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October
18 by Kantipur Online
October
18 Kathmandu by Nepal News
NC calls for wider
participation on Thursday's rally
Nepali Congress (NC), one of the major constituents of the
seven party alliance (SPA) has appealed for wider public participation
in the agitation programme
scheduled...
One protestor killed,
over 100 injured in nationwide pro-democracy demonstrations
on Monday
One protestor was killed and over 100 injured when security
forces intervened pro-democracy demonstrations in various
parts of the country on Monday, the 12th day ...
NHRC writes to APF
chief to send Thapa for questioning
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had sent a letter
to the chief of the Armed Police Force (APF) on Monday to
send Senior Superintendent of Police Madhav
Thapa...
Rights bodies demand
dissolution of incumbent government
Various human rights organisations
working in the country have demanded for the dissolution of
the incumbent government and to form a fresh one comprising
...
King grants audience
to former Prime Ministers Bhattarai, Thapa
His Majesty King Gyanendra
granted audience to former Prime Ministers Krishna
Prasad
Bhattarai and Surya Bahadur Thapa at the Narayanhity Royal
Palace as seven opposition political...
UML activist shot
dead in Bara during demonstration
A
CPN
(UML) activist was shot dead and 10 others were badly wounded
as security personnel opened fire at a crowd demonstrating
against the government clampdown on pro....
Nepalis in New York
demonstrate outside the UN
Nepalis based in New York gathered outside the UN headquarters
in New York on a rainy Friday afternoon to stage a protest
against the royal regime in Nepal and expressed...
Demonstrations continue
on Monday; SC employees join the strike
Thousands of demonstrators continue to defy the government
ban on protests in Katmandu and Lalitpur
and organized demonstrations in various parts of the valley
on Monday,...
Kathmandu Valley reeling
under shortage of essential supplies (Nepalnews
Feature)
As the nationwide general strike called by the Seven Party
Alliance (SPA) entered into the 12th day on Monday, residents
of the Kathmandu valley are suffering from acute shortage...
90-day detention warrants
to journalists; Women leaders arrested
The government on Monday handed three month long detention
warrants to 20 journalists arrested from a peaceful demonstration
organized by Press Chautari
Nepal protesting...
Maoists kill police
Inspector in Rautahat
Maoists shot and killed a traffic police Inspector in Chandranigahapur,
Rautahat district, Sunday night."Glorious
Revolution" of Nepal
(Special
to Nepalnews)
It
is 1685 AD. After a prosperous reign of 25 years, King Charles
II of Britain, who recalled the Parliament that had had been
dissolved for 7 years, dies. His brother, James...King
grants audience to three foreign envoys
His Majesty King Gyanendra
granted audience to three foreign envoys separately at the
Narayanhity
Royal Palace Sunday evening as the seven opposition political
parties stepped up ...
King grants audience
to cabinet vice-chairmen duo; Home Minister holds security
meeting
His Majesty King Gyanendra
gave joint audience to the vice-chairmen duo of the Council
of Ministers, Dr Tulsi
Giri and Kirti Nidhi Bista, at the Narayanhity Royal Palace
Sunday.
SPA calls on all to
join protest; ‘Don’t pay tax to govt’
The seven-party alliance (SPA) has decided to intensify the
ongoing agitation for democracy, calling upon all sides including
the international community to mount pressure on ...
Suspected Maoists
gun down security man in Jhapa
Suspected Maoists shot and killed an Armed Police Force (APF)
official in Beldandi in the eastern Jhapa district Sunday.
Demonstrations continue
on Sunday: Journalists, tourism entrepreneurs arrested; Bank
vandalized
The Seven Party Alliance (SPA) supporters and people of various
walks of life have been continued demonstrations on Sunday,
the 11th day of the general strike called by the SPA.
Thousands of people
including civil servants participate in Chitwan demonstration
Over twenty thousand people participated in demonstrations
in Chitwan on Sunday calling for early restoration of democracy
in the country.
Former US prez’s Nepal
visit cancelled
Former US President Jimmy Carter has cancelled his visit to
Nepal in view of the existing political turmoil here.
Constituent assembly
is the goal of present movement: Leaders
Leaders of the seven-party alliance have said that the goal
of the ongoing movement is to hold election of the constituent
assembly to establish people's supremacy bringing an end ...
