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<title><![CDATA[Hollande gets stormy welcome to power ]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=4479&amp;title=Hollande_gets_stormy_welcome_to_power_&amp;by=REUTERS</link>
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<![CDATA[ rancois Hollande was greeted by a thunderstorm in Paris and storm clouds gathering over the euro zone as France's first Socialist president in 17 years was sworn in on Tuesday before flying to Berlin to plead his case for less austerity in Europe.

Hollande's first day in power was marred by a downpour as he rode by open-top car through Paris to mark his investiture, and lightning that hit his presidential jet, forcing him to make a U-turn en route to Germany and switch to a smaller Falcon jet... ]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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www.np.francenepal.info </td></tr></table> ]]> 
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<author> (FRANCE NEPAL info)</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Conference in French Senate for 60th anniversary of France Nepal relation]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=4391&amp;title=Conference_in_French_Senate_for_60th_anniversary_of_France_Nepal_relation&amp;by=</link>

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<![CDATA[ <table border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 width=100% ><tr><td width=84><img src=http://www.francenepal.info/news_images/Thumbnails/1324144196_alain-scudellaro-mayor-of-lamothe-goas-france-nepal-conference-2008.jpg width=80 height=60></td><td valign=top style='font-size:10pt'>On Thursday, 27th of November 2008, a half-day long symposium dedicated to the France Nepal Relations was organised at the Monnerville Hall of the French Senate, Luxembourg Palace in Paris.

The symposium was organised by France Nepal Media (Paris) in collaboration with the France – Nepal Amity group of the French Senate, the Embassy of Nepal in France, )” Societies and cultures in the Himalayas” team of the CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research, French government-funded research organisation) and Nepal Tourism Board representative office in France...</td></tr></table> ]]> 
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<author> (FRANCE NEPAL info)</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Toys from France bring joy to refugee children in Nepal]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=4361&amp;title=Toys_from_France_bring_joy_to_refugee_children_in_Nepal&amp;by=</link>
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<![CDATA[ Conditions might be relatively tough in eastern Nepal's Beldangi refugee camp, but for the past week or so the children there have been walking around with big happy faces.

The secret of their happiness lay in 41 large boxes that arrived in the camp earlier this month after being sent all the way from France's Quai Branly Museum, which specializes in primitive and indigenous art, cultures and civilizations from Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas... ]]>
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<author> (FRANCE NEPAL info)</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[French band Betty argo & their english songs...]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=4360&amp;title=French_band_Betty_argo_&_their_english_songs...&amp;by=THT</link>
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<![CDATA[ Though named after a Swedish woman, Betty Argo is a French Indie pop band. The band came into existence when singer Lena Roucaute and composer Arnaud Cabibel came together 10 years ago and played mainly acoustic.

“Betty Argo was this woman we knew and she had this knack for making sad people happy,” said Cabibel who also plays the guitar... ]]>
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<author> (THT)</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The International Music Week]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=4359&amp;title=The_International_Music_Week&amp;by=THT</link>
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<![CDATA[ The International Music Week organised by the Alliance Francaise in Kathmandu (AFK) ended on June 26 with a free concert by French band Betty Argo. The concert held at Nepal Academy was a unique treat for all music lovers who attended it... ]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Blue in Silence wins AFK music contest ]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=4358&amp;title=Blue_in_Silence_wins_AFK_music_contest_&amp;by=THT</link>
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<![CDATA[ Blue in Silence an upcoming rock band is now going to record three songs with Coleton Paskert, audio engineer and producer at Kat Jazz Studio, Chicago. 
The band will also share stage with French band Betty Argo on June 26 at Nepal Academy Hall for the final concert of Alliance Francaise in Kathmandu’s Fete de la Musique... ]]>
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<author> (THT)</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Music Museum of Nepal & Alliance Francaise is organising  a film festival on folk music ]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=4357&amp;title=Music_Museum_of_Nepal_&_Alliance_Francaise_is_organising__a_film_festival_on_folk_music_&amp;by=THT</link>
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<![CDATA[ Music Museum of Nepal in support with Alliance Francaise in Kathmandu is organising the first ever International folk Music Film Festival 2011.

