take place in Kathmandu. Firstly there is the speaker or pundit or whatever name they are called by. They are supposed to have mastered the issue in question. In most [...]
BAD: PLA’s Reaction to Nepal Army Recruitment (March 5, 2009) - [read more]
By Lilu Thapa
Following the lines of the Nepal Army’s recruitment, the PLA also has started its own recruitment process for the “vacant posts”. How sane is that decision by the Maoist leadership or what will be the extent and effect of this new development is yet to be seen. However, if this new recruitment from [...]
Nepal News archive for 26 April 2009
Nepalese love Bollywood CDs from Pakistan - Economic Times (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: It seems that the growing appetite for Bollywood among Nepal’s moviebuffs is being fed through pirated films from Pakistan. From golden oldies to recent Hindi film releases, the pirated music industry in Nepal is thriving with brands from …
South side of Mt. Qomolangma facing denudation - Xinhua News Agency (April 25, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, April 26 (Xinhua) — Forest degradation ratio in Sagarmatha National Park and its buffer zone, in the south of Mt. Qomolangma, has been increasing due to the use of excessive wood for fuel, a survey has shown. This undated file photo shows …
PM: UN Mission in Nepal not needed after army integration - Focus Infomation (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu. British Under Secretary of State for Defense and Minister for Veterans Kevan Jones has called on Nepali Prime Minister Prachanda and discussed peace process, army integration and bilateral relations, Xinhua News Agency informed. At the …
China rains aid ahead of Nepal PM’s visit - Thaindian.com (April 19, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, April 19 (IANS) Ahead of Nepal’s Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda’s second visit to China next month, Beijing has stepped up its aid bonanza for its smaller southern neighbour, increasing development assistance by 50 …
Asian astrologers to meet in Nepal in June - Xinhua News Agency (April 19, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, April 20 (Xinhua) — The Asian Astrologers’ Conference is going to be held in Nepali capital Kathmandu in June, Nepali national news agency RSS reported on Monday. According to the report, Indian Proffesor Dr. Ram Krishna Shastri has been …
Nepal president dragged into dispute between government and army - Monsters and Critics (April 21, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu - Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav was dragged into growing row between the Maoist-led government and the army chief who allegedly disobeyed orders, news reports said Wednesday. The government supported a decision by the defence ministry …
UN Mission in Nepal not needed after army integration: Prachanda - Thaindian.com (April 19, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Apr.19 (ANI): Nepali Prime Minister Prachanda has told British Under Secretary of State for Defense and Minister for Veterans Kevan Jones that the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) may be asked to stop work after the integration of …
Portal to connect Kathmandu with independent travellers - e-Travel Blackboard (April 20, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu-based small- and medium-sized tourism operators were launched into the e-marketplace earlier this month with the launch of a dedicated booking portal. The portal, www.kathmanduhotel-link.com , is locally owned and operated by whl.travel. It …
Nepali Times
East side story (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Loktantra Diwas, it’s been three years since the people’s movement brought the hope of a new, peaceful and free
Citizen’s charter (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
A statement by 19 citizens, Kathmandu, 24 April
Clarification please (April 20, 2009) - [read more]
Defence Ministry sought clarification from the Army Chief Rookmangad Katawal on his defiance of government orders on Monday.
Dark road (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
We are soon going to be a nation of
Lucky seven (April 15, 2009) - [read more]
The parliament session resumed on Wednesday after PM Dahal held talks with the NC and the UML. The paliament has been stalled seven times in a row within two weeks.
Happy New Banda (April 12, 2009) - [read more]
Getting stuck along the highway has become a way of life as we hurtle from one hartal to another in
Results out (April 12, 2009) - [read more]
The Maoists fared well in the by-election as well, winning three of
six contested seats in the election. But the participation of the people was not as enthusiastic as in the April polls.
Seats fill in (April 11, 2009) - [read more]
The results of the by-elections conducted on Friday for six vacant CA seats have started coming
Nepal News
Army feud forces Nepal PM to cancel China trip (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, April 25 : The continuing feud between the chief of the Nepal Army and the ruling Maoist party has forced Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda to call off his visit to China next month.
Political parties align with army chief in Nepal (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal’s Army Chief scandal has affected Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda’s schedule to visit People’s Republic of China from 24 April to 3 May.
Six more killed in Nepal forest fires (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, April 25 : Six people died in new forest fires in Nepal Saturday, just 48 hours after a blaze had killed 13 soldiers.
Forest fire kills 13 Nepali soldiers (April 25, 2009) - [read more]
“At least two other soldiers could be missing, but we will know other details only after all soldiers return to barracks and are accounted for,” Bhandari said.
Row with army forces PM to cancel China visit (April 25, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal’s Maoist Prime Minister Prachanda has put off his plans to visit China next week, an aide said yesterday, amid a deepening crisis over a Maoist plan to remove the army chief.
Nepal Army Chief to continue, for the present (April 25, 2009) - [read more]
Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist chairman Jhala Nath Khanal on Thursday said that after keeping in view the ongoing peace process, it is advisable to give priority to the main task that lies ahead - that of taking the peace process to its logical conclusion - rather than tampering with the Army.
