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  • Meet the Rebels: Maoist Guerilla of Nepal

    A personal encounter with Nepal’s Maoist rebels is a ‘show’ of force in more ways than one. By Kevin Sites Pics and captions by Dinesh Wagle Even if you don’t have a gun, act like you have one! That’s what this guerilla girl was doing in a parade organized on the play ground of a…

  • Backpack Journalist: Kevin Sites In Kathmandu

    American war correspondent Kevin Sites points his camera toward an armed Maoist guerilla girl in Kailali, far west Nepal, this week. Pic by Wagle By Dinesh Wagle Saturday Blog A soldier heading for the war zone would carry a loaded rifle along with a bandolier of bullets. What about a journalist who is going to…

  • King Gyanendra Should Disclose Details Of His Properties

    King Gyanendra should dutifully disclose the details of his personal and royal palace properties and proudly pay the tax. Now that the House of Representatives has declared itself a sovereign and supreme body and people have joyfully welcomed the Proclamation, its time to implement those decisions without any delay. We have seen people at government…

  • Nepal Celebrates Historic Democratic Achievement

    Victory rallies organized around the country. People warn of dire consequences if anyone dares to go against the Parliament Declaration Tens of thousands of jubilant Nepali people Friday participated in victory rallies organized around the country to celebrate Thursday’s historic Parliament Proclamation. While celebrating the achievement, they were cautious about possible fight back by the…

  • No Religious Kingdom: Celebrating Secularism in Nepal

    Hurray! Nepal Is A Secular Country UWB Photo blog by Shruti Shrestha Yes, amendments must be made in general knowledge books around the world. The world’s only Hindu Kingdom is a history now and people of Nepal, that country, are happy! Hindus are happy, Buddhists are happy, Muslims are happy, Christians are happy, people from…

  • Uncle Sam on Nepal: Latest Report Card

    By Richard A. Boucher US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nepal Sarkar! Within an hour of Parliament passing a historical resolution that renamed His Majesty’s Government to Nepal Government, the Land Reform Office of the Ministry of Land Reform and Management quickly erased the signboard and replaced the HMG with…

  • House Declared Supreme! King Will Pay Tax! Nepal A Secular Country! Army Under Parliament!

    Parliament will decide on royal succession, current National anthem that only praises the king will be replaced by the new one, Chief of the Army Staff will be appointed by the Council of Ministers, not the king. Raj Parishad Scrapped. Civil Servants will be assigned for Palace official posts Yes, he is also liberated from…