At a press meet that took place on July 11 at AFK, Tripureshwor, it was announced that the festival with the theme ‘Music for Life, Music for survival’ will be held from November 25 to 27 and the screening will take place at Nach Ghar, Jamal and Nepal Folk Music Instrument Museum, Tripureshwor... ]]>
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<author> (THT)</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A strong local body...]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=4356&amp;title=A_strong_local_body...&amp;by=Jean-Charles_Demarquis</link>
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<![CDATA[ As Nepal is deciding on a new system of governance and is going through a critical phase of the constitution writing processes, the way France achieved a strong local governance system with significant devolution of powers, elected local executives with real powers and responsibilities and regional governance, although in a different context, may be of interest to Nepal.

France has recently announced a local government reform to simplify and reduce the territorial architecture and stop the stacking of structures, and the entanglement of skills and competition between institutions that leads to overlapping between the responsibilities and jurisdiction of its many territorial entities... ]]>
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<author> (Jean-Charles Demarquis)</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[France reiterates support for peace efforts in Nepal]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=4355&amp;title=France_reiterates_support_for_peace_efforts_in_Nepal&amp;by=THT</link>
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<![CDATA[ France today reiterated support for Nepal’s efforts to achieve peace, stability and prosperity.

Delivering a message on the eve of French national day, July 14, French ambassador Jean-Charles Demarquis said, “At this crucial period of the democratic evolution of Nepal, France is more than ever at its side.”... ]]>
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<author> (THT)</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[France likely to increase its interests in Republican Nepal]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=4354&amp;title=France_likely_to_increase_its_interests_in_Republican_Nepal&amp;by=Keshav_Raj_Jha</link>

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<![CDATA[ <table border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 width=100% ><tr><td width=84><img src=http://www.francenepal.info/news_images/Thumbnails/1310622613_keshav-raj-jha-formernepal-ambassador-to-france-and-unesco-1.jpg width=80 height=60></td><td valign=top style='font-size:10pt'>It is well understood that the power equation in world affairs is no longer remain the same, as it used to be during the cold war era.
Due to this very fact that many ‘power’ countries have been losing their influence over countries, once regarded and understood to be under their domain; which in no longer remain a guarded secret.

 It was a big hope, not only for the French People but for most of the countries of former non aligned bloc that President Nicholas Sarkozy will provide a dynamic leadership to France and will bring a sort of balance to unipolarity-driven world affairs.

 But due to the changing power dynamics in the world as well as internal challenges, France is still trailing to maintain its position as a power center of the world...</td></tr></table> ]]> 
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<author> (Keshav Raj Jha)</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[French Model for Nepal Charter, of course not Carla Bruni style !]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=4353&amp;title=French_Model_for_Nepal_Charter_of_course_not_Carla_Bruni_style_!&amp;by=Telegraph_Nepal</link>

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<![CDATA[ <table border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 width=100% ><tr><td width=84><img src=http://www.francenepal.info/news_images/Thumbnails/1310620127_french-model-in-nepal.jpg width=80 height=60></td><td valign=top style='font-size:10pt'>It would be a premature conclusion to say that the Himalayan Republic will finally adopt ‘French Model’, not the amour of President Niocolas Sarkozy, Carla Bruni- the Super Model 
but, it is the model for power sharing between President and Prime Minister in the elusive constitution...</td></tr></table> ]]> 
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<author> (Telegraph Nepal)</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Flame of truth ]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=4175&amp;title=Flame_of_truth_&amp;by=Kanak_Mani_DIXIT</link>

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<![CDATA[ <table border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 width=100% ><tr><td width=84><img src=http://www.francenepal.info/news_images/Thumbnails/1232201420_uma-shing-flam-of-truth-1.jpg width=80 height=60></td><td valign=top style='font-size:10pt'>It was only in death that one got to know what a fine journalist Nepal had lost in Uma Singh.

