Nepal News archive for 27 February 2010

Nepal Man Now Word’s Shortest Man (PHOTO) – Post Chronicle (February 27, 2010) – [read more]
The shortest man in Nepal is only 22in tall and is travelling to Europe in his bid to be officially crowned the world’s shortest living person. Supporters saw him off from Katmandu, offering flower bouquets and garlands. Khagendra Thapa Magar is …

TheSpec.com – BreakingNews – Reading the fault lines under the world’s … – Hamilton Spectator (February 27, 2010) – [read more]
WASHINGTON – Megacities are something new on the planet. Earthquakes are something very old. The two are a lethal combination, as seen in the recent tragedy in Port-au-Prince, where more than 200,000 people perished a catastrophe that scientists say …

UK envoy “clueless” about missing Pakistani passports issue – paper – Investors Business Daily (February 27, 2010) – [read more]
Feb 27, 2010 (BBC Monitoring via COMTEX) — Peace Minister Rakam CHemjong (eKantipur/file)Biratnagar, Feb 27 – Minister for Peace and Reconstruction Rakam Chemjong Saturday accused the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) of not cooperating in the …

Where The Buddha Was Born: Lumbini, Nepal – Newsblaze.com (February 27, 2010) – [read more]
“…. Hida Bhagavam Jateti Lumini Game” (The Lord Buddha was born here in Lumbini Village). The full text of the inscription in English reads: “Twenty years after the coronation, Beloved-of-the-Gods, King Piyadasi (Ashok) visited this place and …

Union Bank Recruitment Project 2010-a – Recruitment Notification – PRLog (free press release) (February 27, 2010) – [read more]
A candidate must be either (i) a Citizen of India or (ii) a subject of Nepal or (iii) a subject of Bhutan or (iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 01.01.1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or (v) a person of Indian …

Belleville woman turns gourds into headdresses – Danbury News-Times (February 27, 2010) – [read more]
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — When you first meet Nora Harvey , there’s a good chance you won’t even notice. Many don’t, she says — even people she has known for a long time. You’ll be so captivated by the artwork this Belleville woman does with her …

Prachanda vows to thwart attempts to sideline Maoists – Zee News (February 27, 2010) – [read more]
Kathmandu: Vowing to thwart attempts to draft a new Constitution without taking the Maoists on board, former Nepal prime minister Prachanda has threatened a … Former prime minister and Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba said the peace …

Cans on the move – Centre Daily (February 27, 2010) – [read more]
The budget of the Belleville project is $60,000, also go to Burundi, El Salvador, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Nepal, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Serbia, and the Ukraine as well as to local distributors in the United States and Canada.

Nepali Times

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.

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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Nepal News

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.

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.

United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal

Royalists want referendum on monarchy and Hinduism in Nepal (February 26, 2010) – [read more]
Earlier this week they organized a protest program that partially shut down Kathmandu (see at the end of the post about that). They were demanding a referendum on the monarchy and Hinduism in Nepal. They are using religion as a tool to further their political interest and it seems ultra rightist groups in India are [...]