| Mahindra Renault launches the Logan in Nepal | | 2008-08-20 07:05:00 | | Mahindra Renault Pvt. Ltd. (MRPL), a Joint Venture between Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) and Renault SA of France launched the Logan passenger car in Nepal. Agni Incorporated Pvt. Ltd., the current distributor of Mahindra vehicles in Nepal, will be the local distributor for the Logan. Customers will be able to purchase two variants of the Logan, the 1.4 GLE Petrol and the 1.5 DLS Diesel initially and other variants subsequently.“Since its launch in 2007, the Logan has carved a distinct niche for itself in the passenger car segment in India, which is a clear validation of its solid build, performance and fuel efficient nature. We are now delighted to introduce the Logan to Nepal which has a rapidly growing automobile industry and is the first international market for MRPL.Our distributor, Agni Incorporated Pvt. Ltd. has been associated with the Mahindra brand for several years and has made a significant contribution to its success in Nepal. With its wide national network and | | By: Male Fertility Testing | | |
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| Nepal | | 2008-07-27 03:05:00 | | 21.03.2008 Endlich ich es so weit. Maren und ich beginnen den 1. Urlaubstag mit einem guten Frühstück, dann werden die Rucksäcke ins Auto geschmissen, Andi fährt uns zum Bahnhof und er Trip beginnt! Von Siegburg nach Frankfurt, von Frankfurt nach Bangkok, von Bangkok nach Kathmandu. Alles in allem sind wir fast 22 Stunden unterwegs, aber dank der Vorfreude, dem guten Essen im Flieger und ein wenig Schlaf, vergeht die Zeit recht schnell.
In Bangkok lernen wir Angelika kennen, im Flieger kommt Ralf noch dazu. Jetzt fehlen nur noch 2 und unser Team für die nächsten drei Wochen ist komplett [...] | | By: Travelogues and stories about active travel in the | | |
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| Peace Movements In Nepal | | 2008-07-01 21:18:04 | | By Dev Raj Dahal, Head, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung-NepalIn Telegraph Nepal Introduction Once members of a society become fully aware of certain common interests and common values building community of peace can become possible, unconsciousness about these common elements makes conflict unavoidable. This new consciousness is the central feature of many fields of study in the sciences, social sciences and religions—the three basic sources of human knowledge—as each of the branches expresses various intellectual perspectives on the world. Social scientists are carefully struggling to liberate the rule of power, interest and ideology in knowledge. Based on the assumptions about human nature, the nature of state and international system, they have constructed various approaches to grasp the role of science and technology in resolving the problems of human societies. Today, the increasing fragmentation of sciences and social sciences into several disciplines has, however, produced mind-num | | By: Spiritual Village | | |
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| High Culture and High Adventure Make Nepal a Great Travel Destination | | 2008-06-29 07:42:00 | | Shangri-La of legend, novel and classic film is a real place, the Kathmandu Valley in the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal. This tiny country next to Tibet is home to Mount Everest and much more. From arts and handicrafts tours to trekking and mountaineering, the Himalayan kingdom has something for every traveler.All Nepal adventures start with the flight into Tribhuvan airport in Kathmandu. Spectacular mountain views give way to green, terraced hillsides and small villages of thatched homes as the plane makes it's rapid descent. Immigration and customs clearance are easy for tourists; visas are issued automatically on arrival for $30.Expeditions and tours start from Kathmandu, so you'll need a base and a chance to recover from the long flight. The Yak and Yeti hotel, next to the Royal Palace, is close to shopping and the old city. If the Yak and Yeti's $200 rates leave you wooly-headed, there are many options, from $2 per night guest houses to comfortable hotels for less than $100. Even if | | By: Most Popular Tourist Places | | |
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| Nepal: A Republic Is Born But a King’s Watermark Lingers | | 2008-05-29 15:32:40 | | As we blogged about transiency in China yesterday, Nepal’s newly-elected assembly voted to end almost 240 years of monarchic rule. The new republic has given King Gyanendra and his entourage 15 days to leave the royal palace, which will be turned into a national museum. (Art and Politics merge yet again.)
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| Nepal-India Border Crossing | | 2008-05-19 00:29:25 | | As much as I enjoyed playing chicken with oncoming traffic in Kathmandu’s little white taxis, I was happy to have a seat on Yeti Airline’s 11:40am flight to a small border town in southeastern Nepal. The 30 seat twin prop plane had a nice green and yellow paint job and I felt at ease [...] | | By: GoBackpacking | | |
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| Final Thoughts: 7 Weeks In Nepal | | 2008-05-18 00:48:56 | | Nepal had always represented world class trekking for me, yet I found the country to offer so much more. Beyond the beautiful snow-capped mountains, green valleys, peaceful lakes, raging rivers, colorful flowers, and wide array of birds were incredibly kind people, a lively Tibetan community, delicious food, and a rich cultural history.
