Author: UWB
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INTERVIEW WITH PRACHANDA
Amidst high expectations the Summit Talks is going on in Baluwatar this very moment. Here are the excerpts of an interview with Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), Prachanda, taken on the eve of the much-hyped October 8 Summit Talks between his party and the ruling seven-party alliance as posted in Ekantipur: Q.…
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Maoists Chaseout
Video 1: In these videos, viewers will see Maoist cadres coming into the office in queue and suddenly starting to attack and chasing away the protestors. Within a few seconds, the scenes at Kupandole become chaotic like in a war zone. A sound of siren might give the impression that a police vehicle has started…
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Democracy Effect: Smiling Face of Thamel
An emotional blog: Tourists are coming, economing is about to boom! Thank you Democracy! By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal I know I had said I would be away from computer from this afternoon but this addiction never goes away easily. I am in Thamel and early in the morning tomorrow, I would be driving…
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Gyanendra Shah Speaks Again: Time To Keep Quiet, Maharaj!
By Dinesh Wagle Wagle’s Web Log (Inside: Prime Minister’s Vijaya Dashami Message) Did Parliament forget to ban Gyanendra Shah from issuing statements every now and then? The white elephant that was seriously wounded in April has started moaning again. That too on the auspicious day of Vijaya Dashami! Gyanendra today issued a statement saying that…
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I Blog, Do You? BTW, Happy Birthday UWB!
Yes, Democracy Rocks! Pic by Shailendra Kharel As Nepal’s pioneering blog site becomes two-year-young today, a blogger writes about the impact of her introduction with the word blog By Darshan Karki (inside Ujjwal Acharya shares his experience) I came across this ‘blog artifact’ a week ago. Dated Oct 23, 2005, its four papers torn from…
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Celebrating Dashain In A Secular Nepal
Justification of the Declaration of the Secular State and the Abolition of the ‘Hindu State’ by the Reinstated Parliament of Nepal as we are celebrating the most popular festival of the country. By Prakash Bom in Queens, New York Reasoning:Who are Nepali people in the first place of the existence? Obviously Nepali people are not…
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Dashain Holiday: Bad News From Police, Good News From Army and PM's Optimism
On the 8th day of Dashain festival, three incidents make headlines: Bibek Luintel is killed, the army says its soldiers and officers are free to not to receive tika from the king who is becoming redundant day by and our Prime Minister’s optimist on peace process Bibek Lunitel Killed: Today morning’s horrific revelation about the…
