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Author: UWB

  • For the Record, from the Campaign Trail

    Conducts against the election code of conduct: This ‘Constituent Assembly Member Election 2008 Observation Bulletin’ was prepared by the National Election Monitoring Alliance (NEMA) on April 9, 2008 1. CPN Maoist cadres prevented CPN UML booth representatives from getting into their respective polling booths of 10 VDCs in Dhadhing Constituency – three Dhadhing, district on…

  • Jimmy Carter Interview: Unprecedented Achievement in Nepal

    The following interview with Jimmy Carter, former US President and founder of The Carter Center, was conducted today by Narayan Wagle, Prateek Pradhan, Damakanta Jayshi and Dinesh Wagle today in Soaltee Hotel. Photo by Chandra Shekhar Karki via Kantipur Jimmy Carter: This is my third visit in the last nine months. I have begun to…

  • For the Record, from the Campaign Trail

    Conducts against the election code of conduct: This ‘Constituent Assembly Member Election 2008 Observation Bulletin’ was prepared by the National Election Monitoring Alliance (NEMA) on April 7, 2008. 1. An unidentified group detonated a bomb in Inaruwa Minicipality-2 on April 7, 2008. Two people got injured in the blast. According to NEMA representative, the blast…

  • For the Record, from the Campaign Trail

    Conducts against the election code of conduct: This ‘Constituent Assembly Member Election 2008 Observation Bulletin’ was prepared by the National Election Monitoring Alliance (NEMA) on April 6, 2008. 1. Young Communist League (YCL) cadres obstructed the Nepali Congress (NC) electoral mass meeting, scheduled to address by party Vice-President Mr. Ram Chandra Poudel, at Kawasoti, Nawalparasi…

  • Election Observers, Be Aware of Rigging!

    By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal Nepali version of this article appeared in yesterday’s Kantipur (Koseli) [Pics by Pratikshya Sodari. Last three by D Wagle] Apart from observing the CA election, Sushma KC, 21, is eager to vote for the first time. “I am very much excited. I was 11 in the last election. Now…

  • UNMIN Election Report No 3: Violence, Violations and Monitoring

    Conditions for Constituent Assembly election on 10 April 2008: a report by by the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), in conjunction with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal The momentum for the election has continued during the past week. Positive developments included a recommitment by three major parties…

  • For the Record, from the Campaign Trail

    Conducts against the election code of conduct: This ‘Constituent Assembly Member Election 2008 Observation Bulletin’ was prepared by the National Election Monitoring Alliance (NEMA) on April 5, 2008. 1. CPN Maoist cadres abducted Mr. Chandra Bahadur Shahi, CPN UML candidate for Mugu from Rowa VDC, Mugu district on April 5, 2008. Candidate Mr. Shahi was…