Nepal News archive for 30 January 2010
Religious complications abound in pair of thrillers - Baton Rouge Advocate (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
THE MIDNIGHT HOUSE By Alex Berenson; G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $25.95; 385 pp. THE GODFATHER OF KATHMANDU By John Burdett; Alfred A. Knopf, $25.95; 298 pp. The Midnight House reeks of bureaucratizing the War on Terror: turf battles among the Washington …
The gritty side of Bangkok and Kathmandu - Concord Monitor (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
But a big drug deal is about to be pulled off, via Kathmandu. And the Nepali supplier in this case is none other than the Tibetan himself: Jitpleecheep’s guru. This is exotic and mysterious territory for most of us, and Burdett pulls off the …
Abu Dhabi : Thousands of Migrant Workers to Have Lives Tracked in … - Daijiworld.com (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
… Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. The destination countries include the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Yemen.
Inveneo uses Wi-Fi to help in Haiti - San Francisco Chronicle (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
“We have experience working in challenging conditions,” said the organization’s co-founder and CEO, Kristin Peterson . With funding primarily from the Cisco Foundation, Inveneo has been providing solar-powered computers, Internet connections and high …
NEPAL: Why are so many women killing themselves? - IRIN (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
Suicide is now the leading cause of death among young women, whereas in 1998 it was third (file photo) KATHMANDU, 21 January 2010 (IRIN) - Suicide has emerged as the single leading cause of death among women in Nepal aged 15-49, outranking other …
Ghandy confirms Nepal link, made 4 trips, met top Maoist leaders - Express India (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
… currently in custody of Delhi Police’s Special Cell, has revealed the close ties the Maoist leadership has developed with their counterparts in Nepal. The issue of whether Indian and Nepali Maoists are in touch and working in tandem has been a …
Lashkar seeks brand-new charity avatar - Express India (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
Ghandy confirms Nepal link, tells cops m… ‘ISI agent had voter card on Meerut addr… Maoists in Jharkhand agree to conditiona… New Delhi India’s frustration over Pakistan’s lack of action against Hafiz Mohammed Saeed is only growing by the …
Best of the new: Food - Boston Globe (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
Hotel Chocolat British-born Hotel Chocolat isn’t an ordinary candy shop. Like a fine library, confections are meticulously organized by taste — salty, fruity, nutty — to appeal to the sophisticated sweet tooth. Serious chocoholics should visit …
Nepali Times
Old anthem played at SAG (January 31, 2010) - [read more]
The host of the 11th South Asian Games bungled while playing Nepal’s national anthem during the opening match of the badminton event at Paltan’s Gymnasium.
The organisers played the old Nepali anthem “Sri man gambhir” instead of the new one “Saya thunga
Second day at SAG ends in disappointment (January 31, 2010) - [read more]
The second day of the South Asian Games ended on a dismal note as Nepal’s men’s football team went down against host Bangladesh by 3-0 at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday evening. This is the fifth defeat for Nepal at the hands of
A win for Bangladesh (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
Nepal lost by3-0 in men’s football to the hosts, Bangladesh, in South Asian
A win for Bangladesh (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
Nepal lost to the host, Bangladesh, by 3-0 in men’s football match that took place in Dhaka Saturday evening. Bangladesh scored a goal in the first seven minutes of the game. Nepal is considered a strong contender in its group that includes
Nepal loses in men’s hockey (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
Nepal lost the opening men’s hockey match to India on Saturday by an excruciating 21-0. India scored the first goal, played at the Moulana Bhashani Stadium in Dhaka, in the first 13 seconds of the match. It went on to score 10 goals in the first
Nepal loses in men’s hockey (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
Nepal lost the opening men’s hockey match to India on Saturday by an excruciating 21-0. India scored the first goal, played at the Moulana Bhashani Stadium in Dhaka, in
Surprise blow for India (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
India loses to Afghanistan in men’s football on the first day at South Asian Games.
Surprise blow for India (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
India, everyone’s favorite to win in almost every sporting categories in the South Asian Games, suffered a surprise blow in men’s football from Afghanistan. India fielded under-19 teams against Afghanistan’s under-23 at MA Aziz Stadium in
Nepal News
Ratify disappearance convention: NHRC (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: National Human Rights Commission Chairperson Kedar Nath Upadhyay has urged the government to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
NC leader reveals ’secret-deal’ on army integration between NC president and Maoist chairman (January 29, 2010) - [read more]
NC Leader Ram Chandra Poudel Nepali Congress vice president Ram Chandra Poudel has claimed there had been a secret understanding to integrate 3000 to 5000 Maoist combatants in Nepal Army between his party president Girija Prasad Koirala and Unified CPN chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
I stand by what I said: Bhandari (January 27, 2010) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Defense Minister Bidya Devi Bhandari said Thursday that she stands by her Tuesdaya s statement that bulk integration of PLA combatants will not be acceptable even if the Special Committee for Army Integration headed by Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal so recommends.
Nepal arrests Japanese in possession of 10 kg of hashish (January 26, 2010) - [read more]
Nepalese police have arrested a Japanese national while he was trying to travel from Kathmandu to Doha with 10 kilograms of high-quality hashish, a police official said Tuesday.
India to Nepal: Terror threat, need marshals on planes (January 25, 2010) - [read more]
New Delhi served a demarche on Nepal last week to persuade its neighbour to allow sky marshals on board Air India flights to the Himalayan nation following ‘concrete intelligence inputs’ that the Lashkar-e-Toiba plans to hijack an Indian carrier flying to and from SAARC countries.
Nepal arrests Indian policemen (January 25, 2010) - [read more]
“Seven Indian policemen posted in Uttar Pradesh of India have been arrested for entering Nepal with arms, without taking permission from us,” said Buddhi Bahadur Khadka, chief district officer of Kanchanpur.
Nepal gay wedding in bid for pink dollar (January 24, 2010) - [read more]
Nepal will play host to a royal wedding with a difference when an openly gay Indian prince marries his partner at a Hindu temple in Kathmandu.
