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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

Once bitten, twice shy

Promotion of investment friendly environment, special incentives to manufacturing units and adequate protection of domestic and foreign investments were some highlights of policies and programmes for the current fiscal year announced by Nepal government this month.

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Updated on Jul 20, 2011 11:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By

PM in trouble over budget leak

Leakage of the country's annual budget is the latest headache for Nepal Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal who's battling controversies since coming to power in February.

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Updated on Jul 17, 2011 01:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

Nepal’s circus of the rescued

Trafficked to India when she was only 10 with promise of a good job and better education, Sukanya Karki worked in an Indian circus under horrible conditions till her rescue in January 2005.

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Updated on Jul 16, 2011 12:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

Kidnappers use business bait in Nepal

Are you an Indian businessman who’s got a proposal to expand business in Nepal with incentives that seem too good to be true? If yes then be careful, you might be falling into a trap. Utpal Parashar reports.

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Updated on Jul 15, 2011 02:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

Crime and politics: The malaise spreads

Crime and politics have had a long relationship. India is witnessing some aspects of that dirty affair these days. Neighbouring Nepal is yet to set such high standards, but politicians here seem eager to match colleagues across the border.

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Updated on Jul 14, 2011 12:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

Power-sharing divides Nepal Maoists

Five years after they laid down arms to join mainstream politics, Maoists in Nepal are facing a crisis due to sharp differences among senior leaders over power sharing. Utpal Parashar reports.

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Updated on Jul 13, 2011 01:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

Slow progress of check posts along Nepal border worries India

Less than 15 months after work started on the integrated check post at Raxaul in Bihar on the Indo-Nepal border, New Delhi is worried about slow progress of work on the Nepal side.

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Updated on Jul 08, 2011 11:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

Nepal dismisses charges against Ramdev aide Balkrishna

Nepal government has dismissed allegations against Swami Ramdev aide Acharya Balkrishna as baseless.

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Updated on Jul 08, 2011 03:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

Uniform for uniformity: Everything official about it

Dashain, Nepal’s biggest festival is still three months away. But tailors and cloth store owners in the country are already smiling their ways to the bank. And it’s the Daura Suruwal, the Himalayan nation’s national dress, that’s the reason behind this sudden burst of early festivity.

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Updated on Jul 07, 2011 12:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

Nepal bars Dalai Lama celebrations

Staying true to its One-China policy, Nepal on Wednesday prevented thousands of Tibetans residing in the country from carrying out celebrations marking the 76th birthday of their spiritual leader Dalai Lama.

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Updated on Jul 07, 2011 12:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

Another Nepal MP in passport scam

Police arrested a lawmaker from Nepal's ruling party on Monday for allegedly misusing his diplomatic passport for human trafficking. Utpal Parashar reports.

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Updated on Jul 05, 2011 01:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

Nepal bans screening of Delhi Belly

Barely two days after its release, Nepal government on Sunday banned screening of Delhi Belly due to reported reluctance of cinema hall owners to remove some scenes.

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Updated on Jul 04, 2011 01:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By

Rising Koshi threatens to flood eastern Nepal

With water level in the Koshi River crossing the danger level on Friday morning, threat of a repeat of the 2008 floods that caused havoc in eastern Nepal and Bihar looms large. Utpal Parashar reports.

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Updated on Jul 02, 2011 01:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

Of non-implemented deals and deadlines

Political deals in Nepal have one thing common to inquiry commissions in India. Although they start off with tall promises, most end up becoming waste of time and money without any significant achievement.

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Updated on Jun 30, 2011 01:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

Despite 'challenges' US Inc. wants to invest in Nepal

Despite a Maoist attack on GMR Group's hydro power project in Nepal last month, US companies based in India are positive about Nepal as an investment destination. Utpal Parashar reports.

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Updated on Jun 29, 2011 01:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

'Efforts to stop human trafficking better in Nepal'

Altough the country doesn’t fully comply with minimum standards for eliminating trafficking, Nepal’s efforts to tackle human trafficking have improved, said a US report released on Monday.

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Updated on Jun 29, 2011 12:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

No army cover for GMR project

The Nepal government has decided not to deploy army personnel for security of Upper Karnali, a hydropower project being developed by GMR Energy, which was attacked by Maoist cadres last month.

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Updated on Jun 26, 2011 02:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

The Iron Gate and Nepal economy

Results of this year’s School Leaving Certificate (SLC) exam, Nepal’s equivalent of the class 10 board exam in India, were announced this Monday. And like previous years, the Iron Gate, popular name for the exam due to its difficulty quotient, remained closed for many.

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Updated on Jun 23, 2011 12:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | ByUtpal Parashar Utpal Parashar

Nepal recalls envoy to India

Accusing him of failing to cooperate with the ruling coalition government, Nepal has recalled its envoy to India Rukma Shumsher Rana.

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Updated on Jun 22, 2011 12:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

US couple has Nepal’s first lesbian wedding

It was like any traditional Nepali wedding with song and dance, ‘mehendi rasam’, a Newari ‘bhoj’ (feast) and Panchai Baja, (traditional musical band). But it was different from other such dos as Nepal witnessed its first public lesbian wedding. Utpal Parashar reports.

Updated on Jun 21, 2011 01:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

Nepal’s first post-conflict census begins

Amid uncertainty about completion of the country’s peace process and drafting of a new constitution, Nepal began its 11th national census on Friday.

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Updated on Jun 17, 2011 11:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

Nepal's first post-conflict census begins

Amid uncertainty about completion of the country's peace process and drafting of a new constitution, Nepal began its 11th national census today. Utpal Parashar reports.

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Updated on Jun 17, 2011 01:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

Another day, another journalist attacked

Attacks on journalists aren’t uncommon in Nepal. The country ranks seventh in a list of 13 countries released this month by Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York-based organization, where “journalists are slain and killers go free”.

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Updated on Jun 15, 2011 11:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

Nepal now a landmine-free nation

Nearly five years after the end of a 10 year civil war that killed around 13,000, Nepal on Tuesday destroyed the last remaining landmine in the country.

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Updated on Jun 14, 2011 07:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

Will the real Balkrishna stand up?

Ever since Swami Ramdev burst into the spotlight some years ago with his brand of instant yoga, his closest aide Acharya Balkrishna has also remained in media glare. Utpal Parashar reports.

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Updated on Jun 09, 2011 01:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

India to help Nepal manage polls

Nepal is yet to decide on the type of electoral process it will adopt in its new constitution, but the country inked a deal with India on Tuesday to promote cooperation in electoral management. Utpal Parashar reports.

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Updated on Jun 08, 2011 01:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

India’s overseas pension army

Battle scars are like bravery awards for soldiers and Tek Bahadur Adhikari is proud of the ones he possesses. The 65-year-old retired Indian Army rifleman from Gulmi in western Nepal takes immense pride in showing the wounds he sustained in the 1971 Indo-Pak war. Utpal Parashar reports.

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Updated on Jun 05, 2011 01:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

The more things change…

The more things change, the more they stay the same. This statement seems apt for the political situation in Nepal.

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Updated on Jun 02, 2011 12:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

PM Khanal refuses to quit

Two days after a five point deal among three major parties averted a constitutional crisis in Nepal, Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal on Tuesday refused to step down citing political instability.

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Updated on May 31, 2011 05:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu

Nepal constitution crisis averted

Nepal’s lawmakers averted a constitutional crisis early on Sunday by voting to amend the interim constitution and extending the Constituent Assembly’s tenure by another three months.

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Updated on May 30, 2011 01:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Kathmandu
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