June 24 2012

• Two women buried alive in mud in Banke
• ACC U-19 Asia Cup: Nepal defeat Malaysia by 107 runs   
• 29 people injured in bus-tripper collision on Araniko highway
• Coal shortage compels country's largest cement factory to halt production
• Billions to benefit from RIO +20 Transport commitment
• Bhoto Jatra observed by displaying black bejeweled vest of rain god  
• NC vice president Poudel hospitalized; suffering from pneumonia, high blood pressure
• NEPSE gains 4 points
• Baiyda meets President Yadav
• UML CC endorses 7-province federal model amid dispute 

June 23 2012

• PM Bhattarai meets his Australian counterpart
• UCPN (M) ready to give up govt leadership: Dahal
• 2nd Mercantile Acer Golf Tournament concludes
• Pakistan hand 8-wicket defeat to Nepal in ACC U-19 Asia Cup
• Sarat Singh asks President to 'do something' for an outlet
• Ex-PM Thapa discharged from hospital
• Finance Minister seeks Dahal's initiation to get opposition's nod on budget
• Police raid houses and hideouts of capital-based ‘Dons’ 
• Every case lodged in the court has the possibility of reconciliation: Acting Chief Justice

June 22 2012

• Nepal out of AFC U-22 Qualifiers after 3-0 loss to Jordan
• Govt announces public holiday for Machchhindranath Bhoto Jatra
• Mercantile Acer Golf Tournament 2012 kicks off
• Finance Minister Pun meets UML chairman over budget
• Comedian Hari Bansha gets hitched for second time
• PM Bhattarai confers with Indian counterpart on Rio +20 sidelines; also meets Cuban and Turkish leaders   
• Lightning claims two more in Khotang
• Inflation surges by 8 pc
• NPR hits new record low of 90.58 against US dollar
• NC forms taskforce to woo its party's Janajati leaders
• NA to provide shelter to Chepang child who lost entire family to poisonous mushroom
• UML proposes seven multi-ethnic federal provinces

June 21 2012

• Poudel rules out possibility of polls on Nov 22
• U-19 squad off to Malaysia for ACC U-19 Asia Cup
• Mercantile Acer Golf Tournament from Friday
• Forest destruction, environmental degradation rapid in Chure area
• Transfer of police officers against election code of conduct: EC commissioner
• PM meets Norwegian counterpart in Rio; says Norway wants to increase investment in exploring Nepal's hydropower potentials
• UML's Janajati-Madhesi leaders not to quit party for now; but will continue to boycott party meetings 
• Police interrogate actress Binita Baral for allegedly helping a man harass co-actor
• PM Bhattarai highlights LDCs development challenges in Rio +20 summit
• Leopard trapped, released 17 hours after it broke into villager's house
• NC, UML urge govt for consensus budget
• NC leader says constitution can be promulgated through ordinance
• Man found dead four days after going missing in Rukum
• Pakistani Products Exhibition kicks off
• Kiritpur locals oppose govt plans to resettle Bagmati squatters at Sundarighat
• UML's Janajati and Madhesi leaders explore option of forming new party after cadres' meet opposes ethnicity-based federalism

June 20 2012

• AFC U-22 Qualifiers: Nepal sidelined by Uzbekistan 4-2
• DPM Shrestha gets local development portfolio, too
• NEA slashes load-shedding hours
• UML believes only national consensus govt can give a way out to the crisis facing country
• UCPN (M) forms team to talk to Baidya's party for 'reunion'  
• PM Bhattarai reaches Rio de Janeiro
• UCPN (M) reschedules its plenum; says Baidya's move was result of ideological dogma
• British national missing from Namche since eight weeks
• First meeting of major parties after CA's demise discusses possibilities of consensus
• Capital spending stands at 56 pc so far
• WB refuse to provide pledged assistance amount for repair of Ramgunj Canal citing irregularities
• Gold price sets new record high of 57,700 per tola
• AFC U-22: Nepal playing 'must-win match' against Uzbekistan today
• "Development and transfer of nuclear technologies for peaceful purposes under IAEA's mandate offers immense potential to meet important development needs of poor countries"
• FNJ to organise programmes to make journalists competent; media house owners to fix minimum remuneration
• Acting Prime Minister Gachchhadar says govt will hold CA election on time

