Majority of Nepalese feel king tarnished image of monarchy - poll.

(From BBC Monitoring International Reports)

Excerpt from report by Nepalese newspaper The Himalayan Times on 18 February

Kathmandu, 17 February: After history was created in Nepal in April 2006, the denouement has been even more interesting. The political transition of the Maoists from being out of the system to being part of the mainstream has been achieved. The future of the monarchy itself is under question. The political structure has changed and the contours of the new structure are being determined by consensual politics. In the middle of such dramatic change, Annapurna Post gauged the mood of the nation. The nationwide survey of a sample size of 9,629 …