Day: April 14, 2006

  • Wishing for Peaceful 2063

    Peace loving Nepalis gather at Maitighar Mandala every first day of Nepali month to remember the victims of the violence By Ujjwal Acharya 1269 – the number was written on the white banner with ‘we will always remember you’ written beneath it. Just below the banner, the candles make out the number. And that’s the…

  • General Strike Day IX Updates

    Seven Party Alliance (SPA) vows to continue the people’s movement more strongly amidst call from the King for dialogue By UWB! Team King Gyanendra called the political parties for dialogue in his New Year’s message but the leaders of the various political parties called it ‘old wine in old bottle’ claiming that the call keep…

  • UWB! Founder Talk At UCLA

    Pic by Arthur Rhodes via Asiamedia, UCLA UWB! co-founder Dinesh Wagle talked about Blogging in Nepal at UCLA, USA. Read the news about it here and here. >>D Wagle is in Milwaukee Wisconsin: Ph. 414 272 1937 (room no. 407) Will be in Madission (from 16 to 19 April): 608 257 6000 And in Washington…

  • Nepal in the Throes of Transformation

    By Deepak Adhikari Last Saturday evening, as I was scanning through Huntington’s Who Are We, I heard sloganeering near my residence at Ghattekulo. Some twenty teenagers, most of them from the neighborhood, were chanting pro-democracy slogans. That made the denizens living in the cozy rooms of Ghattekulo, come out of their slumber and watch what’s…

  • Talking About Nepali New Year

    A few questions related to the importance and relevance of Bikram Sambat to Nepal and the Nepalese people. By Maheswor Shrestha Thought of the day The 2063rd year of Bikram Sambat is approaching closer and we are going to welcome and celebrate its New Year day with certain activities. The Nepalese people use more than…