KATHMANDU, March 15: The government and the protesting victims of microfinance finance institutions struggle committee are continuing their talks for the second consecutive day on Friday.

KATHMANDU, March 3: After embarking on a 23-day-long journey, victims of loan sharks, who arrived in Kathmandu on February 22, are continuing their protests for the second straight week.

In the text books on negotiation, the standard operating procedure dealing with hostage situations is a straight-forward refusal. One cannot be dictated by kidnapping, blackmailing and held on to a ransom. However, where human lives are involved, in a life and death situation, contingencies may demand a different approach.

KATHMANDU, Sept 26: Activists including Ishan Shakya, have been staging a protest in front of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) for the past seven days, demanding support for sidewalk businesses and street vendors.

KATHMANDU, April 10: Negotiation between the government the second group of loan sharking victims is currently underway.

COLOMBO, July 18: Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Monday that the country had almost concluded negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a day after he declared a state of emergency in the island nation.

LVIV, Ukraine/KYIV OUTSKIRTS March 30: Ukraine reacted with skepticism to Russia's promise in negotiations to scale down military operations around Kyiv and another city as some Western countries expected Moscow to intensify its offensive in other parts of the country.

ISTANBUL/KYIV OUTSKIRTS/MARIUPOL, Ukraine, March 29: Russia promised at peace talks on Tuesday to scale down its military operations around Kyiv and northern Ukraine, while Ukraine proposed adopting a neutral status but with international guarantees that it would be protected from attack.

There has to be a heart-to heart dialogue between PM Oli and PM Modi to set the stage for bilateral talks, so that India can be brought to the negotiating table without damaging our bilateral relations

When the government took measures to crack down on the violent activities of the outfit led by Netra Bikram Chand in March this year, it was the right response given the circumstances of the time.

KATHMANDU, July 20: The outlawed Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) led by Netra Bikram Chand had publicly ruled out any possibility of talks until just a few weeks ago.

DUBAI, June 2: President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday suggested Iran may be willing to hold talks if the United States showed it respect, but said Tehran would not be pressured into negotiations, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

KATHMANDU, April 16: Nepal Communist Party chairmen KP Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal have initiated backdoor negotiations to bring disgruntled leaders on board the party merger process after the duo reached an understanding to wrap up the remaining work of the party unification.

DOLAKHA, Dec 19: Upon knowing that the District Police Office (DPO), Dolakha had charged inflated price for each meal, temporary police protested against the police leadership yesterday. During the protest, police charged batons injuring more than a dozen.

KATHMANDU, Nov 15: Investment Board Nepal (IBN) is negotiating Project Development Agreement (PDA) with Nepwaste for waste management of Kathmandu district (Package 1).

KATHMANDU, Oct 13: The cabinet meeting on Friday decided to allow Nepal Army to purchase the detailed project report (DPR) of Kathmandu-Tarai Expressway from the Indian consortium that made the report. The cabinet has asked the army to first negotiate the price with the Indian consortium.