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Celebrating Dashain In A Secular Nepal
Justification of the Declaration of the Secular State and the Abolition of the ‘Hindu State’ by the Reinstated Parliament of Nepal as we are celebrating the most popular festival of the country. By Prakash Bom in Queens, New York Reasoning:Who are Nepali people in the first place of the existence? Obviously Nepali people are not…
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Dashain Holiday: Bad News From Police, Good News From Army and PM's Optimism
On the 8th day of Dashain festival, three incidents make headlines: Bibek Luintel is killed, the army says its soldiers and officers are free to not to receive tika from the king who is becoming redundant day by and our Prime Minister’s optimist on peace process Bibek Lunitel Killed: Today morning’s horrific revelation about the…
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Dashain Holiday: Bad News From Police, Good News From Army and PM’s Optimism
On the 8th day of Dashain festival, three incidents make headlines: Bibek Luintel is killed, the army says its soldiers and officers are free to not to receive tika from the king who is becoming redundant day by and our Prime Minister’s optimist on peace process Bibek Lunitel Killed: Today morning’s horrific revelation about the…
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Subha Dashain!
Chacha hui!!! Girls Playing Ping as Dashain Fever Grips Nepalis Pic by Suraj Kuwar “[Delivery of ] the message that the meaningful [peace talks] have started would be the best gift that Seven Parties and the Maoists could give [to Nepali people].” Pradeep Giri, Political thinker, in a Kantipur Op-Ed (Sept 29). ….. And my…
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Update on Peace Process: Today's Political Developments
Update: Thursday, Sept 28: The much-awaited “summit talks” between the top leaders of the ruling seven-party alliance (SPA) and Maoists, earlier said to be held today but postponed for tomorrow (Friday), has been put off until the conclusion of the Dashain festival. (Here is more.) Based on a report by Balaram Baniya and Ujjir Magar…
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Update on Peace Process: Today’s Political Developments
Update: Thursday, Sept 28: The much-awaited “summit talks” between the top leaders of the ruling seven-party alliance (SPA) and Maoists, earlier said to be held today but postponed for tomorrow (Friday), has been put off until the conclusion of the Dashain festival. (Here is more.) Based on a report by Balaram Baniya and Ujjir Magar…
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Chopper Crashed, Dignitaries Died, Nepal Observes National Holiday. Why?
Comment of the Moment [This comment was originally posted by Dukhi in this blog post] Dukhit says: September 26th, 2006 at 9:33 pm The government of Nepal [yesterday] declared Wednesday [today] a day of national mourning following the confirmation of the death of all 24 passengers, many of them renowned personalities in Nepali and Kathmandu…
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