Nepal News archive for 30 March 2009
Arms deal behind Nepal palace killing? - Times of India (March 30, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Ex-Nepal king Gyanendra’s son Paras has claimed that crown prince Dipendra was not drunk during the 2001 palace massacre and an arms deal from which he had hoped to gain a “windfall” may have been the “trigger”. Speaking for the first time …
Maoist-Led Coalition Government Has Failed Us - Newsblaze.com (March 30, 2009) - [read more]
The Maoist, UML and Madhesi based government has failed in their commitment. The Maoist-led government has failed to maintain the rule of law and failed to provide social justice to the common people. The police have been plying as culprits survive …
Nepali PM says to complete peace in 4 to 5 months - Swiss Info (March 30, 2009) - [read more]
OSLO (Reuters) - Nepalese Prime Minister Prachanda said Monday that his government aimed to complete a peace process in four to five months, roughly in time for when the mandate of a U.N. mission expires at the end of July. A decade-long civil war in …
Student Elections in Nepal - Global Voices Online.org (March 24, 2009) - [read more]
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PM Seeks Norwegian Investment in Energy - Himalayan Times (March 30, 2009) - [read more]
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who arrived here yesterday on a three-day official visit of Scandinavian countries, on Monday said he was looking for Norway’s cooperation and investment in Nepal’s hydropower sector, which, he said, could transform …
Tigers and charity in Kathmandu - Daily Telegraph (March 28, 2009) - [read more]
I’d been looking forward to our walk in the jungle until our guide delivered his warning. “If we see a tiger,” he said, “we should walk back slowly, looking it in the eye without turning our backs. And no running away.” The guide, I noted …
Bomb blast at government office kills one in Nepal - Top News India (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 …
Nepali Muslims want constitution to incorporate Sharia-based personal … - AsiaNews.IT (March 23, 2009) - [read more]
The Nepal Muslim Sangh wants the country’s Muslim community to be recognised as a distinct entity. Muslim leaders tell government and parties that Muslims are not just a “vote bank”, demand specific steps in favour of Muslims. Kathmandu …
Nepali Times
Paras’ PR offensive (March 30, 2009) - [read more]
Ex-CP Paras gets a public relations operative to do a glowing interview in
PM inspects hydropower (March 30, 2009) - [read more]
OSLO - Nepalese Prime Minister Prachanda said Monday that his government aimed to complete a peace process in four to five months, roughly in time for when the mandate of a U.N. mission expires at the end of July.
Winter session begins (March 30, 2009) - [read more]
The winter session of the parliament, which began on Sunday, is expected to be a turbulent affair as the opposition and coalition partners are already infuriated over a number of
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
Nepal News
Arms deal led to Nepal palace killing? (March 30, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Ex-Nepal king Gyanendra’s son Paras has claimed that crown prince Dipendra was not drunk during the 2001 palace massacre and an arms deal from which he had hoped to gain a “windfall” may have been the “trigger”. Speaking for the first time about the killing of King Birendra and his entire family, Paras also claimed that in 2000, Dipendra …
Parties after cheap popularity: President Yadav (March 29, 2009) - [read more]
REPUBLICA KATHMANDU, March 29 : President Dr Ram Baran Yadav on Sunday warned that Nepal’s nationality and sovereignty would be at stake if the political parties are always after issues of cheap popularity.
10,000 MW Possible: To cost Rs two trillion (March 29, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: The government-formed taskforce for the formulation of ten-year hydropower development plan has suggested to the government to arrange Rs 2 trillion to materialize the governmenta s plan to produce 10,000 MW of hydroelectricity in the next ten years.
Rally to protest Nepali’s murder in HK (March 29, 2009) - [read more]
REPUBLICA KATHMANDU, March 29 : Nepalis living in Hong Kong organized a huge rally Sunday protesting against the shooting of a Nepali man by Hong Kong police, said Chura Thapa of www.hongkongnepali.com. People from various ethnic groups joined the protest rally demanding respect for human rights and punishment for the policeman who shot dead Dil …
Maoists’ ANNISU-R candidates lead in TU central campusANNFSU announces protest in Pokhara (March 29, 2009) - [read more]
KIRTIPUR, March 29 : All Nepal National Independent Student Union - Revolutionary candidates are leading in the counting of votes for the Free Students Union election at Tribhuvan University Central Campus, Kirtipur as of Sunday noon.
Hydro, forest and peace process: PMA s priorities in Europe (March 29, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, March 28 : Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said he will discuss hydroelectricity in Norway and forest-related issues in Finland during his weeklong visit to the Nordic countries.
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.
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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