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The paradox of power, by C.K. Lal (Nepali Times, 28/12/2001)

National Government: Unparliamentary Plea, by Sanjaya Dhakal (Spotlight, 28/12/2001)

Deuba summons all-party meet, Koirala calls NC meet (Kathmandu Post, 23/12/2001)

How Deuba will shield his regime from attacks? (Telegraph, 19/12/2001)

November 23 becomes a reality check for Prime Minister Deuba, by Suman Pradhan (Kathmandu Post, 26/11/2001)

Deuba’s missed opportunity, by Shyam KC (Kathmandu Post, 22/11/2001)

Will Deuba regime collapse if UML supports Koirala? (Telegraph, 21/11/2001)

Deuba's Gamble, by Binod Bhattarai (Nepali Times, 09/11/2001)

Challenge real to Deuba days in government! (Telegraph, 07/11/2001)
See also Bid to dislodge Deuba on; Koirala benefits from Deuba weaknesses (Telegraph, 07/11/2001)

Deuba’s Hundred Days In Office: Clear Achievements, by Prem N. Kakkar (Rising Nepal, 02/11/2001)

Minimalist jumbo government, by Shreedhar Gautam (Kathmandu Post, 01/11/2001)

Could a cynical press be trivializing PM’s office? by Akhilesh Upadhayay (Kathmandu Post, 30/10/2001)

Powerless PM, by Utpal Raj Misra (Kathmandu Post, 24/10/2001)

Past ministers still reluctant to leave govt quarters (Kathmandu Post, 23/10/2001)

Deuba expands cabinet, massively (Kathmandu Post, 19/10/2001)
See also HM makes changes, additions in Council of Ministers (Rising Nepal, 19/10/2001), Cabinet Expansion (Rising Nepal, 20/10/2001), PM, too, concerned over Cabinet size: Says guidelines would have helped (Kathmandu Post, 22/10/2001), Jamboree may lead to dissolution, by Basanta Lohani (Kathmandu Post, 23/10/2001), More ministers the merrier, by Kunda Dixit (Nepali Times, 02/11/2001)

"We the people" of Nepal suggest Premier Deuba! (Telegraph, 17/10/2001)

Auditor-General's Report: Following The Money, by Akshay Sharma (Spotlight, 12/10/2001)

Deuba shelves plans to add ministries (Kathmandu Post, 12/10/2001)

After Maoists, Deuba trying hard to satisfy his colleagues (People's Review, 11/10/2001)
See also PM Deuba in trouble (People's Review, 11/10/2001)

Deuba stronger than Koirala for now (People's Review, 04/10/2001)

Cabinet expansion likely next week (Kathmandu Post, 27/09/2001)
But see also Expansion of cabinet postponed (Prople's Review, 04/10/2001)

Deuba's trouble is real: Ruling government ministers' sharply differ on Maoists issue; Koirala strengthens his position (Telegraph, 26(09/2001)

Deuba’s debut, by Puskar Bhusal (Nepali Times, 07/09/2001)

My First Lady (Nepali Times, 07/09/2001)
Interview with Arzu Rana, prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s wife

Open letter to the Prime Minister, by Ranjit Rauniyar (People's Review, 06/09/2001)

Deuba warns rebels not to take undue advantage: Defends land reforms as socio-economic necessity (Kathmandu Post, 03/09/2001)

All land transactions opened after two weeks: Govt registers Land Reforms Bill, by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 01/09/2001)
See also Land reforms proposal brings rift within Cabinet (Kathmandu Post, 01/09/2001), Government to compensate land-owners (Kathmandu Post, 01/09/2001), Landlords relieved after lift on land transaction ban, by Tilak Pokharel & Bikas Thapa (Kathmandu Post, 03/09/2001), MPs to study Bill: Land Act (Fifth Amendment) Bill-2056 in pigeonoholes (Rising Nepal, 03/09/2001), Confusion replaces chaos in land reforms offices (Kathmandu Post, 04/09/2001), Don’t subvert reforms (Kathmandu Post, 04/09/2001), Land edict : Loss, gain and envy, by Utpal Raj Misra (Kathmandu Post, 04/09/2001), ‘Landowners cannot take excess land under Land Reforms Bill’, by Rudra Sharma (Katmandu Post, 05/09/2001), Trend towards division of property on rise, by Narayan Wagle and Shyamsundar Shashi (Kathmandu Post, 05/09/2001), Land Reform: The Development Imperative, by Shobhana Malla (Rising Nepal, 05/09/2001), Squatter mentality could defeat land reforms: Experts, by Tilak Pokharel (Kathmandu Post, 06/09/2001), Land reform needs integrated approach, by Dinesh B Malla (Kathmandu Post, 06/09/2001), Deuba's land reform in trouble (People's Review, 06/09/2001), Land Reform: Agenda For Instability, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 07/09/2001), UML to suggest amendment to Land Reforms Bill (Kathmandu Post, 09/09/2001), Parties seek their own amends to Land Reforms Bill, by Rita Raj Subedi (Rising Nepal, 10/09/2001), Rupandehi has no sizeable excess land to redistribute, by Krishna Sharma (Rising Nepal, 13/09/2001), Radical land reform: Deed of the hour derogatory for commercial farming? by Samrajya Singh (People's Review, 13/09/2001), Critical observations on land reform bill, by Sanjay Prakash (Kathmandu Post, 14/09/2001), Land Reform: The Brighter Aspect, by Shirish B. Pradhan (Rising Nepal, 15/09/2001), Terai folks flay Deuba’s land reforms (Kathmandu Post, 16/09/2001), Terai MPs fume against Land Bill (Kathmandu Post, 17/09/2001), Land Reform: Success Hinges On Commitment, by Ganesh Prasad Pandeya (Rising Nepal, 20/09/2001), SC quashes writs against land reforms, by Rudra Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 21/09/2001), SC verdict sows confusion (Kathmandu Post, 22/09/2001), Delayed Land Reforms Bill heads for more delay, trouble, by Binaj Gurubacharya (Kathmandu Post, 22/09/2001), Land Reforms: Challenges Ahead, by Gandhi Raj Kafle (Rising Nepal, 22/09/2001), Land frontier: Injustice towards landowners, by Manoj Sharma (People's Review, 27/09/2001), Land Riddle, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 28/09/2001), Land Reform Programme New Thinking Necessary, by Sanaullah Khan (Rising Nepal, 04/10/2001), Government against compromise on land ceiling (Kathmandu Post, 10/10/2001), Govt forces Land Bill through House Committee, by Binaj Gurubacharya (Kathmandu Post, 11/10/2001), The land bill The Parliamentary (Kathmandu Post, 12/10/2001), House approves Land Reforms Bill, by Binaj Gurubacharya (Kathmandu Post, 13/10/2001), Lower House passes Land Bill 2058: Small farmers to benefit: Wagle, Oppositions stand against the Bill (Rising Nepal, 13/10/2001), Land Reforms (Rising Nepal, 14/10/2001), Land Reforms: Unreal Estate, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 19/10/2001)

Threats to Deuba very serious (People's Review, 30/08/2001)

Deuba credibility eroding fast! (Telegraph, 29/08/2001)

Govt announces measures to control liquor sale (Kathmandu Post, 26/08/2001)
See also Wanna drink? Wait for final Saturdays: Home Ministry announces new provisions (Rising Nepal, 26/08/2001), Liquor truce: Will it lead to more harm than good? by Bhaskar Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 27/08/2001), Alcohol sale down in Nepalgunj, boosts in Indian towns (Kathmandu Post, 27/08/2001), Complete ban on liquor sales averted for now (Kathmandu Post, 28/08/2001), Alcohol business in standstill (Kathmandu Post, 28/08/2001), Restricting alcohol (Kathmandu Post, 28/08/2001), Demand of liquor reduced: Impact of new alcohol regulation (Rising Nepal, 28/08/2001), What Control On Alcohol Means, by Mohan K.C. (Rising Nepal, 29/08/2001), Liquor Control: Tipsy Turvy, by Sanjaya Dhakal (Spotlight, 31/08/2001)

