United We Blog – for a peaceful and democratic Nepal
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Comrade Prachanda, Please Respond to Him. (But Don't Take Physical Action)
PLA deserter Kul Prasad Bhattarai aka Kusum claims 1,000 combatants fled cantonments. He accused the camp leadership of embezzling money allocated by the government for the combatants and camp management. “They haven’t even provided the salary and allowances released by the government in our name,” he said. Pic by Binod Tripathi By Binod Tripathi BHARATPUR-…
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Another Devilry of Young Criminal League (Maoist)
The latest rascality of the Maoist youth wing proves that the Maoists are afraid of participating in the free and fair CA elections. The Dolakha incident: In a display of outright hooliganism, the Maoist-affiliated Young Communist League cadres beat up Chief District Officer (CDO) Uddhav Bahadur Thapa after barging into the District Administration Office (DAO)…
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Jobless Journos of Gorkhapatra
The Maoist minister is trying to turn the state-owned publishing house a Maoist recruitment center The other day, Gorkhapatra Corporation, the government owned publisher of dailies Gorkhapatra and the Rising Nepal, refused to renew the contract of 49 journalists, rendering them instantly jobless. Of the 49 working journalists, many were appointed during King Gyanendra’s direct…
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Up to Rara Lake with Dohori Dhun All the Way
A musical journey to the biggest lake of Nepal in remote Mugu district with the trail filled with flowers of all kinds and the air reverberated with local folk tunes With jeans tugged into their socks and eyes as red as ripe tomatoes, the boys were Jug Bahadur Bhandari, 15 (left), and Prakash Bhandari, 13.…
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Job in Nepal Police, Duty in a Corner
Thanks to the ongoing peace process in the country, police have returned to villages to provide sense of security to people. By Dinesh Wagle Chautha (Jumla): In an evening a week ago, beautiful tune resonating to that of a mouth harp was heard in this corner of a remote village of Jumla that doesn’t receive…
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Hari Bahadur Rokaya Up Close and Personal
Inside the room (and mind) of a world record holder Nepali athlete who dreams to produce players like him from his remote locale By Dinesh Wagle Khalanga Bazaar (Jumla): It’s absolutely fine if you feel like running (not running away) on entering this room of a house situated in the lower neighborhood of the bazaar.…
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Nepalis' Nightmare in the Gulf
Kicked out by Qatar, Nepalis greeted with animal treatment in Bahrain. A firsthand experience of a young Nepali student returning from America By Tulsi Bhandari Last month, Nepal’s newspapers were awash with reports of hundreds of Nepali workers in Qatar being driven from the country for demanding better pay from their employers. When I was…
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