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By Binod Tripathi in the Kathmandu Post
Shaktikhor (Chitwan)- A year back, when the third division cantonment had recently shifted to Chitwan from Kamidada of Kavre district, then division commander ‘Sonam’ had informed media that a total of 8,300 PLA fighters were stationed in the camps. Six months later, when the United Nations (UN) verification [...]

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Of course Republic because a hereditary king might not always be patriotic and qualified. A monarch, on the other hand, leads a life that does not resemble a common man’s. But Presidents or prime ministers are ordinary citizens until they get elected to public positions. They have different backgrounds, experiences, struggles and exposure to reality.

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Declare Republic only to be approved by CA
Compromise Proposal for Nepal
Submitted to Prime Minister and other leaders by Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on 24 November 2007
After having met with as many political leaders and private citizens as possible, I find it obvious that serious obstacles remain to a successful resolution of the present [...]

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Analysis of the Maoist Concept Paper: Legitimacy of Interim government, Interim Parliament and Peace Accord Ended
By Conflict Study Center
Contributed by: Bishnu Pathak, PhD and Chitra Niraula
The following is the unofficial translation of the first-ever Concept Paper, after initiation of the Peace Process, prepared by CPN (Maoist) Supremo Prachanda and presented by Dr. Baburam Bhattarai on [...]

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Had Maoists not gone mad and pulled out from the government, we would be voting today to elect the Constituent Assembly that would abolish the monarchy from Nepal and bring out new constitution. Election didn’t happen because Maoists were afraid of their possible pathetic loosing in the elections. Holding of CA elections is one [...]

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Welcome to the Second Year Romance while we remember that rejuvenating day last year.
THE WAR IS OVER, NEPAL DECLARES!
Less than a minute ago, amidst a grand and historic ceremony, Nepali leaders agreed to end the war that killed more than 13 thousand people in the last 10 years. Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and CPN [...]

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The true reality of Nepal is so depressing that it makes you want to commit suicide.
Comment of the Moment by Kirat Originally posted here
1. 1990-Democracy.
We were so hopeful that finally we had our own destiny in our own hands and that we would make Nepal a prosperous peaceful country where all its citizens [...]

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The growing mistrust between Nepali Congress and CPN Maoist, and the ‘neither-this-side-nor-that-side’ policy of the CPN UML are the main reasons of the current political impasse that, it seems, will not be easily solved in the regular session of the parliament that will start tomorrow. UWB presents the headlines and news snippets related to [...]

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a report by Conflict Study Center
Contributed by: Bishnu Pathak, PhD and Chitra Niraula
“The whole nation is heading towards a republican system, and the wave of sensation in support of a republican set up has arrived at the point of diffusion.” Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala
Background: On the evening of November 4, at 7.55 PM, [...]

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By Dinesh Wagle
Wagle’s Web Log
I am a diehard republican but I am dead against Maoist Chairman Prachanda’s views that proclamation of republic is more important than holding the Constituent Assembly elections. I have been saying in these columns that, yes, republic is a very important issue but it can’t be the alternative to the [...]

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