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Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal (center) and other ministers at a press conference...

Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal (center) and other ministers at a press conference...

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Hundreds of vehicles stuck in a traffic jam at Dillibazzar area. A two-hour transportation halt ...

Hundreds of vehicles stuck in a traffic jam at Dillibazzar area. A two-hour transportation halt ...

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Save the Children along with the HIV-AIDS and STDs Control Board and the National Centre...

Save the Children along with the HIV-AIDS and STDs Control Board and the National Centre for AIDS and STD Control released a report on the situation of children affected by

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The physically impaired participate in a rally organised to mark the 18th International Day...

The physically impaired participate in a rally organised to mark the 18th International Day...

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Landless squatters move off Kailali forest

Thousands of landless squatters, who had engaged in a fierce clash with police yesterday after the latter started dismantling their huts at Dudhejhadi jungle, Kailali district, have left the place.


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Nepal's cabinet met at Kalapatthar, the foothill of Mt Everest, on Dec 4 to in a bid to draw the attention of rich countries towards the bad effects of climate change on Himalayas. Nepalnews asked the general public how they viewed this cabinet meet:
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"Nothing has been achieved from the Kalapatthar cabinet meet though the attempt to draw the world's attention on global warming is good. It could have been done with less extravaganza." Aatmaram Pokha ...



Features & Analysis

The mechanics of Koirala's health
Anand Gurung

Girija Prasad Koirala, the Grand Old Man of Nepali politics is sick again. Not sick as in  ...



Interview

'Economy diplomacy and vocational education can turnaround foreign employment'

That the country’s shaky economy has largely been buoyed up by the remittances...




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MJF declares agitation; leaders say relevance of MJF's role in CA is 'almost over'

Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) has declared a Terai-centric protest movement ...


  Friday’s clash provokes tension in Kailali; two more found dead

Following the gruesome incident in Dudejhari jungle of Kailali on Friday, when police...


  Dahal compares Kailali incident with Panchayat suppression; 'Nepal bandh'on Sunday

Unified CPN (Maoist) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has likened Friday's Kailali incident...


  RPP vice chair Jog Meher Shrestha passes away

Vice chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and former minister Jog Meher ...


  TU relents to student protests; hiked fees halved

Tribhuvan University (TU), under pressure from student unions, has halved the tuition ...


  U.S. concerned about Maoist agitation; urges PM, leaders to expedite peace process

The United States of America (USA) has expressed deep concern on the on-going...


  Nepal vows to fight threats posed by climate change after concluding historic high-altitude meet

The historic cabinet meeting at Kalapatthar plateau near Everest Base Camp ...


  NC forms task force for talks

Ruling ally Nepali Congress has formed a seven-member task force led by party ...


  Timely constitution-drafting unlikely: Poudel

Nepali Congress (NC) parliamentary party leader Ram Chandra Poudel has expressed...


  OHCHR concerned about promotion of alleged killers of Birendra Sah

OHCHR-Nepal Representative Richard Bennett Friday expressed his concerns on the...


 
Bhutanese refugees demonstrate in Geneva

Bhutanese refugees resettled in Europe have gathered in Geneva to launch...


  PLA commander arrested with weapon released

A Brigade Commander of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Dipendra Shahi ...


 

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Guest Column

Lets Walk for Clean Blue Sky in Kathmandu
By Charina Cabrido

Beyond the complexity of the pedestrian environment in Kathmandu, there is also the issue  ...



Int'l Coverage on Nepal

Nepal Struggling to Prevent Trafficking of Women to the Gulf
Migrant Rights (blog)

The UN’s IRIN News recently published a report about the difficulties Nepal’ ...



Guest Column

IMMIGRATION: Hot potato
By Bhagirath Yogi

With general elections round the corner, it was but natural for the issue of immigration to return to the centre of political debate in the UK. Sensing the public mood, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced in early November that he will tighten the UK immigration rules by reducing the number of professions that can recruit from outside Europe. Engineers, chefs and care workers could be am ...


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