Nepal jumped 22 places up on The FIFA world rankings

 KATHMANDU, APR 14 -

The FIFA world rankings on Wednesday showed Nepal’s good performance this month.



Nepal jumped 22 places up; a giant leap from 172 to the 150 spot, just four places behind neighbouring India.



Nepal played five international matches, of which, they won three. Nepal downed Bhutan 1-0 and 2-1 in a friendly match series consisting of two matches.



In the AFC Challenge Cup Ground ‘D’ qualifiers at the Dashrath Stadium through April 7-11, they played three matches, where the outcome was a win, a draw and a loss. They kicked off the tournament with a 1-0 victory over Afghanistan, while they bowed down 0-1 to North Korea and were restricted to a goalless draw in the match against Sri Lanka.



Afghanistan, too, went up 21 places and are currently 174th in the world ranking.



World Cup winner Spain stayed at the top of the FIFA rankings and the previous two champions, Brazil and Italy, rose in the top 10.



World Cup finalist, the Netherlands, remained No 2, and Brazil climbed two places to No 3.



Brazil overtook archrival Argentina after beating Scotland 2-0 in a friendly.



Germany, which lost a home friendly against Australia, fell one spot to No 4. Argentina dropped to the fifth after drawing friendlies against the United States and Costa Rica.



Italy ended a seven-month exile from the top 10. The 2006 World Cup winner rose two places to No 9 following wins last month against Slovenia in a European Championships qualifier and a friendly in Ukraine.



Asian champion Japan rose to No 13, continuing a surge since the World Cup last June when it was placed 45th.



Bosnia-Herzegovina rose 12 to No 44 after beating Romania, but has since been suspended by FIFA. The federation must rewrite its statutes before being allowed to travel to Romania for the return match in June.



Albania placed a best-ever No 50 after a Euro 2012 win against Belarus.



Libya jumped 13 to its best of No 58 after beating Comoros in an African Cup qualifier. The match was played in neutral Mali because Tripoli was too dangerous to host football.



New Zealand led Oceania teams at No 60, down four places.



Future World Cup hosts Russia and Qatar dropped in status after drawing a friendly in Doha staged to celebrate their success.



Russia, which also drew a Euro 2012 qualifier in Armenia, fell five to No. 13, and No. 91 Qatar fell one place.



The rankings graded international teams over a four-year cycle of results, and took account of 124 matches played in the last five weeks.

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Hindi convention concluded at JANAKPUR

JANAKPURDHAM: The 11th Nepal national Hindi convention has been concluded by putting forward a demand that the Hindi language be recognized as a working language equally to the status of Nepali.

The convention, organised by the Nepal Hindi Foundation, has also pointed out the need to make necessary arrangement for providing education from school level to higher level in Hindi.

On the occasion, literary figure Sitaram Agrahari was felicitated with Rajarshi Janak Pratibha Award while Pundit Ramakanta Jha Memorial Award was given away to Prof. Dr. Bhuwaneswor Prasad Gurumaita.

Similarly, Head of the Central Department of Hindi, Basanta Kumar Biswokarma, saint litterateur Shatrughna Roy and Ram Chandra Das were also felicitated for their special literary contribution.

Foundation Chairperson Rajeswor Nepali presided over the convention.

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Torch rally for new constitution at MAHENDRANAGAR

MAHENDRANAGAR: A torch-rally was organised in Mahendranagar today to exert pressure for timely constitution writing.

Civil society organized the rally and nearly a dozen of non-government organisations (NGOs) coordinated the programme. The rally was started from Madanchowk and was converted into a corner assembly after reaching at Golpark.

The participants of the rally carried torch lights and placards with different slogans to pile pressure to the political parties for the constitution writing. 

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Nepal qualified for AFC finals 2012

KATHMANDU; Nepal qualified for the AFC Challenge Cup finals after a goalless draw against Sri Lanka in their last Group ‘D’ qualifying match here at the Dasharath Stadium today.

With a win, loss and draw, Nepal earned four points to finish group runners-up behind defending champions DPR Korea, who defeated Afghanistan 2-0 for their third successive win in the other match of the day. The Koreans finished with maximum nine points from three matches. Nepal will now join Palestine, Philippines, India, Turkmenistan, Maldives and Tajikistan in the finals with the venue and date yet to be finalised.

Nepal’s English coach Graham Roberts said he was proud of the team’s showing though the team couldn’t score against the depleted Sri Lankans who were dubbed a weaker opponent after their shock defeat against Afghanistan. “Three matches in five days and to come with this result is satisfying. They have improved a lot and I am really proud of them,” said the coach.

