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Political Ministers Tarnish Reputation of Nepali Prime Minister
In a heavy handed attempt to curry favor with the press, Health Minister Rajendra Mahato distributed greeting cards for the Dashain holiday to several dozen reporters. Recipients found cash in the cards - from $40 to $100 in each case. Three of the
Nepal Maoists Prepare for Revolution – Against Themselves
Factional in-fighting in the Maoist party is at an all-time high as hardliners talk publicly of revolt against Maoist Prime Minister Baburam Bhatterai.
Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and Northern India Get an ‘Earthquake Warning’
John Child, the NewsBlaze correspondent in Kathmandu reports that Kathmandu felt the earthquake centered in Sikkim. Kathmandu is around 280km west of the Sikkim border and this quake was a warning of things to come.
Nepali Civil Servant Sacked for Competence
Paudyal was exceptionally good at his job. His previous boss, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, who is currently DPM and Foreign Minister, decried the transfer, calling him 'one of the best secretaries.'
Nepal Fears a Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Even the number of missing people is uncertain: The Nepal Red Cross makes the total as 1,383; a prominent Nepal human-rights NGO, INSEC, lists 930; and Nepal's National Human Rights Commission counts 835 people as disappeared.
