November 17th, 2008 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
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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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November 14th, 2008 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Nov 14 (IANS) Members of Nepal's former royal family, once considered to be above the law, should now be treated as common citizens and all existing laws that still uphold royal ...
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November 9th, 2008 - 9:02 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, Nov 9 (ANI): The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) General Secretary Jhalanath Khanal said on Sunday that the government is all set to table a proposal at the legislature-parliament ...
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October 30th, 2008 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
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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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October 21st, 2008 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
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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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October 21st, 2008 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
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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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October 21st, 2008 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
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Dhaka, Oct 21 (IANS) Thirty-six years after Bangladesh gained freedom, Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), the country's largest Islamist party, has recognised the 1971 war that led to the separation of the country from Pakistan. ...
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October 20th, 2008 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, Oct 20 (ANI): The CPN (Maoist) and the CPN (UML) have reached an understanding for expanding the current cabinet by Friday and forming a political committee that advises government on ...
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October 9th, 2008 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, Oct 9 (ANI): Nepal President Dr. Rambaran Yadav and Prime Minister Prachanda today greeted the nation on the occasion of Bada Dashain.
In his message, Dr. Yadav said, "I pray for ...
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August 14th, 2008 - 8:34 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, Aug 14 (ANI): The Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) and the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) have agreed to form a new government under the leadership of the Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal ...
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August 14th, 2008 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, Aug 14 (ANI): The Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to explore the option of reviving the alliance among the NC, the Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) and the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum ...
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August 12th, 2008 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, Aug 12 (ANI): The Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) will hold a standing committee meeting today to discuss the formation of the new government excluding the Nepali Congress (NC).
According to UML ...
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August 11th, 2008 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, Aug 11 (ANI): A meeting of the Nepal Constituent Assembly (CA) Task Management Committee today decided to elect the Prime Minister on August 15.
According to electoral programmes, the nominations for ...
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August 9th, 2008 - 10:32 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, August 9 (ANI): Nepals Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala said on Saturday that a consensus government led by the Maoists should be formed.
According to Kantipur, in a meeting with Unified ...
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August 4th, 2008 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, Aug 4 (ANI): The Nepal Government has said that the issue of Vice President Parmananda Jha taking his oath in Hindi is political in nature, rather than constitutional.
Replying to a ...
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July 28th, 2008 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, July 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court (SC) of Nepal today ordered Vice President Parmananda Jha to furnish a written answer for taking oath of office and secrecy in Hindi language.
According ...
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July 26th, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, July 26 (ANI): Nepal Vice President Parmananda Jha has defended himself for taking oath in Hindi during the swearing in ceremony.
Hindi is also the mother-tongue of some community in Nepal, ...
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July 25th, 2008 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, July 25 (ANI): CPN-Maoist spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara today said that Vice President Parmananda Jhas swearing-in in Hindi is against the interim constitution.
Talking to media here, Mahara informed that the ...
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July 25th, 2008 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, July 25 (ANI): Nepal President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has begun consultations with legal experts in a move to call on political parties to form a new Government in Nepal. ...
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July 22nd, 2008 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 22 (IANS) Ram Baran Yadav, the 61-year-old physician who will be sworn in as the first president of the new republic of Nepal Wednesday and replace dethroned king ...
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July 20th, 2008 - 11:16 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, July 20 (ANI): The re-election of the President in Nepal would be held on Monday as none of the candidates vying for the post could garner a clear majority of ...
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July 14th, 2008 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, July 14 (ANI): The Nepal Constituent Assembly (CA) passed the Fifth Amendment bill to the interim Constitution on Sunday night, clearing the way for the formation of the Government on ...
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July 12th, 2008 - 10:18 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, July 12 (ANI): A meeting of the Communist Party of Nepal-Marxist (CPN-M) central meeting held on Saturday came up with the decision to fill the posts of the President, Vice-President ...
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July 12th, 2008 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, July 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has said that the Maoists being the biggest party in the Constituent Assembly, should take responsibility for finding solutions to the latest ...
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July 11th, 2008 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, July 11(ANI): Nepals Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala stepped up consultations with the leaders of the Madhes-based parties today to persuade them to participate in the amendment process.
A meeting ...
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July 10th, 2008 - 11:41 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, July 10 (ANI): Nepals Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Thursday discussed the amendment to the interim constitution and ...
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July 10th, 2008 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, July 10 (ANI): CPN (Maoist) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ''Prachanda'' has claimed that foreign power centres are weaving conspiracies to fulfill their strategic interests by dividing the political parties into ...
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July 10th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, July 10 (ANI): The Constituent Assembly (CA) proceedings resumed on Wednesday evening, after being interrupted for nearly two weeks following obstructions caused by Madhes-based parties.
The meeting began after the Madhesi ...
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July 9th, 2008 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, July 9 (ANI): The Madhesi parties of southern Nepal have said they would study the latest supplementary bill on Constitution amendment registered by the government at the Constituent Assembly (CA) ...
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July 6th, 2008 - 10:57 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, July 6 (ANI): In a sign that the agitating Madhes-based parties and the major three parties in the Constituent Assembly (CA) are mending fences and coming together over the Madhes ...
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