Both candidates-Dr. Ram Baran Yadad and Ram Raja Prasd Singh- failed to get enough votes (simple majority) for today’s presidential polls while Paramanda Jha, a candidate filed by Madhesi Janadhikar Forum, fourth largest party in the CA, got elected as the Vice President. Yadav got 294- four votes short of the simple majority while Singh got 284. Jha got 305 (not officially verified). Of the total 594 voters registered, 578 CA members cast their ballots while 16 CA members stayed away from the voting centre. CPN UML had supported NC candidate Dr. Yadav while pulling back, unofficially, the candidacy of their man Ramprit Paswan.
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
