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Nepali petroleum pump workers postpone strike; oil to become available
Region: NepalPetroleum pump workers based in eastern Nepal on Tuesday declared the postponement of their strike as it caused inconvenience to people due to the closure of petroleum pumps. Govinda Prasad Rijal, Coordinator of All Nepal Petroleum Workers’ Association (ANPWA), told reporters that the workers’ negotiation with petroleum pump owners in the eastern Nepal ended without any decision since the entrepreneurs wer... more
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Tsering Tsomo Challenges GroundReport on Dalai Lama Envoy
Region: NepalDear readers, Mr. Tsering Tsomo has complained to this reporter regarding the publication of a story named “Dalai Lama’s envoy Thinley Gyatso at Sino-Nepal border?", saying this is false. He has stated in his mail that no meeting between Paras and anybody called ‘envoy’ has taken place in Mustang. Besides, Mr. Tsomo also states that Mr. Thinley Gyatso is not the representative of Dalai Lama. T... more
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Maoist Supremo’s political exploration in Singapore
Region: Nepal
Nepal’s Maoist Supremo and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda left Kathmandu on Monday for Singapore for political exploration regarding the country’s current political stagnation. Nepal faces the toughest challenges that originated from the sharpened conflict between those in favor of the overall transformation of the Nepali society and those engaged in the final struggles to preserve the s... more
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Police suppress peaceful protests in Nepal
Region: Nepal
This photograph illustrates how the riot police, at the direct order of Deputy Prime Minister Vijay Gachchhedar, suppressed a peaceful protests in Kathmandu. You can see some musical instruments, some broken, at the site of suppression. Protesters were playing instruments and dancing as a way of peaceful protest against the government that they have labeled as "puppet government". more
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Protests paralyze Nepal government headquarters; police fires at leaders
Region: Nepal
While Maoist protests on Thursday completely paralyzed Nepal government headquarters at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu, the security personnel deployed at the South Gate of Singhadurbar fired at senior Maoist leaders Dev Gurung, Ananta and Amik Sherchan. According to Radio Mirmire, more than 60 others were injured with rubber bullets and tear gas shells. Nepal’s Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal was unable to attend... more
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Ban Ki-moon’s message is no interference: Prachanda
Region: Nepal
The Chairman of the Integrated Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPNM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda on Thursday said that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s advice that Nepal should have a consensus government to take the ongoing peace process to a logical end was not a sign of interference. Prachanda told media that Ban spoke in favor of the peace process. Prachanda told the media, “This government has no... more
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Dalai Lama’s envoy Thinley Gyatso at Sino-Nepal border?
Region: Nepal
Editor's Update: The following account has been challenged. Read the full report here. Reports from various Nepali media have confirmed the secret meeting of Nepal’s ex-Prince Paras with Dalai Lama’s envoy Thinley Gyatso on 10 November 2009 at Sino-Nepal border in the Mustang district of Nepal. The primary motive of the secret meeting between Lama’s envoy and Nepal’s ex-Prince Paras is n... more
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Nepal government threatens to use army against anti-government protesters
Region: Nepal
Nepal’s Defense Minister Vidya Bhandari has threatened to use the government army against Maoist protesters. This is her continuous reiteration over more than a week. Ms. Bhandari was defeated in the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections held on 10 April 2008. Earlier Deputy Prime Minister Vijay Gachchhedar had given a similar threat regarding the ongoing Maoist protests against the government across Nepal. Maoi... more
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Maoist Back in Action in Nepal
Region: NepalKathmandu, November 4, 2009: From early morning the situation in and around the valley was tensed with high security alert and police personnel running around the valley. The recent declaration of agitation to block the valley and to withhold operations in major administrative wings of government has tensed the situation among public and the government. The high priority areas around Singha Durbar (the main Admini... more
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UN concerned over Nepal's peace process
Region: Nepal
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) today strongly urged Nepali political forces, including those in government, to ensure that human rights of all individuals are protected. It has called on both Nepal government and Maoist protesters not to resort to any violence since it may jeopardize the very peace process going on since 2006. The OHCHR expressed its concern on the likelihood of violence i... more
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