Archive for: September, 2015

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UN Secretary-General Moon hails new constitution; says it’s a milestone in Nepal’s peace process

New York, September 27: The Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon has commended Nepali people on the adoption of the new constitution- a milestone in the peace process. The Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General has said Secretary-General Ban understands the decision taken by Nepal’s Prime Minister Sushil Koirala to cancel his visit to […]

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Govt. trying to tackle shortage of goods; time to rethink Nepal India ties

Kathmandu / September 26: As part of the government’s effort to mitigate the crisis of petroleum products, the government has decided to enforce an ‘odd-even license plate system’ across the country from Sunday. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) said that under the system vehicles will be allowed to ply on the roads on alternating […]

Maoist vice-chairperson Dr. Bhattarai severs ties with party; planning to form a new party

Kathmandu / September 26: Former Prime Minister and vice-chairperson of UCPN-Maoist Dr. Baburam Bhattarai announced on Saturday that he has severed all ties with the UCPN-Maoist and given up the membership of Legislature-Parliament also. In what seems as a very dramatic incident, Dr. Bhattrai organized a press conference in New Baneshwor of Kathmandu this afternoon […]

Nepali Ambassador to India briefs PM about India’s concerns; MoFA grills Indian envoy

Kathmandu / September 25: Nepali Ambassador to India, Deep Kumar Upadhyaya, on Friday called on Prime Minister Sushil Koirala and briefed him about his meeting with top officials of Indian government regarding the ongoing agitation in Tarai-Madhes region of the country and its effects. Ambassador Upadhyaya, who arrived here from New Delhi today itself, informed […]

President summons house session; New session to elect top executives

Kathmandu / September 25: President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has called the new session of Legislature-Parliament from Friday, October 2, 2015 on the recommendation of Cabinet as per Article 296 of Nepal’s Constitution. The House was prorogued on the eve of promulgation of new Constitution to allow Prime Minister Sushil Koirala to attend United Nations […]

Big three renew call for talks; withdraws army from problematic areas

Kathmandu / September 24 : A meeting of the three major parties – the Nepali Congress, the CPN-UML and the Unified CPN-Maoist —decided to renew their call for dialogue to protesting Madhesi and Tharu forces. UCPN-M negotiator Narayan Kaji Shrestha said they also decided to form a talks team and would start informal negotiations with […]

Commercial Farming Successes Break Poverty Cycle in Nepal

Kathmandu: It’s a little past 8 on an April morning in Nepal’s Bardiya district in the midwestern plains. The sun is making its way upward in the clear, open sky and the day is warming. In the middle of a neat farm plot dotted with green plants less than 10 minutes off the main highway, […]