Nitish Kumar meets Nepal President
February 3rd, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called on Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav here on Thursday.Both leaders discussed crucial issues, like floods and their effects in both areas.Kumar ... Read more...
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Country will come out of political crisis: Nepal president
January 28th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) An ongoing political crisis in his country notwithstanding, Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav Friday expressed confidence that the Himalayan country would emerge successfully out of it."Everything is going ... Read more...
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Nepal to hold fresh PM election Feb 3
January 27th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 27 (IANS) Unable to elect a new prime minister even after 16 rounds of vote held throughout last year and failing two deadlines set this month for ... Read more...
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Nepal deadline ends, parties fail to form new government
January 26th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 26 (IANS) The crisis gripping Nepal since the resignation of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal last year deepened Wednesday as the extended deadline given by President Ram Baran ... Read more...
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Nepal mulls options as government formation deadline looms
January 25th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 25 (IANS) As a presidential deadline for the formation of a new government loomed closer, Nepal's warring parties failed to reach an agreement and began seeking options for ... Read more...
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Man wins race, crowned Nepal’s new ‘PM’ (With images)
January 22nd, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 22 (IANS) More than six months after Nepal's prime minister Madhav Kumar Nepal resigned and warring political parties failed to name his successor even after 16 rounds of ... Read more...
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Nepal President extends deadline for new government (Lead)
January 21st, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 21 (IANS) Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav extended the deadline given to the warring political parties to form a consensus government after they failed to agree on a ... Read more...
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Nepal parties seek more time to form government
January 21st, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 21 (IANS) With President Ram Baran Yadav's deadline to form an all-party government expiring Friday and the squabbling parties failing to reach an agreement, political leaders said they ... Read more...
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Indian foreign secretary’s Nepal visit ends
January 20th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 20 (IANS) Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao made a low-key departure from Nepal Thursday after wrapping up her three-day visit to Nepal.Rao, the first senior Indian official to ... Read more...
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Nepal PM candidate slapped as public patience snaps
January 20th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 20 (IANS) The mounting public anger against Nepal's top politicians for remaining locked in power games and failing to form a consensus government found expression in violence Thursday ... Read more...
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India committed to making a democratic, stable Nepal: Nirupama Rao
January 18th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Jan 18 (ANI): Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, who is presently on a three-day visit to Kathmandu, on Tuesday said that India is committed to working with them for a democratic ... Read more...
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Maoist make new threats as foreign secretary begins Nepal visit
January 18th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 18 (IANS) As Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, the first high-ranking official sent by New Delhi since Nepal entered a new stage in its peace process, begins her ... Read more...
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Nepal president asks warring parties to form government by Friday
January 16th, 2011 - 10:14 am ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 16 (IANS) With Nepal entering a new stage in its critical peace process Sunday after the exit of the UN, President Ram Baran Yadav has asked the warring ... Read more...
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Nepal launches tourism gala to exorcise civil war, IA hijack ghosts
January 14th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 14 (IANS) Twelve years after the hijack of an Indian Airlines aircraft, followed by a decade of civil war, devastated Nepal's economy, the Himalayan republic Friday kicked off ... Read more...
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UN mired in exit row in Nepal
January 8th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 8 (IANS) With just a week left for its exit from Nepal's flailing peace process, the UN has become mired in an ugly row with the government, army ... Read more...
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UAE to have non-resident envoy to Nepal
January 3rd, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Jan 3 (IANS/WAM) The ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to India has been concurrently appointed non-resident ambassador to Nepal.Mohamed Sultan Al Owais presented his credentials to Nepal President Ram ... Read more...
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Nepal crisis not to end by 2010
December 24th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 24 (IANS) With just a week left for the year to end, the protracted political crisis paralysing Nepal for nearly six months is not likely to be resolved ... Read more...
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Army chief India’s best envoy to Nepal in 2010?
December 22nd, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Dec 22 (IANS) Indian Army chief Gen Vijay Kumar Singh, conferred the honorary rank of general of Nepal Army by President Ram Baran Yadav Wednesday, became the most successful Indian envoy ... Read more...
