United We Blog

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  • A Far Cry From America

    SATURDAY BLOG by Deepak Adhikari How do you feel when, one fine morning, your acquaintance comes up carrying a slim book of poetry collection with an abstract art in its cover? I, for one, was pleasantly surprised to find out that my teacher at Ratna Rajya Laxmi College, English Department, Mr. Hriseekesh Upadhyay has a…

  • Making Joke of Democracy!

    Neither the King nor his ministers have forgotten in any instance of speech talking about democracy. They always reiterate there is democracy. But the problem is that when they talk about democracy, their acts make it look like mocking democracy, rather making democracy a joke. Latest of the ‘democratic move’ being the seizure of communication…

  • Journalists’ Solidarity for Press Freedom

    Nepali journalists on solidarity show in Kathmandu More than 200 hundreds of journalists gathered at Maitighar, Kathmandu today showing solidarity for press freedom. Members of International Mission to study Nepal’s media situation too participated in the show. Stop control over the press, restore press freedom: the banners reads.

  • Tortured at Police HQ, Arrested at Media House

    In a bizarre case, policemen arrested a justice-seeking policeman from the library of Kantipur Publications At around 4:00pm, police sub-inspector Hum Bahadur Bagale entered Kantipur Publications office in an appearance that would have forced many to take him as a mad man. Half of his hair was shaved and his police shirt and trousers muddy.

  • Parties, Maoists Agree to Disagree

    Discussions will continue on the roadmap to the election of constituent assembly Okay, the decision has been made. Verdict has been out. The pro-democracy Seven Party Alliance has reached a brand new agreement with the underground Maoist Party (wait and don’t get excited. The groundbreaking 12-point understanding signed by both sides in November 22 still…

  • Nepal Yatayat, Maoist Comrades and Today’s Youths

    Teenager’s Talk: A Kathmandu girl writes how it feels to be a member of youth brigade in today’s Nepal. “[B]eing a youth in Nepal is a problem in itself,” she says. “In the villages you are the perfect choice for the so called People’s Army (where the person is never given the choice). In cities,…

  • Echoes of Painful Nepali Society

    A Nepali doctor living in Australia pens his debut novel By Deepak Adhikari Saturday Blog Ravi Thapaliya, the writer of Echoes of Pain In an age of increasing numbers of reading (also buying, I guess) communities, a good book doesn’t remain long in the shelves of bookstores. But, not so in Nepal. When I fished…