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After split, theres now fight for the party name and election symbol Kathmandu Post Kathmandu, Dec. 24 -- While Supreme Court deliberations on the constitutionality of House dissolution goes on, the Election Commission is preparing for midterm polls in two phases on April 30 and May 10. But at the same time, it also has to decide on which of the two factions of the Nepal Communist Party has a legitimate claim to the party. The faction led by party chair and Prime Minister KP Sha...

Panama bans entry of people who recently stayed or transited through UK, South Africa India Blooms Buenos Aires, Dec. 22 -- Panama is temporarily prohibiting people who have recently been to the United Kingdom or South Africa from entering the country, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. "Due to the new variant of COVID19, the National Operation Center decided to suspend as of 11:59 p.m. today [04:59 GMT on Tuesday], temporarily, the entry into the country of those who h...

India backs Sheikh Hasinas recent remarks on Pakistan India Blooms New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- India seemed to have backed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasinas recent remarks that her country cannot forget Pakistans atrocities during the 1971 liberation war. Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs Smita Pant said at a media briefing that India deeply respects and understands the sentiments expressed by Prime Minister Hasina, reports Indian news agency PTI. "There is no...

news Democracy under attack in Nepal My Republica Nepal, Dec. 21 -- Prime Minister Oli betrayed the peoples mandate for stability, development and dignity and decided to cut short the life of five-year parliament in less than three years. Democrats all over the world rejoiced at the election of Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States. His win was seen as a victory over the narcissist brand of politics. Bidens win is interpreted as a pivota...

news What Bidens victory means for South Asia and Nepal My Republica Nepal, Dec. 20 -- The US policy towards Nepal generally remains unchanged by the change of guard in the White House. Yet, Nepal will be affected by US attitudes towards global trends. Joe Biden has been declared the winner of the 2020 election by the members of the US Electoral College. This election offered a choice between two contrasting characters, with very different world views. The partisanship and domes...

Pakistan violates ceasefire in Rajouris Balakote sector India Blooms Jammu, Dec. 19 -- Pakistan troops on Wednesday yet again violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Defence spokesman here said that at about 1800 hours Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with Small Arms and intense shelling with Mortars along the LoC in Nowshera sector in District Rajouri. Published by HT Digital Conte...

news My ambivalence of language and Jhumpa Lahiri My Republica Nepal, Dec. 19 -- My heart aches when I see more and more Newari speaking parents not teaching their children Newari. I love languages. I am fascinated by the sounds, scripts and spaces that language occupies. Maybe it has to do with my childhood in Bhurankhel-that big house with eight households in flat style in the 1950s! I was born in 1959 as the youngest of seven children. We had three Tibetan families who had fl...

Thailand: UN rights office deeply troubled by treason charges for protestors India Blooms New York, Dec. 19 -- Thailands decision to charge protestors with treason is deeply troubling, the UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, said on Friday following the arrest of at least 35 activists, including a teenager, in recent weeks The protestors were charged under the lese-majeste provision of the countrys criminal code, which prohibits defaming, insulting or threatening the royal family, an...

Extrajudicial killings: Court order to form mechanism could provide justice to victims kin Kathmandu Post Kathmandu, Dec. 19 -- After two years of investigation, the National Human Rights Commission in October had concluded that the killing of Gopal Tamang, 23, of Sindhupalchok and Ajay Tamang, 24, from Nuwakot in a forest in Bhaktapur district by the police were extrajudicial. A police investigation had concluded that the duo had kidnaped, killed and buried Nishan Khadka, 11. A...

Confrontation looms in the ruling party as Oli remains defiant Kathmandu Post Kathmandu, Dec. 19 -- Prime Minister KP Sharma Olis refusal to withdraw an ordinance on the Constitutional Council Act despite committing to doing so before his party has stoked concerns if the Nepal Communist Party chair is scheming a more serious political move. Party insiders say they were unable to figure out what Oli is up to but the way he has been holding meetings with leaders close to him and s...