Think About It

We often argue so much about the 'Political system in Nepal'. Republics democratic and multicultural parties mainly dominate Nepalese political system. This is a good system if we look at the good side. According to this multicultural party system Nepal was suppose to have many political parties into different parts of the country helping people and the society to grow fonder. But this system turned out to be very negative in terms of power. Every day there is disputes among parties. About who gets the power?Have anyone ever wonder why do we argue so much about this topic and yet it does not seem to affect anyone or change anything at all?Nepal seems to be so corrupted that it is almost impossible for anyone to process any governmental work these days. In Nepal, from a small clerk to big administrative leaders, from leaders to political parties everyone is corrupted. Their expectations for filling their pockets with money have grown higher that no work gets processed for free of cost.

So, in all this the question here is ‘who is to be blamed?” There is absolutely no definite answer to this. A simple clerk demands for a little money from an individual that needs his work to be processed. A clerk takes money so that he can fulfill his basic needs. In a country like Nepal, an average “day salary“ of an average individual is less than a dollar. So, a clerk then takes a little money from individual like us, who are hungry for our work to be done as soon as possible. As the entire government work can take months, which otherwise with the help of little money given away can go forward and can be done within half hour. Then, as the process goes forward there are other higher officers who carry on the system. It is not the officers fault either. With less than an income of $2 a day, he/she must have their needs not met. So then they become a part of it too. They tend to blame it on the job for not paying them good salary and without hesitation they take it from innocent people.

A job that is supposed to be done with no cost then becomes a very expensive process. Then becomes a serious problem for the poor that can hardly provide for his family.Is it always government’s fault? Are we individually not supporting it? If we pay government all the taxes maybe then they could provide enough money for the officers. And maybe they will not be encouraged in such manner.The alternate of this is also if an individual absolutely stop giving away money from the beginning may be we can stop this, may be this system might change. Why do we only think about yourself and our works? If rich and middle class people keep on feeding their pockets poor people will not be able to have any process done for them. One day will come when bribery will be in higher demand and even middle class people like myself wont have enough money to give away for them and this will lead to more hungry people, more corruption and more rise of Poverty. We complain so much about Corruption but seriously what are we really doing about it? Are we not equally supporting it?

Dissolution of Nepal Constitution Assembly Stirs Controversy

For people who have been watching Nepal's political development death of CA was not natural.

There are many people who think that CA died because of the political parties failed to reach consensus on name and numbers of states to be finalized in the process of National restructure. The Maoists and Madesies were in power and now they are still in power.

The cabinet on 27th of June decided dissolution of CA and recommended for the fresh election in November. During the meeting of the cabinet, discussion regarding the difficulties of belling out the country if CA was not in existence and without amendment of the Constitution, there was no possibility of a fresh election must have been taken into consideration. However, such decision was taken keeping other stakeholders and the country as such in dark. What was the real motive behind murdering CA is coming out slowly and steadily.

Prime Minister Dr. Babu Ram was elected PM 10 months ago with the support of the Madeshis after signing 4 point pact. This 4 point pact was even labeled as anti national by comrades of his party. According to the leaders of the Maoists party the PM's visit to India and signed anti National pact in spite of his party's warning. While trying to find out the actual reasons for CA dissolution some news articles wrote that it was murdered in the interest of the foreign power.

As soon as the PM arrived from Brazil he changed his tone and put himself boldly that he was not going to leave the post till new PM is not elected. Why did he disclose his intention to grab the state power with International support? This a prime question. Prior to his departure to Brazil the UCPN (Maoists) party was going to be split. While he was in Brazil he must have got the news that his party was split vertically. He knew his alliance the Madeshis also went through many splinters. It is amazing for a PM to show his intention of not leaving the post is spite of all political incidents which were not in his favor. But what must be the PM's tonic to utter such non political and childish remarks on his arrival at Kathmandu airport? He must have received a high voltage of power charge from the foreign powers.

The news tells us that he could not meet the Chinese PM in Brazil. Even the visiting Chinese dignitary in Kathmandu did not feel important to meet PM Babu Ram. The rumor has it that the Chinese are not in support of formation of ethnic states in north of Nepal which could sensitized the Free Tibet mantra. However, the west and India are in support of ethnic states.