14-province model bad for Nepal: Sujata (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
BIRATNAGAR: Deputy-Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala on Friday said that the 14-province model will put the country in trouble.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
Obstacles for Business in Nepal: Instability and Maoists (January 29, 2010) - [read more]
Political instablity and power outage are the two major contributors to Nepal’s poor investment climate, a World Bank report says. It forget to mention the number one reason: the Maoists.
Nepal 2009 Enterprise Survey points out lack of access to finance and labour regulations as other major obstacles. Obstacles, however, differ from industry to industry. Transport [...]
Nepal News archive for 30 January 2010
Religious complications abound in pair of thrillers - Baton Rouge Advocate (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
THE MIDNIGHT HOUSE By Alex Berenson; G.P. Putnam’s Sons, $25.95; 385 pp. THE GODFATHER OF KATHMANDU By John Burdett; Alfred A. Knopf, $25.95; 298 pp. The Midnight House reeks of bureaucratizing the War on Terror: turf battles among the Washington …
The gritty side of Bangkok and Kathmandu - Concord Monitor (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
But a big drug deal is about to be pulled off, via Kathmandu. And the Nepali supplier in this case is none other than the Tibetan himself: Jitpleecheep’s guru. This is exotic and mysterious territory for most of us, and Burdett pulls off the …
Abu Dhabi : Thousands of Migrant Workers to Have Lives Tracked in … - Daijiworld.com (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
… Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. The destination countries include the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Yemen.
Inveneo uses Wi-Fi to help in Haiti - San Francisco Chronicle (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
“We have experience working in challenging conditions,” said the organization’s co-founder and CEO, Kristin Peterson . With funding primarily from the Cisco Foundation, Inveneo has been providing solar-powered computers, Internet connections and high …
NEPAL: Why are so many women killing themselves? - IRIN (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
Suicide is now the leading cause of death among young women, whereas in 1998 it was third (file photo) KATHMANDU, 21 January 2010 (IRIN) - Suicide has emerged as the single leading cause of death among women in Nepal aged 15-49, outranking other …
Ghandy confirms Nepal link, made 4 trips, met top Maoist leaders - Express India (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
… currently in custody of Delhi Police’s Special Cell, has revealed the close ties the Maoist leadership has developed with their counterparts in Nepal. The issue of whether Indian and Nepali Maoists are in touch and working in tandem has been a …
Lashkar seeks brand-new charity avatar - Express India (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
Ghandy confirms Nepal link, tells cops m… ‘ISI agent had voter card on Meerut addr… Maoists in Jharkhand agree to conditiona… New Delhi India’s frustration over Pakistan’s lack of action against Hafiz Mohammed Saeed is only growing by the …
Best of the new: Food - Boston Globe (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
Hotel Chocolat British-born Hotel Chocolat isn’t an ordinary candy shop. Like a fine library, confections are meticulously organized by taste — salty, fruity, nutty — to appeal to the sophisticated sweet tooth. Serious chocoholics should visit …
Nepali Times
Old anthem played at SAG (January 31, 2010) - [read more]
The host of the 11th South Asian Games bungled while playing Nepal’s national anthem during the opening match of the badminton event at Paltan’s Gymnasium.
The organisers played the old Nepali anthem “Sri man gambhir” instead of the new one “Saya thunga
Second day at SAG ends in disappointment (January 31, 2010) - [read more]
The second day of the South Asian Games ended on a dismal note as Nepal’s men’s football team went down against host Bangladesh by 3-0 at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday evening. This is the fifth defeat for Nepal at the hands of
A win for Bangladesh (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
Nepal lost by3-0 in men’s football to the hosts, Bangladesh, in South Asian
A win for Bangladesh (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
Nepal lost to the host, Bangladesh, by 3-0 in men’s football match that took place in Dhaka Saturday evening. Bangladesh scored a goal in the first seven minutes of the game. Nepal is considered a strong contender in its group that includes
Nepal loses in men’s hockey (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
Nepal lost the opening men’s hockey match to India on Saturday by an excruciating 21-0. India scored the first goal, played at the Moulana Bhashani Stadium in Dhaka, in the first 13 seconds of the match. It went on to score 10 goals in the first
Nepal loses in men’s hockey (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
Nepal lost the opening men’s hockey match to India on Saturday by an excruciating 21-0. India scored the first goal, played at the Moulana Bhashani Stadium in Dhaka, in
Surprise blow for India (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
India loses to Afghanistan in men’s football on the first day at South Asian Games.
Surprise blow for India (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
India, everyone’s favorite to win in almost every sporting categories in the South Asian Games, suffered a surprise blow in men’s football from Afghanistan. India fielded under-19 teams against Afghanistan’s under-23 at MA Aziz Stadium in
Nepal News
Ratify disappearance convention: NHRC (January 30, 2010) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: National Human Rights Commission Chairperson Kedar Nath Upadhyay has urged the government to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.
NC leader reveals ’secret-deal’ on army integration between NC president and Maoist chairman (January 29, 2010) - [read more]
NC Leader Ram Chandra Poudel Nepali Congress vice president Ram Chandra Poudel has claimed there had been a secret understanding to integrate 3000 to 5000 Maoist combatants in Nepal Army between his party president Girija Prasad Koirala and Unified CPN chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
I stand by what I said: Bhandari (January 27, 2010) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Defense Minister Bidya Devi Bhandari said Thursday that she stands by her Tuesdaya s statement that bulk integration of PLA combatants will not be acceptable even if the Special Committee for Army Integration headed by Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal so recommends.
Nepal arrests Japanese in possession of 10 kg of hashish (January 26, 2010) - [read more]
Nepalese police have arrested a Japanese national while he was trying to travel from Kathmandu to Doha with 10 kilograms of high-quality hashish, a police official said Tuesday.
India to Nepal: Terror threat, need marshals on planes (January 25, 2010) - [read more]
New Delhi served a demarche on Nepal last week to persuade its neighbour to allow sky marshals on board Air India flights to the Himalayan nation following ‘concrete intelligence inputs’ that the Lashkar-e-Toiba plans to hijack an Indian carrier flying to and from SAARC countries.
Nepal arrests Indian policemen (January 25, 2010) - [read more]
“Seven Indian policemen posted in Uttar Pradesh of India have been arrested for entering Nepal with arms, without taking permission from us,” said Buddhi Bahadur Khadka, chief district officer of Kanchanpur.
