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...recent visit, the battalion displayed an attention to detail and an esprit de corps quite startling to someone who has spent too much time around Middle Eastern armies. "We hope for the best but prepare for the worst," said Colonel Advitya Madan, the unit's commander, as he served tea with the battalion silver, which also includes tug-of-war trophies from the 1930s. Then he went off to drill the battalion, which was waiting on the parade ground in full dress uniform, in preparation for a medal ceremony to be held several weeks away...
...street was just as unbending. To many Nepalese, the King appeared arrogant and cold-hearted-he said nothing about protesters who had died, and even praised the security forces for dealing effectively with demonstrators. "We are unhappy with the King's statement," said 27-year-old university student Madan Chaulagain, reflecting the sentiment of many Nepalese. "We are not protesting to get a Prime Minister, but a real democracy. Until we get a democracy, we will be back on the streets every...
...minutes past noon, and Kathmandu is, once again, under strict curfew orders. That means Madan Chaulagain, who is out on the streets, is already breaking a proclamation of his King, and he's now just about to make things worse. Chaulagain, 27, and a few of his friends have set a row of tires on fire in the middle of the road -just at the spot where a truck full of blue-uniformed Nepali police has driven up. Chaulagain uses a stick, and pushes one of the burning tires right up to where the cops are and lets it roll...
...felt like the action that I was about totake was nothing compared t what Madan said. "Iwant to make a difference here...
...Madan's trial date is set for December 8.Supporters of the demonstration hope that thepunishments will be lenient...