Imitating �People�s war� cannot herald new governance structure: Dahal to Chand POKHARA: Speaking at a press meet in Pokhara on Monday, Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Co-chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal remarked that the activities carried out by Chand-led communist party were imitation of ‘people’s war’ model and they cannot usher in... Travel 11 Mar, 2019
Philippine president says he won't resume talks with rebels MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he is scrapping peace talks with communist rebels and asked several rebel leaders who were freed for the negotiations to return to prison or face arrests abroad. Duterte said late Saturday that he... Women 04 Feb, 2017
Huge cache of ammunition found in Jajarkot forest JAJARKOT: As many as 580 rounds of bullets were found in a forest in Jajarkot district of mid-western Nepal on Monday. The huge cache of ammunition was found scattered close to the under-construction Khalanga-Dolpa road in Thaplechaur, near the... Travel 26 Sep, 2016
Philippine troops, rebels hold fire ahead of peace talks MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has reimposed an indefinite cease-fire after communist guerrillas declared their own truce as both sides set the stage for a resumption of talks aimed at ending one of Asia's longest-running... Women 20 Aug, 2016
Lights finally come on for Indian village Anandpur, May 16 Ram Kishore searched long and hard to find a suitable wife for his son, but his efforts only paid off when electricity finally came to his village in rural north India this year. It was not until the power pylons were... 17 May, 2016
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Govt to thwart parties� protest plan: Thapa Kathmandu, March 28, 2006 Home Minister Kamal Thapa said here today that the government would take all possible measures to thwart the protest programme of the seven-party alliance scheduled to begin on April 6. He was speaking at an interaction... 29 Mar, 2016
Maoists mark 20 years since war began Kathmandu, February 13 Nepal’s former Maoist rebels paid tribute to fallen comrades Saturday in a ceremony marking 20 years since the start of an insurgency that transformed the Himalayan nation from a Hindu monarchy to a secular... Travel 14 Feb, 2016
General Katawal makes big revelations in autobiography KATHMANDU: Vexed at the Maoists after they pulled out of the government and allegedly tried to thwart the rescheduled Constituent Assembly elections, the then interim head of the state, Girija Prasad Koirala, also the prime minister, asked Nepal... Travel 14 Aug, 2014
Round-the-world cyclist eyes Everest summit KATHMANDU: Round-the-world cyclist Pushkar Shah has travelled to some of the most hostile places on the planet, sleeping rough and enduring robbery and kidnap -- all in the name of world peace. Now, Nepal's best-travelled and most eccentric peace...
