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Tag: Nepali Society

  • Moriarty Ka Kura: Democracy Doesn't Come From the Barrel of a Gun

    U.S. Ambassador James F. Moriarty participated in a roundtable interview today with journalists from several news organizations. At the beginning of the discussion, the Ambassador read a statement addressing recent developments in Nepal. Here is the text: This has been an historic week for Nepal and its people. A new Interim Constitution is in effect,…

  • Nepal’s Court Politics: Interim Constitution

    For the record: Interim Constitution will be promulgated tomorrow but judges of Supreme Court will not be very happy. A report by Conflict Study Center The pressure from the House and street culminated in a meeting of the Seven Party Alliance-Maoist (SPAM) on January 8, 2007 resulting in the decision to proclaim the Interim Constitution…

  • Buddha Boy Bomjan Secure!

    With 39 policemen guarding him from 9 AM to 5 PM daily, the meditating Buddha boy of Bara district, southern Nepal, must be feeling secure under the tree these days. A security committee formed to protect the boy gives him security in the morning and evening. Ram Bahadur Bamjon was seen 18 days ago after…

  • After a Long Difficult Life, Time to Go Home

    Two internally displaced women (pics above and below), with their children, from remote and super-improvised Mugu district of Nepal abroad an airplane in Nepalgunj airport. Many people who were living in a temporary camp in Rajhana of Banke district are returning home with the help of various non governmental organizations including Insec, B Group and…

  • United We Fight Against Communal War in Nepal

    Nepalis must be united to stop the jatiya yuddha that is beginning in our country By Jiwan Limbu From a UWB reader “A strike called by the Limbuwan Swayatta Sarokar Manch (LSSM) on Tuesday (12 December) crippled life in nine districts east of Arun River. Today’s strike crippled life in Mechi’s Illam, Jhapa, Paanchthar, Taplejung…

  • No News of Buddha Boy, But Life Goes On…

    Blogmandu: Government and Maoist negotiators are reportedly stuck into the voting procedures in the CA election including the modalities of ballot paper. A Norwegian election expert says: ??????? ????????? ???????????? ??? ????? ??????? ?????? ?????? ? ???????? ???????? ???? ????? ??? ??????? ??????????? ??? ? ???? ?????? (??????????? ???? ????????) ????? ? ??????? ??? ????????…

  • Nepali Ambassador: What is the Attraction?

    Even former ministers are fighting to be an ambassador. Why? The government hasn’t appointed chiefs at several constitutional and legal commissions, important educational institutions and diplomatic missions even after 8 months of its formation. Newspapers in Kathmandu are full of stories related to the delay in appointment and possible names for various posts. The most…