Nepal News archive for 26 February 2010

It’s All at Giftionery Taipei 2010! – PR Inside (February 26, 2010) – [read more]
… April 23rd to April 26th at TWTC (the Taipei World Trade Center) Exhibition Hall hosts more than 400 exhibitors and 590 booths from nations as diverse as Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Nepal, China, India, Peru and countries from Central America.

Nepal arrests 17 illegal Tibetan migrants+ – Big Hollywood (February 26, 2010) – [read more]
KATHMANDU, Feb. 26 (AP) – (Kyodo)—Nepalese police said Friday they have arrested 17 Tibetans who illegally entered Nepal from Tibet by crossing over the mountainous border. “We have arrested 10 Tibetan women and seven Tibetan men who entered Nepal …

It’s All at Giftionery Taipei 2010! – Forbes (February 26, 2010) – [read more]
This year’s 64th Giftionery Taipei, from April 23rd to April 26th at TWTC (the Taipei World Trade Center) Exhibition Hall hosts more than 400 exhibitors and 590 booths from nations as diverse as Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Nepal, China, India, Peru and …

Top 10 fantasy holidays for wannabe poets, cowboys – Vancouver Sun (February 26, 2010) – [read more]
SYDNEY – From authentic Indian palaces fit for maharajas to Wild West-style cowboy ranches for would-be John Waynes, travel companies and hotels are offering luxury packages to help people live out their fantasies for real. Men’s website AskMen.com …

Indian cuisine at Taj is a real treat – Post-Tribune (February 26, 2010) – [read more]
I ndian cuisine is a world treasure offering richly diverse and complex culinary traditions with many geographic variations. And you don’t have to travel to the subcontinent — or even to Chicago — to find great representation of fine Indian cooking …

UN refuses to provide Nepal ‘confidential’ Maoist data – Thaindian.com (February 26, 2010) – [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 26 (IANS) The UN agency entrusted with supervising the Maoist party’s guerrilla army in Nepal and their arms has angered the government by refusing to divulge the “confidential information” sought by the peace ministry on the …

Jet Airways Celebrates International Womens Day with Special Offers … – PRLog (free press release) (February 26, 2010) – [read more]
PR Log (Press Release) – Feb 26, 2010 – To celebrate International Women’s day and as part of its JetViva initiative, Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will offer its women travelers special benefits and offers in March 2010 …

Everestjournal.com Launches Online Hotel Booking Service For Nepal – PRLog (free press release) (February 26, 2010) – [read more]
PR Log (Press Release) – Feb 26, 2010 – Everestjournal.com, an online travel portal of Nepal introduced new online hotel booking service today. The section compromises of 5 star to non star hotels, villas, resorts from all over Nepal. On the …

Nepali Times

Fly, fly away (February 26, 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.

Arms controversy (February 21, 2010) – [read more]
Maoist cadre captured two Armed Police Force trucks ferrying arms to the capital last night. According to the Home Ministry the trucks were carrying “explosives, bullets and training logistics for the Armed Police Personnel”.

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Nilam’s story (February 21, 2010) – [read more]
Every once in a while, travelling through Nepal, you come across a sight so incongruous that you have to blink your eyes to believe

Nepal News

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.

Architect on a mission to save Kathmandu’s soul (February 24, 2010) – [read more]

“My heart wept to see so many concrete buildings, they were ugly and had no substance,” the 40-year-old told AFP in an interview.

Pro-monarchists besiege secretariat, clash with Nepal police (February 23, 2010) – [read more]

Thousands of royal supporters clashed with the police today as they besieged the government secretariat in the heart of the capital, demanding a referendum on restoring the monarchy and Nepal’s status as a Hindu state.

China prevents Nepal from attending celebrations at Tibetan monastery (February 23, 2010) – [read more]

Asia Pacific News.Net Tuesday 23rd February, 2010 Though China failed to prevent US President Barack Obama from meeting exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama, it has succeeded in stopping top Nepalese officials from attending the birth centenary celebrations of a revered Tibetan monk.

Man seeks ‘world’s shortest’ title (February 23, 2010) – [read more]

Tuesday February 23 2010 A 22-inch tall man has left his home country of Nepal in a quest to be recognised as the world’s shortest man.

Protests paralyse Kathmandu (February 22, 2010) – [read more]

Kathmandu – Supporters of Nepal’s deposed royal family brought the capital Kathmandu to a standstill on Monday in protest against the abolition of the world’s last Hindu monarchy.

United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal

Maoists in India and Nepal (February 20, 2010) – [read more]
ब्लगमान्डू: राष्ट्रपतीय भ्रमणका अनौपचारिक कुरा
Many Indian newspapers today are filled with reports about the Indian police’s charge-sheet against Indian Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy containing a reference to a meeting with Nepali Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda in 2006 as if Ghandy did a crime by meeting a leader who had, by then, left behind the [...]