- 25/12/2009: NHRC: Army can’t see Maina murder case (kp), Mainas mother seeks justice (ht), Gen elevated to second in command (ht), Toran promoted to No. 2: US, OHCHR concerned over his rights record, by Kamal Raj Sigdel and Phanindra Dahal (kp) [Nepal's willingness for peace and justice finally losing credibility!!], Apocalypse now: If the constitution is not written by the deadline, there will be complete anarchy, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), Dahal ups anti-foreign intervention pitch (kp), ‘Indian army chief’s comment not fair’ (rn), Dealing with Delhi (nt), Maoists inviting foreign intervention: PM Nepal (nn) [??], The Undemocratic And Unspiritual Indian Face, by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn), Govt to knock UNSC door: UNMIN term extension (kp), Playing cool (ht), Parties Must Show Flexibility, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn), Uncertainty rules: "There will be no constitution if political parties continue to act like this" (nt), Beyond control: "I hope never to have to witness an ethnic war in this country", by Gorebahadur Khapangi Magar (nt), Post-Maoist futures: Janakpur has a formidable political legacy, but the Maoists could be knocked out by the opiate of the masses, by C.K. Lal (nt), Sound bites bite: Plain speaking won't win the Maoists friends in high places, by Prashant Jha (nt), Eclipse of Reason Maoists are taking left liberals for a ride, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (ht), Demolition of mines in PLA camps over (ht)
- 24/12/2009: Govt promotes controversial General (nn) [This underlines the state of lawlessness and the unwilligness of the government to introduce the rule of law!!], A major gamble (kp), Maoist chairman asks govt to clarify its position on Indian army chief's comment (nn), The Gorkha general: As I like, by Deepak Thapa (kp), Maoists let the parliament function (ht), Maoists change tack, let House resume (kp), Time to ponder (ht), Major party leaders agree on consensus for constitution (rn), Banda blues, by Asmita Shrestha (kp), CA calendar amended again (kp), CA schedule changed for eighth time (rn), UN completes demolition of explosives at Maoist cantonment sites (nn), Parties unite to extend UNMIN term, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht), UNMIN may get 4-month extension: Donors seek time-bound plan for UNMIN’s exit (kp), UNSC rep push PM to expedite peace (kp), Miscarriage of justice: The Major Basnet case, by Thomas A. Marks (kp), What after May 28, 2010?, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), Land-grabs worry rights body (kp), YCL pickets Jhapa police post (kp), Landmine clearing will take two more years, says army, by Purushottam Khatri (rn), Whither The Peace Process?, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn), Kirat state to punish agents of alien forces, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht)
- 23/12/2009: Dahal wants talks with New Delhi, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Maoists speak out against Delhi’s ‘intrusion’, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), India reacts to Dahal’s statement, by Dinesh Wagle (kp), PM meets Prez, GPK, slams Maoists, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Last day of general strike relatively calm (kp), Bandha was violent, says Home Ministry (rn), Three-day bandha incurs loss of billions (rn), UCPN-Maoist announces fourth phase of protests (rn), Living in interesting times: A dangerous and erratic rhetoric is in the air, and India and China are giving arms, by Abhi Subedi (kp), Don't gift ethnic federalism: Nepal’s myriads of ethnicities must not become a tool for any one party’s goals, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Bidhya comes under fire (kp) [Someone who justifies the crimes of the army damages Nepal's international respect and cannot be a minister!!], Big three agree to end differences on constitutional provision in two days (nn), House business to resume today (rn), Maoists decide to end House obstruction (nn), Parties agree to extend UNMIN's term (nn)
- 22/12/2009: Forced strike, vandalism on Day II (ht), Bandh passes off relatively peaceful (ht), Second day of strike remains peaceful (rn), Govt terms strike ‘violent’, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp) [??], Patients suffer as bandh hits healthcare facilities in capital (ht), ‘Respect rights of the wounded’ (kp), Not talking peace (ht), A new interim plan Relevancy of the moment, by Dilli Raj Khanal (ht), Ruling parties sans authority: Bhattarai (ht), Fourth phase of protests against foreign powers, says Prakash (ht), Maoists ready to talk with India instead of current 'puppet government'; end three-day nationwide strike (nn), Life returning to normalcy after three-days (nn), Brig Gen to head CoI against Basnet, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht) [The murder of civil persons has to be investigated by civil courts!!], Maj Basnet need not worry: Minister (kp) [Unbelievable statement by a minister; she must be dismissed immediately because she is against the rule of law!!], Fishing in troubled waters to capture power, by Prakash Acharya (ht), A new approach? (kp), A flailing nation: State of flux, by Aditya Adhikari (kp)
