http://www.rxpgnews.com/ Medical News and Information Sun, 20 May 2007 10:48:48 PST en-us http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-deity-sweats----bad-times-ahead_31592.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 20 - As the political stalemate in Nepal continued and the security situation worsened in the southern Terai plains, priests of a temple in the mountainous north reported 'sweat' oozing out of the deity's stone idol - spelling further woes for the Himalayan nation. Sun, 20 May 2007 16:33:03 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-deity-sweats----bad-times-ahead_31592.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Two-years-after-tobacco-ban-Bhutan-still-awaits-law_31573.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 20 - More than two years after it made history by becoming the first nation to ban tobacco sales and smoking in public, the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is still awaiting a law to back the ban while a black market in tobacco flourishes. Sun, 20 May 2007 14:15:44 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Two-years-after-tobacco-ban-Bhutan-still-awaits-law_31573.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Jimmy-Carter-to-discuss-polls-with-Nepal-PM_28561.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 18 - Former US President Jimmy Carter will arrive here next month on a three-day visit to discuss the much-awaited election with Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and the assistance he and his Carter Center can offer to facilitate the ongoing peace process. Fri, 18 May 2007 19:00:19 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Jimmy-Carter-to-discuss-polls-with-Nepal-PM_28561.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/UN-top-refugee-envoy-to-visit-Nepal_28541.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 18 - After remaining stranded in closed camps in Nepal for nearly two decades, things have finally started moving for over 100,000 Bhutanese refugees with first the US offering to resettle them on American soil, and now UN's top envoy for refugees arriving for a first-hand assessment of their situation. Fri, 18 May 2007 17:03:31 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/UN-top-refugee-envoy-to-visit-Nepal_28541.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Bangladesh-censors-Nepal-magazine_28510.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 18 - Having survived an autocratic regime on its own soil and threats by Maoist guerrillas, Nepal's media now faces a new foe - the caretaker government of its neighbour Bangladesh. Fri, 18 May 2007 15:01:38 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Bangladesh-censors-Nepal-magazine_28510.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Bhutanese-refugees-brace-for-Indian-crackdown_28488.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 18 - Bhutanese refugees, who are planning to start a march to the kingdom from Nepal on the day Thimphu holds a mock election, say they fear Indian authorities may stop them while they enter that country on their way to the Druk kingdom. Fri, 18 May 2007 12:57:36 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Bhutanese-refugees-brace-for-Indian-crackdown_28488.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-gays-ask-UN-to-save-arrested-peers-in-Iran_28450.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 18 - In a show of solidarity, Nepal's burgeoning homosexual community is seeking international support for the release of 80 gay men arrested in Iran. Fri, 18 May 2007 10:47:00 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-gays-ask-UN-to-save-arrested-peers-in-Iran_28450.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/US-home-offer-sparks-tension-in-Bhutanese-refugee-camps_28360.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 17 - A leading human rights organisation Thursday said Washington's offer to provide a home for the over 100,000 Bhutanese languishing in Nepal for nearly two decades has created a high level of tension in the refugee camps with militants threatening those welcoming the resettlement bid. Thu, 17 May 2007 15:53:32 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/US-home-offer-sparks-tension-in-Bhutanese-refugee-camps_28360.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/World-Bank-warns-Nepal-over-engineers-murder_28351.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 17 - Expressing shock at the murder of an engineer working on one of its projects in Nepal, the World Bank Thursday warned the eight-party government it would re-think its assistance if development workers faced risks to their lives. Thu, 17 May 2007 15:52:48 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/World-Bank-warns-Nepal-over-engineers-murder_28351.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Three-Asian-climbers-die-on-Everest_28284.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 17 - Three Asian climbers died while summitting Mt Everest, the tallest peak in the world, news reports said Thursday. Thu, 17 May 2007 10:46:23 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Three-Asian-climbers-die-on-Everest_28284.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Indian-Army-puts-24-on-Mount-Everest_28205.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 16 - The Indian Army's 20-member Everest expedition team put six more soldiers and six Nepali Sherpas on the world's tallest peak Wednesday. Wed, 16 May 2007 17:21:56 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Indian-Army-puts-24-on-Mount-Everest_28205.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-PM-fails-to-revive-paralysed-parliament_28189.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 16 - Nepal's parliament was Wednesday adjourned till May 24 as dissenting MPs continued to disrupt its proceedings, disobeying party orders. Wed, 16 May 2007 16:59:49 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-PM-fails-to-revive-paralysed-parliament_28189.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Grandson-does-Tenzing-proud-on-Mt-Everest_28162.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 16 - The memory of Tenzing Norgay's ascent of Mt Everest was revived afresh Wednesday when his grandson, an Everest hero himself, summited the world's tallest peak for the third time. Wed, 16 May 2007 13:37:38 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Grandson-does-Tenzing-proud-on-Mt-Everest_28162.