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3 hrs ago | Xinhuanet

Nepali former royal to pen historical fiction

Sheeba Shivangini Singh entered the former royal household of Nepal 15 years ago when as a teenager fresh out of school, she was married to the nephew of the then all-powerful and popular king of Nepal, Birendra.

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12 hrs ago | 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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20 hrs ago | 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

Daily Times

At least nine killed in Nepal landslides

KATHMANDU: At least nine people have been killed in landslides triggered by torrential rains in Nepal, an official said on Thursday.

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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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GroundReport.com

Let House Proceedings Resume, Koirala tells Maoists

Biratnagar, July 3: Nepali Congress president and former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has requested the Unified CPN-Maoist to help resume the House proceedings.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

Gulf Times

7 killed as Nepal villagers clash

Six people have been arrested after a turf war over what is known as Nepal's `herbal Viagra' erupted in a remote northern district, resulting in the death of seven villagers, police said yesterday.

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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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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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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Newkerala.com

Nepal gays hail Delhi High Court verdict

Kathmandu, July 2 : Nepal's gay community Thursday hailed the landmark ruling by the New Delhi High Court legalising sex between consenting adult homosexuals, calling it a 'liberalisation from British colonialism' and hoping it would lead to similar freedom in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

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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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Newkerala.com

Indian arrested from Kathmandu airport

Kathmandu, June 30 : An Indian man was arrested from Nepal's sole international airport in Kathmandu Tuesday.

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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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Newindpress

Manipal medical institution under fresh attack in Nepal

KATHMANDU: Just four months after it was targeted by trade unions, the Manipal College of Medical Sciences in Nepal, one of the major Indian collaborations in the Himalayan republic, came under attack again Monday with a group of outsiders vandalising the office and manhandling doctors and nurses.

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Newkerala.com

Swine flu strikes Nepal

Kathmandu, June 29 : Nepal Monday reported its first case of swine flu with three members of the same family testing positive.

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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

The Statesman

Prachanda promises another stir

'We will soon launch another People's Movement,' he said addressing his workers yesterday.

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