RAMECHHAP: 13 Nepali soldiers die fighting blaze (April 24, 2009) - [read more]
Thirteen Nepal Army soldiers died trying to put out the flames that had engulfed a forest at Srikhandanda near the district headquarters of Manthali yesterday afternoon.
Report: Government, army differences brought Nepal close to coup (April 24, 2009) - [read more]
Growing differences between Nepal’s Maoist-led government and the army brought the Himalayan nation agonisingly close to a military coup, media reports said Friday.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
India’s Two Big Leagues (April 25, 2009) - [read more]
India is currently consumed by its two great passions: cricket and elections
By Dinesh Wagle
This article first appeared in the Op-Ed page of today’s Kathmandu Post. Here is the PDF version of the page.
This is a season of fierce competition in India. The two great Indian games are going on and, if the television viewership rating [...]
The Military Coup That Wasnt (April 24, 2009) - [read more]
UWB Note: The Nepal Army today issued a statement strongly refuting the following report (and the one appeared in today’s Kantipur) as “imaginary and illusionary.” “We would like to let the general public know through this statement that the unified and disciplined Nepali Army is working according to laws and the chain of the command [...]
Gorkhaland Goes BJP (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
This is part of an article that appeared on today’s Op-Ed of the Kahtmandu Post. The other part is here. The complete article in PDF is here.
The high pitched movement for the state of Gorkhaland within India by the Nepali-speaking people of the Darjeeling area has reached an awkward situation. [...]
Naya Barshako Suba-Kamana! [Happy New Year 2066!] (April 13, 2009) - [read more]
Today is 01 Baishak 2066
Change they can believe in: America’s new approach to public diplomacy. Hillary Clinton issues a New Year message to us:
Nepali New Year (Bikram Sambat) Message
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
April 13, 2009
To all those around the world who share common Nepali cultural and linguistic traditions, I send best wishes for a [...]
Ex-Prince Paras on Nepali Royal Massacre (March 31, 2009) - [read more]
Eight years after the royal massacre, ex-Crown Prince Paras Bikram Shah talks to the New Paper of Singapore. Why?
UWB Note: The exclusive interview has been translated and reproduced by many Nepali media including top selling and most influential newspaeprs in Nepal. That is one of the most read items in newspapers in Nepal today and [...]
Nepali Constitution: In search of Excellence (March 25, 2009) - [read more]
By Prof. Suryabahadur Singh*
The experimentation of various types of Constitutions was carried out in Nepal. The country had to experience six more Constitutions until elections to Constituent Assembly, 2065 (2008) were held. It had been observed that, these procedural delay jeopardized the growth of democratic system to a greater extent and derail overall national development [...]
Intellectual Poverty (March 23, 2009) - [read more]
By Darshan Karki, after attending the David Seddon lecture last week
There is a distinct pattern to the workshops, public discussion and lecture series that take place in Kathmandu. Firstly there is the speaker or pundit or whatever name they are called by. They are supposed to have mastered the issue in question. In most [...]
BAD: PLA’s Reaction to Nepal Army Recruitment (March 5, 2009) - [read more]
By Lilu Thapa
Following the lines of the Nepal Army’s recruitment, the PLA also has started its own recruitment process for the “vacant posts”. How sane is that decision by the Maoist leadership or what will be the extent and effect of this new development is yet to be seen. However, if this new recruitment from [...]
Nepal News archive for 26 April 2009
Nepalese love Bollywood CDs from Pakistan - Economic Times (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: It seems that the growing appetite for Bollywood among Nepal’s moviebuffs is being fed through pirated films from Pakistan. From golden oldies to recent Hindi film releases, the pirated music industry in Nepal is thriving with brands from …
South side of Mt. Qomolangma facing denudation - Xinhua News Agency (April 25, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, April 26 (Xinhua) — Forest degradation ratio in Sagarmatha National Park and its buffer zone, in the south of Mt. Qomolangma, has been increasing due to the use of excessive wood for fuel, a survey has shown. This undated file photo shows …
PM: UN Mission in Nepal not needed after army integration - Focus Infomation (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu. British Under Secretary of State for Defense and Minister for Veterans Kevan Jones has called on Nepali Prime Minister Prachanda and discussed peace process, army integration and bilateral relations, Xinhua News Agency informed. At the …
China rains aid ahead of Nepal PM’s visit - Thaindian.com (April 19, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, April 19 (IANS) Ahead of Nepal’s Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda’s second visit to China next month, Beijing has stepped up its aid bonanza for its smaller southern neighbour, increasing development assistance by 50 …
Asian astrologers to meet in Nepal in June - Xinhua News Agency (April 19, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, April 20 (Xinhua) — The Asian Astrologers’ Conference is going to be held in Nepali capital Kathmandu in June, Nepali national news agency RSS reported on Monday. According to the report, Indian Proffesor Dr. Ram Krishna Shastri has been …
Nepal president dragged into dispute between government and army - Monsters and Critics (April 21, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu - Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav was dragged into growing row between the Maoist-led government and the army chief who allegedly disobeyed orders, news reports said Wednesday. The government supported a decision by the defence ministry …
UN Mission in Nepal not needed after army integration: Prachanda - Thaindian.com (April 19, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Apr.19 (ANI): Nepali Prime Minister Prachanda has told British Under Secretary of State for Defense and Minister for Veterans Kevan Jones that the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) may be asked to stop work after the integration of …
Portal to connect Kathmandu with independent travellers - e-Travel Blackboard (April 20, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu-based small- and medium-sized tourism operators were launched into the e-marketplace earlier this month with the launch of a dedicated booking portal. The portal, www.kathmanduhotel-link.com , is locally owned and operated by whl.travel. It …
Nepali Times
East side story (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Loktantra Diwas, it’s been three years since the people’s movement brought the hope of a new, peaceful and free
Citizen’s charter (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
A statement by 19 citizens, Kathmandu, 24 April
Clarification please (April 20, 2009) - [read more]
Defence Ministry sought clarification from the Army Chief Rookmangad Katawal on his defiance of government orders on Monday.
