Nepali Times

Columnist Puskar Gautam, a former Maoist commander for Okhaldhunga, analysed the breakdown of the second ceasefire and future Maoist strategy in this comment printed in September 2003.

This metaphorical Nepali Times editorial after King Gyanendra's coup on 1 February 2005 tried to circumvent the military censors by replacing the word 'democracy' with 'trees'. The newspaper came out with white holes where the censors had expunged paragraphs and cartoons.

After ten years of war, Nepalis welcomed the end of conflict, and some Maoists realised it was more important to build than to destroy.

A field report from the Madhes three months after the movement that changed the face of Nepal and inspired other demands for autonomy.