The daughter of Faiz Ahmed Faiz, the Subcontinent's iconic bard, discovers letters exchanged by her mother and father.
Monday, April 8, 2013
'Perhaps some day I might end up as a poet after all'
The daughter of Faiz Ahmed Faiz, the Subcontinent's iconic bard, discovers letters exchanged by her mother and father.
Friday, April 5, 2013
Gulf between Baidya-led alliance and big four widens
KIRAN PUN
KATHMANDU, April 5: The gulf between Mohan Baidya-led CPN-Maoist alliance on one hand and the UCPN (Maoist), Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and the United Democratic Madhesi Front on the other is likely to widen further as the former seeks positive signals on its preconditions and these appear unacceptable to the later. The Dahal and Baidya alliances sticking to their positions not only amplifies the polarization between the two Maoist-led alliances as between pro-election and anti-election, there is also seen the possibility of confrontation.
KATHMANDU, April 5: The gulf between Mohan Baidya-led CPN-Maoist alliance on one hand and the UCPN (Maoist), Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and the United Democratic Madhesi Front on the other is likely to widen further as the former seeks positive signals on its preconditions and these appear unacceptable to the later. The Dahal and Baidya alliances sticking to their positions not only amplifies the polarization between the two Maoist-led alliances as between pro-election and anti-election, there is also seen the possibility of confrontation.
Postcard from Hetauda
I look back where we were headed, and look where I am now! Did the dreams of the martyrs, the injured and our comrades really come true? I constantly ask myself,” says Prabina Gole a.k.a. Namuna, of Lalitpur, turning her eyes away from her comrades’ photos.
Commune at point of life or death
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| Members of the Ajammari Commune at Thabang, Rolpa district. |
KATHMANDU, April 4: Following the deviation of Maoist leaders from their ideals and their ostentatious lifestyle, most Maoist communes have seen dissolution.
The remaining one commune is also at the point of life or death.
Of the four communes run in the Maoist heartland, only the Ajammari Commune at Thabang, Rolpa is still running. The others-- Jaljala Commune at Jelbang, Rolpa; Balidan Commune, Rukum; and Juni Commune, Jajarkot are defunct.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Dahal facing rough ride inside party
KIRAN PUN
KATHMANDU, April 3: UCPN(Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal is now confronted by a most serious crisis since the party split, after failing to face up to a series of rejections from rival factions under Vice-chairmen duo Baburam Bhattarai and Narayan Kaji Shrestha and also from his own internal factions, over the organizational setup in the wake of the Hetauda general convention.
KATHMANDU, April 3: UCPN(Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal is now confronted by a most serious crisis since the party split, after failing to face up to a series of rejections from rival factions under Vice-chairmen duo Baburam Bhattarai and Narayan Kaji Shrestha and also from his own internal factions, over the organizational setup in the wake of the Hetauda general convention.
Dalit family resolved to keep Naumati band alive
ILAM, April 3: Till a few years back, the playing of the classical naumati baja was a regular sound for the locals of Barbote VDC, as it used to herald someone getting married or a mother giving birth recently.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Baidya-led Maoists reject talks offer
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| A meeting of 33-party alliance. (Photo: Dipesh Shrestha) |
KATHMANDU, April 1: A meeting of the 33-party alliance led by CPN-Maoist on Sunday rejected the government´s offer for talks.
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