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Nepal News archive for 07 April 2010

April 7, 2010 - From

California boy, 13, to attempt Everest climb – San Francisco Chronicle (April 7, 2010) – [read more]
A 13-year-old San Bernardino County boy is leaving for Nepal to try to climb Mount Everest as part of a quest to reach the summits of the highest peaks on all seven continents. If Jordan Romero succeeds, he’ll become the youngest person to conquer …

Nepal’s “living goddess” eyes banking career – Reuters (April 7, 2010) – [read more]
Chanira Bajracharya, 15, has been the Kumari or “living goddess” of Patan, an ancient town south of Kathmandu, for nine years, blessing devotees at the temple and riding in decorated chariots 18 times a year during Hindu and Buddhist festivals. Now …

Maoists announce start of fourth phase struggle – Nepalnews.com (April 6, 2010) – [read more]
Unified CPN (Maoist) has announced the start of a new round of protests from Tuesday to uphold civilian supremacy, national integrity and for timely constitution drafting and peace in the country. Addressing a mass gathering organized in Khullamanch …

World cyclist Pushkar to scale Mt Everest for world … – Nepalnews.com (April 6, 2010) – [read more]
After getting a snub from Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal when he asked for government’s support for his expedition, he decided to sell off his belongings including his bicycle, souvenirs brought from various countries and the awards and …

Manisha Koirala set to marry Samrat Dahal – Meri News (April 6, 2010) – [read more]
MANISHA KOIRALA the bollywood actress from Nepal’s first family in politics is all set to marry Nepali businessman Samrat Dahal, a PhD holder from USA. The three day wedding extravaganza is set to roll as June 19 has been fixed as the wedding date …

California teen to try climbing Mount Everest – Washington Times (April 6, 2010) – [read more]
We started training right away,” said Jordan, who was departing for Nepal Monday night. At age 10, he became the youngest American to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak. He’s steadily checked off four of the tallest peaks …

Ellen Gray: ‘Buddha’ explores religion & a monk has … – Philadelphia Daily News (April 7, 2010) – [read more]
As for that tomcat Tiger, the Venerable Metteyya Sakyaputta, a young monk from Nepal who is in the film and who in January was visiting the United States for the first time, was inclined to cut Hume a break. “I think . . . he was trying to help,” he …

Manisha Koirala Getting Married – The Gaea Times (April 6, 2010) – [read more]
KATHMANDU, Nepal (Gaea Times.com)- Manisha Koirala is all set to settle down in holy matrimony with Nepali businessman Samrat Dahal. The wedding date has been fixed as of June 19, as the groom’s father told the media. Samrat Dahal happens to be a …

Nepali Times

Nepal News

Teen on his way to Nepal to climb Mount Everest (April 6, 2010) – [read more]

A 13-year-old Southland boy is on his way to Nepal today to try to climb Mount Everest.

Two Indians among eight killed in Nepal fires (April 6, 2010) – [read more]

Kathmandu, April 6 : With rapid deforestation, dwindling water resources and a feeble past monsoon turning Nepal into a combustible tinder box, two Indians became the latest victims as fires began spreading across the dry nation, killing at least eight.

Manisha Koirala to wed Nepali businessman? (April 6, 2010) – [read more]

Kathmandu, April 6 : Bollywood actress and the daughter of one of the most powerful political houses in Nepal, Manisha Koirala, seems finally set to tie the knot – and in Nepal.

Sherpa to scale Everest to scatter Hillary’s ashes (April 6, 2010) – [read more]

A record-setting Nepalese Sherpa flew to Mount Everest on Tuesday to prepare to ascend the world’s highest mountain once again and scatter the ashes of its most celebrated climber, Sir Edmund Hillary.

Nepal’s ‘living goddess’ plans to invest in financial sector (April 5, 2010) – [read more]

Nepal’s ‘living goddess’ or the Kumari of Patan has expressed a desire to invest in the financial sector.

Nepal MRPs to be introduced by June (April 5, 2010) – [read more]

The Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday said Machine Readable Passports would be issued by the end of June.

Interaction on China’s book expo 2010 held in Nepal (April 3, 2010) – [read more]

An interaction program on China ‘ s Book Expo 2010, was held in Nepali capital Kathmandu Thursday amid intellectual group highlighting the role of books awaring mass public.

Leaders stress on timely statute (April 3, 2010) – [read more]

KATHMANDU: Leaders from 25 different parties representing the CA on Saturday reiterated that they were committed to the promulgation of the new constitution on time and conclude the peace process in a logical end.

United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal

An Indian ambassador remembers GP Koirala (April 1, 2010) – [read more]
Professor Bimal Prasad recalls his days in Kathmandu as India’s ambassador to Nepal when GPK was the Prime Minister.
By Dinesh Wagle
Bimal Prasad, in a way, is the first ‘official’ Indian to observe very closely the transformation of Girija Prasad Koirala from a leader on the street to the prime minister of a majority government. Professor [...]

Narayan Wagle comes up with Mayur Times! (March 31, 2010) – [read more]
Palpasa Café writer comes up with his second novel- Mayur Times. Will be released on 10 April (28 Chaitra) in Kathmandu and other parts of Nepal.
Journalist Narayan Wagle is all set to launch his eagerly awaited second book Mayur Times. Written in the backdrop of Nepal’s current conflict, Mayur Times revolves around Nepal’s transitional crisis, according nepa~laya, the [...]