Nepal gay wedding in bid for pink dollar (January 24, 2010) - [read more]
Nepal will play host to a royal wedding with a difference when an openly gay Indian prince marries his partner at a Hindu temple in Kathmandu.
14-province model bad for Nepal: Sujata (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
BIRATNAGAR: Deputy-Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala on Friday said that the 14-province model will put the country in trouble.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
Obstacles for Business in Nepal: Instability and Maoists (January 29, 2010) - [read more]
Political instablity and power outage are the two major contributors to Nepal’s poor investment climate, a World Bank report says. It forget to mention the number one reason: the Maoists.
Nepal 2009 Enterprise Survey points out lack of access to finance and labour regulations as other major obstacles. Obstacles, however, differ from industry to industry. Transport [...]
Nepal News archive for 29 January 2010
Lama Pema Wangdak to speak at photo exhibit opening at Middletown … - Asbury Park Press (January 29, 2010) - [read more]
On Saturday, Feb. 6 from 2 4 pm, The Venerable Lama Pema Wangdak will attend the opening reception for the exhibits “Village Life in Rajasthan” and “Life in Tibet” at Middletown Township Public Library. Exhibit creator Barbara Lipton will …
SA Games open - Bangladesh News 24 hours (January 29, 2010) - [read more]
Dhaka, Jan 29 (bdnews24.com) – The 11th South Asian Games, the greatest sports extravaganza of the region, got underway in Dhaka on Friday. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the 12-day event after three and a half hours’ opening ceremony at …
Ooh.com to create marketplace for activities - Venturebeat.com (January 29, 2010) - [read more]
The founders of Sofa.com , Pat Reeves and Rohan Blacker, have launched a new startup that should be particularly useful for anyone who has ever had trouble finding things to do in their community, or while on vacation. With Ooh.com , they’re …
Nepal to legalize gay marriage, offer weddings on Mt. Everest - Democratic Underground.com (January 29, 2010) - [read more]
Want to get married on top of the world? Not a problem, says a travel agency promoting gay marriage in Nepal. In May, the country is set to ratify a new constitution that legalizes same-sex marriages, according to a report in The Telegraph. Sunil …
A Noble Nomination - E Kantipur (January 29, 2010) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, JAN 29 - After reading several comments on the issue of Girija Parsad Koirala being recommended for the Noble Peace Prize, I, too, have decided to join the bandwagon. Indeed, one of the key agonies of the Nobel Peace Prize is that it was …
Congress terms Modi mad, uncivilised for comment on Italian - New Kerala (January 29, 2010) - [read more]
New Delhi, Jan 29: The Congress today slammed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi terming him ”uncivilised” person who ”has gone mad” for his preposterous remarks about writing to the UPA Government in Italian on price rise so that it could …
NC ups ante against UML-led government - E Kantipur (January 29, 2010) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, JAN 29 - Members of Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party (PP) have expressed strong reservations against the CPN-UML-led government and urged the NC to lead a new government itself. This is the first time since May, when the coalition …
Share this on Twitter - GUS: Non-troll recipes with rules - DAILY KOS (January 29, 2010) - [read more]
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NC leader reveals ’secret-deal’ on army integration between NC president and Maoist chairman (January 29, 2010) - [read more]
NC Leader Ram Chandra Poudel Nepali Congress vice president Ram Chandra Poudel has claimed there had been a secret understanding to integrate 3000 to 5000 Maoist combatants in Nepal Army between his party president Girija Prasad Koirala and Unified CPN chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
I stand by what I said: Bhandari (January 27, 2010) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Defense Minister Bidya Devi Bhandari said Thursday that she stands by her Tuesdaya s statement that bulk integration of PLA combatants will not be acceptable even if the Special Committee for Army Integration headed by Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal so recommends.
Nepal arrests Japanese in possession of 10 kg of hashish (January 26, 2010) - [read more]
Nepalese police have arrested a Japanese national while he was trying to travel from Kathmandu to Doha with 10 kilograms of high-quality hashish, a police official said Tuesday.
India to Nepal: Terror threat, need marshals on planes (January 25, 2010) - [read more]
New Delhi served a demarche on Nepal last week to persuade its neighbour to allow sky marshals on board Air India flights to the Himalayan nation following ‘concrete intelligence inputs’ that the Lashkar-e-Toiba plans to hijack an Indian carrier flying to and from SAARC countries.
Nepal arrests Indian policemen (January 25, 2010) - [read more]
“Seven Indian policemen posted in Uttar Pradesh of India have been arrested for entering Nepal with arms, without taking permission from us,” said Buddhi Bahadur Khadka, chief district officer of Kanchanpur.
Nepal gay wedding in bid for pink dollar (January 24, 2010) - [read more]
Nepal will play host to a royal wedding with a difference when an openly gay Indian prince marries his partner at a Hindu temple in Kathmandu.
14-province model bad for Nepal: Sujata (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
BIRATNAGAR: Deputy-Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala on Friday said that the 14-province model will put the country in trouble.
UNSC extends UNMIN term by nearly four months (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
The UN Security Council last night has voted to extend the United Nations Mission in Nepal term by nearly four months amid heightened tensions in NepalA ahead of the framing of a new constitution.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
Obstacles for Business in Nepal: Instability and Maoists (January 29, 2010) - [read more]
Political instablity and power outage are the two major contributors to Nepal’s poor investment climate, a World Bank report says. It forget to mention the number one reason: the Maoists.
Nepal 2009 Enterprise Survey points out lack of access to finance and labour regulations as other major obstacles. Obstacles, however, differ from industry to industry. Transport [...]
