Posted on July 30th, 2007 by UWB
The latest rascality of the Maoist youth wing proves that the Maoists are afraid of participating in the free and fair CA elections.
The Dolakha incident: In a display of outright hooliganism, the Maoist-affiliated Young Communist League cadres beat up Chief District Officer (CDO) Uddhav Bahadur Thapa after barging into the District Administration Office (DAO) in [...]
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Posted on July 28th, 2007 by UWB
The Maoist minister is trying to turn the state-owned publishing house a Maoist recruitment center
The other day, Gorkhapatra Corporation, the government owned publisher of dailies Gorkhapatra and the Rising Nepal, refused to renew the contract of 49 journalists, rendering them instantly jobless. Of the 49 working journalists, many were appointed during King Gyanendra’s direct rule [...]
Filed under: Nepal Press Freedom | 30 Comments »
Posted on July 28th, 2007 by Dinesh Wagle
A musical journey to the biggest lake of Nepal in remote Mugu district with the trail filled with flowers of all kinds and the air reverberated with local folk tunes
With jeans tugged into their socks and eyes as red as ripe tomatoes, the boys were Jug Bahadur Bhandari, 15 (left), and Prakash Bhandari, 13.
By Dinesh [...]
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Posted on July 27th, 2007 by Dinesh Wagle
Thanks to the ongoing peace process in the country, police have returned to villages to provide sense of security to people.
By Dinesh Wagle
Chautha (Jumla): In an evening a week ago, beautiful tune resonating to that of a mouth harp was heard in this corner of a remote village of Jumla that doesn’t receive the short [...]
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Posted on July 27th, 2007 by Dinesh Wagle
Inside the room (and mind) of a world record holder Nepali athlete who dreams to produce players like him from his remote locale
By Dinesh Wagle
Khalanga Bazaar (Jumla): It’s absolutely fine if you feel like running (not running away) on entering this room of a house situated in the lower neighborhood of the bazaar. A close [...]
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Posted on July 26th, 2007 by UWB
Kicked out by Qatar, Nepalis greeted with animal treatment in Bahrain. A firsthand experience of a young Nepali student returning from America
By Tulsi Bhandari
Last month, Nepal’s newspapers were awash with reports of hundreds of Nepali workers in Qatar being driven from the country for demanding better pay from their employers. When I was on my [...]
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Posted on July 22nd, 2007 by UWB
UWB is strongly against protest programs in newspapers and media house that aim at stopping the newspapers from reaching to the public.
To stop a newspaper from being circulated, like in the photo, is a crime against free society. Workers stop the circulation of the Himalayan Times. Pic via THT
The protesters in APCA House, the publishers [...]
Filed under: Nepal Press Freedom | 80 Comments »
Posted on July 21st, 2007 by Dinesh Wagle
QUITE A DIFFERENT GOAT CARAVAN: An unforgettable ride from Jumla, one of the most remote parts in Nepal, to Surkhet in a highway that’s being constructed.
By Dinesh Wagle
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Vehicles pass through the dangerous Timure Bhir in Kalikot.
“Not in this lifetime,” said Hari Shankar [...]
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Posted on July 21st, 2007 by UWB
After stalling the verification process for their combatants for weeks the Maoists have finally agreed to resume it, but when it will actually resume remains uncertain still.
By Ameet Dhakal
[There might be rift between the Badal-Kiran and Prachanda-Baburam factions in the Maoist Party].
The on again off again verification of Maoist combatants is only a prelude to [...]
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Posted on July 21st, 2007 by UWB
By Bikash Sangraula
The royal family and royal relatives have continued to default on payment of bills to Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), although NEA has regularly dispatched cumulative bills during nearly two-and-a-half years of non-payment to the palace and other residences of the royals in the capital and outside. According to NEA records, the royals owe [...]
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