With parliamentary elections due on November 26, and the present parliament ceasing to exist on October 22, Nepal is again standing on the edge of political uncertainty if not a political crisis., writes P.K.Balachandran in DailyFT. While a change of government due to an election is only to be expected in a democracy, Nepal has […]
Kathmandu, Sept 11 – Amid a growing trend of Nepali men and women being trafficked via Sri Lanka, two Sri Lankan women have been rescued from the clutches of traffickers who tried to send them to various foreign destinations using Nepal as the transit point. The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police rescued two Sri […]
Colombo, June 29: The Madhesis, a people of recent Indian origin who had sworn that they would boycott the second phase of the Nepalese local body elections on June 28, ended up participating in them as voters as well as candidates, writes P.K.Balachandran in www.southasianmonitor.com The Madhesis are 20% of the population of Nepal and […]
Kathmandu, June 11: India, which has always played a critical role in Nepalese politics, may have to play a role in helping the new government of Nepal headed by Nepali Congress (NC) leader Sher Bahadur Deuba to meet his constitutional obligation to hold the local bodies elections on June 28, and provincial and federal elections […]
Kathmandu, June 11: The new Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba faces many challenges, but fortunately, his tormentors in the past, have been neutralized. Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda of CPN (Maoist Center), is today an ally; and the Monarchy, does not exist, writes P.K.Balachandran in the South Asian Monitor. On June 7, veteran politician […]
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Express Colombo, June 8: South Asia has a plethora of regional cooperation institutions, but their performance has been dismal. Parochialism, petty nationalism and mutual suspicions have been the bane of these institutions, though they have been around for decades and have been holding meetings frequently to ritualistically express sentiments of brotherhood and signing […]
By Om Astha Rai/Nepali Times Kathmandu, May 29: When Bidya Devi Bhandari became Nepal’s first woman President in 2015, cynics dismissed her arguing that she was the widow of a political leader, it was a ceremonial position anyway, and one woman becoming head of state did not change the lives of millions of downtrodden women in […]
Kathmandu, May 24 (PTI): Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Wednesday resigned after a brief stint of nine months, honouring a power sharing understanding reached between his party and the ruling partner Nepali Congress. Prachanda, 62, announced his resignation while addressing the nation in a live telecast. It was his second stint as […]
Guwahati, May 21 (Express News Service): Anshu Jamsenpa created mountaineering history for Indian women on Sunday, by climbing Mount Everest twice in five days and notching up five successful ascents to the world’s highest peak in six years. A mother of two daughters, Anshu is the first Indian woman to scale Mt.Everest five times since 2011 […]
Colombo, May 6 (NIA) – India’s renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik will create the World’s largest sand sculpture on Lord Buddha in Sri Lanka next week in commemoration of the International Vesak Day celebrations which are to be held in the island country. The sand artist will be assisted by five of his students, Indian […]