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While Talking Peace, Maoists Murder a Man
Their Man Is Murdered: Apsara BK, 22, wife of dalit youth Santa Bahadur BK who was abducted and killed by the Maoists on Wednesday, September 6, mourns. She is holding her two month old child. The old woman is 70-year-old mother of Santa Bahadur. The girl sitting between the two women is four year old…
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Prachanda Lai Prasna (Questions to Prachanda): BBC Nepali Service
(The following text is rough and incomplete translation of the interview) In what appears to be a preemptive strike to the Prachanda interview this evening with BBC Nepali Service, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala this afternoon made some clarifications regarding the peace process by stressing that the upcoming round the summit with rebels with be…
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Maoist Comrades, Please Respect the Code of Conduct
As Nepal is going through the tumultuous peace process, Maoists are winning in the competition to violate the code of conduct of the cease fire. The government is lagging behind in bringing its perspective on the widely awaited high level summit with the rebels. Here are a few headlines that tell us about the Maoist…
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Nepal Politics: King in a Jatra and Other Protests
A Flag for a King: Gyanendra Shah must have seen this black flag today while heading for Indra Jatra ceremony in Basantapur, downtown Kathmandu. He should understand the volatile situation of the country and stop wasting time by attending religious ceremonies as King. Pic by Bikash Karki via Kantipur What’s going on in Kathmandu? Encouraging…
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Pressure Politics: No Good For Peace Process
By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal It’s becoming clear that Maoists are focusing themselves in the politics of pressure and their recent activities are alarmingly contradictory. On the one hand, they never stop talking peace and saying feudal and monarchical forces are active in derailing the peace process and on the other hand they state…
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Now, Nepal Wants To Hear From King Gyanendra Shah
“Pashupati ko bayan bhayo, aba tinka pati lai bolaunu parchha,” said a friend of mine this afternoon. After thinking for about a couple of seconds, he continued his remarks as I could see anger in his eyes. “Tesko bayan ta malali lina man lageko chha.” [As Pashupati has been interrogated, he said, now is the…
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Politics and Teen Feeling: Miss Teen Nepal 2006 Contestants Speak Out
Miss Teen Nepal 2006 Khusbu Oli (mid), first runner up Swekshya Adhikary (left) and second runner up Sambriddhi Rai Pic by Michael Copp via Kantipur By Darshan Karki (Inside: A Beauty Contest Amidst Maoist Pressure) “Teenage isn’t an easy thing to define,” 19-year-old Sambriddhi Rai started the conversation. “The simplest way to put it would…
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