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- Nepal, Botswana establish diplomatic relations
KATHMANDU, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Nepal and Botswana have established diplomatic relations, reported eKantipur.com Friday. With Botswana, the number of countries with which Nepal has established diplomatic relations has reached 129. In a statement issued
- Dozens missing after Nepal boat capsizes
At least 30 people were missing and two confirmed dead after a boat capsized on Nepal's Koshi River, about 450 km (280 miles) southeast of Kathmandu, police said.
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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A maoist insugency, launched in 1996, has gained traction and is threatening to bring down the regime. Ten members of the royal family, including the king and queen, were massacred in a family dispute in 2001. In October 2002, the new king dismissed the prime minister and his cabinet for "incompetence" after they dissolved the parliament and were subsequently unable to hold elections because of the ongoing insurgency. The country is now governed by the king and his appointed cabinet until elections can be held at some unspecified future date.
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AFP - A dispute at a Hindu temple in Nepal that has required riot police to keep the peace is not about religion or tradition, but simply a matter of money, officials and pilgrims at the site have told AFP.
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