Enraged residents blocked roads and began anti-Maoist demonstrations in Kathmandu's busy Koteshwor area Friday after allegations by a woman that her husband was abducted and killed by former guerrilla soldiers in a camp in south Nepal that is under the supervision of the...

(AP Photo/Binod Joshi)Tibetan exiles scuffle with Nepalese police officers during a protest against the Chinese government in Katmandu, Nepal, Friday, May, 16, 2008. Hundreds of Tibetan exiles...

Senior leader of the CPN Maoist Dr. Babu Ram Bhattarai has made it clear that his party was not of a view of nationalizing the private property and industries. He also said his party would promote...

People protest against Maoists at Koteshwor for allegedly killing a local resident Local people of Koteshwor have protested against the Maoists for allegedly killing a local resident Ram Hari...

UTL says demonstrators not their staff United Telecom Limited (UTL) has said those demonstrating in front of its office demanding job permanency, are not associated with the company. In a...

Failure is the sign of success: UML Gen secy Khanal Newly appointed general secretary of CPN (UML), Jhalanath Khanal, has said that failure is the sign of success and the party would now move ahead...

Bhutanese refugees appeal to Indian PM Two Bhutanese refugee groups have sent memos to Indian Prime Minister Dr Man Mohan Singh seeking Indian support to solve the two-decade long refugee crisis. ...

A glimpse of the function: Photo courtesy: NRNA China. Non Resident Nepalis in China have extended financial assistance to the victims of recent earthquake in China that killed tens of thousands of...

KATHMANDU: After suspending international adoptions a year ago because of fears of widespread corruption, Nepal has passed new rules for foreigners wanting to adopt Nepalese children, officials...

Members of Nepali Constituent Assembly (CA) will be sworn in on May 27, a day before the first CA meeting, The Himalayan Times reported on Friday. According to the daily, a meeting of the taskforce...

Five Nepalis missing in war-torn Lebanon At least five Nepalis including two women have gone missing from the Lebanese capital of Beirut where a deadly fighting has been raging for the past ten...

Nepal Festival to be organised in London The embassy of Nepal, UK-based Nepali business and community organisations and British friends of Nepal have decided to jointly organise "Nepal...

Talks slated to end transport strike The government has invited the agitating transport entrepreneurs for talks, Friday, to end the indefinite strike imposed in four eastern zones. Officials...

NC youths set to organise nationwide gathering In order to press for new leadership to give fresh impetus to the Nepali Congress (NC), its youth leaders are preparing to hold nationwide ...

(FNJ/IFEX) - On 13 May 2008, Bindu Kumar Chauhan and Kanhai Yadav, journalists from Rupandehi, a western district of Nepal, were threatened with death by sub-inspector Dev Raj Aryal of a district...

KATHMANDU: India rejected reports that Nepal's mainstream parties and King Gyanendra had signed an agreement in presence of one of its special envoys here to keep the ceremonial monarchy in the...

Parties to carry on consultations to reach agreement on CA procedures The meeting of the representatives of thirteen parties, which have won seats in the Constituent Assembly, Thursday evening,...

Indian ambassador stresses on govt of national unity The Indian ambassador to Nepal, Rakesh Sood, has stressed on the formation of government of national...

Glimpses of chairman of Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) Dinesh Kumar Sharma inaugurating the Mobile Expo 2008 - mobile phone service has been available for a decade now in...

Pakistani ambassador to Nepal Syed Abrar Hussain New Pakistani ambassador to Nepal Syed Abrar Hussain arrived in Kathmandu to take up his assignment in Nepal on Wednesday. Hussain, a career...

Anandi Devi Singh (Photo Source : Parliament. gov .np) A faction of Nepal Sadbhawana Party (Anandi Devi) staged dharna (sit-in) in front of the Prime Minister's residence in Baluwatar Thursday,...

PM, Prachanda assure transport operators to fulfill their demands Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has said that the government is very serious towards the problems ailing the...

SSR project in Nepal could appropriately serve to bridge that gap. The regional approach would be a win-win situation for all. The SSR project would effectively utilise the regional potential and...

Seven injured in YCL attack Seven people have been injured in separate attacks by Maoist-affiliated Young Communist League (YCL) cadres in Kaski and Chitwan districts on Wednesday. Five...

