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Global Times
November 30, 2017
Right before the election, the Nepalese cabinet scrapped the memorandum of understanding to construct the Budhi Gandaki hydropower project which was ... China has always pursued a policy of non-interference in other countries' internal affairs, and ascribing the formation of the left-wing alliance to the ...
Economic Times
November 30, 2017
BALTIMORE: An expert has drawn attention to Pakistan and Nepal's withdrawal from two dam-building deals functional in China, citing measures Beijing ... economics-centred approach to geopolitics based on the long-standing win-win principle of the Chinese policy - the notion that all parties benefit from ...
Himalayan Times
November 29, 2017
KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress leader and Industrialist Binod Chaudhary has vowed for industrialisation in Nepal to create an environment to return migrant ... Referring to NC's economic liberalisation policy, country has attained the highest GDP rate, self-sufficiency in cement production, construction of ...
The Hindu
November 29, 2017
The 84 km-long Indo-Nepal border has been sealed ahead of the third phase of civic polls tomorrow. The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) is ... Cameras have been installed on trade and transit points along India's border with Nepal to prevent illegal movement of people. Security along the borders has been ...
Himalayan Times
November 29, 2017
National Information Commission of Nepal and Information Commission of Bangladesh yesterday signed an agreement to implement a Memorandum of ... Nepal's Chief Information Commissioner Krishna Hari Baskota said Nepal ranked 27th in the Global RTI rating report launched by Centre for Law and ...
The Kathmandu Post
November 29, 2017
Likewise, a conference entitled 'Revisiting Nepal's Foreign Policy in the Contemporary Global Power Structure' initiated by the Asian Institute of ... crises is directly connected with the open border between the two countries which leaves both of them vulnerable to terrorist attacks and other illegal activities.
Republica
November 24, 2017
But using Nepal's technological knowhow alone is probably a bad idea ... governor of Nepal Rastra Bank, a joint secretary ( policy division) of ...
Phys.Org
November 24, 2017
Nepal has robust building codes, developed over recent years. ... enough technical experts in remote, rural areas to implement their own policy.
Himalayan Times
November 24, 2017
In Nepal, bureaucracy or public sectors have suffered most from the rampant corruption. ... that took lives of more than 13,000 Nepalese) that transpired in Nepal. ... in Nepal that range from petty corruption, grand corruption, legal, moral and ... on accountability, transparency, rule of law and responsiveness.
The FINANCIAL
November 24, 2017
Mr. Khamudkhanov will lead ADB operations in Nepal and oversee ... a position of Senior Policy and Planning Specialist in the Strategy and ...
The Economist
November 23, 2017
THE people of Nepal are said to be a stoical lot. ... is a thing called policy,” says one Nepalese analyst, mentioning two “communist” parties.
Republica
November 22, 2017
Bhaskar Koirala, the Director of Nepal Institute of International and Strategic Studies (NIIS), has extensively researched Nepal-China relations.
Catholic Culture
November 7, 2017
CWN Editor's Note: “The law guarantees constitutional protection to Hinduism, a religion professed by 80% of the population,” the Fides news ...
The Asia Foundation
December 31, 1999
With the completion of these elections, Nepal will have embarked on a new political course. ... transition toward democratic consolidation in a federal structure and the building up of new institutions must be understood as deep deficits that need to be addressed in both politics as well as the rule of law.
World Religion News
December 31, 1999
Nepalese religious leaders severely criticized the law. They said that it is a backward step for religious freedom. The law advocating sanctions ...
Alabama Baptist
December 31, 1999
Nepal enacts law against religious conversion ... “Our appeals to the president and other policy makers to amend this have been ignored.
GGRAsia
March 24, 2017
Asian casino operator and developer Silver Heritage Group Ltd has increased by one-third the budget on its under-construction Nepal gaming resort near that country's border with India. It has also pushed back the completion timetable for the project to ...
ucanews
March 24, 2017
Since Nepal legalized abortion in 2002 there has been an epidemic of gender-based abortions. At least 50,000 abortions a year are performed after parents find out their unborn child is a girl.
Nepali times
March 24, 2017
Not everyone is convinced that India's policy will change. Says UML MP Rajan Bhattarai, member of the Eminent Persons Group on Nepal-India relations: "What India wants in Nepal is guided by foreign policy that supports secularism, federalism andÃÂ ...
Republica
March 24, 2017
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA), the lead ministry to maintain law and order during the polls, said that the temporary police will be primarily deployed in the areas where there is no potential security threats to the polls.
Republica
March 24, 2017
The two were recently in Kathmandu to train senior government bureaucrats on designing evidence-based policies. So how does Nepal benefit from such evidence-based policy-making? And what can it learn from other countries? Biswas Baral and MahabirÃÂ ...
The Indian Express
March 23, 2017
Prime Minister Prachanda said on Thursday that Nepal was keen to be involved in the 'One Belt One Road' project proposed by China and reiterated Nepal's commitment to the 'One China' policy during a meeting with Chinese Defence Minister in Kathmandu ...
Himalayan Times
March 22, 2017
Surya Nepal Masters will witness some of the top golfers from India and Malaysia along with Nepali professionals vying for Rs 324,000 winner's cheque.
Nelson Mail
March 22, 2017
"I went into an area last year which is close to the Tibet border and they just lost everything - the people that we were going to support are refugees that have no legal status in Nepal. "They're Tibetans that came across the border, so they don't get ...
The Kathmandu Post
March 22, 2017
Mar 23, 2017- Nepal has graduated to medium human development grouping in the United Nations' Human Development Index (HDI), indicating Nepalis are growing healthier, becoming more educated and earning more.