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepals-Super-Sherpas-the-real-kings-on-Everest_28151.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 16 - Mountaineering legend Apa Sherpa Wednesday consolidated his record of summiting the 8,848-metre Mt Everest 17 times as part of a unique 'Super Sherpa Expedition' designed to highlight the role of the intrepid Sherpa community in mountaineering. Wed, 16 May 2007 12:51:08 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepals-Super-Sherpas-the-real-kings-on-Everest_28151.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Indian-Army-team-summits-Mt-Everest_28024.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 15 - Six members of an Indian Army expedition team Tuesday conquered the Mount Everest, world's highest peak, along with six Sherpas, as another Indian Army team was readying to begin its climb later in the night. Tue, 15 May 2007 16:05:10 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Indian-Army-team-summits-Mt-Everest_28024.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Foundation-stone-of-Nepali-Cricket-Academy-laid_27988.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 15 - Nepal is all set to have a new cricket academy as the foundation stone for the National Cricket Academy was laid at Mulpani here, it was reported by the local media Tuesday. Tue, 15 May 2007 13:48:18 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Foundation-stone-of-Nepali-Cricket-Academy-laid_27988.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-family-stigmatised-for-childs-indeterminate-sex_27971.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 15 - An impoverished labourer's family in south Nepal is being stigmatised for having given birth to a child of indeterminate sex. Tue, 15 May 2007 11:49:44 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-family-stigmatised-for-childs-indeterminate-sex_27971.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-parliament-remains-paralysed_27880.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 14 - Nepal's parliament was disrupted again Monday as protesting MPs have blocked house proceedings for nearly a month, forcing Speaker Subhash Chandra Nembang to adjourn it till Wednesday. Mon, 14 May 2007 17:21:16 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-parliament-remains-paralysed_27880.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-crown-prince-hits-headlines-anew-over-boxers-claims_27825.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 14 - Nepal's Crown Prince Paras has hit the headlines anew, with a boxer claiming he bailed out the royal but was rewarded with accusations for his act of good samaritanism. Mon, 14 May 2007 12:34:58 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-crown-prince-hits-headlines-anew-over-boxers-claims_27825.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Avalanche-sweeps-Spanish-climbers-away_27816.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 14 - Tragedy struck Sunday as two Spanish mountaineers were swept away by an avalanche while they were climbing Mt Dhaulagiri in Nepal, the seventh highest peak in the world. Mon, 14 May 2007 11:52:25 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Avalanche-sweeps-Spanish-climbers-away_27816.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Former-army-chief-stopped-from-exiting-Nepal_27740.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 13 - Gen Pyar Jung Thapa, a former chief of Nepal's army who had supported the royal coup in 2005, was Sunday prevented by the new government from flying out of the country with his wife. Sun, 13 May 2007 14:27:33 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Former-army-chief-stopped-from-exiting-Nepal_27740.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/One-mans-fight-to-save-1857-heroines-memory_27565.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 12 - India may be celebrating the 150th anniversary of the 1857 uprising, but no one has bothered to hail a man here who has helped preserve the memory of one of the leaders of the Sepoy Mutiny all these years. Sat, 12 May 2007 07:27:25 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/One-mans-fight-to-save-1857-heroines-memory_27565.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Koirala-in-favour-of-Nepal-elections-in-November_27505.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 11 - Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala favours holding Nepal's constituent assembly election, put off for more than five decades, in November, a leading lawyer quoted him as saying Friday. Fri, 11 May 2007 16:51:12 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Koirala-in-favour-of-Nepal-elections-in-November_27505.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Hit-by-petro-crisis-Nepal-sends-SOS-to-India_27441.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 11 - With just enough petroleum stocks left for 48 hours after Indian Oil Corporation - slashed its supplies on non-payment of dues, Nepal's government has sent an SOS to India. Fri, 11 May 2007 11:44:32 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Hit-by-petro-crisis-Nepal-sends-SOS-to-India_27441.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-poll-meet-put-off_27345.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 10 - The political stalemate in Nepal deepened Thursday with the ruling coalition calling off a crucial meeting to decide fresh poll dates and find a way to revive parliament, blocked for nearly a month due to protests by legislators. Thu, 10 May 2007 17:25:11 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-poll-meet-put-off_27345.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Indian-links-to-upgrade-Nepals-telecom-sector_27325.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 10 - State entity Nepal Telecom - has inked a pact with India's Reliance Telecommunications as part of its drive to upgrade the telecom sector and slash call tariffs. Thu, 10 May 2007 15:03:49 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Indian-links-to-upgrade-Nepals-telecom-sector_27325.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-suicides-Who-are-they-where-did-they-come-from_27313.