Deal on six states, demarcation of boundaries sparks fiery protests in Bara, Parsa BIRGUNJ: The agreement reached among the four major political forces on Saturday midnight regarding the demarcation of purported federal states has sparked wide protests in Bara and Parsa districts. Madhesh-based parties have started staging... Travel 09 Aug, 2015
Citizenship law in offing Can it provide the solution? Article 15 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights conferred upon each individual in the world the right to have a legal connection with the state. This right is not availed by mercy. In fact, each one individual has right to nationality as... 08 Dec, 2009
Nepal-India relations From people’s perspective It is almost customary in Nepal to warn its Prime Minister visiting India not to sign any treaty especially regarding water resources and extradition etc. Perhaps, it is due to its multi- facetedness of relation with India that has social, cultural,... 02 Sep, 2009
Integration models for Maoist combatants Action points As a Nepali with long association with the UN and UNICEF, I am ashamed and embarrassed that even after 3 years, we have not been able to discharge and rehabilitate the nearly 3,000 disqualified combatants. Last year in December, former Prime... 01 Sep, 2009
Know your: LAW MAKERs MJF candidate Sarbadev Ojha won Banke 3 seat, defeating Nepali Congress heavyweight Sushil Koirala. Born in Parasohoiya VDC of Kapilvastu district in 1960, Ojha earned bachelor’s degree in management in India and taught in a lower secondary school in... Travel 05 May, 2008
Madhesi professors shut TU offices Kathmandu, March 24:Protesting the transfer of chief of the Employees’ Administration Division (EAD) Mahesh Prasad Singh to Shanker Dev Campus, the Madheshi Professors’ Society (MAPS) today padlocked the offices of the vice-chancellor (VC), rector... Horoscopes 25 Mar, 2008
Civil society urges leaders not to lose focus Kathmandu, October 25:Members of the civil society have urged top leaders of the political parties to be result-oriented to put an end to the current political deadlock.Human rights activist Padma Ratna Tuladhar said the present deadlock seems to be... Travel 26 Oct, 2007
LETTERS Mea culpa not enough While Ajit NS Thapa’s brutal candour in branding the leadership of both NC and NC (D) as being myopic, “Congress unification” (THT, August 28) must be commended, he should also have recalled that it wasunder the pre-split NC... 28 Aug, 2007
Leaders call for Dalit unity Kathmandu, August 5:Leaders of major political parties today called for a unity among the Dalits for better opportunities during the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections.“Dalits should go to the CA polls in unison for better representation,” said... Horoscopes 06 Aug, 2007
TOPICS : Reforms that CA polls call for At this time, no issue is more talked about than election and electoral reforms. This is to be expected in a country where successive governments have been postponing CA polls for over five-and-a-half decades on one pretext or the other. But the... 26 Jul, 2007
Use of force in Tarai can hamper polls: Minister Kathmandu, July 19: Health and Population Minister Giriraj Mani Pokhrel today said that use of force in the Tarai can hamper the peace process and come in the way of constituent assembly elections. “Use of force can hamper the peace process. It is... Travel 20 Jul, 2007
Pro-NC(D) NSU to amend statute to be more inclusive Kathmandu, July 7:The Nepali Congress (D)-affiliated Nepal Students’ Union is amending its statute to ensure the representation of Dalits, indigenous nationalities, Madheshis and women members at various levels of the union. This comes in the wake of... Travel 08 Jul, 2007
