United We Blog

Month: September 2007

  • The Day That Was: 22-point Bargaining

    Maoists have announced to get out of the government tomorrow. Intense negotiations today were kind of inconclusive but something concrete might come by tomorrow morning which will give reason to Maoist to continue their presence in the cabinet and start the CA elections campaigns. A look into the day’s happenings: It was a day of…

  • The Kapilbastu Incident

    By the Maoist or those who want to defame the former rebels and/or create communal tension in the area? It all seems like a purely criminal incident: Two unidentified persons came on a motorcycle in Birpur village at around 8:30 am and shot dead Mohit Khan, former chairman of the district vigilante group set up…

  • Sinister South: Interference in Nepal

    Some reports about Indian inference might be over hyped and exaggerated but no one can deny that Indians do have their sinister intentions in Nepali politics and society. “Prime Minister Says: ‘Nepal’s Independence At Risk.’ After all from whom?” That’s the title at the cover of Nepal Magazine this week. The magazine has the answer…

  • Dear Nepali Congress Leaders and Cadres….An Open Letter

    Morang district branch of Nepali Congress (NC) on September 13 sent Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala’s name to contest Constituent Assembly elections based on first-past-the-post electoral system from Constituency No1 of Morang. As the district committees of the party are gearing up for such nominations, Puskar Magar, a Nepali Congress cadre writes an open letter…

  • Another Victory to CA Elections: Chure Bhawar Solved

    Yet another victory for elections. But talks are not for all. Force should also be considered. After satisfying the demands of Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum (MPRF), the government has struck a deal with another agitating faction in the plains that’s opposed to MPRF. Government of Nepal and the agitating Chure Bhawar Ekta Samaj Nepal (CBES-N) reached…

  • On Maoist "Roundtable Conference"

    Update: Update: In a sudden development, the Maoists have postponed their “roundtable conference” that they had planned to start today in Kathmandu. In a press statement, Maoist central leader Ram Bahadur Thapa informed that the round-table conference has been called off until further notice.”The September 12, 2007 round-table conference has been called off for some…

  • On Maoist “Roundtable Conference”

    Update: Update: In a sudden development, the Maoists have postponed their “roundtable conference” that they had planned to start today in Kathmandu. In a press statement, Maoist central leader Ram Bahadur Thapa informed that the round-table conference has been called off until further notice.”The September 12, 2007 round-table conference has been called off for some…