Good food, good music, good company
Just the night before the municipal election, Cocktail Man was invited to a dinner for foreign journalists hosted by the Information Department. The streets were quiet because of the bandh and many people were apprehensive because of the .... more
By Cocktail Man
Inaccurate BBC reporting
BBC that prides itself for accurate reporting was wrong from day one when it reported voter turnout in the 8 February elections was only 10 percent. It was evident by three in the afternoon voter turnout in Kathmandu was 15 .....
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Holding of
municipal ELECTIONS: victory for all
Finally, the sovereign people of Nepal have exercised their constitutional right to choose their own elected representatives for the 58 municipalities of the country. This constitutional right was denied to them by successive governments since the .... more
By Preeti Koirala
Cross-strait relations between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland
Relations across the Taiwan Strait got off the ground last year with direct flights between the mainland and Taipei, though interaction at an official level remained turbulent.
The cross-strait relationship, which continues to be an unrelenting focus of government attention, has a complicated ... more
By An Zi
Strategy and tactics of the Maoist "revolution"
Recently we have had the singularly great fortune of reading the words of wisdom of the two leading proponents of the Maoists’ "people’s war" strategy and tactics in "exclusive" interviews to The Kathmandu Post, Kantipur, The
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BY Shashi PBB Malla
Nature conservation and our responsibility
Although we all know that the earth is the common home for all living being majority of our activities have been detrimental for the survival of other living beings. All species of plants and animals are necessary for the survival ... more
By Vijaya Gajananda Vaidya
Sustainable
GLOBAL ENERGY
and
NEPAL
The price of oil climbed to new heights in Nepal this year. It is true, there are enough talks about energy pipeline from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and China. Nepal is rich in water resources with a potentiality of about 83,000 MW. ... more
By Kamala Sarup
PRACHANDA IN bbc
reporter's eyes
Charles Haviland, BBC Nepal correspondent, had interviewed to the Interpol's "red corner notice" issued person Prachanda at an 'undisclosed' place.
He said, only future he (Prachanda) can envisage for King Gyanendra is exile or trial
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By Our Political Correspondent
Over-rule Britannia: Unfortunate British policy
A strange malaise holds sway currently in the corridors of Whitehall. Government opinion holds that the Nation of Nepal should be sent to Coventry, and with it all the hopes and cries of its long-suffering people. But it has been
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By Chrisophilus
When country was LOST for democracy
Pawan Chamling, who wrote the above stanza, is now chief minister of Sikkim, which lost its sovereignty to India 35 years ago. Chamling has everything position, perks and all physical needs, but he has lost the land he was born.
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By Jasuda Pradhan
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