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Happy Birthday Peace Agreement! May You Live Forever :)
Welcome to the Second Year Romance while we remember that rejuvenating day last year. THE WAR IS OVER, NEPAL DECLARES! Less than a minute ago, amidst a grand and historic ceremony, Nepali leaders agreed to end the war that killed more than 13 thousand people in the last 10 years. Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala…
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Headlines: The Great Mistrust Between Congress and Maoist
The growing mistrust between Nepali Congress and CPN Maoist, and the ‘neither-this-side-nor-that-side’ policy of the CPN UML are the main reasons of the current political impasse that, it seems, will not be easily solved in the regular session of the parliament that will start tomorrow. UWB presents the headlines and news snippets related to the…
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Nepal Heading to New Crisis: No CA Without Executing House Resolutions
a report by Conflict Study Center Contributed by: Bishnu Pathak, PhD and Chitra Niraula “The whole nation is heading towards a republican system, and the wave of sensation in support of a republican set up has arrived at the point of diffusion.” Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala Background: On the evening of November 4, at…
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Mr Chairman, CA Is More Important Than Republic
By Dinesh Wagle Wagle’s Web Log I am a diehard republican but I am dead against Maoist Chairman Prachanda’s views that proclamation of republic is more important than holding the Constituent Assembly elections. I have been saying in these columns that, yes, republic is a very important issue but it can’t be the alternative to…
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Nepal in UAE: Experience of a Nepali Worker
Nepalis have very good reputation here in the UAE. If we can have the balance of hard work and talent, no other nationals can beat Nepali workers in the labor market By Sudip Adhikari I have been working in United Arab Emirates for the past seven years. Before coming here in this rapidly developing country…
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See You Again In A Republic Nepal: Deusi Re
Nepalis are celebrating Tihar (or Dipawali, the festival of lights and flowers) all over the country singing and dancing deusi/bhailo and worshipping goddess Laxmi this evening. Texts and all pics by Wagle
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The Madhes Report: Police Weakness Responsible For Deaths
An extensive investigation by a judicial commission has found that weakness and ineffectiveness of the police administration in some cases during the Madhes (southern Nepal) agitations in January-February were largely responsible for the deaths of 21 persons (including a security personnel), injury of 1,951 persons (including 230 security personnel), and destruction of properties worth Rs…
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