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MADHAV KUMAR NEPAL, leader of the Communist Party of Nepal, after King Gyanendra agreed, in the wake of deadly protests, to reconvene the elected parliament, which he had dissolved...
...Nepal’s capital comes to a close, Harvard students from the country remain worried for their families and the future state of their nation.“I have been really stressed. Sometimes I call every 30 minutes” despite the ten-hour time difference between Nepal and Cambridge, said Nishchal M.S. Basnyat ’09, an international student from Nepal.Another Nepalese student, Astha Thapa ’07, said she checks news compulsively and thinks of nothing but her home. “It’s hard being far away and following news every...
...After waging a decade-old war against the Nepali state that has taken about 13,000 lives, the Maoists now control large areas of the nation, where they run a parallel state, collecting taxes, building roads and enforcing their rule with brutality. Upon striking a deal with Nepal's political parties, the Maoists promised not to attack the Kathmandu valley during the protests, although their attacks continued elsewhere - they have killed more than half a dozen policemen and soldiers since the protests began. Most observers believe that the Maoists also played a huge, although mostly hidden, role in making...
...despite all the festive celebrations, the crisis in Nepal may not be entirely resolved. After having unleashed popular anger to force the King to capitulate, the political parties will now have to figure a way of reining it in. Many of those who were protesting for the past couple of weeks are still angry about the beatings they suffered; today they repeatedly jeered and mocked the police. In one place, the crowd scuffled with the police, and had to be dispersed with tear gas. Although most of the political parties are in favor of retaining a ceremonial monarchy, many...
...guerre Prachanda (the fierce one), said that the political parties had committed an "historic blunder" by ending the protests. He also announced that the Maoists would immediately blockade Kathmandu and other major towns until a special assembly, with the power to draft a new constitution for Nepal, was formed...