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Parts of Ancient India and Nepal where Buddhism originated were also for long periods Buddhist, and whether as a result of the Buddhist, Jain or Hindu promotion of the principle of ahimsa ( harmlessness ) many Indians remain vegetarian.
* A third theory suggests that Nepal came from compounding the words NE, which means wool, and PAL, which means a tented house ; a long time ago, Nepal used to produce a lot of wool and the houses were used to store the wool — hence the word NE-PAL.
This is through historical ties, development assistance and long term support in the struggle for democratic peace in Nepal.
China and India shared a long border, sectioned into three stretches by Nepal, Sikkim ( then an independent kingdom ), and Bhutan, which follows the Himalayas between Burma and what was then West Pakistan.
In 1995, the U. S. Department of Agriculture and a pharmaceutical research firm received a patent on a technique to extract an antifungal agent from the neem tree ( Azadirachta indica ), which grows throughout India and Nepal ; Indian villagers have long understood the tree's medicinal value.
The depiction of celestial bodies represents permanence, the hope that Nepal will last as long as the sun and the moon.
The four day long ( Saptami to Dashami ) Durga Puja is the biggest annual festival in Bengal, Assam, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand and Nepal, where it is known as Dashain.
Despite the changes, many Gurkhas who had not served long enough to entitle them to a pension faced hardship on their return to Nepal, and some critics derided the Government's decision to only award the new pension and citizenship entitlement to those joining after 1 July 1997, claiming that this left many ex-Gurkha servicemen still facing a financially uncertain retirement.
Animal Sacrifice en masse occurs during the 3 day long Gadhimai festival in Nepal.
IEDs were also widely used in the 10-years long civil war of the Maoists in Nepal, ranging from those bought from illicit groups in India and China, to self-made devices.
The Rana clan had served as the hereditary prime ministers of Nepal until 1951 under the title ' Maharaja ', and the two clans have a long history of inter-marriages.
The Tsum region, which was restricted for tourists for a long time, is now the centre of attraction for intrepid trekkers, with the government of Nepal recently opening it for group tourists.
Nepal does not have a very long film history but the industry has its own place in the cultural heritage of the country.
The decade long civil war transformed Nepal from a monarchy into a republic.
So, this temple served as the supreme court of Nepal for a long time.
There was a long period of peace, and neglect by the Chinese of Tibetan affairs, but in 1792 an invasion by Gurkas of Nepal resulted in an appeal for aid and a successful Chinese response.
Hebei Medical University has long history of enrolling international students from countries including the USA, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, the UK, India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.
Nepal Bhasa literature has a long history.
Even today, long after his death, people of Nepal feel that the restoration of multi-party democracy is a tribute to him.
In 1816, East India Company signed a treaty with the Kingdom of Gorkha ( Nepal ), which lead to the end of the two year long Alglo-Nepali war.
However due to the ill preparation, long standing internal unification campaign, lack of foreign assistance, as well as previous military confrontation with China, Nepal lost the war which precipitated his downfall.
Shadow puppets have a long history in Indonesia, China, India, Greece, Nepal, Turkey, and are a popular form of entertainment for both children and adults in many other countries around the world.
In its long cultural history, Nepal has always remained a land of religious harmony.

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Nepal ’ s most substantive international relations are perhaps with international economic institutions, such as the Asian Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, a multilateral economic development association.
* Nepal Basketball Association, the national basketball association of Nepal participating in the FIBA Asia zone of the International Basketball Federation ( FIBA )
In India, Burma, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and other parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia, the leaves are chewed together in a wrapped package along with the areca nut ( which, by association, is often inaccurately called the " betel nut ") and mineral slaked lime ( calcium hydroxide ).
From the outset the main organization vehicle for Radio Sagarmatha ( for both the campaign to get a license and to establish a radio station ) has been the Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists, a non-governmental organization and association of journalists.
The Nepal Mountaineering Association ( NMA ) is the national mountaineering association of Nepal.
The first organization of teachers ' association in Nepal, NNTA was established in 1979, and registered under the educational act of that time, and then become a trade union.
In partnership with the association " La Maison des Himalayas ", all the royalties generated by sales of their album Black Tears anthology went to that association, in order to build a school for children of Nepal.
Himalayan Orthodox Tea Producers Association ( HOTPA ), the association of orthodox tea producers of Nepal, realizing the potential of the Nepalese orthodox tea in the global market, has been adopting various measures to improve the quality and marketing of orthodox tea.
The first autocratic Prime Minister of Nepal, Jang Bahadur Kunwar, changed his surname to Rana to strengthen his claim and association with Rana kings in Rajasthan, the claimed origin of his ancestors.

