(Jan 03 09 at 8:10) Following the historic People's Movement of 2006 and the successful election of the Constitutional Assembly (CA), the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) believed that the apparent understanding and cooperation among political parties would usher in an era of peace, prosperity and democratic polity in Nepal...( NRNA )
» Comment
(July 21 07 at 12:45) Russia will send 50 military officers to Nepal as part of a team of United Nations military observers to oversee Nepal's peace process, local media reports said Saturday. The military team was being sent at the request of the UN and will remain under the control of United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN)...( Earth Times )
(July 10 07 at 3:05)Prince Harry is taking part in intensive training with the Gurkhas to improve his fighting skills . The prince, 22, is currently serving as an officer in the Blues and Royals but is said to be joining the prestigious Nepalese brigade for a short period.He is reportedly undergoing a four-day exercise with the 3rd Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles in the Brecon Beacons, Wales. The Gurkhas, historically from the Himalayan mountain region of Nepal...( Telegraph )
Some 45 students of architecture from various universities of Australia, who are here on a vacation, are toiling since January 9 to construct a building of Lata Kunja Lower Secondary School at Siurung in Khudi, Lamjung district. Not only that, they have given Rs 50,000 to the school management committee for the school's upkeep.( The Himalayan Times )
» Comment(1)
Advocate Dinesh Tripathi was invited as a guest speaker to deliver a talk. He spoke on the occasion that-- There is massive violation of international human rights laws and international humanitarian laws are taking place in Nepal. Nepal had ratified all the major international human rights instruments but implementation part is extremely weak in the Nepal....
April 24.06 at 5.10 PM) BJP President Rajnath Singh has said that India failed to take timely steps in Nepal which was witnessing an agitation for restoration of democracy. He also expressed concern over growing Chinese influence in Nepal through Maoists and wanted the centre to remain vigilant about growing Maoist activities... ( Zee News )
Observing that India could 'not afford' to see Nepal becoming a 'failed state,' Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday welcomed King Gyanendra's announcement on handing over power to political parties as a step in the 'right direction.'...
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jack Straw was rapped for ungentlemanly conduct today after reportedly commandeering US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s private quarters on her official jet. Rice was reported in a number of British newspapers to have graciously offered her British counterpart the use of her bed and cabin on the Boeing 757 plane and Straw ungallantly accepted, leaving her to sleep on the floor.
India today welcomed yesterday’s announcement of a ceasefire by the Maoists in the Kathmandu Valley.“We welcome the ceasefire, as you know India has always taken the position that violence is not the answer to the problems facing Nepal and that the Maoists should abandon violence as a political instrument,” Navtej Sarna, spokesperson of the Ministry of
"Its purpose is to engage in a dialogue with all relevant actors on the human rights situation in Nepal," the Swiss Cooperation Office in Nepal said in a statement. "Further, it will provide participants with an opportunity to express their deep concern about continuous human rights violations and abuses committed by all parties to the conflict in Nepal," it added.