Mahabir Paudyal and Kosh Raj Koirala

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Congress leadership lacks moral courage. It should be changed

Published On: April 8, 2019 10:04 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal and Kosh Raj Koirala

The main opposition Nepali Congress is a divided house once again. There is war of words between party president Sher Bahadur Deuba and Koirala faction, most notably Dr Shekhar Koirala and Dr Shashank Koirala.  Party president says one thing about government’s decision, his spokesperson soon opposes it and party president then changes his position. District presidents are appealing for timely General Convention, which Deuba seems bent on deferring.  Why is Congress in such mess? What is its reading of the government’s performance?

'Not a single tree more than absolutely necessary will be cut down for Nijgadh airport'

Published On: October 11, 2018 12:40 PM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal and Kosh Raj Koirala

Nijgadh International Airport, which could potentially become the game-changing project of Nepal, is mired in controversy. Conservationists argue the government is trying to destroy the environment in the name of development.

Joint military exercise did not feature in any of BIMSTEC meetings

Published On: September 18, 2018 12:30 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal and Kosh Raj Koirala

The decision of the government not to participate in BIMSTEC military drill and Nepal signing protocol to Trade and Transit Agreement with China may have been appreciated within Nepal but the two developments have also drawn attention of many quarters including India.

Oli government is moving from populism toward authoritarianism

Published On: July 8, 2018 07:04 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal and Kosh Raj Koirala

Central Working Committee member and a senior leader of Nepali Congress, Dr Shekhar Koirala is a vocal critic of internal conflict and strong advocate of change within the party. But Nepali Congress has not yet been able to stand assertively on issues of public concern and has rather been reactive to government actions. What led Congress to this situation? How will it go ahead in the days to come? How does the party evaluate performance of K P Oli’s government? Mahabir Paudyal and Kosh Raj Koirala asked.

'Nepal’s progress in heritage reconstruction is remarkable '

Published On: May 28, 2018 01:00 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal and Kosh Raj Koirala

Martin Perschler directs the US Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation, a cultural heritage preservation grant program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the US Department of State. In Nepal, it has provided financial and technical assistance for reconstruction of Gaddi Baithak at Hanuman Dhoka and other heritage sites in Kathmandu valley. Mahabir Paudyal and Kosh Raj Koirala met with Perschler to discuss various aspects of heritage reconstruction and study of architecture and history.

We must work to cultivate relations on the basis of equitable give and take

Published On: May 10, 2018 05:55 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal and Kosh Raj Koirala

Jaya Raj Acharya, Ph.D. in linguistics from Georgetown University, is a well-known scholar and former ambassador of Nepal to the United Nations. He has studied Nepal-India relations in depth. In the context of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, he shared his insights on multiple areas of Nepal-India relations with Mahabir Paudyal and Kosh Raj Koirala.

'Left alliance leaders say they will build a communist state'

Published On: November 2, 2017 01:00 AM NPT By: Mahabir Paudyal and Kosh Raj Koirala

Nepali Congress believes the new left alliance between CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) is a prelude to ‘totalitarian rule.’ Is there some solid basis to this allegation or is Congress cooking up yet another hate story against their electoral opponents? Nepali Congress Central Working Committee member and ex-foreign minister Prakash Sharan Mahat, who is also contesting election from Kathmandu constituency number 5, shared his views with Mahabir Paudyal and Kosh Raj Koirala on Wednesday afternoon.