Nepal defeated Saudia Arabia By a Huge Margin

In ACC Twenty20 Cup Nepal defeated Saudi Arabia by 95runs. Batting first Nepal put a massive score of 183 runs losing 5 wickets. Mehaboob Alam top scored with 88 runs, the highest run scored by a Nepali batsman in Twenty20 tournament. Chasing 184 runs Saudi Arabia were bowled out for 88 runs.

Nepal Beat Bangladesh In The SAFF Championship

Nepal beat Bangladesh by a goal in their group match held today. A last minute goal by skipper Sagar Thapa was all the Nepali team needed to defeat Bangladesh in their group match. Earlier Nepal was held draw by Maldives in the opening match. Nepal will face Pakistan in their third match.

Nepal Defeated Hongkong by two wickets( ACC Twenty20 championship)

Nepal defeated Hongkong by 2 wickets in the opening match of ACC Twenty20 championship. Hongkong batting first posted 114 runs on the scoreboard. Nepal successfully chased the target of 115 runs. Nepali cricket fans had to wait till the last over to see their team win their game. The championship is being held in the TU ground, Kathmandu.

Bird Flu Affecting The Capital

The citizens of Kathmandu, the capital city. has been affected by the sudden break of Bird Flu in the capital. This recent case of Bird Flu has forced its denizens has started following preventive measures to keep themselves aloof from the deadly virus. As it the first time the virus is seen in the capital, people are curious and cautious about it. Almost all the schools lying in the area where the virus has been found has been shut. A massive searching and destroying of the infected birds is being carried out.

The Himalayan Times : Matrika party joins chorus against BIPPA - Detail News : Nepal News Portal

The Himalayan Times : Matrika party joins chorus against BIPPA - Detail News : Nepal News Portal

Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement or BIPPA has aroused nationwide condemnation of Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai. PM Bhattarai has defended his signing of BIPPA as a step towards attracting Indian investment in the country which will help to improve the economy of the country. However, the major political parties along with a faction of his own party is demonstrating against him regarding the agreement. BIPPA has trapped PM Bhattarai and we have to see how will he come above this problem.

The Himalayan Times : Global Hand-washing Day being marked today - Detail News : Nepal News Portal

The Himalayan Times : Global Hand-washing Day being marked today - Detail News : Nepal News Portal

Global hand-washing day is observed today in Nepal also with different awareness programmes being organized in different parts of the kingdom.

The Himalayan Times : Environmentalists call for toilets on Everest - Detail News : Nepal News Portal

The Himalayan Times : Environmentalists call for toilets on Everest - Detail News : Nepal News Portal

To preserve the environment and the ecosystem of the Himalayas ( The Everest) it could turn out to be a better idea.

Tourism Industry Fostering In Nepal

Tourism industry is fostering in Nepal. With the rise in the number of tourists visiting Nepal, the tourism industry that were declining some years back has again got a head start. The season in Nepal right now is quite favorable for trekking and other adventurous activities, which has lured the tourists in the country. With the rise in the tourists the rooms of almost all the hotels in major tourist cities like Pokhara are all booked, and the hotel entrepreneurs are saying that those nationals from the foreign countries who come without previous booking will  face the difficulty of finding good place to stay. With the boom in the tourism sector, people involved in this sector are happy than ever. And if you are going to visit Nepal, then please don't forget to book a room before coming otherwise you are going to face some difficulty..........However, you will surely find some nice place to live in as a paying guest.

The Himalayan Times : Worm in Real Juice - Detail News : Nepal News Portal

The Himalayan Times : Worm in Real Juice - Detail News : Nepal News Portal

Good Bye ! Steve Jobs

"Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly and get on with improving your other innovations". -- Steve Jobs.

Steve Jobs an innovator who has revolutionized the everyday technology from the PC to the gadgets like iPad and iPhone died at the age of 56. The founder and former CEO of the Apple who had been fighting with different ailments finally said goodbye to this world. And his death is being mourned by millions of people around the world. Message of condolences has flooded the social networking sites like facebook and twitter.

May his soul rest in peace.

Deserted Kathmandu

The shrines and markets of the Kathmandu which used to be crowded during festivals as shown in the photo, now bears a deserted look. During Dashain the Kathmandu, the capital, always bears a deserted look - which can also be pictured as a gloomy and desolate city.

Happy Dashain To All

The greatest festival of all Nepalis " Dashain" has begun from today. A fifteen day long festival, Dashain, is celebrated by all the Nepalis despite their religious differences. With the starting of Dashain, the environment of whole Nepal has become joyful. People who have come to the capital or left the country to earn their living has started to return back to their villages to celebrate Dashain with their families. Seeing the environment we can say that an air of festivity has surrounded the Nepalis and The Nepal.