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 10 - The police of India and Nepal are hunting to unearth the identity and address of a couple who apparently died of a suicide pact in Nepal. Thu, 10 May 2007 13:35:32 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-suicides-Who-are-they-where-did-they-come-from_27313.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-border-towns-rejoice-at-Indian-ganglords-death_27306.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 10 - Indian ganglord Chhote Lal Sahani's dramatic death in an Indian court is being greeted with joy in neigbouring Nepal's border towns, with businessmen distributing sweets to celebrate the end of one of their prime foes. Thu, 10 May 2007 12:14:49 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-border-towns-rejoice-at-Indian-ganglords-death_27306.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Maoist-rampage-casts-shadow-on-Nepal-poll-meet_27280.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 10 - On the eve of a crucial election meet Thursday, Nepal's Maoists went on the rampage in remote districts, attacking government offices and causing the death of at least one person -- actions likely to further widen the rift between the rebels and the main political parties. Thu, 10 May 2007 11:30:34 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Maoist-rampage-casts-shadow-on-Nepal-poll-meet_27280.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Armed-group-calls-strike-in-Terai_27151.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 9 - As Nepal's coalition government sought to resolve the impasse over the elections by calling a meeting to decide fresh dates, the turbulent Terai plains continued to erupt, with a relatively unknown armed group calling a closure in three key districts. Wed, 09 May 2007 13:52:36 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Armed-group-calls-strike-in-Terai_27151.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Manisha-to-play-Nepali-politician---in-real-life_27140.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 9 - After almost a decade in the film industry, Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala is getting ready to play the most challenging role in her life - that of a Nepali politician, but this time in real life. Wed, 09 May 2007 12:56:15 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Manisha-to-play-Nepali-politician---in-real-life_27140.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Indian-kidnapped-released-in-Kathmandu_27132.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 9 - An Indian student here was the latest target of kidnapping gangs preying on Indians - he was released over the weekend - even as Nepal Police claimed a breakthrough with the busting of two gangs. Wed, 09 May 2007 12:53:49 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Indian-kidnapped-released-in-Kathmandu_27132.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-meet-to-plan-for-HIV-hit-childrens-future_27008.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 8 - Under the aegis of the SAARC Secretariat and Unicef, experts and policy makers are taking part in a two-day meet here to plan for the future of over 10 million children affected by HIV/AIDS. Tue, 08 May 2007 13:20:39 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-meet-to-plan-for-HIV-hit-childrens-future_27008.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Old-Tibetan-king-renovates-centuries-old-monasteries_26999.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 8 - The descendant of a once powerful Tibetan kingdom is leading a drive in remote northern Nepal to renovate centuries-old Buddhist monasteries that are treasure troves of sacred manuscripts, paintings and architectural marvels. Tue, 08 May 2007 12:36:26 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Old-Tibetan-king-renovates-centuries-old-monasteries_26999.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/After-Miss-Nepal-its-Miss-Gays-turn-at-controversy_26856.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 7 - Less than a month after the controversial staging of the Miss Nepal pageant, the country's gay community has held a Miss Transgender contest - in a double defiance of the Maoist opposition to beauty pageants as well as homosexuality. Mon, 07 May 2007 12:39:43 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/After-Miss-Nepal-its-Miss-Gays-turn-at-controversy_26856.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Indian-TV-channel-Nepal1-staff-ends-strike_26855.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 7 - The staff of Indian television channel Nepal1 here have called off their 18-day strike after an agreement with the management, media reports said. Mon, 07 May 2007 12:24:54 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Indian-TV-channel-Nepal1-staff-ends-strike_26855.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Unsung-heroine-behind-Nepals-priceless-archaeology-finds_26831.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 7 - A Harvard graduate, whose feats include unearthing a 500-year-old frozen mummy in Peru and bringing to light the Sherpa climbers who made the earliest Everest expeditions successful, triggered the search for archaeological finds in northern Nepal - and the discovery of a treasure trove. Mon, 07 May 2007 10:38:05 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Unsung-heroine-behind-Nepals-priceless-archaeology-finds_26831.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal1-channel-workers-on-strike-in-Nepal_26777.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 6 - The staff of Indian television channel Nepal1 have been on strike in Nepal for over two weeks, demanding better working conditions. Sun, 06 May 2007 17:19:39 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal1-channel-workers-on-strike-in-Nepal_26777.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Former-Maoists-declare-war-on-Indian-gang_26760.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 6 - A group of former Maoists have declared war on an Indian gang preying on businessmen in the border towns of Nepal, warning that they would attack gang members lodged in a key prison if it did not stop criminal activities. Sun, 06 May 2007 15:04:35 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Former-Maoists-declare-war-on-Indian-gang_26760.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepals-first-bishop-appointed-officially_26730.