United We Blog

Day: July 28, 2005

  • Photo Blog: Will This Propel the Democracy Movement?

    Nepal’s Irate Students Clash With Police in Colleges. All pics by Bikas Karki. (photos in this post will not work) Furious Nepali students today clashed with police at several locations, mostly in colleges, in Kathmandu protesting the arrest of prominent student leader Gagan Thapa on Wednesday. They were demanding immediate release of Thapa and other…

  • I Am Not Safe In Jail: Gagan Thapa

    By Kiran Chapagain on July 28th, 2005 in Eagle Eye Gagan Thapa, Nepal’s top student leader, feels insecure in the jail. Plus, he WILL fight for the presidency of Nepal Student’s Union from inside the jail. On Wednesday morning while cooking food, I had long a long discussion with my brother about the upcoming general…

  • Over His Hat: Kunda Dixit In New York

    Alliance for Democracy & Human rights in Nepal, USA (ADHRN), Nepalese Democratic Youth Council, USA (NDYC), and American-Nepal Friendship Society (ANFS) jointly organized a talk program with Kunda Dixit on Saturday (July 23). The venue was Delhi Palace Restaurant in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York. The following is the summary of the event, including editor…

  • Rising Voice of Republicanism

    By Dinesh Wagle on July 28th, 2005 in Wagle Street Journal Are Nepalis slowly turning toward a republic Nepal? From Left: Kanak Mani Dixit, Dr. Devendra Raj Pandey, Krishna Pahadi and Dr. Mahesh Maskey. Pic by Wagle. It seems many in Nepal are republican. Everywhere, the voice of republicanism has been dominating: From the street…