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Background: In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist insurgency, launched in 1996, has gained traction and is threatening to bring down the regime, especially after a negotiated cease-fire between the Maoists and government forces broke down in August 2003. In 2001, the crown prince massacred ten members of the royal family, including the king and queen, and then took his own life. In October 2002, the new king dismissed the prime minister and his cabinet for "incompetence" after they dissolved the parliament and were subsequently unable to hold elections because of the ongoing insurgency. While stopping short of reestablishing parliament, the king in June 2004 reinstated the most recently elected prime minister who formed a four-party coalition government, which the king subsequently tasked with paving the way for elections to be held in spring of 2005. Citing dissatisfaction with the government's lack of progress in addressing the Maoist insurgency, the king in February 2005 dissolved the government and assumed power.

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By The_Wanderers
March 13th 2007

Jungle Safari

Asia » Nepal » Chitwan

Chitwan National Park... Ok so its a very delayed entry and it seems like a lifetime has passed by, but there are just some things that will not be forgotten. A big thumbs up to this short experience and well recommended if you have the extra cash! Our trip wouldn’t have been the same if not for Shuman our guide and bit of savior in regards of seeing the best this place has to offer in 4 days. It all started once off the bus and rode to nearby Sauraha in the open jeep back with the wind in our hair. [View Full Entry]

By Apsara
December 27th 2006

Royal Chitwan National Park

Asia » Nepal » Chitwan

Rhino up close

Finally finishing this entry. We woke up the next morning to a white and dripping world again- this is a very foggy time of year in the lowlands of Nepal. After receiving our lunch boxes (each containing 4 boiled eggs- maybe the kitchen staff thought we needed a lot of protein?!) we walked down to the river where we boarded the dreaded dugout canoes again. With 7 people ours was riding very low and the top cleared the water by about 8cm. The slightest movement made the thing rock wildly and for some reason I felt personally responsible for keeping it [View Full Entry]

By Apsara
December 26th 2006

We had trouble in getting to Chitwan...

Asia » Nepal » Chitwan

Mustard flower

...but we made it eventually. Leaving Lumbini mid-morning, we were expecting to arrive at Royal Chitwan National Park by early afternoon. Flow-on from the previous day's bandh made the trip take twice the time it was supposed to however. It seems that anyone with a grievance in the Terai in the current political climate can just set up a roadblock, which is sure to get everyone's attention. We got as far as the crossroads at Bhairawa, site of some unrest the previous day, when a tractor that had been putting along in front of us suddenly turned across the middle of [View Full Entry]

By Palo Michal a Ales
November 28th 2006

Narodni park CHITWAN.....

Asia » Nepal » Chitwan

.......zdejsi zivot na bazarech a ulicich.....
.......naprosto organizovany chaos..... :-)

ahojdaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa domove :-) po kratke odmlce se zase pred kratickou odmlkou ozyvame... Posledni dny byly skutecne hekticke.......po odjezdu mistnim radoby autobusem jsme se vypravili na cestu z Varanasi do Sunauli. Sunauli je hranicni mesto s Nepalem, kde jsme si meli vyridit viza a alou dale na severovychod do Naranghatu.......................jo, to jsme jeste neznali poradne mistni autobusove dopravni podminky :-( Z puvodni 9hodinove cesty se najednou vyklubala 12.5hod. cesta.....jaky byl duvod zdrzeni???.....ano, "incredible India".......pry tam "z niceho nic spadnul mo [View Full Entry]

By MyArmadillo
November 28th 2006

look mom, no hands!

Asia » Nepal » Chitwan

feet
our feet. elephant butt. very cool.

Ok- We went to Royal Chitwan National Park, as one of 4 tourists on a tourist bus that may as well have been a government bus, seeing as to make ends meet the driver stopped at every person standing beside the road the whole way there in order to hopefully pull in some passengers. Regardless, it still only took 4 or 5 hours to get there, which was much much faster than we anticipated. When we arrived, we followed the other travellers onto a taxi which brought us to a hotel which was not in the book (even though we promised [View Full Entry]

By Kikker in India
November 25th 2006

een maand later....

Asia » Nepal » Chitwan

ons huis

Het wordt hier duidelijk kouder en op sommige dagen komt de zon nauwelijks tevoorschijn; er hangt dan mist. Toch is het overdag nog steeds zo’n 20 - 25 graden. Nou we hebben het op school zo’n beetje door. We voeren onze plannen uit. Vandaag de peuters een uurtje vermaakt met kringspelletjes en overrollen met de bal. Ze gingen op het eind lekker zelf in het zand zitten wroeten en spelen. Fijn om te zien. Dat horen kinderen van 3 ook te doen. Ik heb het uur daarna de wat snellere kinderen uit klas 2 apart genomen - in een leegstaand lokaal [View Full Entry]

By solareyes
November 24th 2006

Wild Life Dilemnas

Asia » Nepal » Chitwan

Elephant Breeding

The image of a Man riding a Male Elephant in the midst of intimate intercourse is a perfect symbol of modern wildlife. It appears that animals can no longer live without our approval or assistance. If human beings disappeared entirely, then no problem, the wild elephants would do just fine. But with the increased encroachment of human life, wildlife is in big trouble. And often the most endangered animals get angry. Recently in Nepal, a wild elephant went on a rampage and killed 12 people. Interestingly enough, Nepal has taken a bold position of protecting all elephants. The killer was not [View Full Entry]

By Kikker in India
November 17th 2006

Een week PArsauni.

Asia » Nepal » Chitwan

Douchejurk

Parsauni 2 Weblog 17 november 2006. We zitten nu een week in Parsauni en eerlijk gezegd weten we nog steeds niet goed wat we moeten gaan doen; de plannen veranderen steeds. We kregen de opdracht ons te richten op klas 1 en 2 zodat de volgende vrijwilligers zich hier ook op konden richten en dat ze dus tot en met de hoogste klas ieder jaar Engelse les mede van volunteers hadden gekregen. De leerkracht die engels geeft aan klas 1 en 2, Kanti, is een erg goede leerkracht. Haar Engels is op zich prima en ze geeft prima les. In haar [View Full Entry]

By Jenni
November 2nd 2006

Rhinos and Tigers and Sloth Bears, Oh My!

Asia » Nepal » Chitwan

Tuesday October 31, 2006 - I woke up today at the ungodly hour of 5:45am so that we could meet at 6:15am to start walking to our bus. We arrived at the bus at 6:30 and it was scheduled to depart at 7am. We took our seats and once we got under way we all slept on and off the entire time. We stopped for the bathroom once along the way and arrived around noon. We were picked up at the "bus station" by a jeep from the hotel where we would be staying. Once we arrived at the hotel they [View Full Entry]

By World Tour 2006 2007
October 17th 2006

Chitwan National Park

Asia » Nepal » Chitwan

Louise in the jungle!

After our trek in the mountains, we hit the jungles of South Nepal. We stayed just two nights, but managed to pack in quite a few activities. On the first day, we visited the elephant breeding centre to see the baby elephants. The next day, we got up early and into a canoe for our first taste of the jungle. The canoe took us along a river filled with deadly crocodiles and onto the bank for a 4-hour walk in the wilderness; we didn't see much crazy wildlife on the walk unfortunately, just big red insects and wild chickens. The elephant [View Full Entry]

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