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News: Nepal

We have started to collect the most important news related to Nepal in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Nepal – overview

Nepal: news

Calm returns to plains of Nepal

Friday, February 9th 2007, 8:48

Life is returning to normal in the plains of central and eastern Nepal after three weeks of violence.
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Maoist leader warns on Nepal poll

Tuesday, February 13th 2007, 15:37
related places: Kathmandu

The leader of Nepal's former Maoist rebels says there are forces trying to disrupt forthcoming elections.
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First Kathmandu snow in 60 years

Wednesday, February 14th 2007, 18:08
related places: Kathmandu

Residents of Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, are treated to their first snow in more than 60 years.
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Nepal appeal on 'missing' people

Thursday, February 15th 2007, 9:27

The Red Cross appeals for information on more than 800 people still missing in Nepal after a decade of insurgency.
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King of Nepal is stoned by crowd

Friday, February 16th 2007, 16:24
related places: Kathmandu

Nepal's King Gyanendra comes under attack from a stone-throwing crowd in the capital, Kathmandu.
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Nepal king 'takes responsibility'

Monday, February 19th 2007, 17:05

Nepal's King Gyanendra publicly accepts responsibility for "success and failure" under his period of direct rule.
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Maoists leave Nepalese camp

Wednesday, February 21st 2007, 12:16

Hundreds of former Maoist rebels walk out of a holding camp in Nepal, complaining of poor conditions.
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Nepal vows funds for Maoist camps

Thursday, February 22nd 2007, 18:58

Nepal's government vows to improve conditions in camps in which former Maoist fighters are being held.
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Five thousand at Indian wedding

Friday, February 23rd 2007, 18:52
related countries: India India

A woman who found herself at the centre of Nepal's royal massacre in 2001 has married in a ceremony in India.
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Nepal bus crash kills at least 13

Tuesday, February 27th 2007, 4:47

At least 13 people are killed after a bus plunges into a river in southern Nepal, police say.
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Panel for Nepal property takeover

Tuesday, February 27th 2007, 5:23

The Nepalese government appoints a committee to look at ways to take over properties of the royal family.
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S Nepal strike enters second day

Wednesday, March 7th 2007, 8:16

A strike called by a regional group in Nepal cripples life in the southern part of the country for the second day.
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Nepal changes into federal state

Friday, March 9th 2007, 17:54

Nepal becomes a federal rather than a unitary state, as parliament responds to ethnic protests in the south.
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Nepal's PM says king should quit

Monday, March 12th 2007, 14:11

Nepal's Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala says it would be good if King Gyanendra were to abdicate.
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Nepal Maoists 'not confined yet'

Tuesday, March 13th 2007, 7:22

Nepal's Maoist leader says many former rebels are still moving around freely with their weapons.
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Nepal Maoists in damage control

Wednesday, March 14th 2007, 12:37

Nepal's Maoists seek to limit damage after their leader says ex-rebels have thousands of unregistered weapons.
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Nepal's king is made to cut staff

Thursday, March 15th 2007, 19:07

Nepal's government cuts King Gyanendra's staff by at least half, in the latest measure curbing his power.
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Political attacks flare in Nepal

Sunday, March 18th 2007, 5:33

Violence erupts between rival political groups in towns in southern and eastern Nepal.
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Nepal in anti-Maoist protests

Monday, March 19th 2007, 21:43
related places: Kathmandu

The business community in Nepal's capital Kathmandu launches protests against the Maoists alleged violence and intimidation tactics for extortion.
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Maoists in south Nepal gun battle

Wednesday, March 21st 2007, 15:53

At least 25 people are killed as Maoists and activists seeking more rights clash in southern Nepal, police say.
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Nepal curfew extended

Thursday, March 22nd 2007, 8:03

Authorities extend a curfew in a town in southern Nepal, a day after at least 27 people died in a clash.
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