As Chavez ordained, VP Maduro is interim president

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ASSOCIATED PRESSE

CARACAS, Venezuela, March 6:  Even in death, Hugo Chavez´s orders are being followed. The man he anointed to succeed him, Vice President Nicolas Maduro, will continue to run Venezuela as interim president and be the governing socialists´ candidate in an election to be called within 30 days.

चम्किला चोकमान

चाँदनी हमाल, चौकीडाँडा, (चितवन), फागुन २३ - काठमाडौंबाट चिल्लो गाडी चढेर बाजेबज्यै भेट्न चोकमान प्रजा मंगलबार चितवन कविलासको उकालो चौकीडाँडा आइपुगे जहाँ विषालु च्याउ खाँदा नौ महिनाअघि उनले आमा सोमती, बुबा बुद्धिबहादुरसहित तीन दाजु गुमाएका थिए। 

Male temple virgin tradition still alive in Dailekh

GOVINDA KC

DAILEKH, March 5: The ancient tradition of appointing young boy as the custodian of Shiva Mahadev Temple, a must-visit pilgrimage that completes the popular Pancha Koshi procession, in Tallo Dhugheshwar Bazaar of Dailekh, is still kept alive by descendents of a Giri family. The family has remained custodians of the temple for the last five centuries. 

As per the custom, a young boy from their family is made the worshiper and custodian of the temple until he crosses the age of 16. Until then, he is forbidden to have any sexual relations. 

Dahal-Bhattarai rift persists

KIRAN PUN/ KOSH RAJ KOIRALA
KATHMANDU, Mar 6: A serious rift has surfaced between UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Vice Chairman Baburam Bhattarai, who is also the prime minister, over providing compensation to the victims of Bandarmude incident.

Dahal, who was very unhappy at the government´s “reluctance” to release Rs 6 million in compensation to the kin of those killed or injured in the Bandarmude incident during the Maoist insurgency, had himself taken initiatives to release the amount from the party´s treasury Tuesday morning.

A Love Letter

Rémi Ochlik et Emilie Blachère

In memoriam A Love Letter from Emilie Blachère to Rémi Ochlik

A Never-Ending Dream

My friend Bipulendra Adhikari not only recommended also forced me to read this essay of Ang Lee. Very impressive yar. Thank you Bipul. 

Following Lee’s second Best Directing win at the Academy Awards last night, this beautiful essay resurfaced. Here is Irene Shih's translation of Ang Lee’s words, written in 2006 (post-Oscar win). Courtesy from http://whatshihsaid.com/2013/02/26/ang-lee-a-never-ending-dream/

Bhattarai forced to people to laugh

Photo: KIRAN PUN

 "Mr. Yami himself could not get Hisila. But he left a Hisila for me," said Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai @brb_laaldhwoj who is also Vice-chairman of the ruling Maoist, giving reference of love story in the book -- Lhasa Bolchhe-- authored by his late father-in-law Dharma Ratna Yami.