Nepal couldn’t create much of the scoring chances despite having greater ball possession. The first real chance for Nepal came in the 21st minute when Biraj Maharjan dropped a long pass in the Lankan area but Anil Gurung couldn’t chase the ball to muff a one-on-one situation. Anil also shot off target in the 36th minute.

At the stroke of the half time, Bharat Khawas managed to penetrate the Sri Lankan defense only to end up passing poorly. As against the Koreans, Nepal were setting up the pace well and dominated Sri Lanka from the start of the second half but failed to find the back of the net.

Roberts then made two changes after the break bringing in Santosh Shahukhala and Raju Tamang in place of Bharat and midfielder Nirajan Khadka. However, the substitution payed no dividend. Sri Lanka struggled to penetrate Nepali defense and hardly bothered the Nepali glovesman Kiran Kumar Limbu (Chemjong).

Roberts said Nepal played for a win. “We tried really hard to score, especially in the second half but we couldn’t,” he said. The coach was all praise of his skipper Sagar Thapa who played the match despite sustaining ankle injury during the Korea match on Saturday. “He is really brave to have played full 90 minutes despite being not being fully fit,” the coach added.

At the Armed Police Force (APF) Headquarters grounds in Halchowk, Choe Kum Chol and Ri Chol Myong scored for the DPR Korea in a game the 2010 world Cup finalists dominated entire. Despite dominating from the start they needed first half added-on time to break the deadlock.

Unmarked Chol pounced on a long pass from midfield to poke in the first goal just second before going into the break. Chol compensated on his 27th minute miss when he failed to beat Afghanistan goalkeeper Mansur faqiryar in one-on-one encounter.

The Koreans continued their assault even after the break creating numerous chances but the Afghani defense held firm until the 69th minute when Myong converted the second goal following a corner kick from Jong Il Gwan. Korea also wasted a spot kick in the 62nd minute. Faisal Sakhizada tripped Kim Kuk Jin inside the area and the former stepped in to take the strike only for the midfielder to shoot high above the bar.

The DPR Korea coach Yun Jong Su said they are yet to analyse their performance in the tournament. “It’s not long that I took the reins of the national team. Apart from three players who represented in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, rest of the squad members are new and young.”

Despite the narrow margin wins they came up during the tournament, the Korean coach believed there was an immense gulf between them and their opponents’ game. Su said he is still scrutinising the strength and weaknesses of his young team in a bid to build a strong side for future.

Su’s Afghanistan counterpart Mohammad Yousuf Kargar was satisfied with the performance of his team. “This result against a side, who represented in the World Cup, is not bad at all,” said Kargar adding that even the two goals the Koreans scored had largely to do with the luck rather than their good play. “This was a tough group and so we do not have any qualms for not making it to the finals,” added Kargar.

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Second International Airport of nepal to be on the runway by 2015

KATHMANDU, APR 11 -
If all goes well, construction of the much talked about Second International Airport (SIA) in Nijgadh, Bara, will start by April next year, government officials said on Sunday.
Officials at the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) made such statement during the submission of the Detailed Feasibility Study Report carried out by Korea’s Landmark Worldwide Company (LMW) on the ministry premises. The airport will be developed under the ‘build own operate and transfer’ (BOOT) model.
Although the LMW study said the single-runway airport’s construction—if started this year—could be completed by 2015 for commercial operation, necessary legal procedures to be followed by the government has delayed the project by a year.
“The comprehensive report submitted today will be briefed to the prime minister, other ministers and high-level government officials,” said MoTCA secretary Kishore Thapa.
According to Thapa, after the briefing, the high-level BOOT committee will start the investors selection process—which will take at least six months—and negotiations with selected investors will take an additional six months.
However, the government has two options for awarding the project to investors. First one is ‘request for proposal (RFP)’—which is based on selection process—and the second, under the BOOT Act section-9—which says that the project can directly be awarded to any interested investors. “The BOOT Act says that the Rs 2-billion project can be awarded directly to any investors without calling for RFP,” according to the officials.

