Nepal News archive for 27 December 2009
Grooming a new guard at New Hope - Honolulu Advertiser (December 27, 2009) - [read more]
As daylight faded into its last hour on a recent Saturday afternoon, glowing greens and reds washed over the crowd filing into Farrington High School’s auditorium for a weekly church service. Under flickering stage lighting, radiant singers …
Our Iowans of the decade - Des Moines Register (December 27, 2009) - [read more]
Ultimately, it’s all about the people. We will remember the first decade of the 21st century for unsettling change — 9/11, wars, milestone politics, a historic recession. But the early 2000s also brought Iowa innovation in business and …
Nepali Prime Minister ends visit to Lhasa - Investors Business Daily (December 27, 2009) - [read more]
LHASA, Dec 27, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal on Sunday finished his two-day trip to Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region after meeting with local officials and visiting cultural relics …
Looking in a different light - Zd Net Asia.com (December 27, 2009) - [read more]
After a short sabbatical that took him to his home country India and Nepal, among other countries, Maulik Parekh, former general manager for the Philippines of call center operator TeleTech, is formally back in the country as the new president and …
REFILING: Kyodo news summary -4-+ - Big Hollywood (December 27, 2009) - [read more]
TOKYO, Dec. 27 (AP) - (Kyodo)——– Hatoyama arrives in Mumbai, starting 3-day visit to India MUMBAI, India - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama arrived in Mumbai on Sunday, starting a three-day visit to India during which he will meet …
Tibetan culture can benefit humanity: Dalai Lama - Thaindian.com (December 27, 2009) - [read more]
More than 200 participants representing 85 Tibetan schools from across India, Nepal and Bhutan are attending the three-day conference. The Nobel laureate also emphasised the need to introduce study of Buddhist philosophy and dialectic in the school …
Top 10 fantasy holidays for wannabe poets, cowboys - Windsor Star (December 27, 2009) - [read more]
SYDNEY - From authentic Indian palaces fit for maharajas to Wild West-style cowboy ranches for would-be John Waynes, travel companies and hotels are offering luxury packages to help people live out their fantasies for real. Men’s website AskMen.com …
Laughing with Buddha: The delights of teaching in a Tibetan monastery … - Great Falls Tribune (December 27, 2009) - [read more]
Of all the memories we have from our recent return from teaching in a Tibetan monastery in Nepal, the sight of a classroom full of monks doing the hokey-pokey is the oddest and in many ways symbolizes the surprise and delight we found there. When I …
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Nepali shot dead in US (December 27, 2009) - [read more]
A Nepali national working in a food store in Boston, USA was shot dead by an unidentified gunman this morning, reports say.
Nepal PM leaves for China (December 26, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Dec 26 : Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal today left for its northern neighbour China on a 5-day official visit with a 29-member delegation, including ministers, officials and businessmen.
Maoists accused of breaching Peace Agreement in Nepal (December 26, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Dec 21 : Nepal Government has said the violence that occurred during the first day of the UCPN nationwide strike in which at least 24 people were injured and over 37 were arrested, will pose a serious threat to the ongoing peace process.
Nepal feels tumbling flow of tourists during Christmas (December 26, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal being recognized as one of the world’s best tourist destinations, witnessed tumbling flow of tourists during the cheerful occasion of Christmas this year.
UN concern at tainted Nepal general’s promotion (December 25, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Dec 25 : The UN has expressed concern at the Nepal government’s decision to promote an army officer whose brigade ran a secret torture camp and who is alleged to be responsible for the disappearance of 49 prisoners, saying he and others should not be promoted until a transparent and unbiased enquiry was conducted.
Maoists behind attack on journo: FNJ (December 25, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Maoists were most likely involved in beating up Rukum-based journalist Tika Bista, the Federation of Nepali Journalists said Wednesday.
Nepalese culture photo show opens (December 24, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: A two-day a Maitri Nepal Photo Exhibitiona on life and culture of Nepalese people began at the National Press Club in Dhaka Wednesday morning.
Nepal promotes Major General with human rights slur (December 24, 2009) - [read more]
After months of dilly-dallying, the Nepali cabinet on Thursday agreed to promote a senior Nepal Army officer who was alleged to have played a role in disappearance of 49 persons during the countrya s civil war.
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Controversial Promotion of the Year: Toran Singh is No. 2 of Nepal Army (December 24, 2009) - [read more]
By Kamal Raj Sigdel and Phanindra Dahal
In a controversial move that has angered many including some western donor countries and agencies, the government today (Thursday) promoted Maj. Gen. Toran Jung Bahadur Singh as Chief of the General Staff, the second-in-command of Nepal Army. The government had put the promotion on hold for six months in [...]
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