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31/12/2012: Polls
far-off
for Dahal, seeks CA rebirth (kp), Deadline
extended,
sixth time (kp), Possibility
of
polls by May receding fast (ht), Janajati
leaders
form another party, by Roshan Sedhai (kp) [Without
unity, the Janajatis will once again have no role to play
in future Nepal!!], New
Janajati
party launched in Capital: A 63-member ad hoc central
working committee including a presidium was formed
(ht), SJMM
cadres
were planning to detonate bombs in Kathmandu (ht), 'Underground
outfit
was out to carry out multiple attacks in Kathmandu'
(nn)
30/12/2012: Onus
to
resolve crisis lies on us, says Prez: Sheetal Niwas to
consult with major political parties today, by Anil
Giri (kp), Major
parties
seek five more days to form unity govt (nn), Consensus
a
distant dream (kp), Prez
gives
parties five more days to name consensus PM (nn), Spoiled
revolutionaries:
PM Baburam Bhattarai’s adamant refusal to resign as
premier has fully tarnished his image, by Jainendra
Jeevan (kp) [This caretaker PM can
only be replaced by an elected parliament, Mr Jeevan!
Better write about how the opposition blocks all ways to
new elections for the sake of power!!], UCPN-M
still
striving for mid-May polls (ht), KC
blames
UCPN-Maoist for prolonged crisis: Says NC leadership won’t
jettison democratic ideals (ht) [Demanding
political leadership without a new people's mandate ist
already undemocratic! The NC has been rejected as a
leading party by the people in the last elections because
this party has been most responsible for the failure of
the 1990 system!!!], Issue
of
ex-combatants who want to quit Nepali Army unresolved:
Former PLAs who opted to join NA now want retirement
package like their erstwhile colleagues (ht), New
Janajati
party announced (nn) [The Janajatis will only have a chance to fight for
their rights and interests if they stand united!!],
FSP
calls
for identity-based federal statute (ht)
29/12/2012: Leaders
faff
about, reach nowhere: Parties fail to keep their promise
of forging consensus, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Prez
to
keep pushing parties for consensus govt formation; Major
political parties to wait and see: NC leader (kp) [For the NC leaders, consensus means
that all their demands are fulfilled!], ‘Party
won’t
stoop low for PM’s post’ (kp), Will
not
back down, says PM, by Basanti Bastola (kp), PM
says
oppn in bid to besmirch his reputation: Denies he is a
stumbling block to consensus building process (ht), Prez
returning
home; Package deal so near yet so far (nn), On
his return from India President Yadav says parties should
resolve crisis on their own (nn), No
schism
within FDRA on CA revival, say Madhesi leaders (ht), Baidhya
raps
president, prime minister for crisis: Blames Big III for
prolonging the stalemate due to ‘lust for power’ (ht)
28/12/2012: Anyone
can
lead govt if package deal had: FDRA; Ruling alliance for
CA revival provided no consensus by Jan 9, by Pranab
Kharel (kp) [Such procedure is
neither legitimate nor necessary! Necessary are only
elections as early as possible! The dissolved CA has to be
revived but only to pave the way to new elections
legally!!], FDRA
floats
four ways out of crisis: CPN-UML calls it a ploy to
prolong stay in power by delaying election, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht), No
resignation
without package deal: PM Bhattarai (nn), Koirala
blames
UCPN (M) for prolonged crisis, by Pratap Bista (kp) [You are to blame for the same reason
even more! The UCPN-M has made many mistakes, but the NC
has vetoed all necessary changes of state and society!!],
Big
words,
little progress: The entire legal system is being slowly
discredited in the eyes of the general public, by
Manish Gyawali (kp), A
long wait: The country and the people cannot go on waiting
forever for politicians to come to an agreement, by
Shyam K.C. (kp), Opportunity
cost:
All the difficult decisions we didn't make in 2012 will
come back to haunt us in 2013 and beyond, by Anurag
Acharya (nt), Local
bodies
to be monitored this year (ht) [Better
hold local elections immediately! The last elections took
place in 1997!!], The
past
foretold: If the political parties are terrified of
parliamentary elections in 2013, why don't they at least
agree to hold local polls and restore accountability to
the grassroots? (nt), Nepal's
fiscal
cliff in 2013: If Nepal doesn't ratify its international
anti-money laundering commitments next year it will join
other rogue states, by Sunir Pandey (nt)
27/12/2012: Time
to
step down: PM Bhattarai should leave office to make way
for April-May elections (kp), Madhes-based
parties
warn of poll boycott, by Bhadra Sharma and Pranab
Kharel (kp), Conflict
victims
yet to get allowance, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp), Price
of
instability: The state’s failure to generate electricity
is largely due to unstable governments (kp), Case
of
contempt: Injustice towards women is an everyday
phenomenon. The state, media and society need to start
punishing the culprits, not the victims, by Bidushi
Dhungel (kp), A
dangerous game: PM's hard stand, by Biswas Baral (rep)
26/12/2012: Compromise,
Dahal
nudges Bhattarai: Maoist chairman asks PM to soften his
stance if Nepali Congress agrees a package deal (kp),
Ruling
alliance
for government under neutral candidate (kp), The
centre
turns right: The NC’s unwillingness to own the political
change it helped bring about, and its fear of substantive
democracy, has hampered the transition, by Prashant
Jha (kp), Deceptive
commitments:
Human rights, by Suman Adhikari (rep)
25/12/2012: PM
Bhattarai
worships at altar of neutral govt, now (kp), Prez
India
visit for unity govt’s sake, says aide (kp) [????],
Prez
Yadav
to hold a series of political interactions in Delhi,
by Anil Giri (kp), Year
of
dread: Lack of incentives is hurting the prospect of the
Constituent Assembly elections, by Bipin Shah (kp), Lifting
the
veil: Socialist revolution in Nepal, by Shreya Paudel
(rep)
24/12/2012 PM,
FDRA
stance puts deal on hold (kp), Give
my
govt nationalshape: Bhattarai (kp), Prez
‘won’t
set’ next consensus deadline (kp), Prez
Yadav
to leave for India today (kp) [????],
Neutral
government
won’t deliver May election, interview with Minendra
Rijal, Nepali Congress (kp) [The
only legitimate way out of crisis would be that NC and UML
join the current caretaker government of PM Bhattarai and
cooperate to level the way to new elections!!], The
deviation
of NC: From people to power politics, by Birendra P.
Mishra (ht)
23/12/2012: Maoist
thumbs
down to PM stance: Meeting decides to hand over govt
leadership to NC if a package deal is sealed, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp), Dahal,
Bhattaraito
find way out (ht), Morcha
floats
9-pt consensus proposal (kp), UDMF
presents
nine conditions, seeks 240 PR seats, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht), Ruling
alliance
divided over change of guard in govt (nn) [The
exchange of the PM will not bring Nepal any closer to
legitmacy, only elections can do so!!], Bhattarai
hurdle
for consensus, says Khanal (ht) [The
dictate of parties that became minority parties in the
last elections is no good basis for consensus!!], Peeved
Prez
likely to call all-party meeting today (kp), Prez
to
call more parties (ht)
22/12/2012: In
a
first, Bhattarai asks Dahal to take up top job, if that
helps (kp), Rift
between
Dahal, Bhattarai widens: Party meeting postponed until
today (ht), Unity
govt
only way out: Indian foreign minister, by Mahesh
Acharya (kp), EC
officials
frantic as parties struggle to clear poll hurdles, by
Bhadra Sharma (kp), UDMF
busy
drafting its own rider to seek agreement in package: Says
it will present a set of conditions today, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (kp), Madhesi
Front
floats 9-pt proposal for consensus (nn), 5th
deadline
to parties ends today (nn), Agitation
if
no consensus by Saturday: Poudel (nn) [A
strange way to reach consensus], RPP-N
warns
of religious war (ht) [Be aware of Hindu fundamentalism!!!], Mothers
not
getting recognition as citizens? Citizenship on the basis
of matrilineal descent still a far cry, by Kokila K.C.
(ht)
21/12/2012: Bhattarai
rigid;
NC-led govt not on the horizon: PM says his govt must get
unity shape first (kp), PM
denies
he set new conditions for consensus: Says his success or
failure depends on his ability to create environment for
holding fresh election, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), FDRA
sticks
to earlier decisions, says deal in package a must, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Journos
injured
as Shiva Senacadres vandalise media office, by Ankit
Adhikari (kp), Revolutionary
comrade:
For Baburam Bhattarai, it seems, the impoverishment of the
populace is a sacrifice that can be easily made on the
road to a Nepali paradise inhabited by comrades Lenin and
Mao, by Kanak Mani Dixit (kp) [Once
again a fact distorting article led by anti-communist
stance!], Patriarchy
behind
citizenship woes: Experts (ht),
‘Deal’
in
threat as Bhattarai-Dahal rift widens: PM skips crucial
party meeting; Miffed at party chairman for asking him to
leave office and make way for NC (kp), Bid
to
ensure: Bhattarai’s ‘dignified exit’, by Prakash
Acharya (ht), UCPN-M
firm
on forming unity govt (ht), UDMF
dashes
Koirala’s prime ministerial hopes: Says it can’t accept NC
at helm under existing circumstances (ht), Conflict-era
rape
case filed at UN (kp), Technocratic
policy
drama: A depoliticised policy making process appears
scientific but it serves the interest of narrow elites,
by Hemant R. Ojha (kp), Give
and
take: Internal power struggles and cadres discontent will
define the UCPN (M)'s upcoming general convention, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Crisis
hits
economy: Entrepreneurs losing confidence, by Kamal Raj
Dhungel (ht), Patriarchy
in
the political hierarchy: The exclusive behaviour of
powerful Madhesi leaders ridicules the inclusion agenda
they claim to champion, by Anurag Acharya (nt)
19/12/2012: Unwilling
Prez
extends deal deadline again (kp), Defiant
Bhattaraiputs
Dahal in a fix: Despite PM’s refusal to resign, UCPN
(Maoist) will honour his pledge to opposition parties’,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp) [There
is no legitimate way to replace Bhattarai before elections
for a new CA are hold!! The power greedy opposition, that
has been rejected by the people in the last elections,
should finally understand this!!], Nepali
Congress
miffed at Bhattarai no end: But says the party is in wait
and watch mode, by Prakash Acharya (ht) [The
NC should better act and join the current government!!],
Gachhadar
urges
not to cast aspersions on PM’s motive: Flays Big Three for
not involving his outfit (ht), Maoists
and
the mainstream: The Maoists succeeded in deepening Nepali
democracy, but failed to change its political culture,
which eroded their moral authority, by Prashant Jha
(kp)
18/12/2012: Deal
hits
PM’s ‘dignified exit’ hurdle: Bhattarai refuses to accept
Koirala as his successor; leaders say accord likely in
couple of days, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp) [Making
a politician who has been rejected by the people in the
last elections now PM on decision of no longer legitimated
party leaders is illegitimate and undemocratic!!],
Bhattarai
puts
forth new riders: Asks parties to join his government at
least for two weeks, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht) [This
is the only legitimate way for crisis solution, but two
weeks are insufficient!!], Fresh
Dahal,
Bhattarai differences surface: Bhattarai has turned a deaf
ear to Dahal’s proposal (kp), Dahal’s
whim
makes Congress’ head swim: After floating fanciful idea,
says he failed to ‘convince Bhattarai’, by Prakash
Acharya (ht), Need
for
speed Efforts at early elections will protect PM
Bhattarai’s political legacy and career (kp), Prez
may
seek smaller parties’ help (kp), Parties
demand
yet another extension of consensus deadline (nn), Political
parties
get five more days to name consensus PM (nn), Koirala
as
PM unacceptable: Baidya (nn), Against
Army
Act, CoAS wants Maj Gen promoted, by Phanindra Dahal
(kp), CPN-M
will
resume people’s revolt: Shakya (ht), Falling
together:
A more powerful press would be good for democracy, but for
that the industry needs greater transparency, by Gyanu
Adhikari (kp)
17/12/2012: Unity
govt
deal today? Very likely, says Dahal (kp), Leaders
confident
about win-win package deal Say consensus in a day or two,
mum on details (ht), UDMF
may
boycott new govt: Seeks NC’s views on
federalism,four-point deal; Against more than two
pradeshes in Madhes (ht), Old
cries,
pledges repeat in rights summit, by Ankit Adhikari
(kp), Revolt
obligation,
says Baidya (kp), CPN-M doesn’t
rule out people’s revolt (ht), Election
fever:
NC needs to stick to its new proposal in order to achieve
a breakthrough (kp)
16/12/2012: UN
calls
for quick consensus (kp), NC
floats
‘holistic’ proposal to confront burning issues, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Pranab Kharel (kp), Parties
to
strike deal in a week: Koirala premiership likely to
figure in package agreement, by Prakash Acharya
(ht), Bhattarai
calls
on prez, floats proposal for consensus govt (ht), Quest
for
Political Stability in Nepal, by Ganga Thapa (nn)
15/12/2012: Leaders:
Poll
preps first step towards consensus, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp) [How can you claim
that elections are possible within four months when you
only fight for power instead of commonly solving the legal
hurdles???], Paudel
warns
to topple govt (ht) [You
called it 'putsch' when Gyanendra Shah did the same!!],
Absence
of
polls breeding graft in local bodies: PM (kp), Army
integration:
4,171-strong gen directorate to be under NA; Special
Committee gets 60 days to finish outstanding tasks
(ht)
14/12/2012: Warring
parties
get Prez’s ‘last consensus deadline’: Sheetal Niwas wants
common PM candidate by December 24 (kp), Accord
in
three days if Dahal is honest: Koirala (kp) [This
is neither a question of Dahal's honesty nor of Koirala's
demands: Only the elected representatives of the people
have the legitimacy to replace the current caretaker PM!
So, go for the people's vote and then elect a new PM!!],
Don’t
legalise
war-era property, SC tells govt, by Pranab Kharel
(kp), Communist
wave?
An in-depth analysis suggests that Nepalis have supported
political forces that raised issues of their concerns,
by Mahendra Lawoti (kp), Telling
truth
to power: When the conscience keepers of society show
elastic ethics, it is time to worry, by Anurag Acharya
(nt), Lost
Right
To Vote, by Abhishekh Adhikari (sp), President’s
Exercise
of Article 38 (1): A Constitutional Necessity, by
Ankit Adhikari (sp)
13/12/2012: Prez
summons
top leaders, likely to give fourth bite of cherry, by
Anil Giri (kp), UCPN
(M)
throws fresh proposal card
To accept NC leadership if the present govt is allowed to
amend statute, fix poll date, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
and Pranab Kharel (kp) [There is
no legitimation for any of these steps!!!]
12/12/2012: Accord
elusive,
Prez pressed to extend deadline yet again, by Anil
Giri (kp) [There is only one
solution: NC and UML must join the government under PM
Bhattarai and share responsibility! Anything else would be
illegitimate!], Third
extended
deadline to form unity govt expiring today as parties stop
bothering to forge consensus altogether (nn), As
last
resort, Dahal may run for premiership, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp) [This would be
illegitimate nonsense as well!], Name
PM
from outside top three parties: Bhandari-led alliance to
President (nn) [Only elected
representatives of the people are legitimated to elect a
new PM!!], UML
keeps
nod to back NC’s PM bid (kp), PM:
Consensus
clock ticking (kp), No
compromise
on basic issues: UCPN-M (ht), Padam
Kunwar
suggests leaders to 'beware of public anger' as he admits
'unlawful act' (nn), Some
ex-fighters
seek to leave NA training: Ranks, family matters, health
cited; NA forms probe committee (kp), Govt,
unverified
fighters cut deal (kp), AHRC
paints
dismal picture of rights scene (kp) [see AHRC
report], War-ravaged
buildings
await reconstruction, by Giri Prasad Bhandari (kp), Results
of
the headcount: The census has added significance as
electoral seats will be allocated as per these figures,
by Prakash A. Raj (kp), The
search
for order and justice: The hopes of 2006 collided with the
realities of a fragmented political landscape and
entrenched interests, leading to the current fragility,
by Prashant Jha (kp)
11/12/2012: Deadlines
come,
go but issues remain (kp), What’s
up,
doc? The president has painted himself into a corner by
giving the parties a deadline to find a consensus PM,
by Bipin Shah (kp), PM
‘eschews’
rights issues on HR Day: Bhattarai remains silent on cases
of rights violations, dwells on social inclusion, equality
(kp), Beyond
all
platitudes: If human rights violators go scot free,
security forces will believe abuses aren’t a big deal
(kp),
‘Citizens’ rights will be protected’: NHRC chairman flays
government over withdrawing criminal cases (ht), For
protests,
UML seeks ties with CPN-M, MJF-N (kp), Bhattarai
says
CA polls not possible if consensus fails (ht), Seeking
alternative
to PM unconstitutional: Rayamajhi; Forge consensus to
extricate the country (ht), Triangular
benefits:
In the absence of viable and credible governance in Nepal,
changes underway in its neighbourhood risk becoming
irrelevant, by Lok Raj Baral (kp)
10/12/2012: NC
not
to sell democracy for prime ministership: CWC seeks a
concrete strategy to topple govt (ht) [In
other words: Democracy means the illegitimate handover of
power to the NC under preconditions as set by this party
which has been elected by every fifth Nepali in the last
elections of April 2008! This means underminig the
people's mandate!!], Dahal’s
premiership
bait ‘a clever ploy’: Analysts say the move will gain
people’s sympathy in Madhes and isolate NC, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht), SC
issues
show cause notice to Prez over consensus call (nn), Ex-PLA
women,
kids face problems (ht), Wishing
for
progress, EU and Swiss Missions (rep), Govt
gets
an earful over its rights record (nn)
09/12/2012: FDRA
warns
of Cabinet expansion: Alliance to adopt maximum
flexibility to reach agreement in 6 days (kp), FDRA
for
expanding Cabinet if consensus fails (ht), 12-point
deal
partners must unite: Dahal; ‘Fighting each other will aid
regressive forces’ (ht), Dahal
proposes
PM from outside Maoists, NC, UML, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp) [And who has the
legitimacy to elect him? The current caretaker PM has been
democratically elected by the people's representatives!!],
Parties
revert
to informal talks (ht), No
polls
sans consensus, says PM (ht), Janaandolan
victim
cries for treatment, by Shiva Sharma (kp), Living
martyr’s
struggle for survival, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp)
08/12/2012: President
serves
third deadline, of six days (kp), Dangerous
game:
The second extension (rep), Parties
at
sixes and sevens, prezgives till Wednesday to reach deal
(ht), CPN-UML
may
name KP Oli (kp) [Wonderful
consensus! All leading opposition parties want to name
their most disqualified politicians for the office of PM!!
When will they understand that they have no other option
than to join the current government for the sake of people
and country??], FDRA
decides
to expand cabinet if no consensus by Dec 12 (nn), Opposition
parties
not to hit the streets for at least week (ht), UDMF
rules
out support to Koirala (ht), Parties
thinking
only of polls, not ways to end crisis: PM (nn), Quitting
govt
will add to problems, claims Maoist spokesperson (nn),
Instability
may
devastate economy, Chhibber warns (kp), DPM
rules
out mid-May poll if no deal by Dec 15: Says chances of
political parties reaching an agreement on consensus govt
in a week or so slim (ht)
07/12/2012: Parties
miss
deadline, diappoint Prez again: 4 major political forces
meeting Prez today, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Four
forces
fail yet again to end impasse, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht), FDRA
sets
package deal precondition to quit govt, by Bhadra
Sharma (kp), President
gives
six more days to parties to form unity govt (nn), Army
integration
almost over; Spl panel to wind up, by Phanindra Dahal
(kp), Unverified
PLAs
threaten leaders (ht), Elections
and
our Bonaparte: The Maoist-Madhesbadi strategy seems to be
to dillydally through December to make it impossible to
organise elections by April 2013, by Kanak Mani Dixit
(kp) [Kanak, you know that
elections are already not possible in April! The
responsibility goes to the leaders of all parties,
especially to those of the opposition!!], Prez
holds
ordinance to amend JC Act, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht),
Call
for
strong social movement (ht), Coming
and
going: If your house is on fire and you don't make any
move to put it out, your neighbours will be worried,
by Anurag Acharya (nt)
06/12/2012: Four-party
talks
end sans result (kp), Congress
picks
Koirala but parties still at odds, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), Maoists
keep
all options open (kp), FDRA,
oppn
draw fresh battle lines, by Prakash Acharya (ht), ‘Maoists
not
serious on economy’, by Kuvera Chalise (ht) [None
of the leading politicians is serious on economy!!],
JC
SOS
to ministry as SC judges retiring, by Pranab Kharel
(kp) [The power greedy politicians
are ruining the state!!], Dubious
distinction:
The executive and the legislature have accepted inclusion
but the judiciary is holding out, by Dipendra Jha (kp)
[Only the election system was
inclusive but the inclusively elected MPs have never been
included in the constitutional discussions! The executive,
the leadership of the parties and the judiciary, among
many other sectors, are exclusive shops as ever!],
A
fine balance: The failure to come up with a constitution
and the political morass we find ourselves is no reason to
wish for a quasi- or undemocratic alternative, by
Deepak Thapa (kp), The
President's
call: Diffusing political crisis, by Hari Bansh Jha
(rep), Sustainable
government
hard sans coalition culture, interview with Padma
Ratna Tuladhar (rep)
05/12/2012: Article
158
overuse weakens democracy: President (kp), Prime
ministerial
candidate today: NC; Koirala likely unanimous pick; Maoist
leaders deny giving words to support Congress, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp) [In the
last elections in 2008, the people rejected both NC and
Sushil Koirala in a very democratic and reasonable way!
What gives them the legitimation to claim leadership now??
Ask for the people's vote first!!], Who
wants
elections? Everyone is scared of the electorate but the
opposition seems more wary of the voter than the ruling
parties, by Prashant Jha (kp), Parties
inching
closer towards consensus, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), UCPN
(M)
says it is willing to hand over leadership of unity govt
to Nepali Congress (nn) [This
procedure would be unconstitutional!!], NC
names
Sushil Koirala its PM candidate (nn) [One
of the most disqualified among Nepal's numerous unable
politicians!!], No
hint
of support from Peris Danda, Sushil tells CWC (nn), Prez
urges
leaders to honour deadline (ht), Four-party
talks
make no headway (nn), Prez,
PM,
top leaders ‘breached protocol’, by Anil Giri (kp), FM
says
prez, PM failing in diplomatic norms, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht), Charges
against
UCPN (Maoist) cadres withdrawn (kp) [This
is justice denied!!]
04/12/2012: Prez
prescribes
package deal to unlock deadlock (kp), UCPN
(M)
dangles NC mighty ministries (kp), ‘I
am
impatient to relinquish power’: Bhattarai says he is only
waiting for parties to reach consensus (ht), UML
ready
to lead next govt: Khanal (ht), Everybody’s
business:
It is irresponsible of the opposition to demand PM
Bhattarai step down without first finding a consensus
candidate, by Gyanu Adhikari (kp) [It
is even illegitimate to exchange the PM when there is no
parliament to elect/nominate him/her! The opposition
should better join the Bhattarai government and help to
solve the constitutional crisis!! A great article once
again!!], Prez
warns
parties of public 'humiliation' if they again fail to
forge consensus for unity govt (nn), Peace
process
in Nepal: Crisis looming ahead, by Hari Bansh Jha
(ht), No
different:
The Maoist project, by Sukhdev Shah (rep)
03/12/2012: FDRA
wants
govt transformed into unity one: No way, say oppn parties;
NC, CPN-M join hands in protest (kp), NC,
CPN-M
to topple govt through streetprotests (ht) [Do
the people really want such coup d'état??], Search
for
leadership: The parties have to agree on a prime
ministerial candidate immediately (kp) [They
have no constitutional legitimation to nominate a new
government! The opposition may only join the current
government to end the deadlock!!!], UCPN
(Maoist)
says chances of opposition joining in ever growing, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), PM
Bhattarai
tells NC prez he is 'ready to pave the way' (nn) [Please don't turn the country into
even deeper chaos!!], NEFIN
anti-census
data protests flare (kp), NEFIN
burns
census report in protest (ht), Towards
justice (ht)
02/12/2012: Prez
talks
turkey in Pokhara: Says CA polls easy to hold should oppn
parties join present govt, by Prem Nepali (kp) [!!!! Then start to put pressure on the
opposition and not on the government!!], NC,
CPN-M
rule out possibility of joining Bhattarai-led govt
(nn), 'UML
won't
accept Bhattarai as consensus PM' (nn), President
calls
for elections to end deadlock (ht), NEFIN
says
it won’t accept four-party decision: Slams President’s
attitude; Announces protest (ht), Nefin
to
protest census report (kp), Rule
of
law index: Nepal ranks towards the bottom (kp), CPN-M
cadres
capture buildings (kp), Ex-combatants’
protest (kp), Time
for
Maoist introspection: Contrary to Prachanda’s public
announcement to forgive, Padam Kunwar has been receiving
harsh treatment, by Jainendra Jeevan (kp), End
of
ideology? Confusing political discourses, by Sohan
Prasad Sha (rep), First
of
many: the 'slapgate', by Kiran Pun (rep), No
time
for squabble: President-Prime Minister conflict, by
Murari Sharma (rep)
01/12/2012: CPN-Maoist
tells
Prez: We’re the 3rd largest party, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), President’s
snub
riles CPN-Maoist: Gajurel says the party is third largest
political force now (ht), Deadlines
are
for losers: What’s the use of a deadline if you keep
extending it for eternity? We might never get 24-hour
electricity or paani from Melamchiin our lifetime but at
least give us a new constitution , by Guffadi (kp), Neighbours
in
constant touch to help Nepal (ht), RPP-Nepal
calls
for revival of 1990 statute (ht), Madhes
issue
figures in Yadav, Koirala talks (ht)
30/11/2012: Parties
seek
extension; they get it: President gives leaders 7 more
days to come up with consensus PM candidate, by
Phanindra Dahal (kp), Parties
squander
chance, Prez gives more time: Tells leaders consensus is
only option; Asks them to form unity government by
December 6 (ht) [Consensus
can only mean that NC and UML join the current government!
There is no legitimation for anything else!!], Whither
consensus (ht), Amid
crisis,
Delhi sends its emissary, by Anil Giri (kp), EC
wants
hurdles cleared by Jan (kp), ‘Disqualified’
PLA
combatants lay siege to UCPN-M headquarters: Say will stay
put untilparty addressestheir woes (ht), Prospects,
2013:
Nepal’s electoral history does not paint a rosy picture
for the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML, by Mahendra
Lawoti (kp), In
a
state of flux: Nepal's changing demography provides
conditions for broad socio-economic transformation, but is
the political class ready to lead the country in that
direction?, by Anurag Acharya (nt), Nepal's
Political/Constitutional
Impasse: Decay of Moral Authority to Govern, by Ankit
Dhakal (sp), Nepal:
Ensuring
Democratic Governance in the Absence of Elected
Representatives, by Bipin Adhikari (sp)
29/11/2012: PM
candidate
nowhere in sight: Deadline ends today; President likely to
extend it by five more days (kp) [There
will never be a consensus government! NC and UML should
join the current one and cooperate to hold elections as
soon as possible!!], Seize
the
day: Claiming govt leadership without offering a roadmap
will not take parties far (kp) [!!!!!],
NC
set
to announce Koirala as its PM candidate: But still keeping
a wary eye on ruling Maoist party, by Prakash Acharya
(ht), UML
throws
its weight behind Congress: Forms Nepal-led four-member
team to hold talks with other parties (ht) [This
means absolutely nothing in a state without parliament and
with no legitimate way to elect a new PM!!], NC-led
election
govt only possible if it resolves disputed issues of
constitution, Dahal tells Poudel (nn), Shital
Niwas
mulling over another deadline for consensus govt (nn),
UML
for
holding CA, local elections simultaneously (kp), Baidya
party
declares Thapa PM candidate (kp), PM
Bhattarai
warns Prez, by Prakash Baral (kp), Oppn
parties
provoking President, says Bhattarai (ht), New
republican
state protocol ready: President at the top, followed by
Veep, PM and chief justice; Cabinet panel studying
proposal, by Anil Giri (kp), Moderate’s
victory:
Curbing extremist tendencies in the Madhes and
strengthening the principle of inclusion are two
far-reaching contributions of the Madhesi polity, by
Bipin Shah (kp), Congress
doesn't
rule out third party option, interview with Arjun
Narsingh K.C. (rep)
28/11/2012: UCPN
(M)
not to accept Cong at unity govt helm: Party says an
alternative leadership will be from within the ruling
coalition itself, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Ruling
Maoists
decide not to let NC, UML rule: To make an all-out effort
to turn Bhattarai-led incumbent govt into national
consensus one, by Tilak R. Pradhan (ht), Deuba
to
trade his demands for Koirala candidacy, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), Sushil
keen
to secure PM bid (kp), Koirala
meets
Dahal in bid to garner support (ht), UML
thumbs
down to Maoist, Morcha-led govt, by Bhadra Sharma
(kp), Prez,
Dahal
talk possible scenarios (kp), Prez,
Dahal
dwell on future course: Deadline extension likely if no
deal by Nov 29 (ht), Congress,
UML
likely to seek more time for consensus talks (nn), Captured
land
torn between UCPN (Maoist), CPN-Maoist: Owners deprived of
their property even after the peace pact, by Durgalal
K.C. (kp), Presidential
call:
Neither a coup nor a woo, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht),
Disturbed
power
balance: Terrible precedents are being set. Imagine a
president with Maoist background behaving in a similar
manner with an NC government, by Prashant Jha (kp)
27/11/2012: No
secret
deal with Prez, Dahal tells PM (kp 27/11/2012), Bhattarai
mends
fences with Dahal, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Dahal
meets
President Yadav (nn), Dahal
comes
up with 4 PM candidate names (kp), NC
begins
govt leadership lobbying, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp),
NC
chief
in talks to grab prime minister’s post, by Prakash
Acharya (ht), US
ambassador
calls on NC prez (nn) [???], No
objection
to unity govt under NC chief, says Gachhadar (nn), Constitutional
crisis
worries lawyers (ht) [Lawyers should be aware that there is no legitimate
way to form a new government without a parliament!!,
Taken
for
a ride: Maoist failings, by Prakash A. Raj and Chandra
Kanta Gyawali (rep) [Fundamental but extremely one-sided critics in the
politicians' failures!], Get
serious:
The ongoing talks (rep), As
consensus
deadline nears deal on unity govt still a far cry, by
Rajendra Pokhrel (nn)
26/11/2012: Cabinet
finds
fault with Prez’s unity govt call, by Pranab Kharel
(kp), Call
for
consensus PM unconstitutional: Cabinet, by Prakash
Acharya (ht), PM
Bhattarai
asks President Yadav not to bypass constitution (nn),
Govt
can’t
judge my moves: Prez, by Phanindra Dahal (kp) [??
In a free democatic state, everybody has the right to
check the constitutionality of politicians behaviour!!],
Legal
eagles
say caretaker govt can’t question prez, by Ananta Raj
Luitel (ht), Oppn
raps
govt objection to Prez move, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Oppn
parties
laud consensus call: Say it is undemocratic and protest
the Prez’sto misread move (ht), CPN-Maoist
cautiously
welcomes President’s move: Demands a round table meet for
a renewed deal (ht), Delhi
dazed
by Prez-PM standoff, by Mahesh Acharya (kp) [The
legitimation of both, Prez and PM, has been downgraded to
that of caretakers by the dissolution of the CA!!],
Dahal
treading
carefully amid Prez-PM tussle, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp), Dahal,
Baidhya
back Thapa for new PM, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Call
to
action: Onus lies on parties to agree on a Premier to head
the election govt (kp) [??],
Maoist
student
union launches protest against President’s move (kp),
Important
task (ht), Movement
for
democracy: Against hegemony and tyranny, by Jiba Raj
Pokharel (ht) [An article in
support of forming a new government by party politicians,
irrespective of their missing legitimation!!], Long
winter:
Sidelines, by C.K. Lal (rep), Colonial
dogma:
Nepal Army appears to hold on to the discredited theory of
martial races, making inclusion a difficult objective to
achieve, by Sam Cowan (kp), US
wants
to see TRC in place in Nepal, interview with Maria
Otero (kp), The
road
not taken: NC's shortfalls, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep),
'Disqualified'
PLAs
call off East bandh; to focus on Capital-centered stir
(nn)
25/11/2012: Prez
call
creates ‘rift’ between Dahal, Bhattarai: PM suspects
Maoist chief is supporting the ‘unconstitutional’ move,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp) [Like
many other politicians, Dahal may not be aware of this
fact!], Prez
move
ill-intentioned, says UCPN-M: Warn of agitation if
President Yadav does not retract (ht), ‘Bid
positive
if meant for accord’ (kp), Allies
term
President’s move unconstitutional (kp), FDRA
terms
President’s call unconstitutional (kp), Three-party
consensus
talks begin in earnest (kp), Parties
intensify
negotiations for next PM: Meeting ends inconclusively;
Maoists not rigid about retaining Bhattarai as Prime
Minister, by Prakash Acharya (ht) [They
should better talk about the way to a new CA!!], Who
will
be Congress’ PM candidate? (kp), UML
to
back unity govt led by Nepali Congress (ht) [The
current government may be joined by NC and UML to solve
the crisis but there is neither reason nor legitimation to
replace the PM!!], Oli
suggests
majority govt may precede one of unity (kp) [Another
innocent politician: What means 'majority government' in
absence of parliament??], NC’s
Khadka
brings host of leaders, diplomats together (kp) [Don't irritate the diplomats on the
question of legitimacy!!], Decisive
solutions:
Given the fact that the president approved the budget a
day ahead of November 22, there must be something cooking
behind the scenes, by Narayan Manandhar (kp)
24/11/2012: Prez
gives
parties a week to seek PM candidate: Parties now need to
find candidate to lead unity govt by Thursday; Prez office
says move a bid to seek accord, by Phanindra Dahal
(kp) [The existence of the CA is
the precondition of applying article 38 of the interim
constitution! Party leaders have no legitimation to
nominate a new PM!!], Prez
gives
a week to choose PM: Invokes Article 38 (1); Legal experts
say step portends problems (ht), Prez
move
reminiscent of pre-republic days: PM adviser (nn), Head
of
state crossed the line, says UCPN (M), by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), President’s
step
unconstitutional: UCPN (M) (nn), Is
the
latest move a mixed blessing? Opposition
glad,Madhes-basedforces cautious (ht), Opposition
parties
hail unity govt call (kp), Opposition
parties
ask cadres to fuel anti-government stir (kp) [This
is really the best way to consensus!!], Oppn
warns
of stir to oust PM (ht), EC
now
seeks date for polls, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Disqualified
combatants'
bandh leaves partial impact in some districts (nn)
23/11/2012: PM
passes
stalemate buck on oppn: Says govt ready to make ‘all kinds
of sacrifices,’ step down once there’s agreement, by
Phanindra Dahal (kp), PM
extends
diatribe against opposition parties: Says he is ready to
step down but only if there is broader political consensus
among leaders (ht), Bhattarai
speech
gets oppn bashing (kp), Defiant
words:
PM was defiant, instead of reaching out to the opposition
for reconciliation (kp), NSU
holds
anti-govt protest: Goes berserk after announcement of
fresh CA election date (ht), Prez
determined
to step in, his aides say: Head of state likely to make a
move today, by Anil Giri (kp), President
Yadav
gives 7 days to parties to form unity govt (nn), Civil
society
members call for grand coalition: Say it’s imperative for
fair polls (ht), Polls
unlikely
even in May: UML (ht) [There will never be elections without prior changes
of interim constitution and election law through the
shortly reinstated CA!!], Slapstick
politics:
It is no longer enough to say that the Maoists are out to
grab power, when the only way to prevent that is to pave
the way for elections by joining an interim-government
(nt) [!!!], Janajati
party
is here, finally, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), Rai
declares
Federal Socialist Party-Nepal: FSP-N to fight forsingle
identity basedthe cause of federalism (ht), Nepal
atrocity
report: With the ‘janayuddha’ war crimes
internationalised, it will become more difficult for those
perpetrators who have planned to lord it over the citizens,
by Kanak Mani Dixit (kp), Making
us
sick: Unhealthy politics is turning into an epidemic that
has infected hospitals and schools, by Anurag Acharya
(nt)
22/11/2012: Oppn
slams
govt, budget: Says govt move has lessened chances of
parties striking consensus, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Oppn
vexed
but won’t censure Head of State: Decides not to drag prez
into controversy; To launch strong protests to oust govt,
by Prakash Acharya (ht), NC
rues
Sheetal Niwas budget move, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp), CPN-M
flays
Prez decision to okay ordinance (kp), What
budget
shows: For once, the parties appear to have recognised the
gravity of the matter (kp) [???
The opposition parties have recognised nothing!], Budget
falls
short of expectations, says FNCCI (kp), Students
seek
consensus budget: Say govt trying to extend transitional
period (ht) [Better protest against your parties which do not
want consensus!!], UCPN
(M)
to take initiative for consensus (nn), SC
seeks
Prez reply (kp), PLA
integration:
Spl panel seeks 4,171 more Army vacancies (kp), Ex-PLAs
to
cut their teeth in army, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), New
election
impossible in April-May: Opposition parties (nn), New
Janajati
party today, say leaders, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), Bid
to
form united party fails: Rai-Subba ideological divide
behind failure (ht), New
janajati
party under Rai’s leadership unveiled (nn), Women
for
peace: We need to review the peace process through a
gender context, by Kopila Rijal (kp)
21/11/2012: Despite
the
hue ‘n’ cry, budget gets President’s nod, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha and Sangam Prasain (kp), Half
year
wasted in terms of fiscal policy, by Dikshya Singh
(ht), Biz
community
seeks a bigger budget , by Bibek Subedi and Ashok
Thapa (kp), Interim
public
expenditure arrangement passes thru: FinMin not happy with
own budget; It will prolong govt life: Oppn, by Kuvera
Chalise (ht), Necessity
made
prez eat his words, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), Oppn
parties
fear further confrontation (kp) [There
were enough chances for
you to participate but you only wanted boycott!!],
NSU
demonstrates
against govt move (kp), FNCCI
demands
full budget on consensus (nn), Start
of
a new settlement innings: Leaders, by Phanindra Dahal
and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Amid
‘quit’
calls, government declares new April-May polls: Election
Commission says not possible until officials appointed,
legal hurdles cleared, by Bhadra Sharma and Pranab
Kharel (kp), Govt
announces
CA polls again, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Poll
call
Maoist ploy to stay in power, says NC (nn) [Maybe,
but sure is that the boycott of everything is NC's ploy to
get power, irrrespective of the fate of country and
people!!], Oppn
rejects
budget, poll announcement; prepares to unleash 'storm of
protests' (nn), Apex
court
issues show cause notice to Prez (nn) [!!!],
One
of
a kind: The world can learn from Nepal’s way of ending
conflict and demobilising the combatants, by Geja
Sharma Wagle (kp) [??], Cabinet
extends
SC tenure by one month (ht), Crisis
of
legitimacy: Parties must invest all energy in holding
April elections to save the republic. They still have a
narrow window, by Prashant Jha (kp), The
only
game: Our constitution must challenge the primacy of
government and finality of State political power, by
Bishal Thapa (rep)
20/11/2012: Any
Prez
move ‘will be guided by consensus’: The head of state is
all set to make a written request to parties to form a
consensus govt by Thursday, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Prez
gives
‘reference date’ for consensus: ‘Full budget won’t be
approved sans agreement’, by Prakash Acharya and Tika
R. Pradhan (ht), Shital
Niwas
denial of giving Nov 22 deadline to the parties to reach
consensus proves Home Minister wrong (nn), Political
steps
from Prez unacceptable: UCPN (M) (kp), Oppn
hails
President’s move; It will complicate political process:
UCPN-M (ht), President’s
new
move (ht), Three-party
meet
a dud, yet again, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Don't
push
it: Consensus on budget (rep), Budget:
Be
flexible, oppn told (kp), Dahal
calls
on Prez; asks him to approve budget ordinance (nn), Govt
announces
fresh polls; presents budget ordinance to Prez (nn), Oppn
cries
foul over unilateral election announcement (nn), Janajati
leaders
head for splitsville before new party sees light of day,
by Roshan Sedhai (kp) [Only a
single unified Janajati party makes sense; else you should
return to your Bahun dominated mother parties!!], PLA
integration:
Former fighters say ranks first (kp), Boost
for
army integration: Cabinet likely to give Special Committee
monthlong extension (ht), On
the
street: An element of futility surrounds the opposition’s
decision to hold protests (kp)
19/11/2012: Prez
to
‘step in’ after Nov 22 if parties fail, by Phanindra
Dahal (kp), Prez
warns
of political vacuum post-Nov 22: Says time running out; PM
to give consensus a chance; One-third budget likely again,
by Kuvera Chalise and Prakash Acharya (ht), President
Yadav
gives Nov 22 deadline to parties to reach deal (nn), Show
statute
provision on full budget, PM told (ht), Protests
will
be a test of the opposition’s strength, interview with
Haribol Gajurel, UCPN-M (kp) [It's
not the time for such stupid power games!], PLA
integration:
Plan may hit Army structure hurdle (kp), Hope
for
budget amid political wrangling , by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), Kootneta’s
message:
Although condemnable, petty violence against politicians
contains lessons (kp)
18/11/2012: Civil
society
calls for clear agenda from oppn leaders, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp) [They don't have
any agenda! They only want power!], Opposition
attempts
to win over civil society: Seeks support for its monthlong
govt-toppling move; Says Bhattarai failed to hold
elections (ht), ‘Pact
among
select parties won’t do’: Major parties are focusing on
government at expense of other crucial issues (ht), Govt
preparing
to bring budget ‘sans new policies’ (kp), Consensus
or
not, 'full budget' ordinance on Tuesday (nn), Probe
hints
smack on Dahal unpremeditated, by Ankit Adhikari (kp),
Govt
forms
panel toprobe attack on Dahal: Another committee to
formulate procedure to provide VIP security (ht), Conflict-era
human
rights violations by security forces: Probe hit by absence
of transitional mechanisms: Defence spokesman (kp) [????]