Dark road (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
We are soon going to be a nation of
Lucky seven (April 15, 2009) - [read more]
The parliament session resumed on Wednesday after PM Dahal held talks with the NC and the UML. The paliament has been stalled seven times in a row within two weeks.
Happy New Banda (April 12, 2009) - [read more]
Getting stuck along the highway has become a way of life as we hurtle from one hartal to another in
Results out (April 12, 2009) - [read more]
The Maoists fared well in the by-election as well, winning three of
six contested seats in the election. But the participation of the people was not as enthusiastic as in the April polls.
Seats fill in (April 11, 2009) - [read more]
The results of the by-elections conducted on Friday for six vacant CA seats have started coming
Nepal News
Army feud forces Nepal PM to cancel China trip (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, April 25 : The continuing feud between the chief of the Nepal Army and the ruling Maoist party has forced Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda to call off his visit to China next month.
Political parties align with army chief in Nepal (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal’s Army Chief scandal has affected Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda’s schedule to visit People’s Republic of China from 24 April to 3 May.
Six more killed in Nepal forest fires (April 26, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, April 25 : Six people died in new forest fires in Nepal Saturday, just 48 hours after a blaze had killed 13 soldiers.
Forest fire kills 13 Nepali soldiers (April 25, 2009) - [read more]
“At least two other soldiers could be missing, but we will know other details only after all soldiers return to barracks and are accounted for,” Bhandari said.
Row with army forces PM to cancel China visit (April 25, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal’s Maoist Prime Minister Prachanda has put off his plans to visit China next week, an aide said yesterday, amid a deepening crisis over a Maoist plan to remove the army chief.
Nepal Army Chief to continue, for the present (April 25, 2009) - [read more]
Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist chairman Jhala Nath Khanal on Thursday said that after keeping in view the ongoing peace process, it is advisable to give priority to the main task that lies ahead - that of taking the peace process to its logical conclusion - rather than tampering with the Army.
RAMECHHAP: 13 Nepali soldiers die fighting blaze (April 24, 2009) - [read more]
Thirteen Nepal Army soldiers died trying to put out the flames that had engulfed a forest at Srikhandanda near the district headquarters of Manthali yesterday afternoon.
Report: Government, army differences brought Nepal close to coup (April 24, 2009) - [read more]
Growing differences between Nepal’s Maoist-led government and the army brought the Himalayan nation agonisingly close to a military coup, media reports said Friday.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
India’s Two Big Leagues (April 25, 2009) - [read more]
India is currently consumed by its two great passions: cricket and elections
By Dinesh Wagle
This article first appeared in the Op-Ed page of today’s Kathmandu Post. Here is the PDF version of the page.
This is a season of fierce competition in India. The two great Indian games are going on and, if the television viewership rating [...]
The Military Coup That Wasnt (April 24, 2009) - [read more]
UWB Note: The Nepal Army today issued a statement strongly refuting the following report (and the one appeared in today’s Kantipur) as “imaginary and illusionary.” “We would like to let the general public know through this statement that the unified and disciplined Nepali Army is working according to laws and the chain of the command [...]
Gorkhaland Goes BJP (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
This is part of an article that appeared on today’s Op-Ed of the Kahtmandu Post. The other part is here. The complete article in PDF is here.
The high pitched movement for the state of Gorkhaland within India by the Nepali-speaking people of the Darjeeling area has reached an awkward situation. [...]
Naya Barshako Suba-Kamana! [Happy New Year 2066!] (April 13, 2009) - [read more]
Today is 01 Baishak 2066
Change they can believe in: America’s new approach to public diplomacy. Hillary Clinton issues a New Year message to us:
Nepali New Year (Bikram Sambat) Message
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
April 13, 2009
To all those around the world who share common Nepali cultural and linguistic traditions, I send best wishes for a [...]
Ex-Prince Paras on Nepali Royal Massacre (March 31, 2009) - [read more]
Eight years after the royal massacre, ex-Crown Prince Paras Bikram Shah talks to the New Paper of Singapore. Why?
UWB Note: The exclusive interview has been translated and reproduced by many Nepali media including top selling and most influential newspaeprs in Nepal. That is one of the most read items in newspapers in Nepal today and [...]
Nepali Constitution: In search of Excellence (March 25, 2009) - [read more]
By Prof. Suryabahadur Singh*
The experimentation of various types of Constitutions was carried out in Nepal. The country had to experience six more Constitutions until elections to Constituent Assembly, 2065 (2008) were held. It had been observed that, these procedural delay jeopardized the growth of democratic system to a greater extent and derail overall national development [...]