Nepal News archive for 28 January 2010
World Bank wants tiger farms shut - KTNV (January 28, 2010) - [read more]
BANGKOK (AP) - China and other Asian nations should shut privately run tiger farms as they are inhumane and fuel demand for the endangered big cat’s bones and skin, the World Bank said Thursday. The call came as governments from 13 countries where …
Husband kills wife for Rs. 5,000 - E Kantipur (January 28, 2010) - [read more]
A man allegedly murdered his wife in the district’s Santapur VDC over a dowry row on Wednesday night. Ram Bachan Sah of Santapur allegedly killed his 19-year-old spouse Manjudevi and has been abscoding, along with his family since the incident …
ID card to NRNs on the horizon - E Kantipur (January 28, 2010) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, JAN 28 - As decided by the government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has completed preparations for issuing Identity Cards to Non-Resident Nepalis (NRNs). “Interested NRNs can apply at MoFA or Nepali missions abroad for the …
Chidambaram likely to visit Islamabad for Saarc meeting - MSN India (January 28, 2010) - [read more]
New Delhi: In the midst of current chill in Indo-Pak relations, a SAARC Home Ministers’ conference is scheduled next month in Islamabad to which P Chidambaram plans to go subject to Foreign Office’s approval. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and …
Weekly world news quiz - BBC News (January 28, 2010) - [read more]
Chinese engineers have begun creating a road through previously inaccessible mountains to connect Nepal to Tibet. They are naming it after the film Avatar because of claims the area inspired scenery in the fantasy blockbuster. Wearing running shoes …
China: Account for Uighur Refugees Forcibly Repatriated to China - Human Rights Watch (January 28, 2010) - [read more]
Uighur asylum seekers sent back to China by Cambodia have disappeared into a black hole. There is no information about their whereabouts, no notification of any legal charges against them, and there are no guarantees they are safe from torture and …
GUS: Best SOTU Response I’ve Ever Witnessed! - DAILY KOS (January 28, 2010) - [read more]
I watched an entire SOTU and didn’t smoke. Now that is an excellent SOTU response. I could never have done that during the Bush years. I probably could have done it during the FDR years, but I wasn’t alive. I think I did it once during Jimi Hendrix’s …
Rhino found dead in Kaziranga - Economic Times (January 28, 2010) - [read more]
GUWAHATI: An endangered one-horned rhinoceros was found dead with its horn gouged out at the famous Kaziranga National Park in Assam, in the fourth such incident in the past one month, officials said Thursday. A wildlife official said the latest …
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I stand by what I said: Bhandari (January 27, 2010) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: Defense Minister Bidya Devi Bhandari said Thursday that she stands by her Tuesdaya s statement that bulk integration of PLA combatants will not be acceptable even if the Special Committee for Army Integration headed by Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal so recommends.
Nepal arrests Japanese in possession of 10 kg of hashish (January 26, 2010) - [read more]
Nepalese police have arrested a Japanese national while he was trying to travel from Kathmandu to Doha with 10 kilograms of high-quality hashish, a police official said Tuesday.
India to Nepal: Terror threat, need marshals on planes (January 25, 2010) - [read more]
New Delhi served a demarche on Nepal last week to persuade its neighbour to allow sky marshals on board Air India flights to the Himalayan nation following ‘concrete intelligence inputs’ that the Lashkar-e-Toiba plans to hijack an Indian carrier flying to and from SAARC countries.
Nepal arrests Indian policemen (January 25, 2010) - [read more]
“Seven Indian policemen posted in Uttar Pradesh of India have been arrested for entering Nepal with arms, without taking permission from us,” said Buddhi Bahadur Khadka, chief district officer of Kanchanpur.
Nepal gay wedding in bid for pink dollar (January 24, 2010) - [read more]
Nepal will play host to a royal wedding with a difference when an openly gay Indian prince marries his partner at a Hindu temple in Kathmandu.
14-province model bad for Nepal: Sujata (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
BIRATNAGAR: Deputy-Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala on Friday said that the 14-province model will put the country in trouble.
UNSC extends UNMIN term by nearly four months (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
The UN Security Council last night has voted to extend the United Nations Mission in Nepal term by nearly four months amid heightened tensions in NepalA ahead of the framing of a new constitution.
Travel agency seeks gay, lesbian holidaymakers (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
Homosexuals hankering after a wedding on elephant back or on top of the world can head to Nepal, where a travel agency has been set up to cater to their holiday, and celebratory, needs.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
Nepal Govt Advised Not to Allow India Deploy Sky Marshals (January 28, 2010) - [read more]
‘Indian ploy to legitimize what they have been doing informally for the past 10 years’
By Saroj Raj Adhikari
The secretariat of Nepal’s Security Council has advised the government not to allow India put sky marshals in their planes flying out from Kathmandu. The secretariat that takes stock of security issues before providing any advise to the [...]
Nepal News archive for 27 January 2010
Share this on Twitter - GUS: What Are You Afraid Of? - DAILY KOS (January 27, 2010) - [read more]
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Locals unwilling to give up land for ring road - E Kantipur (January 27, 2010) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, JAN 27 - The land acquisition issue at the Chobhar-Satungal section has affected the track opening work of the Outer Valley Ring Road project. According to Dilip Bhandari, senior divisional engineer of the Outer Ring Road Development …
MJF, TJSC agree to protest in tandem - E Kantipur (January 27, 2010) - [read more]
While MJF claimed Tharus were one of the Madhesi communities, TJSC, so far, had denied the very existence of the Madhesi community in Nepal. Both parties … federation including two different states in the Tarai: Lumbini-Abadh-Tharuhat and Mithila …
BV student savors ‘Meet the Press’ opportunity - Sioux City Journal (January 27, 2010) - [read more]
STORM LAKE, Iowa — A couple of Sundays ago, Buena Vista University junior Lena Yoo escorted New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to the makeup room prior to his appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Later she did the same for Deval Patrick …
Meet “Elephant Man” Vincent Fagne - Indymedia Ireland (January 27, 2010) - [read more]
When visiting Nepal, frenchman Vincent Fagne enquired about where the in captivity living and constantly working elephants would go to be retired. In a country where there is no such thing as an retirement age, neither for humans nor animals, there …
Guidebook Lists Malaysia In Top 10 Best In Travel - BruDirect (January 27, 2010) - [read more]
Bandar Seri Begawan - Lonely Planet, a popular travel guidebook that recently published its fifth annual collection of the world’s best journeys, destinations and experiences, has chosen Malaysia as one of the world’s top 10 countries in 2010 …
Mixed Opens Forecast For New Zealand, Australia Stocks - RTT News (January 27, 2010) - [read more]
(RTTNews) - Mixed opens were expected Thursday for the New Zealand and Australia share markets, following modest gains overnight on Wall Street. New Zealand traders also got word before the market open that the Reserve Bank of NZ was leaving interest …
11th SAF Games in Dhaka: Pakistan Whites beat Bangladesh 2-1 in warm … - Daily Times (January 27, 2010) - [read more]
Pakistan will play their first match against Nepal on January 31. Meanwhile, former international hockey umpire Dilawar Bhatti has been appointed as PHF umpires coordinator. He will groom and train the young umpires of Lahore.