17/11/2012: Man
from
Kootneta village slaps Prachanda, by Ankit Adhikari
(kp), Maoist
chairman
Dahal slapped at tea party; UCPN (M) calls attack
'premeditated' (nn), UCPN
(M),
CPN-M disown Kunwar, by Prakash Baral (kp), CPN-M
denies
involvement in 'slapgate' (nn), No
elections
in April if accord not had: Dahal, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp) [They are not
possible until that date either!!], I
won't be next prime minister: NC's Deuba (ht), Civil
society
demands clear agendas from oppns (ht), Let's
convert
current govt to unity govt: PM (kp)
16/11/2012: PM
accuses
opposition of turning budget into a ‘political weapon’
(nn), 'Budget
issues
should not be used as political weapon' (kp), Prachanda
presses
NC prez to remove budget hurdle (ht) [The
failed NC leaders only want power! They are not interested
in the country's fate!!], Return
to
investment: A year after declaring investment a priority,
lack of progress in governance and transparency are
keeping investors away from Nepal, by Pooja Tandon
(nt), If
not
now, then when? The Maoists are not just any other party;
They may be de-listed terrorists, but they still espouse
an ideology that belongs in a mausoleum (nt) [The
same is true for NC and CPN-UML politics as well!!],
No
movement:
The opposition's winter street showdown may backfire
because they have taken the people's support for granted,
by Anurag Acharya (nt)
15/11/2012: Consensus
by
next week, claims PM Bhattarai (nn), Poll
date
by end of Nov: PM Bhattarai (ht), Prez!
oust
govt: UML's Nepal (ht) [????]
14/11/2012: Quest
for
power: The desire to attain immediate political power,
only for the sake of power, at whatever cost, lies at the
heart of deadlock, by Prashant Jha (kp), Time
to
reflect: Leaders need to realise the effect of their
actions on the people, economy (kp), Prez
seeks
ardent bid from parties (kp), Koirala
repeats:
Accord out of question unless Bhattarai goes (kp) [And who has the legitimation to decide
on a new PM? Definitively not Sushil Koirala who has been
rejected by the people in 2008!!], Govt
determined
to go ahead with budget plan: Dahal (nn), Dahal
pledges
flexibility (kp), Where
people
resent voting for Maoists, by Manoj Basnet (kp)
13/11/2012: Govt
shelves
budget plan; Prez may get it on Friday (kp), Cabinet
puts
off ordinance for full budget: Pun told to focus
onconsensus, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), FinMin
gets
an earful from President: Govt failure to forge consensus
will hit people, by Kuvera Chalise (ht) [You
should not blame the government alone! Veto player no. 1
is the NC!!], President
summons
top leaders, again (kp), Three
parties
agree to disagree (ht) [When will civil society stand up against these
criminal politicians??], Bhattarai’s
alternatives
can be looked for: Dahal (kp) [Nepal
has other problems than the exchange of the PM! There is
nobody in the NC and UML who would be a better PM!!],
Dutta
criticises
protest programmes (ht), Armed
outfit
ready to surrender weapons, by Janak Nepal (kp), Govt
to
prepare federal framework this fiscal (ht), Cool
it,
comrades: The CPN-Maoist should tell its cadres to be
realistic as another armed conflict is not possible,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Absence
of
the Iron Man: Leadership crisis in Nepal, by Him Lal
Ghimire (ht)
12/11/2012: MoF
‘ready’
with Rs 458b budget plans: Substantial resources to fresh
CA elections, fertiliser import, road expansion plans in
KTM, by Mukul Humagain and Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp),
Govt
in
final bid to push full budget through: Prez may not get
ordinance today; Consensus elusive; Bureaucracy,finance
minister at odds, by Kuvera Chalise and Tika Pradhan
(ht), Govt
may
take ordinance to Prez today, by Pranab Kharel and
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Aide
says
Prez won’t okay budget sans consensus: ‘Govt activities
reminder of Orwell’s Animal Farm’, by Phanindra Dahal
(kp), Former
FMs
for package deal (ht), Goldstein
calls
for prudent budget: World Bank reiterates support for
hydropower (ht), Nepal
to
lose Rs 500m in reimbursement (ht), Out
of
the way: The budget debate, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (rep),
NC
to
intensify anti-govt stir (kp), Govt
puts
off plan to bring full-year budget through ordinance
(nn), Big
three
talks on budget fail as NC, UML refuse to budge from their
stance (nn), NC
turns
down UCPN-M proposal for consensus, by Prakash Acharya
(ht) [The NC neither wants a new
constitution nor an inclusive state, it only wants power
at all means and without legitimation!!], Bargain
again:
Negotiations now need to be focused on the mechanics of a
national unity govt (kp), Mandate
only
way out, says Pokharel (ht) [A
new mandate only makes sense if the elected
representatives of the people get a free hand to
write the constitution without dictate by the party
leaders!!!], Fear
and
loathing: The last six years of politics and
opinion-making in Nepal provide a sobering display of how
fear can be a potent tool in changing the national
narrative, by Bipin Shah (kp), The
Tihar
Spirit, by C.K. Lal (rep)
11/11/2012: Thousands
show
up for Pariwartan (kp), Budget
2012-13:
Ruling parties to give accord a last-gasp try (kp), Ruling
aliance
to bring budget (ht), Budget
sans
consensus unacceptable: NC (ht) [Then
please enter into consensus talks! Only saying 'no' is not
the way to consensus! You must also move away from your
own standpoints!!], Major
parties
to meet to discuss budget (nn), Dahal
seeks
support for budget with former finance ministers (nn),
World
Bank
Group dictates its their terms for providing ‘future
foreign assistance’ to Nepal (nn) [!!!],
PM
asks
Oppn to cooperate kp), Oppn
protests
set for Nov 17 launch, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Oppn
chalks
out agitation plans (ht), Move
meaningless:
UCPN (M) (kp), Oppn
plotting
to seize power: UCPN-M (ht), NC,
UML
move counter-revolutionary: Dahal (ht), DPM
Shrestha
rules out govt-Prez confrontation (kp), ‘Govt
does
not want confrontation with Prez’ (ht), Dangerous
duel:
Breaking the impasse (rep), Janajati
party
announcement likely on November 22, by Roshan Sedhaio
(kp), Retirement
package
paid to all ex-PLAs (ht), Béteille’s
vision, by Abhi Subedi (kp), Red
herring:
Failure of multiparty system, by Bimal Rawal (rep)
10/11/2012: Gearing
up
for change: All roads lead to Tundikhel today (kp), Cong
leaders
vow to topple govt, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Dare
seek
fresh mandate: NC to UCPN-M (ht), Oppn
unveils
stir; turns up heat on PM to step down (nn), Dahal
starts
lobbying for budget (nn)
09/11/2012: Oppn
petition
Prez: No budget sans consensus Political pact by mid-Nov,
says Bhattarai, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Oppn
urges
Prez to block budget: PM tells Head of State he is trying
his best to forge consensus (ht), NC
rejects
Maoist proposal (ht), Three
for
the road: The only way to end the political impasse is a
trilateral pact involving Nepal, India and China, by
Aditya Man Shrestha (kp), By
the
people, for the people: The prolonged political deadlock
in Kathmandu is trickling down to the grassroots, and
undermining community spirit, by Anurag Acharya (nt),
For
whom
the bell polls: The only way out of the current impasse is
to hold fresh elections by first setting up an inclusive
government (nt), “Budget
Must
Not Be Made A Political Issue”, interview with Suraj
Baidhya, President of FNCCI (sp), Kangressi
Doldrums, by Dipak Gyawali (sp)
08/11/2012: Upreti
retires,
EC strength at low ebb, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Hold
local
polls, SC tells govt (kp), Ossified
centres:
The Army is pervaded with the ethos of mid-18th century
Gorkha, and demands conformity with those set of strongly
Hindu religious values of everyone who enter it, by
Deepak Thapa (kp), Budget-denial
power
politics: Threat to economic collapse, by Dilli Raj
Khanal (ht)
07/11/2012: NC,
UML
back Prez; demand FinMin ouster, by Bhadra Sharma
(kp), Pun,
Koirala
talk budget (kp), Oppn
to
ask Prez to reject budget ordinance (ht), Economy
first:
The political parties should bring out a complete budget
first and continue arguing later, by Chandrashekhar
Nepali (kp), Breaking
the
deadlock, by Gopal Thapa (rep), Moral
emergency:
It is morally reprehensible for politicians to seek
treatment abroad (kp), Ethnic
parties
want more PR seats (ht), Spoilt
child:
Nepali Congress’ staggering sense of entitlement and
self-righteousness is at the root of the current impasse,
by Prashant Jha (kp)
06/11/2012: ‘Govt
morally
bound to quit if deal eludes’, by Phanindra Dahal and
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), No
option
to consensus, says Prez (ht), Baidya
blames
‘regressive forces, agents’ for deadlock, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), FDRA
seeks
full budget by mid-November (kp), FDRA
for
full budget even if it’s without consensus (ht), FM
Pun
seeks NC prez Koirala's support for full budget (nn),
85
pc
ex-PLAs get retirement package (ht), Space
and
automony: The internal weakness yields national space to
foreign forces and turn Nepal into a playground of their
interests, by Dinesh Bhattarai (kp), Lagging
behind:
Nepal's failings, by Suresh Prasad Acharya (rep), No
more
exclusive rights: Nepal’s past was structured around caste
and ethnicity which hindered equality and progress, by
Suman Khadka (kp), New
elections:
Do our votes matter?, by Prabin Manandhar (ht)
05/11/2012: Years
go
by: A compromise by the end of November is necessary to
hold elections in April (kp), Prez-UCPN
(M)
animosity hits boiling point: Sheetal Niwas flays Pun
remark on Prez; Yadav invites PM to express displeasure,
by Phanindra Dahal and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), NC,
UML
throw their weight behind Yadav (kp), ‘Govt
pushing
country into confrontation’ (ht) [Not
only the government, the leaders of all parties are
responsible!!!], SC
stays
govt bid to pay unverified combatants (kp), Payment
to
disqualified combatants stayed
The doleout to fighters who failed verification would cost
Rs 600 million (ht), ‘Polygamist’
ex-PLA
fighters denied cash (kp), Maoists
obstruct
Nepali Army tender process (ht), Govt
manages
funds for compulsory liabilities until mid-November,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp), Oppn
parties
not to get involved in budget work (kp), Budget
sans
consensus will invite war: KC (ht), President,
UML
chairman talk budget ordinance (nn), Budget
musings (ht), The
semi-colonial
feeling stems from deep-seated insecurity, interview
with Jhalak Subedi (kp), Ghost
of
the defunct CA: Road to self-destruction, by Gyan
Basnet (ht)
04/11/2012: Civil
society
to campaign for righting wrong politics: Calls a mass
gathering in the Capital on November 22 as part of its
pressure tactic (kp), Civil
society
to launch stir against govt (ht) [Stir
against the govt only is nonsense! It must go against all
parties and politicians, especially against the big veto
players!], Janajati
taskforce
proposes manifesto for new party (kp), Top
NC
leaders bat for fresh polls, by Ishworkaji Khaiju
(ht), NC
ex-lawmakers
face Koirala ire over CA stance, by Arjun Paudel (kp),
Congress
refuses
to give name of PM candidate: Says party won’t be part of
UCPN-M game plan (ht), Ex-combatants
final
payment stopped (ht), My
father
and his bullock cart: There’s a reason why this crop of
policians prefer to attack cars, by Robin Giri (kp), The
President's
roadmap, by Murari Sharma (rep)
03/11/2012: Don’t
waste
more time: Prez (kp), Squabble
on
as Dahal seeks Cong stance, PM candidate: NC, UML say
they’ll find candidates within hours of an accord, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Bhadra Sharma (kp), Major
forces
agree on polls: No agreement on government leadership
(ht), UML
won’t
lay claim for govt leadership: Gyawali (ht), Budget
at
any cost: UCPN (M) (kp), Budget
ordinance
sans consensus a no-no: Prez; Major parties assure they
are all for fresh CA elections; Promise to get their acts
together (ht), Lack
of
consensus delays budget: Absence of full-fledged budget to
hit low-income people the most; Has been fixed at Rs 429
billion,but could rise to Rs 450 billion (ht)
02/11/2012: Parties
stuck
at poll govt leadership (kp), Four
major
parties: agree to go for polls Still no agreement on who
will lead new govt (ht) [Only
elected people's representatives have the legitimation to
elect a new PM, not power greedy politicians!!], Go
further (ht), "Did
the
President call?": The reason there is no deal is that no
one really wants a deal, this elastic transition benefits
everyone (nt), With
hurdles
all the way, April poll is no cakewalk, by Bhadra
Sharma (kp), Vacuum
if
no deal by Nov 22, Prez tells PM (kp), Gachhadar
says
he should be next PM: Claims he can forge consensus in a
jiffy if allowed to lead govt (ht), UCPN
(M)
proposes oppn parties to name PM candidate (nn) [??? Who will elect him?? The country
first needs a new CA/parliament which then can elect a new
PM!!], Experts
seek
consensus full budget (ht), Full
budget
even if no consensus: UCPN (M) (nn), Full
budget:
PM says govt will do its level best; Private sector
against making budget a political issue, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp), Prez
tells
top leaders to forge consensus on contentious issues
including budget (nn), Missing
voters:
The rule requiring citizenship certificates to be included
in the voters list disenfranchises millions of Nepalis,
by Dipendra Jha (kp), They’re
all
nuts: Our public institutions are falling apart because of
the political madness in the country, by Jagnannath
Lamichhane (kp), Cabinet
withdraws
cases against Tharu activists, Maoists (ht), CPN-M
war
against foreign films: Not patriotism or nationalism,
by Ajita Singh (ht), Not
everybody's
cup of tea: In the arithmetic of power politics, ignoring
the inclusion agenda in the Tarai may prove costly for the
parties, by Anurag Acharya (nt)
01/11/2012: Legal
eagles
slam ex CJs’ advice to resurrect parliament (nn) [This suggestion is not new, but it
shows the only way out! At least 'legal eagles' should
know this!!], NC
settles
for CA polls, finally: Deuba, party veep Poudel, however,
say party must remain open to options, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp) [The only option is to hold CA elections after
reviving the CA to change the interim constitution as
necessary!!!], NC
proposes
that which is not provisioned in interim statute: Fresh CA
/ Parliament polls without amending constitution (ht),
Congress
ex-MPs
protest party decision against CA revival (nn), FDRA
leaders
for expanding govt if no political deal (kp), FDRA
tells
Dahal to talk to opposition (ht), UML
threatens
to boycott talks (ht), Second
instalment
payment to former Maoist fighters begins across country
(kp), Elusive
consensus
puts budget in limbo, by Kuvera Chalise (ht), Forge
consensus
to bring budget ordinance: Prez to PM (nn), Riders
on
the storm: Breaking the logjam, by Biswas Baral (rep),
Blind
to
justice: The actions of the present government to withdraw
criminal charges against, and to reward, those who did
wrong during the conflict must not be glossed over, by
Gyan Basnet (kp), Gathering
storm;
Remittance, politics and crimes, by Mahabir Paudyal
(rep)
31/10/2012: Govt
to
dole out cash to unverified fighters: Plunder of state
treasury, say opposition parties, by Phanindra Dahal
(kp), Distribution
of
final installment of cash package to ex-combatants starts
(nn), Unity
govt
before polls, budget talks: NC, UML, by Bhadra Sharma
and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp) [???],
Madhesi
Morcha
to decide its stance on CA fate tomorrow (kp), Parties
assign
top rung leaders to find solution (ht) [This
is exactly the group that will never come to a solution!!],
NC
officially
decides to go for fresh CA polls (nn) [Be
aware that you must shortly revive the CA to change the
constitution before you can go for fresh elections!!!],
FNCCI:
Don’t
make budget political tool (kp), Govt
to
hold talks for full budget (kp), Private
sector
seeks full-fledged budget (ht), Budget
talks (ht), Do
it
anyway: Case for full budget (rep), Ruling
coalition
decides to bring budget ordinance by mid-November (nn), Time’s
running
out: The government and the opposition should stop fooling
around and bring a full budget, by Surendra Regmi
(kp), Budget
should
not be linked to politics, interview with Bishwambher
Pyakuryal (rep), Options
for
the President: Getting narrower, by Birendra P. Mishra
(ht), Name
commissioners
within month to hold polls in April: EC (nn), Think
Hard
Before Declaring New CA Election, by Gyan Basnet (nn)
30/10/2012: Deal
by
Nov end crucial for an April poll: EC chief (kp) [You can already forget the April date,
since the CA has to be revived to give the deal legitimacy
and change the constitution!!], Ruling
UCPN
(M), Morcha strike CA elections accord (kp), Dahal
drops
hint UCPN (Maoist) may give up Assembly revival idea,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Congress
CWC
to decide ‘in favour of' polls (kp), Ruling
parties
rearing to bring full budget: Opposition warns against any
such move (ht), Money
for
development: Agreement on the budget will set good
precedent for economy and politics (kp), No
new
budget means no pay for govt staff (kp), ‘Ethnic
federalism
will split nation’ (ht) [Denial of the ethnic
rights and ambitions
may split nation!!], Former
PLAs
to get paid: Govt decides to settle final retirement
package (ht), EU
concerned
over lack of progress in Nepal’s peace process (nn), Federal
polemics
in Nepal: Local governance obscured, by Mukti Rijal
(ht), Divide
and
rule: The culture of alliances between disparate groups
hinders broader political process, by Bhagirath Basnet
(rep), CPN-Maoist
claims
govt leadership; names Thapa its PM candidate (nn), Four-party
meet
inconclusive; top leaders to sit for 'decisive' talks
(nn)
29/10/2012: Former
CJs
brush off CA revival idea (kp), Polls
the
silver bullet: Ex-CJs (ht), Forget
CA
revival, Prez tells parties: Says fresh mandate the only
way; NC,UML doubt Maoist proposals (ht), NC,
UML
up the ante on talks, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Bhadra
Sharma (kp), NC,
UML
stress unity govt to end crisis: Decide to launch joint
agitation after festive season end (ht) [Stop
your criminal power games and help to solve the crisis:
Short term revival of the CA to change constitution and
election law, followed by elections for a new CA as soon
as possible!!!], NC,
UML
want PM Bhattarai to step down to facilitate the process
of forming consensus govt (nn), Ruling
coalition
divided over CA revival, united to stay in power (nn),
Consensus
foremost (ht), The
next
phase: Parties need to recognise that current debates
cannot go on forever (kp), UCPN-M
moves
on self-reliance: ‘Misappropriation of funds and extortion
charges have damaged the party’s image’ (ht), Full
budget:
Parties set to put up another fight, by Phanindra
Dahal (kp), Ex-fighters
to
get 2nd installment (kp), Nepal
can’t
run on power games alone, by Kiyoko Ogura (kp)
28/10/2012: Congress,
UML
reject Dahal’s fresh proposal: Dahal is only repeating the
same things over and over again: Koirala, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai and Bhadra Sharma (kp) [All
party leaders repeat the same things without thinking and
without a will to reasonable consensus!!], Dahal
proposes
two options, but Congress, UML reject both: NC-led govt
after CA revival or polls by this govt (ht), Parties
on
a collision course, by Pranab Kharel (kp), CA
revival
not our party’s demand, says Shekhar (kp) [NC
only wants power; democratic means and legitimation don't
play any role!!!], Prez
suggests
NC, UML leadership to end political stalemate before Tihar
(nn), Interpreters’
echoes:
Too many interpretations without audience could turn the
country into a society of gossipmongers where everybody
talks and nobody listens, by Abhi Subedi (kp
28/10/2012) [Especially the selfish politicians should start to
listen! Obviously, they are not even able to read!!!]
27/10/2012: UCPN
(M)
boss hands over political roadmap to Prez, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp) [There is no
legitimation for the revived CA to promulgate the new
constitution! Besides, the constitution has to be written
by the people's representatives and not by party
leaders!!!!!!!], Ex-PM
Nepal
visits President to discuss politics (ht), Dahal
intesifies
parleys; UML chief says no alternative to polls (nn),
Polls
have
no meaning: Poudel (kp) [NC 'leaders' have no meaning!], NC
prez
Koirala insists on polls, Paudel on CA revival (nn) [Both is necessary: No new constitution
without elections, no elections without short-term revival
of the CA!!!], Make
haste:
Talks must start in earnest (rep)
25/10/2012: Ex-PLAs
end
10 years of Dashain boycott (ht), Prez
should
play role to pick new PM: Nepal (ek)
23/10/2012: 'NC
is
mother of inclusive democracy' (ht) [...
says one of the greatest preventers of inclusive
democracy!!]
22/10/2012: Parties
need
to defeat mistrust, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), NC
should
lead election govt: Shushil (kp) [Why??
Your party has been the greatest veto player in the past 4
and a half years!!], Whatever
it
takes, we must have an election next April, interview
with Krishna Sitaula, Nepali Congress (kp), Covert
affairs:
Institutionalising good governance goes beyond sting
operations (kp), Cantonment
corruption:
Nepal’s peace negotiators have sought an easy and quick
access to peace—to buy peace rather than to build it,
by Narayan Manandhar (kp)
21/10/2012: FDRA
open
to fresh polls, reinstatement of CA (kp), FDRA
to
adopt flexibility: Says it is open to both CA revival as
well as fresh elections (ht), Poudel
says
CA revival best alternative (ht) [The
incompetent politicians do not understand that a revived
CA cannot draft the constitution; but it is needed to
change interim constitution and election law!!!], Grab
the
offer: Case for CA restoration, by Murari Sharma
(rep), UML
chief
says govt is ‘major obstacle’ to consensus (kp) [Consensus has to come first! The
resignation of the PM will change nothing; he will stay in
office as a caretaker PM and this is what he already is!!
How stupid are these politicians??], Bhattarai
hopes
for consenus after Dashain (ht), Prez
remark
blown out of context: Aide (kp)
20/10/2012: Prez
ready
to ‘quit and face polls’: Vows to put in papers if parties
arrive at consensus for CA and presidential polls, by
Anil Giri (kp) [This is not the
solution! President and Prime Minister should stay in
office until a new CA has been elected by the people in a
legitimate way! Then the elected representatives of the
people will have to elect a new president and a new
government!!], Why
UCPN
(Maoist) brought freshpresidential poll proposal to fore,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp) [The
revived CA cannot draft the constitution, but it is
neccessary to open up a legitimate way for elections to a
new CA!!], Prez
presses
parties to pick up pace: Asks leaders to resolve crises at
the earliest; Reminds them of their earlier commitment,
by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht)
19/10/2012: Dahal
plays
another card, this time to elect new prez: NC condemns the
proposal, says such ‘dirty tricks’ will not work, by
Phanindra Dahal (kp) [Nepal needs
a way out of the legitimacy crisis, not new power
holders!!!], Dahal
seeks
election for President (ht), UCPN-Maoist
view
secessionist, says Nepal (ht) [??],
FDFN
urges
prez to declare date for polls (ht) [On
which basis of legitimation??], President
Yadav
pleads political parties to reach consensus and end
problems facing country (nn), The
past
foretold: The parties may strike a deal by the end of this
month to revive the CA, but that won't solve anything,
by Anurag Acharya (nt), Nepal’s
Peace
Process Needs Int’l Democratic impetus, by Jacqueline
Swarajya Prasai (nn), Compromise
for
power?, by Yubaraj Ghimire (sp), President’s
confusion, by Tilak Rawal (sp)
18/10/2012: Basnet
promotion:
NHRC still awaits govt response (kp), NC,
UML
formally say nay to CA revival proposal, by Bhadra
Sharma (kp) [This means 'no to
crisis solution' because the CA has to be shortly revived
to change the constitution!!], NC,
UML
decide to oust govt (ht) [Please go a legitimate way of crisis solution!!],
Prez
has
told me he is not a Congress worker: Dahal, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp), Dahal
proposes
presidential poll (nn), Glimmer
of
hope: PM-Prez rapprochement (ht), ‘PM
chair
sole goal for Deuba, Poudel’ (kp), Still
poor:
Insecure land ownership is the major cause of poverty,
social injustice and conflict in Nepal, by Jagat
Basnet (kp), Partial
budget
leaves development works in a fix, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp), Faulty
legal
provisions render thousands stateless (ht), People’s
benevolent
dictator: To set things right?, by Anil Shah (ht) [Dictators are never benevolent! Just
like the Shah kings, they may only claim to be so!],
Cut
to
the chase: Breakin the impasse, by Ajit N.S. Thapa
(rep), The
Supreme
Court will not let the reinstated CA work, interview
with Purna Man Shakya (rep)
17/10/2012: Serious
concern (ht), President,
PM
in bid to forge consensus: Find fault with media, say
reports created misunderstanding (ht), Prez-PM
relationship
sours further, by Phanindra Dahal and Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp) [A revived CA
cannot promulgate a new constitution, but the CA has to be
shortly revived to remove constitutional and legal
obstacles for new elections!!], ‘PM
trying
to drag Prez into controversy’ (kp) [The
Nepali Congress, as well, is dragging President Yadav into
controversy by pressing him to actions for which he has no
legitimation!!], Integration
process:
Govt took courageous step: Dahal (ht), All’s
not
dead: Revival is the best bet as a new CA election doesn’t
guarantee the constitution, but instead, will further
polarise society, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), The
chakravyuh
of politics: Irrespective of how political events unfold
immediately, Nepal is headed for a decade more of
instability, by Prashant Jha (kp), Camouflaged
terrorism, by Shrochis Karki (rep), Tamang
says
federalism based on multiple ethnic identities ‘best
suited’ for country (nn)
16/10/2012: Forget
CA
revival, go for polls, Prez tells parties (ht), Country
heading
towards fresh elections, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (ht),
Apex
court
stays Col Basnet’s promotion: Tells govt authorities to
come clean within 15 days (ht), ‘Prez
can
appoint new prime minister’: Senior leaders say it’s time
the Head of the State must use his discretion (ht) [Which article of the interim
constitution are you citing? Another incompetent
government cannot solve Nepal's problems! These are mere
power games!], 'Oppn
parties
provoking President to take unconstitutional step’
(nn), NC
leaders
come down on PM Bhattarai for his remarks on President
(nn), Prez,
PM
decide to clear away differences, misunderstanding
(nn)
15/10/2012: Time
to
act (ht), Pushing
it:
Irresponsible parties (rep), Prez
remarks
unwanted: PM (kp), Bhattarai
slams
President’s remarks: Says he has no constitutional right
to dictate to the govt (ht), Prez
will
remove Bhattarai if he doesn’t quit: Sitaula (ht) [NC politicians should stop to dictate
what President Yadav, NC, has to do! The president does
not have executive power! It is not his task to bring the
irrespoinsble NC politicians into power! The party
politicians must act immediately or hand the task over to
civil society!!], CA
will
be revived before Tihar: Dahal (nn), CA
can't
be brought back to life: President (nn), New
election
NC’s official line, says Koirala (ht), SC
moved
against Basnet’s elevation (kp), Basnet’s
promotion
challenged in SC (ht), Apex
court
stays Col Basnet's promotion (nn), UN,
diplomats
and criminals: Government of Nepal has been vetoing
application of the rule of law and systematically
undermining its own Supreme Court, by Suhas Chakma
(kp), A
night’s stay: The PM’s monthly visits have political
symbolism but charges of populism stick (kp), Federal
Nepal
in the making Looking around, by Birendra P. Mishra
(ht), Dashain
break:
Sidelines, by C.K. Lal (rep)
14/10/2012: Prez
sounds
clarion call for parties, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Prez
says
he won’t stay idle after October 16 deadline (ht), UML
firm
on fresh polls, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), UML
rejects
CA revival, roots for fresh polls (ht), NC
leaders
seek focus on polls (kp), Once
bitten,
twice shy: NC, UML wary of Dahal's proposal, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp), CA
revival
impractical, says Yadav (ht), Unification
bid:
Divisive issues of yore still haunt Madhesi parties
(kp), Conflict
victims
oppose amnesty: ‘Move to grant general pardon could push
the country into another war’ (ht), The
ultimate
deception: Distress in PLA, by Kiran Pun (rep) [see part
2 (15/10/2012)]
13/10/2012: Leaders
ignoring
court verdict on CA: Prez (nn), Can't
remain
a bystander, says President (nn), Fresh
mandate
will provide wider legitimacy, says EU (nn), UML
open
on resurrecting CA: Khanal (nn),
UML
warns its ex-CA members against lobbying for CA revival
(nn), Koirala
asks
cadres to get ready for polls; says NC leaders speaking
for CA revival are falling into Maoist trap (nn), ‘Regressive
forces’
could rear their ugly heads: PM, by Krishna Acharya
and Purna BK (kp), PM’s
aide
claims CA revival by mid-Nov (ht) [??],
President
consults
experts on budget (kp), President,
economists
hold budget consultations: Different opinions surface
regarding a full-fledged financial policy for remaining
fiscal year, by Kuvera Chalise (ht), NC
to
stage street protests: Paudel (ht)
12/10/2012: ICJ
urges
government to withdraw ordinance on transitional justice
(kp) [see ICG briefing
paper], Prosecute
perpetrators
under universal jurisdiction: ICJ; Calls on govt to ensure
accountability for rights violations (ht), ICJ
urges
accountability for violations perpetrated by security
forces, Maoists during insurgency (nn), Out,
damned
spot: Only by confronting the ugly secrets of the past
will we be able to protect the future (nt), History
will
not forgive Bhattarai: The political and moral blunder of
promoting a war criminal will haunt Baburam Bhattarai for
a very long time, by Anurag Acharya (nt), New
Janajati
party likely before Tihar, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), The
original
sin: The blame for 15 years of national deceleration must
rest on the Maoist decision to go underground in 1996 and
start a war against the democratic state, by Kanak
Mani Dixit (kp), Back
to
square one: Reviving the Constituent Assembly does not
reflect the wishes of the people, by Shyam K.C. (kp) [The CA cannot be revived to decide the
new constitution because this would mean an extension of
the CA term, and this is not possible according the SC
decision! The CA must be shortly revived to make new
elections for a CA possible! Besides, the constitution has
to be written by the elected people's representatives, not
by the party leaders!!], Dahal,
Khanal
concur on statute through revived CA, by Phanindra
Dahal and Bhadra Sharma (kp), Former
members
press for CA revival: Say it’s necessary as the country
can’t be run through ordinances alone (ht), ‘Time
to
determine ex-PLA role in Nepali Army has come’ (ht), Democracy,
Gangnam
style: The pop of pap politics of potty politicians,
by Anuj Mishra (ht), "If
you
want peace, abolish hunger": Professor Johan Galtung
speaks on the importance of federalism in Nepal and how
the new constitution should be shaped (nt)
11/10/2012: EC
asks
parties to clear up on polls: The EC fears the plan to
hold elections may be deferred for years if the parties
don't take a call on time, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Dahal
says
fresh elections vague, risky idea: Underscores the need to
revive CA to promulgate constitution, by Prakash
Acharya (ht), Undecided
election:
New discussions among the parties threaten to derail the
election process (kp), CPN-Maoist
fires
a warning shot across parties’ bows (kp), Baidhya
stresses
on roundtable conference (ht), Koirala
under
tremendous pressure to take a stand, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), NC,
UML
lust for power a bottleneck: UCPN (M) (kp), Parties
likely
to miss self-imposed deadline (nn) [What
else??], Madhesi
leaders
cautiously optimistic: Say unity must for larger cause,not
for short-term benefits (ht), The
big
picture: OHCHR rights report (rep), Political
impulses:
Local politics has to be made more dynamic and elections
at that level is one way out, by Deepak Thapa (kp), Once
upon
a time Royalist forces have been trying to fish in
troubled waters, but time has passed them by, by
Narayan Manandhar (kp)
10/10/2012: CA
resurrection
the best option: Dahal; The UCPN (M) boss says deadlock
will drag if govt falls now, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp), ‘CA
reinstatement
is for leaders to decide’ (ht), Judiciary
‘unconcerned’
over political parties bid to reinstate CA (nn), Congress
against
CA revival, by Prakash Acharya (ht), NC
not
in favour of CA reinstatement: Koirala (nn), Parties
making
promises only to break them, by Ananta Raj Luitel
(ht), Change
ways (ht), The
grand
design: Backsliding on polls troubling (rep), War
report
draws mixed reaction (kp), Govt
lambasts
OHCHR report: Calls it unilateral, made without
consultation (ht), Furore
over
Basnet's promotion: Kin of missing clash with police at
PM’s residence; 11 activists held, released; Half-a-dozen
protesters injured (kp), 10
injured
as police charge batons on kin of disappeared (ht), Rights
conference
stands for speedy enforcement of defenders’ guidelines
(kp), Prez
against
Cabinet expansion, says aide (kp), MoFA
summons
UNHCR chief: Seeks correction on number of stateless
people in country (ht), Reinstatement
puzzle:
Prachanda’s return to the reinstatement option is a result
of his desire to lock the agreement on the mixed form of
government. NC’s leaders want power, by Prashant Jha
(kp), The
risky
road, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep)
09/10/2012: UN’s
war
report raps govt inaction: OHCHR report is the most
comprehensive documentation of conflict-era rights
violations, by Dewan Rai and Anil Giri (kp), OHCHR
points
at state impunity, lack of accountability: UN document
says serious conflict-time rights violations amount to war
crimes; Rules out amnesty to law violators (ht),
After
failing
to stop the release, govt refutes report, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht), No
shortcut
to justice (ht), Govt
questions
UN rights body's 'Nepal conflict report' (nn), Sophists
united:
Rather than take a principled stance, all parties have
remained silent over the government decision to promote
senior Army official implicated in grave human rights
abuses, by Gyanu Adhikari (kp), Madhesis
not
keen on combat duty: NA (kp), End
of
an era: End of integration process will allow parties to
focus on other issues of national importance (kp) [???], CA
revival
must to go for polls: Nembang (ht), Congress
leaders
demand leadership clarify stance (kp), UCPN
(M),
NC now talk CA rebirth, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Congress
leaders
say Dahal has turned into loose cannon, by Prakash
Acharya (ht), They
are
in error: Consensus among the political parties is
necessary not after the resignation of the PM, but before
it, by Bipin Shah (kp)
08/10/2012: Nepal
Conflict
Report (ReliefWeb) [see OHCHR
report] Govt
in
a tizzy over UN war report plan, by Anil Giri (kp), CPN-M
to
lay bare ‘corrupt’ Maoists (kp), Dahal
prefers
CA revival to polls: Effortful to get other political
party leaders to agree on his agenda (kp), Integration
process
ends (kp), Indian
experts
hail army integration: Say it could be an inspiration for
any conflict-hit country in South Asia, by Rupesh
Acharya (ht), Fruits
of
discontent: The next elections could well see independent
Janajati parties emerge as a major force (kp), Daily
doublespeak:
Both the UCPN (Maoist) and the CPN-Maoist employ double
standards when it comes to India, by Uddhab Pyakurel
(kp), Legally
unsound:
Hindi movie ban, by Aditya Karki (rep), NC
hasn’t
been able to address the spirit of 2006, interview
with Bhim Bahadur Tamang, Nepali Congress (kp), Govt
cracks
down on rights acitvists protesting Basnet’s promotion
(ht), Reading
Nepal’s
Democratization Process, by Ganga Thapa (nn)
07/10/2012: Big
two
parties step up talks: NC, Maoist leaders say dialogue has
minimised trust deficit, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp),
Progress
in
Army integration ‘boosts’ image of UCPN (M), by
Phanindra Dahal (kp), ‘One
country
two armies’ situation ends, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht),
Col
Basnet’s
promotion faces severe criticisms (kp), Col
Basnet’s
promotion draws flak: Three international rights
organisations call it miscarriage of justice (ht), Police
crackdown
on activists protesting Basnet's promotion (nn), RPP
chair
Rana says non-political figure should lead unity govt
(nn), ‘UCPN-M
dangling
PM’s post to lure opposition leaders’ (ht), NC
to
fix stance on key charter issues (kp), NC
to
endorse report on indigenous issues (ht), Politics
of
pilgrimage: If the ex-king doesn’t utilise the resentment
against the parties, some other forces will, by
Jainendra Jeevan (kp), Another
bloodbath?, by Murari Sharma and Bhagirath Basnet
(rep)
06/10/2012: ‘Go
PM’
call resounds in CPN-UML’s Capital rally (kp), CPN-UML
top
leaders vow to oust govt thru street protests, by
Arjun Bhandari (ht) [And what are
your visionary ways out of crisis???], Dahal
ready
for PM job if NC, UML request so, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp) [And what would
give legitimation to such change??], Won’t
accept
NC led-govt, says Dahal: ‘Either a UCPN-M leader or
someone from outside Congress acceptable’ (ht), UCPN
(M)
chair Dahal intensifies talks to iron out inter-party
differences (nn), PM
will
resign in two weeks, says Maoist leader (nn), Criminal
charges
against Maoist leaders withdrawn (kp) [???],
Special
Committee
monitors final screening of ex-PLAs: Former rebels in
contention for officer position interviewed (ht)
05/10/2012: Over
500
party leaders, cadresbid final farewell to CPN-UM, by
Bhadra Sharma (kp), UML
dissident
leaders sever ties with party, over 500 cadres follow suit
(ht), Ideology
an
impediment to Janajati leaders’ plan, by Roshan Sedhai
(kp), After
all
the hue and cry, Basnet gets a promotion, by Phanindra
Dahal (kp), Govt
promotes
controversial Col Raju Basnet, by Tika R. Pradhan
(ht), Rights
group
takes exception to Basnet promotion, withdrawal of cases
against Maoist leaders (nn), A
dangerous precedence: The state's refusal to accept an
OHCHR report detailing war crimes will hurt the peace and
reconciliation process, by Anurag Acharya (nt), Truth
and
memory: The victims of conflict have moved beyond revenge
to remembrance, politicians could learn from them, by
Ram Kumar Bhandari (nt), Reparations
intended
for victims of insurgency should address causes and
consequences of conflict and injustice: ICTJ (nn), PLA
bills
totalling Rs 16b submitted to Special Committee (ht),
UML
anti-govt
rally today (ht), ‘UML
ready
to wage nationwide protests to topple Maoist govt’
(nn) [No idea what you want to
make different! You better tell us before you call for
protests!!!], How
to
ransack the treasury: Prime Minister Bhattarai may be
personally honest, but he is presiding over the plunder of
the state (nt), Federalism
for
all: Comparative perspectives of the various proposed
models and India’s experience can be useful in gauging the
kind of federalism necessary for Nepal, by Lok Raj
Baral (kp), Brinkmanship
doesn't
work: Leaders come out of coterie politics to seek broader
support, by Anurag Acharya (nt)
04/10/2012: 36
Janajati
members walk out on Congress, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp), NC
indigenous
leaders quit (ht), Thirty
six
Janajati leaders resign from Nepali Congress accusing
party of being against federalism (nn), PLA
integration:
Govt may ‘downgrade’ gen directorate: 71 of 75 aspiring
PLA commanders pass NA officer’s psychological tests,
by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Ex
Maoist
commanders failing in officer level test to be given
chance in junior ranks of NA (nn), Govt
promotes
10 Nepal Army officials (nn) [including
one of the probably most criminal army officers!!),
Janamorcha
Nepal
prescribes formation of commission to write constitution
(nn), Counting
the
stars (ht), Won’t
put
in papers sans consensus: PM (ht), Get
out
of the way: A neutral government of non-political persons
should be formed to hold fresh elections, by Surendra
Regmi (kp)
03/10/2012: Mushrooming
blocs
on which ‘politics will revolve’, by Bhadra Sharma and
Pranab Kharel (kp), All-party
meet
a dud (kp), Parties
failing
to do what they got to do: According to all accounts,
accord very unlikely (ht), I
will not step down to prevent country from further crisis,
says PM Bhattarai (nn), Baidya
hits
out at Bhattarai govt, by Binod Ghimire (kp), Been
there
already: Military structures being created by CPN-Maoists
will lead nowhere (kp), No
to
arms (ht), Why
this
kolaveri di?: CPN-Maoist publicity stunt (rep), Ban
on
Hindi movies gets bad reviews (ht), Royalist
parties
announce an alliance (kp), UML
dissidents
to quit party: Rai (ht), People
demonstrate
in Dhangadi against DPM Gachchhadar's remarks (nn), ‘Constitution
cannot
be framed even if CA revived’ (ht) [K.P.
Oli claims that the people's strong vote for the Maoists
in the 2008 elections instead of voting for conservative
minded politicians like him spoiled the chance of framing
a new constitution!!!!!], End
of
the PLA: Maoist opportunism, myopia of non-Maoist parties,
Army’s initial resistance, and India’s changing approach
to the Maoists delayed the integration process, by
Prashant Jha (kp), NC
ready
to address indigenous leaders' demands (nn) [??
