It will take at least five years to build the proposed railway connecting the capital Kathmandu with the Indian border town of Raxaul. The report prepared by the Konkan Railway Corporation on behalf of the Government of India shows that it will take…
Roads and railways are the development projects and the vehicles and trains that ply them are means of transportation. However, in the context of Nepal, the roads and railways have become the cause of geopolitical competition.While the preparations …
CPN-UML leader Pradeep Gyawali took over the reins of Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs at a time when the disputes regarding the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the border dispute with India and the MCC agreement with the US were reach…
The Deputy General Secretary of the CPN (Maoist Center) Barshaman Pun returned home recently after undergoing treatment in China. After returning to Kathmandu, Pun, who is considered close to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachand’,…
Former Prime Minister and Chairman of Nepal Samajbadi Party Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, who was elected three times from Gorkha as a lawmaker, did not contest the election this time. Instead, he left his constituency for Chairman of the CPN (M…
There is an intriguing coincidence between Nepal and the diplomatic career of Alexei A. Novikov, ambassador of the Russian Federation to Nepal. When he joined the diplomatic service in 1987 through the Foreign Ministry of Russia, he was posted to th…
The Nepali Congress (NC)-led ruling coalition could not finalize the leadership of the new government that was to be formed despite seven days granted by President Bidya Devi Bhandari.
However, on Sunday, the last day (December 10) of the Preside…
The focus of political parties has been on the prime ministership after all the results of the November 20 election are out.
The ruling coalition, which failed to win a majority in the House of Representatives (HoR) by a couple of seats, however,…
Nepal Samajbadi Party (NSP) Chairman and former Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai was in home district Gorkha last week. He reached Gorkha during the election campaign of Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, the chairman of the CPN (Maoist…
