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	Birgunj - A popular Terai City of Nepal which lies near the Indian Border Raxaul
		Birgunj is situated about 3 KM from the Indian northern border Raxaul.
		Apart from a few tourists who actually go to Birgunj to see the city, the city is simply taken as a stop over place for travelers, businessmen and pilgrims going to other destinations in Nepal.
		Birgunj has a railway to Raxaul, so it is connected to many cities in India.
	www.nepalvista.com /travel/birgunj.html (331 words)

	Economic ruin staring Nepal in the face
		Birgunj town in Bara district, the hub of business and major entry point for raw materials from India, remains disconnected from Kathmandu since an indefinite nationwide closure called by the opposition parties since April 6.
		After government ministers and other VIPs were ferried to Birgunj April 8 to attend a controversial pro-king meeting organised by a Hindu organisation even as the Kathmandu valley remained paralysed by daytime curfew, angry protesters blockaded the airport and threatened to set it on fire.
		Cargo is piling up at the Birgunj inland container depot with no one to unload or transport it to its destination.
	news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/Business/20060416/307638.html (435 words)

	Forum (Spotlight Weekly)
		Birgunj under the credit of US$ 28.5 million from the World Bank, The Birgunj dry port complex including pavement, warehouses, administrative office building, goods shed, electric lighting system, utilities and railway tracks were actually completed by December 2000.
		However, it could not be operated earlier in the absence of a railway operational agreement between India and Nepal, and, consequently, it was lying idle for a long time.
		Although, the preliminary agreement for operating the railway-based Birgunj ICD was already signed on November 07, 2003, the final endorsement by both the governments of India and Nepal to earlier agreement was recently concluded on May 21, 2004.
	www.nepalnews.com.np /contents/englishweekly/spotlight/2004/jun/jun04/forum.htm (1230 words)

	www.vishuwa.com - Hotel Vishuwa, an ideal rest and recreation haven in Birgunj, Nepal !!
		Hotel Vishuwa and Birgunj is a 15 minute drive from Raxaul border in India.
		It is a five hour drive via the scenic countryside highway from Kathmandu to Birgunj.
		Birgunj is warm and sunny in winter (October-March).
	www.nepalexpo.com /vishuwa/fast_facts.shtml (332 words)

	www.vishuwa.com - Hotel Vishuwa, an ideal rest and recreation haven in Birgunj, Nepal !!
		The City of Birgunj has been a bustling and vibrant, industrial and commercial city in south Nepal for already 100 years.
		It signifies the importance of Birgunj as a strategic trade and transit junction between Nepal and India, and the world beyond.
		Befittingly, this is also a quiet and tranquil park-like enclave for the city folks of Birgunj to get away from the hustle and bustle of the busy city.
	www.nepalexpo.com /vishuwa (262 words)

	Nepal Direct Effects - Immediate, Direct, Effective
		With an initial investment of support needed to move the band and equipment from Kathmandu to Birgunj, provide food and lodging, pay for a crew to set up and break down the concert, and return to Kathmandu, a fairly significant return can be expected.
		With an initial support of 50,000 rupees ($685.00) for minimal logistic expenses as the band is playing for free, a potential return of approximately 800,000 rupees ($10,960.00) can be expected if similar numbers of attendees as the previous concert achieved indicates.
		The estimated budget needed to operate a single drop-in center for one year is 150,000 rupees ($2,000), as the majority of BIJAM staff are volunteers.
	www.ristokat.com /rob/concert.shtml (323 words)

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		BIRGUNJ, May 23 - Farmers are no longer installing tubewells, wells, lift irrigation and spring callers here after the government stopped providing subsidy to farmers in installing small irrigation facilities since the current fiscal year.
		Farmers were widely installing various small irrigation facilities due to the government’s policy of giving 30 per cent subsidy or grant to individuals and 60 per cent subsidy to groups who installed such facilities.
		Mechanical Engineer Chuda Raj Timilsina of the bank said farmers were waiting to install irrigation facilities hoping that the government grant will be received again.
	www.cgisp.org.np /articles/birgunj.htm (443 words)

	eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal
		Birgunj will take on Region No 3 Kathmandu on Thursday in the other semifinal.
		Birgunj could only manage 75 runs in 28.2 overs.
		In reply, Suraj Timilsina took four wickets but that was not enough to stop Biratnagar from reaching the target in 24 overs.
	www.kantipuronline.com /kolnews.php?&nid=53894 (337 words)

	domain-B : Indian business : News Review : 06 January 2005 : general
		Kolkata: The Birgunj inland container depot (ICD) in Nepal is to be thrown open to India-Nepal bilateral trade from February 1, subject to the clearances by Customs authorities of the respective countries.
		The Birgunj ICD was commissioned in July 2004.
		Once the Birgunj ICD starts handling the bilateral trade, containerised exports from any part of India to Nepal could be sent straight by rail to the ICD.
	www.domain-b.com /news_review/200501jan/20050106newsb.html (818 words)

	UNIDO - FEATURE: Nepalese Tanneries Boost without Polluting the Environment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		All the parties agreed to proceed with procurement of machinery and equipment as well as upgrading a small laboratory in Birgunj necessary to control basic parameters for daily operation of the plants.
		A chrome recovery unit was a common facility, capable of treating all chrome liquor from Birgunj tanneries, thus helping the tanners to deal effectively with a major pollutant.
		The laboratory in Birgunj was upgraded and its technicians trained in monitoring quality of influent and effluent from the treatment plants.
	www.unido.org /stdoc.cfm?did=371425 (757 words)

	The Latest Sensational News of the Month
		The Himachal Cabin have made very special anniversary discount up to 50% and the Birgunj's People were enjoying it with great rush.
		Gopal Giri, the Mayor of Birgunj city Killed: - It was the day of Makar Sankranti festival on 1st of Magh when people of different community enjoy eating delicious food.
		When they heard of the death of their dear mayor, their enjoyment was the vain.
	www.geocities.com /ska_wwf/latest.htm (738 words)

	EnvironmentNEPAL - THE NEWS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		However, Birgunj has yet to come up with a proper landfill site to manage the industrial and household wastes the city of 1.5 million people produces each day.
		An estimated 20 tons of toxic wastes are generated in Birgunj on a daily basis.
		Some residents blame the lack of national environmental laws for Birgunj's plight and call for greater attention from the government in Kathmandu.
	www.environmentnepal.com.np /news_d.asp?id=482 (609 words)

	News Kerala India,Kerala News,News India,World,Malayalam News,Kerala Shopping,Kerala Movies,Kerala Travel,Kerala ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Taking serious note of the incident, the Indian consulate in Birgunj has sent a note verbale to Nepal's foreign ministry, warning that if such an incident recurred, there would be far-reaching consequences for Nepal.
		In February, the managing director of an Indian joint venture in Birgunj was shot and wounded in broad daylight.
		While King Gyanendra, who seized power with the help of the army last year, claims to have improved the law and order situation, Birgunj continues to be plagued by lawlessness, posing a major concern for businessmen, including Indians.
	www.keralanext.com /news/?id=649641 (528 words)

	DNA - World - Manisha backs Nepal king as Opposition starts shutdown - Daily News & Analysis
		The film star, who provoked protests last month when she flew to eastern Nepal to drum up support for the controversial local elections called by the king, is scheduled to arrive in the southern town of Birgunj this week to attend a programme to be inaugurated by the king.
		VHP leader Ashok Singhal, who is provided Z category security by the Indian government due to death threats from fundamentalist organisations and who has publicly worshipped Gyanendra as the incarnation of Hindu god Vishnu at an earlier function, put off his trip due to "illness".
		Singhal was earlier scheduled to arrive in Birgunj on Monday, compelling the Indian government to ask Nepal to make appropriate security arrangements for the leader.
	www.dnaindia.com /report.asp?NewsID=1022466 (499 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Trucks carrying daily commodities depart Nepali capital (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		As many as 13 trucks including six buses departed Kathmandu Tuesday morning from Birgunj transit point, some 100 km south of Kathmandu bordering with India, with escorting of the security forces in order to enhance supply management and not to let scarcity of goods in the valley due to the general strike since April 6.
		Chief District Officer Nabin Kumar Ghimire said that initiative was being taken to transport daily consumer goods from the business hub of Birgunj to various areas of the country that have been bearing the brunt of the ongoing nationwide strike.
		Around 5,000 goods carriers belonging to Nepalese businessmen are stranded at the Nepal-India border for fear of being targeted by the agitators in the ongoing strike called by seven political parties, security sources said.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SKAR-6NYGTS?OpenDocument (257 words)