An Aircraft of Buddha Air Crashed

An aircraft of Buddha Air carrying 19 people crashed at Kotdanda near Godavari, Lalitpur. According to the local news channel 18 dead bodies has been recovered and a passenger who was rescued alive died undergoing treatment at the hospital. The people who are dead are mostly foreigners including 10 Indian nationals, 6 Europeans and 3 Nepali nationals. The aircraft was returning to Kathmandu airport after completing its mountain flight.

Dreams!!!

Nepal as everyone knows is a developing country. As people here are dependent on agriculture to fulfill their needs, most of the population are based on rural societies. However, the capital city with other major cities of the country are crowded with people who come to these cities from rural areas to acquire something so that they can sustain their families in the village. Along with them also comes their dreams.........

Political Vacuum: For How Long?

PM Jhala Nath Khanal resigned from his post on 14 th of August. And since then he has been just a caretaker Prime Minister waiting for someone onto whom he can hand over the post of Prime Minister. Seven days is about to come to an end but no consensus has yet been made between the major political parties who are demanding for a unity consensus government. Different levels of talk has been taking place from time and again but no result has yet been accomplished.

Nepal is in the process of remaking itself by turning it into a peaceful country which was once involved in a decade long conflict and war. The rebel group has come into the mainstream politics transforming themselves but also the peace process is just stagnant. A new constitution to be drafted is uncertain of its being drafted. The political parties are in a conflict with each other regarding the power sharing attitude. This power acquiring attitude and work of their has turned as a hindrance/blockade in drafting the new constitution and giving the peace process the final touch. Also the conflict among the political parties has left the country in a limbo with no official Prime Minister or official cabinet. This political vacuum which is arising in this Nepalese context is going to cost the Nepali people a lot as it will affect the peace process and also the whole economy of the country.

ICC U-19 World Cup And Nepal

In its fourth game under ICC U-19 qualifiers, Nepal is playing one on one with Canada today. With a strong intention of winning the game and making its place secure for the Under19 world cup that will take place in Australia in next year. Nepal is currently holding the first place of the table. With four games played, three win and a loss, Nepal is currently at the top of the table. And if Nepal won this game their chances of playing in the Under-19 world cup will be certain. The top six teams will get chance to compete in the U-19 world cup in Australia.

Unpredictable Rain..........!

The monsoon is speeding up in the country, with rains falling in good quantity. However, the rainfall this year is not predictable. Earlier people could forecast whether there will be rainfall or not when they go for an outin but now its different. It seems the weather is teasing the people. The sun which appears scorching gets shadowed by the clouds with out any sign. And it will start raining. And also the vice-versa. Haha the uncertain weather..................

Political Dispute In Rise Again

As the biggest political party representing in the parliament UCPN(Maoist) has decided to reshuffle the ministers representing their party in th cabinet, political disputes are seen to rise among the political parties representing in the government and the opposition political parties.

Maoist To Reshuffle Ministers From Their Party

The UCPN(maoist) central committee has decided to reshuffle the current ministers in the cabinet from their party. The UCPN(maoist) central committee is doing its homework to reshuffle its cabinet representation. A new team led by Narayankaji Shrestha, one of the vice chairman of UCPN(maoist), will now represent itself in the government, and the present members representing in the government will be recalled.

Rumours of Dahal To Quit

Rumours has been heard that the chairman of UCPN (Maoist) Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda is ready to quit from the leadership of Parliamentary Party as well as from the chairmanship of the party if that could help the peace process, the constitution, the movement and the people. A daily english newspaper has quoted that "Dahal had mentioned such things to leaders in a meeting with vice-chairman Mohan Baidhya. However,the statement is unauthentic and other party leaders has told it as only a rumour and has been publicized to provoke him."

A Blog That was Sold for $15million

A blog sold for fifteen million dollar. Reading this sentence you might get amazed and stunned. Your brain, though its receiving the information, won't let you believe that a blog could be sold for that huge sum of money. However, the information is true and the person lucky enough to get paid that huge sum of money for his blog is Johns Wu. His blog bankaholic.com was sold for $15million. This deal has shut the mouths of those who used to say that blogging is not for earning, one cannot make money/living for it and at the same time it has inspired thousands and millions of bloggers that they could also achieve this feat. Their blogs could also be a medium through which they can earn their living and fulfill their dreams.

Johns Wu has achieved a huge success in the field of blogging, however, its not an easy task to achieve such things. For that one has to work determindedly and persevere in his/her mission to be one like John Wu.

First Public Lesbian Wedding In Nepal

The first public lesbian wedding was conducted in Nepal, which was also termed as the first Lesbian marriage in Asia itself. Although the wedding was conducted in Nepal, the couples who tied the knot were an American lesbian couple. They tied the wedding knots following the hindu tradition in a temple in Nepal. The wedding was attended by journalists, bisexuals from inside and outside the country, and also the locals of that area. The couples who tied their wedding knots were Courtney Mitchell and Sarah Welton. Courtney was dressed in the traditional Nepali groom's outfit and Sarah was dress in a red sari and they were seemed to be more happy than ever.

