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media abbreviations)
Sit-in demands permanent APF base camp (kp 24/04/2008)
PLA integration will be another wonder: Prachanda (kp 22/04/2008), 30,000-strong army will do: Badal, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 22/04/2008)
New orientation (ht 17/04/2008)
The proletariat and the Praetorian Guard: It’s time to think about a defence minister who wears a dhoti and chews pan, by CK Lal (nt 28/03/2008)
Induction in army based on 'merit' (kp 08/03/2008) [Quite obviously, special groupd have greater 'merit'!!]
NA blanket covers vital installations now (ht 08/03/2008)
Soldiering on (kp 07/03/2008) [The army should not be a Hindu institution but a secular one!!]
Hooray for police!, by Ramesh Dahal (kp 29/02/2008), Interpol chief lauds Nepal Police (kp 01/03/2008)
INTERPOL expresses support to Nepal (nn 29/02/2008)
Over 1,200 police posts awaiting reconstruction, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 22/02/2008)
Valley
growing safer, claim police, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 08/12/2007)
APF stationed at 400 plus places: APF chief (kp 30/11/2007)
Just a name change, say police brass (kp 25/11/2007)
Fuel Dealers, Cops Discuss Petrol Pump Security (ht 20/11/2007)
Govt brings amendment in Police Regulations (kp 09/11/2007)
Govt to recruit more police, APF (kp 09/11/2007)
Army to operate MA-60 turboprop, by Krishna Regmi (kp 07/11/2007)
National security, by Ranadhoj Limbu (Angbuhang) (kp 03/11/2007)
Cabinet nod to recruitment of 2,000 cops (samn 18/10/2007)
Govt allocates reservations in Nepal Police, APF (nn 17/10/2007)
APF marks 7th anniversary (kp 15/10/2007)
SSR needs more homework (nn 14/10/2007), Experts discuss NA, PLA integration (samn 14/10/2007)
Security alert, by Rajneesh Bhandari (kp 05/10/2007)
The forgotten police story, by Chirang Jung Thapa (kp 04/10/2007)
Reform rumble: Lack of debate over security sector reform may spell trouble ahead, by John Narayan Parajuli (nt 14/09/2007)
Time to wake up: re the security agencies still sleeping?, by Artha Beed (nt 14/09/2007)
NA's strategic meet begins (nn 06/09/2007)
NA withdraws portraits of King and Queen (nn 23/08/2007), NA starts removing photos, slogans of king (kp 23/08/2007)
Army to guard national installations (kp 12/08/2007)
Army chief leaves for Australia (nn 04/08/2007)
MPs stress army’s democratization (kp 02/08/2007)
Army chief faces 'grilling' after returning from UK (nn 31/07/2007)
MPs urge govt to boost security forces’ morale (nt 28/07/2007)
CoAS Katawal to face human rights questions while in UK (nn 23/07/2007), Rights defenders protest Katawal’s UK visit (kp 25/07/2007), Nepal army chief's Britain visit stirs fresh controversy (wi 25/07/2007), Army chief back from UK visit (nn 30/07/2007)
Senior police officials transferred, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 23/07/2007)
Army briefs PM on Welfare Fund (kp 22/07/2007), PM asks army to clarify on welfare fund (samn 22/07/2007)
Securing a future: The tussles over security sector reform have only just begun, by John Narayan Parajuli (nt 20/07/2007), Govt committed to security sector reforms, says Poudel (nn 20/07/2007)
Improve security situation: NC lawmakers (kp 09/07/2007)
40 police posts restored in Dhaulagiri (kp 08/07/2007)
Khadka and Pant promoted as Lieutenant Generals (nn 28/06/2007), Promoted generals given charge (kp 28/06/2007)
Minor killed in ‘accidental firing’ by NA sentry, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 25/06/2007), Army bullet kills 12-year-old girl (samn 25/06/2007)
‘Public security floundering’ (kp 23/06/2007)
Locals on sentry duty to check robberies, by Upendra Lamichhane (kp 20/06/2007)
Nepal in the context of Asia-Pacific security, by Bhaskar Koirala (kp 15/06/2007)
Reports of Security Incidents - 1 - 31 May 2007 (Relief Web 14/06/2007), Operational Space - 1 - 31 May 2007 (Relief Web 14/06/2007), Reports of Security Incidents - 1 January - 31 May 2007 (Relief Web 14/06/2007)
154 APF units in place for CA polls (samn 14/06/2007)
Resume annual perks: cops (kp 14/06/2007)
Security reinforcement in Birgunj (nn 11/06/2007)
Army chief briefs PM on security situation (nn 11/06/2007), PM, army chief meet significant (samn 12/06/2007)
No relocation of security bases: NA (kp 10/06/2007)
15 SPs, 26 DSPs transferred (kp 03/06/2007), CDOs and district police chiefs transferred (nn 04/06/2007)
APF exercise terrifies locals of Dharan (samn 28/05/2007)
US to give training for security forces (samn 26/05/2007) [US forces are not qualified for such training because they do not respect human rights themselves!]