Working in the most lawless part of Nepal, Uma Singh was fearless with her written and spoken word. 
She reported in particular against violence and discrimination against women. She did this with a sense of immediacy and professionalism in radio and print and in three languages... </td></tr></table> ]]> 
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<author> (Kanak Mani DIXIT)</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ "Why?" - Uma Singh's last word ]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=4174&amp;title=_"Why?"_-_Uma_Singh's_last_word_&amp;by=Prashant_JHA</link>

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<![CDATA[ <table border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 width=100% ><tr><td width=84><img src=http://www.francenepal.info/news_images/Thumbnails/1232200618_auma-shing-memory.jpg width=80 height=60></td><td valign=top style='font-size:10pt'>JANAKPUR-It was impossible to believe that Uma Singh at Ganga Sagar Ghat on Tuesday morning, an FNJ flag draped over her still body, face bandaged, cuts on the head visible, was the same Uma I had met two months ago.

Uma's looks were deceptive, her tiny frame contained abundant energy. By the time I strolled into Radio Today's studio at 6AM in mid-November, Uma had wrapped up her morning bulletin. She was running around the office and passing instructions in a matter-of-fact, professional way... </td></tr></table> ]]> 
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<author> (Prashant JHA)</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A minister out of control ]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=4173&amp;title=A_minister_out_of_control_&amp;by=Auma_SHING</link>

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<![CDATA[ <table border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 width=100% ><tr><td width=84><img src=http://www.francenepal.info/news_images/Thumbnails/1232199703_uma-shing-1.jpg width=80 height=60></td><td valign=top style='font-size:10pt'> Auma SHING strongly took on Maoist minister Matrika Yadav in this column written before she was murdered this week. 

Matrika Yadav loves making headlines-sometimes by confiscating red sandalwood and others by locking LDOs in
the toilet. He is in the news again, this time for the seizure of land belonging to Birendra Sah of Mirchaiya, Siraha. If he thinks he can get away with it, he's mistaken.

This recent action by Yadav has led to souring of relationship between him and his party chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal. The Maoists apologised on his behalf and Yadav was made to resign from the cabinet and as a minister... </td></tr></table> ]]> 
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<author> (Auma SHING)</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NRNA Statement on the State of Deteriorating Civil Security in Nepal]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=4172&amp;title=NRNA_Statement_on_the_State_of_Deteriorating_Civil_Security_in_Nepal&amp;by=NRNA</link>
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<![CDATA[ (Jan 03 09 at 8:10) Following the historic People's Movement of 2006 and the successful election of the Constitutional Assembly (CA), the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) believed that the apparent understanding and cooperation among political parties would usher in an era of peace, prosperity and democratic polity in Nepal... ]]>
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<author> (NRNA)</author>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Militant maoists continue their attacks against the media]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=4171&amp;title=Militant_maoists_continue_their_attacks_against_the_media&amp;by=RSF</link>
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<![CDATA[ (24 Dec 08 at 3:10) Reporters Without Borders said today it was deeply concerned about a wave of attacks on the media, condemning the impunity with which Maoist militants operate, two days after the offices of press group Himal Media in Kathmandu were ransacked and copies of its newspapers torched... ]]>
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<author> (RSF)</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Maoist activists attack newspaper group again ]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=4169&amp;title=Maoist_activists_attack_newspaper_group_again_&amp;by=RSF</link>
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<![CDATA[ (23 December 2008 at 3:20) Reporters Without Borders is alarmed by a new attack by supporters of the ruling Maoist party yesterday on the offices of the Himal Media press group in Kathmandu. And when the Federation of Nepalese Journalists today staged a protest against the attack, police used violence to disperse them, injuring around a dozen journalists... ]]>
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<author> (RSF)</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METEOR SHOWER (DECEMBER 07-17, 2008)]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=4153&amp;title=METEOR_SHOWER_(DECEMBER_07-17_2008)&amp;by=Shyam_Krishna_KHAKUREL</link>
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<![CDATA[ (Dec 12 2008 4:30pm) One of the best meteor showers of the year  the Geminids are expected to exhibit consistently prolific flashes of shooting stars in the night of 07 to 17 December 2008. Circa sixty to one hundred streaks of tiny particles that burn up fairly seventy kilometers high above earth’s surface as they slam through our atmosphere... ]]>
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<author> (Shyam Krishna KHAKUREL)</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Venus Jupiter conjunction]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=4152&amp;title=Venus_Jupiter_conjunction&amp;by=Shyam_Krishna_KHAKUREL</link>
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<![CDATA[ On the evening of Monday, 1st December, 2008, a rare conjunction between Jupiter, the biggest planet of our solar system and the Venus, the brightest planet along with the beautiful crescent Moon in the sky can be seen in the South-west direction after Sunset according the Nepali Standard Time (NST).The same event will happen again in 2011A.D... ]]>
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<author> (Shyam Krishna KHAKUREL)</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nepalese to witness spectacular meteor shower]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=4119&amp;title=Nepalese_to_witness_spectacular_meteor_shower&amp;by=Shyam_Krishna_KHAKUREL</link>
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<![CDATA[ (Dec 14 2007 at 9:10 )Astronomical Society of Nepal has recommended star gazers to take the opportunity to witness a spectacular view of meteor shower starting from 10 p.m. local time (1615 GMT) on Friday.

