Sobhraj ready to take on Bollywood, with or without old foeKATHMANDU - The entry of his old foe in the ring once again does not scare yesteryear’s super criminal Charles Sobhraj, who says he is ready to take on Bollywood, with or without the diplomat-turned-consultant who has hounded him for years. Nepal’s Maoist guerrillas revolt against own party, governmentKATHMANDU - Nepal’s dreaded Maoist guerrillas, who in the past fought a 10-year war against the state and toppled the royal dynasty of god-kings, are now locked in a fresh battle against their own party and government. Rajapaksa cuts short Nepal visit, sends minister to PakistanKATHMANDU - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa cut short his three-day state visit to Nepal Tuesday after the attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore and asked his Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama to proceed to Pakistan. Rajapaksa cuts short Nepal visit after attack on cricket teamKATHMANDU - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa cut short his three-day state visit to Nepal Tuesday and is returning home due to security considerations after gunmen fired at the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan. Nepal Maoists seek to recruit over 12,000 new fightersKATHMANDU - Angered by the army’s refusal to halt recruitment, Nepal’s ruling Maoist party began to hire new fighters in its guerrilla army Tuesday, a move that is bound to rock the fragile peace process and draw the disapproval of the international community. Nepal keeps fingers crossed as India announces pollsKATHMANDU - Nepal has its fingers crossed after its southern neighbour India announced general elections in April and May, anticipating that a change in guard in New Delhi will impact Nepal’s ruling alliance and help or hinder the ongoing peace process. Nepal Maoists fear rise of boy king after Gyanendra’s India visitKATHMANDU - Nepal’s ruling Maoist party, who last year won their war against the country’s revered royal dynasty, has now developed cold feet over ousted king Gyanendra’s visit to India, fearing it could lead to the rise of a boy king in the former Hindu kingdom. Telecom mess prevents Nepalis from voting for ‘Indian Idol’KATHMANDU - On Sunday night, Sourabhee Debbarma from Agartala, capital of India’s Tripura state, made history by becoming the first woman to win the coveted ‘Indian Idol’ title since its inception four years ago. She can also thank a blackout and a telecom mess in Nepal for her victory. LTTE fears colour Sri Lanka president’s Nepal visitKATHMANDU - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Monday began his three-day state visit to Nepal amidst an unprecedented four-tier security measure in view of the dreaded Tamil Tigers’ well-known capability to carry out assassinations outside the island nation. 69-year-old on hunger strike for rights in Bhutan jailKATHMANDU - A 69-year-old political activist who has been behind bars in Bhutan since 2000 has begun a fast unto death demanding the release of all political prisoners. ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ dashes Nepal director’s hopeKATHMANDU - This year’s wonder film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, which won eight Oscars and reopened the world’s eyes to the talent blooming in Bollywood, has however come as a blow to someone in Nepal. Nepal prosecution stalls Sobhraj trialKATHMANDU - Having failed to produce the vital original documents that can put yesteryear’s ‘Serpent’ Charles Sobhraj behind bars for ever, Nepal’s prosecution has fallen back on its old strategy of delaying the trial of the 64-year-old. Nepal ruling parties assent to palace massacre probeKATHMANDU - Nepal’s ruling coalition headed by the Maoists Saturday agreed to institute a fresh probe into the nation’s darkest tragedy eight years ago in which king Birendra and his entire family were gunned down in the tightly guarded royal palace here. Nepal bans protests ahead of Tibetan revolt anniversaryKATHMANDU - With less than a fortnight left for the 50th anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising against China, Nepal, home to thousands of Tibetans, has declared a ban on protests by the diaspora. `Ram Teri Ganga Maili’ last Bollywood screening in Nepal palaceKATHMANDU - It was on a grim Friday eight years ago that Nepal’s best loved king Birendra was gunned down along with his queen Aishwarya and eight more family members in the tightly guarded Narayanhity royal palace in a midnight massacre that led to the