THT 10 YEARS AGO: Maoists� bandh cripples Tarai Birgunj, June 11, 2009 The students of Mini Land Boarding School here today retaliated when the bandh happy Unified CPN-Maoist cadres barged into its premises and ran amok. The Maoists hauled up the school authorities, students and teachers alike... 12 Jun, 2019
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Checkpoints closure poses starvation threat Gorkha, June 6, 2009 The risk of starvation looms large in six VDCs in the northern part of Gorkha district with China refusing to reopen the Gyala and Duila checkpoints for the past almost a year. As a result, people in the VDCs, including... 07 Jun, 2019
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Coffer dams� breach raises flood spectre Itahari, May 27, 2009 Three coffer dams, which were constructed to divert the water channel of the Koshi River, were breached at 10.30 pm yesterday. Coffer dam is a makeshift embankment that is built with sandfilled plastic sacks. The ominous... 28 May, 2019
THT 10 YEARS AGO: PM urges Maoists to join govt Kathmandu, May 26, 2009 Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal today urged the Unified CPN-Maoist to join the government and help lead the peace process to a logical end. Stating that the UCPNMaoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s resignation from the... 27 May, 2019
THT 10 years ago: NC backs Nepal as next PM Kathmandu, May 7, 2009 Politburo meeting of the Unified CPN-Maoist today stressed the need to restore civilian supremacy over the Nepali Army and to rectify the President’s unconstitutional move on Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Rookmangud Katawal.... 08 May, 2019
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Prachandagate tape not relevant: PM KATHMANDU, MAY 6, 2009 Caretaker Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ said today the video tape that has been on air for the last couple of days was 18 months old and the issues raised in it were not relevant in the present context.... 07 May, 2019
THT 10 years ago: Parties push to form unity govt Kathmandu, May 5, 2009 An all-party meeting — called by the CPN-UML at Singhadurbar — today tried to pull out all stops at forming a national consensus government, which is the first option for the parties as per the Interim Constitution. If... 06 May, 2019
Three-way fight in Saptari-1 Rajbiraj, November 28 A three-way fight is likely among the left, democratic and Madhes alliances in the parliamentary election in Saptari Constituency No 1. Ashok Mandal from the left alliance, Ramdev Sah of the democratic alliance and Surya... Travel 29 Nov, 2017
'Battle of pride' for two alliances in Dhankuta Dhankuta, November 10 The upcoming elections are turning into a ‘battle of pride’ for the democratic and the leftist alliance in Dhankuta. While the leftist alliance faces a challenge to defend its bastion from where it scooped a clean sweep in... Travel 11 Nov, 2017
Election fever grips Birgunj metropolis Birgunj, September 4 As the third round of civic polls approaches, the focus of political parties has been centred on Birgunj Metropolis of Province 2. Madhes-centric parties and other major parties have calculated they need to win the... Travel 05 Sep, 2017
Baidhya and Chand-led Maoist parties won�t be able to contest local polls: EC Kathmandu, February 27 Mohan Baidhya-led the CPN Revolutionary Maoist and Netra Bikram Chand-led the CPN Maoist parties won’t be able to take part in local level polls as they have not registered their parties with the Election... Travel 28 Feb, 2017
Inmates use weaving skills to make money Rukum, November 20 The lives of inmates at Rukum District Prison have changed for the better after Suraj Pariyar, an inmate, started teaching bamboo weaving skills to fellow inmates. Inmates at the prison have now been using their newly acquired... Travel 21 Nov, 2016
