Gold Coast speech The Chief Justice is in the dock Bijay AryalThe Chief Justice lied by saying that the Supreme Court was admitting writs on non-suspended rights.Even those who had been giving the judiciary the benefit of the doubt regarding its role in derailing the Constitution may now have second... 12 Apr, 2005
LETTERS Parties need to uniteThe February 1 royal intervention has been greeted with mixed reaction both nationally and internationally. However, going by his own words, it is only wise to wait and see if the King is true to his words. It is too early to... 12 Apr, 2005
Common approach The two constitutional forces are looking at different directions, though each has called upon the other to mend fences. The palace wishes the political parties to lend their support to the February 1 step and the Royal agenda of dealing with the... 10 Apr, 2005
Political crisis Which way is the wind blowing? If and when the situation gets out of hand like in 1990 the King will be pushed into a receiving end. Many still believe that the Panchayat system would not be dead if King Birendra had acted in time during his sojourn in Pokhara when Kathmandu was... 09 Apr, 2005
World Bank I’m with Wolfowitz George Monbiot: Liberal handwringing over the World Bank reflects a failure to recognise the role it exists to fulfil. It’s about as close to consensus as the left is ever likely to come. Everyone this side of Atilla the Hun and the Wall Street... 07 Apr, 2005
Daunting task The government has set itself the task of restoring peace in the country. But this has also meant the imposition of emergency, suspension of democratic freedoms, detention of political leaders and others, and restrictions on the activities of the... 31 Mar, 2005
Nepali Congress leaders, student activists court arrest Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, March 27:The first batch of Nepali Congress (NC) stalwarts, who drew up their own set of protest programmes on March 11, courted arrest today as part of the planned agitation for the restoration of the House of... Travel 27 Mar, 2005
‘Madhesis want inclusive democracy’ Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, March 24:Former minister Dambar Narayan Yadav today said the monarchy can live and flourish only when there is democracy in the country. “Madhesi community opines that democracy is essential to strengthen the monarchy... Horoscopes 25 Mar, 2005
RPP leadership under Himalayan News Service Kathmandu, March 21: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) leadership has come under tremendous pressure from its sister organisations and party cadres to take a clear stand on the February 1 royal move. “The party cannot just... Travel 21 Mar, 2005
No haste Increasing concern is being expressed over the state of press freedom in the country in two ways. One is the censorship on the mass media imposed under the emergency orders and the other is the homework the government is reportedly doing to amend the... 21 Mar, 2005
RPP finds itself caught in row over February 1 move Himalayan News Service Kathmandu, March 20: Over a dozen central members of the National Democratic Student Organisation (NDSO) today openly defied the Rastriya Prajatantra Party Party (RPP) leadership over the latter’s reluctance to back the royal... Travel 20 Mar, 2005
Joining forces India and the United States have reiterated their stand on the current political situation in Nepal by calling for the constitutional forces to join hands and for the democratic freedoms to be restored. Both countries stress constitutional monarchy and... 17 Mar, 2005
