Nepal News archive for 31 March 2010

Where the U.S. Went Wrong on Abortion – CBS News (March 31, 2010) – [read more]
From Columbia to Nepal, countries are recognizing that the granting a legal rights to abortion is only meaningful when financial barriers to abortion are eliminated. Congress and the President sadly failed to draw that same connection during health …

Featured slide shows – msnbc.com (March 31, 2010) – [read more]
An vibrantly erupting volcano in Iceland, an eye surgery patient at a mobile clinic in Nepal, a jubilant Paralympic Games athlete in Canada, a belly-flopping pond skimmer in New Hampshire and more memorable news and features photos from around the …

The best travel shoe for you – Chicago Tribune (March 31, 2010) – [read more]
She wears lightweight hiking shoes for her scouting trips to spots like Bhutan and Nepal.

HEALTH: Seeking Funds to Fight Neglected Diseases – Inter Press Service (March 31, 2010) – [read more]
At present, the most serious form of the disease affects 500,000 people in 88 countries, the worst-hit of which are Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Nepal and Sudan. These diseases have “different levels of mortality and morbidity,” but …

UAE square off with Bhutan in opener – Gulf News (March 31, 2010) – [read more]
In Group B are the UAE, Afghanistan, Malaysia, Bahrain and Bhutan while Group A is made up of Hong Kong, Nepal, Singapore, Kuwait and Oman “If we play up to our potential, we can produce a good result against any team,” said Khan, who added …

New Dam in Nepal to Boost Electricity Production … – Newsblaze.com (March 31, 2010) – [read more]
The government of Nepal has announced that it will dam the Bagmati river outflow from the Kathmandu Valley in a move to generate electricity and eliminate massive power cuts that have damaged the country’s economy in recent years. The move will …

World’s tallest, coldest, greenest hotels – Edmonton Journal (March 31, 2010) – [read more]
World’s Highest Hotel (altitude above sea level): Hotel Everest View – Nepal The Hotel Everest View is 3,880 metres (12,730 ft) above sea level and is set in the Sagarmatha National Park. All rooms have views of Mount Everest standing at 8,848 …

GMSH doctors lead patients to pvt labs – Tribune (March 31, 2010) – [read more]
… technical team along with political representatives of Pokhara sub-metropolitan city today visited the municipal corporation to study various issues related to land use, solid waste management and promotion of ‘Visit Nepal-2011’. Mayor Anu …

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Nepal PM consulting leaders of Madhes-based parties (March 31, 2010) – [read more]

Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has been in consultation with leaders of the Madhes based parties to defend the efforts of the Unified CPN to topple his government.

Ousted Nepal King Eyes Comeback Chance? (March 30, 2010) – [read more]

The deposed king has set tongues wagging by his increasing public appearances after a period of low profile following the collapse of his army-propped government in 2006.

Koirala, a key architect of peace in Nepal: Yoga Guru Ramdev (March 29, 2010) – [read more]

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has termed former Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala as the champion of democracy in the Himalayan nation.

Prachanda, fellow Maoists flock to Ramdeva s camp (March 29, 2010) – [read more]

Notwithstanding his anti-India outbursts, Nepala s Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal a Prachandaa seems to have developed an affinity with Indian yoga guru Ramdev.

India, Nepal water talks to start soon (March 29, 2010) – [read more]

KATHMANDU: After two years, Nepal and India have agreed to hold joint-secretary level water talks on March 30-31. The two-day meeting of the Joint Standing Technical Committee will be held in Kathmandu.

Interaction on “Relationship between Nepal and China’s Tibet” held in Nepal (March 28, 2010) – [read more]

Interaction on “Relationship between Nepal and China’s Tibet” was held in Nepali capital Kathmandu on Friday on the occasion of 2nd Serfs Emancipation Day … Read Readers are kindly requested to avoid using offensive language and also refrain from issuing threats to others.

Yoga becoming lifestyle trend in urban Nepal (March 28, 2010) – [read more]

By Madhusree Chatterjee, Kathmandu, March 28 : Yoga has almost become a lifestyle trend among the urban middle class in this country, courtesy the Indian television channels which telecast holistic health and lifestyle programmes.

Koirala death deals new blow to fragile Nepal government (March 27, 2010) – [read more]

Former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala’s death could undermine the fragile Nepal government, which has until May 28 to write a new constitution.

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Narayan Wagle comes up with Mayur Times! (March 31, 2010) – [read more]
Palpasa Café writer comes up with his second novel- Mayur Times. Will be released on 10 April (28 Chaitra) in Kathmandu and other parts of Nepal.
Journalist Narayan Wagle is all set to launch his eagerly awaited second book Mayur Times. Written in the backdrop of Nepal’s current conflict, Mayur Times revolves around Nepal’s transitional crisis, according nepa~laya, the [...]

Struggling For Nepal’s True Sovereignty (March 27, 2010) – [read more]
India wanted to establish Nepal as a dependent state since it had ousted the British colonial regime. It did not want Nepal to have independent foreign relations. In 1975, the late King Birendra had proposed Nepal to be recognized internationally as a “zone of peace” which had received by 1990, support of 112 countries, including [...]