07/11/2010: Failed Leaders And Corrupt Nation, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km)
06/11/2010: Top leaders begin ‘decisive talks’: Meeting to continue today (kp), Two-day ‘secret talks’ of big three parties conclude without concrete agreement (nn)
05/11/2010: Taskforce finds consensus on citizenship issue (ht) MKN proclamation fallacious: Leaders (kp), Wyss urges for consensus: Calls on leaders to prioritise peace, statute (kp), Build trust for peace, statute: Wyss (ht), Discharged fighters warn govt, by Mohan Budhair (kp), The missing factors: The Big Three are overlooking key points necessary to form a solid government, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), SC upholds CA term extension (ht)
04/11/2010: Big Three fail to bridge rift: ‘Package deal’ still elusive, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), 'PM Nepal didn't propose to make Poudel PM for one month' (nn), Impasse end by Chhath: Big III (ht), Govt rubs salt into war victims’ wound, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), ‘Maoist control of cantonments cause of trust deficit’, interview with Krishna Prasad Sitaula (kp), Beating around the bush: The Maoists should do their fair share, but it doesn’t help the image of Nepali Congress to adopt a ‘take it or leave it’ approach, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp), Taskforce resolves citizenship row; NRN's to get citizenship (nn), Statute drafting: Seal on single citizenship (kp), Taskforce one on single citizenship (ht), Taskforce tenure extended till Dec 11 (nn), PM Nepal 'threatens' to submit reign to President (nn) [?? The president does not have any executive powers!!], Congress minister slams PM Nepal's remarks (nn), 16th round of PM election today (nn), PM elections: Poudel gets rejected for the 16th time; next round on Nov 15 (nn)
03/11/2010: Panel picks Nepali as central govt official language (ht), States can choose official language (kp), NC aye to Maoist govt if it creates ‘solid ground’ (kp), Paudel’s riders for backing Dahal as PM (ht), Prime Ministerial race in apex court: What lends gravity to the case, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), Penance and introspection: A Gandhian march from Jhapa to Kanchanpur for national reconciliation would be good for our politicians’ souls, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Political calculus in Madhes: Extremist forces are trying to gain a foothold; But mainstream parties can still make a comeback, by Chandrakishore (kp), National interests yet to be defined, interview with Bala Nanda Sharma (kp), Isn’t UNMIN Packing?, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn)
02/11/2010: Political instability frustrates donors, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp), Bhattarai for package solution: A day is enough if parties have will power (ht), BRB for package scenario, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Statutory bodies stay headless, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Most of disputed issues settled (ht), Swiss Speaker for Nepali model of federalism (kp), Poudel scores 15th defeat goal (kp), PM race gets nasty, leaders exchange barbs (ht), SC verdict on PM poll on Nov 10 (ht), NEFIN plans stir to ensure indigenous people’s rights (ht), Parties preparing to cancel out Poudel's candidacy by amending parliamentary regulation: Gautam (nn), NC 'ready' to accept Dahal as PM provided UCPN (M) commits to peace, constitution (nn)
01/11/2010: Executive head to lead new mechanism (kp), Executive head to
chair CC-like body (ht), We want to turn over a new leaf in our relationship with India, interview with Pushpa Kamal Dahal (kp), Dahal offers a way out (kp), Bhattarai ready to be Prime Minister, by Rajan Bhattarai (ht), Lobbying brings to fore rift in party (ht), Fifteenth round of PM election today (nn), Poudel makes a habit of being rejected as he fails for 15th time; next election on Nov 4 (nn), Congress should quit PM race, says Sujata Koirala; Sees plot to finish democracy (ht), Nepal talks about foreign assistance suspension threat (ht), Facilitating integration of Maoist combatants, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep)
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Main News, October 2010
31/10/2010: Big Three mull rotational PM system, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Bhadra Sharma (kp), Taskforce nears consensus (kp), Judiciary final interpreter of constitution, by Arjun Bhandari (kp), Executive head will assume chairmanship of Constitutional Council: Taskforce (nn), Upper House in a federal system, by Sanjeev Pokharel (rep)