The resistance pf the NC leaders to address these demands
led to the final failure of the CA!!!], Still
in
the Middle Ages: Research shows that massive caste-based
discrimination continues in Nepali society, by Dhana
Bahadur Mijar (kp)
02/10/2012: Political
forces
rev up efforts to hammer out deal (kp), Parties
realise
table better than streets for consensus (ht), First
all-party
meet after CA's demise discusses ways to end protracted
deadlock (nn), CPN-M
‘forming’
military structure, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), 2
Madhes, 5 fringe parties form alliance (kp), Federal
Democratic
Front-Nepal formedClaims objective is to provide a strong
alternative force to the big parties (ht), Ban
on
Indian vehicles taking toll on economy (ht), The
uses
of outrage: The hardline Maoists are trying to exploit
anti-Indian sentiment to gain prominence in Nepali
politics, by Aditya Adhikari (kp), On
intellectuals, by Tika P. Dhakal (rep), 'Disqualified'
ex-combatants
enforce bandh in mid-west (nn)
01/10/2012: Prez
‘ready’
to act if parties fail, by Phanindra Dahal (kp) [???], Prez
asks
parties to define his role in crisis: Wonders what to do
and when; Says leaders should take full responsibility for
their advice, by Prakash Acharya and Tika R. Pradhan
(ht), CA
revival
necessary for fresh elections: Deuba (kp), Don’t
amend
statute thru decree: Deuba (ht), CA
revival
necessary for fresh elections: Deuba (kp), Protest
against
barring of Indian vehicles, by Shyam Sundar Shashi
(kp), Madhesi,
Janajati
parties to unite (kp), Uncivil
acts:
Whatever the motivations, resorting to violence against
politicians is not right (kp), Back
to
square one: The planned election, in a way, will be a
rerun of the 2008 Constituent Assembly poll, by
Jagannath Acharya (kp), Social
inclusion
is not a donor agenda, interview with Robert Piper
(kp), Bullies
at
home: The UCPN (Maoist) seems to be headed towards
totalitarianism, by Dinesh Aryal (rep), Old
phantoms, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep), The
demolition
man, by C.K. Lal (rep)
30/09/2012: Prez
invites
top leaders for talks (kp), CA
revival
is necessary even to go to polls: Deuba (nn) [He
and other party leaders would have become aware of this
fact at least 8 weeks earlier if he/they had read the Kathmandu
Post
of 7 August 2012 carefully!!], Progress
in
MJF-N, TMLP merger talks (kp), Mahantha
Thakur
goes seditious (kp), To
new
consensus: CPN-Maoist’s 70-point demand is ideological
document which brings uncertainty to politics, by Erik
Wilson (rep), A
win-win formula, by Anand Jha (rep), NC
cadre’s
attack on Koirala foiled: Action against culprit sought;
Congress forms probe committee, by Prakash Acharya
(ht), CPN-M
downplays
its ban campaign (ht), CPN-Maoist
to
only allow Indian vehicles carrying 'essential
commodities' to operate on Nepal's roads (nn)
29/09/2012: Bhattarai
asks
security chiefs to act tough on ‘anti-neighbour’ moves
(kp 29/09/2012), Now,
India
stops Nepali vehicles, by Madhav Dhungana (kp), UDMF
objects
to CPN-Maoist’s activities targeting India (ht), Student
unions
rally against government (ht), Forge
consensus
for ordinances, Prez to PM (ht), Oppn
parties'
anti-govt stir meaningless: Sujata (nn), Tarai
outfit
surrenders weapons (ht)
28/09/2012: Integration
chapter
ends, all camps shut down: 1,463 former fighters chosen
for army sent on 53-day leave; To begin training from Nov
21 (ht), Insult
to
injury: The lifelong pension scheme for war victims and
ex-combatants has turned into a scam, by Rameshwor
Bohara and Dirgha Raj Upadhya (nt), NC
allays
Indian envoy’s CPN-M fears: Koirala to Prasad: Party has
no hand in anti-India moves (kp), Indian
vehicles
stopped along border points (kp), Pvt
sector
flays CPN-M decision, Gajurel
to
envoys: No revolt for now (kp) [??],
PM
asks
Home Minister to take tough action against those
obstructing Indian vehicles (nn), CPN-M
calls
off Chitwan bandh after release of cadres (nn), Wrong
track (ht), Oppn
leaders
team up for stir: Nepali Congress chief stresses on
peaceful anti-govt agitation (ht), Oppn
defers
plan to unveil anti-govt stir (kp), Barking
up
the wrong tree: The frustrated opposition is once again
preparing to take to the streets, but what do they really
want?, by Anurag Acharya (nt), Dalit
and
federalism: Dalits could gain more political space from
the 11-14 provinces model than the 5-7 provinces model,
by Mahendra Lawoti (kp), Yes,
Fresh
Mandate; but How?, by Dipak Gyawali (sp)
27/09/2012: CPN-Maoist’s
anti-India
rant earns severe criticism: Ultra-leftist outfit decides
to ban Indian vehicles, movies from today (ht), CPN-Maoist
declares
nationwide ban on Hindi movies, Indian plate vehicles
(nn), International
treaties:
Human rights body complains of weak implementation
(ht), President
urged
to reject ordinance: ‘Only managing Maoist arms and army
not enough to bring peace’ (ht), VP
Jha
says President may take ‘necessary steps’ if parties fail
to end crisis (nn), PM
Bhattarai
rules out his resignation without package deal (nn), Handing
over
govt leadership to Nepali Congress 'suicidal': PM
Bhattarai (nn), The
course
of NC: Going against people’s wishes?, by Birendra P.
Mishra (ht), Constitutionally
correct:
The president's role, by Suresh Prasad Acharya (rep),
The
India
factor: Arguably, by Biswas Baral (rep)
26/09/2012: PLA
camps
set to become history, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Towards
next
spring: The only way elections will happen in April is if
India puts pressure on parties, and mediates a deal,
by Prashant Jha (kp), Brace
yourself:
If political courage, judicial sanity and executive
resolve converge, the combination can pull the country out
of this morass, by Bipin Shah (kp)
25/09/2012: PM
to
face 13 opposition parties’ street ‘pressure’: They say
consensus not possible as long as Bhattarai stays in
office, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Oppn
to
ramp up pressure on govt to step down: Thirteen parties
join hands to launch a series of protests (ht), Parties
say
broader national agreement must for way out (ht), Stuck
again:
Hurdles for CA polls (rep), Street
agitation
will oust govt within a month: Gajurel (nn) [And
what will follow then? Nobody has the legitimation to form
a new government! Only the people can decide this, not
self-claimed politicians!!], PLA
integration:
As number falls, new Nepal Army directorate called into
question, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Army
integration:
Separate directorate general in NA unlikely (ht), Cabinet
asked
to explain call on Prez to remove statute hurdles
(kp), Indecent
proposal:
Promoting accused human rights offenders is not a good
idea (kp), Taking
a
hit: Consensus politics is shackling Nepal’s economic
growth, by Gyanu Adhikari (kp), Rotten
deals:
Peace can be bought in the political markets through the
currency called corruption, by Narayan Manandhar (kp),
Tilted
scales:
Elite control, by Upendra Bahadur BK (rep), D
for democracy, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep)
24/09/2012:
Army
in
‘tainted’ Basnet promotion bid, again, by Phanindra
Dahal (kp), Breakthrough
before
festivals unlikely, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Going
for
polls: Many issues need to be sorted out before an
election can be held (kp), Big
IV
split on CA election, by Prakash Acharya (ht), UML
Janajati
leaders to quit party early Oct, by Bhadra Aharma
(kp), Dissidents
quitting
UML: Ashok Rai-led group to announce new party on October
4 (ht), We
will
give an alternative to current parties, interview with
Ashok Rai (kp), 1,388
ex-PLA
fighters clear final test (kp), 3D
security:
Security is not only having a trained army, it is also
political stability and economic prosperity, by Daman
Bahadur Ghale (kp), Migrants’
right
to vote a far cry, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Nation
at
crucial juncture
Some critical questions, by Anil Shah (ht), Country
loses
one third of budget due to bandhs (ht), Flop
show:
PM Bhattarai's failings, by Bhagirath Basnet (rep)
23/09/2012: Parties
mull
April-May polls: Differences over government leadership
may but hit efforts, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Federal
alliance
to hold mass rallies in five cities (kp), Crisis
if
NC given govt helm, says UCPN (M) (kp), UCPN-M to
claim reins of new govt Rubbishes
charge
of irregularities in camps (ht), Baidya
pleads
for a seat in party meets (kp), NC,
UML
want CPN-M, MJF-N in (ht), PLA
integration:
Commanders’ written test: 75 through (kp), Politics
good,
armed outfits feel: Talks with 16 groups since 2007 have
yielded good results, by Pranab Kharel (kp), Virtues
of
consensus: The process of consensus to solve contentious
issues like federalism is still viable, by Jagannath
Adhikari (kp), Take
it
to the polls: Without internal reform and a clear social,
economic and political agenda, NC’s dream of becoming the
largest party will perish again, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp)
22/09/2012: Top
parties
to seek package deal: UCPN (M) rejects UML proposal for
NC-led govt; 11 parties decry their exclusion, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Four
forces
one on three-point package, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Major
parties’
decision challenged (ht), NC
nay
to CA poll underpresent govt (kp), CPN-Maoist
leaders
tell NC not to sideline them (nn), Ex-lawmakers
rally
against CA poll plan (kp), Student
unions
call for ‘massive demo’ next week (ht), Ex-PLAs
torch
three trucks in Dhading (ht), Count
them
in: Youth and politics, by Suresh Pranjali (rep), Finding
alternatives:
A bottom-up approach, by Tika P. Dhakal (rep)
21/09/2012: Parties
divided
on PM candidate: Differences over leadership of new govt
likely to delay finalisation of new roadmap, by
Phanindra Dahal (kp) [What is the
legitimation for such procedure? Please obey the interim
constitution!!], With
election
decision come challenges galore: How easy is it for
parties to tread the rocky road to polls? (ht), Morcha
leaves
it to Big 3 to select PM candidate (kp), Ten
parties
raise objection to election decision (nn), ‘UCPN-M
will
lead consensus govt’ (ht), Four
parties
decide to settle their differences in package (nn), Talking
about
revolutions: While there are similarities between the
French Revolution and the second Jana Andolan, the former
model may not be fit to interpret changes in Nepal, by
Gérard Toffin (kp), Politically
incorrect:
We could start a civil debate on the extent to which our
artists and writers can exercise their right to freedom of
expression, by Trailokya Raj Aryal (kp), Intolerance
of
tolerance: In a democracy, you can't threaten to kill
people who hurt your feelings (nt), Zero
sum
game: The recourse to new elections is the result of
mutual distrust among the parties, rather than the need to
seek a new mandate, by Anurag Acharya (nt)
20/09/2012: Fresh
CA
elections, top party leaders aver: Come tomorrow, parties
will begin talks on clearing legal and constitutional
hurdles in holding the polls, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
and Pranab Kharel (kp), Political
forces
agree to let dead CA be buried: Decide to go for fresh
elections; Say new deal in three-four days, by Prakash
Acharya (ht) [You cannot hold
fresh elections without changing the interim constitution
and election law! And for these changes you must first
shortly revive the old CA!!!], Reinstatement
a
must: Nembang (ht), Fresh
polls
not possible without reinstating CA, says former speaker
Nemwang (nn), CPN-Maoist
sniffs
conspiracy behind four party agreement to go for fresh
polls (nn), NC,
UML
in hurry to form govt: Gajurel (ht), Ruling
parties
for fresh CA polls (ht), Election
option (ht), Step
by
step: Structured talks towards CA polls (rep), 215
ex-fighters
pass written test, by Binod Tripathi (kp), 1485
former
combatants pass written examination to qualify for
integration into NA (nn), Govt
agrees
to meet disqualified combatants' demands (nn), Foreign
envoys
express concern over prolonging transition in Nepal
(nn), Governance
matters:
Organs of the state should be functioning as parties
tackle constitutional issues (kp), Religion
and
power: Religion is neither bad nor good but its deployment
for the exercise of power by one group over another is
what makes it damaging, by Pramod Mishra (kp)
19/09/2012: ‘CA
elections
if no pact on federalism’: Parties talk 11-state model as
basis for accord (kp) [A
constitution decided by not legitimized and not
representative party leaders will be a stillbirth!!],
Revived
CA
can’t deliver constitution, says Acharya (kp), Consensus
talks
again an exercise in futility: Leaders squabble over
number of pradeshes to be carved out; Buy more time to
come to terms, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Churning
points:
If the current deadlock persists, the parties should go
for elections (kp), HR
groups
urgegovt to suspend Rana’s promotion (kp), Offended
hegemony:
Right to offend is an intrinsic part of right to free
speech. The over-sensitive, with pseudo hurt sentiments,
must not be appeased, by Prashant Jha (kp), Letting
them
off the hook: What’s the use of another commission if
rights violators are to be given general amnesty?, by
Mandira Sharma (kp), Unmasking
local
terrorism, by Shrochis Karki (rep)
18/09/2012: UML
reiterates
UCPN (Maoist) rigidity to blame for impasse (kp), Autonomy
and
equality: The CPN-Maoist’s 70-point list of demands
reveals the ways in which Nepal has changed and those in
which it has remained the same, by Aditya Adhikari
(kp)
17/09/2012: Cut
deal
on CA polls, Prez tells leaders (kp), Major
political
forces miss deadline, again: Say polls if pact not had in
couple of days (kp), Number
of
armed outfits dwindling, by Anil Giri (kp), Myth
called
secularism: The worst offender in the Manish Harijan
episode has been the Nepal Police, our guardians of law
and order, by Amish Raj Mulmi (kp), There’s
no
way to give electoral advantage to every ethnicity,
interview with Minendra Rijal, Nepali Congress (kp)
16/09/2012: Prez
invites
leaders of Big 3 for talks today (kp), NC,
UML
‘to opt’ for CA revival: But demand UCPN (M) adhere to May
15 agreement (kp) [Independent
of the legitimacy of such procedure: The form of the
secular state is to be decided by the CA, not by the party
leaders!!!], NC,
UML
instigating Prez for power grab: UCPN (M) (kp), Disappearance
Commission
the ‘consensus way’, by Janak Nepal (kp)
15/09/2012: Nepali
Congress
softens stance on consensus, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp), Combatants'
integration:
Finance Ministry releases budget (kp), Art
under
attack: Manish Harijan’s encounter with religious
fundamentalists is an instance of how artistic freedom in
Nepal is not something to be taken for granted, by Anup
Ojha (kp)
14/09/2012: IGP
tug-of-war
ends as govt picks Rana the new top cop, by Pranab
Kharel and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Disgruntled
UML
Janajati leaders wooing others, by Bhadra Sharma (kp),
Will
Baidya
party walk the talk?, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp)
13/09/2012: UCPN
(M),
NC to talk ways to hold CA polls, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), 1,567
combatants
fill up forms (kp), Art
v
extremists: Threats by religious extremists should not be
tolerated in our secular society (kp), Nothing
like
religion: Nepal’s Hindu right has disturbingly begun to clamp
down on artistic expression, by Deepak Thapa (kp), New
change
agent: A new war is inevitable between the two Maoist
parties—one running the state and the other ruining it, by
Aditya Man Shrestha (kp)
12/09/2012: President
to
‘turn down’ govt call: Recommendation to remove hurdles
intends to drag Prez office into controversy: Officials,
by Phanindra Dahal and Pranab Kharel (kp), Singing
the
tunes: Nepali political leaders think that consensus means
others agreeing with them completely, by Narayan
Narsingh Khatri (kp) [!!!],
Fertile
ground:
If unity talks between Mahant Thakur and Upendra Yadav
succeed, it will transform Tarai’s politics, by
Prashant Jha (kp)
11/09/2012: Maoist
tactics
wheel comes full circle: like Bhattarai in 1996, Baidya
party hands over 70-point charter of demands to prime
minister, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (Ikp) PM
may
table ‘direct proposal’ to pick IGP (kp), 752
fighters
pass tests (kp), Constitutional
appointments:
Cabinet wants Prez to remove hurdles (kp), For
the
sake of harmony: If pundits preaching communal harmony
think it will make the indigenous and the Madhesis give up
their political demands, they should study Nepal’s recent
history a little more carefully, by Gyanu Adhikari
(kp), Stuck
in
a quagmire: The current national stagnation is the result
of a politically-shrewd government and an utterly
incompetent opposition to match, by Hari Bansha Dulal
(kp)
10/09/2012: 1,271
reaffirm
integration wish (kp), Revised
roadmap:
There’s merit to CA revival, given major outstanding
issues are solved first (kp), Nepali
Congress
leadership is still stuck in the 1950s, interview with
Puranjan Acharya (kp)
09/09/2012: PM
threatens
stir over ordinances, by Krishna Acharya (kp) [????],
993
combatants
choose integration in 3 days: Secretariat officials say
former combatants willing to join NA could fall to
1,000-1,200 (kp), Disqualified
fighters
demand economic package (kp), CA
revival
‘against’ popular aspiration (kp) [The
unwillingness of all the political leaders to let the CA
write the constitution was against the people's
aspirations, Mr Rawal!!]
08/09/2012: MoFA
advises
Prez not to meet Western diplomats, by Anil Giri (kp)
[????], CA
revival
only under ‘NC-led govt’, by Ishwori Neupane and
Madhav Aryal (kp) [????]
07/09/2012: After
9
years, US strikes Maoists off terrorist list: State
Department says the Maoists are no longer engaged in
terrorist activity that threatens US nationals’ security,
by Phanindra Dahal (kp), US
drops
UCPN-M from terrorist list, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht),
No
laughing
matter: Threats from the splintered Maoist group should
not be dismissed (kp), Prez
to
keep ordinances pending, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), Born-again
CA:
Politicians are afraid of elections, they should be forced
to go back to the people (nt), Selection
begins;
some fighters fail to show up (kp), Selection
process
begins at camps (ht), Army
integration
begins at major cantonments; Sindhuli, Jhapa, Rolpa in
line today (nn), Neighbourly
advice:
Nepalis should devise a federal system according to their
realities, interests and will, by Zulfiqar Shah (kp),
The
guardian’s
choice, by Yubaraj Ghimire (sp) [Traditional
misunderstanding: The president shall be the guardian, not
the executor!!], Just
need
justice: The proposed Truth and Reconciliation Bill has
qualified even the most gruesome crime for amnesty, by
Anurag Acharya (nt)
06/09/2012: NC
proposes
CA polls in May, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Consensus
not
possible unless PM quits: Koirala (kp) [Consensus
is only possible if all parties leave their preconditions
behind!!], Congress
conundrum:
The NC needs a solid negotiating position to press for its
interests (kp), Baidya
party
threatens to take up arms for power, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), Supreme
Court
stays NA’s staff recruitment move, by Pranab Kharel
(kp), PLA
Integration:
Selection process to resume today (kp), Process
to
pick former PLAs to resume today: Secretariat, Selection
Board teams head for camps (ht), Only
half
of the infrastructures damaged during conflict period
reconstructed (nn), Govt
approves
UNDAF document: Phrases,such as ‘structural
discrimination’, ‘statelessness’, removed to
minorities’chagrin, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), West
and
the Rest: The West has declared its approach to
multiculturalism as having failed, while it continues to
push the same dysfunctional policies for Nepal with no
regard for their apparent “failures” or local context,
by Bidushi Dhungel (kp) [A very
confusing article!], Mission
harmony:
As ethnic violence ravages South Asia, it’s worth
pondering how to maintain inter-ethnic harmony in Nepal
while transforming into a just state, by Pramod Mishra
(kp)
05/09/2012: Dahal
pins
impasse blame on Congress: Says NC’s failure to name PM
candidate a hurdle (kp), Wavering
NC
to blame for deadlock: Dahal (ht) [None
of the three top leaders is qualified to lead Nepal out of
crisis!!], NC,
UML
stay away from all-party meet (kp) [These
parties really stand for crisis solution!!], UML
dissidents
split over party response: Move neither encouraging nor
negative: Gurung (kp), NHRC
urges
urgent relief measures for landmine victims (kp), Myth
of
the strongman: The democratic space is too wide open, and
polity too fragmented, for any strongman to emerge in
Nepal, by Prashant Jha (kp), Federal
agenda, by Erik Wilson (rep), The
ceremonial
citizen, by Shrochis Karki (rep)
04/09/2012: Alleged
PLA
fund graft: NC, UML spl committee members seek probe
(kp), Party
bows
down, to ensure Janajatis’ rights, by Bhadra Sharma
(kp) [??? The current Bhun leaders
will never change!!], Families
receive
death certificates of disappeared kin for damages, by
Janak Nepal (kp), Fighters’
selection
to end in October, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Is
UCPN-M
nurturing ex-PLAs for ‘future use’? Critics say the party
is organising former fighters in a bid to keep its
‘military structure’ intact (ht), Real
restructuring, by Jagat Basnet (kp), Collapse
of
Constituent Assembly: Gloomy economic clouds, by Ashok
Shumshere JB Rana (ht), FDRA
allies
meet ahead of all-party parley (nn)
03/09/2012: Another
eyewash:
Ordinance on TRC is not the right way to address crimes
committed during the insurgency (kp), Diplomatic
missions
say truth and disappearance commissions must meet int’l
standards (nn), UCPN
(M)
hots up army integration process: Asks former PLA
combatants to return to their respective cantonments
(kp), Axe
deals
signed with India: Baidya party, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), NC
should
lead next govt: Sujata‘Talks are going to find a lasting
solution’ (ht) [Why? The NC has made so many mistakes in the past
and it has not come up with any suggestions what it wants
to make better!!], Strongman
rising:
Paranoia about PM Bhattarai is deep seated and stems from
various factors. One is the fear that he will do all he
can to remain in office for along haul , by Akhilesh
Upadhyay (kp), CA
revival
best option, says Deuba (ht), CA
revival
means death of Interim Constitution, interview with
Purna Man Shakya (kp), Limbuwan
to
revive ‘people’s government’ (ht), Chasing
the
Nepali dream: If we don’t do it, who is going to?, by
Subarna Chhetri (ht), Former
combatants
opting retirement or failing to qualify for integration to
be discharged by giving away lump sum amount (nn), Baidya's
party
to submit 70-pt demand to govt before launching stir
(nn)
02/09/2012: CA
election
first priority: PM (kp), Three
parties
intensify efforts to end deadlock (kp) [Don't
hurry! You have destroyed the CA only 97 days ago! By the
way, you are all so wealthy, how do you earn your living
without having a job??], UCPN
(Maoist)
floats new proposal: Suggests promulgating statute
incorporating resolved issues, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp), Big
III
discuss CA revival, referendum (ht), UML,
Janajatis
refuge to budge (kp), UML
dissidents
turn down party demands (ht), ‘Major
parties
against federalism’ (ht), Rights
groups
urge Prez to reject ordinance: Say it violates Nepal’s
commitment to international laws (ht), Terai-based
armed
outfit hands over weapons to govt (nn), Removing
red
tape: Our bureaucratic ills, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep)
01/09/2012: Elections
if
talks on CA rebirth fail, say leaders (kp), NC
leaders
call for clear stance on disputed issues, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), UML
Janajati
leaders get 2nd talk offer (kp) [The
Bahun leaders will talk and the Janajatis will have to
obey! This is UML's understanding of inclusive democracy!!],
NC,
UML
change tack but hope less: To keep govt formation aside
for a few days; Ready to discuss issues related to statute
(ht), Forgotten
tales
Of families torn between despair and hope, by Laxmi
Maharjan (ht), Status
and
options, by Ram Sharan Mahat, Nepali Congress (rep)
[see part
2 (02/09/2012)],
A daunting task: A dismal state of affairs, by Hemant
Arjyal (rep)
31/08/2012: What
is
next after the Dissolution of CA in Nepal?, by Madan
Kumar Dahal (tg), Prez:
Ordinances
good only if parties strike agreement (kp), President
presses
parties for consensus: Tells them to limit
ordinances,decide on polls or CA revival (ht), Widen
participation:
Renewed negotiations are a good start but they must
include Madhesis and Janajatis (kp), 401
still
missing: Red cross (ht) [Neither parties nor army are interested, instead
prefer amnesty for crimes of all kinds!!], Disappearance
of
truth: A Truth and Reconciliation Commission overseen by
perpetrators will not bring us closer to truth and
reconciliation, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (nt), Int’l
rights
watchdogs urge Prez to return TRC bill to Cabinet
(kp), Federalism
debate:
‘Nepal can learn a lot from India’ (ht), How
about
two to three pradeshes in Madhes: Nidhi (ht), Coming
back
full circle: The debate on federalism has taken two
extreme positions without sufficiently exploring the
middle ground, by Anurag Acharya (nt), One
year
itch: If the opposition cannot agree on a prime
ministerial candidate there is no sense asking the prime
minister to step down (nt) [And
the opposition must also explain what and how they want to
make better! The politicians who are mentioned as PM
candidates have often enough proved that they are not
qualified!!] Three
major
parties continue efforts to strike political agreement
(nn) [Please don't hasten! Only 95
days have passed since all of you forced the dissolution
of the CA!!], Female
Former
Combatants Struggle to Readjust to Civilian Life in Nepal,
by Tara Bhattarai (rep), The
farce
of reinstatement: The political leaders who propose
revival of the Constituent Assembly are engaging in
impunity of the lowest order, belittling the good sense of
the citizenry, by Kanak Mani Dixit (kp), Historical
breakthrough:
Integration of Maoist combatants into the Army has finally
reached its last phase, by Jeetendra Dev (kp)
30/08/2012: Big
3
give themselves a mid-Sept deadline, by Phanindra
Dahal (kp), Polls
or
CA revival? Big III bosses to decide: Leaders of top
parties hopeful of reaching consensus soon (ht), Congress
softens
stance; to talk disputed issues (kp), Prez
to
meet four major forces today (ht), President
advises
major parties to come clear whether to hold election or
reinstate CA (nn), ‘Fresh
polls
if no consensus soon’ (ht), TRC
ordinance
irks rights watchdog (kp), TRC
ordinance
could ‘severely undermine’ justice to victims, says UN
resident coordinator (nn), Govt
move
irks rights activists (ht), Terror
victims
society objects to ordinances (ht), Diplomatic
Missions
recall victims on the International Day of the Disappeared
(nn), Unjust
silence:
The state has done nothing to investigate and prosecute
those responsible for disappearances, by Yadab Bastola
(kp), Political
circus:
Consensus eludes the parties and their leaders when it
comes to matters that mean something to the people in
their everyday lives, by Deepak Thapa (kp), Formation
of
Federal Democratic Republican Alliance: Hardening
political positions, by Mukti Rijal (ht), The
Tibet
factor: Nepal's geo-politics and federalism, by
Krishna Hachhethu (rep)
29/08/2012: Gave
our
best, but fell short: PM; Blames opposition parties,
‘traditional state mechanisms’ for the poor show, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp) [The
latter is true, but it's only half of the truth!!],
PM
gloats
over his feats, glosses over fiascos: Lashes out at NC,
UML; Terms them traditional status-quoist forces; Mocks
the judiciary (ht), Opposition
parties
rebut Bhattarai accusations, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), ‘Country
will
be a vibrant bridge between India, China’ (kp), Move
on
ordinance riles NHRC, civil society activists, by
Ankit Adhikari (kp), Harmony
at
the top: Govt and opposition need to reach an
understanding on ordinances (kp) [Not
only on ordinances!!], UML
to
opt for fresh poll (ht) [This is o.k., but go the legitimate way! Party
leasders don't have legitimation by birth!!], Top
leaders
of Big three to decide whether to carry out fresh election
or resurrect dissolved CA to end crisis (nn), Dahal
for
elections if parties fail to agree on CA revival within
few days (nn), 'High
risk
of President or Army seizing power' (nn), Step
closer:
Integration breakthrough (rep), Return
of
the rebel: The opening of the democratic space, and
diminished public support, has weakened the armed movement
in Madhes, by Prashant Jha (kp), Missing
self-esteem
in politicians: Making life painful, by Surendra R.
Devkota (ht), Fight
to
finish: President vs. the Maoists, by Tika P. Dhakal
(rep)
28/08/2012: Agree
on
way ahead: ICG urges parties (kp) [see ICG report part
1 and part
2 (27/08/2012)], Dahal
intensifies
political parleys; meets President, opposition leader
(nn), Spl
panel
to resume integration on Sept 6 (kp), Deal
reached
on fighters' age‚ qualification, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht), Integration
move (ht), Govt
to
forward four ordinances to Prez: Decides not to re-send
poll bills rejected earlier (kp), Rights
defenders
decry TRC bid (ht), Alrc
moves
un special rapporteur: Greiff urged to prioritise Nepal
(kp), Founding
principle:
The NC needs to clarify its position on the socialism it
inherited from BP Koirala (kp), Fear
and
aggression: Divisions over federalism and inclusion have
only become more entrenched since the dissolution of the
Constituent Assembly, by Aditya Adhikari (kp), Wasted:
Bhattarai's
one year in office (rep), Let
it
be: Should PM resign?, by Sukhdev Shah (rep)
27/08/2012: Three
party
talks resume: Top leaders vow to end blame game (kp) [There is no reason to believe them!!],
Leading
parties
to start fresh talks finally, by Prakash Acharya (ht),
Peace
process
nearing collapse: UML (kp), Team
Deuba
blames Koirala for political logjam, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), PM
a
failure in his own words: UML, by Arjun Bhandari (ht),
ICJ
asks
govt to follow int’l norms on COI (kp), Necessary
functions:
Prez should accept ordinances that don’t directly impact
large political questions (kp), Alarmed
judiciary:
In the absence of a parliament, using the President’s
“power to remove difficulties” is the best option to
appoint judges in the Supreme Court, by Semanta Dahal
(kp), Federal
alliance
will further polarise society, interview with Pradip
Gyawali, CPN-UML (kp), NC,
UML
commitment on federalism: Debate continues, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht), Activists
seek
rights for displaced people: Say they want the govt to
work in tandem with various stakeholders (ht), Army
integration
to resume from Sept 6 (nn)
26/08/2012: Congress,
UML
decry new alliance: Say the formation of FDRA is aimed at
imposing an authoritarian rule, by Bhadra Sharma (kp)
[??], NC,
UML
rebuff Dahal-led alliance’s talks offer: Refuse to
recognise FDRA; Reiterate unity govt (ht), Madhesi
leaders
claim UCPN (M) Tarai body helm (kp), UCPN
(M)
adopts soft stance on ordinances, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), President,
prime
minister lack legitimacy: Baidya (kp), Spl
panel
meeting on Monday (kp), Many
men:
These emperors are naked, but there’s no child to see the
nakedness of emperors, by Anil Bhattarai (kp), Out
of
bounds: Judiciary is not the solution of the failure of
the political process, by Bipin Shah (kp), Inclusive
affairs:
Democracy can be inclusive when all social groups are able
to influence the decisions, by Upendra Bahadur BK
(kp), Destroying
myths, by Anand Jha (rep), Be
the
change, by Biraj Bahadur Bista (rep), Stitch
on
time, by Biswas Baral (rep)
25/08/2012: FDRA
to
rope in more parties: To offer them ministerial berths if
NC, UML refuse to join hands in govt, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp) [If you want to differ from the other big parties:
Stop the power games and go the way of legitimation!!],
Federalists’
alliance
offers olive branch to oppn Invites all major stakeholders
for an all-party political interaction scheduled for
September 4, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), NC
leaders,
Indian experts one on Prez’s active role (kp) [???
Choose a legitimate way!!], Govt
fails
to woo Prez on ordinances (ht), All
eyes
on the President, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), CA
revival
best option, says DPM Shrestha, by Tika R. Pradhan
(ht), Both
Prime
Minister and President have lost legitimacy: Baidya
(nn), War
victims
plea for justice: Govt cautioned against HR violations
(kp), Investigate
torture
case involving army: UN (ht)
24/08/2012: Spl
panel
gets new lease of life: PM Bhattarai says integration
process will resume in the next few days (kp), Talk
consensus,
not ordinance, President tells visiting ministers, by
Pranab Kharel and Phanindra Dahal (kp), Govt
treads
gingerly on ordinances in pipeline (ht), Agreement
on
ethnic states not possible: KC (ht) [According
to NC thinking, consensus means that the other parties
have to adopt the NC will!], President's
move
essential to end political deadlock, says UML leader
Gautam (nn) [Not president's
move but politicians' move!! The generations of old
politicians must resign, a younger generation must find a
consensus, legitimize it by shortly reviving the CA and
give back power into people's hand as soon as possible!!],
UCPN
(M)-led
alliance calls all-party debate on Sept 4 (nn), Textbook
history:
To blame outsiders for Nepal's ills is to excuse the
mistakes of our rulers and misread history, by Anurag
Acharya (nt), "A
dangerous
racism", David Seddon spoke to Nepali Times about why
his dire predictions about Nepal haven't come true. He warns
about the dangers of defining social exclusion only in terms
of caste and ethnicity (nt)
23/082012: Govt
set
to send back ordinances to Prez (kp), Govt
fails
to decide on ordinances amid differences between ruling
allies (nn), PLA
integration:
PM steps up talks to resume process, by Phanindra
Dahal (kp), Cabinet
extends
Army Integration Special Committee’s term by 3 months
(nn), UCPN
(M)
decides to restart obstructed army integration process
within two days (nn), One
down:
There’s no reason for the Army or parties to further delay
the integration process (kp), NC
leader
KC for referendum instead of CA reinstatement (nn), On
the
shelf: Blaming caste groups for a donor report being
shelved is unnecessary politicisation of the issue, by
Bidushi Dhungel (kp), Over
to
you: The President must do everything possible to appoint
a non-partisan government under neutral persons, by
Pramod Mishra (kp)
22/08/2012: Spl
committee
term expires, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Friction
within
NC likely to prolong political deadlock, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), Baidya,
Thapa
to work in tandem (kp) [Extremely strange, but K.J. Rayamajhi once also
became a monarchist!!], RJP
chair
Thapa sees country's doom ahead (nn) [This
old conservative politician may himself not offer any
future to the country, but his strong words fully hit the
truth!!!], Walk
the
talk: PM Bhattarai must rein in his bureaucrats, who are
undermining an inclusive development agenda, by
Prashant Jha (kp), Who’s
next?
A strong CIAA means many powerful politicians in jail.
That’s why the anti-graft body is weak, by Bhadra
Sharma (kp), Thinking
about
the newly-formed FDRA: Gloomy future, by Birendra P.
Mishra (ht)
21/08/2012: PM
plans
amending Army regulation (kp), No
talks
on CA unless PM steps down, says Congress, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp) [In other
words: CA and constitution are absolutely unimportant!],
NC
trio
censured for flubbing the dub: Mahat says it’s high time
top brass fixed the party or let others take over
(ht), Strong
on
the inside: External players can show their genuine
concern about Nepal’s peace, progress and political
stability, but cannot indulge in micro-management of
politics and administration, by Lok Raj Baral (kp), The
road
ahead: Dialectics of national consensus, by Narayan
Khadka (rep),
Nepal:
The
way ahead is deceitful, by Deepak Gajurel (tg)
20/08/2012: Govt
doesn’t
fare well in ‘mock election’: Results of the poll
conducted by 17 oppn party wings handed over to Prez,
by Samik Kharel (kp) [This mock
election is a farce. It aims for a consensus government
but none of the parties is prepared to make concessions,
the fundamental basis of consensus. Besides, such
consensus government needs legtimation by the people's
representatives, i.e. the shortly reinstalled CA!!],
Prez
to
be served ordinances again (kp), EC,
not
govt, holds CA polls: Prez (ht) [This
is correct but please introduce the necessary
constitutional chances by a legitimate way, not by
ordinances!!], President
may
oust PM Bhattarai: Oli (kp) [On
the basis on which article of the constitution?? Sound
like the royal putsch of October 4, 2002!!], Oli,
Koirala
confer on govt’s ouster [Only to remember: Both of them have been rejected to
become representatives of the people in April 2008!!],
Hard
choices:
Long a dominant political force, Nepali Congress now faces
a hard choice: internalise shifts in history or be
relegated to the periphery in Nepali polity, by
Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp)
19/08/2012: UCPN
(Maoist)
to informpeople of Prez ‘wrongdoing’, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), Current
govt
will continue if consensus is not had: Dahal, by
Bharat Jarghamagar (kp)
18/08/2012: President
rejects
two election ordinances, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Prez
puts
the kibosh on election ordinances: Govt slams decision;
Terms it ‘an attack on democratic norms’; Wishes to send
them back, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht) [The
necessary constitutional and legal changes can only be
introduced by elected representatives of the people!
Reinstate the CA shortly for this purpose! The party
leaders have no legitimation to take such decisions!!],
Situation
necessitated
the move, say experts (ht), Rejection
of
ordinances by President undemocratic and unconstitutional:
PM's political advisor (nn), Dahal-led
alliance
futile: Baidya (kp), SC
rejects
PIL against CA members’ pay (ht) [The
failure was not caused by the elected CA members but by
the unconstitutional interference of the partly not
elected party leaders!!], Pick
and
choose: NC must respect SC verdict (rep), Congress
crisis
likely to deepen, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Deuba-Koirala
rift
deepens: Note of dissent against unilateral CWC decisions
(ht), Rift
deepens
in NC as establishment 'unilaterally' makes crucial
decisions (nn)
17/08/2012: NEFIN
not
to accept Big III diktat (ht), Janajati
leaders
getting itchy feet for separation from CPN-UML (kp), President
Yadav
turns down election ordinances (nn), Key
appointments:
President feels ordinance not the right way: Hesitant to
give his nod, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), PM
departure
will land Prez in trouble: Dahal, by Phanindra Dahal
(kp), ‘PM
won’t
quit without consensus’: Dahal says resigning at this time
will invite situation like in the 1950s (ht), Ramzan
kareem:
This festive season, Nepali Muslims pray for greater
representation and equality, by Trisa Rana (nt), Remember
Doramba!
The Nepal Army and the Maoists are bound together in an
unspoken conspiracy to ensure that justice is derailed,
by Kanak Mani Dixit (kp), Past
the
impasse, by Prakash Chandra Lohani (kp)
16/08/2012: 20
parties
unveil a federal bloc: They say the new alliance will help
country get out of the political crisis, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), Dahal
unveils
UCPN-Maoist-led ‘20-party federalists’ alliance’: Is move
aimed at searching for the Holy Grail of consensus or
equivalent to flirting with disaster? (ht), Mock
polls
to test govt’s popularity (ht) [This
is nonsense! The vote must be between a legitimate way
based on consensus and the handover of power to other
failed and not legitimated politicians!!], Ex-fighters
‘to
return’ to camps (kp), What’s
in
a name: At a time when the very essence of the Nepali
identity is highly contested, it makes little sense to set
store by rules framed for an earlier era, by Deepak
Thapa (kp), Round
we
go: The current standoff is the result of our political
class who continue to speak in circles, by Narayan
Manandhar (kp), Getting
it
right: Reviving democracy, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep), Nepal:
Freedom
is not condition of anarchy, by Dev Raj Dahal (tg)
15/08/2012: Golden
ticket:
Born out of compulsion and shared commitment, the
federalist alliance will aid Nepal’s multiple
nationalities in imagining a common, restructured state,
by Prashant Jha (kp), NPC
undermines
minorities’ plight Wants ‘structural discrimination’
removed from UN draft, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), 21-party
'federal
alliance' unveiled formally; Dahal says it's going to be
long-term alliance (nn), Diluting
differences:
PM and unity government, by Sumit Sharma Sameer, Army
seeks
number of camped ex-PLA fighters (kp) [Please
hold integration until nobody is left!!], Former
minister
Khadka convicted of graft: SC sentences him to 18 months
in prison; Slaps Rs 9.47 million fine, by Pranab
Kharel (kp), SC
sentences
12-time minister to 18-month jail: Slaps a fine of Rs 9.4
million on Khum Bahadur; Confiscates property worth an
equal amount, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), Influential
leader (ht), SC
verdict
draws widespread applause, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Trust
me, by Dharma Adhikari (rep)
14/08/2012: Bloc
of
‘federal forces’ to be born tomorrow (kp), Ruling
parties
to rename FDA: To declare Federal Democratic Republican
Alliance tomorrow (ht), Former
combatants
desert Kailali PLA camp in droves (kp), Secular
state:
Activities carried out by extremist groups should be
collectively condemned (kp), Nepali
society:
Sycophancy still rules is guided by the chakari system
where a person’s qualification counts little, by Prem
Phyak (kp), NHRC
against
blanket amnesty (ht), SC
slaps
NC leader Khadka 18 months jail sentence; Rs. 9.5 m
penalty for corruption (nn), Khadka's
supporters
take to streets against SC verdict (nn), Failures
Galore, by Tilak Rawal (nn)
13/08/2012: Early
days:
New Janajati party, which hasn’t attracted established
leaders, has a long way to go (kp), Collective
identity
of all groups should be in the constitution, interview
with Dambar Chemjong (kp), Fostering
inclusiveness:
Nepal must ensure inclusiveness of indigenous and tribal
peoples, by Prakash A. Raj [!!!],
Madhesi
parties
in bid to form single entity, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), UDMF
leaders
debate proposal for new alliance (ht), Hindu
extremist
group threatening again, say Valley church leaders, by
Ankit Adhikari (kp), Activists
boycott
government’s Int’l Youth Day celebrations (kp), Not
about
age: How are our youth leaders different? (rep), Revive
CA,
end impasse: Deuba (ht), Oli
predicts
NC won't be able to run govt (nn) [This
is also true for the UML! Work together for a legitimate
way immediately or resign from politics en masse!!],
Citizenship
from
below, by Sabin Ninglekhu Limbu (rep)
12/08/2012: No
NC-led
govt sans deal on ethnic federalism: Dahal, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp), NC-led
govt
not possible: Dahal (ht) [It's absolutely unimportant which party leads the
government; they have all failed and they do not want end
the crisis!! Only claiming to provide a solution to solve
the current crisis without mentioning how is another
example of the inability and power greed of the so-called
party leaders!!], ‘Brahmins
responsible
for destroying nation’ (ht), Party
wings
hell-bent on govt ouster (kp), UCPN
(M)
using ex-fighters as ‘bargaining chip’: Integration
deadlock to break if parties agree anew on charter, polls,
government (kp), ‘Federalism
not
agenda of Big III’: DKKA terms NC,UML anti-federalist
forces (ht), Pinnacles
and
debacles: M Bhattarai’s meager performance, unimpressive
verbal and body language and hunger for power have
completely shattered his previous image, by Jainendra
Jeevan (kp), Ex-speaker
for
Constituent Assembly to draft statute (kp), Academics,
litterati
seek national unity (ht), Honesty
please:
Parties' democracy deficit, by Murari Sharma and
Bhagirath Basnet (rep)
11/08/2012: Proposed
federal
alliance: Oppn finds fault with UCPN (M) plan, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), No-no
for
transitional justice mechanisms through ordinance
(kp), Congress
chief
takes a pot shot at ‘federalists’ alliance’ (ht), After
UCPN-M,
CPN-M forms new front (ht), CPN-M's
roundtable:
Leaders reiterate stances; Dahal calls for civil
society-led election govt (nn), Pokharel
says
no to single-ethno state (ht), Strike
it
off: No to banda culture (rep), The
neglected
voice: Women displacement in Nepal, by Suresh Pranjali
(rep), The
electoral
dimension, by Udaya R. Wagle (rep), Nepal:
The
Rise of the Mafia State, by Gyan Basnet (nn)
10/08/2012: Janajatis
unveil
party name, policy: Say the Social Democratic
Pluri-National Party will be a common man’s party, by
Roshan Sedhai (kp), SDPP
manifestoout,
launchput off (ht), Some
UML
leaders may stay out, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Alliance
of
‘federalist forces’ in the offing (kp), Bid
to
form federalists’ alliance intensifies, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht), Youth,
student
wings of oppn parties picket Sindha Durbar (nn) [Bhattarai may resign but he will
nevertheless continue to stay in office as a caretaker PM
since there is no legitimate way to elect a new PM!!],
CPN-Maoist,
too,
stakes claim over govt leadership; forms alliance with
fringe left parties (nn), Tasks
at
hand: The country needs a government with broad political
acceptance, joint legislative power with the President and
then parliamentary polls for a House with a full five-year
term, by Nilambar Acharya, Nepali Congress (kp), CA
reinstatement
best option to end political impasse: Vice Prez Jha
(nn) [Guess you've read the
article of K.-H. Krämer in the KP of 7 August!!], Teaching
in
tongues, by Gopal Sijapati Magar (kp), Towards
anarchy? (ht), No
youth
for the country, by C.K. Lal (rep), Unfree
and
unfair: Nepal will remain poorly-governed unless we reform
the electoral process with strong laws to regulate
campaign financing (nt), A
diverse unity: In eastern Nepal, people have come to
better accept each other's culture and identity, by
Anurag Acharya (nt)
09/08/2012: Janajati
leaders
postpone party formation plan: Proposed name, manifesto
coming today, by Bhadra Sharma and Roshan Sedhai (kp),
Janajatis
to
launch party today with ‘inclusion’ as their motto, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Don’t
make
a move in haste: UML dissidents (ht), Janajati
activists
announce 'Social Democratic Pluri-National Party'
(nn), Int’l
Indigenous
Day today: Indigenous folk have little access to and
participation in media (kp), Int’l
Indigenous
Day being marked (nn), UNESCO
for
inclusive media (ht), UCPN
(M)-led
alliance for identity-based federalism in the offing
(nn, Govt
planning
ordinance again: Wants to fill vacant positions in the
absence of parliamentary hearing, by Ananta Raj Luitel
(ht), Failing,
failing:
Signs of state failure, by Biswas Baral (rep)
08/08/2012: Janajati
leaders
divided over party formation on Thursday (kp) [No
good beginning! You should not repeat the mistakes of the
other parties!!], Separate
party
to ensure rights of Janajatis: UML leader Gurung (nn),
PM
ouster
demand pointless: UCPN (M) (kp), Youth
groups
announce more protests (kp), Opposition
parties
shift stance on polls: Ready for Constituent Assembly
election to gain public support, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht), UML
chief
throws down challenge to Bhattarai (kp), Reform
agenda:
General Rana’s key challenges will include navigating the
political terrain, wrapping up integration and addressing
reform-related issues of the NA, by Prashant Jha (kp),
Cultural
diversity
and the nation: Marked ethnic identities, by Manish
Gyawali (ht), Making
federalism
work, by Ram Sharan Mahat, Nepali Congress (rep) [See
part
2 (09/08/2012)]
07/08/2012: A
legitimate solution: In view of the protests by the
opposition, one could think Bhattarai should resign. But
the opposite is true, by Karl-Heinz Krämer (kp), A
perilous vacuum, by Umesh K. Bhattarai (rep), Russian
roulette:
Growing PM-Prez tussle (rep), Dahal
for
‘working alliance’ with Baidya: Also seeks to better ties
with Madhesi Morcha, Janajati leaders, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), CIAA
gets
tough on govt staff flouting ‘dress code’ (kp) [Abolish this dress code immediately!
