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Author: UWB

  • Supreme Court Chief Justice and Parliamentary Hearing

    This is the first time Parliament is hearing for Chief Justice’s post and this hearing must set example for future hearings. Facts and the Latest: The justices and employees of the Supreme Court bid farewell to Chief Justice Dilip Kumar Poudel the day before yesterday (Friday 7, September) while members of a panel formed by…

  • Nepali Congress For Federal Democratic Republic Nepal

    Nepali Congress, Nepal’s ruling, biggest and one of the oldest political party goes for federal democratic republic making it almost certain that monarchy will formally be abolished in Nepal in the next few months. By Dinesh Wagle It’s been quite a while I haven’t used the term historic in my writings recently but to continue…

  • Terror Strikes Kathmandu: Bombs Explode in Five Places

    “Two died: Police” Two innocent people are confirmed dead in a series of bomb explosions in three busy public areas of Kathmandu city. More than 25 people have been injured, 10 of them serious. Bombs exploded simultaneously in three separate places- Tripureshwor, Kalimati and Balaju- at around 4:30 PM this afternoon. According to Avenues TV,…

  • Nepal Political Update: Latest Agreement and CA Election

    Nepal Government-MPRF agreement is the best thing that has happened to the Nepali peace process in the past several months. Now get ready to VOTE! Forget the Maoist reaction, the Nepal government-Madhesi Forum (MPRF) agreement is the best thing that has happened to the Nepali peace process in the past several months. Peace Process? You…

  • Update on Nepal Politics: Maoist Drama and Election Schedule

    ब्लगमान्डू: संविधान सभा चुनावका लागि शर्त राख्दै माओवादीले गरेको अपील Click on the pic to see the poll Schedule 1 and here is Schedule 2 This and the past week are witnessing interesting developments on the political front. The Maoist drama and its confusing and contradictory statements regarding elections have overshadowed the past several days.…

  • Maoists Must Not Fear Election

    The Maoist party must unconditionally commit itself to the process of election. It shouldn’t not run away from the democratic process in whatever excuses Constituent Assembly Football Cup Referee: Election Commission Okay, get ready! Cartoon by Batsyayana via Kantipur It’s very disturbing and disappointing that the Maoists are becoming increasingly uncommitted towards the CA election…

  • Nepal Press Freedom Update: Papers Back on Stands, Maoists Back Off, Editors Unite

    Update: In a separate agitation program today, police detained over 35 journalists from the southern gate of Singha Durbar, the central administrative block as some scribes were protesting against the recent Maoist attack on the press. Demanding reinstatement of 49 scribes who were sacked from state-owned Gorakhapatra, press freedom, among other, the journalists were staging…