Nepal: 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 Ku... more
Views: 1747Nepal: Chaudhary Group commits crime against public health
Region: NepalAccording to Nepal’s government-run daily newspaper the Gorkhapatra published today, a shopkeeper in Saptari district has found decomposed slurry and insects in all the packets of Rio juice produced by CG Foods (Nepal) Pvt. Ltd. The daily has quoted one Mohan Bharati, the shopkeeper at Mahuli, Saptari, as acknowledging that all packets of Rio juice were found to have insects and rotten slurry inside. He was repo... more
Views: 1935CPN Maoist says a new war has begun
Region: Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal October 10, 2012: Making their way to the streets for the first general convention of the party’s National People’s Volunteer the Mohan Baidhya led fraction of the Communist Party of Nepal – Maoist announced the party military wing to be formed soon here at Basantapur Kathmandu on Wednesday. The announcement was made by Chairman Mohan Baidhya during the inauguration ... more
Views: 835Nepal: Dalits beaten for requesting access to drinking water
Region: NepalTwo Dalits Karna Bahadur BK and Bimala BK in Dailekh district have been beaten for requesting access to drinking water, the state-owned Gorkhapatra daily reports on Saturday. According to the report, locals Jay Bahadur Bista and three others of Lakuri Village Development Committee beat them as they requested their village administration to manage access to drinking water for the Dalit community at Ward No. 4 o... more
Views: 1927Artist Threatened of his life for his Freedom of Expression
Region: Nepal
Art can be a form of expression but when an artist’s questions the beliefs and values in the name of FREEDOM of EXPRESSION then the question of morals and ethics come up front. Likes such one of the artist in Nepal has been threatened of his life for his ultra modern fusion painting of Hindu deities and Super Heroes of the west. Manish Harijan, the painter has been questioned with his art and meanings... more
Views: 926Nepal: 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 r... more
Views: 1407Vague Civil Society advocacy in Nepal: a context of under-cared peace process
Region: NepalCivil Society in Nepal The Civil Society in any country is a top-conscious community with diverse settings, capable of debating political, socio-economic and religious-cultural issues. It represents the existing structures in the concerned country. This representation includes conflicts and differing perspectives molded by experiences derived from different settings. No international definition exists there to ... more
Views: 1733Ncell black listed for bills scam in Nepal
Region: Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal: Ncell an international telecom organization partner of Teliasonera has been proved guilty of fraud billing and scamming by Revenue law court of Nepal. According to the court on Mar 1 2012, Ncell paid the tax of only $168,000 through invoice number 7208319068 instead of $721,543 producing the back dated invoice during the tax clearance through invoice number 7208409778. The international partner scamme... more
Views: 1159Nepal Connection a new effort for change
Region: Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal Aug 20, 2012: The Magsaysay Award winner of 2007, Mahabir Pun has started a new project under the name of Mahabir’s Center for Nepal Connection. The project focuses on small enterprises in Myagdi and Kathmandu which empowers the local people and uses local resources. According to Mahabir Pun, “There is so much possibility everywhere but we fail to recogni... more
Views: 963Nepal Government puts hold on the decision to restrict solo trekking in Nepal
Region: Nepal
Kathmandu Nepal: The Nepal Government has put a hold on the decision to restrict the trekkers for solo trekking in Nepal said Trekking Agents Association of Nepal (TAAN). Earlier Nepal government had banned solo trekking in Nepal as the number of trekkers went who went missing increased numerously from different trekking sights but due appeal from different stakeholders the... more
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