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China to sign new economic agreement with Nepal

December 1st, 2008 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Dec 1 (IANS) Close on the heels of Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's visit to Nepal, China is sending its Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi to Kathmandu Tuesday to bolster ties ...

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Chairman Nemwang confident of Nepal Constitution drafting process

November 18th, 2008 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, Nov 18 (ANI): Nepal Constituent Assembly (CA) chairman Subhas Nemwang today urged the nation to actively participate in the constitution-making process, saying that "only the constitution prepared with the participation ...

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Prachanda’s leadership questioned by Nepal Maoists

November 18th, 2008 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Nov 18 (IANS) Ahead of a critical meeting of the formerly guerrilla Maoist party starting Thursday, which is expected to have a strong impact on the ongoing peace process and the ...

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Nepal sets date with destiny

November 17th, 2008 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Nov 17 (IANS) Seven months after holding a historic election that laid down the foundation of peace in insurgency-wracked Nepal, the new Himalayan republic has now set a new date with ...

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Nepal Constituent Assembly puts final stamp on statute calendar

November 17th, 2008 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, Nov 17 (ANI): Nepal Constituent Assembly (CA) has unanimously endorsed the proposed calendar of events, according to which the new constitution will be endorsed by April 2010. According to Kantipur, ...

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Nepal new constitution within 18 months: Nemwang

November 14th, 2008 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, Nov 14 (ANI): Nepal Constituent Assembly (CA) Chairman Subash Chandra Nemwang today said that the constitution drafting process will be initiated within a couple of days and completed on time ...

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Prachanda averts Nepal house shutdown

November 11th, 2008 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Nov 11 (IANS) Nepal's Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda”, whose former guerrilla party had in the past paralysed parliament to press its demands, Tuesday had to swallow a dose ...

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Nepal Constituent Assembly regulations finalised

November 10th, 2008 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, Nov 10 (ANI): The Nepal Constituent Assembly regulations have been finalised after the much-disputed issue of whip was settled earlier by the four major parties who agreed to let the ...

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UN chief urges Nepal to begin army merger soon

November 1st, 2008 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Nov 1 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon winded up his two-day trip to Nepal Saturday, asking the government, the major political parties and the interim parliament to begin the integration ...

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U.N. Secretary-General pledges continued support for peace in Nepal

November 1st, 2008 - 4:23 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, Nov 1 (ANI): United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon today said that he will continue to pledge UN''s support to Nepal. Addressing a special meeting of the Constituent Assembly (CA) here, ...

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Nepal has won world respect: Ban (Lead)

October 31st, 2008 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Oct 31 (IANS) Marking a major diplomatic victory for Nepal's Maoist government, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday said the Himalayan republic has earned the admiration and respect of the ...

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Indian author’s book Prachanda’s gift to UN chief

October 31st, 2008 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Oct 31 (IANS) As UN chief Ban Ki-Moon arrives in Kathmandu on a whirlwind two-day visit Friday, Nepal's first Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" has lined up an ...

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Ban to meet Nepal PM Friday

October 30th, 2008 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Oct 30 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will hold parleys with Nepal's first Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" Friday when he arrives in Nepal on a two-day visit as ...

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Nepal’s PM pledges to protect labour rights

October 26th, 2008 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Oct 26 (Xinhua) Nepal's Prime Minister and chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Pushpa Kumal Dahal Prachanda Sunday promised to protect the rights of trade unions.Inaugurating a National Trade ...

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Maoists may free child soldiers before Ban’s visit

October 22nd, 2008 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Oct 22 (IANS) After distancing themselves from revolutionary Chinese leader Mao Zedong and negotiating with the US for taking them off the list of terror organisations, Nepal's Maoist party could now ...

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Nepali Congress objects to setting up of State restructuring ministry

October 21st, 2008 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, Oct 21 (ANI): The Nepali Congress (NC) has raised objections to the government decision to allocate a budget for the newly set up Ministry of State Restructuring and demanded that ...

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Nepali Congress objects to setting up of State restructuring ministry

October 21st, 2008 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, Oct 21 (ANI): The Nepali Congress (NC) has raised objections to the government decision to allocate a budget for the newly set up Ministry of State Restructuring and demanded that ...

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TMDP boycotts Nepal CA session for third time

October 21st, 2008 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, Oct 21 (ANI): The lawmakers of the Terai-Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP) boycotted the meeting of the Constituent Assembly (CA) for the third time here today. The TMDP has been boycotting the ...

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Nepali Congress to start awareness campaign

October 19th, 2008 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, Oct 19 (ANI): Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to launch nationwide national awareness campaign from October 25. According to Nepali Congress leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula, Party President Girija Prasad Koirala will ...

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Nepali Congress to start awareness campaign

October 19th, 2008 - 11:54 am ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, Oct 19 (ANI): Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to launch nationwide national awareness campaign from October 25. According to Nepali Congress leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula, Party President Girija Prasad Koirala will ...

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Nepal Constituent Assembly to resume discussions on budget

October 19th, 2008 - 11:33 am ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, Oct 19 (ANI): The Nepal Constituent Assembly (CA) will resume its meeting in the capacity of legislature from Sunday. The CA members will enter into detailed discussions on budget appropriations under ...

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UN chief Ban Ki-moon to visit Nepal in end October

UN chief Ban Ki-moon to visit Nepal in end October

October 18th, 2008 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, Oct 18 (ANI): UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will visit Nepal at the end of this month. Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal had formally extended an invitation to Ban ...

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UN chief to visit India, Nepal, the Philippines, and Bangladesh

October 17th, 2008 - 3:30 am ICT by IANS -
New York, Oct 17 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to attend an international conference on migration and development in late October in the Philippines, the first of four Asian ...

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Sustainable political conversion impossible without cultural change in Nepal, says Prachanda

October 5th, 2008 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, Oct 5 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda has said that the political transformation cannot become sustainable and long-lasting without cultural transformation. Speaking at the inaugural programme of the newly constructed building ...

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President Yadav reiterates need for unity, communal harmony in Nepal

October 5th, 2008 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, Oct 5 (ANI): Nepal President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has reiterated the need to bolster national unity and communal harmony for peace and prosperity in the country. Addressing a mass gathering ...

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UN chief to visit Nepal on Prachanda’s invitation (Lead)

September 30th, 2008 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Sep 30 (IANS) In a major diplomatic victory for the new Maoist government of Nepal and the ongoing peace process, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is coming to Nepal next month on ...

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Nepal’s Terai party wrests tax relief for Indian transporters

Nepal’s Terai party wrests tax relief for Indian transporters

September 30th, 2008 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Sep 30 (IANS) Nepal's debutant Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party (TMLP), which emerged as the fifth largest party in the April general election, has been able to wrest a major tax relief ...

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Anti-federal Communists call Nepal closure

September 28th, 2008 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Sep 28 (IANS) A minor Communist party opposed to the decision of parliament to declare Nepal a federal nation called a closure Sunday in the Himalayan republic, beginning a protest ...

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Nepal Constituent Assembly session adjourned for 2nd consecutive day

September 27th, 2008 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, Sept 27 (ANI): Nepal''s legislative session of the Constituent Assembly (CA) has been disrupted for the second consecutive day today. The session was disrupted as the Nepali Congress (NC) lawmakers were ...

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Maoists undermining democracy in Nepal alleges Koirala

September 27th, 2008 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI -
Kathmandu, Sept 27 (ANI): Nepal former Prime Minister and president of Nepali Congress (NC) Girija Prasad Koirala has warned Maoists against undermining democracy. Nepalnews quoted him as saying that Prime Minister ...

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