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| Rafting Nepal’s Kali Gandaki River | | 2008-05-04 02:15:18 | | I was still having trouble bringing myself to leave Pokhara so I signed up for a 3-day/2-night rafting trip through Paddle Nepal/Ultimate Descents. I chose a trip on one of Nepal’s holiest rivers, the Kali Gandaki. It offered class III and IV rapids, so I knew it’d be exciting without scaring the [...] | | By: GoBackpacking | | |
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| Internship Opportunity with ICIMOD – HID Nepal | | 2008-05-03 07:00:03 | | Title: Intern – Himalayan University Consortium Unit: Human and Institutional Development Division: Integrated Knowledge Management and Capacity Development Background The Human and Institutional Development (HID) Unit at ICIMOD facilitates systematic development of human and institutional capacity both within ICIMOD and among its regional member country (RMC) partners. One of the responsibilities of the HID Unit is to develop further the newly launched Himalayan University Consortium (HUC), which will have both thematic activities, in terms of curriculum development bringing in mountain-specific elements in university teaching, and training activities for faculty and developmentpractitioners, especially in Afghanistan. Under the HUC umbrella, a programme entitled “Building Afghan Research Capability” has been developed jointly by ICIMOD and key HUC partners and funded by IDRC, Canada to facilitate training and capacity building of the faculty members and staff of the Afghan un | | By: Indian Internship | | |
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| nepal odyssey: timelapse-wk.one | | 2008-04-25 02:48:50 | | If week one had to be summarized in one word (and it doesn’t) that word would be “adjustment”. This week revolved around adjusting to all things Nepal: the power cuts, the lack of hot water, the cold weather (we were in Darwin/S’pore for the previous 4 days), the dirt, the customs, the language. It was a pleasantly gentle learning curve, probably due the relative nice-ness of all the people. The hospital started to make more sense and we overdosed on momo (aka. bad dumpings) like crack addicts with enormous lung volumes. We met the inhabitants of Shalom Guesthouse: the always cheerful Daph, the quiet Cat, the Didi – our housekeeper and many more. Of note was Bong, one of Jimbo’s high school friends who studies at the rival university, who independent of us, had also planned his elective not only in the same hospital, but was also staying in the same guesthouse. This is also the week where we decided to book bungee jumping. Only because I’m masochistic. It was going t | | By: Adventures, mis-adventures & everything in-bet | | |
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| Nepal Odyssey: white isn’t my choice | | 2008-04-23 05:50:58 | | We arrived at the airport after a struggle. One interesting billboards we found along the way on the bus-stops along the way were of this Asian girl, just lying there, with a sign "White is my choice". I still have no idea about what the ad was about, but lets say the sign proved quite ironic later.Even James Bond isn't immune from yellow fever. Hmm...what to hold? handle bars or a hot asian woman's hand?Maybe this sexist graph can give us an idea as to why women like guys in general? Gold-diggers!We rush through the airport to the budget terminal as our remaining check-in time can be easily counted in seconds. Jimbo and I were just exhausted from clubbing, and I also had food poisoning. Speed became quite and issue. We (finally) arrived at the counter and managed to check in and sat for the 1st time in a while in the comfort of a non-truly-budget airlines: Silk Air. It’s kinda budget – it’s the low frills (not no frills) S’pore Airlines, but it was good – meals were there e | | By: Adventures, mis-adventures & everything in-bet | | |
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| India's Jindal Steel goes to court over Nepal hydel project | | 2008-04-06 08:52:00 | | Nepal's hydro-power sector, mired in allegations of corruption, is caught up in a legal tangle as an Indian firm has filed a case in the Supreme Court here against an Indian public sector undertaking that outbid it.Indian business group Jindal Steel has gone to court over the 402 MW Arun III hydropower project that was recently awarded to the Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam, in which India's Himachal Pradesh government has a stake along with the Indian government.Sutlej and Jindal were among the nine co | | By: Brand Mantra | | |
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| Contemplating My Nepal Trek | | 2008-03-08 23:14:50 | | Buying a new toy was only one of the thoughts on my mind during my time in Hong Kong. Reaching mainland Asia meant I needed to start thinking about what I was going to do for a trek in Nepal. April, the second best time to go in terms of weather, was quickly approaching.
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| Top Ten Places to Visit in Nepal | | 2008-02-27 11:23:03 | | Are you ready for some high altitude adventure with in a soul-warming environment? Then pack your bags and experience some of the most majestic peaks, most exhilarating torrents and wonderful people Nepal has to offer. Here are some places you may want to visit when go.
