Full Coverage: Nepal

25.04.2008 Around 250 women and lower-caste Dalit have been elected to Nepal's new Constituent Assembly, reversing centuries of exclusion and raising hopes for a major political push to eradicate discrimination from Nepali society.

24.04.2008 With the emergence of the Maoists as the largest party in Nepal's Constituent Assembly, the group today held consultations with donor agencies about aid for the government the party will lead.
From Kantipur.com

22.04.2008 Achin Vanaik sets out the complex background of Nepal's 2006 revolution, the ensuing struggle for a new republic, the overthrow of the monarchy, and the tactical challenges facing the Maoists.
From New Left Review

21.04.2008 As Nepal steps up measures to prevent pro-Tibet protests in response to the Olympic torch being carried on Everest, the government has instructed soldiers to shoot if necessary.

15.04.2008 Nepal's 240-year monarchy will be abolished within a month, according to Maoists who are poised to head a new coalition government.
From The Hindu

14.04.2008 The Maoists are emerging as the largest party in Nepal after the 10 April constituent assembly election, having won 112 out of the first 200 constituencies declared.
From Himalayan Times
+ OneWorld Nepal Guide

11.04.2008 Hundreds of women and lower-caste Dalit candidates ran in Nepal's elections yesterday, pleasing local and international rights advocates who hope the vote will advance efforts to end discrimination.

10.04.2008 As the Nepalese vote in the country's first elections in almost a decade, a photoessay explores the election's significance in rural Nepal, where poverty is rife and many lives have been scarred by the recent civil war.

10.04.2008 As Nepalese go to the polls today to elect a group of law makers that will draft a new constitution, a human rights monitor warns ongoing "violence, candidate intimidation, and efforts to suppress voter turnout" may mar the vote.
From: Human Rights Watch