June 18 2012

• UML cadres' meet endorses stance against ethnic federalism   
• NC decides to intensify joint protest against govt
• EC asks govt to scrap decision to transfer senior police officers
• FNCCI chief discusses trade, investment with Pak business team
• Baidya lambastes Dahal, Bhattarai as he announces new party; says his party may not register with EC
• Govt employee arrested with over 8kg hashish
• NC leader Deuba attends CWC meeting after nine months
• Mega Bank plans to expand in South Asian region
• UML cries foul over transfer of senior police officers
• Opposition parties object transfer of senior Nepal Police officers
• Nepal lose against Yemen1-0, Uzbekistan defeat Bangladesh 2-1
• ADB Institute opens developing Asia Journalism Awards competition
• NOC hikes prices of diesel, kerosene by Rs 4
• Two die in Pyuthan flash floods

June 18 2012

• UCPN (M) formally splits; new party named 'CPN, Maoist'   
• DeLisi pays farewell call to President Yadav
• PM Bhattarai off to Brazil to attend Rio +20 summit
• Govt transfers senior Nepal Police officers
• Maoist establishment makes fresh unity call to Baidya faction
• NTA directs NT to clear royalty dues
• President endorses two bills on Anti-Money Laundering through ordinance
• UML's national cadres' meet kicks off amid boycott by Janajati, Madhesi leaders
• NSU obstructs traffic protesting Sunday evening's police action
• PM Bhattarai leaving for Brazil to attend Rio +20 summit despite mounting opposition
• Five killed in bus-tractor collision   
• Mithila Cultural Museum opens in Janakpur
• UML vice chair calls Sherpa’s expulsion from party ‘unfair’
• 17,800 people died during conflict period, says Ministry of Peace
• Opposition inciting President to stage a coup: PM’s political aide

June 17 2012

• UML's Indigenous, Madhesi leaders to boycott party's national level meet
• Three of family die after consuming poisonous mushroom
• Parliament Secretariat to pay rent for BICC for another six months
• Indian cricket sensation Dhoni wraps up Nepal visit
• Terai-based underground leader shot dead in Raxaul
• UCPN (M) establishment still wants unity as Baidya floats name for new party in national gathering  
• NEFIN terms Sherpa’s expulsion from UML party ‘shameful', says it is motivated to sideline indigenous nationalities
• Indian police arrest three Nepalis with stolen diamond
• NEPSE index remains stable after continuous freefall
• President hosts tea party to boost consensus among political parties
• AFC U-22 Cup Group D Qualifiers: Nepal beat Bangladesh 4-1
• Missing woman found dead in Dhulikhel forest
• Three Bhaktapur students among toppers in SLC

June 16 2012

• An emotional homecoming for Govinda Mainali after 15 years in Japanese jail
• UML expels Angkaji Sherpa from party
• Baidya faction's national gathering starts
• AIN elects office bearers
• Govinda Mainali, victim of Japan’s faulty criminal justice system, arrives home
• Oppn parties announce anti-govt stir
• Dahal confers with NC president; urges consensus
• Indian cricket captain Dhoni in Kathmandu

June 15 2012

• Tibetan refugees using Nepal as transit point before settling in India, says UNHCR official
• UCPN (M) leaders plead for consensus from Khula Manch   
• Deuba faction joins CC meeting finally
• UML in favour of multiple identity based federalism: Khanal
• Three children killed in Sindhupalchowk mudslide
• UCPN (M) mass meeting starts at Khula Manch
• UML in favour of multiple identity based federalism: Khanal
• Dahal-Bhattarai faction organising mass meeting at Khula Manch in a 'show of strength'
• Slain Supreme Court Justice Bam declared martyr; probe panel formed to investigate his murder 
• Bharat Khawas named captain of U-22 national team
• Fourteen people hurt by lightning; 5 sick after consuming poisonous mushroom
• FM Pun pledges economy-friendly budget; says private sector's advice will be incorporated
• Six teenage girls end their own lives after failing to make it through 'Iron Gate' 
• Gold price crosses over Rs. 57,000 per tola
• Govt to evaluate SLC result and devote to quality education: Education Minister
• Second foreign woman to go missing in Langtang area found dead

