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Lawmaker dies of burn injuries (kp 15/08/2010) [on the death of Ram Kumari Yadav], Lawmaker Yadav breathes her last (ht 15/08/2010), Yadav’s body to be brought today (kp 16/08/2010), Final tributes paid to Yadav (kp 17/08/2010)
Former Deputy Speaker Subba passes away (nn 11/07/2010), First Deputy Speaker dies (ht 12/07/2010)
NC senior leader Rai passes away at TUTH (nn 04/07/2010), Nepali Congress leader Bal Bahadur Rai dies (ht 05/07/2010)
A legacy ends with the death of Girija Prasad Koirala (nn 20/03/2010), Girija Prasad Koirala is no more (nn 20/03/2010), Koirala no more: NC, by Kiran Chapagian and Thira L. Bhusal (rep 20/03/2010), A history ends with the death of Girija Prasad Koirala, by Indra Adhikari (nn 20/03/2010), A Towering Koirala no more, by Anil Giri (kp 21/03/2010), Tower of Nepali politics crumples (ht 21/03/2010), The light is out: Koirala took the first steps towards integration of Nepal with the global economy, by Shanker Man Singh (kp 21/03/2010), A
life of turbulence: G.P. Koirala’s last two decades symbolised — and
not to a small degree was responsible for — the vicissitudes of Nepali
politics in the democratic era, by Aditya Adhikari (kp 21/03/2010), Leaving a void: Evolution of the communist-baiter into an indispensable negotiator was remarkable (kp 21/03/2010), Dreams of our motherland (ht 21/03/2010), A True Calling for Politics, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (ht 21/03/2010), Nation in grief as Koirala passes away, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn 21/03/2010), Nation mourning in demise of freedom fighter, by Liladhar Upadhyaya (rn 21/03/2010), Hometown mourns loss of its son (kp 21/03/2010), Dahal reminisces Koirala (kp 21/03/2010), Int’l community expresses condolence (kp 21/03/2010), An irreparable loss: Political parties (kp 21/03/2010), After Koirala, what next?, by Prakash Rimal (ht 21/03/2010), Nation bids farewell to GP Koirala, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn 22/03/2010), An eye-moistening sendoff (ht 22/03/2010), Koirala accorded full state honours (kp 22/03/2010), Nation offers its last salute, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht 22/03/2010), Hard truth, by Santosh Kalwar (kp 22/03/2010), With heavy hearts, they said ‘adios, GPK’ (kp 22/03/2010), Girijababu’s death is an irreparable loss, by Puranjan Acharya (kp 22/03/2010), House in disorder: With all his recent success, Koirala leaves NC in a mess (kp 22/03/2010), Who next at NC helm?, by Prakash Acharya (ht 22/03/2010), Learning to move (ht 22/03/2010), Politics sans principles: Koirala’s theme of ‘complete democracy’: never materialised at the party level, by Surendra R. Devkota (kp 22/03/2010), The legacy of GKP: He showed that it was possible for politicians to see the bigger picture and work towards it, by Shishir Lakhey (kp 22/03/2010), Looking glass (ht 23/03/2010), Wait and watch: It's too early to judge Koirala’s legacy (kp 23/03/2010), Dark clouds: Unless efforts are made, GPK’s absence may mean damage and possibly disaster for the peace process, by Aditya Adhikari (kp 23/03/2010), Down memory lane: Girija Babu has left us many legacies, not all of them we would like to cherish, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 23/03/2010), A versatile character: He was a father figure not just to Nepalis; foreign dignitaries saw him the same way, by Aditya Baral (kp 23/03/2010), The search for consensus: Maoists can be brought to