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Month: August 2006

  • Maoist Students Surround Nepal Army Headquarter: Bad Move

    Students from around Kathmandu were forcefully taken to surround the army headquarters by the Maoists student organization. A wrong way of protest in wrong times at wrong venue. All pics by Shailendra Kharel The photo above reminds me of that day when thousands of school students were forcefully lined up on the sides of the…

  • NEPALI ARMY SERIES-II: Trust yet To Be Nurtured

    By Ameet Dhakal News Editor, the Kathmandu Post KATHMANDU, Aug 23 – The Nepali Army (NA) is in transition: it has, to a large extent, abandoned its links with the monarchy, but it is yet to fully trust the political parties. “What happens if you buy a cow but get tired of it on your…

  • NEPALI ARMY SERIES-I: Breakdown Of Traditional Loyalty

    By Ameet Dhakal News Editor, the Kathmandu Post KATHMANDU, Aug 22 – The Nepali Army (NA) may appear the same old “royal” army from outside but the changes that have taken place within are immense, especially in the way it thinks. Interestingly, what has changed the most is precisely what has been asked about umpteenth…

  • Nepal Peace Process Update: Envoys, Maoists, And Interim Constitution

    Meanwhile, we are eagerly waiting for the arrival of UN team for arms management Ambassadors James F. Moriarty and Shiv Shankar Mukharjee of the United States and India respectively meet CPN UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal, reports Kantipur TV. Why? Both envoys want to warn the second largest party in the governing alliance not…

  • Fuel Price Protest Lesson: Monarchy in Nepal Should Be Abolished

    By Dinesh Wagle Wagle’s Web Log Those who missed the power of protest in April saw the same yesterday when the government formed after the April Revolution buckled down in front of the public wrath and revoked its earlier decision to hike the price of petroleum products. A colleague this afternoon asked, “What does this…

  • Petroleum Price Hike Protest and Blame Game Politics

    Update (Aug 20): The government has taken back the decidion to hike petroleum price. Lucky to be in Nepal? A Chinese tourist whose English name Clover means lucky poses for camera in Tinkune, Kathmandu as she was walking from Bhaktpur to Kathmandu today after traffic was abruptly halted because of sporadic protests against hike in…

  • Kathmandu Catwalk: Nepal Fashion Week

    Creative Smile: Young designers from Janakpur showcased their creations for the first time in Nepal Fashion Week. From left to right: Shephalika Kamal, Preeti Jalan, Rinku Sen and Hima Manandhar. All pics by Wagle By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal (Saturday Blog) Last week saw Nepal’s one of the biggest fashion and lifestyle extravaganzas when…