Opinion / Interview

NC’s 13th general convention must ensure dynamic leadership and result-oriented policy for change (Commentary)

Krishna Sapkota / Kathmandu: The 13th general convention of Nepali Congress (NC) – the largest party in the parliament – is at the threshold awaiting a week to chart out a new course ahead with the election of a fresh leadership. Before coming to this stage, the party has gone through an enduring democratic and […]


Misunderstandings cleared, but scars will and should remain (Commentary)

By Manoj Karki /Kathmandu: In a déjà vu of 1990, the newly popularly elected Prime Minister of Nepal, who made his maiden foreign visit to India after a blockade, was accorded a state-level honour by the southern neighbour. Prime Minister KP Sharma became the second Prime Minister after Krishna Prasad Bhattarai to go to India […]


Sushil Koirala: a Democracy Stalwart (Commentary-Obituary)

Narayan Prasad Ghimire / Kathmandu: “He died a comfortable death. It was a good death indeed,” it was what one could hear at every intersection of the Kathmandu Valley early Tuesday morning. I too wondered what’s that ‘good death’ was and whose this was. Yes, it was stunning news of the untimely demise of the […]


Is Dr. Bhattarai really committed to form Naya Shakti?

Kathmandu: The move of Dr. Baburam Bhattarai to leave the Maoist party and form Naya Shakti (New Force) is gaining momentum but has also been receiving criticism. The question here is, are the comments genuine or merely to disparage and discourage him. Dr. Bhattarai, who has actively initiated different campaigns for more than four months, […]


NC Convention should adopt resolution for institutionalizing democracy

Kathmandu: Nepali Congress, the oldest democratic party of the country, is going through the process of holding the 13th general convention of the party – the question is will the party adopt strategy for resolving the problems dogging the country or just complete the normal events of the general convention. Although the party has played […]


Muster internal unity to bring country to light: Can NC deliver? (Commentary)

Krishna Sapkota / Kathmandu: Nepal’s largest and oldest political party, the Nepali Congress (NC) is presently standing at a crucial juncture of its history, in the lead up to its 13th General Convention. The conclave scheduled for the first week of March mainly has two-pronged responsibilities; first to review party policy/programme and second to elect […]


Reconstruction Campaign Better late than never (Commentary)

By Mahendra Subedi / Kathmandu: The government on Saturday formally initiated the reconstruction jobs for the renovation of the physical properties that were severely hit by the April 25 Gorkha Earthquake and its subsequent aftershocks mainly the fatal ones dated April 26 and May 12, coinciding with the 1990 BS’s deadliest quake in Nepal’s modern […]


Don’t make fun of our problems (Letter to Prime Minister)

Dear Prime Minister, I am writing this second letter following your recent announcement about ending load shedding within a year and also fitting gas pipeline in Kathmandu valley. Most of the people made mockery of your statement and you also expressed concern over the people’s comment on social media – it seems you are just […]


Yoga, now inevitable for a stress-free life (Commentary)

Pritam Bhattarai / Kathmandu: Until some years ago, people especially in Nepal would perceive yoga as a practice undertaken only by yogis or the elderly. However, of late people, be them children, youth and elderly, are getting attracted towards the ancient form of exercise for its multiple health benefits. With so-called modern people often going […]


Make watch dog a biting dog to curb corruption (Commentary)

Narayan Prasad Ghimire: If we are asked about a news story that took us by surprise recently, we can not avoid the chilling fact that Inspector General of Armed Police Force, Koshraj Onta, produced the bail amount of Rs 100 million within one and half hour to free him on bail after the anti-graft body […]




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