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Arrest disarray The brutal assassination of yet another media entrepreneur Arun Singhaniya, which came in less than one month of the murder of media baron Jamim Shah, has further evoked a chill of fear in the country's media industry. [More News]

Precarious planning The manual passport, to be issued beginning from April 1, will no longer be valid for the international immigration. [More News]

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Declining economy and frightening load-shedding The country's economy is being increasingly debilitated by prolonged load-shedding hours [More News]

The fuel behind bank-teller The banking sector, despite experiencing frequent hiccups because of political instability and the accompanying vulnerability of economic policy, shows two encouraging trends in Nepal. Innovative packages for the urban bank-users are emerging day by day thanks to creative financial marketing. Micro-financing for grass-root farms and enterprises in villages also is making its presence felt in a noticeable manner due to the democratic sense of making economic development meaningful at people's level. [More News]

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China's measures on improving people's livelihood Since the global economic crisis broke out at the end of last year, the Chinese government has timely implemented a stimulus package which stepped up financial support and policy incentives to improve people's well-being and stimulate domestic demand, in order to shore up economic recovery. [More News]

A threat to the South-Asian peace The war against Pakistan’s nuclear program seems more vibrant and more violent and certainly more popular than the international war against terrorism. These two wars are being headed by two different countries separately; one is the super power of today and the other is aspiring to be the super power of tomorrow. [More News]

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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Prospects For A Multipolar World Contrary to Samuel Huntington's concept of the allegedly inevitable clash of civilizations, the conclusion drawn in the SCO framework was that harmonized interactions between civilizations and their mutual assistance were possible. [More News]

Haiti: A Victim of Naked Imperialism (2) The estimated death toll from the January earthquake remains at over 230,000, with many more wounded and some two million left homeless. Around three million Haitians – more than a third of the country’s population – have been affected by the earthquake. Some 500,000 people will be moved to camps outside the capital of Port-au-Prince. [More News]

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Child Labour : A hindrance in development As we can see today child Labour is mushrooming in our country. Just like a plague which spreads in a place. It is so rampant in Nepal that it is becoming difficult for Nepal government to weed it out from the very Nepali roots. Child Labour is not only a hindrance in child’s development but also a hindrance in nation’s development. Children are universally recognized as the most important asset of any nation and child Labour, in the recent past, has evoked a great concern among all. [More News]

Uncivilized practices of the civil society The term ‘Civil Society’ is mostly used for voluntary organizations, non-governmental organizations and non-profit institutions. These are also called as civil society organizations. Interestingly, most of these organizations are always busy in criticizing the state (which is of course not wrong as the state is a failure), but they themselves behave like the state when it comes to the issues of marginalized people, Dalits and Women of D-section (deprived sections), even though they have also failed in delivering justice to marginalized peoples. [More News]

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Women and domestic violence Domestic violence is the crime of physical and sexual abuse perpetrated against one family member by another family member. It is a broad term encompassing spouse abuse, child abuse, sibling abuse and an abuse of a parent by a child, abuse of an elderly or handicapped family member. It is an area that has usually been left out of the ambit of public discussion, because the familial space is considered sacred. The UN has only a declaration against violence, which itself makes the issue seem less important. [More News]



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An overview of Nepal's Sanskrit Buddhist Manuscripts in Japan Buddhist Sanskrit manuscripts of Nepal are exceptionally important in the study of Mahayana Buddhism. The Buddhist Newārs of Kathmandu valley has significantly contributed in the preservation of literary heritage of Mahayāna Buddhism for almost 1000 years. The literary heritage of Sanskrit manuscripts is the most significant aspects of Newār Buddhism. [More News]

The Architect of Adivasi Misery The India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nerhu, who is also known as the architect of modern India, once said, “Dams are the temples of modern India.” According to him, the big dams would address the issues of hunger and poverty of India. Unfortunately, the big dams only created pains, sufferings and sorrows to the owners (mostly the Adivasis; the indigenous people of India) of the lands, which were submerged by the temples of modern India. [More News]

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Energy crisis The country's economy is reeling under the yoke of prolonged load-shedding hours. [More News]

Economy on the brink of collapse The recent revelations of mid-term evaluation of the current fiscal year 2009/10 are by all means not rosy. [More News]

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Economy in the lurch! At present it has become a very common state policy of obtaining loans from other countries and multi-lateral agencies and also from internal resources through circulation of debenture of loans. [More News]

Nepal running out of time Nepal's transition from a Hindu monarchy to a secular republic is not going smoothly, and not just over the fast-approaching May 28 deadline for the nation's new constitution. [More News]

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Tibetan Glaciers are retreating at an alarming rate Glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau, sometimes called Earth's "third pole", hold the largest ice mass outside the polar regions. These glaciers act as a water storage tower for South and East Asia, releasing melt water in warm months to the Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra and other river systems, providing fresh water to more than a billion people. In the dry season glacial melt provides half or more of the water in many rivers. [More News]

Why Copenhagen Failed To anybody interested in the future of the earth’s climate, the conclusion of the Copenhagen conference represents either colossal disappointment or profound rage. The financial pledges— if honored— that rich nations made to poor nations will do nothing to combat global warming. The few climate related agreements that were made were of zero substance, especially when compared to what the situation demanded. [More News]

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Along A Hidden Trail Bandipur Bandipur, situated at an altitude of 1030 meters in the Western hills of Tanahu district, is an ancient Newari town that used to be the main trading center from the late 18th century to recent times before being replaced by Damauli which later became the district headquarters. Bandipur is a mere three and a half hours drive from Kathmandu along the Kathmandu-Pokhara highway, eight kilometers of which is graveled from Dumre onwards. You can also follow a popular two hours foot trail from Dumre bazaar to get there. The town is 143 kilometers from Kathmandu and 73 kilometers from Pokhara. [More News]

Dharan : A Queen of Eastern Nepal Dharan is a city in Koshi Zone, Sunsari district, eastern Nepal Acity of Ex-Gorkhas, unity in diversity, Dharan lies right at the foot of hills, but the transformation when coming from Terai is dramatic. In the distance of 540 KM from Kathmandu, the city is highly rich with different culture, religion, natural beauties and modern development. [More News]

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Senior U.S. diplomats visit China to patch up ties China on Tuesday urged the United States to work to push bilateral ties back to normal track as two senior U.S. diplomats came to Beijing with hope to ease tensions between the two countries. [More News]

Strike reverberates NATO Amid growing European discontent over the war in Afghanistan, the head of United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces apologized on Monday for an air strike that killed at least 27 civilians in the central part of the country on Sunday. [More News]

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Golden jubilee of Nepal, Pak diplomatic ties Pakistani embassy here is planning to mark the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Nepal and Pakistan with various programmes in March. [More News]

Deuba against creation of Tarun Dasta Senior Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba has flatly rejected the notion of forming a semi-militant youth wing of the party, and said that Maoist-aligned Young Communist League and UML's Youth Force should also be dismantled. [More News]

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Nepal-China Joint Press Statement in Beijing The following is the text of the joint press statement issued today in Beijing, following the 6-day official visit by Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal to China. Both sides agreed to further strengthen political and economic ties. [More News]

Buddhism and Sino-Nepali cultural linkage [A Programme organized by Institute for Chindian Studies & Department of Social Sciences, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China in partnership with Liuzu (Huineng) Temple at Zhenshan, Sihui City. Date: 26-28 December 2009. Following is the Speech delivered by Prem Kumari Pant, President of Nepal China Society and Editor of The Weekly Mirror] [More News]

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