In a move that may raise concerns in India, China on Wednesday said it will train the Nepalese Army and pledged Rs 220 million as military assistance for procuring “non lethal” hardware and logistics. The pledge was made during a meeting between a Chinese military delegation led by Maj Gen Jia Jialing and Defence Minister [...]
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Unified CPN (Maoist) declared two more states on Monday, taking the count of ethnicity and region based autonomous states to six. Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal declared Sherpa autonomous state amid a special ceremony organized in Solukhombu today afternoon. Similarly, Maoist politburo member Gopal Kirati inaugurated the temporary head-quarter of Kirant autonomous state in Diktel [...]
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US President Barak Obama has lauded Nepal’s contribution to the United Nations Peace keeping operations, by sending a letter to Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, one of his aides said. “We are deeply appreciative of your country’s contribution to this vital effort [peacekeeping operations],” the US President said in the letter. Obama further wrote to [...]
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China and India will be the major markets for Nepal in the upcoming Nepal Tourism Year 2011 campaign, Nepali Secretary of Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation Nagendra Ghimire has said. Speaking at the celebration of the 65th International Civil Aviation Day on Monday, Nagendra Ghimire said that tourist arrivals from these countries would make [...]
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The task of ground leveling and fencing for the construction of a regional international airport in the western Nepali city Pokhara will be completed within the current fiscal. The airport will be the second international airport in Nepal after Tribhuwan International Airport in the capital Kathmandu. According to Monday’s myrepublica.com report, the Civil Aviation Authority [...]
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Vs सरकार ढाल्ने र जोगाउने मन्त्र फुक्दै ठिक्क छन् नायकहरु। के भन्दै हिडिरहेका छन् त भित्र छिरेर हेर्नुस् न
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Seven lawmakers from Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (Democratic) have withdrawn their support to the government over its position on the Vice President’s oath. Organising a press conference in the capital Saturday evening, the MJF-D lawmakers also urged their party and other Madhesi parties to pull out of the government.
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Political parties have agreed to rehabilitate Maoist ex-fighters into civilian life or integrate them into the national army within six months. Some 19,000 Maoist former combatants are currently living in UN-supervised camps throughout the country.
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Climate change is a hot topic in Nepal now as studies show that many people in the country are facing hunger due to frequent droughts and melting glaciers are also threatening millions. The country heavily depends on tourism and agriculture to sustain its economy and climate change could seriously hurt these two sectors.
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Vicence president Paramananda Jha finally decided not to retake oath. He was given a 7 days supreme order by the court which is ending 23:59 midnight Sunday. But that doesn’t mean he will walk out of his office. His status remains as a freshly elected Vice president and can continue until he doesn’t resign by [...]
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