GP Koirala solicits neighbours’ support BIRATNAGAR: Nepali Congress president Girija Prasad Koirala today urged neighbouring countries to assist Nepal in drafting the new constitution. Speaking to party cadres here, Koirala said the countries should positively support the... Travel 03 Jul, 2009
Consensus eludes in Big Three meet Kathmandu: Three major political parties - the Unified CPN-Maoist, Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML - today held a joint meeting at the UML's parliamentary party office in a bid to reach a consensus on Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Rookmangud Katawal's... Travel 30 Apr, 2009
Jana Andolan victims raise cry for justice Kathmandu, April 3:The families of the deceased and injured during the Jana Andolan II today made public their issues to be incorporated in the new constitution.Among other issues, the victims and their kin want a clause in the statute for the... Horoscopes 03 Apr, 2009
British MPs call on CA members Kathmandu, February 17:A delegation of British parliamentarians today expressed concerns about the process of writing a new constitution in Nepal. They expressed their concerns during meetings with Constituent Assembly chairman Subas Nembang and CA... Horoscopes 17 Feb, 2009
Chiefs of CA, parliamentary committees elected, sworn in Kathmandu, January 13:The Constituent Assembly (CA) and Legislature Parliament today elected chairpersons of 23 committees. Elections were held for three committees, two CA and one parliamentary committees, whereas 19 candidates were declared elected... Travel 13 Jan, 2009
Tied up by chains of tradition : Thus spake Gyanendra Shah Dear Nepalese brothers and sisters,This country which came into being 240 years back as a garden of four castes and thirty-six sub castes as imagined and established by our ancestor His Majesty, the Great King Prithvi Narayan Shah, is going through a... 11 Jun, 2008
Framing a constitution - Necessity of a participatory process Rana rulers and kings have come up with different constitutions. Except for the 1990 constitution, the people were not consulted in the constitution making process. Even in 1990, consultation was limited and had little impact on the substance of the... 23 Jan, 2007
Make King acting head of state: Nilambar Kathmandu, November 9:Nilambar Acharya, the Law Minister of the interim government that promulgated the 1990 constitution, today said that a state cannot run without a head of the state and, therefore, the king must be respected as the acting head of... Travel 10 Nov, 2006
Janajatis seeking share in governance: DFID report Kathmandu, June 23:The demands of Nepal’s Adivasi Janajati movement centre mainly on issues of governance and political representation, a report by Department for International Development (DFID) has said. According to Unequal Citizens, published by... Horoscopes 23 Jun, 2006
Don’t look back The government is coming under increasing international pressure for the restoration of democracy. Its excesses while trying to suppress the current round of seven-party movement that started with a four-day general strike and ‘non-cooperation’ on... 12 Apr, 2006
Call to recall all envoys Kathmandu, February 14:Pro-palace leaders and political analysts today demanded that the Nepal’s ambassadors residing in foreign countries should be punished for not defending the recently held civic polls.Addressing a programme organised by Ekta... Travel 15 Feb, 2006
LETTERS Meaningless patriotismThe editorial “First part last” published in THT on November 10 truly raised the issue of the political crisis facing the Nepalis, thanks to the power-hungry political players. It is ironic that all the political forces —... 15 Nov, 2005