As SIA is a government prioritised project and LMW is showing interest in the project since 2007, the Korean company has high chances of winning the project. “Although, MoTCA has assured prioritising the project to LMW, which of the options to be adopted will be finalised through a political decision,” Thapa added.
In the recommendation of the BOOT committee, the project will be forwarded to the Cabinet to decide on which option to be adopted.
On March 8, 2010, the government had awarded the contract for carrying out a detailed feasibility study to LMW. The company has invested $3.55 million for the detailed and design feasibility study.
LMW Senior Vice President Seung-Hyung Lee is also optimistic that the government would acknowledge their efforts made in the project over the last 4 years. “We hope that the government will recognise our efforts and will assign the project development to us.”
SIA will cover 3,000 hectares of land (2,000 hectares for airport and remaining for airport city). LMW’s feasibility study said the proposed airport could handle 15 million passengers until 2030 and even accommodate the super-jumbo Airbus A380 after the first phase of construction.
The estimated cost for the first phase, according to the feasibility study, would be $ 650 million. The proposed airport Apron has 15 stands for international carriers, four stands for domestic and two for cargo flights.
The first passenger terminal has an area of 75,500 square metre, six boarding gates, 34 check-in counters, six security inspection counters, 35 immigration counters, eight customs inspection counters and six baggage claim counters.
By the end of the third phase of construction, the airport will have a parallel runway, enabling it to handle 60 million passengers annually.“The study said the Kathmandu-Tarai fast track should be completed at least six months before the commencement of the airport. “Without completing the fast track at least six months in advance, the airport cannot start commercial operation,” said Binay Rawal, LMW representative in Nepal.

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NAST to get more support from INSA

NAST, earlier known as RONAST, was established in
1982 to promote science and technology in the country

KATHMANDU: Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) and Indian National Science Academy (INSA) have reached an understanding to carry out collaborative research and increase coordination between the scientific bodies of the two countries.

A team of INSA Chairman Prof. Dr. Krishna Lal and Vice Chairmen duo Prof. Dr. N Satyamurty and Prof Dr. Alok Bhattacharya who are currently on Nepal visit agreed to increase further scientific support to NAST and operate new projects in Nepal. The scientific bodies of Nepal and India have been jointly working since 1989.

Now, NAST and INSA will be working together to address the problem of arsenic in drinking water in the southern Terai belt.

During their Nepal stay, the INSA scientists held talk programmes on science education and various topics at NAST, Tribhuvan University Central Campus and Amrit Science Campus. (source : thehimalayantimes)

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Asian Development Bank to invest in Upper Seti hydro project

KATHMANDU, APR 08 -
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said that it is willing to invest in the 127 MW Upper Seti Hydroelectric Project located in Damauli in Tanahun district.
The government of Nepal and the ADB reached an understanding to this effect during ADB Vice President Xiaoyu Zhao’s recent visit to Nepal when he met with Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal and Finance Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari.
“Vice President Zhao told the prime minister and the finance minister about ADB’s willingness to invest in the project,” said ADB Country Director Barry Hitchcock. “This project is attractive for us as it already has a road and other infrastructure,” added Hitchcock. As per the ADB’s estimate, the total cost of the project would be around US$ 300 million (Rs 21 billion).
On Dec. 23, 2010, the ADB and the government signed an agreement under which the bank would provide a technical grant of Rs 180 million to do a detailed study for the project. “The ADB could also issue a loan for the project,” said Hitchcock. According to the government, the ADB’s technical assistance will be used to conduct a detailed engineering study including development of design options, specifications and drawings for the civil works, development of design options, specifications and drawings for the electromechanical and hydro-mechanical works and transmission facilities and the bidding process.
In 2006-07, the Nepal Electricity Authority completed an upgrading feasibility study for the project with technical assistance from the Japanese government through JICA. After the detailed engineering study is finished in 2012, the project is expected to go into the construction phase. It is projected to be completed by 2016-2017 if everything goes as planned.
The Upper Seti is one of the few storage-type hydropower projects that has been identified as a national priority project by the government and recommended for further implementation by the last two national budgets.
When asked if the ADB would be willing to invest in the 750 MW West Seti Hydroelectric Project too, Hitchcock said the bank was positive about investing in it. “We’ve not talked about it,” added Hitchcock. “But if the government shows interest, we can discuss it.”
The government stated that the West Seti project located in Doti district would be constructed to address domestic energy demand when unveiling the energy crisis control programme. The programme has also envisioned constructing one 100 MW project each in the five development regions on a turn-key basis.
West Seti Hydro Power Company Limited (WSHPL), promoter of the West Seti Hydropower Project, had proposed building it under the public-private-partnership (PPP) model after failing to put together the required resources.WSHPL has filed an application at the Department of Electricity Development to extend the deadline for financial closure of the project. The ADB had earlier shown interest in the project.

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Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits off Japan coast Again

TOKYO: Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits off Japan coast  Again : Japan was rattled by a magnitude-7.4 aftershock and tsunami warning Thursday night nearly a month after a devastating earthquake and tsunami flattened the northeastern coast.

