Bagmati, Nepal News Archives

“The committee has prepared the statistics on the basis of reports received from District Administration Offices across the country”

A preliminary report by the Nepali government has put the number of displaced persons in the decade-long conflict in the country at 25,000. According to Monday's The Kathmandu Post, a high-level committee, ... via People's Daily Online

South East Asia News.Net Sunday 30th December, 2007 Kathmandu, Dec 30 : The Nepal Cabinet today recommended name of Durgesh Man Singh as Nepal's ambassador to India. via Southeast Asia News

The badland backdrop lingered. Until both sides got to know the face behind the image. via Outlook

KATHMANDU: Five former Maoist rebels were set to be sworn in Monday as government ministers in Nepal, ending a political crisis that began when the ex-guerrillas walked out of a coalition government three ... via The Times of India

“People have stopped going to cinemas because they can watch a newly released film at home by paying much less than the ticket prices.”

By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, Dec 28 : When Shah Rukh Khan's new blockbuster "Om Shanti Om" was released in India and Nepal, it took less than a week for pirated audio and video cassettes to hit the streets ... via Newkerala.com

“My priority would be to create better rapport between Nepal and India, to present Nepal's perspective and to seek to move ahead for our mutual interests”

More than a year after Nepal's government recalled its ambassador to India, the council of ministers on Sunday approved a top economist for the job, regarded as one of the most crucial diplomatic assignments in ... via Hindustan Times

Charles Sobhraj, currently serving life imprisonment in Kathmandu for the murder of an American woman over three decades ago, has alleged that Nepal's Supreme Court was delaying a verdict on his appeal due to ... via Rediff.com

“Although we were prepared to rejoin the government today [Friday], the scheduled meeting between Prachanda and Girija Prasad Koirala couldn't take place due to the parliamentary session and has been rescheduled for tomorrow morning”

Kathmandu: The Maoists in Nepal are set to rejoin the government after the interim Parliament voted to abolish the 238-year old monarchy, a key demand of the former rebels which had led to a political deadlock ... via The Hindu

“Our filmmakers take filmmaking an easy job and make films without proper knowledge, study and research. As a result, the pile of flop films increased”

Friday Supplement 2007: Positive Signs For Nepali Cinema! [ 2007-12-28 ] Bishnu Gautam The year 2007 seemed to fare better for the Nepali cinema in comparison to the previous six years, thanks to the peace ... via Gorkhapatra Sansthan

“Perpetrators for crimes like 'disappearances' must be brought to justice.”

The Nepal government's failure to protect the site of alleged army killings at Shivapuri National Park near Kathmandu signals an unwillingness to investigate past atrocities, Human Rights Watch said today. via Human Rights Watch

Kathmandu, Dec 28: Nepal's interim Parliament on Friday passed the Constitution amendment bill paving the way for abolition of centuries-old monarchy. via Daily India

South East Asia News.Net Friday 28th December, 2007 Kathmandu, Dec 28 : Former Nepal Congress leader and influential Madhesi politician, Mahantha Thakur, has been nominated to head the newly formed Madhesi ... via Southeast Asia News

Nepal has strongly condemned the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. via AndhraNews

“We have complaints of at least 15 other people still missing after the disaster”

KATHMANDU - Rescuers in rubber rafts found two more bodies on Friday after the collapse of a suspension bridge in west Nepal, taking the death toll to 19, police said.The bodies of a boy and a woman were picked ... via Reuters

Kathmandu, Dec 21 : Two relatives of the Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala were shot at in broad daylight in his hometown of Biratnagar Friday, killing one of them on the spot, state-run Nepal ... via Newkerala.com

Nepal Launches Rescue Operation to Search for Survivors of Bridge Collapse Nepalese soldiers carry man injured in bridge collapse to be airlifted to Katmandu airport before being taken to hospital, 26 Dec ... via Chosun Ilbo

Price of petrol increased again [ 2007-12-27 ] RSS Kathmandu, Dec. 26: Nepal Oil Corporation has fixed new price of petrol effective from midnight today in the context of making adjustments in the purchasing ... via Gorkhapatra Sansthan

“One day, he passed me by chance and realising I was a Sikh, murmured the Sikh greeting Shri Satsangh”

By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, Dec 26 : Though the media dubbed him the "Serpent" and "Bikini Killer", Charles Sobhraj's former prison mates still retain strong ties with him, with some of them going to ... via Newkerala.com

“By ignoring Madhesh no problem of the country can be solved.”

