Maoists obstruct poll programmes Itahari, September 30:Maoist cadres today obstructed poll awareness programmes being run in six VDCs of Sunsari. District election office chief Prem Luintel told this daily that the Maoists put a stop to the ongoing constituent assembly election... Travel 01 Oct, 2007
Asia-Pacific meet to focus on information technology issues Kathmandu, September 18:A three-day-long meeting of the 27th Study Group of the Asia-Pacific Tele Community organised by the Ministry of Information and Communication has kicked off in Kathmandu today. Altogether 33 policy makers from 18 nations of the... Horoscopes 18 Sep, 2007
Maoists to re-launch daily, begin media drive Kathmandu, September 11:Claiming that the existing media failed to raise the voices of the common people, the CPN-Maoist is planning to launch a massive media campaign.As part of the campaign, the party has decided to re-launch Janadisha, a vernacular... Travel 12 Sep, 2007
ONCE-OVER One killed in mishapRUPANDEHI: One student was killed and 27 others injured when a jeep heading to Butwal carrying students turned turtle at Shitalnagar of Devdaha, a section of Mahendra Highway, on Sunday. Students of different schools were in jeep to... Travel 10 Sep, 2007
Speaker stresses unity among political forces Dhading, September 4: Speaker Subas Nembang today stressed the need for unity among all political forces for moving ahead in the present context of the country.Inaugurating a cultural show organised in Dharke of Dhading, Nembang said that the nation... Travel 05 Sep, 2007
Electoral dilemma : Maoists at crossroads Polling for constituent assembly (CA) is scheduled to take place on November 22, 2007, after two revisions of earlier dates. There is some uncertainty in the air considering third revision as well. At the moment, it seems that the issue at stake is of... 03 Sep, 2007
LETTERS Take a clear stand Apropos of the news report “Prachanda denies reports on Maoists’ stance on CA polls” (THT, August 27), the Maoist supremo’s recent statements in the media have raised doubts about the Maoists’ sincerity about their... 27 Aug, 2007
Mahara, Bhattarai poles apart on poll plan Kathmandu, August 26:In what seems to be a makeover step on the CPN-Maoist’s part, Minister for Information and Communications Krishna Bahadur Mahara today said that none could stop the Constituent Assembly (CA) election from taking place on the... Travel 26 Aug, 2007
Dahal breaks fast Kathmandu, August 26:Birendra Dahal, adviser to HBC FM, who was on a fast-unto-death for the past 14 days to protest the intervention in press freedom, broke his fast this afternoon. Dahal ended his fast after senior ministers from the ruling... Horoscopes 26 Aug, 2007
No consensus on secys yet Kathmandu, August 25:The ministerial group headed by Minister for General Administration Ram Chandra Yadav failed to meet today, thus delaying the selection and appointment of secretaries by one more day. The meeting was scheduled to take place in the... Travel 25 Aug, 2007
Cabinet decides to pay stir victims Kathmandu, August 22:The Council of Ministers has decided to provide Rs 1 million each to the families of 18 persons who died during protests and clashes in Magh last year. The Cabinet meeting held on August 20 and 21 at the PM’s residence decided to... Travel 23 Aug, 2007
CJ retiring on Sept 7, CC yet to pick his successor Kathmandu, August 21: Though the incumbent Chief Justice Dilip Kumar Paudel is retiring on September 7, the Constitutional Council (CC) has not yet started the process for appointing his successor. According to a source close to the PM’s Office and... Horoscopes 22 Aug, 2007
