If everything goes as planned, with the Constituent Assembly polls Nepal will see the longest public holiday in the year. The government Wednesday announced a five-day public holiday for the Constituent Assembly polls scheduled for April 10. A cabinet meeting held today at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar agreed to announce a public holiday from April 7 to April 10 to facilitate the people’s participation in the CA polls. The government has already announced a two week long vacation for schools starting from Wednesday. Meanwhile violation of election code of conduct and inter-party clashes continue (read here) in several districts.
Wagle Street Journal- MLTR ‘Learn to Rock’ in Kathmandu November 19, 2011Waiting for MLTR to come over the stage. Sound system being checked.. crowd has swollen a bit.— Dinesh Wagle (@wagle) November 19, 2011 {more tweets inside] Nepali band Kutumba, popular for their instrumental music, warm up the audience before the … Continue reading →Dinesh Wagle
- Hated Airport and the Mighty Himalayas #Nepal #Travel #Tribhuvan November 12, 2011CNNgo recently put Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan in a list of 10 “world’s most hated airports” along with JFK, LAX and Heathrow detailing correctly the shortcomings of Nepal’s only international airport. But the travel site also said correctly, at the end, this: … Continue reading →Dinesh Wagle
- View from a hill near Kathmandu October 24, 2011This is what I see from where I am standing at this moment. Filed under: WSJ Photo Blog Tagged: field, Hill, riverDinesh Wagle
- MLTR ‘Learn to Rock’ in Kathmandu November 19, 2011
