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UWB! Hacked (Now Back). How Does It Feel?
United We Blog! was hacked yesterday morning and was not working till now. But after some upgrading and restoring backups (nearly a five-hour-work for webmaster), UWB! is back. The design plus other things are still temporary but for readers who look out for posts and the members of UWB! team who were panicking for not…
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Release Gagan Thapa: Restore Democracy
Hundreds of agitating students hit the road in New Baneshwor, Kathmandu this afternoon demanding the immediate and unconditional release of their leader Gagan Thapa. They shouted anti-monarchy, pro-republican and pro-democracy slogans. Some of them carried black flags that signaled their protest of the unconstitutional arrest of Thapa. Pic by Bikas Rauniar 14 Responses to “Release…
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Regression Revisited: Radio Tune and the TV Contract
Radio Nepal changes the signature tune and Nepal Television requests the district administration office to monitor its reporters’ activities The world is moving forward. America launched the discovery shuttle, India resolved its nuclear issues with the US, China decided on the exchange evaluation. And here in Nepal, we are being forced to return backward in…
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A Roundabout Lesson
By Keshav P Koirala Saturday Blog Intro: Giving up the career of a journalist at a leading daily, I have returned to the world of academics again since January. When I determinedly pushed resignation stating that I was quitting the job to pursue further studies, on the day of farewell, the editor of the daily-…
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Senator Patrick Leahy Rises to Speak on Nepal
US Senator Patrick Leahy’s statement on Nepal to Congress. Full Text. Senator Patrick Leahy July 28: I rise to speak about the situation in Nepal, which has received too little attention by the Congress. I will not take the time to discuss in detail the history of this tiny country wedged between China and India.…
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Constitution Amended?
By Kiran Chapagain on July 29th, 2005 in Eagle Eye In yet another setback to the Nepal’s Constitution, the king has “amended” the constitution through a decree early Friday morning. The state-owned Radio Nepal in its 7 am news bulletin said that the king has, in accordance with the Article 127 of the Constitution, granted…
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Photo Blog: Will This Propel the Democracy Movement?
Nepal’s Irate Students Clash With Police in Colleges. All pics by Bikas Karki. (photos in this post will not work) Furious Nepali students today clashed with police at several locations, mostly in colleges, in Kathmandu protesting the arrest of prominent student leader Gagan Thapa on Wednesday. They were demanding immediate release of Thapa and other…
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