Full Coverage: Nepal

03/30/2005 About 200 Nepali journalists marched through Kathmandu demanding restoration of press freedom and the release of 13 journalists held after King Gyanendra imposed emergency and suspended civil liberties.

03/30/2005 United Nations advocates for solving the transport problems impeding free trade by landlocked developing countries.

03/30/2005 Dinanath, a Nepalese farmer, loses his wife while taking her to the nearest health centre 8 km from his village.

03/29/2005 Nepal police arrested at least 16 people in Kathmandu on Monday as they were protesting against king Gyanendra's seizure of power and called for the restoration of democracy.

03/24/2005 In the wake of continued absence of democracy, trade unions met with Nepalese ambassadors in country capitals, demonstrated outside the South Asian country’s diplomatic mission in India and sent protest letters to representatives of the Nepalese authorities across the world to mark the International Day of Action on Nepal.

03/22/2005 Little has been changed for the low caste indigenous community of Tharus, since Nepal's government made a historic move to outlaw the 'Kamiaya' bonded labour system, in July 2000.

03/21/2005 Amnesty continues its efforts to persuade the international community to respond to the behaviour of King Gyanendra of Nepal. Nearly 2 months has passed since his suspension of the constitution and the subsequent repression of free speech.

03/21/2005 Bellanet Asia is going to hold a two-day event on ICTs for building partnerships in Kathmandu from March 28 to 29, 2005. E-governance, open content and online networking will be the thrust areas of discussion in this meet.

03/16/2005 Over 700 Nepalese were detained on Monday for protesting King Gyanendra's illegal imposition of military rule in nationwide demonstrations arranged to coincide with the UN Human Rights Conference in Geneva.

03/16/2005 Asia--the world's most populous region--could face severe economic problems as glaciers on the Himalayan mountain ranges melt away due to global warming, causing river levels to surge and then decline, warns the World Wildlife Fund. Dwindling rivers would seriously affect agriculture and industry, the group explains to a meeting of the 20 largest energy using economies in the world taking place in London.

03/16/2005 Nepalese human rights groups are asking U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to press for an end to on-going human rights abuses in Nepal. They're asking for the international community's support for their campaign.

03/15/2005 Bicycle ambulance developed by ITDG Nepal in collaboration with the villagers in plain areas of the country is making patient transfers to hospital a lot easy and affordable.

03/15/2005 Maailmanpankki uhkaa lopettaa tukensa Nepalin kehityshankkeille, ellei maan kansalaisille palauteta perustuslaillisia oikeuksia. Apu kattaa kattaa 28 prosenttia valtion kokonaismenoista, joten avunantajilla uskotaan olevan vaikutusvaltaa maan asioihin. Ihmisoikeusjärjestöt pitävät Maailmanpankin uhkausta merkittävänä eleenä.

03/14/2005 Major political parties in Nepal are set to launch fresh protests against King Gyanendra's assumption of total power in the impoverished Himalayan kingdom.

03/11/2005 Radio Shreenagar of Palpa district in Nepal has started airing programmes to provide tutorial support to the local students appearing for the SLCS examination. On-the-air tutorials on English, Mathematics and Science are being offered for the students of class X and XI.

03/11/2005 Pakistan has offered arms and high-tech expertise to Nepal to tackle Maoists, in sharp contrast to the decision by India and UK to halt military assistance to the Himalayan Kingdom following the imposition of emergency rule by King Gyanendra.

03/10/2005 Nepalissa kuninkaan helmikuussa julistamat hätätilalait ovat edelleen voimassa ja tilanne maassa on militarisoitunut dramaattisesti. Ehdotukset tilanteen ratkaisusta vaihtelevat. Sudanin ja Burman esimerkit todistavat, ettei kansainvälisen yhteisön vetäytyminen maasta vaikeuksien tullen ratkaise tilannetta. Nepalissa ongelmana on ollut kuitenkin kehitysyhteistyöhankkeiden jatkuminen entiseen tapaan, kirjoittaa Leena Rikkilä Voima-lehdessä.

03/09/2005 UN agency for child today called on all parties to the conflict in Nepal to help facilitate the transport of vaccines, Vitamin A and de-worming drugs, which have been held up in the recent transport shutdown in the country.

03/09/2005 Security forces in Nepal have stopped air dropping of the food packets in food insecure region of Nepal, because of the fear that it may reach in the hands of rebels. The decision may impose starvation in the already food scarce northwest region of the country.

03/08/2005 A mob thought to be supported by government authorities moved through 21 villages over the period of a week in late February killing people, torturing, raping, looting and setting fire to houses, according to a human rights worker's fact-finding mission to the region last week.