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  • The Hope of Peace Extended: Maoist Ceasefire

    The Lead: Thank God, Nepal Communist Party (Maoists) has extended the unilateral cease-fire by one month. “Those terrorists, they need to go back to their business. They should start terrorism. They shouldn’t talk peace. We are here to talk peace. We are supposed to bring peace in this country. No one should talk or bring…

  • Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful… Dreams (of Miss Nepal Contestants)

    Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful… Dreams (of Miss Nepal Contestants)

    By Dinesh Wagle on August 10th, 2005 in Wagle Street Journal What does it mean to be a Miss Nepal? Who Will Be a Miss Nepal?: Contestants of Miss Nepal 2005 are visiting to different places including Bal Mandir, an orphan center, in Kathmandu. They went there on Monday, Aug 8 and collected information regarding…

  • Recording Time, the Nepathya Way

    By Dinesh Wagle on August 6th, 2005 in Wagle Street Journal Saturday Blog: Plus a love scene in a restaurant. Scribes were the protagonists. As I have stated in one of my replies to a blog commentator this afternoon, things don’t always turn out as per ones wishes. If you are into a job like…

  • Collateral Damage: A Reporter Lost His Job

    By Dinesh Wagle on August 5th, 2005 in Wagle Street Journal Nepal One TV, an Indian channel, has fired a reporter who famously scooped a live fighting between the Army and the Maoists nearly 9 months ago. The reporter complains that the network did dirty bargain with authorities to resume its service banned in Nepal…

  • The Real Cross Fire: Nepali Case

    By Dinesh Wagle on August 2nd, 2005 in Wagle Street Journal Two heartbreaking stories from today’s Nepali society: “You Don’t Belong Here. Go to [king] Gyanendra’s Country.” A protestor from an anti-RCCC rally in New Baneshowr, Kathmandu this afternoon. Another photo is also from the same rally. All pics by Wagle. Before I talk about…

  • Rising Voice of Republicanism

    By Dinesh Wagle on July 28th, 2005 in Wagle Street Journal Are Nepalis slowly turning toward a republic Nepal? From Left: Kanak Mani Dixit, Dr. Devendra Raj Pandey, Krishna Pahadi and Dr. Mahesh Maskey. Pic by Wagle. It seems many in Nepal are republican. Everywhere, the voice of republicanism has been dominating: From the street…

  • Public Knows It All: Nepali Politics

    While returning home this evening, an interesting conversation that I overheard in a three-wheeler (tempo) made me feel fresh By Dinesh Wagle on July 19th, 2005 in Wagle Street Journal It was a strange ride for me this evening. I am politically speaking here. For the first time after the (abrupt for many and planned…