Nepal News archive for 07 April 2010

April 7, 2010 - From

California boy, 13, to attempt Everest climb – San Francisco Chronicle (April 7, 2010) – [read more]
A 13-year-old San Bernardino County boy is leaving for Nepal to try to climb Mount Everest as part of a quest to reach the summits of the highest peaks on all seven continents. If Jordan Romero succeeds, he’ll become the youngest person to conquer …

Nepal’s “living goddess” eyes banking career – Reuters (April 7, 2010) – [read more]
Chanira Bajracharya, 15, has been the Kumari or “living goddess” of Patan, an ancient town south of Kathmandu, for nine years, blessing devotees at the temple and riding in decorated chariots 18 times a year during Hindu and Buddhist festivals. Now …

Maoists announce start of fourth phase struggle – Nepalnews.com (April 6, 2010) – [read more]
Unified CPN (Maoist) has announced the start of a new round of protests from Tuesday to uphold civilian supremacy, national integrity and for timely constitution drafting and peace in the country. Addressing a mass gathering organized in Khullamanch …

World cyclist Pushkar to scale Mt Everest for world … – Nepalnews.com (April 6, 2010) – [read more]
After getting a snub from Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal when he asked for government’s support for his expedition, he decided to sell off his belongings including his bicycle, souvenirs brought from various countries and the awards and …

Manisha Koirala set to marry Samrat Dahal – Meri News (April 6, 2010) – [read more]
MANISHA KOIRALA the bollywood actress from Nepal’s first family in politics is all set to marry Nepali businessman Samrat Dahal, a PhD holder from USA. The three day wedding extravaganza is set to roll as June 19 has been fixed as the wedding date …

California teen to try climbing Mount Everest – Washington Times (April 6, 2010) – [read more]
We started training right away,” said Jordan, who was departing for Nepal Monday night. At age 10, he became the youngest American to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak. He’s steadily checked off four of the tallest peaks …

Ellen Gray: ‘Buddha’ explores religion & a monk has … – Philadelphia Daily News (April 7, 2010) – [read more]
As for that tomcat Tiger, the Venerable Metteyya Sakyaputta, a young monk from Nepal who is in the film and who in January was visiting the United States for the first time, was inclined to cut Hume a break. “I think . . . he was trying to help,” he …

Manisha Koirala Getting Married – The Gaea Times (April 6, 2010) – [read more]
KATHMANDU, Nepal (Gaea Times.com)- Manisha Koirala is all set to settle down in holy matrimony with Nepali businessman Samrat Dahal. The wedding date has been fixed as of June 19, as the groom’s father told the media. Samrat Dahal happens to be a …

Nepali Times

Nepal News

Teen on his way to Nepal to climb Mount Everest (April 6, 2010) – [read more]

A 13-year-old Southland boy is on his way to Nepal today to try to climb Mount Everest.

Two Indians among eight killed in Nepal fires (April 6, 2010) – [read more]

Kathmandu, April 6 : With rapid deforestation, dwindling water resources and a feeble past monsoon turning Nepal into a combustible tinder box, two Indians became the latest victims as fires began spreading across the dry nation, killing at least eight.

Manisha Koirala to wed Nepali businessman? (April 6, 2010) – [read more]

Kathmandu, April 6 : Bollywood actress and the daughter of one of the most powerful political houses in Nepal, Manisha Koirala, seems finally set to tie the knot – and in Nepal.

Sherpa to scale Everest to scatter Hillary’s ashes (April 6, 2010) – [read more]

A record-setting Nepalese Sherpa flew to Mount Everest on Tuesday to prepare to ascend the world’s highest mountain once again and scatter the ashes of its most celebrated climber, Sir Edmund Hillary.

Nepal’s ‘living goddess’ plans to invest in financial sector (April 5, 2010) – [read more]

Nepal’s ‘living goddess’ or the Kumari of Patan has expressed a desire to invest in the financial sector.

Nepal MRPs to be introduced by June (April 5, 2010) – [read more]

The Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday said Machine Readable Passports would be issued by the end of June.

Interaction on China’s book expo 2010 held in Nepal (April 3, 2010) – [read more]

An interaction program on China ‘ s Book Expo 2010, was held in Nepali capital Kathmandu Thursday amid intellectual group highlighting the role of books awaring mass public.

Leaders stress on timely statute (April 3, 2010) – [read more]

KATHMANDU: Leaders from 25 different parties representing the CA on Saturday reiterated that they were committed to the promulgation of the new constitution on time and conclude the peace process in a logical end.

United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal

An Indian ambassador remembers GP Koirala (April 1, 2010) – [read more]
Professor Bimal Prasad recalls his days in Kathmandu as India’s ambassador to Nepal when GPK was the Prime Minister.
By Dinesh Wagle
Bimal Prasad, in a way, is the first ‘official’ Indian to observe very closely the transformation of Girija Prasad Koirala from a leader on the street to the prime minister of a majority government. Professor [...]

Narayan Wagle comes up with Mayur Times! (March 31, 2010) – [read more]
Palpasa Café writer comes up with his second novel- Mayur Times. Will be released on 10 April (28 Chaitra) in Kathmandu and other parts of Nepal.
Journalist Narayan Wagle is all set to launch his eagerly awaited second book Mayur Times. Written in the backdrop of Nepal’s current conflict, Mayur Times revolves around Nepal’s transitional crisis, according nepa~laya, the [...]

Nepal News archive for 06 April 2010

April 6, 2010 - From

Announcing a New Series of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom … – PRWeb (April 5, 2010) – [read more]
… award-winning photographer specializing in documenting the remote corners and cultures of the globe, Nevada’s journeys have taken her throughout Southeast Asia, India, China, Nepal, Africa, New Zealand, Central Asia, Mongolia, South America, and …

Manisha Koirala to wed Nepali businessman? – The Gaea Times (April 5, 2010) – [read more]
KATHMANDU – Bollywood actress and the daughter of one of the most powerful political houses in Nepal, Manisha Koirala, seems finally set to tie the knot – and in Nepal. The 40-year-old actress, the country’s most eligible single woman, will finally …

Two Indians die in fire incident – Nepalnews.com (April 5, 2010) – [read more]
Two Indian nationals were burnt to death in a fire that broke out in a furniture industry in Imadol, Lalitpur on Tuesday. The victims have been identified as Amish Sharma, 15, of Sitamadi in Bihar state of India and Ajay Sharma, 25, of Champara in …

Naxal movement derived its name in Bengal from … – GroundReport (April 5, 2010) – [read more]
On September 21,2004, three left-wing Extremist groups to form a new outfit,the Communist party of India-Maoist(CPI-Maoist).After the merger, CPI-Maoist’s area of operation extended from Nepal, Bihar,Jharkhand to forest regions of Central India …

DSU focuses on global awareness – Bismarck Tribune (April 5, 2010) – [read more]
April 15: “Nepali New Year,” 6-10 p.m., Student Center Ballroom. April 21: “Higher Education in China,” noon, Student Center Ballroom. April 22: “World Tour,” 6-9 p.m., Student Center Ballroom. April 24: “Cricket Tournament,” 10 a.m …

