Nepal

Unified Communist Party of Nepal-M announces 3rd phase protests

KATHMANDU, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Central Committee meeting of Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (UCPN-M) on Saturday decided to paralyze the country through its third phase protest programs which range from rallies to...

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Nepal's Maoists announce fresh protests (AFP)

AFP/File – Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as 'Prachanda' greets his supporters on his arrival … KATHMANDU (AFP) – Nepal's opposition Maoist party on Saturday announced a fresh, month-long round of...

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Nepal`s dethroned king Gyanendra gets first passport!

Kathmandu: Nepal's deposed king Gyanendra has for the first time acquired a passport in his name at the age of 64, more than a year after he became a commoner, a Foreign Ministry official said. The government issued the...

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World's largest animal sacrifice, half a million to be slaughtered in Nepal

Dharamsala, November 21 - The Tibetan Volunteers for Animals have joined other animal activists in seeking the Nepalese government’s intervention into the slaughter of half a million animals during the “Gadhimai” festival held...

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Another Future Olympics Sport

WE ARRIVED AT NEW DELHI'S Shanti Home hotel late at night, en route to Nepal, six men and a manager with almost zero experience about to belly-flop right into the 27th World Elephant Polo Championships. Thrilled to learn that...

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Good to meet you: Brenda Larkin

A reader tells of her love of G2, Suduoku and cost-saving tips in Money as well as a project involving young deaf Nepalis My husband and I have been reading the Guardian for years. On weekdays I start with G2 – I'm addicted to...

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Feature: Nepal's working children face perilous labor

By Binju Sitaula KATHMANDU, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The sight of young children engaged in perilous labor and with an uncertain future is common in Nepal's cities. "Child labor in the transportation sector has emerged as a major...

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Rhino horn costlier than gold!

From ANI London, Nov 21 : The cost of rhino horn has left gold prices behind for the first time in ten years. Rhino horn, which has medicinal value, now stands at 36,300pounds a kilo, while gold is 24,600pounds in the markets...

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Around 3,675 monuments across nation untraceable

AGE CORRESPONDENT New Delhi Nov. 20: Over 3,675 monuments across the country are found to be untraceable. In a reply to the Rajya Sabha, minister of state for planning and parliamentary aff-airs V. Narayanasamy said that the...

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LEBANON: Migrant Women Dying on the Job

By Dalila Mahdawi BEIRUT, Nov 21 (IPS) - October and November have been bloody months for Lebanon's migrant domestic workers - over the last five weeks nine women have died. The workers leave their families behind to travel to...

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