Nepali Aawaz | 21 Shrawan.2063 af]njd d]nf Entertainment Page24» Page3» Nepali Aawaz August 6.06 • Shrawan 21.63 Vol.1 Issue 17 nepaliaawaz.com FREE Pratistha confides: “I didn't know what United we stand to do. I was scared.” Photo: Kashish Das Shrestha When 20-year-old Nepali student democracy failed?” Pratistha Budhathoki went missing from Estes Park, Denver, on 18 June, it became one of the biggest news in the Nepali diaspora this year. The student SushilKoiralainNewYork from St. Clouds University, MN, had Senior politician and Vice President of Nepali Congress is in New York for a medical treatment. gone to Denver for the second summer to work during the holidays. For two to help shape the ideals of democracy Like the kind of buzz that builds in the Gandhi family of India by many. And weeks during her disappearance, and other policies in the Congress Party house when a family's patriarch visits, Sushil Koirala is one of its senior most Pratistha became a regular lead story through the decades. "I am somewhere the Nepali Ambassador's residence clan members of the Koirala family, the for local news on TV and print in in my 60s," is all he can say about his in New York was a buzz on Friday, first cousin of the Prime Minister and Denver and the Nepali media played age, with no birth certificate to officially 4 August, with a small group of old more importantly the Vice President of the story too. On 3 July, as the 24th state it. "And the closest thing i've had party cadres in exile and well wishers the Nepali Congress party, of which the Association of Nepalis in Americas' to a wife is the idea of democracy," he gathering to meet the elderly Vice Prime Minster himself is the president. annual convention was coming to a adds. 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We feel that it was just a the King's oldest son the heir apparent. “ reports that Nepal is the world's 44th vast potentials.” waste of time and energy. We most populous nation in the world. The amendments will be presented to the - , the Vice President of Nepali "With a population of 23.46 million, House of Representatives for approval SushilKoirala will incorporate the positive Congress party, during an interview with Nepal now ranks behind Iraq with and the existence and role of Nepal's proclamations of this House and monarchy itself will be on the line during Nepali Aawaz in New York. Full interview 23.58 million and ahead of Malaysia on page 6. also the positive provisions of with 22.65 million people," the report the Constituent Assembly to be held in the 1990 Constitution into the continues. Nepal soon. “ I know wierd things happened interim constitution.” with me and its hard for people to - Dr. Baburam Bhattari, one of the top The figures were released this month by 16 July 2003 politbureau member of the CPN (Moaist), the Washington, D.C. based Population Ramesh Khakurel is awarded this believe my 15 days in wilderness. responding to Kantipur news team when asked Reference Bureau. year's "INLS Best Book Award" by the I was there in the mountains and if the proposed interim constitution would International Nepali Literature Society the lake all by myself and my fear hold up the provisions made by the House of Note: Nepal's estimated population Representatives after its reinstatement on (INLS) based in in Washington, D.C. kept me hiding from everyone.” for Mid- 2005 according to Population for his epic Shragdhara. Similarly, 2 May this year, and the recently declared Reference Bureau was 25.4 Million and - PratisthaBudhathoki, the Nepali student national budget. the organization's "Dilliram Timisina who went missing for 15 days in Denver, in an the estimated population in July 2006 Award" is given to Sudha Tripathi for email to Nepali Aawaz, her first interaction according to The World Factbook- CIA is the category of Best Female Literature with the media since returning. “ The threat is growing – the 28.287 million. for her book Sense of humors in the number of people, families and poems of Bhupi. Krishna Raj Khanal The British Government has communities afflicted is 31 July 2002 was awarded the Best new Talent. “ Throngs of people queue outside the marked history by granting increasing. The threat is an under- appreciated cause of poverty Royal Palace to sign the visitor's book 29 July 2004 British citizenship to Gurkhas, to congratulate Crown Prince Paras and At a press meet, students of Pulchowk now it is time for the Government and hinders the economic Crown Princess Himani on the birth Engineering College announce that of Nepal to recognize their loyalty development of many countries.” of their son prince Hridayendra, born Nepal will be participating in this year's by granting them dual nationality - Excerpt from the World Health Organization's on 30 July. Princess Purnika is the (WHO) report Preventing Chronic robot competition to be organized by which would be most beneficial to couple's first child. Prince Hridayendra Asian and the Pacific Broadcast Union Diseases:AvitalInvestment, which was Nepal’s overall development.” released in Kathmandu on 18 June. is the second inline to the succession in Bangkok on 24 August. 25 countries, - , a retired British Gurkha to the throne of Nepal, his father including Nepal, will be participating. HitmanGurung Captain, in a paper presented at the NRN being the first. All male royalties of The team representing Nepal consists The Nepal royal family's belief (Non-Resident Nepalis) Regional Conference “ Nepal were killed during or as a result of 5 automatic robots and one semi- in divine powers is legendary. of the palace massacre last year except in Bunn, United Kingdom last month. automatic robot, said Pulchowk During his 15-month rule as prince Hridayendra's grandfather King Engineering Campus students Ajay Gyanendra and father Crown Prince We have not recognized the head of the government, the king Dhakal, Shankar Raj Uprety and “ made several disastrous decisions, Paras. Ramesh Chaudhary who also the team Maoists' parallel government, so leader. Mechanical Department lecturer no allocation has been made for said to have been prompted by Note: On 31 July 2006, the cabinet Rajesh Kayastha is the team director. the Maoists People's Liberation his army of astrologers. One of drafted amendments to the law regarding the advices - to take a trip across the heir to the throne. The changed law Army (PLA). ” In Bangkok, the robots will participate - FinanceMinisterRamSharanMahat, the ocean to propitiate the stars declares that a Special Committee under in a sporting event and the scores they the Prime Minister will take decisions talking to reporters about after presenting the - reportedly made the king go on earn will determine their standing in $2 billion budget of the Seven Party Alliance to the accession to the throne, which will the international contest. government for the fiscal year 2006-07. a three-week long African safari have to be passed by the parliament. It at a time his kingdom was in a also states that the King's first child will be “ We will have to announce a critical stage. Besides losing him new budget after the formation his seat of power, the trip has also of the interim government. set him back by NRS 75.5 million, Therefore he [Finance Minister incurred just for chartering an Ram Sharan Mahat] made a aircraft, a daily said. ” July.2006 - An excerpt from an article about King ridiculous attempt [by presenting Gyanendra's religious visit to Varanasi on the budget]. It was totally DailyIndia.com. The article cites the Nepal newspaper Jana Astha's (19 June) report on Content unnecessary. He made the budget speech without consulting the trip. Diaspora + ANA-NYC Speical 4 Economy 18 Sushil Koirala in New York 6 Nation 19 Pratistha Budhathoki Confides 7 Op-Ed 21 Entertainment 13 Society 22 New York Bureau Editor: Kashish Das Shrestha; Desk Editor: Anup Kaphle; Editorial Staff: Rumee Singh; Correspondents and/ or Regional Representatives; Bhaskar Rai (MN), Eta Shrestha (MN) Piush (MN), Sahara Shrestha (NYC), Sakar Bhushal (TX), Santosh Basnet (CA), Shiva Bista (MD); Nepal Bureau Nepali Desk Editor: Dr.