Talk:Nepal

Wrong stipulation about Maithili language

In http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maithili_language is stipulated that Maithili language „is the second largest spoken language of Nepal (around 12%)” but in this article it come with only 5%. P.S. This „5%” is in Languages, even in a picture from main Demographics Maithili language seems to have 12%. Other languages have also different numbers there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.233.93.72 (talk) 00:02, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

Inner-Terai

Nepal's inner-terai valleys including Dang-Deukhuri and Chitwan deserve mention. These large valleys, mostly situated between the Siwalak and Mahabharat ranges are a significant part of the country's physical geography and have culturally-significant inhabitants, especially Tharus.

The inner-terai also has great economic importance. In addition to the exploitation of timber by Indian loggers, they have become agriculturally important, first through absentee landlords during the Rana period. Then when endemic malaria was controlled during the 1960s they became the focus of immigration by land-hungry families from the middle hills.

Im a poo.

May 18 proclamation

Look here for starters, [1]. I can see some editing has already been done but we need a unified approach to bring all Nepalese articles up to date, perhaps leaving the ones on the exact power of the King until a final decision is reached. I will start on the army pages. Horses In The Sky ^{talk contributions}

After the May 18 act shouldn't the opening be changed, Nepal is no longer an "official" Hindu kingdom - 2006 democracy movement in Nepal? TallAlex

Wrong bank note!!!

The bank note of 'one Nepalese rupee' is outdated! Doesn't someone have a recent one with King Gyanendra on it?

National symbols of Nepal

Bird - Lophophorus (Danphe), Animal - Cow, Flower - Rhododendron (Lali Gurans), Color - Crimson Red (Simrik)

National animal?

Please confirm the national animal of Nepal. Most refs say "cow":

• Shrestha, Nanda R. (2002). Nepal and Bangladesh: a global studies handbook. ABC-CLIO. p. 163. ISBN 978-1-57607-285-1. http://books.google.com/books?id=wMz0ZKWrQ8YC&pg=PT163. Retrieved 1 January 2012. "Cow Known as gai in Nepali, it is a national animal of Nepal. ..." 
• Albala, Ken (25 May 2011). Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-313-37626-9. http://books.google.com/books?id=zG1H75z0EYYC&pg=RA2-PA187. Retrieved 1 January 2012. "Virtually no one eats beef (cows are the national animal of Nepal, and killing a cow used to be a capital offense)." 
• Rai, Bandana (2009). Gorkhas: the warrior race. Gyan Publishing House. p. 136. ISBN 978-81-7835-776-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=5uolnfX_iQMC&pg=PA136. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 

However, some say "tiger" :

• Smith, Ethan; Dauncey, Guy; Goodall, Jane (1 November 2007). Building an Ark: 101 Solutions to Animal Suffering. New Society Publishers. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-86571-566-0. http://books.google.com/books?id=J__8KMpM94YC&pg=PA218. Retrieved 1 January 2012. "... where they are the national animal of India, Malaysia, North Korea, South Korea, Nepal, Bangladesh and China ..." 

Chalukyas?

It says in the history section that Nepal was influenced by the Chalukya Empire. I find it hard to believe that the Chalukyas (originally from Karnataka and ruling over Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh) could have had any influence on Nepal. I would like to verify this statement.

information

why did the editor deleted this bolded information?

Until the Sugauli Sandhi (treaty) was signed, the territory of Nepal also included Darjeeling, and Tista to the east, Nainital to the south-west and Kumaun, Garwal and Bashahar to the west. However, today these areas are a part of India. As a result, Nepal shares no boundary with Bangladesh now and the two countries are separated by a narrow strip of land about 21 kilometres (13 mi) wide, called the Siliguri Corridor or Chicken's Neck. A huge majority of Nepalese still live there (almost 2 million). Efforts are underway to make this area a free-trade zone.

Earthquakes in Nepal

It is strange that the fact that Nepal lies in an earthquake-prone zone is not even mentioned. Perhaps someone can put up a page (if it does not already exist) about earthquakes in Nepal. (Manoguru (talk) 18:18, 9 December 2011 (UTC))

The text in emblem is wrong

The text in the emblem is wrong, it should read "जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी" instead of what's there. Please change it. Here is a correct emblem that's already in the wikimedia commons.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Nepal.svg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.85.229.128 (talk) 20:47, 27 December 2011 (UTC)

Update

Would you (who has authority to edit the main page of Nepal Wikipedia)update the political setup and government related news of Nepal. I dont find it has updated since the time of Prachanda as a prime minister. That would be useful if someone edits that page and update the content.

I would like to mention it is not the only flag in the world that isn't rectangular. Switzerland's flag is square.

What exactly needs to be updated? A square is a type of rectangle. CMD (talk) 12:17, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Wrong text in emblem

We have been trying to get this corrected for almost an year now. Please correct it, and if you donot have the knowledge, skill or will to do it then, let us do it. The right text is: "जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी" instead of what's there. Here is a correct emblem that's already in the wikimedia commons.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_Nepal.svg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.64.218.64 (talk) 16:25, 21 February 2012 (UTC)