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The President also conferred with emissaries from Guatemala and Nepal who are seeking more foreign aid.
Although amaranth was cultivated on a large scale in ancient Mexico, Guatemala, and Peru, nowadays it is only cultivated on a small scale there, along with India, China, Nepal, and other tropical countries ; thus, there is potential for further cultivation in those countries, as well as in the U. S. In a 1977 article in Science, amaranth was described as " the crop of the future.
After his return from exile in India and Sikkim during January 1913, he assumed control of foreign relations and dealt directly with the Maharaja and the British Political officer in Sikkim and the king of Nepal rather than letting the Kashag or parliament do it.
* 1983 – ICIMOD is established and inaugurated with its headquarters in Kathmandu, Nepal, and legitimised through an Act of Parliament in Nepal in the same year.
Other countries with large Hindu populations include Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Fiji and the island of Bali.
The British built a large British Indian Army, with the senior officers all British, and many of the troops from small minority groups such as Gurkhas from Nepal and Sikhs.
HK has been accused of shipping small arms to conflict regions such as Bosnia and Nepal, and has licensed its weapons for production by governments with poor human rights records such as Sudan, Thailand and Burma.
The collision with the Eurasian Plate along the modern border between India and Nepal formed the orogenic belt that created the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas.
The border with Nepal runs 1, 751 km ( 1, 088 mi ) along the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India.
The Siliguri Corridor, narrowed sharply by the borders of Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh, connects peninsular India with the northeastern states.
* The name Nepal is also supposed to be derived from the Sanskrit word " NEP "( न े प ), with the suffix " AL " ( आल ) added to it ; though still under controversy, NEP were the people who used to be cow herders — the GOPALS ( ग ो प ा ल )— who came to the Nepal valley for the first time from the Ganges plain of India.
The documented history of Nepal begins with the Changu Narayan temple inscription of King Manadeva I ( c. 464 – 505 AD ) of the Licchavi dynasty.
He suppressed the Nuwakot-Thankuris with the help of nobles and restored the old Solar Dynasty rule in Nepal for the second time.
Some of these valleys historically were more accessible from Tibet than Nepal and are populated by people with Tibetan affinities called Bhotiya or Bhutia including the famous Sherpas in Kumbu valley near Mount Everest.
Valleys with better access from the hill regions to the south are culturally linked to Nepal as well as Tibet, notably the Kali Gandaki Gorge where Thakali culture shows influences in both directions.
They form a mosaic running east-west across Nepal, with Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests between and Himalayan subtropical pine forests between.
The Karnali drains western Nepal, with the Bheri and Seti as major tributaries.
The population of Nepal is estimated at 29, 391, 883 people in July 2011, with a population growth rate of 1. 596 % and a median age of 21. 6 years.
Nepali or Nepalese are descendants of migrants from parts of Kashmir, earlier Greater Nepal, Tibet, India, and parts of Burma and Yunnan, along with native tribal populations.
Presence and activity of Tibetan refugees in Nepal also raise sporadic diplomatic conflicts with the People's Republic of China.
The politics of Nepal function within a framework of a republic with a multi-party system.
The 1994 election defeat of the Nepali Congress Party by the Communist Party of Nepal ( Unified Marxist-Leninist ) ( CPN ( UML )) made Nepal the first communist-led monarchy in Asia, with Man Mohan Adhikary prime minister.

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