Stories about Nepal from June, 2010
Nepal: Living Together – A New Trend
X Nepali Blog informs that couples “living together without marriage is a very new trend in Nepali society”.
Nepal: Copy Paste News
XNepali shows ‘the lack of technical reporters in Nepali journalism’ and ‘how rampant copy-paste journalism is there in the internet’.
Nepal: India Stops Newsprint Consignment
United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal reports that Indian authorities are holding 1,000 metric tonnes of newsprint consignment to Nepal which is threatening the publications of a few newspapers and magazines.
Nepal: The Twitterati And The World Cup Conversations
Dinesh Wagle at United We Blog! for a Democratic Nepal rounds up Nepali Twitter users’ conversations on the football world cup.
India: Conflict in Meghalaya
Dinesh Wagle pens an in-depth analysis of what he feels are the reasons behind the ever-widening conflict between Khasis and Nepali migrant workers/Gorkhas in the North-Eastern Indian State of Meghalaya.
Nepal: Extending the Constituent Assembly
Unable to meet the 28th May deadline for drawing up a new statute for Nepal, the Constituent Assembly, riding on a 3-point political deal made by the 3 most represented political parties, extended its own term by one more year. Blogger Raktim Nepali however feels all of this is much...
Nepal: Disappointed With The Politicians
“I admit the defeat of hope of an average Nepali in the hands of the politicians whom I had the misunderstanding of having some qualities of the statesman,” comments Ujjwal Acharya at The Radiant Star while discussing about the extension of the term of the Constituent Assembly (CA).
About our Nepal coverage
The earthquake that shook Nepal on April 25 claimed more than 8,000 lives and injured twice as many people. Around 8 million people have been affected with at least 2 million displaced. 1.4 million are in need of food assistance. Reaching remote areas presents a special challenge.
