Maoists to discharge 4,000 fighters from guerrilla armyKATHMANDU - Three years after signing a peace pact and ending their decade-old armed insurrection, Nepal’s Maoists have now finally begun the tough task of addressing the future of their guerrilla army with a decision to discharge 4,000 fighters and rehabilitate them. Manipal remains closed as Nepal trade unions up their demandsKATHMANDU - The Manipal College of Medical Sciences in western Nepal and the teaching hospital affiliated to it remained closed for the fourth day Thursday after talks between the authorities and the protesting trade unions broke down over allowances. Nabbed Nepal journalist flaunts Indian linksKATHMANDU - A high-flying Nepali journalist who was arrested by Nepal police Tuesday for allegedly aiding an underground armed organisation in trying to extort money from a businessman, apparently flaunted his links with top Indian leaders to impress the outfit. Nepal arrests journalist with top India linksKATHMANDU - Nepal police Wednesday said they have arrested a well known Nepali journalist whose contacts include the high and mighty in Nepal as well as India. 26,000 people face food insecurity in Nepal, reports UNKATHMANDU - A UN aid agency Wednesday said that about 26,000 people in Nepal’s western districts are facing food insecurity due to inadequate crop yield, soaring food prices and lack of income opportunities. First transgender choir strikes gay rights chord in NepalKATHMANDU - Bhakti Shah faces an uphill struggle to get her job back a year after Nepal’s army sacked the physical training instructor for being involved in a lesbian relationship with a trainee. Dowry killing mocks Nepal PM’s resolveKATHMANDU - He led a 10-year guerrilla war against the government and succeeded in ending Nepal’s centuries-old institution of monarchy. But Nepal’s first Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda is facing a far more tougher challenge as he battles to eradicate social evils that continue to flourish despite a newly declared ban. Buddha protests continue in NepalKATHMANDU - Almost a fortnight after Nepal’s government banned Bollywood film ‘Chandni Chowk to China’ following violence over a statement in the kungfu comedy that the Buddha was born in India, students have kept up protests in the capital. ‘Manipal targeted because of Indian link’KATHMANDU - Continuing to reel under an indefinite strike called by the ruling Maoist party’s trade union since Monday, the teaching hospital run by the Manipal College of Medical Sciences in Pokhara says the shutdown is not over a demand for pay hike but because of its Indian connection. No takers in Nepal for slain king’s memorabiliaKATHMANDU - Slain music icon John Lennon’s possessions continue to fetch astronomical prices at auctions more than 25 years after his death. Nepal ignores PM’s ban on dowry, untouchabilityKATHMANDU - Nepal’s Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, who won a battle against the nation’s powerful royal family, is now finding it far more difficult to reform society and create the ‘new Nepal’ of his vision. Maoists shut down Manipal hospital in NepalKATHMANDU - A week after Nepal’s Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda expressed concern at the growing anarchy in the country and the culture of shutdowns to register protests, a trade union affiliated to his own party called an indefinite closure of the Manipal Teaching Hospital in Nepal. Rajkot trader starts hair-raising marketing in NepalKATHMANDU - Indian herbal product manufacturer Ban Labs Ltd has begun marketing its hair care products in Nepal with a novel publicity gimmick that promises to be a regular traffic-stopper, if not a show-stopper. Buddha’s ’sons’ oppose quota, call Terai shutdownKATHMANDU - The decision by Nepal’s Maoist government to reserve 45 percent seats in all state and public service enterprises for disadvantaged communities has begun to reap a whirlwind with a clan, regarded as the descendants of the Buddha, calling a two-day shutdown in protest. Outcry in Nepal over parading of naked boys in TeraiKATHMANDU - Over 30 domestic and international rights organisations, including Unicef and Save the Children alliance, have flayed an ongoing protest in Nepal’s southern Terai plains during which the organisers reportedly paraded a group of naked young boys. Nepal lawmakers check border for Indian intrusionKATHMANDU - A team of Nepal’s lawmakers Saturday begun inspecting