	Bihar gang targets Nepal millionaire
		A prominent Nepali businessman was injured in a daring attack in broad daylight after he reportedly refused to pay money to a criminal gang operating from across the border in Bihar, India.
		The attack triggered fear and outrage among businessmen in Birgunj with the Industrial and Commerce Union business lobby giving a 48-hour ultimatum to the local administration to arrest the culprits, the Himalayan Times daily reported.
		Police also arrested three of the gang members, one of whom, identified as Sanjiv Mishra from Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh, admitted he was also involved in the kidnapping of two senior Indian government officials in 2004.
	news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/Business/20060402/295242.html (424 words)

	In Brief
		The majority of goods, in fact, that were imported to Nepal went by truck from the Indian seaports of Kolkata and Haldia.
		But a new stretch of tracks connecting Raxaul in India and Birgunj in Nepal will now enable trains to travel directly, and rail officials say they expect an increase in cargo trains between the two countries of between 70 percent and 80 percent.
		The crucial link between the two countries -- a five-kilometre stretch between Raxaul and Birgunj -- was built in 2001, but international goods movement by trains had to wait until Nepal completed a container terminal at Birgunj.
	www.wfp.org /newsroom/in_brief/asia/nepal/040817_nepal.html (324 words)

	Official Website of Surendra Man Singh ________ SMS --- My Music
		When I was 2 my family moved to Birgunj due to my dad's business.
		Meanwhile i was really tired of hostel life and was very home sick so my brother took me to birgunj.
		I used to watch local bands from birgunj play and I also wanted to sing but I was scared to tell them so I made my brother tell them that I wanted to sing.
	www.surendramansingh.com /mymusic.php (709 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The rail link between Raxaul and Sirsiya was conceived in the context of the rail-cum-road inland container depot at Birgunj, said an official spokesperson.
		It is proposed to improve services by moving freight on the railway system from the Calcutta and Haldia ports to the new terminal at Birgunj, which is linked to Raxaul station of East-Central Railway.
		Though most of the observing time will be for Indian researchers, a part of it will also be made available to the international astronomical community on a selective basis.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040727/asp/nation/story_3547201.asp (279 words)

	Nepal Direct Effects - Immediate, Direct, Effective (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In Birgunj, YCC is negotiating an agreement with the District Development Committee for the construction of the actual Youth Community Center facilities (computer lab, library, resource room, NGO collaboration forum, and YCC offices), with land provided on a 25 year lease.
		The Birgunj City Hall Union (only unionized City Hall in Nepal), which has always been a strong supporter of our activities and efforts, has signed a contract to operate a 75 day city-wide home survey and tax collection program, connected with social mapping, through the youth clubs of YCC.
		Representatives of www.HimalNews.com are very interested in preparing a Nepali news documentary on our operations in Birgunj, as well as some of the organizational conflicts we have encountered with some of the larger international donor agencies, which should prove incredibly interesting, as well as important.
	www.ristokat.com /rob/rob2.shtml (1929 words)

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		The interview will be conducted in Kathmandu, Birgunj and other regional centres during the last week of September/ first half of October, 2004.
		Candidates from outside the Kathmandu valley and those from outside Birgunj and other regional interview centres called for interview will be reimbursed conveyance charges subject to a maximum of NRs.
		The short-listed candidates will be informed individually by the Embassy of India, Kathmandu/Consulate General of India, Birgunj and are advised to interact solely with the Education Wing, Embassy of India, Kathmandu/Consulate General of India, Birgunj for the scholarship scheme.
	www.south-asia.com /Embassy-India/scholarship/mahathma_gandi_scolarship.doc (919 words)

