United We Blog – for a peaceful and democratic Nepal

  • Democracy Day: Tyranny Celebrates

    Democracy Day in Nepal: A rally organized by political parties today turned into an unimpressive mass meeting in New Baneshwor. All pics by Wagle By Dinesh Wagle If you start comparing this rally and gathering with that of the last year, then, yes, this is a big leap forward in terms of peoples’ participation and…

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  • His Maj Talks About Democracy, Yet Again

    – And cites nationally and internationally discarded Municipal Election as an example of his democracy. In his yearly message to Nepali people on the occasion of Democracy Day, king Gyanendra repeats his rhetoric of reviving democratic process while still ignoring or underestimating the strength of political parties and magnitude of violence in the country. The…

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    UWB: This is a fictionalized account of a real life incident in which a Nepali Maoist guerilla moves around the city of Kathmandu with a city girl and drinks coffee in a cafe. The girl, here using the name Maya, describes how she met the guerilla and how they talked about war and society. We…

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  • हटब्रेड्स क्याफे

    UWB: This is a fictionalized account of a real life incident in which a Nepali Maoist guerilla moves around the city of Kathmandu with a city girl and drinks coffee in a cafe. The girl, here using the name Maya, describes how she met the guerilla and how they talked about war and society. We…

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  • शाही आयोगविरुद्ध लागेको ठिटो

    अधिवक्ता सन्तोषकुमार महत्तो । तस्बिर- शालिग्राम तिवारी बालकृष्ण बस्नेत नयाँ र नपत्याउँदो अनुहार । ध्वाँसे अनुहारको एक कलिलो ठिटो अहिले चर्चाको पात्र बनेको छ शाही आयोग खारेज गर्ने सर्वोच्चको ऐतिहासिक फैसलापछि । तराइवासी त्यो ठिटो हो- अधिवक्ता सन्तोषकुमार महत्तो । गत माघ १९ को शाही कदमले चारैतिर सन्नाटा छाएको थियो । मुलुकभर संकटकाल जारी थियो…

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  • Comrades, You Can’t Ride Like That

    Maoists should learn not to use civilian population as a shield in their war against the state The Driving Force: Armed Maoist guerillas use a public passenger bus that was ferrying unarmed people from Tikaupr to Dhangadi via Mahendra Highway. Guerillas forcefully boarded in the vehicle from Masuriya. They traveled about 15 kilometers to Chaumala.…

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  • Love, Love and Love

    In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make -Beatles By Deepak Adhikari They say, love is in the air. But for me, even it didn’t ring to my ear. Well, another Valentine day passed making me puzzled why we need to follow this western tradition. No, I am not…

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