Army dominates Peace Marathon

- by Kalendra Sejuwal

NEPALGUNJ, Nov 20: Tribhuvan Army Club dominated the the second edition of Nepalgunj Peace Marathon winning one to six positions of top eight on Sunday.

Youths kick-start green enterprising solutions

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: With an objective to nurture and transform innovative green entrepreneurship ideas of youths into tangible business enterprises, WWF Nepal's Greenovation Startup Challenge (GSC) that started on September 13 has successfully concluded on Sunday, with declaration of four winners.

1 killed, 8 injured in Bhaktapur road mishap

- by Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: One person died and eight people were injured when a microbus (Ba 1 Jha 9536) hit a taxi ( Ba 2 Jha 1547) at Ghaththaghar, Bhaktapur on Sunday night.

Fire breaks out in Bhojpur Bazaar

- by Republica

BHOJPUR, Nov 21: A massive fire broke out in Bhojpur Bazaar due to suspected electric short circuit at a jewelry shop in the district headquarters on Sunday evening.

Chelsea take over at the top by beating Middlesbrough

- by Associated Press

MIDDLESBROUGH, Nov 21: Chelsea moved to the top of the English Premier League on Sunday after a first-half strike by Diego Costa earned the visitors a convincing 1-0 victory at Middlesbrough.

Ten years on, CPA promises largely unmet

- by Kosh Raj Koirala

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: While Monday marks the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) between the government and  then rebel CPN (Maoist), many promises and commitments made in that historic deal remain either only partially fulfilled or altogether unaddressed.

For Madhesis, CPA promises not kept

- by Suresh Yadav

JANAKPUR, Nov 20: When the nation moved towards peace exactly 10 years ago this day, citizens across the nation welcomed the prospect of peace and prosperity. All the suppressed and marginalized groups believed that the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) signed between the rebels and major political forces would take the nation on a progressive path.

Cost of peace process Rs 148.8b so far

- by Gyan P Neupane

KATHMANDU, Nov 20: As the country marks the tenth anniversary of the signing of the historic Comprehensive Peace Accord-2006, the accumulative expenses made for carrying out major tasks of the process has reached Rs 148.881 billion so far.

Nepal’s focus should be trade facilitation measures along Nepal-India border

- by Republica

I would not say there is anti-India sentiment among the people. But this sentiment is certainly prevalent in certain sections of the society and in some geographical areas, mainly around the capital city.

Diffusion of demagoguery

- by CK Lal

Nepal needs to be afraid, very-very afraid, of the dominant group with persecution complex, the Olians, striking back

MPs give themselves a raise, through fast track

- by Ashok Dahal

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: Members of Parliament have endorsed a bill to increase their own salary and perks through a fast-track process while putting the deliberations on impeachment motion filed against CIAA chief Lokman Singh Karki on hold.

Ex-Maoist guerrillas not happy with peace accord as promises remain unfulfilled

- by Kamal Pariyar

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: Ten years after signing the signing the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) since the decade-long civil war came to an end, the former Maoist guerrillas now feel that the agreement was 'a tool for party segregation and compromise on the promises made'.

Govt sending a team to arrange logistics

- by Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: The government has decided to send a team to Visakhapatnam Port, also known as Vizag, in Andhra Pradesh to gather information on establishing logistics for bringing the port into use for third-country trade.

Nepal to build Fast Track itself

- by Sagar Ghimire

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport has decided to terminate all agreements and contracts that the government has signed with the Indian consortium led by Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) regarding the development of Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track project.

Transitional justice still in limbo

- by Nabin Khatiwada

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: The Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) inked exactly a decade ago had considered transitional justice a major part of the accord, but this  crucial component in the process of establishing sustainable peace has remained unfulfilled to date.

NRA comes up with a time-bound plan 'to appease' PM

- by Sangeet Sangroula

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: In what can be taken as a move to appease the prime minister, who is angry over the snail-paced progress in the post-earthquake reconstruction and rehabilitation task, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) Sushil Gyewali has yet again come up with a detailed time-bound action plan, aiming at expediting the delayed reconstruction work.

Diplomats question Prithvi Narayan's role in nation-building

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: A section of Kathmandu-based diplomats have raised questions about the contribution of Prithvi Narayan Shah in Nepal's nation-building process, leaving politicians, former diplomats and others to construe this as an attempt to dictate and destroy Nepal's 'national narrative'.

Singh to name panel for setting IOM dean appointment criteria

- by Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 21: The newly-appointed dean of the Tribhuvan University's Institute of Medicine (IOM), Dr KP Singh, is all set to form a committee for setting criteria for dean appointment.

Pros over cons

- by Republica

Speaking to Republica recently, Paul Jackson, a British conflict-resolution expert who has closely studied post-conflict societies around the world, including Nepal, pointed out how Nepal’s peace process was a rare success story.

Tiger census kicks off in Baridya, its numbers expected to increase

- by Nirmal Ghimire

BARDIYA, Nov 21: Census of endangered tiger has begun in Bardiya National Park from Sunday. The counting is being carried out with camera-trapping technology placed in various areas of the park.