DATELINE NEPAL                                                                    MAIN

Muddle kingdom

The royals are ridiculed, Maoists are flexing their muscles and the lucrative climbing industry has had a tough season. Eric Ellis finds all is not well in the troubled Himalayan nation

Pall over Nepal

Nepal is in an unprecedented state of flux. For the first time, Maoists are part of an interim government as the royal family becomes increasingly isolated. Eric Ellis reports