Nepal News archive for 31 March 2009
Report: Former Nepali crown prince keen to contest polls - Xinhua News Agency (March 31, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, April 1 (Xinhua) — Former Nepali Crown Prince Parasis planning to return and lead the country when the time is right, according to Himalayan Times Tuesday’s report. The daily quoted a series of interviews published since Sunday by The New …
India key to Nepali hydropower ambition - Prachanda - Reuters India (March 31, 2009) - [read more]
SOLBERGFOSS, Norway - Nepal aims to boost its hydropower generation capacity more than 15-fold in 10 years, and the government is working to gain access to the vast Indian market for electricity exports, its premier said on Tuesday. The Himalayan …
I left Nepal because of differences with father: Former Prince Paras - Deepika Global (March 31, 2009) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Mar 31 (UNI) Former Crown Prince Paras Shah has said that he left Nepal because of differences with his father former King Gyanendra and insecurity following the political change that abolished monarchy in the country. In a series of …
India key to Nepali hydropower ambition, PM says - Reuters UK (March 31, 2009) - [read more]
SOLBERGFOSS, Norway (March 31) - Nepal aims to boost its hydropower generation capacity more than 15-fold in 10 years, and the government is working to gain access to the vast Indian market for electricity exports, its premier said on Tuesday. The …
Can she help his kingdom? - Electric New Paper (March 31, 2009) - [read more]
A SINGLE call made by this Singapore woman can apparently move mountains in Nepal. TAKING IT EASY: Prince Paras says he does his own cooking and grocery shopping in Singapore. TNP PICTURE: GAVIN FOO A king even gave up his throne after Ms Angella …
Tibetan refugees in Nepal are scared - Phayul (March 27, 2009) - [read more]
As China’s influence grows in Nepal, Tibetan refugees are feeling the pressure, SIOFRA O’DONOVAN reports from Kathmandu LIKE MOST other young Tibetans here, Dawa, a teacher in his 30s, does not have legal residence in Nepal. He arrived from Lhasa …
Nepali official calls for youth exchange program with China - Xinhua News Agency (March 27, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, March 27 (Xinhua) — A Nepali minister on Friday called for a Nepal-China youth exchange program to increase communications and understanding between the youth of the two nations. “To improve the people to people relation, programs …
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 …
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
Classic Trek: The Annapurna Circuit (March 31, 2009) - [read more]
Climbers and high altitude mountaineers aren’t the only ones having fun in the Himalaya this spring.
Govt, UN agencies to study winter crops loss (March 31, 2009) - [read more]
A detailed joint assessment will be conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives , World Food Program and Food and Agriculture Organization in the districts significantly affected by insufficient rains, said a latest market report issued by the WFP on Tuesday.
Security beefed up on Indo-Nepal border (March 31, 2009) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Maharajganj , Mar 30 : Security along the India-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh has been beefed up ahead of the upcoming general elections.
New head at Missionaries of Charity, Nepali chief bows out (March 31, 2009) - [read more]
REPUBLICA KATHMANDU, March 31 : German-born Sister Mary Prema is the new superior general of the Missionaries of Charity , a congregation founded by Nobel laureate Mother Teresa.
74% Nepalese at risk of malaria (March 30, 2009) - [read more]
Around 74 percent population in Nepal is at the risk of malaria, Nepali national news agency RSS reported on Monday.
Determined father seeks justice for son’s murder (March 30, 2009) - [read more]
Adhikari , who is in his fifties, has spared no effort to catch the culprits responsible for the death of his son Krishna Prasad Adhikari, who, he says, was killed by the Maoists in June 2004.
Nepal prince ‘angry at arms deal’ (March 30, 2009) - [read more]
Nepal’s former crown prince has spoken about the 2001 royal massacre in which his cousin is said to have killed nine family members before killing himself.
Nepali PM says to complete peace in 4 to 5 months (March 30, 2009) - [read more]
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.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
Ex-Prince Paras on Nepali Royal Massacre (March 31, 2009) - [read more]
Eight years after the royal massacre, ex-Crown Prince Paras Bikram Shah talks to the New Paper of Singapore. Why?
UWB Note: The exclusive interview has been translated and reproduced by many Nepali media including top selling and most influential newspaeprs in Nepal. That is one of the most read items in newspapers in Nepal today and [...]
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 [...]
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