Girija Prasad Koirala, the Grand Old Man of Nepali politics is sick again. Not sick as in sick of steering the Nepali politics as per his vision (or the lack of it), like he has always been doing. But sick as in suffering from poor health condition, like many other 86-year-old's are prone to.

The Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal-led coalition government is not only grappling with the threat the nation-wide agitation waged by the UCPN (Maoist) pose to its longevity, but now it seems to be in a direct collision course with none other than the United Nations (UN), and particularly, the world body's mission in Nepal - UNMIN - whose mandate is to monitor the now increasingly difficult peace process after supporting Nepal carry out the Constituent Assembly elections.

I danced during Gaijatra at Bhaktapur Square because the energy and rhythm was...

Rallies, colourful posters, announcement through loudspeakers are some of the usual scenes during election time in developing countries. Here in Nepal, the style applies not only for political parties but for student bodies, trade unions and even associations of the schools and colleges.

An era of Nepal’s democratic constitutionalism ended Wednesday morning when the country bade farewell to a former justice of the Supreme Court for ever amid a heart-moving ritual ceremony in Aryaghat. Leaders of various political parties, justices, lawyers and journalists attended his last rites at Aryaghat or paid tribute to his dead body at the TU Teaching Hospital.

3:30 -The energy level in Basantapur slowly rises as people arrive for the afternoon...

Journalists and experts working on environment and climate change issues...

In energy literatures, Nepal is consistently referred to as one of the biggest sources for hydro power generation in the world – some even claiming that this country ranks second in hydro potentiality with possible generation of over 80,000 MW.

The fluid political environment in the country seems to be providing an opportunity not only for various internal...

Just a day after the parliamentary committee on Human Rights and International Relations led by Amik Sherchan and an “all-party” monitoring team concluded that Indian side had indeed encroached upon Nepali ...