the mainstream, by Girija Prasad Koirala (kp 23/03/2010) [a speech of June 30, 2005], Consensus: The True Homage To Koirala, by Laxman Datt Pant (rn 23/03/2010), Remembering Koirala, by Ian Martin (kp 24/03/2010), Government pitch for GPK’s Nobel (kp 24/03/2010), Girija Babu: The man and the leader, by Ajit N.S. Thapa (ht 25/03/2010), Girija Prasad had a natural instinct for power, interview with Pradeep Giri (NC) (kp 25/03/2010), Unfinished business: Koirala should have lived to clean up the mess he created, by Bipin Adhikari (kp 25/03/2010), Unanswered questions: What did Koirala mean when he said the UNSG didn’t know Nepal’s ground realities?, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 26/03/2010), Grand old man: Nobody is perfect, and Girija had his faults, his intolerance to criticism chief among them, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp 26/03/2010), Transitional governance: Koirala's death leaves the country in a political interregnum, by Basanta Lohani (kp 26/03/2010), Media mourning: The media has done Girija Prasad Koirala's death to death, by CK Lal (nt 26/03/2010), End Of An Icon, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 27/03/2010), An unfulfilled wish, by Prateebha Tuladhar (kp 27/03/2010), The Biratnagar-effect on GP: Koirala’s trips to his hometown had always been marked with anticipation, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp 27/03/2010), The private life of GPK (kp 27/03/2010), GPK and the hijack: Details of the 1973 hijack reveal how GPK had a revolutionary streak in him (kp 27/03/2010), Remembering Girija Prasad Koirala, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km 28/03/2010), Girija 'epoch' :From monarchy to republic, unitary to federal, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht 30/03/2010), Hospital in memory of Koirala (kp 30/03/2010), The Koiralas And GPK: Personal Notes, by Prem Khatry (rn 30/03/2010), A democrat and pluralist (Himal Southasian, April 2010), Victim of the zeitgeist, by CK Lal (Himal Southasian, April 2010), Girija Prasad Koirala: The Man People Loved To Hate, by Sushil Sharma (sp 02/04/2010), Nation pays tribute to GPK (kp 02/04/2010), Leaders shower praise on GPK, by Prakash Acharya (ht 04/04/2010)
Maoist central advisor expires (nn 16/02/2010) [on the death of Bodh Raj Kafle]
Behind the persona: Indra Lohani was more than just TV's top public prosecutor, by Mallika Aryal (nt 22/01/2010)
The old man and the Nobel, by Abhi Subedi (kp 06/01/2010), Nobel Peace Prize For Girija, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km 10/01/2010), A noble nomination? The government's decision to nominate Girija Prasad Koirala for the Nobel Peace Prize raises a number of questions for Nepalis, by B. Sijapati (kp 30/01/2010)
NC leader Joshi passes away (nn 22/12/2009) [on the death of Durga Datta Joshi]
RPP vice chair Jog Meher Shrestha passes away (nn 05/12/2009)
NC leader and former minister Chokhyal passes away (nn 14/11/2009)
In memory of Kul Shekhar Sharma, by Devendra Raj Panday (kp 03/11/2009), Tribute to a man of vision, by B.P. Upreti (kp 10/11/2009)
Former deputy speaker fighting for life (rn 15/10/2009)
Ex-Justice Laxman Aryal passes away (rn 17/09/2009), Veteran constitutional expert passes away (ht 17/09/2009), Laxman Aryal leaves behind a legacy, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp 17/09/2009)
Ram Chandra who? The media's obliviousness to Ram Chandra Mishra's passing shows how little we care, by Prashant Jha (nt 11/09/2009)