Intellectual Poverty (March 23, 2009) - [read more]
By Darshan Karki, after attending the David Seddon lecture last week
There is a distinct pattern to the workshops, public discussion and lecture series that take place in Kathmandu. Firstly there is the speaker or pundit or whatever name they are called by. They are supposed to have mastered the issue in question. In most [...]
BAD: PLA’s Reaction to Nepal Army Recruitment (March 5, 2009) - [read more]
By Lilu Thapa
Following the lines of the Nepal Army’s recruitment, the PLA also has started its own recruitment process for the “vacant posts”. How sane is that decision by the Maoist leadership or what will be the extent and effect of this new development is yet to be seen. However, if this new recruitment from [...]
Nepal News archive for 25 April 2009
Army planned coup in Nepal: Report - Zee News (April 24, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, April 24: Amid a stand off between the ruling Maoists and the Nepal Army, a media report on Friday said the military had contemplated a coup against the unstable Prachanda-led government, a charge denied by the Army. The Kathmandu Post …
Nepal Telecom to start mobile phone service in Mount Everest region - Monsters and Critics (April 24, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu - Nepal’s largest mobile phone service provider Nepal Telecom Saturday announced plans to start services in the Mount Everest region enabling climbers to make phone calls from the top of the world’s highest peak. The plans to install mobile …
Resettled Bhutanese in U.S. photos shown in refugee camps - Xinhua News Agency (April 24, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, April 25 (Xinhua) — The photos of Bhutanese refugees resettled in the third country of the United States have been exhibited in Bhutanese refugee camps in Jhapa and Morang districts in eastern Nepal, according to local media on Saturday …
Nepal army rejects coup reports - Gulf Times (April 24, 2009) - [read more]
Warily watching the dogged duel between its chief and the ruling Maoist party and grieving for the death of 13 soldiers in a forest fire, Nepal’s beleaguered army was dragged into fresh controversy yesterday by a leading media house whose two …
NEPAL: NA dismisses news reports on ‘coup’ plan, says its chain of … - Asia Media (April 24, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal Army (NA) has said its attention has been drawn to news reports about a highly-charged discussion in the Principal Staff Officers meeting at the army headquarters on Thursday. The NA described the reports as being false and “fabricated as part …
PM: UN Mission in Nepal not needed after army integration - Focus Infomation (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu. British Under Secretary of State for Defense and Minister for Veterans Kevan Jones has called on Nepali Prime Minister Prachanda and discussed peace process, army integration and bilateral relations, Xinhua News Agency informed. At the …
China rains aid ahead of Nepal PM’s visit - Thaindian.com (April 19, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, April 19 (IANS) Ahead of Nepal’s Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda’s second visit to China next month, Beijing has stepped up its aid bonanza for its smaller southern neighbour, increasing development assistance by 50 …
Asian astrologers to meet in Nepal in June - Xinhua News Agency (April 19, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, April 20 (Xinhua) — The Asian Astrologers’ Conference is going to be held in Nepali capital Kathmandu in June, Nepali national news agency RSS reported on Monday. According to the report, Indian Proffesor Dr. Ram Krishna Shastri has been …
Nepali Times
East side story (April 25, 2009) - [read more]
Loktanta Diwas, it’s been three years since the people’s movement brought the hope of a new, peaceful and free
Clarification please (April 20, 2009) - [read more]
Defence Ministry sought clarification from the Army Chief Rookmangad Katawal on his defiance of government orders on Monday.
Dark road (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
We are soon going to be a nation of
Lucky seven (April 15, 2009) - [read more]
The parliament session resumed on Wednesday after PM Dahal held talks with the NC and the UML. The paliament has been stalled seven times in a row within two weeks.
Happy New Banda (April 12, 2009) - [read more]
Getting stuck along the highway has become a way of life as we hurtle from one hartal to another in
Results out (April 12, 2009) - [read more]
The Maoists fared well in the by-election as well, winning three of
six contested seats in the election. But the participation of the people was not as enthusiastic as in the April polls.
Seats fill in (April 11, 2009) - [read more]
The results of the by-elections conducted on Friday for six vacant CA seats have started coming
Dhamala out (April 11, 2009) - [read more]
Chairperson of Reporters Club Nepal Rishi Dhamala, who has been in detention for two months, was freed Friday under the order of the Appellate Court in
Nepal News
RAMECHHAP: 13 Nepali soldiers die fighting blaze (April 24, 2009) - [read more]
Thirteen Nepal Army soldiers died trying to put out the flames that had engulfed a forest at Srikhandanda near the district headquarters of Manthali yesterday afternoon.
Report: Government, army differences brought Nepal close to coup (April 24, 2009) - [read more]
Growing differences between Nepal’s Maoist-led government and the army brought the Himalayan nation agonisingly close to a military coup, media reports said Friday.
Nepal gears up for cross-border pipeline (April 24, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: After a delay of about 13 years, Nepal has geared up steps to lay down 40-kilometers Amlekhgunj-Raxaul petroleum pipeline with 70 percent local and 30 percent Indian investment.
