Maoists greatest challenge to peace and democracy in Nepal: Pradeep Gyawali
Region: NepalUnited Marxist-Leninist (UML) Pradeep Gyawalik, talking to BBC Nepali Service on Monday, has characterized Nepal’s Maoists as the greatest challenge to the country’s democracy and peace. He categorically accuse... more
Views: 1588UN, Iraq, Afghanistan and Nepal
Region: Nepal
Speaking in a special press conference at the Headquarters, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today regretted over the attack on the UN mission and the losses caused. He condemned the attack as a “shocking and s... more
Views: 2275Middle-ranking Nepali Congress leaders hold secret meeting
Region: NepalWhile Nepali Congress (NC) President and former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has adopted silence over the appointment of his daughter Ms. Suajata Koirala as Nepal’s deputy prime minister in the current 22-par... more
Views: 1516Long-standing democratic leaders helpless, Party president's daughter becomes deputy prime minister
Region: Nepal
Intra-party democracy a big question in Nepali Congress Nepali Congress (NC) Party President Prasad Girija Prasad Koirala has made his daughter Sujata Koirala the deputy prime minister of the country. Prime ... more
Views: 1081Pentagon lashes out at Indian media reports on Pakistani nukes
Region: Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The spokesman to U.S. Defense Ministry lashed out at Indian media reports on Pakistan’s nuclear weapons and said that Pakistani nukes are in safe hands. He also added in a press statement that Pa... more
Views: 1794Sher Bahadur seeks to earn support through tea party
Region: NepalWhile grassroots level Nepali Congress workers and supporters have been denouncing the partylessness and zamindaristic culture with no democratic spirit ruling the party structures since 1951, senior leader and former Prim... more
Views: 1864Hong Kong protests for democracy
Region: Hong KongAround 76,000 people in Hong Kong held a pro-democracy march yesterday afternoon as the local government was celebrating the 12th anniversary of its return to China. Grumbling protesters expressed their dis... more
Views: 2378Pressure mounts for release of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Region: MyanmarPer Reuters, famed Myanmar activist and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has pleaded not guilty in her latest trial. Suu Kyi faces up to five years in jail if convicted of letting an intruder into her home early May desp... more
Views: 1040Nonresidential Nepalis prefer executive presidential system in Nepal
Region: NepalNepalis' overseas organization Non-Residential Nepalis (NRN) on Tuesday urged Nepal's political forces through the Constituent Assembly Chairperson Subhash Nemwang to adopt the executive presidential system in Nepal. Hand... more
Views: 1701An Election a Year: A Great Idea
Region: IndiaElections are wrongly considered as a burden on economy. This democratic ritual helps the nation to bring out the black money with the politicians. Also most the donations made by the businessmen belong to the same categor... more
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