by Parbat Portel in The Kathmandu Post,Dec 16, 2023Two months ago, Ranju Bishwakarma’s daily routine was abruptly interrupted when Sita Dahal, a milkmaid, informed her that she would no longer sell milk to Ranju. It had been only two days since Ranju had started buying cow milk from Sita. Sita told Ranju that ever since she started selling milk to her, her cow fell ill and so did her family members. Ranju, a Dalit woman…
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Report in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 14, 2023 Updated at 19:45 hrsCPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli was manhandled by a man as the leader walked through a crowd of his party’s supporters in Mahalaxmi Municipality-5 of Dhankuta on Thursday. Police said a local named Mahesh Rai attempted to attack the former prime minister and was promptly held by security personnel and youths associated with the National Youth Federation of CPN-UML. Rajbabu Maharjan, Dhankuta police spokesperson,…
by Basant Pratap Singh in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 14, 2023.On October 22, a 40-year-old woman from ward 4 of Kedarsyun Rural Municipality in Bajhang, fell off a cliff while cutting grass and suffered critical injuries. She was rushed to Dhangadhi town of Kailali for lack of a good hospital in Bajhang. But the doctors in Dhangadhi advised her family to take her to a well-facilitated hospital. However, her family thought it better to take…
by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 14, 2023It had been a long time since Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Thapa and senior leader of the party Shekhar Koirala shared a podium. Thapa won the election of the party’s general secretary from the Koirala camp, but Koirala himself lost the contest for party presidency to Sher Bahadur Deuba at the 14th general convention in December 2021. According to party insiders, initially, it was thought…
by Selim Zahid in Prothom Alo, Dec 12, 2023Although around 450 candidates of seven registered Islamic parties or the same type of political parties are contesting in the elections to be held on 7 January, none of these candidates has the possibility to win the elections without backing from the government or concessions from the ruling Awami League, the people concerned have said. The parties have affinity with the government and their target to join…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, December 12, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the government has received information suggesting that more than 200 Nepali nationals may be currently serving in the Russian army. Talking to reporters at his party, CPN (Maoist Centre), headquarters at Parisdanda in Kathmandu on Monday, Dahal said the government is investigating the case of Nepali citizens serving in the Russian army. Only last week, the government revealed that at least…
by Durgalal KC in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 12, 2023Suresh Kumar Oli, a goat herder from Pahruwa in ward 15 of Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan City, Dang, was detained by security personnel on December 22, 2002, under the suspicion of being a Maoist rebel. He was 31 years old. Suresh’s wife, Devisara Oli, recalls her husband being booked for questioning by the police on that fateful Sunday. “He never returned. I still wait for him after all…
by Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, : December 11, 2023 06:58Nepal and China are set to discuss the implementation modality of the proposed 220kV Jilong/Kerung-Rasuwagadhi-Chilime Cross-Border Power Transmission line as the two sides engage to fix a joint mechanism meeting. When Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal visited China in September, the two sides had signed an agreement that China would provide grants to construct the cross-border power line. “The two sides will launch…
by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, December 11, 2023Provincial governments are starting to tire of the federal government’s continued reluctance to hand over requisite power and authority. Two more weeks and they could hit the streets to wrest their rights. At the request of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the Madhesh Province has decided to give the federal government two weeks to readjust the police force and promulgate a federal civil service law. An…
by Thira Lal Bhusal in The Kathmandu Post, December 11, 2023The writet is News Editor of the dailyPro-monarchy and pro-Hindu state forces have stepped up their activities. Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), which has 14 seats in the House of Representatives, is the largest pro-monarchy force in the country. Thira Lal Bhusal of the Post sat with RPP chair Rajendra Lingden to discuss the party’s vision for a Hindu kingdom. Your party has stepped up efforts…
by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 9, 2023Kathmandu: It’s an old and rather depressing story. Despite their repeated commitments, successive governments have been indifferent to implementing the recommendations of the National Human Rights Commission. Established in 2000, the constitutional human rights watchdog received 13,213 complaints until the last fiscal year. So far, it has recommended government action in 1,407 cases, criminal investigation and departmental action against officials involved, and monetary compensation for the…