Posts Tagged ‘Nepal’

Kathmandu, Dec 5 (IANS) Two years after signing a peace accord, Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas Friday finally set a February dateline for releasing nearly 3,000 child soldiers who are still being held in their camps in violation of international conventions and peace pledges.... Full story

Kathmandu, Nov 20 (IANS) Nepal is seeking the help of its giant northern neighbour China to resolve border disputes with its other giant neighbour in the south, India. on Thursday, Nepal's Defence Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa of the Maoist party ... Full story

Kathmandu, Nov 17 (IANS) Seven months after holding a historic election that laid down the foundation of peace in insurgency-wracked Nepal, the new Himalayan republic has now set a new date with destiny in mid-May 2010, when for the first time elected lawmakers will write a pro-people constitution.... Full story

Kathmandu, Nov 14 (IANS) Members of Nepal's former royal family, once considered to be above the law, should now be treated as common citizens and all existing laws that still uphold royal privileges should be scrapped, the apex court has told the government.... Full story

  Kathmandu, Nov 14 (ANI): Nepal Constituent Assembly (CA) Chairman Subash Chandra Nemwang today said that the constitution drafting process will be initiated within a couple of days and completed on time stipulated. Speaking at a programme here, Nemwang said,"The new constitution will be ... Full story

Kathmandu, Nov 14 (IANS) Indian public sector hydropower undertaking Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam has kicked off survey on a coveted 402MW project in north Nepal amidst local rumblings. Satluj, a joint venture of the central government and Himachal Pradesh, Thursday ... Full story

Kathmandu, Nov 8 (IANS) Nepal's first out-of-the-closet gay lawmaker, who founded the sexual minority rights movement in the conservative Himalayan nation, has now taken up cudgels on behalf of Indian peers, following reports of a crackdown on sexual minorities in India's Bangalore city.... Full story

Kathmandu, Oct 24 (IANS) A 25-bed hospital built with the aid of the Indian government to serve over 350,000 women in eastern Nepal has been lying unused for more than a year. In 2005, the then Indian ambassador to Nepal, ... Full story