Watch out for Sujata, by Aditya Man Shrestha (kp 27/06/2009)
Shailaja Acharya passes away (rep 12/06/2009), Shailaja Acharya passes away (nn 12/06/2009), Nepal's first woman deputy PM passes away (Xinhua 12/06/2009), Nepal's first woman deputy PM dead (Times of India 12/06/2009), Life of struggle and sacrifice ends: Shailaja passes away (kp 13/06/2009), House condoles Shailaja’s death (kp 13/06/2009), State honour for Shailaja’s last rites (ht 13/06/2009), Political divide blurs in ode to the icon of democratic principles, by Prakash Acharya (ht 13/06/2009), Democracy fighter Shailaja Acharya passes away (rn 13/06/2009), A woman who fought for democratic norms, by Prakash Acharya (ht 16/06/2009)
Manmohan Adhikari remembered (rn 27/04/2009)
KP Bhattarai’s health worsens (nn 24/04/2009), KP Bhattarai discharged from hospital (nn 29/04/2009)
Maoist heavyweights’ daughter in poll fray (kp 19/03/2009)
NC leader Singh no more (kp 06/03/2009), NC leader Singh no more (ht 06/03/2009), The marginalised liberal: The passing of Maheshwar Prasad Singh, and the loss of sincerity in politics, by CK Lal (nt 13/03/2009)
Shree Bhadra Sharma passes away (ht 22/01/2009)
Sharma passes away (nn 23/11/2008) [On the death of Rabindra Nath Sharma (RPP)]
Malla bags Gruber prize (kp 14/11/2008)
Former minister of state Lamsal passes away (kp 25/10/2008)
Left leader Gyawali no more (ht 19/10/2008) [on the death of UML leader Siddhinath Gyawali]
Prachanda’s personas, by Aditya Adhikari (kp 14/10/2008), Prachanda’s secret life unraveled, review by Monica Regmi (kp 19/10/2008)
Assembly profile: Jayapuri Gharti's journey from war to peace, by Dewan Rai (nt 26/09/2008)
PM Dahal’s biography released (kp 20/09/2008)
Underestimating Upendra: Upendra Yadav is coming into his own as a national leader, by Prashant Jha (nt 12/09/2008)
Another ‘murder mystery’ to be resurrected (Gulf Times 07/09/2008) [On the death of Madan Bhandari, 15 years ago]
Former Dy Speaker Yadav dies (nn 03/09/2008)
Retiring Koirala still has his part to play, by Yuvraj Acharya (kp 18/08/2008)
MJF leader Raya dies at 72 (nn 12/08/2008)
A lucky Sherpa (nt 08/08/2008)
Ex-minister Pun passes away (kp 22/02/2008)
Former finance minister Dr Pant dies at 82 (nn 15/11/2007)
Kishunjee’s arrow, by Surendra R Devkota (kp 11/10/2007)
A king who could do no wrong: A new biography of King Birendra by his professor at Harvard, by Chiran S Thapa (nt 17/08/2007)
Comrade Pushpa Lal - in memoriam, by Bijaya Lal Shrestha (kp 29/07/2007)
Nepali Congress MP Sharma passes away (nn 29/07/2007)
Obituary: BP’s spouse Sushila dies at 84, by Yuvraj Acharya (kp 14/07/2007), Remembering Sushila Koirala, by Arun Sharma (kp 27/07/2007)
Late Madan Bhandari remembered (nn 17/05/2007)
Satchit SJB Rana passes away (nn 04/05/2007), Nepal's coup architect loses fight with cancer (wi 04/05/2007)
Bhandari's health improving: doctors (kp 18/04/2007) [on the serious illness of Bidhya Bhandari, CPN-UML]
PM's six decades of political career (samn 02/04/2007), Who To Lead Nepal After Koirala's Six Decades Of Politics?, by Bhupal Lamichhaney (Scoop 04/04/2007)
All fired up and nowhere to go: Meeting a small-time revolutionary in a small town hotel, by Leo Balze (nt 02/03/2007) [on Jwala Singh, real name Nagendra Paswan, leader of JTMM (Singh)]
PM's Simple Convictions released (kp 02/02/2007)
Upendra Yadav (nt 02/02/2007, originally in Sanghu, 29 January) [On the chairman of the Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF)]
