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image by Eugene Ipavec, 8 January 2010 See also:
Red flag with a gold star in the upper hoist and a large golden lamp or
brazier in the center. (I assume the colors are "normal" yellow and red, as
opposed to the duller tones of the source image at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newa_Rastriya_Mukti_Morcha,_Nepal.
Eugene
Ipavec, 13 January 2010.
Newa State is one of the proposed states in the new Federal Republic of
Nepal, located in Kathmandu Valley. It is advocated by the Newa Rastriya Mukti
Morcha-Nepal (Newar National Liberation Front-Nepal), a movement allied with the
Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist. Besides their demands for an autonomous state,
they want to strengthen the status of their language - Nepal Bhasa and make the
lunar calendar - Nepal Sambat - an official one.
More information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newa_Rastriya_Mukti_Morcha,_Nepal.
Chrystian Kretowicz, 28 April 2008
República reports:
KATHMANDU, Dec 26: The Newari ethnic fronts associated
with UCPN (Maoist), Nepal Congress (NC) and CPN-UML and other Newari
organizations on Saturday jointly declared Newa autonomous province. The Joint
Action Committee for New Autonomous State declared the autonomous province amid
much fanfare at the Dasharath Stadium. The president of the committee Narendra
Hada announced the autonomous province and a flag of Newa province was
fluttered. On December 16, Maoists had unilaterally declared Newa autonomous
state. Speaking at the function UML leader Rajendra Shrestha said that his party
has already delineated autonomous Newa province and this should be endorsed in
the Constituent Assembly.
Nepali Congress leader and CA member Tirtha Ram Dangol said that eight
districts of Bagmati zone, seven of Narayani as well as Dolakha and Ramechhap
districts should be integrated into one and declared Newa Autonomous province.
He also claimed that 218 janajati CA members would press for ethnicity-based
provinces.
Likewise, Maoist vice chairman Narayankaji Shrestha said that
the declaration of the autonomous province was a “slap on those elements
opposing federalism and constitution making”. Referring to the declaration of
autonomous provinces by his party, Shrestha said people themselves have declared
provinces and so there would be no turning back. Also speaking at the function,
activist Malla K Sundar argued that the declaration of the autonomous province
was not a challenge to the jurisdiction of the CA, but a move to make the
demands of the Newari community heard. Cadres of the Maoist-affiliated Newa
Rastriya Mukti Morcha, NC- affiliated Newa Loktantrik Dabu, and UML-affiliated
Loktantrik Newa Sangh, among others, attended the function. The Newa province's
policies of language, cultural, economic, education, and other minorities were
also revealed at the function.
Published on 2009-12-26 18:02:00
More
at:
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=13295
Chrystian Kretowicz, 27 December 2009
You can see the flag of the Newar Autonomous State on photos here:
http://www.nepalnews.com/main/index.php/photo-gallery/gallery/523.html. It
is (dark)red with white circle in the middle, dark circle-line and red
five-pointed star in the center.
Valentin Poposki, 28 December 2009
More (and clearer) images here:
http://www.nepalmandal.com/gallery/11.html
http://www.nepalmandal.com/content/5548.html
It seems the background is
plain red, star is gold and the surrounding decoration is a kind of lotus-flower
shape.
Antonio Gutiérrez, 28 December 2009
image by Eugene Ipavec, January 2010