	eKantipur.com - Nepal's No.1 News Portal
		BIRGUNJ, Oct 28 - Shortage of kerosene has hit the southern city of Birgunj.
		At present, 21 NOC-authorized dealers are operating in the Birgunj Municipality.
		However, most of them remain close throughout the day, while consumer are forced to buy kerosene from groceries that charge higher price - Rs 45 to Rs 47 per liter.
	www.kantipuronline.com /kolnews.php?&nid=55726 (544 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Radio Birgunj is a milestone in the electronic media in Birgunj, The commercial capital of Nepal.
		Radio Birgunj is On-Air for nonstop 18 hours, starting at 4:45 am and ends at 11pm night everyday.
		Radio Birgunj Broadcasts more than 70 different programms in a week from folk to the modern music.
	www.radiobirgunj.com (229 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : Concor plans joint venture with Indian, Nepalese cos
		The selected terminal management contractor will be entrusted with the management and operation of the Birgunj ICD on payment of royalty to the Nepalese authorities.
		Considering the volume of traffic to be handled by Birgunj ICD, at least initially, the amount, it is felt, is rather on the high side.
		The Birgunj ICD will initially handle Nepalese exports and imports routed through Kolkata port, i.e., imports from a third country and exports to a third country.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2004/03/11/stories/2004031100580600.htm (471 words)

	The Hindu : National : Nanavati panel tenure extended
		The extension tenure will help bring out the sequence of events and all the facts relating to such large-scale violence and riots and the probe will infuse a sense of security and confidence in the public in general and the Sikh community in particular, an official release said.
		A rail link between Raxaul and Sirsiya was conceived in the context of the rail-cum-road inland container depot at Birgunj.
		It is proposed to improve the services by moving this traffic on the railways system from the Kolkata/Haldia port to the newly-created terminal at Birgunj which is linked to the Raxaul station of the East Central Railway.
	www.hindu.com /2004/07/27/stories/2004072706901100.htm (421 words)

	Nepal entry and exit points - Kathmandu,Kakarbhitta, Birgunj,Kodari,bhairahawa, Nepalgunj, Dhangadhi,Mahendranagar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Birgunj which is about 210 kilometers away from Kathmandu is also an important entry point for foreign goods to Nepal.
		Lots of tourists enjoy sightseeing in this flat land and low altitude city as well as the accommodation of varied choices.
		The nearest airport is in Simara which is about 20 km from Birgunj and it takes about 20 minutes to reach Kathmandu by air.
	www.visitnepal.com /travelers_guide/entry_points.php (696 words)

	South Asian Media Net
		He is not a common porter â” he is smuggling goods without his knowledge just for earning a living.
		His task is to bring smuggled goods from the Indian village of Pantoka to Birgunj via a clandestine route.
		Head of the Birgunj Customs Officeâs public revenue mobile team, armed police DSP Saroj Singh Khada, said problems have aggravated due to the use of kids for smuggling.
	www.southasianmedia.net /index_story.cfm?id=252099&category=Frontend&Country=NEPAL (379 words)

	Navhind Times on the Web: World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		IANS Kathmandu Aug 4: Nepalese police have busted a gang from the eastern Indian state of Bihar that was reportedly behind the sensational kidnapping of two government officials late last year.
		According to the Ankush daily, a newspaper published from Birgunj, Mishra claimed that he had connections in high places and was close to Indian Chemicals and Fertiliser Minister, Mr Ram Vilas Paswan.
		The two abducted men were held in Birgunj while the gang tried to extract Rs 10 million from Singh’s associates.
	www.navhindtimes.com /stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=080513 (364 words)

	Biznews
		Though the Indian Consul General’s Office in Birgunj which started its operation from February 1, is still to be formally inaugurated, the business community in the locality is already upbeat.
		General Secretary of Birgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BjCCI) Sushil Ghurka says that especially the export oriented industrial units are going to be benefited as the problems these industries confront for their exports can now be solved at Birgunj itself.
		Economist based in Birgunj, Ramesh Bhattarai, says that as the opening of Consulate General of India in Birgunj is going to be followed by setting up of an information desk here by Bangladesh and Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is going to open counterpart office for the Consulate, the city can expect a total facelift.
	www.nepalnews.com /contents/englishmonthly/businessage/2004/apr/bznews.htm (1314 words)

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