KATHMANDU: Nepal National Tamang Ghedung is all set to organize Tamang festival at the open theatre, Tundikhel, in Kathmandu from coming May 10-12 on the occasion of 2556th Buddha Jayanti. It has been informed that the festival is to be organized with a view to promote their different indigenous cultures in international arena taking advantage of the Buddha Jayanti. Ghedung Chair Bir Bahadur Yonjan said the festival will be helpful in exploring various aspects and practices of Buddhist philosophy in relation to the social, cultural and religious activities of the Tamang community. Event ...
Published On: 2012-04-20

KATHMANDU: Madhesi, Indigenous groups, women, Muslims, Dalits and disadvantaged groups have warned political parties that they will reject the new constitution if it is promulgated without encorporating the ideals of federalism, ethnic identity and rights. They voiced their demand in one voice at a programme here in capital. A constitution without federalism is unimaginable, if it is written without taking into account their demand that would be destructive and the three political parties would be accountable for the consequences, said Co-chairman of Rastriya Sadbhavana Party Laxman Lal Ka...
Published On: 2012-04-19

KATHMANDU: Security has been beefed up in the Paris Danda-based party headquarters of UCPN-Maoist after discharged combatants tried to stop Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal today. Forty security personnel led by DSP Bir Bahadur Oli have been deployed in Paris Danda after the incident which took place when Dahal and Bhattarai were coming out of the party office after holding a meeting. Police used ‘moderate’ force to disperse the agitating former combatants and cleared the way for the Prime Minister and Dahal. No one was injured in the incident, sa...
Published On: 2012-04-19

KATHMANDU: Nepal has established diplomatic relations with the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, making it the 134th country to have such ties with Nepal. Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, Gyan Chandra Acharya and his Uruguayan counterpart Jose Luis Cancela signed a joint communiqué to this effect on Tuesday in New York on behalf of their respective governments. The two ambassadors, while signing the communiqué, expressed confidence that relations between the two countries would deepen in the days to come, said the Permanent Mission UN in a sta...
Published On: 2012-04-19

KATHMANDU: Defending the Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPPA) signed between Nepal and India during Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai’s visit, Attorney General Mukti Narayan Pradhan today urged the Supreme Court not to intervene. Pleading before a three-member bench of justices, the AG argued that there was no need to produce the Agreement for the parliament’s nod. The agreement was signed on October 21.“It is a matter of business,which is not related to the integrity of the state and distribution of natural resources so there is no need to interve...
Published On: 2012-04-19

KATHMANDU: Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Kedar Nath Upadhyay on Thursday wrote to the Prime Minister to form the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Commission of Inquiry on Disappearances as per international standards, the commission said in a statement. ...
Published On: 2012-04-19

KATHMANDU: Police on Wednesday raided a hi-tech Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) centre illegally operating in Baluwatar, leading to arrest of two. The arrested are Punya Prasad Ojha (28) of Lamjung and Yddharaj Moktan (28) of Morang. The duo were found to be operating the illegal call centre in the third floor of the house belonging to Bhanu Thapaliya. DSP Dhiraj Pratap Singh, spokesperson of Kathmandu police, said Ojha was a former constable of Armed Police Force and had quit the job in 2002. According to investigators, Ojha and Moktan had been operating the illegal business for the p...
Published On: 2012-04-19

KATHMANDU: Tension flared up in Chabahil-based Pashupati Multiple Campus as CPN-UML-aligned ANNFSU and Nepali Congress-aligned NSU clashed with each other over a dispute on Thursday. According to police, the clash followed confrontation over the passing of cheating materials to their supporters appearing in the exam. Police said 11 persons were injured in the clash. They are said to be out of danger. Two fires KATHMANDU: Two separate incidents of fire were reported in Kathmandu on Wednesday and Thursday. According to police, property worth Rs 2.59 lakh was gutted when a fire broke out at T...
Published On: 2012-04-19

KATHMANDU: A Nepali delegation comprising officials from the home, defence and foreign ministries, Nepali Army, Armed Police Force and Nepal Police and National Investigation Department, is heading for China on Sunday. The team, led by Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Gaurav Shumsher JBR, is flying to Beijing, where it will take part in week-long security seminar, said Brig Ramindra Chhetri, spokesperson for the army. — Man found dead KATHMANDU: Ashok Giri (35) of Birgunj was found dead in Kuleshwor on Thursday. Police said he used to earn a living by collecting and selling scrap pla...
Published On: 2012-04-19

KATHMANDU: 17-year-old Gaurav Karki of Lamatar has died due to electric shock on Thursday. It is learnt that Karki had received electric shock due to short circuit in the water pump yesterday afternoon while spraying water on the garret of a house. Seriously injured Karki, who was rushed to Gwarko-based B&B Hospital yesterday, breathed his last while undergoing treatment on today morning. Further investigation into the incident is underway. ...
Published On: 2012-04-19