Surrealist suburbanite’ – Montana Standard (November 30, 2009) – [read more]
Steve Wellman, 49, describes himself as “a surrealist suburbanite.” A husband and a father of two teenage boys, he lives in a 1960s-era home near the Butte Country Club. In a well-lit back room, more than a dozen projects lie in various stages of …
‘We need to do a lot more to make Mumbai safe’ – Rediff (November 30, 2009) – [read more]
India [ Images ] is much safer. Within a year, many systems and processes have improved, both at the central and state levels. But that does not mean there is no scope for improvement. There have been major initiatives such as bringing in the …
Koirala failed to deliver on power deal in Nepal: Maoists – Zee News (November 30, 2009) – [read more]
Kathmandu: Confirming after initial disclaimers that his party had struck a deal with Nepali Congress for new power sharing in Nepal, a top Maoist leader has said that former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala had failed to deliver his part of the …
Clean water partnership – Manila Bulleting Online (November 30, 2009) – [read more]
… Bank report pointed out that Metro Manila was second to the lowest in sewer connections among major cities in Asia at less than 7 percent, compared to 20 percent for Katmandu, Nepal and 30 percent for Dhaka, Bangladesh. With all the risk factors …
EU accused of risking Copenhagen climate talks with stance on aid … – The Guardian (November 30, 2009) – [read more]
But it has separately promised nearly £200m to help especially vulnerable countries such as Bangladesh and Nepal. Earlier this year, Brown said: “The government recognises that finance to tackle climate change cannot simply be part of ODA. [
Cross-border infiltration on the decline - New Kerala (November 30, 2009) - [read more]
New Delhi, Nov 30 : There has been a decline in infiltration on the Indo-Pakistan and Indo-Bangladesh borders in the past three years, the Lok Sabha was informed today. Defence Minister AK Antony said in a reply that while there were 133 cases of …
Prachanda and Gyanendra become friends – on Facebook – SamayLive (November 29, 2009) – [read more]
Kathmandu: Once, politics used to create strange bed fellows. Now social networking website Facebook is bringing together even more diverse people. Nepal’s last king Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah, who lost his two-century-old crown last year, thanks to a …
Trafficking channels poor women to Gulf via Nepal – Thaindian.com (November 29, 2009) – [read more]
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) A massive trafficking racket, through which young women are whisked off to Arab countries for prostitution from the porous Nepal border with the collusion of corrupt police officials and even politicians, has been uncovered …
Nepali Times
Army smells a coup (November 29, 2009) – [read more]
The chief of army assures leaders he will not support a
(November 27, 2009) – [read more]
Back on the road: Are some Maoist cadre feeling insecure as they watch the power they wielded through terror slip
Money matters (November 24, 2009) – [read more]
The parliament is scheduled to endorse the appropriations bill
Maoists agree to let budget pass (November 22, 2009) – [read more]
The parliament will resume for three
Merry-go-round (November 18, 2009) – [read more]
Political parties try, and fail, to reach an agreement to pass the
Dahal follows Koirala to Singapore (November 16, 2009) – [read more]
Maoist chairman will visit NC president in
Feeling poorly (November 15, 2009) – [read more]
Girija Prasad Koirala has been admitted to a hospital in
Backlashing out (November 13, 2009) – [read more]
Police issued an arrest warrant for State Minister Karima Begum for slapping Parsa’s Chief District Officer.
Nepal News
Nepal’s Cabinet to meet at Everest in December (November 29, 2009) – [read more]
Nepal’s government said Sunday it would hold a Cabinet meeting on Mount Everest on Dec.
Number of Chinese visitors soaring up in Nepal (November 28, 2009) – [read more]
The number of Chinese visitor arrivals has been drastically soared up in Nepal since August, showed the figure released by Nepal’s Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport.
Global franchises ready for NepalKFC, Pizza Hut to open on Wednesday (November 28, 2009) – [read more]
The opening of the outlets of foods chains Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut, each of which seat 140 people, has been one of the most anticipated ones.
Nepali bares UK racist abuse in BBC film (November 27, 2009) – [read more]
But after a year spent enduring a stream of abuse as a Westminster parking warden, Pokhrels view of England as a green and pleasant land has taken a knock.
‘Indian Idol’ winner Prashant Tamang forays into Nepali movies (November 26, 2009) – [read more]
Kathmandu, Nov 26 He started his career as a cop and in 2007 shot to fame when he won the popular music contest ‘Indian Idol’. Now Prashant Tamang has hit the headlines once again by ‘joining’ the British Gurkhas and ‘tying the knot’. The 26-year-old from Darjeeling has been camping in Nepal, from where his ancestors hailed, to kickstart a new …
Biggest animal slaughter on earth (November 25, 2009) – [read more]
By Gopal Sharma Kathmandu – At least 15 000 buffalo and “countless” goats and birds were sacrificed in a temple in southern Nepal, organisers said on Wednesday, a ritual billed as the single biggest animal slaughter on earth.
Nepal, India to set up Pancheshwor Development Authority (November 24, 2009) – [read more]
Nepal and India on Sunday signed an agreement to set up Pancheshwor Development Authority as a key step in the implementation of the much-anticipated Pancheshwor Hydropower project in western Nepal.
Hundreds of thousands of animals to be sacrificed at Hindu festival in southern Nepal (November 24, 2009) – [read more]
Hundreds of thousands of Hindus gathered at a temple in southern Nepal on Tuesday for a ceremony involving the slaughter of more than 200,000 animals, a festival that has drawn the ire of animal-welfare protesters.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
Will India Allow Nepal-Bangladesh Trade? (November 19, 2009) – [read more]
After agreeing to a rail link between Nepal and Bangladesh, will India allow the two countries to use that?It didn’t happen in 1976 when Bangladesh and Nepal signed a transit agreement for boosting bilateral trade but failed to implemented it as India did not allow its territory to be used for passage at that time. [...]
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