United We Blog – for a peaceful and democratic Nepal
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Deciphering Nepal’s Recent Turmoil
By Biswo Poudel in Berkeley, CA “The passion of men for equality is ardent, insatiable, eternal, and invincible” (De Tocqueville, 1860) For a brief moment last winter, it seemed as if Nepal was on the brink of being disintegrated. The demands made by Janajati, Madhesi and other groups made the political environment muddled. There were…
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India on Election: Nepal Could Set Its Own Example
At a time when certain embassies are casting doubts on the fate of CA elections, India has supported Nepali Prime Minister’s position that election must be held at any cost. This is important because elections must be held on time. To differ the election date means to give time to play dirty games to the…
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Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Registers at EC for CA Polls
April 10 – Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Tuesday registered itself at the Election Commission for the upcoming Constituent Assembly (CA) elections. The Maoist leaders, led by Dr Baburam Bhattarai, today submitted their application to register the CPN-M as a political party at the EC. The former rebel party is participating in the elections following their…
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Nepal Army Weapon Storing Process Begins
April 10– As per the tripartite agreement reached between the Nepal government, Maoists and the United Nations the NA weapons are being stored in the 14 containers placed at the Chhauni barracks today. Brigadier General and NA Spokesperson Ramindra Chhetri informed Tuesday that the storage will begin shortly at the Chhauni barracks. The United Nations…
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Nepali Congress Mass Meeting in Pokhara
The 80 plus year old Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala still has the same energy that he used to have in his young days. This man, the most powerful prime minister of Nepal, went to India the day he took oath in the parliament and addressed the meeting of SAARC in New Delhi. Back in…
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Constitutional Monarchy in Nepal: Shift (to republicanism)+Delete!
Select ‘Constitutional Monarchy’ and press the Shift and Delete keys: Ultra-monarchists are advocating for ceremonial monarchy, constitutional monarchists are advocating for republicanism and republicans want Nepal to be declared republic state right now! In the past few days, unthinkable are happening in Nepal. It’s not that frogs are falling from the sky or dead men…
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Story of How Chandi Raj Dhakal Looted Nepal
We always knew many businessmen in this country were corrupt and cheating the nation. While taking about the corruption of politicians only, the businessmen’s misdeeds were under shadow. In fact, they were the ones who promoted corruption in political circle. The government rarely took action against corrupt businessmen. We only heard about the blacklist but…
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