ANNISU-R accepts participation
in the ongoing movement
The student wing of Maoists All Nepal National Independent
Students Union -Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) has said that it
has been participating in the ongoing general strike called
by ...
School to resume operation
only after restoration of democracy
Representatives of various professional organizations have
said that the ongoing agitation should not be called back
until it achieves its objective.
Over 10 million rupees
collected for injured protestors
At least Rs 10 million has been raised as of Saturday evening
for the treatment of those injured during the democracy protests.
Nepali scientists
launch INBS
A group of Nepali scientists have announced the launch of
the International Nepali Biomedical Society (INBS) and the
society’s website, to bring together the global network of...
From
Kantipur
Daily 16 th April
Goverment
employees lock offices in Chitwan, join SPA’s protest demo
CHIITWAN,
April 16 - The employees of all government offices in
Chitwan
district have joined in the seven-party alliance’s (SPA)
ongoing m ...
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APF man shot dead
in Jhapa
BHADRAPUR
(JHAPA), April 16 - The Maoist rebels have shot and killed
an Armed Police Force (APF) man in Beldangi of Jhapa district,
Sunday afternoo ...
(more)
gold prices increase
KATHMANDU,
April 16 - Spurred by rising bullion prices in the international
market, gold prices increased by Rs
85 per ten gram over the we ...
(more)
Police
intervene in journos', tourism entrepreneurs’ rallies; over
30 arrested
KATHMANDU
, April 16
Police rounded up some 20 journalists who took out a protest
rally in Bhotahity, Kathmandu, on Sunday afternoon. The journalists
chanted slogans against the excessive use of force by the
police to suppress the ongoing agitation for the restoration
of complete democracy and demanded complete press freedom
before being bundled into a waiting police truck.
Read More» April
16 From
Nepal News
Demonstrations continue
on Sunday: Journalists, tourism entrepreneurs arrested; Bank
vandalized
The Seven Party Alliance (SPA) supporters and people of various
walks of life have been continued demonstrations on Sunday,
the 11th day of the general strike called by the SPA.
Thousands of people
including civil servants participate in Chitwan demonstration
Over twenty thousand people participated in demonstrations
in Chitwan on Sunday calling for early restoration of democracy
in the country.
Former US prez’s Nepal
visit cancelled
Former US President Jimmy Carter has cancelled his visit to
Nepal in view of the existing political turmoil here.
Constituent assembly
is the goal of present movement: Leaders
Leaders of the seven-party alliance have said that the goal
of the ongoing movement is to hold election of the constituent
assembly to establish people's supremacy bringing an end ...
ANNISU-R accepts participation
in the ongoing movement
The student wing of Maoists All Nepal National Independent
Students Union -Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) has said that it
has been participating in the ongoing general strike called
by ...
School to resume operation
only after restoration of democracy
Representatives of various professional organizations have
said that the ongoing agitation should not be called back
until it achieves its objective.
Over 10 million rupees
collected for injured protestors
At least Rs 10 million has been raised as of Saturday evening
for the treatment of those injured during the democracy protests.
Nepali scientists
launch INBS
A group of Nepali scientists have announced the launch of
the International Nepali Biomedical Society (INBS) and the
society’s website, to bring together the global network of...
Thousands take part
in protests in Kathmandu
Over ten thousand people gathered at Kalanki
Chowk in the outskirts of the capital, Kathmandu,
to demonstrate against the royal government on the 10th day
of the general strike carried...
Former MP injured
in baton-charging in demostration
Latest reports say at least half a dozen demonstrators including
former Nepali Congress MP from Chitwan,
Mrs. Sabitri Bogati Pathak and NC activist Khiman Singh...
Over 20,000 march
in Dhangadhi, Over 100 arrested in Hetauda
Over 20,000 people, including professionals, trade union members
and ordinary people, marched in the streets of far-western
town of Dhangadhi
on Saturday expressing...
April 15 Kantipur
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SPA
leaders reject king's talks offer
KATHMANDU
, April 14
Leaders of the Seven Party
Allaince
(SPA) Friday vowed to continue with
their peaceful protest and rejected
the king's offer for dailogue
with political parties."The
king's message is just the formality
and it has not addressed the burning
problems plaguing the nation at present.