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Nepal arrests Japanese in possession of 10 kg of hashish (January 26, 2010) - [read more]
Nepalese police have arrested a Japanese national while he was trying to travel from Kathmandu to Doha with 10 kilograms of high-quality hashish, a police official said Tuesday.
India to Nepal: Terror threat, need marshals on planes (January 25, 2010) - [read more]
New Delhi served a demarche on Nepal last week to persuade its neighbour to allow sky marshals on board Air India flights to the Himalayan nation following ‘concrete intelligence inputs’ that the Lashkar-e-Toiba plans to hijack an Indian carrier flying to and from SAARC countries.
Nepal arrests Indian policemen (January 25, 2010) - [read more]
“Seven Indian policemen posted in Uttar Pradesh of India have been arrested for entering Nepal with arms, without taking permission from us,” said Buddhi Bahadur Khadka, chief district officer of Kanchanpur.
Nepal gay wedding in bid for pink dollar (January 24, 2010) - [read more]
Nepal will play host to a royal wedding with a difference when an openly gay Indian prince marries his partner at a Hindu temple in Kathmandu.
14-province model bad for Nepal: Sujata (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
BIRATNAGAR: Deputy-Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala on Friday said that the 14-province model will put the country in trouble.
UNSC extends UNMIN term by nearly four months (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
The UN Security Council last night has voted to extend the United Nations Mission in Nepal term by nearly four months amid heightened tensions in NepalA ahead of the framing of a new constitution.
Travel agency seeks gay, lesbian holidaymakers (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
Homosexuals hankering after a wedding on elephant back or on top of the world can head to Nepal, where a travel agency has been set up to cater to their holiday, and celebratory, needs.
Everest set for a spring clean (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
Great view from the top … but Everest is also home to at least two uncollected dead bodies and various forms of rubbish.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
‘India Already Has Sky Marshals in Nepal-Bound Planes’ (January 27, 2010) - [read more]
New Delhi’s pressure to allow sky marshals on Indian planes flying out from Kathmandu has put Nepali government agencies in a dilemma. Foreign and Home Ministry officials held consultations with their colleagues in the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) before Indian External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna’s visit to Nepal in mid-January and [...]
Nepal News archive for 26 January 2010
“World’s Glaciers Continue to Melt at Historic Pace” - Democratic Underground.com (January 26, 2010) - [read more]
This 2008 picture shows a view of the Lirung Glacier in the Lantang Valley, northwest of Kathmandu. (AFP/File/Sam Taylor) The announcement of the latest annual results from monitoring in nine mountain ranges on four continents comes as doubts have …
Ellen Gray: Colbert - genius or jerk? - Philadelphia Daily News (January 26, 2010) - [read more]
NBC’s LATE-NIGHT problems may have dominated discussion at the Television Critics Association’s winter meetings on the West Coast this month, but they weren’t all we talked about. For one thing, there was that other 11:30 p.m. host, Comedy Central’s …
Despite Democracy, Christians in Bhutan Remain Underground - Christian Post (January 26, 2010) - [read more]
Around 22 percent are Hindu, mostly of Nepali origin. An absolute monarchy for over 100 years, Bhutan became a democratic, constitutional monarchy in March 2008, as per the wish of the former King of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who served from …
Highway will bring Nepal and Tibet ‘in from the cold’ - BBC South-Asia (January 26, 2010) - [read more]
It’s hoped that the road will lead eventually to a trans-Asian highway that will cut through the Himalayas The Himalayan mountains on the Nepal-China border are some of the most remote and inaccessible in the world. But deep in the valleys next to …
Marshalling ties - Indian Express (January 26, 2010) - [read more]
… still bruising experience of flight IC-814 ten years ago, flights to and from Kathmandu should naturally be priority for security agencies. As reported in this newspaper, the Central government issued a demarche on Nepal a week ago seeking …
JOANNA LUMLEY, A MOST YOUTHFUL OLDIE - Daily Express (January 26, 2010) - [read more]
AFTER a year that saw her welcomed as a goddess in Nepal it’s perhaps no surprise that Joanna Lumley has scooped the Oldie Of The Year award. Ab Fab star Lumley , who has campaigned tirelessly for the rights of Gurkha veterans to live in the UK …
Indochinese tigers on brink of extinction: WWF - Reuters (January 26, 2010) - [read more]
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tigers in the Greater Mekong region are facing extinction, their numbers down more than 70 percent in slightly more than a decade due to poachers and habitat destruction, conservationists say. A new report by wildlife group WWF …
To Protect & Serve: Police Brutality in India - Human Rights Watch (January 26, 2010) - [read more]
The ruling alliance led by the Congress Party returned to power after elections in 2009. In its first term in office the Congress-led coalition made only modest progress on rights. It has not yet addressed some of India’s most pressing needs …
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India to Nepal: Terror threat, need marshals on planes (January 25, 2010) - [read more]
New Delhi served a demarche on Nepal last week to persuade its neighbour to allow sky marshals on board Air India flights to the Himalayan nation following ‘concrete intelligence inputs’ that the Lashkar-e-Toiba plans to hijack an Indian carrier flying to and from SAARC countries.
Nepal arrests Indian policemen (January 25, 2010) - [read more]
“Seven Indian policemen posted in Uttar Pradesh of India have been arrested for entering Nepal with arms, without taking permission from us,” said Buddhi Bahadur Khadka, chief district officer of Kanchanpur.
Nepal gay wedding in bid for pink dollar (January 24, 2010) - [read more]
Nepal will play host to a royal wedding with a difference when an openly gay Indian prince marries his partner at a Hindu temple in Kathmandu.
14-province model bad for Nepal: Sujata (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
BIRATNAGAR: Deputy-Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala on Friday said that the 14-province model will put the country in trouble.
