मूख्य समाचारहरु
अन्य समाचारहरु
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Himalayan Heartbeat in Canada
Ottawa, Canada- 8 July 2006: Renowned Canadian mountaineer, Andrew Brash, who helped save a veteran Australian mountaineer and author, Lincoln Hall, on the Mount Everest, said that the Himalayas present extreme challenges that humble any seasoned mountaineer but a spontaneously presented human tragedy that made him abandon his climb to help save another person has profoundly affected his life afterwards. He was speaking at an event on Nepal in the Canadian capital, Ottawa.
Canada Forum for Nepal, a Canadian organization that focuses on scholarly exchanges between Canada and Nepal on contemporary issues of Nepal, organized a multifaceted cultural evening, “Himalayan Heartbeat” on Fri day. The program was well attended by about 175 people, which included former Canadian Foreign Minister Hon Flora MacDonald, former Secretary of State for Asia Pacific Hon David Kilgour and other prominent Canadians.
As the chief guest, Andrew Brash presented breathtaking landscape of Nepal and spectacular sceneries of his personal journey from Kathmandu to near the summit of the Mount Everest. Video footage and pictures of his journey vividly presented how humbling the experience of climbing the Mount Everest is. He touched the hearts of the audience with the story of Lincoln Hall’s rescue and that of the great feelings the rescue brought to Andrew. He told that Nepal should also focus on building a just and equitable society.
In his welcome speech, a founding member of Canada Forum for Nepal, Dr. Pramod Dhakal told that Nepalese people have thoroughly expressed their overwhelming desire for peace and stability. People have brought historic and unprecedented changes in the political and social landscape of Nepal in recent months but the peace is fragile and volatile, he told. He asked the audience to help build a peaceful, democratic and prosperous country. He said that, like any other country, the key to realizing a permanent progress in Nepal, remains in igniting the internally available human energy that exists within Nepal itself.
Another speaker - Mr. Richard Harmston, a Nepal Specialist, told that there are four major players internally, Seven Party Alliance, the Maoists, the Monarchy and the civil society and three major players internationally operating in Nepal. Among the international players, he viewed the role of UN as positive and that of the USA and India as questionable. He was of the opinion that an equitable society can take the country much further than leaving the wealth in “King’s basement.” He added, inclusive and accommodative approach is what Nepal should focus on. He emphasized that Canada should help facilitate this process.
Nepalese youth artists presented dances in the program, which spell bounded the audience. A documentary film “Ujeli: A Child Bride in Nepal” was screened, which was so touching that many in the audience were in tears. There was a spectacular display of Nepalese arts and crafts in the Nepali bazaar.
For more information:
Dr. Pramad Dhakal
Canada Forum for Nepal
8 Thornbury Crescent, Ottawa, ON K2G 6C6 Canada
Phone: + 1 613 596-6692
Web: www.cffn.ca Email: info@cffn.ca
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Updated: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at 1401 hours IST
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NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 27: The year 2005 started on a very poignant note with the memories of Asian tsunami of 26th December 2004 and its after effects hogging the headlines.
Following is the diary of events for the year 2005 (WHAT MOVED THE WORLD ON PAGE 2):
Jan 1: Colombo: Relief operations in Sri Lanka hit by flash floods.
Jan 4: Baghdad: the governor of Baghdad, Ali al-Haidri, is killed in a roadside attack by the insurgents.
Colombo: India is largest relief donor to Sri Lanka as relief pours in for the Tsunami affected.
Jan 6: Jakarta: the United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan launches a new Tsunami Relief effort for "a focused set of programmes", estimated to cost about a $ 1 billion. Jan 7: Colombo: Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) bicker over the extent of relief, particularly in rebel-held areas.
Jan 8: Washington: The Pentagon orders a comprehensive review of its Iraq strategy in the face of mounting casualties.
Jan 11: Kiev (Ukraine) Viktor Yushchenko is declared the victor in the Ukraine's presidential elections.
Jan 13: Cape Canaveral: a NASA spacecraft "Deep Impact" blasts off to smash into a comet.
Jan 15: Washington: Abu Ghraib "Leader" Army SPC. Charles Graner Jr., convicted of abuse in the prison.
Jan 16: Washington: India, US announce open skies agreement.
Washington: Ringleader of the prisoner abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, is sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Jan 18: Toulouse (France): Airbus shows off its giant A380 aircraft, a double-decked behemoth.
Islamabad: Pakistan asks the World Bank's arbitration in the dispute over the Baglihar Hydropower Project.
Jan 24: Islamabad: Pakistan alleges that ceasefire along the LOC was violated from Indian side. Islamabad: India's proposal on demarcation of points along LOC rejected.
Jan 25: London: Bill Gates gives $750 million to an alliance dedicated to ending deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases.