Nepal's most influential woman 'critically' ill (wi 28/01/2007), Nona Koirala passes away (nn 28/01/2007), Democratic leader Nona Koirala dies, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp 29/01/2007), Biratnagarians mourn Nona’s death (samn 29/01/2007), Nepal Congress Leader Dies: Nona Koirala was considered country's most influential woman, by Bishnu K.C. (on 29/01/2007), Nona’s demise; a severe set-back to Koirala (tg 31/01/2007)
Home for the holidays: Kul Chandra Gautam returns to his village for a long-overdue visit, by Naresh Newar (nt 20/10/2006)
Legendary Leader: Even more than two decades after his death, B.P. Koirala is remembered as a legendary leader earning wide respect and regard, by Keshab Poudel (sp 15/09/2006)
An icon of resistance against king's rule dies, by Post B Basnet (kp 27/08/2006); on the death of civil society icon Chhayadevi Parajuli; see also Adieu Chhaya Devi (kp 29/08/2006)
She stands tall even after decade, by Meeta Singh (kp 26/08/2006); on Mangala Devi Singh
Still speaking for women, by Naresh Newar (nt 26/05/2006); on Chitra Lekha Yadav
Remembering him, by Gaurav Bhattarai (kp 18/05/2006); on Madan Bhandari
Old Man and the Siege: Life has come full circle for the 84-year-old Nepali Congress supremo, Girija Prasad Koirala (tc 06/05/2006)
She has it in her, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 05/05/2006) [On Chitra Lekha Yadav)]
Learning from Giri, by Shiva Rijal (kp 30/04/2006); on the royal henchman Tulsi Giri
Bhattarai at JNU- a vignette, by Shrishti R L Rana (kp 30/03/2006); on Baburam Bhattarai
Manjushree: Author in self-exile, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 18/02/2006); on Manhushree Thapa who is not a politician but who represents an important political stand in her writings
T Giri: Surprise of the Year, by Ameet Dhakal (kp 01/01/2006)
Pahadi awarded honorary citizenship by an Italian city (nn 21/10/2005)
Raise The Red Lantern: Ex-USAID worker and Maoist rebel supremo? Deconstructing the myth that is Prachanda, by Yubaraj Ghimire (Outlook India 04/06/2005)
Karki cremated (kp 15/01/2005), Last rites of ex-NA chief Karki performed (rn 15/01/2005)
Communist doyen Baidhya dies at 82 (ht 12/12/2004), Last rites of late Baidya performed (rn 12/12/2004)
NC leader Risal cremated (ht 29/07/2004), Honest and dexterous Risal passes away, by Yuvraj Acharya (kp 29/07/2004), NC leader Risal no more PM, leaders express sorrow, by Khagendra Bhattarai (rn 29/07/2004)
A Noble Monarch: Three years after the mysterious assassination of King Birendra, he is still remembered as a noble monarch, by Keshab Poudel (sp 04/06/2004)
Democratic granny (nt 28/05/2004); on 87-year-old Chhaya Debi Parajuli
Remembering Madan Bhandari: What would he have done?, by AG Chhetri (nt 21/05/2004)
Jagannath Acharya passes away (ht 09/05/2004)
Whose leader is BP Koirala?, by Abhi Subedi (kp 29/01/2004); see also part 2 (30/01/2004)
A career woman with steely grit, by Saurav Jung Thapa (kp 19/01/2004); on Chandni Joshi
Remembering Ganesh Man Singh, by Shreedhar Gautam (Kathmandu Post, 24/07/2003)
Rana-roiler ruminates on current crisis, by Robin Giri (Himalayan Times, 15/06/2003); on Ram Hari Sharma
Class of 1970: Destiny has brought the graduates of a small school in Gorkha together again, by Thomas Bell and Maarten Post (Nepali Times, 25/04/2003); on Baburam Bhattarai and Upendra Devkota, See also History comes full circle (Nepali Times, 25/04/2003)
At 68, Anandi Devi starts political career as party chief, by Yuvraj Acharya (Kathmandu Post, 22/04/2003)
