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Finally, the closed-door negotiations have led to the formation of an interim government that will oversee the elections to the Constitution Assembly slated for mid-June this year. However, yet another potential postponement here: Amik Sherchan, the deputy PM and head of People's Front, a small faction within the now ruling alliance, has expressed anger saying his party was not consulted during distribution of ministries. Looks like we know little about what went behind the scene in cutting this new deal in Kathmandu.
• Scorned deputy PM delays new government in Nepal, India eNews
• Darjeeling police hospital in a shambles, The Statesman
• Parties and Maoists agree on ministries, the New York Times
• Maoists on verge of joining interim cabinet, Reuters
• Interim govt to be formed in Nepal today, Times Of India
• Maoists finally capture power in Nepal, Indian Muslims
• Maoists to join government in Nepal, CNN

• Japanese troops arrives for UN mission, Xinhua
• 8 party meet postponed till Saturday, KoL
• Scorned deputy PM delays new government, India eNews
• Darjeeling police hospital in a shambles, the Statesman
• Maoists on verge of joining interim cabinet, Reuters
• Interim govt to be formed in Nepal today, Times of India
• Nepali strike deal on interim government, MSNBC
• Maoists finally capture power in Nepal, Indian Muslims
• Interim govt to be formed today, CNN-IBN
• Maoists join Nepal's new government, Gulf-Daily
• Nepal ranks 100 in IFC’s business-friendly nations, Khaleej Times
• Maoists to join government in Nepal, CNN
• Bhutan: A poll without real parties, campaigns, Zee News
• Restive South Asia holds summit, but unity elusive, Reuters
• Alok Bohara on Nepali academics, politics, economics, Nepal Monitor
• 5th Chinese education exhibition kicks off in Nepal, People’s Daily
• Nepal's 'Bryan Adams' arrested in Dubai, India Muslims
• Kerala HC quashes Govt. notice against Royal Bhutan lottery, Ind Lawnews
• India grants Rs 2610 cr package to Bhutan, Assam Tribune

• CA poll will begin registration from March 31, People's Daily
• Maoists 'to join cabinet', BBC
• Interim regime to take oath today, Hindu
• Koirala to announce interim govt today, The Tribune
• Jwala Singh Declares ‘Free Republican Terai State’, THT
• Nepal and Himachal Prade supply six varieties of tea, Emediawire
• Retired teacher learning about, Nepal, Township Journal
• Party poopers in Nepal, Asian Tribune
• Girls not spared by violence in Terai, Reuters
• A glimpse of Nepal, Carlisle Sentinel
• Ruling parties and rebels agree to form interim govt, IHT
• Nepali strike interim government deal, Boston Globe
• Moriarty urges to PM to becareful Including Maoists in Govt, AHN
• Parties agree on division of ministries, India eNews
• Maoists set to join interim government, Reuters
• 8 partie agree to form 26-member interim govt, AHN
• Nepali parties intensify negotiations over interim govt, People's Daily
• Unveil historic multi-party government, PRESS TV
• Parnita's achievement, Hindu
• Mountain madness hello from Namche Bazar, Everest
• Devyani arrives in Kathmandu for wedding reception, Zee News

Political freedom has not delivered media freedom on the ground in Nepal. Not yet. The relative freedom lasted barely 4 months, after the April 2006 revolution. Journalists continue to face more attacks from Maoists and pro-Madhesi factions in the Terai. In fact, some Maoists the other day hurled a bomb at a media office in Biratnagar.
• Journalists under threat, Rising Nepal
• Journalists threatened by anti-govt groups, Daily Times
• FNJ condemns threat against journalists, Asia Media
• Maoists draw flak from FNJ, Rising Nepal
• Violence against press continues in riot-torn south, Reporters Without Borders
• Journalists in south Nepal face increased threats, attacks, Intl Herald Tribune
• Bomb planted at Kantipur media office in Biratnagar, Times of India
• Maoists threaten journalist with death; bomb hurled at Kantipur office,