Thomson Reuters Foundation
March 21, 2017
Led by the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), with the local NGO Sabal Nepal and the social enterprise SUNFARMER, specialized in affordable solar energy technologies, the project aimed to demonstrate the potential of low ...
The Kathmandu Post
March 21, 2017
Mar 21, 2017- Former Prime Minister and Coordinator of Naya Shakti Nepal Baburam Bhattarai has said that there is a lack of 'proper understanding' in India about Nepal. Speaking to Post before concluding his visit to India on Tuesday, leader ... In all ...
Republica
March 21, 2017
The plan to organize investment summit had disseminated positive message about Nepal to the rest of the world. The government has been reforming policy and forging consensus among major political parties on economic development. It has also helped toÃÂ ...
Himalayan Times
March 21, 2017
KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court of Nepal has revoked the Cabinet's February 12 decision to appoint Jaya Bahadur Chand the Nepal Police chief, dubbing it arbitrary, flawed, unjust and a bizarre example of pick and choose. The full bench, comprising ofÃÂ ...
Himalayan Times
March 20, 2017
KATHMANDU: With military personnel from 28 countries, Exercise Shanti Prayas III, a multinational military exercise hosted by Nepal Army and United States Pacific Command, kicked off at the Nepal Army's Birendra Peace Operations Training Centre (BPOTC ...
The Kathmandu Post
March 20, 2017
Illegal conversion of forests to agricultural land and legal but poorly planned conversion of forest land for resettlement and infrastructure and development projects heavily contribute to deforestation.
Global Times
March 20, 2017
For quite some time, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, better known as Prachanda, prime minister of Nepal and chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center), had been friendly toward China. However, since assuming office for the second time as primeÃÂ ...
The Wire
March 17, 2017
New Delhi: Consultations with friendly countries for policy issues which have regional and international ramifications should not be deemed as interference in internal affairs, former Nepal prime minister Baburam Bhattarai said on Friday. Speaking at aÃÂ ...
Economic Times
March 15, 2017
NEW DELHI: Nepal has told India that the proposal for open skies cannot be accepted now as the Himalayan nation is in the process of upgrading its airport infrastructure.
The Kathmandu Post
March 13, 2017
Mar 14, 2017- A surprise and thumping win by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh can be a bellwether of India's internal politics, but it is unlikely to trigger any major ...
The Japan Times
February 21, 2017
In fact, refugee status applications in Japan surged after the 2010 revision of the labor law. The total jumped more than nine times from 1,202 in 2010 to 10,901 in 2016, mainly due to an increase in applicants from Indonesia, Nepal, Vietnam, Turkey ...
Daily News & Analysis
February 21, 2017
Opposition CPN- UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal has said forces scared of election are opposing it. In an interview given to ANI in Kathmandu, Nepal claimedÃÂ ...
ReliefWeb
February 21, 2017
Building back better in Nepal: prioritising disadvantaged individuals for training. Report ... Of the ten trainees, three were women - adhering to the government policy - as well as that of Helvetas and SDC - of a minimum 33% women's representation ...
Inter Press Service
February 21, 2017
KATHMANDU, Feb 21 2017 (IPS) - Juna Bhujel of Sindupalchowk District, 85 kilometres northeast of Nepal's capital Kathmandu, lost her daughter-in-law in the Apr. 25, 2015 earthquake. Fortunately, she managed to rescue her two-year-old grandson, whoÃÂ ...
India Today
February 20, 2017
In the aftermath of controversial arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari fleeing to the UK from Kathmandu, India may seek help from Nepal to foil escape bids of its wanted criminals. "Sanjay Bhandari did not leave the country from an immigration port, but took a ...
The Kathmandu Post
February 19, 2017
Feb 20, 2017- The process of building a democratic federal state requires reconciling various competing needs of its constituents and international stakeholders.
NDTV
February 19, 2017
Kathmandu, Nepal: The continuous whirl of hair dryers is a novel sound at the Blush Beauty Point parlour in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, which until just five months ago had to close at regular intervals because of power cuts. Scheduled power cuts ...
China Post
February 19, 2017
Hindered by patriarchal notions nullifying the fundamental right of women to health and life, Nepal made huge strides forward in 2002, when a bill permitting abortion under broad grounds was signed into law. Abortion is legal in Nepal under certain ...
STAT
February 17, 2017
my grandmother regularly asked during my visits to Nepal as a teenager. She wanted to know because I would be "unclean" if I was menstruating.
The Kathmandu Post
February 17, 2017
Feb 18, 2017- Chinese ambassador to Nepal Yu Hong said on Friday that the northern neighbour appreciates Nepal governments' stand on the One China policy. Addressing a programme organised in Kathmandu to celebrate the Chinese Tibetan Lhosar,ÃÂ ...
Nepali times
February 16, 2017
So, the 27-year-old engineering student who came back to Nepal after graduating from an American university, designed a motorcycle ride sharing app.
Human Rights Watch
February 16, 2017
More than 600 transgender people applied for civil service jobs in Nepal last year, according to a government report released last week.
JURIST
February 10, 2017
However, some critics believe one year is not enough, especially given that the fact that the government has not granted the commission legal power under international law to prosecute war crimes. Nepal's decade-long civil war [JURIST report] that led ...
New York Times
February 9, 2017
A Nepalese health volunteer, left, counseling a pregnant woman at her home at the Dailekh district of Nepal. Credit Rakash Mathema/Agence France-Presse - Getty Images.
ABC Online
February 9, 2017
The men's lawyer said at least one Nepalese asylum seeker was removed from the centre in the early hours of the morning so he could be flown to Port Moresby then back to Nepal. Other detainees said a second Nepalese man was also taken from the centreÃÂ ...