June 14 2012

• NA says it will remain loyal to 'legitimate' govt  
• Baidya faction responds to Dahal's proposal; seeks written self-criticism, commitment
• Japan approves utilisation of counterpart fund under Food Aid
• Investment Board approves new Project Development Agreement template for mega hydropower plants
• UCPN (M) establishment faction completes preparation of mass meeting
• NC to hold consultation meet
• NBA demands govt probe panel to make public murderers of Justice Bam
• PM Bhattarai starts his campaign to visit village once a month
• Two women killed in Palpa mud slide
• Girl commits suicide after failing in SLC exams
• EU envoys call on Maoist chair Dahal, express sadness over CA’s demise
• FNCCI for full-fledged budget through political consensus
• Senior UML leader requests President not to let country be run through ordinance
• World Blood Donor Day being observed
• Ambassador Bairagi addresses Civil Society meeting on IPoA in Ethiopia
• NC to boycott PM, ministers
• Ncell announces major football sponsorship
• Ghazal legend Mehdi Hassan no more

June 13 2012

• SEI hands over school building
• Gold price sets new record of Rs 56,950 per tola
• Dahal hands over written proposal on party unity to Baidya
• Economists’ suggestion to Prez uncalled for, says FM Pun
• Help Nepal gets donation for Chepang community
• Caretaker govt has no right to introduce budget: BMF
• SLC results published; pass rate drops by 8 pc
• Team sets out to identify new trekking trail in Ganesh Himal area
• No action will be taken against leaders over differences: UML
• UN removes UCPN (M) from its ‘list of shame’
• Study finds Nepal peaceful than most South Asian nations 
• IME celebrates 12th anniversary
• Retired Army General held for illegal hunting
• Tara Airplane makes emergency landing after bird strike 
• SLC results likely today
• Elinor Ostrom, first woman to win Nobel Prize in Economics for extensive research in Nepal, dies at 78
• Uproot child labour by raiding the homes of powerful people who continue to hire child labour: former CA member Chaudhary
• Maoist establishment faction prepares to send written proposal on party unity to rival faction
• Indian cricket star M.S Dhoni to arrive in Kathmandu Saturday
• Oli takes pot shots at Maoists; says other parties should take govt leadership from Maoists to end current crisis

June 12 2012

• Dahal, Baidya agree to continue fence-mending talks   
• UML Janajati leaders want CA reinstatement for a week
• Janamorcha stands against CA reinstatement option
• 320 Gurkhas to lose job under UK govt's redundancy plan
• NC, UML want consensus govt before bringing new fiscal budget
• President Yadav asks Finance Minister to introduce budget through consensus  
• NA soldier killed in Rukum Jeep accident
• RPP-Nepal vice chairman Malla passes away
• Euro 2012: Shevchenko guides Ukraine to victory; England, France avoid defeat
• RJP chairman Thapa recovering well
• Nepali film actress involved in sex video scandal commits suicide
• US envoy meets Dahal; expresses concern over Nepal’s political situation
• KKM lifts trophy in Kathmandu District Senior Selection Cricket Tournament
• Nepal Academy marks 55th anniversary by organising book exhibition
• Five million children worldwide are caught in forced labour, including commercial sexual exploitation and debt bondage: Report
• Public Forum discusses Open Development Initiatives
• NC accuses Maoists of provoking Army, pushing it into controversy

June 11 2012

• Special Court starts hearing on Joshi graft case
• PM Bhattarai assures govt support for timely completion of Upper Tamakoshi
• Oppn parties to hit the streets against govt plan to introduce budget through ordinance 
• Deuba faction refuses to attend CWC meet
• Three minors drown in Ilam
• Dahal directs labour union leaders to make June 15 rally a success
• NC, UML urge President to reject ordinance on budget 
• Economists prescribe small-sized budget through political consensus
• PM Bhattarai says int'l community's help crucial for Nepal to meet challenges ahead
• Govt committed to punish tax evaders: Minister Pun
• NC leader says caretaker govt has no moral right to bring new budget
• Northern Nepal villages report poor 'Himalayan Viagra' harvest
• 'Earthworm Conference' for agro sector development

June 10 2012

• Nepal U-19 team defeated by APF in practice match
• UML to come up with new proposal to end political impasse
• Police arrest five with over 2600 kg hashish in capital
• Three dozen injured in Palpa bus accident
• Ten CC members of MJF-D quit party criticising Gachchhadar   
• South Asian journalists gather in Kathmandu to examine impact of malnutrition on societies
• Laxman Tharu among nine injured in jeep accident
• Former PM Thapa's health shows improvements as doctors implant pacemaker in his chest
• NEPSE index loses 21 pts
• Govt approves Rs 1.40 billion loan to NOC; normal supply of fuel to resume today
• Dahal says Nepal Army is in grip of Maoists; says party hasn't been disarmed
• Surkhet's Badi communities at high risk of natural disasters

