Nepal News archive for 02 March 2010

Yechury confident Nepal will have new statute by May 28 deadline – Nepalnews.com (March 2, 2010) – [read more]
Speaking at an interaction programme in Kathmandu on Tuesday prior to leaving for India, he said that just like the way the monarchy was abolished and the constituent assembly elections were held in the past despite people doubting whether they will …

India to ask Bangladesh to handover suspected Kandahar hijack accused – New Kerala (March 2, 2010) – [read more]
Krishna said New Delhi would move on the matter expeditiously after Mandol’s admission that he had played a key role in the hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane in 1999 from Kathmandu to Kandahar. Mandol was arrested by security agencies in Dhaka …

Teen denied money to celebrate Holi commits suicide – Nepalnews.com (March 2, 2010) – [read more]
A teenager committed suicide on Monday after his parents refused to give him money to buy color to celebrate Holi festivals. Rakesh Vishwakarma, 13, of Triyuga Municipality-3 in Udayapur district committed suicide hanging himself on a tree at …

Bangkok Under Fire on Immigration Policy – Wall Street Journal (March 2, 2010) – [read more]
The rules, which demand compliance by Tuesday and which require some 1.5 million migrants to register with Thai authorities and prove their nationalities, or be kicked out, are adding to recent concerns about overreliance on imported labor in Asia’s …

Tax havens robbing 255 bn euros of poorest nations: OECD – Economic Times (March 2, 2010) – [read more]
… represent the poorest and the weakest nations such as Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal and most of the African nations. Owens said India is playing a key role in strengthening the international tax framework. “The Government of India has shown …

Manisha to launch Nepal ex-princess’ novel – IndiaTimes (March 2, 2010) – [read more]
… 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. Next month, Manisha, who now also has a foot in the Nepali … Kathmandu at …

Yamaha Motor Feb sales surge 48% – Hindu Business Line (March 2, 2010) – [read more]
NEW DELHI: India Yamaha Motor has reported 48.02 per cent increase in February sales at 25,766 units against 17,407 units sold in the same month last year. According to a company statement, domestic sales rose 17.8 per cent to 16,313 units in …

Hope floats as HLPM set to continue talks – Himalayan Times (March 2, 2010) – [read more]
KATHMANDU: Top leaders of the three major political parties … to settle the issue of integration and rehabilitation of Maoist combatants before promulgating the new statute, Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudel said. Top leaders including UCPN …

Nepali Times

Two deaths (March 1, 2010) – [read more]
A Young Communist League activist was killed on Saturday when a dispute between YCL and UML affiliated Youth Force turned deadly. The Kathmandu Post writes:
An activist of the Young Communist League (YCL), the youth wing of the UCPN

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.

Nepal News

Yechury meets Nepal leaders (March 2, 2010) – [read more]

KATHMANDU: Communist Party of India Polit Bureau member Sitaram Yechury, who played an important role during Nepal’s second jana andolan in 2006 to help political parties in the country forge consensus, is here on a three-day visit.

Nepal Maoists accuse India of instigating Tibetans (March 1, 2010) – [read more]

Nepal’s former Maoist guerrillas have accused India of instigating anti-China activities in Nepal.

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.

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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 [...]