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Jamim Shah Murder: A Statement from Delhi?
“[The Jamim Shah murder] is a statement from New Delhi that it will not let off anyone it perceives as hostile to its national interests.”– A senior Nepali police officer By Mukul Humagain, Anil Giri and Baburam Kharel The Indian underworld gang run by Chhota Rajan could be behind Sunday’s killing of media entrepreneur Jamim Shah,…
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Jamim Shah Murder Update: Indian Says He Killed.
Jamim murder brings relief to Indian security agencies: Indian daily A day after: Nepali cabinet sets up an investigation committee even as an Indian calls up a Nepali TV station in Kathmandu to admit the responsibility So Indian killed Jamim? May be this group, may be that group. May be Indians, may be Pakistanis. An…
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Was Jamim Shah Anti-India with ISI and Underworld Nexus?
A section of Indian media certainly thinks so….but do they have any proof? Yes, it’s true that there were rumors to that effect. The broad-daylight murder of Nepali cable and satellite TV pioneer Jamim Shah could probably be the result of two things: either an underworld revenge or an intelligence undercover operation. Some Indian media…
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Constituent Assembly Has Made Substantial Progress in Constitution Writing
Despite all the chaos and apparent differences of positions/opinions/ideologies of political parties, they have made significant progress in drafting a new constitution. If one looks at the debates that have occurred in the CA over the past year and a half, it is clear that although differences between parties have persisted, there have also been…
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Nepal India Bhai Bhai. Take Rose, Tension Nahi Leneka.
In an effort to reduce tensions between their two nations, Nepalis and Indians come at a border point to hoist their national flags, sing their national songs and pay respect to their martyrs. But Indian Border Security Force’s harassment continues in eastern border (see box) By Janak Nepal Flags were hoisted, national anthems sung and…
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Nepali Maoists and Bihari Republic
Bihar’s success story tells us that if Nepali leaders want, Nepal can progress in a couple of years, not decades. By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal Finally, the Indian ambassador in Kathmandu last week did what he was primarily supposed to do: promote his country rather than poking his nose into internal affairs of the…
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Obstacles for Business in Nepal: Instability and Maoists
Political instablity and power outage are the two major contributors to Nepal’s poor investment climate, a World Bank report says. It forget to mention the number one reason: the Maoists. Nepal 2009 Enterprise Survey points out lack of access to finance and labour regulations as other major obstacles. Obstacles, however, differ from industry to industry.…
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