Nepal News archive for 15 December 2009

December 15, 2009 · Filed Under News Archives 

ADVISORY-Witness story on Pakistani motorway - Forbes (December 15, 2009) - [read more]
In 2007, he moved to India as chief correspondent, where he has focused on India’s economic and political story as well as travelling to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nepal. In the following story slugged WITNESS/PAKISTAN-MOTORWAY and headlined ‘Failed …

GUS: Some Quit Today, Happy Quit Anniversary to Others - DAILY KOS (December 15, 2009) - [read more]
… amk for obama, American in Kathmandu, andsarahtoo, Anne933, aoeu, arcadesproject, Archie2227, ArthurWolf (in memoriam), assyrian64, awkawk, bamablue, barnowl, bdizz, bgblcklab1, Bike Crash, BirderWitch, bleeding heart, blue husky, Blue Intrigue …

Refugees flee harm but find hardship - Atlanta Journal Constitution (December 15, 2009) - [read more]
It is 4 a.m. in the Beldangi refugee camp in Eastern Nepal and teenager Dombere Mishra begins her day by making one of three daily trips to the water pump to secure water for cooking, washing and bathing for her family, one of thousands of displaced …

Children’s home builder talks to Holland kids - Burlington County Times (December 15, 2009) - [read more]
The 22-year-old New Jersey native in 2006 used $5,000 in babysitting money to buy a plot of land in Surkhet, Nepal. After her senior year of high school, she trekked through the Himalayas and met hundreds of orphaned children. In January 2008, she …

Climate change is ridding the world’s tropical mountain ranges of ice - Scientific American (December 15, 2009) - [read more]
COPENHAGEN—The Altiplano, or high plain , of Bolivia and Peru is getting a new climate. In the past 60 years, temperatures have risen, rainfall patterns have changed and soils have begun to dry out even further. As a result, farmers move their …

Balkanisation of Nepal - Indian Express (December 15, 2009) - [read more]
Tika Bista, a 22-year journalist was brutally attacked and left for dead in Nepal’s remote western district Rukum on December 8. They first inflicted deep wounds in her hands saying “these are the hands she writes with”. Her laptop was damaged …

Walden University Scholars of Change Video Contest Winners Share … - TMCnet (December 15, 2009) - [read more]
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec 15, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Walden University announced the winners of its Scholars of Change video competition. Each of the five grand prize winners will receive $5,000 plus an additional $2,500 to donate to their favorite …

Youth Walk on United Nations Human Rights Day to Deliver a Message of … - Indymedia Ireland (December 15, 2009) - [read more]
DECEMBER 10, 2009 - In honor of the United Nations Human Rights Day, Dec 10th, hundreds walked across the Clearwater Memorial Bridge in the Tampa Bay area carrying signs and singing songs to forward the message, “Embrace Diversity - End …

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Nepal RCS treasurer dies in accident (December 15, 2009) - [read more]

RSS MYAGDI: Treasurer of Nepal Red Cross Society, Myagdi chapter, Himal Prasad Subedi died after he fell off from a cliff Sunday evening.

Nepali opposition party declares more autonomous states (December 15, 2009) - [read more]

Nepali main opposition party Unified Communist Party of Nepal declared two more states on Monday, taking the count of ethnicity and region based autonomous states to six.

Civil war murder arrest in Nepal (December 14, 2009) - [read more]

Military police in Nepal have arrested an army major for the murder of a girl of 15 during the Maoist insurgency in what may prove to be a landmark case.

Nepal army chief receives guard of honour from Indian army (December 14, 2009) - [read more]

New Delhi: Nepal Chief of Army Staff General Chhatraman Singh Gurung was presented a guard of honour here today.

Kingfisher to fly between Nepal, India (December 14, 2009) - [read more]

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Government has permitted Kingfisher Airlines to start air service between Nepal and India.

Nepal Army Continues to Protect Accused Murderer in Maina Sunuwar Case (December 13, 2009) - [read more]

The Nepal Army did not hand over army Major Niranjan Basnet, one of the accused in the murder of Maina Sunuwar, to Kavre Distric Police/Court today as promised.

Nepal, China for friendship exchange (December 13, 2009) - [read more]

KATHMANDU: With the purpose of promoting friendship exchanges, Nepal and China have agreed to boost up friendly exchange programs in people-to-people level.

UN special representative to visit Nepal (December 12, 2009) - [read more]

Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, will visit Nepal on Dec.

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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. [...]

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