Nepal News archive for 29 March 2009
India, Nepal agree to set up four checkposts - Times of India (March 29, 2009) - [read more]
BAHRAICH: Indian ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood said that secretary-level talks are on between the two countries regarding the irrigation project on the border. A consensus could be reached shortly over the distribution of water, he added. The two …
Tanker operators on strike in Nepal - Gulf Times (March 29, 2009) - [read more]
Petroleum products transporters have gone on an indefinite strike from yesterday, protesting the decision of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) - the state-owned oil monopolist - to replace old tankers with new ones. Consumers in the capital Kathmandu …
1 killed in explosion in W Nepal - Xinhua News Agency (March 23, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, March 23 (Xinhua) — One person was killed and another injured when a bomb went off at Transport Management Office in western Nepal town Nepalgunj on Monday afternoon. According to local news website eKantipur, a large number of visitors …
One killed in Nepal explosion - Thaindian.com (March 23, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, March 23 (Xinhua) One person was killed and another injured when a bomb exploded at a transport management office in Nepalgunj town, 365 km west of the Nepali capital Kathmandu Monday afternoon. According to news website eKantipur, a large …
THT Online - Himalayan Times (March 29, 2009) - [read more]
HOME 3-Day Friendly Match: CAN XI Outplay MCC THT Online Kathmandu, March 30 CAN XI defeated Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) by an innings and 116 runs in the three-day friendly match here on Sunday. Left-arm spinner Basanta Regmi and off spinner …
Bomb blast at government office kills one in Nepal - Earthtimes (March 23, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu - One person was killed and another injured after a bomb exploded at a government office in south-western Nepal, police said Monday. The bomb went off at the Transport Management Office in the town of Nepalgunj, about 350 kilometres south …
Himalayan News Service - Himalayan Times (March 29, 2009) - [read more]
Pokhara, March 29: Finance minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai today said the judiciary in Nepal was not following democratic norms. “Though the legislative and executive bodies have been restructured as per the democratic norms, the judiciary is yet to …
Nepali opposition not to join gov’t - People’s Daily Online (March 22, 2009) - [read more]
Arjun Narsingh KC, spokesperson of the major opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) said on Sunday that his party would not join the ruling coalition by any chance. Nepali Prime Minister and chairman of the ruling party, the Unified Communist Party of …
Nepali Times
Reshuffle (March 26, 2009) - [read more]
The cabinet meeting on Wednesday decided to induct two Maoist leaders
into the
Reinstated (March 25, 2009) - [read more]
The two-month long standoff between the Maoist-led government and the Nepal Army regarding the extension of tenure of eight NA generals has ended temporarily after an internal order was issued by the Supreme Court to reinstate the eight relieved brigadier generals.
Pillay concludes her visit (March 22, 2009) - [read more]
United Nations High Commisstioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed concerns of security of human rights defenders and
Reshuffle soon (March 22, 2009) - [read more]
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal says that the council of ministers will go through a reshuffle next
Pillay’s job (March 18, 2009) - [read more]
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has large shoes to fill, that of her predecessor Louise Arbour who played a crucial role in supporting human rights in
Generals defy order (March 17, 2009) - [read more]
The Nepal Army and the Maoist-led defence ministry appear to be headed for another confrontation after eight brigadier generals whose terms were not extended were still at their desks at Bhadrakali HQ on Wednesday.
A tale of two protests (March 16, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu’s police pulled no punches in suppressing Tibetan protests last week, but tolerated highway blockades that crippled the
Strike off (March 15, 2009) - [read more]
Nepalis woke up on a gloomy and hazy Sunday morning to some cheer: they heard over the radio that the two-week strike by Tharu activists that had crippled the country was finally called
Nepal News
NHRC urges govt to end impunity (March 29, 2009) - [read more]
National Human Rights Commission has urged the government to end impunity by implementing its recommendations and the verdicts of the Supreme Court.
Tibet’s Drukpa Buddhist sect to woo Indians (March 29, 2009) - [read more]
Drukpa, an 800-year-old Buddhist sect from Tibet, is coming out of its theological cloister to showcase its legacy — and it also wants to woo Buddhists in India.
Wife, daughter of slain Nepali to be flown on Tuesday (March 29, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, March 28 : Nepal’s Consulate-General in Hong Kong said Saturday that the wife and daughter of slain Nepali, Dil Bahadur Limbu, 31, will be flown to the city in a few days.