• Seven injured in firing at Nepal factory, Malaysia Sun
• Maoist activities causing outflow of capital, Kantipuronline
• Bill prohibits the political parties from enlisting corruption, PR-Inside
• Journalists under threat, Rising Nepal
• Nepal journalists threatened by anti-govt groups, Daily Times
• 12.6 billion USD needed to achieve MDGs in Nepal, People's Daily
• Mountains and Maoists, Newsweek
• Maoists say Nepal peace process in danger, Reuters
• Power-Sharing Not Working, Maoists Say, Stratfor
• Govt, Maoists fail to break deadlock, Times of India
• Terrorism a 'big issue' at SAARC summit, India eNews.
• Continuing violence in south threatens peace process, Reuters
• One dead as violence continues in Terai, Times of India
• Bomb planted at media office in Nepal, Hindu
• Madhesh University for Peace to be set up, People's Daily
• Gurkhas hope film will aid their pensions battle, Guardian
• Colombo to raise rebel fight at SAARC, Radio Australia
• Gurkha war veterans demand equal pensions in UK, Daily India

Some big media interest in Nepal in recent weeks. The latest word from Newsweek (Howdy? long time no hear!) is that Nepal is becoming safe for tourists, but not safe enough. Joe Cochrane, whose report is based on two halfnamed Nepali sources (one tour guide merely known as "Kamal" and another called "Sree," a friend), and a Western analyst (with a full name, of course) writes that for the first time in a decade, the country is enjoying a semblance of peace. Not long ago, the LA Times also broke a long silence, screaming: Nepal is back again as a good travel news!! Had it not been for this piece, LAT's news-sense would have to be challenged. The New York Times, too, displayed such optimism early this month, weeks before Terai killings turned the good news into sour news.
• Mountains and Maoists, Newsweek
• Nepal's reinvention, at warp speed, Los Angeles Times
• Nepal & Katmandu at peace, Los Angeles Tmes
• As political unrest eases, travel picks up, New York Times

• 17.5 million voters eligible for CA polls, Nepal News
• PM Koirala, Nepal discuss interim govt formation, Kantipur Online
• Japan sends six soldiers to Nepal, Radio Australia
• Uganda, Canada bag two ICC awards, Malaysia Sun
• Nepal wins ICC's women's cricket initiative award, THT
• 15 arrested in Rajbiraj for defying order, NHRN
• Blasts rock southern Nepal, PRESS TV, Iran
• Nepali women's cricket initiative awarded, People's Daily
• 5 wounded in fresh violence in troubled south Nepal, IHT
• Japan approval 6 servicemen to a U.N. mission monitoring Nepal, Chinapost
• Buddha boy plans live burial, Gulf-Times
• A cure for Prachanda's 'Royalist' phobia, News Blaze
• South Asian University to be in India, Indian Catholic :
• Political party, newspaper target of bombs in southern Nepal, M&C
• Bomb hurled at Kantipur Biratnagar office, Kantipuronline
• 17th Time Up Mt. Everest for Sherpa living In Utah, KUTV,
• Bihar politician's name crops up in Nepal carnage, Times of India
• Five Indians, two locals hurt in Nepal firing,
• New Delhi to have first SAARC University,Kantipuronline
• Nepal, Pakistan and others gender equality worst in the chart, Caboodle.hu
• Nepalese cashier hurt in another poker robbery , Saipan Tribune
• FNJ condemns threat against journalists, Nepal News

• Russia team sets off to find new approaches to Everest, ITAR-TASS,
• Nepal's Buddha boy plans live burial: report, Indian Muslims
• UN calls for investigation into massacre, Radio Australia
• 7 suspects arrest involved inclash in the south, IHT
• Political parties' meeting fails to agree on power sharing, People's Daily
• Growing Terai turmoil casts doubts on Nepal elections, Gulf-Times
• Gaur carnage against humanit, Rising Nepal
• SAARC Car Rally arrives in Ned Bhddha's birth place at Lumbini, APP
• Koirala to leave for SAARC on April 1, Nepal News
• Nepal PM to arrive in New Delhi Sunday, Indian Muslims
• Maoists accuse Hindu extremists of supporting Madhesi, Zee News
• Crisis deepens in Madhesh, Nepalmonitor
• School Leaving Certificate exam in April, People's Daily
• Indian teen freed in Nepal, India eNews
• Nepal bans rallies in south, MWC News
• Peace process endangered, warns US, GG2.net
• Sherpas heading for home, Deseret News
• Four kidnapped Hyderabad children rescued, Peninsula On-line
• Strike shuts down Kathmandu's main vege market, Hindu