30/10/2010: High-level panel pledges judicial independence, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Maoists, Delhi look for thaw, by Kamal Raj Sigdel and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), There is an urgent need for a post-UNMIN regime, by Mahesh Acharya (kp), Tarai insecurity: Forces asked to act fast, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), Still a man's game: The Constituent Assembly has 33 percent women; that does not explain women's poor participation in the constitutionbuildingprocess , by Alexandra Delaney and Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), 14th round of PM poll no better for Paudel: Another edition scheduled to be held on November 1 (ht), Speaker draws lawyers’ fire, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht)
29/10/2010: Backpedal Col Basnet decision, ICJ tells govt (kp), Revoke Col term extension: ICJ (ht), Let Wisdom Dawn On Our Leaders, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn), Don’t interfere in politics: Nembang; Says prime ministerial poll is the legislature’s prerogative (ht), Is the ongoing peace process headed for inevitable failure? Engaged as they are in the blame game, parties appear bent on missing the Jan 14 deadline, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Congress not to quit PM’s race (ht), PM election: Poudel's losing streak continues (nn) [Where is the civil society that teaches him and his party the fundamental rules of democracy and responsibility??] , Major breakthrough on statute drafting as Dahal-led taskforce upholds judiciary's independence (nn), Int’l workshop on transition to federalism concludes (nn), Though Late, Positive Results Possible, by Dev Gurung (sp), When Nepali Termites Drive Out Its Bees, by Dipak Gyawali (sp), The Crowds Of October, by Yubaraj Ghimire (sp), “The Task Force Has No Constitutional And Legal Status”, by Nilamber Acharya (sp), Drawing A Battle Line, by Saroj Dahal (sp)
28/10/2010: Sub-panel split over language (kp), Plenum first, rehab work later: Maoists, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), High-level taskforce meeting inconclusive (nn), Mend ties with India, China tells Maoists: Dahal keen on trip to New Delhi, by John Narayan Parajuli and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), ‘Always ready for talks with India’, interview with Agni Sapkota (kp), In the muck: It is impossible to fight graft without political will (kp)
27/10/2010: Nepal seeped in corruption: TI (ht), Limbuwan banda affects east (kp), EC sends talks invite (kp), Paudel misses lady luck in 13th attempt (ht), Action overdue (ht), Satyagraha and constitution: When Ram Chandra Poudel says the never-ending PM polls is his satyagraha, he is well aware of the vacuity of his statement, by Abhi Subedi (kp) [Poudel's behaviour is criminal, nothing else!!], The Madhes Renaissance, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Deputy PM Gacchhadar slings mud at UNMIN: Says it has outlived its utility (ht) [But you still have done nothing to promote peace! Please don't waste the money of peace loving nations for your political games!!], Mistrust, Differences Are Here To Stay, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn), Dahal returns from China; prescribes trilateral talks for strategy on Nepal (nn), Maoists to take to streets if govt presents budget forcefully: Dr Bhattarai (nn)
26/10/2010: Poudel to taste 13th defeat (kp), PM election: Poudel fails to get elected for 13th time (nn), BAC sets date for 14th round of PM election (nn) [Mr Poudel is obviously insane and should be banned from further destruction of the peace and renewal process!!], Experts’ committee agrees to disagree on rights-related issues (ht)
25/10/2010: NC, Maoists differ on basic principles: High-level taskforce’s term extended until Nov 4 (kp), Taskforce gets 11-day extension to deliver (ht), Maoists will stay in oppn, says Baidya, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Backs Major Basnet to hilt (kp) [Politicians without legitimation continue to promote impunity and to prevent the rule of law!!], Just a beginning: Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the politicians abandoned their habit of agreeing to disagree?, by Shyam K.C. (kp), No agreement as yet on vital constitutional issues, interview with Ramesh Lekhak, Nepali Congress (kp), No peace, no constitution, by Kanak Mani Dixit (rep), CA chairman Nemwang returns from Canada; urges parties to end meaningless PM elections (nn)
24/10/2010: Maoists will not object to NC-UML led govt; is ready to sit in the opposition: Vaidya (nn), It’s all just tall talk, no concrete action, by John Narayan Parajuli and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Parties set to extend taskforce’s term (kp), Statute issues still not sorted out (ht), High-level taskforce gets 11 day extension (nn), PLA commanders’ China jaunt irks govt (kp), Govt may ask UNMIN to give details of visit (ht), PM Nepal says govt will punish PLA men for China visit without prior info (nn), Find The Middle Ground, by Ritu Raj Subedi (ht)
23/10/2010: Keep Basnet on hook: OHCHR (kp), OHCHR unhappy with govt decision; Says Col Raju Basnet’s term extension violates human rights (ht), Parties’ wrangling goes on unabated (kp), Don't die for the top post, advices PM: Says ambition for the top post mainly to blame for the protracted political gridlock (ht), One Horse Race, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn)