It's discriminating against the traditional wear of the
majority of the people and cannot be called 'national'!!],
Youth
wings
unveil more protest programmes (kp) [The
party leaders misuse the youth wings and their violence
for their reckless power games!], YAN
supported
by 16 youth wings of various parties imposes nationwide
chakkajam demanding PM's resignation (nn), NC-led
consensus
govt must for polls: Koirala (ht) [???],
Call
for
inclusive newsroom (ht), ‘NEFIN
to
take up arms’ (ht), Shrestha
seeks
united stance on tricky issue of sovereignty (kp), Proposal
of
single Madhes party draws mixed reactions (kp), Reality
bites:
PM Bhattarai has been on the receiving end of the
nationalism debate for stating the obvious, by Gyanu
Adhikari (kp)
06/08/2012: Vile
tendency (ht) [!!!],
Dirty
linen:
Failing on rights (rep), Prez
to
parties: Get back to politics of consensus, by
Phanindra Dahal (kp), Prez
worried
country going to the dogs: Tells leaders they are doing
little to resolve crises thru consensus, by Prakash
Acharya (ht), ‘Parties
responsible
for CA dissolution’ (ht), NC
ready
for CA reinstatement if it gets leadership of unity govt:
Sushil (nn) [Power is all that counts!!], ‘Poll
ordinance
withdrawal best bet’, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), Bhattarai
says
he’ll go soon after new accord (kp), UML
to
jump on the street stir bandwagon, by Bhadra Sharma
(kp), Nefin
leaders
tussle over Aug 9 party formation, by Roshan Sedhai
(kp), Indigenous
leaders
all set to form new party, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), On
the
go: Parties must take steps to ensure development
continues in spite of instability (kp), Nostalgia
and
nightmares: Nepali Congress, by C.K. Lal (rep), The
roadmap:
Consensus government, by Tika P. Dhakal (rep)
05/08/2012: Prez
should
play proactive role: Koirala, by Prem Nepali (kp) [Please go a legitimate way! There was
a big outcry by the NC when the king did the same in
2005!!], Tarai
armed
group surrenders weapons (kp), Thakur
for
statute only through CA: ‘Federalism should empower
Madhesis’ (ht), Agent
of
change: The new chief secretary, by Sugat Ratna
Kansakar (rep), President
Yadav
urges parties to end political impasse immediately
(nn)
04/08/2012: Bhattarai
wants
package deal to step down: Says parties must come to terms
on process to promulgate constitution and new govt
leadership (ht), Youth
wings
hell-bent on PM’s ouster (kp), President
to
meet leaders tomorrow: To seek a possible way out of
political deadlock facing the country (ht), President
Yadav
to consult leaders of 27 parties over country's political
deadlock (nn), ‘Deuba
to
lead consensus govt’ (ht) [Please no person who has failed so often! And who
has the legitimation to form a new government??], Singh
calls
for NC, UML help for third people’s movement (kp), Stand
united
for your rights, leader tells indigenous peoples (ht),
No
integration
till govt takes decision, says Army, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht), PM
Bhattarai
talks of 'growing foreign meddling'; expresses
dissatisfaction at BJP leader's trip at Shital Niwas
invitation (nn)
03/08/2012: Pathway
to
power: A broad-based party of the marginalised groups, run
democratically with aims to address class and ethnic
cleavages, could emerge as a major power, by Mahendra
Lawoti (kp), Ex-UML
lawmakers
seek CA rebirth, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), For
the
sake of opposition: There can be no consensus as long as
the opposition holds true to its definition, by Anurag
Acharya (nt), Political
blessings:
The only way parties could have a field day is to run the
country without a valid constitution approved by an
assembly elected by the people, by Shyam K.C. (kp), CA
demise:
Role of skeptics and radicals, by Yubaraj Sangroula
(ht)
02/08/2012: Poll
declaring
authority vests in Cabinet: PM, by Pranab Kharel (kp),
Govt
mulling
April election date, say ministers (kp), Govt
scrambles
for polls on Nov 22, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Do
the
new: Case for fresh CA polls (rep), No
country
for luxury: VIPs should consider what they’ve given before
extracting benefits (kp), No
more
socialists: There are examples aplenty of how Nepali
comrades have been hoodwinking the population in the name
of communism, by Deepak Thapa (kp), Prince
and
plebeians: Nepal's own Machiavellis, by Mahabir
Paudyal (rep)
01/08/2012: SC
stays
govt move to provide state facilities to former VIPs
(kp), SC
stays
state facilities to ex-VIPs again, by Ananta Raj
Luitel (ht), EC
scraps
code of conduct as it washes hands off November polls
(nn), Maoists
and
India: India's role, by Sukh Deo Muni (rep), Indian
prof
spills the beans: Says top Maoist leaders had written to
India, other countries in 2002 promising political
transformation, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), PM
Bhattarai
fails to deliver, by Kuvera Chalise (ht), Congress
at
crossroads: NC has to offer a clear road map on where it wants
to go (kp), Stripped
of
dignity: Nepal’s Dalit movement has to make strategic
choices—on federalism, capitalism, and political alliances—and
build its strength, by Prashant Jha (kp), Political
Crisis
in Nepal: Is the ‘Third Jana Aandolan’ inevitable?, by
Mohan Bikram Singh (nn)
31/07/2012: It’s
official:
EC gives up on November polls, by Pranab Kharel (kp),
EC
tells
govt polls not possible on Nov 22: Says it lacks legal
framework for elections (ht), Former
PLA
commanders urge early decision on integration (kp), Where
from
here: An elected parliament which will also draft the
constitution and bring peace is the best option, by
Arjun Narsingha K.C., Nepali Congress (kp) [Good
idea to safeguard the non-inclusive state for a longer
time!!], Dr.
Bhattarai
as PM: A negation of credentials, by Mukti Rijal (ht),
Constitution
please, by Rishi Adhikari (rep)
30/07/2012: EC
to
confirm today its inability to hold Nov polls, by
Bhadra Sharma (kp), Prez
under
pressure to pass poll ordinances: Opposition asks Yadav to
reject them both, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), Pitfall
of
pushing: The govt should try to forge consensus on
elections as soon as possible (kp) [This
is correct, but consensus means that all parties must
leave their hard standpoints!], Clarion
call
to practise hard-earned secularism (kp), Nefin
set
to mark World Indigenous People’s Day (kp), Got
to
do something: Civil society should find common ground
among the political parties and urge them to act on it,
by Jagannath Adhari (kp), The
VIP
government, by Chandra Lal Pandey (rep)
29/07/2012: President
to
sit on poll ordinances, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Legal
eagles
at odds, by Pranab Kharel (kp), Dahal
says
party against one identity as federalism basis (kp), CPN-Maoist
tells
wings to intensify anti-govt protests (kp), Many
ex-PLAs
say the party theyfought for not worth joining now, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Messy
story:
We need to clean up politics, but we have to understand
that politicians are not the only part of the problem,
by Anil Bhattarai (kp), Back
to
the future: We have got to do something new to get out of
this impasse, by Aditya Man Shrestha (kp), Lead
or
leave: Political stalemate and budget, by Murari
Sharma (rep), The
perfect
model: Ethnic federalism, by Anand Jha (rep)
28/07/2012: India
intervened
in Katawal case: Sharan, by Mahesh Acharya (kp) [This may have influenced the peace and
constitution writing process in a very decisive way! In
other words: India shares responsibility for the current
legitimacy crisis!!], Govt
brings
ordinances to pave way for polls: Both are subject to
presidential approval though (ht), Ordinances
not
enough for holding polls: Acting CEC (nn), PM-CJ
subtle
tussle could humble judiciary: ‘Personality conflict’may
affect judges’ appointment, justice dispensation, by
Ananta Raj Luitel (ht)
27/07/2012: Hopes
fading;
govt set to seek new election date, by Bhadra Sharma
(kp), Govt
to
set new election date (nn), Govt
endorses
ordinances related to election; removes VAT on Kerosene
(nn), Takes
two
to tango: Only decisions that President Yadav and Prime
Minister Bhattarai take jointly will have a semblance of
legitimacy in the current political limbo (nt), Absence
of
full budget will hit investment: Private sector (kp),
Party
for
power: There is strong demand among the indigenous
nationalities’ activists for forming a new party that
represents and protects their interests, by Mahendra
Lawoti (kp), A
transparent path: The Maoist plenum has shown all parties,
including the Maoists, the way to become more transparent,
by Shyam K.C. (kp), Revolution
begins
at home: A party which has set out to change society must
first change itself, by Anurag Acharya (nt) [This
is true for all parties, especially also for the NC!!],
Re-defining
space
and attitude: Must for political parties, by Gyan
Basnet (ht), The
Return
of the King!, by Gyan Basnet (nn)
26/07/2012: Do
the
right thing: The decision to go for elections is legally,
morally and politically correct, by Narayan Manandhar
(kp), Ruling
parties
decide to postpone Nov polls (kp), NC,
UML
at odds with UCPN-M over poll date (ht), Think
local
polls (ht), Opposition
parties
reject Dahal proposal (kp), Selective
pressure:
The opposition shouldn’t pose problems on issues which
directly affect citizens’ wellbeing (kp), After
clean
chit earlier, Spl Court now jails Joshi: The former minister
is sent to prison for one-and-a-half years on graft charges,
by Pranab Kharel and Bhadra Sharma (kp), EC
proposes
‘one candidate one constituency’ for polls (kp), Steps,
agenda
and leadership: For politics back on track, by Shambhu Ram
Simkhada (ht)
25/07/2012: Three
big
parties to sit for ‘decisive talks’ today: To seek ways to
form consensus govt, end current imbroglio, by Bhadra
Sharma (kp), NC,
UML
set to rekindle dialogue with UCPN-M: Decisive talks to be
held today,claim leaders; Options for CA or Parliament
elections open (ht), Prez
urges
parties to toe consensus line (kp), Won’t
take
decision in haste: Prez, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Dahal:
Consensus
likely on new polls (kp), EC
seeks
new poll date from PM (ht), Youth
wings
team up to topple PM (kp) [The parties are misusing their youth wings, that are
always ready to use violence, to get their demands through
even though the latter are not justified by the
constitution!!], Dahal’s
shake-up
plan gets thumbs-down, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Disgruntled
UML
leaders threaten to take up arms, by Shiva Sharma
(kp), Disgruntled
leaders
to form separate party (ht), Electoral
calculations:
Whether the Maoists can retain conflicting social
constituencies under an umbrella formation will determine
its performance in the next polls, by Prashant Jha
(kp), Pouvoir
Constituant:
Beyond constitutional vacuum, by Anuj Mishra (ht)
24/07/2012: A
tale of two armies: The Maoist People’s Liberation Army
witnesses a humiliating end because of the failure of the
parties to stick to the peace agreement, by Gyanu
Adhikari (kp),
PLA
integration:
Opposition raps UCPN (Maoist)’s flexibility call (kp), Ideal
integration, by Umesh K. Bhattarai (rep), Parties
at
variance over type of polls: They are, however, almost one
on holding elections once a unity govt is in place, by
Phanindra Dahal (kp) [What gives
them the legitimacy to take any decision before consensus
and constitutional changes??], UML
leader
Nepal rules out election on Nov 22 (nn) [Civil
society rules out that the old failed party leaders will
be allowed to play any role in future Nepal!!], Morcha
seeks
package deal (kp), After
‘revolution’,
is UCPN-Maoist headed towards dissolution? With plenum
turning out to be a farce, disintegration looms large,
by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Insurgency
victims
to get identity cards: PM (ht), Lost
in
the noise: Fiscal matters are as important constitutional
issues as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,
by Udaya R. Wagle (kp), In
search
of identity: No place for hypocrisy, by Birendra P.
Mishra (ht)
23/07/2012:
Amendments
must
before new poll date: EC (ht), Dahal
seeks
decent PLA integration (ht), Ex-Gen
warns
of army takeover of state (ht) [?????],
Judiciary
and
crisis: Charting the right course, by Ananta Raj
Luitel (ht), Govt's
two
pronged strategy halts activities of armed groups, by
Kosh Raj Koirala (rep), Paroxysms
of
paranoia, by C.K. Lal (rep)
22/07/2012: Sadistic
satisfaction:
A precondition for transforming the state of affairs is to
retire the existing leadership, by Anil Bhattarai (kp)
[!!!!!], The
art
of possible: There’s an immediate need to work out a
power-sharing agreement, and to heal the wounds of this
post-conflict society, by Lalbabu Yadav (kp), Ruling
country
through ordinances unjust: Prez, by Amrita Anamol
(kp), Amendment
to
election laws: Govt may get 1 week more (kp), Maoists
for
‘final talk’ to revise 7-point deal, by Phanindra
Dahal (kp), Madhesi
parties
reaching out to Pahadi people (kp), Madhesi
parties
divided over election type (ht), Silent
monarchists:
As political parties lose popular support, the case for
reinstating monarchy gains strength, by Trailokya Raj
Aryal (kp) [Monarchy has been abolished by the
people through the inclusively elected CA! It does not
need further confirmation!], Royal
intentions, by Bhagirath Basnet (rep) [The
problem is not his justified critics in parties, politians
and state of affairs but his ambitions!!], ANNISU-R
shuts
down all private higher secondary schools demanding
removal of foreign name (nn) [Education
is absolutely unimportant! By the way, when will ANNISU-R
change its own name? Or must all its offices be closed and
smashed before? The same is true for its mother party!]
21/07/2012: Janajati
leaders
hit out at party (kp), Unable
to
clear hurdles, govt may defer polls (kp), Elections
set
to be postponed as consensus eludes political parties:
Deadline for clearing hurdles expires tomorrow, by
Ananta Raj Luitel and Santosh P. Pokharel (ht), Oli
for
parliamentary elections (kp) [On
which legal basis?? The party leaders of today do not have
the moral legitimation by Jana Andolan II!!], Dahal,
Bhattarai
supporters trade blows: Supporters of UCPN (M) boss
manhandle Bhattarai; PM loyal hurls chair at Dahal, he
escapes unhurt, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Paroxysm
of
anger upsets UCPN-M plenum: Factionalism rears its ugly
head; Chair hurled at chairman; Bhattarai almost roughed
up, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Plenum
shows
rivalry in UCPN (M) lingers (kp)
20/07/2012: CPN-UML
Janajati
leaders relieved of responsibilities, by Bhadra Sharma
(kp), EC
grows
weary of poll law woes, consults lawyers (kp), Marching
to
a different drum: Youths are joining party organisations
and fighting each other instead of working for development,
by Umesh K. Bhattarai (kp), Army
Chief
downgraded in new order of precedence, by Kiran
Chapagain (rep)
19/07/2012: Unmet
standards:
Parties and the Army would do well to relax norms in
integrating former Maoist combatants (kp) [!!!!],
Govt
sets
sights on poll law amendment, by Pranab Kharel (kp), Govt
begins
formal preparations for CA poll, by Kiran Chapagain
(rep), UML
opts
for fresh mandate amid CA rebirth demands, by Bhadra
Sharma (kp) [There are not only
legal hurdles for for elections to a new CA or the revival
of the old one but also for the formation of a new
government!! The clearing of legal hurdles must be the
first step!!], UML
opts
for fresh polls to end deadlock (ht), Indigenous
interests:
Whether the country becomes federal or remains a unitary
state is of far less consequence than how power will be
redistributed in the future, by Manish Gyawali (kp), Identity
federalism
will end prejudice: Gachhadar (ht), Proof
of
the pudding, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep) [an
anti-Maoist tirade that completely ignores the failures of
other parties as well as the ruling of the SC!!], Fragmentation
of
Democracy, by Gyan Basnet (nn)
18/07/2012: Janajatis
to
continue with their agenda (kp), Oli
eyes
PM chair (kp) [One of the
most failed and extremely conservative minded party
leaders who already has been rejected by the people! This
male Bahun is one of the most disqualified politicians in
Nepal!], More
than
numbers: Stalled PLA integration (rep), Battle
for
the narrative: Finding the right language for federalism
is essential to break the deadlock, by Prashant Jha
(kp), What
could
be a win-win deal for parties?, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht), Experts
can
draft statute: Vice-prez (ht) [The
interim constitution is still valid, Mr Jha! According to
this constitution neither party leaders nor experts can
draft a new constitution!], How
to
get past the impasse: The best solution for the present
deadlock is to hold elections under the present Prime
Minister, by Jeetendra Dev (kp)
17/07/2012: Mind
the
voidUCPN (Maoist) should form a clear position to help
break the impasse (kp), ‘Consensus
will
clear all legal hurdles’: Only six days left for parties
(ht), Make
headway
with constitution: Experts (ht), Nearly
1000
ex-combatants face disqualification (rep) [???],
Weight
of
contradictions: Divisions within the new Maoist party are
becoming apparent less than a month after its formation,
by Aditya Adhikari (kp), In
agreement, by Apurba Khatiwada (rep)
16/07/2012: CA
revival
best option, say Dahal, Khanal (ht) [The
SC has unmistakably decided that the CA could not be
extended; thus, it also cannot be revived!! But probably
the SC will allow to revive the CA for a few days only to
pave the legal way for elections to a new CA!], Pun
brings
poll, peace budget, by Kuvera Chalise (ht), ‘Budget
against
consensus’: Economists say it failed to address private
sector’s concerns (ht), Finally
it's
one-third budget, by Milan Mani Sharma (rep), Bhattarai
must
go for resolving current crises: NC leaders (rep) [O.k., but NC leaders must go as well!
The people of Nepal don't want them anymore!], Resolution
of
contentious issues: Go for referendum, by Ajita Singh
(ht), The
right
path, by Tika P. Dhakal (rep)
15/07/2012: Govt
floored
as EC deadline looms, by Bhadra Sharma and Pranab
Kharel (kp), All-party
meet
seeks CA revival or fresh elections (ht), UCPN
(M)
chair Dahal for CA's revival (nn), Sadbhawana
Party
suggests way out of political gridlock (kp), SP
for
forming federalists' alliance (rep), UML
dissidents
miss deadline to clarify move (kp), ‘Party
didn’t
toe peace-charter line’ (kp), Cabinet
endorses
partial budget (nn), Nepal
challenges
former king to prove deal with parties to retain monarchy,
by Binod Tripathi (kp), Centre
stage
failures: Fuss over the ex-king’s ‘privileges’ is trivial,
and reveals shortcomings of critics’ parties, by
Jainendra Jeevan (kp), Wishful
thinking,
Gyanendra: Pillars that once upheld monarchy have
crumbled, and the probability of its revival are near zero,
by Narayan Manandhar (kp), Agenda
for
new politics: For 240 years, Nepali state has been a
burden to most of Nepali citizens, by Anil Bhattarai
(kp), Country
without
people: Current politics does not foster critical thought
or room for change, which is exactly what political
parties want, by Prem Phyak (kp)
14/07/2012: ‘Revive
CA’
campaign picks up pace, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), ‘CA
can
be reinstated through consensus’ (kp) [But
the SC has decided repeatedly that it cannot be extended
over May 27! This means that it also cannot be revived!!],
CA
revival
possible, say Koirala, Baidhya: ‘Before that thorny issues
should be settled first’ (ht), SC
moved
for revival of CA (ht), Dahal
throws
his weight behind PM: Leaders say the Maoist chief’s move
is aimed at winning over Bhattarai supporters (kp), Dahal
says
Bhattarai won’t step down: Claims that resignation will
invite disaster; Calls on parties to fix broken federalism
talks (ht), CPN-Maoist
to
bring back kangaroo court (ht) [???],
UML
dissidents
vow to fight for single-ethnic federalism (rep), Govt
set
to announce one-third budget by Sunday (nn)
13/07/2012: Who’s
afraid
of elections? The non-performing, unprincipled and inept
political parties are afraid of elections, by Shyam
K.C., Prez
‘okays’
funds for CA elections (kp), ‘Elections,
not
CA poll will be held’, says Sitaula (ht) [?????],
Dahal
for
constitution through CA Stresses consensus among parties
as the only way to end political impasse, by Phanindra
Dahal (kp), Civil
society
or jurist run govt sought (ht) [!!],
Prez
to
order consensus govt after July 22: Mahat (kp) [And what is the legitimacy for this
procedure?], It's
your
mess, clean it up: It doesn't matter whether this
government remains or goes because the next one will face
the same deadlock, by Anurag Acharya (nt), The
caretakers:
The PM is limited in terms of policy decisions, and the
President plays a greater role than one might think,
by Semanta Dahal (kp), Army
integration:
Ex-fighters want flexible standards, by Binod Tripathi
(kp), Integration
with
dignity still possible: Dahal (rep), Ex-combatants
find
new life in agriculture, by DR Panta (kp), Activists
against
blanket amnesty (ht) For
party
reforms (ht), One-third
budget
plus Rs 12.5b, by Milan Mani Sharma (rep), Show
me the money: And again, political differences are forcing
us to settle for a partial budget, by Paavan Mathema
(nt), The
fear
of plurality, by C.K. Lal (rep)
12/07/2012: State
of
the state: After CA, constitutional bodies now all set to
become new casualties, by Anil Giri (kp), Indigenous
leaders
seek role in consensus building (rep, Quitting
govt
without accord suicidal: Dahal; He, however, flays some
decisions taken by the govt, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp), First
things
first: Broad agreement on future course is necessary
before changing the govt (kp), Oppn
urges
Prez not to okay poll budget (kp) [Elections
are dangerous for us! We want power without elections!!],
EC
seeks
co-operation from political parties (ht), Call
to
ensure voting rights (kp), Tarun
Dal
demands voting rights for 1.8m youths (rep), Partial
or
one-third budget? Finance Ministry at a loss (kp), 'Partial
budget
will hurt export prospects, infra development' (rep),
A
lost battle: Why Bhattarai should go, by Biswas Baral
(rep) [The resignation of the PM
at this moment would complicate the situation further!
There is no legitimacy to form a new government without a
parliament!! Both, PM and president have only caretaker
status! Elections are a must!], Divisive
politics:
Weakening social harmony, by Umesh K. Bhattarai (rep)
11/07/2012: Poll
chances
have lowered, say EC officials (kp), Neglect
makes
fighters’ blood boil, by Ganesh Chaudhary (kp), No
‘full
budget,’ leaders aver in all-party meet, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), All-party
meet
hits right on the money: Ruling parties agree to bring
partial budget,deadlock ends, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht),
Parties
agree
to partial budget but differ on size (rep), The
pitfalls
of partial budget (rep), Uncertainty
continues (ht), Parties
differ
over holding CA polls, by Gani Ansari (rep), Two
of
a kind: Positive deviasnce, by Shrochis Karki (rep), Preserving
the
agenda: It is not about giving up Baluwatar, but
preserving the political values of 2006-07, by
Prashant Jha (kp), The
'democratic'
oligarch, by Birat Thapa (rep)
10/07/2012: A
crisis of confidence: For the new party being formed by
the Janajatis, building confidence in the future is the
first step. That means dropping the demand for a CA
revival, by Gyanu Adhikari (kp), Federal
journeys:
Most people consider "geographic accessibility" as the
most important criterion in designing federal states,
by Mukesh Khanal (kp), Election
officials
remind PM of hurdle clearance deadline (kp) [The
current failed leaders will never be elected again! If
they want to stay in power, they must prevent new
elections!!], EC
ups
pressure on govt to amend poll acts (ht), Clear
legal
hurdles by July: EC to Govt (rep), Not
quite
over: Dragging on the process of integration of Maoist
combatants has huge political costs (kp), NC,
CPN-UML
to boycott PM's all party meeting (rep), Oppn
parties
boycott 'all-party' meeting called by PM (nn), Parties
start
formal dialogue (nn), PM
warns
deposed king Shah (kp), Gyanendra’s
comeback
remark raises storm in political circles: PM warns of
stripping ex-king of state facilities (ht), No
deal
was sealed with former king, says Khanal (kp), More
than
1000 'kamlari' girls still working for Kathmandu's
influential families including high-ranking Communist
leaders, lawyers, police, journalists (nn), Human
rights
violations: Challenging justice, democracy and peace,
by Charan Prasai (ht)
09/07/2012: The
state
of identity: While demanding its just rights, the emerging
Janajati party should not demonise others (kp), Ex-combatants
cry
foul as age controversy flares up: Make no mountain out of
a molehill, it’s humiliating, they say, by Phanindra
Dahal (kp), Top
commanders
leave Shaktikhor cantonment (rep), Former
PLAs
left high and dry in Kailali (ht), Nov
polls:
EC summons PM, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Govt
yet
to gear up for elections, by Kiran Cjhapagain (rep), Post
split,
Dahal, Baidya sit to talk: UCPN (Maoist) chief seeks rival
party’s help in reviving Constituent Assembly, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Prez
nod
to budget through ordinance, by Ananta Raj Luitel
(ht), Federalism
doesn’t
make qualitative difference to Dalits, interview with
Padam Sundas (kp), President’s
prime
duties: ‘Observance and protection’, by Birendra P.
Mishra (ht), Twisted
democracy, by Sabin Ninglekhu Limbu (rep), Dream
on:
Monarchy ́s gone for good (rep), O
tempora o mores, by C.K. Lal (rep), NC
leader
refutes ex-king’s claim of an agreement to keep
constitutional monarch (nn), State
facilities
to ex-King Gyanendra might be withdrawn, warns PM
Bhattarai (nn) [They must be
withdrawn in any case, but this is not enough!!]
08/07/2012: Will
Janajatis
pull it off? A new force with transformative programme
will break the stranglehold of inept leaders of existing
parties, by Anil Bhattarai (kp), 'Ethnic
party
to unsettle mainstream in short run', by Gani Ansari
(rep), Idea
of
one party in Madhes draws mixed reactions (kp), ‘Single
ethnicity
based state not acceptable’ (ht), Janajati-Madhesi
stir
in UML: Party brass in talks to pacify dissidents
(kp), UML
dissidents
in no mood for clarifications (rep), Selection
process
makes no headway (kp), Bhattarai
tells
combatants to maintain calm: Assures integration will take
place in respectable manner (ht), Maoist
combatants
put off protests, by Chandni Hamal (rep), Prez
to
govt: Abide by constitution; Government will not create
any difficulty, assures finance minister, by Mukul
Humagain and Phanindra Dahal (kp), NC
leaders
under pressure to choose talks or protests (rep), Ex-King
Gyanendra
celebrates 66th birthday as he longs for a 'comeback'
(nn),
Leaders
had
committed to retain monarchy: Ex-king (rep) [This
was the decison of the inclusvely elected CA, not of the
not elected party leaders! Thank god that the abolition of
monarchy was all after your putsch!!]
07/07/2012: Existential
crisis:
Ethnic threat to parties (rep), Janajatis
announce
new party formation (kp), Indigenous
people
finally decide on new party (ht), New
ethnic
party to champion social justice (rep), Will
UML
punish dissident leaders?, by Bhadra Sharma (kp) [In the end, the UML Bahun leaders will
find out that they have punished themselves!!], Clarification
demand
meaningless: UML dissident (rep), UML
dissident
leaders shun disciplinary panel's decree (nn), Disgruntled
leaders
will not quit party, says Nepal (kp) [Dream
on!], Ex-combatants
hopping
mad: NA’s selection process stalls (kp), Integration
process
halted in all seven divisions, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht), Age
controversy
stalls integration (rep), PM
assures
of 'respectful integration' (nn), Former
members
call for CA’s reinstatement (ht), Kin
of
3,700 victims yet to seek damages (kp), Govt
ignoring
decisions of past House committees, by Samiksha
Koirala (rep), Rules
of
engagement: Foreign policy in federal Nepal, by Gopal
Thapa (rep)
06/07/2012: NEFIN
meet:
Leaders’ thumbs up to new party, by Roshan Sedhai
(kp),
New party of Janajati activists on the cards (nn), TMLP
forms
panel to start dialogue for single Madhesi party (nn),
UML
gives
Janajati, Madhesi leaders a week to clear air (kp) [Ethnicity will play a leading role in
future politics! UML and NC will see where their die-hard
Bahun politics will lead to!!], UML
dissident
leaders warned of action: Asked to reply within a week
(ht), Integration
process
hits age, qualification hurdles (kp) [This
is integral part of the peace process, not normal army
recruitment!!!], Integration
criteria
annoys combatants: Say they are well trained, physical
tests not required (ht), NC,
UML
cast doubt (kp) [???],
Disruption
at
four divisions mar integration process, by Surya
Prakash Kandel (ht), CA
reinstatement
for 27 minutes? (kp), Mahara
says
Constituent Assembly revival possible (ht), The
Ethiopean
experiment: More on ethnic federalism, by Manish
Gyawali (ht), Monsoon
of
the megalomaniacs: A new government made up of old leaders
will mean the same old, by Anurag Acharya (nt), A
democratic jolt: The NC and UML are dominated by failed
and ageing alpha males from the past, it's time to make a
clean break, by Rubeena Mahato (nt), All
politics
is local : All the big parties are reluctant to go for
local elections because they are afraid of facing the
people whom they have misled for so long (nt), Picking
up
the pieces after war: A novel shelter is helping children
orphaned and injured during the conflict to rebuild their
lives, by Sunir Pandey (nt), Humanitarian
fallout:
Nepal's constitutional deadlock has humanitarian
consequences for its people (nt)
05/07/2012: Indigenous
nationalities
may launch new party (ht), Ethnic
leaders
discuss forming new party, by Gani Ansari (rep), New
groupism
in making in UML, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep), PLA
integration
process begins sans excitement (kp), NA
begins
integration process (rep), CA
election
likely to be put off (ht), Ex
women
CA members call for CA resurrection (nn), Preventing
economic
catastrophe: No alternative to ordinance budget, by
Dilli Raj Khanal (ht) [!!!!],
Oppn
petitions
prez to block budget: Urges him to do the needful in order
to avert conflict, by Prash Acharya (ht), Oppn
parties
urge Prez not to endorse full budget plan (kp), Oppn
parties
urge prez not to endorse budget ordinance (rep), Govt
committed
to bring full-fledged budget of Rs 439 billion: NPC
Vice-chairman (nn), Budget
not
based on political consensus unacceptable: NC prez
(nn), CPN-M
secy
says seized land not to be returned (ht), PM
interacts
with former top bureaucrats (ht), Divided
we
fall: Shunning polarization (rep), Demos
or
ethnos? Ethnic province debate, by Chaitanya Mishra
(rep), Where
do
you go? NC's future, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep), CPN-Maoist
against
returning seized land, by Janak Nepal (kp), Threats
of
another ‘people’s war’ terrorise Kavre villagers, by
Manoj Basnet (kp), The
sage
and the peak: Until we as a nation have a sense of
achievement, we will continue to be hung up trying to
prove a point that nobody cares about, by Deepak Thapa
(kp)
04/07/2012: PM
proposes
new alliance on federalism (kp), ‘Form
alliance
for federalism’: Bhattarai assures Janajati leaders of
doing the needful, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), NEFIN’s
national
gathering kicks off (nn), PM
seeks
lawyers’ suggestions on budget, CA polls (kp), Lawyers
advise PM to keep
SC
order in mind (ht), Oppn
to
urge Prez not to okay budget: Leaders likely to meet
President Yadav today (kp), Oppn
turns
down coalition’s offer (kp), SC
verdict
complicated budget formulation issue, say experts
(kp), State
movers
and shakers to dwell on key issues today (kp), All
talk,
no action as four forces meet: Sit for dialogue but refuse
to give up their stand; NC,UML stick to unity government
stance (ht), Monarchy
can
stage a comeback if people so wish: Former king (nn) [Nepal does not need another royal
putsch!! When will he have to stand trial for the victims
of Jana Andolan II and the royal state of emergency??],
Impasse
invites
action: The main responsibility for taking initiatives
lies on the Prime Minister’s shoulders, by Bhim Rawal
(kp), Parliament
election,
not CA: The solution, by Govinda Raj Joshi, one of the
Nepali Congress leaders who is just facing corruption trials
(ht)
[????], Political
realignments:
Newer outfits will be more radical than their parent
parties, making politics more unmanageable, by
Prashant Jha (kp)
03/07/2012: PM
consults
Janajati leaders on identity-based federalism (nn), Ex-combatants’
selection
all set to begin tomorrow, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), President
to
PM: No budget sans consensus Yadav tells Bhattarai to toe
policies and programmes of the current fiscal year, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Budget
move
not unconstitutional, says apex court (kp), Oppn
parties
up in arms against govt plan to present full budget;
reiterate demand PM’s resignation (nn), NC
urges
prez to block budget: President says he will act as per
the spirit of constitution (ht),
Nepali
Congress,
CPN-Maoist agree to topple prime minister (kp) [On which constitutional basis?? Do you
want to stage a vote of no confidence in the dissolved
parliament or do you want to stage a coup? The formation
of governments is not the inherited right of
discredited party leaders!!], Maoists,
Morcha
for package deal (kp) UCPN
(Maoist),
UDMF to form federalist alliance (kp), UCPN-M,
UDMF
say NC could lead unity govt: Caveat their statement with
reminder that there should be agreement on federalism
first (ht), Surplus
stares
budget in face: Gross financial indiscipline worries
experts, by Kuvera Chalise (kp), Consensus
nonsense:
It is clear political consensus will only institutionalise
the trend of major parties taking their turn to form a
government, thus making a mockery of representative
democracy, by Trailokya Raj Aryal (kp), Get
out
of the way: The old inept leaders should retire and let a
fresh batch of energetic leaders take over, by Tika P.
Dhakal (kp), Adapt
and
apply: Marxism and Nepali Maoists, by Binit Gurung
(rep), Breaking
the
impasse: The options, by Surendra R. Devkota (ht)
02/07/2012: SC
‘clears
way’ for budget unfolding: Responding to a writ, Supreme
Court says stay order not needed for the time being
(kp), SC
clears
way for budget through ordinance: Tells govt to downsize
it in absence of consensus, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht),
SC
paves
way for partial budget (rep), NC,
UML
one against govt’s budget plan (kp), Pvt
sector
in intense lobbying for timely budget (kp), EC
continues
preparations amid CA revival talk (kp), Govt
distributing
financial assistance, against election code of conduct,
by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep), UML
urges
NC to announce PM candidate, by Prakash Acharya (ht),
‘Bhattarai
to
quit if consensus reached’: Dahal says he’s doing his best
to find a solution to the crisis (ht), Dahal,
Bhattarai
at odds over key political issues, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), Hurting
each
other: There are ominous signs of violent contest between
the two Maoist parties (kp), Matrika
hope
in Baidya (kp), Ready
to
join Baidhya: Matrika (ht), Rajkishore
Yadav
stripped of party responsibilities (kp), MJF-R
chief
Yadav removed from CC, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), MPRF-R
withdraws
support to govt: Removes Yadav from party leadership,
by Gani Ansari (rep), Splits
in
Madhes parties: Their causes and ramifications, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht), Fear
of
losing progress on human rights looms large, by Ankit
Adhikari (kp), Just
like
a mirage: The word ‘consensus’ has been bandied about
since 1990, but it is nowhere near being realised, by
Prakash K. Shrestha and Anjan Panday (kp), Rein
them
in: Militant politics, by Murari Sharma (rep), Obsession
with
politics harms growth in many areas, interview with
Pratyoush Onta (kp)
01/07/2012: Bhattarai
‘open’
to CA revival if parties agree: Assembly’s revival should
be constitutional: PM, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), PM
open
to all options, even revival of CA: Says his is not a
caretaker govt but one that will hold elections (ht),
I
will be happy to reinstate CA: PM (rep), UML
in
dilemma over CA revival option, by Bhadra Sharma (kp),
NC
rules
out CA polls sans consensus (ht), Prez
review:
Parties, PM made mistakes (kp), ‘I’ll
have
to play patron’s role’: President says no constitutional
vacuum in the country (ht) [There
is a constitutional vacuum, Mr President, with the
consequence that you, too, are only in a caretaker
position!!], SLMM
supports
prime minister on consensus, change of government, by
Pranab Kharel (kp), Info
minister
expelled from party as another Madhesi party on verge of
split (nn), Muslim
women
seek fair share of state pie (ht), The
song
remains the same for Dalits, by Naresh Newar (rep), Seize
the
day, by Anil Keshary Shah (rep), Misplaced
priority, by Dinesh Aryal (rep), Sliding
State, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn)
30/06/2012: HR
monitoring
slack in absence of OHCHR: ICJ (rep), Rights
activists
against ordinance ruleOppose bid to form TRC,panel on
disappeared thru shortcut (ht), PLA
integration:
Oppn mellows on committee meeting (kp) [???], Former
PLA
chief says frustration in cantonments running high
(rep), Koirala
in
bid to woo Madhesi parties, leaders: His odds though
improving, still stacked against him (ht) [Nepal's
dilemma is that Bhattarai only has legitimacy as a
caretaker PM. Neither he nor the opposition nor the
president have any legitimacy to form a new government!!], UML
dissidents
to press leadership for CA revival (rep)
29/06/2012: In
face
of furore,govt plans more case withdrawals: In Cabinet, PM
presents 16 cases for amnesty, by Pranab Kharel (kp) [Without justice no future!!], Govt
preparing
for TRC through ordinance: Rights defenders say such a
move will be tantamount to institutionalising impunity,
by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), Nefin
meet
to decide on new party (kp), Federalism
clearly
unacceptable: Pradip Nepal (rep) [?????],
Sushil
solicits
TMDP support for nat'l consensus govt, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep) [Better say: in
search for a majority government led by the NC!!],
Taking
care
of the caretaker: The opposition may not like it, but the
caretaker government can remain legally in power until
elections are held, by Anurag Acharya (nt) [You
even better say: There is no legal way to change it!!],
Has
history’s
wheel come full circle? CPN-M to submit 40-point demand to
Bhattarai, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Consensus
on
consensus: Consensus is not going to happen simply because
we all wish for it. It has to be created, by Narayan
Manandhar (kp), National
deconstruction:
Political identity, by Anuj Mishra (ht)
28/06/2012: Duncan
stands
behind aid for ethnic groups (kp), UK
minister
refutes allegations of donors stirring ethnic conflict
(rep), UML
spawns
more divergence on federalism, by Thira L. Bhusal
(rep), Language
barrier:
Promoting regional tongues (rep), NC,
UML
young guns snub ‘eyewash’ meet with PM (kp), No
man's
land: Prime Minister Bhattarai continues to mess up but
that’s only half the problem (kp), Failure
spectacular:
Political failure can lead to only one thing: public
trauma, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Whad'ya
know?