Buddha’s Birthday Party in Lumbini, Nepal (April 24, 2009) - [read more]
Find places to stay, eat and explore! Plan a Trip Offbeat Travel : Lumbini Travel, Birthplace of Buddha Visit Buddha’s birthplace to observe - or partake in - holy rituals and one raucous celebration in honor of third-century religious figure, Gautama.
Ice collapse blocks route on Mount Everest (April 24, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: An ice collapse near the base of Mount Everest has blocked the route of scores of climbers hoping to scale the world’s highest peak, officials said on Thursday.
Envoys meet PM over CoAS row (April 23, 2009) - [read more]
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who has deferred action against Chief of Army Staff Rookmangad Katawal due to increasing international pressure, has begun consultation with the diplomatic mission chiefs in Kathmandu to end the row.
Terai districts closed due to a a bandha called by Tharu agitators (April 23, 2009) - [read more]
Various 22 Terai districts remained adversely affected throughout the day Wednesday due to a ‘bandh’ called by Tharuhat Swayatya Rajya Parishad.
YCL’s activities hindering constitution drafting process: US ambassador Powell (April 23, 2009) - [read more]
U.S. Ambassador to Nepal Nancy J. Powell has said that the latest controversy surrounding the government’s decision to seek clarification from its army chief is “Nepal’s internal matter” and she will not like to make any comments on it.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
The Military Coup That Wasnt (April 24, 2009) - [read more]
UWB Note: The Nepal Army today issued a statement strongly refuting the following report (and the one appeared in today’s Kantipur) as “imaginary and illusionary.” “We would like to let the general public know through this statement that the unified and disciplined Nepali Army is working according to laws and the chain of the command [...]
Gorkhaland Goes BJP (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
This is part of an article that appeared on today’s Op-Ed of the Kahtmandu Post. The other part is here. The complete article in PDF is here.
The high pitched movement for the state of Gorkhaland within India by the Nepali-speaking people of the Darjeeling area has reached an awkward situation. [...]
Naya Barshako Suba-Kamana! [Happy New Year 2066!] (April 13, 2009) - [read more]
Today is 01 Baishak 2066
Change they can believe in: America’s new approach to public diplomacy. Hillary Clinton issues a New Year message to us:
Nepali New Year (Bikram Sambat) Message
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
April 13, 2009
To all those around the world who share common Nepali cultural and linguistic traditions, I send best wishes for a [...]
Ex-Prince Paras on Nepali Royal Massacre (March 31, 2009) - [read more]
Eight years after the royal massacre, ex-Crown Prince Paras Bikram Shah talks to the New Paper of Singapore. Why?
UWB Note: The exclusive interview has been translated and reproduced by many Nepali media including top selling and most influential newspaeprs in Nepal. That is one of the most read items in newspapers in Nepal today and [...]
Nepali Constitution: In search of Excellence (March 25, 2009) - [read more]
By Prof. Suryabahadur Singh*
The experimentation of various types of Constitutions was carried out in Nepal. The country had to experience six more Constitutions until elections to Constituent Assembly, 2065 (2008) were held. It had been observed that, these procedural delay jeopardized the growth of democratic system to a greater extent and derail overall national development [...]
Intellectual Poverty (March 23, 2009) - [read more]
By Darshan Karki, after attending the David Seddon lecture last week
There is a distinct pattern to the workshops, public discussion and lecture series that take place in Kathmandu. Firstly there is the speaker or pundit or whatever name they are called by. They are supposed to have mastered the issue in question. In most [...]
BAD: PLA’s Reaction to Nepal Army Recruitment (March 5, 2009) - [read more]
By Lilu Thapa
Following the lines of the Nepal Army’s recruitment, the PLA also has started its own recruitment process for the “vacant posts”. How sane is that decision by the Maoist leadership or what will be the extent and effect of this new development is yet to be seen. However, if this new recruitment from [...]
The Recruitment that Threatens to Derail the Peace Process (March 4, 2009) - [read more]
For the record: Maoist People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cantonments have started recruiting new soldiers apparently in response to the ongoing recruitment in Nepal Army (NA). Though the Maoist party itself has yet to officially comment on the recruitment, key political parties have come out strongly against the drive saying it violates past pacts, most notably [...]