UNSC extends UNMIN term by nearly four months (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
The UN Security Council last night has voted to extend the United Nations Mission in Nepal term by nearly four months amid heightened tensions in NepalA ahead of the framing of a new constitution.
Travel agency seeks gay, lesbian holidaymakers (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
Homosexuals hankering after a wedding on elephant back or on top of the world can head to Nepal, where a travel agency has been set up to cater to their holiday, and celebratory, needs.
Everest set for a spring clean (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
Great view from the top … but Everest is also home to at least two uncollected dead bodies and various forms of rubbish.
Terror alert at Indian airports after hijack threat (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
The alert to India’s civil aviation ministry warned that flights of state-run Air India and other private carriers could be targeted by groups aligned to Al-Qaeda or the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba rebel group.
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India Again Presses Nepal on Sky Marshals in Airplanes. This Time With a Veiled Threat (January 26, 2010) - [read more]
If Indians do not trust Nepali security apparatus at the Kathmandu airport, they should stop flying to Nepal for the time being. Why should, after all, they take the risk?
India has once again asked Nepal to allow it to deploy sky-marshals in its airplanes flying out from Kathmandu. While the request is not new this [...]
Nepal News archive for 25 January 2010
To a Tapestry’s Warp and Weft, Add Vision and Craft - New York Times (January 25, 2010) - [read more]
It is always instructive when artists translate their work from one form into another, especially if the end result is the mad, magical, labor-intensive domain of tapestry. While astoundingly flexible and able to represent the finest details, the …
REFILING: 6TH LD: Japan ready to have SDF join Haiti U.N. peacekeeping … - Big Hollywood (January 25, 2010) - [read more]
The Japanese government decided Monday to send the Self-Defense Forces to join a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti to provide humanitarian and reconstruction aid following the devastating earthquake on Jan. 12. The decision, made at a …
Greater Mekong Tiger Numbers Have Dropped More Than 70 Percent in 10 … - Earthtimes (January 25, 2010) - [read more]
Washington, DC (Vocus) January 25, 2010 — Tiger numbers have fallen by more than 70 percent in slightly more than a decade in the Greater Mekong , with the region’s five countries containing only 350 tigers, according to a new World Wildlife Fund …
GUS: Distractions - DAILY KOS (January 25, 2010) - [read more]
GUS (Gave Up Smoking) is a community support diary for Kossacks in the midst of quitting smoking. Any supportive comments, suggestions or positive distractions are appreciated. If you are quitting or thinking of quitting, please — join us! You can …
Finish Line and Soles4Souls team to provide shoes for Haitians - Signal (January 25, 2010) - [read more]
… Haiti, Kenya, Nepal and the United States. Soles4Souls is a 501(c)(3) recognized by the IRS and donating parties are eligible for tax advantages. About Finish Line The Finish Line, Inc. is a premium athletic footwear store and one of the nation …
Scientists back UN climate panel, but call for changes - France 24 (January 25, 2010) - [read more]
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chairman Rajendra Pachauri speaks at the United Nations in New York in 2009. The IPCC has come under intense fire in recent weeks over errors uncovered in its 2007 report, the scientific touchstone …
News: Swans, Earl Wild, Peanut Butter, Haiti, Betty White, Nepal - Towleroad (January 25, 2010) - [read more]
Read transcripts of the federal Prop 8 trial HERE . Man found dead on gay cruise in the Cayman Islands . “Nutty” fan at UGA-Tennessee game figures out a way he can get on the court without anyone touching him . This ad has triggered my deepest fears …
Stages of hygiene monitoring: an operational experience from Nepal - IRC (January 25, 2010) - [read more]
Hygiene promotion is fundamental for the successful impact of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) interventions. To maximize the health benefits and produce evidence of the reduction of WASH associated diseases, an effective monitoring system …
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Nepal arrests Indian policemen (January 25, 2010) - [read more]
“Seven Indian policemen posted in Uttar Pradesh of India have been arrested for entering Nepal with arms, without taking permission from us,” said Buddhi Bahadur Khadka, chief district officer of Kanchanpur.
Nepal gay wedding in bid for pink dollar (January 24, 2010) - [read more]
Nepal will play host to a royal wedding with a difference when an openly gay Indian prince marries his partner at a Hindu temple in Kathmandu.
14-province model bad for Nepal: Sujata (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
BIRATNAGAR: Deputy-Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala on Friday said that the 14-province model will put the country in trouble.
UNSC extends UNMIN term by nearly four months (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
The UN Security Council last night has voted to extend the United Nations Mission in Nepal term by nearly four months amid heightened tensions in NepalA ahead of the framing of a new constitution.
Travel agency seeks gay, lesbian holidaymakers (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
Homosexuals hankering after a wedding on elephant back or on top of the world can head to Nepal, where a travel agency has been set up to cater to their holiday, and celebratory, needs.
Everest set for a spring clean (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
Great view from the top … but Everest is also home to at least two uncollected dead bodies and various forms of rubbish.
Terror alert at Indian airports after hijack threat (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
The alert to India’s civil aviation ministry warned that flights of state-run Air India and other private carriers could be targeted by groups aligned to Al-Qaeda or the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba rebel group.
Nepal claims victory over leprosy (January 21, 2010) - [read more]
A patient is examined by a volunteer from the Bombay Leprosy Project in Mumbai, India on May 15, 2009 in a file photo.
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On Nepal-India Border Issue (January 25, 2010) - [read more]
Out of the 1808-km Nepal-India border, various rivers traverse 650 km and many border pillars have been washed away. But those pillars that are close to human settlements are found to have been removed by the Indian peasants, often in collusion with the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), the Indian paramilitary force deployed at the border.
The [...]