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 6 - Nepal began celebrating the official appointment of its first bishop by the Vatican with the incumbent, Bishop Anthony Francis Sharma, pledging greater participation by Christians for the development of the nation. Sun, 06 May 2007 12:32:12 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepals-first-bishop-appointed-officially_26730.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-censors-up-in-arms-against-orphans_26696.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 6 - Nepali film director Shovit Basnet has become the latest casualty of the new administration with his new film 'Barood' - meaning gunpowder in Nepali - being held up by the censor board. Sun, 06 May 2007 07:38:46 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-censors-up-in-arms-against-orphans_26696.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Indian-is-Nepals-highest-paid-banker-report_26608.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 5 - A top Indian executive working for a multinational bank in Nepal is the kingdom's highest-paid banker, according to a leading newspaper Saturday. Sat, 05 May 2007 11:14:58 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Indian-is-Nepals-highest-paid-banker-report_26608.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepals-coup-architect-loses-fight-with-cancer_26477.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 4 - A former general of Nepal, regarded as King Gyanendra's main advisor during the royal coup two years ago, succumbed to cancer here Friday, carrying to the grave untold state secrets. Fri, 04 May 2007 13:22:07 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepals-coup-architect-loses-fight-with-cancer_26477.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Cricket-stumps-Indians-Everest-dreams_26442.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 4 - As the first reports of the conquest of the world's tallest and most magnetic mountain start pouring in this summer, there is a sad dearth of Indian heroes at the top, with sponsors favouring cricket over all other sports. Fri, 04 May 2007 12:02:16 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Cricket-stumps-Indians-Everest-dreams_26442.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Exiled-scribes-say-Bhutan-poll-farcical-without-free-press_26306.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 3 - While World Press Freedom Day is being celebrated Thursday, Bhutan's exiled journalists say the polls promised by the Druk government in 2008 won't be free and fair till there is an independent media. Thu, 03 May 2007 13:35:00 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Exiled-scribes-say-Bhutan-poll-farcical-without-free-press_26306.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Politics-pip-Indian-firms-hydropower-bid-in-Nepal_26140.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 2 - India's GMR Group, a prominent private sector organisation with prime interests in infrastructure and agro business, has had its bid for a 300 MW hydropower project in Nepal blocked by a parliamentary committee. Wed, 02 May 2007 12:50:26 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Politics-pip-Indian-firms-hydropower-bid-in-Nepal_26140.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Trans-Himalayan-highway-threatens-Nepals-Buddhist-legacy_26126.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 2 - A priceless treasure trove of Buddhist teachings, manuscripts, paintings and other historical artefacts lie under grave threat, ironically from the advent of development in remote northern Nepal. Wed, 02 May 2007 11:42:12 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Trans-Himalayan-highway-threatens-Nepals-Buddhist-legacy_26126.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-Maoists-resume-arms-attack-police-post-_26055.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 1 - The fragile peace process in Nepal has received a body blow with Maoists resuming arms and attacking a police station, less than a month after they joined the government, formally ending their decade-old guerrilla war. Tue, 01 May 2007 17:16:32 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-Maoists-resume-arms-attack-police-post-_26055.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Did-Punjab-couple-commit-suicide-in-Nepal_26031.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 1 - A young couple from India's Punjab state was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a forest in northern Nepal, giving rise to initial fears that they could have entered into a suicide pact. Tue, 01 May 2007 15:06:38 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Did-Punjab-couple-commit-suicide-in-Nepal_26031.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-Maoists-resume-arms-attack-police-report_26027.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 1 - A month after Nepal's Maoist rebels joined the seven-party government, signalling a formal end to their decade-old guerrilla war, a large contingent of them has attacked a remote police station with firearms, a media report said Tuesday. Tue, 01 May 2007 14:05:30 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-Maoists-resume-arms-attack-police-report_26027.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Bomb-scare-aboard-Qatar-Airways-flight-at-Kathmandu-airport_25989.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 1 - An early morning bomb scare rattled Kathmandu's international airport on May Day but was quickly dispelled by authorities after a security check. Tue, 01 May 2007 11:54:47 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Bomb-scare-aboard-Qatar-Airways-flight-at-Kathmandu-airport_25989.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/May-Day-brings-respite-to-troubled-Nepal_25983.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, May 1 - May Day, celebrated the world over as the day workers wrested their rights, finally brought respite to troubled Nepal with ethnic protesters calling off a stir that had crippled the Terai plains for eight days. Tue, 01 May 2007 11:39:00 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/May-Day-brings-respite-to-troubled-Nepal_25983.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Indians-179-others-in-Nepal-jail-call-off-protest-fast-_25791.