Chinese embassy angered by Tibetan protests The Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu has expressed its rage over Tibetan "harassers" continuing their anti-China protests in Nepal even as the ...

EC asks candidates winning two seats to vacate one The Election Commission (EC) has asked candidates who have won two seats in the direct election at the recently held Constituent Assembly (CA)...

Diarrhea claims three lives Diarrhea has taken a serious toll in Sapata VDC in Bajura district following its outbreak two weeks ago. Three people have died so far and more than a dozen villagers...

Speaker of the interim legislature Subas Nemwang has said that he does not see any obstruction in implementing republic. "There is no obstruction in implementing the declaration of the...

Six hurt in Gaur bomb blast Six persons were injured in a bomb explosion in Rautahat district headquarters Gaur Wednesday afternoon. Four persons detonated a crude bomb at a medicine store and...

Rajendra Kumar Khetan has been elected Chairman of Laxmi Bank Limited. He was unanimously elected to the position by the bank's 74th Board meeting held on 6th May 2008. In the past his father...

Thapa says he met Maoist leadership as RPP-N chair, not as King's emissary Former royalist minister and chairman of pro-monarchist Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, Kamal Thapa, has said he met...

All Nepalis in quake-hit Chinese province safe The Nepali embassy in Beijing has said that all the Nepalis living in the earthquake-hit Sichuan Province are safe. Reports quoting Ambassador...

Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) on Tuesday has asked for Rs. 2.07 billion loan from government to clear its dues and to maintain smooth supply of petroleum products in the country.According to reports,...

Maoist leader Agni Sapkota, speaking at a programme, said Nepal will be a republic soon, no matter any kind of pressure, national and international, is put on its leaders. He further said that there...

UML meeting postponed till Thursday The meeting of the central committee of the Unified Marxist Leninist (UML), which was expected to choose a coordinator for the committee to organise the general...

KATHMANDU, 14 May 2008 (IRIN) - Civilians are becoming more vulnerable to attack by militant groups and criminal gangs in the Terai region of southern Nepal as a result of the apparent proliferation...

PM urges for restraint and cooperation Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has urged all to exercise restraint and extend mutual cooperation to sail through what he called as sensitive...

UML set to pick coordinator for general convention The meeting of the central committee of the Unified Marxist Leninist (UML), Wednesday, is expected to pick a coordinator for organising the...

PM assures to address woes of transporters Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has assured the transporters that he would take steps to address their woes. According to a delegation of transport...

YCL gaining ground; aims to take its cadre strength to 1 million Maoist aligned Young Communist League (YCL) are pitching their camps in not only abandoned buildings and warehouses but now in...

Kathmandu - Leaders of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) who emerged as the biggest party following last month's elections have stepped up calls for the embattled King Gyanendra to abdicate and...

Govt to provide Rs 800 million to NOC The government has decided to provide Rs 800 million to state-owned Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) to ease the supply of petroleum products. The cabinet...

KATHMANDU: Nepal Police on Tuesday arrested at least 250 Tibetan exiles including a woman while they were protesting in front of the Chinese Embassy here. The arrest comes a day after Chinese...

Nepal's government has set a date for the abolition of the 240-year-old monarchy, as the king asks to retain a ceremonial role. The country's new Maoist leaders are asking King Gyanendra to...

Mahara accuses NC of violating understanding A senior Maoist leader has accused the Nepali Congress (NC) of violating the understanding by putting forth conditions for...

Nepal Communist Party Unified Marxist, staging a sit-in programme in front of the Prime Minister's residence in Baluwatar, demanding the government ensure peace and security and check rising prices...

Rights defenders urge strong role for NHRC Leading human rights defenders have emphasised that the main priority of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) at the moment should be to ensure...

Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on Monday has called for the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly (CA) at 11:00 AM, May 28, 2008 ( Jestha 15, Wednesday, 2065 B.S.)The historic first meeting...

Maoist chairman Prachanda has revealed that he has sent a message to King Gyanendra, suggesting him to leave Narayanhiti Palace by May 27, a day before the first sitting of the Constituent...

The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division, in a press conference today, stated that they will resume the month long Traffic Management Campaign from Wednesday - Chief of the division, Bhisma Prasai,...