Chinese business delegation urged to invest in Nepal – Nepalnews.com (April 5, 2010) – [read more]
The Nepali business community has urged a visiting Chinese business delegation from Sichuan to expand their investment as well as infrastructure development to Nepal. The Chinese team led by Yang Shi Bo of the CCPIT-Sichuan Council is in Nepal to …

Euromarket’s ethnic offerings add to West Asheville’s … – Asheville Citizen-Times (April 5, 2010) – [read more]
… Café will offer more gastronomic delights to Asheville foodies who have already been spoiled with the recent openings of restaurants such as Chai Pani (Indian street food) and Kathmandu Cafe (Himalayan fare). The menu includes Bosnian coffee …

Does Labour want to lose? – Socialist Worker Online (April 5, 2010) – [read more]
Because it’s hard to find any other reason for accusing the adored Joanna Lumley of being “silent” about the plight of the Gurkha veterans–natives of Nepal who served in the British Army, but are denied the right to settle in Britain–when she was …

Nepali Times

Nepal News

Nepal’s ‘living goddess’ plans to invest in financial sector (April 5, 2010) – [read more]

Nepal’s ‘living goddess’ or the Kumari of Patan has expressed a desire to invest in the financial sector.

Nepal MRPs to be introduced by June (April 5, 2010) – [read more]

The Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday said Machine Readable Passports would be issued by the end of June.

Interaction on China’s book expo 2010 held in Nepal (April 3, 2010) – [read more]

An interaction program on China ‘ s Book Expo 2010, was held in Nepali capital Kathmandu Thursday amid intellectual group highlighting the role of books awaring mass public.

Leaders stress on timely statute (April 3, 2010) – [read more]

KATHMANDU: Leaders from 25 different parties representing the CA on Saturday reiterated that they were committed to the promulgation of the new constitution on time and conclude the peace process in a logical end.

Maoists warn of fresh war (April 3, 2010) – [read more]

KATHMANDU: Maoist Vice-chairman Dr Baburam Bhattarai said on Thursday that the Maoist PeopleA s War has not come to an end and his party may return to war if the rightist conspiracy against republicanism, federalism and secularism prevails.

British PM’s Special Representative to arrive Wednesday (April 2, 2010) – [read more]

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Special Representative for Peace-building, Jack McConnell, is to arrive in Kathmandu on Wednesday to assess Nepal’s ongoing peace process.

Nepal’s Human Rights Commission asks govt to punish armymen involved in Bardiya killing (April 2, 2010) – [read more]

The investigation report made public on Thursday by the National Human Rights Commission in Nepal confirms the three women, one of them being a child, murdered by the Nepal Army on 10 March 2010 in Bardiya were not poachers.

PM Nepal asks his Bhutanese counterpart to take back refugees (April 2, 2010) – [read more]

Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal met with his Bhutanese counterpart Jigme Y Thinley, who arrived in Kathmandu today for one-day visit to attend the 13th day death rituals of late former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala.

United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal

An Indian ambassador remembers GP Koirala (April 1, 2010) – [read more]
Professor Bimal Prasad recalls his days in Kathmandu as India’s ambassador to Nepal when GPK was the Prime Minister.
By Dinesh Wagle
Bimal Prasad, in a way, is the first ‘official’ Indian to observe very closely the transformation of Girija Prasad Koirala from a leader on the street to the prime minister of a majority government. Professor [...]

Narayan Wagle comes up with Mayur Times! (March 31, 2010) – [read more]
Palpasa Café writer comes up with his second novel- Mayur Times. Will be released on 10 April (28 Chaitra) in Kathmandu and other parts of Nepal.
Journalist Narayan Wagle is all set to launch his eagerly awaited second book Mayur Times. Written in the backdrop of Nepal’s current conflict, Mayur Times revolves around Nepal’s transitional crisis, according nepa~laya, the [...]

Nepal News archive for 06 April 2010

April 6, 2010 - From

Announcing a New Series of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom … – PRWeb (April 5, 2010) – [read more]
… award-winning photographer specializing in documenting the remote corners and cultures of the globe, Nevada’s journeys have taken her throughout Southeast Asia, India, China, Nepal, Africa, New Zealand, Central Asia, Mongolia, South America, and …

Manisha Koirala to wed Nepali businessman? – The Gaea Times (April 5, 2010) – [read more]
KATHMANDU – Bollywood actress and the daughter of one of the most powerful political houses in Nepal, Manisha Koirala, seems finally set to tie the knot – and in Nepal. The 40-year-old actress, the country’s most eligible single woman, will finally …

Two Indians die in fire incident – Nepalnews.com (April 5, 2010) – [read more]
Two Indian nationals were burnt to death in a fire that broke out in a furniture industry in Imadol, Lalitpur on Tuesday. The victims have been identified as Amish Sharma, 15, of Sitamadi in Bihar state of India and Ajay Sharma, 25, of Champara in …

Naxal movement derived its name in Bengal from … – GroundReport (April 5, 2010) – [read more]
On September 21,2004, three left-wing Extremist groups to form a new outfit,the Communist party of India-Maoist(CPI-Maoist).After the merger, CPI-Maoist’s area of operation extended from Nepal, Bihar,Jharkhand to forest regions of Central India …

DSU focuses on global awareness – Bismarck Tribune (April 5, 2010) – [read more]
April 15: “Nepali New Year,” 6-10 p.m., Student Center Ballroom. April 21: “Higher Education in China,” noon, Student Center Ballroom. April 22: “World Tour,” 6-9 p.m., Student Center Ballroom. April 24: “Cricket Tournament,” 10 a.m …

Chinese business delegation urged to invest in Nepal – Nepalnews.com (April 5, 2010) – [read more]
The Nepali business community has urged a visiting Chinese business delegation from Sichuan to expand their investment as well as infrastructure development to Nepal. The Chinese team led by Yang Shi Bo of the CCPIT-Sichuan Council is in Nepal to …

Euromarket’s ethnic offerings add to West Asheville’s … – Asheville Citizen-Times (April 5, 2010) – [read more]
… Café will offer more gastronomic delights to Asheville foodies who have already been spoiled with the recent openings of restaurants such as Chai Pani (Indian street food) and Kathmandu Cafe (Himalayan fare). The menu includes Bosnian coffee …

Does Labour want to lose? – Socialist Worker Online (April 5, 2010) – [read more]
Because it’s hard to find any other reason for accusing the adored Joanna Lumley of being “silent” about the plight of the Gurkha veterans–natives of Nepal who served in the British Army, but are denied the right to settle in Britain–when she was …

Nepali Times

Nepal News

Nepal’s ‘living goddess’ plans to invest in financial sector (April 5, 2010) – [read more]

Nepal’s ‘living goddess’ or the Kumari of Patan has expressed a desire to invest in the financial sector.

