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Nepal News archive for 03 July 2010

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Nepal’s “living goddess” passes school leaving exam (July 3, 2010) – [read more]

Perhaps divine intervention helped. A Nepali girl revered by many as a “living goddess” has become the first sitting deity to pass the high school leaving certificate exam, setting her on course for a career in banking.

Nepal’s ‘Living Goddess’ passes acid test (July 3, 2010) – [read more]

By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, July 3 : An extraordinary 15-year-old girl, who never went to school after being chosen as a ‘Kumari’ or ‘Living Goddess” of Nepal revered by thousands of Hindus and Buddhists, has created history by becoming the first goddess to pass the tough school-leaving examination that leaves thousands floundering every year.

Forest office found involved in tree felling (July 3, 2010) – [read more]

Such valuable trees were found felled in the inner community forests farther from the roads.

NRB freezes 20 bank accounts (July 2, 2010) – [read more]

Sources close to the development told myrepublica.com that bank accounts of the companies were frozen after IRDs repeated attempts aimed at settling due taxes failed.

23 injured in Baitadi bus accident, 9 in Parasi (July 2, 2010) – [read more]

At least 23 passengers were injured when a bus met with an accident in Baitadi district Thursday evening.

Erina Tamrakar: Colors of Passion (July 2, 2010) – [read more]

Hagiographers of the Shahs have manufactured an interesting myth to establish the royal deportment of King Prithvi.

Q&A with Samrat Upadhyay (July 2, 2010) – [read more]

Nepali-American author Samrat Upadhyay has lived most of his life in the United States, but writes almost exclusively about Nepal.

Nepali Muslims in a secular state (July 2, 2010) – [read more]

With the country declared a secular state in 2006, the religious minorities in Nepal have got a new recognition with national holidays declared on festivals like Eid, Lhosar and Christmas.

United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal

India Stops Nepal’s Newsprint (June 23, 2010) – [read more]
KATHMANDU- Indian authorities are holding 1,000 metric tonnes of newsprint imported by Kantipur Publications at Kolkata port for the last 26 days. Kantipur is Nepal’s largest publishing house that publishes Nepal’s largest selling newspapers and magazines. India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has taken control of the newsprint imported from Canada and South Korea and [...]

The #Football World Cup: This Time for Twitter (June 19, 2010) – [read more]
It feels like everybody in the world is in one room watching the match together. By Dinesh Wagle Every World Cup tournament is a watershed in the history of football. With the stunning display of human emotions and talents, the game rejuvenates millions of people around the world. Those who watch the games will talk about that magical goal [...]

Nepal News archive for 03 July 2010

July 3, 2010 - From

Nepali Times

Nepal News

Nepal’s “living goddess” passes school leaving exam (July 3, 2010) – [read more]

Perhaps divine intervention helped. A Nepali girl revered by many as a “living goddess” has become the first sitting deity to pass the high school leaving certificate exam, setting her on course for a career in banking.

Nepal’s ‘Living Goddess’ passes acid test (July 3, 2010) – [read more]

By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, July 3 : An extraordinary 15-year-old girl, who never went to school after being chosen as a ‘Kumari’ or ‘Living Goddess” of Nepal revered by thousands of Hindus and Buddhists, has created history by becoming the first goddess to pass the tough school-leaving examination that leaves thousands floundering every year.

Forest office found involved in tree felling (July 3, 2010) – [read more]

Such valuable trees were found felled in the inner community forests farther from the roads.

NRB freezes 20 bank accounts (July 2, 2010) – [read more]

Sources close to the development told myrepublica.com that bank accounts of the companies were frozen after IRDs repeated attempts aimed at settling due taxes failed.

23 injured in Baitadi bus accident, 9 in Parasi (July 2, 2010) – [read more]

At least 23 passengers were injured when a bus met with an accident in Baitadi district Thursday evening.

Erina Tamrakar: Colors of Passion (July 2, 2010) – [read more]

Hagiographers of the Shahs have manufactured an interesting myth to establish the royal deportment of King Prithvi.

Q&A with Samrat Upadhyay (July 2, 2010) – [read more]

Nepali-American author Samrat Upadhyay has lived most of his life in the United States, but writes almost exclusively about Nepal.

Nepali Muslims in a secular state (July 2, 2010) – [read more]

With the country declared a secular state in 2006, the religious minorities in Nepal have got a new recognition with national holidays declared on festivals like Eid, Lhosar and Christmas.