Announcers on Japan's public broadcaster NHK told residents along the northeastern shore to run to move ground and away from the shore. An hour after the quake, there were no reports of a tsunami hitting the shore.

The Japan meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning for a wave of up to 6 feet (two meters) for a coastal area already torn apart by last month's tsunami, which is believed to have killed some 25,000 people and has sparked an ongoing crisis at a nuclear power plant.

Officials at the tsunami-ravaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant said there was no immediate sign of new problems caused by the aftershock. Japan's nuclear safety agency says workers there have retreated to a quake-resistant shelter in the complex. No one there was injured. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it evacuated two workers there and seven at a sister plant to the south that was not badly damaged.

Officials say Thursday's aftershock hit 30 miles (50 kilometers) under the water and off the coast of Miyagi prefecture. The quake that preceded last month's tsunami was a 9.0-magnitude. The U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colo., later downgraded Thursday's quake to 7.1.

Buildings as far away as Tokyo shook for about a minute.

In Ichinoseki, inland from Japan's eastern coast, buildings shook violently, knocking items from shelves and toppling furniture, but there was no heavy damage to the buildings themselves. Immediately after the quake, all power was cut. The city went dark, but cars drove around normally and people assembled in the streets despite the late hour.

The quake struck at 11:32 p.m. local time. Japanese TV flashed a warning about an impending quake moments before it struck. In Tokyo's western suburbs, loudspeakers warned residents.

Paul Caruso, a geophysicist at USGS, said Thursday's quake struck at about the same location and depth as the March 11 quake. It's the strongest of the more than 1,000 aftershocks that have been felt since, except for a 7.9 aftershock that day.

The USGS said the aftershock struck off the eastern coast 40 miles (65 kilometers) from Sendai and 70 miles (115 kilometers) from Fukushima. It was about 205 miles (330 kilometers) from Tokyo.

A Pacific Tsunami Warning Center evaluation of the quake said an oceanwide tsunami was not expected. However, it noted quakes of that strength can cause waves that are destructive locally. ( source : thehimalayantimes)

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Korean cinema in Kathmandu

Korean cinema in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, April 7: An assortment of Korean films is being screened at the third Korean Film Festival being held from April 4 at the Russian Culture Centre, Kamalpokhari.

Four films have already been screened at the festival.

On Wednesday, the centre was fully packed with Korean film enthusiasts there to watch the hugely popular Korean film, “My Sassy Girl” at 11:00am and “The Sword With No Name” at 2:00pm.


Today the festival will be screening Haeudae( Tsunami) at 11:00 AM and The Way Home at 2:00 PM. On Friday, “The Sword With No Name” along with “My Sassy Girl”, will be screened again.

Haeundae/Tsunami (2009)
Directed by: Yoon Je-kyoon
Stars: Sol Kyung-gu, Ha Ji-won, Lee Min-ki
Time: 120 Minutes


Located on the southeast tip of the Korean peninsula is the international city of Busan. A popular vacation spot on the East Sea coast, Haeundae draws one million visitors to its beaches every year.

Man-sik, a native of Haeundae, lost a co-worker to a tsunami on a deep-sea fishing trip four years ago. He has never returned to sea ever since. His brother Hyung-sik works for the coast guard. While these everyday domestic affairs unfold, geologist Kim Hwi, an expert on tsunami research, discovers the East Sea is showing signs of activity similar to the Indian Ocean at the time of the 2004 tsunami.

Despite his warnings, the Disaster Prevention Agency affirms that Korea is in no harm of being hit. Then, he discovers that a mega-tsunami is headed straight for the Korean peninsula. With only minutes to spare, vacationers and citizens of Busan are enjoying a peaceful, hot summer day, and a mega-tsunami is headed straight for Haeundae at 500 miles per hour.

The Way Home(2002)
Directed by : Jeong-hyang Lee
Stars: Seung-ho Yu, Eul-boon Kim and Hyo-hee Dong
Time: 120 mins

Seven-year-old Sang-woo is left with his grandmother in a remote village while his mother looks for work.

Born and raised in the city, Sang-woo quickly comes into conflict with his old-fashioned grandmother and his new rural surroundings. Disrespectful and selfish, Sang-woo lashes out in anger, perceiving that he has been abandoned.

