Nepal

Nepali Politics on Asia Pacific Forum, 99.5 FM, New York

Nepali politics seldom receives the kind of coverage in the international media as Nepalis and Nepali journalists hope for it to. Usually it takes something extraordinary, such as the Constituent Assembly Election of April 10, or a King stepping down and becoming the ‘former king.’ An uprising gets attention too as does a massacre. More (2)»

Elections Day

On Monday, my parents left to vote in Abu Khaireni, my birthplace. I am not on the voters list there. I didn’t think I was on the list here, at Gongabu, either, but I was. Until I knew that, I was sure I wasn’t registered. I said—everybody is equally a thief, all parties. I said—I won’t vote. More (4)»

Finding meaning in CA elections

Ambivalence is the appropriate word that comes to mind whenever the issue of Nepali election is brought up. While it is time that parties moved on and put their petty differences aside, I wonder if their differences are petty enough to guarantee a future coalition that will bring Nepal into a new beginning. More»

Nepalis, and America’s Seasonal Workforce

At a time when it’s trying to rebuild itself, Nepal’s economy could use any help it can get, and the H2B program, if properly carried out, could prove to be beneficial. Countries like Mexico, Domican Republic, Jamaica and Guatemala have had a better track record of workers who come to America to work legally for about half a year, and go back home for the other half with their earnings. More (2)»

Muslims displaced, Taxi drivers clash with students

September 21, 2007: Ramadan, one of the most important months in the Islamic calendar, is being observed between 13 September and 12 October this year. However, ethnic riots today have forced local authorities to temporarily evacuate the entire Muslim community of Tulsipur, Dang, and relocate them in nearby security forces’ camps. More (6)»

Another Black September

On 31 August, 2004, 12 Nepalis were brutally murdered in Iraq by an Islamic terrorist group. On 1 September, the event was quickly politicized and dangerously turned in to a violent agitation against anything with a hint of Islam in Kathmandu. Fear of ethnic clashes erupting against the Terai’s Muslim community quickly spread and curfews were declared in various parts of the country by afternoon. Today, three years later, three powerful bombs exploded in Kathmandu. More (7)»

Kathmandu’s Fuel Crisis

About two weeks ago, I was in line at around 6:30 in the morning to fill up my small Korean car’s petrol tank. As I waited amongst dozens of vehicles, an interesting conversation about biofuel and its impact on global warming, rain forests and the world’s fuel supply was being aired on BBC. It is unclear when Nepal plans to seriously adopt any form of alternative fuel, but the insufficient supply from Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) this year has been tough on every motor vehicle owner in the city, especially those whose livelihood depend on it. More (12)»

Jimmy Carter Press Conference in Kathmandu

“I’m happy to be back in Nepal and to be briefed by The Carter Center’s long-term observers, political leaders, marginalized groups, and election officials here. I admire deeply what’s been accomplished by the people of this great country over the past year. The Carter Center is here to support you in any way that we can, and to that end our long-term observers have been deployed since March visiting over 70 districts to learn out the electoral and political environment.” More (8)»

Image of Peru in a Nepali Tourism Poster

Peru’s foreign ministry said in a statement Wednesday the flagship carrier of the Himalayan kingdom, about half way around the world from the Andean country, had put the picture of Peru’s tourism icon, Machu Picchu, on a poster under a slogan “Have you seen Nepal?” More (13)»

Nepal’s New Constitution and the Fundamental Rights of Minorities

On January 8, the Blue Diamond Society organized a conference to discuss the possibility of constitutional rights for sexual minorities. It was the first time in the recorded history of Nepal that such an event had occurred in a formal way, in the presence of numerous lawyers, jurists, and advocates. More (2)»

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