22/10/2010: Taskforce’s much ado about nothing (kp), Taskforce fails to iron out major issues (ht), Deadlock thriving in tough political times (kp), UNSC urges parties on PLA rehab plan: Pascoe visit likely in December (kp), Pull up socks before Jan 15, UN tells parties (ht), No half measures, please: Either OHCHR has to be fully committed to the cause of human rights in Nepal or it might as well shut shop, by Suhas Chakma (kp), OHCHR raises serious concerns with term extension of tainted Army officer (nn), Unmet expectations: Democracy has failed to provide expected poverty solutions, by Mukesh Khanal (kp), The value of deadwood: PKD is suddenly the most flexible leader in Nepali politics thanks to RCP’s defunct candidacy, by Damakant Jayshi (nt)
21/10/2010: Maoists lower bar; offer a ‘solution’ (kp), Parties for unicameral provincial legislature (kp), Unicameral House proposed in provinces (ht), Give and take: Constitutional matters call for more debate and compromises (kp), Rudderless nation: Vaulting ambition of individual leaders is the biggest impediment to breaking the impasse, by Aditya Baral (kp), Making of a revolution: The continued failure of the political and constitutional systems is forcing people to think about alternative arrangements, by Siddhartha Thapa (kp), UN Security Council urges Nepal to expedite peace process (nn), Landgren raises alarm over lack of progress in peace process (nn)
20/10/2010: Panel makes headway; 9 prickly issues settled, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Parties sorting out statute-related issues (ht), UCPN-M to become flexible on key issues in new constitution (nn), Pascoe doesn’t see UNMIN term extended (kp), Let’s walk the talk, says Pascoe (kp) [interview], President calls for consensus on major issues (ht), Do something, prez again tells parties (kp), Cultural melange: The rest of the country would do well to emulate the Kathmandu Valley’s mongrel identity and consciousness, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Form of governance: Philosophical, psychological basis for decision, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht), Is Nepal already a failed state?, by Bishwambher Pyakuryal (rep), Parties agree for unicameral legislature in federal states (nn)
19/10/2010: Taskforce lacks constitutional authority: CC chair (nn), Taskforce 'finalises' nine disputed issues (nn), Taskforce settles 9 differences on governing structure (ek)
18/10/2010: Paudel prioritises PLA issue ahead of statute (ht) [A democratic and inclusive state as well as the end of the domination of male Bahuns in all spheres are equally preconditions for a durable peace in Nepal!! Please resign from the PM run, Mr Poudel! You are not qualified!!]
17/10/2010: Prez, PM wish Happy Dashain (nn) [Which notable political and social achievements are you talking about, Mr President??], Prez, PM, leaders, ex-king wish happy Dashain (ek) [Why do you mention Mr Shah and not all the other commoners??]
16/10/2010: Amendment in constitution, CA Regulations could end PM election mess: Nemwang (nn), Pascoe urges for consensus (ek), VP Jha questions honesty of Madhesi parties (ht), Caste Based Discrimination and the status of Dalit Community in Nepal, by Yuba Koirala (tg)
15/10/2010: Process likely to get new push after Dashain (kp), Statute principles will be based on past deals, says Maoist chairman, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Poudel floats Satyagraha idea (kp) [??], As I like it: Whether a move is foreign interference or not depends on if its serves some vested interests, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), UN political chief urges swift action to meet Nepal's peace process deadline (nn)
14/10/2010: Maoists at statute helm: Peace process may get renewed lease (kp), Prachanda nominated taskforce coordinator (ht), High-level taskforce pledges speedy works on constitution (nn), Nepal, Dahal discuss ayes and nays (kp), Khanal fires salvo at NC (kp), Jhalanath ready but not keen to be PM: Says party strength not real criteria (ht), Dashain homework: Parties should find a way out during the holidays (kp), Penalise Maj Basnet: UN tells govt, by Mahesh Acharya (kp), Bidhya tries to cozy up to NA (kp), Leading by example, by Krishna Man Pradhan (kp)
13/10/2010: PLA integration: Panel conjures PM to hammer out a solution (kp), Taskforce gets nowhere fast: PM to take up integration issue with Maoist chair, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), UML trying to squeeze oil out of sand: Baidya (ht), ‘Political parties are responsible for prevailing deadlock’, interview with Mohan Vaidya (ht), Censorship and democracy: Political parties are learning to operate in an atmosphere of diverse views, by Abhi Subedi (kp), Dalits seek privilege in statute (ht), Taskforce for constitution (rep), Dahal to head taskforce formed to forge consensus on statute-drafting (nn), Democratic Impulse of Social Movements, by Dev Raj Dahal (tg)