eventual end of monarchy. Indian tourists flock to Nepal’s palace museumKATHMANDU - Within minutes of Nepal’s former royal palace opening to public as a national museum Friday, hordes of Indian tourists flocked to the capital’s best-known landmark for a curious peek into how the former royal family of the neighbouring nation once lived. PM pledges fresh probe into Nepal palace massacreKATHMANDU - Eight years after the beloved king of Nepal, Birendra, and his entire family were wiped out in a midnight massacre in the tightly guarded royal palace in Kathmandu, the new Maoist government Thursday pledged a fresh probe into the carnage that eventually ended the world’s only Hindu kingdom. Nepal PM pledges fresh probe into palace massacreKATHMANDU - Nepal’s Maoist government Thursday pledged a fresh probe into the midnight massacre in the royal palace nearly eight years ago in which the then king Birendra and his entire family were killed. Indian minister to visit Nepal for Dalit rights campaignKATHMANDU - India’s Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers and Steel Ram Vilas Paswan is arriving in Nepal next week on a one-day visit. Nepal, China hope to sign new peace pact this yearKATHMANDU - While seeking to scrap a controversial peace and friendship treaty it signed with its southern neighbour India almost six decades ago, Nepal’s ruling Maoist party is now planning to ink a new peace and friendship pact with its other giant neighbour China. Nepal ready with guided tour of royal palaceKATHMANDU - As Nepal’s last king Gyanendra heads for India to begin his first visit abroad after being stripped of his crown and throne, the ancestral palace he quit last year readies to throw its gates wide open to the public Friday, when it is metamorphosed into a national museum. Nepal’s last king Gyanendra heads for BhopalKATHMANDU - Nepal’s last king Gyanendra, whose rash decision to seize absolute power with the help of the army four years ago resulted in the abolition of his 239-year-old crown, Wednesday began a nearly three-week-long private visit to India, his first trip abroad since stepping down as head of government in 2006. Bihar asks Nepal for security over Kosi repairKATHMANDU - Bihar’s Central Water Commission (CWC) authorities have asked Nepal’s government to provide security after protesters forced work on repairing the flood-damaged Kosi embankment to stop. ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ hero invited to visit NepalKATHMANDU - Dev Patel, the 18-year-old hero of Oscar-sweeping ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, says he is fascinated by Nepal and has received a standing invitation to visit the Himalayan republic. Nepal Maoists ‘arrest’ five Tibetans for ‘anti-China’ activitiesKATHMANDU - Cadres of Nepal’s ruling Maoist party have caught five Tibetans and handed them over to local police for allegedly crossing into Nepal illegally in a bid to take part in the ‘Free Tibet’ campaign against the Chinese government. Prayers to Pashupatinath for Kapil’s ‘Indian Idol’ winKATHMANDU - Every year, the important Hindu festival of Maha Shivaratri sees hundreds of thousands of devotees flocking to the revered temple of Pashupatinath here. This time, the serpentine queue of blessing seekers included those praying that a Nepali origin singer wins the popular ‘Indian Idol’ contest in the neighbouring nation. Nepal prince’s consort wins battle for citizenshipKATHMANDU - More than 40 years after she first came to Nepal and a three-decade-old grim battle with its royal family, an American visitor who became the consort of the king’s youngest brother, has finally been granted her desire - to become a Nepali citizen. Delhi embassy driver named in Nepal kidney racketKATHMANDU - The driver of a foreign diplomatic mission in New Delhi has been named in a complaint to the Nepal police as being involved in duping a Nepali schoolgirl and trying to obtain her kidneys. After India, China to send special envoy to NepalKATHMANDU - A week after Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon visited Nepal to assess the progress of the commitments pledged between India and Nepal, it is now the turn of the Himalayan republic’s northern neighbour China to send a special envoy to Kathmandu. Sri Lanka president to visit Buddhist shrines in NepalKATHMANDU - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is scheduled to visit his Nepal in March and pray at holy Buddhist shrines in the land where the Buddha was born. |
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