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November 21st, 2008 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Nov 21 (IANS) A day after the car of an Indian diplomat was stoned by a mob in Kathmandu, the Indian embassy here tried to downplay the incident Friday, saying that ...
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November 20th, 2008 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Nov 20 (IANS) Mobs pelted stones at an Indian diplomat's car close to the Indian embassy here Thursday as violent protests erupted on the capital's streets for the second consecutive day ...
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November 1st, 2008 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
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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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October 23rd, 2008 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Oct 23 (IANS) The Nepali Maoist party's ambitious plan to fuse its once dreaded guerrilla army with the latter's arch enemy, the Nepal Army, has come unstuck yet again with the ...
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October 21st, 2008 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Oct 21 (IANS) Facing a deepening controversy about the merger of the Maoist guerrilla combatants with the state army, Nepal's Maoist-led government Tuesday decided to go ahead with the unification despite ...
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October 6th, 2008 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Oct 6 (IANS) A bomb exploded in Nepal's turbulent southern plains Monday morning injuring three children and marring the celebration of the Himalayan republic's biggest festival Dashain, despite a truce called ...
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September 29th, 2008 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Sep 29 (IANS) Nepal’s last king Gyanendra, who was formally stripped of his crown four months ago and was compelled to vacate his ancestral palace in June, has received a festival ...
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September 12th, 2008 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Sep 12 (IANS) Nepal's Maoist-led government faced its first opposition closure Friday with former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala's Nepali Congress (NC) party calling for a shutdown of the Kathmandu valley ...
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September 8th, 2008 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Sep 8 (IANS) A team of five parliamentarians from India's ruling Congress party wound up their junket to Nepal Monday without meeting the two big Indian joint ventures which have been ...
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September 2nd, 2008 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Sep 2 (IANS) The thorny extradition treaty between India and Nepal has got going again with the governments of the two neighbouring countries reaching an agreement on the revision, Nepal's newly ...
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August 31st, 2008 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Aug 31 (IANS) Thirteen days after he took oath of office as republic Nepal's first prime minister, Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” Sunday finally expanded his fledgling cabinet, inducting 15 ...
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August 27th, 2008 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Aug 27 (IANS) After his controversial visit to China within less than a week of assuming office as republic Nepal's first prime minister, will Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda now ...
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August 15th, 2008 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Aug 15 (IANS) Twelve years after they waged an armed war to capture power, Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas Friday finally fulfilled their desire lawfully with their chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal winning ...
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August 15th, 2008 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 15 (IANS) After their unexpected triumph in Nepal's general elections in April, the former Maoist guerrillas Friday began preparations to take up the reins of the new government ...
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August 14th, 2008 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 14 (IANS) Four months after their stunning victory in a national election, Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas are now poised to rule the former Himalayan kingdom in place of ...
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August 14th, 2008 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 14 (IANS) After deposed king Gyanendra's exit from the Narayanhity royal palace, it is now Nepal's caretaker Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's turn to quit his official residence ...
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August 13th, 2008 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 13 (IANS) After a 10-year epic battle with the security forces to topple Nepal's monarchy, the former Maoist guerrillas will now duel with Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala ...
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August 13th, 2008 - 5:20 am ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, Aug 12 (ANI): Nepals caretaker Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala met heads of security agencies today to discuss the issue of integration of the Nepal Army and the Maoist People''s ...
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August 13th, 2008 - 5:19 am ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, Aug 12 (ANI): CPN-Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda today met Madhesi Peoples Rights Forum (MPRF) chairman Upendra Yadav to discuss the government formation in Nepal.
According to Maoist spokesperson Krishna ...
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August 11th, 2008 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 11 (IANS) After Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas failed to woo the other major parties and name a new government last week, the interim parliament Monday said it would ...
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August 10th, 2008 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 10 (IANS) Failing to meet two deadlines given by the president to form a new government, Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas have begun blaming neighbour India for the impasse. ...
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August 10th, 2008 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 10 (IANS) After a feisty French lawyer, a former Nepali attorney-general, and a legal adviser of Nepali caretaker Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, now the wife of a ...
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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 9th, 2008 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 9 (IANS) After Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas failed to form a consensus government within two deadlines, President Ram Baran Yadav said he would ask the interim parliament to ...
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August 8th, 2008 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 8 (IANS) Luck ran out for Nepal's former Maoist rebels who after tasting victory in a 10-year guerrilla war and the election this year failed to win the ...
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August 8th, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 8 (IANS) Luck seemed to be running out for Nepal's former Maoist rebels who after their victory in a 10-year guerrilla war and the election this year were ...
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August 6th, 2008 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 6 (IANS) Faced with the herculean task of winning the support of all key parties within 72 hours in order to lay claim to a new government, Maoist ...
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August 5th, 2008 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 5 (IANS) Despite their stunning electoral victory four months ago, Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas failed to garner consensus of all major parties and announce a new government within ...
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August 5th, 2008 - 7:11 pm ICT by ANI
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Kathmandu, Aug 5 (ANI): Nepal''s caretaker Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala today highlighted the need to form a new Government based on national consensus.
Koirala directed some of his party central ...
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August 5th, 2008 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Aug 5 (IANS) Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas Tuesday failed to meet the seven-day presidential deadline given to them to form a new government, raising grave doubts about the possibility ...
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