News for 'Gyanendra'

Nepal: Activists defy curfew to hold protests

Nepal: Activists defy curfew to hold protests

Rediff.com21 Apr 2006

The curfew has been extended from Thursday.

Nepal to nationalise royal property

Nepal to nationalise royal property

Rediff.com29 Oct 2006

Palaces and the jungles will be under a trust maintained by the prime minister, while the king will get to keep a few private properties.

Nepal King ignores probe deadline

Nepal King ignores probe deadline

Rediff.com19 Oct 2006

Scribes battle Nepal police

Scribes battle Nepal police

Rediff.com19 Apr 2004

Journalists join pro-democracy rallies, King Gyanendra cracks down on dissent.

Karan, Krishna frontrunners for foreign minister

Karan, Krishna frontrunners for foreign minister

Rediff.com12 Sep 2006

Senior Congress leader Karan Singh has emerged as the frontrunner along with another party veteran S M Krishna for appointment as external affairs minister.

Municipal polls open in Nepal

Municipal polls open in Nepal

Rediff.com9 Feb 2006

UP recover to respectable position

UP recover to respectable position

Rediff.com10 Jan 2006

Uttar Pradesh recovered through a sixth wicket unbeaten partnership of 89 to reach 217 for five against Andhra Pradesh

Two Nepal Communist leaders freed

Two Nepal Communist leaders freed

Rediff.com2 May 2005

Former deputy prime minister has jail term extended by three months.

Nepal frees 61 political detainees

Nepal frees 61 political detainees

Rediff.com22 Apr 2005

The announcement of their release came a day after human rights group Amnesty International claimed that over 3,000 people had been detained in Nepal since the February 1 royal takeover.

India, Britain suspend military aid to Nepal

India, Britain suspend military aid to Nepal

Rediff.com22 Feb 2005

In view of the current disturbed conditions in Nepal, no military supplies have been delivered since February one, External Affairs Ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna said.

Indian envoy to Nepal called home for talks

Indian envoy to Nepal called home for talks

Rediff.com12 Feb 2005

Mukherjee will brief Natwar Singh on the situation in Nepal.

PM not to attend SAARC meet

PM not to attend SAARC meet

Rediff.com2 Feb 2005

This is apparently keeping in view the developments in Nepal where King Gyanendra has assumed all executive powers after dismissing the Sher Bahadur Dueba-led coalition government.

Nepal's king dismisses government

Nepal's king dismisses government

Rediff.com1 Feb 2005

The monarch, in a televised address to the nation, accused the government of failing to restore peace and not taking steps for the conduct of parliamentary elections.

India's Nepal dilemma

India's Nepal dilemma

Rediff.com7 Apr 2006

Nepal polls: 20,000 flee to India

Nepal polls: 20,000 flee to India

Rediff.com9 Feb 2006

Thousands of people fled to India to stay away from the polls.

Nepal youth demand resignation of King's deputy

Nepal youth demand resignation of King's deputy

Rediff.com16 Jun 2005

According to The Kathmandu Post, a leading English daily, Tulsi Giri vice-chairman of King's Council of Ministers took the loan from a government bank two decades ago but never paid back.

Maoists back Nepal opposition

Maoists back Nepal opposition

Rediff.com13 May 2005

The Communists would support the Opposition groups ``as much as possible,'' rebel leader Prachanda said in a statement sent to news organisations. It was not clear if he was offering armed support.

Rocca meets Nepalese leaders

Rocca meets Nepalese leaders

Rediff.com10 May 2005

Rocca's three-day visit is the first to the Kingdom by a top American official since King Gyanendra's February 1 power grab.

Sacked Nepal PM arrested for graft

Sacked Nepal PM arrested for graft

Rediff.com27 Apr 2005

Police arrested former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba from his residence Wednesday morning around 2:00 am.

PM meets Nepal king

PM meets Nepal king

Rediff.com23 Apr 2005

Victory for Nepal king at UN

Victory for Nepal king at UN

Rediff.com11 Apr 2005

Maoists abduct Nepal scribe

Maoists abduct Nepal scribe

Rediff.com11 Mar 2005

J B Punamagar, the Butawal-based reporter of Himal Khabarpatrika, was abducted by a group of Maoists while he was reporting in Kapilvastu district, according to the Federation of Nepalese Journalists.

A kingdom under siege

A kingdom under siege

Rediff.com3 Feb 2005

Nepal PM quits

Nepal PM quits

Rediff.com7 May 2004

The Royalist Prime Minister resigned after weeks of violent protests against the monarchy.

'The king is weakening gradually'

'The king is weakening gradually'

Rediff.com31 May 2005

'The king and rebels must realise that history will be a harsh judge. They should either come under a democratic tent or be prepared to accept the dark corners of political oblivion,' says Nepalese diplomat Murari Raj Sharma.

Punjab looking to avoid follow-on

Punjab looking to avoid follow-on

Rediff.com18 Dec 2005

Punjab were 70 for three, still needing 213 more runs to avoid follow-on against Uttar Pradesh

India's U-turn for a despot

India's U-turn for a despot

Rediff.com5 May 2005

Continue military aid, Nepal urges India

Continue military aid, Nepal urges India

Rediff.com8 Feb 2005

The request was conveyed by Chief of the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) Gen. Pyar Jung Thapa to the Indian Ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shanker Mukherjee.

The watchdog who barks and bites

The watchdog who barks and bites

Rediff.com18 Aug 2003

50 scribes held in Nepal

50 scribes held in Nepal

Rediff.com12 Apr 2004

The journalists had defied the ban on public assembly ordered by the King on Thursday.

What's the plan, Mr Paswan?

What's the plan, Mr Paswan?

Rediff.com9 Apr 2005

Did this Indian couple fake Everest summit photos?

Did this Indian couple fake Everest summit photos?

Rediff.com31 Aug 2016

Nepal on Tuesday banned an Indian couple from mountain climbing in the country for 10 years after they tried to fake a successful ascent of Mount Everest with digitally altered photographs, officials said.

Mumbai take honours on day one

Mumbai take honours on day one

Rediff.com23 Nov 2003

Mumbai restricted Uttar Pradesh to 169 for seven at the K D Singh Babu stadium in Lucknow.

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

Rediff.com29 Dec 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.

Tax ruling on back-office services shocks IT, BPO sector

Tax ruling on back-office services shocks IT, BPO sector

Rediff.com21 Nov 2018

The recent ruling by the Authority of Advance Rulings making back-office services provided by a company to global firms taxable under GST, has sent shockwaves through the information technology and business process outsourcing industry.