No compromise on security, says PM (nn 23/05/2007), Your success is my success, PM tells cops (kp 23/05/2007), PM asks NA to keep high morale (nn 25/05/2007), I’m with you: PM to army (kp 26/05/2007) [Does the PM have doubts in the loyalty of the army??], Nepal Army nation's backbone: Koirala (samn 27/05/2007) [The
nation's backbone is the people and not the army, and also not the
parties and their politicians, and definitely not the monarchy!!]
Nepal Reports of Bandhs / Blockades: April 1 - 30, 2007 (Relief Web 18/05/2007)
Nepal Reports of Security Incidents: 1 January - 30 April, 2007 (Relief Web 18/05/2007)
Police in Rolpa confined to offices, by Kashi Ram Dangi (kp 13/05/2007)
'No meddling in security bodies' (samn 13/05/2007)
APF grabs NFC godown (kp 13/05/2007)
Ex-soldiers take to the street (kp 09/05/2007)
Nepal: Reports of Security Incidents - April 01 - April 17, 2007 (Relief Web 18/04/2007)
Khadgis submit memo to govt (samn 13/04/2007)
They also sacrificed, by Baburam Kharel (kp 03/04/2007)
Chhetri appointed army spokesperson (nn 02/04/2007)
Army politics (nt 30/03/2007, originally in Sanghu, 26 March)
48 police posts to be revived in Tarai (samn 27/03/2007)
Army chief briefs PM over security situation (nn 23/03/2007)
CoAS presents insignia to newly promoted army generals (nn 21/03/2007)
4 dozen security officials promoted (kp 16/03/2007) [predominantly high caste promotions continuing!], Maoists urge govt to revoke decisions (kp 17/03/2007)
Security committee formed (kp 14/03/2007)
Sitaula urges police force to work with high morale (nn 11/03/2007)
306 police posts yet to be restored, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 11/03/2007)
Metro Police gets legal status, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 03/03/2007)
Nepal Army men used as US guinea pigs (samn 02/03/2007)
Top cops promoted, secys transferred (kp 27/02/2007)
Nepal Police going hi-tech, by Pratibha Kothari (kp 26/02/2007)
‘More on APF shoulders during transition’ (kp 25/02/2007)
NA still controls post office, health post (kp 24/02/2007)
Resignation approved after 6 yrs, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 21/02/2007)
Integration of 2 armies and national security system, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp 19/02/2007)
Cabinet rejects promotion of erring NA General (nn 17/02/2007)
Six DIGs’ terms extended (kp 17/02/2007)
NA should work to protect democratic norms and values: PM (nn 16/02/2007), PM happy about army democratization
(kp 16/02/2007), Koirala for change in army’s role (Gulf Times 17/02/2007)
Army Day observed (nn 16/02/2007)
Army says its structure is all-inclusive (nn 09/02/2007), ‘Army most inclusive state institution’ (kp 10/02/2007)
Govt to recruit 8,000 police personnel, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 08/02/2007)
Over 22,000 ‘deserters’ hope to be reinstated (kp 05/02/2007), Deserters' demand (kp 06/02/2007)
NA puts shoulder to road building (kp 28/01/2007)
'Nepal does not need a big army' (samn 27/01/2007)
Experts stress cordial public-army relations (kp 27/01/2007)
NA sets up a separate battalion for Madhesis (nn 23/01/2007)
SAC members for more financial support to NA (nn 13/01/2007), Improve soldiers' living condition: SAC to Govt (kp 13/01/2007), Army barracks ill-equipped (samn 14/01/2007)
Two billion rupees of Army Welfare Fund at risk: NRB (nn 28/12/2006), Rs 2 bn of army welfare fund at risk: Rastra Bank, by Prem Khanal (kp 28/12/2006)
Make laws for metro cops: SAC (kp 25/12/2006)
NA recruits 385 men (samn 19/12/2006)
NA chief visits barracks over ‘irregularities' (kp 17/12/2006)
NA man-led group rampages at BPKIHS (kp 13/12/2006)
