Pro-monarchists try to find a footing in 'New Nepal'
15 years, 1 month ago

Pro-monarchists try to find a footing in 'New Nepal'

Hindustan Times  

A force to reckon with in the past, pro-monarchists in Nepal are trying to find a footing in changed circumstances after the 240-year-old monarchy ended and the country became a republic in 2008. HT Image As Nepal races to meet the May 28, 2010 deadline for drafting a new constitution, the handful of pro-monarchy parliamentarians hope that they will still continue to matter in 'New Nepal'. But because of our past experience in governance, we are consulted in lot of issues," former Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand told Hindustan Times. The 70-year-old who had been Prime Minister for four terms during the Shah-dynasty rule is these days busy trying to reunite all the three factions of the pro-monarchy Rashtriya Prajatantra Party.

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Monarchy is dead, long live the monarchy
1 day ago

Monarchy is dead, long live the monarchy

Hindustan Times  

The pro-monarchy protests that rocked Nepal last week left two people dead and more than a hundred others injured, with reports of widespread violence and arson in the capital Kathmandu that targeted media houses and the headquarters of a political party. The anger of the protestors could point to a deeper malaise — the people’s growing disillusionment with political instability …

Does Nepal want its monarchy back?
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3 weeks ago

Does Nepal want its monarchy back?

Firstpost  

Nepal’s deposed king got a royal welcome in Kathmandu on Sunday with thousands of supporters turning up outside Tribhuvan International Airport. Former king Gyanendra Shah of Nepal waves upon his arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, March 9, 2025. The development comes nearly two decades after Nepal’s king was deposed after street protests and the country’s Parliament …

Pro-monarchists welcome Nepal’s deposed King Gyanendra to Kathmandu
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Pro-monarchists welcome Nepal’s deposed King Gyanendra to Kathmandu

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of supporters attend pro-monarchy rally at the airport as former king returns to the capital from the country’s west. Large crowds have greeted Nepal’s former king in the capital, Kathmandu, calling for the reinstatement of his abolished monarchy amid dissatisfaction over the state of the country. An estimated 10,000 supporters of Gyanendra Shah on Sunday gathered near the main …

Thousands in Nepal demand return of centuries-old monarchy
4 years, 2 months ago

Thousands in Nepal demand return of centuries-old monarchy

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It was the latest in a series of protests …

Nepal: A costly constitution
8 years, 3 months ago

Nepal: A costly constitution

Al Jazeera  

Crucial issues ignored in the debate over the constitution will create faultlines in Nepali politics once it’s passed. In 2007, the reinstated parliament of Nepal adopted an interim constitution, declaring the country a secular, federal republic and called for an election of a constituent assembly that would write Nepal’s first democratic constitution within four years. Now, a year under a …

Constitution sans consensus
9 years, 6 months ago

Constitution sans consensus

The Hindu  

Eight years after the adoption of an interim Constitution that heralded a peace process, Nepal has finally >managed to promulgate a Constitution. The path to becoming a secular, federal, democratic and republican Nepal — as the Constitution envisages it to be — was tortuous, and it could not be concluded on the basis of a consensus among the elected legislators …

Nepal's adoption of new constitution marred by violent protests
9 years, 6 months ago

Nepal's adoption of new constitution marred by violent protests

Hindustan Times  

Nepal adopted its new constitution for becoming a secular, federal republic on Sunday amid violent protests by thousands of Indian-origin Madeshi people opposed to the charter. HT Image President Ram Baran Yadav formally promulgated the Constitution at a special ceremony held in the constituent assembly building, even as police fired at protesters, killing one of them in the Birganj area …

Nepal assembly endorses new constitution with majority vote
9 years, 6 months ago

Nepal assembly endorses new constitution with majority vote

Hindustan Times  

Nepal’s constituent assembly voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new constitution on Wednesday evening ending a seven-year process that saw many ups and downs. Despite 11 minor parties from southern plains quitting the process in protest against demarcation of federal states, 507 members of the 601-strong assembly voted in favour of the new statute. Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala,Unified Marxist …

Nepal to unveil new Constitution on Sept 20, says Foreign Minister
9 years, 6 months ago

Nepal to unveil new Constitution on Sept 20, says Foreign Minister

The Hindu  

Nepal on Tuesday said it would unveil its long-awaited new Constitution on September 20, despite the ongoing deadly protests by minority groups over the proposed federal structure. “Nepal President will promulgate the new Constitution of the Federal, Democratic, Republic of Nepal, endorsed by the CA that would institutionalise the achievements of the Peoples Movement of 2006,” he said. After violent …

Nepal constitution: Breakthrough or abdication of responsibility?
9 years, 9 months ago

Nepal constitution: Breakthrough or abdication of responsibility?

