2008

The New Constitution for a Fair Nepal – Time to get down to write it now!

Kathmandu, Nepal Mandala – After half a year long debates on regulations for Constituent Assembly (CA) are over, if what has been said is done in Nepal, the process of writing the long awaited main task of the CA members – the constitution writing – should start from this Sunday, the 16th Nov. According to […]

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Poet Chittadhar’s statue erected at Kalimati

Chittadhar Chuka, Kathmandu, Nepal Mandala – Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” unveiled a life-size statue of Nepal Bhasa poet Chittadhar Hridaya at Kalimati intersection in downtown Kathmandu Saturday. The statue has been erected in a small garden at the roundabout and faces west. On the occasion, the intersection was also renamed Chittadhar Chuka in

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Reinstatement of Nepal Era – A Greater Cause for Rejoice!

Basantapoo, Kathmandu, Nepal Mandala – The Nepal Era, Nepal’s national lunar calendar suspended by the “unification” of Prithvi Narayan Shah some 240 years ago and replaced subsequently by Bikram era, was finally reinstated by the cabinet of New Nepal. Re-announcing of the decision, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” congratulated the Nepalese at home and

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Ganesh Man Singh & Pushpa Lal Shrestha

Despite the Newah community lost to intruders, many of our community leaders joined in hands with democracy leaders to fight against injustice and contributed to build our nation. Following are notes collected from here and there for your kind information. Write to us if you have any information to share with us about these great personalities:- [email protected]

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Indigenous Nepalese meet in Tokyo

Indigenous Nepalese resident in Tokyo and its suburbs met for the first time on Sunday 12th October at Ikegami city hall and decided to form an active association to promote indigenous peoples’ rights and progress of the community. The meet attended by members of several Nepalese diverse communities and representatives from ethnic Nepalese associations active

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United we, awakened we, the Newah stand for a better Nepal

“Nepalese society is a unity in diversity. United we, awakened we, the Newah community with other communities of Nepal, we all be blessed on this auspicious day to strengthen our unity to build a new Nepal fair for all of our brothers and sisters”, says a message at the Vijayadasami and Mohani, (two names for

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Eradicating Indrajatra: Attack on Newars and Hinduism

– Views by Ashutosh Shrivastav From the Nepal Horizons Centuries old tradition in Nepal—Indrajatra—where people receive blessings from a young living Goddess, is planned to be eradicated by the new Maoists government of Nepal. Baburam Bhattarai, a graduate of communist school in India while presenting the country’s budget for the first time during his tenure

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Happy Mohani, the Vijaya Dashami for prosperity!

छलपोल, छिकपिनि परिवार, पासापिन्तः झीगु मोहनीया हसना थन क्वसँ commentसँ च्वयादीफु। ईमेलँ हसना च्वयाछोःसाँ पायेछिहे जु। एःनँ, थूगु ब्लःगे च्वयादिल धाःसा न्ह्याबलेँहे लेना च्वनी। – The Newah.

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Protests against Nepal Government for curtailing the Funds for National Traditions

NEWS Newah Jagaran Manch Japan(NJMJ) , the newly formed 1st foreign branch of Nepal’s Newah vigilant forum, Newah Jagaran Manch, has protested against the unilateral curtail of funds for Nepal’s nationally important cultural festivals like Indra Jatra (Rain-god chariot) in the capital Kathmandu.. In a press release issued by the NJMJ, it has said that

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