Posted on February 28th, 2007 by UWB
Any idea who is Shekhar Gurung? I am sure you do know him. He came to limelight when Gyanendra’s autocracy was in climax. Shekhar Gurung was appointed the Zonal administrator, a post created by the royal regime to strengthen the autocratic hold in the state of affairs, for Bagmati Zone. With the restoration of democracy [...]
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Posted on February 27th, 2007 by UWB
By Siddhartha Thapa
Comment of the Moment (Originally posted here.)
Even as the Terai starts to breathe again, various ethnic groups across the country have renewed their calls for further protests. The latest turmoil in the Terai is a direct consequence of the murky politics envisioned by the Maoists; the same ideologies that provided the base for [...]
Filed under: Comment of the Moment, Nepal in Transition | 24 Comments »
Posted on February 27th, 2007 by Dinesh Wagle
Protest, protest everywhere, how can we get out of this mess?
Janajatis or indigenous people have called for a general strike in Nepal tomorrow. Economically that would be yet another blow to already depressing situation. That will be yet another day of walking for hours to reach offices, yet another day people wasting their time in [...]
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Posted on February 26th, 2007 by Dinesh Wagle
By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle’s Web Log
Surya Bahadur Thapa has appeared in TV today in a very suspicious manner to defend the king. Former Prime Minister Thapa, who formed his Rastriya Janashakti Party after the royal takeover of Feb 2005, today told Kantipur TV’s Fire Side program (hosted by Bhusan Dahal) that the Interim Parliament has no [...]
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Posted on February 26th, 2007 by UWB
The government today (25 Feb) decided to provided Rs 50 million per month to the Maoists for the management of Maoist cantonments that are set up at different regions across the country. In a meeting of the Maoist Cantonment Management Committee today, it was also decided that each Maoist combatant would be provided with a [...]
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Posted on February 25th, 2007 by Dinesh Wagle
Chairman of the agitating Madheshi People’s Rights Forum Upendra Yadav has said that the Maoist intervention in the forum’s program in Nepalgunj was the height of “terrorism and militant philosophy”.
Condemning the Maoist disruption and vandalism during the forum’s mass meeting in Nepalgunj Saturday, Yadav today (25 Jan) said, “This exemplifies that the Maoists are still [...]
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Posted on February 24th, 2007 by UWB
Apparently it’s a season of clashes for the Maoists. They are in the bullying spree as soon as it became clear to the world that they are not reporting all the weapons they have to the UN. They have clashed with members of an indigenous organization in Chitwan and bullied over the cadres associated with [...]
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Posted on February 24th, 2007 by UWB
Now the questions are: Only that much? How could that be? Are you honest Maoist comrades?
For the record: The United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) yesterday revealed that a total of 30,852 People’s Liberation Army [of Communist Party of Maoist] militants were registered at the seven main and 21 sub cantonments across the nation while [...]
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Posted on February 24th, 2007 by UWB
UWB Note: Tired of reading declarations of political parties and agitating organizations? Here is yet another declaration, which is not really boring, from our own Girls of Even Worse Character! [???????? ???? ?: ????????? ????????? ???? ?????]
FEBRUARY 2007 DECLARATION of Jhan Charatraheen Cheli [Saturday Blog]
[Inside: A CharitrawanChela responds The text has some adult content. Reader [...]
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Posted on February 23rd, 2007 by UWB
If the Maoists adhere to their commitments and finally renounce violence, Ambassador James F. Moriarty would enjoy welcoming their leader to the democratic mainstream, the U.S. envoy said in Kathmandu today. The comment came in response to a question after the Ambassador delivered a speech at a conference of five Rotary Clubs, where he said [...]
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