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In Nepal, Unified Communist party of Nepal - Maoist Chairman, Pushpa Kamal Dahal - Prachanda has warned of launching a revolt if attempts are made to revive the constitution of 1990. Addressing a function to mark the 17th People’s War at a function in Ka
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KATHMANDU, Feb 12: Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said on Sunday that his party has no alternative but to consolidate the political achievements as the country stands at a crucial phase of possibility and challenges. “To exploit the current stage of
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One of the four remaining founders of the Nepalese Communist Party, Nar Bahadur Karmacharya (C) wipes off red vermillion powder smeared on the tip of the nose of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) leader Mohan Baidhya (L) as Maoist Chairman... View Photo »
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History has entrusted us with the responsibility of concluding the tasks of the constitution writing and the peace process and a Maoist-headed government is the need of the hour to accomplish the historical tasks
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KATHMANDU, Feb 11: UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and the UN secretary general´s special representative Tamrat Samuel met at Dahal´s residence in Lazimpat on Saturday morning. During the meeting, Dahal briefed Tamrat on the latest developments
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KATHMANDU, Feb 10: Whether Nepal can conclude a power development agreement (PDA) with Indian company GMR Group, which signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government four years ago on the Upper Karnali hydro-electric project, is a real te
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KATHMANDU, Feb 8: PLA Commanders close to Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal prevented Division Vice-commander Udaya Bahadur Chalaune from going outside the cantonment on Monday evening and Tuesday morning for raising the issue of financial transparency at the
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal known as Prachanda waves to the crowd during a mass meeting organised by Maoists to mark the 17th anniversary of the start of their 'people's war', in Kathmandu on February 13, 2012. ... View Photo »
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We (Maoists) have won the moral as well as political battle and have brought the country to this stage and now we have to fight a peaceful battle before bringing our revolution to conclusion
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KATHMANDU, Feb 7: Nepal Army has clarified that its Tribhuwan Army Club is pulling out of the Sixth National Games not only because of the South Asian Army Sports Meet but also because of haphazard inclusion of teams. Earlier, the Army had said that its
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KATHMANDU, Feb 5: Amid allegations that some commanders have seized the checks issued to combatants opting for voluntary retirement, the Maoist People´s Liberation Army (PLA) has vowed to conduct an investigation and return the checks to the concerned co
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Prachanda (Nepali: प्रचण्ड, IPA: [pɾəʦəɳɖə]; born Pushpa Kumal Dahal on 11 December 1954) is the Prime Minister of Nepal. A communist revolutionary, politician, and former guerrilla leader, he is the Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), the largest political party in Nepal. Under his leadership, the CPN (M) launched the Nepalese... Full Article
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal known as Prachanda waves to the crowd during a mass meeting organised by Maoists to mark the 17th anniversary of the start of their 'people's war', in Kathmandu on February 13, 2012. The bloody war waged by former...
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Chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (UCPN-Maoist) Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, greets the audience during a rally marking the 17th anniversary of the "People's War" in Kathmandu February 13, 2012. According to local media, thousands of communist supporters...
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Nepalese security personnel keep watch outside the residence of Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who goes by the nom-de-guerre Prachanda (The Fierce One), in Kathmandu on January 30, 2012. Nepal's top Maoist politician, who led a 10-year insurgency in the Himalayan country which left...
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Political rivals Ram Chandra Poudel (L), vice president of the Nepali Congress party, and Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as 'Prachanda' (R), gesture during the 12th National General Convention in Kathmandu on September 17, 2010. Nepal's...
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda (C), gestures during a session in parliament in Kathmandu on August 29, 2011. Nepal's lawmakers agreed to extend the term of the country's parliament for another three months to try to finally...
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Nepal's newly elected prime minister Baburam Bhattarai (R) shakes the hand of Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ,also known as Prachanda (L), at the parliament in Kathmandu on August 28, 2011. Senior Maoist party leader Bhattarai was elected as...
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal (C), also known as Prachanda and vice chairman Baburam Bhattarai (C) talk to journalists after Bhattarai filed candidacy for the prime ministerial election at the parliament in Kathmandu on August 26, 2011. Nepal's parliament...