• Maoists demand dissolution of Koirala govt, Times of India
• Indian traders protest 'unfair' Nepal tax, Earthtime
• World forces playing to prevent timely CA, Kantipuronline
• SSB well-prepared to guard borders, Hindu
• US Embassy condemns Gaur clash , Rising Nepal
• Terai carnage casts shadow on Nepal poll, Times of India
• Clashes in Nepal, NDTV
• SIM card gangs prey on Marwaris, Malaysia Sun
• 6 Held on Suspicion over Rautahat Violence, NHRN
• Indian trader’s son kidnapped, Gulf-Times
• Nepal making more efforts to fight TB,People's Daily
• A special train connecting Buddhist circuit, Hindu
• Maoist leader airs doubts over Koirala's leadership, DailyIndia
• UK investors to focus on retail sector, Ireland Online
• Maoists disrupt parliamentary session,Kantipuronline
• US warns Nepal peace process endangered by ethnic violence,Zee News
• Nepal bans rallies in south, Aljazeera
• Govt plans tunnel road under the King's palace, Hindu
• Railway line to ease Nepal`s cargo woes, Business-Standard
• Govt for cement imports to contain price,CNN-IBN

• Mount Everest to go uncoated, China daily
• UN calls for justice and end to all violence, UN
• WFP needs more funds to feed Bhutanese refugees in Nepal, People's Daily
• Maoists need lessons in democratic procedure, Kantipuronline
• Polls only possible when, Telegraph Nepal
• Security stepped up in southern Nepal after 26 killed, SDUT
• Police scour Nepal farms for deadly clash victims, Reuters
• Maoists to protest killing of their activists in restive south, IHT
• Curfew in Nepal towns; clashes leave 29 dead, Peninsula
• Bhutanese expressed their concern on the Bhutanese in Nepal, Kuenselonline
• Peace compromise, or compromised peace, Nepali Times
• Singer readies for peak performance, India eNews>
• South Asia People's Assembly to be organized in Nepal, People's Daily
• Refugee from Nepal given sanctuary in Ottawa church, CBC Ottawa
• HCHR calls for probe into killings in Nepal's Central Region, reliefweb

• Curfew extended after Nepal clash, BBC
• Security forces on alert in Nepal, Boston Globe
• Towns under fresh curfew after deadly clashes, Reuters
• Security Forces on Alert in Nepal, Los Angeles Times
• 24 dead in southern Nepal clashes, CNN
• 25 people killed in Nepal clash, Hindu
• Terai bloodbath leaves 27 dead, dozens hurt, Malaysia Sun
• Maoists seek to outlaw ethnic Madhesi group ,m&c
• Maoists to protest Gaur incident, People's Daily
• Ban "criminal outfit" MPRF: Prachanda ,Kantipuronline
• New curfew after deadly clashes, Radio Australia
• Gun battle over location kills 10, Washington Times
• Security stepped up in south Nepal after 26 killed, IHT
• Business community call off strike, Maoists on rampage, India eNews
• Business strike suspended, People's Daily
• Nepal's reinvention, at warp speed, Los Angeles Times
• Five women buried alive by landslide, Hindu
• US working with India for peace in Nepal, India eNews
• Nepal embassy official to focus on expats with low income, Gulf-Times
• Labor export falls by up to 30 pct, People's Daily
• 33 die as Nepal hunts for rebels, Gulf-Daily
• UK suicide ends Nepal sleaze saga, Times of India
• Climbers will discuss Everest expedition at REI, Salt Lake

Another wave of violence in Rautahat, southern Nepal. 25 killed. A microcosm of the country itself—who will control the venue? Be it the venues of power centers in Kathmandu or the venues of public forums in the villages. And, sadly, the message these warring factions are sending is this: Force and violence pays in Nepal.
• Death toll in Gaur gun battle at least 25, M&C
• 8 Killed in Clash between Maoists and MPRF in Rautahat, NHRN
• Maoist target RPP Rana, Telegraph Nepal
• Violence rocks southern Nepal, Aljazeera
• Maoist supporters terrorise hotel guests, Zee News
• Maoists in south Nepal gun battle, BBC
• Death toll in southern Nepal gun battle at least 25 (2nd Roundup), M&C
• Maoist trade union wing owns up to beating hotelier Shrestha, KOL
• Maoists capture ex- army chief's property, India eNews

