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• Nepal government proposes payment to widows who remarry, women’s rights group protests

  
  feminist blogs — Authority: 163
  Sorry for the lack of posts lately, but there was a week long internet breakdown here on the Ashram.  Now I’m back and decided to share my excitement about traveling to Nepal with a Nepal-themed story. From Women’s E-News: A new government proposal would give engaged couples $670 dollars if the bride-t0-be is ...
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• Nepals accidental refugees trapped by fine levied for overstaying

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 964
  Youssuf Abdullahi Mohammud was just 16 when he arrived in Nepal in 2007, the victim of a people trafficker who had promised to take him to Europe from his native Somalia.
  1 day ago

• Photo Of The Day – Morning Stroll

  
  The Carey Adventures — Authority: 132
  Title: Morning Stroll Location: Kathmandu, Nepal ( MAP ) Settings: ISO 160 Focal Length 220mm Shutter Speed 1/125 Aperture f/5.6 Exp Comp -1/3 Camera Canon EOS 5D Lens Canon 28-300mm L These gentleman seemed in rather high spirits for 7 in the morning on their way into ...
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• The Tibetan Book of the Dead

  
  Defining Canada — Authority: 91
  Drove into Tibet over the high Himalaya passes from Kathmandu.  I was following the route of the Indian sage who brought Buddhism to Tibet sometime in the 9th c.  They say he rode in on a Siberian tiger.  I took a kind of cross between a jeep and a mini bus.  Not quite as exciting but still pretty adventurous.  ...
  2 days ago

• Swine flu cases treble in Nepal

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Kathmandu, Dec 29 (IANS) Nepal Tuesday sounded its first alarm for the pandemic swine flu with the health ministry publicly disclosing that the number of reported cases had jumped to 150 from the earlier 48.However, the government media Tuesday quoted a senior official of the Avian Influenza Control Project under the ...
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• Road Work Ahead

  
  Ottsworld — Authority: 115
  Tiger Balm Tales Vol. 6 Day 2 & 3 Bahundanda to Dharapani What is it about growing older that changes us?  Not only do our feet get bigger, but we tend to also develop more irrational fears.  I’ve been aware of it for some time now; my growing fear of heights.   As each year goes by I turn into Jimmy ...
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• Getting an Indian Visa in Nepal

  
  PinoyBlogoSphere.com (PBS) — Authority: 457
  By the third week of August 2009 I was already in Kathmandu. I was excited because Nepal was part of my dream destination ever since I got bitten by the travel bug. I shared a taxi to Thamel together with another guy I met in the airport. As we drove from the airport to the [...]
  3 days ago

• Nepals Nepal takes tourism seriously

  
  eTurboNews - Travel and Tourism Industry News — Authority: 504
  Nepals Communist Party leader Madhav Kumar Nepal was sworn in as prime minister of Nepal on May 25,2009. read more
  3 days ago

• Airlines of the world: Nepal Airlines

  
  eTurboNews - Travel and Tourism Industry News — Authority: 504
  Not all airlines are created equal. At Nepal Airlines flights, you still get that "traditional" peanuts as snack.
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• Kathmandu, a vulnerable city

  
  Carbon-Based — Authority: 144
  Ramesh Prasad Bhushal in the Himalayan : Kathmandu has been listed among the 15 most vulnerable cities of the world due to the impact of climate change. The International Institute for Environment and Development based in London, recently published a report — Climate Change and the Urban Poor — listing the capital ...
  4 days ago

• Bending Over Backwards to the Extreme!

  
  EverestUncensored — Authority: 133
  415. Bending Over Backwards to the Extreme!Photo by: John Jantak
  6 days ago

• Prachanda accuses India of meddling in Nepal’s affairs

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Kathmandu, Dec 23 (ANI): Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias ‘Prachanda’ has accused India of meddling in Nepal’s affairs.Addressing a victory rally to wrap up a three-day nationwide general strike here on Tuesday, Prachanda accused the Indian Army Chief General Deepak ...
  1 week ago

• Episode 123 Tengboche

  
  The Rest of Everest Video Podcast (iPod/AppleTV) — Authority: 106
  Episode 123 TengbocheThe Wheel Keeps On Turning. We did make it to the little town of Tengboche last night and took a tour of the monastery there this morning.It really is wonderful to get to spend some time in a monastery up here, so far away from the chaotic urban landscape back in Kathmandu. It was a totally ...
  1 week ago

• The Shutter: Metro Cafe Bows Out After Short-Lived Revamp

  
  Eater SF — Authority: 596
  As the end of the year (quickly!) approaches, the flurry of closures continues. The latest victim of the times is a Metro Cafe , which just reinvented itself back in July. The eatery was previously Divisaderos beloved Nepalese joint Metro Kathmandu, but then decided to morph it into a "California comfort cuisine" ...
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• Maoist strike paralyses life in Nepal

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Kathmandu, Dec 20 (ANI): Normal life throughout Nepal was adversely affected on Sunday by a general strike called by the Unified CPN (Maoist).Cadres of UCPN (Maoist) and its sister organizations gathered in various places to impose a shutdown.Both private and public vehicles remained off the roads. Over 16 vehicles ...
  1 week ago

• Maoist protesters clash with police in Nepal (AFP)

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 179
  AFP - Hundreds of riot police used tear gas and batons as they clashed with Maoist protesters in Nepals capital during the first day of a three-day general strike, police and eyewitnesses said.
  1 week ago

• Maoists say Indian Army meddling in Nepal affairs

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Kathmandu, Dec 20 (IANS) A top Maoist leader Sunday accused the Indian Army of interfering in Nepal’s internal matters, further deepening the rift between New Delhi and Nepal’s biggest party.Baburam Bhattarai, deputy Maoist chief and former finance minister — also regarded as being close to India’s left ...
  1 week ago

• Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu

  
  EverestUncensored — Authority: 133
  413. Boudhanath Stupa, KathmanduPhoto by: Brett Von Holdt
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• Copenhagen summit turns nightmare for oldest Everest climber

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  By Sudeshna SarkarKathmandu, Dec 18 (IANS) While there is a growing debate about the result of the UN summit of world leaders on climate changes, for one man, Everest hero Min Bahadur Sherchan, the Copenhagen meet is now indisputably a nightmare.The 78-year-old climber, who won worldwide media acclaim last month for ...
  1 week ago

• New appointment for Etihad Airways team in Sri Lanka and Maldives

  
  PlaneTalking.com — Authority: 441
  Etihad Airways has announced the appointment of Kumar De Silva as its country manager for Sri Lanka and Maldives. Based in the capital, Colombo, Mr De Silva, a Sri Lankan national, will re-establish the airline’s office and oversee its operations in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
  2 weeks ago

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