It’s On! (Or is it?)
Ending a month-long constitutional stalemate, Nepalese Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal resigned today after just over a year in office. Addressing the […]
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Close call
MAY 25 – Last Wednesday, we reached the central office of Unity Life International Limited in Jawalakhel to collect the information on […]
“Indefinite Strike” Becomes Finite
To the general surprise of most Nepalis, the Maoists called off their “indefinite strike” on Friday evening. In fact, the “indefinite strike” […]
God Save Kathmandu From Fire!
The last time I reported on the fire brigades of Kathmandu, the city was at an extremely high risk of fire. Well, […]
Does This Marathon Have a Finish Line?
“Is the Nepal Government imposing state of emergency?”, a tourist asked me in one of the streets of Kathmandu. Not exactly, I […]
If This Democracy Thing Doesn’t Work…
As Nepal moves through a two-month deadline to deliver a new constitution, Nepal’s former monarch said that monarchy is not yet over. […]
Death of a Founding Father
I was at the funeral procession and last rites for Girija Prasad Koirala. The five-time prime minister of Nepal died on Saturday […]
UN to Nepal: You Are “Boring,” “Absurd”
The United Nations undersecretary general was generally underwhelmed during his three-day visit to Nepal—he called criticisms of the mission in Nepal (UNMIN) […]
Nepali Minister Resigns
Rijwan Ansari maintains he had to resign “on my moral ground. The security condition is deteriorating, and I couldn’t help improve the […]
Nepal’s Ongoing Electricity Crisis
The Metropolitan Police in Kathmandu had organized a press conference for 6pm on January 3, 2010. It was a big occasion. They […]
Saving Everest
For the first time in the annals of human history, a government Cabinet met in the lap of Mount Everest. Indeed, the […]
Can Nepal Charm Its Neighbors?
Once again, Nepal is caught between the tiger and the dragon. A few months ago, Indian police uncovered a counterfeit currency racket […]