UN condemns promotion of army officer involved in crimes against

Kathmandu-based Representative of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Richard Bennett has voiced concern over Nepal government’s decision to promote Toran Jung Bahadur Singh from Major General to Lieutenant General.  A press release issued on...

Press freedom in developing countries

While the world is observing the press freedom day on 03 May, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the only UN agency mandated to defend right to freedom of opinion and expression, has floated the topic of fostering dialogue, mutual...

Nepal government sacks army chief

Nepal government has decided to sack Army Chief Rukmangad Katuwal for defying the civilian government. Reports in Kathmandu say that Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda has formally informed President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav. However, Nepali Congress leaders have...

Arms smugglers seeking to initiate civil war in Nepal

Media reports in Kathmandu say Nepal police on Wednesday seized a big quantity of sophisticated arms and ammunitions from a gang. The police informed journalists on Wednesday night about the capture of short machine guns (SMG), UK-made guns with silencers, US-made pistols...

Proposed Buddhist university lingering without permission

Chairman of Nepal’s proposed Siddhartha University, emphasizing on Buddhist education, Monk Dr. Sunanda Mahasthavir has voiced that the Nepal government has done injustice to his university by not recognizing it even though it has fulfilled almost all the requirements under...

Dalit beaten to half-death for asserting basic freedom

Bhairab Pant and his youngest son Yekdesh Pant of Matatirtha village ward no. 5 in Kathmandu district on December 18 assaulted Krishna Nepali of the same village. Victim Krishna Nepali has been admitted to the Kathmandu Medical College (KMC) Teaching Hospital at Sinamangal....