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Nepal
The Oxford Companion to British History
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Nepal, a kingdom in the Himalayas, was formed in the 18th cent. out of the expansion of the Gurkha clans of the Kathmandu valley. It is extremely diverse—embracing mountains and valleys and Indo-Aryan- and Tibetan-Burman-speaking peoples. In 1814–16 the kingdom was defeated by Lord
Hastings and brought into tributary relations with British India. Its dynasty, a sacral Hindu kingship, has survived and has only recently accepted constitutional forms of monarchy. The country is among the poorest in the world and has long been dependent on the earnings of its famous Gurkha soldiers from service in British-Indian armies.
David Anthony Washbrook
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NEPAL-INDIA: LOVE-HATE TURNS INTO GIVE-TAKE
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 1/29/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Relations between the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal and its giant neighbor, India, have always...Bhutanese refugee problem and revising the 1950 Nepal-India Treaty of Peace and Friendship...cooperation, trade and transit and sharing of Nepal's abundant water resources. Mukherjee...
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NEPAL: CHOPPER TRAGEDY CALLED BLOW TO NATURE CONSERVATION.
News Wire article from: Interpress Service; 9/26/2006; 700+ words
; ...KATHMANDU, Sep. 26, 2006 (IPS/GIN) -- Nepal's conservationist community was decimated...is going to recover. "Almost half of Nepal's conservation expertise has been wiped...ferrying noted conservationists from both Nepal and abroad, including national luminaries...
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Nepal's economy is in transition.
Newspaper article from: Market Asia Pacific; 4/1/2007; 700+ words
; The World Bank says that Nepal has "huge potential as it [is] wedged...growing economies." The Bank added, "Nepal now faces a historic moment of great...consequences of the transition were noted by the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the country's...
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Nepal's tourism sector gets boost from peace process.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 12/4/2007; 700+ words
; Nepal's tourism sector gets boost from peace...Dec 4 (PTI) Soaring tourist arrivals in Nepal has brought smiles to the faces of travel...tourist inflow continues at the current rate, Nepal may well receive over 5 lakh tourists by...
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Nepal Maoists abduct three ITC joint venture employees
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 2/4/2006; 630 words
; Kathmandu, Feb 4 -- Nepal's Maoist guerrillas have abducted three...venture in the kingdom, the blue chip Surya Nepal Private Ltd. Dambar M. Limbu, Prabhakar...heading towards Birgunj in southeastern Nepal from their office in Simra in Bara district...
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+(New+Delhi%2c+India) "United News of India (UNI) (New Delhi, India)")
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Nepal's new PM has wide-ranging political experience.
Newspaper article from: United News of India (UNI) (New Delhi, India); 5/23/2009; 700+ words
; Kathmandu, May. 23 -- Madhav Kumar Nepal, the new Prime Minister of Nepal, has wide-ranging experience in the Himalayan nation...support of almost all the parties except the Maoists, Nepal has been elected Prime Minister replacing Maoist chairman...
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 "The Nepali Times (Kathmandu, Nepal)")
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Nepal's Mr Nepal.
Newspaper article from: The Nepali Times (Kathmandu, Nepal); 8/21/2009; 700+ words
; ...August 21, 2009 (Nepali Times) -- Madhav Nepal came, he saw, and he left without as...If anything, the core message that Mr Nepal should be taking home is that this is a...The Indian PMO may be keeping an eye on Nepal because of security interests, but it...
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Nepal Biogas Project: First Payment Made for Increased Support to Nepal Biogas Program.
M2 Presswire; 7/31/2009; 700+ words
; ...PRESSWIRE-31 July 2009-WORLD BANK GROUP: Nepal Biogas Project: First Payment Made for Increased Support to Nepal Biogas Program(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:30072009 Kathmandu, Nepal -- The World Bank implemented Global Partnership...
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NEPAL-MINISTER.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 9/8/2008; 700+ words
; NEPAL-MINISTER Nepal minister says attacking India a 'cheap propaganda' Shirish B. Pradhan Kathmandu, Sept 8 (PTI) -- Describing it as a "cheap propaganda", Nepal's Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav today came out against the growing...
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Nepal's king may seek to play the China card against Maoist rebels, analysts say
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 2/5/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...2005 Dateline: NEW DELHI A power grab by Nepal's King Gyanendra provoked condemnation...government and impose a state of emergency in Nepal last Tuesday was an "internal matter...a recent move by Gyanendra to close the Nepal office of the Tibetan spiritual leader...
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Nepal
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Nepal , independent nation (2005 est. pop. 27...Landlocked and isolated by the Himalayas, Nepal is bordered on the west, south, and east...capital. Land and People Geographically, Nepal comprises three major areas. The south...
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Royal Nepal Airline Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Royal Nepal Airline Corporation RNAC Building P.O. Box 401 Kanti Path, Kathmandu Nepal Telephone: 977 1 220757 Toll Free: (800) 26NEPAL...Transportation; 56172 Janitorial Services Royal Nepal Airline Corporation (RNAC) is the state airline...
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Brahman and Chhetri of Nepal
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
Brahman and Chhetri of Nepal ETHNONYM: Bahun Orientation Identification...Brahmans and Chhetris are found throughout Nepal. Those living in the Terai (the low...those who inhabit the middle hills of Nepal. Here the climate of their villages depends...
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NEPAL
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
NEPAL. A country in South Asia. Languages: Nepali/Gurkhali...Gurkha soldiers for both the British and Indian armies, Nepal was never part of the British Empire. English in Nepal is unique in that it was introduced neither by colonization...
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Nepalis
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...leez ALTERNATE NAMES: Nepalese LOCATION: Nepal POPULATION: 21.5 million LANGUAGE...Christian; Jain 1 • INTRODUCTION Nepal is unique in the region of South Asia that...size to have maintained its independence. Nepal was never a British colony. The Kathmandu...
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