Nepal MRPs to be introduced by June (April 5, 2010) – [read more]

The Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday said Machine Readable Passports would be issued by the end of June.

Interaction on China’s book expo 2010 held in Nepal (April 3, 2010) – [read more]

An interaction program on China ‘ s Book Expo 2010, was held in Nepali capital Kathmandu Thursday amid intellectual group highlighting the role of books awaring mass public.

Leaders stress on timely statute (April 3, 2010) – [read more]

KATHMANDU: Leaders from 25 different parties representing the CA on Saturday reiterated that they were committed to the promulgation of the new constitution on time and conclude the peace process in a logical end.

Maoists warn of fresh war (April 3, 2010) – [read more]

KATHMANDU: Maoist Vice-chairman Dr Baburam Bhattarai said on Thursday that the Maoist PeopleA s War has not come to an end and his party may return to war if the rightist conspiracy against republicanism, federalism and secularism prevails.

British PM’s Special Representative to arrive Wednesday (April 2, 2010) – [read more]

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Special Representative for Peace-building, Jack McConnell, is to arrive in Kathmandu on Wednesday to assess Nepal’s ongoing peace process.

Nepal’s Human Rights Commission asks govt to punish armymen involved in Bardiya killing (April 2, 2010) – [read more]

The investigation report made public on Thursday by the National Human Rights Commission in Nepal confirms the three women, one of them being a child, murdered by the Nepal Army on 10 March 2010 in Bardiya were not poachers.

PM Nepal asks his Bhutanese counterpart to take back refugees (April 2, 2010) – [read more]

Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal met with his Bhutanese counterpart Jigme Y Thinley, who arrived in Kathmandu today for one-day visit to attend the 13th day death rituals of late former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala.

United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal

An Indian ambassador remembers GP Koirala (April 1, 2010) – [read more]
Professor Bimal Prasad recalls his days in Kathmandu as India’s ambassador to Nepal when GPK was the Prime Minister.
By Dinesh Wagle
Bimal Prasad, in a way, is the first ‘official’ Indian to observe very closely the transformation of Girija Prasad Koirala from a leader on the street to the prime minister of a majority government. Professor [...]

Narayan Wagle comes up with Mayur Times! (March 31, 2010) – [read more]
Palpasa Café writer comes up with his second novel- Mayur Times. Will be released on 10 April (28 Chaitra) in Kathmandu and other parts of Nepal.
Journalist Narayan Wagle is all set to launch his eagerly awaited second book Mayur Times. Written in the backdrop of Nepal’s current conflict, Mayur Times revolves around Nepal’s transitional crisis, according nepa~laya, the [...]

Nepal News archive for 04 April 2010

April 4, 2010 - From

Officials want refugee population counted in Abilene – Abilene Reporter-News (April 4, 2010) – [read more]
After almost 17 years of living in a bamboo hut in a refugee camp in Nepal, the Rai family resettled in Abilene in June 2008 with the IRC’s help. And on Feb. 10, Rai and his family moved into a new home. “I love so many things; everything in the …

Nepali living goddess plans career in financial sector – Investors Business Daily (April 4, 2010) – [read more]
KATHMANDU, Apr 05, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — The Kumari of Patan in Nepali capital Kathmandu, Chandiara Bajracharya, has expressed her wish to serve the country by joining the financial sector in the future. According to Monday’s eKantipur.com, the …

Dhaka wants list of transit goods to 7 sisters – Bangladesh News 24 hours (April 4, 2010) – [read more]
The minister also discussed transit to Nepal and Bhutan with Mitter. He said the government is mulling over establishment of three new land ports at Jibannagar, Ashuganj and Haluaghat to boost trade with India. Shipping secretary Abdul Hannan was …

Letter: A Trek in Nepal – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (April 4, 2010) – [read more]
To the Editor: Regarding “Last Footfall in Nepal” (March 21): I trekked in Nepal last October, and I enjoyed the article about the Annapurna Circuit. Trekking in the Himalayas is wonderful, but you need to be prepared. Anyone planning such a trek …

Bank of Baroda recruitment 2010: clerks exam – Meri News (April 4, 2010) – [read more]
… 110; Tripura 02; Uttar Pradesh 260; Uttrakhand 15; West Bengal 100; Total – 2000 Nationality/citizenship: A candidate must be either (i) a citizen of India or (ii) a subject of Nepal or (iii) subject of Bhutan or (iv) a Tibetan refugee who came …

15 percent INGOs preaching religion: SWC – Nepalnews.com (April 4, 2010) – [read more]
As much as 15 percent of the International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGO)s working in Nepal are engaged in preaching their religion in various ways, Rastriya Samachar Samiti reported quoting Social Welfare Council officials. Social Welfare …

Three held for faking it! – Mid Day.com (April 4, 2010) – [read more]
… 15 fake Rs 1,000 notes from them Meanwhile, preliminary investigations have revealed that the fake notes were printed in Pakistan and were brought into the city via Beergang in Nepal. The person who supplied them fake currency exchanged genuine …

Retired professor’s courtyard is haven for sparrows – The Gaea Times (April 4, 2010) – [read more]
… the Kapurthala family, Billy had settled down several decades ago in his farm, almost in the middle of a thick forest in Lakhimpur-Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh along the Indo-Nepal border. Danish police use tear gas, arrest five protestors …

Nepali Times

Nepal News

Interaction on China’s book expo 2010 held in Nepal (April 3, 2010) – [read more]

An interaction program on China ‘ s Book Expo 2010, was held in Nepali capital Kathmandu Thursday amid intellectual group highlighting the role of books awaring mass public.

Leaders stress on timely statute (April 3, 2010) – [read more]

KATHMANDU: Leaders from 25 different parties representing the CA on Saturday reiterated that they were committed to the promulgation of the new constitution on time and conclude the peace process in a logical end.

