Nepal royal massacre gets a new plot

Nepal royal massacre gets a new plot Kathmandu: The darkest day in Nepal's history that saw King Birendra and nine family members killed in the Narayanhity Palace has been studiously avoided by writers and filmmakers, including Bollywood icon Dev Anand. Nine years later, the first "stone" has been cast into that "pool of silence" with a Nepali theatre activist taking the royal massacre head-on. Yubaraj Ghimire, a 30-year-old theatre activist from eastern Nepal, has stitched together incidents...
02:23 PM, Dec 09, 2010

Nepal Maoists sought China's help to 'buy' MPs

Nepal Maoists sought China's help to 'buy' MPs Kathmandu: Ahead of the key polls for Nepal's new Premier, Maoists have landed in a controversy as a wiretap alleged that the party had sought Rs 50 crore from China to "buy" lawmakers to get its supremo Prachanda elected to the coveted post after five rounds of voting failed to produce a winner. In a telephonic conversation, the tape of which was leaked to the media in Kathmandu, Unified CPN-Maoists'...
03:16 PM, Sep 04, 2010

Spotlight ends, Nepal teen Maoist lives in fear

Spotlight ends, Nepal teen Maoist lives in fear Sita Tamang was once a child soldier who rubbed shoulders with top UN officials. ...
01:08 PM, Jul 05, 2010

Nepal Maoists begin nation-wide shutdown

Nepal Maoists begin nation-wide shutdown The Maoists have demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal. ...
02:21 PM, May 02, 2010

Row over Nepal temple priests rages, India in a fix

Row over Nepal temple priests rages, India in a fix Temple insiders, including Nepalis want the Indian priests to be restored. ...
02:28 AM, Jan 06, 2009

Maoists have outraged Hindus: Nepal Minister

Maoists have outraged Hindus: Nepal Minister Foreign Minister accuses Maoist govt of politicizing religious affair. ...
02:46 PM, Jan 04, 2009

Indian Maoists sulk as Nepalis make peace

Indian Maoists sulk as Nepalis make peace Prachanda says the 21st century communist is not dogmatic and that India's Maoists have not evolved with the times. ...
09:26 AM, Nov 29, 2006
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