Utpal Parashar

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.

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Updated on Apr 19, 2010 12:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Apr 19, 2010 12:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Apr 16, 2010 02:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Apr 16, 2010 12:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Apr 15, 2010 01:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Apr 14, 2010 02:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Apr 13, 2010 04:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Apr 13, 2010 04:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Apr 13, 2010 04:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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).

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Updated on Apr 13, 2010 12:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Apr 12, 2010 03:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Mar 29, 2010 07:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Mar 29, 2010 01:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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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.

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Updated on Mar 26, 2010 07:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Mar 26, 2010 07:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Mar 21, 2010 11:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Mar 20, 2010 01:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Mar 19, 2010 12:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Mar 16, 2010 05:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Mar 16, 2010 01:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Mar 15, 2010 04:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Mar 15, 2010 12:19 AM IST
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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.

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Updated on Mar 13, 2010 12:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Mar 12, 2010 12:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Mar 11, 2010 03:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Mar 10, 2010 01:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Mar 10, 2010 01:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Mar 09, 2010 04:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, 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.

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Updated on Mar 08, 2010 06:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu
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