A video tape where Nepal's outgoing premier Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda tells his cadres that the country's peace process is no more than a tactic has been leaked to embarras his Maoist government that now rules as a caretaker. But it may end up embarrassing other major parties as well and cast doubts about the credibility of the peace process.

Nepal's private television channels on Tuesday night broadcast footage of Prachanda telling combatants of his guerrilla army that though he signed a peace pact with the major parties and agreed to take part in an election, it was part of a "revolutionary counter-attack" meant to carry on the revolt under a different strategy and capture complete power.

Just months away from the historic constituent assembly election in April 2008 that transformed Nepal from the world's only Hindu kingdom into a secular republic, the rebel supremo told his People's Liberation Army (PLA) fighters that the party had inflated the PLA strength almost fivefold during a verification by the UN.

"You all know that we were a small force," Prachanda said in the tape made
during a PLA training session.

The tape also showed Prachanda saying the party would continue to buy arms for an ultimate fight to capture absolute power.

You can view the video at You tube:

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4

Happy New Year to all the Nepalese people who are in Nepal and on other parts of the world. Modyfied admin wishes a happy, healthy, peaceful and prosperous new year, 2066 B.S. May peace prevail in the World.

Jay Nepal !

Nepal Telecom the leading Telecommunication company here in Nepal has started to provide GPRS on GSM Networks ('NTC Mobile & Namaste'). At first Nepal Telecom brought this service for Post-Paid users but now It has annouced its service for Pre-Paid Users also. The Tarrifs are:

1) For Post-Paid Users

• Unlimited Access - Monthly Minimum 1000 Rs. + Registration charge 100 Rs. (One time charge)
• Volume Based (Usage based) - Monthly minimum Rs. 600 (User can call, send Message or Use Data service of the amount) + Registration charge 100 Rs. (One time charge) + Volume Consumed
• Per 2 Kb = 20 paisa

2) For Pre-Paid Users

• Volume Based - Registration Charge Rs.100 + Volume Consumed
• Per 2 Kb = 20 paisa.

Due to various many reasons of under development of infrastructures, Nepal is far behind from other European and American countries in context of Web development. The development of electronic commerce has just started, here in Nepal. Due to lack of proper computer education people are not able to get sufficient computer knowledge. But Nowadays, since some years from the past there has been a rapid growth in the number of Computer Development Institutes and computer students. Website development has started in almost every sectors.

Development in Media:

Almost all media are fully utilizing the e-paper method to interpret the news. They are using it at the most they can to spread latest buzzs and alerts. The FM Stations are using it for Live Broadcast of their programs. Some of the media websites of Nepal are:

• http://www.ekantipur.com/, http://www.kantipuronline.com/ (Official website of Kantipur Publications Pvt. Ltd.)
• http://www.nepalnews.com/ (Operated by Mercantile Communications)
• http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/ (Online portal of The Himalayan Times daily)
• http://www.kfm961.com/ Kantipur FM
• http://www.bbcnepali.com/ BBC Nepali Service
• http://www.timesfm.com/ Website of Times FM
• There are many other media and their websites which I did not include here. I will post the different websites in other posts.

Governmental Organizations: (E-Governance)

Different Governmental Organizations are using e-service to make the government administrative works easier, faster and simpler. All the records of many of the governmental offices are fully digitalized.

• Government of Nepal used the E-Voting Service for the First time in Nepal on 28 Chaitra, 2064 for Constitutional Assembly Polls. (This service was tested/used on Voting Center, Kathmandu-1)
• Government of Nepal has declared to issue electronic social number for Citizens of Nepal, so that every governmental works of the citizen becomes easier.
• http://www.nepalgov.gov.np/, http://www.welcomenepal.com/