Bomb blast kills three in Nepal
September 7th, 2009 - 4:01 am ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 7 (Xinhua) Three people were killed and seven others injured Sunday in a bomb blast in western Nepal, a media report said.
The blast took place in Malakheti village in Dhangadhi ... Read more...
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Nepal to ban smoking in public places
November 6th, 2008 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Nov 6 (Xinhua) The Nepali government will shortly introduce a law to ban smoking in public places, the nepalnews.com reported Thursday. "Places for smoking will be designated. If anyone smokes outside ... Read more...
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Whip dispute halts formulation of Nepal Constituent Assembly rules
September 26th, 2008 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu , Sept 26 (ANI): In Nepal, the dispute on whether a partys whip will be binding on Constituent Assembly (CA) members during the drafting of Constitution has stalled the process ... Read more...
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Nepal’’s cabinet to be expanded today
August 31st, 2008 - 11:14 am ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Aug 31 (ANI): Nepal''s cabinet is expected to be expanded today.
During his meeting with the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre) General Secretary Narayan Kaji Shrestha ''Prakash'' at Baluwatar on ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists to discuss common minimum programme with 25 parties
August 2nd, 2008 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Aug 2 (ANI): The Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists is set to renew its consultations today to discuss common minimum programme (CMP) with 25 political parties represented at the Constituent Assembly ... Read more...
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Koirala asks Prachanda to form new government
May 24th, 2008 - 6:00 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, May 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala today formally called upon Maoist chairman Prachanda to take initiation, as the head of the largest party in the Constituent Assembly (CA), ... Read more...
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Maoists wish to form new government quickly
May 22nd, 2008 - 6:00 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, May 22 (ANI): In a sign of loosing patience, Maoist leader Prachanda in a meeting today tabled a proposal to open the way for the formation of a new government."Since ... Read more...
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Prachanda confers with Koirala on technicalities of first CA meeting in Nepal
May 5th, 2008 - 2:07 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, may 5 (ANI): Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) chairman
Prachanda met Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and discussed the procedural aspects of the first sitting of the Constituent Assembly (CA), ... Read more...
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Nepal cabinet decides to introduce ordinance for swearing-in of CA members
May 4th, 2008 - 2:40 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, May 4 (ANI): The Nepal Cabinet that met on Sunday for the first time after the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections has decided to introduce an ordinance to swear in the ... Read more...
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CPN-UML central committee meeting deferred till Sunday
May 3rd, 2008 - 9:15 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, May 3 (ANI): The meeting of the CPN (UML) central committee scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled owing to the death of alternative CC member Prakash Jwala's wife, Sushila Subedi.Late ... Read more...
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Prachanda urges parties to collaborate to form next consensus government
April 21st, 2008 - 8:15 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Apr 21 (ANI): Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) chairman Prachanda on Monday urged all political parties to work in tandem to from a government of consensus and ascertain sustainable peace ... Read more...
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US to remove Nepal Maoists from terror watch list
April 21st, 2008 - 8:04 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Apr 21 (ANI): United States Ambassador to Nepal Nancy J Powell has said that the Bush Administration is likely to remove the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) from its terrorist ... Read more...
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Nepal vote count to be completed by Tuesday
April 21st, 2008 - 1:54 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Apr 21 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) of Nepal has said that the final vote count is likely to be completed by Tuesday.
"The final result of the election under ... Read more...
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UML quits Nepal govt; Koirala urges it to reconsider its decision
April 16th, 2008 - 8:54 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Apr 16 (ANI): After its defeat in the Constituent Assembly elections, the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) on Wednesday quit the Girija Prasad Koirala GovernmentAll seven UML ... Read more...
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Bush Administration must recognise Maoists victory in Nepal: Carter
April 13th, 2008 - 2:44 am ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Apr 12 (ANI): Criticising the Bush Administrations policy not to engage in parleys with the Maoists in Nepal, former US President Jimmy Carter on Saturday said that if Communist Party ... Read more...
