Koirala seeks space for King, Maoists'
Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has opined that the King, the Maoists and other small political parties should also be given space in a democracy. ...more
BY OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
COAS Thapa on leave from today
COAS Pyar Jung Thapa is taking leave from today (Thursday). Gen Rukmangat Katwal, second man in the Army rank, is to takeover as acting COAS. According to the Nepal Army tradition, COAS will take leave one month earlier of his retirement. .... more
BY OUR DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT
Kamal Thapa lauds GP Koirala
Kamal Thapa, chairman, Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) (Thapa faction) lauded Girija Prasad Koirala for performing statesmanship during such a crucial period. He said that Koirala, who said to provide space to the King in democracy ..more
BY OUR REPORTER
Civic society backed by Maoists demands republic
BY OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
The so-called civic-society, led by Transparency International Nepal chief Devendra Raj Pandey, is busy organizing peaceful agitation against the government demanding for a republic state. They have been funded by different foreign organizations to continue their agitation. Although the seven-party-alliance workers have not supported this agitation, the Maoists have backed their agitation by sending Maoist workers to take part in the agitation. ...more
By Our Correspondent For National Security
Land owners scared
Rumours that the New Nepal government is set to fix the ceiling of land within five bighas have scared land owners. This has prompted them to dispose their land either by selling or by allotting the land in other family members’ name....more
BY OUR FINANCIAL CORRESPONDENT
Baburam sees failure of peace talks
Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai feels the failure of the peace-talks will happen due to the ill-intention of Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala.’ name....more
BY OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
Royalist realism in a republican Nepal
When newly appointed foreign ambassadors landed in the Nepalese capital after the heady political changes of April, their dilemma was evident.’ name....more
BY MADHAV RAJ WAGLEY
Whose land is it anyway? Laughable, ridiculous claim of seven parties
When the seven parties could do nothing worthwhile to the country and the people, they have resorted to laughable, ridiculous and absurd things to throw dust in the eyes of the people.’ name....more
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Acting secretaries appointed, secretaries transferred
BY OUR REPORTER
The government appointed on Monday 15 joint secretaries as acting secretaries to fulfill the vacant positions of various ministries such as finance, education, land reform and management, public service commission, water and power commission and bodies like national vigilance centre, office of the prime minister and council of ministers and offices of the regional administrators....more
40th year of FNCCI: Private sector disheartened, disappointed with parties, Maoists
BY OUR REPORTER
After the political upheaval with the formation of the seven party government and the Maoists coming to the peace talks, the parties are euphoric because they are in power again, but the sector, which seems most confused and worried is the industrial and business sector. more
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