United We Blog

Author: UWB

  • A Chance Encounter With a Maoist Commissar

    It is notable that two years ago, before the ceasefire, the Maoists did not have any presence at all in Mustang due to the Royal Nepal Army’s occupation of a high foot suspension bridge below Ghasa that serves as the only entrance to the district below 5000 meters. Now the Maoists had a large visible…

  • Benazir Bhutto May Have Been Killed by Terrorists But They Must Not be Allowed to Kill Democracy in Pakistan

    Bhutto Assassinated in Attack on Rally: The Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated near the capital, Islamabad, on Thursday. Witnesses said Ms. Bhutto, who was appearing at a political campaign rally, was fired upon at close range by a gunman, and then struck by shrapnel from a blast that the government said was caused…

  • 19,602: Number of Maoist Guerillas in the Cantonment

    United Nations Mission to Nepal (UNMIN) Chief Ian Martin organized a press meet today in his office in New Baneshwor, Kathmandu to disclose the total numbers of UNMIN verified Maoist guerillas inside the cantonments. • The corrected number of personnel registered in the first phase was 31,318. 18,923 of these personnel were verified in the…

  • Nepal a Republic? Not Yet. Cool Down Comrades. Don't Party!

    I am shocked, genuinely shocked, to see the Maoists partying and celebrating yesterday’s 23-point deal by equating that to the declaration of a republic. By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal Almost 98 days after the Maoist ministers’ withdrawal from the cabinet, the Prime Minister today “accepted” their resignations. Prachanda has said that the party will…

  • Maoists Got What They Wanted: "Roundtable Conference!"

    The Latest: SPA seal 22-point agreement, Maoists to rejoin govt (read here) Emerging from the interaction, CPN Maoist Chairman Prachanda told reporters (pic) that the conference was in fact the roundtable conference his party had been demanding. –a news report. >>>Interesting remarks by the comrade! So that was what all Maoist hue and cry of…

  • Nepal Politics: Finally, a New Agreement?

    The CA elections under the mixed electoral system: 60 percent of the 601-member CA will be elected under the proportional representation system and rest under first-past-the-post system. A conference of the civil society will be organized to save face of the Maoists. A steering committee will be formed to run the government, who will lead…

  • Headlines: Political Deadlock, Human Rights and Elections

    Nepali Congress folks aiding monarchy will be punished: Sushil Koirala Dec 21 – NC Acting Prez warned to punish the NC leaders and activists who do activities in support of monarchy against the party discipline. Stating that some of the party activists were active in royalist activities, Koirala said that such activities were against the…