The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers – Foreign Policy (June 1, 2010) – [read more]
After studying examples ranging from irrigation systems in Nepal to deforestation in Bolivia, Ostrom concluded that individuals often manage common resources better than conventional economic models predict. Her seminal book, Governing the Commons …

India’s Rise and the Promise of U.S.-Indian Partnership – U.S. Department of State (June 1, 2010) – [read more]
… interests on the Subcontinent, and the United States supports India’s leadership in encouraging the emergence of a stable democratic government in Bangladesh… easing tensions in Nepal… and promoting peace and reconciliation in Sri Lanka.

GUS: Puttering Edition and Openthread – DAILY KOS (June 1, 2010) – [read more]
1BQ, 3rdGenFeminist, Abra Crabcakeya, addisnana, AfroPonix, aishmael, Alpha99, ambeeeant, American in Kathmandu, amk for obama, andsarahtoo, Anne933, anodnhajo, aoeu, aquarius2001, arcadesproject, Archie2227, Arthur Wolf (in memoriam), assyrian64 …

Apa Sherpa returns to Utah a World Record holder – ABC 4 (June 1, 2010) – [read more]
The native of Nepal has a home in draper. Family and friends greeted the world record holder, who says he’s proud of his accomplishment. Apa Sherpa said, “This is my number 20. I was very happy. I was very proud.” Mount Everest is the highest …

Air Wars: AACOG, Bexar fight EPA’s proposed tightening of air regs – San Antonio Current (June 1, 2010) – [read more]
Lama Tulku, born in Nepal in 1974, belongs to the Nyingma school of Buddhism, founded in the eighth century by the Indian tantric master Padmasambhava, and is the oldest of the four main lines of Buddhism. As a child, he was recognized by the order …

Burlington conference to discuss Gross National … – Burlington Free Press (June 1, 2010) – [read more]
… have been living in refugee camps in Nepal ever since. About 27,000 have been admitted to the United States over the past three years; 430 have resettled in northern Vermont. Harka Khadka of Burlington, a member of Bhutan’s Nepali-speaking …

Utah Sherpa vows to protect Everest after 20th ascent – Deseret News (June 1, 2010) – [read more]
… heats up and glaciers melt, the garbage has resurfaced, the Nepali … Later, in Kathmandu, he was honored as the new Goodwill Ambassador for Climate Change by SAARC, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. While in Nepal, Apa …

Researchers offer solutions to poisonous well-water … – EurekAlert (June 1, 2010) – [read more]
… University review what scientists understand about this groundwater contamination crisis and offer solutions for the region, which spans Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Vietnam. Holly Michael, assistant …

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Three parties must reach consensus for PM’s resignation: Minister Pokharel (June 1, 2010) – [read more]

Minister for Communication and Information Shanker Pokharel in an interaction programme in Kathmandu on the role of the media on ‘Universalization of the Convention on Cluster Munitions’, Tuesday, 01 June 2010.

Nepal: Meet Nepal’s Little Women (June 1, 2010) – [read more]

Last year, when Manju Ghimire went to Pokhara city to attend the birthday party of a teenage acquaintance, she was full of hope and excitement.

Nepal Pavilion attracts large number of visitors at Shanghai Expo (June 1, 2010) – [read more]

Nepal Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai, which opened on 1 May, 2010, has been visited by a record 750,000 visitors.

First comes love, then marriage, but what about dating? (June 1, 2010) – [read more]

First comes love, then marriage, but what about dating? BIDHUSHI DHUNGEL KATHMANDU, May 31 : Most people have an implicit theory about how relationships work.

Inez native, orthopedic surgeon readies for Nepal, needs help for mission (May 31, 2010) – [read more]

Originally published May 31, 2010 at 11:06 p.m., updated May 31, 2010 at 11:15 p.m. HOW TO HELP To learn more about Women Orthopedist Global Outreach, go to www.wogo.org. ABOUT DR.

Indian cops arrested with contraband drugs (May 31, 2010) – [read more]

Nepal Police arrested two Indian policemen with significant amount of hashish in Krishnanagar of Kapilvastu district on Monday.

The way forward in Nepal (May 31, 2010) – [read more]

A political and constitutional crisis of sorts was averted in Nepal last week when the three biggest parties – the Maoists, the Nepali Congress, and the Unified Marxists-Leninists – agreed to extend the life of the Constituent Assembly by another year.

Nepal’s first climate refugee village in Mustang (May 31, 2010) – [read more]

A total of 150 people of Dhe are being shifted due to the adverse impact of climate change on the livelihoods of the poor in the village.

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Talking About Revolution #Nepal (May 23, 2010) – [read more]
On the Maoist, French restaurateur of Kathmandu and Nepali leaders in Delhi By Dinesh Wagle News reports from Meghalaya are disheartening. Nepali migrant workers and Nepali-speaking Indians are being chased away from their homes and workplaces (coal mines) by the Khasis who are in a majority in the North-Eastern Indian state. Some Nepalis have been [...]

Politics of Religion and Conversion (May 16, 2010) – [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle A conference of Nepali and Indian ultra-Hindu rightists in Mumbai last week has decided to launch “a coordinated campaign to re-establish Nepal as a Hindu state”. Kamal Thapa, who sees his future in religion-based politics, participated. Thapa said the conference expressed concern over sinister plans being carried out in Nepal to wipe [...]