Modern ‘residency’ : Setting the tone for Nepali politics India during the British Raj was divided into British controlled areas and areas under native rulers. The British areas were directly ruled through British district officers; native rulers presided under their control. But the native states had a... 06 Sep, 2007
Ensure safety of govt staff, say MPs Kathmandu, August 1:Members of Parliament (MPs) today urged the government to take steps to protect civil servants and VDC secretaries in the Tarai region.Speaking during the Parliament’s special session, they also asked the government to speed up... Horoscopes 02 Aug, 2007
Security scenario worrisome: MPs Kathmandu, July 26:Members of Parliament (MPs) today expressed concern about the “deteriorating” law and order situation. They said that the constituent assembly polls slated for November 22 cannot be held if the situation is not brought under... Travel 27 Jul, 2007
Spat over sharing of seats in civic bodies Kathmandu, June 25: Local Development Minister Dev Gurung and chief of CPN-UML’s local bodies department Rajendra Pandey today differed over the issue of representation of eight parties in local bodies.Gurung said today that political appointments to... Travel 26 Jun, 2007
State of the nation: Where are we headed for? It has been over a year since Jana Andolan II forced King Gyanendra to hand power back to the seven-party alliance (SPA) through the restoration of the dissolved House of Representatives. People had great expectation that the nation would have... 20 May, 2007
Federal system can resolve crisis, says Speaker Kathmandu, February 2:Speaker of the Legislative Parliament Subas Nembang today said going for federalism was the only way out of the crisis facing the country. “As declared by Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, we are moving towards the federal... Travel 03 Feb, 2007
Stalled talks : Political conference is the way out The 12-point accord between the SPA and the Maoists was the most important factor in toppling the royal regime and reinstating the dissolved House of Representatives (HoR). The formation of the SPA government and the signing of the 8-point agreement... 12 Sep, 2006
Gautam calls king to abdicate or face people Kathmandu, September 9 :Standing committee member of the CPN-UML and president of the All Nepal Peasants’ Association (ANPA) Bamdev Gautam said today that the King should either abdicate or face the people’s decision to go for a democratic... Travel 09 Sep, 2006
On the murky pond Now both the government and the opposition are claiming a success. According to Home Minister Kamal Thapa, the municipal election was ‘successfully’ held in a ‘peaceful, free and fair manner’, and he went on to say that compared with the... 02 Sep, 2006
Strange political drama : Road to nowhere In response to a call from a friend and against the wishes of my family members, I came out of my house and went to the main road in Baneshwor on the evening of April 21 in defiance of the curfew imposed by the government headed by King Gyanendra. For... 28 Aug, 2006
Maoists set terms for disarming Kathmandu, July 26:Central committee member of the CPN-Maoist Agni Sapkota said today that his party would not decommission its People’s Liberation Army unless the democratic system is fully secured from feudal and regressive forces. He said that... Travel 27 Jul, 2006
SPA and Maoists : Need for continued dialogue The 12-point agreement signed between the seven-party alliance (SPA) and the Maoists laid the basis for launching a peaceful people’s movement against the king’s tyrannical rule. The 19 days of unprecedented people’s movement compelled the king... 29 Jun, 2006
