Maoists tell Madhav Kumar Nepal not to sign Pancheshwar agreement

KATHMANDU - The Unified CPN (Maoist) has told Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal not to sign any agreements including the Pancheshwar multi-purpose hydro-electric project during his visit to India from August 18.

Pashupatinath braces for new storm

KATHMANDU - One of the holiest Hindu shrines and a Unesco world heritage site, Nepal’s hallowed Pashupatinath temple now finds itself facing a fresh revolt -being brewed by the former Maoist guerrillas.

Four Indians arrested for Nepal official’s abduction

KATHMANDU - In a joint operation by the police of India and Nepal, four Indians have been arrested for the abduction of a Nepali telecom official who went missing last month.

Nepal, India set to ink two key treaties during PM’s visit

KATHMANDU - Nepal’s Minister for Commerce and Supplies Rajendra Mahato has said that Nepal and India will ink two key treaties to boost bilateral trade and provide more trade facilities during Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal’s visit to New Delhi from August 18.

After China, Prachanda heads for Moscow

KATHMANDU - He created a storm by choosing to visit China immediately after assuming office last year as republic Nepal’s first prime minister.

Nepal’s Kumari sets date with Kolkata’s Durga

KATHMANDU - Two years after one of Nepal’s Living Goddesses — the Kumaris — was sacked by her priests for travelling to the US, another Kumari will make her appearance in the Indian city Kolkata next month to keep a date with her counterpart, Devi Durga, the Hindu goddess of power.

Nemwang confident that Nepal will get new constitution on time

KATHMANDU - Nepal Constituent Assembly chairman Subash Nemwang has expressed confidence that the country will get a new Constitution within the stipulated time.

Nepal government deals another blow to Hindi

KATHMANDU - The use of the Hindi language for official work was dealt a second blow by the Nepal government Thursday with most of the ruling parties saying that Vice President Paramananda Jha, who triggered a controversy by taking his oath of office in Hindi, should be sworn in again in the Nepali language.

Prachanda urges Asian powers to counter US

LONDON/KATHMANDU - The Chairman of the Unified CPN (Maoist), Prachanda, has said that Asian countries should develop a unified security strategy to combat US influence in South Asia.

Nepal’s ex-king ready to pay taxes

KATHMANDU - More than 14 months after he was officially stripped of his crown by lawmakers and asked to vacate the royal palace, Nepal’s last king Gyanendra is now ready to live as other commoners, including paying taxes, utilities and telephone bills.

4,000-year-old Mahabharata relic found in Nepal?

KATHMANDU - A structure found in the Kathmandu valley is a divine relic that goes back 4,000 years to the time of the epic Mahabharata, says an Indian seer who is in Nepal for a month’s rituals dedicated to Hindu god Shiva.

Nepal Maoists call indefinite school closure

KATHMANDU - Nepal’s new government faced a fresh crisis Tuesday with the former guerrilla party, the Maoists, imposing an indefinite shutdown of high schools and announcing future general strikes in addition to the blockade of parliament started last week.

Nepalese women protest against government marriage grant

KATHMANDU - Nepalese women staged a protest here on Monday against government plans to pay men to marry widows.

Nepal Foreign Minister leaves for India

KATHMANDU - Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala left for New Delhi on Monday morning to prepare the groundwork for the impending visit of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal.

Nepal Foreign Minister on five-day India visit from Monday

KATHMANDU/NEW DELHI - Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala will undertake a five-day visit of India from August 10 to 14.

Madhav Nepal says no agreement will be signed with India without consensus at home

KATHMANDU - Nepalese Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has assured Parliament that his government will not sign any agreement with India without taking them into confidence.

Maoists insist on Army’s future before drafting constitution

KATHMANDU - CPN (Maoist) Chairman and former Prime Minster Prachanda on Friday said that the new Constitution cannot be drafted if President Dr Ram Baran Yadav’s move to reinstate Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Rookmangud Katawal was not discussed in the parliament.

No arms deal with India: Nepal Defense Minister

KATHMANDU - Nepal Defense Minister Bidhya Bhandari who returned to Kathmandu from New Delhi refuted any agreement with the Indian government regarding the import of arms.

Prachanda threatens to launch fresh stir

KATHMANDU - As the Maoists’ four-day ultimatum to the government to address ‘civilian supremacy’ near, Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda has said the party has announced the two-month long nation-wide stir for timely drafting Constitution and taking the peace process to a conclusion.

5 Indians killed in birthday orgy aftermath

KATHMANDU - The aftermath of a birthday bash by local youths turned fatal for three Indian families Wednesday with six people being mowed down in the heart of the capital by an out-of-control car driven by a 21-year-old.

Six Indians killed in Nepal road mishap

KATHMANDU - At least six Indian nationals were killed and one seriously injured when a speeding car ran over them here in the wee hours today.

Six Indians killed in road accident in Kathmandu

KATHMANDU - Six Indian were mowed down by a speeding car in the heart of capital city Kathmandu early Wednesday, the day Nepal celebrated the Rakshabandhan festival for longevity.

Maoists reject Nepal’s plea to call off protest movement

KATHMANDU - Nepal’s former guerrilla party, the Maoists, Tuesday rejected a call by Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal to call off the disruptive protest movement they have threatened to launch from Friday.

Last Nepal king plans further India visit

KATHMANDU - For the second time this year, Nepal’s last king Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah is planning a visit to India, this time to attend not one but two weddings in the family.

Ex-Nepal beauty queen forsakes modelling to become an estate agent

KATHMANDU - Former Miss Teen Nepal Aayusha Karki has given up a career in modelling and the movie business to become an estate agent.

Maoists reject Nepal PM’s plea to call off stir

KATHMANDU - Nepal’s former guerrilla party, the Maoists, Monday rejected a call by Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal to call off the disruptive protest movement they have threatened to launch from Friday.

Maoist leaders to be probed over lifestyle

KATHMANDU - After deposed king Gyanendra, whose property was to have been investigated by a succession of governments, it is now the turn of his arch enemy, the Maoists, to face a similar probe — by their own comrades.

Maoists give Nepal government 72 hours to quit

KATHMANDU - Nepal’s former guerrilla party, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), Monday warned that if new Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal did not dissolve his coalition government within 72 hours and make way for a Maoist-led national government, it would start a new protest movement both from the street and parliament.

Nepal’s ‘royal blooded’ to shave their heads for Gayatri Devi

KATHMANDU - Scores of people who call themselves the clan of Rajmata Gayatri Devi, the daughter of the former royal family of Cooch Behar in India, began mourning her death in the traditional way in eastern Nepal Friday with a final Hindu rite scheduled Aug 9.

New Nepal PM to visit India Aug 18

KATHMANDU - Almost three months after he was sworn in as republican Nepal’s second prime minister, veteran communist leader Madhav Kumar Nepal will begin his much-awaited visit to India on Aug 18, his foreign affairs advisor said Saturday.