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 29 - After 11 days of hunger strike demanding amnesty, three Indians in a Kathmandu prison as well as 179 other detainees called off their protest after Nepal's government said it would look into their demand. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:50:42 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Indians-179-others-in-Nepal-jail-call-off-protest-fast-_25791.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-PM-expands-cabinet_25783.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 29 - Four weeks after Nepal's new government, including the former Maoist guerrillas, was sworn in with 22 ministers, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Sunday expanded his cabinet after mounting pressure and anger from a junior ally in the ruling coalition. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 15:16:02 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-PM-expands-cabinet_25783.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Maoists-give-May-ultimatum-to-Nepal-government_25776.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 29 - Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas, who joined the seven-party government this month, have now given a fresh ultimatum to their coalition partners, saying they would call an indefinite closure if the country was not declared a republic by May. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 13:41:24 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Maoists-give-May-ultimatum-to-Nepal-government_25776.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Veteran-mountaineer-falls-to-his-death-on-Everest_25774.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 29 - A high-altitude guide and former Mt. Everest summiteer died on the mountain while preparing logistics, a mountaineering agency said Sunday. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 13:39:22 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Veteran-mountaineer-falls-to-his-death-on-Everest_25774.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Indians-in-Nepal-jail-call-off-protest-fast-after-11-days_25765.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 29 - After 11 days of hunger strike to demand amnesty, three Indians languishing in a Kathmandu prison as well as 179 more detainees, called off their protest after Nepal's government said it would look into the issue. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 10:53:09 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Indians-in-Nepal-jail-call-off-protest-fast-after-11-days_25765.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Udit-Narayan-to-return-to-roots-with-Nepali-film_25761.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 29 - Bollywood playback singer Udit Narayan, who left his village home in southern Nepal almost three decades ago to carve out a flourishing career in neighbouring India, plans to return to his roots with a film in Nepali. Sun, 29 Apr 2007 10:52:19 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Udit-Narayan-to-return-to-roots-with-Nepali-film_25761.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Manali-boy-raises-Tibets-banner-of-revolt-at-Everest_25692.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 28 - A 27-year-old born and brought up in India's Manali town became the first known exiled Tibetan to return to Tibet to raise the banner of revolt against China and the International Olympic Committee's decision to allow Beijing to host the 2008 Olympic Games. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:57:43 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Manali-boy-raises-Tibets-banner-of-revolt-at-Everest_25692.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Manisha-Koiralas-father-enters-the-ring-again_25628.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 28 - Bollywood actor Manisha Koirala's father Prakah Koirala has put his hat in Nepal's political ring again, registering a new party to take part in a critical election that will decide his mentor King Gyanendra's fate. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:39:42 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Manisha-Koiralas-father-enters-the-ring-again_25628.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Three-Indians-on-fast-unto-death-protest-in-Nepal-jail_25630.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 28 - At least three Indians are on a fast unto death in a prison in Kathmandu, demanding amnesty from the government of Nepal that has recently freed several Maoist guerrillas jailed for crimes ranging from murder to bombing. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:34:07 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Three-Indians-on-fast-unto-death-protest-in-Nepal-jail_25630.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-brides-starve-for-lack-of-loos_25627.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 28 - Brides are generally fussed over and pampered, but not in one Nepal village where newly married women starve themselves so they don't need to go to the toilet - because there are none and it would embarrass the family if they went to the fields in the day. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:37:14 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-brides-starve-for-lack-of-loos_25627.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepals-top-Marwari-industrialist-dead_25544.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 27 - Mohan Gopal Khetan, one of Nepal's top Marwari businessmen whose ventures ranged from banks to breweries and insurance to instant noodles, succumbed to a heart attack here Thursday night. Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:13:15 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepals-top-Marwari-industrialist-dead_25544.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Mt-Everest-claims-years-first-victim_25511.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 27 - Mt Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, has claimed its first victim this year, taking the toll to over 200. Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:31:41 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Mt-Everest-claims-years-first-victim_25511.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/US-resettlement-plans-give-hope-to-Bhutanese-refugees_25523.