Political opinion in Nepal, by Biswas Baral (rep), Implement
obligations,
urges CEDAW panel: Thorough investigation of sexual abuse
during time of conflict sought (ht 28/06/2012)
27/06/2012: PM’s
position
different from mine, says Dahal: Bhattarai’s ‘won’t quit’
remarks tick off Maoist boss, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp), PM
says
he is ready to quit (rep), Oppn
says
PM remarks smack of despotism (kp), UML
weighs
fielding Oli as PM candidate (kp) [Just
as Koirala from the NC, Oli has already been rejected by
the people!!], ministerial candidate (ht), Oli
UML’s
primeIn NC, it’s either Deuba or Poudel, says KC (kp),
Baidya
party
vows to topple Bhattarai (kp), CPN-M
donation
drive injects fear into businessmen (ht), CPN-M
worries
over degrading sovereignty, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Now,
Matrika’s
Maoist party splits (kp), Civil
society
leaders stress consensus (kp), Civil
society
urges PM to work for consensus (rep), NA
seeks
decision on application fee (ht) [????],
Maoists
gear
up for integration, by Kiran Pun (rep), NC,
UML
not to attend AISC meeting as govt prepares to start army
integration from next week (nn) [????
The situation is urgent and serious, but they behave like
little children!!], 20
new
parties waiting for registration, by Gani Ansari
(rep), A
long stalemate: The PM has to walk the fine line between
asserting authority and knowing limits since legitimacy of
his authority is contested, by Prashant Jha (kp), Sources
of
conflict: From caste discrimination to conflict-era
crimes, challenges remain in creating social harmony,
by Umesh K. Bhattarai (kp), Federalism:
Voices
of the ordinary; Time to take debate to the public, by
Naresh Newar (rep)
26/06/2012: Nefin
mulling
party of Janajatis: Sherpa, by Nirmal Shrestha (kp), UML
dissident
tow: District chiefs warn against drastic move (rep),
PM
says
will stay put, hold CA elections (kp), I’ll
stay
till next CA election, says Bhattarai: Terms opposition
parties’resignation demand childish; Warns of situation
like Feb 1,2005, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Maoists,
UML
ask NC to, pick its candidate for PM (kp) [In
this critical situation Nepal needs a charismatic PM!
There is no NC politician with this qualification! Stop
these endless power games and think of people an country!], Invitation
to
a deposing: Some actors in the opposition parties are
urging the President to sack the Prime Minister, a move
that’s both ignoble and unconstitutional, by Gyanu
Adhikari (kp),
Baidya
party
proposes revolt (kp), Maoists’
new
demands stall integration: Nepali Army writes to MoD
seeking clarity on some issues, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht) [The former fighters' demands
are justified! Why did the army wait so long? The PLA did
not lose its war against the royal army! What counts now
is durable peace!!], Flawed
process:
Whither restructuring? (rep), Budget
through
ordinance: Court summons govt; Gives 15 days to submit
explanation (ht), Party
reforms (ht), Federal
fallout:
Nepal at crossroads, by Chandra Lal Pandey (rep)
25/06/2012: CPN-Maoist
is
third largest force, Baidya tells President (kp), PLA
integration:
Army may begin process next week, by Phanindra Dahal
(kp), Nepal
Army
gears up for integration, by Kiran Chapagain (rep), CPN-M
pitches
for round table conference (ht), CPN-M
brings
'roadmap' for ending political crisis, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep), New
CA
election as scheduled: Uprety, by Bimal Khatiwada
(kp), CA
polls
on Nov 22, if parties wish: Uprety (rep), Polls
must
be held by March, says CEC Upreti (ht) [???],
CA
Election
within April 13 next year if not possible on November 22:
Acting CEC (nn), PM
Bhattarai
dismisses demands for resignation; vows to hold election
on Nov 22 (nn), NC,
UML
leaders project Sushil as consensus candidate for PM
(nn) [He has not the
qualification, he has been rejected by the people in 2008,
and he is one of the party leaders who were most
responsible for the failure of the CA!!], Maoist
behind
CA fiasco, says Sitaula (ht) [People
who live in glasshouses should not throw stones!!!],
Mind
the
gap: Bickering parties should at least agree on vital
issues of running the state (kp), President
and
PM are on a path of confrontation, interview with
Shyam Shrestha (kp), Maoists
get
dose of their own medicine: Opposing budget in past
boomerangs on UCPN-M (ht), An
election
too far: It is better to form a body including all the
parties in the past CA to write the constitution, by
Jagannath Adhikari (kp), Divided
Maoists
And Shattered Dreams, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), The
continuing
political impasse: The way out, by Birendra P. Mishra
(ht),
The
true
picture: Federalism from the ground, by Mukesh Khanal
(rep),
The
will
of bourgeoisie, by C.K. Lal (rep)
24/06/2012: Beautiful
people:
Recognising ethnicity-based states is respecting the
history and pride of ethnic communities, by Rishi
Adhikari (kp), Three-day
NEFIN
gathering on current deadlock (rep), Friction
in
UML over federalism: A section of party opposes
CC-endorsed 7-province model (kp), UML
passes
7-province model amid dissent (rep), UML
panel
to draft white paper on CA: Will try to assess dissolved
Assembly’s four-year term (ht), CPN-M
to
discuss round-table idea with other forces (kp), Dahal
against
statute from round-table conference (kp), NC
appeals
prez to form new govt (ht) [???
Sorry, I forgot: Nepal belongs to the party leaders, may
they be rejected by the people, non-inclusive,
incompetent, corrupt or whatever! Hopefully, caretaker
president Yadav stands to his honest line that he has
followed so far!], CPN-Maoist
fails
to take any decision (ht), Ministry
backtracks
on top cop transfers, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), TMDPN,
UCPN-M
to form alliance for forthcoming election: Yadav (ht),
Privilege
of
privilege: What you don’t realise is that you can’t tear
apart a country that has never united in the first place,
by Pranaya SJB Rana (kp)
23/06/2012: Ex-combatants
rue
integration process let-up (kp), CPN-Maoist
to
unveil protest programmes (kp), Beyond
unity
govt formation, CPN-UML leaders at a loss (kp), Unity
govt
for statute: Deuba (kp) [The non-inclusive party leaders have neither the
qualification nor the legitimation to write the
constitution! They are the reason for failure of the CA!!],
NC
to
take struggle, consensus side by side (ht) [If
Nepal is a multi-ethnic, etc. country, why are about 50%
of the NC central leaders male Bahuns and not only 6.5%??
The NC leadership does not represent the population of the
country!!], UCPN
(M)
ready to give up govt leadership: Dahal (nn)
22/06/2012: UML
proposes
seven states on capability-identity basis: The party's
Janajati and Madhesi leaders have rejected the proposal
tabled by the chairman, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Khanal
proposes
seven pradeshes on the basis of multi-ethnicity, by
Arjun Bhandari (ht), UML
leaders
for seven multi-ethnic provinces, by Thira L. Bhusal
(rep), Dissident
UML
leaders for CA reinstatement (ht), UML
dissidents
to hit streets, by Maoj Basnet (kp), UML
dissidents
to struggle within party (rep), NC
panel
for addressing Janajati federal demands (kp), Paudel
stresses
on consensus (ht), Cops’
transfer:
SC seeks explanation (kp), EC
to
seek clarifications over NTV chief's demotion, by Gani
Ansari (rep), Return
properties,
complete peace process: Congress (ht), NC
demands
completion of integration process (rep), Will
to
power: Any exercise of the “power to remove difficulties”
under article 158 of the Interim Constitution to enable
consensus may come under the Supreme Court’s scrutiny,
by Semanta Dahal (kp), Split
ends
of a revolution: What was surprising about the great
Maoist breakup this week was the lack of fuss, by
Anurag Acharya (nt), The
revenge
of the radicals: Mohan Baidya spinning off from
UCPN-Maoist represents more than an interchange of
punctuation marks, by Kanak Mani Dixit (nt), Giving
conflict
victims a voice: Those most directly affected by the war
can play a role in addressing its legacy, by Simon
Robins (nt), Politics
of
Fragmentation, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn)
21/06/2012: Disgruntled
UML
leaders meet up (ht), 'Disappointed'
UML
dissidents sulk in Dhulikhel (rep), Foreign
powers
disturbed social goodwill: UML (ht) [It
is a myth that there was social harmony in a single
identity based unitary state!!], UML
to
dissidents: Seek solution within party (rep, UML's
Janajati-Madhesi
leaders not to quit party for now; but will continue to
boycott party meetings (nn), Report
proposes
martyrs’ categorisation: Urges govt to confer martyrdom
only on those who really deserve honour, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht), Unity
govt
can shrink trust deficit: NC, UML, by Prakash Acharya
(ht), Government
defends
transfer of top cops (ht), SC
moved
against code breach (ht), EC
wants
poll laws soon (ht), 'Nepal
at
risk of becoming a failed state' (rep), NC,
UML
no to full-fledged budget sans political consensus
(rep)
20/06/2012: EC
tells
govt to scrap top cops’ transfer: Says the move
contravenes commission’s code of conduct, by Bhadra
Sharma (kp), Four
parties
start talks to find consensus (rep), Vertical
split:
It’s hard to see the new Maoist party implementing its
agenda (kp), Experts
see
bleak prospects for Baidya’s party, by Mahesh Acharya
(kp), The
radicals
strike back: The Maoist split will make any deal on the
future roadmap more difficult, but it may mean a more
accurate representation of political constituencies,
by Prashant Jha (kp), Point
of
departure: Fallout of Maoist split (rep 20/06/2012), Rival
Maoist
parties wooing cadres in former heartlands, by Janak
Nepal, Kashiram Dangi and Krishna Gautam (kp), Party
split
dissappoints Maoist cadres in east (ht), New
party
essential to achieve goals of People’s War: Baidya, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), 'People's
revolt'
not an immediate possibility: Baidya, by Kiran Pun
(rep), CPN-Maoist
against
parliamentarianism: Baidhya says door for unification open
if Dahal,Bhattarai reform themselves (ht), Maoist-padlocked
house
unlocked after 10 yrs (kp), Nod
to
ordinances exception, not rule: Prez adviser, by
Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), Move
on:
A new CA gives people the opportunity to decide on
federalism, by Shikhar Prasad Acharya (kp), Multi-ethnic
provinces
yes, single-ethnic model no: UML chairman, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep)
19/06/2012: Baidya
camp
forms breakaway Maoist party: Formal announcement of birth
of Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist to be made today,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), UCPN-M
splits,
CPN-Maoist born: Door open for unification talks; Says
urban revolt the way ahead, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), UCPN
(Maoist)
splits, by Kiran Pun (rep), Dahal-Baidya
tiff,
a recapitulation (kp), UML
national
conclave starts; dissidents faction boycott, by Thira
L. Bhusal (rep), UML
bid
to forge ‘broader alliance’ against Maoists, by Bhadra
Sharma (kp), Unity
govt
only way out, says UML: CA poll impossible without statute
amendment (ht), TMDP
for
one Madhesi party (rep), Govt
transfers
top cops; EC left fuming again, by Bhadra Sharma (kp),
Transfer
of
cops violates election code of conduct (ht), NTV
acting
chief punished for airing Oppn event live (kp), NTV
chief
demoted for airing oppn rally, by Prakash Acharya (ht), New
bourgeoisie:
The Nepali Congress is losing the trust of the class that
has traditionally supported it, by Ankit Adhikari
(kp), The
Congress
conundrum, by Sumit Sharma Sameer (ht)
18/06/2012: CPN
UML
stands against ethnicity-based federalism, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep), Reinstate
Ang
Kaji, Rai tells UML (kp), UML's
national
cadres' meet kicks off amid boycott by Janajati, Madhesi
leaders (nn), Fresh
CA
elections: Only held fast to your orders, PM tells apex
court (kp), Prez
pities
‘wasted’ time, state of flux (kp), Find
way
out pronto: Prez; Warns parties against failure to forge
consensus, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), Start
talking:
Negotiations over the govt should proceed along with those
on more pressing issues (kp), New
Maoist
party in a ‘couple of days’, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp), Baidhya
proposes
name for breakaway revolutionary party, by Tika R.
Pradhan (ht), We’re
ready
to take leadership of revolt, interview with Netra
Bikram Chand 'Biplab', UCPN-M (kp), Floating
options:
If the CA could act as parliament, then a parliament can
aslo act as CA, by Akanshya Shah (kp) [The
failure was not caused by the inclusively elected CA but
by the non-inclusive and partly not elected party
leadership! A smaller but inclusively elected CA or
parliament would be ideal as long as non-elected party
leaders are excluded from the constitution writing process
and the decision is with the CA and not with the leaders!!],
New
CA
not in Nepali Congress’ plan of things, by Prakash
Acharya (ht), No
cooperation
until Maoists mend ways: NC leaders (rep) [??],
Court
order
sought to protect voting right (ht), Youths
move
SC for voting rights (rep) [In
future, all citizens should have the right to vote if they
have reached the age of 18 on the day of whatever
election!], Opposition
inciting
President to stage a coup: PM’s political aide (nn), President’s
role:
Consideration of transitional state, by Ananta Raj
Luitel (ht), Govt
preparing
to bring regular budget: Opposition says ‘only special
budget is valid’ (ht), 17,800
people
died during conflict period, says Ministry of Peace
(nn), Need
for
Inquiry Commission on CA's failure, by Gyan Basnet
(nn)
17/06/2012: Sherpa’s
expulsion
stirs up a hornets’ nest in CPN-UML: Not in a position to
remain in the party, respond Janajati leaders, by
Bhadra Sharma (kp), NEFIN
terms
Sherpa’s expulsion from UML party ‘shameful', says it is
motivated to sideline indigenous nationalities (nn), Dissidents
may
boycott UML meet (rep), Party
dissidents
warn of boycotting NC programmes (kp), NC
indigenous
wings, leaders urge supporters to boycott party programmes,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), NC
ethnic
leaders up the ante (rep), TMDP
not
to forge electoral alliance: Not to accept new
constitution promulgated from outside CA (rep), Baidya
camp
vows to form new party: Accuses party leadership of
failing to address interests of people, country, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Baidya
or
Thapa likely as chief of new party, by Kiran Pun (rep), Better
we
divorce‚ says Baidhya, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Team
Baidya’s
planning (kp), UCPN
(M)
establishment still wants unity as Baidya floats name for
new party in national gathering (nn), Dahal
to
NC, UML: PM will step down in the event of consensus
(kp) [Who among the leading
politicians has a similar qualification for the job??],
Olive
branch
to NC, UML: Dahal on damage-control mode after a vitriolic
attack (ht), 27
parties
gang up against govt: Task force to enforce protests
(kp), Dahal
initiates
talks for consensus: NC, UML say PM ́s exist from
Baluwatar a bottomline for consensus (rep), Oppn
parties
to intensify protests: Announce programme from June 19 to
July 9 (ht), Gender
equality
in students' politics: Still a far cry, by Kokila K.C.
(ht), Taking
stock, by Gopal Thapa (rep)
16/06/2012: UML
calls
27-party meet; NEFIN secretary Sherpa’s membership
scrapped (ht) [Long live
Bahunbad! Expell the Janajatis and you will be a
disappearing minority in future politics!], No
alternative
to CA for new statute: PM, Dahal (rep), ‘Let’s
begin
a fresh consensus journey’: Maoist boss says he’s ready to
explore options to end deadlock; urges hardliners to
remain united (kp), Baidya
Proposes
Revolt As Line Of New Party, by Kiran Pun (rep), Maoist
hardliners
headed for splitsville (ht), Indian
experts
stress unity govt in Nepal, by Mahesh Acharya (kp), Coalition
partners
threaten to quit (ht), Limbuwan
no
to CA revival (ht), Justice
Bam
declared martyr in breach of criteria, by Kiran
Chapagain (rep) [Then you will
have to declare every murdered person a martyr!!],
Put
it
to a vote: State restructuring, by Murari Sharma and
Bhagirath Basnet (rep), The
new
force, by Binit Gurung (rep)
15/06/2012: Prez
may
amend statute, poll laws, says EC panel, by Anil Giri
(kp), Find
alternative,
I'll quit: PM to parties (rep) [Nepal
is not the property of party leaders!! A new government
needs legitimation through an elected parliament!],
Baidya
faction
holds Dahal, PM responsible for CA dissolution, by
Kiran Pun (rep) [All party
leaders, including Baidya, share responsibility!!],
Silence
of
the foxes, by C.K. Lal (rep), Children
of
war: UN delisting Maoists from groups using minors in
conflict is welcome (kp), Transitional
justice
process elitist: Report (ht), The assassin creed: The
unsolved
murders of Ranju Jha and her colleagues as well as that of
Justice Rana Bahadur Bam will aggravate impunity and
weaken the state (nt), Let
people
decide: Nepal is no longer a docile society, and the
people know their rights, by Aditya Man Shrestha (kp),
Seize
the
time: Deep inside we know we cannot support the leaders
who have given us only pain, suffering and false sense of
nation-building, by Sagar Onta (kp), Despair
and
hope in Dolpo: "Politics is only for the leaders. We never
expected anything from the constitution", by
Dewan Rai (nt)
14/06/2012: Prez
discusses
CA polls with EC commissioners (rep), Govt
violated
poll code, says EC (kp), UML
welcomes
Janajati leaders’ decision for talks (kp), Dissident
leaders
won't be in bad books: UML (rep) [But
exclusive Bahun leaders who were responsible for the CA
failure should be in the bad books!], UML
for
common identity-based states: No action against dissidents
for their views on federalism (ht) [This
means conservative upholding of the non-inclusive status
quo!!], Staying
afloat:
Parties should at least come together on issues of common
interest; budget is one (kp), FNCCI
demands
full and timely budget (kp), Congress
announces
nationwide protests: Demands PM’s resignation for building
consensus (ht), NC
to
boycott PM, ministers (rep), No
unity
without course correction of leadership, interview
with Mohan Baidya (rep), PM
Bhattarai
sanguine about TRC formation (kp), Justice
and
deterrence: Establishment of rule of law, by Gyan
Basnet (ht), Don’t
take
martyrdom lightly: NHRC to govt (ht), Hollowing
center:
Radicalization of Nepali politics, by Biswas Baral
(rep), New
glue:
In this interregnum, when the old is undergoing death
spasms, and the new hasn’t been born, societal glue needs
renewal, by Pramod Mishra (kp)
13/06/2012: The
battle
ahead: The conflict has become tougher. There is a
pushback on inclusion from the internationals and older
parties, by Prashant Jha (kp), Pressure
on
UML to embrace identity-based federalism: Indigenous,
Madhesi leaders urge party to lobby for revival of
dissolved Constituent Assembly, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht), UML
dissidents
press single-identity model, CA revival, by Kiran
Chapagain (rep), UML
Janajati
leaders want CA resurrected, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), President
Yadav
speaks out: Budget only after consensus (kp), President
against
populist budget (ht), Will
guard
statute, prez assures oppn (ht), Oli
takes
pot shots at Maoists; says other parties should take govt
leadership from Maoists to end current crisis (nn) [Politicians like Oli who have been
rejected by the people in the elections have no right to
claim positions in state and government!!], The
roadmap:
Current political crisis, by Bhim Udas (rep), Not
too
late: Maoist infighting, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep), Class
struggle:
Steeped in identity problem, by Gopal Thakur (ht), Study
finds
Nepal peaceful than most South Asian nations (nn)
12/06/2012: 24
UML
district chiefs press leadership for multiple-identity,
by Thira L. Bhusal (rep), With
no
CA, justice for conflict victims uncertain, by Kiran
Chapagain (rep) [The party leaders
never wanted justice! It's now easier for them without the
CA!], Keeping
the
record straight: We believe that political consensus among
major parties is essential for holding election, by
Baburam Bhattarai (kp), Political
consensus
crucial to hold polls: PM (kp), Petition
seeks
SC for PM’s ouster (ht), PM
tries
to woo foreign envoys (ht), Oppn
parties
protest caretaker govt (kp), Oppn
parties
vow to scuttle govt’s ordinance plans (kp), Block
budget
thru ordinance, prez urged: NC, UML say consensus a must
before govt makes move (ht), President
Yadav
asks Finance Minister to introduce budget through
consensus (nn), Govt,
opposition
parties at odds over ordinances, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep), Congress
stages
protest rallies (ht), Maoists
putting
the squeeze on entrepreneurs: Demand work, money for
ex-fighters, by Bhanubhakta Acharya (ht), A
new party it is, says Bhandari (kp), It’s
splitsville
for MJF-Democratic: Expelled MJF-D Co-Chair Sharat Singh
Bhandari to announce new party (ht), Bhandari
to
form new party, calls national gathering, by Gani
Ansari (rep), The
way
out of here: Instead of reviving an expired Constituent
Assembly, holding another CA election will strengthen
Nepali democracy, by Gyanu Adhikari (kp), For
fulfilment
of task: Consensus, not confrontation, by Dilli Raj
Khanal (ht), Brouhaha
surrounding
May 27 deceit, by Jacqueline Swarajya Prasai (nn)
11/06/2012: Closing
ranks:
Outnumbered with a 30:70 population ratio, Bahun-Chhetri
groups from all odd camps are closing ranks, and the
remaining 70 percent is getting organised, by Narayan
Manandhar (kp), Big
picture
politics: Sustained political deadlock will further erode
mainstream parties’ legitimacy (kp), UML
in
no mood to consider Janajati leaders’ demands, by
Bhadra Sharma (kp), Baidya
turns
down Dahal's talks offer, by Kiran Pun (rep), PM
to
brief diplomats on CA dissolution (kp), The
democratic
flag: Benevolent dictatorship, by Slok Gyawali (rep),
Frictions
over
federalism, by C.K. Lal (rep), Reduce
CA
strength, before elections: CEC; Says late November not
suitable for polls, by Ananta Raj Luitel and Santosh
P. Pokharel (ht), Can’t
put
people on the voter list without citizenship card,
interview with Neel Kantha Uprety, acting Chief Election
Commissioner (kp), NC,
UML
urge President to reject ordinance on budget (nn), Oppn
parties
to hit the streets against govt plan to introduce budget
through ordinance (nn), The
Maoist
intention: To capture state power, by Kuvera Chalise
(ht)
10/06/2012: CA
revival
conditional: Dahal; Says basis for unity with the
hard-line faction has increased (kp), ‘CA
revival
possible after deal on identity-based federalism’,
interview with Pushpa Kamal Dahal (kp), June
15
may see birth of new party: Gajurel, by Ajit Tiwari
(rep), CPN-UML
to
issue white paper on CA fiasco, by Thira L. Bhusal
(rep), RPP-Nepal
demand:
Hold fresh election or revive 1990 statute (kp), RRP-N
in
show of strength: Demands govt led by sitting or former
chief justice to hold CA poll (rep), There
is
no going back (rep 11/06/2012) [!!!],
Proposed
CA
Poll Mired In Controversies, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn),
Referendum:
A
Better Alternative, by Pradip Thapa (nn)
09/06/2012: Cutting
criticism
rains down on Maoists: Congress, UML, 19 other parties
urge consensus, warn UCPN (Maoist) of ‘inevitable
downfall’, by Arjun Paudel (kp), Dahal
slams
NC, UML federalism stances (ht), Election,
no
CA rebirth, says PM, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp), UML
tells
leaders to heed party policy (ht) [The
male Bahun leaders are always right! Obey to them or face
punishment!!], Why
Madhesi
parties split, by Gani Ansari (rep), Elderly
conflict
victims yet to get compensation, by Dilip Poudel (rep)
08/06/2012: Stateless
in
new Nepal: Inclusion without citizenship is impossible,
by George Varughese and Pema Adams (nt), Mother
country:
Only the Taliban treats women worse (nt), "Even
slaves are treated better", by Sushila Budathoki and
Mina Sharma (nt), UML
district
chiefs bat for ethnic-based provinces (rep), NC
ethnic
leaders for mixed-identity provinces, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep), Govt
declares
Thanet martyr (kp), NEFIN
calls
off general strike in Terai after govt declares Tharu
martyr (nn), Legal
eagles
at variance over CA rebirth, by Pranab Kharel (kp), Khanal,
Dahal
dwell on ways to consensus: Hold talks on political
scenario (ht), Stage
set
for parties’ mass meeting: NC, UML and 19 other parties
urge all to be part of the protests, by Arjun Paudel
(kp), 22
parties
plan show of strength today (rep), Anti-govt
mass
meeting brings thousands of people at Khulamanch (nn),
MPRF-D
seeks
clarification from nine CC members (rep), Still
call
the shots: Including Pahadi-dominated Tarai districts in
the proposed Madhesi state would be counterproductive for
Madhesis, by Murari Sharma (kp) [Language
is only one aspect of identity! It has to be handled
carefully after decades of Nepalization und migration
towards the Tarai!], PM’s
Rio+20
visit deemed inopportune: Parties, diplomats say time to
focus on home issues,not foreign junkets, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht), Unceremonious
Death
of Constituent Assembly, by Tilak Rawal (sp), CA
has
failed, and so has the Interim constitution: It will be
equally foolish for the president to even consider
reviving Constituent Assembly that ended as a failure,
by Yubaraj Ghimire (sp) [Not the
CA but the party leaders were the failure! It's time for
them to quit and to restore the CA!!], “It
is
wrong to say we have constitutional vacuum”, interview
with Surya Dhungel (sp)
07/06/2012: Class,
caste
and creed: Dominance continues, by Namrata Sharma
(ht), Congress
janajati
leaders threaten to quit party, by Arjun Paudel (kp),
NC’s
Janajati
leaders also threaten to quit over differences with party
leadership on identity-based federalism (nn), NC
ethnic
leaders press for identity in federalism (rep), CA
cannot
be revived: Angkaji (ht), Two
ways
out: All-party agreement is prequisite for both elections
or CA reinstatement (kp), Leaders
start
giving CA rebirth a thought, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), CA
resurrection
an option, Deuba to PM, by Prakash Acharya (ht), PM,
Dahal,
Morcha to blame: UML; Diplomatic representatives ask if
Assembly elections can be held again (kp), NC,
UML
to boycott CA polls (rep), Bhattarai
has
no moral ground to continue: Nepal, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep) [None of the party
leaders has moral grounds to continue or even to take
over!!!], Creating
space
for dialogue (rep), Dahal
sets
conditions to quit as party chief, by Kiran Pun (rep),
MPRF-D
expels
two more central committee members (rep), Between
the
lines: Exclusion and ethnicity, by Jainendra Jeevan
(rep) [Once more one of the
distorting articles by this author! There may be many
Bahuns and Chhetris who are disadvantaged for economic
reasons, but other groups are excluded right from the
beginning because of their ethnicity! The author should
look into the history of modern Nepal and her Hindu state
politics!], A
way out: New constitution, by Sukhdev Shah (rep), UN
political
rep busy in political parleys (nn), Concerned,
Yang
meets Dahal (kp), Dahal
apprised
of China’s concerns (ht), NEFIN:
Declare
Dhan Bahadur a martyr (kp), NEFIN
bandh
hits life in some parts of Terai (nn), NC
leader
shot by Maoists ten years ago dies (nn), Peace
fundamentals:
The process' success is determined not only by CA
election but societal transformation, integration of the
Maoist army, and a new constitution, by Karin Landgren
(kp)
06/06/2012: CA
resurrection
an option, says Dahal: Gachhadar slams idea as ‘useless
debate’, by Pranab Kharel (kp), Talks
to
revive CA on: Dahal (ht), We
are
ready to discuss CA reinstatement: Dahal (rep), NC,
UML
to diplomats: PM stay illegitimate; Donors express dismay
over CA dissolution, by Anil Giri (kp), Nepali
Congress,
CPN-UML in bid to woo European diplomats: ‘Some EU,
Scandinavian nations using clout to cajole the opposition
into joining Maoist govt’ , by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht) [The CA was dissolved according to the
decision of the SC and after NC and UML prevented an
inclusive federal setup for a rudimentary constitution!
The current caretaker government is legitimate and should
be joined by other parties!!], Norway
minister
urges political consensus (rep), UML
throws
dinner party to foreign diplomats as it scrambles to
pacify Janajati leaders (nn) [Hopefully,
the diplomats are aware that they have only met the Bahun
leaders of this non-inclusive party!!], Preparations
for
anti-govt show of strength on (kp), June
15
meet to announce split: Gajurel; New party to support
opposition’s protest for consensus govt (ht), Will
the
Maoist party split at last?, by Kiran Pun (rep), MJF-L
gives
Bhandari the walking ticket (kp), MPRF-D
expels
Bhandari, by Gani Ansari (rep), PLAs
who
opted for integration worried (ht), Combatants
deprived
of basic health care, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep), Political
deadlock
could lead to fiscal jeopardy, by Milan Mani Sharma
(rep), A
ray of hope: A constitution for the women, by Naresh
Newar (rep), Which
way
from here? An all-party council should be formed to write
the constitution, run the government and conduct polls,
by Jagannath Adhikari (kp) [The
party leaders, who have already been responsible for the
failure of the CA, are an uninclusive lot with no
understanding for the excluded masses and, as such, they
are not qualified to write the constitution!!], Post-May
27
path: Calls for a political solution, by Govind Raj
Joshi, Nepali Congress (ht), The
new
maze: Everyone has lost out, some more than others.
Politicians should mourn, and reflect about what went
wrong, by Prashant Jha (kp), NEFIN
stages
protest as Tharu activist injured in police firing dies
(nn), The
Politics
of Consensus, by Basanta Lohani (nn)
05/06/2012: Rudderless
drift:
The dissolution of the CA leads to increased
radicalisation and fragmentation of political forces,
by Aditya Adhikari (kp), Hands
are
tied, Prez says on PM ouster, CA revival (kp) [President
Yadav proves character and is, nevertheless, helpless
since the situation cannot be solved in a legitimate way!!],
Ex-NC
lawmakers
seek CA revival: Prez says he’ll only act on basis of
political consensus (ht), Maoist
chair
Dahal says CA can be reinstated through consensus among
parties (nn) [This makes no
sense since the SC wil scrap it either!!], PM
blames
fight: over federalism for CA dissolution (kp), Anti-govt
alliance
gears up for showdown (kp), 19
parties
mull holding rally to clarify govt move (kp), We
are
ready to support oppn parties to make PM resign, says
Maoist leader Gurung (nn), NC,
UML,
fringe parties aiming at ‘massive’ protest on Friday:
Discuss ways to make programme a success; To finalise mode
of demonstrations today (ht), Fringe
parties
thwart counter rally against NC, UML (rep), PM's
resignation
bottom line: Koirala, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep), Call
for
consensus amid blame game (ht), Visiting
Norwegian
minister calls for consensus (nn), MJF-L
rift
surfaces with Bhandari’s reply (kp), Internal
rift
in MPRF (D) at boiling point, by Gani Ansari (rep), Things
fall
apart: Split in the Maoist party could impact the larger
political process that looks fragile (kp), Madi
bus
blast victims yet to see justice, by Prem Dhakal
(rep), Money
matters:
Banking in a federal model, by Bishal K. Chalise
(rep), CA
dissolution,
and way forward: Serious questions arise, by Ananta
Raj Luitel (ht), UN
Human
Rights Council urged to monitor Nepal's 'increasingly
precarious' rights situation (nn)
04/06/2012: Nefin
campaign
to expose 'anti-federalists' (rep), Not
naming
states along ethnic lines rejects identity, interview
with Prithvi Subba Gurung, CPN-UML (kp), Party
leaders
apathetic to caste-based discrimination, by Prakash
Adhikari (kp), UML
leaders
put heat on leadership, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Majority
for
provinces on mixed-identity basis, by Thira L. Bhusal
(rep) [i.e. the majority of a
Bahun dominated institution!!], UML's
indigenous,
madhesi leaders boycott party's CC meet over differences
with party leadership on identity- based federalism (nn),
NC’s
61
former lawmakers seek CA resurrection (kp), 61
NC
ex-CA member demand reinstatement of CA (rep) [This
would definitely be better to solve the current hopeless
situation than giving the solution into the hand of party
leaders. The problem: both ways have no legitimation! So,
the best solutions are new elections of a CA and formation
of an interim government composed of intellectual
non-party persons from civil society and public life!],
Amendment
to
statute must for holding polls: EC; Commission officials
apprise Prez, PM of hurdles they face (ht), EC
wants
laws, constitution amended for polls, by Gani Ansari
(rep), Ruling
parties
decide to gear up for polls (nn), Maoists,
Morcha
to hold poll parleys with other parties (kp), Ruling
tie-up
puts consensus on back burner. UCPN-M, UDMF plan to
counter opposition parties, polarise society, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht), PM
Bhattarai
not to give up (rep), Resigning
would
be running away from my responsibility, interview with
PM Baburam Bhattarai (rep), True
to
form, by Murari Sharma (rep) [Inclusive
federalism is not a question of state names! All future
federal states will be multiethnic; but they are only
inclusive if there are chances for relative majorities
other than Bahun and Chhetri! The original proposal of the
inclusively elected CA provided such states! Why did NC
und UML not agree? It was the task of the CA, not of the
party leaders to decide the federal setup!!], BMF
asks
President to oust PM Bhattarai (nn) [The
president has not only to protect but also to abide by the
constitution (Art. 36A)! The constitution does not give
him the right to dismiss the PM!!], Constitutional
crisis:
A Maoist creation, by Arjun Narsingh K.C., Nepali
Congress (ht) [???], The
fallout:
Impact of Maoist split (rep), Tiff
in
MJF-Democratic intensifies: Gachhadar, Bhandari factions
claim greater following of cadres (ht), Artificial
unity:
Realignments and splits are not bad for democracy in the
long run (kp), Investigate
this:
The death of the CA has spawned many rumours. To ensure a
second CA doesn’t carry the same fate, an independent
judicial inquiry commission must be established to
investigate what went wrong, by Gyan Basnet (kp), The
way
forward (ht)
03/06/2012: Shameless
Nepalese
Politicians Heading To Making Political Instability
(km), UML
floats
new proposal to woo its disgruntled leaders (kp), UML
to
form high-level commission to address concern of
disgruntled indigenous, madhesi leaders (nn) [But
your 'high level' is absolutely in the hands of male
Bahuns! They are disqualified for this job!!], UML
forms
high-level commission on federalism, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep), Maoist
split
likely within June 15: One of the founders is all set to
register a new party, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Hardliners’
riders
for UCPN-M unity: Party chairman for Baidhya, PM for Thapa
(ht) [How do you want to change
the government without a parliament??], Madhesi
Front
urges Prez to end deadlock: Wants him to dismiss Bhattarai
govt and forge consensus among parties (kp) [The
solution of the situation is almost impossible, but such
procedure would be another putsch!!], BMF
urges
Prez to end political crisis (rep), Bhandari
prepares
stiff reply to MPRF-D (rep), Bhandari
at
risk of disciplinary action: Blamed for aiding
anti-federalist forces; Deadline to furnish clarification
today (ht), NC
blames
Maoists for fiasco (kp) [People who live in glasshouses shouldn't throw
stones!!] (kp), CA
was
only a strategic tool for Maoists: Congress (ht) [And why did you prevent an inclusive
federal set-up as basis for
a rudimentary constitution at
all means???], CA
dissolution
conspiracy to capture state powers: NC (rep), UML
launching
campaign to force Bhattarai’s resignation (ht), Four
wasteful
years, by Chandan Sapkota (rep), What’s
in
a name: In the federalism debate, the contention that
names are devoid of any meaning is baseless and
politically motivated, by Shuv Raj Rana Bhat (kp)
02/06/2012: Janajati
leaders
may quit UML, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Ethnic
dissent
in UML at boiling point, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep), Split
in
Maoist party imminent: Baidhya faction may take up arms if
not allowed to protest peacefully, by Tika R. Pradhan
(ht), More
PLAs
seek retirement Even 2,000 may not opt for integration,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), PLA
selection
for integration soon: Panel awaiting details of combatants
(ht),
19
parties
declare nationwide protests (kp), Parties
launch
anti-govt stir (ht), Khanal
asks
President to appoint new prime minister (nn) [The
president has no right to do so! The parties must do what
they hav not done for years: They must cooperate in the
interest of the country without power ambitions!!], President
not
to override constitution (ht), I
will breach party discipline for Madhes cause: Bhandari
(rep), FinMin
says
pending bills thru ordinance, by Rajesh Khanal (kp), Strings
attached:
The flipside of federalism, by Dinesh Aryal (rep), Growing
incidents
of violence have human rights defenders worried (ht)
01/06/2012: Democratic
deficit:
Abiding by democratic procedures in the CA would have
delivered a constitution; The NC and UML leaders no longer
have the moral authority to claim to be the real democrats,
by Mahendra Lawoti (kp), Indigenous
leaders
for all party government (rep), Ex-CA
members
in despair, Thira L. Bhusal (rep), CIAA
halts
ex-lawmakers’ last perks (kp), Don’t
interfere,
PM tells apex court (kp), Court
sacrosanct,
says PM: Govt defends statute amendment bill; Refutes
contempt charge (ht), PM
initiates
overtures for consensus (rep), Call
all-party
meeting, civil society tells Prez (kp) [But
please exclude the current party 'leaders'!!], PM
seeks
NC prez Koirala's support to form national consensus govt
(nn), NC,
UML,
fringe parties to launch nationwide protest to press PM
Bhattarai to resign (nn), CPN-UML
leaders
urge consensus government formation (kp), UML
seeks
unity govt till polls: Says that’s the only option for
tackling post-CA scenario (ht), ‘Ready’
to
discuss Janajati agenda (kp) [???],
Rift
resurfaces
in MJF-Loktantrik (kp), MPRF-D
seeks
clarification from Sharat Singh Bhandari, by Gani
Ansari (rep), EU,
Japan
upset by constitution failure (kp), CA
failure
worries global heavyweights: International community calls
for political consensus (ht), Rallies
for,
against ethno-federalism: Student demonstrations rock City
(ht), At
the
midnight hour: The dissolution of the Constituent Assembly
and the call for fresh election could be another Maoist
bid to capture the state, by Ram Sharan Mahat, Nepali
Congress (kp) [A historically and
politically distorting article! The anti-reformist veto
politics of the NC has been mainly responsible for the
failure of the peace and reconstruction process!!],
Unfinished
business:
The number of people awaiting justice reveals the level of
emotional and mental distress in our society, by
Jagannath Lamichhane (kp), Nepali
people
short-changed in search of statute: What now?, by
Ajita Singh (ht), We
have
a situation here: No constitution at all may be better
than a fatally-flawed one (nt), Death
of
an institution: The Constituent Assembly provided an
example of how not to write a constitution, by Kanak
Mani Dixit (nt) [The
responsibility goes to all party leaders, not the Maoist
ones only! And special responsibility goes to NC und UML!!],
Conveniently
left:
Nepalis have moved on, but our communal communists are
still dreaming of utopia, by Rubeena Mahato (nt) [This article represents a
misunderstanding of identity based inclusive federalism!
Please don't bash the Maoists for what all party leaders
have responsibility!!!], Out
of
the darkness: A national unity government with elections
by November is the least parties can now give dejected
Nepalis, by Anurag Acharya (nt), Truth
without
justice is an insult, by Robert Godden (nt)
31/05/2012: Indigenous
leaders
to form party (rn), Indigenous
nationalities
to form party or alliance, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), UML
tries
to woo Janajati leaders, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Drive
against
anti-federalists (ht), Morcha
decides
to go for CA polls (kp), Madhesi
leaders
divided over election alliance with Maoists, by Gani
Ansari (rep), GP
gets
cour deadline to clarify polls: Giving him 10 days to
explain things, the Supreme Court, however, refuses to
stay the move (kp), SC
issues
show-cause to govt over poll bid (ht), SC
gives
PM 10 days to furnish written clarification, by Sundar
Khanal (rep), Prez
‘cannot
call’ for unity govt formation, by Anil Giri (kp), Delicate
balance:
PM, opposition to find common ground, quickly form unity
govt (kp), Keep
talking:
Rebuilding the trust (rep), NC
gearing
up for protests (ht) [Once again, the NC wants power in its own hands but
it has no alternative to the steps initiated by the
current PM!!], Mahat
against
fresh CA polls ht), UDMF
for
new CA poll (ht), UML
calls
for political consensus (ht), Students
hit
streets for PM’s resignation (ht), Big
parties
blamed for CA failure (ht), Wait
and
watch: Pre-election politics, by Biswas Baral (rep), Monarchy
and
1990 statute forever gone, interview with Purna Man
Shakya (rep), Power
of
the unelected: Conceptual and behavioural clarity about
the past is absolutely essential for successfully moving
forward, by Pramod Mishra (kp), In
murky
waters: Things began to go wrong after political consensus
failed to materialise after the 2008 CA elections, by
Narayan Manandhar (kp) [Till
today, NC und UML do not understand that they have lost
people's trust in the 2008 elections and why this
happened! Their unjustified demand for the leading role
has destroyed the peace process and constitution writing!],
UK
official
stresses political dialogue (kp), UK
disappointed
over CA dissolution (rep), EU,
Norway,
Switzerland regret failure of Nepal's parties to forge
consensus on statute (nn), Japan
urges
political parties to make fresh efforts to write
constitution (nn), Shot
four
times by masked assailants, justice Bam dies during
treatment at Norvic Hospital (nn)
30/05/2012: Lulled
by
betrayal: An uneasy calm has descended after the latest
failure of the political class (kp), Challenge
of
nation-building: The death of the CA is a tragedy; its
failure reflects the enormous resistance to reshaping
Nepali society, by Prashant Jha (kp), Janajatis
to
form broader alliance for election (rep), Prez
assures
PM of full cooperation (kp), Prez
declares
government caretaker (rep), EC
gears
up for fresh CA polls, by Gani Ansari (rep), EC
wants
legal hurdles cleared first, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Bhattarai
insists
unity govt is the only alternative, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), Hang
on,
Prez tells government: Asks Cabinet to look into daily
affairs until a new one is formed (kp), Prez
wants
govt to hold polls? PM’s personal secretary thinks so,
by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Prez
asked
to exercise his powers for consensus govt, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep), NC,
UML
sister wings demand PM step down (kp) [This
is the only thing these short-minded politicians think
of!!], Congress,
UML
up in arms against Bhattarai’s move (kp), Petition
challenges
govt's CA election decision (rep), Polls
Only
Alternative (rn), UN
chief
unhappy over CA death Calls on parties to end the present
political crisis (kp) [Sorry,
but Nepali party leaders are only good for destruction!!],
Dissolved
CA
yet to pay Rs 20m in rent to ICC, by Samik Kharel
(kp), Towards
the
new, by Namrata Sharma (rep), What
next?
