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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 bos
August 10th 2008

Namaste

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Namaste! Is hello in Nepali. So far I have been in Nepal for about 10 days now and what a break it is from India although the two countries are very similar. There are not as many people though the cities are still crowded, the people are friendly and not always trying to rip you off, but you have to be on your guard! I completed a 6 day trek with several Koreans I met to Annapurna Base Camp, near a small city of Pokhara in Nepal. The trek was very long, often 6 to 8 hours of trekking a day [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 10th 2008 | 70 Views | [diary=310367]


A new work blog (part I) is up about working with the Uterine Prolapse Alliance. Part II will follow in the next few days with a photos and a description of a community information session that I facilitated and observed yesterday in Nawalparasi district. http://advocacynet.org/blogs/index.php?blog=107 [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 10th 2008 | 28 Views | [diary=310381]


By Eryn
August 9th 2008

Pictures!

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Lamatar
Lamatar
Village stay in Lamatar... a long time ago...
More pictures! [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 9th 2008 | 68 Views | [diary=310059]

Lamatar
Leaving Lamatar
Chitwan

Trekking!
Trekking!
Steps...thousands of them!
We survived! And it was amazing! We were extremely lucky with weather and views and we had a great time! We started trekking every day between 6:30-7:30 depending on how long of a day we had and ended between 2:30-5 with usually 1.5 hour break for lunch. So our days were pretty long, but we weren't going terribly fast, instead choosing to enjoy the views and experience the Himalayas. Plus we were at a pretty high elevation so we didn't want to go too fast. Okay, here goes... We spent the night in Pokhara before we left. Nice beds with mattresses, [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 9th 2008 | 126 Views | [diary=309333]

Day 3 Mountain Views
We made it!
Machha Pucchre

Sorry for the delay folks just been having a rare old time here! I do have photos to put on but I can't get the technology to work here! We depart to Calcutta tomorrow so perhaps I will have more luck there, I will keep trying! With the luxury of time on our side we have been quite lazy and not rushed around. We visited the Garden of Dreams on the edge of Thamel and this was really a delightful treat in such a busy area. The garden has many water features and is full of plants and trees. It is [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 8th 2008 | 37 Views | [diary=309642]


By apurbava
August 7th 2008

Nepal

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Travel Nepal
Travel Nepal
In the way to Namche
Hi travel lovers, if anyone wants to visit my country I am there to give you my company. [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 7th 2008 | 20 Views | [diary=309353]


By lilly and tibtib
August 5th 2008

NEPAL, Bandipur

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we stayed even less than 24 hours in bandipur but we definitely had one of the best time in our all trip... we just went for a walk in the montain and met the most local people than we could ever met there. [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 5th 2008 | 40 Views | [diary=308594]

bandipur
bandipur
bandipur

on our way to go to pokhara we traveled on a bus roof for about 3 hours, surronded by himalayas montains, amazing !!! [View Full Entry]

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roof bus
travel on a bus roof
travel on a bus roof

Barabati
Barabati
Barabati suffered from uterine prolapse for twenty years without even telling her husband about her symptoms. “If I told anyone, they would neglect me and treat me badly. They would say that I am a ba... [more]
Like many women, Barabati was working in the fields when she first knew that something was wrong. By her best guess she was around thirty years old at the time; just two years earlier she had given birth to her one and only child. It was April, the peak of the harvesting season, and Barabati had been cutting and tying bundles of grass. As she bent over to pick up a heavy load she felt a sudden pain in her lower abdomen. Barabati had never heard of uterine prolapse, but she immediately knew that something wasn’t right. Despite the pain that [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 4th 2008 | 68 Views | [diary=308208]


Childrens Home
Childrens Home
Part of an exhausting photographic session
So now in the third week at Godawari, it has been an interesting time, the girls have started to make sculptures that we can stick broken glass bangles on. This meant that on Friday, myself and three girls went into Patan, to Mangle Bazaar, to buy more Bangles than the old couple running the stall have ever sold before. This morning we smashed them all! On Saturday we visited the children’s homes down the hill in Thorkil. There are 4 homes, all for circus returnees. We visited the home where school girls life and the home for little children. This was [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 4th 2008 | 47 Views | [diary=308221]

At the childrens home
Smashing Bangles
Durbhar Square Patan