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Pakistan: 23 killed in Taliban attack on army post

PESHAWAR: Militants attacked an army post in northwestern Pakistan with automatic weapons, rocket-propelled grenades and suicide vests before dawn on Saturday, killing 23 people including

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UCPN (Maoist)’s conclave kickstarts in Hetauda

HETAUDA: The seventh general convention of the UCPN (Maoist) kicked off at Hupra Chaur in Hetauda today, some 4 hours late than the slated time. UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Puspha Kamal

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Nepal opposition bigwigs boycott Maoist jumboree

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s lead politician from the Opposition camp have boycotted the ongoing seventh general convention of the ruling UCPN Maoist. Senior leaders of major political parties- Nepali Congress and CPN

CPN-UML senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal
‘Maoists to blame for all political mess’

NEPALGUNJ: Opposition CPN (UML)’s senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal on Saturday said that current Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has said the UCPN (Maoist) is solely responsible for current political and

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Baburam will face the fate similar to Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi: Koirala

BIRENDRANAGAR: Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala has claimed that incumbent Nepal’s Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai would face the fate similar to the former Libyan dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi if Nepal’s Prime

Hetauda prepares for Maoists’ General Convention

HETAUDA: Nepal’s largest political party, the UCPN (Maoist) is holding its seventh general convention in Hetauda from today. The party spokesperson Agni Prasad Sapkota said final preparations for the jamboree

‘Prez should give new PM’

MYAGDI: CPN-UML Vice-chair Bidya Devi Bhandari has said the President should nominate a Prime Minister by replacing incumbent Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai to resolve the ongoing political stalemate. The Vice-chairwoman

57 rhinos killed in South Africa so far this year

JOHANNESBURG: Officials in South Africa say that 57 rhinos have been killed by poachers across the country so far this year. The Department of Environmental Affairs said Thursday that recent

No priest, no sheik means no marriage in Lebanon

BEIRUT: She was an English language tutor with an easy smile and an independent streak. He was a gym receptionist who wanted to better himself. They met for English lessons,

Would UCPN (Maoist)’s jamboree give a new lease to party or prove a fiasco?

KATHMANDU: The UCPN (Maoist) –the country’s largest political party and south Asia’s largest communist party is holding its seventh general convention on Saturday in Hetauda. The seventh general convention is