the nation’s eastern border with India to look into the mounting allegations from border towns that the neighbouring country was encroaching on Nepali territory. Nepal takes rocky road to reservationKATHMANDU - Following its southern neighbour India’s decision to reserve a percentage of seats in all state and public service enterprises for underrepresented communities, Nepal’s new Maoist government has announced 45 percent reservation. Tighter India-Nepal border check posts by February 2011KATHMANDU - India and Nepal have agreed to revamp two key border check posts by February 2011 for greater security as well as better trade and traffic. After Buddha, Nepal stung by terror claims about last kingKATHMANDU - After the controversy over Bollywood kungfu comedy ‘Chandni Chowk to China’, which wrongly claimed the Buddha was born in Nepal, the Himalayan republic has been stung anew by Indian media reports that a suspended Indian soldier was allegedly involved in a terror plot to establish a Hindu state with help from Nepal’s last king Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah. Nepal president puts off India visit due to Manmohan’s surgeryKATHMANDU - Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav’s visit to India has been put off indefinitely following the recent heart surgery of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. ‘Chandni Chowk…’ gaffe fuels demand for ‘Greater Nepal’KATHMANDU - The anti-Indian sentiments triggered by banned Bollywood film ‘Chandni Chowk to China’ has stoked fresh demands for the recovery of the land acceded to India by Nepal nearly two centuries ago. Another British trekker goes missing in NepalKATHMANDU - A British trekker, who was last seen at the foothills of the Himalayan ranges in northern Nepal in December, remains missing still. British trekker missing in Nepal but South African savedKATHMANDU - While a British trekker, last seen at the foothills of the Himalayan ranges in northern Nepal in December, is still missing in Nepal, a South African was saved after he collapsed near the India-Nepal border, Nepal’s tourism officials said. Nine killed in tractor accident in NepalKATHMANDU - At least nine people were killed and nearly two dozen others injured in a tractor accident in south-western Nepal, the police said Monday. Nepal’s oldest varsity in Buddha controversy nowKATHMANDU - Even as public anger continued to simmer in Nepal over the gaffe in Bollywood film ‘Chandni Chowk to China’ that the Buddha was born in India, the oldest university in the Himalayan republic joined the controversy with a media report Sunday that it has been teaching from a book that has been making the same mistake for 10 years. Nepal PM to address nationKATHMANDU - Beset with crises on all sides, including a 14-hour daily power outage, escalating prices and a growing rift between his allies, Nepal’s Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda will address the nation Sunday evening, the Prime Minister’s Office in Kathmandu said. Nepal PM talks tough amid growing violenceKATHMANDU - Amidst escalating violence in the country and mounting crises, Nepal’s Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda Sunday promised tough action in the days to come even as two people died in an explosion in the southern lowlands and several students were injured in clashes in college campuses nationwide. Indian gang nabbed for preying on Pashupatinath pilgrimsKATHMANDU - They came to Nepal to view the shrine of Lord Pashupatinath, one of the holiest Hindu deities, and offer their prayers. However, they stayed on - and began robbing other Indian devotees who flocked to the 17th century temple in Kathmandu daily. American author makes same Buddha blunder as ‘Chandi Chowk to China’KATHMANDU - Even as public outrage erupted in Nepal over Bollywood film ‘Chandni Chowk to China’, which wrongly described India as the Buddha’s birthplace and was subsequently banned in the country, an American author has managed to get away with making the same mistake in her best-selling novel. After ban, Nepal to start diplomatic war over ‘Chandni Chowk to China’KATHMANDU - After banning ‘Chandni Chowk to China’ in all 75 districts of Nepal for wrongly claiming the Buddha to have been born in India, the Himalayan republic is now bracing for a fresh diplomatic offensive against Bollywood’s first Kungfu comedy that has become controversial overnight. |
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