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8 hrs ago | India eNews

Bihar asks Nepal to secure Kosi embankments

Fearing a repeat of last year's devastating floods, the Bihar government has requested Nepal to deploy armed security forces on embankments of the Kosi river to ensure that there is no breach, officials here said Friday.

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Thu Jul 09, 2009

Newindpress

Over 100 dead, 4,000 hit as diarrhoea hits Nepal

KATHMANDU: Over 100 people have been killed and more than 4,000 affected as Nepal's ancient enemy diarrhoea struck remote districts, reports said.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

NowPublic

UN condemns promotion of army officer involved in crimes against

Kathmandu-based Representative of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Richard Bennett has voiced concern over Nepal government's decision to promote Toran Jung Bahadur Singh from Major General to Lieutenant General.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

Gulf Times

Ex-king 'concerned' over delay in peace process

Former king Gyanendra is being congratulated by his supporters, during his 63rd birthday celebrations at his private residence in Kathmandu, yesterday Nepal's deposed King Gyanendra has said he was "very perturbed" at the lack of progress in establishing peace and prosperity for the people of the Himalayan nation a year after the end of the ...

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Newindpress

MPs' meet with Dalai Lama triggers row in Nepal

KATHMANDU: Ahead of the Dalai Lama's 74th birthday Monday, a fresh controversy has erupted in Nepal, home to a sizeable number of Tibetan refugees, after six Nepali lawmakers had an audience with the exiled Tibetan leader in Dharamsala town in north India.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

The Straits Times

Food shortage fears in Nepal

EVERY year, Nepalese rice farmer Ratnakaji Maharjan celebrates the arrival of the monsoon rains by attending a centuries-old festival in this historic town near Kathmandu.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

Hindustan Times

Nepalese minister speaks Hindi, sparks controversy

The use of Hindi by a Nepalese minister, also a leader of a Terai-based party, sparked a controversy at a function in Kathmandu as the audience objected to him speaking in the language.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

Hindustan Times

Save Mt Everest - with an apple pie

Want to save Mt Everest, the universal symbol of grandeur, toughness and adventure? Then eat an apple pie.

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Newkerala.com

Nepal bar offers Michael Jackson theme cocktails

Kathmandu, July 3 : King of pop Michael Jackson's untimely death last week spurred fresh public interest in him worldwide.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

SF Gate

Just Back From: Kathmandu, Nepal

I went because: We have done extensive travel in Southeast Asia but we have never seen the Himalayas, including Mount Everest.

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Newkerala.com

Nepal PM expands cabinet under siege

Kathmandu, July 3 : Given only a couple more weeks by the Maoists and unable to table the budget in parliament due to their opposition, Nepal's beleaguered Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal Friday expanded his cabinet in a surprise move, inducting two more ministers.

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South Asian Media Net

Gays in Nepal hail Delhi HC verdict

KATHMANDU: The homosexual community in Nepal today hailed the ruling by the Delhi High Court legalising sex between consenting adult homosexuals, calling it a "liberalisation fromBritish colonialism" and hoping that it would lead to similar freedom in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Newkerala.com

Swine flu infection cases rise to five in Nepal

Kathmandu, July 2 : Three days after Nepal reported its first cases of swine flu, health officials Thursday said the Influenza A virus has also been detected in two more.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Asia Pacific News .Net

China frets at new Tibetan protests in Nepal

Fretting at the resumption of anti-China protests in Nepal by Tibetan refugees, Beijing has sent a delegation to Kathmandu to seek support from the new government of Nepal to quell them.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

NewsBlaze

U.S. Ambassadors Fund Supports Projects at Eight World Heritage Sites

The restoration of the intricately carved stone sculpture of the Tusha Hiti and Bhandarkhal Tank at the Patan Royal Palace in Kathmandu, Nepal, is one of eight projects at World Heritage Sites to receive financial support from the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation in 2009.

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Newkerala.com

Nepal government would fall within weeks: Prachanda

By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, June 29 : Maoist chief and former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda Monday said the month-old ruling coalition of new premier Madhav Kumar Nepal would fall 'within weeks' and a new national government would be formed.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Gulf Times

Journalists caught up in power tussle

"My parents are very worried and they are asking me to change my profession." Media workers are increasingly finding themselves caught up in the bitter struggle for power in Nepal after the fall of the Maoist-led government in May.

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WINK-TV Fort Myers

Soap brings message of change to rural Nepal

When the power cuts that frequently plague Nepal were at their worst this winter, one of the biggest frustrations for many people was missing their favourite television soap opera.

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Telegraph.co.uk

Nepal bans pockets to stamp out bribetaking at airport

The authority said it was issuing the garments to all officials after uncovering widespread corruption at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Newkerala.com

Five Indians narrowly escape lynching in Nepal

Kathmandu, June 28 : Five Indian men narrowly escaped being lynched in Nepal Sunday on suspicion of being child lifters after growing public fears over an increase in the number of kidnappings.

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