At best, at worst Some time ago, the Cabinet decided to stop putting out government notices and advertisements in the private print and electronic media. Now it has introduced a one-window policy of allocating them. It is reported that only those news media devoted to... 23 Jun, 2005
National reconciliation The need to uphold national interests Ajit N.S.ThapaThe conflict has got worse ecause of the vested interests of each of the principal political forces.The country now sees a three-way contest for power among the King, the Maoists and the major political parties represented in the... 21 Jun, 2005
Rule of law ended on Feb 1, says Nepal Himalayan News ServiceJanakpurdham, June 19:General secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxists Leninist, Madhav Kumar Nepal, said the rule of the law in the country ended with the February 1 Royal takeover and the constitution has become... Travel 20 Jun, 2005
Agitation aimed at bringing sovereignty back to people, say seven-party alliance leaders Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, June 19:Leaders of the seven-party alliance said today the group’s demand for the revival of the third parliament was to bring people’s sovereignty back to Singha Durbar from the Palace. They said there was no... Travel 20 Jun, 2005
Rocca stresses dialogue between King, parties Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, June 17:United States’ Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs, Christina Rocca has said that her country remains concerned about Nepal as the Maoist insurgency continues to undermine political stability and... Travel 18 Jun, 2005
Words’ worth : Causes, consequences and kinds of communism Tulasi Prasad AcharyaKathmandu: There is a reason why the Maoist movement flourished in Nepal, a country steeped in chaos, conflict and cold war. No doubt, the Maoists took advantage of political instability and politicians’ fight for the chair and... Travel Abroad 18 Jun, 2005
King’s speech draws mixed response Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, June 16:Speakers at an interaction organised today gave mixed reaction on King Gyanendra’s speech at the Second South Summit of Group of 77 (G-77) in Doha. While a former foreign minister termed the King’s speech... Travel 17 Jun, 2005
Alliance agenda the magic wand: Leaders Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, June 15:Leaders of the seven-party alliance today said their common political agenda would address the problems posed by the King, the Maoists and also resolve socio-economic disparity vis a vis the sustainability of... Travel 16 Jun, 2005
TOPICS : Government under increasing pressures Yadav KhanalKing Gyanendra’s February 1 move, officially hyped up as intended to restore peace in the country, has clearly proved to be counterproductive. Instead, the country’s political climate is hotting up and, apart from political parties and... 16 Jun, 2005
Lurking danger Towards a directed democracy? Ganga ThapaThe transition to democracy in Nepal after the breakdown of absolute monarchy has been thwarted by a wave of political violence, disorder, reemergence of despotic traditional authorities with concomitant social and economic dislocation. One... 15 Jun, 2005
Settlement a must Most of Nepal’s important bilateral donors have, more than once, made clear the limits of military means for conflict resolution. The European Union (EU) has reiterated this view, in a press statement issued in Kathmandu on Monday to condemn the... 14 Jun, 2005
Democracy need of the hour: KC Himalayan News ServiceChitwan, June 10:Nepali Congress spokesman Arjun Narsingh KC, addressing a meeting of the Tarun Dal here today, said that peace and democracy are the need of the hour. He said the Maoists won’t be able to caputre the country by... Travel 11 Jun, 2005