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Indian Army Chief VK Singh to be honoured in Nepal
December 21st, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Dec 21 (ANI): Indian Army Chief General VK Singh, who is in Kathmandu on a four-day official visit to Nepal, will be decorated with the honorary rank of General of the ... Read more...
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Indian army chief discusses cross-border terror with Nepal (Lead)
December 20th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Dec 20 (IANS) With growing cross-border terror activities one of India's major security concerns, Indian Army chief Gen Vijay Kumar Singh discussed security issues with high officials of the Nepal ... Read more...
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Nepal parliament’s special meet adjourned within minutes
December 19th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 19 (IANS) A special session of Nepal's parliament, summoned Sunday by the opposition Maoists as a challenge to the ruling parties, began on a farcical note as it ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists win battle for special parliament session
December 14th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Dec 14 (IANS) Failing to return to power despite keeping up pressure tactics for over a year, Nepal's opposition Maoist party tasted its first triumph since the fall of ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists unleash midnight mayhem over budget
November 20th, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 20 (IANS) Nepal's opposition Maoist party has backtracked on its pact with the ruling parties to allow a new budget, unleashing chaos in parliament, attacking the finance minister ... Read more...
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Nepal PM poll, budget in disarray once more
November 19th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 19 (IANS) Nepal's direly cash-strapped caretaker government's bid to appease the opposition Maoists and pass the new budget, four months after the new financial year started, landed in ... Read more...
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Nepal gays start hungerstrike against bias
September 14th, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Sep 14 (IANS) Led by Nepal's only openly gay member of parliament Sunil Babu Pant, dozens of homosexuals, lesbians and transgenders began a public demonstration in the capital ... Read more...
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Nepal president to visit China Oct 31
September 12th, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 12 (IANS) Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav will begin his visit to China from Oct 31. This will be his debut visit to China since becoming the first president of ... Read more...
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India partners Nepal to spread Krishna’s voice
September 2nd, 2010 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Sep 2 (IANS) The Bhagvad Gita - containing Lord Krishna's teachings and regarded as the essence of the Hindu religion and philosophy - is one of the most ... Read more...
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Nepal heads for fresh prime ministerial polls
July 12th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 12 (IANS) The turbulent republic of Nepal headed towards fresh prime ministerial elections Monday, the third in two years, as its disgraced parties failed to lay aside differences ... Read more...
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Nepal’s ousted king gets unexpected birthday gift
July 7th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 7 (IANS) On his 63rd birthday Wednesday, Nepal's deposed king Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah received an unexpected gift from the political parties who failed to form a new ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists blame India for failure to form government
July 3rd, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 3 (IANS) With only four days remaining for forming a new government supported by all parties in parliament but failing to make any headway in talks with ... Read more...
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Maoist-led govt acceptable in Nepal if past pacts implemented: UML
July 2nd, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, July 2 (ANI): The CPN-UML has said the leadership of the UCPN (Maoist) for the next government could be considered only if the latter implements past agreements.A standing committee meeting of ... Read more...
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President asks Nepal parties to choose new PM by July 7 (Lead)
July 1st, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 1 (IANS) Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav Thursday asked the warring parties to reach an agreement to come up with a consensual prime ministerial candidate by July 7, a gigantic ... Read more...
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Maoists should lead new govt in Nepal: Prachanda
July 1st, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, July 1 (ANI): Chairman of UCPN (Maoist) Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda on Thursday said that his party should get to lead the next government in the country.Kantipur quoted Prachanda as ... Read more...
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Nepal braces for parliament battle from July 5
June 28th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, June 28 (IANS) After keeping the house in abeyance for over a month for fear of obstruction by the opposition Maoist party, Nepal's embattled government Monday announced that the ... Read more...
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Manisha Koirala Ties Knot Finally At 41 In Nepal
June 19th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Nepal, June 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The feisty actress from Nepal's most well known political family Manisha Koirala who scorched the silver screen in the 1990s has tied the knot finally ... Read more...
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