Push for a new nepal : Peace process needs to be reviewed Kathmandu, February 10:Political analysts and donors met in Kathmandu last week to chart out a road to peace, saying they had been too preoccupied with the Maoists to foresee problems of inclusion and identity. Now they are focusing on certain other... Travel 11 Feb, 2008
Doubt and uncertainty Doubts still exist about whether the election to the Constituent Assembly (CA) will be held on April 10, which is just less than sixty days away. Those who stand to lose directly with the successful holding of the election, because the CA is to abolish... 10 Feb, 2008
Fake birgunj encounter? : Parties seek suspension of SP Birgunj, February 3:Representatives of different political parties, including Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Nepal Sadbhavana Party, Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum and Tarai Madhes Democratic Party, have demanded that superintendent of police in Parsa... Travel 04 Feb, 2008
once-over Sushil’s appealCHITWAN: Acting president of Nepali Congress Sushil Koirala urged the Maoists to go to the people by stopping all activities of pro-Maoist Young Communist League. Addressing a mass meeting held by NC Chitwan in Bharatpur on Sunday, he... Travel 04 Feb, 2008
IN BRIEF Four ‘robbers’ heldKATHMANDU: Police on Sunday caught four armed persons, who allegedly looted a mobile set and Rs 1,500 from a taxi driver at the main gate of the TIA. The police arrested Prakash Magar, Dipak Magar, Bishwa Tamang and Rajkumar... Horoscopes 03 Feb, 2008
Conducive atmosphere must for talks, says TMDP Kathmandu, January 28: The central committee meeting of the Tarai-Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP) held today reiterated that it will be “meaningless to hold talks with the government without creating a conducive environment.”A statement issued by... Horoscopes 28 Jan, 2008
LETTERS Doing our job This is in response to a recent statement made by the executive director of Sahid Gangalal National Heart Care Hospital, Dr Bhagwan Koirala, that journalists should respect an individual’s right to privacy. We as photojournalists agree... 27 Jan, 2008
Thakur for ‘broader Tarai’ Birgunj, January 7:Chairman of Tarai-Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP) Mahanta Thakur today said that the area from Mechi to Mahakali from Chure in the north to the plains in the south should be included as Tarai. “Rights of the people living in the... Travel 08 Jan, 2008
LETTERS Fuelling hatredApropos of the news report “ Matrika stages matribhasa stunt” (THT, Jan3), it is quite inappropriate that a responsible Maoist leader like Matrika Yadav created such a scene refusing to be sworn in only in his own mother tongue.... 06 Jan, 2008
TMDP sets Jan 18 deadline to fulfil demands Kathmandu, January 3:A delegation of the newly-formed Tarai-Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP), led by party president Mahantha Thakur, today handed over an 11-point memorandum to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and gave him an ultimatum of fulfil it... Travel 04 Jan, 2008
NC MPs urge party to clear Madhes mess Kathmandu, December 29:Madhesi lawmakers of the Nepali Congress today drew the attention of the party leadership to accelerate efforts to address the Madhes issues.A Madhesi lawmaker present during the one-and-half-hour meeting at the PM Girija Prasad... Horoscopes 29 Dec, 2007
Thakur’s party to be formed today Kathmandu, December 27: Dissident Madhesi leaders and lawmakers, who had quit the Nepali Congress, CPN-UML, Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Nepal Sadbhavana Party (Anandi Devi) and Badri Prasad Mandal-led Nepal Sadbhavana Party a few weeks ago, are set to... Travel 28 Dec, 2007