Nepal News archive for 24 April 2009
Report: Government, army differences brought Nepal close to coup - Earthtimes (April 23, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu - Growing differences between Nepal’s Maoist-led government and the army brought the Himalayan nation agonisingly close to a military coup, media reports said Friday. The revelation came after the government attempted to remove army chief …
Sri Lankan duo take lead at Surya Nepal Masters - New Kerala (April 23, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Apr 23 : Putting on a commanding display, Anura Rohana fired a round of seven-under 65 to join fellow Sri Lankan Mithun Perera on top after the 22-year-old amateur played another steady round of golf to share the lead with Rohana at six …
Nepal on UN’s child abuse list - Himalayan Times (April 23, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the Security Council and judicial systems to step up action in the fight to end abuse of children in conflict zones around the world. Nepal figures in the list, which includes …
Nepal government seeks to oust army chief - Financial Times (April 23, 2009) - [read more]
An urgent diplomatic effort was under way on Thursday to prevent a showdown between Nepal’s national army and the former Maoist rebels heading the government. A dispute over the future of the army chief threatens to cut short the Himalayan state …
13 NA personnel charred to death - Himalayan Times (April 23, 2009) - [read more]
RAMECHHAP: Thirteen Nepali Army (NA) personnel were charred to death at Srithandanda jungle, which is located close to the old district headquarters of Ramechhap, this morning. All the victims were deployed at NA’s Srijung Battalion. The incident …
Forest fire kills 13 Nepali soldiers - Gulf Times (April 23, 2009) - [read more]
At least 13 Nepalese soldiers were killed yesterday trying to put out a forest fire in central Nepal, officials said. The soldiers were killed when the forest fire in Ramechaap district, about 100km east of Kathmandu, changed course, cutting off the …
Nepal firm to expand mobile coverage to Everest By Veronica Ek - After Effects (April 23, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A Nepali telecom firm plans to expand its mobile phone services to the top of Mount Everest, benefitting climbers on the world’s highest mountain, a company official said on Thursday. Hundreds of climbers, who go to the 8,850 …
Nepal Maoists main obstacle for new Constitution: US - Zee News (April 23, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, April 23: The US, which has been accused of interference in the internal affairs of Nepal by the ruling Maoist party, today blamed the former rebels for creating obstacles in the framing of the new constitution that is crucial to the …
Nepali Times
Clarification please (April 20, 2009) - [read more]
Defence Ministry sought clarification from the Army Chief Rookmangad Katawal on his defiance of government orders on Monday.
Dark road (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
We are soon going to be a nation of
Lucky seven (April 15, 2009) - [read more]
The parliament session resumed on Wednesday after PM Dahal held talks with the NC and the UML. The paliament has been stalled seven times in a row within two weeks.
Happy New Banda (April 12, 2009) - [read more]
Getting stuck along the highway has become a way of life as we hurtle from one hartal to another in
Results out (April 12, 2009) - [read more]
The Maoists fared well in the by-election as well, winning three of
six contested seats in the election. But the participation of the people was not as enthusiastic as in the April polls.
Seats fill in (April 11, 2009) - [read more]
The results of the by-elections conducted on Friday for six vacant CA seats have started coming
Dhamala out (April 11, 2009) - [read more]
Chairperson of Reporters Club Nepal Rishi Dhamala, who has been in detention for two months, was freed Friday under the order of the Appellate Court in
Frames of War tour (April 10, 2009) - [read more]
This week nepa~laya embarks on a nationwide screening tour of its latest documentary, Yuddha Chitra - Frames of War, visiting 31 towns from 11th April - 20th June.
Nepal News
Envoys meet PM over CoAS row (April 23, 2009) - [read more]
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who has deferred action against Chief of Army Staff Rookmangad Katawal due to increasing international pressure, has begun consultation with the diplomatic mission chiefs in Kathmandu to end the row.
Terai districts closed due to a a bandha called by Tharu agitators (April 23, 2009) - [read more]
Various 22 Terai districts remained adversely affected throughout the day Wednesday due to a ‘bandh’ called by Tharuhat Swayatya Rajya Parishad.
YCL’s activities hindering constitution drafting process: US ambassador Powell (April 23, 2009) - [read more]
U.S. Ambassador to Nepal Nancy J. Powell has said that the latest controversy surrounding the government’s decision to seek clarification from its army chief is “Nepal’s internal matter” and she will not like to make any comments on it.
Highest-altitude cybercafe opens (April 23, 2009) - [read more]
What is probably the world’s highest-altitude cybercafe has opened near the Mount Everest base camp in north-eastern Nepal, reports said on Wednesday.
Nepal Becoming Haven for Persecuted Lesbians (April 22, 2009) - [read more]
“This is the second lesbian marriage that I am organising in three days,” said Dil Kumari Buduja, BDS coordinator for the lesbian community.
Indian envoy meets Prachanda over COAS row twice (April 22, 2009) - [read more]
South East Asia News.Net Wednesday 22nd April, 2009 Kathmandu, Apr 22 : Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood met Prime Minister Prachnada twice in 24 hours over the Chief of Army Staff clarification episode.
Experts slam govt for row with army (April 22, 2009) - [read more]
Security expert Karna Bahadur Thapa warned of unexpected catastrophe if Katwal were sacked. “It is the time to work for national interest rather than creating problems,” he said.
ADB okays US$25.6m for flood-hit areas (April 22, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: The Asian Development Bank has pledged to provide a grant assistance of US$25.6 million to help Nepal restore economic activity in the areas devastated by last yeara s monsoon floods.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
Gorkhaland Goes BJP (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
This is part of an article that appeared on today’s Op-Ed of the Kahtmandu Post. The other part is here. The complete article in PDF is here.
The high pitched movement for the state of Gorkhaland within India by the Nepali-speaking people of the Darjeeling area has reached an awkward situation. [...]
Naya Barshako Suba-Kamana! [Happy New Year 2066!] (April 13, 2009) - [read more]
Today is 01 Baishak 2066
Change they can believe in: America’s new approach to public diplomacy. Hillary Clinton issues a New Year message to us:
Nepali New Year (Bikram Sambat) Message
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
April 13, 2009
To all those around the world who share common Nepali cultural and linguistic traditions, I send best wishes for a [...]
