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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. To be updated

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By Janoo
November 6th 2009

Namaste Asia » Nepal » Annapurna » Annapurna Circuit

Ahojte, tak sa vam hlasime z Chame, kde je prvy internet na tejto ceste, dalsi bude asi az za 3,4 dni. Zatial sme mali pekne pocasie, prebojovali sme sa cez tropy do jemnejsieho podnebia, takze nam uz nie je az tak teplo ani v dlhych nohaviciach. Prvy den sme mali pekny vyhlad na nejake zasnezene kopce, potom dva dni nic a vcera opat - tentokrat aj vieme, ze to co sme videl bolo Manaslu, ktore na zaver dna vykuklo z mrakov a bolo pekne osvetlene. Ako sme predpokladali, trening, ktori sme si dali v UK nebol dostacujuci, tak hadam tu kondisku [View Full Entry]

By Trish B
November 2nd 2009

Trekking in Nepal Asia » Nepal » Annapurna » Annapurna Base Camp

Thamel
it looks farely quiet but usually there are cars and bikes fighting their way down every inch of these narrow streets

Aaahhhhh.....home again. No, not the place I was born.....Im back in Asia =) It just feels so familiar being here, even though Im in Nepal, a country Ive never visited before! And it was quite an adventure getting here. It was cheaper to fly from Jordan than from Israel, but it turns out its quite inconvenient to get to Jordan! Israelis dont generally travel there so no one knew how to get to the border! Once I got my hands on a guide book that gave me the right info, I began the 5 hour journey that took me on a [View Full Entry]

By Fien en Sis
October 31st 2009

Dag 14 - 15 - 16 Kathmandu Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel

Monkey Temple under constructions
Spijtig genoeg, zo zagen we de befaamde ogen van de tempel niet.

Lekker relax zogoed als niks gedaan. We doen ons tegoed aan lekker eten, een frisse pint, lezen wat in onze reisgidsen op terrasjes en slenteren door de stad. Enkel de smog het lawaai en de chaos, zijn spelbreker. Er is geen ontsnappen aan... Als je niet oppast ben je zo suf als een pad door de constante hoofdpijn. Wij houden ons rustig en lopen rond met mondmaskertjes, idioot zicht maar het helpt toch een beetje. Morgen zijn we hier weg, 'tzal ons deugd doen. [View Full Entry]

By Rad82
October 30th 2009

My first big trip to asia! Asia » Nepal » Himalayas

There is many things you have to know when you start planning you trip, it's been a month now every since i started planing my trip and there i still lots of things i have got a clue. Every each day finish almost same, with hours spend online trying to gain all information's i can before i arrive in india. And is most stressful, i had my passport stole in spain not longer then 2 weeks ago, wrrrrrrrrrr, what a lack of luck, but hopefully should get it by end of december which will leave enough time to get my visas [View Full Entry]

By michelski
October 29th 2009

Nepal 2 - trekking Asia » Nepal » Himalayas

1 - Jiri
start of the trek in a small village with a nice name

Hereby a fiew pictures of the himalaya trek to Kalapathar. 16 days up and down, but mostly up. It was great! Michel [View Full Entry]

By michelski
October 29th 2009

Nepal 1 - before trekking Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu

Kathmandu 0
dal bath tarkari (lentil soup with rice), the national dish.

A little week of Nepal before attending the "Kala Patar" trek. Soon some pictures of the trek. Michel [View Full Entry]

By Fien en Sis
October 28th 2009

Dag 13 Zangmu - Kathmandu Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Thamel

Gids Tzidan en chauffeur Yam Bee

Vandaag vroeg op, met bijstand van onze gids door de strenge Tibetaans/Chineese grenscontrole geloodst en finaly on our on, Nepal in. Het doet deugd van alleen onder ons te zijn en op het eerste zicht lijken de Nepalezen een stuk relaxter als de Tibetanen, dat zal het klimaat zijn zeker... Op zoek naar betrouwbaar en goedkoop vervoer naar Kathmandu lopen we de Belgische groep van in Sakya tegen het lijf, en ja hoor, we versieren ons een plek op hun bus. Na een gratis maar vermoeiende rit van 4uur arriveren we goed door elkaar geschud te Kathmandu. Het is snel duidelijk, [View Full Entry]

By MikeBee
October 26th 2009

Into Nepal Asia » Nepal » Tanzen

Golden Buddha in Lambini

Our crossing from India to Nepal came at the end of a gruelling twelve hour bus journey and the start of the most important days in Nepal's Dasain festival. Whist we filled in our imergration forms the cheery Nepalese officials (a marked contrast from the surly Indian ones) explain the festival and advised that the country was almost at a stand still was everyone visited family. There would be no buses for a few days and all shops and banks would be shut. Rather than spend days in a grubby border town waiting for a bus, we throw some money at [View Full Entry]

Tibetan prayer flags hanging around Lambini's excavated ruins

View over plains from Tansen's view point

By PA Leslie
October 26th 2009

Kathmandu....first encounter with the amazing happiness of Nepal. Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu

Amazing and serene moments

Nepal has been on my wishlist for ever...the land up there...I did not know exactly what to expect. Read a fair amount of blogs on the country, but not that many were very glorious. So here we are to judge by ourselves. My parents are in Bangkok for few days enjoying grandparenting with Leslie, and we are off for few adventurous days. Our first stop, Kathmandu. We did not stay in Thamel, the tourist area. We went there, but were very happy to escape as soon as we could. So did not see that many hippies going around...it's more a mix [View Full Entry]

Never saw so many curious people at once

Royal Nepal Golf course and the Lang Tang range

By BnK
October 25th 2009

The Gratuitous Umlaüt Motorcycle Club Asia » Nepal » Pokhara

On the road
:-)

It started, like most good ideas, over a beer. We'd met a couple of ragtag randomers in Agra who were also on their way to Nepal. Bike touring came up in conversation, one of us had done it before, it was perfect! Rock n roll, rev it up let's ride. We trekked with these oddballs (see previous entry) and then our collective focus turned to the upcoming petrol-fest. The first and most obvious problem was that we didn't have a bike between us. This should have posed no problem - You can't throw a stone in Pokhara without breaking the window [View Full Entry]

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