Nepal News archive for 24 January 2010
UN climate panel reviewing natural disasters claim: report - France 24 (January 24, 2010) - [read more]
A night view of the Mount Everest range seen from Shyangboche, some 140 km (87 miles) northeast of Kathmandu, in 2009. The UN climate panel is re-examining its claim that global warming is linked to worsening natural disasters after doubts were …
Post-war Sri Lankan Presidential Elections - Islam Online (January 24, 2010) - [read more]
Members of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA), rally in support of Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo, November 24, 2009. (Reuters Photo) On Tuesday, January 26, the people of Sri Lanka will elect a new president for the …
Terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba ‘planning paraglider attacks’ in … - Times Online (January 24, 2010) - [read more]
Indian intelligence officials suspect that the terrorist group behind the 2008 Mumbai attacks is planning another audacious strike on the country — this time from the air, using suicide bombers flying paragliders. U. K. Bansal, an Indian Home …
Nepal targets gay tourism niche - Fiji Times (January 24, 2010) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, AFP — Nepal will play host to a royal wedding with a difference when an openly gay Indian prince marries his partner at a Hindu temple in Kathmandu. The ceremony is the start of what Nepalese lawmaker Sunil Babu Pant hopes will become a …
Rumour of firing leads to stampede - Tribune (January 24, 2010) - [read more]
People who had gathered from far of places to listen to Punjabi pop singer Babbu Mann got panicky after a rumour of his personal security guard firing shots in the air spread like a wild fire during a concert organised at Guru Nanak Stadium here …
The new volunteer program where the poor work in Britain - Women.timesonline (January 24, 2010) - [read more]
I was surprised to see problems like early pregnancy and people suffering from mental illnesses,” says Richa Koirala, 20, who came from Kathmandu a year ago … Koirala says that she believes life is better in Nepal, where families and communities …
Leaders pay homage to Basu at huge memorial meeting - New Kerala (January 24, 2010) - [read more]
Leaders of West Bengal’s ruling Left Front, the Congress as also representatives of communist and fraternal parties from Nepal and Bangladesh recalled Basu’s contribution to parliamentary democracy and in struggles of the workers, peasants and the …
Boiseans’ 2010 resolution includes rickshaw adventures in Asia - Idaho Statesman (January 24, 2010) - [read more]
He was born in Bangkok, the son of a Peace Corps volunteer from Illinois (dad) and a British Volunteer from England (mom); his parents met in Nepal. He grew up all over, including Dhaka, Bangladesh, Chicago and Boise. Deppert’s dad is a fisheries …
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Nepal News
Nepal gay wedding in bid for pink dollar (January 24, 2010) - [read more]
Nepal will play host to a royal wedding with a difference when an openly gay Indian prince marries his partner at a Hindu temple in Kathmandu.
14-province model bad for Nepal: Sujata (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
BIRATNAGAR: Deputy-Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala on Friday said that the 14-province model will put the country in trouble.
UNSC extends UNMIN term by nearly four months (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
The UN Security Council last night has voted to extend the United Nations Mission in Nepal term by nearly four months amid heightened tensions in NepalA ahead of the framing of a new constitution.
Travel agency seeks gay, lesbian holidaymakers (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
Homosexuals hankering after a wedding on elephant back or on top of the world can head to Nepal, where a travel agency has been set up to cater to their holiday, and celebratory, needs.
Everest set for a spring clean (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
Great view from the top … but Everest is also home to at least two uncollected dead bodies and various forms of rubbish.
Terror alert at Indian airports after hijack threat (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
The alert to India’s civil aviation ministry warned that flights of state-run Air India and other private carriers could be targeted by groups aligned to Al-Qaeda or the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba rebel group.
Nepal claims victory over leprosy (January 21, 2010) - [read more]
A patient is examined by a volunteer from the Bombay Leprosy Project in Mumbai, India on May 15, 2009 in a file photo.
‘HR an important agenda of US foreign policy’ (January 21, 2010) - [read more]
” It remains the US top agenda. That was the main theme of my meetings [with political leaders and officials],” Moon said during a press conference at the end of this visit to Nepal.
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Jaipur Literature Festival 2010 (January 24, 2010) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle Street Journal
“How was it?” asked my friend Deepak when he knew from me that I was back in Delhi from attending two days of Jaipur Literature Festival.
Here’s what I replied: It was good. Very few books were to be seen as it wasn’t a book festival but literature. Writers talked about not [...]
Nepal News archive for 23 January 2010
Save the tiger: Pressure mounts for tougher action - Las Vegas Sun (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
After trudging through the wilds of western Thailand for several hours, the forest rangers thought they were finally onto something: the distant sound of crunching leaves. Automatic weapons drawn, the five Thais crept forward, hoping to catch a tiger …
CIRDAP Ministerial Meeting Begins In Bangladesh On Sunday - All Headline News (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) - The second ministerial meeting of the Center on Integrated Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) will … CIRDAP member countries are - Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam, Lao PDR …
No Pak players at IPL worries literati too - IndiaTimes (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
It could have dome much more in Nepal and Myanmar.” Saran justified New Delhi’s position by pointing out that India’s size and the anxiety that it provokes usually have a negative impact. “Open espousal of the cause of democracy in other …
Friends remember Haiti quake victim at Margate service - Atlantic City Press (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
MARGATE — Friends and family gathered at the Blessed Sacrament Church Saturday to remember the life of former Margate resident Nivah Odwari, who died Jan. 12 in the massive earthquake that struck Haiti. Odwori, 33, was a United Nations volunteer …
NSA Menon to shift focus on neighbours? - IndiaTimes (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
NEW DELHI: The change of guard in PMO, with former foreign secretary Shiv Shankar Menon taking over as National Security Adviser is likely to lead to greater focus on India’s borders — an arc of interest encompassing Af-Pak, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China …
India on alert after plane hijack warning - Channel NewsAsia (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
NEW DELHI - India has increased airport security and warned its domestic airlines about a possible hijack attempt after a tip-off from Western intelligence services, officials said Friday. The alert to India’s civil aviation ministry said flights of …
Can’t be bullied by India: Pak - Tribune (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
Rejecting Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna’s latest statement, Pak foreign office spokesman Abdul Basit has said Pakistan cannot be bullied. Commenting on Krishna’s statement that there would be no exchange of terrorists between the …
New York, January 23 - Tribune (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
US has asked Pakistan to shift its greater security role to its western border with Afghanistan as it is there that it faces an “existential threat” rather than on the frontier with India. Visiting US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said Pakistan …
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Nepal News
14-province model bad for Nepal: Sujata (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
BIRATNAGAR: Deputy-Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala on Friday said that the 14-province model will put the country in trouble.