Future course of federalism, by Mahabir Poudyal (rep),
The
way
ahead: Electing new CA, by Damakant Jayshi (rep), Odds
Heavily
Stacked Against Govt., by Narayan Upadhyay (rn), Couple
claim
relief for murder of their sons during insurgency, by
Prakash Baral (kp), Where
to
begin: Grassroots politicians do not believe in giving
priority rights to one particular ethnicity, by Mukesh
Khanal (kp) [Nepal still has a
system that gives priority rights to one particular
ethnicity on all levels of state, society and economy!
Other groups must get priority in the federal states if
this shall be changed nationally in the long run!!],
Constitutional
bodies
to remain headless: No parliamentary hearing, no
appointment, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), Constituent
Assembly
without Constitution: Last court of appeal, by
Birendra P. Mishra (ht), SC
seeks
govt's clarification over CA dissolution (nn), Nepali
Winter
in an Era of Arab Spring, by Nishchal Pandey (nn)
29/05/2012: Delayed
justice:
Equality for all ethnicities, by Naresh Newar (rep), Elegy
for
an Assembly: The Assembly members chanted outside the CA
building hours before it died, demanding a meeting to be
held. They realised too late that they had been deceived,
by Gyanu Adhikari (kp), All
systems
considered: Intellectuals should engage in discussions on
a viable model to create the preconditions necessary for
the eventual democratisation of Nepal, by Trailokya
Raj Aryal (kp), What
legal
experts say, by Sundar Khanal (rep), People
find
Republican day hollow, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep), Row
over
voting plan led to CA dissolution, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), Sad
End
Of CA (rn), 'Power
greed
behind failure to bring statute' (rep), Height
Of
Incompetence, by Syam K.C. (rn), Leaders
hold
Subas Nembang responsible for CA's failure (rep) [The party leaders have been the by far
most responsible culprits! They should not have to play
any future political role but they already continue their
power games unabated!!], CA
dissolution
sparks protests: Irate party cadres burn effigies of PM,
top leaders of major parties (kp), Oppn
warns
of uprising against unilateral move: NC,UML and others
unite to counter ‘unconstitutional bid’ (ht), Prez
advised
calling polls unconstitutional: PM caretaker, Speaker
defunct, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), Fresh
polls
could deepen crisis, say Indian experts (kp) What
is the alternative? Uncontrolled power in hands of the
incompetent, corrupt and power-greedy party leaders??],
NEFIN
stands
in favour of fresh election (nn), CA
demise
sends parties towards fresh polarization (rep), The
Republican
Future (rn), Baidya
gears
up to form new party (kp), NC,
UML,
fringe parties want PM out, by Arjun Paudel and Bhadra
Sharma (kp), As
‘quit’
calls mount, Maoists say PM will stay (kp), Present
govt
to continue: Dahal (rep), President
directs
Bhattarai govt to work in caretaker status; assures of
'peaceful and democratic outlet' (nn), In
far-west,
euphoria mutes sadness, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep),
Living
With
The Wrong Identity: A sad refection, by Prem Khatry
(rn), Sigh
of
relief as harrowing bandas end (kp),Security
stepped
up in eastern region: Agitating Broader Madhesi Front
calls off all protest programmes for now (ht)
28/05/2012: CA
goes
sans statute; govt plans fresh elections, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), Assembly
dead,
what next?, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), CA
term
expires, polls set for Nov 22, by Arjun Bhandari and
Prakash Acharya (ht), CA
dissolved
after epic failure (nn), That
sinking
feeling: After four long years, Nepalis get another CA
elections (kp) [This only makes sense if you make the new CA an
absolutely independent institution that is totally free
from any kind of intervention by party leaders! Only those
leaders that become elected members of the CA shall have
the right to take part in constitution writing! Besides,
the degree of inclusiveness should even be better than
last time!], Federalism
dispute
leads to CA dissolution, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep) [Correct is: Most from the exclusive
circle of leading party politicians never wanted the
constitutional changes they had promised to the people in
2006!!], NEFIN
says
parties and their leaders will be ‘punished’ for failing
to ensure new constitution (nn), Twisted
democracy (rep), Best
option (ht), CA's
demise:
Political class stands discredited (rep) [Better
say: It has lost the very last rest of its credit!],
NC,
UML
cry foul; say poll decision illegal (kp), Govt
authorised
hold to elections, claims PM (ht), Prez
silent;
to talk with experts first, by Anil Giri (kp), Elections
can't
be held in a hurry: Commissioner, by Ananta Raj Luitel
(ht), Who
all
stand to gain from another assembly ballot: New forces may
erode vote banks of Big Three, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal
(ht), Power
politics
reason behind failure to draft constitution (rep), How
Constituent
Assembly met its death, by Arjun Paudel (kp), Day
began
with hope, dusk dashed it all: No agreement as Madhesi
parties,Tharus averse to multiple pradeshes in Tarai,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Some
‘dirty’
members brought disrepute to CA (kp), Protests,
clash,
dances, songs before CA demise (kp), Anxious
people
vent utter outbursts, despair (kp), The
rise
and ‘fall’ of Dahal (kp), People
in
Far west fear situation will worsen, by Gunaraj Luitel
(rep), Districts
see
no respite from banda (kp), Indigenous
caucus
flexible on statute: Open on naming of states (ht), Madhesi
morcha
bargain continues (kp), One
Madhes
movement gains momentum (ht), When
strikes
for identity became norm rather than exception (ht), The
harmonium
players: Constitution and ethnic aspirations, by C.K.
Lal (rep), The
Last
Day And The Biggest Uncertainty, by Nandalal Tiwari
(rn), The
cycle
repeats: Vicious cycle of poverty and instability is
keeping Nepal down (kp), Shape
of
things to come: Theoretically there are advantages and
disadvantages of ethnic federalism. But various contextual
factors are important for its success and sustainability,
by Jagannath Adhikari (kp), National
assets:
Federal Nepal requires an inclusive language policy,
by Gopal Sijapati Magar (kp), Racing
with
history, by Kunda Dixit U(nn)
27/05/2012: Hectic
parleys
make no headway: Parties pass the buck to each other as
futile consensus bid amplifies uncertainty, by Pranab
Kharel and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), A
day of failed negotiations, by Arjun Paudel (kp), Talks
fail,
CA dissolution inevitable, by Ram Kumar Kamat Prakash
Achaya and Tika R. Pradhan (ht), CA
members
demonstrate in Assembly premises (nn), Four
political
forces close to deal on federalism based on multiple
identities as House secretariat prepares preliminary draft
of constitution (nn), Chances
of
constitution promulgation increase as Baluwatar meet ends
on positive note (nn), Experts
see
three possible scenarios (kp), Emerging
scenarios
post-Constituent Assembly (ht), No
statute
today will leave political, constitutional void, by
Thira L. Bhusal (rep), Is
Dahal
facing Hamletian dilemma?, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp), Team
Baidya
comes tough (kp), Baidya's
new
idea to save parliament, by Kiran Chapagain and Kiran
Pun (rep), No
compromise
on federalism: Baidhya (ht), Nembang
warns
leaders of chaos, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Lawmakers
fear
failure to promulgate constitution will defame them
(kp) [Defamed are the so-called
party leaders!], Pre-deadline
demonstrations
flare (kp), NC,
UML
set for no-trust motion, by Bhadra Sharma (kp) [???????], NC,
UML
mulling no trust motion (ht), Valley
cops
on the qui vive, by Ankit Adhikari (kp), Security
forces
put on high alert, by K.P. Dhungana (rep), Prez
office
gears up for statute promulgation, by Anil Giri (kp),
Intellectuals
against
ethnic federalism (ht), Crisis
looms
large, says civil society (ht), UML
ethnic
lawmakers pounce on Chairman Khanal, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep) [We Bahuns are the
party, not thou Janajatis, Dalits and Madhesis!!!],
Federalism
proves
hard nut to crack (rep), Does
Nation
Get New Constitution Today?, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn),
Shutdowns
affect
life across country (kp), Limbuwans
declare
own state and statute (ht) [!!!],
Far
West
protest continues (kp), Far-west
sees
longest bandh: Life paralysed for over a month (ht), Continued
bandh
in Tarai hits life no end (ht), Govt
signs
7-pt deal with agitating Karnali group; commission on
Karnali to be formed (nn), Please,
prove
me wrong: Current political crisis came with clearly
flagged warning signs, by Aditya Man Shrestha (kp), The
momentous
day is here: A new Nepal with 10 or 14 states will be the
country’s achievement, not its weakness, by Abhi
Subedi (kp), United
we
will stand: There is an urgent need to understand the
potential ramifications of identity-based federalism,
by Rajju Malla Dhakal (kp)
26/05/2012: Wrong,
again:
Yet another case of judicial overreach (rep), Leaders
close
to deal on federalism: Maoists set priority rights
precondition on multiple identity-based provinces, by
Kamal Raj Sigdel and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Fat
chance
of compromise among parties: Leaders content passing the
buck on each other for failure to meet statute
promulgation deadline, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Draft
constitution
the only option: NC, UML, by Arjun Paudel and Bhadra
Sharma (kp), Election
if
CA fails to produce statute, Lawyers suggest UML (kp),
Talks
'more
serious' but inconclusive (rep), Second
round
talks underway in Baluwatar (nn), CA
meeting
deferred once again (nn), Various
groups
demonstrate in capital as leaders sweat over possible
crisis after May 27 (nn), Talks
have
failed, tearful Maoist vice chairman Shrestha says
(nn), New
statute
in the making 'quietly', by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep) [??????], UML
asks
lawmakers to stand by party's decisions (rep) [The
constitution is not the decision of party leaders but of
the inclusively elected members of the CA!!!], Baidya
for
fresh mandate if no deal on 14 provinces (rep), Maoists
to
hit streets if CA dissolved (kp), Ethnic
stirrings
worry mixed-community families, by Chandani Hamal
(rep), Misplaced
priorities:
Constitution and protests, by Shrochis Karki (rep), Consensus,
Confusion
And Crisis In Politics, by Shambhu Ram (rn), Flurry
of
shutdowns causes boundless public suffering (kp), Strikes
in
east hit patients hard (ht), Continued
attacks
on press worry journos Scribes cry foul, say police mute
spectators (ht), Separate
Kali
Gandaki state sought (ht), Tarai
districts
reeling under shutdowns: Rallies, slogans, agitations rule
the region (ht), Limbuwans
warn
of declaring own state (ht)
25/05/2012: SC
stays
govt bid to extend CA term: Says govt decision not in line
with its previous verdict, Interim Constitution, by
Pranab Kharel (kp), Apex
court
stays govt bid to extend CA term: Says Cabinet decision
disrespects SC order; Reiterates authorities must abide by
verdict, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), SC
strikes
down CA extension bill, by Sundar Khanal (rep), Maoists
unhappy
with apex court order: Some Morcha leaders term the
decision positive, others displeased, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), NC,
UML
hail SC decision, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), ‘No
alternative
to statute by Sunday’, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Self-serving
qualms
on CA term extension, by Biswas Baral (rep), 15
parties
slam government: Lambaste move to amend constitution
(ht),
Final
countdown
SC's non-extension of CA means parties will have to find
some common ground by May 27 (kp), Overhaul
or
suspend CA regulations: Leaders, by Thira L. Bhusal
(rep),
Political
course
ahead remains hazy (rep), Harm
reduction:The
Supreme
Court deadline has left no choice for the parties but to
work night and day, fine-tuning the draft along the lines
of agreements and declaring the constitution on 27 May
(nt), Big
three
agree to issue constitution within May 27; disputed issues
to be settled by CA-turned-parliament (nn), CA
meeting
deferred again (nn), Four
party
meet over May 27 crisis ends without making concrete
decision (nn), UCPN
(M)
decides to wage struggle if CA is dissolved without
promulgating constitution (nn), Bhattarai
to
stay put (ht), BMF
objects
govt bid to extend CA term (rep), Sitaula
resigns,
NC’s presence in govt ends (ht), NC
quits
govt over CA extension row, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep),
Status
Of
Justice, by Raj Kumar Siwakoti (rn), Is
CA
Our Leaders’ Rubber Stamp?, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn),
Unending
bandas
cause suffering across nation (kp), After
a
tirade, Nepal toils to pacify fuming Maoist chairman,
by Arjun Paudel (kp), Report:
Nepal
towards full-spectrum impunity: Amnesty says the parties
government in the subverted justice by favouring
withdrawal of criminal charges (kp), AI
slams
human rights record: Says war-era crime, widespread
torture being overlooked (ht), Pressing
againt
violence: The attacks on the media must be taken very
seriously as they are a direct attack on press freedom,
by Shyam K.C. (kp), Identity,
mobilisation
and the state: With aspirations of more groups recognised,
Nepal will grow stronger, by Mahendra Lawoti (kp), Asia
indigenous
peoples’ body calls for social justice (ht), No
respite
from Tarai bandh related vandalism (ht), Janakpur
tense
the whole day (ht), Limbuwan
bandh
hits life in eastern region (nn), Future
federal
fights: Natural resources-sharing figures nowhere in
federating of states; brace up for confrontations and
conflicts, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp), National
identity
crisis: At a time when we should be valuing our multiple,
intersecting identities, we are being told to choose a
single, overarching definition of ourselves, by
Rubeena D. Shrestha (nt), A
fresh people’s mandate: Referendum on ethnic federalism or
fresh elections for a smaller assembly with a six-month
mandate may be the best way to address the impending
political deadlock, by Damakant Jayshi (kp) [The
problem were not the elected CA members but the party
leaders, especially the not elected!!], Experts
seek
fresh polls for statute-making body (ht), Pressure
to
name Kapilvastu a capital (ht)
24/05/2012: Moment
of
truth: Federalism and ethnicity, by Anagha Neelakantan
(rep), Nefin-govt
deal
displeases NC, UML, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), After
9-pt
deal, indigenous leaders see challenges ahead (rep), Govt,
Tharus
seal 10-pt deal (kp), 'Undivided
far-west'
campaigners reimpose bandh against govt-Tharu deal
(nn), Govt
can't
fool people all the time, interview with Rajkumar
Lekhi (rep), Life
in
east comes to a standstill (ht), ‘No
compromise
on Madhes issues’ (ht), Tarai
closure
continues (ht), Let’s
build
a nation that reflects unity in diversity, by Anil
Shah (ht) [For this, an inclusive
federal system is a precondition as the failure of the
1990 system has proved!!], NC,
UML
wings oppose ethno-based federalism: Demand promulgation
of statute in four days (ht) [Long
live Bahunbad and exclusive politics!!], Positive
extension:
An opportunity to transform Nepal (rep), Disappointing:
Political
leaders have pushed the country to a statewhere we have to
choose between getting a new constitution or violating
existing provisions (ht), PM
will
not step down now: Maoists, Morcha (kp), NC,
UML
cast aside CA extension idea: Miffed, parties say
Bhattarai must go, and quick (ht) [The
constitution cannot be promulgated on 27 May! Responsible
is not Baburam Bhattarai but Sushil Koirala, Sher Bahadur
Deuba, Ram Chandra Paudyal, Ram Sharan Mahat, Madhav Kumar
Nepal, K.P. Oli, Jhala Nath Khanal, Ishwor Pokharel, Mohan
Vaidya, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, etc., etc.!!!], Congress,
UML
pile pressure on PM to step down: Set riders for CA term
extension; Call for parties to forge consensus, by
Prakash Acharya (ht), Ruling
NC,
UML press PM to resign, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep), UCPN
(M)
decides to remain in power until constitution is
promulgated (nn), President
Yadav
for constitution within May 27 (nn), Writs
challenge
CA extension bid, by Pranab Kharel (kp), SC
moved
against govt move to extend CA term: Petitioners seek stay
order; Slam Cabinet decision as contemptible (ht), SC
stays
CA term extension decision (nn), Party
sister
organizations against CA extension (rep), Congress
leaders
demand party call back ministers, by Arjun Paudel
(kp), Cong
likely
to recall its ministers today, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht), I'm
no
longer in the cabinet: Sitaula (rep), DPM
Sitaula
says he is no more part of current govt as NC prepares to
recall its ministers today (nn), Round
five:
Widening distrust means compromise in the coming days will
be more difficult (kp), Goodwill
rally
for peace, harmony, timely statute (kp), Protracted
shutdown
affects life across districts: People organise rallies for
social harmony, demand an end to banda culture (kp), Piecemeal
approach:
Instead of signing deal after deal that are disavowed soon
after by someone or the other, the solution perhaps lies
in having all agitating groups and parties converge on a
mammoth roundtable, by Deepak Thapa (kp) [With
these 'political leaders', this will lead to nothing as
well! They simply do not want changes and inclusion! They
do not want democratic structures! They do not want the
constitution to be written! They are not interested in the
people and the country!], A
doomed move: Prachanda's miscalculation, by Jainendra
Jeevan (rep), Economically
Viable
Federal States, by Uttam Maharjan (rn), Call
for
gender-friendly statute (ht), Govt
failed
to provide truth, justice to victims: Amnesty report
(nn) [see AI
report 2012 on Nepal]
23/05/2012: In
House,
govt seeks three more months for CA: Bill registered; UCPN
(Maoist), Madhesi Morcha say extension fully justifiable;
Ruling parties confident of bill passage, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), CA
extension
plan: How it all happened at last, by Anil Giri (kp),
Govt
registers
bill seeking CA term extension: Wants three more months;
Cold-shoulders SC order; Ignores Congress, UML’s
reservations, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Unconstitutional,
say
legal eagles (kp), Constitutional
legitimacy
lost, political legality in question, by Ananta Raj
Luitel (ht), Maoist
chair
confers with President Yadav (nn), Parties
agree
to extend CA term by 3 months more, by Kiran Chapagain
and Gani Ansari (rep), NC
objects
to Cabinet decision (ht), NC
says
no to CA term extension terming it against rule of law;
insists upon promulgation of constitution within May 27
(nn) [There is no inclusive
constitution draft that can be promulgated on May 27! And
you party leaders are responsible! You should resign from
politics en masse!], NC,
UML
express reservations over term extension, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep), Party
sister
organizations against CA extension (rep), Baidya
faction
sees 'conspiracy' in CA term extension proposal (nn),
Three
separate
writs filed at SC against CA term extension proposal
(nn), NC,
UML
warn Madhesi, janajati lawmakers of disciplinary action
(rep) [These party leaders should
be brought to court! The CA has been elected inclusively
to enable all population groups to include their interests
in the new constitution and not the interests of the Bahun
leaders!!!], UML
leader
Nepal demands PM Bhattarai's resignation (nn) [Long
live the power games of the male Bahun politicians!!],
UML
officially
demands PM Bhattarai's resignation (nn), Govt,
janajati
groups sign 9-pt deal; banda called off: Government agrees
to go for ethnicity-based federalism, adopt proportional,
inclusive electoral system, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), Indigenous
nationalities
withdraw all protest programs after govt guarantees
identity-based federalism (nn), A
broader consensus: Engaging the dissent is good for both
NC and UML (kp), Ethnic
NC
leaders make a u-turn on federalism, by Arjun Paudel
(kp), Vice-chairman’s
drive
against party decision riles UML, by Bhadra Sharma
(kp), Limbuwan
front
warns of revolt (ht), Tuesday’s
banda
less violent People in several places take out rallies for
communal harmony (kp), Vandalism
defines
Nefin shutdown (kp), Mofussil
media
protest attacks (kp), Vehicles
torched,
journos attacked (ht), Bandh
hits
life in east hard (ht), Dalits
hold
demonstrations across the country, demand special rights
(rep), ‘Declare
Myanglung
regional hub’ (ht), New
balance
of power: There’s no need to see conspiracies when none
exist, this is a natural upsurge and parties should
backtrack from May 15 pact, by Prashant Jha (kp), Caution
advised:
Danger of ethnic discord (rep), Thousands
attend
rally for social harmony (nn), Can
of
worms: Ethnic federalism, by Murari Sharma (rep), Parties
Must
Act Before Any Misfortune Befalls, by Narayan Upadhyay
(rn), Words
as
weapons: Dangerous speech is an early-warning sign of
violence. This is a fear in hearts of Nepalis today,
by Erisha Suwal (kp), Red-tapism
hits
peace process, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht)
22/05/2012: Second
day
of Nefin banda paralyses life, by Ankit Adhikari (kp), Govt-ethnic
group
talks stall, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), Govt-NEFIN
dialogue
to call off bandh fails, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), NJSC,
government
talks inconclusive (rep), Tactical
mistakes:
While the anger of the protestors these past days was
justified, some of their actions only damaged their cause,
by Aditya Adhikari (kp), Misbehaviour
of
agitators flayed from all quarters (ht), Better
late:
Halfway statute meaningless (rep) [!!!],
New
demand
for Madhes (kp), Maoist
volte-face
queers statute pitch: Dahal comes up with 10-pradesh
proposal; Congress, UML reject it, say breach of deal,
by Prakash Acharya (ht), Major
parties
urge Janajatis to call off bandh and opt for negotiated
settlement of demands (nn), Second
round
of talks between govt and Janajati leaders fail; bandh
enters day 3 (nn), Concerned,
Prez
nudges PM, leaders Asks them to promulgate statute by May
27, do something about bandas, people’s sufferings, by
Anil Giri (kp) [This is
contradictory!!], NC,
UML
leaders for 5-pt deal as basis, by Arjun Paudel (kp),
NC,
UML
reject single identity provinces, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep), Proposals
clash
in inter-party talks, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai and
Pranab Kharel (kp), Leaders
urge
restraint on agitating groups (rep) [The
Bahun politicians play their non-inclusive games as always
before and say the people should shut up!!], Banda's
no
cure (rep), BMF
forms
team for talks with govt (rep), Top
brass
floats CA term extension: Tell President situation
complicated, time short, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), Running
out
of time (ht), Youth
leaders
press NC, UML chiefs for statute by May 27 (rep) [The statute has to be written and
passed by the elected CA members and not by the party
leaders!!], Bandh
paralyses
Valley for second day (ht), Clashes
at
Imadol, Naya Bazaar mar stir (ht), Clashes,
vandalism
across country: Public at the receiving end; Shutdown
triggers price hike (kp), Attack
on
scribes continues (kp), Mediapersons
underscore
safety of press (ht), FNJ
submits
memorandum to home minister (rep), Prolonged
bandh
deteriorates life in eastern region (ht), Strike
cripples
life across nation (ht), Waste
disposal
blockade against ethnic states, by Nirjana Sharma
(kp), ‘Merge
Jhapa,
Morang, Sunsari into one state’ (ht), Now,
a
‘pure’ Kusunda man seeks his share in new statute, by
Purna B.K. (kp), Kusunda
calls
for separate state (ht), ‘Declare
Khotang
provincial capital’ (ht), FNCCI,
students
union to organise mass gathering for peace, national
harmony (nn), A
fine balance: Nepali polity in regional context, by
Dinesh Bhattarai (rep), Peace
Still
a Challenge, by Prem Khatry (rn), Prelude
To
Disaster, by Shyam K.C. (rn), From
war
to peace: Ongoing reintegration of Maoist combatants
reminds that peace process is not over yet, by Mukesh
Khanal (kp), UML’s
disciplinary
body warns lawmakers against defying party decisions
(nn) [According to the interim
constitution, the inclusively elected CA members have to
be absolutely free in their vote!!!], Maoists,
UDMF
agree for voting in CA if parties fail to reach
understanding on thorny issues (nn), CA,
House
meeting deferred once again (nn)
21/05/2012:
Face
the
facts: The old mindset that Nepal will disintegrate if an
identity-based approach is recognised is not tenable,
by Lok Raj Baral (kp), Violent
Nefin
strike throws normal life out of gear, by Ankit
Adhikari (kp), Bandh
coordinator
alleges infiltration (ht), Banda
enforcers
attack press vehicles; PM, others condemn, by Nirjana
Sharma (kp), NEFIN
bandh
enforcers target media: Over 25 vehicles of mediapersons
vandalised, torched; Police round up 54 vandals in Capital
(ht), Condemnation
galore
of violent shutdown: Rights, professional groups flay
attack on press (kp), Nefin
banda
hits nation to the hilt (kp), NEFIN
set
precondition for talks with Govt (rep), Janajatis
to talk only to PM, possibly today, by Roshan Sedhai
(kp), Four-party
meeting
deferred till today: Prachanda incited Janajatis, claims
Khanal (ht), UDMF
denounces
'suppression of protests' (rep), Eastern region bears
the brunt of bandhs (ht), Strike
hits
most parts of country: Enforcers vandalise public
property, clash with cops (ht), Agitating
Muslims
come to terms (kp), Muslims
call
off stir (ht), Muslisms
win
battle for identity, by Gani Ansari (rep) [And
what does it mean?], No
dividing
districts for the sake of states: NC (kp) [The
delination of district boundaries in the early 1960s have
been a tool to prevent ethnic majorities and to force the
Hindu state! If you want an inclusive state, you must not
reject boundary changes!!], Tharu
cadres
quit party (kp), Rallies
taken
out for communal harmony, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal and
Raju Adhikari (rep), Rautes
demand
‘forest’ state, by Durga Lal K.C. (kp), Rautes
demand
free movement in jungles, by Gajendra Bohara (rep), Big
3,
Morcha talks hit roadblock: Constitution on time, Dahal
insists; Time running out, says Poudel, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai and Bhadra Sharma (kp), Three-party
meet
cancelled as UML backs out, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep),
Vegetables,
fruits
rot as strike shuts downs Kalimati market (rep), Stirs
bleed
transport sector dry (kp), Federalism
isn’t
the vehicle to solve all inequalities, interview with
Chaitanya Mishra (kp)
20/05/2012: Statute
amended
to meet May 27 deadline (ht) House
okays
amendment to fast-track statute (rep), Bandhs
disrupt
life in east (ht), Agitating
bodies
join forces: Indigenous, Madhesi leaders to back each
other’s stir (ht), Life comes to a standstill in Tarai
(ht), Madhesi,
indigenous
groups unite against 11-province model, by Gani Ansari
(rep), Call
in
NC for 5 Madhes states (kp), Five
pradeshes
sought in Madhes (ht), NC
lawmakers
from Tarai for 5 provinces (rep), UML
gen
secy shocked over UDMF volte face on 11-province deal
(rep) [??], Dahal
seeks
revision to deal on 11 states; The pact should be
implemented in letter and spirit: Singh, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), New
agreement
on federalism on Sunday: Dahal (rep), Don’t
divide
Myagdi, say locals (ht), Federal
states
to get budget (ht) [Such
things are to be decided by the CA! The federal states
must be autonomous units with their own tax income!],
Why
the
haste? Army Restructuring, by Govind Prasad Kusum
(rep)
19/05/2012: House
set
to make 12th amendment to Interim Constitution (nn) 296
lawmakers
stand against 11 pradeshes (ht) [The
constitution is the independent decision of the CA, not
that of the party leaders!!], Around
three
hundred lawmakers stand against three party deal on
11-province federal model (nn), 14
UML
lawmakers demand 11-state model be corrected (ht), NC,
UML
warn UCPN-M not to back-pedal on deal (ht), Deal
on
11-province model is preliminary: PM, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep), Three
parties
meet over demand for review on 11-state model (nn), New
agreement
on federalism on the cards: Dahal (nn), Tharu
extend
banda; others strike elsewhere, by Dil Bahadur
Chhatyal and Pushpa Raj Joshi (rep), Brahmins,
Chhetris
not indigenous groups: NEFIN (ht), BMF,
indigenous
nationalities to launch joint protest (nn), Major
parties
to campaign in favour of 11-state agreement (ht) [Once again: The party leaders do not
have the legitimacy to decide this!!], Bandhs
disrupt
normal life in east (ht), Upendra
Yadav-led
Madhesi alliance shuts Terai (nn), Govt-Muslim
talks
inconclusive as Muslim leaders want senior leaders to
participate in negotiations (nn), Different places of
capital declared restricted area (nn), NC,
UML
not to send new ministers to govt (rep), Time
for
a rethink, by Sukhdev Shah (rep)
18/05/2012: Debate
on
forms of governance, states rages on, by Arjun
Bhandari (ht), Final
countdown:
Morcha, Maoists close to settling 11-state row; NC, UML
not keen on taking back proposal (kp) Madhesi
lawmakers
throw spanner in statute works, Madhesi
lawmakers
block House, by Ram K. Kamat and Tika R. Pradhan (ht),
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Broader
Madhesi
Front all set to protest 11-province model (kp), UDMF
sticks
to its guns, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep), Maoist,
Madhesi
lawmakers obstruct parliament, by Thira L. Bhusal
(rep), JP
Gupta
writes to UDMF top brass from jail (rep), Call
for
indefinite strike in Madhes (ht), Shutdown
hits
Tarai districts hard (kp), Eastern
Tarai
reeling under strikes (ht), Tug
of
war over provincial capital (ht), General
strike
hits education, businesses hard: Public vehicles stay off
the road; Strike against identity-based federalism will
continue, says Joint Struggle Committee (ht), Wave
of
protests hampers normal policing in Valley: Police say
social crimes on the rise due to daily strikes (ht), Indian
diplomat
in Birgunj ‘seeks’ a ‘storm’ in the Madhes, by Bhusan
Yadav (kp), Dahal
inquires
with Indian ambassador over consular’s controversial
remarks (nn), Three-party
leaders
demand expulsion of Indian Consulate General for
inflammatory remarks; Govt to ask India to 'recall' him
(nn), India’s
centre-state
ties lesson for Nepal, by Mahesh Acharya (kp), Locals
rally
for undivided Sankhuwasabha, by Siddha Raj Rai (rep),
Agitation
for
single Far West lifted; Tharu struggle remains, by
Chitraga Thapa, Mohan Budhair and Ganesh Chaudhary (kp), Bahun-Chhetri
banda
‘trailer’ throws life out of gear, by Ankit Adhikari
(kp), Far-west
remains
shut, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal and Pushpa Raj Joshi
(rep), Strike
withdrawn,
Brahmins, Chhetris now adibasis (rep) [Yes,
please make them inclusive now, e.g. only 6.5% of all
positions to be filled by male Bahuns!!], Brahmin-Chhetris
withdraw
indefinite strike after being awarded Adivasi Janjati
status (nn), RPP-Nepal's
bandh
leaves partial impact in capital (nn) [?????],
11
provinces
to sap nation’s finances, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Debate
on
federal Nepal: Whose identity is it anyway?, by
Damakant Jayshi (rep), Dahal
in
talks about sacking Maoist MPs flouting party policy
(kp), Democracy
now, by Gyan Basnet (kp), Last
minute
wisdom, by Shyam K.C. (kp), Identity
and
good governance: Strong correlation exists, by Basanta
K. Pokharel (ht), After
a
people's war: We can have federalism if we must, but it is
guaranteed to keep Nepal poor, by Bihari K. Shrestha
(nt) [Who belongs to 'Nepal' in
your interpretation? Besides, the party leaders without
legitimation have decided for multiethnic and not for
identity based federal states!!], Damage
control
mode: Despite the deal on the constitution we face the
twin dangers of a demagogue president presiding over a
country disintegrating into inter-ethnic squabbles
(nt), Fooling
some
people all the time: A new constitution may eventually be
declared on 27 May but the compromised document will leave
many dissatisfied, by Anurag Acharya (nt), The
losing
game: We are too busy fighting amongst ourselves to notice
what we have lost, by Rubeena Mahato (nt), New
Reconciliation
Commission, by Jeeva Raj Budhathoki (sp), Blanket
amnesty
would create great concerns, interview with Asko
Luukkainen (sp), Some
Scenarios
Beyond May 28, by Surya Dhungel (sp)
17/05/2012: Life
in
Tarai comes to a grinding halt (ht), Cops,
locals
clash (ht), Protesting
Tharu
Struggle Committee forms talks team (nn), Deal
on
11 states slammed (ht), Police
intervene
in Janajati protest, scores injured (rep), Far-west
bandh
ends (ht), Bahun-Chhetris
enforce
Nepal Bandh again protesting against federalism based on
identity (nn), UDMF
leaders
feel betrayed: Madhesi ministers in dilemma over quitting,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), UDMF
divided
over quitting govt, by Gani Ansari (rep), Women
take
to street for equal rights (rep), Parties
squabble
over President, PM’s powers, by Prakash Acharya (ht),
Focus
now
on power division between Prez, PM, by Thira L. Bhusal
(rep) [This will be absolutely
unimportant if you don't solve the issue of ethnic and
gender inclusion!!], Two
of
a kind: Race for presidency, by Biswas Baral (rep), Maoist
meet
backsdeal on statute (ht) [???], Pro-ethno-federalism
UML
MPs to face action (ht) [Long live Bahunbad!!!], State
restructuring:
Ethnic considerations, by Homraj Acharya (ht)
16/05/2012: Half
measure:
The political mood and Constituent Assembly numbers favour
identity-based federalism; But the parties have postponed
the issue to shift power back to dominant communities,
by Prashant Jha (kp), Finally,
deal
on 11 states, mixed governance model, by Phanindra
Dahal and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Draft
of
agreement among parties (kp) [text of the agreement],
Parties
cut
a deal, break long-drawn deadlock: Compromise sets the
premise for constitution promulgation by May 27; Federal
commission to look into thorny issues (ht), Parties
resolve
all contentious issues, by Kiran Chapagain and Kosh
Raj Koirala (rep), Taskforce
to
put 3-party deal into writing (rep), NEFIN
slams
deal, warns of chaos (kp), Morcha,
Janajatis
slam provinces ‘sans identity’, by Pranab Kharel (kp)
[The change in boundary
deliniation once again produces ethnic minorities in the
provinces and divides ethnic mainlands! This is obviously
the intention of the Bahun leaders!!!], Deal
on
federalism stirs hornet’s nest, by Tika R. Pradhan
(ht), NEFIN
terms
deal on 11 states sans identity 'grave betrayal'; UDMF
also expresses disapproval (nn), Ethnic
groups,
Madhesi parties object to three-party agreement, by
Gani Ansari (rep), Indigenous
groups,
lawmakers, Maoist Baidya faction strongly object to four
party agreement (nn), Indigenous
groups
take to street against three party agreement (nn), UDMF
dismisses
11-state federal model (nn), Banda
affects
Tarai districts (kp), Bandh
cripples
life in Tarai (ht), Bandh
continues
in Terai; Far west further choked as bandh enters day 20
(nn), Kailali
witnesses
clashes, by Mohan Budhair and Chitranga Thapa (kp), Rana
Tharu
in mass assembly of Far-West supporters (rep), Muslims’
stir
in Phase II (kp), Muslims
to
agitate (ht), Team
Baidya
spits venom (kp), Baidya
wants
NC to take lead in constitution drafting process (nn)
[???], Statute
in
sight, all’s well that ends well, by Ram Kumar Kamat
and Prakash Acharya (ht) [???], Prez
summons
House meeting (rep), CA
meet
postponed (nn), After
deal,
UML decides to join Bhattarai-led govt, by Bhadra
Sharma (kp), Pokharel
to
lead UML team (rep) [Only to
mention: He has been rejected by the voters; he is against
identity based federalism; he denies the right of the UML
MPs to free vote in the CA!!], Ban
concerned
over rising tensions (kp), Valley
put
on high security alert Prohibitory zones in city may be
extended (ht)
15/05/2012: Ghosts
of
the Panchayat: Behind the façade of a Panchayati model the
latest anti-federalist tactic reveals a fear of democracy,
by Gyanu Adhikari (kp), Dahal
vows
to push rights of indigenous nationalities (rep), NEFIN
seeks
UML’s support to federate country based on ethnicity
(nn), The
identity
battle Rana Tharus in Far-West, by Bikram Rana (rep),
Top
leaders
agree on mixed system of governance, by Kamal Raj
Sigdel (kp), NC
floats
3 federal models (kp), UML
for
parliament to settle unresolved issues (rep) [All
issues have to be decided by the inclusive CA, not by the
party leaders!!!], Baidya
faction
demands timely constitution (rep), Big
3
close to consensus on knotty issues, by Phanindra
Dahal (kp), Parties
to
sign consensus deal today, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Parties
likely
to seal deal today, by Kiran Chapagain (rep), Parties
agree
on 11-state federal model, mixed governance system with
directly elected President; UML to join govt (nn) [!!!!!], UNSG
Ban
urges Nepal's parties to rise above their differences;
expresses concern over rising tensions (nn), Far
West
strike, day 18: Four die for want of treatment (ht), Tension
runs
high in Dhangadhi as Maoist cadres clash with undivided
Far West demonstrators (nn), Far
West
stir: Govt: Public opinion if need be, by Anil Giri
and Pranab Kharel (kp), Top
political
honchos say referendum will be held in Kailali, Kanchanpur
regarding demand for ‘undivided’ far-west (nn), Agitators
unhappy
with parties’ proposal, by Chitranga Thapa and Mohan
Budhair (kp), Into
the
wild: All the regimes that have ruled the country failed
to improve the people’s conditions, by Aditya Man
Shrestha (kp), Voting
to
draft constitution: Future restructuring provision
necessary, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht), Kidnapping
convict
lawmaker Gupta gets voting rights in CA (nn) [????
According to article 65 (c) a member of the CA must not
have been convicted of a criminal offense involving moral
turpitude!!!]
14/05/2012: Top
parties
hit impasse in state-nomenclature talks: NC, UML say
states must choose names; Give them options, say Maoists,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Blame
game
as negotiations stall (rep), Dahal’s
protest
plea riles NC, UML (ht), Dahal
urges
indigenous nationalities to counter 'anti-federal' forces
(rep), NC
floats
twin options: Party to go for ‘neutral’ names or ones
picked by provincial assembly (kp), Let
provinces
decide their name: NC (rep), UCPN
(M)
for promulgating constitution by May 27; sticks to
11-state model (nn), Action
will
be taken against those who defy party decisions,
interview with Ishwor Pokhrel, CPN-UML (kp) [This
is a total misinterpretation of the rights and duties of
the CA!! The inclusive composition of the CA makes no
sense if the CA members are bound to the decision of the
Bahun leaders of their parties who often have been
rejected by the voters!!], Leaders
now
weighing the CA extension option, by Phanindra Dahal
and Pranab Kharel (kp), Questionnaires
bounce
back to CC subcommittee (kp), Questionnaire
back
with sub-panel: Constitutional Committee stuck on trivial
details, by Ram Kumar kamat (ht), CC
returns
questionaire back to subcommittee (rep), CC
meeting
postponed indefinitely as sub-committee seeks time to
finalise questionnaire (nn), Far-west
leaders
fear communal conflict (ht), Banda
on;
relief in Kanchanpur, by Ganesh Chaudhary, Mohan
Budhair and Chitranga Thapa (kp), Banda
fuels
fear of food shortage in Far West, by Chitranga Thapa and
Mohan Budhair (kp), Strike
continues
in far-west: Talks team urged to return home on 17th day of
protest (ht), Mid-western
region
folk brace for more shutdowns (ht), Bandh
hits
life in nine eastern districts (ht), Schools
shut
against banda, by Binod Bhandari (kp), Life
becomes
unbearable in far-west as bandh enters day 18; 22
districts in Terai also shut (nn), Federal
anxieties, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep), Angst
in
Maithil heartland, by C.K. Lal (rep), Lost
in
transition: Why has the question of retroactivity been
ignored in the transitional justice mechanism?, by
Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), State
restructuring:
Hurdles of constitution building, by Ajit N.S. Thapa
(ht)
13/05/2012: Talks
on
federalism fail to resolve rift: Parties laying groundwork
for voting process (kp), Leaders
differ
on definition of multi-identity, by Thira L. Bhusal
(rep), NC
brass
talks to janajati leaders: Asks them to stick to party’s
official position on federalism (kp), Obey
party
line, NC tells lawmakers (rep) [This is a
total misinterpretation of the rights and duties of the
CA!! The inclusive composition of the CA makes no sense if
the CA members are bound to the decision of the Bahun
leaders of their parties who often have been rejected by
the voters!!], No
compromise
on ethnicity-based federalism, says Dahal (nn), Second
rung
Madhesi leaders furious against 3-4 provinces in Tarai
(rep), Thamis
agitated (ht), Leaders
pitch
for Limbuwan state (ht), Govt
conspiring
to bring sponsored constitution: Gajurel (rep), Disputes
shuttle
between CC and subcommittee (rep), Banda
leaves
far-west high and dry, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep),
Talks
on
undivided Far West ‘positive’: Government negotiators to
present issue to top leaders (kp), Tussle
over
Far-west, interviews with Ramesh Lekhak (NC) and
Mahesh Chaudhary (UML) (rep), Brahmin-Chhetri
alliance
gives govt 3 days to address concerns (kp), In
thy
shoes (rep) [For many groups
this is difficult after more than 200 years of exclusion
under a Hindu ethnicity based state identity!!], Protests
continue
across districts (kp), UML
flexibility
falters as Oli reigns supreme (kp), Making
it
work: Models of federalism, by Ambika P. Adhikari
(rep), Avoid
the
bloodshed: Reconciling competing claims, by Murari
Sharma and Bhagirath Basnet (rep), Promote
ESC
Rights, by Raj Kumar Siwakoti (rn), Prolonged
shutdown
hits: life, adds to hardship, by Chitranga Thapa,
Mohan Bushair and Ganesh Chaudhary (kp), Thapa
suggests
emergency way of extending CA term (kp)
12/05/2012: Parties
near
deal on 11 provinces: May ask provincial parliaments to
name the multiple identity-based states on their own,
by Kamal Raj Sigdel and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), NC,
UML
push for 11 pradeshes: Continue to oppose single
identity-based proposal to federate the country, by
Ram Kumar Kamat and Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Subcommittee
mandated
to finalise questionnaires (kp), CC
sends
disputes back to subcommittee (rep), Maoists
for
consensus on naming provinces (rep), Leaders
close
to deal on 11 provinces, by Kiran Chapagain (rep), Khanal:
Toe
party line on ethnic-based federalism, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep) [This is a total
misinterpretation of the rights and duties of the CA!! The
inclusive composition of the CA makes no sense if the CA
members are bound to the decision of the Bahun leaders of
their parties who often have been rejected by the voters!!],
State
restructuring
on ethnic identity will invite civil war: PAPAD (rep)
[PAPAD predominantly represents
Bahun circles, the main profiteers of
the Hindu ethnicity based unitary state!!], Govt,
Brahmin-Chhetri
Samaj talks go in vain (kp), Govt,
Bramhan
Chhetri alliance talks fail (rep), Govt,
far-west
talks inconclusive (rep), 22
injured
as protesting groups clash, by Mohan Budhair, Ganesh
Chaudhary and Chitranga Thapa (kp), Kailali
clashes
leave 45 injured: Undivided far-west supporters, Tharus
scuffle, by Shivaraj Bhatta (ht), Private
sector
worried as bandas make a comeback (kp), Bandh
continues
to affect valley: Taxi torched; Nine detained from
Kathmandu, Lalitpur for violence; Strike triggers protest
rally in Kirtipur (ht), Agitators
ruin
public property on Day Two (ht), Two-day
banda
cause output loss of over Rs 4.5b (rep), Tourism
industry
unnerved by bandas (kp), NC
firm
against single ethnic identity-based federalism (kp),
Civil
society
against ethnic federalism (ht) [Civil
society, as well, is totally dominated by Bahuns and
Chhetris!!]
