Nepal News

“If you have been to refugee camps, they are not nice places and these people have been in the camps for 17 years. That is a long, long time”

Ms Ellen has just visited Nepal and Bhutan Bhutanese refugees living in Nepal are facing "severe intimidation" ever since plans to resettle them in the West were announced, a senior US official says. via BBC News

The body of an abducted political worker, Bechan Yadav, has been found in southern Nepal. via BBC

The Hindu festival of Diwali is a time of glittering lights, high hopes, and family celebrations throughout Nepal, but the holiday also highlights our mortality and includes offerings to the god of the ... via InterestAlert.com

National Newspapers from Baglung protest murder of Saha [ 2007-11-9 ] By A Staff Reporter KATHMANDU, Nov 8: Federation of Nepalese Journalists Wednesday raised concern over continuing threats to the president ... via Gorkhapatra Sansthan

Nepal's Maoist guerrillas, ignoring mounting nationwide protests over the increase in abductions, extortions and even killings by them, have now trained their sights on a formidable target -- the country's ... via Nerve News

Alarmed by tales of violence and lawlessness in Nepal carried by the Indian media and lured at the same time by holiday packages for Europe and Southeast Asian countries, Indian tourists are shying away from ... via Nerve News

“The killing of Saha, a journalist fighting for the protection of rights and interests of free press and of the right of people to information, has once again exposed the past and present character of the Maoists”

Maoists flayed for murder of journalist [ 2007-11-7 ] By A Staff Reporter Kathmandu, Nov. via Gorkhapatra Sansthan

“Even it is a danger job, but journalist always have to play a vital role to protect freedom.”

According to IFEX "The Committee to Protect Journalists is increasingly concerned about the fate of missing journalist Birendra Shah as political pressure mounts in Nepal to find him. via American Chronicle

“Since we share an open border with India, if India keeps retail prices higher than in Nepal, there is a chance of Nepali petrol being smuggled into India.”

KATHMANDU: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is scheduled to hold a meeting with the Indian Petroleum Minister tomorrow to discuss the crisis in the Indian market due to the rise in international oil prices. via South Asian Media Net

“Their discussion was confined to humanitarian, not political issues”

In September, UN officials held a secret meeting with a faction of former Maoists in Muzaffarpur in India's Bihar state without giving prior information to the Indian authorities. via The Peninsula

“There is no alternative left for us but to take the step”

Hundreds of civil servants in Nepal's restive south resigned en masse demanding better security, official media reported Thursday. via Earth Times

National FMs air mourning tune in protest of murder of journo Shah [ 2007-11-7 ] RSS KATHMANDU, Nov. via Gorkhapatra Sansthan

“Both the government and the Maoist leadership must publicly apologise for killing the journalist and concealing the crime”

KATHMANDU: Professionals and civil society members on Tuesday demanded the government and the Maoists arrest and punish the murderers of journalist Birendra Shah. via South Asian Media Net

“The main focus at the moment is on how the proposals passed by the parliament could be implemented.”

Amid reports that the Maoists have promised their support to UML general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal as a possible replacement of Girija Prasad Koirala as the interim Prime Minister, Maoist chairman Prachanda ... via Nepalnews.com

UNMIN's Help In Nepal's Peace Process [ 2007-11-5 ] Hira Bahadur Thapa The year 2006 marked a land mark achieve ment in Nepal's political history as it heralded an era of true democracy that meets the people's ... via Gorkhapatra Sansthan

“It is now time for a frank analysis by Nepali politicians and civil society of why this has been the case, and what are the requirements for successful electoral process to go forward.”

'Parties need to reassure peace process is on track' [ 2007-11-7 ] By A Staff Reporter Kathmandu, Nov. via Gorkhapatra Sansthan

“I am deeply saddened by the murder of Birendra Sah. Violence must play no part in a democratic society. I urge all parties to renounce violence and work together to uphold the rule of law”

Enraged by the merciless killing of Bara-based journalist Birendra Kumar Sah, journalists across the country took to the streets Tuesday demanding immediate action against the guilty. via Asia News Network

“If the Maoists had understood the importance of news and ordered its cadres not to intervene and if the government had shown concern in protecting the lives of citizens and journalists, Shah would not have died.”

From correspondents in Kathmandu, Nepal, 12:34 PM IST Condemnation started pouring in from Nepal's media organisations Tuesday after Maoist guerrillas finally admitted to killing missing journalist Birendra ... via India eNews

KATMANDU, Nepal : The U.N. peace mission in Nepal aimed at ending a decade-old communist insurgency is likely to be extended, a world body official said Tuesday. via International Herald Tribune

“We need real statesmen now who can think above their own interests and their party's own interests. We are all in the same boat”

Nepal's fitful push toward democracy hit a low point in September, when the country's former Maoist insurgents backed out of an interim government charged with bringing about elections to create a new ... via Gulf Times