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  • Reporters’ Poll Diary

    Several reporters working for the Kathmandu Post went to various polling booths on the Election Day in Kathamndu. Here is there observation: GHANASHYAM OJHA Koteswor Campus Polling Booth When I reached Koteswor Multiple College at Mahadevsthan of ward number 35, it was about 8:15 in the morning. No one was there in the lines separately…

  • Reporters’ Poll Diary

    – Several reporters working for the Kathmandu Post went to various polling booths on the Election Day in Kathamndu. Here is there observation: GHANASHYAM OJHA Koteswor Campus Polling Booth When I reached Koteswor Multiple College at Mahadevsthan of ward number 35, it was about 8:15 in the morning. No one was there in the lines…

  • United We Blog Request

    United We Blog! is going through pretty rough time. After more than a year of running blogs, we are blaming ourselves for not being computer geeks and able to quash repeated hacking of the site. We hope to be back on our own server as soon as we setup a secure website. We were downed…

  • Worst of Nepal In 2005

    Worst Persons & Events of 2005 (here is the BEST list) 1. The Feb 1 Royal Proclamation: When an angry monarch with autocratic ambitions appeared on TV on the fateful morning of Feb 1, everything in Nepal started going wrong. With his words, king Gyanendra assumed the unrestricted executive power, fired a government, imposed emergency…

  • Best of Nepal In 2005

    BEST Persons & Events of 2005 (here is the WORST list) 1. The 12-point Agreement: For giving us the hope of bright and peaceful future. This groundbreaking agreement between the seven-party alliance and the CPN Maoist altered the polarization status in Nepali politics. Two of the three forces started talking. However, critics say the agreement…

  • Welcome Dr. Tulsi Giri, See The Black Flag!

    Students in Jhapa wave black flag to Dr. Tulsi Giri. Plus, the story of “collecting” people for Dr. Giri’s meeting. All pics by Sharawati Karki via Kantipur. By Upendra Pokharel In the photo above police are arresting students of Mechi Campus in Jhapa who were protesting the arrival of Dr. Tulsi Giri in their town.…

  • Attending a semi-underground press meet in Nepal

    As we all know there is no freedom of expression in Nepal. Pro-democratic activists are detained and regularly harassed. Police kicked pro-democratic students from their offices yesterday. Later in the evening, they organized a press conference. Participating in that semi-underground press conference was an interesting experience for journalist Jeetendra Sah. Terrified students just ousted from…