CPN-UML, NC in neck-and-neck fight in Nepal polls

Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 13:48

The CPN-UML and Nepali Congress were locked in a dead heat on Friday while the Maoists faced a rout in the election to choose an assembly that will draft Nepal`s new Constitution and end the political turmoil in the country.

Nepali Congress, CPN-UML claim will emerge victorious in polls

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 16:55

As campaigning intensifies in poll-bound Nepal, major political parties Nepali Congress and CPN-UML have made claims and counter-claims about who will emerge as the victor in November 19 Constituent Assembly elections.

Fear of violence grips Nepal ahead of elections

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 19:17

Fear of violence remains a serious threat to free and fair Constituent Assembly (CA) elections in Nepal scheduled for Nov 19.

Nepali Congress president Koirala embarks on five-day visit to India

Last Updated: Sunday, August 4, 2013, 16:48

Nepali Congress president Sushil Koirala on Sunday left for a five-day visit to India during which he will meet top leadership and discuss Nepal`s ongoing peace process and the Constituent Assembly elections.

Nepal to send peacekeepers to Syria

Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 19:25

Nepal Thursday decided to send Nepali peacekeepers under the UN flag to Syria to help in the establishment of peace and order.

Nepali slits his throat near Delhi Metro station

Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2013, 20:24

A 33-year-old Nepali citizen attempted suicide by slitting his throat with a sharp weapon outside a Metro station here, police said Friday.

Nepal in democratic transition: Former PM Deuba

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 22:44

Nepal`s former prime minister and Sher Bahadur Deuba said his country was in a crucial phase of democratic transition.

Sushil Koirala asks Vaidya to participate in Nepal polls

Last Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013, 20:59

Nepali Congress president Sushil Koirala has asked Maoist hardline leader Mohan Vaidya to join the electoral process.

Nepali woman gang-raped in Delhi

Last Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013, 14:07

A Nepali woman in her early 20s was allegedly gang-raped in the national capital, police said on Thursday.

Nepali actor held in Delhi for human trafficking

Last Updated: Sunday, March 3, 2013, 23:43

A 39-year-old Nepali actor was arrested here, along with two of his accomplices, for running a human trafficking racket, police said on Sunday.

Death threats to Nepali scribes condemned

Last Updated: Saturday, January 26, 2013, 18:33

Twenty-two local journalists were forced to leave a western Nepal town following death threats issued by cadres of the ruling Unified Communist Party of Nepal.

`UCPN-Maoist ready to accept NC-led govt if deal is struck`

Last Updated: Sunday, January 20, 2013, 00:51

The ruling Maoists are ready to accept a Nepali Congress-led national government if a package deal is struck among major parties to end current political stalemate, Nepal`s deputy Prime Minister said.