He trades his grandmother’s only treasure for a video game; he throws his food and he throws tantrums. When Sang-woo’s mother finds work and finally returns for him, Sang-woo has become a different boy. Through his grandmother’s boundless patience and devotion, he learns to embrace empathy, humility and the importance of family

The Sword with No Name (2009)
Directed By: Yong-gyun Kim
Stars: Jae-jin Baek, Seung-woo Cho and Jae-woong Choi
Time: 124 mins



The Sword With No Name (2009) is based on a novel, and, as is the wont of novelists, there is a fictitious character placed at the nexus of things.

In the film adaptation, he is Moo-myeong (Jo Seung-woo), a country bumpkin with mad sword skills. We first encounter him snoozing in a boat, waking to gaze, love-at-first-sightedly, at the young, soon to be queen (Soo Ae).

Later we’re supposed to get that he’s really an ace assassin. He gets the gig to murder the beautiful young woman (but of course he’s way too in love to do the deed). (source : rebublica) 

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Nepal has defeated Afganistan by 1-0

KATHMANDU, APR 07 - Nepal has defeated Afganistan 1-0 in the opening match of 'AFC Challenge Cup 2012' played at the Dasrath Stadium, Kathmandu on Thursday.

Midfielder Bharat Khawas succeeded to score against Afganistan at the 27th minute of the game.

The victory over Afganistan in a qualifying Group D match of the 'AFC Challenge Cup 2010', has given Nepal three points.

Nepali national team would play their second game against defending champion North Korea on Saturday.

Sri Lanka is another team in group D. (source : ekantipur)

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Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) plans to make kathmandu green

Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) plans to make kathmandu green : In an attempt to make the Capital a clean and green city, KMC had planned tree plantation. “Most of the riverside areas are encroached. We want to revive greenery in the city,” Shrestha said. Various NGOs are taking part in the programme.

After years of negligence, Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is finally waking up to the idea of a green city, albeit in a modest way. KMC in coordination with Department of Forests (DoF) had allocated a total budget of Rs. 500,000 for launching tree plantation in open spaces and along the riversides of the valley.

In a joint meeting held on Monday, they took the decision where KMC had separated Rs. 3 lakhs and DoF had allocated Rs. 2 lakhs for the project.

Rabin Man Shrestha, deputy chief of the Environment Management Department of the KMC said that recently they allocated the budget. Soon, they will work for the site and plant selection for which DoF is providing technical support. Shrestha said they will select the site and plants within two weeks. (source : ekantipur )

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The first international literature festival to be held in Nepal

The first international literature festival to be held in Nepal, the Kathmandu Literary Jatra is set to take place in the nation’s capital from September 16-18. The Kathmandu Literary Jatra will be an annual Literature Festival held in Nepal.

The three-day literary event will be held at the Patan Museum and will host over 30 writers, authors and cultural critics from around the world. Each day will be packed with discussions, readings and performances. The festival will be multi-lingual, utilising English, Nepali and other regional languages.

The festival’s objective is to kindle Nepal’s reading culture and provide a platform for local language literature to engage with its international counterparts. The festival is a product of Nepal’s unique literary heritage and will play a pivotal role in bringing Nepali literature on to the global stage.

Kathmandu Literary Jatra 2011 is a collaborative effort of Nepal Economic Forum and QC Events. The festival will be supported by Nepal Economic Forum—an independent national organisation chaired by author Sujeev Shakya, and will be managed by QC Events, a division of Quixote’s Cove—a bookshop, operated by Pranab Man Singh and Suvani Singh.

The festival’s programmes will be designed under the guidance of Namita Gokhale—co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival and authors Manjushree Thapa, Sanjeev Uprety and Rabi Thapa.

The speakers include Manjushree Thapa, Sushma Joshi, Sujeev Shakya, Buddhi Sagar, Kai Bird, Namita Gokhale, Kanak Mani Dixit, Narayan Wagle, Sanjeev Uprety, Gurcharan Das, Deepak Thapa, Neeta Gupta, Samrat Upadhyay, Sheeba Shah, Manjul, Khagendra Sangraula, Devendra Bhattarai, Archana Thapa and Prashant Jha. The festival will rely on funding from a variety of bilateral, multilateral and corporate sponsorships. (source ekantipur )

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Mahabharat age relics found in Jhapa

  

BIRTAMOD (JHAPA), APR 04 - A team of experts has found archaeologically important remains at Kichchakbadh, a historical site in Jhapa district, during a recent excavation. 

In course of the excavation, the government team of experts comprising archaeologists discovered the remains of a brick wall of a building and drainage system. Deputy Director of Department of Archaeology Uddhav Acharya, who is also the leader of the excavation team, said that the ruins of a building, brickwalled drainage and a wide room were unearthed in the historically and archaeologically important site. Earlier, some bowls, earthen lamps, flower vase, water pitcher, bow, knife among other things were unearthed. 

