UN Warns Of Ending Political Mission In Nepal – RTT News (September 8, 2010) – [read more]
… Nepal. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said a withdrawal of the U … of UNMIN’s mandate,” Ban said in a report presented to the Security Council by Karin Landgren, the U.N.’s top envoy in Nepal. “I call on the …
Nepal fails to elect premier in seventh round of voting – Earthtimes (September 7, 2010) – [read more]
Kathmandu – Nepal’s parliament on Tuesday failed for the seventh time to elect a prime minister. Neither Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal norand Nepali Congress parliamentary leader Ram Chandra Poudel …
27-inch Tall Colombian Named World’s Shortest Man – The Epoch Times (September 6, 2010) – [read more]
… shortest man, a 24-year-old from Colombia, was officially recognized by Guinness World Records on Monday. Edward “Niño” Hernandez of Bogota stands … Khagendra Thapa Magar, 17, of Nepal is 22 inches (56 …
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 …
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Teen radio show breaks taboos in Nepal (September 8, 2010) – [read more]
In a Kathmandu recording studio, young workers sift through piles of letters from Nepalese teenagers seeking advice on everything from unrequited love and homosexuality to drug abuse and HIV.
Former bonded labourers in Nepal still live in appalling conditions – ” UN (September 8, 2010) – [read more]
Two years after the Nepalese Government abolished the system of indentured labour that was prevalent in the country’s west, many of the freed agricultural workers still live in miserable conditions, United Nations agencies have reported, calling on authorities to step up the pace of reform to help the labourers.
Nepal wants UN mission to stay on (September 8, 2010) – [read more]
KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal is sending a letter to the United Nations, telling the Security Council to extend the mission in Nepala s term by four months, with its mandate focusing on ‘monitoring Maoist combatants and their arms’. Prime Ministera s Foreign Affairs Adviser Rajan Bhattarai, citing content of the letter, says it is …
SpiceJet to launch international services in Oct (September 7, 2010) – [read more]
Budget carrier SpiceJet said on Tuesday it will launch its international services to Nepal and Sri Lanka in October this year.
CWRU: Students help build a school in Nepal (September 7, 2010) – [read more]
Some students at Case Western Reserve University now have a connection to students in Nepal — kindergarten students.
Chief Secretary of the Nepal Government Madhav Ghimire (L) in a prize … (September 7, 2010) – [read more]
Chief Secretary of the Nepal Government Madhav Ghimire in a prize distribution ceremony on the occasion of Civil Servant Day’s in Kathmandu, Tuesday, 07 Sept 2010.
Nepal to hold int’l conference on quality (September 7, 2010) – [read more]
NQPCN Chairman Bishnu Das Dangol said that the conference, the first of its type in Nepal, will be beneficial to the people working in various business organizations and professionals associated with agencies related to quality certification.
Prachanda fails to make it as Nepal PM (September 7, 2010) – [read more]
Maoists leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda failed to become Nepals new Prime Minister in the seventh round of voting held at the Constituent Assembly hall in New Baneshwor on Tuesday, as a breakaway group of Madheshi Front, whose support he was banking on, preferred to stay away from voting in Parliament at the last moment.
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Looking for a Prime Minister: Seventh Failed Attempt (September 7, 2010) – [read more]
For the record: Even the seventh round of the prime ministerial election in the House today failed to elect a chief executive, thanks to the CPN-UML‘s and Madhes-based parties’ neutral stance. Now, the country will have to wait for nearly … Continue reading →
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 →
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