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<author> (Shyam Krishna KHAKUREL)</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Orionid Meteor Shower 2008]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=4118&amp;title=Orionid_Meteor_Shower_2008&amp;by=Shyam_Krishna_KHAKUREL</link>
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<![CDATA[ (Oct 20 08 at 21:10) The annual Orionid Meteor Shower is expected to exhibit moderate outburst of shooting stars from late Monday night (20 October 2008) to early morning of Tuesday (21 October 2008). Starting roughly from about midnight on Monday from the radiant in constellation Orion (Hunter) which would be fairly high in eastern sky, ]]>
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<author> (Shyam Krishna KHAKUREL)</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mukundo (Mask of Desire) by Tsering Rhitar Sherpa]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=4117&amp;title=Mukundo_(Mask_of_Desire)_by_Tsering_Rhitar_Sherpa&amp;by=DENNIS_HARVEY</link>
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<![CDATA[      Produced and Directed by Tsering Rhitar Sherpa

Dipak, boyishly handsome, a former football player, works as an uniformed guard for a successful businessman. Saraswati is a homely woman, who adores her footballer “hero” husband. With their two daughters, they are an ordinary, humble family, contented in most respects.

If there is one thing that life - or the gods - hasn’t given them, it is a son. Not unusual for a family in their society, it is an unresolved thread in their otherwise contented lives. Dipak wants a son, Saraswati wants him to be happy - these are lurking desires, waiting as it were to be plucked by fate.

There is much anxiety over Saraswati’s imminent pregnancy. One day while doing her standard prayers, a sadhu tells her only the goddess Tripura at the small brick shrine by the river-bank can answer her prayers. Saraswati does and it so happens a son is born. There is great joy, but a few weeks later, the infant dies, causing great sorrow, anger, and guilt... ]]>
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<author> (DENNIS HARVEY)</author>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Leaders rule out alliance with pro-King groups]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3884&amp;title=Leaders_rule_out_alliance_with_pro-King_groups&amp;by=The_Rising_Nepal</link>
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<![CDATA[ (March 03 08 at 20:40) Leaders of the governing parties have negated any possibility of entering into electoral alliances with any individual or party supporting monarchy, feudalism and foreign interference. Speaking at the Face-to-Face programme organised by Reporters' Club... ]]>
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<author> (The Rising Nepal)</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[16 more parties file nominations]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3883&amp;title=16_more_parties_file_nominations&amp;by=The_Kathmandu_Post</link>
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<![CDATA[ (March 03 08 at 20:45) Sixteen more political parties including Tarai-Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP), Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF) and Sadbhavana Party (SP) on Sunday submitted the closed-list of their candidates at the Election Commission (EC) for Constituent Assembly (CA) election under the proportional representation (PR) electoral system... ]]>
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<author> (The Kathmandu Post)</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Parties begin poll preparations]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3882&amp;title=Parties_begin_poll_preparations&amp;by=Southasian_Media</link>
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<![CDATA[ (March 03 08 at 20:50) Madhesi parties in Banke are busy in the homework of selecting candidates for constituent assembly (CA) polls following the agreement reached between the government and the United Madhesi Democratic Front (UMDF). Terai-Madhes Loktantrik Party (TMLP)... ]]>
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<author> (Southasian Media)</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[China pledges support for CA polls]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3881&amp;title=China_pledges_support_for_CA_polls&amp;by=The_Himalayan_Times</link>
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<![CDATA[ (March 03 08 at 20:55) China has pledged all-out support for the constituent assembly election slated for April 10.
Emerging from a meeting with Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala at the PM’s official residence at Baluwatar today... ]]>
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<author> (The Himalayan Times)</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Fire destroys refugee camp in Nepal]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3880&amp;title=_Fire_destroys_refugee_camp_in_Nepal&amp;by=AP</link>
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<![CDATA[ (March 03 08 at 21:00) Relief agencies rushed aid Monday to about 10,000 Bhutanese refugees who lost their shelter and nearly all their belongings when a fire razed their camp in southeastern Nepal, officials said. Jaya Mukunda Khanal, the chief government administrator in the area... ]]>
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<author> (AP)</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CA polls to eliminate autocratic rule: Prachanda]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3879&amp;title=CA_polls_to_eliminate_autocratic_rule_Prachanda&amp;by=Kantipur</link>

