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Author: UWB

  • So the General Rules Out Coup. Good!

    Any coup in Nepal would be not only suicidal for the coup-supporting high ranking officials of the Army but also against the Nepali peoples’ verdict. Today’s copy of the Kathmandu Post, at my desk, welcomed me as I returned from a six-day long trek in the Helambu region of Nepal. A single column, front page…

  • Ch..Ch..Hui!!! Play the Ping this Dashain your Way (plus worshipping cars the Nepali way)

    As seen in Sinamangal, Kathmandu on Thursday 18 October 2007. Pics by Suraj Kunwar

  • Non Resident Nepali and Double Standards

    The election has been avoided and Dr. Mahato is allowed to continue as the chair of the Non Resident Nepali (NRN) movement despite his apparent unwillingness. This clearly indicates that NRN, which boasts of Kul Chandra Gautam and Prof. Surya Subedi as advisors, is no different from a political party where a personality dominates the…

  • To Celebrate Dashain, Leaders Postpone House Session

    With the political deadlock and differences still into their pockets, political parties decide to postpone the special House session for abut two weeks to celebrate the festival of Dashain. The alliance of seven parties (Maoist included) today asked Speaker Subhas Chandra Nemwang to adjourn the session, called by the Maoists to decide on voting method…

  • No Deal With Maobadi but A Deal With Badi

    Badi women, who are traditionally involved in prostitution, have reached a deal with the government So what if Nepali Congress and Maobadis (Maoists) are unable to reach deal over the voting method in the CA elections, the government yesterday signed a two-point agreement with the agitating Badis. Both the sides agreed to form a taskforce…

  • Maoists Suspected of Corruption in Managing PLA Fund

    Government says no more funding for disqualified, absentee Maoist soldiers (PLA members). After failing to furnish details on the expenditure, Maoist leaders have put pressure on the government to convert the amount into grant so that it will not be binding on them to audit the amount. By Yuvraj Acharya ,the Kathmandu Post The government…

  • Festivals of Dashain and South Asian Films

    Happy Dashain to all. Here is today’s account from my South Asian Film Festival Diary: I was deeply saddened by watching a film that detailed the horrifying accounts of a Nepali journalist who was arrested by the (Royal) Nepali Army in 2004, locked up in a dark hell called Bhairabnath Battalion and tortured by mad,…