The team of exports has been working in the area under s the third phase of excavation for the past one month. 

According to Acharya, the excavation of Kichchakbadh and recent findings are important archaeologically “The remains found during the recent excavation date back to the Sunga-Kushan period about 2,000 years ago”,” he said. Acharya said the excavation will be on hold for the time being after a week.  

It is believed that Bhim, one of the five Pandav brothers, chased Kichchak to this place and killed him for ogling at his wife Draupadi.

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2 died after consuming elephantiasis drug in Inaruwa

INARUWA: Two persons lost their lives while undergoing treatment of elephantiasis at the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) and six persons are in sickbed.

The deceased have been identified as Draupadi Chaudhary, 70, of Hariharpur of Chitwan and Mansur Khatun of Boriya.

Problem surfaced after they were administered anti-elephantiasis drugs by the government by mobilising health workers in villages, said victim family members.

The drugs were administered in Saptari on March 26 and 27.(source : the himalayan times )

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5.7-magnitude earth quake hits far west of Nepal

BAITADI: An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter Scale rocked the far western region today damaging more than two dozen houses in Bajhang, Baitadi and Darchula. According to the National Seismological Centre, the epicentre of the quake was in Chhapri of Darchula district, near Nepal-India border.

The tremor hit the region at around 5:16 pm and lasted 15 seconds. No human casualties were reported though.

“The duration of the quake was 15 seconds and it was of medium-type in nature,” said Bharat Koirala, Seismologist. NSC has recorded five small-scale earthquakes in Nepal in the last one month but the today’s was the largest.

“We shouted in fear when the quake hit the region,” said Prem Chunara, a local of Darchula. (source : the himalayan times )

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Nepal Telecom to install 500 more towers

Nepal Telecom (NT) has stated that it will install 500 additional Base Transcriber Station (BTS)s within the next three months. With the installation of these BTSs, NT has targeted to take its services to rural areas, semi-urban areas and to improve the service quality.

The state-owned telecom service operator currently has around 1,800 BTSs across the country for its GSM mobile service. GSM mobile is also the segment in which it is facing stiff competition from private operators.

“New BTSs will be targeted at improving as well as taking our service to rural areas and areas in the process of urbanisation,” said Surendra Prasad Thike, deputy managing director and spokesperson for NT. He said they are continuously working on network expansion plan.

With the increasing competition, NT has already decided to add 6 million 3G enabled GSM lines. For the purpose, it will also require a huge investment for infrastructure development. By the end of the next fiscal year, according to NT, it will have more than 4,000 BTSs. Preparations are underway to call global tenders for the new lines, said NT. To add such a huge number of subscribers, NT requires at least 2,000 new BTSs. Thike said NT requires a huge investment for setting up BTSs, they are working on infrastructure sharing with other operators apart from carrying out expansion work. “After the infra sharing, the more operators share BTSs, the more the operating costs come down,” said Thike. He added that there won’t be a need of extra investment for same infrastructure if all mobile operators agree to telecom infrastructure sharing.

Infrastructure sharing means sharing of towers, BTSs, microwave radio equipment, optical fibbers, antennas and generators, among others. There are six telecom operators in the country and they are currently expanding services through their individual investment.

Subscribers of telecom service, particularly GSM mobile, are increasing rapidly. Total number of GSM subscribers has already surpassed 10 million. However, the number of BTSs has not increased accordingly.

As per the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA), growing call traffic, limited bandwidth and a limited number of BTSs have contributed to poor network coverage of most operators. One way to solve this problem would be setting up of more towers. There is a need of an estimated 10,000 additional BTSs for providing quality service in the country. Currently, there are over 3,000 BTSs in the country. An official at the NTA said the government is working to implement the provision of infrastructure sharing from the next year. “This will bring investment cost down and operators will have a chance to concentrate on quality,” said the official  (source : ekantipur)

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Number of Mobile phone users In Nepal Had Cross 1 crore

NCELL VS NTC

Number of Mobile phone users in Nepal had cross 1 crore. According to Nepal telecom total number of Mobile phone users in Nepal are 1 crore 41 thousand 4 hundred and 11 until January 2011. Most of the users are of Nepal telecom followed by Ncell.

        According Nepal telecom Number of NTC (Nepal telecom) users has increased by 12lakhs with in a year. on last January number of NTC users were 55lakhs 60 thousand. With in it number of GSM user of NTC has increased from 36 lakhs 29 thousand to 46 lakhs 99 thousand. Like wise number of CDMA NTC users has increased form 6lakhs 20 thousand to 8 lakhs 70 thousand.

