Banner that nearly derailed show of unity Kathmandu, April 22 Dispute over non-portrayal of the photos of Vladimir Lenin, Karl Marx and Mao Zedong in the banner prepared by CPN-UML leaders almost derailed the CPN-UML and CPN-MC programme organised to mark the birth anniversary of Russian... Travel 23 Apr, 2018
UML, CPN-MC likely to miss unity deadline Kathmandu, April 15 The much anticipated unity between the CPN-UML and CPN-MC is not likely to happen on April 22 as recommended by the two task forces of the left alliance. The Party Unification Coordination Committee had also reached understanding... Travel 16 Apr, 2018
THT 10 YEARS AGO: 68 NC, UML cadres hurt Pyuthan/Nawalparasi, April 5, 2008 As many as 70 persons, including two policemen, were injured when the Maoists resorted to violence in different districts today. They also abducted several persons, including a poll candidate. In Pyuthan... 06 Apr, 2018
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Three CPN-UML activists hurt in Maoist attack Chitwan, April 3, 2008 Three persons, including a 72-year-old supporter of the CPN-UML Bimala Poudel, were injured when cadres of the CPN-Maoist affiliated Young Communist League (YCL) attacked cadres of the CPN (UML) with knives in course of a... 04 Apr, 2018
THT 10 years ago: Parties got to end violent ways: UNMIN Kathmandu, March 22, 2008 All political groups in Nepal, including the Maoists, must stop using violence and intimidation in the run up to crucial polls planned for April, the United Nations Mission in Nepal stated in first of a series of reports on... 23 Mar, 2018
THT 10 YEARS AGO: YCL cadres misbehave with former minister Surkhet, March 14, 2008 Members of a gang who claimed they are cadres of Maoist-affiliated Young Communist League misbehaved with former minister Shiva Raj Joshi, including NC leaders and cadres, when they were in Surkhet’s Ghatgaun VDC, a... 15 Mar, 2018
CPN-MC expels three standing committee members Kathmandu, February 23 The CPN-Maoist Centre today expelled three standing committee members — Gopal Kiraty, Lokendra Bista Magar and Bishwabhakta Dulal — for anti-party activities. CPN-MC Spokesperson Pampha Bhusal said the three leaders... Travel 24 Feb, 2018
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Oil tankers off road; fuel crisis worsens Kathmandu, February 14, 2008 Shortage of petroleum products in the capital further deepened today as the tanker operators did not ship any oil through Birgunj, citing security threats due to the indefinite general strike in the Tarai. “Oil,... 15 Feb, 2018
Party unification is process for establishment of powerful communist centre: Dahal KATHMANDU: CPN-Maoist Centre Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said his party initiated a process for party unification with the CPN-UML as it looked forward to seeing the presence of a powerful communist force in the country. In his address at a... Travel 13 Feb, 2018
Left alliance pressures EC to announce PR results Kathmandu, January 1 Leaders of left alliance — the CPN-UML and the CPN-Maoist Centre — today met office bearers of the Election Commission and demanded that results of the parliamentary proportional representation election be announced... Travel 02 Jan, 2018
Leftist youth wings for immediate merger Kathmandu, December 19 CPN-Maoist Centre Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal has been urged to immediately take the unification process between the party and CPN-UML to a logical conclusion. A joint delegation from both political parties’ youth wings —... Travel 20 Dec, 2017
Youth leadership still a far cry Out of the 5,184 candidates contesting the upcoming polls, 597 are above the age of 60 and 60 per cent are above 40 years Kathmandu, November 12 Most of the candidates who are contesting the provincial and parliamentary polls slated for... Travel 13 Nov, 2017