United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal

India Stops Nepal’s Newsprint (June 23, 2010) – [read more]
KATHMANDU- Indian authorities are holding 1,000 metric tonnes of newsprint imported by Kantipur Publications at Kolkata port for the last 26 days. Kantipur is Nepal’s largest publishing house that publishes Nepal’s largest selling newspapers and magazines. India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has taken control of the newsprint imported from Canada and South Korea and [...]

The #Football World Cup: This Time for Twitter (June 19, 2010) – [read more]
It feels like everybody in the world is in one room watching the match together. By Dinesh Wagle Every World Cup tournament is a watershed in the history of football. With the stunning display of human emotions and talents, the game rejuvenates millions of people around the world. Those who watch the games will talk about that magical goal [...]

Nepal News archive for 02 July 2010

July 2, 2010 - From

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Nepal News

Nepal Maoists stake claim to lead govt (July 1, 2010) – [read more]

Unified Communist Party of Nepal chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as – Prachanda’ and Maoist Leader Baburam Bhattarai attend a programme in Kathmandu yesterday Nepal’s Maoists staked their claim yesterday to lead the troubled country’s next government, a day after the prime minister resigned under intense pressure from the former rebels.

Arms trade in Nepal tourist area (July 1, 2010) – [read more]

The central Kathmandu tourist district of Thamel has become a centre for illegal trade in guns and small arms.

Top of the world, dad: Westerleigh grad gets present like no other (July 1, 2010) – [read more]

Amanda Gaal’s father whisked her away from Staten Island and took her to the other side of the world, as a reward for earning her undergraduate degree from the College of New Jersey in three years.

Nepal: Investigate Maoists’ Role in Killing (July 1, 2010) – [read more]

The Nepali government should redouble its efforts to investigate a 2005 extrajudicial killing after one of the suspects named by the authorities investigating the case, Agni Sapkota, was denied a visa to visit the US by its embassy in Kathmandu on June 26, 2010, Human Rights Watch said today.

Journalist Abducted in Nepal (July 1, 2010) – [read more]

Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal address people in Kathmandu during May Day celebrations May 1, 2010.

Spelling Bee Raises $800 To Build Library In India (July 1, 2010) – [read more]

EDISON a ‘ Two Edison high school students organized a spelling bee last month that raised more than $800 to build a library at the Sirius English school in Kathmandu, Nepal.

MBBS Spot Admissions at Dhaka Manipal Medical College, Nepal (July 1, 2010) – [read more]

Manipal College of Medical Sciences Pokhara, Nepal announces admissions to its MBBS degree for the batch commencing in August 2010.

SC wants govt to regulate S’pore, Brunei recruitment (July 1, 2010) – [read more]

The Supreme Court has directed the government to better regulate the recruiting process of Nepali youth in Singapore Police Force and Royal Brunei Police Force.

United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal

India Stops Nepal’s Newsprint (June 23, 2010) – [read more]
KATHMANDU- Indian authorities are holding 1,000 metric tonnes of newsprint imported by Kantipur Publications at Kolkata port for the last 26 days. Kantipur is Nepal’s largest publishing house that publishes Nepal’s largest selling newspapers and magazines. India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has taken control of the newsprint imported from Canada and South Korea and [...]

The #Football World Cup: This Time for Twitter (June 19, 2010) – [read more]
It feels like everybody in the world is in one room watching the match together. By Dinesh Wagle Every World Cup tournament is a watershed in the history of football. With the stunning display of human emotions and talents, the game rejuvenates millions of people around the world. Those who watch the games will talk about that magical goal [...]

Nepal News archive for 01 July 2010

July 1, 2010 - From

Nepali Times

Nepal News

Eight missing, 400 displaced in Nepal landslides (June 30, 2010) – [read more]

Eight people were missing and over 400 displaced by landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rain in eastern Nepal, media reports said Thursday.

Nepalese Prime Minister resigns (June 30, 2010) – [read more]

Press Trust of India KATHMANDU, 30 JUNE: Nepal’s embattled Prime Minister Mr Madhav Kumar today announced his resignation in a TV address to the nation to seek an end to the political impasse as he succumbed to intense pressure from the Opposition Maoists to make way for a a oeconsensusa national government.

TIA’s golden gate & engineering council (June 30, 2010) – [read more]

Finally, the decrepit steel superstructure of the “golden gate” at Tribhuvan International Airport seems to have been removed.

