Utpal is a Senior Assistant Editor based in Guwahati. He covers seven states of North-East India and heads the editorial team for the region. He was previously based in Kathmandu, Dehradun and Delhi with Hindustan Times.
Articles by Utpal Parashar
Nepal Maoists train cadres for ‘decisive war’
More than three years after giving up armed struggle and joining mainstream politics, opposition Maoists in Nepal have begun training their cadres for a ‘decisive war’ against the present government.
Updated on Apr 19, 2010 12:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Questions unanswered by scrapped passport deal
The scrapping of a deal by Nepal to procure MRPs from India threatened existence of the Madhav Kumar Nepal government and left opinions divided. The episode also left a bitter aftertaste in Indo-Nepal relations.
Updated on Apr 19, 2010 12:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Nepal Maoists oppose extension of Constituent Assembly term
Opposition Maoists in Nepal have decided to oppose extension of the constituent assembly’s term till the ruling government makes way for a national government headed by them.
Updated on Apr 16, 2010 02:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Indian actors take over Nepal screens
As Nepal ushered its New Year on Wednesday, a long list of eminent Indian film heroines from Nargis to Rani Mukherjee began lighting up the screen at Nepal Tourism Board’s auditorium in Kathmandu, reports Utpal Parashar.
Updated on Apr 16, 2010 12:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Indian heroines light up Nepal screen in New Year
As Nepal ushered its New Year on Wednesday, a long list of eminent Indian film heroines from Nargis to Rani Mukherjee began lighting up the screen at Nepal Tourism Board’s auditorium in Kathmandu.
Updated on Apr 15, 2010 01:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Poetic push to promulgate Nepal constitution on time
It’s a poetic push that some hope will end differences among major parties in Nepal and help the country get its new constitution on time, reports Utpal Parashar.
Updated on Apr 14, 2010 02:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
India regrets politicization of scrapped passport deal with Nepal
India has expressed regret at politicization of the deal with Nepal to supply machine-readable passports (MRPs), which forced the Nepal government to revoke the contract on Sunday.
Updated on Apr 13, 2010 04:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Differences between Nepal SC judges over President's move
Differences have cropped up between two Supreme Court justices over a case pertaining to Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav's move to reinstate an army chief sacked by the previous Maoist-led government.
Updated on Apr 13, 2010 04:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Poetic push to promulgate Nepal constitution on time
It’s a poetic push that some hope will end differences among major parties in Nepal and help the country get its new constitution on time, reports Utpal Parashar.
Updated on Apr 13, 2010 04:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Under Maoist pressure, Nepal scraps deal with India
Opposition Maoists in Nepal called off their proposed countrywide strike on Monday following a government decision to scrap the contract with India on supply of machine readable passports (MRPs).
Updated on Apr 13, 2010 12:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Maoists withdraw strike, continue to target PM
Opposition Maoists in Nepal called off their proposed countrywide strike on Monday following a government decision to scrap the contract with India on supply of machine readable passports.
Updated on Apr 12, 2010 03:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Prachanda, fellow Maoists flock to Ramdev’s camp
Notwithstanding his anti-India outbursts, Nepal’s Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ seems to have developed an affinity with Indian yoga guru Ramdev, reports Utpal Parashar.
Updated on Mar 29, 2010 07:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Monarchy is dead in Nepal, long live monarchy
Officially Nepal abolished monarchy in May 2008. But the Shah dynasty that ruled Nepal for 240 years still rules the hearts of many in this Himalayan nation, reports Utpal Parashar.
Updated on Mar 29, 2010 01:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Nepal Maoists plan to topple government
Terming it the biggest obstacle in constitution-drafting process, opposition Maoists in Nepal have decided to remove the coalition government headed by Madhav Kumar Nepal.
Updated on Mar 27, 2010 01:52 PM IST
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Ramdev dares China to open its borders with Nepal
Eminent yoga guru Swami Ramdev today dared China to open its borders with Nepal to prove it's a better neighbor than India. Challenging China to allow Nepalese citizens to freely enter the country and work like they do in India, Ramdev stated that if it fails to do so it will expose the country's ulterior motives in Nepal, reports Utpal Parashar.
