China hopes Nepal would complete poll process soon

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 20:13

China on Thursday hoped Nepal would complete its Constituent Assembly election process soon, amid calls by Maoists to stop the counting following the defeat of their leader Prachanda.

Nepal elections: Prachanda loses key seat in Kathmandu

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 10:39

Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, former prime minister and chairman of the once-powerful Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), has lost in the Himalayan nation`s second Constituent Assembly polls, Nepal`s Election Commission announced Thursday morning.

Nepal Maoist chief criticised for using chopper to campaign

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 14:07

Nepali Congress president Sushil Koirala has criticised Maoist chief Prachanda for using extravagant means like helicopters to campaign for the November 19 Constituent Assembly polls.

Maoist chief Prachanda on Sunday warned India against attempting to "micro-manage" Nepal`s political system, saying it would be detrimental to Indian

Last Updated: Sunday, September 22, 2013, 22:49

Maoist chief Prachanda warned India against attempting to "micro-manage" Nepal`s political system, saying it would be detrimental to Indian interests.

Nepal Maoist accused of 2004 murder arrested

Last Updated: Sunday, September 8, 2013, 19:47

A Maoist activist in Nepal, accused of murdering a 16-year-old schoolboy in 2004, was on Sunday sent to judicial custody after the victim`s parents ended their 47-day fast-unto-death to demand justice for their son.

Maoists forced to withdraw bandh in Nepal

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 15:41

The Unified CPN-Maoist on Saturday imposed a shutdown in Kathmandu and other major cities of Nepal to protest the arrest of a party cadre accused of murdering a teenage schoolboy.

Maoist chief Prachanda summoned by Nepal SC in defamation case

Last Updated: Thursday, September 5, 2013, 18:45

Nepal`s former Prime Minister and Maoist chief Prachanda was on Thursday summoned by the Supreme Court and asked to furnish a written reply in a defamation case within three days.

Nepal`s ex-PM Bhattarai resigns from top post in Maoist party

Last Updated: Sunday, June 30, 2013, 16:39

Former Prime Minister of Nepal Baburam Bhattarai has announced his resignation as the Vice chairman of UCPN-M following a dispute with party supremo Prachanda.

Prachanda, Koirala express grief over Naxal attack

Last Updated: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 17:32

"Shocked" by the recent Naxal attack in Chattisgarh, Maoist chief Prachanda and Nepali Congress president Sushil Koirala have sent condolence messages to Sonia Gandhi over the ambush.

Prachanda has given up anti-India rhetoric: Chinese media

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 20:08

Concerned by Nepal`s Maoist supremo Prachanda`s bid to "appease" India during his just-concluded visit, China`s official media today said it`s a "clear departure" from his earlier policy towards New Delhi.

Prachanda meets Xi, seeks more Chinese aid for Nepal

Last Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013, 21:53

Nepal`s Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda sought more financial and technical aid from China during his first meeting with Xi Jinping.

Prachanda for greater economic ties with China

Last Updated: Monday, April 15, 2013, 22:59

Nepal, located between India and China, could play an "important role" in strengthening the ties between the two Asian giants, Maoist Chairman Prachanda said on Monday.