Tag: nepali-politics

  • Nepali Congress Go For Change

    By Prakash Bom in New York Change with the changing time: ‘Everyone must change with the changing time.’ This is the statement of the Prime Minister and the president of Nepali Congress [the party’s name should be Nepali Congress (Traditional) for its policies] prior to the signing of the peace accord agreements. There are few…

  • It's Time To Burn Weapons in Nepal

    Two photos, one very positive message: Gun, gun burning bright, in the peace of the day: Weapons belonging to the now dissolved retaliation group that was formed to fight Maoists in southern Nawalparasi were burnt and destroyed on Friday in public. The group, on the initiation of National Human Rights Commission, announced its dissolution Friday…

  • On Nepali Congress Party and Communist Parties of Nepal

    By Prakash Bom in Queens, New York(UWB received this article in email) History of the Final Preference: The Nepali Congress party was originally established on the principles of the socialist democracy or social democratic. Since then it has been a member of the Socialist International – a worldwide organization of social democratic, labor, and democratic…

  • Maoists and Main Stream Politics of Nepal

    Instead of joining the mainstream the Maoists intend to define the mainstream. By Neil Horning (Updates on Peace Process- inside) A Maoist guerilla plays with children in a village in Myagdi. Pic by Neil Horning About a year ago, while trekking in Nepal I took a photo of the distant Annapurna mountains framing a precariously…

  • Analyzing Current Scenario in Nepal

    By Chattra Bahadur The role of intellectual class, which had played prominent role in providing impetus to the pro-democracy movement, has not been commendable after reinstatement of the Parliament. Rather than urging and allowing the government (and the reinstated Parliament) focus on the immediate task of initiating the stalled peace-process, they are pushing forward agendas…

  • United States welcomes Nepal Political Parties unity

    Madam Rocca is a Bit Happy, a Bit So So “We remain concerned about the reports of continuing repression of civil liberties and additional arrests. We continue to urge the government of Nepal to release all political detainees, restore civil liberties, and reach out in a pro-active manner to the political parties. At the same…

  • Political Meeting and Deuba Jokes

    A top level meeting of Nepal’s political leaders that was supposed to discuss the prospects of 12-point understanding with Maoists ended as a kid’s joke party: ‘Idiot’ Deuba Stole The Show By Tilak Pathak When former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (Democratic) President Sher Bahadur Deuba arrived at the Koirala Residence this afternoon to participate…