• Maoists in south Nepal gun battle, BBC
• Death toll in southern Nepal gun battle at least 25 (2nd Roundup), M&C
• Curfew in Nepal town after 7 killed in clash, Reuters
• Death toll rises in battle between rival groups, Playfuls
• Two killed in fresh Nepal clashes, BBC
• 8 Killed in Clash between Maoists and MPRF in Rautahat, NHRN
• Traders, Maoists meet to break impasse, Kantipuronline
• Markets, schools reopen in Kathmandu, Hindu
• Six-member SDF Nepal peace duty team to get LDP nod, Japan Times
• Crown princess to shift to India?, India eNews
• Only 26 percent have bank account in Nepal, Earthtimes
• Businessmen protest against Maoist, Hindu
• UN to start verification of CPN-M soldiers in Nepal, People's Daily
• Bill on free trade to Nepal and 13 others introduced in US Senate, Weekly Blitz
• LIC Nepal to raise insurance bonus, Kantipuronline
• Stranded Nepali to travel home, Gulf-Times
• Nepali gov't sends experts to treat mysterious disease, People's Daily
• Does this pillow let you sleep off a hangover?, Metro
• Foreign students face pressures of their own, Southeast Missourian
• Luck forsakes Sobhraj in Nepal, India eNews

• Thousands march over Maoist threats, Reuters
• Business group strikes in Nepal, forbes
• Maoist trade union wing owns up to beating hotelier Shrestha, KoL
• Maoists capture ex- army chief's property, India eNews
• Ire over extortions by Maoists, Hindu
• Fail to reach agreement on interim govt, IRNA
• Prachanda wants 21 Ministeries and 23 Ministers, or else..., TTN
• Anti-Maoist protests, BBC
• Parties fail to reach agreement on interim Govt, Hindu
• Business group strikes in against kidnapping, extortion by Maoists, IHT
• Gurkha soldiers seek justice from Britain, Christian Science Monitor
• Uddhav Bhandari who set himself alight dies, The Herald
• The vast majority of the world's slaves are in South Asia, Reuters
• Indian debacle in World Cup busts punters' network in Nepal, IMIN
• first-ever intimate images of snow leopards, NY Time
• Rural area residents still lack telecom access, People's Daily
• Nepal shuts down as traders go on warpath, India eNews
• Nepali soldiers teaching computing to the women of Houla, Ya Libnan,

• Uddhav Bhandari dies after fire protest, IC Scotland
• Maoists disrupt MJF press meet, Rising Nepal
• 70 injured in Birgunj and Kalaiya Clashes, Hindu
• Media man experience life threat, Telegraph Nepal
• Political attacks flare in Nepal, BBC
• Maoist threat to blacken DEO's face sparks furor, Kantipuronline
• Dozens hurt in clash between rival parties in Birgunj , ReliefWeb
• Curfew imposed in southern Nepal, People's Daily
• Kidnappings in three months to at least 35 in KTM, DNAI
• Commentary: Time for the King to step down, Asia Times
• Hydropower projects attract foreign power companies, People's Daily
• Bus community announces indefinite shutdown against Maoist, KOL
• Nepali or Indian VC wouldn't come close in respect., Edmonton Sun
• Indian Ambassador meets Koirala, NDTV
• Six killed in road accident, Playfuls
• View from Nepal, Midland Daily News
• The man who won't be king, Toronto Star
• India funding power projects in Nepal, Hindu
• King to lose more than 500 members of his staff, AHN
• King’s aide crosses swords with media, Peninsula
• Sundh for inclusive representation in CA, the Himalayan Times

All about Uddhav Bhandari, 40, a former police officer turned journalist turned an asylum seeker in Scotland who set himself on fire when he was recently denied asylum in that country. A spirited debate by readers indicates that he has become a public face of a debate on asylum and immigration in Scotland.
• Kuwait becomes latest `hellhole` for Nepali women, Zee News
• Nepali student dies after vehicle accident in Alabama, Troy Messenger
• Final journey for Bhajana Darai, Gulf Times
• Flying home 'penniless, Gulf Time
• Nepali, other workers die in wall collapse at Doha, Gulf Times
• Asylum seeker sets himself alight at court, Evening Times
• Nepalese workers’ crisis ‘far from over’, Gulf-Times

