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