Jan 26: Washington: Bush seeks $80 billion more for operations in Iraq from the US Congress.
Islamabad: Pak hands over key al-Qaeda leader Ahmad Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian to U.S. Los Angeles: the Howard Hughes epic "The Aviator" leads academy awards contenders with 11 nominations.
Jan 27: Kathmandu: Maoists kidnap over 1,000 students and teachers.
Brzezinka (Poland): World marks Auschwitz's liberation on the 60th anniversary.
London: Non-Resident Indian steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal is named Fortune magazine's `Europe Businessman of the year.'
Jan 29: Singapore: countries reach a consensus on Tsunami alert system for Indian ocean.
Feb 1: Kathmandu: Nepal's king dismisses government and assumes power.
Feb 2: Kathmandu: King offers to renew peace talks with Maoists
New York: UN appoints Clinton as its point man for Tsunami aid.
Feb 3: Kathmandu: Days after seizing power, King Gyanendra tightens grip over Nepal by clamping down on the media.
Moscow: Russia, China launch security consultations to further cement their strategic partnership.
Feb 6: Bangkok: Thai Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, wins second term in office.
Feb 7: Tehran: Iran vows to develop nuclear technology and warns of retaliation if US attacks its nuclear establishments.
Feb 9: Kathmandu: Nepal's King Gyanendra receives the Indian ambassador, Shiv Shankar Mukherjee and discuss the current political situation in the kingdom.
Feb 10: Kathmandu: Police smother first political protest against since King Gyanendra's assumption of power and suspension of civil liberties.
Feb 11: Islamabad: 100 killed and many more missing as dam bursts in Pakistan and sweeps away many villages. Washington: Arthur Miller, the Pulitzer prize-winning playwright of Death of a Salesman, dies.
Feb 13: Baghdad: A Shia-dominated coalition wins nearly half the votes cast in the January 30 election raising hopes of a early coalition government.
Kathmandu: The Maoists reject the government's offer of talks and vow to abolish the monarchy.
Kathmandu: Transport services within and outside Kathmandu are badly hit on the second day of the economic blockade called by the Maoists.
Feb 14: Kathmandu: Britain recalls ambassador, Keith Bloomfield from Nepal.
Los Angeles: Late Ray Charles' Album, Genius loves company, wins eight Grammy awards, including album and record of the year.
Beirut: Former Lebanese Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri, is assassinated in a car bombing in central Beirut.
Feb 16: Islamabad: India, Pakistan seal deal on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus link.
Teheran: Iran and Syria say that they are ready to form a United Front to face challenges and threats from abroad.
Feb 18: Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin backs Iran in nuclear row with US.
Feb 19: Washington: US Prez George W. Bush says that his country has no plans to attack Iran.
Feb 23: London: British MPs oppose terror law brought by PM Tony Blair's Labour government.
Kathmandu: Authorities summon editors of various newspapers for blank editorial pages after the government imposed emergency.
Feb 24: Islamabad: despite pressure from the US, Pakistan decides to "go ahead" with gas project with Iran Bratislava (Slovakia) US and Russian presidents affirm that Iran and North Korea should not have nuclear weapons.
Feb 25: Colombo: the Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga announces that she is ready to work with the LTTE on Tsunami relief.
Damascus: Syria decides to redeploy its forces in Lebanon closer to its border.
Feb 26: Baghdad: Iraq's top Shia spiritual leader, Ali Sistani, endorses Ibrahim Jaafari's name for the post of Prime minister. Tel Aviv: four persons are killed and another 30 injured in a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv shattering peace in Israel.
Feb 27: Moscow: Russia and Iran sign a nuclear fuel repatriation agreement.
London: Former Secretary of State Colin Powell claims he thwarted war between India and Pakistan in the winter of 2002.
Mar 2: Moscow: Russian Defence Minister, Sergei Ivanov says that Russia will not supply defence products to Pakistan.
Moscow: Russia clears hurdles for Indian investment in oil sector in that country.
Mar 3: Islamabad: The Lahore High Court overturns the death sentences of five men charged with Mukhtaran Mai 's gang rape.
Mar 4: Beijing: China announces its intention to raise the defence budget to 247.7 billion Yuan ($29.8 billion) during fiscal 2005.
Mar 5: Singapore: India and Singapore for the first time in over a decade, hold a `maritime exercise' in the South China sea.
Mar 7: Beirut: Syria announces troop pullback by March 31.
Mar 8: Islamabad: Pakistan rape victim Mukhtaran Mai seeks appeal against rape acquittals in the Pakistan Supreme Court.
Moscow: Chechen rebel leader, Aslan Maskhadov, is killed by Russian security forces.
Mar 12: Colombo: Norway expresses optimism about joint mechanism for Tsunami relief in Sri Lanka.