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 27 - There is finally light at the end of the tunnel for over 100,000 Bhutanese refugees, with the US offering to rescue them from the ghettos in Nepal, where they have been languishing for nearly two decades. Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:23:18 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/US-resettlement-plans-give-hope-to-Bhutanese-refugees_25523.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Terai-unrest-33-lawyers-taken-captive-released_25504.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 27 - As Nepal's new eight-party government celebrated the first anniversary of the overthrow of King Gyanendra's regime with three days' pomp, the Terai plains in the south continued to burn with 33 lawyers held captive by an ethnic group and then freed. Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:15:03 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Terai-unrest-33-lawyers-taken-captive-released_25504.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/3-killed-in-fresh-Terai-violence_25398.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 26 - Three people were killed in fresh violence in Nepal's southern Terai plains even as the nation celebrated the first anniversary of the restoration of democracy after the fall of King Gyanendra's government. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:42:29 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/3-killed-in-fresh-Terai-violence_25398.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-hydel-project-gets-fresh-start-with-ADB-loan_25391.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 26 - A floundering mega hydropower project in Nepal, in which the Indian government had shown interest nearly two decades ago, has been given a fresh lease of life with the Asian Development Bank agreeing to lend $45 million. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:06:08 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-hydel-project-gets-fresh-start-with-ADB-loan_25391.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/After-Gere-did-Govinda-head-for-Nepal_25367.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 26 - After Hollywood icon Richard Gere's low-key trip to Kathmandu this month to resume old ties and meet members of the Tibetan community, did Bollywood heartthrob Govinda pay an even more low-key visit to the Himalayan nation? Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:55:34 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/After-Gere-did-Govinda-head-for-Nepal_25367.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Deferred-poll-makes-Nepal-lose-energy_25238.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 25 - With the date for a crucial election being put off indefinitely in Nepal, the government is losing potential revenue that could be earned from oil exploration in the southern plains and change the cash-strapped Himalayan nation's economy. Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:39:09 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Deferred-poll-makes-Nepal-lose-energy_25238.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/King-prays-as-Nepal-calls-for-republic_25216.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 25 - As the people celebrated the first anniversary of his fall from power and renewed their call for the abolition of monarchy, Nepal's King Gyanendra turned to the gods for help, offering sacrifices at the altar of a Hindu goddess of power. Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:09:32 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/King-prays-as-Nepal-calls-for-republic_25216.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepalese-celebrate-first-anniversary-of-return-of-democracy_25122.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 24 - An old palace and the open space that was once usurped by the army became the rallying point of tens of thousands of people as they celebrated Tuesday the first anniversary of restoration of democracy in Nepal following the fall of King Gyanendra's regime this day last year. Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:42:09 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepalese-celebrate-first-anniversary-of-return-of-democracy_25122.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Democracy-brings-no-respite-for-Nepals-Gurkhas_25077.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 24 - While Nepal celebrates the restoration of democracy and rights a year after the fall of King Gyanendra's regime, there is still no respite for the kingdom's Gurkha soldiers, now waging a war against Britain for equal pay and perks. Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:15:21 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Democracy-brings-no-respite-for-Nepals-Gurkhas_25077.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/A-year-after-fall-life-still-sweet-for-Nepals-royals_25069.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 24 - A year after his ouster as the all-powerful head of government, life still remains sweet for Nepal's King Gyanendra and the royal family with most of their perks intact. Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:22:24 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/A-year-after-fall-life-still-sweet-for-Nepals-royals_25069.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/A-year-after-kings-exit-protests-continue-to-rock-Nepal_24988.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 23 - A year after the ouster of King Gyanendra's authoritarian regime, peace continues to elude Nepal with fresh protests marring the government's victory celebrations that began Monday. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:29:46 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/A-year-after-kings-exit-protests-continue-to-rock-Nepal_24988.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/One-year-after-kings-ouster-protests-continue-to-rock-Nepal_24982.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 23 - A year after the ouster of King Gyanendra's authoritarian regime, peace continues to elude Nepal with fresh protests marring the government's victory celebrations starting Monday. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:38:52 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/One-year-after-kings-ouster-protests-continue-to-rock-Nepal_24982.