Author: UWB
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Around the Capital on Day V
What UWB! blogger saw in his field visit to the riot torn places on Day V of General Strike By Saroj Raj Adhikari KIRTIPUR, 1 PM More protesters gathered today than yesterday. Protesters blocked the entrance to the city that prevented them from entering Nayabazar. A command of Armed Police Force requested the demonstrators to…
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Kathmandu Spring: Where are the Leaders?
UWB! Analysis The ongoing strike has given an impetus for full-fledged democracy. But to achieve it, there is a long way to go People have awakened; they are rallying overwhelmingly for democracy in unprecedented numbers. But, the movement has mainly centered around suburban areas such as Kirtipur, Kalanki, Gongabu, and Patan of Kathmandu Valley.
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April 10 Updates
The fifth day of General Strike repeated the similar story of curfew defiance, clashes, black-out and police ruthlessness [9:00PM] There was blackout for fifteen minutes. At Asan and Chhetrapati area, as blogger Tilak Pathak witnessed, a group of people rallied chanting anti-monarch slogans while police were seen urging people to turn on lights. Most didn’t.
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The Ghattekulo Story
By Deepak Adhikari For past two days, most of the times, I was confined inside my Ghattekulo abode. Ghattekulo, in this April Uprising, has shown unprecedented revolutionary spirit. On the 5 th day of general strike, I could no more stay in the cocoon; so headed for office early at 6:30 before the curfew could…
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Don't Be Ruthless, Please!
Police is entering citizen’s houses; dragging people out of it and ruthlessly baton charging them. Even the television clips of a few policemen beating a demonstrator continuously is heart-aching By Ujjwal Acharya Everything is fair in love and war; but what’s going on in Nepal these days is not war. It’s a movement for the…
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General Strike Day IV Updates
[11:00pm] The situation I witnessed while returning from my office to home was disheartening. At least there were 10 such places where the demonstrators have put on fire and other disturbances. It was not more than 2km and it is impossible for any four wheeler to pass the road.
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General Strike Day III Updates
A demonstrator was shot dead in Pokhara while people in Kathmandu defied the curfew orders. The nation witnessed the biggest protest so far Since the curfew is on around, I am, as many others, passing time by watching television. Television news has become the source of information on what’s happening in the city (other than…
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