Bomb blast kills three in NepalKATHMANDU - Three people were killed and seven others injured Sunday in a bomb blast in western Nepal, a media report said. Protests smoulder as Pashupatinath’s ’sons’ want their legacy backKATHMANDU - Forty-eight hours after the attack on Indian priests at Nepal’s hallowed Pashupatinath temple and the ensuing outcry in India, protests against the appointments still continued Sunday with a sect calling itself the ’sons’ of the Hindu deity vowing they would keep up the fight for their right. Special Committee to integrate Nepal Maoist combatantsKATHMANDU - A Special Committee has been tasked with the responsibility of supervising, integrating and rehabilitating Maoist combatants and to bring them under its command. Priest committee continues strike in Pashupatinath area against Indian priests appointmentKATHMANDU - The agitating Priest Appointment Joint Struggle Committee (PAJSC) and Unified CPN (Maoist) supporters on Sunday continued with their protests in and around the Pashupatinath Area against the appointment of Indian priests at the holy Pashupaitnath temple. Priest attack: Nepal’s Culture Minister assuages India’s hurt feelingsKATHMANDU/NEW DELHI - Nepal’s Culture Minister Manindra Rijal on Sunday said his government is taking all steps to ensure the security of Hindu priests inside the Pashupatinath Temple and ruled out reports that the two priests who were allegedly attacked by Maoists were wanting to return to bangalore, their hometown. Four extremist Nepal Defence Army leaders arrested with armsKATHMANDU - At least four leaders of the Nepal Defence Army (NDA), including its chairman R.P Mainali, have been arrested for possessing arms. Nepal church blast mastermind caughtKATHMANDU - More than three months after a bomb went off during mass at one of Nepal’s oldest churches, killing three women — two of them Indians, police Sunday arrested the mastermind who is the head of an outlawed Hindu militant organisation. Tension at Pashupatinath, Nepal Maoists deny role in attack (Roundup)KATHMANDU - As an outcry rose in both Nepal and India over the attack on two Indian priests at the Pashupatinath temple here, the opposition Maoist party that was being blamed for the violence, Saturday distanced itself from the issue, saying interference in religious matters was against its policy. Disgruntled Nepal MPs threaten to withdraw supportKATHMANDU - Under immense pressure from home and abroad over the attack on two Indian priests at the hallowed Pashupatinath temple here, Nepal’s three-month-old government received a fresh blow Saturday with over a dozen disgruntled MPs threatening to withdraw support. Nepal Cultural Minister regrets Maoist attack on Indian priestsKATHMANDU - Nepal Cultural Minister Minindra Rijal on Saturday expressed regret at the Maoists attack on two Indian priests at the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu and assured adequate security to them. Nepal PM promises tough action against priest attackersKATHMANDU - Amid mounting concern and condemnation by the Indian government, Nepal’s Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal Saturday stepped into the Pashupatinath temple row, promising tough action against those who had attacked and stripped two Indian priests inside the 5th century shrine the day before. Don’t insult us, Pashupatinath priest tells NepalKATHMANDU - Smarting under the continuing attacks on Indian priests and the allegation that they were siphoning off the offerings made by devotees at the altar of Pashupatinath, one of the holiest Hindu shrines, the chief priest at the temple said he and his ilk were ready to go back to India. God doesn’t belong to any country: Indian envoy to NepalKATHMANDU - Indian Ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood Saturday regretted that religion - which brings the people of India and Nepal together - was under fire on the ground of nationality. He was reacting to the assault on two Indian priests at the famed Pashupatinath temple here. Indian envoy, Nepali minister pray at Pashupatinath as tension simmersKATHMANDU - India and Nepal sent their top officials for joint prayers at the Pashupatinath temple here Saturday to uphold bilateral amity, as demonstrators went on the warpath over the appointment of new Indian priests at the hallowed shrine and raised anti-India slogans. Indian priests assaulted, paraded naked at PashupatinathKATHMANDU - The Pashupatinath temple row took an ugly turn in Nepal Friday with a mob assaulting the two newly appointed Indian priests, stripping them naked and tearing off their sacred threads regarded as mandatory for Brahmins. No truth to Indian allegation on fake currency involvement: Ex-Nepal Crown PrinceKATHMANDU - Nepal’s former Crown Prince Paras Shah has refuted the Indian media reports that suggest that he is involved in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket. Nepal’s ex-crown prince denies Dawood linksKATHMANDU - Nepal’s self-exiled former crown prince Paras, who returned home from Singapore this week, has rejected reports in the Indian media alleging a nexus between him and Pakistan-based terror mastermind Dawood Ibrahim. Pashupatinath under siege once againKATHMANDU - The celebration of Indra Jatra - the festival of the rain god - was marred in Nepal Thursday as violence erupted in the capital over the new government’s decision to appoint Indian priests at the revered Hindu temple of Pashupatinath. Hindi rift in Nepal continues as PM expands cabinetKATHMANDU - The rift in Nepal over the use of Hindi for official work continued to widen Wednesday with new ministers from a regional party taking their oath of office in that language as Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal expanded his cabinet for the sixth time. Hindi row continues in Nepal as PM expands cabinetKATHMANDU - The row over the use of Hindi as Nepal’s official language continued Wednesday with a defiant politician taking his oath of office in Hindi as Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal expanded his cabinet for the fifth time. Ex-king’s aides condemn Indian media slur on ParasKATHMANDU - Deposed king Gyanendra’s aides Tuesday condemned reports in the Indian media about links between Pakistan-based terror kingpin Dawood Ibrahim and Nepal’s former crown prince Paras, calling them part of a wild propaganda that would mar India-Nepal relations. 14 missing in Nepal landslideKATHMANDU - At least 14 people were missing and presumed dead after a landslide hit a remote village in western Nepal, police said Tuesday. Madhesi parties protest against forced swearing-in in NepalKATHMANDU - The Madhesi parties has asked Nepal President Dr Ram Baran Yadav to find a respectable way out to Vice President Parmananda Jha’s oath-retaking controversy. Sujata Koirala says she skipped India trip due to illnessKATHMANDU - Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala has said that she failed to accompany Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal in his maiden visit to India purely due to health reasons. UML says PM’s India visit a successKATHMANDU - The CPN (UML) has stated that the five-day official visit of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal to India was “successful and fruitful.” Water, sanitation should be fundamental rights, say Nepali expertsKATHMANDU - Nepali experts appealed to the government to establish water and sanitation as fundamental rights in the new constitution, The Kathmandu Post reported on Saturday. Nepal PM’s visit to India a milestone, says MinisterKATHMANDU - Nepal’s Communication and Information Minister and spokesman Shankar Pokharel on Friday described the five-day visit to India of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal as a milestone in Indo-Nepal relations. Nepal PM leaving for India todayKATHMANDU - Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal will be leaving on a five-day official visit to India leading a 64-member team on Tuesday afternoon. UN urges Nepal to end social inequalityKATHMANDU - A UN report Monday urged Nepalese political parties to end social inequality in the country to consolidate the gains of peace. Maoists cast shadow on Nepal PM’s India visitKATHMANDU - Nepal’s former guerrillas, the Maoist party, Monday warned they would oppose any controversial deal between the coalition government and India during Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal’s maiden India visit that kicks off Tuesday, casting a shadow over the outcome of the five-day trip. |
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