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Election Theory For Constituent Assembly In Nepal
Situation Update XII: A report by Conflict Study Center, Kathmandu Contributed by Bishnu Pathak PhD and Chitra Niraula Assisted by Yashoda Upreti [Refer to this Wikipedia page for related info discussed in the article] Two prognosis are presently found in Nepal – the talks will materialize following the zest and zeal of the commoners and…
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Maoist Activities: More Violation Of Code Of Conduct Than Helping Peace Process
Daily tourist routine was interrupted in Lake Side, the tourist hub in Pokhara, with the spectacle of a Maoist public shaming. Pic by Neil Horning By Neil Horning in Pokhara (And other media reports about recent Maoist activities) Nov 2: Today the daily tourist routine was interrupted with the spectacle of a Maoist public shaming.…
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New Darshan Bhet In Town: Prachanda Visits Indian Embassy
Plus: American ambassador returns from New Delhi trip So the news of the day is pretty much surprising. Not so surprising perhaps. Prachanda, the leader of the Maoist ‘revolution’ in Nepal, went to see the Indian ambassador in Lainchaur. Reactions given to media by Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, second in command after Prachanda, are also interesting.…
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Nepal Peace Process: Breakthrough On Arms Issue, UML Has New Stands
Update (Nov 5) Maoist Chairman Prachanda today hinted that his party has reached an agreement with the government on the modality of arms management. According to Prachanda, the agreement is that the Maoist arms will be kept and locked in (at a place decided by the Maoists) with a UN seal and keys under Maoist…
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Constituent Assembly in Nepal
Counter Punch: Election for the Constituent Assembly is totally wasteful exercise of the government. What SPA government needs to do is to hold election for all of the members of the House as early as possible. By Shree Shrestha in Madison, Wisconsin UWB received this article in email [Articles are welcome!] It looks like Seven…
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Changing Life Of A Nepali Village: Story from Nar
By Dinesh Wagle in Nar (Manang) Wagle Street Journal (Saturday Blog) [Dinesh Wagle has started posting his Nar Phu Diary in Wagle Street Journal] Encountering the people featured in a 25-year-old book that details the life and time of two of the remotest villages of Nepal All pics by Wagle. More pics will be added…
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Bargaining Chips On The Upcoming Nepal Peace Summit
The issue of monarchy will be the most crucial in this week’s peace summit. Referendum will be the wisest choice By Prakash Bom in Queens, New York Whatever political agendas are there on the table of the Peace Summit for SPA and Maoists to negotiate, it is obvious that the gridlock has been entangled on…
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