Nepal News archive for 28 September 2009

Nepal PM says US visit successful – Newstrack India (September 28, 2009) – [read more]
Kathmandu, Sep 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has said his visit to the United States and participation in the United Nations General Assembly has been successful. Speaking to reporters at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on …

Nepal ignores UN call on Charles Sobhraj – Thaindian.com (September 28, 2009) – [read more]
Kathmandu, Sep 28 (IANS) Even as Nepal’s Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal returned to Kathmandu Monday after assuring the UN General Assembly that his government was “fully committed to the protection and promotion of human rights”, the lawyer …

The almanac – United Press International (September 28, 2009) – [read more]
Today is Monday, Sept. 28, the 271st day of 2009 with 94 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Saturn, Mars and Venus. The evening stars are Neptune, Jupiter and Uranus. In 490 B.C., the Greeks defeated the Persians at …

Jennifer Hawkins to reap millions from Myer IPO – The Australian (September 28, 2009) – [read more]
FORMER Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins will see her wealth rise by several million dollars in the upcoming stockmarket float of department store group Myer. Ms Hawkins, who has been the face of Myer’s advertising campaigns since 2006, is among the …

Krishna hold talks with leaders of several countries – Hindustan Times (September 28, 2009) – [read more]
External Affairs Minister SM Krishna held a series of bilateral meetings with the leaders of several countries aimed at building relationships and furthering India’s agenda. Reflecting the growing influence of India at the world stage, Krishna had …

Meet Your Merchant: A magical place – Union (September 27, 2009) – [read more]
Chamba, left, Nora and Amy Cooke — with some of the sandwiches and Mexican specialties produced at Summer Thyme’s Bakery and Deli on Colfax Avenue in Grass Valley. Photo for The Union by John Hart The crew has changed, but the name is still the …

Youth meets to discuss peace – Meri News (September 27, 2009) – [read more]
The event was flagged of by imminent personalities like Rajlaxmi Bhonsale, Mayor of Pune ; Dr Vidya Yeravdekar, principal director, Symbiosis International University ; Prof Vishwanath Karad, founder director, MIT University; Dr Chandra Krishnamurthy …

Myer seeks $2.34bn in initial public offer of $3.90 to $4.90 a share – The Australian (September 27, 2009) – [read more]
MYER Group says it plans to raise up to $2.34 billion through an initial public offering as it looks to relist on the Australian Stock Exchange. In its prospectus, Myer said it planned to sell 479.3 million to 499.5 million shares though the offer at …

Nepali Times

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

US grant (September 15, 2009) – [read more]
The U.S. grants $900,000 for renovation of historical monuments in Patan Darbar

Deliberations on judicial system begin (September 13, 2009) – [read more]
The NC and UML opposed the new provisions of the preliminary draft report and concept paper on the judicial system.

Kanak Dixit awarded (September 11, 2009) – [read more]
Himalmedia publisher and editor of Himal Southasian, Kanak Mani Dixit, has been awarded the first Prince Claus Award to Nepal for “his outstanding contributions to public debate, for creating platforms that enable South Asians to connect, interact and network transcending national and cultural boundaries, and for his socially engaged, multi-disciplinary approach to creativity and

Gurung assumes office (September 9, 2009) – [read more]
General Chhatra Man Singh Gurung, the newly appointed army chief assumed office from Wednesday.

Foreign minister leaves for China (September 8, 2009) – [read more]
Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala leaves for a goodwill visit to China on

Depoliticise education! (September 6, 2009) – [read more]
A citizen’s initiative Saturday submited a petition to Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal to depoliticise higher education system in Nepal.

Nepal News

Star’s sex video shows changing face of Nepal (September 27, 2009) – [read more]

KATHMANDU: From being a much-sought-after model and the highest paid music video star, 22-year-old Nepali beauty Namrata Shrestha effortlessly sashayed into Nepal’s film industry last year with the hit musical of the year “Sano Sansar” . With her fan clubs growing and mounting tributes to both her ethereal beauty and talent, she was poised to …

Pashupatinath attacks do not affect Nepali students in Varanasi (September 26, 2009) – [read more]

Varanasi, Sep 19 : The attacks on Indian priests of Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu failed to disturb the relationship between Nepali and Indian students studying at a temple in Varanasi.

20 killed, 15 missing in bus accident in central Nepal (September 25, 2009) – [read more]

At least 20 people died and 15others went missing when a bus veered off the road and fell some 30 meters into the Sunkoshi River at Sukute area along Araniko Highway in Sindhupalchowk district in central Nepal on Thursday.

Buddhist model is new Miss Nepal (September 24, 2009) – [read more]

A 20-year-old popular Buddhist model and music video star yesterday prevailed over Nepal’s Maoists as well as 14 other contenders to walk off with the Miss Nepal 2009 crown held under the shadow of Maoist threats.

Maoists threaten to battle Miss Nepal pageant Thursday (September 23, 2009) – [read more]

Nine Maoist organisations Wednesday warned the organisers of Nepal’s biggest and most popular beauty pageant not to hold the Miss Nepal contest or be ready to face dire consequences if they did.

Reception held to mark China s 60th anni. in Nepal (September 23, 2009) – [read more]

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, a reception was held in Kathmandu on Tuesday evening.

Nepal gets $205 million in U.S. aid (September 23, 2009) – [read more]

Nepal will get $205 million from the United States in the next five years to strengthen democracy following its decade-long civil war, officials announced.

Three skydivers land at world’s highest point (September 22, 2009) – [read more]

Britons Leo Dickinson and Ralph Mitchell are joined by Indian R C Tripathi during a press conference in Kathmandu Three skydivers – two British and one Indian – plunged through the shadow of Everest yesterday to land at the world’s highest drop zone.

United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal

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 [...]

Happy Republic Day Nepal (May 29, 2009) – [read more]
The Himalayan Republic Celebrates First Republic Day Anniversary
[From a year ago: 1. Nepal is Declared a Republic!!! 2. Minute by Minute Account of the Historic Session of the CA that Declared Nepal a Republic

Republic Day rally in Pokhara, Nepal. Pic by Krishna Mani Baral
The first anniversary of the declaration of federal democratic republic of Nepal [...]