Maoists warn of fresh war (April 3, 2010) – [read more]

KATHMANDU: Maoist Vice-chairman Dr Baburam Bhattarai said on Thursday that the Maoist PeopleA s War has not come to an end and his party may return to war if the rightist conspiracy against republicanism, federalism and secularism prevails.

British PM’s Special Representative to arrive Wednesday (April 2, 2010) – [read more]

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Special Representative for Peace-building, Jack McConnell, is to arrive in Kathmandu on Wednesday to assess Nepal’s ongoing peace process.

Nepal’s Human Rights Commission asks govt to punish armymen involved in Bardiya killing (April 2, 2010) – [read more]

The investigation report made public on Thursday by the National Human Rights Commission in Nepal confirms the three women, one of them being a child, murdered by the Nepal Army on 10 March 2010 in Bardiya were not poachers.

PM Nepal asks his Bhutanese counterpart to take back refugees (April 2, 2010) – [read more]

Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal met with his Bhutanese counterpart Jigme Y Thinley, who arrived in Kathmandu today for one-day visit to attend the 13th day death rituals of late former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala.

Yoga science camp concludes in Nepal (April 1, 2010) – [read more]

A six-day yoga science camp concluded in Nepali capital Kathmandu on Thursday. The yoga camp, organized by the Patanjali Yoga Peeth Nepal and instructed by yoga guru Swami Ram dev, attracted 35,000 participants including Prime Minister Madav Kumar Nepals.

Sherpa to scatter the rest of Sir Ed Hillary’s ashes on Everest (April 1, 2010) – [read more]

A Nepali sherpa will scatter the rest of the ashes of Sir Edmund Hillary, the conqueror of Mount Everest, on the top of the world, more than two years after the death of the climbing hero.

United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal

An Indian ambassador remembers GP Koirala (April 1, 2010) – [read more]
Professor Bimal Prasad recalls his days in Kathmandu as India’s ambassador to Nepal when GPK was the Prime Minister.
By Dinesh Wagle
Bimal Prasad, in a way, is the first ‘official’ Indian to observe very closely the transformation of Girija Prasad Koirala from a leader on the street to the prime minister of a majority government. Professor [...]

Narayan Wagle comes up with Mayur Times! (March 31, 2010) – [read more]
Palpasa Café writer comes up with his second novel- Mayur Times. Will be released on 10 April (28 Chaitra) in Kathmandu and other parts of Nepal.
Journalist Narayan Wagle is all set to launch his eagerly awaited second book Mayur Times. Written in the backdrop of Nepal’s current conflict, Mayur Times revolves around Nepal’s transitional crisis, according nepa~laya, the [...]

Nepal News archive for 04 April 2010

April 4, 2010 - From

Officials want refugee population counted in Abilene – Abilene Reporter-News (April 4, 2010) – [read more]
After almost 17 years of living in a bamboo hut in a refugee camp in Nepal, the Rai family resettled in Abilene in June 2008 with the IRC’s help. And on Feb. 10, Rai and his family moved into a new home. “I love so many things; everything in the …

Nepali living goddess plans career in financial sector – Investors Business Daily (April 4, 2010) – [read more]
KATHMANDU, Apr 05, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — The Kumari of Patan in Nepali capital Kathmandu, Chandiara Bajracharya, has expressed her wish to serve the country by joining the financial sector in the future. According to Monday’s eKantipur.com, the …

Dhaka wants list of transit goods to 7 sisters – Bangladesh News 24 hours (April 4, 2010) – [read more]
The minister also discussed transit to Nepal and Bhutan with Mitter. He said the government is mulling over establishment of three new land ports at Jibannagar, Ashuganj and Haluaghat to boost trade with India. Shipping secretary Abdul Hannan was …

Letter: A Trek in Nepal – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (April 4, 2010) – [read more]
To the Editor: Regarding “Last Footfall in Nepal” (March 21): I trekked in Nepal last October, and I enjoyed the article about the Annapurna Circuit. Trekking in the Himalayas is wonderful, but you need to be prepared. Anyone planning such a trek …

Bank of Baroda recruitment 2010: clerks exam – Meri News (April 4, 2010) – [read more]
… 110; Tripura 02; Uttar Pradesh 260; Uttrakhand 15; West Bengal 100; Total – 2000 Nationality/citizenship: A candidate must be either (i) a citizen of India or (ii) a subject of Nepal or (iii) subject of Bhutan or (iv) a Tibetan refugee who came …

15 percent INGOs preaching religion: SWC – Nepalnews.com (April 4, 2010) – [read more]
As much as 15 percent of the International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGO)s working in Nepal are engaged in preaching their religion in various ways, Rastriya Samachar Samiti reported quoting Social Welfare Council officials. Social Welfare …

Three held for faking it! – Mid Day.com (April 4, 2010) – [read more]
… 15 fake Rs 1,000 notes from them Meanwhile, preliminary investigations have revealed that the fake notes were printed in Pakistan and were brought into the city via Beergang in Nepal. The person who supplied them fake currency exchanged genuine …

Retired professor’s courtyard is haven for sparrows – The Gaea Times (April 4, 2010) – [read more]
… the Kapurthala family, Billy had settled down several decades ago in his farm, almost in the middle of a thick forest in Lakhimpur-Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh along the Indo-Nepal border. Danish police use tear gas, arrest five protestors …

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Nepal News

Interaction on China’s book expo 2010 held in Nepal (April 3, 2010) – [read more]

An interaction program on China ‘ s Book Expo 2010, was held in Nepali capital Kathmandu Thursday amid intellectual group highlighting the role of books awaring mass public.

Leaders stress on timely statute (April 3, 2010) – [read more]

KATHMANDU: Leaders from 25 different parties representing the CA on Saturday reiterated that they were committed to the promulgation of the new constitution on time and conclude the peace process in a logical end.

Maoists warn of fresh war (April 3, 2010) – [read more]

KATHMANDU: Maoist Vice-chairman Dr Baburam Bhattarai said on Thursday that the Maoist PeopleA s War has not come to an end and his party may return to war if the rightist conspiracy against republicanism, federalism and secularism prevails.

British PM’s Special Representative to arrive Wednesday (April 2, 2010) – [read more]

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Special Representative for Peace-building, Jack McConnell, is to arrive in Kathmandu on Wednesday to assess Nepal’s ongoing peace process.

