Tag: maoists

  • Prachanda Public: Maoist Girls, Cameras and Other Scenes

    A photo blog: First public meeting of Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) that was addressed by their Chairman Prachanda. By Dinesh Wagle Maoist affiliated girls on the back stage put on make up and do their hairs before going on the state to perform dance. The show clearly belonged to Prachanda because it was organized specially…

  • United Nations Security Council Resolution on Nepal

    For the record: The following is the full text of the United Nations Security Council resolution, adopted on Tuesday authorizing establishment of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). The Security Council, *Welcoming the signing on 21 November by the Government of Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) of a Comprehensive Peace Agreement,…

  • Nepal in Transition: Photos of First Day of Arms Management

    News of the day: Maoists Formally Dissolve Peoples’ Governments, Peoples’ Courts: Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has said that it has dissolved all its “people’s governments” and “people’s courts” across the country. In a statement issued Thursday, Maoist Chairman Prachanda said that all levels of local governments run by his party were dissolved as per…

  • First Day of Arms Management: 554 Maoist Combatants Registered

    KATHMANDU/CHITWAN- United Nations arms monitors- assisted by the Gurkha Interim Task Force (ITF)- started the registration and storage of Maoist arms at two cantonment sites, in Chitwan and Nawalparasi districts, Wednesday (17 Jan). Altogether 554 Maoist combatants and an equal number of weapons were registered on the first day. A statement issued by the Office…

  • UN Involvement in Nepal Peace Process: Details-2

    Everything You Wanted to Know About the UN role in Nepal’s peace process. Here is second of the two parts of the “report of the Secretary-General on the request of Nepal for United Nations assistance in support of its peace process” Here is first part. V. Proposed United Nations mission in Nepal A. Mandate and…

  • UN Involvement in Nepal Peace Process: Details-1

    Everything You Wanted to Know About the UN role in Nepal’s peace process. Here is first of the two parts of the “report of the Secretary-General on the request of Nepal for United Nations assistance in support of its peace process” Here is second part. I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to…

  • Nepal Peace Process Update: UN Delays Everything

    So, if you haven’t forgotten, we are still going through the peace process. There are no big headlines as the series of signing one ‘historical’ understanding after another seems to have ended for now. The involvement of United Nations is what we are all waiting for. And that’s taking time. UN, we know, is bureaucratic…