UNSC extends UNMIN term by nearly four months (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
The UN Security Council last night has voted to extend the United Nations Mission in Nepal term by nearly four months amid heightened tensions in NepalA ahead of the framing of a new constitution.
Travel agency seeks gay, lesbian holidaymakers (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
Homosexuals hankering after a wedding on elephant back or on top of the world can head to Nepal, where a travel agency has been set up to cater to their holiday, and celebratory, needs.
Everest set for a spring clean (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
Great view from the top … but Everest is also home to at least two uncollected dead bodies and various forms of rubbish.
Terror alert at Indian airports after hijack threat (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
The alert to India’s civil aviation ministry warned that flights of state-run Air India and other private carriers could be targeted by groups aligned to Al-Qaeda or the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba rebel group.
Nepal claims victory over leprosy (January 21, 2010) - [read more]
A patient is examined by a volunteer from the Bombay Leprosy Project in Mumbai, India on May 15, 2009 in a file photo.
‘HR an important agenda of US foreign policy’ (January 21, 2010) - [read more]
” It remains the US top agenda. That was the main theme of my meetings [with political leaders and officials],” Moon said during a press conference at the end of this visit to Nepal.
Maoists hold anti-India protest in Nepal (January 20, 2010) - [read more]
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 KATHMANDU: Thousands of communist supporters protested outside the Indian Embassy in Nepal on Tuesday, accusing the giant South Asian neighbour of encroaching on poorly marked border areas and deploying troops there.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
Maoists Intensify Anti-India Agitation as General Lands in Kathmandu (January 19, 2010) - [read more]
Two days after their leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal hugged ‘interventionist’ India’s foreign minister SM Krishna in Kathmandu, the Maoists today ghearoed Indian embassy in the Nepali capital and showed black flags to the visiting Indian army chief. Yesterday the volatile comrades had boycotted Legislature-Parliament session demanding that the Nepalese government clarify its position on General [...]
Nepal News archive for 23 January 2010
Save the tiger: Pressure mounts for tougher action - Las Vegas Sun (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
After trudging through the wilds of western Thailand for several hours, the forest rangers thought they were finally onto something: the distant sound of crunching leaves. Automatic weapons drawn, the five Thais crept forward, hoping to catch a tiger …
CIRDAP Ministerial Meeting Begins In Bangladesh On Sunday - All Headline News (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) - The second ministerial meeting of the Center on Integrated Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) will … CIRDAP member countries are - Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam, Lao PDR …
No Pak players at IPL worries literati too - IndiaTimes (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
It could have dome much more in Nepal and Myanmar.” Saran justified New Delhi’s position by pointing out that India’s size and the anxiety that it provokes usually have a negative impact. “Open espousal of the cause of democracy in other …
Friends remember Haiti quake victim at Margate service - Atlantic City Press (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
MARGATE — Friends and family gathered at the Blessed Sacrament Church Saturday to remember the life of former Margate resident Nivah Odwari, who died Jan. 12 in the massive earthquake that struck Haiti. Odwori, 33, was a United Nations volunteer …
India on alert after plane hijack warning - Channel NewsAsia (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
NEW DELHI - India has increased airport security and warned its domestic airlines about a possible hijack attempt after a tip-off from Western intelligence services, officials said Friday. The alert to India’s civil aviation ministry said flights of …
Can’t be bullied by India: Pak - Tribune (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
She accused India of closing its eyes to changes in the neighbourhood while referring to Nepal and Myanmar, which, according to her, came as a bit of disappointment. She said there was a need for India to learn self-criticism. She said the least …
New York, January 23 - Tribune (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
US has asked Pakistan to shift its greater security role to its western border with Afghanistan as it is there that it faces an “existential threat” rather than on the frontier with India. Visiting US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said Pakistan …
Pachauri concedes mistake, but in no mood to resign - Newstrack India (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
New Delhi, Jan.23 (ANI): Head of the United Nation’s Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) R K Pachauri has regretted at the error in the report about Himalayan glaciers melting and vanishing by 2035 but he has refused to give up despite …
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14-province model bad for Nepal: Sujata (January 23, 2010) - [read more]
BIRATNAGAR: Deputy-Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala on Friday said that the 14-province model will put the country in trouble.
UNSC extends UNMIN term by nearly four months (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
The UN Security Council last night has voted to extend the United Nations Mission in Nepal term by nearly four months amid heightened tensions in NepalA ahead of the framing of a new constitution.
Travel agency seeks gay, lesbian holidaymakers (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
Homosexuals hankering after a wedding on elephant back or on top of the world can head to Nepal, where a travel agency has been set up to cater to their holiday, and celebratory, needs.
Everest set for a spring clean (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
Great view from the top … but Everest is also home to at least two uncollected dead bodies and various forms of rubbish.
Terror alert at Indian airports after hijack threat (January 22, 2010) - [read more]
The alert to India’s civil aviation ministry warned that flights of state-run Air India and other private carriers could be targeted by groups aligned to Al-Qaeda or the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba rebel group.
Nepal claims victory over leprosy (January 21, 2010) - [read more]
A patient is examined by a volunteer from the Bombay Leprosy Project in Mumbai, India on May 15, 2009 in a file photo.
‘HR an important agenda of US foreign policy’ (January 21, 2010) - [read more]
” It remains the US top agenda. That was the main theme of my meetings [with political leaders and officials],” Moon said during a press conference at the end of this visit to Nepal.
Maoists hold anti-India protest in Nepal (January 20, 2010) - [read more]
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 KATHMANDU: Thousands of communist supporters protested outside the Indian Embassy in Nepal on Tuesday, accusing the giant South Asian neighbour of encroaching on poorly marked border areas and deploying troops there.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
Maoists Intensify Anti-India Agitation as General Lands in Kathmandu (January 19, 2010) - [read more]
Two days after their leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal hugged ‘interventionist’ India’s foreign minister SM Krishna in Kathmandu, the Maoists today ghearoed Indian embassy in the Nepali capital and showed black flags to the visiting Indian army chief. Yesterday the volatile comrades had boycotted Legislature-Parliament session demanding that the Nepalese government clarify its position on General [...]