As the visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Nepal approaches, there are indications on social media that he will face a chilly welcome. Hashtags like #BlockadeWasCrimeMrModi and #ModiNotWelcome are trending.

Modi is due to arrive in the neighboring country this Friday for a two-day official visit. Notwithstanding the issues he is likely to focus on during talks with top officials, one thing will stand out in the minds of ordinary Nepali people: the 2015 blockade.

Obviously, we Nepalis can’t forget the acrimonious experience of the Indian blockade. It came just after the earthquake in April 2015 in which thousands of people lost their lives and hundreds of thousands became homeless. India has always denied authorizing a blockade, but there was no doubt at the time that it had been imposed by Modi and his government. On September 20, 2015, Nepal promulgated its new constitution, which India had opposed, and then the blockade started. Continue reading

In Nepal, a country that is moving toward political stability, Bidya Devi Bhandari on Tuesday was re-elected president for a second term.

On October 28, 2015, Bhandari was elected as the first female president of Nepal, as a candidate from the left alliance. Very soon, the country will elect a new vice-president, but it is most likely that the left alliance has already chosen its preference for that post. Continue reading

Nepal-China OBOR cooperation: An opportunity for Nepal

From October 2013 until today, China has gradually made banners in global news of “One Belt One Road” initiative. OBOR topic has been spreading everywhere. OBOR is fascinating; authors, academicians, politician and media’s persons are highly participating allied to the “One Belt One Road”.

Actually, the term ‘One Belt, One Road’ in short applies ‘Belt & Road’. In 2013, China’s president Xi Jinping had announced Silk Route Economic Belt (SREB) and 21^stcentury Maritime Silk Route (MSR) during his various state visits. ‘Belt & Road’ is the common word of 21^st century Maritime Silk Route (MSR) and Silk Route Economic Belt (SREB).

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On the 28th of June 2015.

A small initiative for a brighter future..भूकम्प बाट ध्वस्त भएको नुवाकोट जिल्लाको थप्रेक गा.वि.स स्थित श्री उदय जालपा देवी माध्यमिक विद्यालय लाई कम्प्युटर, प्रिन्टर, कापी, मार्कर, ह्वाइटवोर्ड, डस्टर आदि वितरण गरिएको छ |

 “A small initiative for a brighter future”

 The Unite For Nepal Team successfully distributed educational relief materials to Shree Uday Jalapa Devi  secondary school, Thaprek VDC in Nuwakot District, which is about 100km north-west of Kathmandu. The materials which were distributed to the school included a computer with a printer, notebooks, a white board, markers, marker ink and dusters. There are more than 300 students studying at this school. The materials which were distributed as relief will allow the students to regain confidence in their learning and enhance a sense of normality at school following the recent earthquake in Nepal. There was a distribution function held where the local community, the students and teachers all attended. The programme was supported by the Unite for Nepal team in the UK who worked closely with the International Development Institute in the USA. Continue reading

KATHMANDU, May 19: Academics from the city of Liverpool in England have raised 8305 pounds for the earthquake victims in Nepal.

Over a thousand persons including staff and students of Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool Hope University, University of Liverpool and others, and a number of Nepalese doctors working in Liverpool participated in the Light up Nepal fund-raising program that generated 2281.25 pounds. A big map of Nepal was formed with lit candles in the ground of John Lennon Art and Design Building of Liverpool John Moores University where the participants gathered to pay their respects to the victims in Nepal.

Likewise, a volunteer team raised £2482.65 pounds from bag-packing in Iceland, and 3541.80 pounds have already been raised through an online appeal for help, according to a press statement received here. The raised funds will be to the Help Nepal Network and others registered charity organizations, according to the press statement.

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