Nepal News archive for 23 October 2009

Abridged Too Far – Thirteen – TheSixthAxis (October 23, 2009) – [read more]
There was once a man named Nathan Drake, but you know him; we’ve met him once before . But what has old Drakey-boy been up to this time? Well, since we last saw him riding off into the sunset with a boat-load of gold and Elena on his arm, things …

Uncharted Waters, A Multiplayer Blog – TheSixthAxis (October 23, 2009) – [read more]
Ah, two words that inspire me, “co” and “op”. They work so well together, taking on half the workload, and giving each other meaning. When Nofi and I get together for a spot of co-op we share a similar dynamic: we work well together in the …

Victims of human trafficking demand better protection and prosecution … – Newser (October 23, 2009) – [read more]
A father of two from Nepal who thought he was going to America wound up in Iraq, forced to work at a U.S. airbase. A 14-year-old Ugandan girl kidnapped by rebels spent nearly eight years in captivity as a sex slave and human shield. And a young …

Mounting concern in UN Security Council over Nepal stalemate – Thaindian.com (October 23, 2009) – [read more]
Kathmandu, Oct 23 (IANS) For the first time since 2006, when Nepal’s Maoist guerrillas signed a peace pact and confined their “People’s Liberation Army” (PLA) to makeshift barracks, the UN Security Council Friday sent representatives to visit …

UNSC envoys, UNMIN chief tours NA weapons storage, Maoist cantonment – Nepalnews.com (October 23, 2009) – [read more]
A team comprising representatives of the five member states of the UN Security Council (UNSC) and Chief of the United Nations mission in Nepal (UNMIN) Karin Landgren toured the site of the Nepal Army weapons store at Chhauni, Kathmandu and visited …

Speed up constituting drafting, UN tells Nepal – Freshnews (October 23, 2009) – [read more]
The UN said Nepal needs to speed up the process of Constitution drafting and work for strengthening fundamentals of good governance, even as Deputy Premier Sujata Koirala asked the world body to continue its assistance to the peace process. On the …

UCPN-M gives 10-day ultimatum to govt – Nepalnews.com (October 23, 2009) – [read more]
The Unified CPN (Maoist) on Friday gave 9-day ultimatum to the government to address the demands raised by the party regarding the President’s move. A meeting of the Maoist standing committee held at the party headquarters Paris Danda gave November 1 …

Look for local opportunities: PM – Himalayan Times (October 23, 2009) – [read more]
DHULIKHEL: Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal suggested that students be more disciplined, polite and morally good. Speaking at the 15th convocation programme of Kathmandu University in Dhulikhel, Kavre on Friday, the PM suggested that the students …

Nepali Times

Peace in pieces (October 23, 2009) – [read more]
Defence Minister Bidya Bhandari’s comment on army recruitment irks UNMIN

Troubled waters (October 22, 2009) – [read more]
The government has proposed an ambitious plan to clean Kathmandu’s rivers in response to a Supreme Court verdict.

Freer than before (October 21, 2009) – [read more]
Press freedom in Nepal has improved than last year, says Reporters without

Deal near? (October 21, 2009) – [read more]
Thanks to their tea-party diplomacy, the leaders of the Big Three political parties are close to resolving their differences after pledging “flexibility” to seek language acceptable to all

Nepal’s new deputy PM (October 13, 2009) – [read more]
Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala has been promoted to the post of deputy prime

Dahal leaves for China (October 11, 2009) – [read more]
Maoist chairman makes a second visit to China to bolster relations with the communist

New report raises conflict toll (September 22, 2009) – [read more]
The death toll of the 10-year long insurgency is 3,000 more than previously reported.

They’ve done it again (September 16, 2009) – [read more]
Maoists tried to block PM Nepal’s attendance at Tribhuvan University’s convocation

Nepal News

Poudel blasts PM over Sujata (October 22, 2009) – [read more]

CHITWAN: Nepali Congress Vice President Ram Chandra Poudel on Thursday said relations of NC leaders with Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal have gone sour after his decision to promote Sujata Koirala to deputy prime minister.

Three Nepali killed in India road accident (October 22, 2009) – [read more]

The deceased are Santosh Gupta of Dhamboji, Bipun Khetan of Surkhet Road and Rabi Kishor Agrawal of Bageshwori Tole, according to Pradip Gupta, deputy general secretary of Nepalgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Families divided as refugees start new lives (October 21, 2009) – [read more]

Bhutanese refugee women look out from their bamboo hut at the Beldangi II refugee camp, some 300km south-east of Kathmandu Chandrakhar Adhikari does not know whether he will ever see his two brothers again.

