Posted on February 24th, 2008 by UWB
By Puskar Magar
Bharatpur, Chitwan
Currently in United Arab Emirate
The selection of Nepali Congress (NC) candidates for CA election has been completed. My nightmare turned out to be true. Most of the corrupt leaders such as Govinda Raj Joshi, Khum Bahadur Khadka etc. were awarded with the ticket. NC supporters like me are stunned by this decision.
This [...]
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Posted on February 10th, 2008 by UWB
By James Sharrock
The English language translation of the best-selling Nepali novel Palpasa Café by Narayan Wagle is out now. Palpasa Café is the story of an artist, Drishya, who falls in love with a Nepali American returnee, Palpasa and also, via a college friend, sees the effects of Nepal’s conflict in the hills.
Wagle’s book stands [...]
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Posted on August 12th, 2006 by Deepak
Future of Nepal has gone in the wrong hands
By Mahesh Poudyal
After the euphoria of the so called April Revolution, the nation and its citizens seem to be slowly getting back into the reality of the situation. Especially their belief (if they ever truly believed) that the same incompetent and corrupt politicians would take the country [...]
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Posted on June 20th, 2006 by United We Blog!
Maoist Maneuver of June 16
UWB received this article by Jabarjast who has not revealed his identity but beautifully pointed out few shortcomings of eight-point agreement between SPA government and Maoists on June 16.
(Pic via Kantipur)
Last week, the Maoist strongmen, Pushpa Dahal and Baburam Bhattarai, emerged triumphantly from daylong negotiations with SPA leaders. An 8-point agreement [...]
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Posted on June 3rd, 2006 by uzz
By Kanchan Burathoki
Saturday BlogDiary of a Nepali student
Every now and then some girls who take politics classes ask me about Nepal and express their sympathy, but I wonder if they really care…. On a recent bus ride, an American asked me, “I know you think we are dumb because we don’t know anything about other [...]
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Posted on April 28th, 2006 by Deepak
This is the last part of the article that proceeds debate on the necessity/relevance of monarchy in Nepal at a time when the country is heading for Constituent Assembly.
By Mahesh Poudyal
The culture of monarchy
What answer do you get/expect to get if you ask a British or other European who has a constitutional or ceremonial monarchy [...]
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Posted on April 28th, 2006 by Dinesh Wagle
History Repeats in Nepal: Is Jana Andolan II compromised just like Jana Andolan I ?
By Santosh
Seven parties and most of protestors are euphoric about royal proclamation to reinstate parliament. However, there is very less realization that it’s not a real achievement but rather a continuity of the post 1990 scenario.
Royal Intentions
The intention of King is [...]
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Posted on April 27th, 2006 by Dinesh Wagle
Whether Constituent Assembly with or without a Condition
By Surendra Bhandari
Lawyer, in Japan
The country is still undergoing through a volatile political situation. The political changes induced by the people’s movement followed by King’s declaration for the restoration of the House of Representatives on April 24th 2006 has unfurled immense opportunities to move ahead but the path [...]
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Posted on April 27th, 2006 by Deepak
Though this article was written immediately after king’s first address, UWB has published it in order to bring the issue of monarchy for public debate.
By Mahesh Poudyal
The politics of monarchy
You must be thinking I must have made some mistakes with the heading “politics of monarchy,” you must be thinking “monarchs don’t get involved in politics.” [...]
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Posted on April 26th, 2006 by Deepak
Though this article was written immediately after king’s first address, UWB has published it in order to bring the issue of monarchy for public debate.
By Mahesh Poudyal
Friday night’s talk - after the royal proclamation - was mainly about king Gyanendra trying to split the SPA-Maoist alliance by offering the post of PM to the SPA. [...]
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