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Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) leader and prime ministerial candidate Baburam Bhattarai, center, smiles as he is flanked by party leaders Narayan Kaji Shrestha, left, and Pushpa Kamal Dahal after submitting his documents to contest for the post in Katmandu, Nepal, Friday, Aug. 26,...
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal (C), also known as Prachanda, addresses journalists while party leaders Baburam Bhattarai (L),Mohan Baidhya (2-L),Ram Bahdur Thapa (R) and Nar Bahadur Karmacharya (2-R), one of four remaining founders of the Nepalese...
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda (C) walks with officials as he arrives to meet Zhou Yongkang a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary...
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Outgoing Nepalese Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal (L) shakes hands with Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda (R), at the parliament in Kathmandu on August 15, 2011. Khanal, the chairman of Unified Marxist Leninist party,...
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Nepalese ethnic Tharu minority activists burn an effigy of Nepal's Prime Minister Puspa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, while demonstrating in Kathmandu on January 30, 2009. The protesters, belonging to the ethnic Tharu community from Nepal's southern plains, demanded greater...
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal (C), also known as Prachanda, attends a press conference with party leaders Naryan Kaji Shrestha (L) and Ram Bahadur Thapa (R) in Kathmandu on July 31, 2011. Nepal's Maoist party vowed to pull out of the government if...
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal (C), also known as Prachanda, addresses journalists while party leaders Naryan Kaji Shrestha (L) and Ram Bahadur Thapa (R) look on during a press conference in Kathmandu on July 31, 2011. Nepal's Maoist party vowed to...
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as 'Prachanda' (C), arrives for the new government's budget for the fiscal year 2011/2012 outside the Constituent Assembly Building in Kathmandu on July 15, 2011. The total expenditure for the upcoming...
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal (C), also known as 'Prachanda', attends a parliament session in Kathmandu on May 28, 2011. Nepal's ruling parties held 11th-hour talks on Saturday to try to avert a fresh political crisis, ahead of the expiry of...
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Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) participates in a constitution assembly session in which the lawmakers agreed to extend the term of the parliament in Kathmandu May 28, 2011. The lawmakers agreed to extend the term of the parliament during the 11-hour talks on Saturday to...
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Chairman, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as 'Prachanda' arrives at the parliament in Kathmandu on May 28, 2011. Nepal's ruling parties were to hold 11th-hour talks to try to avert a fresh political crisis, with hours to go before parliament's...
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Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal greets people as he arrives to commemorate May Day in Kathmandu May 1, 2011.
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal (C), also known as Prachanda, leaves following a meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna at a hotel in Kathmandu on April 22, 2011. Krishna is in Nepal on a three-day official visit until April 22.
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United Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda smiles during the voting procedure of the Constituent Assembly term extension at the Parliament in Kathmandu August 29, 2011. The election of Baburam Bhattarai, a senior leader of the former rebels who waged...
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Nepal's newly elected Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai (R) shakes hands with United Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda (L) after Bhattarai was elected as Nepal's 35th Prime Minister at the Parliament in Kathmandu August 28, 2011. Nepal's...
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United Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) prime ministerial candidate Dr. Baburam Bhattarai (2nd L) and party chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) are seen during the prime ministerial election in Kathmandu August 28, 2011. Nepali Congress (NC)'s Vice President Ram Chandra Poudel and...
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Senior leader of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Dr. Baburam Bhattarai (C) waits to file his nomination paper for the Prime Minister's post with Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" (R) and Vice President of Maoist Narayan Kaji Shrestha "Prakash" in Kathmandu August 26, 2011.
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Leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Pushpa Kamal Dahal speaks to reporters during a press conference in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011. Dahal proposed a working plan on the peace process and government formation. A spokesman for Nepal's parliament says it will vote...
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal known as Prachanda waves to the crowd during a mass meeting organised by Maoists to mark the 17th anniversary of the start of their 'people's war', in Kathmandu on February 13, 2012. The bloody war waged by former...
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