Police guarding what's left

Disturbing Kathmandu

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September 24th 2008
Riots over Hindu Culture You would think one gets some understanding of the culture of a country after spending four months in it. Of course, to a certain extent we did. Yet Nepal remains surprising. Although the war between the military and the Maoists is finished, it ain’t over yet… Strange things keep happening in this country. The Maoists are now in power and the Young Maoists ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Kathmandu » Durbar Square

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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 in... ... read more