Ex-Prince Paras on Nepali Royal Massacre (March 31, 2009) - [read more]
Eight years after the royal massacre, ex-Crown Prince Paras Bikram Shah talks to the New Paper of Singapore. Why?
UWB Note: The exclusive interview has been translated and reproduced by many Nepali media including top selling and most influential newspaeprs in Nepal. That is one of the most read items in newspapers in Nepal today and [...]
Nepali Constitution: In search of Excellence (March 25, 2009) - [read more]
By Prof. Suryabahadur Singh*
The experimentation of various types of Constitutions was carried out in Nepal. The country had to experience six more Constitutions until elections to Constituent Assembly, 2065 (2008) were held. It had been observed that, these procedural delay jeopardized the growth of democratic system to a greater extent and derail overall national development [...]
Intellectual Poverty (March 23, 2009) - [read more]
By Darshan Karki, after attending the David Seddon lecture last week
There is a distinct pattern to the workshops, public discussion and lecture series that take place in Kathmandu. Firstly there is the speaker or pundit or whatever name they are called by. They are supposed to have mastered the issue in question. In most [...]
BAD: PLA’s Reaction to Nepal Army Recruitment (March 5, 2009) - [read more]
By Lilu Thapa
Following the lines of the Nepal Army’s recruitment, the PLA also has started its own recruitment process for the “vacant posts”. How sane is that decision by the Maoist leadership or what will be the extent and effect of this new development is yet to be seen. However, if this new recruitment from [...]
The Recruitment that Threatens to Derail the Peace Process (March 4, 2009) - [read more]
For the record: Maoist People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cantonments have started recruiting new soldiers apparently in response to the ongoing recruitment in Nepal Army (NA). Though the Maoist party itself has yet to officially comment on the recruitment, key political parties have come out strongly against the drive saying it violates past pacts, most notably [...]
Soldiers Mutiny in Bangladesh: Lessons for Nepal (March 2, 2009) - [read more]
The incident in Bangladesh should cause a serious concern to the policy makers and the senior officers of the uniformed forces in Nepal as well.
By Lilu Thapa
The recent mutiny of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Soldiers in Bangladesh has raised a lot of questions in the security arena. It practically seems to have spread to Bangladesh [...]
Nepal News archive for 22 April 2009
Nepali Women Still Under Attack - OhmyNews (April 22, 2009) - [read more]
Last year the Maoists came to power in Nepal, their entry to the country’s power structure made possible by people who were desperate for a change. Although there have been some improvements since the former guerrillas came to power, the women of the …
Nepal president dragged into dispute between government and army - Monsters and Critics (April 22, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu - Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav was dragged into growing row between the Maoist-led government and the army chief who allegedly disobeyed orders, news reports said Wednesday. The government supported a decision by the defence ministry …
International conference on earthquake safety begins in Nepali capital - Philippine Star Online (April 22, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU (Xinhua) - An international conference on earthquake safety began on Wednesday in Nepali capital Kathmandu. The four-day conference is expected to help increase skilled manpower in earthquake rescue. At the inauguration, Nepal’s Home …
PM: UN Mission in Nepal not needed after army integration - Focus Infomation (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu. British Under Secretary of State for Defense and Minister for Veterans Kevan Jones has called on Nepali Prime Minister Prachanda and discussed peace process, army integration and bilateral relations, Xinhua News Agency informed. At the …
Indians assaulted in Nepal over kidnap fears - Times of India (April 22, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: About a dozen Indians were detained by locals in southern Nepal on Wednesday and thrashed severely on the suspicion that they were kidnappers. Six of the victims were taken to Lahan Hospital in Siraha district in the Terai plains, a …
China rains aid ahead of Nepal PM’s visit - Thaindian.com (April 19, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, April 19 (IANS) Ahead of Nepal’s Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda’s second visit to China next month, Beijing has stepped up its aid bonanza for its smaller southern neighbour, increasing development assistance by 50 …
India, US stop Nepal from axing army chief - Times of India (April 22, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal’s beleaguered army chief Gen Rookmangud Katawal will now live to fight another day as his arch enemy, the ruling Maoist party, has decided to tread with caution after pressure from India and the US. “The party has asked the government not …
Nepali Times
Clarification please (April 20, 2009) - [read more]
Defence Ministry sought clarification from the Army Chief Rookmangad Katawal on his defiance of government orders on Monday.
Dark road (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
We are soon going to be a nation of
Lucky seven (April 15, 2009) - [read more]
The parliament session resumed on Wednesday after PM Dahal held talks with the NC and the UML. The paliament has been stalled seven times in a row within two weeks.
Happy New Banda (April 12, 2009) - [read more]
Getting stuck along the highway has become a way of life as we hurtle from one hartal to another in
Results out (April 12, 2009) - [read more]
The Maoists fared well in the by-election as well, winning three of
six contested seats in the election. But the participation of the people was not as enthusiastic as in the April polls.