ANNISU-R padlocks TU (June 30, 2010) – [read more]

The Committee padlocked the offices charging them of imposing profit-making curriculum used in the Pokhara University.

Nepal’s PM resigns (June 30, 2010) – [read more]

Nepal’s Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, who announced his resignation Wednesday, is seen here participating in a festival in Patan, in the suburbs of Katmandu, on June 27.

Nagaland Home Min arrested with banned notes (June 30, 2010) – [read more]

Kohima, June 30 : Nagaland Home Minister Imkong L Imchen was arrested on Wednesday for carrying Indian currency notes, which are banned in Nepal.

Indian minister arrested with loads of undeclared banned cash (June 30, 2010) – [read more]

KATHMANDU, June 30 : Imkong L Imchen*, a minister of Nagaland state in India, was arrested on Wednesday morning for possessing about IRS 800,000 while he was about to board a flight to India.

India help for Nepal Christian forum (June 29, 2010) – [read more]

New Delhi, June 29: Christian groups in Nepal have joined hands to protect the country’s ‘secular’ character – with a little help from the ‘politically correct’ Indian Church.

United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal

India Stops Nepal’s Newsprint (June 23, 2010) – [read more]
KATHMANDU- Indian authorities are holding 1,000 metric tonnes of newsprint imported by Kantipur Publications at Kolkata port for the last 26 days. Kantipur is Nepal’s largest publishing house that publishes Nepal’s largest selling newspapers and magazines. India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has taken control of the newsprint imported from Canada and South Korea and [...]

The #Football World Cup: This Time for Twitter (June 19, 2010) – [read more]
It feels like everybody in the world is in one room watching the match together. By Dinesh Wagle Every World Cup tournament is a watershed in the history of football. With the stunning display of human emotions and talents, the game rejuvenates millions of people around the world. Those who watch the games will talk about that magical goal [...]

Nepal News archive for 01 July 2010

July 1, 2010 - From

Nepali Times

Nepal News

Eight missing, 400 displaced in Nepal landslides (June 30, 2010) – [read more]

Eight people were missing and over 400 displaced by landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rain in eastern Nepal, media reports said Thursday.

Nepalese Prime Minister resigns (June 30, 2010) – [read more]

Press Trust of India KATHMANDU, 30 JUNE: Nepal’s embattled Prime Minister Mr Madhav Kumar today announced his resignation in a TV address to the nation to seek an end to the political impasse as he succumbed to intense pressure from the Opposition Maoists to make way for a a oeconsensusa national government.

TIA’s golden gate & engineering council (June 30, 2010) – [read more]

Finally, the decrepit steel superstructure of the “golden gate” at Tribhuvan International Airport seems to have been removed.

ANNISU-R padlocks TU (June 30, 2010) – [read more]

The Committee padlocked the offices charging them of imposing profit-making curriculum used in the Pokhara University.

Nepal’s PM resigns (June 30, 2010) – [read more]

Nepal’s Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, who announced his resignation Wednesday, is seen here participating in a festival in Patan, in the suburbs of Katmandu, on June 27.

Nagaland Home Min arrested with banned notes (June 30, 2010) – [read more]

Kohima, June 30 : Nagaland Home Minister Imkong L Imchen was arrested on Wednesday for carrying Indian currency notes, which are banned in Nepal.

Indian minister arrested with loads of undeclared banned cash (June 30, 2010) – [read more]

KATHMANDU, June 30 : Imkong L Imchen*, a minister of Nagaland state in India, was arrested on Wednesday morning for possessing about IRS 800,000 while he was about to board a flight to India.

India help for Nepal Christian forum (June 29, 2010) – [read more]

New Delhi, June 29: Christian groups in Nepal have joined hands to protect the country’s ‘secular’ character – with a little help from the ‘politically correct’ Indian Church.

United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal

India Stops Nepal’s Newsprint (June 23, 2010) – [read more]
KATHMANDU- Indian authorities are holding 1,000 metric tonnes of newsprint imported by Kantipur Publications at Kolkata port for the last 26 days. Kantipur is Nepal’s largest publishing house that publishes Nepal’s largest selling newspapers and magazines. India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has taken control of the newsprint imported from Canada and South Korea and [...]

The #Football World Cup: This Time for Twitter (June 19, 2010) – [read more]
It feels like everybody in the world is in one room watching the match together. By Dinesh Wagle Every World Cup tournament is a watershed in the history of football. With the stunning display of human emotions and talents, the game rejuvenates millions of people around the world. Those who watch the games will talk about that magical goal [...]