Kathmandu, Feb 23 (IANS) The local administration in Nepal’s Parsa district on Monday imposed a curfew in parts of the border town of Birgunj, citing security concerns following tensions between Hindu and Muslim groups in the Shripur area of the city.Tensions between the two communities in Birgunj surfaced a few days after similar clashes erupted in Gaur, the district headquarters of another southern border district, Rautahat.These incidents have occurred just days ahead of the scheduled elect…
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Kathmandu, Jan 8 (IANS) As most political parties move ahead to consolidate cadre for the March 5 parliamentary elections, the Nepali Congress (NC) appears to be a divided house. Analysts warn that failure to settle the party’s internal strife at the earliest could prove costly for the grand old party in the upcoming House of Representatives elections.In mid-October last year, a majority of representatives at the party’s general convention submitted a petition demanding that the party hold a…
Kathmandu, Jan 4 (IANS) Former Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is scheduled to visit New Delhi to take part in an event planned to be organised by the Nepali diaspora community on Monday, his secretariat announced on Sunday.Dahal, who is also the coordinator of the Nepali Communist Party formed after the merger of the erstwhile Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), CPN (Unified Socialist), and several other leftist parties, will address an event organised by Nepali S…