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Poverty Reduced in Nepal, Really?
Nepal Poverty: Correlation Between Democracy and Development By Govinda Bahadur Ghale Comment of the Moment The 11% reduction in poverty was a surprise, but long-term economic policies take time to show effect. The effect of ongoing conflict and economic and political isolation that King Gyanendra has put Nepal in, will not be felt right now.…
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Marriage has Become a Private Affair
Are the Nepalis on the royal road to modernization? By Vishnu Basnet Most of us agree with Clifford Geertz that ‘ something is happening to the way we think about the way we think’. Yes, change changes not only in circumference but also in the center. The spectacles through which we perceive also wear out…
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First Step toward Peace is Restoration of Parliament
Nepal parties set common agenda for democratic movement By Dinesh Wagle King Gyanendra, the Chief Executive of the country, says Nepal has chosen PEACE as its agenda. Seven political parties, armed with, I still believe, popular support for free society have agreed to choose ‘RESTORATION of PARLIAMENT’ as a common agenda of democratic movement. Yes,…
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Yaha Hune Lai Tyaha Chaina, Tyaha Hune Lai….
Excerpt from the personal diary of a Nepali girl in the United States By Blogbahini Today on campus sun is generous and smiling; so students are letting their exhausted selves take a hippopotamus-dip in the sun and are replenishing their dehydrated bodies with lemonade. Finals week is a disaster; rummaging through scattered papers or getting…
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Kathmandu Drama: Gagan Thapa Released, Arrested
Nepal Democracy Movement: Student Leader Arrested Again Gagan Thapa addressing a corner meeting in Baneshowr a few dats before he was arrested on April 26. Pic by CSK The ruling of the Supreme Court in Nepal became the subject of public mockery today when Nepali authorities staged the artless drama of releasing Gagan Thapa, a…
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Dera Woes: A Tenant’s Search for a Suitable Room
A blogger in Nepal goes witch-hunting for a room in Kathmandu By Deepak Adhikari I have not watched the movie Ke Ghar Ke Dera, but am pretty sure that I actually have gone through the travails of being adrift in search of a room that suffices my need of living a bit comfy. The other…
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Dera Woes: A Tenant’s Search for a Suitable Room
A blogger in Nepal goes witch-hunting for a room in Kathmandu By Deepak Adhikari I have not watched the movie Ke Ghar Ke Dera, but am pretty sure that I actually have gone through the travails of being adrift in search of a room that suffices my need of living a bit comfy. The other…
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