He met Indian PM. The Prime Minister of Nepal must have renewed the support of the Indian PM. After all India is the country which had given shelter to Prachanda and Babu Ram during their time of insurgency. The road map for the Nepal's democracy and restructuring was also chucked out in Delhi. Babu Ram and Prachanda are two pillars for implementing the road map of Nepal.

Babu Ram must have received the inner secret of Parliamentarian Constitutionality from the largest democracy of the world through Man Mohan Singh the Prime Minister of India. Thus PM Babu Ram has realized he could not be shacked because there is no Parliament to table no confidence motion, President of Nepal will not dear to do so because he is a law abiding democrat. The recommended election cannot be held as it requires the Interim Constitution to be amended before election. The Constitution Amendment is impossible for the lack of CA. In this situation who can take the throne of Nepal's PM?

Moreover, Dr. Babu Ram nad Prachand have already started the process of forming FDA (Federalist Democratic Alliance) the group comprising the Maoists, Madeshis and Jangatis of different parties according to minister Mahoto from one of the participants of the meeting where the decision to form FDA was taken place in Kathmandu and Pritivi Subha of UML. FDA can be the outcome of the great design to clam the oppositions of Nepal and to rule the country for a longer period of time but this process of political polarization will lead to a prolong contention between the so called FDA and Nationalists who want to stop Nepal going to fragmentation against the acts of power mongers and the wish of foreigners as well.

Now it is sure that FDA (Federalist Democratic Alliance) pro Indian parties are going to be united under Parchanda and Babu Ram, Chairman of UCPN (Maoists) and Prime minister of Nepal. Nationalist's parties are yet to find a leadership. However, Kiran Baidhya and Sushil Koirala's meeting, the Chinese delegation that did not meet PM of Nepal in Kathmandu and Kiran was invited to visit Beijing tell the untold stories.

After death/murder of Constitution Assembly in Nepal due to incapability's of the so called revolutionary party UCPN (Maoists) or planned murder of CA on 27th of May a lot of water has already flown into the Machi, Koshi, Mahakali and the Ganges.

Nepal launches drones to combat poachers

AFP

KATHMANDU: Conservationists in Nepal are to
send drone aircraft into the skies in the battle to save
the Himalayan nation's endangered tigers and
rhinos from poachers.


WWF Nepal said it had successfully tested two

unmanned "conservation drones" earlier this month
in Chitwan National Park, in Nepal's southern
plains, the home of a nu

Two Tibetans 'die after self-immolation in China'

I am really sad when I read the news article about the Tibetans died after self-immolation in China. Why do the Tibetans have to die in such a way? Don't the people around the world including in China have to rethink about the dire situation of the the peaceful religious simple Tibetans?

Everyone should raise the voice in support of the Tibetans. My full support to the Peace loving religious people of the Tibet.

The Chinese suppression of Religion and Freedom of Speech 

Buddha figure Nepal sold in New York

The bronze figure of the Padmapani that sold at Christie’s 

 

A 13^th-century bronze figure from Nepal sold for around $2.49 million at a Christie’s auction in New York on Tuesday — seven times more than its expected sale price.
The Padmapani was part of a private collection that went under the hammer on Tuesday. Christie’s expected it to sell for up to $350,000. It was bought by an anonymous buyer.
The statuette, which is around 18 inches (45 centimeters) high, is a representation of the Padmapani, one of the many guises of the Buddhist god of compassion, Avalokiteshvara. The Padmapani is typically portrayed with a lotus blossom, here shown on his right shoulder.
This figure stands out for its particularly fine details. It is wearing a tiara and an adorned dhoti, a loose fabric garment traditionally worn by men in South Asia. His right hand is held in a mudra, a ritual hand gesture typical of religious icons in the region. Bronze representations of the Padmapani were common in the Kathmandu Valley, where it was historically one of the most popular deities.
Sales for the collection, which belonged to Doris Wiener, one of the best-known collectors of South Asian art, totaled close to $12.8 million.
Another highlight of the sale was an 11^th-century bronze representation of the Somaskanda, a manifestation of the Hindu god Shiva with his wife, the goddess Parvati, and his son Skanda. The figure, which originates from south India, sold for around $1.8 million.
On Wednesday, more works from the region will be going under the hammer in auctions in New York, which is currently hosting Asia Art week. Sotheby’s and Christie’s will be auctioning more works of classical South Asian art, mostly stone and bronze religious figures.
Several works of modern and contemporary art will also be up for grabs at Christie’s. Among them is a painting by the late Indian artist Tyeb Mehta, which is expected to sell for up to $2 million. Mr. Mehta’s works, which stand out for their stylized figures and layered color blocking, have sold for record prices in recent years. In June, one of his paintings, a depiction of a figure reclining on a rickshaw, sold for $3.24 million. That was the second-highest sum ever paid for an Indian painting at an auction, after Syed Haider Raza’s “Saurashtra,” which sold for $3.5 million in 2010.