The peaceful agitation will continue,"
said K.P.Oli,
senior leader of the Communist Party
of Nepal-Unified Marxi
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Pro-democracy demonstrations continue
KATHMANDU, April 14 - Pro-democracy
demonstrations were held across the country
on the ninth consecutive day of the
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King Gyanendra calls on all political
parties to join in dialogue
KATHMANDU, April 14 - King
Gyanendra has
called upon all political parties to join in
a dialogue, which the King has always
advocated, to b ...
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‘Let’s mark a democratic New Year’
KATHMANDU, April 14 - Leaders of the Seven
Party Alliance (SPA) have appealed to the
people to make the ongoing movement for
democracy a
succe ...
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April 15 Nepal News
Parliamentary poll
best option to resolve current crisis: Govt. Spokesman
At a time when major opposition political parties are protesting
against the direct rule of the King, minister of State for
Information and Communications and Government...
Protests continue;
dozens of professionals arrested
Professionals and social activists continued their protests
on the New Year day as well in support of the ongoing democratic
movement of the seven opposition political parties.
King's message fails
to address the problems of the country: Leaders
Leaders of various political parties have dubbed the King's
message to the nation on the occasion of the New Year’s Day
on Friday as conventional and failing to address the...
King Gyanendra calls
parties for dialogue
King Gyanendra has called upon all political parties to join
in a dialogue to bear the responsibility of activating the
multiparty democratic polity and contribute towards the same.
Halt in essential
services affects normal life
Normal life has been badly hit with the partial halt in the
delivery of services from government institutions since the
start of the nationwide anti-government demonstrations carried...
Government deports
two foreign doctors: Report
Two foreign doctors providing treatment to the people injured
during the ongoing anti-government demonstrations in
Kathmandu have been
deported by the authorities, news...
Gongabu incident:
An injured Photo-journalist tells the story
(Nepalnews
special)
Not only pro-democracy
activists, journalists and rights activists and lawyers have
also become the victim of police atrocities in recent days
in course of agitation of seven...
Solidarity rally organised
in UK
Nepalis staying in the United Kingdom have organised a rally
in Reading city in support of the ongoing pro-democracy movement
of the seven-party alliance.
SAARC agrees to provide
observer status to US, S. Korea
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
countries have agreed in principle to grant the US and South
Korea the status of observers in the regional...
Private schools also
express solidarity to pro-democracy movement
Two organisations of private schools have expressed solidarity
with the ongoing people’s movement for the restoration of
complete democracy and warned that all ...
DEO starts updating
voters' list
The Kathmandu District Election Office (DEO) has initiated
the collection of names of eligible voters for the electoral
list and updating the same in the Kathmandu
Metropolitan City and ...
From Kantipur
April 14
From Nepal news
US mission personnel
authorised for voluntary departure
A day after the announcement to close down the consular office
and the American Library indefinitely, the US State Department
has at the recommendation of the US Embassy...
Mobile phone services
resume in Kathmandu
The Nepal Telecom (NT) resumed the mobile phone services that
were snapped one week ago in Kathmandu
from Thursday afternoon.
Police arrest over
200 development workers
Police on Thursday intervened in a peaceful sit-in
programme being organised
by Kathmandu-based development agencies and took into custody
over 200 of them.
Qatar agrees to provide
more employment opportunities to Nepal: FM Pandey
Foreign Minister Ramesh
Nath Pandey has said that the United Arab Emirates and Qatar
have agreed to provide more employment opportunities to
Nepalis.
NHRC recommends action
against security personnel using excessive force
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said that
it has urged the government to take action against security
personnel involved in excessive force against protestors...
Police open fire at
the lawyers’ rally, dozens arrested
In what is seen as yet another evidence of ‘zero tolerance’
policy of the royal regime towards anti-government protests,
police on Thursday opened fire at a peaceful rally being ...
UN High Commissioner
for Human Rights shocked by Nepal situation
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise
Arbour has said that she is shocked by the excessive use of
force by security forces in Nepal, as well as the...
National and International
NGOs’ express solidarity to pro-democracy movement
The Association of International NGOs in Nepal (AIN) has expressed
solidarity with the ongoing pro-democracy movement of the
country.