‘6 disappeared were buried alive’ (kp 12/12/2006)
SC orders govt, army HQ to make Welfare Fund transparent (nn 05/12/2006), Make army welfare fund public: SC, by Balkrishna Basnet (kp 06/12/2006), SC for transparent army welfare fund (samn 06/12/2006), Change management: The Nepal Army isn’t going anywhere, which is why it must be made accountable, by CK Lal (nt 08/12/2006), NA to send reply to SC on Army welfare fund soon (nn 11/12/2006), Army Welfare Fund to be made transparent (samn 12/12/2006)), Details made public: NA Welfare Fund put at Rs 10 billion (kp 12/12/2006)
NA concerned over reports of irregularities in ration contracts; inquiry launched (nn 04/12/2006), Ration suppliers smell rat in NA probe, by J Pandey (kp 06/12/2006)
Needless army (nt 01/12/2006, originally in Nepal, 3 December)
Recruitment in NA (samn 28/11/2006)
Metro police is still toothless (kp 27/11/2006)
Cops' plight (kp 13/11/2006)
NA’s Wives Association becomes ‘inclusive’ (nn 12/11/2006), Army has inclusive Wives' Association (kp 13/11/2006)
Nepali Army expels two wayward officials (nn 06/11/2006)
Army men beat up Bardiya folk (samn 05/11/2006), Army to take action against two soldiers for clashing with Bardiya villagers (nn 04/10/2006)
Inclusive? (nt 03/11/2006, originally in Deshantar, 29 October)
10 cops suspended for terrorising people (samn 03/11/2006)
Nepal Police set to introduce Kathmandu Metropolitan Police (nn 02/11/2006), Kathmandu Metropolitan Police from Nov 17 (kp 02/11/2006), Metro police (kp 04/11/2006), Metro police comes into operation (nn 17/11/2006), Metro police,
interview with Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Deepak Sing Thangden, the
recently-appointed Kathmandu Metropolitan Police Commissioner (nt
17/11/2006, originally inHimal Khabarpatrika, 17 November-1 December), Metro police starts operation in Valley (kp 18/11/2006)
Army punishes guilty soldiers (samn 01/11/2006)
Army sacks captain; slaps one year jail sentence (nn 30/10/2006)
Reform process started in Nepali Army (nn 27/120/2006)
Army Chief visits barracks (kp 26/10/2006)
Too few for the task: IGP Rana (kp 18/10/2006)
Nepal:
Democratisation of army! Nurul Huda
(Daily Star 30/09/2006)
Civil-military
relations in democracy, by Jitendra Dhoj Khand (kp 23/09/2006)
Army
chief commits to ‘civil supremacy’; pledges internal reforms
(nn
20/09/2006), SAC
finalizes Military Bill, by Yuvraj Acharya (kp 21/09/2006)
Does
Nepal need a security doctrine?
By Anand Aditya (kp 16/09/2006)
Govt.
proposes army to be out from business; Army Welfare fund has Rs 12 billion
(nn 16/09/2006), Rs
12b in Welfare Fund (kp 16/09/2006), Keeping
business out of army proposed, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 16/09/2006), Nod
to share-trading with army fund (samn 16/09/2006)
NA
soldier injured in attack by APF men, by Janak Nepal (kp 27/08/2006)
'Govt
has started work to make army democratic'
(kp 24/08/2006), Changing
image (kp 26/08/2006)
Nepali
Army Series I, by Ameet Dhakal (kp 23/08/2006), see also part
2 (24/08/2006), part
3 (25/08/2006)
OHCHR
demands revision in army bill, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 22/08/2006)
Army
'revolt' probe begins
(kp 21/08/2006)
Govt
tables new Army Act at HoR with sweeping changes
(nn 17/08/2006), Army
court under civilian purview proposed, by Kiran Chapagain (kp
17/08/2006)
Activists
reject Nepal army chief (BBC News
16/08/2006), Rights
activists protest appointment of Katawal
(nn 16/08/2006)
Nepal
government begins revamping army
(wi 16/08/2006)
Proposed
bill allows govt to sack army chief, by Kiran Chapagain (kp
15/08/2006), Govt
proposes new bill to regulate army (samn 15/08/2006)
Govt.
