Nepal
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India, Nepal press ahead with Pancheswor project talks...to have been completed in 2001, the project was put on the backburner due to the political turmoil in Nepal. When Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal visited India in August, at a meeting with the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,... In this article: Nepal, India, Madhav Kumar Nepal, Manmohan Singh, Pokhara, and Kathmandu |
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New Kerala | 1 day ago
Nepal peace pact in tatters on third anniversary
...our position clear," Prachanda told journalists Friday after a meeting with beleaguered Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal. Though Nepal said he was optimistic the talks - that revolved round the budget and reaching a compromise on the...
In this article: Prachanda, Respondent, Central Committee, Kantipur, Madhav Kumar Nepal, and UN
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Nepal ignores Bardot's plea to halt animal slaughter
...your heart can withstand such cruelty, knowing that you, being the head of the country, are ultimately responsible," Bardot wrote to Nepal's head of state. She also mentions that last year, she sent a similar request to the prime minister...
In this article: Ram Baran Yadav, Brigitte Bardot, Maneka Gandhi, Chicken, Goat, West Bengal, and Hollywood
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BBC News | 1 day ago
Bardot appeal over Nepal festival
Bardot appeal over animal slaughter at Nepal festival Brigitte Bardot is a prominent animal rights activist Former film star Brigitte Bardot has urged Nepal's president to stop a ritual slaughter of animals in an upcoming religious...
In this article: Brigitte Bardot and Ram Baran Yadav
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AP Online | 1 day ago
Nepal mass animal sacrifice festival to go ahead
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A Hindu festival in which hundreds of thousands of animals are expected to be sacrificed will go ahead as scheduled in southern Nepal despite protests, organizers said Friday. The Gadhimai festival, celebrated every...
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India beefs up security at Nepal and Bangladesh borders to check arms smuggling
...Kunda Lal Tamta, Inspector General of Police, North Bengal. India shares a total of 1,850 kilometres of borderline with Nepal, of which over a 1,000 kilometres comes under the North Bengal region. Whereas the country shares a total of...
In this article: India, Bangladesh, Border Security Force, West Bengal, and Bengal
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Nepal readies to recognise third gender voters
By Sudeshna Sarkar, Kathmandu, Nov 18 : Close on the heels of the Indian election authorities recognising third gender voters, Nepal's Election Commission has also begun a massive project to grant recognition to voters who are neither male...
In this article: Supreme Court, South Asia, Kathmandu, and India
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Cloud cover blocks meteor showers in India, Nepal
...to be seen streaking across the sky in a window between the clouds. "It was a momentary thing. It was so disappointing," he said. In Nepal, cloud and fog cover over much of the Himalayan nation blocked views of the meteor shower. Jayanta...
In this article: Leonids, New Delhi, Katmandu, NASA, and Asia
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Nepal (नेपाल ) is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the north and by India to the south, east and west. The Himalaya mountain range runs across Nepal's northern and western parts, and eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including the highest, Mount Everest, lie within its borders.
Historically, what is now Nepal was made up of many small kingdoms. The modern state was formed with the Unification of Nepal by Prithvi Narayan Shah on December 21, 1768. Until 2006, Nepal was a kingdom. Nepal is now a federal democratic republic. Its recent history has involved struggles for democratic government with periods of direct monarchic rule. From 1996 until 2006, there was a Civil War between government forces and guerrillas of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).
On December 28, 2007, the Interim Parliament passed a bill and declared Nepal to be a Federal Democratic Republic. The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly officially implemented that declaration on May 28, 2008.
Nepal is a multi-cultural, multi-linguistic and multi-religious country. For a relatively small country, Nepal has a diverse landscape, ranging from the humid Terai plains in the south to the mountainous Himalayas in the north, which makes it a major tourist destination. Hinduism is practiced by a large majority of the people, but the country also has a strong Buddhist tradition; Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha Siddhartha Gautama is located in the Terai, one of the three regions of Nepal.
The capital Kathmandu is the largest city in the country. The official language is Nepali and the state currency is the Nepalese Rupee (NPR).
- Name:
- Nepal
- Local Name:
- संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल
- Capital:
- Kathmandu (काठमांडौ)
- Language:
- Nepali
- Motto:
- "Mother and Motherland are Greater than Heaven"
- Largest City:
- Kathmandu (काठमांडौ)
- Government type:
- Republic
- Founding Date:
- January 15, 2007
- Formations:
- Republic declared
- Area:
- 147,181
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $29.522 billion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 159th
- GDP (nominal):
- $10.328 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 167st
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 115th
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $377
- Time Zone:
- NPT
- Currency:
- Rupee
- Demonym:
- Nepali
- Drives On:
- left
- Currency (code):
- NPR
- Country Calling Code:
- 977
- ccTLD:
- .np
- Anthem:
- "Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka"
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