Original post by Larry O’Hanlon, Discovery News | | By: UniQuest | | |
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| Tourism Mixed Bag in Nepal | | 2008-01-11 06:19:00 | | Raju Gandharva is a player of traditional musical instrument called Sarangi. He roams around Thamel area playing melodious tones and looking for tips from generous tourists.This year while statistics have shown that record number of tourists – over half a million – came to Nepal, people like Gandharva are not too encouraged."Yes, there were tourists. But I could earn only as much as to feed myself," he said.Similar is the response of small and medium traders in Thamel – the important tourism hub in the country.Surendra Bajracharya, a trader of pashmina shawls, said that though increased numbers of tourists have come, their businesses have not flourished."It is true that the number of tourists have increased. More tourists have come but they come to Kathmandu and immediately leave for trekking or for other places, return back and then head to their home country. They have not been spending money in shopping," Bajracharya rued.Sharing his sentiment, trader of handicraft and thanka items Arjun Kumar Shrestha said, "There has not been marked improvement in our sales as we had expected due to the revival of tourism.""Quality Tourism"One of the problems of tourism in Nepal, as pointed out by Nepal Tourism Board's director Subas Niraula, is the lack of tourists who spend much. Niraula said that on average, a tourist stays for nine to ten days and spends around $50 a day – which is quite less.It is important, he says, to lure more tourists who will spend more. "Right now we have just reached base camp in terms of attracting tourists. After years of slump, tourism has finally recovered. This is a major psychological victory for all of us. In the coming days we will need to promote tourism in a manner so as to maximize our economic benefits," he said.The tourist arrival has set a new record in 2007 by reaching half a million mark. While over 360,000 tourists came by air, around 150,000 came by land route.Earlier, it was in 1999 when 491,000 tourists had come to Nepal | | By: Most Popular Tourist Places | | |
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| Monarchy in Nepal to be abolished! | | 2008-01-04 18:26:00 | | After the assassination of Bhutto, here’s one of the better happenings from South Asia during the last few days of 2007:
Nepalese monarchy to be abolished
Nepal’s government has agreed to abolish the monarchy as part of a deal to persuade Maoist former rebels to rejoin the interim administration.
Under the deal, Nepal will be declared a republic [...] | | By: Postcard Headlines | | |
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| This weekend, cheap 'n' best Nepal | | 2007-09-28 15:54:00 | | Kathmandu, in spite of all its political upheavals, has turned out to be the number one travel destination for Delhiites this extended weekend (a leave on Monday, followed by Gandhi Jayanti on Tuesday). Flights to the neighbouring kingdom are full between Saturday and Tuesday, as are hotel rooms. Why Kathmandu? With budget packages costing as little as Rs 12,000 per head (that includes ticket, airport to hotel transport, accommodation and some meals), tourists are flocking to the Himalayan kingdom, say tour operators. Moreover, the flying time is just one hour and 20 minutes.
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| Nepal Designer Luxury Comforter Set | | 2007-08-12 17:53:45 | | The black and white zebra patterns is obviously inspired from a safari. Accentuating the bed set with a richly colored cherry red pillow provides the contrast that makes the it a bit more contemporary looking.
Nepal Designer Luxury Comforter Set comes in California King, King and Queen sizes that include a comforter, bed skirt, [...] | | By: Mattresszine | | |
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| The Challenges of Entering Tibet from Nepal | | 2007-08-02 08:00:52 | | A few weeks ago, I was merrily collecting entry and Visa requirements for the first few countries I intend to visit. All was going well, until I reached Nepal. Getting into Nepal will be simple, as Americans can get a 60-day Visa upon arrival, however it didn’t take long for me to find out that accessing Tibet from the Nepalese side (vs the Chinese side) as an independent traveler may be extremely difficult.
Visiting Tibet is very important to me. After reading the Dalai Lama’s autobiography a few years ago, I started to feel a great sense of sympathy and compassion for the Tibetan people and their culture. It upsets me to hear, read, and learn about the human rights abuses which are occurring, the need for Tibetans to flee their land over the dangerous Himalaya (into India), and the increasing influence China continues to exert in the region. The fact that a Tibetan’s mention of the Dalai Lama by name can have him/her thrown in jail is appalling.
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| India collaboration with Nepal in agriculture, horticulture | | 2007-06-08 07:00:00 | | Fresh plazaIndia today welcomed collaboration with Nepal in areas of agriculture, horticulture, power and water harvesting technology, saying it will mutually benefit both the countries.
Besides, maintaining cordial relations, India always hoped for peace, progress development in all our neighbouring countries, Himachal Pradesh's Irrigation and Public Health (IPH) minister Kaul Singh Thakur told a Nepalese delegation that called on him here.... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Trekking in Nepal | | 2007-05-16 07:00:00 | | I made a noteworthy change to the early part of my ’round the world backpacking itinerary. It’s a change in route, rather than countries I intend to visit. Initially, I was planning to tour southeast Asia first, then work counterclockwise toward Tibet, Nepal, and India. The order was something along the lines of….
New Zealand…Australia…Bali…Thailand…Cambodia…Vietnam…China…Tibet…Nepal…India (and on to Africa)
Apparently, from the new book I started reading a few days ago, Trekking in Nepal by Stephen Bezruchka, this would put me in Nepal during the monsoon season which runs from July through late September. The author indicates trekking in monsoon weather can be an adventure unto itself, however the idea of constantly walking in the rain, up and down slippery slopes, while coming across washed out bridges does not appeal to me.
So, with a little rearranging, I figure I can head in a clockwise manner an | | By: GoBackpacking | | |
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