Nepal’s Human Rights Commission asks govt to punish armymen involved in Bardiya killing (April 2, 2010) – [read more]

The investigation report made public on Thursday by the National Human Rights Commission in Nepal confirms the three women, one of them being a child, murdered by the Nepal Army on 10 March 2010 in Bardiya were not poachers.

PM Nepal asks his Bhutanese counterpart to take back refugees (April 2, 2010) – [read more]

Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal met with his Bhutanese counterpart Jigme Y Thinley, who arrived in Kathmandu today for one-day visit to attend the 13th day death rituals of late former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala.

Yoga science camp concludes in Nepal (April 1, 2010) – [read more]

A six-day yoga science camp concluded in Nepali capital Kathmandu on Thursday. The yoga camp, organized by the Patanjali Yoga Peeth Nepal and instructed by yoga guru Swami Ram dev, attracted 35,000 participants including Prime Minister Madav Kumar Nepals.

Sherpa to scatter the rest of Sir Ed Hillary’s ashes on Everest (April 1, 2010) – [read more]

A Nepali sherpa will scatter the rest of the ashes of Sir Edmund Hillary, the conqueror of Mount Everest, on the top of the world, more than two years after the death of the climbing hero.

United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal

An Indian ambassador remembers GP Koirala (April 1, 2010) – [read more]
Professor Bimal Prasad recalls his days in Kathmandu as India’s ambassador to Nepal when GPK was the Prime Minister.
By Dinesh Wagle
Bimal Prasad, in a way, is the first ‘official’ Indian to observe very closely the transformation of Girija Prasad Koirala from a leader on the street to the prime minister of a majority government. Professor [...]

Narayan Wagle comes up with Mayur Times! (March 31, 2010) – [read more]
Palpasa Café writer comes up with his second novel- Mayur Times. Will be released on 10 April (28 Chaitra) in Kathmandu and other parts of Nepal.
Journalist Narayan Wagle is all set to launch his eagerly awaited second book Mayur Times. Written in the backdrop of Nepal’s current conflict, Mayur Times revolves around Nepal’s transitional crisis, according nepa~laya, the [...]

Nepal News archive for 03 April 2010

April 3, 2010 - From

Fox Chapel chemist applied skills to atomic bomb … – PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW (April 3, 2010) – [read more]
My parents were welcomed as guests in homes in China, Nepal, Russia, Poland and Spain,” said her son. Once they retired, the Ernsbergers hiked, camped and manned a 19-foot sailboat across the Gulf of Mexico and climbed Mt. Rainier with cleats and an …

Letter: A Trek in Nepal – New York Times (April 3, 2010) – [read more]
To the Editor: Regarding “ Last Footfall in Nepal ” (March 21): I trekked in Nepal last October, and I enjoyed the article about the Annapurna Circuit. Trekking in the Himalayas is wonderful, but you need to be prepared. Anyone planning such a …

Meet your new Bhutanese neighbors – Abilene Reporter-News (April 3, 2010) – [read more]
… in Nepal since the early 1990s. n About 20,000 have been resettled since 2008 in Western countries, including the U.S. and Australia. n The U.S. offered to resettle 60,000 total over five years. What is their culture? n Language — Nepali n …

Nepal thrashes Singapore; close to semifinals in ACC … – Nepalnews.com (April 3, 2010) – [read more]
Nepal chased a victory target of 217 runs losing just three wickets against Singapore as Anil Mandal and Mahesh Chhetri recorded an opening partnership of 139 runs in the ongoing ACC Elite Cup on Saturday in Kuwait. With the win, Nepal is close to …

The best shoe for traveling is broken in – The State (April 3, 2010) – [read more]
She wears lightweight hiking shoes for her scouting trips to spots like Bhutan and Nepal. “I usually bring a pair of walking sandals. In warm-weather destinations, I also bring a pair of lightweight stylish sandals to wear for dinner,” she said.

Bhutanese refugees here get help from Abilene woman – Abilene Reporter-News (April 3, 2010) – [read more]
… about the Bhutanese, but she soon discovered Bhutan stripped this particular group of people of their citizenship in the early 1990s and forced them into exile in neighboring Nepal. There they were forced to live in refugee camps. “I learned …

Taking refuge – Lancaster online.com (April 3, 2010) – [read more]
Government officials raped Nepali women in front of their families, Ghajen said, and some Nepali men were imprisoned and tortured. Ghajen fled Bhutan with his parents in March 1992 and entered eastern Nepal by way of India. They took shelter in a …

Maoist ethnic group forms paramilitary wing – Nepalnews.com (April 3, 2010) – [read more]
Limbuwan Rastriya Mukti Morcha (LRMM), an ethnic group close to the Unified CPN (Maoist), has formed a para-military youth wing named Radical Young League (RYL) of Limbuwan Nepal, Nagarik daily reported. The group has started recruiting its party …

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Nepal News

Leaders stress on timely statute (April 3, 2010) – [read more]

KATHMANDU: Leaders from 25 different parties representing the CA on Saturday reiterated that they were committed to the promulgation of the new constitution on time and conclude the peace process in a logical end.

Maoists warn of fresh war (April 3, 2010) – [read more]

KATHMANDU: Maoist Vice-chairman Dr Baburam Bhattarai said on Thursday that the Maoist PeopleA s War has not come to an end and his party may return to war if the rightist conspiracy against republicanism, federalism and secularism prevails.

British PM’s Special Representative to arrive Wednesday (April 2, 2010) – [read more]

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Special Representative for Peace-building, Jack McConnell, is to arrive in Kathmandu on Wednesday to assess Nepal’s ongoing peace process.

Nepal’s Human Rights Commission asks govt to punish armymen involved in Bardiya killing (April 2, 2010) – [read more]

The investigation report made public on Thursday by the National Human Rights Commission in Nepal confirms the three women, one of them being a child, murdered by the Nepal Army on 10 March 2010 in Bardiya were not poachers.

PM Nepal asks his Bhutanese counterpart to take back refugees (April 2, 2010) – [read more]

Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal met with his Bhutanese counterpart Jigme Y Thinley, who arrived in Kathmandu today for one-day visit to attend the 13th day death rituals of late former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala.