Uncovering Prachanda..., by Prateek Pradhan & Ameet Dhakal (Kathmandu Post, 08/04/2003)
A brave sun (Nepali Times, 28/02/2003); on Surya Bahadur Thapa
Late King Birendra, by Rajesh Man KC (Space Time Today, 29/12/2002)
At The Helm, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 20/12/2002); on Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
First woman minister Thakurani passes away (Kathmandu Post, 11/12/2002)
Rishikesh Shah passes away, by Kiran Chapagain (Kathmandu Post, 15/11/2002)
See also Rishikesh Shaha, 77 (Nepali Times, 15/11/2002), The life and times of Rishikesh Shaha (People's Review, 21/11/2002), Rishikesh Shah Reminiscences, by Jagadish Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 28/11/2002), Elizabeth Hawley unspools her memories of Rishikesh Shah, by Bikash Sangraula (Kathmandu Post, 10/12/2002)
Girija’s place in history-or lack thereof, by R D Pant (Kathmandu Post, 19/09/2002)
B.P.Koirala: Reconciliatory Leadership, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 26/07/2002)
Politically challenged, by Damaru Lal Bhandari (Kathmandu Post, 26/06/2002); on Sher Bahadur Deuba
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai: Symbol Of Simplicity, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 14/06/2002)
Something about Comrade Hiranya Lal, by Naresh Sampati Shakya (People's Review, 13/06/2002); on Hiranya Lal Shrestha
Madhav Kumar Nepal: Man Of Maturity, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 07/06/2002)
Gajju Babu passes away (Kathmandu Post, 24/01/2002); see also Gajendra Narayan Singh passes away (Rising Nepal, 24/01/2002), Light of Liberty, by Sanjaya Dhakal (Spotlight, 01/02/2002)
The King of the people, by Padma P Devkota (Kathmandu Post, 29/12/2001), on late King Birendra
Ram Pratap Thapa: Commitment To Action (Spotlight, 14/12/2001); on the chairman of the German-Nepal Friendship Association and Royal Nepalese Consul at Cologne, Germany
Power play, by SNM Abdi (Times of India, 15/11/2001); on Pushpa Kamal Dahal or Comrade Prachanda, leader of the CPN-Maoist; see also Prachanda comes alive, by Puskar Bhusal (Nepali Times, 16/11/2001)
To be the God’s wife, by Nikolay Listopadov (Kathmandu Post, 07/11/2001); on late Queen Aishwarya
Rebel with a cause (Nepali Times, 31/08/2001); on Ram Prit Paswan, Dalit and vice-chairman of the Rastriya Sabha, the Upper House
Regmi passes away (Kathmandu Post, 31/08/2001); see also For Him Means Is More Important Than End, by Santosh Pandey (Rising Nepal, 31/08/2001), The scholar politician (Kathmandu Post, 01/09/2001), Dr Regmi : Icon of intellect and integrity, by Mohan Lohani (Kathmandu Post, 16/12/2001)
Understanding BP, by Puskar Bhusal (Nepali Times, 06/04/2001)
Dr Regmi (Kathmandu Post, 22/01/2001); on Dilli Raman Regmi
Bhattarai Speaks
(Spotlight, 22/12/2000); book review by Keshab Poudel; see also Kisunji’s
Interview, by Ramesh Parajuli (Kathmandu Post, 11/02/2001)
Freedom: the wheels of a cart
(Sunday Post, 05/11/2000); on Shiva Kangal, Koirala's once
comrade-in-arms
BP Koirala: Forgotten Hero, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 15/09/2000)
Remembering Madan Bhandari, by Barbara Adams (People's Review, 18/05/2000)
An Advocate Till Last (Spotlight, 21/04/2000); obituary on Senior advocate Shambhu Prasad Gyawali
C.P. Mainali & CPN (ML) Is The Polemics Over?, by Mukti Rijal (Rising Nepal, 06/04/2000)
Bhattarai in Nepali politics, by Sanjaya Serchan (Kathmandu Post, 18/03/2000)
Baburam Bhattarai (personal website)
Ganesh Man Singh (in Nepali)
