Nepal News archive for 17 November 2009

More orders from Dubai Airshow – Seattle Post Intelligencer (November 17, 2009) – [read more]
Boeing and Airbus announced several new orders late Monday and early Tuesday from the Dubai Airshow. Air Algerie has ordered seven Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s with Blended Winglets, Boeing announced . The order will bring the carrier’s Next …

Jordana Timerman’s blog – Foreign Policy (November 17, 2009) – [read more]
A ” scurrilous idea ” — better known as the Tobin tax, a levy on foreign-exchange transactions — seems to be taking on a life of its own. This week U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio is expected to propose a tax on all financial transactions (like stock …

Boeing scores first orders in Dubai – Chicago Tribune (November 17, 2009) – [read more]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Boeing scored its first orders at the Dubai Airshow on Tuesday with requests for 11 737-800 jetliners, while the United Arab Emirates military inked two defense deals with European manufacturers. The UAE armed forces …

Nepal minister defiant over slaps – BBC South-Asia (November 17, 2009) – [read more]
State Minister for Agriculture and Co-operatives Karima Begum said she was justified in beating the officer because he tried to assault her. There is growing pressure for her to apologise or resign over her actions. The officer in question, Durga …

China leads surge of foreign students into U.S. colleges – Minnpost.com (November 17, 2009) – [read more]
WASHINGTON — When Texas Gov. Rick Perry declared this “International Education Week,” he waxed eloquent about the “era of global exchange” – American students heading abroad in increasing numbers, while foreign students flood Texas universities …

India perceived as corrupt nation, ranked 84 – MSN India (November 17, 2009) – [read more]
New Delhi: India is still perceived to be one of the most corrupt countries by the transparency international in its annual corruption perceptions. India has been ranked 84th in the list of 180 countries in terms of public-sector corruption, which is …

Child brides: A vicious cycle – Winnipeg Sun (November 17, 2009) – [read more]
Elias Kaet, 25, laughs beside his child-bride, 18-year-old Ernalinda Metan. The pair were married at 14 in the Indonesian town of Oenenu Selatan. She’s holding their three-year-old son Adrianus Kaet as someone tends to their one-and-a-half-year-old …

Boeing scores its first order on the third day of Dubai Airshow – USA Today (November 17, 2009) – [read more]
Boeing has scored its first new aircraft orders at this year’s Dubai Airshow. The orders — announced today — came from two Algerian carriers that combined to order a total of 11 737-800 jets. The Associated Press notes “the Chicago-based plane …

Nepali Times

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.

Cadres clog capital (November 12, 2009) – [read more]
Throngs of Maoists picket Singha Darbar in a demonstration of power.

Ow, Minister! (November 11, 2009) – [read more]
Minister slaps Chief District Officer saying he offended her by providing an old vehicle to pick her up at Simara

Pants on fire (November 10, 2009) – [read more]
UML leader Ashok Rai withdraws statement on CA dissolution, says media exaggerated his

Pass the buck (November 9, 2009) – [read more]
Maoist chairman says his party will let the budget pass. His party leaders

Presidential takeover? (November 8, 2009) – [read more]
UML leader claims Nepali Congress proposed dissolving the Constituent
Assembly to impose presidential

Nepal News

India, Nepal home ministers’ meet put off due to turmoil (November 17, 2009) – [read more]

By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, Nov 16 : The three-day security talks between the home ministers of India and Nepal, scheduled to have started in New Delhi Tuesday, have been postponed indefinitely due to the mounting turmoil in Nepal.

World Diabetes Day marked in Nepal (November 17, 2009) – [read more]

The World Diabetes Day was celebrated throughout Nepal Saturday by organizing various awareness programs with the main slogan of “get knowledge of diabetes and control it”. November 14 that marks the birthday of Dr.

Prachanda on mystery visit to Singapore (November 16, 2009) – [read more]

Nepal’s Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, whose party has threatened to call an indefinite shutdown if its demand is not addressed by Friday, flew to Singapore Monday in a surprise move, causing a flutter in political circles.

Peace process on hold as Nepal’s Maoists protest (November 16, 2009) – [read more]

He is famous for his fiery speeches, but Prachanda, Nepal’s Maoist leader, projected a dramatically different image last week when he danced in the streets with one of the country’s top actresses.

Nepal minister’s slaps cost India dear (November 16, 2009) – [read more]

Kathmandu, Nov 15 : Five stinging slaps delivered by a junior Nepal minister to a senior bureaucrat have cost India dear, causing bilateral trade to come to a virtual standstill for five days.

Russian native killed in helicopter crash in Nepal (November 15, 2009) – [read more]

A Russian native was killed when a helicopter belonging to the Manang Air crashed in Rodikot, Humla district in mid-western Nepal on Sunday.

Russian killed in Nepal chopper crash (November 15, 2009) – [read more]

St Petersburg News.Net Sunday 15th November, 2009 A Russian was killed and five people injured when a helicopter crashed in a mountainous district in northern Nepal Sunday.

Slovenian mountaineer killed in Himalayas (November 15, 2009) – [read more]

A Slovenian climber recognized as one of the world’s greatest-ever mountaineers has died after a daredevil solo attempt on a Himalayan peak, his expedition organizers said Saturday.

United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal

New American in Nepal: Scott H. DeLisi (November 17, 2009) – [read more]
Scott H. DeLisi has become the latest Internet celebrity. A Google search of the term “Scott H. DeLisi” displays 12,400 results as of 17/11 21:30 Nepal Standard Time. Now, remove “Nepal” from that result, (“Scott H DeLisi” -Nepal), the number drops to 5,950. [And 5,910 for "Scott H. DeLisi" +Nepal as of 23:25 NST, soon [...]