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Businessman Gyanendra Has Shares In 17 Companies
For the record: Gyanendra Shah is not only the biggest landlord of Nepal but also a businessman with shares in as many as 17 companies. Mr. Shah also happens to be the king of Nepal and if everything goes smoothly Nepalis will be voting to decide his royal fate in the next year or so.…
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Nepali Democracy Thanks You Chhaya Devi Parajuli
Nepali Congress General Secretary Ram Chandra Poudel covers the body of Chhaya Devi Parajuli by chartare of Nepali Congress. Pic by Bikash Karki Obituary The tireless participation of Chhayadevi Parajuli in pro-democracy movements made her one of the most prominent faces of freedom fighting in Nepal. She was old but her enthusiasm was amazingly young.…
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Teej Ko Lahara Aayo Barilai: Politics In Nepali Women’s Festival
Teej songs, detailing dukkhas and sufferings, are being used to create political and social awareness By Kathryn Hohman In her 1988 article, feminist author Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak poses the rhetorical question, “can the subaltern speak?” In Nepal they sing. Each year married, unmarried and widowed women travel to their natal homes to take part in…
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Interim Constitution Draft For Nepal: King No Head Of State!?
Interim Constitution Draft Committee (ICDC) on Friday handed over the draft constitution to Nepal government and the Maoist party. Laxman Aryal (mid) hands over the draft to Maoist negotiator Krishna Mahara as government negotiator Krishna Sitaula looks on. After 172 Articles, 26 sections and 1 annex, interim constitution still has some major issues that are…
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NEPAL ARMY SERIES– III: Integration? No Problem
By Ameet Dhakal News Editor, the Kathmandu Post KATHMANDU, Aug 24 – When army men start talking about the Maoists something happens to them inside: the voice suddenly becomes loud and body language changes. It’s an intoxicating mix of excitement and anger. All the army personnel interviewed for this article said the Maoists came to…
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Maoist Students Surround Nepal Army Headquarter: Bad Move
Students from around Kathmandu were forcefully taken to surround the army headquarters by the Maoists student organization. A wrong way of protest in wrong times at wrong venue. All pics by Shailendra Kharel The photo above reminds me of that day when thousands of school students were forcefully lined up on the sides of the…
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NEPALI ARMY SERIES-II: Trust yet To Be Nurtured
By Ameet Dhakal News Editor, the Kathmandu Post KATHMANDU, Aug 23 – The Nepali Army (NA) is in transition: it has, to a large extent, abandoned its links with the monarchy, but it is yet to fully trust the political parties. “What happens if you buy a cow but get tired of it on your…
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