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Tiger-in-peril---as-Chinas-tiger-farm-lobby-wants-sale-ban-lifted_24918.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 23 - India and Nepal are likely to be great jeopardy with the news that China's powerful tiger farm lobby is stepping up pressure on the government to lift its 14-year-old ban on the sale of tiger parts, wildlife experts have warned. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:44:43 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Tiger-in-peril---as-Chinas-tiger-farm-lobby-wants-sale-ban-lifted_24918.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Another-Indian-investor-wants-to-quit-Nepal_24877.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 22 - Yet another Indian investor is trying to pull out of a joint venture in Nepal in which the other partners are the kingdom's government and an influential Marwari group. Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:13:15 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Another-Indian-investor-wants-to-quit-Nepal_24877.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Ethnic-protesters-call-indefinite-Nepal-strike-from-Monday_24824.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 22 - Even as Nepal's Terai plains reeled under a three-day closure called by an ethnic group from Friday, a second organisation announced an indefinite strike in the plains as well as hills from Monday. Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:34:28 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Ethnic-protesters-call-indefinite-Nepal-strike-from-Monday_24824.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Art-of-Living-for-the-spirit-of-golf_24708.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 21 - Here's some good news for all golfers. If you are hitting the rough every time you raise the club, then try yoga - that too in the midst of the Himalayas. Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:03:05 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Art-of-Living-for-the-spirit-of-golf_24708.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Abhi-Ash-wedding-eclipses-Manishas-homecoming_24716.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 21 - The wedding of Bollywood power couple Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan dominated the headlines in Nepal as well, eclipsing the homecoming here of another Bollywood star, Manisha Koirala. Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:34:23 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Abhi-Ash-wedding-eclipses-Manishas-homecoming_24716.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Indian-envoy-meets-Maoist-minister_24645.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 20 - Indian ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee Friday met Nepal's Information and Communications Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara, who is also a front-ranking leader of the Maoist party, earlier banned as a terrorist organisation in India. Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:02:41 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Indian-envoy-meets-Maoist-minister_24645.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Madhesis-strike-cripples-Terai_24646.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 20 - A three-day strike call given by Nepal's protesting ethnic Indian community in the southern plains crippled the Terai region Friday, underlining the absence of stability in the nation despite an end to its decade-old Maoist insurgency. Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:24:03 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Madhesis-strike-cripples-Terai_24646.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/UN-probe-blames-Nepal-government-for-Terai-massacre_24632.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 20 - Engaged in making lavish preparations to celebrate one year in power, Nepal's government Friday received a stern rap on its knuckles with a UN probe holding the state primarily responsible for a massacre in the southern plains that left at least 27 people dead. Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:21:43 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/UN-probe-blames-Nepal-government-for-Terai-massacre_24632.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/US-sits-over-visa-for-Maoist-MP_24604.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 20 - The Nepal government's diplomatic relations with the US took a piquant turn with the Americans sitting on the visa of a Maoist MP, apparently on the grounds that the communist guerrillas are still regarded as terrorists by Washington. Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:22:31 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/US-sits-over-visa-for-Maoist-MP_24604.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Three-day-shutdown-hits-Nepals-Terai-plains_24569.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 20 - A three-day strike call given by Nepal's protesting ethnic community from the southern plains hit the Terai Friday, crippling the region and underlining the absence of stability in the nation despite an end to its decade-old Maoist insurgency. Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:38:22 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Three-day-shutdown-hits-Nepals-Terai-plains_24569.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-gets-its-first-gay-beauty-salon_24474.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 19 - A gay beauty salon has opened for the first time in Nepal and has been hailed as an 'opportunity' to support sexual minorities and empower the poor and marginalised. Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:32:44 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-gets-its-first-gay-beauty-salon_24474.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Indias-sandalwood-raises-stink-in-Nepal_24443.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 19 - Red sandalwood, a precious fragrant tree whose indiscriminate felling is a punishable offence in India, has raised a stink in Nepal, with the exposure of a thriving cross-border smuggling network that has ministers at loggerheads. Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:50:56 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Indias-sandalwood-raises-stink-in-Nepal_24443.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-gets-first-gay-beauty-salon_24423.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 19 - As a sign of changing times, a gay beauty salon opened for the first time in Nepal and has been hailed by a Western envoy as a symbol of democratization that seeks to empower the poor and marginalised. Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:52:39 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-gets-first-gay-beauty-salon_24423.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Four-Indians-arrested-from-Nepal-restaurant_24118.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 17 - Four Indians were among 16 people arrested from a restaurant in southern Nepal on the suspicion they were involved in criminal activities, a report said. Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:51:18 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Four-Indians-arrested-from-Nepal-restaurant_24118.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Former-Maoists-go-on-rampage-in-Terai-plains_24122.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 17 - Armed groups of former Maoists went on a fresh rampage in the Terai plains of Nepal, killing a school teacher and attacking a police post. Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:44:48 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Former-Maoists-go-on-rampage-in-Terai-plains_24122.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Carters-team-finds-high-level-of-fear-violence-in-Nepal_24101.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 17 - Almost a year after Nepal's Maoists signed a peace pact with the government signifying a formal end to a decade of violence, an NGO founded by former US president Jimmy Carter has reported 'unacceptable levels of continued fear, intimidation and physical violence' in the Himalayan nation. Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:17:57 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Carters-team-finds-high-level-of-fear-violence-in-Nepal_24101.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/After-Shilpa-storm-Richard-Gere-cools-off-in-Kathmandu_24075.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 17 - After triggering a storm in India for kissing actress Shilpa Shetty at a public campaign in AIDS awareness, Hollywood icon and Tibet activist Richard Gere arrived here unannounced, probably to cool off. Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:45:53 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/After-Shilpa-storm-Richard-Gere-cools-off-in-Kathmandu_24075.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-Maoists-blame-Bihar-zealots-for-poll-fiasco_24001.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 16 - Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas Monday blamed 'Hindu extremists' from the Indian state of Bihar as well as the US for the election fiasco, saying these foreign powers wanted to protect King Gyanendra and his crown. Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:17:36 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-Maoists-blame-Bihar-zealots-for-poll-fiasco_24001.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Save-the-tiger-meet-begins-in-Nepal_23956.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 16 - An international meet on ways to save the tiger and boost conservation strategies kicked off here Monday, with nearly 80 experts from 12 countries exchanging ideas and views. Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:29:18 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Save-the-tiger-meet-begins-in-Nepal_23956.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Maoists-evict-Madhesi-patients-from-Kathmandu-hospital_23938.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 16 - Even as Nepal's government said it had formed a ministerial team to start a dialogue with protesters of Indian origin from the southern plains, the Maoists, now a dominant party in the ruling alliance, forced nine severely injured Madhesis to leave a hospital here. Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:17:39 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Maoists-evict-Madhesi-patients-from-Kathmandu-hospital_23938.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/China-stops-Prague-mayor-from-Everest-ascent_23858.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 15 - Communist China has stopped one of the most popular politicians of the Czech Republic from climbing Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:58:04 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/China-stops-Prague-mayor-from-Everest-ascent_23858.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-PM-flayed-by-allies-over-poll-delay_23865.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 15 - Six-time prime minister and chief of Nepal's biggest party Girija Prasad Koirala's stock plummeted drastically with his allies flaying him in parliament Sunday for the delay in holding a decisive election. Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:40:06 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-PM-flayed-by-allies-over-poll-delay_23865.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Indian-film-on-Tibet-raises-Chinas-hackles_23720.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 14 - A film on contemporary Tibet, made by a Tibetan exile and his Indian wife, has raised the hackles of the Chinese government which is reportedly trying to stop it from being screened at film festivals worldwide.` Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:18:34 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Indian-film-on-Tibet-raises-Chinas-hackles_23720.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-king-prays-for-peace-on-new-year-day_23711.shtml Nepal Kathmandu, April 14 - As Nepal ushered in its new year Saturday with parties galore to celebrate peace after years of violence and turmoil, King Gyanendra, one of the chief architects of the past instability, said he was praying for the success of the ongoing peace negotiations and strengthening of democracy. Sat, 14 Apr 2007 13:37:17 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/nepal/Nepal-king-prays-for-peace-on-new-year-day_23711.shtml