New budget and the national shame
Each year, the last week of Aasad (mid-July) becomes the center of concern for Nepal’s people as the government prepares to bring forth the new budget for the new fiscal year, with new programmes and new hopes. However, there were clouds of uncertainty as to whether the...
People-centric and result-driven foreign policy
Gone are the days when foreign policy would enjoy an aura of exclusivity and was used as a tool to service the needs of the then rulers. It is no longer so. In future, it is bound to undergo even more intense public debates and discussions. A foreign...
Nepal plunges into politics of languages
The issue of official language(s) has never been as sensitive in Nepal as it is now. While the interim statute maintains the continuity of Nepali, in Devnagari script, as the language of official communication, some members of the 601-strong Constituent Assembly want to add 11 more languages to the...
How Can I Send My Friend Home, Nepal?
The government has announced Nepal Tourism Year 2011, the second after Visit Nepal Year 1998. First one was completed well but many issues left behind from the political attitudes, formation of a number of governments within the period and lack of preparation from the government and its civil servants.
General Khadka denies coup claims
The Nepalese general who was appointed acting army chief by former Maoist PM Prachanda has denied allegations that he was planning to stage a coup.
Wannabe Ambassadors: Rush for Posting Again
With 22 constituent parties, particularly the big half a dozen, wanting to appoint representatives to the coveted capitals, the rush of aspirants for ambassadorial posting is hardly surprising.
It takes two to tango: An NRN erspective
Soon after forming the government, the then Maoist Finance Minster Babu Ram Bhattarai publicly urged the NRNs to come forward and participate in the formation of a new democratic Nepal. Since then similar calls have been made by others in various walks of life. Dibesh ...
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