Kathmandu


  • Maoists begin anti-India stir
    January 12 2010 | By Our Correspondent

    Ahead of the Indian external affairs minister, Mr S.M. Krishna’s first official visit to Nepal, former Maoist guerrillas on Monday kicked off an anti-India campaign, accusing the southern neighbour of grabbing Nepal’s territory.

  • Maoist strike paralyses Nepal as crisis deepens
    December 22 2009 | By Our Correspondent

    As the Maoists paralysed normal life in Nepal for the second day in running on Monday, the government beefed up security amid warning by a top former rebel leader that they may declare a new constitution from the streets.

  • Maoists seize Kathmandu
    December 17 2009 | By Our Correspondent

    Maoists, on Wednesday announced the seizure of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu declaring it an autonomous region, after storming into heavily guarded Durbar Square, in a development that could trigger a new political confrontation.

  • Maoists on Wednesday announced that they had seized Nepal’s capital Kathmandu and declared it an autonomous region.

  • Enraged transporters went on rampage on Friday in Nepal's biggest industrial town Birgunj, bordering India, vandalising vehicles and calling an indefinite strike after an Indian transport employee was gunned down by an unidentified group.