Articles: World Press Freedom Day: Professionalism and Moral Responsibility Stressed in Nepal
Region: Nepal
An academic seminar jointly organized on Friday by the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at Kantipur City in Kathmandu emphasized on the moral standard and professionalism in media work. The seminar under the banner entitled Press Freedom for Better Nepal: Dynamize the Nepali Minds also shed light on the need to address the overall transformation agenda of the Nepali society. Addressing about 50 participants, most of them mas... more
Views: 711Chinese President Xi Jinping seeks reconfirmation on One China Policy from Nepal
Region: Nepal
Unified Communist Party of Nepal Maoist (UCPNM) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Chinese President Xi Jinping did have a dialogue on Thursday on Sino-Nepal issues. On the occasion, Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to boost win-win cooperation between Nepal and China, the Chinese news agency Xinhua stated. Publicly disseminated information confirmed the dialogue had mainly focused on China’s concern on the use of the Nepali territory for free Tibet causes though the Preside... more
Views: 736UN Secretary-General condemns Israeli announcement of further occupation of Palestine
Region: IsraelThe UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Sunday condemned the Israeli announcement of 3,000 new settlement units in East Jerusalem and other parts of the West Bank. In a daily briefing, the Secretary-General termed this move of Israel as ‘illegal’ as it clearly ran against the International law. He stated, “It would represent an almost fatal blow to remaining chances of securing two-state solution.” Eight years ago, the International Court of Justice had clar... more
Views: 1140Nepal: Former party activist slaps party chief on face
Region: NepalThe Chairperson of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal Maoist (UCPNM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has got a slap on his face from one of his former activists at a festival tea ceremony held Friday in Kathmandu. While shaking hands with Dahal to express Deepawali best wishes, Padam Kunwar of Baglung district slapped the UCPNM Chairperson. After the slap, several other angry party cadres present at the ceremony beat Kunwar, whom the police have hospitalized now. Meanwhile an emergency meetin... more
Views: 1744Nepal: Pioneer republican thinker passes away; legacy study required
Region: Nepal
Nepal’s pioneer republican thinker Ram Raja Prasad Singh passed away on Wednesday morning at about 06:00 according to Kathmandu time. The Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu circulated this information after 06:15. Mr. Singh, 77, had been brought to Kathmandu due to the worsening condition of his health. He had been suffering from multiple health problems, especially those related to heart, kidney, lungs, and nerves. In the 1960s, Mr. Singh had in... more
Views: 1402Nepal: Unidentified gang murders journalist
Region: NepalAn unidentified criminal gang has murdered a journalist in the Eastern Nepal. Hundreds of journalists across Nepal Wednesday protested against the murder of Yadav Poudel whose dead boy was discovered in Jhapa district. He worked for Avenues TV and the Rajdhani daily. The district police has arrested more than a dozen for interrogation. Preliminary information obtained from some Jhapa-based sources indicates that the murder was not an incident based on personal enmity or anger. The local pe... more
Views: 1083Elimination of Kishenji and Maoist Surrenders Boost Mamata
Region: IndiaElimination of Kishenji and a spate of surrenders by Maoists in Bengal have Mamata beaming with success and confidence in Jangal Mahal politics ( a forest zone adjoining areas mainly of the three districts of West Midnapur, Puruliaand Bankura, which has been the hot bed of Maoist activities for the last three years). On Friday a smiling Mamata presented Suchitra Mahato- one of the key planners of the 2010 Silda Camp massacre of as many as 24 Eastern Frontier Rifles men- who surrender... more
Views: 1047Calcutta High Court Intervenes in College Elections
Region: IndiaIn view of repeated failure of state administration under chief minister Mamata Banerjee to ensure free and fair elections in colleges, where students organization affiliated to Trinomul Congress (TMC) had been rampantly blocking submission of nominations by other student organizations- particularly the student’s wing of CPIM- to ensure smooth and uncontested wins and capture of power in students unions in various colleges, the Calcutta High Court directed on Wednesday that henceforth t... more
Views: 975International women’s day: a reminder
Region: NepalThe International Women’s Day observed with various programs here and there every year primarily reminds us of how the existing global political, socio-economic and religious-cultural structures driven by the money-and-money-only addictive psychology have perpetuated the slavery of women. The ardent gender advocates, analysts and strategists have for ages been covering up the truth that women have always been commodified as market objects. In the commodification process, it is unlikely... more
Views: 1003Coal India Limited to Construct Railway Lines!
Region: IndiaAs per the guide lines from the central government, Coal India Limited (CIL) a public sector unit (PSU)- which is sitting over a huge cash reserve of Rs.55000 crores (USD 11 billion) – is all set to invest about 1.1 billion in railway infrastructure. The PSU plans to construct a total of 500 kilometers of railway lines spread across three states of Odisha, Chattisgarh and Jharkhand to link the primary coal belts of India. These lines would connect places like Mcluskieganj... more
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