Nepal News archive for 07 September 2010

Nepalese parliament’s sixth bid to elect new prime minister fails – Earthtimes (September 5, 2010) – [read more]
Kathmandu – Nepal’s parliament … Maoist candidate Pushpa Kamal Dahal garnered 240 votes, while Nepali Congress candidate won 122. A candidates needs 300 votes from the 601-member parliament to win. Just over 500 …

Black box recovered from Nepal plane crash site – AP – msnbc.com (September 1, 2010) – [read more]
The private Agni Air flight had crashed on Aug. 24 crash near Shikharpur village, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Katmandu, the capital. It was heading to the Mount Everest region when it crashed in heavy rain,

Number of US-resettled Bhutanese refugees reaches 30,000 – Nepalnews.com (September 1, 2010) – [read more]
The number of Bhutanese refugees who have departed Nepal for the United States will reach 30,000 sometime this week, according the US embassy in Kathmandu. In a press statement Wednesday, the embassy informed that …

UN concerned over fate of disappeared in Nepal – Earthtimes (August 30, 2010) – [read more]
Kathmandu – The United Nations Monday expressed concern over the fate of forcibly disappeared people in Nepal and urged the government to implement international law on the issue. The Office of the UN High Commissioner …

Plane crash in Nepal kills all 14 aboard – The Keene Sentinel (August 26, 2010) – [read more]
KATHMANDU, Nepal — A single-engine aircraft carrying 11 passengers and three crew members crashed south of Kathmandu, Nepal, this morning, killing everyone on board, government officials said. The Civil …

Small passenger plane crashes near Nepal’s capital – The Sun News (August 23, 2010) – [read more]
KATMANDU, Nepal — A small passenger plane carrying 14 people, including some foreigners, to the Mount Everest region crashed into the hills outside Nepal’s capital in heavy rain Tuesday, officials said. A …

4 Americans, 10 others die in plane crash in Nepal – Columbus Dispatch (August 25, 2010) – [read more]
KATMANDU, Nepal — Fourteen people, including four Americans, died yesterday in Nepal when their plane crashed in inclement weather after a failed attempt to reach a popular destination for touring hikers …

Briton among dead in Nepal plane crash – YAHOO! (August 24, 2010) – [read more]
KATHMANDU (AFP) – A British national was among 14 people killed when a small plane heading for the Everest region crashed in bad weather near the Nepalese capital on Tuesday. “Our teams have now reached the …

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Indian TV helps solve Nepali woman’s murder (September 7, 2010) – [read more]

Kathmandu, Sep 7 : A woman gangraped for nearly three days before being strangled to death in a hotel in an Indian city has been identified as a 35-year-old Nepali housewife and her killers as a trio from a border town of Nepal, thanks to a programme aired by an Indian television channel.

Fabindia comes to Nepal (September 6, 2010) – [read more]

With international power brands entering Nepal one after the other, the capital will see yet another coveted brand, Fabindia, make its way in the Nepali market.

PM Nepal cancels New York trip (September 6, 2010) – [read more]

KATHMANDU: Caretaker Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has decided not to attend the 65th United Nations General Assembly scheduled to begin from Sept.

Steven Heighton: Piqued by a peak (September 6, 2010) – [read more]

Stephen Heighton in Toronto on Tuesday. The author has both a novel – Every Lost Country – and a book of poetry coming out this season, a circumstance he never expects to repeat.

5 dead, 25 missing in Bhotekoshi bus plunge (September 6, 2010) – [read more]

The bus has not been traced until Monday evening. Police recovered five bodies from the river, while four persons, including, the bus driver swam to safety.

UN giving full liberty to Maoists’ crime: Nepali Congress (September 6, 2010) – [read more]

United News of India Kathmandu, Sept 6: Acting President of Nepali Congress Sushil Koirala said here today that the United Nations Mission in Nepal was giving full liberty to the combatants of Maoist People’s Liberation Army to commit all sorts of crime.

Police on the trail of murder-accused PLA commander Kham (September 6, 2010) – [read more]

Nepal Police assured on Monday that it will arrest Maoist PLA division commander Kali Bahadur Kham at the earliest possible and bring him to justice.

In Nepal, Shame Tactics Boost Bathroom Usage (September 6, 2010) – [read more]

While Pakistan is struggling with devastating flood waters, neighboring Nepal is fighting a water problem of its own: Contamination by human feces.

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Indian Embassy in Kathmandu and Alleged Maoist-’Chinese’ Phone Conversation (September 5, 2010) – [read more]
Writing on the front pages of Kantipur and The  Kathmandu Post, the editors of the papers today say that a high-ranking official from a foreign diplomatic mission (Indian mission) in Kathmandu had called them on Friday night to inquire if … Continue reading →

India: Congress Election and an Angry Yogi in Tirupati (September 5, 2010) – [read more]
By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal As it is preparing for its 12th general convention next week, the Nepali Congress is witnessing intense competition among its leaders who want to lead it. Several factions have come up and no one … Continue reading →