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By Steve Herman New Delhi 08 April 2007 Demonstrators in Nepal's capital have clashed with police in a failed bid to halt the country's most popular beauty pageant. VOA's Steve Herman reports from our South Asia bureau in New Delhi. Sitashma Chand, 2
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 14 March 2006 Villagers walk past a Nepalese army armored vehicle at Khanikhola, Nepal, Tuesday, March 14, 2006 In Nepal, a transport blockade called by Maoist rebels has
By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 11 June 2006 King Gyanendra Nepal's parliament has stripped the king of his power over the legislature - effectively leaving the monarchy with little more than a ceremonial role. The move comes weeks after King Gyanendra
By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 19 June 2007 The Nepal army has defended its human rights reputation in the face of allegations it is responsible for the forced disappearances of up to 1,000 people during the country's civil war. The army promises to coop
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 12 January 2006 Communist rebels have raided a town in western Nepal, attacking several government installations. The renewed violence in the mountain kingdom following th
By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 07 February 2006 Nepalese riot policeman walks past ballot boxes inside the district election commission office in Katmandu, February 7, 2006 Nepalese officials say they wi
By Steve Herman Kathmandu 23 April 2007 Nepal has suffered through 10 years of a violent communist insurgency, and a coup by the reigning monarch. Now, precisely one year after mass protests forced King Gyanendra to relinquish absolute power, the Him
By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 27 April 2006 Nepal's Maoist insurgents have declared a unilateral three-month cease-fire. The move comes a day before parliament is to be reinstated, raising hopes that th
By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 26 April 2006 After months of confrontation, Nepal's king and opposition political parties say they will work together to bring peace and democracy to the country. Parliame
By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 24 April 2006 In a major capitulation, Nepal's King Gyanendra has agreed to restore parliament - a key demand made by pro-democracy protesters, who had been demonstrating i
By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 24 April 2006 As Nepal's political stalemate and communist insurgency drags on, the economy is feeling the impact - with shops bearing the brunt of government-imposed curfe
By Patricia Nunan Nepal Ganj, Nepal 22 February 2006 watch Nepal report For the past 10 years, Nepal has been caught up in a conflict between government forces and communist rebels fighting to overthr
By Brent Hurd Washington 27 March 2007 watch Rural Community Library The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has granted one million dollars to the group Rural Education and Development or READ, a non-government organization that establishes village li
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 22 June 2006 In Nepal, a recent power sharing deal between Maoist rebels and the government has been hailed as a milestone in ending a decade-long communist rebellion that has devastated the country. --------------- Lead
By Liam Cochrane Pokhara, Nepal 06 December 2007 A record number of young Nepalese men are applying to join the British army's Brigade of Gurkhas. With political uncertainty continuing to undermine Nepal's economy, a job with the Gurkhas is one of th
By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 02 June 2007 A U.S. government official has called for an end to Maoist violence in Nepal, where the country's former rebels are making a jerky transition from armed insurgents to mainstream politicians. Liam Cochrane has m
By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 21 May 2007 Nepal's government has agreed to begin making monthly payments to Maoist former rebels now living in U.N.-supervised camps. In return, the Maoists will allow the United Nations to resume efforts to verify the fo
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 17 January 2007 In Nepal, Maoist fighters have begun handing over weapons to be put under United Nations supervision. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the move comes two days after the former rebels joined the
By Steve Herman Kathmandu 17 April 2007 The U.S. ambassador to Nepal understands the need for a delay in elections in the Himalayan kingdom. In the meantime, he says, the United States will conditionally cooperate with government ministries now being
Nepal's new prime minister, who led a Maoist rebellion against the government, is on a five-day visit to India. Ahead of talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the former guerilla sounded very much like the capitalist in calling for India