      Number of Ncell users had increased tremendously. Until last January number of Ncell users was 22 lakhs 70 thousand now until January 2011 numbers of Ncell users are 44 lakhs 72 thousand. That’s double the number then that of previous year.

             Number of mobile users in Nepal has increased by 12%. Last year percentage of Cell phone users were 23.68% now about 38.13% of population are using cell phone.

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Kailesh kher to perform in Nepal

Kailesh kher to perform in Nepal : Indian singing sensation  kailesh  kher Will be performing in Nepal on Nepali new year eve. The singer will be performing at the Soaltee Crowne Plaza, according to Samden Sherpa, director of JPR Events, the agency that’s bringing the singer and who previously brought Bryan Adam in Nepal. It is confirmed — Kailash Kher is coming for an event. He will come to Nepal with his 12 band member which will arrive in Nepal at 12 April.

  According to himalayan times On journalists’ request he even sang his popular number Saiyyan and a Nepali song, signing off with, “Looking forward to see you all.”

Sherpa said, “It will be more of a private event,” adding it will be followed by an after-party including a fashion show. Abhaya Subba and the Steam Injuns will open the act.

Sherpa also announced Nepal could be one of the destinations for the Temptation Reloaded Tour led by Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra in May.

“It has been principally agreed upon; Khan’s agent will be giving the date in seven days,” he informed.

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Top 60 Websites in Nepal - among them 16 are Nepali

Top website in Nepal "Most used website in Nepal"

Top 60 website in Nepal is based on Alexa ranking which i got from Alexa.com. It gives website ranking of each country.  Out of 60 website 16 are Nepali and ekantipur  is most used Nepali website in Nepal. Below is the list of most used website In Nepal.
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1

Facebook

facebook.com

A social utility that connects people, to keep up with friends, upload photos, share links and videos.

2

Google

google.com

Enables users to search the Web, Usenet, and images. Features include PageRank, caching and translation of results, and an option to find similar pages. The company's focus is developing search technology.

3

Google

google.com.np

4

Yahoo!

yahoo.com

A major internet portal and service provider offering search results, customizable content, chatrooms, free e-mail, clubs, and pager

5

Windows Live

live.com

Search engine from Microsoft

6

YouTube - Broadcast yourself

youtube.com

YouTube is a way to get your videos to the people who matter to you. Upload, tag and share your videos worldwide!

7
Blogger.com

blogspot.com

Free, automated weblog publishing tool that sends updates to a site via FTP.

8

ekantipur.com

ekantipur.com

9

Wikipedia

wikipedia.org

A free encyclopedia built collaboratively using wiki software. (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License).

10

Nagarik News

nagariknews.com

Online Nepali News Portal..

11

Twitter

twitter.com

Social networking and microblogging service utilising instant messaging, SMS or a web interface.

12

espncricinfo.com

espncricinfo.com

13

MSN

msn.com

Portal for shopping, news and money, e-mail, search, and chat.

14

The Himalayan Times

thehimalayantimes.com

Includes News, views, and articles from the largest selling English Daily in Nepal.

15

BBC Online

bbc.co.uk

The BBC Homepage - Your gateway to BBC Online

16

WordPress.com

wordpress.com

Free blogs managed by the developers of the WordPress software. Includes custom design templates, integrated statistics, automatic spam protection and other features.

17

Stack Overflow

stackoverflow.com

A language-independent collaboratively edited question and answer site for programmers. Questions and answers displayed by user votes and tags.

18

Bing

bing.com

Search engine developed by Microsoft. Features web, image, video, local, news, and product search.

19

LinkedIn

linkedin.com

A networking tool to find connections to recommended job candidates, industry experts and business partners. Allows registered users to maintain a list of contact details of people they know and trust in business.

20

WordPress

wordpress.org

A semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability.

21

meroJob.com

merojob.com

Simplifying Your Job Search. Merojob.com is career management site in Nepal. Find career opportunities in top companies. Post your resume, search jobs and find your job Now ! Search Jobs in Nepal, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Bhairahawa.

22

MYREPUBLICA.COM - News in Nepal: Fast, Full & Factual

myrepublica.com

Frequently updated news portal containing news and opinion on political affairs, social affairs, lifestyle, entertainment, sports and international issues.

23

Mysansar

mysansar.com

Mysansar is a popuar Nepali blog founded in 2005.

24

cybersansar.com

cybersansar.com

25

Nepal Telecommunication Corporation

ntc.net.np

Information on Internet access services and a coverage map.

