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THE END OF HISTORY : Rise and fall of the Shah Dynasty

May 5th, 2009 dev No comments

By Ameet Dhakal
KATHMANDU, May 28 -

The Shah Dynasty that unified and ruled Nepal for the last 240 years, often through bloodshed, came to a peaceful end on MAY 28, 2008. If the rise of the Shahs was spectacular, so was their downfall. In modern history, hardly any monarchy has been abolished either through the ballot or so peacefully.The story of the Shah Dynasty, stretching over a period of over 450 years, is a saga of both triumph and tragedy. Read more…

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The Nepali Army Chief Rookmangud Katawal’s Issues

May 4th, 2009 dev No comments

Gen. Katawal is just a pretext and not a cause of the conflict; rather, it is a clash of interests of several stakeholders

BRIG. GEN. KESHAR BDR. BHANDARI (RETD.)

The Maoist party-led government’s plan to discharge Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Rookmangud Katawal as per the Army Act 2063 drew overwhelming reactions against the move from many quarters, both domestic and foreign alike. Read more…

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The Prime Minister’s farewell speech

May 4th, 2009 dev No comments

Honorable Nepali sisters and brothers,

1. We Nepalis are standing at a glorious but challenging moment. Rarely come such moments in a country’s history. Following the great decade-long People’s War and its complementary joint Jana Andolan, as well as the Madhesh movement, we successfully held the elections to the Constituent Assembly (CA) for the first time in Nepal’s history and turned the country into a federal democratic republic by putting an end to the centuries-old feudal monarchy. Read more…

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