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Category: nepali-politics

  • If Confirmed, These Folks Will Be Nepal's Ambassadors

    Envoy nominations sent to the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee By Bishnu Budhathoki KATHMANDU- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has sent a list of 14 names to the Parliamentary Hearing Special Committee nominating them as the country’s ambassadors in different countries. Talking to the Kathmandu Post on Tuesday (June 26), Minister for Foreign Affairs Sahana…

  • Gagan Thapa Declares Nepal Student Union Presidency Candidacy

    Update: Pradeep Poudel, with 830 votes of 1500, won the presidency of NSU, the student wing of Nepali Congress, in it’s 10th National Convention. Bikash Koirala got 402. “I will take forward the aganda of democratic republicanism,” Poudel said. Gagan Thapa, at the eleventh hour, decided not to fight and supported Poudel who is a…

  • Latest on Nepali Politics: Four Key Points

    Amidst seeming deadlock, the political parties are busy in behind-the-scenes parleys and making tangible progress. By Ameet Dhakal The negotiations are mainly in two sets – between the Nepali Congress and the Maoists and between the government and the Madhesi People’s Rights Forum (MPRF). Negotiations between the Nepali Congress and the Maoists are focused mainly…

  • Unacceptable: The YCL Activities

    UWB agrees with the Kathmandu Post editorial published today: The Young Communit League (YCL) activities are not directed at cleaning the society but at cleansing rules, norms, system and civilization of this country. Prachanda and his rag-tag army committed the first blunder by declaring an armed rebellion back in 1996. Even if we agree on…

  • The Maoists and Attitude Problem

    Because of its confusing stand, the Maoist in the past few days is behaving like an unsure and stubborn kid that is throwing everything that handy and in front of him. It is sad that the election isn’t going to happen on June 20 but to try to play politics out of this inefficiency is…

  • Portfolio Seniority Dispute Derails Interim Government Formation

    Contrary to widespread expectations, the interim government couldn’t be formed today because of the UML introduced seniority bargain. Who is senior between Ramchandra Poudel and Sahana Pradhan? Who should come first in the cabinet list? [We mentioned RC’s name first based on alphabetical order, by the way.] Nepali Congress thinks its general secretary is senior…

  • Common Minimum Program of Interim Government of Nepal

    Political parties (members of Seven Party Alliance and the Maoist) yesterday (30 March) finalized the Common Minimum Program (CMP) of the interim government that will be formed today. The leaders also gave final touches to the code of conduct for ministers, a commitment paper for creating a conducive atmosphere for elections and guidelines for the…