12/10/2010: Task force formed to iron out differences (kp), Parties unwilling to forge consensus: Nembang (ht), BRB pitches for Maoist-led govt, by Manoj Basnet (kp), Confrontation looms, warns Bhattarai (ht), Battle with royalists on, says Khanal (ht), Poudel won't pull out his PM candidacy: NC gen secy (nn)
11/10/2010: UNMIN provides PLA info to govt (kp), UNMIN hands over PLA data to govt: 70 fighters have left camps (ht), Big Three’s war of nerves continues, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Three-party pact likely before Dashain (ht), A dozen times, result zilch! Prime minister poll: The downhill road (kp), Paudel justifies umpteenth bid at prime ministerial post (ht) [Isn't there anybody who teaches him the fundamental rules of democracy, elections and state responsibility??], Quitting prime ministerial election is futile, interview with Ram Chandra Poudel (ht), From the mind (ht), Gachhadar spits venom at Big 3 (kp), Madhes parties sceptical about peace process end, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), Maoists must get leadership of unity govt: Bhattarai (nn), The UML-Maoist pact aimed at forging broad consensus, interview with Ishwor Pokharel (kp), Point of departure, by Sumit Sharma Sameer (kp), Nepali solutions, by Geja Sharma Wagle (kp), Maoists' road ahead, by Post B. Basnet (rep), Nemwang asks parties to forge consensus to amend CA Regulations (nn)
10/10/2010: SCS doing what it does best... nothing!, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), UNMIN provides info on Maoist army personnel to Peace Ministry (nn), Futile polls tainting nation’s image: Khanal (kp), Minister Bhandari roots for Poudel (kp), Poudel fails to get elected for the twelfth time (nn), Poudel says he should be elected to PM post as he is the 'sole, unopposed' candidate (nn), ‘Fixing date for futile polls is a compulsion’, interview with Subas Chandra Nembang (ht), Big three meeting inconclusive again (kp), Mistrust worsening deadlock: Nembang (ht), Bhattarai warns country may become Cambodia or Afghanistan if parties continue to bicker over paltry issues (nn), Monarchy will be restored at the earliest: Thapa (nn)
09/10/2010: UNMIN submits details to govt, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Pascoe’s visit renews hope: Parties urged to focus on integration (kp), Stuck integration plan mars peace bid, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Will speak if people ask me to: Ex-king (kp) [There will always be persons in favour of monarchy, but they are in a minority! If you really love Nepal, please stop talking, be satisfied that you are not punished for your putsch, and live as a commoner!!], Major parties trying to
pass the buck to CC, by Arjun Bhandari (ht)
08/10/2010: Pascoe wants row settled before UNMIN leaves (kp), 100 days of opportunity: Pascoe; Says complete PLA merger before UNMIN leaves (ht), End to impunity, NA’s democratisation crucial: Pascoe (kp), Parties fail on integration
plan deadline (ht), Eleventh round of PM polls, too, a dud (kp), Poudel vows to keep
contesting till nth time (ht) [Such an irresponsible man is not fit for any office in the country!!], Sheer apathy (ht), Birds of the same feather: Perhaps the answer to Ram Chandra Poudel’s adamant stance can be found in PM Nepal’s inauguration binge, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), Scratch my back: Patronage politics explains why Nepali politicians are not responsive to people’s demands, by Mahendra Lawoti (kp), Debate on forms of governance on (ht)
07/10/2010: Pascoe parleys peace: NC never against UNMIN, clarifies Sushil (kp) [??], Continued UN support must: PM; Says world body can help in PLA fighters ’rehabilitation (ht), Pascoe urges parties to show political will to conclude peace process in the next 100 days (nn), NC, Maoists harden stance, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Parties poles apart on PM poll: Maoists, UML don’t buy NC proposal to buy time (ht), PM poll enters eleventh round today (nn), Poudel fails to get elected for the eleventh time; 12th episode on Oct 10 (nn), An inconvenient truth: Opponents of Poudel’s candidature cannot shy away from the democratic process when it doesn’t suit their agenda, by Yurendra Basnett (kp)
06/10/2010: Maoists snub NC deal: Say Poudel should pull out from PM race first (kp), 10th round poll unlikely today, says Paudel (ht), Govt under ICJ pressure: Asked to implement pending judicial orders pronto (kp), Bring killers to book, end impunity: ICJ (ht), Samuel engages in interactions: Pascoe arriving today on a two-day visit (kp), Pascoe arriving today to discuss peace process, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Maoism after Mao: Do our Maoists have an original and complex Marxist/Leninist/Maoist thinking needed to understand the intricacies of the emerging world?, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Peace by piecemeal: Piecemeal agreements among the parties have the potential to patch up differences in the peace process, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp), Government structure & fiscal federalism, by Bishwambher Pyakuryal (rep)