UNICEF concerned over
victimisation of children in demonstrations
The UNICEF has expressed its deep concern at reports of children
being beaten and arrested by the security forces in recent
demonstrations organised
by the seven opposition...
NHRC seeks immediate
release of Sarlahi CDO, security personnel
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) demanded immediate
and unconditional release of Chief District Officer of
Sarlahi Bodhraj Adhikari
and other security personnel.
April 12 by Nepal
News
Serious differences
in Cabinet: BBC
At a time when seven political parties are orginising
general strike for the restoration of complete democracy in
the country, BBC quoted a highly placed source of the cabinet
as saying..
Night-time curfew
extended in Kathmandu
Local authorities have extended night-time curfew in the capital,
Kathmandu, by two hours.
Minister’s party stresses
for dialogue
Democratic Nepal party, led by minister in the royal cabinet
Keshar Bahadur Bista, has asked the government to call upon
the constitutional, political forces in the country for dialogue
...
Over 200 protestors
arrested in Dailekh
Police have taken into custody, over 200 pro-democracy activists
from Dailekh, on Monday.
Don’t suppress popular
movement: Editorials
Leading private sector newspapers published from Kathmandu
have asked the government not to suppress popular movement
that is calling for restoration of peace and...
Nepal arrests abuse
of human rights: Swiss govt.
The government of Switzerland has called recent arrests during
peaceful anti-government protests in the capital,
Kathmandu, an abuse
of human rights.
Over 90 demonstrators
arrested in Pokhara and Dhangadhi
Police have taken into custody over 90 peaceful demonstrators
from Pokhara and Dhangadhi on Monday while they were protesting
what they call the government’s attempt to ...
Solidarity rallies
organised in Indian cities
Expatriate Nepalis and friends of Nepal have staged demonstrations
in five major Indian cities to express solidarity to the movement
of the opposition seven parties in Nepal.
Journalists, professionals
continue protests
Journalists, human rights activists and professionals continued
their protests, expressing solidarity to the ongoing pro-democracy
movement of the seven opposition parties ...
People continue to
defy curfew orders on Monday
Pro-democracy activists continue to defy curfew orders on
Monday in the capital, Kathmandu,
and other parts of the country and continue their protests
against the government.
Day-time curfew continues
on third day
The government has continued the day-time curfew of the capital,
Kathmandu, for the third day on Monday as well.
By Nepal News from
09 April
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As
over a million people demonstrate in favour of democracy
and against the royal regime over the last two days
across the country, Home Minister Kamal
Thapa has renewed his...
One killed,
three injured in firing at Banepa
22-year-old Shiva Hari
Kuwor, a resident of Walting VDC-7, of Kavre
district died and three others were injured seriously
when security personnel opened fire at a group of pro...
Opposition parties
call for ‘black out,’ torch rally on Sunday
(update)
The seven party opposition alliance (SPA) has called
for ‘black out’ and torch rally in the capital,
Kathmandu,
Sunday evening against what it calls mass arrests and
intervention by security..
Govt is frightened
by peaceful movement: Former PM Deuba
Former Prime Minister and the president of Nepali Congress
(Democratic) Sher
Bahadur Deuba has said the royal government has shown
its “frightened mentality” by imposing...
Thousands of
people defy curfew in Chitwan, huge demo in and around
Butwal
Thousands of angry people have been defying curfew orders
in the south-central district of Chitwan
from early Sunday and have been demanding ‘action’ against
security personnel...
Curfew in Pokhara
Local authorities in Pokhara
imposed a 12-hour curfew in the tourist town of
Pokhara,
western Nepal, as the seven opposition parties intensified
their agitations on Sunday.
Nepse continues
downward trend; declines by 1.94 points
Due to political unrest of the country the index of
Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) declined by 1.94 points
over the week.
NTB operating
bus service during bandh
The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has said that it has arranged
bus service for tourists and other passengers arriving
at and departing from Tribhuvan
International Airport (TIA) for the...
People defy
curfew orders on Saturday; police, protestors clash
nationwide
Thousands of people came to the street on Saturday,
the third day of the four day long general strike called
by the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) defying the curfew
orders imposed by the...
Another child
dies in Janakpur explosion
Kunil Das, one of the three injured in the Janakpur
blast on Friday, was killed while she was being taken
to Darbhanga in India for treatment.