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<![CDATA[ <table border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 width=100% ><tr><td width=84><img src=http://www.francenepal.info/news_images/Thumbnails/1188022218_new_small_prachanda.jpg width=80 height=60></td><td valign=top style='font-size:10pt'>(March 03 08 at 21:05 ) Maoist Chairman Prachanda Monday said that the Constituent Assembly (CA) poll was the final hurdle and it would eliminate all the remaining emblems of a totalitarian regime. Terming the CA polls as a “gigantic–battle”, Prachanda claimed that the key elections will lay the foundation stone for a new Nepal...</td></tr></table> ]]> 
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<author> (Kantipur)</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN says 10 killed in Nepal helicopter crash]]></title>
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<![CDATA[ (March 03 08 at 21:10) A United Nations helicopter crashed in Nepal on Monday, killing all 10 people on board, including some foreigners, officials said. "Seven United Nations personnel and three crew were on the helicopter... ]]>
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<author> (FRANCE NEPAL info)</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[End culture of impunity in Nepal: UN]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3868&amp;title=End_culture_of_impunity_in_Nepal_UN&amp;by=The_Times_of_India</link>
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<![CDATA[ (Feb 18 08 at 12:20) A top UN human rights official has urged Nepal to end the culture of impunity in the country and punish armymen involved in torture of innocent people in the Himalayan nation.  "11,000 Nepal Army soldiers serving as UN peacekeepers in Haiti received peace medals last week... ]]>
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<author> (The Times of India)</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Terai turmoil may delay Nepal polls]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3867&amp;title=Terai_turmoil_may_delay_Nepal_polls&amp;by=Economic_Times</link>
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<![CDATA[ (Feb 18 08 at 12:30) The uncertainty surrounding Nepalese Constituent Assembly elections continues with prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala refusing to meet one of the key demands put forward by Madhesi leaders for a separate province in the Terai region... ]]>
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<author> (Economic Times)</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fuel shortage in Nepal's capital forces schools to close, public transport to halt]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3866&amp;title=Fuel_shortage_in_Nepal's_capital_forces_schools_to_close_public_transport_to_halt&amp;by=AP</link>
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<![CDATA[ (Feb 18 08 at 12:40) Schools closed, garbage piled up on the streets and many buses stopped running in Nepal's capital Monday because of a fuel shortage caused by a general strike called by ethnic minorities demanding more rights. Almost all schools in Katmandu and its suburbs were forced to shut because school buses... ]]>
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<author> (AP)</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Man dies in Nepalgunj clash, over 50 injured]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3865&amp;title=Man_dies_in_Nepalgunj_clash_over_50_injured&amp;by=Kantipur</link>
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<![CDATA[ (Feb 18 08 at 12:50) One protester was killed and over 50 others, including a few policemen were injured in violent clashes between police and United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) supporters in Nepalgunj on Sunday. Following the clashes, the local administration clamped curfew in Nepalgunj Municipality and adjoining areas from 2 pm until further notice... ]]>
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<author> (Kantipur)</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Annual Press Freedom Report 2008]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3864&amp;title=Annual_Press_Freedom_Report_2008&amp;by=RSF</link>
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<![CDATA[ (Feb 15 08 at 4:50) Reporters Without Borders today accused public officials around the world of "impotence, cowardice and duplicity" in defending freedom of expression."The spinelessness of some Western countries and major international bodies is harming press freedom," secretary-general Robert Ménard said in the organisation's annual press freedom report... ]]>
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<author> (RSF)</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Nepal police arrest Indian kidney scam fugitive: official]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3856&amp;title=_Nepal_police_arrest_Indian_kidney_scam_fugitive_official&amp;by=AFP</link>
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<![CDATA[ (Feb 07 08 at 20:05) Police in Nepal were on Friday holding a man who is believed to have masterminded India's biggest illegal kidney transplant racket, officials said. Indian national Amit Kumar was arrested at a hotel at Sauraha town in Chitwan province Thursday evening... ]]>
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<author> (AFP)</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[House decision to abolish monarchy undemocratic: King]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3855&amp;title=House_decision_to_abolish_monarchy_undemocratic_King&amp;by=Kantipur</link>

