Nepal

  • Feb 29, 2008
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NEPAL: Government strikes deal with Madhesi group

The Madhesi United Democratic Front has called off a general strike that had crippled the country...

Nepal
  • Feb 18, 2008
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NEPAL: Protests leave Kathmandu short of fuel

A strike in the southern Terai plains entered its sixth day today, crippling supplies of fuel to...

Nepal
  • Jan 11, 2008
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NEPAL: Polls will take place in April

Elections to a constituent assembly will take place on April 10, the government announced today.

Nepal
  • Jan 7, 2008
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NEPAL: Ethnic tension threatens peace process

A few hundred protestors staged a demonstration in Kathmandu today against plans to abolish the...

Nepal
  • Dec 24, 2007
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SOUTH ASIA: Changing climate will test governments

South Asia is likely to be the region first and most seriously affected by climate change....

  • Dec 24, 2007
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NEPAL: Government agrees to abolish monarchy

The six-party government yesterday agreed to abolish the monarchy during talks with the Maoists,...

Nepal
  • Dec 14, 2007
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NEPAL: Compromise over monarchy's end is possible

A republic may be declared before a constituent assembly is convened, press reports today suggest.

Nepal
  • Oct 4, 2007
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NEPAL: Election in doubt as Maoists threaten protests

Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala today met again with the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)...

Nepal