• Kuwait becomes latest `hellhole` for Nepali women, Zee News
• Parties have failed to earn their legitimacy, Nepalnews
• Leopard skin fetches Rs 30,000 in Nepal, Financial Express
• Letter to Mr Koirala & Comrade Prachanda, Newsblaze
• Story of Uddhav Bhandari who set himself on fire in Scotland on failed asylum,
• 79 per cent of Nepalis favour reserv on the basis of ethnicity, Hindu
• Enlivening the myth of Shravan Kumar, Kalingatimes
• PM graces lunch with us based NRN, Telegraph Nepal
• Nepali Maoists urged to teach Indian Maoists, says US envoy, Zee News
• Young Nepalese attracted to radio broadcasting, Ohmynews
• King refuses to divulge wealth details, DNAI
• 11 Indian punters arrested, Malaysia Sun
• Filipino women set off to conquer Mount Qomolangma, People's Daily >
• A New Class of Citizen Journalists Starts Training in Nepal, Poynter
• politicians fail to see consensus, NDTV
• King’s staff will be slashed to a quarter of it's current size, Turkish Daily News
• Life affected by Chure Bhawar strike, Kantipuronline
• Terai group ends strike after being invited for talks, Zee News
• Govert, rebels keep up talks on interim government, IHT
• Parties discuss interim government, Hindu

• King is made to cut staff, BBC
• King to lose cooks, waiters and servants, Reuters
• Snow on China-Nepal border disrupts traffic, Hindu
• Anti-poverty protestors ‘clean up’ Severn Trent, WDM
• King to lose cooks, waiters and servants, Khaleejtimes
• Cousins of Nepal Maoist rebels kill 49, The NewStandard
• PM assures poll before June 15, People's Daily
• King Gyanendra loses trappings of monarchy as govt changes, MSNBC
• Former justice Singh rejects chairmanship of ECDC, Kantipuronline
• Climbing Everest for experiment, News Shopper
• The fight for democracy and press freedom in Nepal, Asia Media
• Maoist attack on Chhattisgarh police kills 49, Malaysia Star
• Government axes half of king's retinue, India eNews
• New calls to overhaul adoption procedures, Radio Australia
• Japan extends food aid, Himalayan Times
• Pawns are not players, NewsBlaze
• More students to sit SLC Examination this year, People's Daily
• Maoists return seized land in Dang, Rising Nepal
• Gurkhas get shown the money, Strategy Page
• Koria wants successful conduct of CA poll, Telegraphnepal
• King's envoy carries message to Hindu meet in India, India eNews

• Nepal sliding towards civil war, Strategy Page
• UN to investigate Maoists weapons and fighters, IHT
• U.N. to probe "unregistered" Maoist arms, Reuters
• UN concerned at reports that Maoists retain arms, UN
• Monarchy's fate sealed, Hindu
• Parliament can't decide Subba status, CNN-IBN
• Maoists in damage control, BBC
• Buddha boy disappears again, CNN-IBN
• Nepali and other 60 workers deported for violent protest, Gulf News
• Gurkhas set for farewell parade, Wiltshire Times
• Professor takes medical tests to Everest - using his own children, The Times
• Experience plus finance a potent buying force, NZH
• New species of big cat discovered, Daily Telegraph
• New great cat species identified in Borneo-WWF, Reuters
• Madhesh is a bread-basket of Nepal, Telegraphnepal
• China to create copy of Potala Palace, China Post
• Nepali students at Troy University an extended family, Troy Messanger
• Commentary: Battling Hepatitis in the Developing World, UCSF

Another major onslaught on journalists this past few weeks. Strikers threaten to burn a journalist's home in Sarlahi, even as ARTICLE 19, a press freedom group, said Interim constitution could better guarantee free expression. Meanwhile, in Sunsari, on March 9, MPRF (Madhesi People's Rights Forum) activisits attached Kantipur journalists and vandalized their vehicle. In Nepalgunj, radio journalits of Bageshwori FM, received death threats from a Madhesi politician. Another two journalists in Sunsari also sustained injuries from an attack.
• Journalists in Terai face first challenge after Jana Andolan, News Blaze
• Crime against journalist is unacceptable, Conservative Voice
• Book on journalism during King's emergency rule out, Rising Nepal
• 'No govt policy to control media', Rising Nepal
• 10 years on air, Nepali Times
• The fight for democracy and press freedom in Nepal, Asia Media

