NHRC member accuses IGP of rights violation National Human Rights Commission member Mihir Thakur has accused the newly appointed Inspector General of Police Dhiraj Pratap Singh of serious human rights violation, urging the government to revoke its decision to appoint him as IGP. Nepal 05 May, 2022
Tabling of MCC in parliament: A step in the right direction After the high decibel hullabaloo about the MCC (Millennium Challenge Corporation) compact, particularly in the last week, it has been finally tabled in the parliament. This parliamentary move has brought a great relief to the country. It was otherwise going through unnecessary disturbance marked by protests and scuffles with the riot police. The representatives of the people will now put their heads together and arrive at an amiable solution. Opinion 24 Feb, 2022
Announcement of local polls: Dual contest between UML, NC With the announcement of the local elections on May 13, election fever appears to have gripped the whole of the country. Opinion 15 Feb, 2022
Maoist Miscue: MCC and the Future of the Party MCC has appeared at a moment when, ironically, democracy is fighting for its life in both Nepal and the United States. Both countries find themselves challenged by neo-fascist expressions of marginalized frustration. Opinion 15 Feb, 2022
'Maoist revolution comrades will come together' Jumla district committee of Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal has merged with CPN-Maoist Centre. Nepal 09 Feb, 2022
MCC and likely political developments: Headed to uncertainties The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) nut has gone half way down the throat of Nepal, which it can neither swallow it nor spit it out. Opinion 08 Feb, 2022
Where are we headed? Every time I woke up in the cosy small room in this traditional house in hillside Pokhara, I felt the aura of ‘Sandhya’. In a Nepali language, sandhya aptly means evening, between day and night. I had been offered Sandhya’s bedroom for my stay in Pokhara where I was for a party-building project in Gandaki Province. Her home was adorned with her paintings on the walls and artefacts hanging here and there. Opinion 23 Jan, 2022
From revolutionary to first lady: An autobiography par excellence A rare autobiography has recently hit the book stalls entitled From Revolutionary to the First Lady. This stunningly absorbing book is authored by wellknown architect Hisila Yami, a former minister and the consort of former Prime Minister Babu Ram Bhattarai. Opinion 17 Jan, 2022
Dahal elected CPN-MC chairman unanimously for another 5-year term The first meeting of the central committee of the CPN-Maoist Centre today unanimously elected Pushpa Kamal Dahal as the party’s new chair for the next five years. Nepal 04 Jan, 2022
Focus on development of revolutionary ideas and policies, CPN(MC) Chair Dahal CPN (Maoist Center) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal has appealed to the proletariat around the world to focus on the development of new revolutionary ideas and policies in the light of the Maoist worldview. Kathmandu 26 Dec, 2021
CPN-UML wants Parliament to be dissolved third time, says Dahal Chairperson of CPN-Maoist Centre Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli is avoiding dialogue, but other political leaders are willing to hold talks with him even reaching his personal residence in Balkot. Nepal 26 Dec, 2021
Call to end political dominance in universities Vice-chancellors of various universities in the country have appealed to the Minister of Education, Science, and Technology Devendra Poudel for positive intervention to end political infiltration and interference in academic institutions. Nepal 16 Dec, 2021