Seats fill in (April 11, 2009) - [read more]
The results of the by-elections conducted on Friday for six vacant CA seats have started coming
Dhamala out (April 11, 2009) - [read more]
Chairperson of Reporters Club Nepal Rishi Dhamala, who has been in detention for two months, was freed Friday under the order of the Appellate Court in
Frames of War tour (April 10, 2009) - [read more]
This week nepa~laya embarks on a nationwide screening tour of its latest documentary, Yuddha Chitra - Frames of War, visiting 31 towns from 11th April - 20th June.
Nepal News
Nepal Becoming Haven for Persecuted Lesbians (April 22, 2009) - [read more]
“This is the second lesbian marriage that I am organising in three days,” said Dil Kumari Buduja, BDS coordinator for the lesbian community.
Indian envoy meets Prachanda over COAS row twice (April 22, 2009) - [read more]
South East Asia News.Net Wednesday 22nd April, 2009 Kathmandu, Apr 22 : Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood met Prime Minister Prachnada twice in 24 hours over the Chief of Army Staff clarification episode.
Experts slam govt for row with army (April 22, 2009) - [read more]
Security expert Karna Bahadur Thapa warned of unexpected catastrophe if Katwal were sacked. “It is the time to work for national interest rather than creating problems,” he said.
ADB okays US$25.6m for flood-hit areas (April 22, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: The Asian Development Bank has pledged to provide a grant assistance of US$25.6 million to help Nepal restore economic activity in the areas devastated by last yeara s monsoon floods.
Govt surplus fuels liquidity crunch (April 22, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Barely three weeks after heavy and unexpected withdrawals were made from the nation’s banks, people in the banking industry have begun to sense a shortage of liquidity - the standby resources held by the banks for investments.
Govt surplus fuels liquidity crunch (April 22, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Barely three weeks after heavy and unexpected withdrawals were made from the nation’s banks, people in the banking industry have begun to sense a shortage of liquidity - the standby resources held by the banks for investments.
A glimpse of Johan van der Keuken’s persistent vision (April 22, 2009) - [read more]
BEIRUT: “I am fine, standing comfortably between the police and student protestors.” Johan van der Keuken’s remarks, made during his 2000 autobiographical documentary “The Long Holiday,” accompany a still photo of him doing exactly what he describes.
Direct flights to Mumbai (April 22, 2009) - [read more]
First, there was a steady stream of visits to Kathmandu by Mumbai’s glitterati, including Shabana Azmi, Govinda, Sukhwinder Singh and Daler Mehndi.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
Gorkhaland Goes BJP (April 18, 2009) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
This is part of an article that appeared on today’s Op-Ed of the Kahtmandu Post. The other part is here. The complete article in PDF is here.
The high pitched movement for the state of Gorkhaland within India by the Nepali-speaking people of the Darjeeling area has reached an awkward situation. [...]
Naya Barshako Suba-Kamana! [Happy New Year 2066!] (April 13, 2009) - [read more]
Today is 01 Baishak 2066
Change they can believe in: America’s new approach to public diplomacy. Hillary Clinton issues a New Year message to us:
Nepali New Year (Bikram Sambat) Message
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
April 13, 2009
To all those around the world who share common Nepali cultural and linguistic traditions, I send best wishes for a [...]
Ex-Prince Paras on Nepali Royal Massacre (March 31, 2009) - [read more]
Eight years after the royal massacre, ex-Crown Prince Paras Bikram Shah talks to the New Paper of Singapore. Why?
UWB Note: The exclusive interview has been translated and reproduced by many Nepali media including top selling and most influential newspaeprs in Nepal. That is one of the most read items in newspapers in Nepal today and [...]
Nepali Constitution: In search of Excellence (March 25, 2009) - [read more]
By Prof. Suryabahadur Singh*
The experimentation of various types of Constitutions was carried out in Nepal. The country had to experience six more Constitutions until elections to Constituent Assembly, 2065 (2008) were held. It had been observed that, these procedural delay jeopardized the growth of democratic system to a greater extent and derail overall national development [...]
Intellectual Poverty (March 23, 2009) - [read more]
By Darshan Karki, after attending the David Seddon lecture last week
There is a distinct pattern to the workshops, public discussion and lecture series that take place in Kathmandu. Firstly there is the speaker or pundit or whatever name they are called by. They are supposed to have mastered the issue in question. In most [...]
BAD: PLA’s Reaction to Nepal Army Recruitment (March 5, 2009) - [read more]
By Lilu Thapa
Following the lines of the Nepal Army’s recruitment, the PLA also has started its own recruitment process for the “vacant posts”. How sane is that decision by the Maoist leadership or what will be the extent and effect of this new development is yet to be seen. However, if this new recruitment from [...]
The Recruitment that Threatens to Derail the Peace Process (March 4, 2009) - [read more]
For the record: Maoist People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cantonments have started recruiting new soldiers apparently in response to the ongoing recruitment in Nepal Army (NA). Though the Maoist party itself has yet to officially comment on the recruitment, key political parties have come out strongly against the drive saying it violates past pacts, most notably [...]
Soldiers Mutiny in Bangladesh: Lessons for Nepal (March 2, 2009) - [read more]
The incident in Bangladesh should cause a serious concern to the policy makers and the senior officers of the uniformed forces in Nepal as well.
By Lilu Thapa
The recent mutiny of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Soldiers in Bangladesh has raised a lot of questions in the security arena. It practically seems to have spread to Bangladesh [...]