Nepal News archive for 11 December 2009

Dehradun, December 11 – Tribune (December 11, 2009) – [read more]
Indian traders in Jhoolaghat town on the bank of the Kali river, which forms the border with Nepal, today kept the markets closed and sat on a symbolic dharna near the bridge on the border protesting against the Shashastra Seema Bal’s (SSB) recent …

Nepal trip a challenge for Lebanon dog trainer – Albany Democrat-Herald (December 11, 2009) – [read more]
Lynn Martin led a seminar in Nepal for search and rescue dog handlers. One of the dogs she brought, Hunter, is at far left. From her blog: “The attached pictures show our daily 9 a.m. walk down a river bed. We would take each dog’s morning kibble …

Night and Day – New York Times (December 11, 2009) – [read more]
PEMA SHERPA was opening the door of his rented yellow cab when the first blow came. A meat cleaver sliced open the back of his head and everything flashed white. The sun had not yet risen over the stretch of attached brick two-story houses on 62nd …

The World Lights Up For 3-Point ‘Real Deal’ on December 12th – Earthtimes (December 11, 2009) – [read more]
Millions of Citizens in Over 130 Countries Unite with Candlelight Vigils to Call for Progress in Copenhagen COPENHAGEN, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On December 12, millions of people from around the globe will come together for a massive day …

Most popular Hotels – KPNews.com (December 11, 2009) – [read more]
7 days has some hotels in different cites of Ukraine. 7 days is located in Borshchhovka region in Kyiv. There are 30 rooms of… Spartak Hotel Spartak is located next to the Spartak Stadium in the vicinity of Kirillovskaya church and the Spartak …

Nepal under pressure to arrest army major – Hindustan Times (December 11, 2009) – [read more]
International pressure is mounting on Nepal to take action against an army Major allegedly involved in the disappearance, torture and death of a 15-year-old girl nearly six years ago. Major Niranjan Basnet is one of the four Nepal Army officials …

Kai Eide will not seek third year as head of UN’s Afghanistan … – Times Online (December 11, 2009) – [read more]
Among the names being suggested are Jean-Marie Guéhenno, the French former head of UN peacekeeping, and Ian Martin, from Britain, a former UN representative in Nepal. Other possible candidates include Staffan de Mistura, the Swedish-Italian former …

Unusual evening Sunday in St. Helena – St. Helena Star (December 11, 2009) – [read more]
Sunday, Dec. 13 will be an unusual evening along Main Street in downtown St. Helena. It is the third night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah and there will be lots of coordinated Hanukkah festivities beginning at 6 p.m. when Rabbi Oren Postrel from …

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Dawa Steven Sherpa: The west must help Nepal, not for aid but for justice (December 11, 2009) – [read more]

In an interview en route to Copenhagen, the WWF climate ambassador said Nepal is not to blame for climate change Himalayan mountaineers will drop down to sea-level in Copenhagen today to bring the dire effects of climate change in Nepal to the world’s attention at the UN climate summit.

Protest over attack on journalists in Nepal (December 11, 2009) – [read more]

The Federation of Nepalese Journalists, the powerful umbrella organisation of journalists in Nepal that had played a leading role in the struggle for democracy during King Gyanendra’s army-backed regime, held rallies in the capital and major towns outside as well as a sit-in before the district administration authorities, urging an end to impunity.

ANLSA claims Rs 11m compensation (December 10, 2009) – [read more]

KATHMANDU: All Nepal Landless Squatters’ Association on Thursday claimed that property worth Rs 11 million was lost during the Dudejhari forest incident in Kailali district.

Woman journalist attacked in Nepal (December 9, 2009) – [read more]

Attacks on a woman journalist and a TV news crew in two separate incidents within five days have again brought into focus the threat posed to journalists in Nepal.

Assaulted journalist Tika Bista air-lifted to Kathmandu (December 9, 2009) – [read more]

Journalist Tika Bista, who was thrashed to unconsciousness by an unidentified persons in Rukum yesterday, has been airlifted to Kathmandu for treatment, Wednesday.

India urged not to resume military supplies to Nepal (December 9, 2009) – [read more]

Tajikistan News.Net Wednesday 9th December, 2009 New Delhi, Dec 9 : The Asian Centre for Human Rights , a Delhi based regional human rights organization on Wednesday expressed deep concern over India’s decision to resume military supply and training to the Nepal Army following the Joint secretary level talks in Kathmandu from December 4. India cut …

NJ girl gives Nepali children a childhood (December 8, 2009) – [read more]

The gap year, that she took after high school hoping to become fully committed to college, built a different kind of commitment in her to a different purpose: giving a childhood to the neediest children of Nepal.

Indo-Nepal security talks begin (December 7, 2009) – [read more]

The seventh bilateral consultative meeting between India and Nepal on security issues began here on Friday.

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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. [...]