No need for cabinet reshuffle, says Mahara Claims parties have agreed on mechanism to control govt functioningPokhara, December 21: Maoist spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara today said the Maoists will no more demand a cabinet reshuffle as the seven parties have reached an agreement to form a... Travel 22 Dec, 2007
Decision on PR for polls soon: Mahara Pokhara, December 20:Maoist leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara said today that a decision on whether or not to go for fully proportional polls will be made in a day or two. Speaking at a programme organised by the ANNISU-R to welcome freshers at the Prithvi... Travel 21 Dec, 2007
Rana calls for RPP-RJP unification, flays govt Kathmandu, December 9:Chairman of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Pashupati Shamshere Rana today called for unification of the RPP and the Rastriya Janashakti Party.“I urge the RJP chairman to unite the parties. I will not leave any stone... Travel 10 Dec, 2007
Prachanda lays emphasis on political agreement Biratnagar, December 1:Maoist chairman Prachanda today laid emphasis on a political agreement and reshuffling of the council of ministers.Prachanda, who arrived here to attend a two-day training programme for active cadres of Kochila Rajya Samiti, said... Travel 02 Dec, 2007
NC will be responsible if there is another conflict: Bhattarai Kathmandu, Nov 27:Senior leader of the CPN-Maoist Dr Baburam Bhattarai today warned that the country would plunge into another conflict if the Nepali Congress(NC)-led government failed to implement the Parliament’s directives on fully proportional... Travel 28 Nov, 2007
Breakaway Maoist group holding meet Kailali, November 18:CPN-Maoist Sanyukta Bidrohi Morcha, the breakaway faction of the CPN-Maoist, is holding its first extended conclave at a location in Kailali district that it does not want to disclose. It plans to establish an army called the... Travel 19 Nov, 2007
LETTERS Flogging a dead horse: Nothing captures the political goings-on in Nepal more aptly than Ram Pradhan’s quote “The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of the act” (“Polls on June 20? Tell that to the... 04 Nov, 2007
Maoists will stick to stand on PR election system, says Prachanda Kathmandu, October 27:CPN-Maoist chairman Prachanda today reiterated that his party would stick to its stance of proportional representation system of election in the constituent assembly (CA) polls.Prachanda made this statement after meeting... Horoscopes 27 Oct, 2007
IN BRIEF Man found murderedBHAKTAPUR: Police on Sunday morning found the body of Shiva Bhusan Kayastha at the Kaldaha chowk, Jagati of Bhaktapur. The police also seized cash Rs 27,925 and a wrist watch from the spot. The police said Kayastha was beaten to death... Horoscopes 14 Oct, 2007
UML, NC leaders say seven-party meet may end political deadlock Kathmandu, October 12:CPN-UML and Nepali Congress leaders said today they will be able to “find a compromising formula” on the two proposals tabled by the Maoists in the interim parliament on Thursday.Maoist leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara tabled the... Travel 13 Oct, 2007
Mahara urges NRNs to favour republic Kathmandu, October 12:CPN-Maoist spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara today urged Non Resident Nepalis (NRN) community to be committed for supporting Nepal in making a republic, democratic and sovereign country.“We want the intellectual circle,... Horoscopes 13 Oct, 2007
Mahara says Maoists back press freedom Kathmandu, October 5:CPN-Maoist spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara said said that the party stands for a “free and competitive press.”Talking to media persons at an interaction, he said that the party has no intention of suppressing media and... Horoscopes 06 Oct, 2007