Deputy Speaker of the reinstated Parliament, Chitra Lekha Yadav, chaired the parliament meet as speaker Taranath Ranabhat resigned from his post on Wednesday. The first sitting of the reinstated House of Representatives (HoR) on Friday (Apr 28, 2006) registered a proposal by PM Girija Prasad Koirala to hold an election to a constituent assembly. more »
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Following the Monday night royal proclamation, thousands of people took to the Kathmandu streets marking the œvictory of people™s rights over œautocracy on Tuesday (April 25, 2006). Hailing the royal address, rallies were taken out across the nation. more »
19th day of the general strike nationwide called by the seven-party alliance (April 24, 2006). more »
Eighteenth day of the general strike nationwide called by the seven-party alliance (April 23, 2006). Curfew was imposed inside KTM ring road from 0900-1900 hours on Sunday. more »
Seventeenth day of the general strike nationwide called by the seven-party alliance (April 22, 2006). Curfew was imposed from 0900 hours to 20 hours inside Kathmandu ring road. more »

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Defying the curfew orders approximately one million demonstrators (as per BBC reports) entered the Ring Road area chanting slogans in favour of republicanism. Today’s participation made a record in the history of Nepal.
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Security personnel continued to use bullets, rubber bullets, teargas shells and batons to quell the demonstrations organized by the agitating seven-party alliance (SPA) in various parts of the country including in the capital on Thursday, Apr 20, 2006. Curfew was imposed in Kathmandu from Thursday 0200 hrs to Friday 0300 hrs. more »
Fourteenth day of the general strike nationwide called by the seven-party alliance (April 19, 2006). more »
Women in front
Thirteenth day of the general strike nationwide called by the seven-party alliance (April 18, 2006).
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12th day of the general strike nationwide called by the seven-party alliance (April 17, 2006). more »
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