Stories about Nepal from October, 2008
Nepal: The troubled republic
Maila Baje at Nepali Notebook discusses on the internal rifts between the purists and the pragmatists within the Maoist government.
Frail Economy Sours Festivities in Nepal
October 26th marked the beginning of five day “Tihar” or “Deepawali” festival in Nepal. Deepwali is when Hindus pray to the goddess of wealth and prosperity-Laxmi and ask for her...
Brazil: Grandma Aggie, Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers and the Pope
Lou Gold, a North-American blogger and nature-person turned “brasileiro’, blogs about [En] Grandma Aggie and the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, re-telling some of the adventures of these courageous...
Nepal: Armed conflict continues
ABC – Voices Sans Borders reports from Nepal: “The role of some Madhesi leaders & intellectuals seems even more dubious who threaten of launching ‘another revolution’ while bargaining with the...
Nepal: The ignored IDPs
Rakesh Ranjan writes in Nepal in Peace that the IDPs (internally displaced people) in Nepal are ignored in the peace process. In his opinion, amnesties to armed combatants (such as...
Nepal: Integrating Guerrilla Army
ABC – Voices Sans Borders discusses about the recent controversy in Nepal on the proposed integration of Maoist & Madhesi guerrilla armies into the National Army.
Nepal: Economy vs. Communism
ABC – Voices Sans Borders suggests that the Maoist government in Nepal should focus on economic agenda and forget their ‘revolutionary’ political rhetoric.
Nepal: Celebrating Dashain festival
Bibek Paudal discusses the controversy regarding whether the new Maoist Prime Minister observed Dashain festivities (15 days long national festival of Nepal) or not. He reminds: “Dashain is a Nepalese...
Nepal: Plane crash in Lukla
Bimal Gautam, a photojournalist from Nepal posts some photos of the crash of an Yeti Airlines plane in his photoblog. 18 persons died in the air crash in Lukla today...
Nepal: Populist measures
ABC -Voices Sans Borders critiques the Nepali government's measures like resisting Miss Nepal Pageant competition and clamping down on sex and liquor in night bars as populist.
Nepal: The rebel Prime Minister
Minerva's Crossing is impressed by the speeches Nepali Prime Minister and former rebel leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) gave in New York and comments: “rebel movements can change, if they...
Nepal: The American Dream
Sangam.Silpakar from Nepal posted a detailed analysis on the Nepalis pursuing the ‘American dream’.
Nepal: The China Policy
China offered Rs.100 million as military assistance to Nepal's new government and this has created a lot of commotion in their political arena and is also having adverse effect on...
About our Nepal coverage
The earthquake that shook Nepal on April 25 claimed more than 8,000 lives and injured twice as many people. Around 8 million people have been affected with at least 2 million displaced. 1.4 million are in need of food assistance. Reaching remote areas presents a special challenge.