June 09 2012

• Janajati leaders boycott UML CC meeting   
• Chopper carrying PM Bhattarai makes emergency landing in Udaypur
• RPP-N chairman Thapa demands election govt led by ex CJ 
• Final squad for Group 'D' qualifiers of AFC U-22 announced
• Freed after 15 yrs in Japanese jail, Mainali wants to return to Nepal at the earliest
• 4.8 magnitude quake shakes Pokhara
• PM Bhattarai, Dahal meet over recent political scenario
• Woman killed in road accident
• RJP chairman Thapa hospitalised after heart attack
• CJ Regmi worried as police remain clueless on justice Bam's murderers 
• Dahal faction to stage rallies coinciding with Baidya's national gathering

June 08 2012

• Opposition leaders warn of tough stir to remove PM Bhattarai; dismiss election announcement   
• Gold price plunges by over Rs. 1,500 after record high of Rs. 56 900 per tola
• Tamang community provides financial assistance to families of Babarmahal blast victims
• Tamrat calls on President Yadav
• NEFIN calls off general strike in Terai after govt declares Tharu martyr
• Announcement of fresh election meant to avert political vacuum, says PM Bhattarai
• Former PLA commander Pun discharged from hospital
• Anti-govt mass meeting brings thousands of people at Khulamanch   
• Police release sketch of shooter involved in justice Bam's murder
• Seven Nepali-speaking people killed in Sikkim landslide
• Oppn parties organising anti-govt demonstrations in the capital; UML Janajati leaders snub protests
• Handicraft Trade Fair in November
• Baskota directs revenue officials to put their best effort for revenue collection
• NSJF announces nominees of Popular Player of the Year
• ANNFSU cadre shot at
• Labour Minister Belbase expresses Nepal's commitment to promote decent employment
• Students in remote Humla deprived of textbooks
• Shrestha's book 'The Sacred Town of Sankhu' launched

June 07 2012

• Govt gives martyr status to Tharu activist who succumbed to bullet injuries
• Removal of king Gyanendra became invalid after CA's demise, claims Thapa
• Results of SLC examinations within third week of June: OCE
• Oppn parties complete preparation for anti-govt mass gathering
• Indian cricketer MS Dhoni to visit Nepal
• 2012 marks the start of the International Year of the Rhino
• UCPN (M) chair Dahal seeks Khanal's support to end political impasse
• NEFIN bandh hits life in some parts of Terai
• UN political rep busy in political parleys
• Increasing dollar value, gold price could be detrimental to economy: Experts
• Nepali man serving life sentence in Japan for murdering sex worker granted new trial
• Ambassador Bairagi confers with ITU Secy Gen; expresses gratitude for support in ICT sector
• Gold price sets new record high of Rs. 56,900 per tola
• NC leader shot by Maoists ten years ago dies  
• PM Bhattarai meets Deuba, Nepal as he starts consultation with former PMs
• Diarrhea epidemic in Salyan
• NC’s Janajati leaders also threaten to quit over differences with party leadership on identity-based federalism

June 06 2012

• Chitwan district court hands down jail sentence to Dr Bhaktaman's kidnappers
• Nepal maintains top slot among South Asian nations in FIFA ranking
• PM Bhattarai meets Deuba, Nepal as he starts consultation with former PMs 
• President should not copy former king and reinstate CA: Thapa
• CA dissolution at behest of India, claims Gajurel
• A Nepali family reunites after four decades
• Tension runs high in Chitwan as police, local entrepreneurs clash
• NEFIN stages protest as Tharu activist injured in police firing dies
• UML throws dinner party to foreign diplomats as it scrambles to pacify Janajati leaders
• 11 arrested for smuggling chemical fertilizers from India
• Chinese Ambassador Yang meets Maoist chair
• Maoist chair Dahal calls on vice president Jha
• Kathmandu gets to see century's second and last Venus transit 
• Norway assures support in development of Nepal’s hydropower sector
• Govt collects Rs. 37 b from big tax payers
• MJF-D expels Bhandari from party
• Rare Venus transit draws astronomers worldwide

