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 image by Kazutaka Nishiura, 12 March 2010
 
image by Kazutaka Nishiura, 12 March 2010 See also:
Red flag with a gold star in the upper hoist and a large golden emblem 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.
The red flag charged with its logo of a marigold with a 5-pointed star in a 
red circle surrounded by a white flower.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 12 March 
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
 
image by Eugene Ipavec, January 2010 
 image by Eugene 
Ipavec, 13 January 2010
 
image by Eugene 
Ipavec, 13 January 2010
Variant flag has a smaller emblem.