Day-time
curfew continues on third day
The government has continued the day-time curfew
of the capital, Kathmandu,
for the third day on Monday as well.
Royal
govt. sans exit strategy
(Nepalnews analysis)
By
resorting to suppress the peaceful pro-democracy
movement, the royal government has closed down
all doors for dialogue...
Elephant
procession in Chitwan in favour of democracy
In what may be a novel idea, pro-democracy activists
in south-central district of
Chitwan
have carried out a rally on Sunday involving
20 elephants.
Stop
oppression against peaceful agitations: Rights
groups
Various human rights and civil society organisations
have called upon the royal government to immediately
stop what they called “state terror” unleashed
against the peaceful ...
Govt.
warns of further crackdown against pro-democracy
activists
As over a million people demonstrate in
favour
of democracy and against the royal regime over
the last two days across the country, Home Minister
Kamal Thapa has renewed his...
Chitwan
incident self defense: MoD
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) has said that
the protestor, who was shot by the security
personnel in Chitwan, south-central district
on Saturday and died on Sunday was shot in self
...
One
killed, three injured in firing at Banepa
22-year-old Shiva Hari
Kuwor, a resident of Walting VDC-7, of Kavre
district died and three others were injured
seriously when security personnel opened fire
at a group of pro...
Opposition
parties call for ‘black out,’ torch rally on
Sunday
(update)
The seven party opposition alliance (SPA) has
called for ‘black out’ and torch rally in the
capital, Kathmandu,
Sunday evening against what it calls mass arrests
and intervention by security..
UAE
to provide more employment opportunities to
Nepalis
By
Kantipur
The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
has agreed to provide more employment opportunities
to the Nepali nationals.
Tens of thousands demonstrate across India
NEW DELHI, April
9 - Demanding an end to autocratic monarchy
and restoration of complete democracy in Nepal,
thousands upon thousands of expa ...
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Govt. could take stern measure to quell SPA
strike: Home Minister
KATHMANDU, April 9 - Home
Minister Kamal Thapa on Sunday said that the
government could take other stern steps to foil
the seven-party allian ...
(more)
Woman
succumbs to bullet injuries, curfew defied in
Chitwan KATHMANDU, April 9 - One of the three
women who sustained bullet injuries in indiscriminate
firing by the police in Chitwan on Saturday
su ...
(more)
At a time when seven political parties are orginising
general strike for the restoration of complete
democracy in the country, BBC quoted a highly
placed source of the cabinet as saying..
Night-time
curfew extended in Kathmandu
Local authorities have extended night-time curfew
in the capital, Kathmandu,
by two hours.
Minister’s
party stresses for dialogue
Democratic Nepal party, led by minister in the
royal cabinet Keshar
Bahadur Bista, has asked the government to call
upon the constitutional, political forces in
the country for dialogue ...
Over
200 protestors arrested in Dailekh
Police have taken into custody, over 200 pro-democracy
activists from Dailekh,
on Monday.
Don’t
suppress popular movement: Editorials
Leading private sector newspapers published
from Kathmandu have asked the government not
to suppress popular movement that is calling
for restoration of peace and...
Nepal
arrests abuse of human rights: Swiss govt.
The government of Switzerland has called recent
arrests during peaceful anti-government protests
in the capital, Kathmandu,
an abuse of human rights.
Over
90 demonstrators arrested in Pokhara and Dhangadhi
Police have taken into custody over 90 peaceful
demonstrators from Pokhara
and Dhangadhi on Monday while they were protesting
what they call the government’s attempt to ...
Solidarity
rallies organised in Indian cities
Expatriate Nepalis
and friends of Nepal have staged demonstrations
in five major Indian cities to express solidarity
to the movement of the opposition seven parties
in Nepal.
Journalists,
professionals continue protests
Journalists, human rights activists and professionals
continued their protests, expressing solidarity
to the ongoing pro-democracy movement of the
seven opposition parties ...
People
continue to defy curfew orders on Monday
Pro-democracy activists continue to defy curfew
orders on Monday in the capital,
Kathmandu,
and other parts of the country and continue
their protests against the government.
Day-time
curfew continues on third day
The government has continued the day-time curfew
of the capital, Kathmandu,
for the third day on Monday as well.
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