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  • Second Loktantra (Democracy) Day

    Click here for a report in Nepali and photos of the second Loktantra day party hosted by the Prime Minister. …… From UWB archive: April Revolution …. For the record: The second anniversary of the historic Loktantra Day was observed throughout the country today to commemorate the victory of Nepali people over the direct rule…

  • After the Maoist Victory, Power Sharing a Tricky Issue

    By Ameet Dhakal As the largest party in the Constituent Assembly but without a majority, the CPN (Maoist) is certain to lead a coalition government. What is uncertain, however, is what sort of coalition it would be and how power will be shared among the major parties. One thing is sure — negotiations on the…

  • Chameleon Chairman: Comrade Changes the Color!

    CHANGE that we can believe in? HOPE that’s true! As it’s becoming almost certain that Maoist will lead the next government Chairman Prachanda- who said he will actually be heading it- has been very quickly changing the radical tone almost sounding like a, God forbid, a bourgeois leader! Until ten days ago Nepali Army, for…

  • Royal Nepal Palace Refutes "Malicious" Reports

    King Gyanendra’s Secretariat at the royal palace today issued a statement that said: “The attention of the Secretariat has been drawn to the malicious reports appearing in sections of the national and international media in recent days against the royal palace. This Secretariat strongly refutes these reports as totally fabricated and unfounded.” The background: Some…

  • Who is the Real Witch? YCL or the Pregnant Woman?

    Cadres of Maoist youth wing, YCL, thrashed a couple at Pwang VDC-8 of Rukum district yesterday accusing the latter of practicing witchcraft. Dal Bahadur Gharti and his pregnant wife, Devi, were severely beaten by local YCL cadres, Chunlal Gharti and Rajesh Malla, after the locals accused the Gharti couple of casting spell on a local…

  • Maoists on King: Badal the Radical Snubs Baburam the No. 2

    “It would be good if he peacefully, voluntarily leaves the palace after the first sitting of the Constituent Assembly decides to abolish monarchy. If he does not do so, the government will treat him just like any common criminal and use the army or other force to oust him from there.” Previous blog: Maoist Ultimatum…

  • Maoist Madness After Victory

    As the vote counting was going on Maoit’s YCL cadres were stopping people at different places and searching their bodies, bags and wallets. Some Nepali Congress cadres were complaining that their money and mobile phones were confiscated. Maoists were searching for NC cadres and beating whoever they found. By Damodar Neupane in Gorkha Diary of…