Nepal’s Tenzing gets a new name (March 29, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Who was the man who made history 56 years ago when he reached the top of the worlda s highest mountain with Sir Edmund Hillary? Is it Tenzing Norgay Sherpa? Or is it Tenzing Dorjee Sherpa? It is the latter, or at least, thata s what some of the Nepali textbooks commissioned by Indiaa s National Institute of Open Schooling say, according …
Bawarchi at Lazimpat: From Kolkata to Kathmandu (March 29, 2009) - [read more]
It becomes more difficult if the place is not comfortable enough. So are you looking for a place where they ease your difficulties? If so, Bawarchi, The Restro Bar in Lazimpat might just be one of them! Bikash Karki The welcoming environment begins when the security man offers to take your helmet and hands you a ticket.
UML to launch nationwide anti-Maoist protest (March 29, 2009) - [read more]
The CPN-UML, a key alliance of Prachanda led government is planning a nationwide anti-Maoist protests on Saturday against the killing of its activist by the cadres of ruling partya s youth wing in Butawal, a western Nepal town.
Nepali and Jewish film festivals this weekend in Vancouver (March 29, 2009) - [read more]
While most of Vancouver will probably be rockin’ the weekend away at all the Juno events being held here, there are two small film festivals to check out if international or culturally-oriented movies are more your thing.
Water Week being observed in Nepal (March 28, 2009) - [read more]
The Himalayan nation of Nepal, which is rich in water resources, celebrated “National Water Week-2009″ on Sunday to mark the World Water Day.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
Nepali Constitution: In search of Excellence (March 25, 2009) - [read more]
By Prof. Suryabahadur Singh*
The experimentation of various types of Constitutions was carried out in Nepal. The country had to experience six more Constitutions until elections to Constituent Assembly, 2065 (2008) were held. It had been observed that, these procedural delay jeopardized the growth of democratic system to a greater extent and derail overall national development [...]
Intellectual Poverty (March 23, 2009) - [read more]
By Darshan Karki, after attending the David Seddon lecture last week
There is a distinct pattern to the workshops, public discussion and lecture series that take place in Kathmandu. Firstly there is the speaker or pundit or whatever name they are called by. They are supposed to have mastered the issue in question. In most [...]
BAD: PLA’s Reaction to Nepal Army Recruitment (March 5, 2009) - [read more]
By Lilu Thapa
Following the lines of the Nepal Army’s recruitment, the PLA also has started its own recruitment process for the “vacant posts”. How sane is that decision by the Maoist leadership or what will be the extent and effect of this new development is yet to be seen. However, if this new recruitment from [...]
The Recruitment that Threatens to Derail the Peace Process (March 4, 2009) - [read more]
For the record: Maoist People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cantonments have started recruiting new soldiers apparently in response to the ongoing recruitment in Nepal Army (NA). Though the Maoist party itself has yet to officially comment on the recruitment, key political parties have come out strongly against the drive saying it violates past pacts, most notably [...]
Soldiers Mutiny in Bangladesh: Lessons for Nepal (March 2, 2009) - [read more]
The incident in Bangladesh should cause a serious concern to the policy makers and the senior officers of the uniformed forces in Nepal as well.
By Lilu Thapa
The recent mutiny of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Soldiers in Bangladesh has raised a lot of questions in the security arena. It practically seems to have spread to Bangladesh [...]
A Life Ordinary: Story of a Nepali Chowkidar in Delhi (February 14, 2009) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
[This article originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of the Kathmandu Post today. See it here as it appeared in the paper. Extended version of this story was published in Nepali in today's Kantipur Koseli. See it here as it appeared in Koseli. Plus, here is my take on India's Valentines [...]
And the Last Press Briefing by Ian Martin (February 2, 2009) - [read more]
Ian Martin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Nepal, addressed reporters at Reporters’ Club in Kathmandu today. Here is the Q and A, as provided by United Nations Mission in Nepal. Here is Ian’s last briefing to UNSC.
Rishi [Dhamala, the Chair of the Club], Thank you very much indeed for inviting me to come to [...]
Darjeeling Today: Talks of the State of Gorkhaland (January 31, 2009) - [read more]
Nepali Indians-Gorkhas-Want Their Own State Under the Union of India
By Swaroop Chetry
A routine day in Darjeeling begins with cabbies waiting for tourist to clamber on to their seats and rush to Tiger Hill to see the majestic Kanchanjunga change colour as the Sun rises from the far [...]
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