‘Tourism is an extremely powerful force in the process of globalisation. It can bring improved standards of living with few alternative opportunities; however‚ it can also damage the environment‚ disrupt communities and harm individuals’ (Task Sheet‚ 2013). A clear example of this statement is the Sherpas of Nepal. The Sherpas are an ethnic group of devout Muslims living in the Peaks of the Himalaya Mountains in Nepal. They are of a Tibetan descent‚ and moved from Tibet 450 years ago. Sherpa translates
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INTRODUCTION Nepal Doorsanchar Company Ltd. popularly known as Nepal Telecom is the largest telecommunication service provider in Nepal. The company was a monopoly until 2003‚ when the first private sector operator UTL started providing basic telephony services. The central office of Nepal Telecom is located at Bhadrakali Plaza‚ Kathmandu. It has branches‚ exchanges and other offices in 184 locations within the country. It is the sole provider of fixed line‚ ISDN and leased-line services in Nepal. Following
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e. Nepal‚ analyzing the current trends of the FDI flow in the nations is also important. The FDI flow is around 6.6 million in the recent last periods. The Nepal economic freedom score is 53.3‚ making its economic the 133rd freest as of 2009 Index. Also its score is 0.9 point lower than last year‚ which indicates there is a decline in 10 economic freedoms. For any foreign investment should planning to invest in the host nation should analyze the economic freedoms of the host countries. Nepal is ranked
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HISTORY The WTO began life on 1 January 1995‚ but its trading system is half a century older. Since 1948‚ the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) had provided the rules for the system. (The second WTO ministerial meeting‚ held in Geneva in May 1998‚ included a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the system.) It did not take long for the General Agreement to give birth to an unofficial‚ de facto international organization‚ also known informally as GATT. Over the years GATT evolved through
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University of Sunderland IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIVATIZATION POLICY: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY FROM NEPAL; SUCCESS OR FAILURE By Raj Kumar Maharjan (Registration Number: 059991668) This paper was submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree at University of Sunderland‚ School of Business‚ Graduate Business Program‚ Sunderland‚ U.K. January 2010 A MASTER’S PROJECT IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BY RAJ KUMAR MAHARJAN REGISTRATION NUMBER:
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Maoists in Nepal Terrorism is one of the most pressing and ongoing problems in today’s world. It is a term used to describe violence or other harmful acts committed or threatened against civilians by groups or persons for political‚ nationalist‚ or religious goals. However‚ as it is said that ‘one man’s terrorists is another man’s freedom fighter‚’ the word terrorism does not have a definite definition. The American Heritage Dictonary defines terrrirism as "the unlawful use or threatened use
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big rivers. These are the natural gifts for Nepal. It is proved by the fact that Nepal is the second richest country in the world after Brazil in water resource.Most rivers in Nepal originate from the snow clad mountains. Among these rivers in Nepal Koshi‚ Gandaki‚ Narayani and Karnali are some of the biggest rivers which flow from the Himalayas all through the year. Koshi is considered as the largest and Karnali is considered as the longest rivers in Nepal. Similarly‚ there are other rivers such as
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Nepal earthquake The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake)[6][9] killed more than 8‚800 people and injured more than 23‚000. It occurred at 11:56 NST on 25 April‚ with a magnitude of 7.8Mw[1] or 8.1Ms[2] and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX (Violent). Its epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung‚ and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi).[1] It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake.[10][11][12]
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Introduction/Background Nepal is a developing country located in the South Asian region‚ landlocked and bordered with the People’s Republic of China to the north and the Republic of India in rest of the sides. Until 1990‚ Nepal was an absolute monarchy exercised under the executive control of the king (Acharya‚ ). For over 200 years‚ Nepal existed as a feudal monarchy that was well insulated from penetration by foreign democratic trends. A brief flirtation with democracy in 1959 culminated in
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The history of Nepal The history of Nepal is characterized by its isolated position in the Himalayas and its two neighbors‚ India and China. Due to the arrival of disparate settler groups from outside through the ages‚ it is now a multi-ethnic‚ multi-cultural‚ multi-lingual country. Its population is predominantly Hindu with significant presence of Buddhists‚ who were in majority at one time in the past. Central Nepal was split in three kingdoms from the 15th to 18th century‚ when it was unified
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