More radical-than-thou (Nepali Times, 24/08/2001)

Land reform: Revolutionary or evolutionary ? by Ram Bahadur KC (Kathmandu Post, 22/08/2001)
See also Capital fright: Land redistribution may just redistribute poverty, by Binod Bhattarai (Nepali Times, 24/08/2001)

Welcome package (Kathmandu Post, 20/08/2001)

PM freezes land sales ahead of radical reform measures: Announcement could be challenged in Court (Kathmandu Post, 17/08/2001)
See also Deuba’s land-freeze sows confusion (Kathmandu Post, 18/08/2001), Writs against land-freeze pile up (Kathmandu Post, 18/08/2001), Revolutionary Step (Rising Nepal, 18/08/2001), Supreme Court issues show cause notice against Deuba’s move, by Rudra Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 22/08/2001), Deuba gambit woos reaction, by Shrish S. Rana (People's Review, 23/08/2001), Will Deuba's haste make waste? by Sodesh Kchetri (People's Review, 23/08/2001), Deuba’s reform measures fraught with pitfalls, by Suman Pradhan (Kathmandu Post, 24/08/2001), Dozens of women file for divorce to save land, by J Pandey (Kathmandu Post, 24/08/2001), Reduce side-effects of land reform policy: Rawal (Kathmandu Post, 24/08/2001), Deuba's Land Reform: Populist And Unrealistic, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 24/08/2001), Where Is The Land To Distribute? by Ram Prakash Yadav (Spotlight, 24/08/2001), Whose land is it anyway? by Artha Beed (Nepali Times, 24/08/2001), NC lawmakers blast Deuba's announcement: CWC to investigate illegally amassed wealth after 1990, by Binaj Gurubacharya (Kathmandu Post, 25/08/2001), Shailaja threatens to stage hunger strike (Kathmandu Post, 25/08/2001), Land reform aims to uplift lower class:PM (Rising Nepal, 25/08/2001), Reform bill to betabled within 5 days (Rising Nepal, 25/08/2001), 133 land-related cases filed in Dang (Kathmandu Post, 27/08/2001), Of Land And Reforms, by Krishna Sharma (Rising Nepal, 27/08/2001), Lawmaker, among others, files ‘fake cases’ in Dang (Kathmandu Post, 28/08/2001), Fake lawsuits (Kathmandu Post, 29/08/2001), A ship without rudder (Kathmandu Post, 28/08/2001), NC-UML differences hamper Bill presentation (Kathmandu Post, 29/08/2001), Unfinished task, by Prabhu R Bhandary (Kathmandu Post, 29/08/2001), Deuba opens Pandora's Box: New land ceiling scheme might irritate Teraians (Telegraph, 29/08/2001), Gimmick Galore, by Sodesh Kchetri (People's Review, 30/08/2001), Distribution of land but how? by Roop Jyoti (People's Review, 30/08/2001), Nephews file lawsuit against Shailaja, by Rudra Sharma (Kathmandu Post, 31/08/2001), Land Or Wealth Ceiling? by Prakash Dahal (Rising Nepal, 31/08/2001), Revolutionary Land Reforms: New Seeds on Old Ground?, by Bipin Adhikari (Spotlight, 31/08/2001)

No euphoria over change of guard, by Shreedhar Gautam (Kathmandu Post, 10/08/2001)
See also Change In Government Premiership: No Bed Of Roses, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (Rising Nepal, 11/08/2001)

Deuba granted inadequate mandate? (People's Review, 09/08/2001)

Koirala’s exit and Deuba’s dilemma, by Madhab P Khanal (Kathmandu Post, 07/08/2001)

