Nepal’s non-political government—the interim election council headed by the country’s chief justice—hasn’t been able to announce dates for the next general elections more than two months after assuming charge. Read more

Thirty eight years have elapsed since Sikkim ceased to be a monarchy and became a state of the Indian union. But repercussions of the historic development are still felt in neighbouring Nepal. Read more

The arrest of Syed Liyaqat Shah, an alleged Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant, has started a volley of claims and counter-claims in India on whether he was planning a terror attack in Delhi or was on his way to Jammu and Kashmir as part of a rehabilitation plan. Read more

“Now I am a free citizen. Thank you everybody who have stood with me during the last 18 months & 18 days,” Baburam Bhattarai, Nepal’s former prime minister tweeted hours after handing his post to the incumbent chief justice of the country on Thursday. Read more

Tourism entrepreneurs in Nepal are a bit worried these days. The first two months of 2013 haven’t brought good news for them—despite the 6% increase in foreign tourist arrivals in February. Read more

When you live in one of the least developed countries in the world it’s quite common to come across surveys of all kinds where your nation is placed at the bottom based on the parameters used to compile such a list. In this case I am referring to Nepal. Read more

The four major political parties in Nepal agreed on Monday to handover reins of government to Khil Raj Regmi—the incumbent Supreme Court chief justice. Though a formal agreement is awaited, the move demonstrates a shift in balance of power towards the judiciary. Read more

The mountaineering community in Nepal and worldwide lost one of its senior most ‘Icefall Doctor’ — the hardy Sherpas who set and maintain the safest path through Khumbu Icefall, the treacherous stretch leading to Mount Everest and neighbouring Lhotse and Nuptse peaks. Read more

The present political crisis in Nepal seems to have become somewhat like the never-ending soap operas on Hindi television channels. Even if you return to view them after a long break you would find that nothing much has changed in the past months. Read more

Another year has passed and a new one has begun. By New Year I meant the Gregorian one – as some of your may be aware, our new year, i.e. Bikram Sambat 2070, will begin only in mid-April.

But since most across the world are celebrating and wishing for good things in the coming 12 months, I too would like to make some wishes for myself, my fellow countrymen and my country Nepal. Read more