'Let the Maoists sit in opposition’

photo by: Prerana Marasini

In an exclusive interview to The Hindu on the eve of his first official visit to India as Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Madhav Kumar Nepal spoke at length about the problems the peace process is facing. Read the interview

Nine-month gestation—election to resignation

Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' who became Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal's First Prime Minister resigned just a day before a videotape in which he had revealed plans of staging coup and capturing power was released. While announcing his resignation he said he could not accept President's move to reinstate the Army Chief he had sacked, and could not either lower his head before the 'foreign gods'.

In the picture above: Two happy supporters of the Republican Nepal; Prachanda defeats Sher Bahadur Deuba and becomes Prime Minister of Nepal; he sacks Army Chief, UML pulls out of the government, the President decides to keep the Army Chief, and then the PM resigns; former Supreme Commander of PLA Prachanda at the 8th PLA Day in Haattikhor; while working as the PM, the Maoist Chairman in the House reiterated many times his commitment to return seized properties; an Indian writer wrote a biography of the rebel leader; the clip of the videotape in which he tells his cadres the party's plan of staging coup and capturing power, admitting that the PLA's number had been increased five times by the party; then he clarifies about it at a press conference…

What do you want--Jhinga or laddu?

A plate full of flies on display at one of the shops at Suryavinayak Temple

WOMEN'S DAY?

Everybody talks about women's rights, their backwardness, and their miseries, but when it comes to trusting women's potential, we think twice..we ask--will 'she' be able to do that? This is because we always think women are vulnerable.

This Women's Day, let's just do one thing--let's start to trust women and their potential..Let's support women!!