Koirala Resigned Due To Army's Role (Spotlight, 03/08/2001)
Interview with Shailaja Acharya

PM Deuba: Gaining Strength, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 03/08/2001)
See also Deuba Cabinet: Compromise Formula (Spotlight, 03/08/2001), In praise of Deuba, by Arjun Bhandari (Kathmandu Post, 04/08/2001)

Will Deuba be successful in his mission? by P.R. Pradhan (People's Review, 02/08/2001)
See also Deuba faces several fronts(People's Review, 02/08/2001)

Dealing with reality, by Puran P Bista (Kathmandu Post, 02/08/2001)

Test of new prime minister, by Bijaya Lal Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 01/08/2001)

Power Transition: Deuba Embraces Premiership With Challenges, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (Rising Nepal, 28/07/2001)

Deuba’s to do list, by Binod Bhattarai (Nepali Times, 27/07/2001)
See also The lion roars again, by C.K. Lal (Nepali Times, 27/07/2001), No honeymoon for Deuba (Nepali Times, 27/07/2001)

Sher Bahadur Deuba: Challenges For The Second Innings, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 27/07/2001)
Including interviews with Sher Bahadur Deuba, Sushil Koirala and K.P. Oli

Deuba, in spite of bold step, needs good advisors (People's Review, 26/07/2001)
See also Task ahead (Kathmandu Post, 27/07/2001), Tasks Ahead (Rising Nepal, 28/07/2001)

Cabinet announcement made today (People's Review, 26/07/2001)
See also Premier Deuba, 12 ministers sworn in (Kathmandu Post, 27/07/2001), The ‘Oh! No’ cabinet, by Suman Pradhan (Kathmandu Post, 27/07/2001)

Deuba elected new Prime Minister, by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 23/07/2001)
See also Deuba profile (Kathmandu Post, 23/07/2001), Tough days ahead for Prime Minister Deuba, by Suman Pradhan (Kathmandu Post, 23/07/2001), Oppn greet Deuba with cautious welcome (Kathmandu Post, 23/07/2001), A new leaf (Kathmandu Post, 23/07/2001), About new Premier (Rising Nepal, 23/07/2001), Deuba expected to take oath tomorrow (Kathmandu Post, 24/07/2001), Wishing A Successful Tenure (Rising Nepal, 24/07/2001), Deuba’s ‘balanced’ cabinet likely soon (Kathmandu Post, 25/07/2001), Challenges for Sher Bahadur Deuba numerous! (Telegraph, 25/07/2001), Deuba's 'in-party detractors' already in action (Telegraph, 25/07/2001), Deuba's political acumen awaits serious test (Telegraph, 25/07/2001), Deuba's appointment as PM greeted with mixed feelings (People's Review, 26/07/2001)

Who will be the next PM? by Satish Jung Shahi (Kathmandu Post, 20/07/2001)

Koirala resigns, calls for national consensus, by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 20/07/2001)
See also He says his move aims to facilitate consensus, save parliamentary system and end terrorism: Koirala resigns as Prime Minister (Rising Nepal, 20/07/2001), Left parties welcome PM’s resignation (Kathmandu Post, 20/07/2001), Say good bye to Koirala legacy, by Ameet Dhakal (Kathmandu Post, 22/07/2001), Koirala resigns, makes virtue out of necessity (People's Review, 26/07/2001)

Koirala again rules out his resignation (Kathmandu Post, 15/07/2001)

DPM Poudel resigns amid differences with PM, by Binaj Gurubacharya (Kathmandu Post, 14/07/2001)
See also Paudel quits, expresses concern over violence (Rising Nepal, 14/07/2001), Poudel's resignation adds to Koirala's woes (People's Review, 19/07/2001)

The Primeministerial System: Heading For Collapse, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 13/07/2001)

Koirala: No easy exit (Telegraph, 11/07/2001)

Attempts underway for consensus with parties for enforcing 14 pt agenda: PM (Rising Nepal, 09/07/2001)