appoints Katawal as acting CoAS of Nepal Army; fills various vacant posts
(nn 14/08/2006), Nepal
names new army chief, force still under cloud (Reuters 14/08/2006), Nepal
names new army chief, force still under cloud (Daily Times 16/08/2006)
Head
of Nepal's army steps down
(BBC
News 11/08/2006), Katuwal
to become acting CoAS (nn 11/08/2006), Katuwal
to become acting army chief, by Kiran Chapagain (kp 11/08/2006), Katuwal
appointed acting CoAS (nn 11/08/2006)
US
trains Nepal army on civil-army ties
(samn 11/08/2006) [The
US personal is not qualified for this job as they have proved worldwide!
US thinking is contoversial to fundamental civil and human rights
understanding!]
'State
should have monopoly over organized weapons'
(kp 11/08/2006)
Army
chief’s retirement tradition broken
(samn 08/08/2006), Army
Chief goes on leave Army committed to peace process (kp 09/08/2006), Leave
for Pyar Jung (nt 11/08/2006, originally in Jana Astha, 9 August)
Not
plane dealing: An over-invoiced army order for aircraft we do not need,
by Suman Pradhan (nt 04/08/2006)
Transitioning
Nepal Army, by Shobhakar Budhathoki (kp 31/07/2006), Call
for democratisation of army (samn 31/07/2006)
Downsizing
Nepal Army: Serious Challenge To National Security, by Rajat KC (Scoop
26/07/2006) [The Nepali army has been constantly
expanded during the past years to fulfil two tasks: continue the fighting
against the Maoist insurgents to preserve absolute royal powers and to
suppress the freedom rights of the Nepali people! Nepal does not need an
army for external security but better educated and equipped internal
security forces to fight the rapidly growing crime rate!]
Government
dissolves military secretariat (nn
24/07/2006)
How
inclusive is our army?
(kp 21/07/2006)
Army
chief, heads of constitutional bodies take oath before parliamentary body
(nn 20/07/2006)
Police
quit unified camp to serve under tree
(kp 18/07/2006)
CoAS
Thapa observes demonstrations of peacekeeping activities in Panchkhal
(nn 14/07/2006)
Downsizing
the Nepalese Army?
by Bipin Adhikari (kp 06/07/2006)
Police
involved in abduction: OHCHR concerned
(kp 25/06/2006)
Nepal
Police: Opportunity for reform?
By A Gurung (kp 21/06/2006)
Nepal
to go on arms shopping spree, by Sudeshna Sarkar (Asian Age
21/06/2006), Army
invites bids for heavy arms m(samn 21/06/2006)
Laws
pertaining to army being revised
(samn 15/06/2006)
NA
forms taskforce for disappeared people; detains Colonel
(nn
15/06/2006)
Nepal
Police makes public 11-point set of priorities
(nn 15/06/2006), Separate
act for police necessary: acting IGP (kp 15/06/2006), New
policy to revamp Valley police (samn 15/06/2006)
Cops
shelter no more in NA barracks, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 13/06/2006)
Controversy
over army
By Indra Adhikari (kp 12/06/2006)
Good
cops chasing bad cops
(kp 08/06/2006)
Loving
to hate the NA: Nepali soldiers are from Nepal, and (surprise) they are
human, by Pravin Rana (nt 02/06/2006)
APF
to guard ‘sensitive’ areas
(kp 02/06/2006)
Moral
police needed It’s time we all helped to enforce a civic sense, by
Artha Beed (nt 26/05/2006)
Prime
Minister, CoAS discuss security situation
(nn 25/05/2006)
Wholesale
Transfer of Cops Countrywide
(ht 20/05/2006)
‘Nat’l
policy will decide RNA’s future’
(kp 10/05/2006)
DIG
Shrestha in door-to-door campaign, by Kedar Ojha (kp 01/05/2006)
Security
misused at VIPs' residences, by Kedar Ojha (kp 08/05/2006)
Whose
welfare?
