United We Blog – for a peaceful and democratic Nepal
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Wagle Guff: Coffee, Café and Palpasa
By Dinesh Wagle on July 17th, 2005 in Wagle Street Journal Narayan Wagle talks about his passion: Writing. Narayan Wagle, 37, was born in the hilly district of Tanahun, Nepal. He did his schooling in the birthplace and attended college in Kathmandu until 1991. He started his professional/writing career in the following year. Bright, genial,…
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Narayan Wagle: A Novelist is Born with Palpasa Café
By Dinesh Wagle on July 16th, 2005 in Wagle Street Journal Narayan Wagle, Nepal’s top journalist, brings out his first fictional creation: Palpasa Cafe Pic by Bikas Rauniar. Other pics by Wagle. UWB has been authorised to sell the book outside Nepal. Support UWB by buying the book. (To buy the book, click on the…
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Really. Cursed Commission Crashed
By Dinesh Wagle on June 27th, 2005 in Wagle Street Journal Acquitted from one graft charge, Nepal’s ex-PM continues struggling with another The moment I heard the news about former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s acquittal form a charge related to the distribution of money to internally displaced citizens from the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund,…
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Dollar ko Kheti
By Vishnu on June 26th, 2005 in Bashnet Ko Guff Nepalis suffer from famine: I/NGOS hold seminars at Five Star Hotels, ostensibly to alleviate poverty. Recently I have had the privilege of attending a number of seminars and workshops on child rights or poverty alleviation, which are usually held at star hotels. I have very…
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Rallying to Keep the Issue Alive
By Dinesh Wagle on June 26th, 2005 in Wagle Street Journal Press Freedom for Democracy Nepali journalists think that nationwide rallies will help keep the issue of democracy and press freedom alive An American reporter asked me this morning about the journalists’ ongoing agitation against autocracy in Nepal. “I’m wondering if journalists feel, now more…
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Let’s Listen to Nilambar Acharya: Democracy is the Key
By Rama Parajuli Nepal Politics: The King has to step back for a talk Nilambar Acharya, a prominent political analyst has answers to any question regarding the present political situation of Nepal. He is for a peaceful movement to restore democracy. He expressed his ideas about the ongoing movement in Martin Chautari on 21 June…
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Royal Commission In The State Of Oblivion?
Nepal’s infamous royal commission: hype and hoopla is over By NAMA Royal Commission Complain List Chart Number complaints registered with the Royal Commission for Corruption Control. What had happened to our loyal, sorry, royal commission? Is it dead or just in deep slumber? We have not heard much from it, particularly, after Deuba’s detention/DCP’s suicide/…
