FNCCI urges Chinese business delegation to invest in Nepal (Nepalnews. com)
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade-CCPIT-Yunnan Sub-Council has expressed willingness to collaborate with Nepal’s private sector in order to bolster the economic relations between Nepal and China.
Hillary Clinton switches over to Nepali (New Kerala)
Kathmandu, April 14: Known for her oratorical skills and prowess with the pen, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has now added a new feather in her cap – by switching over to Nepali.
Indian voters focus in on local issues for coming elections (McClatchy Washington Bureau)
NEW DELHI, India_All politics may be local, but India is taking the notion to an extreme: Voters this week head into national elections with no national issues dominating campaigns. In the world’s largest democracy, many will choose members of parliament more for their attention to potholes down the street than to Pakistan.
Ex-king down but not out as Nepal hails new year (The Times of India)
KATHMANDU: As Nepal ended a year that had been annus horribilis for him, deposed king Gyanendra was down on his luck, having lost both his crown and palace, but refusing to be out of public memory.
Group celebrates Nepalese New Year (Brigham Young NewsNet)
In this end of semester frenzy, it’s hard to imagine that anyone could find a reason to celebrate. But the Nepalese student association at BYU did exactly that when it celebrated the Nepalese New Year 2066 on Saturday.
US to make Pakistan pledge but backs strings (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The United States said Tuesday it planned an aid pledge to Pakistan at this week’s conference in Tokyo but rejected Islamabad’s pleas that its assistance come without conditions.
Pakistan’s Jahangir Siddiqui eyes RBS Pakistan unit (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
KARACHI, April 14 (Reuters) – Pakistani financial services company Jahangir Siddiqui and Co Ltd. said on Tuesday it is interested in buying the operations of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in Pakistan.
UP border with Nepal sealed ahead of 1st phase of polls (The Times of India)
The Indo-Nepal border along Uttar Pradesh was sealed with Sashastra Seema Bal – a central border guarding force – deploying additional manpower to prevent infiltration of anti-social elements.
Pro-LTTE delegation to meet Indian leaders this week (New Kerala)
By M.R. Narayan Swamy, New Delhi, April 14: A delegation of Tamil MPs from Sri Lanka allied with the Tamil Tigers will meet Indian government leaders here this week to discuss the plight of civilians trapped in a small area the cornered rebels still hold.
Few choices for Indian Muslims in polls (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
NEW DELHI (AFP) – For many of India’s 140 million Muslims, the general elections that start on Thursday serve only to highlight their community’s sense of isolation and neglect.
India earns genome stripes (The Telegraph)
New Delhi, April 14: A striped fish native to Indian rivers, popular in household aquariums and hailed as an ideal organism to study human genes has become India s first vertebrate to have its whole genome sequenced.