Royal Address: Government Polices And Their Implications, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (Rising Nepal, 07/07/2001)

Prime Minister asks time for key decision (Kathmandu Post, 07/07/2001)

Lacking New Direction, by Bhagirath Yogi (Spotlight, 06/07/2001)

PM to decide by Friday (Kathmandu Post, 05/07/2001)

Government loosing citizen's confidence (Telegraph, 04/07/2001)

Government Policies: Commitment to Decentralisation, by Mukti Rijal (Rising Nepal, 03/07/2001)

Koirala’s crisis of credibility, by Beena Kharel (Kathmandu Post, 29/06/2001)

Prime Minister calls for national consensus, by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 26/06/2001)
See also Fourteen point proposal (Kathmandu Post, 28/06/2001), Koirala strikes "national consensus" theme, once again (People's Review, 28/06/2001), Koirala’s record could undo his consensus bid, by Suman Pradhan (Kathmandu Post, 29/06/2001), PM steadfast on 14 point agenda (Kathmandu Post, 29/06/2001), Call For Consensus, by Bhagirathj Yogi (Spotlight, 29/06/2001)

PM again hints at stepping down (Kathmandu Post, 25/06/2001)

Democratic rights to be curtailed? (Telegraph, 20/06/2001)

Kantipur news baseless: Ministry (Rising Nepal, 19/06/2001)

Explosion of anti-Koirala sentiment in wake of Palace slayings (People's Review, 07/06/2001)

Windfall For Koirala, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 01/06/2001)

New cabinet near, work culture far behind? by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 30/05/2001)

DPM, FM advise PM to resign (Kathmandu Post, 27/05/2001)

Girija's morals and Mohmmad Aftab Aalam, by P.R. Pradhan (People's Review, 24/05/2001)

Time to go, by C.K. Lal (Nepali Times, 18/05/2001)
See also Girija must take the leap, by Ajit N.S. Thapa (Nepali Times, 18/05/2001)

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PM’s job, by Tilak Pokharel (Kathmandu Post, 14/05/(2001)

Girija Prasad Koirala: In Office, Not In Power, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 11/05/2001)
Including interview with Madhav Kumar Nepal, CPN-UML
See also interview with Girija Prasad Koirala, There Is No Question Of Resigning (Spotlight, 11/05/2001) and Editor's note (Spotlight, 11/05/2001)

Koirala facing extremely heavy odds, by Ramesh Sharma (People's Review, 10/05/2001)

Koirala detractors wish to cash CIAA initiatives: wage a crusade (Telegraph, 09/05/2001)

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See also k|dsf] af]nL / Jojxf/ clVtof/sf] lg0f{o ;Ddfg ug]{5' (Dristi, 08/05/2001)

NC district chiefs urge PM not to resign (Kathmandu Post, 08/05/2001)
See also 15 NC dist chiefs urge PM not to quit (Rising Nepal, 10/05/2001)

Why should Prime Minister resign ? by Bijaya Lal Shrestha (Kathmandu Post, 07/05/2001)

No alternative to PM’s resignation: Bhattarai (Kathmandu Post, 06/05/2001)
See also PM Koirala refuses to quit: Struggle in NC intensifies (Kathmandu Post, 07/05/2001)

Going, going..., by Kunda Dixit (Nepali Times, 04/05/2001)
See also PM in quandary over his resignation (Kathmandu Post, 05/05/2001)

Koirala in no mood to quit: Clamour for resignation grows, by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 04/05/2001)

Nepalese in US ask PM's resignation (People's Review, 03/05/2001)

The fuzzy road ahead, by Suman Pradhan (Kathmandu Post, 03/05/2001)

Minister Majagaiya resigns, by Hari Bahadur Thapa & Balaram Baniya (Kathmandu Post, 02/05/2001)
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The real iron-man ! by Shreedhar Khanal (Kathmandu Post, 01/05/2001)

