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  • Fate of a King: Poor and Powerless Overnight

    By Ameet Dhakal News Editor, the Kathmandu Post The Shah Kings, through royal decree, usurped power and amassed wealth umpteen times during the last 238 years. But today (15 Jan) people have turned the tables on the monarchy: By proclaming a constitution invoking their sovereign rights the people have made the reigning king both poor…

  • Hello World, Maoists In Nepal Have Entered Parliament!

    11.34 PM Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula is tabling the interim constitution 2063 for the approval of the house. 11.34 PM Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula is tabling the interim constitution 2063 for the approval of the house. Honestly, the great Bal Bahadur Rai is doing favolous job. It’s almost mid night and 80 plus…

  • Nepal in Transition: Interim Constitution, Interim Parliament and Maoists in House

    8:22 PM The House that was restored by the peoples’ movement in April has been, as speaker Subas Nemwang declared, automatically dissolved. The first meeting of interim legislature will be held in a few minutes. [Nostalgia: People’s Power] 7:46 PM The parliament votes YES (185) vs NO (0) to approve Prime Minister’s proposal of “Lets…

  • Nepal in Transition: Terai Secession Is a Myth

    As twin kids of the Maoists escalate their violence in eastern Terai in the name of the so called ‘Terai’ nation, it becomes increasingly difficult to see how any educated realist from Terai could ever support them. By Chhatra Bahadur [This article first appeared in a private discussion forum and UWB is publishing this article…

  • A [Royal] Nepal Army General [Rtd.] Is Maoist Member of Interim Parliament

    “Maoists decided to nominate me because they were impressed by my articles published in Kantipur daily.” -Kumar Phodung By Bishnu Bodhathoki Having served in the Nepal Army (NA) [former Royal Nepal Army] for 35 years, ex-Major General Kumar Phodung has been nominated as a member of the interim legislature by the Maoists. Talking to the…

  • Nepal’s Court Politics: Interim Constitution

    For the record: Interim Constitution will be promulgated tomorrow but judges of Supreme Court will not be very happy. A report by Conflict Study Center The pressure from the House and street culminated in a meeting of the Seven Party Alliance-Maoist (SPAM) on January 8, 2007 resulting in the decision to proclaim the Interim Constitution…

  • Nepal Govt. Must Act Strongly Against JTMM

    JTMM Terror In Siraha LAHAN, Jan 13- The Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) today morning bombed six grocery stores in Bhagwatipur Chowk in Siraha district.The JTMM cadres had planted the bombs, accusing the shopkeepers of defying a three-day Terai banda called by JTMM, a break away faction of Nepal Communist Party (Maoist). The JTMM announced…