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<![CDATA[ <table border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 width=100% ><tr><td width=84><img src=http://www.francenepal.info/news_images/Thumbnails/small king.jpg width=80 height=60></td><td valign=top style='font-size:10pt'>(Feb 07 08 at 20:20) King Gyanendra has expressed displeasure over the recent decision of the interim parliament on abolishment of the monarchy, saying that it did not reflect the majority view of the people and that the it was not a democratic move...</td></tr></table> ]]> 
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<author> (Kantipur)</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Maoists revive parallel govt]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3854&amp;title=Maoists_revive_parallel_govt&amp;by=Southasian_Media</link>
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<![CDATA[ (Feb 07 08 at 22:15) A meeting of the United Revolutionary People’s Council headed by Maoist leader Dr Baburam Bhattarai yesterday decided to reactivate the council to help carry out development works and resolve problems faced by the people at the local-level. Maoist chairman Prachanda was also present in the meeting... ]]>
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<author> (Southasian Media)</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cops raid YCL offices in Valley]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3853&amp;title=Cops_raid_YCL_offices_in_Valley&amp;by=The_Himalayan_Times</link>
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<![CDATA[ (Feb 07 08 at 22:10) Following a marathon meeting between Home Ministry officials, Chief District Officers and Superintendents of Police of three districts of the Valley at the Home Ministry this afternoon, the Metropolitan Police conducted raids in major offices of the Young Communist League (YCL) in the Valley this evening... ]]>
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<author> (The Himalayan Times)</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[EC ask govt to act fast to address Terai crisis]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3849&amp;title=EC_ask_govt_to_act_fast_to_address_Terai_crisis&amp;by=Kantipur</link>
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<![CDATA[ (Feb 04 08 at 20:25) The Election Commission has cautioned the government that it may not be able to carry out preparations for the April 10 Constituent Assembly elections in Terai plains if the security situation in the region did not improve... ]]>
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<author> (Kantipur)</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First Batch of Bhutanese Refugees to Leave for US by March]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3848&amp;title=First_Batch_of_Bhutanese_Refugees_to_Leave_for_US_by_March&amp;by=The_Himalayan_Times</link>
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<![CDATA[ (Feb 04 08 at 20:20) The first batch of the Bhutanese refugees is scheduled to leave for United States in March as part of the resettlement programme, and numbers are expected to increase by July. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) headquarters in Geneva... ]]>
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<author> (The Himalayan Times)</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India protests UN official's comments from Nepal]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3847&amp;title=India_protests_UN_official's_comments_from_Nepal&amp;by=New_Kerala</link>
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<![CDATA[ (Feb 04 08 at 19:50) Stung by a top UN official's comments that India had links with the ethnic armed groups in Nepal's Terai plains, New Delhi has lodged strong protests with the UN, pointing out that the comments go beyond the world body's mandate and could mar the friendly relations between India and Nepal... ]]>
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<author> (New Kerala)</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Strike by ethnic groups brings southern Nepal to a standstill]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3846&amp;title=Strike_by_ethnic_groups_brings_southern_Nepal_to_a_standstill&amp;by=AP</link>
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<![CDATA[ (Feb 04 08 at 20:05) Schools and markets were shut in southern Nepal on Monday as a general strike by an ethnic minority group demanding greater rights brought the region to a standstill. Roads were largely deserted and police had to escort convoys of buses and trucks on the main highway through Saptari district... ]]>
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<author> (AP)</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nepal's Terai Region Hit by Strike, Bombs Explode in South]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3845&amp;title=Nepal's_Terai_Region_Hit_by_Strike_Bombs_Explode_in_South&amp;by=Bloomberg</link>
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<![CDATA[ (Feb 04 08 at 20:10) Nepal's Terai region, on the main trade route to India, was hit by a strike called by ethnic groups demanding greater political rights as bombs exploded in the south disrupting campaigning for April's general elections. Businesses and transport closed... ]]>
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<author> (Bloomberg)</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Nepal peace threatened by past rights abuses: UN]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3844&amp;title=_Nepal_peace_threatened_by_past_rights_abuses_UN&amp;by=AFP</link>
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<![CDATA[ (Feb 04 08 at 20:15) Nepal's fragile peace process could be at risk if serious human rights abuses committed during a decade-long civil war are not addressed, a senior United Nations human rights official said. "Impunity remains unchecked in Nepal and not one perpetrator... ]]>
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<author> (AFP)</author>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nepal King Breaks Long Silence On Coup Anniversary Eve]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3842&amp;title=Nepal_King_Breaks_Long_Silence_On_Coup_Anniversary_Eve&amp;by=News_Post_India</link>
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<![CDATA[ (Feb 01 08 at 22:15) On the eve of the third anniversary of his disastrous army-backed coup that triggered an anti-monarchy movement, Nepal's King Gyanendra has finally broke his long silence and said that time would prove him right. After a long silence following the rapid axing of his powers... ]]>
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<author> (News Post India)</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Top SPA leaders to resolve local bodies’ appointment]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3841&amp;title=Top_SPA_leaders_to_resolve_local_bodies’_appointment&amp;by=Kantipur</link>
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<![CDATA[ (Feb 01 08 at 22:10) A top meeting of the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) will resolve the issue of appointments at the local bodies after serious conflict erupted among the SPA taskforce Friday. According to Local Development Minister Dev Gurung, the issue has been sent to the top SPA leaders... ]]>
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<author> (Kantipur)</author>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bomb explodes near Nepal rally wounding dozens]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3840&amp;title=Bomb_explodes_near_Nepal_rally_wounding_dozens&amp;by=Reuters</link>