The Maoist Government, Foreign intervention in Nepal

An urgent diplomatic effort was under way on Thursday to prevent a showdown between Nepal’s national army and the former Maoist rebels heading the government.
A dispute over the future of the army chief threatens to cut short the Himalayan state’s three-year-old peace process.
The Maoist-led government wants to sack General Rook Mangud Katwal. It believes he stands in the way of integration of regular forces with their old foes, Maoist guerrilla fighters, and has openly defied the country’s new civilian leadership.
Nepal has struggled to integrate 19,000 Maoist cadres into the security forces, bitter adversaries during an 11-year civil war and which remain deeply suspicious of one another.
The near 100,000 strong military has responded to the threat to its leadership by putting itself on high alert.
“Nepal Army never lost in armed confrontation with the Maoists.
“We agreed to bring them to political mainstream thinking they would respect plurality and democracy,” said a senior army officer.
“Their attempt to sack our chief has deeply disturbed us. It can lead to anything.”
The international community held talks with the government on Thursday in an effort to defuse the stand-off. Puspa Kamal Dahal, prime minister, met the ambassadors of India, the US, the UK, Japan and Germany, among others, to put forward the case for Gen Katwal’s removal.
The diplomats warned that such an action threatened to derail the reconciliation process and precipitate a return to hostilities between the former enemies.
In a sign of growing anxiety in neighbouring India, Rakesh Sood, India’s ambassador, returned to New Delhi last night to brief his government on the latest developments.
Rajendra Dahal, press adviser to Ram Baran Yadav, Nepal’s president, said: “The political parties and democratic forces are requesting the president to stop the government from sacking the army chief because if they get control over the national army then there will be no force left to stop them from usurping power.” .
Disputes have arisen over new recruits to the Nepali army and the extension of the terms of eight generals. The Maoists unsuccessfully challenged the new appointments in the supreme court.
The army, meanwhile, has complained that it is being denied resources to counter a regional terror threat and of China’s growing influence in the country. The army this month withdrew athletes from events in Nepal’s national games because Maoists were also competing.

21st century King??????

THIMPHU (Reuters) - He was supposed to look on regally from on high as warriors, monks and masked dancers celebrated his coronation, but Bhutan's new Dragon King instead showed royal star quality by descending to mingle with the crowds on Friday.
The 28-year-old Oxford educated Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, who assumed the Raven Crown on Thursday, spent most of the afternoon among the 20,000 spectators, chatting, joking, and greeting old friends, ordinary people, and tourists.
"He is very gracious and he has amazing charisma," said 36-year-old Patty Wu from San Francisco, after the king stopped to jokingly enquire if her friends were wearing suncream, and to talk about California.
"We felt like we were the only people in the stadium," added 37-year-old photographer Jay Hu at her side.
A few steps on, the Druk Gyalpo or Dragon King picked out a 70-year-old man from several rows back in the crowd. Phuentsho had spent most of his life working for the royal household.
"He joked that I had never made the pilgrimage I had promised to, but told me I had worked very hard," said the laughing old man, dressed in a Bhutanese gho, the national knee-length gown, and a woolly Nike hat.
This is the style of Bhutan's new "People's King", as he has inevitably been nicknamed, a young man who has also been educated in the United States and India and now wants to help shepherd his ancient Himalayan kingdom into the modern world.
With his slicked-back black hair, sideburns and winning smile he has the kind of star quality royal families dream of, looking a bit like a cross between a Hong Kong movie star and a young Elvis Presley.