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Archive for June, 2017
Sudan Scam surrenders
Two ex-police chiefs convicted in Sudan Scam surrender to the Supreme Court and are subsequently sent to jail.
Ballot power
RJPN and the Biplav Maoist are boycotting local elections, but their cadres are contesting as independent candidates.
Moderating the moderates
New Delhi’s new Nepal policy has shifted, and this is why the RJPN is trying to project a not-just-Madhes image.
Religious figures returned
Priceless religious objects stolen from Kathmandu Valley decades ago have been returned from the United States after a collector bequeathed the statuary back to Nepal in his will.
RJPN rejects poll deferral
Analysts say the RJPN has continued to move the goalposts because it fears losing badly in the Tarai in local elections, even in Province 2.
Election in instalments
Second phase of local elections will be held on 28 June but voting will take place in Province 2 only after the monsoon.
Qatar blockade and Nepal
Nepalis who essentially fled an Indian blockade of their country are now having to face a Saudi-led blockade of Qatar.