Yoga science camp concludes in Nepal (April 1, 2010) – [read more]

A six-day yoga science camp concluded in Nepali capital Kathmandu on Thursday. The yoga camp, organized by the Patanjali Yoga Peeth Nepal and instructed by yoga guru Swami Ram dev, attracted 35,000 participants including Prime Minister Madav Kumar Nepals.

Sherpa to scatter the rest of Sir Ed Hillary’s ashes on Everest (April 1, 2010) – [read more]

A Nepali sherpa will scatter the rest of the ashes of Sir Edmund Hillary, the conqueror of Mount Everest, on the top of the world, more than two years after the death of the climbing hero.

Nitish not allowed to visit Nepal (April 1, 2010) – [read more]

Patna, April 1 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was denied permission by the central government to visit Nepal to attend the post-death rites of former Nepal prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who died last month, official sources said Thursday.

United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal

An Indian ambassador remembers GP Koirala (April 1, 2010) – [read more]
Professor Bimal Prasad recalls his days in Kathmandu as India’s ambassador to Nepal when GPK was the Prime Minister.
By Dinesh Wagle
Bimal Prasad, in a way, is the first ‘official’ Indian to observe very closely the transformation of Girija Prasad Koirala from a leader on the street to the prime minister of a majority government. Professor [...]

Narayan Wagle comes up with Mayur Times! (March 31, 2010) – [read more]
Palpasa Café writer comes up with his second novel- Mayur Times. Will be released on 10 April (28 Chaitra) in Kathmandu and other parts of Nepal.
Journalist Narayan Wagle is all set to launch his eagerly awaited second book Mayur Times. Written in the backdrop of Nepal’s current conflict, Mayur Times revolves around Nepal’s transitional crisis, according nepa~laya, the [...]

Nepal News archive for 02 April 2010

April 2, 2010 - From

Interview: UN Envoy On Torture Says Concerned About … – Radio Free Europe (April 2, 2010) – [read more]
Nepal is another positive example where my recommendations were speedily implemented; the situation of the Nepalese population has significantly improved. It really depends on the political will of the respective governments to act on our …

Soles4Souls Announces PROJECT HAITI to Encourage Public … – PR-USA.net (April 2, 2010) – [read more]
The shoes have been distributed in 125 countries, including 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. Visit www.giveshoes.org for more information …

Interim order to open TUTH – Nepalnews.com (April 2, 2010) – [read more]
In what shows an utter inefficiency of Nepal’s judicial system, the Supreme Court (SC) has issued an interim order to open Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) immediately, on Friday, one day after the services at TUTH resumed. A division …

CCTV cameras to be installed at border areas to check … – Nepalnews.com (April 2, 2010) – [read more]
Shah said, CCTV cameras were necessary at the border areas as the trend of taking refuge in India after committing crime in Nepal was on the rise. Robbery, abduction, extortion and murder have become rampant in the district in the recent years.

GUS: Friday Open Thread – DAILY KOS (April 2, 2010) – [read more]
… comment in the butt can if you would like your name added to the GUS Buddy List: 1BQ, 3rdGenFeminist, Abra Crabcakeya, addisnana, AfroPonix, aishmael, ambeeeant, American in Kathmandu, amk for obama, andsarahtoo, Anne933, anodnhajo, aoeu …

Soles4Souls Increases Commitment to 1 Million Pairs of … – PR-USA.net (April 2, 2010) – [read more]
The shoes have been distributed in 125 countries, including 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. Visit www.giveshoes.org for more information …

Pak jump 24 places in FIFA rankings – Nation (April 2, 2010) – [read more]
By doing so the Pakistan sprinted past South Asian neighbors Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Afghanistan and closed upon European country Malta with the gap upto five places. Pakistan’s latest FIFA Ranking is also above Madagascar, Liberia …

Bicycle trip for a cause – Boston Globe (April 2, 2010) – [read more]
… meeting at London’s Heathrow Airport to begin a riding adventure through Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Xinjiang, Tibet, and Nepal. Cohen relates her experiences in “Kyrgyzstan to Kathmandu.’’ In her own words, “the slide show is …

Nepali Times

Nepal News

British PM’s Special Representative to arrive Wednesday (April 2, 2010) – [read more]

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Special Representative for Peace-building, Jack McConnell, is to arrive in Kathmandu on Wednesday to assess Nepal’s ongoing peace process.

Nepal’s Human Rights Commission asks govt to punish armymen involved in Bardiya killing (April 2, 2010) – [read more]

The investigation report made public on Thursday by the National Human Rights Commission in Nepal confirms the three women, one of them being a child, murdered by the Nepal Army on 10 March 2010 in Bardiya were not poachers.

PM Nepal asks his Bhutanese counterpart to take back refugees (April 2, 2010) – [read more]

Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal met with his Bhutanese counterpart Jigme Y Thinley, who arrived in Kathmandu today for one-day visit to attend the 13th day death rituals of late former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala.

Yoga science camp concludes in Nepal (April 1, 2010) – [read more]

A six-day yoga science camp concluded in Nepali capital Kathmandu on Thursday. The yoga camp, organized by the Patanjali Yoga Peeth Nepal and instructed by yoga guru Swami Ram dev, attracted 35,000 participants including Prime Minister Madav Kumar Nepals.

Sherpa to scatter the rest of Sir Ed Hillary’s ashes on Everest (April 1, 2010) – [read more]

A Nepali sherpa will scatter the rest of the ashes of Sir Edmund Hillary, the conqueror of Mount Everest, on the top of the world, more than two years after the death of the climbing hero.

Nitish not allowed to visit Nepal (April 1, 2010) – [read more]

Patna, April 1 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was denied permission by the central government to visit Nepal to attend the post-death rites of former Nepal prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who died last month, official sources said Thursday.

Net connects rural Nepal to ‘telemedics’ (March 31, 2010) – [read more]

Patients in rural Nepal will soon be able to consult specialist doctors over the Internet as part of an innovative scheme to improve healthcare in remote areas of the Himalayan country.

Nepal PM consulting leaders of Madhes-based parties (March 31, 2010) – [read more]

Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has been in consultation with leaders of the Madhes based parties to defend the efforts of the Unified CPN to topple his government.

