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No News of Buddha Boy, But Life Goes On…
Blogmandu: Government and Maoist negotiators are reportedly stuck into the voting procedures in the CA election including the modalities of ballot paper. A Norwegian election expert says: ??????? ????????? ???????????? ??? ????? ??????? ?????? ?????? ? ???????? ???????? ???? ????? ??? ??????? ??????????? ??? ? ???? ?????? (??????????? ???? ????????) ????? ? ??????? ??? ????????…
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First Time in Nepal: King, Crown Prince Pay Tax
News of the week: King Gyanendra and his son Paras are stopped from evading tax for the first time in history. By Bishnu Budhathoki the Kathmandu Post (here is the original story) Dec 8- Probably for the first time in the history of Nepal since the founding of the Shah dynasty 238 years ago the…
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Nepal Peace Process Update: UN Delays Everything
So, if you haven’t forgotten, we are still going through the peace process. There are no big headlines as the series of signing one ‘historical’ understanding after another seems to have ended for now. The involvement of United Nations is what we are all waiting for. And that’s taking time. UN, we know, is bureaucratic…
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Nepali Ambassador: What is the Attraction?
Even former ministers are fighting to be an ambassador. Why? The government hasn’t appointed chiefs at several constitutional and legal commissions, important educational institutions and diplomatic missions even after 8 months of its formation. Newspapers in Kathmandu are full of stories related to the delay in appointment and possible names for various posts. The most…
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Eye on Election: Underestimate the UML at Your Own Peril
ब्लगमान्डू : सेनालाई साँच्चै लोकतान्त्रिक बनाउने हो भने यसका खर्च प्रक्रियाहरूलाई पारदर्शी बनाउने अभियान थाल्नुपर्छ । (बाँकी) …… By Ameet Dhakal The Constituent Assembly election date remains uncertain still, but the political debate from lavish lounges in Kathmandu to chiyaa pasals in remote villages seems to converge towards one conclusion: the UML will be routed…
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Post revolution Nepal: Problems and Solutions
ब्लगमान्डू: ‘हामी जनयुद्धमा सामेल भएको होइन,’ आफूलाई ‘संयुक्त राज्य आतंक’ नामको मुलुकका नागरिकका रूपमा परिचय गराउने अमेरिकी अभियन्ता पिटर ग्य्रान्टले भने- ‘हामी आन्दोलनप्रति ऐक्यबद्धता मात्रै जनाउँछौं ।’ (विस्तृत) ………. From the blog: The positioning of the Maoist camps all over the country is a strategic master game of the Maoist military thinkers which we have…
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News of the Week: Signs of Recovery in Economy
American Ambassador Moriarty: “????????? ????????? ????? ??? ????????? ?? ? ??????? ??????? ???????????? ????? ??????? ?????? ?? ???????? ????? ????? ????????? ??????? ????????????????? ???????? ??? ? ?, ?? ???????? ??????? ????? ?????? ? ?” (here is the speech) By Prem Khanal in the Kathmandu Post [The news we like in the media!] KATHMANDU- As the…
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