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Worst
Persons & Events of 2005 (here is the BEST list)
1. The Feb 1 Royal Proclamation:
When an angry monarch with autocratic ambitions appeared on TV on the fateful morning of Feb 1, everything in Nepal started going wrong. With his words, king Gyanendra assumed the unrestricted executive power, fired a government, imposed emergency with press [...]

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BEST
Persons & Events of 2005 (here is the WORST list)
1. The 12-point Agreement:
For giving us the hope of bright and peaceful future. This groundbreaking agreement between the seven-party alliance and the CPN Maoist altered the polarization status in Nepali politics. Two of the three forces started talking. However, critics say the agreement is too vague [...]

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Alliance of Nepal’s top political parties request people to boycott election that the king’s government plans to hold in February.
So, the United Front or seven-party alliance requests us not to vote this time. Top leaders of the member parties jointly issued a statement Thursday (Dec 29) appealing to actively boycott the polls. And millions of [...]

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Royal Nepal Army goes offensive in the heartland of Maoists at a time when “terrorists” are observing ceasefire. Why?

A problem in the Heart of the conflict affected area: Heart patient Sapana Magar receives saline solution in the mobile camp launched by the Army in Rangkot of Rolpa district on Thursday. Rolpa is also considered the [...]

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Students in Jhapa wave black flag to Dr. Tulsi Giri. Plus, the story of “collecting” people for Dr. Giri’s meeting. All pics by Sharawati Karki via Kantipur.
By Upendra Pokharel
In the photo above police are arresting students of Mechi Campus in Jhapa who were protesting the arrival of Dr. Tulsi Giri in their town. Students shouted [...]

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By Kiran Chapagain
Royal Nepal government desperately wants to fill up the Supreme Court positions with its supporters
If you are amongst the ones who have keenly followed the heated debate over the appointment of “conservative” judges in the US Supreme Court in recent months, hold your breath for an equally pugnacious debate at home. As [...]

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Cartoon by Batshyaan via Kantipur Publications
4 Responses to “Handloom of Democracy”
blogwatch Says:
December 25th, 2005 at 2:17 pm
Great!
It reminds me the story called Emperor’s New Cloth. I guess it suits KG the best.
chinta Says:
December 25th, 2005 at 3:54 pm
By the way, any idea why we can’t visit http://www.kantipuronline.com/ these days? It seems the server [...]

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Merry Christmas but Christ in Kathmandu, for many, has become an excuse for drinking and partying
By Dinesh Wagle on December 25th, 2005 in Wagle’s WebLog

Christmas Eve in Bagbazaar Pic by Wagle
Santa Clauses are roaming around the city of Kathmandu distributing sweets and spreading the message of Christ though loud speakers attached on the vans carrying [...]

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The Snow Girl: Lady from Pokhara where people experience the world famous mountain Machhapuchhre in Phewa Lake, got opportunity to play with snow only after she reached the States. So how was the adventure? “Might have been romantic,” she writes in this blog, “if only I had been with my boyfriend.” And quickly adds, “damn.”
By [...]

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By deepak adhikari on December 24th, 2005 in Dashing Deep
Grooming is no longer a female-only phenomenon in Kathmandu as multinationals start introducing fairness creams targeting lads. Our blogger, while doing a story for Nepal Magazine, tried the handsome therapy and writes here the experience:

Wait a second: Deepak tries to takes out the identity card for [...]

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