Nepal News archive for 01 February 2010
Red panda cubs to show at Australian zoo - Investors Business Daily (January 31, 2010) - [read more]
CANBERRA, Feb 01, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — Twin red panda cubs born seven weeks ago at the Melbourne Zoo spent Monday out of captivity to receive injections from the veterinarian. Born on December 10, the male and female, who are yet to be named …
Why the Toshiba to quit - PRLog (free press release) (February 1, 2010) - [read more]
As the 80s of last century, when VHS beat the cord Nepal’s Betamax, the final battle in this format can be only one winner. High-definition DVD format war confusing to many consumers, the format war as well as the consequences of the format war …
Global Blog: - GlobalPost (January 31, 2010) - [read more]
Blogger: Ahmed T.B., Author, “A Moroccan About the World Around Him” blog I am a Drift Generation poet, fiction writer, and social and political commentator. I left Morocco one summer and have since been wondering around the world. My travels have …
UK suspends Bangladeshi student visa - Bangladesh News 24 hours (January 31, 2010) - [read more]
According to reports, student visa applications from Bangladesh, Nepal and northern India, have been put on hold for at least a month for now. British officials were quoted saying that the system had been overwhelmed with the number of applications.
Travelling man - canada.com (January 31, 2010) - [read more]
Despite the pouring rain, the lineup to get into the Rio Theatre on East Broadway at Commercial Drive stretches around the block. The marquee reads: Solo in South America, with William Jans. It’s a cold Thursday night, so what kind of show is this …
Nepal Red Cross ‘hires’ stray dog - New Straits Times (February 1, 2010) - [read more]
KATHMANDU, Mon: The Nepal Red Cross Society has voted to pay a monthly “salary” to a wounded stray dog that has taken on the job of guarding its office. NRCS president Man Bahadur Budathoki said the dog had turned up at the organisation’s …
UK suspends India student visas - Al Jazeera (January 31, 2010) - [read more]
Britain has temporarily suspended student visa applications from northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh since a sudden spike in numbers. Officials say the system has become overwhelmed and there are concerns many of the cases are not genuine. Matt …
Emma Watson unveils new `ethical` clothing line - Monsters and Critics (January 31, 2010) - [read more]
Harry Potter star Emma Watson has launched a range of ‘ethical’ clothing. Actress Emma Watson visits the Late Show with David Letterman to promote her new film ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’. She arrived at Ed Sullivan Theater stage door …
Nepali Times
Constitution first, federalism later (January 31, 2010) - [read more]
CPN-UML has directed its party’s CA members to ask for a State Restructuring Commission in the CA, indicating that the new constitution may be written before the finalising the details of federalism.
Nepal wins three bronze (January 31, 2010) - [read more]
Deepak Krishna won a bronze medal in judo, putting Nepal’s medal count so far at three bronze. Nepal also won two bronze in men’s and women’s badminton events. Rest of the day’s round up: Bangladeshi cricketers defeated Nepal by
Shocking defeat for weightlifter (January 31, 2010) - [read more]
Weightlifter Kamal Bahadur Adhikari, who won gold in the 10th South Asian Games held in Sri Lanka, had to return empty-hand in the 69kg category in Balgladesh.
While competing on Sunday, Adhikari lifted 117kg in snatch but failed to lift 152 kg in
Defeats (January 31, 2010) - [read more]
More discouraging news for the Nepali team at SAG:
Bangladesh women’s kabbadi team defeated Nepal (33-10).
In men’s badminton, Nepal lost to India (5-0).
Pakistan defeated Nepal in men’s hockey (19-0). In the seventh South Asian Games held in
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 3-0 at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday evening.
This is the fifth defeat for Nepal at the hands of Bangladesh in
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 News
Nepal slams Maoist threat to Indian firm (February 1, 2010) - [read more]
KATHMANDU: The threat by Nepala s Maoists to stop work by an Indian firm-led consortium on the 300 MW Upper Karnali hydro-power project has evoked criticism from several quarters.
Madhes parties want constitutional ground, TOR for HLPM (January 31, 2010) - [read more]
The Madhesi parties also urged UCPN , Nepali Congress and CPN-UML to ensure their representation in the HLPM at the earliest if the big three parties are genuinely working to resolve problems facing the country.
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.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
Nepal India Bhai Bhai. Take Rose, Tension Nahi Leneka. (January 31, 2010) - [read more]
In an effort to reduce tensions between their two nations, Nepalis and Indians come at a border point to hoist their national flags, sing their national songs and pay respect to their martyrs. But Indian Border Security Force’s harassment continues in eastern border (see box)
By Janak Nepal
Flags were hoisted, national anthems sung and tributes paid [...]
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