26

Microsoft Corporation

microsoft.com

Main site for product information, support, and news.

27

Flickr

flickr.com

Picture galleries available with chat, groups, and photo ratings.

28

oDesk

odesk.com

oDesk is the only online marketplace that allows buyers and providers of services to form lasting, mutually profitable relationships. Our advanced oDesk® software allows people around the world to work together as if they were in the same office. Every day, our buyers manage top-quality professionals from over 40 countries, while our providers work on challenging projects and advance their careers.

29

PayPal

paypal.com

Online payment service for individuals and merchants. Allows users to send money and bills to anyone with e-mail.

30

The Internet Movie Database

imdb.com

Features plot summaries, reviews, cast lists, and theatre schedules.

31

ESPN Star Sports

espnstar.com

Joint offering of the 2 networks. Offers latest news, schedules, mobile content, games, live scores and videos.

32

googleusercontent.com

googleusercontent.com

33

Digg

digg.com

Technology focused news site where the stories are chosen by community members rather than editors.

34

Nepal News

nepalnews.com

Features news, weather and links to newspapers and other news sources for the country.

35

Onlinekhabar.com - No. 1 News Portal from Nepal

onlinekhabar.com

online news from Nepal

36

Indiatimes

indiatimes.com

Portal site; includes news stories under subject headings, and links to other information sources.

37

Google India

google.co.in

Indian version of this popular search engine. Search the whole web or only webpages from India.Interfaces offered in English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi and Tamil.

38

Go Daddy

godaddy.com

Domain registrations and hosting services.

39

Apple Inc.

apple.com

Official site, with details of products and services.

40

bp.blogspot.com

bp.blogspot.com

41

About

about.com

Directory features links, articles and reviews.

42

Amazon.com

amazon.com

Amazon.com seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Site has numerous personalization features and services including one-click buying, extensive customer and editorial product reviews, gift registries, gift certificates, wish lists, restaurant and movie listings, travel, and photo processing.

43

Joomla!

joomla.org

Open Source Content Management System. [Open Source, GPL].

44

W3 Schools

w3schools.com

Includes collection of web building tutorials.

45

JobsNepal.com

jobsnepal.com

Provides recruiting solutions for employers and job seekers. Search for jobs by category, salary or company

46

Mail2Web

mail2web.com

Pick up your email from any computer, anywhere in the world. No registration required and it's FREE

47

TripAdvisor

tripadvisor.com

Information on hotels, resorts and packages with reviews from travellers with star ratings.

48

nibl.com.np

nibl.com.np

49

Mozilla.com

mozilla.com

50

Freelancer

freelancer.com

Freelancer.com is a global marketplace for online and freelance jobs where businesses connect with independent service providers and freelancers to outsource their work. Freelancer.com is the largest outsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 2 million professionals from 234 countries & regions. Through our website, employers can hire freelancers to do work in areas such as software, writing, data entry and design right through to engineering and the sciences, sales and marketing, and accounting & legal services. The average job is under US$200, making it extremely cost effective for small businesses.

51

WorldLink Communications

worldlink.com.np

Provides internet access services. Features products, services, rate list, and company information.

52

Travian

travian.com

Build a successful town with competition from neighbors. Contains instructions, FAQ, chat, and forums.

53

Object moved

secureserver.net

54

Nea

nea.org.np

55

NP Domain - Nepal

mos.com.np

NIC for .np CCTLD.

56

Trekking in Nepal – Nepal Trekking, Tour in Nepal, Nepal Adventure Trekking, Nepal Trekking Holidays, Trekking in Nepal Himalaya, Nepal Trek, Trek Nepal, Nepal Trekking Information

trekkingtourinnepal.com

Trekking in Nepal, Nepal Trekking, Tour in Nepal, Nepal Adventure Trekking, Nepal Trekking Holidays, Trekking in Nepal Himalaya, Nepal Trek, Trek Nepal, Nepal Trekking Information, Nepal Trekking Packages, Mountain Trekking in Nepal, Nepal Trekking Company, Nepal Trekking Tours

57

Clicksor

clicksor.com

An advertising network offers content targeted advertising service on CPC/PPC basis.

58

EzineArticles.com

ezinearticles.com

EzineArticles is a matching service between tens of thousands of expert authors and millions of readers & publishers looking for expert solutions to millions of problems.

59

CNN Interactive

cnn.com

News, weather, sports, and services including e-mail news alerts and downloadable audio/video reports.

60

Free one-click file hosting!

hotfile.com

Earn money while uploading and sharing your files with your friends.

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