(nt 03/03/2006, originally in Nepal, 5 March)
RNA’s
strength set to reach 100,000
(samn 22/02/2006)
Cadets
commissioned
(nn 21/02/2006), Royal
Nepalese Army recruits 68 women officers (nk 21/02/2006), Nepal
Recruits Female Officers to Army: For the first time in history, 67
commissioned (Ohmy News 22/01/2006)
Differences
among Biratnagar security brass
(kp 15/02/2006)
RNA
under the scanner, by Ameet Dhakal (kp 27/01/2006)
RNA
refutes reports related to election expenses
(nn 18/01/2006)
Policeman
commits suicide within Singha Durbar
(nn 18/01/2006)
200
DSPs transferred
(kp 18/01/2006)
US
suspected of using Nepal soldiers as guinea pigs, by Sudeshna Sarkar
(nk 09/01/2006)
Irregularities
in RNA welfare fund: OAG (nn 31/12/2005), ‘RNA
using welfare fund haphazardly’ (kp 31/12/2005), Army
accused of misusing fund (samn 31/12/2005), Massive
scam unearthed in Nepal army welfare fund (wi 31/12/2005)
Chand
appointed RNA spokesperson (nn 27/12/2005)
Nepal
Court Rules against Recruiting Minors in Police, Army
(nln 15/12/2005)
Action
against officers ruffles feathers in Nepal Police, by Bikash Sangraula
(kp 06/12/2005), Finger-pointing
(kp 06/12/2005)
After
RNA left its barracks, a book
review by Surendra Phuyal (kp 04/12/2005)
Deserting
police recruit numbers on the rise
(kp 02/12/2005)
Repaired
ALH chopper being returned to Nepal, by Surendra Phuyal (kp
27/11/2005)
Police
adopts 'fibre optics network' (nn 25/11/2005)
Meet
takes stock of security situation
(samn 09/11/2005)
RNA
to recruit 7,000 soldiers (samn 12/09/2005), RNA’s
strength to go up (nn 27/09/2005)
Govt
buying 4 choppers with bank loans, by Prem Khanal (kp 22/08/2005), Nepal
army to buy 4 choppers from Kazakhstan (INSN 26/08/2005)
US$100
up in RNA peacekeepers’ allowance (kp 08/07/2005)
Security
costs will spiral: PM (kp 10/01/2005)
RNA
to establish first brigade in Morang, by Shekhar Regmi (ht 29/12/2004)
Fighting
A Lonely Battle: Security personnel are shedding their blood to maintain
the law and order in the country (sp 24/12/2004)
India
to start work on RNA training school, by Rekha Shrestha (ht
23/12/2004)
Cops
desert base camp (ht 16/12/2004)
Govt
failed to provide security: Panel (ht 09/12/2004)
RNA
wants 17,000 more troops By Yuvraj Acharya (kp 03/12/2004)
Security
in Valley stepped up: Early action to avoid Sept 1 fury (ht
28/11/2004)
Police
Service Commission on anvil, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp 23/11/2004)
Joint
efforts needed to curb terrorism, says PM: Regional meet on comprehensive
security opens (rn 20/11/2004), Regional
security: fighting terrorism is key (pr 25/11/2004), Comprehensive
security in South Asia, by Dev Raj Dahal (pr 25/11/2004), Stifled
By Insecurity: South Asian countries are far away from reaching consensus
on security issues (sp 03/12/2004)
Curfew
after army, cops fight it out, by Tula Ram Pandey (kp 19/11/2004)
New
army brigade in Dadeldhura (kp 17/11/2004)
Civil
security desk in Syangja (ht 17/11/2004)
RNA’s
new divisions in operation (kp 16/11/2004)
Barracks
expansion scheme draws flak, by Binod Tripathee (kp 11/11/2004)
RNA
to increase strength in east, by Rabin Giri (ht 10/11/2004)
Pakistan
offers military assistance to Nepal (ht 03/11/2004), Pakistan
offers military aid (kp 03/11/2004)
RNA
starts command, staff college course (rn 30/10/2004)
Pritana
HQ of RNA to be established in Far West (rn 20/10/2004)
APF
plans to enlist 3,500 more (ht 19/10/2004)
7
policemen sacked, 58 retire (kp 17/10/2004)
Cops
feted on Police Day (ht 17/10/2004)
Security
beefed up in valley (kp 16/10/2004)
Nepal-India
Military Assistance Group meets, by Surendra Phuyal (kp 16/10/2004)
APF
will protect human rights: IG (ht 16/10/2004)