• Erratic Puspa Kamal says Maoists not confined yet, BBC
• Anxious year ahead for Nepal and neighbours, the Brunei Times
• Maoists claim palace conspired against parties, Npalnews
• Madhesi groups withdraw indefinite strike, Zee News
• Royal family in fresh plot row, Times of India
• Nepal set to sign labor pact with S Korea, Kantipuronline
• WGA organizes women’s handicraft exhibition, Fibre2fashion
• Gover asked to hand over illegally possessed weapons, People's Daily
• Sikkim constable sent to 5-day police custody,
• Let panel probe Subba issue, says BJP, Hindu
• Indian passport advantageous in Bhutan, Little India
• Bhutan warns civil servants not to meddle in politics, India Enews
• Govt to send workers in SKorea in transparent way: Lekhak, Rising Nepal
• Tibetan women take to the streets against “Beijing’s slavery”, Asia News
• Overseas Nepalis demand right to vote, One World
• Bodies of slain Sikkim police personnel handed over to unit, Hindu
• Today is electricity holiday, NewsBlaze
• Vaccine 95.5% Effective Against Neglected Hepatitis E, Medical News
• Nepali language attracts foreign students, Kantipuronline

• PM says king should quit, BBC
• King, crown prince dealt fresh blow, Times of India
• PM changes stance, says king should abdicate, Reuters
• 35 injured, indefinite curfew follows in Sunsari, People's Daily
• Everest portrait purge furthers king's fall from grace, The Australian
• Nepal citizens calling for end of royals, United Press International
• More than just politics in Nepal, NewsBlaze
• Orphanages in 'children for sale' racket, Telegraph
• Kottler Visits Nepal to Help Women, The Daily Titan
• Journalists in Terai face first challenge, NewsBlaze
• Women Cricket in Nepal, Nepali Cricket
• World Bank grants dlrs 43m for poverty alleviation in Nepal, IRNA
• Lessons to be learned from Nepal, Midland Daily News
• Hindus challenge Nepal Constitution, demand Hindu state, Zee News
• Nepalese Church has grown fast, BosNewsLife
• Media workers attacked, threatened by political group, IFEX
• Survivor of Everest tragedy to return in triumph, Andhra Cafe
• Govt orders probe into King`s bank accounts, Zee News
• Challenges of Nepalese Energy Sector, Nepalnews
• Terai turmoil to hit Kathmandu now, India eNews
• Buddha Boy in new meditation spot, Erthtimes
• Maoists hand over ‘Plot’ CD to speaker, THT

One indication-- and an unpleasant one-- that Nepalis are making some dent overseas is the increasing news of their plight: This has become almost like routine. Some killed in accidents, others exploited as migrant workers, and yet, some committing suicide fearing deportation. Many leave the country seeking opportunities, not always fully prepared to defend themselves from being swallowed up by bad luck or the cruel forces of globalization.
• Nepali student dies after vehicle accident in Alabama, Troy Messenger
• Final journey for Bhajana Darai, Gulf Times
• Flying home 'penniless, Gulf Time
• Nepali, other workers die in wall collapse at Doha, Gulf Times
• Asylum seeker sets himself alight at court, Evening Times
• Nepalese workers’ crisis ‘far from over’, Gulf-Times

• Violence in Terai as former Maoists begin fresh 'war', India eNews
• Sikkim cop kills 5 colleagues, E-Pao
• The new battlefront, Economist
• Abduction, extortion of Indian traders on the rise in Nepal, Zee News
• Dev Bahadur Khatri dies, curfew re-imposed in Banke, THT
• Nepali student dies after vehicle accident in Alabama, USA, Troy Messenger
• Foreigners adopt more than 2000 Nepalese orphans, Rising Nepal
• Farewell to arms, The Hindu
• Crown prince is a royal liability, Los Angeles Times
• Donors express commitment to provide assistance, People's Daily
• Swedish UN observers to Nepal, ReliefWeb
• Election Commission will not be able to hold elections on time, HST
• USAID provides US $200,000 to EC , Rising Nepal
• Let the games begin, Nepali Times
• CPN-M to start agitation if no interim gov't formed, People's Daily
• Bhutan refugees to be resettled in US?, India eNews
• Buddha boy" goes missing again, Reuters
• Curfew in Nepal villages after bloody clashes, Gulf Times
• US worried over threats to Nepal democracy, Daily Times
• Prachanda collected the evidences to support his claim AHN
• PM Promises Adequate Security for US Officials, Himalayan Times
• Abandoned wife appeals to Kashmiris for help, Indian Muslims
• U.S. says worried over threats to Nepal democracy, Reuters
• Curfew in Nepal villages after bloody clashes, The Peninsula
• Intl conference on adoption begins in capita, Kantipuronline
• Adoption groups try to end abuse of the current system ,
• Nepalese workers’ crisis ‘far from over’, Gulf Times
• Nepal, Bangladesh biggest exporters of trafficked minors, women in SA, DNA