Mar 13: Islamabad: Pakistan to expedite work on Khokhrapar-Monabao rail link between India and Pakistan.
Mar 14: Kathmandu: Major political parties take to the streets in Nepal.
Mar 16: Seoul: North Korea vows to expand nuclear arsenal.
Mar 17: Washington: Bush names Paul Wolfowitz for World Bank Post
Islamabad: Terrorism and violence should end, US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice tells Pakistan
Mar 18: Islamabad: US and India can explore alternative energy source, says US secretary of state Condoleeza Rice.
March brought the news of death of one of the holiest of holies, Pope John Paul II. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who will be known in history as Benedict XVI was elected the new Pope in April.
Polls In UK
Britain went to polls in May and the verdict, though in favour of Tony Blair's Labour government, was a rude awakening to Blair as the voters loudly disapproved of great Britain's involvement in the Iraq war.
London Bombing
Every Londoner will remember the 7 July of 2005 with dread. Terrorists struck London tube leaving the Londoners shocked but not stirred as, despite more than 50 deaths and hundreds of people injured, they showed grace and remained calm as police went about their tasks.
Then came 21 July, when terrorists tried to strike the same city but failed.
Stampede In Iraq
Iraq was reeling under militant attacks, and the fear psychosis reached its height when rumours about a suicide bomber amongst Shiite devotees on a pilgrimage led to a stampede around 1,000 people died making August the deadliest month for the battered nation.
US Disasters
Hurricane Katrina struck the city of New Orleans in the US at the end of August and it left a trail of death and destruction into September.
Hurricane Katrina left the image of the most powerful nation in the world batterd.
Earthquake
October brought with it an earthquake that shook much of Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. At least 75,000 were killed and world came together to support the quake affected.
Iran Nukes
Iran continued to play hide and seek with atomic watchdog IAEA over its nuclear status, forcing most countries of the world including India to vote against it and ask it to come out clean.
Jordan Bombing
Terrorists struck Amman, Jordan's capital leaving scores dead.
SAARC Meet
Nearer home, South Asian leaders met in Dhaka and pledged to make SAARC a powerful organisation.
SL Polls
Rajapakse was elected a Sri Lanka's President
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Sher Bahadur AND Girija, are you guys serious about what is going
We have experienced about 12 years of Democracy. all of us Nepalese know that you two were the most famous people at this stage and rulers of the country most of the time. - Omlumleli
We have experienced about 12 years of Democracy. all of us Nepalese know that you two were the most famous people at this stage and rulers of the country most of the time. First of all you two were in the same party and after some argument then you guys split up yourself. Now there are some controversial issues after our majesty is capturing both the chair i.e. the Royal throne and PM throne. Royal throne was the throne for him from his ancestors and PM throne is from his own design. I am in a idea that you two were the most easy people for our majesty to get through what is happening today.
Girija Prasad Koirala
1. In your regime there was a royal massacre in which our previous beloved king and Royal family loose there life. Still there are many argument between the document made by your government with our Speaker Mr. Ranabhat. You had loose one of your reputation here.
2. You every time say "Grand design" . It would be better if you certify it.
3. You were the first one to launch army and security men towards Maoist.
4. Your government was the first government to oppress the political protests and demonstration using force and using media such as tear gas and dirty water, which the so celled present ruing government is continuing.
5.Your government with many of the active member were from the very first attacking media and press , which has become very active now.
6. It was in your Government time , we feel unsecured end loose our civil rights too.
Sher Bahadur Dauba
1. You are the one in which our Majesty sarkar launched the state of Emergency twice and diminished your Government. You are always taken as a easy tool by our Royal bhardars in conducting their movement.
2. You are the one who raised several controversial topics such as using army to suppressed the moist, making a large number of cabinet in which there was minister without faculty, making a unsuccessful coalition government and among all
raising the Royal family budget.
3.You never realised the importance of civil rights during your ruling period. Do you know that your two dudes Chiranjibi Wagley and Khum bahadur khadka have been proved corrupt? They were the Minster in your cabinet.
4.You were also one to attack on Nepali press and media. The most important Example you guys always took The Nepal Television, Radio Nepal and Gorkhapatra as your mouth piece.
May be you guys are realising these days how this situation has come to Nepalese.
I hope you guys and all other leaders will take every steps cautiously in the future. I also hope that all are equally serious about the lives Nepalese are loosing everyday. I request the present Government to settle peace. are you proud that 5or 8 or 10 moist /army killed in incident or clashes. You are supposed not to be as Nepalese are loosing life . But we know you guys are proud for what is going on.
I hope we will have the leaders those will not pave the easy way for the Royal family to come to power and the moist to conduct terrorist activities and the cabinet those comprises of corrupt people.
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