(Nov 08 07 at 3:40) India has lodged a strong protest with various UN agencies in Nepal over a clandestine meeting between UN officials and Nepali armed groups on Indian soil. In September, UN officials held a secret meeting with a faction of former Maoists in Muzaffarpur in India's Bihar state without giving prior information to the Indian authorities.( IANS )
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(Sept 17 07 at 4:20) With a new Maoist time bomb ticking away in Nepal, Indian foreign secretary Shiv Shankar Menon's two-day visit is being watched like a hawk by all stakeholders, from the political parties to the royal palace. Menon's arrival in Kathmandu on Saturday coincides...( Times of India )
(Sept 16 07 at 2:10) India has stressed the need for holding the Constituent Assembly polls on time and swift conclusion of the peace process in Nepal, where Maoists have threatened to quit government if their key demands, including immediately declaring the country a republic, are not met...( PTI )
(July 30 07 at 4:25) Nepal's political parties have begun clamouring for the dismantling of barrages and embankments built by India near the border, holding them responsible for aggravating the deluge in southern Nepal that claimed nearly 70 lives in less than a week...( IANS )
(July 25 07 at 4:50) Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala discussed the fragile peace process in Nepal with Indian Communist leader Sitaram Yechuri, who also had a meeting with top Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai where he stressed on the need for maintaining unity among the ruling eight-party alliance...( Hindu )
(July 21 07 at 6:40) Senior officials of India and Nepal held discussions on matters relating to upgradation of border infrastructure in four major Indo-Nepal border checkpoints. An eight-member Indian delegation led by U N Panjiyar, Secretary (Border) of the Indian Union Home Ministry arrived here yesterday in connection with the meeting, according to Indian Embassy sources...( Hindu )
(July 09 07 at 1:30) Nepal's long-time friend, former Indian Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar, passed away Sunday morning after a prolonged battle with bone cancer. He was 80. A socialist and strong critic of liberalization policies, Chandra Shekhar, who was from Uttar Pradesh, served briefly as the 11th prime minister of India from 1990 to 1991...( The Kathmandu Post )
(July 05 07 at 1:10) Two Indian construction companies are in the fray for a project to improve Nepal's lone international airport in Kathmandu. New Delhi's IRCON International Limited and an Indo-Nepal joint venture between Mumbai's Valecha Engineering Ltd and local partner YP Construction are among...( Hindustan Times )
(July 02 07 at 11:10) A joint meeting of the border security officials of Nepal and India has decided to cooperate in guaranteeing security in the border region, the National News Agency (RSS) reported on Sunday. At the meeting held here recently...( The Hindu )
(June 26 07 at 12:10) India Monday welcomed Nepal's decision to hold landmark elections Nov 22 to a constituent assembly that will decide the fate of that country's monarchy and offered its support to push 'democracy, peace and development' in the neighbouring country...( Calcutta News )