United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal

An Indian ambassador remembers GP Koirala (April 1, 2010) – [read more]
Professor Bimal Prasad recalls his days in Kathmandu as India’s ambassador to Nepal when GPK was the Prime Minister.
By Dinesh Wagle
Bimal Prasad, in a way, is the first ‘official’ Indian to observe very closely the transformation of Girija Prasad Koirala from a leader on the street to the prime minister of a majority government. Professor [...]

Narayan Wagle comes up with Mayur Times! (March 31, 2010) – [read more]
Palpasa Café writer comes up with his second novel- Mayur Times. Will be released on 10 April (28 Chaitra) in Kathmandu and other parts of Nepal.
Journalist Narayan Wagle is all set to launch his eagerly awaited second book Mayur Times. Written in the backdrop of Nepal’s current conflict, Mayur Times revolves around Nepal’s transitional crisis, according nepa~laya, the [...]

Nepal News archive for 01 April 2010

April 1, 2010 - From

Expedition In the Park: Foraging For Insects – New York Times (April 1, 2010) – [read more]
He survived malaria in the Amazon, burned leeches off his body with cigarettes in Nepal, infiltrated the cricket-fighting underworld in Shanghai, and ate fried locusts in Niger. Now Hugh Raffles, author of “Insectopedia,” an acclaimed new book on …

Local Couple to Scale Mt. Everest for Disabled Athletes – NBC Los Angeles (April 1, 2010) – [read more]
Paul and Denise Fejtek are training in the mountains of Southern California for the climb of a lifetime. On Easter, they leave for Nepal to begin a two-month trek to the summit of Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Standing at 29,000 …

Ten Phenomena That the Scientific Community Can’t … – The Epoch Times (April 1, 2010) – [read more]
Bigfoot, or Sasquatch as it is called in North America’s Pacific Northwest, is also known as the Yeti or Abominable Snowman in the Himalayan region of Nepal and Tibet, and as the Yowie in Australia. In 1951, mountaineer Eric Shipton photographed a …

CullmanTimes.com, Cullman, Alabama – Cullman Times (April 1, 2010) – [read more]
My brother Sam was in Nepal and got home a few weeks ago. He stayed with us after he got home. He just left.” For now, Daphne is finishing her senior year and waiting to hear about her National Merit status. National Merit Scholarship winners will …

Sherpa set to scale heights again – Virgin Media Music (April 1, 2010) – [read more]
A veteran Sherpa guide says he is planning to climb Mount Everest for a record 20th time while cleaning up tons of rubbish, campaigning for Nepal’s tourism industry and carrying the ashes of Edmund Hillary. Apa says he will attempt to scale the 29 …

Today In History – Danbury News-Times (April 1, 2010) – [read more]
… people are reported killed as Soviet troops rush crowd of protesters in a central square of Georgian capital, Tbilisi. 1990 – A three-decade ban on political activity is lifted in Nepal, and hundreds of thousands celebrate. 1991 – U.N.

Sherpa will scatter Hillary’s ashes on peak – Independent Online (April 1, 2010) – [read more]
Kathmandu – A Nepali Sherpa will scatter the ashes of Sir Edmund Hillary, the conqueror of Mount Everest, on the top of the world, more than two years after the death of the climbing hero. Hillary, who climbed Everest in 1953 along with Nepal’s …

Swami Ramdev’s yoga camp concludes in Nepal – New Kerala (April 1, 2010) – [read more]
Kathmandu, Apr 1 : A six-day yoga science camp organized by the Patanjali Yoga Peeth Nepal and instructed by Swami Ramdev concluded in Kathmandu on Thursday. The yoga camp attracted 35,000 participants including Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal …

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Nepal News

Yoga science camp concludes in Nepal (April 1, 2010) – [read more]

A six-day yoga science camp concluded in Nepali capital Kathmandu on Thursday. The yoga camp, organized by the Patanjali Yoga Peeth Nepal and instructed by yoga guru Swami Ram dev, attracted 35,000 participants including Prime Minister Madav Kumar Nepals.

Sherpa to scatter the rest of Sir Ed Hillary’s ashes on Everest (April 1, 2010) – [read more]

A Nepali sherpa will scatter the rest of the ashes of Sir Edmund Hillary, the conqueror of Mount Everest, on the top of the world, more than two years after the death of the climbing hero.

Nitish not allowed to visit Nepal (April 1, 2010) – [read more]

Patna, April 1 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was denied permission by the central government to visit Nepal to attend the post-death rites of former Nepal prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who died last month, official sources said Thursday.

Net connects rural Nepal to ‘telemedics’ (March 31, 2010) – [read more]

Patients in rural Nepal will soon be able to consult specialist doctors over the Internet as part of an innovative scheme to improve healthcare in remote areas of the Himalayan country.

Nepal PM consulting leaders of Madhes-based parties (March 31, 2010) – [read more]

Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has been in consultation with leaders of the Madhes based parties to defend the efforts of the Unified CPN to topple his government.

Ousted Nepal King Eyes Comeback Chance? (March 30, 2010) – [read more]

The deposed king has set tongues wagging by his increasing public appearances after a period of low profile following the collapse of his army-propped government in 2006.

Koirala, a key architect of peace in Nepal: Yoga Guru Ramdev (March 29, 2010) – [read more]

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has termed former Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala as the champion of democracy in the Himalayan nation.

Prachanda, fellow Maoists flock to Ramdeva s camp (March 29, 2010) – [read more]

Notwithstanding his anti-India outbursts, Nepala s Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal a Prachandaa seems to have developed an affinity with Indian yoga guru Ramdev.

United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal

An Indian ambassador remembers GP Koirala (April 1, 2010) – [read more]
Professor Bimal Prasad recalls his days in Kathmandu as India’s ambassador to Nepal when GPK was the Prime Minister.
By Dinesh Wagle
Bimal Prasad, in a way, is the first ‘official’ Indian to observe very closely the transformation of Girija Prasad Koirala from a leader on the street to the prime minister of a majority government. Professor [...]

Narayan Wagle comes up with Mayur Times! (March 31, 2010) – [read more]
Palpasa Café writer comes up with his second novel- Mayur Times. Will be released on 10 April (28 Chaitra) in Kathmandu and other parts of Nepal.
Journalist Narayan Wagle is all set to launch his eagerly awaited second book Mayur Times. Written in the backdrop of Nepal’s current conflict, Mayur Times revolves around Nepal’s transitional crisis, according nepa~laya, the [...]