Kalpit Parajuli

New Delhi urged new prime minister to visit India first. Kathmandu replies trip is not political but only sports-related.

Hundreds of Tibetan exiles are protesting every day. The police arrest them, but must let them go within one day. To explain the many injuries suffered by peaceful demonstrators, the police are saying that they "injure themselves". But the population respects those who are fighting for their rights, something "more important than the competitions".

Nepal's delegation to the Beijing game has been chosen following "political criteria and balance" rather than athletic merit. The president of the Olympic committee denounces "favoritism and nepotism". The enthusiasm remains among the eight participants, who are eager to break the national records.

Criminals announce new attacks against Catholic faithful and religious institutions. Hindu fundamentalists are suspected. Apostolic vicar turns to Interior minister to get greater “protection and security” for the entire Christian community.

A day after the vice-president’s oath of office, protests continue against Paramananda Jha because he made his inaugural address in Hindi and wore traditional Indian clothes. The leader of the Communist Party (Maoist) sets conditions for forming national unity government.

Results are awaited for the voting by members of the constitutional assembly, called to select the first democratic head of state in the country's history. The vice president, chosen on Saturday, stresses "impartiality" and the "protection" of ethnic minorities.

Yadav first president of Nepal, Maoist candidate defeated

The leaders of the country’s main religions condemn the murder of the Catholic priest, the first martyr of the Nepali Church. They urge the faithful to follow the path laid down by the missionary, working for the poor and promoting a dialogue among religions.

At the funeral of Fr John Prakash more than a thousands priests, nuns and ordinary believers gather to honour the memory of the slain Salesian clergyman. People want to know what happened as Bishop Sharma promises continuity in the work of the religious.

The victim Indian Fr. John Prakash, had worked in Nepal for over 10 years and was principal of a Salesian school. The police suspect the hand of a terrorist organisation, the Terai Defence Army.

There are thousands of confessional schools where religion is at the heart of the curriculum. Nepal’s government is now ready to fund such schools but on the condition that they incorporate the state curriculum. Monsignor Sharma says the Church is set to create new Catholic schools.

The Nepalese government supports the one-China policy, and considers it a crime to demonstrate against repression in Tibet. According to the police, the three activists "broke the law on public safety".