11/05/2012: CA
voting
process hits questionnaire hurdle, by Phanindra Dahal
(kp), CC
preparing
questionnaire for voting (ht), CC
struggles
to prepare questionnaire (rep), Constitutional
Committee's
failure to forward questionnaire puts off CA meeting again
(nn), Federalism
gets
mazy asdemand for states risesShutdowns over state
restructuring cripple life across country (kp), Lawmakers
form
alliance to press for single identity-based provinces: To
vote together on disputed issues of constitution-drafting,
by Pranab Kharel (kp), Madhesi,
Janajati
CA members join hands: Threaten to cross floor to pressure
NC, UML (ht), NC
lawmakers
opt out of party stance: Ally with like-minded lawmakers
from other parties (kp), Madhesi,
Janjati
lawmakers unite for identity-based federalism, by Gani
Ansari (rep), Big
parties
differ over 'party whip' on CA members (rep), NC
discusses
indigenous lawmakers demands (rep), UML
lawmakers
warned against defying party line (kp), UML
chairman
Khanal instructs lawmakers to vote for six-province
federal model (nn), Bahun-Chhetris
to
intensify protest; Nefin slams plan (kp), Bahun-Chettris
continue
protests against ethnicity-based federalism (nn), Banda
cripples
life across the country (rep), Protestors
cut
132 kV transmission line, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal
(rep), Banda
leaves
foreign tourists without food, water, by Santosh
Pokharel (rep), No
peace
at all on the western front: Agitation, closures in far
and mid-west against proposed division continue unabated,
by Shivaraj Bhatta (ht), A
day marked by bandhs (ht), Federalism
accord
hope ‘still alive’ (kp), UCPN
(Maoist),
NC fail to agree on names of federal provinces (nn), Giri
floats
new name for country (kp), The
times
they are changing: The politicians have landed us in a
mess by not listening to the electorate, but there is
still time to change that, by Anurag Acharya (nt)
10/05/2012: Promise
of
a New Nepal: There is plenty of evidence that some of the
worst excesses of the Old have become even more magnified
in the New. But none of that detracts from our
achievements so far, by Deepak Thapa (kp), Ball
in
CA court as major leaders put knotty statute issues to
vote (kp), Madhesi,
ethnic
lawmakers unite (kp), CA
readies
to conduct votes on disputed issues (rep), Singular,
multiple
identity row mars state re-do talks, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), Federalism
still
a tough row to hoe for parties: Now stuck on identity, not
viability of provinces, by Ram Kumar Kamat and Prakash
Acharya (ht), Parties'
meeting
inconclusive, by Kiran Pun (rep), UML
goes
for 11 states now (kp) [??], UML
stands
by 7-province model (rep) [??], Jumbo
Far-West
talks team heads for Capital (kp), Far-west
talks
team en route to Kathmandu (ht), Health
in
power: Identity and healthcare, by Lhamo Yangchen
Sherpa (rep), The
right
size: Before reorganisation of the Army, right-sizing and
democratisation are essential (kp) [!!!],
The
weakest
link: In a world where individual attributes are
celebrated, there’s gradually less room for celebrating
caste or ethnic characteristics, by Manish Gyawali
(kp), Patients
get
sick of far-west bandh (ht)
09/05/2012: Tharuhat
demand
separate province, by Bikram Giri (rep), Madhesi,
Tharus,
caucus one on state restructuring, by Gani Ansari
(rep), NC
now
floats 9-province model, by Kiran Chapagain (rep), UDMF
toughens
its stance: To stick to one Madhes Pradesh for now, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Continued
shutdown
spells trouble, crisis, by Chitranga Thapa (kp), No
talks
yet with far-west agitators, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal
(rep), Pahad
Ghar:
Identity and restructuring, by Dharma Adhikari (rep),
Restructuring
endgame:
The parties dismiss emerging movements at their own peril.
Compromise only after judging strength; but engage with
all, by Prashant Jha (kp), Voting
on
contentious issues of constitution to begin in CA from
Thursday (nn) [The CA has
not been elected as a voting machine! It is the
outstanding task of the inclusive CA, and not that of the
exclusive and partly rejected party leaders, to elaborate,
discuss and write the constitution!!!], Leaders
doubt
timely statute (ht) [Those
ruining the country for selfish interests should not be
called 'leaders'!!!], Parties
‘close’
to consensus (kp), Parties
refuse
to budge, talks hit blind alley: Consensus turning out to
be a wild-goose chase (ht), Settle
thorny
issues first, says UML (kp) [Yes,
you should have settled them almost four years ago!!],
SAC
shelves
Army restructuring plan, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), SAC
throws
cold water on proposal, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Halt
NA
restructuring for now: SAC tells govt, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep), Congress
‘picks’
3 more Cabinet candidates, by Arjun Paudel (kp), Running
in
circles: A national consensus government without an
opposition is a risky choice, by Bipin Adhikari (kp)
08/05/2012: Unresolved
questions:
There are many unresolved matters that are as crucial to
the federalism debate as the delineation of provinces,
by Aditya Adhikari (kp), Widen
the
vision: Time has come for an inclusive round table meeting
with Janajatis, Dalits, women and Madhesis, by Prem
Phyak (kp), Parties
seek
time till today for consensus: Constitutional Committee
meeting tomorrow, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp), CA
meeting
deferred till Wednesday (nn), Statute
by
May 27 not possible: CC Chair Acharya, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep), NC,
UML
agree on finer points of federalism, forms of governance
(nn), Major
parties
close to agreement on form of governance, state
restructuring (nn), 'Autonomous
Madhesh
province' is bottom line: Madhesi Front (nn), Delay
in
Cabinet pick as NC camps engage in blame game (kp), UML
sets
two preconditions for joining ‘consensus govt’, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp) [It's irresponsible to set precondicions for this
absolutely unnecessary change of government that
disregards the urgent interests of people and nation!!!],
CPN-UML
to
support govt from outside (rep), Maoist-UML
meet
inconclusive: Govt’s move to reshuffle ministers objected
(ht), UCPN (M), NC
muse
over options for bringing UML on board (nn), Federal
fears:
Political class should work towards convincing people of
Far West that they’re being heard (kp), Bandh
hits
patients hard in far-west (ht), Far-West
banda:
Govt talks offer gets fair response, by Chitranga
Thapa, Mohan Budhair and Mohan Shahi (kp), Life
becomes
intolerable in Far-West as bandh enters Day 12 (nn), Sitaula
team
to talk with Far-west region strikers (rep), Life
comes
to standstill in east (ht), PM
backs
Army’s structure re-do proposal (kp), PM
stresses
army restructuring: Says old structure is irrelevant in
present context (ht), National
security
policy before NA restructuring: Lawmakers (rep), CA
Court
fails to ‘live up’ to expectations, by Pranab Kharel
(kp), Anti-federalism
party
leader fears for life: Chitra Bahadur KC tells prime
minister he has only 5 days to live (kp), War
of
the courts: Unavoidable conflict, by Gyan Basnet (ht)
07/05/2012: Parties
seek
two more days to resolve disputed issues of constitution;
CC meet also put off (nn), Wild
wild
west: The call for an ‘Indivisible Far West’ is a ploy
being used by political leaders to benefit from both the
hills and the Tarai, by Deepak Chaudhary (kp), Far-west
defies
call by Big III (ht), Top
leaders'
call enrages agitators, banda to continue, by Bikram
Giri (rep), Big
three
renew call to far western agitators to end bandh (nn),
Restructuring
of
ministries raises a few eyebrows, by Pranab Kharel and
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp) [The
whole process of exchange of government at this critical
point of time is a farce that only serves the interest of
NC und UML leaders to prevent the timely conclusion of the
constitution with a Maoist led government!!!], Poudel’s
PM
prospects pale: Deal forged with Prachanda to
make
Koirala next PM’, by Arjun Paudel (kp) [None
of the three NC top leaders is qualified for the post of
PM! Koirala has even been rejected by the electorate!!],
UML
to
stay out of govt, for now, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), UML
not
to join govt: Central committee decides to play
constructive role in statute drafting, by Arjun
Bhandari (ht), UML
decides
not to join govt, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep), Sitaula
elevated
to DPM a day after becoming minister (rep), Appointments
in
constitutional bodies: Change of guard likely to delay
process (ht), Baidya
loyal
students’ demo against ‘Indian interference’ (kp), Defining
identities, by Shrochis Karki (rep), Unholy
alliance
would’ve jeopordised the constitution, interview with
Bimalendra Nidhi, Nepali Congress (kp)
06/05/2012: Constitution
talks
make no headway (kp), Consensus
on
federalism, governance elusive
Parties have until tomorrow to agree before issues are put
to vote in CA (ht), Can’t
trust
political parties on federalism yet: Mahato, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht), Tharu
banda
affects life (kp), Muslim
people
stage protests (kp), Far
West
strike called off (kp), Far
west
bandh continues despite joint call by big three parties
(nn), Far-west
left
high and dry for 9th day (ht), Act
now:
Crisis in Far-west (rep), Demands
for
Birgunj as capital of Madhes state (rep), Bhattarai
inducts
12 ministers, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), PM
swears
in 12-minister Cabinet: UML, fringe parties to join govt
tomorrow (ht), Eleven
ministers
from Maoist, NC and UDMF sworn in [Ashaming
power theatre once again!!!], MPRF-R
sees
red over Yadav continuing in new cabinet (rep), Deuba
faction
riled as Sushil picks ministers, by Arjun Paudel (kp),
NC
rift
surfaces on government issue (ht), NC's
Deuba
faction boycotts CWC meeting (rep), UML
likely
to join Bhattarai Cabinet amid pressure (kp), UML
2nd
rung leaders feel party will join govt (rep), Turbulence
ahead:
Post-May 27 climate, by Biswas Baral (rep), PLAs
unite
for fresh revolution (ht)
05/05/2012: Midnight
deal (rep) [Obviously, this
deal is not really worth the papers it has been written
on!!], Rifts
in
parties hit unity govt bid: NC, UML fail to pick Cabinet
candidates; Parties say will finalise names by evening
today, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), Baidya
wants
deal scrapped (kp), Baidya
faction
opposes 5-pt deal (rep), NC
under
pressure to stick to party position (kp), Settle
intra-party
disputes before party joins govt: Deuba (rep), UML
CC
members say no to joining new govt, by Bhadra Sharma
(kp), UML
CC
members flay five-point deal: Nepal stands by agreement,
says there was no alternative (ht), UML
CC
meeting: Majority press party to shun Bhattarai-led govt
(rep), Bhattarai
to
form new govt today: 26-member Cabinet on cards;
Congress,UML yet to decide names (ht), New
cabinet
likely to have two dozen ministers, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep), PM
Bhattarai
to unveil new cabinet today; Shital Niwas asked to prepare
for oath ceremony at 5 pm (nn), Far-West
shutdown
drags on, by Chitranga Thapa and Mohan Budhair (kp), Bandh
hits
common man in Far-West, by Shivaraj Bhatta (ht), Far
west
reels under crippling strike, by Dil Bahadur Chhantyal
and Bikram Giri (rep), Bandh
sparks
shortage of essential commodities in far west (nn), Call
for
oppressed lot to unite: Time for marginalised to fight for
their rights: Mahato, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Chance
for
peace, by Sukh Deo Muni (Frontline)
04/05/2012: Deal
signed
to form unity govt in 2 days: All 48 ministers quit;
Bhattarai to resign before statute promulgation; NC-led
govt to hold polls, by Phanindra Dahal (kp) [A
deal that means nothing for a good constitution as
basis of future Nepal! It only underlines the continued
power greed of unable Bahun politicians!!], Parties
strike
deal at the stroke of midnight: Unity govt under Bhattarai
in two days; Nepali Congress to take over before May 27,
by Ram Kumar Kamat and Tika R. Pradhan (ht) [The
first is o.k. and should have happened months ago; the
second is absolutely unneccessary and does not reflect the
vote of the people!], Ministers
resign
en masse at midnight, by Thira L. Bhusal rep), Baidya
faction
not to join consensus govt (nn), UCPN
(M)
retains Shrestha, Bogati in unity govt; Baidya faction
skips meeting (nn), CA
meeting
put off for four days (nn) [No
problem! It's enough if the Bahun leaders clear their
power games and decide on the constitution issues! The CA
may just say yes in the end!!!], Far-west
bandh
enters seventh day (ht), Far-West
banda
triggers food shortage (kp), Lost
all
hopes, say war-missing’s kin, by Rajkumar Karki (kp),
Re-framing
politics-public
administration relationship: For better governance, by
Anuj Mishra (ht), Dangerous
minds:
A few ruthless leaders must not jeopardise democracy just
to fulfill their personal ambitions and greed, by
Anurag Acharya (nt), Together
we
stand: Let's learn from the chimpanzees, who cooperate to
survive, by Alok K. Bohara (nt), Beware
of
the future: Us-vs-them ethno-chauvinism is drowning out
moderate, sane and rational voices, by Rubeena Mahato
(nt), Federal
express:
In the tinder dry terrain of Nepal's political summer, the
conditions are right for a blaze that could rapidly engulf
the whole country (nt)
03/05/2012: First
draft
of constitution almost ready: Constituent Assembly
appoints experts’ panel to fine-tune language, by
Phanindra Dahal (kp), Maoists
in
eastern Tarai oppose 10-state model, by Khilanath
Dhakal (rep),
Broader
Madhesi
Front calls stir (ht), United
we
stand: A fresh federal model, by Alok K. Bohara (rep),
Generosity
and
justice: NC and UML leaders are fooling themselves if they
think they can shortchange the marginalised; Ethnic
activists are fooling themselves if they think that they
can have the lion’s share at others’ expense, by
Pramod Mishra (kp), PM's
call
fails to impress far western agitators; bandh further hits
life on day 7 (nn), Shutdowns
across
country hit life (kp), Ruling
alliance
urges opposition to join govt (kp), Desperate
measures:
A vote of no-confidence in gov’t will only stagnate
constitution-drafting process (kp), Parties
agree
on unity govt under Bhattarai: PM to dissolve Cabinet
after talks among four forces today; To invite all parties
in CA to join new govt, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Bhattarai
to
dissolve Cabinet today: Parties reach too close to a deal
on national unity govt, forms of governance, federalism,
by Ram Kumar Kamat and Prakash Acharya (ht), Prime
Minister
to dissolve cabinet today, by Ameet Dhakal and Thira
L. Bhusal (rep), Three
major
parties, UDMF all set to pave way for formation of
national unity govt (nn), Sitauala
likely
to lead NC's team in unity govt as Deputy PM (nn), Info
Minister
trashes reports about formation of new national unity
govt; says cabinet will only be reshuffled (nn) [???], PLA
selection
schedule soon, says govt, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht)
02/05/2012: Parties
amend
rules to prepare first draft: Amendment opens door for
referring contentious issues of statute to CA for voting,
by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Parties
to
vote when push comes to shove: Leaders vow to continue
talks but voting highly likely tomorrow, by Ram Kumar
Kamat and OPrakash Acharya (ht), CA
regulations
amended to decide disputed issues by vote (rep), Dahal:
No
compromise on directly elected Prez (kp), Sheer
procrastination (ht), NC,
Maoists
in showdown over national unity govt, by Arjun Paudel
(kp), Heated
debate
in NC over no-trust motion (rep) [They
must be crazy; at least, they are absolutely
irresponsible!!], UML
mulls
over vote of no confidence: To seek help of an NC section,
Maoist hard-line faction, by Bhadra Sharma (kp) [Power
is morer important than writing the constitution!!],
NC
to
go to great lengths to lead unity govt: Mandates top
leaders to put party at helm before promulgation of
statute (ht), NC
demands
House session; no official decision yet on no-trust motion
(nn),
Parties
Motivated
Only By Self-Serving Interest, by Narayan Upadhyay
(rn), Life
hit
to the hilt on 6th banda day (kp), Far-west
banda
disrupts life, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep), Normal
life
thrown out of gear in various districts of far west, mid
west due to bandh (nn), Strike
hits
Chitwan and eastern Nepal districts too; bandh peaceful so
far (nn), Upendra
Yadav
led Madhesi alliance announces protest programmes (nn), Muslim
community
worried whether their rights will be enshrined in new
statute (nn), Turbulent
Tarai:
Only a full investigation will reveal the truth behind the
bombing in Janakpur (kp), Terror
grips
Janakpur as locals hear another blast; police yet to
confirm (nn), Gender
balance:
Equal rights for women, by Bijan Pant (rep), Failure
to
change: Instead of responding to the marginalised, NC has
decided to be the face of Nepali conservatism. This is
suicidal, by Prashant Jha (kp), Clash
of
the courts: The arrival of a constitutional court will
represent a huge institutional imposition within our
justice system and inevitably lead to conflict, by
Gyan Basnet (kp), Workers
demand
10 percent representation in state bodies (kp)
01/05/2012: Major
parties
at odds over Far-west, by Shivaraj Bhatta (ht), 22
lawmakers
against undivided far-west (rep), Parties
mull
putting statute issues to vote, by Phanindra Dahal
(kp), Deal
eludes
parties, vote beckons, by Arjun Bhandari and Prakash
Acharya (ht), Last-ditch
effort
today to avert vote on thorny issues (rep), Leaders
finally
agree to go ahead with voting to settle thorny issues
(nn), Ruling
parties
to remain in power until new constitution is promulgated
(rep) [Everything else would be
absolute nonsense!!], Unwanted
distraction:
No-trust motion is a no-no at this stage (rep), A
new beginning?, by Sumit Sharma Sameer (rep), Federalism
And
The Right To Self-Determination, by Gyan Basnet (rn),
4
die in Janakpur blast: Over 30 injured, 14 seriously,
by Suresh Yadav (rep), Promising
actress
among blast dead (rep), Who
is
Rajan Mukti? (rep), 4
dead as blast rips thru Mithila sit-in: 15 of 18 hurt in
Janakpur explosion airlifted to Capital; Mukti-led JTMM
owns up act (kp), Sugary
drink,
betel nuts and the bang, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (rep),
Janakpur
blast
condemned (kp)
30/04/2012: Federalism:
Ethnic
fronts step up their pressure campaigns, by Pranab
Karel (kp), Ethnic
leaders
warn of burning new statue (ht), Tharus
join
forces for undivided Tharuhat, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal
(rep), Demonstrations
across
districts; banda called off, by Chitranga Thapa (kp),
Far-west
bandh
cripples normal life (ht), Hindu
extremists
can exploit cow issue: NC (rep) [???],
The
next
revolutionists: Dalits in Nepali politics, by C.K. Lal
(rep), No
Ethnic
Names, Please!, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn) [??],
Oli
surprised
at 12-state plan (kp), Federal
compromise:
It is heartening to see parties willing to move away from
their rigid positions (kp) [The
14 state proposal of the CA was already a compomise! Every
further compromise is a step towards future disaster!!],
Parties
likely
to head for a unity govt showdown, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), Unity
govt
talks eclipse constitutional issues, by Ram Kumar
Kamat and Prakash Acharya (ht) [????],
Nepal
talks
of CA term extension (kp) [???], CA
may
last till mid-July: Nepal (ht), Money
for
justice: Barring amnesty to “six unpardonable crimes” must
be the condition for any support to the TRC by the
international community, by Suhas Chakma (kp), It’s
not
that everything will be lost or won on May 27,
interview with Purna Man Shakya (kp)
29/04/2012: Alliance
to
press for Tharuhat state (kp), Tharu
alliance
for integrated Tharuhat state (rep), Banda
shuts
Kailali, Kanchanpur (kp), No
fragmented
far west: Locals, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep), Baidya
rejects
10-province model, by Raju Adhikari (rep), UML
floats
12-state federal model: NC leader KC dubs UML change of
stance ‘double standard, breach of understanding’, by
Phanindra Dahal and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Change
of
heart tactic or compulsion?, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), UML
for
seven units, directly-elected PM (ht), UML
leader
says ethno states not acceptable (ht), Let's
go
either for 7 or 12 provinces: UML, by Thira L. Bhusal
(rep), NC
‘firm’
on 7 provinces: Acknowledges ethnicity as a basis of
federation (kp) [This is not
possible with 7 provinces and the current 75 districts
that have been delineated to prevent ethnic inclusion!!],
NC,
UML
could agree to 10 to 12 pradeshes, by Ram Kumar Kamat
and Prakash Acharya (ht), Second
phase
of Muslim protests from May 2 (rep), Bandh
calling
for 'undivided far western' enters day 3 (nn), ‘Consensus
delay
makes statute draft uncertain’ (kp), CC
meeting
ends without taking up agendas due to absence of top
leaders (nn) [???], PLA
fighters
sacrificed for peace, constitution: Pun; Says
ex-combatants surrendered their aspirations for the sake
of nation (ht)
28/04/2012: SC
turns
down writ against ethnicity-based federalism (nn), Sherpas,
Karnali
people stage protest demanding 'autonomous provinces'
(nn), Cong
comes
up with 7-state model: Says 75 districts will remain
intact; Maoists, Madhes parties reject proposal
(kp), NC
proposes
seven provinces sans names: Pradesh Sabhas to decide what
to call them; No district to be divided, by Ram K.
Kamat (ht), Nepali
Congress
floats 7-province model, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep), No
going
beyond 7, say UML leaders, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Voting
on
14 units if 10 denied, says Dahal (ht), Maoist
model
sparks protest in Far-west (ht), Parties
still
at loggerheads over state restructuring (rep), Parties
show
no sign of relenting on their positions on federal model
(nn), Parties
yet
to discuss size of federal parliament, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep), A
disastrous road: Ethnic federalism, by Keshav
Bhattarai and Darlene Budd (rep) [After
more than 200 years of ethnic unitary state, ethnic
federalism has become a must!!], India’s
role
in peace process crucial: Ban, by Mahesh Acharya (kp)
[??]
27/04/2012: Bahun
leadership
and federalism: Opposition to multi-ethnic federalism may
incur greater losses to the traditional political parties,
by Mahendra Lawoti (kp), Maoists
for
10 identity-based states: Madhes-based parties positive;
NC, UML say proposal against Hattiban understanding,
by Phanindra Daha and anab Khare (kp), UCPN-M
pitches
for 10 federal units: Nepali Congress, CPN-UML condemn
outright, say proposal ignores economic capability, by
Arjun Bhandari and Ram K. Kamat (ht), Maoists
propose
10 states, one centrally-run zone, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep), NC
floats
seven-province federal model (nn), Muslim
community
enforces two-hour strike in valley (nn), Push
for
directly elected prez (kp), 42
UML
lawmakers oppose mixed model (rep), Constitution
writing:
The missing debate, by Ameert Dhakal (rep), TRC
through
ordinance: Rights defenders warn parties against doing
wrong to victims (ht), Mixing
things
up: In an effort to seek a 'win-win' arrangement, let's
not settle for something that will make us all losers,
by Anurag Acharya (nt)
26/04/2012: Calls
for
states put east in a state of confusion: Will leaders be
able to avert the impending threat of ethnic tension?,
by Somnath Bastola (ht), Indigenous
leaders
warn of stern protest if their rights not enshrined in new
statute (nn), Caucus
unhappy
with deal (kp), Prez,
PM
to share executive powers: Directly-elected president to
be head of state; to exercise certain prerogatives, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Federalism
a
political hot potato for parties: Leaders pitch proposals,
fail to reach accord, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Top
leaders
to forge deal by Friday, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep) [A deal is not the solution! Anything
else than identity based federalism will lead to a
disaster!!], Cong,
UML
MPs against huge House (ht) [A
150 member House of Representatives should be enough! The
other chamber must be the representation of the federal
states on the national level and should not have more than
3-5 representatives from each province depending on
population!], 385-member
strong
House too big: NC leaders (rep), UML
ready
for give and take: Khanal (kp), Hardliners
plan
to tage protest in CA (kp), BMF
for
common Madhesi stance on thorny issues (rep), CA
meeting
deferred till April 29 (nn) [No
problem, the CA is an absolutely unimportant institution!
Better let the incompetent politicians write the
constitution!!], Strengthening
The
Nepal Peace Trust Fund, by Durga Nidhi Sharma (rn), Revival
Of
Hope For The Constitution, by Uttam Maharjan (rn), Think
justice:
The government cannot keep victims and the Nepali people
in the dark about the parameters of the upcoming TRC,
by Yadab Bastola (kp)
25/04/2012: NEFIN
banda
affects Tarai districts: Group demands ethnicity-based
federalism; Violence marks shutdown in Udayapur (kp),
Bandh
affects
normal life in Tarai (ht), Ethnic
group
leaders a dissatisfied lot (kp), Lawmakers
press
for identity based federalism, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht), Clamour
for
14 federal states (kp), Muslims
submit
memos to CDOs across country (kp), Parliamentary
committee
seeks to end caste based discrimination (nn), Maoists
to
propose Chitwan as federal capital of Nepal; claims other
parties are also 'positive' about it (nn), Parties’
decision
to have jumbo federal assemblies slammed, by Phanindra
Dahal (kp), Parties
agree
tentatively on election system (ht), 325-member
lower
house, 60-strong upper agreed (rep), Maoists
for
mixed model with directly elected prez (kp), Top
NC
leaders asked not to give up stance (kp), Weighing
the
options: Finding a balance for executive power in form of
government is tricky (kp), CC
seeks
two more days to resolve remaining disputes (nn), PLA
to
recommend up to 30 for NA majors, 60 for captains, by
Kiran Pun (rep), Conflict
victim
lies in wait for treatment, by Prakash Baral (kp), Martyrs
family
grapples with unfulfilled promises, by Rudra Khadka
(rep), Can't
even
think of another extension, interview with Subas
Chandra Nembang (rep), No
Time
For Dilly-dallying Tactics, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn),
Justice
System:
Impunity And Reconciliation, by Raj Kumar Siwakoti
(rn), In
breach
of protocol: While pretending to be a constitutional
president, Ram Baran Yadav has already launched his next
election campaign, by Prashant Jha (kp) [See also The
hero:
Evaluating Ram Baran Yadav, by Jainendra Jeevan (rep
26/04/2012), an article against
ethnic demands and criticism that is glorifying the
president and turning a blind eye to his misbehaviours],
State
re-structuring:
Basic human rights vital, by Hemang Sharma (ht)
24/04/2012: ICJ,
HRW
say no to amnesty for serious crimes (kp), Rights
bodies
worried over amnesty pact (ht), Terai
districts
hit by NEFIN strike for ethnicity-based federalism
(nn), Minister
pitches
for ethnic federalism (kp), Two
dozen
Muslim demonstrators including seven lawmakers arrested
(nn), Parties
reach
understanding on electoral system, form of governance
(nn), From
French
to Finnish Model, by Ameet Dhakal (rep), Lawyers
at
variance over Constitutional Court: Some want it for ever,
not just for 5 years, by Pranab Kharekl (kp), Lawyers
divided
over Constitutional Court (ht), Parties
settle
judiciary, citizenship issues: Forms of
governance,election system and federalism continue to
trouble top leaders, by Prakash Acharya and Tika R.
Pradhan (ht), New
constitution
to have interim one’s citizenship terms (kp), CA
put
off to give leaders more time (kp) [Yes,
the framing of the constitution is the task of (partly
rejected) party leaders and not that of the elected
representatives of the people!!!], Parties
get
two more days for negotiations (rep), Breakthrough
Tuesday:
Leaders (rep), NC
in
a fix over joining Bhattarai-led govt (kp) [Maybe
your last chance to wake up, NC!!], Catch-22:
Federalism
debate, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep), Law
v
justice: Regardless of whether it is the political or the
civil society that demands it, justice always remains the
end and rule of law the means, by Apurba Khatiwada
(kp), Indian
states’
elections: Clue to our constitution drafting?, by
Birendra P. Mishra (ht)
23/04/2012: Maoists
flexible
on federalism (kp) [The
Bahuns once again make their deal agains the interests of
the excluded population groups! Another uprising will be
preprogrammed!!], 12
Tharu
organizations for three provinces in Tarai, by Chandni
Hamal (rep), Muslims
seek
their share in imminent federal structure (kp), NEFIN
threatens
to take up arms (ht), Bill
seeks
to fast-track statute writing process (kp), Deal
on
mixed model ‘almost at hand’: New constitution to have
provision of a Constitutional Court to be set up for five
years, by Phanindra Dahal and Bhadra Sharma (kp), 3-party
nod
to Constitutional Court: UDMF agrees; Tenure five years;
To be headed by chief justice, by Ram Kumar and
Prakash Tika (ht), Minor
hurdles:
Debate surrounding Constitutional Court and citizenship
have room for compromise (kp), Leaders
agree
on mixed system of governance, by Thira L. Bhusal and
Kosh Raj Koirala (rep), Half
the
story: Against the tide, by Ramesh Khatry (rep), Emulating
engagement:
Constuitution drafting process, by Shrochis Karki
(rep), There’s
a
crisis of confidence in top three parties, interview
with Upendra Yadav (kp) [You
should also include the Madhesi parties into your
critics!!], Parties
Under
Pressure From All Sides, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), Jailed
ex-minister’s
plea to attend CA (ht) [???], Truth
Commission:
For rule of law, ending impunity, by Suman Adhikari
(ht), Life
is
still a struggle for Kayasthas (ht), Martyrs’
families
want constitution on time (ht)
22/04/2012: Beyond
numbers:
Restructuring talks should be widened (rep), Newar
leaders
pile pressure for Newa Autonomous State (nn), Indigenous
nationalities
demand ethnic identity-based federalism (nn), Chhetris
say
no to ethno-states (ht) [But they never said no to more than 200 years of
ethnic unitary state!], Paper
promises:
Nepali women’s political and civil rights continue to be
limited only to pacts and promises, by Bhawana
Upadhyay (kp), Parties
poles
apart on judiciary, citizenship: NC, UML ‘backtracked’ on
constitutional court deal (kp), Disputed
issues:
Maoists, Morcha team up (kp), Parties
fail
to reach deal on issues of new statute, by Ram Kumar
and Prakash Tika (ht), Differences
over
constitutional court hinder consensus, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep), Big
III
plotting not to draft statute: Yadav (ht), CC
meet
postponed till Monday afternoon (nn), Gajurel,
Gurung
in blame game, by Raju Adhikari (rep), Maoists,
UDMF
for giving continuity to Bhattarai-led govt till new
constitution, by Gani Ansari (rep), Public
at
receiving end as NC, UML activists at war on roads
(kp), Will
the
sky fall? Post-May 27 scenario, by Murari Sharma
(rep), Water
wall:
To destroy caste-based hierarchies, cultural practices and
ingrained beliefs need to change, by Erisha Suwal (kp)
21/04/2012: Ethnic
lawmakers’
caucus piles pressure on parties, by Bhadra Shama and
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Diverse
group
pile pressure on statute, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep), Lawmakers
against
north-south divide (ht), Limbuwan
panel
seeks 14 provinces (kp), Tharu
leaders
discuss separate province, by Chandni Hamal (rep), ‘Madhes
will
be divided into two states’ (ht), Police
detain
Muslim leaders (rep), Khanal
says
party against ethno-based federalism (ht), Transitional
justice
mechanism: Govt likely to table new bill through ordinance
(kp), Campaign
against
amnesty pact (kp), Civil
society
objects to blanket amnesty (ht), Commission
could
rub salt on war-time wounds, by Ananta Raj Luitel
(ht), Parties
differ
on ‘criminal’ MP issue (ht), Under
pressure,
Big Three in marathon talks on contentious issues (rep),
Maoist
top
brass, Madhesi Front for giving continuity to Bhattarai
govt; agree to form common position on statute (nn), UCPN
(M),
NC 'ready' for package agreement on thorny issues (nn)
[???], Cantonments
to
be venue for combatant selections (rep), PLA
brass
refuses fund transfer funds to party HQ (rep)
20/04/2012: ‘Ethno-based
states
a must’: Marginalised groups warn of spurning new
constitution (ht), Tarai
lawmakers
up in arms: Form Comprehensive Madhesi Front to press
regional issues (kp), Madhesi
leaders
rise to Madhes cause (ht), 7-province
model
unacceptable: NEFIN, NIWF (rep), ‘Ethno-federalism
not
accepted’ (ht) [Says Bahun
Khanal who oviously sees no negative effects of more than
200 years of ethnic unitarism!], Over
two
dozen Muslim protesters arrested (nn), Big
3
parties decide to go for a single commission: Not good an
idea, say leaders studying two pending bills (kp), Nod
to
Integrated Reconciliatory Commission: To replace TRC,
commission on missing, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Top
leaders
prepare for 'blanket amnesty', by Thira L. Bhusal
(rep), Woo
Maoists
or accept our model, UML tells NC, by Bhadra Sharma
(kp), Cong,
UML
discuss pricky statute issues: Dwell on federalism, forms
of governance, judiciary (ht), Persuade
Maoists
to your proposal or accept ours: UML asks NC (rep), PLA
integration:
Board ready to set process rolling (kp), Final
count:
PLAs opting for integration down to 3,161 (ht), 3,129
for
integration (rep), ‘1,700
fighters
had joined YCL’ (kp), Illusions
galore:
The people are up to their necks in illusions and don't
know who, or what, to believe anymore, by Aditya Man
Shrestha (kp), Beyond
left
and right: The current need for the centre is to retake
the space invaded by the radicals in the last 15 years,
by Tika P. Dhakal (kp), Mind
what
you speak, but speak your mind: Nepal's transition is not
being driven by issues at hand, but by those that will
follow once the constitution is declared, by Anurag
Acharya (nt), Nepal’s
diversity
is much greater than many countries, interview with
Shoko Noda, UNDP Country Director of Nepal (sp), The
Abyss
Stares Back, by Dipak Gyawali (sp)
19/04/2012: Activists
tell
parties to shun blanket amnesty (ht), Major
parties
agree to merge two commissions on truth and
reconciliation, disappearance (nn) [???],
CA
meet
to start statute drafting: Parties say will continue
intra-party discussions for final give and take (kp),
Procedures
to
okay statute to be cut (ht), CA
to
start voting on thorny issues from April 23 (ht), NC,
UML
in bid to find common statute stance (kp) [Nevertheless,
you are still a minority!!], Madhesi,
Janajatis
to deliberate on constitution Thursday (rep), Maoist
chair
Dahal says ethnic identity-based federal states is his
party’s ‘bottom line’ (nn), Madhesi
lawmakers
form cross-party front (kp), Madhesi
MPs
to press for autonomous Madhes, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht), Serving
the
mind: We need to think about empowering all Nepalis by
expanding their imagination, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Number
of
NA aspirants sees a free fall: Down to 3,194; experts say
final integration number could be between 2,000 and 2,500,
by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Regrouping
work
concludes at fourth division (nn), Parade
of
pride as low-rung soldiers become officers, by Ankit
Adhikari (kp), PLA
men
cry foul over post recommendation, by Kiran Pun (rep),
NA
forms
selection committee (rep), Ex-Prez,
PMs
to get quarters, staff (rep) [This
is only practicable if you don't change the government
every few months as it is tradition in Nepal! Else, it is
a form of corruption!!], Ordinance
to
reviveformer bigwigs’ perks (ht), Cautious
hope:
Constitution and future polity, by Biswas Baral (rep)
18/04/2012: SC
to
govt: Don’t withdraw serious criminal cases; Bins writ
against case withdrawal; asks govt to amend 1998 working
procedures, by Pranab Kharel (kp), SC
bar
on letting off heinous criminals (ht), Incorporate
int’l
provisions in TRC, PM told (kp), Muslim
leaders
form alliance to press demands (rep), Leaders
seek
5 more days to settle issues (kp), Parties
seek
5 more days for resolving disputes (rep), Parliamentary
committee
approves five day deadline for parties to resolve dispute
(nn), Major
party
meet ends without taking up agendas (nn), Number
of
combatants choosing voluntary retirement continues to
increase (nn), Spurt
in
retirement numbers headache for finance ministry, by
Milan Mani Sharma (rep), Army
wants
directorate structure finalised first, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), Finalize
leadership,
posts in directorate, says army (rep), President
Yadav
congratulates PM Bhattarai for recent development in peace
process (nn), Poudel
will
lead unity government: Koirala (kp) [May
god save Nepal! Only a government led by UCPN-M leader
Bhattarai is rational!!], Pact
on
PM, prez election on cards: Sub panel seeks more days for
consensus, by Prakash Acharya(ht), Maoist
chairman
says his party will not give up position of directly
elected presidential system (nn), Spirit
of
Hattiban: Intense negotiations show a renewed enthusiasm
to find compromises (kp), Last
Hour
Compromises Can Clear All Hurdles, by Narayan Upadhyay
(rn) [But there is also the great
danger that minimum requirements for durable peace are
missed!!!], The
India
hand: Acknowledging Indian role is being honest to
history. It does not take away from the domestic drivers
for change, by Prashant Jha (kp), Midway
solution:
SC vs constitutional court, by Raju Prasad Chapagai
(rep), Fresh
beginnings, by Kul Chandra Gautam (rep)
17/04/2012: Discussions
‘positive’;
deal on the horizon: Political symbolism rather than
substance biggest achievement of talks held at Hattiban
Resort, by Phanindra Dahal and Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp), Parties
move
closer to deal on constitution: Hope to remove all the
bottlenecks in next meeting; Likely to forge consensus by
tomorrow, by Ram Kumar Kamat and Tika R. Pradhan (ht),
Leaders
narrow
differences on thorniest issues, by Thira L. Bhusal
and Kosh Raj Koirala (rep), Leaders
to
seek five more days to resolve disputes as Hattiban meet
fails to arrive at consensus (nn), 'Divided
Madhes
unacceptable' (rep), One
Madhes,
one state not viable, says Mehta (kp), Muslims
demand
separate identity in new constitution (ht), Handle
with
care: All sides must handle the remainder of the
integration process with sensitivity (kp), Voluntary
retirement:
5,498 fighters, and counting (kp), 5,840
retired
by Monday (rep), Fighters’
interest
in army wanes (ht), And
what
of India? India and UCPN (Maoist), by Kanak Mani Dixit
(rep), Turning
heads:
The rotational system guarantees that all you need to do
to become PM is wait your turn, by Gyanu Adhikari (kp)
16/04/2012: Final
negotiations
on statute begin (rep), NC,
UML
for 6-8 capability, identity-based provinces, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai and Nandalal Tiwari (kp), Federalism
to
top parties’ agenda (ht), Major
three,
UDMF resume 'decisive talks' at Hattiban Resort; expected
to forge consensus on thorny issues by evening (nn), Marathon
meeting
at Hattiban Resort yields no result; leaders say meeting
ended on positive note (nn), PLA
combatants
fast opting for retirement (kp), 4,080
combatants
retire (rep), Increasing
number
of Maoist combatants choosing retirement over integration
into NA (nn), Remarkable
Progress (rn), No
politics
please, new code tells ex-fighters (kp), Govt
forms
new directorate under Nepal Army (rep), Govt
nod
to ToR on Army integration (kp), Integration
plan
gets govt approval (ht), Integration
alone
is not the end of the peace process, interview with
Satya Pahadi, Minister for Peace and Reconstruction (kp), UN
secy
gen hails progress (kp), UN
concerned
about transitional justice (ht), Acute
savior
syndrome: Presidential activism, by C.K. Lal (rep) [!!], Time
to
act: Upgrading national security, by Govind Prasad
Kusum (rep), No
More
Illusion Now, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), The
path
between: Internal and external dynamics have led
Bhattarai, and lately Prachanda, to conclude that peace
and constitution is the only option available before the
party, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp), Guaranteeing
entrepreneurial
right: Coherent provisions must in constitution, by
Dilli Raj Khanal (ht), Bandh
partially
affects life across country (ht), No
to
bandhs (ht), Security
men
bar Janajati leaders from reaching close to talks venue
(nn)
15/04/2012: Ethnicity
based
federalism: Maoists, Morcha firm on their stands (kp),
UDMF,
Maoists
enjoying alliance, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Parties
finalise
disputed issues on integration: Sort out technical matters
on general directorate, ranks, training period and
selection mechanisms, by Phanindra Dahal and Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), Conundrum
cracked,
integration hopes up: Proposal endorsed to give momentum
to process, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Cabinet
approves
AISC's breakthrough deal in peace process (nn), Integration
number
likely to be around 3,000, by Kiran Pun (rep), Deal
reached
on technical issues of integration, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep), Darai
to
lead PLA in integration (rep), Voluntary
retirement
going in full swing (kp), Maoists,
UDMF
agree on fresh recruitment in NA, by Gani Ansari
(rep), Madhav
Nepal
warns Gyanendra of jail (rep), Right
to
honor, by Madan Bahadur Dhami (rep), Party
in
govt to shut nation for three days: Janamukti Party says
bandh for peace, statute (kp) [???],
Janamukti
Party
calls off three-day bandh (nn), Opposition
leaders
say they will not join Bhattarai govt (nn), Leaders
stay
overnight at Hattiban Resort for decisive talks on thorny
issues related to constitution drafting (nn)
14/04/2012: Parties
ready
for final give and take: Maoists, Congress to soften their
stances on federal model, forms of governance (KP) I
won't okay statute that dismantles Nepal: Prez, by
Madhusudan Guragain (rep) [The reason for disintegration is more than 200 years
of Hindu ethnic unitary state! A president who has not
been elected by the people has no right to veto a
constitution that has been written by the CA elected by
the people!!], ‘Won’t
okay
statute that threatens nat’l integrity’, by Manoj
Basnet (kp), Former
NEFIN
chief cries foul against President Yadav's remarks
(nn), Statute
hurdles
cleared: Khanal (kp), Directly-elected
PM
a rallying point: Khanal (ht), UML
chairman
reiterates prime ministerial model (rep), Work
to
discharge retiring Maoist fighters resumes: Taskforce to
present its proposal at Saturday’s meeting, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp), 638
get
voluntary retirement by Friday (rep), Ruling
partners
decide to give continuity to Bhattarai govt (nn), NC,
UML
unlikely to join Bhattarai-led coalition, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht), Conflicting
signals:
Blanket amnesty would violate the clear position of the UN
that there should be no amnesty for the most serious
crimes of concern to humanity, by Robert Piper (rep)
13/04/2012: A
paean to PLA sacrifice, NA leadership (ht), Peace
process
at ‘irreversible’ stage: PM urges opposition to help
transform incumbent govt into a national unity one, by
Pranab Kharel (kp), Task
force
on brink of integration breakthrough, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht), Peace
back
on track: PM (rep), PM’s
proposal
fails to impress NC, UML (kp), Oppn
leaders
thumb down call for national consensus govt (kp), Baidya
faction
unveils second-phase protests (rep), Dahal's
move
against party CC decision, interview with Mohan Baidya
rep), ‘Maoists
can’t
be flexible anymore’ (kp), Sharma:
Fresh
tension brewing in cantonments (rep), Fighters
stall
regrouping process (ht), Maimed
combatants
fighting hard to get their voices heard (ht
13/04/2012), India,
United
States praise peace progress (kp), Taskforce
set
to iron out outstanding differences (kp), SC
quashes
writ on Madhesis’ hiring (kp), No
ifs
and buts: Here in Nepal's remote outback, federalism holds
the promise of making government more accessible and
accountable, by Anurag Acharya (nt)
12/04/2012: Complying
with
int’l norms riskless, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), Focus
on
TRC: Justice must be seen, by Gyan Basnet (ht), Panel
to
sort out thorny issues (kp), All
divisions
under Army (kp), Cantonments
under
NA's firm control (rep), All
for
one: Tuesday’s all party agreement on integration is
welcome (kp), I
took a bold, risky step: Dahal; Says breakthrough paves
way for unity government, timely statute, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), Why
I
did what I did, by Pushpa Kamal Dahal (rep), ‘Audacious’
Dahal
claims credit for integration: Says a bold decision was
need of the hour to resolve political deadlock for the
sake of country (ht), Baidhya
faction
spills PLA handover anger on streets (kp), Badiya
faction-led
alliance announces fresh stir against ‘fascist govt'
(nn), Maoist
infighting:
Police, Maoist protestors clash (rep), Soldiers’
presence
irks PLAs: Personnel allowed in after talks with commander
(ht), Koirala
bats
for NC led govt before May 27 (rep) [??
