Nepal king prays for divine intervention

                   
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msn.com     May 12, 2008            

Kathmandu: With just 17 days left for the abolition of his two-century-old ancestral throne, Nepal's distressed King Gyanendra Monday sought divine intervention once again, offering animal sacrifices to a Hindu goddess of power. This is the embattled monarch's first... [read full story]                

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NEPAL: Nepal: Republican resurgence led by the red flag

greenleft.org.au     May 11, 2008          

Originally published in Liberation, the magazine of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist Liberation. A longer version can be found at the socialist e-journal, Links, http://links.org.au. ... NEPAL Nepal: Republican resurgence led by the red flag Originally...                

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FEATURE-Peace here, Nepal mothers want news of missing sons

alertnet.org     May 12, 2008          

Source: Reuters By Krittivas Mukherjee NAUBISE, Nepal, May 12 (Reuters) - Five years ago on a warm August night loud thuds on the door altered Tirtha Kumari Bhujel's life forever. "They ... ... By Krittivas Mukherjee NAUBISE, Nepal, May 12 (Reuters) - Ever since, the...                

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Maoists threaten takeover of Nepal government

aftermathnews.wordpress.com     May 10, 2008          

AFP | Apr 29, 2008 KATHMANDU (AFP) — Former rebel Maoists warned Wednesday they will form a new government in Nepal with or without the help of the mainstream political parties they resoundingly defeated in landmark elections. The ultra-leftists — who waged a bloody guerrilla war for a decade...                

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Nepal Maoists hail global revival of Communism

aftermathnews.wordpress.com     May 10, 2008          

Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Chairman Prachanda speaks to an AFP reporter during an interview at his home in Kathmandu, on May 03, 2008. Nepal’s Maoists and mainstream political parties held a first round of talks Friday to set up a new government following the former insurgents’ stunning...                

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Nepali Cong asks Maoists to shun violence to get support

indiatimes.com     May 12, 2008          

The Nepali Congress also asked the Maoists to halt their acts of extortion and intimidation against other political cadres. ... The meeting held at Koirala's residence at Baluwatar also asked the Maoists to return the land and property they had looted in the past,...                

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Nepal; a nice little earner for the Maoist ruling class - in Lenin's footsteps

libcom.org     May 12, 2008          

But as the result became clear Maoist leader Prachanda told journalists “I will be declared the acting President of this country very soon…which will be followed by occupying the post of the all powerful President of New Nepal…this is the peoples’ mandate…no force on earth can disobey this...                

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Two major coalition parties not joining Nepal's new government

earthtimes.org     May 13, 2008          

Kathmandu - Two of Nepal's main political parties that are part of the ruling alliance have decided not to join the new government led by the Maoists, media reports said Tuesday. The two parties, Nepali Congress and the moderate Communist Party of Ne...                

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