Let us commit ourselves to resolve problems: Koirala: PM urges oppn to sit for talks : Give up violence, Maoists told ‘ I will take rest from politics when nation gets rid of crisis’ (Rising Nepal, 17/04/2001)
See also editorial PM’s Appeal (Rising Nepal, 18/04/2001), but see also editorial Irrelevant (Kathmandu Post, 18/04/2001) and Koirala's Message: Without Political Agenda, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 20/04/2001)

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Emergency cabinet meeting held: Koirala makes another attempt to convince King, by Satish Jung Shahi & Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 12/04/2001)

No need of national govt, says Poudel (Rising Nepal, 07/04/2001)

Prime Minister Koirala: Standing At The Crossroads, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 06/04/2001)
Link includes the following articles: ‘I Haven't Seen Koirala In A Weaker Position’, Interview with Bharat Mohan Adhikari (CPN-UML) and Maoist Rebellion: From Periphery To Center, by Bhagirath Yogi

The dying ordinances, by Basanta Lohani (Kathmandu Post, 06/04/2001)

Defense Minister Acharya resigns: Vows to stay with PM, by Ameet Dhakal (Kathmandu Post, 30/03/2001)
But see PM rejects Acharya’s resignation (Kathmandu Post, 31/03/2001)

PM raises possibility of unity government, by Suman Pradhan (Kathmandu Post, 28/03/2001)

Koirala’s incurable ego (Kathmandu Post, 22/03/2001)
Letter by Izhar Mickrani

Why Koirala should not resign? by Vijaya Shah (People's Review, 15/03/2001)

Pinnacle of betrayal imperils Koirala, by Ramesh Sharma (People's Review, 15/03/2001)

Gupta could withdraw resignation (Kathmandu Post, 15/03/2001)

Koirala losing internal base; close aides suggest him to quit (Telegraph, 14/03/2001)

Fresh crisis in NC Gupta, Hamal resign (Kathmandu Post, 14/03/2001)

Koirala’s foreign visit, by Basanta Lohani (Kathmandu Post, 13/03/2001)

PM Koirala returns, denies talks a failure Minister Joshi likely to be dropped, by Satish Jung Shahi (Kathmandu Post, 09/03/2001)

PM Koirala to visit France next week (Kathmandu Post, 02/03/2001)

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PM not to resign on Oppn’s force (Kathmandu Post, 19/02/2001)

House furore only a sideshow Big test for Koirala is CIAA, by Damakant Jayshi (Kathmandu Post, 16/02/2001)

Strip News: Will Koirala yield to Opposition demand? (Telegraph, 14/02/2001)

Dr. Mahat sworn in (Rising Nepal, 13/02/2001)

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Cabinet Reshuffle: Power Games, by Keshab Poudel (Spotlight, 09/02/2001)

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Koirala forms 37 member Cabinet: Khadka, Mahat refuse to take oath of office (Kathmandu Post, 08/02/2001)
See also dlGqd08n k'gu{7gkl5 klg sf]O/fnf ;+s6df (Kantipur, 08/02/2001) and editorial More of the same (Kathmandu Post, 09/02/2001) as well as Mahat to join govt (Kathmandu Post, 10/02/2001)

Oppn formally demands PM's resignation (Kathmandu Post, 06/02/2001)
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Opposition Politics: Dissecting Demand For PM’s Resignation, by Prakash Rimal (Rising Nepal, 05/02/2001)

Cabinet reshuffle before the Winter Session (Kathmandu Post, 05/02/2001

Premier Koirala told to quit or else…. (Telegraph, 31/01/2001)

Rough ride ahead for Premier Koirala, by Binaj Gurubacharya (Kathmandu Post, 29/01/2001)

Cabinet reshuffle in the offing (Kathmandu Post, 28/01/2001)

Chataut’s resignation accepted (Rising Nepal, 25/01/2001)

The fun is yet to begin…. (Telegraph, 17/01/2001)