Updated on Mar 26, 2010 07:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Ramdev dares China to open its borders with Nepal
Eminent yoga guru Swami Ramdev on Friday dared China to open its borders with Nepal to prove it’s a better neighbor than India, reports Utpal Parashar.
Updated on Mar 26, 2010 07:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Omnipresent South Block hand
As a neighbour, and a big one at that, India is a frequent topic of conversation for many in Nepal. Understandable both countries share many similarities — religion, culture, language and, to a certain extent, history, reports Utpal Parashar.
Updated on Mar 21, 2010 11:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
New Nepal constitution unlikely to be on time
It’s an open secret that would become official in few weeks. Nepal is almost certain to miss the May 28 deadline for adopting a new constitution.
Updated on Mar 20, 2010 01:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Nepal’s open secret; new constitution unlikely on time
It’s an open secret that would become official in few weeks. Nepal is almost certain to miss the May 28 deadline for adopting a new constitution.
Updated on Mar 19, 2010 12:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Shortest man dead, Nepal teen set to enter record books
For nearly four years now, Khagendra Thapa Magar, a 17-year-old from Nepal, has been trying to get global recognition as the world's shortest man. It seems that record will soon be his.
Updated on Mar 16, 2010 05:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Nepal’s ‘Living goddess’ to sit for exams
Of the nearly 450,000 students appearing for the school leaving certificate exams in Nepal this year — one will be different from the others, reports Utpal Parashar.
Updated on Mar 16, 2010 01:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Nepal’s Living Goddess to sit for school leaving exam
Of the nearly 450,000 students appearing for the school leaving certificate exams in Nepal this year—one will be different from the others, reports Utpal Parashar.
Updated on Mar 15, 2010 04:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Tiger, tiger not burning bright
Fear, awe, respect, love and even hate — no other animal evokes such diverse range of emotions as the tiger. But this majestic animal could soon be gone from the forests of Nepal — one of the 13 remaining countries where tigers still roam, reports Utpal Parashar.
Updated on Mar 15, 2010 12:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar
Tough times for Tibetans in China, Nepal, says US report
Tibetans in China face torture and travel restrictions and even those who move to neighbouring Nepal lack adequate rights, says the latest US state department human rights report for 2009.
Updated on Mar 13, 2010 12:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Nepal’s young lawmakers want more say
Nepal’s young lawmakers are unhappy. They want more say in constitution drafting and also their seniors to complete the task at hand before May 28 — the deadline to adopt a new constitution, reports Utpal Parashar.
Updated on Mar 12, 2010 12:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Nepal’s young lawmakers want more say in constitution drafting
Nepal’s young lawmakers are unhappy. They want more say in constitution drafting and also their seniors to complete the task at hand before May 28—the deadline to adopt a new constitution.
Updated on Mar 11, 2010 03:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Govt decides not to fund the ‘private visit'
Nepal’s Vice President Parmanand Jha, who retook oath last month after a five and half month gap, is all set to undertake a pilgrimage to India—his first foreign trip after assuming office.
Updated on Mar 10, 2010 01:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Parties to adopt constitution within deadline
With just 80 days remaining for expiry of the deadline to adopt a new constitution, leaders of all 25 parties in Nepal parliament agreed on Tuesday not to delay the constitution drafting process.
Updated on Mar 10, 2010 01:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Maoists reject suggestion for 'concise statute'
With just 80 days remaining for expiry of the deadline to adopt a new constitution, leaders of all 25 parties in Nepal parliament agreed on Tuesday not to delay the constitution drafting process.
Updated on Mar 09, 2010 04:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
Dalai Lama's Nepal representative arrested
Nepal Police on Sunday arrested Thinley Gyatso, representative of the Dalai Lama in Nepal as a preventive measure against anti-China protests on March 10-marked as Tibetan Uprising Day, reports Utpal Parashar.
Updated on Mar 08, 2010 06:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu
