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Impasse, division, pushing nation to the brink

By Yug Bahadur

The political impasse continues as it has done for such a long time, and there are little indications that any improvements will be seen in the near future. In fact political observers are predicting that there will be no results even after a sixth round of voting in the Constituent assembly to elect a new Prime Minister next week., But again, who knows?
But for now, the alarming thing is, there seems to be increasing pressure on the present “lame duck” government le...

What has UNMIN done for its tenure extension?

By Our Political Correspondent

Just like the Constituent Assembly (CA) members have failed to deliver on the mandate given to them by the people, the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) has also completely failed in its task to take the peace process here to a logical end.
That the major three parties in the CA, the UCPN (Maoist), the Nepali Congress and the CPN (UML) have also failed to elect a new Prime Minister even after five attempts and more than two months after Madhav...

Tribute to senior journalist Jasuda Pradhan

A tribute programme of senior journalist Jasuda Pradhan was held at the Information and Communications well wishers.

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Will a new prime minister, constitution be enough?

CAUGHT IN FRAME: A disabled on a wheelchair on Sunday's

Bandh organized by indigenous communities. PHOTO: PR

By Our Political Correspondent

The country is yet to get a Prime Minister even after two months have passed since Madhav Kumar Nepal resigned from the post through a televised speech to the nation. Till the time of going to press, the scenario was not clear and anything could happen in the Prime Ministerial election.

This does not bode well for ...

Interference, unrest, conflict on the anvil

By Our Political Correspondent
The scenario is nowhere clear as the general people would have liked it, even nearly two months after a “secretive” Madhav Kumar Nepal announced his resignation as Prime Minister in a televised statement.
While most analysts have accused Madhav Nepal as being one of the weakest Prime Ministers in the country’s history, they also acknowledge that he was given little time by his opponents, both within his own party and also from outside, to do anythin... Read more...

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Koirala gains at what cost?: NC national convention

By Our Political Analyst
The overall scenario of the NC district committee elections indicate that acting president and candidate for the post of party president S...

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Commentary

UNMIN, once widely hailed. now an ungainly albatross

by MR Josse

Like virtually everything under the ‘loktantrik’ sun, the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), too, has become highly controversial or larg...

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New Nepal Saga

Over stepping the line of diplomatic protocol

By Pushparaj Pradhan

When people from Nepali origin were burnt alive in Mizoram, a North Eastern state of India, the Nepal government didn’t speak a single w...

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On of the record

Transforming sorrow into courage

Dear Jasu,

I know when you felt that this year we were going to establish the record of bringing out 51 editions in one year, you had become very happy and you were ...

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LAST WORD

Confrontation round the corner

By Lok Deep Thapa

Are we heading for another more dangerous confrontation? A few analysts and some of my friends have said “Yes”.
This is indeed dist...

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Articles

China’s principle stand over Kashmir Indo-Sino visa issue proving a prinking pain

By Zaheerul Hassan
China refused to issue visa to a very high level Indian Defence delegation since one of the top commanders Lt-Gen B S Jaswal was General Officer C...

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OBVIOUS OR OTHERWISE

Kul Chandra come lately—and overbearingly

By Trikal Vastavik

Back in the 1970s, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, in one of his writings, described the British Gurkha as mercenaries. A few ...

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Review Forum

Let UNMIN stay

Sir,
The parties have never taken the United Nations Mission in Nepal with the affection it deserves.
The parties other than the UCPN (Maoist) have been the fr...

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World view

Redeeming Pakistan Realpolitik must be shunned –

By MR Josse

A tragedy of epic dimensions has engulfed Pakistan. Flooding, triggered by last month’s monsoon rains, has affected one-fifth of the country – ...

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Cocktailman

Linking-up with the media

Like he has already said many times, Cocktail Man has never been too keen in attending marriage bashes, but this being the “marriage season” it is almost impossible t...

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View point

Farce of a ‘cultural’ monarchy

By Shashi P.B.B. Malla & Chandra Bahadur Parbate

For sometime now, the possibility of introducing a so-called ‘cultural’ monarchy has been bandied about in...

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Business

BoK in Narayangarh

By Our Reporter

Bank of Kathmandu (BoK) has opened a branch in business city of Narayangarh on 30 August.
The branch was inaugurated by BoK chairman Narendra Ku...

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Interviews

What if ‘Kashmirization’?: Shrish S. Rana

We asked senior journalist and former minister Shrish S, Rana for his analysis on the current affairs in an interview. The results:

Q. Day by day the politic...

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Sports

Nepal secures third position

By Our Reporter

Nepal has defeated Tanzania securing the third place at the ICC World Cricket League Division 4 held in Medicina, Italy on Saturday.
Nepal...

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Nepali Netbook

A man on a mission with a message

By Maila Baje

Upendra Yadav is a man on a mission. Over the weekend, the former foreign minister described India as the main obstacle to solution of the two-de...

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Editorial

Legal Mockery

The ground rules are clear. The UML has little reason to change its stance for a consensus government for the moment. Having echoed the Maoist demand for a resignation fr...

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Third Eye