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Nepal's Maoists feel heat

A week after the Indian government banned the Communist Party of India (Maoist), the party has published a strongly-worded letter to their Nepali comrades accusing them of abandoning the revolution.

30 JUNE 2009 | 9:50 AM NST

New ministers

Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal expanded his cabinet fourth time on Wednesday a month he took office. The cabinet is yet to take a full shape.

25 JUNE 2009 | 10:23 AM NST

Menon leaves

Indian Foreign Secretary Shivashankar Menon wrapped up his two-day official visit to Nepal, promising support from the southern neighbour and efforts to resolve the border tensions.

21 JUNE 2009 | 5:41 PM NST

Poudel wins

NC's vice-president Ram Chandra Poudel has been elected the leader of its parliamentary party. The PP now has an elected leader after a gap of 14 months

20 JUNE 2009 | 6:39 PM NST

Nominations filed

As the NC gears up for elections to choose the members of it's parliamentary party (PP) working committee, four senior leaders file their nominations for the PP leadership.

20 JUNE 2009 | 8:09 AM NST

Decision reversed

The government has reversed the previous government's decision to sack Chief of Army Staff Rookmangud Katawal and appoint Kul Bahadur Khadka as the acting chief. The move has ignited criticism not only from the Maoists but from UML leaders as well.

20 JUNE 2009 | 7:30 AM NST

House expands

Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal inducted 10 new ministers on Wednesday. However, a full-fledged cabinet was not formed as three Madhesi parties failed to send their representatives.

17 JUNE 2009 | 5:44 PM NST

Picking fights

The new cabinet, which has been expanded twice in three weeks since the government was formed, once again fails to take a complete shape. The people, on the other hand, are stuggling against the continous strikes.

15 JUNE 2009 | 8:00 AM NST

Consensus is the word

US Assistant Secretary of State Robert O Blake has stressed the need for co-operation between the political parties to ensure the success of the peace process. Blake has also urged the Maoists to renounce violence and control the activities of the YCL.

13 JUNE 2009 | 11:49 AM NST

No work, no play

Two weeks after Nepal got a new prime minister, the coalition partners are still haggling over the ministerial berths. The parliament session, on the other hand, has been in recess for almost a month now.

10 JUNE 2009 | 7:04 PM NST

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