June 05 2012

• Visiting Norwegian minister calls for consensus
• UN Human Rights Council urged to monitor Nepal's 'increasingly precarious' rights situation
• We are ready to support oppn parties to make PM resign, says Maoist leader Gurung
• Maoist chair Dahal says CA can be reinstated through consensus among parties   
• Former PLA chief Pun shifted to TUTH
• DPM Shrestha gets additional responsibility of MoFA
• South Asia forum on public participation, accountability in budget process starts
• Oppn parties plan major anti-govt demo in Kathmandu
• Norwegian investors show interest in Nepal's hydropower sector
• Sugar mill closure leaves farmer high, dry
• NCC delegation urges Prez Yadav to support for creating business-friendly environment
• Dengue fever in Chitwan with onset of summer
• NBA unveils plans, programmes
• Cabinet decisions: Two NA Colonels promoted to Brigadier Generals; Rs 1,00,000 to 16-yr-old gang rape victim
• ANFA confirms date for Group D qualifiers of AFC U-22
• Jhapa based journalist gets Environment Journalism Award 2011
• Int'l child rights body takes up Nepal's report on trafficking, child prostitution
• Anti-Drug Abuse, Anti-Trafficking Day to be observed for a week

June 04 2012

• BMF asks President to oust PM Bhattarai
• DeLisi confers with PM Bhattarai
• Five die, 21 injured in yet another accident today
• Ruling parties decide to gear up for polls
• Bajhang brothers intentionally killed seven family members: Police
• NC ex-CA members campaigning for CA reinstatement meet President  
• FEPB director Devkota killed in jeep accident  
• OPEC Fund agrees US$ 20 m loan for Nepal
• Two die, 24 injured in Dhanusha road accident
• Pulsur Sports Award on July
• Nepal clinches NSKA Int' Karate Champ title for sixth consecutive time
• UML's indigenous, madhesi leaders boycott party's CC meet over differences with party leadership on identity- based federalism 
• Sheer stupidity to demand PM Bhattarai's resignation: Minister
• Four killed in two road mishaps in Nuwakot

June 03 2012

• UCPN (M) chairman Dahal consults leaders over intra-party dispute
• Gold price nearly Rs. 57,000 per tola
• Nepal APF Club defeat Nepal U-19 team
• FNCCI delegation leaves for China to participate in Business Forum
• NRN Shesh Ghale ranked 166th richest person in Australia
• UML leader Adhikari says, he will not file candidacy on moral ground in next election
• Campaign to enroll all out-of-school children in school in Parsa
• Courts closed nationwide protesting murder of SC justice Bam
• CAN names final squad for ACC U-19 Asia Cup
• NEPSE plunges by 39 pts after dissolution of CA
• UML to form high-level commission to address concern of disgruntled indigenous, madhesi leaders
• Six kids, woman killed in bitter family feud between two brothers
• Cooperation among new agencies of SAARC region stressed for better coordination
• Lightning claims 11 lives in one month  

June 02 2012

• CA dissolution part of Maoist strategy to capture power, claims NC 
• Minor blast near Finance Minister's programme venue
• 25 Nepali teenage boys rescued from clutches of traffickers in Darjeeling
• NC prez Koirala instructs cadres to get prepared to hit streets against govt
• BMF urges President Yadav to seek ways to remove PM Bhattarai
• Suffering from critical renal complications, ex-PLA chief Pun prefers medical treatment within country
• UML leader Gautam rules out fresh election
• Khanal asks President to appoint new prime minister 
• Govt provides additional security to judges

June 01 2012

• Nepali worker dies in South Korea
• Two dozen passengers injured in bus accident
• Int’l tourist arrivals via air up by 9 pc in May
• UCPN (M) establishment faction calls plenum for June 29-July 1   
• PM directs security agencies to increase vigil as police remain clueless about justice Bam's murder  
• Final rite of slain Justice Bam performed
• Baidya faction 'preparing' to float new party  
• NC, UML, fringe parties to launch nationwide protest to press PM Bhattarai to resign
• PM seeks NC prez Koirala's support to form national consensus govt
• Govt seeks political consensus for next fiscal budget
• Four killed in Bajura windstorm
• Govt, investors sign deal to boost stock market
• Three arrested on rape charge
• Justice Bam’s body kept at SC premises for final tribute
• Fire at Jagadamba steel mill
• Chief Justice says murder of Justice Bam ‘attack on judiciary’