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  • Royal Nepal Palace Refutes "Malicious" Reports

    King Gyanendra’s Secretariat at the royal palace today issued a statement that said: “The attention of the Secretariat has been drawn to the malicious reports appearing in sections of the national and international media in recent days against the royal palace. This Secretariat strongly refutes these reports as totally fabricated and unfounded.” The background: Some…

  • Benazir Bhutto May Have Been Killed by Terrorists But They Must Not be Allowed to Kill Democracy in Pakistan

    Bhutto Assassinated in Attack on Rally: The Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated near the capital, Islamabad, on Thursday. Witnesses said Ms. Bhutto, who was appearing at a political campaign rally, was fired upon at close range by a gunman, and then struck by shrapnel from a blast that the government said was caused…

  • 19,602: Number of Maoist Guerillas in the Cantonment

    United Nations Mission to Nepal (UNMIN) Chief Ian Martin organized a press meet today in his office in New Baneshwor, Kathmandu to disclose the total numbers of UNMIN verified Maoist guerillas inside the cantonments. • The corrected number of personnel registered in the first phase was 31,318. 18,923 of these personnel were verified in the…

  • Separate Statehood For Nepali Indians Is Needed

    The demand of separate statehood in Darjeeling and surrounding areas in India by the Gorkhas (Nepali Indians) has gained momentum yet again in recent months. The winning of the Indian Idol title by Prashant Tamang, a local boy from Darjeeling, a few weeks ago has also kindled a new hope of separate statehood among the…

  • American Ambassador Nancy Powell Arrives in Nepal: Namaste…Dhanyabaad

    Nancy J. Powell, the new U.S. Ambassador to Nepal, arrived in Kathmandu today. She made a brief statement to waiting journalists at Tribhuvan International Airport. Here is the text: “Namaste. It’s very nice to be back. I look forward to working with the government and the people of Nepal as we move forward in this…

  • Here Comes Our Powell: Next American Celebrity in Nepal

    Update: Senate confirmed the appointment of Nancy J. Powell as the ambassador to Nepal on June 28. (that is if confirmed by the Senate as ambassador to Kathmandu. Nancy Powell will be replacing James F. Moriarty, the current American face in Nepal (hero for some and villain for others) Transcripts by Federal News Service June…

  • U.S. in Nepal: Moriarty Would Welcome Maoists to Democratic Mainstream

    If the Maoists adhere to their commitments and finally renounce violence, Ambassador James F. Moriarty would enjoy welcoming their leader to the democratic mainstream, the U.S. envoy said in Kathmandu today. The comment came in response to a question after the Ambassador delivered a speech at a conference of five Rotary Clubs, where he said…