· July, 2007

Stories about Nepal from July, 2007

Nepal: Award for Mahabir Pun

  31 July 2007

Nepal Monitor on Magsasay winner Mahabir Pun, a Nepali who won the award under community leadership category for his innovative application of wireless computer technology that brought progress to remote mountain areas.

Nepal: Dialogue

  27 July 2007

Democracy For Nepal has the way forward for a dialogue within the Maoist groups.

Nepal: The Gulf for Nepalis

  26 July 2007

United We Blog! on the harrowing experience of a Nepali student returning from US, witnessing the treatment of Nepali people in Bahrain.

Nepal: Gods, Chariots and the Prime Minister

  17 July 2007

Feringhee writes about the tradition of chariots and gods, and the changes in Nepal. “This year for the first time since the 7th century (!), the appointed Prime Minister, GP Koirala, presided over the Bhoto puja, rather than the King (or the Crown Prince).”

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Historical Monuments after the earthquake at Kathmandu Durbar Square. Image by Ajaya Manandhar. Copyright Demotix (25/4/2015)

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