Nepal News archive for 01 March 2010
GUS: Ready, Set…Procrastinate! - DAILY KOS (March 1, 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! We kindly …
Hijacker of Indian plane to Kandahar nabbed again in Dhaka - Hindustan Times (March 1, 2010) - [read more]
One of the five Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants, arrested in Bangladesh last week, was convicted and jailed in India for involvement in hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane to Kandahar in December 1999. Nannu Mian alias Belal Mandol …
Lemon Grass – A complete health package - PRLog (free press release) (March 1, 2010) - [read more]
PR Log (Press Release) – Mar 01, 2010 – Lemon grass is also referred to as Citronella which is widely used in manufacture of candles, soaps, perfumes and as an insect repellent. It has a soothing effect and relieves us of stress and anxiety. It …
‘Dr Horror’ made rich on body parts - Age (March 1, 2010) - [read more]
AUSTRALIA has been dragged into the investigation of an Indian medic known as ”Dr Horror” who is accused of running illegal clinics that duped poor labourers into selling their kidneys and then peddled them to wealthy clients. Legal sources …
Innovative communication - IRC (March 1, 2010) - [read more]
S.Vishwanath (aka Zenrainman) is providing “live” coverage from the South Asia Hygiene practitioners’ workshop in Bangladesh through a blog, on twitter and on You Tube. Solar powered computers, digital cameras and projectors are being used in …
Hygiene Promotion - IRC (March 1, 2010) - [read more]
The promotion of better hygiene, alone, or in combination with better water supply and/or sanitation, can have a major impact on reducing disease prevalence and public and private health costs. Addressing safe water options at school in Nepal is a …
Yechury meets Nepal Prez; to hold talks with major leaders - Hindustan Times (March 1, 2010) - [read more]
CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury on Monday met Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav and discussed with him the current political situation, on a visit that will see him holding talks with the country’s major political players. Yechury, who played a key role …
Australians caught up in ‘Dr Horror’ kidney racket - Sydney Morning Herald (March 1, 2010) - [read more]
AUSTRALIA has been dragged into an investigation of an Indian medic known as ”Dr Horror” who is accused of running illegal clinics that duped poor labourers into selling their kidneys and then peddled them to wealthy clients. Legal sources involved …
Nepali Times
Fly, fly away (March 1, 2010) - [read more]
Pictures from Holi celebrations in Kathmandu. The festival of colour, also known as Fagu, was celebrated in hilly region on Sunday. It will be celebrated in Terai on Monday. ALL PICTURES: KIRAN PANDAY
No more banda? (February 27, 2010) - [read more]
Sixteen political parties sign a declaration to stop the practice of banda for Nepal Tourism Year 2011.
Misuse and abuse (February 25, 2010) - [read more]
Oli uses police to seize NEA’s vehicle. Koirala fails to produce receipts. Kushwaha pledges
Combating corruption (February 24, 2010) - [read more]
Education Minister Ram Chandra Kuswaha has been sacked and replaced by Sarbendra Nath Shukla after the former was accused of involvement in a corruption scandal. The new minister has vowed to fight corruption,
Pillars of the old guard (February 24, 2010) - [read more]
Pictures from Tuesday’s protest in front of Singha Darbar for a referendum on constitutional monarchy, federalism and secularism.
Corruption scandal (February 23, 2010) - [read more]
Education Minister Ram Chandra Kuswaha is about to lose his job after corruption charges.
One weapon, one combatant (February 22, 2010) - [read more]
The government wants to integrate as Maoist combatants as there are UNMIN verified arms in the Maoist arsenal.
Nepal News
Manisha Koirala to launch Nepal ex-princess’ new novel (March 1, 2010) - [read more]
Bollywood actor Manisha Koirala, who became unpopular in her own country Nepal five years ago by supporting the army-backed coup of King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah, is set to lend a helping hand to another member of the former royal family.
Nepal’s adoption system unreliable: US (February 28, 2010) - [read more]
“We caution prospective adoptive parents who have yet to choose a country that the inter-country adoption system in Nepal is not yet reliable,” said the US State Department in a notice last week.
Earthquake measuring 5.4 on Richter scale felt across Nepal (February 27, 2010) - [read more]
Minor tremors were felt across Nepal on Friday morning due to an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale that had its epicenter in north Tibet.
PM Nepal officially inaugurates Nepal Tourism Year 2011; wants all to help draw 1m tourists (February 26, 2010) - [read more]
With the slogan “Together for Tourism”, the Nepal Tourism Year 2011 has been formally unveiled by the government on Friday.
U.S. national found dead in south Nepal (February 26, 2010) - [read more]
An American national, who had gone missing for 13 days, was found dead in a river in south Nepal, local media reported Friday.
Indian monk charged with murder in Nepal (February 25, 2010) - [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 25 : Nepal’s police have formally charged an Indian monk belonging to the renowned Bharat Sevashram Sangh order with murder following the death of a six-year-old boy who was entrusted to the care of the home and school run by the organisation in Kathmandu.
Nepal Police Books Indian Swami For ‘Killing’ Boy (February 25, 2010) - [read more]
A murder case has been registered against an Indian swami looking after an ashram near the world famous Pashupatinath temple for his alleged involvement in the killing of a six-year-old boy.
More Indian railway links with Nepal, Bangladesh (February 25, 2010) - [read more]
India would extend railway networks with its neighbours Nepal and Bangladesh, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said here Wednesday.
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal
India-Pakistan Talks: Nepali Viewpoint (February 28, 2010) - [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle
May be they should have installed a closed circuit TV camera inside the hall sending live feeds over the Web. That could have saved millions of people from confusion. No one knows for sure what exactly happened inside Hyderabad House, a New Delhi landmark, where foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan held talks [...]
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