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Author: UWB

  • Palpasa Cafe in English

    Saturday blog: Three years after it was first published in Nepali and created history in the Nepali literary world by selling more than 5 thousand copies in the first few months, Narayan Wagle’s debut novel Palpasa Cafe came in English this past week (15 January). The book was translated by Bikash Sangraula. Since its release…

  • The Great Integration Controversy (Maoists into National Army?)

    Today’s Kathmandu Post has an interesting analysis of the controversy surrounding the possible “integration” of Maoist PLAs into National army. By Damakant Jayshi Of late, the integration of Maoist combatants (into Nepal Army) seems to be snow-balling into a major controversy and if not nipped in the bud, may develop into a major crisis. What…

  • April 10 (28 Chaitra) is the New Date for Constituent Assembly Elections

    Previous dates when we couldn’t vote: June 20, November 22. The government of Nepal today fixed April 10 (28 Chaitra) as the date for Constituent Assembly election. Polls will be held in a single phase. A meeting of the council of ministers this afternoon fixed the election date. A meeting of the top leaders of…

  • Filthy Face of Koirala: Sujata in the Cabinet

    Sujata Koirala is the female counterpart of Paras in Nepali Congress politics. Girija Prasad Koirala, the octogenarian leader of the historic April 2006 revolution occasionally displays the wicked side of his face that is splashed with greed, hunger for power, nepotism and favoritism. Today we saw the same dirty face of the Prime Minister who…

  • Commander Ananta: Integrate Maoist Guerillas in Police

    If not in national army, the Maoist commander says, integrate our guerillas in police or other security forces. Generals who were skeptics about including politically motivate cadres into the national ‘neutral’ organization will definitely welcome this. This is indeed a very interesting statement coming out from a senior Maoist leader. Deputy Commander of the Maoist…

  • For Prachanda, Nepal With King In Palace Is A Republic

    Maoist Supremo Prachanda today claimed that a new era has begun with the ‘legitimate end of the monarchy’. Referring to yesterday’s decision of the interim parliament, the Maoist Chairman added that now a new era had dawned with the end of the monarchy. [Maoists submit names of its ministers: read here] Third Amendment of Interim…

  • While King Gyanendra Is Still Inside the Palace, Comrade Prachanda Says Monarchy Is Abolished

    Maoist Supremo Prachanda today claimed that a new era has begun with the ‘legitimate end of the monarchy’. Referring to yesterday’s decision of the interim parliament, the Maoist Chairman added that now a new era had dawned with the end of the monarchy. Third Amendment of Interim Constitution Clears Deck for Republic The Interim Parliament…