Drive to stop mass animal sacrifice (October 20, 2009) – [read more]

In this picture taken on September 27, 2009, bystanders watch as soldiers prepare to sacrifice a buffalo on the ninth day of Dashain Festival in Kathmandu Every five years a temple in southern Nepal plays host to an extraordinary religious festival in which hundreds of thousands of animals are sacrificed to the Hindu goddess of power Gadhimai.

China visit was important, says Prachanda (October 20, 2009) – [read more]

KATHMANDU: Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” said his weeklong visit to China was important in improving relations between the two countries.

China projects Kashmir as a separate country (October 19, 2009) – [read more]

A map of Jammu& Kashmir, showing the LoC. IANS KATHMANDU: Besides issuing separate visas to Indian passport holders from Jammu and Kashmir, China is also projecting the disputed territory as an independent country in other ways.

Nepalese gay sex scandal may push poet off Irish syllabus (October 19, 2009) – [read more]

One of the foremost Irish-language poets is expected to have his work removed from the school curriculum in the wake of a tangled sexual controversy.

President, PM, others greet people on Nepal Sambat (October 18, 2009) – [read more]

He wished all Nepalis peace, prosperity and happiness. In a message of greetings released by the Office of the President Sunday, President Dr Yadav said we have been involving in a great campaign of making new constitution for three years.

United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal

A Maoist Agricultural Center in Nepal (October 17, 2009) – [read more]
By Neil Horning

On the way to Chorkate, Gorkha, about a 3 hour bus ride from the district headquarters, a conspicuous facility covered with red flags is noticeable by the roadside.
Nammuna Agricultural Center is run by the United Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) as an agricultural cooperative, intended to teach agricultural skills and collective farming [...]

Nepal’s Political Impasse (August 23, 2009) – [read more]
Ending his five-day official and ‘mandatory’ India tour, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal returns to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal that is going through the turbulent times: Opposition threatening to bring down a shaky coalition, anti-nationalist forces based in Nepal-India border launching vicious attacks against the State in Terai and a fragile peace process [...]

Face Value: Being a Nepali in India (August 9, 2009) – [read more]
What are Nepalis and Indians supposed to look like? Search me!

By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
This article first appeared in today’s Kathmandu Post. Here is the PDF page It’s also available in eKantipur, and the official web page of the Post.
I often carry my passport these days in Delhi whenever I go out. Not that a [...]

Maoist Showdown Begins in Nepal, Again (August 8, 2009) – [read more]
Maoists block the house proceedings and have warned to stage a series of protests from both the streets and the parliament if the issue of civilian supremacy is not resolved. Prime Minister Nepal makes it clear to the Maoist chairman Prachanda that there will be no discussion on resolution motion against the President
Prime Minister Madhav [...]

Life and Death in Kandahar (August 1, 2009) – [read more]
Chopper crash survivor retells

By Dinesh Wagle
[This article was first published in today's Kathmandu Post Here is PDF version of the page. Here is Nepali version PDF with more details that appeared in Kantipur daily.]
NEW DELHI- Bishnu Malla was probably the happiest man in the flight when he left Kathmandu two and half months ago. The [...]

Never Again: Maoists in Nepal and India (July 26, 2009) – [read more]
Nepal’s Maoist conflict has thankfully ended while India seems to have begun its own.
[This article was first published in today's Kathmandu Post Here is PDF version of the page.]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
“An amazing, heart gripping and emotionally loaded showcase of the reasons why not to go to war! Hope [these] photos… act as a [...]

Nepal: A Country Cursed by a Widow? (July 19, 2009) – [read more]
By Krishna Giri
I don’t think any Nepali will raise their eyebrows when they hear- “SATI LE SARAPEKO DESH”. Right from the unification, Nepali have witnessed ongoing severity in terms of governance. Power snatching by any means has become style in Nepal. I don’t want to go back to 17th century to dig the past. Rather [...]

Inclusive Hindutva: BJP in India (June 27, 2009) – [read more]
The Bharatiya Janata Party of India has realized that its hard-line brand of Hindutva politics doesn’t work anymore. And that’s a good news thanks to its defeat in the parliamentary polls
By Dinesh Wagle
as published in today’s Kathmandu Post
“There’s a fire raging in BJP,” said a headline in India the previous week. After the humiliating loss [...]