Nepal News archive for 28 February 2010

Nepali Congress chief upbeat on China ties after talks – Investors Business Daily (February 28, 2010) – [read more]
Kathmandu, Feb 28, 2010 (BBC Monitoring via COMTEX) — Visiting Chinese Communist Party Central Committee member and Vice-Minister of Foreign Department Liu Jie called on Nepali Congress (NC) President Girija Prasad Koirala at the latter’s residence …

Secretary Clinton to Travel to Latin America – Newsblaze.com (February 28, 2010) – [read more]
… before the earthquake to the Haitian stabilization effort through the UN was almost equivalent in terms of its size to that of Brazil, and just a little bit lower than that of Nepal. The three countries were – had over 1,000 troops. And Uruguay …

Jay Greenberg’s 14th annual New York sports rankings – New York Post (February 28, 2010) – [read more]
Jay Greenberg takes his 14th annual look at the good, bad and ugly of New York sports:

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OVERRATED

1. Joba Chamberlain, Yankees: Three-plus pitches that recommended him for a starting role didn’t …

Bangladesh detains suspected Pakistani militants – Monsters and Critics (February 28, 2010) – [read more]
Dhaka – Bangladeshi security forces have detained five suspected members of a Pakistan-based militant outfit in Dhaka, officials said Sunday. The militant suspects belong to Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad group which is reportedly responsible for …

5 JeM suspects, including Pakistani, held in Dhaka – Bangladesh News 24 hours (February 28, 2010) – [read more]
Nannu Mia, one of the other detained militants, was reportedly arrested in India in 1999 for his role in hijacking an airplane in Katmandu, Nepal. RAB said they had also learnt that Nannu was imprisoned in Gawhati, India, for about 10 years, and that …

The fault lines under world’s cities – Buenos Aires Herald (February 28, 2010) – [read more]
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 is …

Weird but true – New York Post (February 28, 2010) – [read more]
Chuck E. Cheese, home of wholesome, family fun — and one outrageously immoral parent. An Indianapolis woman coaxed her 5-year-old daughter into stealing a woman’s purse at the kid-friendly pizza restaurant. The woman urged the girl to “do it for …

BIZ BRIEFS – Himalayan Times (February 28, 2010) – [read more]
KATHMANDU: Unilever Nepal Ltd, the manufacturer of Wheel brand detergent powder, has launched ‘Wheel Holi Hangama’ competition during the popular festival Holi. To participate in the competition, people can send their photographs taken during …

Nepali Times

Colour us red (February 28, 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.

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.

Nepal News

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.

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.

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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 [...]