More than 200 people were killed this year in violent protests by the Forum or in other disputes and clashes involving dozens of armed rebel groups in the region, home to nearly half of Nepal's 26.4mn people. via Gulf Times

“The bridge collapsed because there were hundreds of people on it”

Officials at San Francisco General Hospital said two men injured by an escaped zoo tiger that killed one other person could be released as early as Wednesday. via Political Gateway

Kathmandu, Dec.25: Maoist leader Prachanda has said that all South Asian and Asian countries must help to Sri Lanka to wipe out the LTTE terrorism. via Daily India

“Now there is nothing else there needs to be done”

KATMANDU: Nepal's major political parties have agreed to abolish the world's last Hindu monarchy as part of a deal to bring former communist rebels back into the government, the one-time insurgents said Monday. via China Daily

“The remoteness of the area and poor communication facilities have delayed rescue efforts”

At least six people have been killed and scores are missing after a suspension bridge collapsed in Nepal. via BBC News

“I believe nowhere else in the world is there such a judicial system”

This year, French intervention proved beneficial for several western families who had been trying to adopt Nepali children but were blocked by Nepal's government on the ground that the kingdom was mulling ... via Gulf Times

“Before kings were part of people's heart”

Nepal's major political parties have agreed to abolish the world's last Hindu monarchy as part of a deal to bring former communist rebels back into the government, the one-time insurgents said Monday. via Canoe

“The first possibility is the quarrel over his marriage that made Dipendra reach an extreme frame of mind and triggered the massacre”

By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, Dec 23 : Over six years after the world was stunned by the massacre in Nepal's royal palace in which then king Birendra, queen Aishwarya, their three children and other royal ... via Newkerala.com

KATHMANDU: The Nepal government's bid to curb terror activities and the circulation of fake Indian currency has now begun to produce a side-effect, causing it to lose millions in revenue. via Gulf Times

After a two-night break in warm Tampa, a most welcome respite from New York's cold embrace, this weary traveler turned around, and took off, a la an ageing James Bond, for Ronald Reagan National Airport in ... via InterestAlert.com

“It was a grand design formed against the Nepali films”

Grand Design Against Nepali Movies? [ 2007-12-21 ] Bishnu Gautam Statistics show that the audience of Nepali movies in Kathmandu has dropped sharply in the past 18 months. via Gorkhapatra Sansthan

Kathmandu, Dec 21: Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala met CPN-Maoist Chairman Prachanda today in an effort to find ways to end the political stalemate in the Himalayan nation. via Newkerala.com

“We have already bought the people. Now we must gather our spending money and prepare for the next election.”

A desire for freedom, security and opportunity is sending many of Nepal's young people out of the county in search of better lives in India, the United States and Europe. via American Chronicle

“Sterilizing the dogs would be more effective method as such method would not contaminate underground water and it would also be a permanent solution.”

What great news! You think we can get Puerto Rican officials to take a short educational trip to Nepal? Thanks to The Rising Nepal for this article. via Dogster For The Love of Dog Blog

KATHMANDU: Leaders of the Nepali Congress and the CPN-Maoist were at loggerheads on Thursday over the text to be used while amending Article 159 of the interim constitution and the Maoist proposal for ... via South Asian Media Net

As an important part of "China Tibetan Culture Forum-Kathmandu", "Multi-colored Tibet" Photo Exhibition was inaugurated Thursday afternoon in the city hall. via People's Daily

A two-day long Forum on China Tibetan Culture-Kathmandu kicked off in Nepali capital Kathmandu on Wednesday. via People's Daily Online

From correspondents in Kathmandu, Nepal, 02:03 PM IST Here is a timeline of major events in Nepal in 2007: Jan 15: New constitution promulgated. via India eNews

Despite a fresh commitment of the seven political parties to hold constituent assembly elections within the next four months, International Crisis Group has said that Nepal's peace process still risks coming ... via Nepalnews.com

"China Tibetan Culture Forum " will be held on December 19-20 in Nepali capital Kathmandu, with an aim of introducing Tibetan culture to Nepal and the whole world as well as promoting the exchanges between ... via People's Daily Online

KATHMANDU: Six years after the murder of Nepal's king Birendra and his entire family inside the tightly guarded palace in Kathmandu, a new mystery has arisen about the enigmatic royals. via Gulf Times

KATHMANDU: Supplies Minister Shyam Sundar Gupta today said the government was contemplating multiple schemes to bail out Nepal Oil Corporation that owes Rs 2.44 billion to its single fuel supplier, Indian Oil ... via South Asian Media Net