• US Embassy concerned over assassination plot, KoL
• Pushing forward the peace process, DFID, UK
• Maoists to join cabinet, Times of India,
• Parliament amends constitution, Zee News
• Martin calls for security agreements for Maoists as first-phase report signed, UN
• Regional Workshop on Right to Information, NHRN
• Orphanages in 'children for sale' racket, Telegraph
• Parliament amends interim constitution, addresses Madheshi issues, AHN
• US concerned over accusation about ploy to murder US Officials, Zee News
• Oscar phenomenon grappling with cancer, RXPG
• Story behind Subba, CNN-IBN
• US official to review Maoist inclusion in interim Nepal Government, Malaysia Sun
• More seats to southern region, Peninsula
• Prachanda asks party cadres to return seizes properties, Hindustan Times
• US Under Secretary of State arriving Friday, Kantipuronline
• Thank You Leader Kim Jong Il” For Opening My Eyes, Daily NK

On surface, it sounds great. Retired British Gurkhas will now onward get full pension (a rise from £1,200 a year to £6,600 a year ) as their UK counterparts! It took Britain almost 200 years—since recruitment of Nepalis in British army began in 1815—to acknowledge equality. But a close look at this announcement shows this step may not be as significant. And the GAESO's initial reaction also does not look happy). Only soldiers who joined UK military after 1997 will be the beneficiaries. Don’t forget that now there are only about 3,500 serving the British Crown, as opposed to more than a hundred thousand during the hay days of the Empire. An estimated 25,000 retired British Gurkhas in Nepal will not benefit from this new concession.
• Gurkha org dissatisfied with British pension announcement, Jurnalo, Germany
• Better pensions for some Gurkhas, BBC
• Gurkhas win British benefits, Houston Chronicle
• Gurkhas get improved pension deal, Guardian Unlimited
• Nepalese Gurkhas Win British Benefits, Washington Post
• Gurkhas win right to equal pensions, Telegraph, UK
• Victory for the Gurkhas, The Sun
• Gurkhas win citizenship fight, ITV
• Gurkhas help secure road to Nasiriyah, ITN
• 'I always believed I was British', BBC

• Maoist rebels all set to join cabinet, Hindustan Times
• PM urged not to induct Maoists in interim gov, Nepalnews
• Gurkhas to get full army pensions, Reuters
• Commentary: Democracy and peace building, Telegraph
• Better pensions for some Gurkhas, BBC
• Nepal to step up security on border areas with India,
• Eight parties to discuss polls, People's Daily
• First graduate goddess, Malaysia Sun
• Maoists` threat forces woman entrepreneur to shift to India, Zee News
• Tibetans in Nepal concerned over media budget cut by US, Phayul
• Gurkhas to receive British army pensions, Daily News & Analysis
• Chance for women to join Gurkhas, Daily Star,
• US under secretary of state arriving Friday, Kantipuronline
• Music Promoting Diversity and Unity in Nepal, ReliefWeb
• Helping the women of Ruspur Kot, Homer Tribune
• Asylum seeker sets himself alight at court, Evening Times

Today is International Women’s Day 2007. The theme: “Ending Impunity for Violence Against Women and Girls.” Nepal is celebrating the day with various events. What a treat! Women can now join British Gurkha army. Freedom has arrived to Kumaris, too. Some of them have graduate degrees. But these anecdotal forward movements pale when compared to the fact that only 26 women have been able to enter parliament in the last 60 years. As for the Maoists’ rhetoric of equality, just ask Laxmi Sharma.
• Nepali women have long way to go but keep optimistic, People's Daily
• Country gets first graduate goddess, Hindustan Times
• Chance for women to join Gurkhas, icBerkshire
• Respecting Women's Rights , Risin Nepal
• Ending impunity for violence against women and girls, UN
• Pressure from Maoists forces woman industrialist to shift base , Gulf Times
• Women's Network to fight for proper representation, Himalayan Times
• CA Polls And Women's Participation, Rising Nepal
• Helping the women of Ruspur Kot, Homer Tribune

• Naxals fraternal between Nepali, Indian Maoists, Malaysia Sun
• Outdoor News Wire investigates why climbers left to die, ODNW
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