Philanthropic Tourism and Nepal

Today’s world is broadly divided into two faiths: materialism and non-materialism. Materialism tells the mankind that happiness lies in accumulation of worldly tangible things and using them for life’s comfort....

Madhesis of Nepal : Discrimination leading to Deep rooted Crisis

- Bal Krishna Jha (The author is a freelance writer, and can be reached at balkrishnajha@gmail.com) After the end of World Wars, there has been exponential increase in intra state wars and conflicts. Such conflicts...

Nepal might hold Presidential Election on July 19

As rival Nepalese political forces do not agree on a Presidential candidate, the Constituent Assembly of Nepal decided to set the date for the election on July 19, 2008. This short notice election date is expected to push for an earlier accord to appoint the first...

Nepalese police release officers

Protesting against the poor quality food and ill treatment policemen in Nepal have taken their own officers for few days but now they have been released after not getting any response from government."Seven senior policemen who were taken hostage by junior officers in Nepal...

Volunteer in Nepal

If you've travelled to Nepal, and fallen in love with its people, and have a desire to help them, now you can.  The Mountain Fund has a visitor center in Kathmandu that assists people in finding an appropriate...

Nepal: The Coming Constitution and the Issue of Transformation

The Nepalis have never obtained an opportunity to draft their constitution by themselves. So far they have been ruled by the constitutions designed by individual elites and traditional power-wielders. In other words,...

True Love Collides with Caste Discrimination in Nepal's Villages

***** AdvocacyNet News Bulletin 146 July 9, 2008 ***** July 9, 2008, Siraha District, Nepal: Satyanarayan Mandal and Hemlata Chaudhary had been in love for six years. The only problem was that Satyanarayan was a Dalit, while Hemlata came from an upper caste. When...

Dutch cat suckles abandoned panda

A Dutch tabby cat has adopted a red panda cub, which was abandoned by its mother at a zoo in the Netherlands." Red pandas are a rare species only distantly related to giant pandas. When fully grown, they are not...

Strike shuts down hospitals in Nepal capital

A doctor's strike in Nepalese capital Kathmandu has crippled hospital services and hit the life very hard. Doctor are demanding protection against attacks by angry relatives of patients who have died. " Nepalese doctors walked off the job Wednesday, shutting down...

Human rights: Saudis treat domestic staff like 'virtual slaves'

Stories of  exploitation of  foreign domestic workers in Gulf countries are well know and not this current report renconfirms widely held view about the condition of Asian domestic Workers.  " Asian domestic workers in Saudi Arabia face routine...

World's shortest person in Nepal?

He is 14 years old, but only 20 inches tall. He is probably the shortest person in the world. Khagendra Thapa Magar from Baglung is 14 years old but only 20 inches tall! He is now being shown to public in the...

Growing intolerance towards journalism in South East Asia

According to this Hindu article, there is a growing intolerance towards press freedom in South East Asia. Sadly, the largest Democracy in the workd -India- does not seem to escape such trend. But there must by a way to counteract it though. I keep my fingers crossed.  " ...

To My Celebrating Friends; Letter from Nepal

On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress, the informal governing bodyamong the 13 rebellious British colonies, approved a "Resolution ofIndependence" introduced on June 7 by delegate Richard Henry Lee ofVirginia. At this time, from the American point of view, the 13colonies...

Change-Resisting Forces Pose a Challenge to Inclusive Democracy in Nepal

Nepal’s Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, also the President of the Nepali Congress Party, has failed to fulfill his promise of resigning. He was expected to facilitate the formation of a new government after the Constituent Assembly (CA) poll held more than two and...

Tigers Vanish in Nepal

"Officials are alarmed by a plunging tiger population in the Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in Nepal, a refuge that once boasted among the highest densities of this endangered species in the Eastern Himalayas. There...

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