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Nepali Congress candidate wins Kathmandu -1 constituency
April 11th, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Apr 11 (ANI): Nepali Congress (NC) Vice-President Prakash Man Singh on Friday won the election in Kathmandu -1 constituency.Singh garnered over 14,315 votes.According to nepalnews.com, Singh defeated Unified ... Read more...
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Independent candidate gunned down in Nepal
April 10th, 2008 - 9:51 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Apr 10 (ANI): An independent candidate of the Constituent Assembly elections in Nepal was gunned down this evening.Shambhu Prasad Singh, an independent candidate in Sarlahi constituency-6, was shot dead, ... Read more...
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60 % cast votes in Nepal elections
April 10th, 2008 - 9:39 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Apr 10 (ANI): Around sixty per cent of electorate exercised their franchise on Thursday in the crucial Constituent Assembly elections in Nepal.According to reports, polling concluded successfully.Election Commission officials ... Read more...
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Booths captured in three districts of Nepal
April 10th, 2008 - 6:38 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Apr 10 (ANI): Polling booths have reportedly been captured in Lalitpur, Dolakha and Baglung districts of Nepal.The Election Commission (EC) of Nepal has initiated an investigation after receiving complaints of ... Read more...
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In Nepal, a polling booth for two voters!
April 8th, 2008 - 10:45 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Apr 8 (ANI): Only two voters are expected to exercise their franchise at a polling booth during the April 10 Constituent Assembly elections in Nepal.
According to the Election Commission of ... Read more...
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Israeli observers arrive in Nepal to monitor CA polls
April 8th, 2008 - 10:16 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Apr 8 (ANI): An election observation team from Israel arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday to monitor the crucial April 10 Constitution Assembly elections.The Israeli Embassy said in a statement ... Read more...
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Blast at election rally site in Kathmandu injures one
April 7th, 2008 - 5:37 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Apr 7 (ANI): At least one person was injured in a bomb blast that took place at a proposed site of an election assembly of the Nepali Congress (NC) this ... Read more...
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Britain provides 14 million dollar aid for Nepal elections
April 4th, 2008 - 9:30 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Apr 4 (ANI): The Gordon Brown Government of Britain has announced 14 million dollar aid to support the April 10 Constituent Assembly elections in Nepal.The money will also be ... Read more...
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80 more Asian election observers arrive in Nepal
April 3rd, 2008 - 10:58 pm ICT by admin
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Kathmandu, April 3 (Xinhua) A total of 80 election observers from the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) arrived in the Nepali capital Kathmandu Thursday, nepalnews.com reported. The group of observers, led ... Read more...
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NSA says India’s confidence in Maoists is considerably low
March 31st, 2008 - 7:00 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Mar 31 (ANI): India's National Security Advisor, MK Narayanan, has said that India has a very low level of confidence in the Maoists in Nepal.
"We have put a great ... Read more...
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Bomb blast kills two in Nepal
March 30th, 2008 - 8:58 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Mar 30 (ANI): At least two persons were killed on Saturday evening in Nepal when a bomb allegedly left behind by the Maoists exploded.According to reports, the 'accidental' blast occurred ... Read more...
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Explosion in Nepal mosque kills two
March 30th, 2008 - 2:45 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Mar 30 (ANI): At least two persons were killed and two others injured in a bomb explosion inside a mosque in Nepal last evening.
According to eyewitnesses, two persons on ... Read more...
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UML general secretary still sees possibility of leftist alliance in Nepal
March 26th, 2008 - 10:26 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Mar 26 (ANI): Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal on Wednesday said that there is still possibility of forging leftist alliance.Addressing an election rally at Chandranigahapur of ... Read more...
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UML going away from Leftist alliance under US pressure, claims Prachanda
March 18th, 2008 - 5:35 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Mar 18 (ANI): Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) Chairman Prachanda has accused the Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) of going away from Leftist alliance under US pressure.After the US ambassador ... Read more...
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Nepali Congress manifesto proposes ceremonial role for President
March 13th, 2008 - 9:39 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Mar 13 (ANI): The Nepali Congress (NC) on Thursday released its election manifesto, proposing Prime Minister as the chief executive and President as ceremonial head of state.The NC manifesto released ... Read more...
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