18-05-2009 Aid workers in Nepal are worried over the delay in providing support to Koshi flood victims whose compensation package has been put on hold. Meanwhile, an alliance of 22 parties has staked its claim to form a new government.
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16-08-2008 Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal, known popularly as Prachanda has been overwhelmingly elected as Nepal’s new prime minister, ending political deadlock of last several months. He defeated the Congress Party candidate Sher Bahadur Deuba by a huge margin, securing 80% of total votes cast.
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24-06-2008 The recent elections for Constituent Assembly in Nepal were transformational in ways more than one. It not only marked the end of oppressive monarchy and ushering in of a republic and a democracy, but also paved way for increasing role of women in governance.
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11-06-2008 Spending his last night in Narayanhiti Palace, home to the royal family for more than a century, Nepal’s former king Gyanendra is all set to move out. The palace will be turned into a museum that will house the relics of the Shah dynasty.
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29-05-2008 People in Nepal are jubilant, celebrating the end of the monarchy. The unpopular king has now been asked to vacate the palace within a fortnight. With the emergence of an inclusive democratic republic, they now hope that the doors to social and economic transformation will now be opened.
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22-05-2008 Nepal’s most neglected have high hopes of Maoists Nepal Maoists owe their impressive performance to marginalised communities in the recently held elections for Constituent Assembly. It is now up to the former rebels to prove themselves and see how they can come up to the expectations of these people whose interests nobody in the past bothered to address.
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04-05-2008 Nepal Maoists owe their impressive performance in the recently held elections to the support of the marginalised communities. It is now up to the former rebels to prove themselves and come up to the expectations of these people whose interests have long been ignored in the past.
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10-04-2008 Nepals historic poll began early this morning. About 17.6 million eligible voters will have a choice to elect a Constituent Assembly that will decide the fate of the 240-year old Shah dynasty in the country.
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08-04-2008 Cadres of Maoists and other political parties in Nepal continued to clash with each other until the last day of campaigning. Over 200 poll-related incidents of violence in the last one month have been recorded. It is now to be seen how peacefully the elections take place on April 10.
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08-04-2008 Nepal has sealed its border with India ahead of polling for security reasons. At least 20 people are reported to have died in election-related violence, including yesterday’s killing of a candidate from a prominent party. Final preparations are on with poll officials reaching 21,000 polling stations dotting the country.
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