EDITORIAL: JSP-N's rebuff Just a day after the government agreed to probe the Gaur massacre that took place 17 years ago, Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal (JSP-N), whose leader Upendra Yadav is alleged to have masterminded the carnage, has dismissed the deal as nothing more than a stunt. Opinion 11 Aug, 2023
Conflict victims demand formation of high-level transitional justice body Kathmandu, November 21 Conflict victims have demanded that a high-level mechanism be set up to create conducive environment for the transitional justice process by bringing all stakeholders, including political parties, security agencies and the... Horoscopes 22 Nov, 2018
Ex-child combatants seek rehabilitation package Kathmandu, August 26 Former disqualified child combatants are frustrated that years after being disqualified by the United Nations Mission in Nepal they have not got financial or other support from the government. Lenin Bista, a disqualified... Travel 27 Aug, 2018
Former Maoist child combatant Lenin Bista barred from flying to Bangkok Kathmandu, August 24 Lenin Bista, a former Maoist child combatant, was stopped by immigration officers from flying to Bangkok today ‘for not seeking permission from any government agency for his travel’. Bista, whose trip and... Travel 25 Aug, 2018
Govt decides to shut UN-DPA office Kathmandu, June 10 The government has decided to close Kathmandu office of the United Nations Department of Political Affairs. The DPA was set up as a liaison office at the office of the UN Resident Coordinator after the United Nations Mission in... Travel 11 Jun, 2018
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Extension of UNMIN�s term unlikely: Ban Kathmandu, May 17, 2008 United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon has said he does not anticipate the extension of the term of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). The term, extended in January, ends on July 23. “I do not anticipate... 18 May, 2018
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Severe fuel crisis looms large Kathmandu, May 6, 2008 The country is likely to witness a severe crisis of petroleum products again after the cash-strapped Nepal Oil Corporation slashed distribution of petroleum products by nearly 50 per cent in the capital. NOC supplies... 07 May, 2018
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Govt bans export of food items Kathmandu, April 30, 2008 The government today decided to ban export of food items in a bid to tackle the soaring food prices. Prices of essential food items have gone drastically up within the past few months. The problem became acute in Nepal... 01 May, 2018
THT 10 YEARS AGO: NA to follow directives of �legitimate govt� Kathmandu, April 15, 2008 Nepal Army has reiterated its earlier stance to abide by the directives of any legitimate government. The latest statement is learnt to have been made by major general Shiv Ram Pradhan during a regular meeting today of... 16 Apr, 2018
THT 10 years ago: Parties got to end violent ways: UNMIN Kathmandu, March 22, 2008 All political groups in Nepal, including the Maoists, must stop using violence and intimidation in the run up to crucial polls planned for April, the United Nations Mission in Nepal stated in first of a series of reports on... 23 Mar, 2018
THT 10 YEARS AGO: SPA unity key to peace process success: Martin Kathmandu, November 16, 2007 United Nations Secretary-General’s special representative in Nepal, Ian Martin, today said maintaining the unity of the seven-party alliance (SPA) was key to the success of the peace process here. He said the political... 17 Nov, 2017
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Koirala govt rebuffs Martin Kathmandu, November 14, 2007 In what is widely interpreted as a rebuff to Ian Martin, head of the United Nations Mission in Nepal and UN Secretary General Ban-ki Moon’s special representative to Nepal, the government today ruled out giving... 15 Nov, 2017
