Nepal News archive for 21 November 2009

Better to have that sex talk sooner than later – Regina Leader-Post (November 21, 2009) – [read more]
Whether adults want to believe it or not, the hard truth is this: Teenagers are going to have sex, usually sooner rather than later. I understand it is difficult for adults to accept that their baby girls and boys are doing stuff like that, but there …

Nepal’s Maoists announce fresh protests – YAHOO! (November 21, 2009) – [read more]
KATHMANDU (AFP) – Nepal ‘s opposition Maoist party on Saturday announced a fresh, month-long round of anti-government protests, accusing the new administration of failing to address its demands. The former guerrillas, who waged a decade-long war …

Indian Government says it has a plan to deal with Maoist violence – Newstrack India (November 21, 2009) – [read more]
Geneva, Nov.21 (ANI): The Indian Government has said that it has a plan in place to deal with the vexed issue of Maoist violence. According to sources accompanying the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on his visit to the United States, the plan …

Against the grain – Hom mali is not unique – Bangkok Post (November 21, 2009) – [read more]
The gene primarily responsible for the aroma of Hom Mali rice is not unique to Thailand and is found across Asia, according to the world’s leading rice research body. Following the recent local outcry over the US-developed Jazzmen rice strain …

How to be a cultural superpower – IndiaTimes (November 21, 2009) – [read more]
Call it Disney diplomacy from the East. But Mickey Mouse has some competition now. So does MTV. Chinese rock bands are entrancing American teenagers with their music; sufi singers are emerging from their shells in the Muslim world; and yoga gurus are …

Terror: a clear & present danger to biz – Financial Express (November 21, 2009) – [read more]
In the subcontinent, private foreign investors have given Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal a miss due to the lack of peace or a friendly investment climate. “The adverse impacts halt industry to prevent it from making investments. This has happened …

Nepal Maoists to re-launch agitation to restore ‘civilian supremacy … – Hindustan Times (November 21, 2009) – [read more]
The ongoing political deadlock in Nepal took a new turn on Saturday with the Maoists deciding to start the third phase of their agitation to restore ‘civilian supremacy’ from next month. The central committee of the party, however, agreed to let …

Nepal Maoists to start agitation for ‘civilian supremacy’ – Hindustan Times (November 21, 2009) – [read more]
The ongoing political deadlock in Nepal took a new turn on Saturday with the Maoists deciding to start the third phase of their agitation to restore ‘civilian supremacy’ from next month. The central committee of the party, however, agreed to let …

Nepali Times

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.

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

Nepal News

Nepal’s working children face perilous labor (November 21, 2009) – [read more]

The sight of young children engaged in perilous labor and with an uncertain future is common in Nepal’s cities.

Mass animal sacrifice festival to go ahead in southern Nepal despite protests (November 20, 2009) – [read more]

A Hindu festival in which hundreds of thousands of animals are expected to be sacrificed will go ahead as scheduled in southern Nepal despite protests, organizers said Friday.

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.

ICRA forms joint venture in Nepal (November 19, 2009) – [read more]

India Gazette Monday 16th November, 2009 Credit rating agency ICRA Monday signed a pact with Himalayan Infrastructure Fund Ltd of Nepal to set up a joint venture to replicate its rating businesses in that country, the company said.

Self-declared Nepal expert says he never was a RAW man (November 18, 2009) – [read more]

India Gazette Wednesday 18th November, 2009 New Delhi, Nov.18 : Professor S. D. Muni, India’s self proclaimed Nepal expert talking to a daily in Kathmandu, has refuted media allegations that he is associated with RAW , India’s notorious intelligence agency.

BR proposes ‘best’ rail route to Nepal (November 18, 2009) – [read more]

Bangladesh Railway has proposed “the most convenient” route for rail transit to Nepal, ahead of the prime minister’s India visit, top officials have said.

Chinese national dies at Nepali capital’s int’l airport (November 17, 2009) – [read more]

AN elderly Chinese woman has died at Tribhuwan International Airport in Nepali capital Kathmandu after she collapsed yesterday afternoon.

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.

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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. [...]