Tale of a hermaphrodite mom

SAMUNDRA POUDEL
TANAHU, Feb 22: When Laxmi Sah came into the world, her family, which was originally from Motihari, India, was overjoyed, thinking it a good omen for their house.
After nurturing her into a young girl, she was married off to Acchelal Sah of Sarlahi district at the age of 16. In course of time, she became a mother of two sons and two daughters.

CJ-led govt proposal unscientific -NetraBikramChand Biplav

PHOTO: KIRAN PUN

As deliberations over a CJ-led election government continues between the four major political forces, other political parties have been expressing their dissatisfaction over the whole process from which they feel left out. The biggest opponent of a CJ-led government has been CPN-Maoist, which organized Nepal banda against the decision on Tuesday. Kiran Pun and Biswas Baral talked to party secretary Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’ to understand the position of ‘dash’ Maoists on government formation and broader national politics. 

Child marriage a tradition in Chitwan village

CHANDNI HAMAL
CHITWAN, Feb 18: The atmosphere in a village of Chitwan was festive and a hut in the village was decked out for a wedding ceremony. The relatives of the bride were busy attending to guests.

People's War gains, loss

KIRAN PUN
KATHMANDU, Feb 13: All the Maoist factions --Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led UCPN (Maoist), Mohan Baidya-led CPN-Maoist, Matrika Yadav-led CPN (Maoist) and Mani Thapa-led Revolutionary Communist Party of Nepal --have celebrated the 18th anniversary of the Maoist people´s war with various programs.

Maoist parties to observe occasion in separate ways

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REPUBLICA
KATHMANDU, Feb 12: Tuesday is the 18th anniversary of the 10-year Maoist insurgency known as ´People´s war´, according to the Nepali calendar. More than 15,000 people were killed in the insurgency, with thousands injured or maimed, over 1,500 disappeared, and thousands more displaced.

The then CPN (Maoist) launched its people´s war with armed attacks on police posts at Holeri, Rolpa and Sindhuligadhi, Sindhuli on 13 Feb, 1992.

Dahal re-elected party chairman

KIRAN PUN
Former PLA members object to new leadership
HETAUDA, Feb 9: Giving continuity to Pushpa Kamal Dahal´s leadership, the ongoing seventh general convention of ruling the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has concluded on Friday.

The convention also announced 98 members of the 151-member central committee. While Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and Deputy Prime Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha have retained their positions as vice-chairmen, Post Bahadur Bogati who was the party secretary has been elected general secretary.

Dahal to emerge as heavyweight

Dahal addressing closed session. (Photo: Republica)

KIRAN PU, HETAUDA, Feb 8: Probably, there are few political parties like the CPN (Maoist) that went through umpteen upheavals. CPN (Maoist) waged the bloodiest insurgency in Nepal´s history with the aim of abolishing monarchy and turning Nepal into a communist country.