If there is something that Nepal does not need at this
juncture of history, it is an NC led government! The
failure of the 1990 system should not be repeated!!],
Koirala
hopeful
of another surprise (kp), Politics
of
divisiveness, by Jainendra Jeevan (rep) [The
author once again writes against ethnicy based federalism
and denies the fact that some 200 years of Hindu ethnic
unitarism is the reason for the current state of social
divisiveness!], Few
states
most viable: Acharya, interview with Narahari Acharya,
Nepali Congress (rep)
11/04/2012: Army
takes
charge of PLA fighters, weapons: Opposition hails
progress; Parties one on resolving issues, by
Phanindra Dahal (kp), NA
troops,
APF assume security arrangements in PLA cantonments
(nn), PLA
cantonments,
arms containers with army, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), 200
PLA
fighters flee Hattikhor, by Narayan Sharma (kp), Clashes
in
camps expedite NA take over, by Prakash Acharya (ht),
PLA
clashes
impede regrouping process: It may have adverse impact on
peace (ht), Why
the
cantonments imploded?, by Kiran Pun (rep), ‘SC’s
integration
is betrayal’: Hardliners to burn effigies of Dahal, PM
Bhattarai (ht), Betrayal
of
revolution: Baidya faction (rep), Last
minute
hassles (ht), Urgency
in
cantonments delays TRC, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep), UDMF
to
let go of key demand (ht), Nepal
risks
blacklisting as Baidya faction opposes organized crime
bill (rep), All
for
one, by Tika P. Dhakal (rep) [an
article against ethnic federalism that mentions the ethnic
values abroad but does not see the suppression and
exclusion of ethnic groups inside Nepal under the Hindu
ethnic unitary state!!], Jingo
all
the way: There is no real difference between working in
armies and working in the private sector in foreign
countries, by Jagannath Adhikari (kp), Conflicts
of
our times: From Balochistan to Myanmar, religious, ethnic
and linguistic identity is a defining feature of political
conflicts. Nepal has a historic chance to address it right,
by Prashant Jha (kp), Stateness,
identity
inflation and the opportunity cost: To ponder over, by
Anuj Mishra (ht)
10/04/2012: Fast
track
agreed for statute promulgation (kp), Article
70
to be amended for new statute (ht), Leaders
to
amend constitution to speed up statute drafting (rep),
PLA
voluntary
retirement process to start today: Top leaders of major
political parties to settle contentious issues, by
Phanindra Dahal (kp), Integration
likely
to be delayed: SC unable to startwork as PLAs are settling
internal scores (ht), PLA
to
let voluntary retirement move forward, by Kiran Pun
(rep), Maoist
combatants
skip voluntary retirement program, by Chanbdani Hamal
(rep), Form
panel
to pick eligible PLA: NC, UML; Say Selection Committee a
must before statute debate, by Arjun Bhandari (ht) [Stupid argument! You only have 47 days
to complete the constitution! Run both tasks parallel!],
Looking
nowhere
(ht), Commanders
thrash
combatants, by Kalendra Sejuwal (rep), Janamorcha
shuts
down Valley (kp), Madhes-based
parties
ready to reconsider ‘One Madhesh’ demand (nn), Limits
of
legality: Strict insistence on the rule-of-law is often
opposed to demands for justice, by Aditya Adhikari
(kp), Parties
agree
to conclude peace process before focusing on constitution
(nn), Baidya
faction
dubs PLA handover as 'surrender' (nn)
09/04/2012: Two
at
a time: There is no point in delaying the negotiations on
the constitution (kp), Parties
agree
to shorten statute drafting process (nn), Maoists
to
select, send 5,000-6,000 fighters: Process to award
voluntary retirement to start on Tuesday; NC says no
objection over self-selection process (kp), PLA
cantonments
tense over rank issue, by Kiran Pun (rep), Special
panel
casts doubt on regrouping (ht), PM
committed
to vacating camps by April 12: NA to guard 12 cantonments,
APF 3; SC members to observe process (ht), Integration
to
be delayed by 5 days (rep), Maoists
seek
agreement on remaining issues, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp), Peace
far
cry even after integration, says Thapa (ht), Poudel
says
Maoists made false promises (rep) [Yes,
and the NC boycotts reforms overdue for long!!], Leaders
plan
marathon talks on capital's outskirts (rep), Big
III
split once again: Isssue of reconciliation the bone of
contention (ht), Prosecutions
will
have to take place—sooner or later, interview with
Trilochan Uprety, senior legal Secretary at the Prime
Minister’s Office (kp), Kathmandu
partially
affected by Rastriya Janamorcha's Bagmati zone bandh
(nn)
08/04/2012: Parties
unfazed
even if there is no time to lose: Constituent Assembly has
a long list of tasks to sweat over (kp), PM
urges
parties to focus on urgent task, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), NC-led
consensus
govt by May 13: Sitaula, by Gajendra Bohara (rep) [He must be insane! There is neither
time to change the government before May 27 nor is there
any reason to have it been led by the conservative NC, the
big failure of the 1990 system!!], CC
sends
SRC reports to dispute resolution panel (rep), Koirala:
Ethnicity
no basis for federation (kp) [Long
live the state based on Bahun ethnicity!!], PLA
commanders
called for ‘emergency’ meeting, by Phanindra Dahal
(kp), PLA
regrouping
could be delayed (ht), PLA
surveys
stall in lack of Maoist directive (rep), AISC
teams
reach cantonments to handover combatants, weapons to Nepal
Army (nn), Three
party
meet to discuss formation of Truth Commission inconclusive
(nn)
07/04/2012:
Maoist
factions
hold parallel rallies: Launch diatribes against each
other; Dahal skips both camps’ programmes, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp), Maoist
factions
hold separate shows: Talk of revolt an emotional outburst:
PM; Dahal falls ill, skips gathering (ht), Sushil
threatens
to topple govt, by Aman Koirala (kp), NC:
No-confidence
motion against govt (ht) [Do everything to prevent the constitution!],
Revolt
if
statute not ready by deadline, says Mahara (ht), CC
starts
debate on SRC report (nn)
06/04/2012: Parties
agree
to resolve differences by April 17: Want CA to vote if
disagreements persist beyond deadline (kp) [The
writing of the constitution is the task of the elected CA
either and not that of, to a greater part, rejected party
leaders!!], CC
gets
final 12 days for consensus on statute, by Arjun
Bhandari (ht), Nembang
floats
new schedule, leaders game, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep),
Charter
of
rights: Every individual and community’s rights should be
formally protected in a multicultural society, by
Mahendra Lawoti (kp), Compensating
truth
The state cannot - and will not be allowed to - turn its
back on justice for the victims of the conflict, by
Suman Adhikari (kp), Cleaning
out
the closet: The Maoists, Nepal Army and Police have to
face the victims and tell them what really happened during
the war, by Anurag Acharya (nt), Truth
without
justice: It would be better to have no Truth Commission at
all than a toothless commission, by Ram Kumar Bhandari
(nt)
05/04/2012: Spl
panel
okays time-bound plan to vacate PLA camps: Fails to
resolve contentious issues of army integration (kp), PLA
integration
begins in a week, by Prakash Acharya and Lekhnath
Pandey (ht), Parties
agree
integration but differences remain, by Kiran Chapagain
and Gani Ansari (rep), AISC
endorses
action plan to conclude army integration work by April 12
(nn), House
committee
sets April 18 deadline to settle thorny issues (nn), BAC
to
ask top leaders about peace, statute (rep), Baidya
faction
unveils its version of statute (rep), MPRF
calls
national gathering to discuss strategy (rep), Playing
the
part: UML leaders should realise that their current
intransigence will not benefit the party (kp), Koirala
bats
for north-south federal set-up (ht) [Yes,
please uphold the administrative division of the Hindu
state!!], Identity
is
prosperity: The constitution must address the grievances
of the marginalised, with ethnicity-inclusive federalism,
by Pramod Mishra (kp), Wrong
prescription:
Form of federalism, by Suresh Pranjali (rep), Birds
of
same feather: Arguably, by Biswas Baral (rep), Over
the
rainbow: If peace and constitution are the people’s
mandate, then justice through the TRC and agreement on the
parameters of federalism, before May 27, are
non-negotiable, by Bidushi Dhungel (kp)
04/04/2012: Imminent
deal:
It is time for a breakthrough in the peace process
(kp), Failed
talks
setoff blame game: PM trying to prolong tenure: Sitaula;
UML, NC demand a non-issue: Maoists (kp), No
statute
until peace concludes: Koirala, by Suresh Yadav (rep)
[untimely, stupid and incompetent
comment!!], Sidelined,
UML
seeks its share in peace process: Congress-Maoist tie-up
on crucial issues raises its eyebrow, by Bhadra Sharma
(kp), NC,
UML
parting ways on peace process?, by Kiran Chapagain
(rep), Baidya,
Thapa
fault Dahal in communist jargon (rep), House
panel
to seek clarification from political parties on failure to
forge consensus on constitution drafting (nn), Monarchy
gone
for good: Muni (ht), Trajectory
of
the right: The dakshinpanthis will gain political strength
not on the monarchy plank, but on that of Hindutva and a
unitary state, by Prashant Jha (kp)
03/04/2012: Dangerous
deadlines:
Failure to reveal what happened over the conflict years
will be tantamount to legitimising it, by Seira Tamang
(kp), Peace
ministry
perplexed by conflicting displaced numbers, by Gani
Ansari (rep), Parties
fail
to endorse action plan on integration: Disagreement erupts
on resolved issues of norms of entry, ranks, by
Phanindra Dahal (kp), Parties
find
integration an issue too intricate: Special panel meet
fails to reach understanding, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht), Differences
persist
over education, rank (rep), Gird
yourself
for dignifiedintegration: Dahal to PLA, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), CA
members
put heat on top brass: Press parties to work for
constitution drafting at full throttle (kp) [Sorry,
but changing the government is mor important to them!!],
Lawmakers
step
up pressure (ht), NC’s
turn
to lead: Koirala (kp) [One of these obstinate 'leaders'! Win a majority in
the next elections, then you may lead!!], UML's
Pokharel,
Rawal trying to derail peace process: PM (rep), Statute
without
ethnicity-based provinces unacceptable: Baidya (kp), Baidya
faction
for 'pro-people' statute (rep), Return
to
insurgency would be suicidal: PM (rep)
02/04/2012: Truth
shall
set you free: Go-ahead for the formation of the TRC is
heartening but points of caution remain (kp), Parties
come
under fire from rights activists: Say leaders hell-bent on
blanket amnesty by hook or by crook (ht), No
amnesty
to Rautahat murder convicts: SC, by Sundar Khanal
(rep), Political
parties
should think about alternative: VP Jha (rep) [There
are no alternatives! Four years should have been used
reasonably!!], Disputes
over
training, ranks persist: Leaders reluctant to divulge
details arguing that it could derail consensus (kp), Rank
determination
delays integration plan (rep), Bhattarai
having
second thoughts on integration?, by Arjun Bhandari
(ht), PLA
begins
selection of combatants for integration (rep), Maoists
decide
to reactivate YCL (kp), Shun
revolutionary
ideals: Dahal to YCL (rep), Parties
wasted
time on forming and removing govts, interview with
Pushpa Bhusal, Nepali Congress (kp) [This
is still their main concern! See recent statements by your
party chairman!!], Making
politics
inclusive: Back to basics, by Shrochis Karki (rep), NC
to
oppose ethnic states, says Koirala (ht) [But
you have nothing against the ethnic Tagadhari state that
is in existence for more than 240 years!!], The
communist
cauldron, by C.K. Lal (rep)
01/04/2012: Morcha
calls
for statute with federalism, identity (kp), No
federalism,
no statute: UDMF (rep), Madhesis,
janajatis
warn of disintegration (ht), Parties
agree
to remove clause prohibiting amnesty from TRC bill
(kp) [????], BIG
III
thrash out all outstanding issues: Even heinous crimes
could be pardoned (ht), Three-party
meet
put off upon NC’s request (nn), Maoists
to
send a div chief to NA (kp), No
headway
yet on integration modality (nn), Law
ministry
to finalize TRC, disappearance bills, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep), Media
alliance
presses for timely constitution: Urges parties to work in
unison on twin tasks (kp), Choose
wise:
Selecting a common language is important, by Gopal
Sijapati Magar (rep), Middle
ground:
Bias of SC judges shows on Madhesi issues, by Anand
Jha (rep)
31/03/2012: Parties
join
hands for a major breakthrough: As the May 27 deadline
nears, Friday’s ‘important step’ is likely to give
constitution making process a fillip, by Phanindra
Dahal (kp), Upbeat,
party
leaders vow compromises if consensus elusive (kp),
Statute promulgation by May 27: Bhattarai should quit
after integration is completed; NC may take helm,
interview with Krishna Prasad Sitaula, Nepali Congress (kp)
[Stop these power discussions once
and for all! No change of PM before May 27!!], Peace
process
now irreversible (rep), Major
breakthrough
in integration process, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Cantonments
to
be vacated by April 12 (rep), Three
parties
okay TRC bill terms: Say they will follow int’l standards
while forming commissions (kp), Big
3
agree on TRC, disappearance commission, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep), Incomplete
constitution
not acceptable: Madhesi leaders (nn), UDMF's
first-ever
rally in capital Friday (rep), Terrible
follies:
Prime Minister and corruption, by Pranav Bhattarai
(rep)
30/03/2012: Debate
on
SRC reports to continue (ht), SC
Verdict:
A Serious Call (rn), Skipping
provisions
'must' to bring statute by May 27, by Thira L. Bhusal
(rep), PLA
integration
to see a ‘breakthrough’ today: Special Committee likely to
announce a deal on Friday morning, by Phanindra Dahal
(kp), Combatants
choosing
integration to be 'handed over' to NA by April 12
(nn), Technical
'bugs'
delaying integration plan, by Kiran Chapagain (rep), CC
sets
criteria for jobs in constitutional bodies (kp), Class
Conflict
Behind Political Crisis, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn), The
whims
of the powerful: Kul Chandra Gautam may claim to speak for
the good of the nation, but he represents a narrow
tendency that is damaging to Nepal’s political process,
by Aditya Adhikari (kp), Pathology
of
a postponed visit: I feel proud that I have done service
to my nation and honoured the sentiments of millions of
Buddhists around the world, by Kul Chandra Gautam
(kp), Political
stagnation
drags country down (ht), Major
parties
agree to form TRC, disappearance commission (nn)
29/03/2012: Discussion
on
SRC report to conclude today (nn), Debate
on
SRC report to continue one more day (nn), Supreme
Court
refuses to review decision on CA term extension, by
Pranab Kharel (kp), SC
deals
death blow to executive, legislature: Scraps PM,Speaker’s
review petitions; Reiterates no more CA term extension,
by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), No
more
CA term extension: SC, by Sundar Khanal (rep), Emergency
a
way out, but ‘it will be catastrophic’ (ht), Party
leaders
say not disheartened; vow to work on twin tasks (kp),
Unprecedented
security
in the run-up to May 27: Plan to thwart threats in lead-up
to CA deadline (ht), Maoists
seek
senior ranks for PLA (rep), NC,
UML
spurn Maoist proposal, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), CC
meeting
deferred till April 2 (nn) [?????],
Subcommittee
takes
strong exception to judges' remarks (rep), Warring
Maoists
avert split till May 27, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp),
Prachanda
at
crossroads, by Jainendra Jeevan (rep), Call
to
form powerfulhuman rights body (kp), Challenges
Of
Human Rights In Nepal, by Raj Kumar Siwakoti (rn), Anxious
neighbours:
The kind of federalism Nepal will have is a matter of
concern to both India and China, by Prakash A. Raj
(kp), Conflict
and
women victims: Grave injustices, by Kopila Adhikari
(ht)
28/03/2012: SRC
report
ill-thoughtout, say CA members (ht), SRC
failed
to meet expectations: Mahat (rep) [Better
say: Nepali Congress interests!!], Marx
and
Hachhethu: Debating federalism, by Nitya Nanda Timsina
(rep), Possibility
of
CA term extension ends as SC upholds its previous decision
(nn), Turning
point:
The deal is almost done. Expect integration to kick-start
soon, and draft constitution by May-end, by Prashant
Jha (kp), PLA
integration:
Differences over action plan hit Spl panel meet (kp),
NC,
UML
say integration must be conducted as per seven-point pact
(nn) [No, integration must be conducted in a way to
safeguard durable peace!!!], Govt
forms
committee on democratization of NA (rep), Nepal
slams
‘corruption’ in judiciary: Unfair to blame institution
because of a few cases, say justices, by Phanindra
Dahal (kp), Judges,
top
leaders meet to iron out differences, by Sundar Khanal
(rep), Maoists
for
cutting short NA screening, NC opposes (rep), Thapa
to
cadres: Prepare for revolt (kp), Be
ready
to encircle cities: Thapa tells cadres, by Post B.
Basnet (rep), We
will
support no-confidence motion: Gajurel; Says Baidhya
faction is ready if opposition parties table one (ht),
Maoist
establishment
side to hold CC meeting unilaterally: Bid to make
hardliners attend continues though (ht), Maoist
'establishment
faction' reaffirms stance on peace, statute (nn), Rival
Maoists
On Collision Course, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn), Seized
land
sale: Team Baidya ‘raking in millions in commission’,
by Durgalal KC (kp), Yadav
is
new MFJ-Glawmakers’ leader: Ousted minister rues lack of
chance to clarify (kp), Come
and
get it: Women will not rise to high positions in politics
by wandering around complaining, by Saloman Rajbanshi
(kp), Conflict
victims
still await relief provided by the state (nn)
27/03/2012: SRC
federal
model finds not many takers in CA meeting (kp), ‘SRC
reports
skirt key issues’, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Lawmakers
rap
SRC report (rep), Failing
sight (ht), Consensus
unlikely
on integration plan (rep), Roots
of
discontent: Although the strategy of the radical Maoist
faction seems confused, their grievances resonate widely
among the party’s rank-and-file, by Aditya Adhikari
(kp) [!!!!!], Maoist
boss
to take ‘bold decisions’; Says parties inching closer to
deal on issues; ‘final give-and-take talks will yield
results’ (kp), ‘Hassles
remain
in integration process’, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp),
Sons
of
five farmers should lead country: Prez (rep) [Only
persons who have been legitimated by the people should
lead the country!!], ‘Peace
process
first; will talk the rest out’, interview with Sushil
Koirala (kp) [You have 60 days!!],
Agriculture
minister
Datta gets the sack (kp), PM
sacks
Minister Dutta (rep), Protest
against
cow slaughter (kp) [Nepal is
a multiethnic and multicultural state, not a Hindu state!
Please correct the law correspondingly!!]
26/03/2012: SRC
reports
tabled, CA discussion today: There’s no other option but
to promulgate statute by the May 27 deadline (ht) Negotiations
galore:
Critical constitutional issues should be resolved in the
near future (kp), Grave
crisis
if statute bid fails: PM; Says constitution will be
promulgated even by taking some ‘extra time’ after May 27,
by Phanindra Dahal (kp) [Please
tell all the stubborn veto players that extra time is not
possible!!], We
can’t
even imagine a constitution without federalism,
interview with Pradip Gyawali, CPN-UML (kp) [???],
Headless
constitutional
bodies: House committee gives PM two weeks to fill vacant
positions (kp), Revolution
in
the air? April is the month of turbulence in Kathmandu.
What’s in store this time?, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep),
Systems
theory, by Madhu Raman Acharya (rep), Legacy
of
growth: PM Bhattarai is under fire for poor governance.
Yet historians could judge him more kindly for his trade
and development initiatives, BIPPA, West Seti, by
Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp)
25/03/2012: CA
resuming
business today, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), SRC
report
presented in CA; discussions to start from Monday
(nn), CA
term
won’t be extended, says Bhattarai: Fringe parties accuse
major parties of causing confusion (ht) [There
is no legitimacy for an extension!!], Peace
within
reach (rep), Parliamentary
committee
gives 10 more days to CC for resolving disputes (nn),
Maoist
factions
agree on two-pronged policy (kp), What
are
the Maoist hardliners planning?, by Post B. Basnet
(rep), Getting
it
right: Shaping federal Nepal, by Sumit Sharma Sameer
(rep), Looters'
republic:
Against the tide, by Ramesh Khatry (rep), Consensus
Statute
Looks Elusive, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn)
24/03/2012: No
headway
in constitutional talks (kp), Constitutional
panel
at loggerheads: NC, UML for integration before statute
(ht), Lawmakers
to
up pressure campaign (kp) [The promulgation of the new constuitution must be
taken out of the hands of the so-called 'leaders'! It
should be the free decision of the elected representatives
of the people!!], CA
members
to launch campaign for statute (ht), Nembang
collects
opinion on SRC report (kp), PM
seeks
Army support to prepare action plan (kp), Disqualified
fighters
occupy party office (kp), Integration
process:
A tough nut to crack; Sources say problems galore before
agreement reached on modality, by Arjun Bhandari (ht),
Minister
Giri
given marching orders: PM’s decision to sack her ‘will
not’ affect coalition govt, by Pranab Kharel (kp), PM
sacks
Labour Minister Sarita Giri: Replaces her with Malwar
Singh Thapa (ht), PM
sacks
Sarita Giri on four grounds, by Kiran Chapagain and
Gani Ansari (rep), Baidya
camp
teams up with 12 groups: Front unveils common policies
(kp), Maoist
hardliners
get fringe parties to rally around them for constitution:
Form joint front; Unveil struggle programmes (ht), Plato's
Cave:
Ethics, capitalism and power, by Murari Sharma (rep)
23/03/2012: Spl
panel
nod to bring out action plan in five days, by
Phanindra Dahal (kp), 5
days to ready integration procedures, norms (rep), NC
not
to flinch on PLA: No further compromiseon
integration:Shekhar Koirala, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht),
Bhattarai
will
stay put, says Dahal (kp), Party
divided
but to stay united, claims Dahal: Says Bhattarai will not
step down, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Party
radicals
conspiring to split party, derail peace process: Dahal,
by Post B. Basnet (rep), Maoist
hardliner
faction announces protest against govt with support of
fringe parties (nn), Unpopular
agenda:
Relevance requires change in Maoist hardline stance
(kp), Disqualified
fighters
in war against party: Capture Maoist offices in Surkhet;
Say protest in last stage (ht), Erring
Ministers
Defile Government Reputation, by G.K. Pakavath (rn), That’s
taxpayer
money: Despite their tall claims to be working for the
people, all governments in Nepal seem to feel that the
people always come last, by Shyam K.C. (kp), Political
Parties
And Democracy, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn)
22/03/2012: UN
report
decries deal on amnesty: Delay in formulating witness
protection law questioned (kp), Families
of
involuntarily disappeared people picket Congress HQ
(nn), Human
rights
activists against forming: Truth and Reconciliation
Commission (ht), SRC
reports
to be discussed at CA full House on Sunday (ht), Muslims
demand
separate identity (rep), UDMF:
No
to non-federal statute (rep), Resign
on
moral grounds: Opposition to PM (rep) [Are
you stupid? There is no time to form a new government!
Conclude peace and constitution immediately!!!], CC
meet
in limbo after Baidhya turns down Dahal’s proposal
(ht), Dissolve
govt
before calling CC: Baidya (rep), Maoist
hardliners
discuss possibility of alliance with fringe left parties
(nn), Political
Consensus:
A Seeming Will-o’-the-wisp, by Uttam Maharjan (rn), Failure
to
lead: If the political leaders deliver the constitution,
they will make history. Otherwise, they’ll become history,
by Pramod Mishra (kp)
21/03/2012: Clear
choice:
Federalism and ethnicity, by Krishna Hachhethu (rep),
EU
urges
urges parties to ensure timely peace, statute ‘Blanket
amnesty will cause much concern’ (ht), Senior
EU
official says no blanket amnesty (rep), Integration
deal
in two days: Dahal; Says process moving ahead as per
7-point understanding (kp), Dahal-PM
camp
to woo hardliners (kp), Party
unity
only if radicals adopt line of peace: Dahal, by Kiran
Pun (rep), MPRF-D
warns
of stern move if peace not concluded in three weeks
(rep), Erring
Ministers
Defile Government Reputation, by Narayan Upadhyay
(rn), An
open
letter to Prachanda: Take one more “bold decision” and
kick-start the integration process. You will get all the
credit for the political settlement, by Prashant Jha
(kp), Dying
hope (ht)
20/03/2012: PM
quizzes
Minister Giri, State Ministers Sah, Yadav (rep), Withdraw
support
to government: MPRF-D, by Gani Ansari (rep), Maoists
no
more a party, only a ‘united front’, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), Dahal-Bhattarai
faction
hits out at Baidya camp: Accuses rivals of derailing
peace, constitution (kp), Dahal
faction
for ending groupism: Maoist hardliners say their strategy
will be to form ‘party within party’ (ht), Party
on
the verge of split: Dahal, by Post B. Basnet and Kiran
Pun (rep), Living
Under
The Shadow Of Disunity, by Prem Khatry (rn), Central
region
NC gathering starts: Leaders rue lack of clear position on
federal model, by Shankar Acharya (kp), L’affaire
Lumbini:
The cultural-political warriors’ propaganda against
Prachanda eclipses larger national interests, by Gyanu
Adhikari (kp)
19/03/2012: UN
report
to sound alarm bell against Nepal’s blanket amnesty,
by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), Boiling
over:
Maoists should take public fury against them as a wake-up
call (kp), Parties
near
deal on ranks for fighters (kp), NC,
UML
ban foreign trips (kp), Morcha
plans
mass meeting for ensuring statute, federalism (kp), The
prosperity
paradigm: Sidelines, by C.K. Lal (rep), Ultimatum,
Urgency
And Uncertainty, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), Constitution
writing
process has become undemocratic, interview with Pampha
Bhusal, UCPN-Maoist (kp), Spectator
citizens:
There are large political risks at stake in restricting
citizens to spectators in the making of their own future,
by Seira Tamang (kp)
18/03/2012: Baidya
faction
vows to unseat govt (kp), Hardliners
unveil
plan to topple Bhattarai govt: May go for no-confidence
motion (ht), Dr.
Baburam
Bhattarai Stays On, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km) [see part
2 (25/03/2012), part
3 (01/04/2012), part
4 (08/04/2012), part
5 (15/04/2012), part
6 (22/04/2012), part
7 (29/04/2012), part
8 (06/05/2012), part
9 (13/05/2012), part
10 (20/05/2012), part
11 (27/05/2012), part
12 (10/06/2012), part
13 (17/06/2012), part
14 (24/06/2012), part
15 (01/07/2012), part
16 (08/07/2012), part
17 (15/07/2012), part
18 (22/07/2012), part
19 (29/07/2012), part
20 (05/08/2012), part
21 (12/08/2012), part
22 (19/08/2012), part
23 (26/08/2012), part
24 (02/09/2012), part
25 (09/09/2012), part
26 (16/09/2012), part
27 (23/09/2012), part
28 (01/10/2012), part
29 (07/10/2012), part
30 (14/10/2012), part
31 (21/10/2012), part
32 (28/10/2012), part
33 (04/11/2012), part
34 (18/11/2012), part
35 (25/11/2012), part
36 (02/12/2012), part
37 (09/12/2012), part
38 (16/12/2012), part
39 (23/12/2012), part
40 (30/12/2012), part
41 (06/01/2013), part
42 (13/01/2013), part
43 (20/01/2013), part
44 (27/01/2013), Part
45 (03/02/2013), part
46 (10/02/2013), part
47 (17/02/2013), part
48 (03/03/2013), part
49 (10/03/2013), part
50 (17/03/2013)], President
urges
leaders to toe constitution line (kp), Prez
presses
leaders on peace, statute (rep), Endless
pain
for war victim, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp), Prez
presses
parties for consensus: ‘Speculation that president will
take over laid to rest’ (ht), Fringe
parties
warn Bhattarai: Say PM should either control political
disorder or resign (ht)
17/03/2012: Maoist
hardliners
to unveil anti-PM protest plan today (kp), Baidya
faction
gives one week deadline to PM to step down (nn), Political
advisor
says PM Bhattarai won't step down (nn), PM
asks
oppn for senior rank for PLA fighters (kp)
16/03/2012: The
Final
Countdown, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp), Under
pressure,
leaders abort junket: Major parties ask leaders not to
leave Capital until May 27 (kp), Accountability of
donors in question, by Phanindra Dahal (kp) [!!!],
Ethnicity-based
federalism
unacceptable, says Deuba (kp) [You
never understood that an ethnicity based unitary state, as
it is still uphold by most political parties, has always
been unacceptable for the majority of the people! This
alone is the reason for the current demand of
ethnicity-based federalism!!], UDMF
supports
Tharu stir, by Gani Ansari (rep), Anti-federalist
strike
triggers protests (ht), UCPN-M
not
to go for ethnic federalism (ht) [???],
Complete
integration
in 7 days: UML to government, by Thira L. Bhusal
(rep), PLAs
threaten
to derail peace process: To retire if denied Brig Gen post
(ht), Commanders
threaten
to opt out of integration (rep), Oppn
ready
to offer colonel rank to combatants: Dahal (kp), Securing
the
insecure: It’s time national security policy focussed on
issues like energy rather than just the usual ticking of
the military box, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp), A
step back to step forward: There is plenty to be cynical
about, but we are inching ahead on peace and constitution,
by Anurag Acharya (nt), Restructuring
Commission
Report, by Prakash A. Raj (sp), Full
Circle
of Incongruities, by Dipak Gyawali (sp), Judging
In
Deed, by Yubaraj Ghimire (sp)
15/03/2012: Critical
juncture
this, but ‘irresponsible’ leaders raring to go on junkets,
by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Parties
differ
on crime-accused lawmakers’ status (kp), Dahal
for
Dhungel's exemption, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep) [No
impunity for criminals!!], Hardliners
forming
paramilitary force (kp), Ex-combatants
rallying
against Dahal, govt, by Kiran Pun and Gajendra Bohara
(rep), Gurung
demands
resignation of PM Bhattarai (nn), Why
PM
floated disputed proposal (rep), Big
3
leaders shamed into vowing to mend citizenship rules,
by Anjali Subedi (rep), Parties
get
10 days for consensus (ht), Who’s
in
charge? Political spoilsports’ insistence on taking the
number of service years to provide equivalence of ranks to
Maoist fighters should be seriously reconsidered, by
Deepak Thapa (kp), UML
objects
to Bhattarai’s army integration plan (ht), ‘Parties
should
meet people’s aspirations’: Carter hopes Nepal will uphold
principles of democracy (ht), Tharuwan
bandh
hits far-west: Locals demand to enshrine their identities
in the statute (ht)
14/03/2012: The
golden
mean: Far more than integration, parties will be judged on
how they navigate through the federal challenge. Turning a
blind eye to it is no solution, by Prashant Jha (kp),
Parties
agree
to remove procedural hitches regarding SRC report, by
Prakash Acharya (ht), Victims'
non-acceptance
of relief package worries govt, by Gani Ansari (rep),
Special
Committee
meet a dud; leaders say all hope is not lost, by
Phanindra Dahal (rep), CC
gets
10 more days to resolve contentious issues (nn), PM
fails
to assuage oppn anger: Congress, UML say Bhattarai’s
document smacks of malice, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), NC,
CPN
UML: PM's proposal disappoints (rep), Baidya
camp
builds up ‘resign PM’ call: Dahal faction says demand
aimed at derailing peace, constitution processes, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Bhattarai
should
step down, says Baidhya, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Right
the
size: The Army’s huge size makes Nepal one of the most
army-centred countries in the region, by Ek Bahadur
K.C. (kp), Tharu
group
enforces transportation strike in five mid western
districts (nn)
13/03/2012: Kin
of
disappeared announce protests (rep), Integration
process
likely to begin at last (rep), Parties
agree
to present SRC report before CA (nn), Special
Committee
meeting: Chances of breakthrough slim (kp), Tuesday's
Special
Committee will produce integration calendar: Dahal
(rep), CC
meet
inconclusive yet again as party leaders seek two more
weeks to thrash out differences (nn), Danger
ahead:
Maoist, non-Maoist divide (rep), Pie
in
the sky: Swiss model, by Murari Sharma (rep), Maoists
want
NC to be more flexible: Decry Deuba’s remark on ‘revising
1990 statute as option’, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp),
Two
govts
possible for peace and statute: Nepal Blames PM Bhattarai
for lacking courage (kp) [To
form one government after the other is absolutely useless
as long as there is no interest in peace and
constuitution!!], Paradigm
shift:
The conflict between the Maoist and non-Maoist parties is
no longer the most significant cleavage in Nepali politics,
by Aditya Adhikari (kp), Feudal
order's
new incarnation: Having accepted the constitutional
process, the Maoists must respecting its norms and
obligations, by Ram Sharan Mahat, Nepali Congress (kp)
[This is true, but also for all
the other political parties!!!], AISC
fails
to make headway on integration as NC, UML snub PM's
proposal (nn), Govt-KJWP
sign
five-point deal (nn)
12/03/2012: Nembang
for
shortening statute writing process (kp) Parties
to
follow int'l norms in TRC bill (rep) [?????],
Writ
petition
against case withdrawals (rep), Integration
plan
likely tokick start this weekend: PM calls Special
Committee meeting on Tuesday (kp), Armed
forces
will seize power after May 27: Thapa (rep) [???
When will he be interrogated by police and handed over to
a law court??], Leaders,
parties
have besieged me: PM (rep), Indecisive
Talks
And Urgency Of Time, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), Enacting
revised
1990 constitution an option: Deuba (kp) [Unbelievable
statement by a totally disqualified poltician!!!],
Fear
and
loathing: Rather than looking forward to it, some are
beginning to dread a new constitution, by Gyanu
Adhikari (kp), The
constitution
is not going to be drafted, interview with Devendra
Raj Panday (kp)
11/03/2012: Political
Dialogue
Among Politicians In Nepal, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar
(km), Govt
decides,
apex court overrules, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep), Citizenship
by
descent: Govt decision may brew friction among state
organs, say experts (kp), Stray
socket
bombs found in cantonment: PLA spokesman says IEDs might
have been stored for fishing, by Phanindra Dahal (kp),
Maoists
‘don’t
trust’ NA: Hence demand for top post in directorate,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Limited
senior
posts leaves commanders in dilemma, by Kiran Pun
(rep), The
real
culprits, by Sugat Ratna Kansakar (rep), Communist
Leaders
Reek Of Money, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn)
10/03/2012: Chitwan
leaders
reject SRC report (rep), Maoist
combatants
shift as camp closure process gains momentum, by Mohan
Budhauir (kp), Gajurel
against
inclusion of Madhesi youths in army (rep), Citizenship
by
descent : Govt-Morcha deal riles Oppn, hardliners
(kp), NC
to
hold nationwide rallies (rep), No
going
back: Federalism in Nepal, by Biswas Baral (rep), Anti-federalism
banda
affects life in Far-West, by Chitranga Thapa (kp), Peace
costs
us more than war: Ex-PLAs; Say the conflict has benefited
senior leaders (ht)
09/03/2012: The
torment
of Nepal's broken families (rep), Rights
activists
for TRC bill sans blanket amnesty (ht), Wanted:
revisionists
and reformists: There is only one thing wrong with that
picture: Balkrishna Dhungel was sentenced to life
imprisonment for the murder of Ujjan Shrestha in
Okhaldhunga in 1998 (nt), Murder
convict
lawmaker Dhungel says he will not go to jail under any
circumstance (nn) [?????], Government
decides
to go for statute amendment: Oppn parties say decision
unacceptable (kp), UCPN
(M),
Madhesi Front agree to amend constitution to change
citizenship provisions; 3000 Madhesis to be recruited in
NA (nn), Ruling
parties
agree to amend constitution, military law, by Gani
Ansari (rep), Dahal
proposes
unity govt to Koirala (ht), Consensus
govt
unlikely soon: Dahal (rep), PLA
camp
merger starts at Shaktikhor, by Binod Tripathi (kp), PLA
integration
as agreed: Dahal (kp), ‘Madhesis
won’t
accept statute sans federalism’ (ht), Voices
from
the east: Some are demanding that Morang, Sunsari and
Jhapa be made a state named Morang, by Deepak
Chaudhary (kp), Lose-lose
situation:
Dividing Nepal into feuding feudal fiefdoms is not
the solution, devolving power is , by Bihari K.
Shrestha (nt), Whose
Madhes?
The corrosive politics of hate gets all the headlines, but
ordinary Madhesis just want jobs, by Rubeena Mahato
(nt)
08/03/2012: Crucial
UN
report on Nepal conflict shelved: Rights body in Geneva
awaits ‘right time’; May release summary ‘soon’,
by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), ‘Don’t
give
blanket amnesty’ (ht), Germany
against
blanket amnesty (rep), Congress
in
east okays inclusive state structure (kp) [How
is this inclusive?], NC
regional
meet suggests 7 states (rep), Form
of
government: Disaggregated executive, by Anuj Mishra
(rep), Maoist
hardliners
want PM gone fast, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Gachhadar
warns
of withdrawing support to Bhattarai-led govt: Gives a
month for progress on peace, statute (ht), Leadership
yet
to implement party decisions, interview with Khadga
Bahadur Biswakarma, UCPN-M (rep), Three
party
meet deferred due to lack of internal discussions
(nn), Dahal
meets
Koirala; says breakthrough likely in next round of
three-party meeting (nn)
07/03/2012: Pla
integration
: NA’s integration proposal ‘clashes’ with Army Act
(kp), 13
cantonments
to be vacated by Thursday, by Kiran Pun (rep), Why
successive
meetings yield no result, by Post B. Basnet (rep), NC
issues
cautious warning, by Shankar Kharel (kp) [A
multiethnic federal state causes less division than a
unitary one that is totally dominated by one caste!!],
NC
won’t
accept ethno federalism, says Koirala (ht), Doom
and
destiny, by Prakash Chandra Lohani (rep) [An
article in defence of former putschist king Gyanendra
Shah, the greatest danger to democracy in recent decades!],
MJF-Ganatantrik
presses
hard for 4-pt agreement (kp), |