Hindustan Times  

Sixty-four years after it was first promised that a Constituent Assembly would draft Nepal’s constitution; seven years after the election to a first CA, which was followed by an election to a second CA a year a half ago; and after innumerable movements and a civil war which killed 16,000 people, Nepal’s political parties have finally come to an agreement …

Crafting a constitution for Nepal
10 years ago

Crafting a constitution for Nepal

The Hindu  

Nepal is trying to write a constitution for the second time, after the first Constituent Assembly of four years collapsed in May 2012. India has been a player on the complex Nepal chessboard, recently leaning towards micromanagement of internal affairs, and the best support it can provide is staying outside the laxman rekha of constitution writing. On secularism, there is …

Polarisation deepens in Nepal ahead of Jan 22 deadline for Constitution
10 years, 2 months ago

Polarisation deepens in Nepal ahead of Jan 22 deadline for Constitution

Hindustan Times  

Though Nepal’s second Constituent Assembly has to deliver a constitution by January 22, Nepal’s politics has become sharply polarised. Deep divisions exist between the ruling Nepali Congress-Communist Party of Nepal combine on one hand, and the Unified Communist Party of Nepal -Madhesi-ethnic forces on the other – on both the substance of the constitution and its process. The ruling combine …

Instead of a new constitution, Nepal braces for agitations
10 years, 2 months ago

Instead of a new constitution, Nepal braces for agitations

Hindustan Times  

Nepal’s pro-monarchy Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal has threatened to launch another peoples’ movement if the country wasn’t named a Hindu state in the new constitution. With just 19 days remaining before the self-imposed deadline of promulgating the new constitution on January 22 expires, several other parties have also threatened to launch agitations. Thirty parties, led by the Unified Communist Party of …

Nepal waits for its Godot as political uncertainty persists
12 years, 8 months ago

Nepal waits for its Godot as political uncertainty persists

Hindustan Times  

In his absurdist play Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett shows two characters Vladimir and Estrogen waiting endlessly in vain for the arrival of someone called Godot. Two months have passed since Nepal’s Constituent Assembly was dissolved for failing to draft the new constitution. No one knows if the dissolved Constituent Assembly would be revived or fresh elections would be held. …

Nepal recalls palace massacre
12 years, 9 months ago

Nepal recalls palace massacre

Hindustan Times  

As the country passes through another crisis, Nepal on Friday recalled one of the most brutal episodes in its modern history—the royal palace massacre. HT Image It was on this day 11 years ago, when nine members of the royal family including King Birendra Shah and his wife Aishwarya were gunned down by their son, crown prince Dipendra. There was …

Constitution by street power, say Nepal Maoists
14 years, 10 months ago

Constitution by street power, say Nepal Maoists

Hindustan Times  

Having failed in their attempt to dislodge the government despite a six-day strike earlier this month, opposition Maoists in Nepal are now planning to adopt the country’s new constitution from the streets. HT Image Politburo members of UCPN decided on Sunday to declare the new constitution unilaterally on May 29 — the day Nepal marks as Republic Day after abolition …

Now Nepal Maoists plan to adopt constitution from the streets
14 years, 10 months ago

Now Nepal Maoists plan to adopt constitution from the streets

Hindustan Times  

Having failed in their attempt to dislodge the government despite a six-day strike earlier this month, opposition Maoists in Nepal are now planning to adopt the country’s new constitution from the streets. HT Image Politburo members of UCPN decided on Sunday to declare the new constitution unilaterally on May 29—the day Nepal marks as Republic Day after abolition of monarchy …

Monarchy is dead in Nepal, long live monarchy
15 years ago

Monarchy is dead in Nepal, long live monarchy

Hindustan Times  

Officially Nepal abolished monarchy in May 2008. The present political instability in Nepal that threatens the peace and constitution-drafting processes and portends the likelihood of another civil war or emergency makes some Nepalese wish for the return of monarchy. The remark has evoked widespread criticism from parties across the spectrum, but the man on the street doesn’t seem averse to …

Nepal abolishes monarchy
16 years, 10 months ago

Nepal abolishes monarchy

Al Jazeera  

“All the privileges enjoyed by the king and royal family will automatically come to an end,” the declarations says, noting that May 29 will from now on be celebrated as “Republic Day”. End of the monarchy “We have a big responsibility now,” Girija Prasad Koirala, Nepal’s prime minister, said in a short address ahead of the vote to abolish the …

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