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<![CDATA[ <table border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0 width=100% ><tr><td width=84><img src=http://www.francenepal.info/news_images/Thumbnails/1201709380_bombed.jpg width=80 height=60></td><td valign=top style='font-size:10pt'>(Jan 30 08 at 21:30) A bomb exploded near a government-sponsored political rally in southern Nepal on Wednesday wounding at least 35 people, police said. The blast in the town of Birgunj in the southern plains of the Himalayan nation, where thousands had gathered for the rally, followed two earlier explosions in the area including one on Tuesday night...</td></tr></table> ]]> 
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<author> (Reuters)</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cong to send high-level team to Nepal]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3838&amp;title=Cong_to_send_high-level_team_to_Nepal&amp;by=Express_India</link>
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<![CDATA[ (Jan 30 08 at 11:05) Under fire from the BJP for being a “silent onlooker” even as the CPI(M) assumed the role of an Indian interlocutor and “colluder” with Maoists in Nepal, the Congress has decided to send a high-powered delegation to the Himalayan nation from February 12-14. The delegation... ]]>
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<author> (Express India)</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[State media under public OK: Mahara]]></title>
<link>http://www.english.francenepal.info/article_view.php?id=3837&amp;title=State_media_under_public_OK_Mahara&amp;by=The_Rising_Nepal</link>
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<![CDATA[ (Jan 30 08 at 11:15) Minister for Information and Communications Krishna Bahadur Mahara said Tuesday that the government was ready to run the state owned media under public authority. Minister Mahara made this remark speaking at an interaction on 'Autonomy of National Broadcasting... ]]>
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<author> (The Rising Nepal)</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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