United We Blog

Month: January 2007

  • Nepal in Transition: Interim Constitution, Interim Parliament and Maoists in House

    8:22 PM The House that was restored by the peoples’ movement in April has been, as speaker Subas Nemwang declared, automatically dissolved. The first meeting of interim legislature will be held in a few minutes. [Nostalgia: People’s Power] 7:46 PM The parliament votes YES (185) vs NO (0) to approve Prime Minister’s proposal of “Lets…

  • Nepal in Transition: Terai Secession Is a Myth

    As twin kids of the Maoists escalate their violence in eastern Terai in the name of the so called ‘Terai’ nation, it becomes increasingly difficult to see how any educated realist from Terai could ever support them. By Chhatra Bahadur [This article first appeared in a private discussion forum and UWB is publishing this article…

  • A [Royal] Nepal Army General [Rtd.] Is Maoist Member of Interim Parliament

    “Maoists decided to nominate me because they were impressed by my articles published in Kantipur daily.” -Kumar Phodung By Bishnu Bodhathoki Having served in the Nepal Army (NA) [former Royal Nepal Army] for 35 years, ex-Major General Kumar Phodung has been nominated as a member of the interim legislature by the Maoists. Talking to the…

  • Nepal’s Court Politics: Interim Constitution

    For the record: Interim Constitution will be promulgated tomorrow but judges of Supreme Court will not be very happy. A report by Conflict Study Center The pressure from the House and street culminated in a meeting of the Seven Party Alliance-Maoist (SPAM) on January 8, 2007 resulting in the decision to proclaim the Interim Constitution…

  • Nepal Govt. Must Act Strongly Against JTMM

    JTMM Terror In Siraha LAHAN, Jan 13- The Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) today morning bombed six grocery stores in Bhagwatipur Chowk in Siraha district.The JTMM cadres had planted the bombs, accusing the shopkeepers of defying a three-day Terai banda called by JTMM, a break away faction of Nepal Communist Party (Maoist). The JTMM announced…

  • Maoist Members of Interim Parliament

    For the record: Ladies and gentlemen, mark these faces and names By Ujir Magar in Kantipur (via eKantipur) The Communist Party of Nepal- Maoist (CPN-M) has announced the names of the party’s 73 members for the Interim Legislature to be formed on January 15. Under the leadership of Maoist spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara, nine central…

  • Peace Process Update: Maoists All Set To Join Sarkar

    A Nepali Army helicopter ferried two containers Friday (11 Jan) from Tulsipur, Dang to Rolpa from where the Maoist party started the armed struggle against Nepali regime a decade ago. Maoist’s weapons will be stored in the containers that were brought to Tulsipur from Birjung via road. Containers were dropped at Maoist’s Fifth Division Headquarters…