Nepal
Police unveils Citizen Charter (kp 15/10/2004), 'No
death penalty in citizen’s Charter' (rn 15/10/2004)
Government
urged to increase strength of police force (ht 15/10/2004)
RNA
plans to recruit 6,000 soldiers, by Rekha Shrestha (ht 11/10/2004)
Meet
stresses improving cops’ ties with public (ht 04/10/2004)
Plane
carrying ammo lands at Ahmedabad: Allowed to proceed to Kathmandu after
mandatory checks (ht 30/09/2004), US
arms for Nepal Police arrives (kp 30/09/2004)
RNA
to form two new divison headquarters (ht 28/09/2004)
Royal
Nepalese Army to revamp top brass (ht 09/09/2004)
Security
agencies demand additional Rs 11 billion, by Prem Khanal (kp
31/08/2004)
RNA’s
risky venture (kp 23/08/2004)
APF
to replace army at customs, by Milan Mani Sharma (kp 11/08/2004)
New
RNA Divisions, Brigade HQs soon, by Rekha Shrestha (ht 07/08/2004
RNA
top brass meets in capital (kp 05/08/2004)
Army
to recruit more women (kp 08/07/2004), Women
to have 5 pc strength in army (ht 09/07/2004)
MoD
demands additional Rs 3b, by Prem Khanal (kp 03/07/2004), Unjustified
demand (kp 05/07/2004)
Ministry
‘no’ to provide forest land to Army (ht 02/07/2004)
Court
Calls The Army should obey the court orders before more and more Nepalis
start wondering: does it have a moral superiority over those it is
fighting against?, by Jogendra Ghimire (na 28/06/2004)
Military
ties with China, UK discussed (pr 24/06/2004)
Army
gets 2 spy planes from UK (ht 24/06/2004)
Indian
choppers delivered to RNA (ht 14/06/2004), Two Indian-made advanced choppers arrive for RNA
(kp 14/06/2004)
US
Army training RNA on war law (ht 01/06/2004), DIILS team training RNA officials
(kp)
UK
warplanes for Nepal draw flak (ht 30/05/2004)
Alms
Race: The army’s troop strength has nearly doubled in three years. Can we afford such breakneck expansion?,
by Navin Singh Khadka (nt 28/05/2004)
Decision
on APF struck down by SC (ht 28/05/2004), ‘Reg administrators cannot mobilize APF’
(kp 28/05/2004)
TIA
snafu: Cop shot at by army man (ht 25/05/2004), Bizarre shooting at TIA gate leaves three injured,
by Indu Nepal (kp 25/05/2004), Injured cop out of danger
(kp 26/05/2004), Unfriendly fire
(kp 26/05/2004)
National
Defence Academy in country in offing, by Rekha Shrestha (ht
15/05/2004)
Vigilante
squads to take on robbers (ht 02/05/2004)
UK
spy planes for army by mid-May (ht 29/04/2004)
Police demand 825 new men,
by Prem Khanal (kp 27/04/2004), Cabinet okays new police recruitment
(kp 01/05/2004)
Army needs world-class weapons,
by Pritam S Rana (kp 18/04/2004)
RNA
gets chief spokesperson (ht 15/04/2004)
Poll budget diverted to beef up security:
Rs 910m goes to RNA; Royal Palace gets Rs 142m (kp 17/03/2004)
US
military team arrives in Kathmandu (ht 10/03/2004)
US officials, RNA hold talks in Nepalgunj,
by J Pandey (kp 02/03/2004), US equipment for RNA in pipeline
(kp 04/03/2004), US
agrees to beef up military aid to RNA, by Rekha Shrestha (ht 04/03/2004)
Govt to outline defence policy on landmines,
by Rekha Shrestha (ht 03/02/2004)
Recruitment to cost Rs 800 million:
RNA to add 6,400 troops (kp 17/01/2004)
Barracks construction affects students and local residents
(kp 11/01/2004)
What about nuclear threat in South Asia?
(kp 05/01/2004)
27 cops resign over tough Unified Command training
(ht 02/01/2004)
Dang infantry brigade to get
(ht 30/12/2003)
Troops for Iraq request leaves Nepal in a spot,
by Surendra Phuyal (kp 28/12/2003)
Two used British STOL planes for RNA
(kp 23/12/2003)
Top
level changes in RNA (kp 15/12/2003)
The great mind game,
by Suman Pradhan (kp 01/12/2003)
Major reforms in police on anvil
(kp 01/12/2003)
8000 more to join RNA ranks:
Critics say militarisati