Mt. Everest vs The Waste Trouble

Its an honour for everyone to reach the top of the world highest mountain the Mt. Everest. And people are now and then making an expedition to ascend the highest peak and prove themselves to the world and themselves. However, not only are they scaling the Everest, they are also degrading the environment and the beauty of the world's largest mountain.

A news with the title " 8,110 kg of wastes brought down Everest" published in the online news site explains that a total of 8,110 kg of waste was brought down from the Everest base camp in a Mount Everest clean-up campaign launched by Everest Summiteer's Association. If you closely look at the amount of waste they have brought down from the Everest base camp, you will just be stunned. That huge wastes were lying there and no one ever bothered to clean it. No one ever took it as a threat able to degrade the environment and the beauty of the world's highest mountain.

Now the question that arises is " From where such huge amount of waste came in the Everest base camp?" And the answer is also simple-- Its the waste that the summiteers, who come to scale the mountain, dump there. How negligence of them! Isn't it their moral duty not to dump the waste material in the mountain. Instead they can bring back whatever waste material they could gather.

Its not only the case of the Mt. Everest. All other highest mountains in the worlds can/are also facing the same situation. The summiteers should keep in mind that degradation of the hilly area not only affects the concerned country, but also the whole world. So we should rather try to preserve the beauty the nature has provided us.

What Will Happen In May 28???

Kathmandu, Nepal.

The last date for drafting the new constitution is nearing day after day. Its 18th of May today and there's only ten days left for the political parties representing their respective areas and societies to reach into a consensus to draft the new constitution of new Nepal.

One whole year is about to end with no significant progress done in the constitution making process and instead of speeding up the constitution drafting process the parties are just lingering and having consultation with each other to amend the interim constituion and increase one more year so that they can draft the constitution with full flair. However, there are controversies between them, some are with the idea of increase the time limit where the others are against it. The CA assembly has now become a play thing for the parties where they are playing with the sentiment of the people and the great peaceful revolution through which they were able to remove the monarchy from the kingdom and turn the country into a republic state.

Its for sure that whatever controversies there are between the parties, they will increase the time of drafting the new constitution at the last hour. However, the political parties should not just wait and watch the time go away with no fruitful achievement.

Will Nepal Get A New Constitution On Time

Kathmandu, Nepal.

Sixteen days left for the new constitution to be drafted. The last date for drafting a new constitution is just knocking on the door, however, there is no sign that the constitution will be drafted in the given time frame. The leaders who are given the mandate by the people to write the constitution on time are not speeding up. They are just engulfed in power sharing strategies and are engrossed in a dispute with each other creating a sort of mess in constitution drafting process. Leaders of the parties has started blaming each other for not being able to draft the constitution on time. A year back too the CA members increased the time limit by a year saying that they could not draft the constitution due to time constrain. And they have just spent the added year just lingering here and there without any result and now they are playing the blaming game.

The leaders are now planning to increase the time frame to write the constitution by a couple of more years, however, the public should be aware to caution the leaders that they will only be provided the necessary time if they promise to work day and night in drafting the constitution and stay away from power sharing disputes and blaming games.

Can't We Find a True Leader????

Can't we find a true leader in this world? Finding a true leader who works for the benefit of his people and his country is hard to find these days. All the leaders who claim to be working for the benefit of the people and his country as well as for the benefit of the international community could be found obsessed with his own personal ego and benefit. For their personal desire we could find them waging war with others and killing innocent lives. To remain in the supreme position we could find them acting against the norms and mandate given to them by the people. They are there in that position for the people, to upgrade the lives of the people, however, they are just fulfilling their desires and ignoring the people. What they have forgotten is that---- without people(public) to follow them, there could be no leader. There are people so there is a leader; no people no leader. Keeping this divine truth in mind the leader should leave their personal desire and ego and work for the benefit of people and the country and also for the benefit of the international community.

Should UNMIN Leave Nepal?

Should UNMIN (United Mission in Nepal) leave Nepal? Its the much talked issues these days in Nepal. The peace process still in limbo, UN has decided to withdraw UNMIN from Nepal after its tenure finishes this month. The government and the parties representing them has asked UN to take UNMIN back after its tenure as they say that now they can handle the situation and peace process by themselves; however, the opposition party( the Maoist party) has sent a letter to the UN urging it to increase the tenure of UNMIN and not leave without the peace process finally concluded. With the government urging UNMIN to leave and the Maoist Party asking it to stay, the relationship between these two factions is seen to turn bitter, which can hamper the peace process in the future.