Author: UWB
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Verification Conundrum: Inside Story of Why Maoists Stopped the Process
After stalling the verification process for their combatants for weeks the Maoists have finally agreed to resume it, but when it will actually resume remains uncertain still. By Ameet Dhakal [There might be rift between the Badal-Kiran and Prachanda-Baburam factions in the Maoist Party]. The on again off again verification of Maoist combatants is only…
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Royals Continue To Default Electricity Bills
By Bikash Sangraula The royal family and royal relatives have continued to default on payment of bills to Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), although NEA has regularly dispatched cumulative bills during nearly two-and-a-half years of non-payment to the palace and other residences of the royals in the capital and outside. According to NEA records, the royals…
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A Young Jumlee’s Dream of Teaching
It’s not unusual in this kind of terrain to run over big mountains for a small opportunity of a job. Dreams carry people anywhere. If one desire is not fulfilled, another emerges. By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal ब्लगमान्डू : तन्नेरी जुम्लीको पढाउने रहर Lal Bahadur Dangi in the same school in Chautha where he…
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A Young Jumlee’s Dream of Teaching
It’s not unusual in this kind of terrain to run over big mountains for a small opportunity of a job. Dreams carry people anywhere. If one desire is not fulfilled, another emerges. By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal ब्लगमान्डू : तन्नेरी जुम्लीको पढाउने रहर Lal Bahadur Dangi in the same school in Chautha where he…
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A Radio Report From Jumla: Information Revolution
A small FM radio station, powered by unreliable electricity and run by a dozen staffs who face daily challenge of providing balanced news, has brought information revolution in one of the most remote parts of Nepal. By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal Staffs of Radio Karnali FM 105 timko 2 MHz in their office building…
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Loose Talk Indeed! [Mr. Chairman, Better Mind Your Tongue!]
Why is Prachanda so reckless when it comes to his public utterances? The answer could be worrying. By Ameet Dhakal Public perception of leaders changes with time. But the public image of Maoist Chairman Prachanda is changing rather fast. Before the April Movement, when the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) was still at war, the…
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In A Nepali Village of Daura Suruwal, Young Generation Wants Jeans
Nanda Bahadur Shahi, 53, of Sinja, Jumla inspects his Daura Suruwal as his 4-year-old grandson Joban, clad in ‘modern’ outfits looks on. All pics by Wagle By Dinesh Wagle SINJA (Jumla)– The residents of this beautiful village have worn daura suruwal for decades. But hello, this traditional Nepali outfit covers only the bodies of the…
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