05/10/2010: Integration talks begin in earnest: Pascoe to assess pact implementation (kp), Impasse to stay through Dashain: With the festival near, the three major parties don’t seem to be in a hurry to patch things up (kp), Singh puts forth condition for NC's withdrawal from PM race; Shrestha slams it as 'unreasonable' (nn), Big Three parley inconclusive as NC refuses to budge from its stance (nn), PM Nepal denies possibility of new govt before Dashain festival (nn), Govt delay costing country dear, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Nilambar rings statute alarm bell (kp), ICJ urges Nepal govt to cease obstruction of justice (nn) [see press release by ICJ]
04/10/2010: 22 parties for new date for new govt (kp), Parties to bury disputed issues (kp), NC invites UML, Maoists for discussing its 'consensus proposal' today (nn), Khanal urges NC not to doubt UML-Maoist pact (nn), Debate on forms of government from tomorrow, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), NA, UK mission differ, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Citizenship is the strongest basis for identifying Nepalis, interview with Nilkantha Uprety (kp), PM for tabling budget by Oct 27: Essential services to be halted after mid-November (ht), PM Nepal issues instruction to get full budget by first week of Kartik (nn), The regional parties: The vital role they play, by Ram Dayal Rakesh (ht), In a state of suspended animation, by C.K. Lal (rep)
03/10/2010: NC, Maoist bad blood mounting: UML, Maoists talking tall: Poudel, Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Nepal asks Paudel not to quit PM’s race (ht) [The longer can Nepal stay in office!!], Bhattarai warns nation will face 'constitutional crisis' if NC refuses to quit PM race (nn), Stop Futile PM Poll, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn), Some headway in PLA integration: Time-bound action plan within four days, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Parties agree to put into effect action plan for combatants, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), HRW asks UK for pressure on Nepal: Charges against Maj Basnet baseless: NA (kp), 27 parties agree to discuss thorny issues in CA (nn)
02/10/2010: NC, 10 parties to ask Speaker to act (kp) [??], Deal first, withdrawal
can wait, says Paudel (ht) [???], Poudel bent on Lone Ranger act, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), End The Futile Exercise (rn), US hopeful of early govt formation (ht) [??], Statute: 'A bundle Of compromises', by Bhimarjun Acharya (rep), UCPN (M) will launch stir after Dashain: Gajurel (nn)
01/10/2010: PM poll: Poudel gets 9th mauling, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Ninth run-off hands Paudel defeat: Nine NC lawmakers find household chores more important than poll (ht), Maoists should be allowed to lead new government as PM election has become 'meaningless': Bhattarai (nn), I am ready to lead consensus govt: Khanal (nn), SC order on PM poll fiasco (ht) [!!], CA to keep parties on statute toes (kp), CA chair gets consolidated report: High-level meeting on October 3 to discuss contentious issues, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Top NA officials fret over political mess (kp) [??], SC junks writ on Prez’s Katawal move (kp) [??], SC limits prez to ceremonial role: Says no to privileges, immunity, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht) [!!], Rights activists lash out at parties (ht), Enough Is Enough, by Shyam K.C. (rn), No women, no peace, by Shreya Thapa (rep), Old leaders of New Nepal: We are an incredibly young country, the leaders are incredibly old, by Indu Nepal (nt)
30/10/2010: High-level panel pledges judicial independence, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Maoists, Delhi look for thaw, by Kamal Raj Sigdel and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), There is an urgent need for a post-UNMIN regime, by Mahesh Acharya (kp), Tarai insecurity: Forces asked to act fast, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), Still a man's game: The Constituent Assembly has 33 percent women; that does not explain women's poor participation in the constitutionbuildingprocess , by Alexandra Delaney and Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), 14th round of PM poll no better for Paudel: Another edition scheduled to be held on November 1 (ht), Speaker draws lawyers’ fire, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht)
29/10/2010: Backpedal Col Basnet decision, ICJ tells govt (kp), Revoke Col term extension: ICJ (ht), Let Wisdom Dawn On Our Leaders, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn), Don’t interfere in politics: Nembang; Says prime ministerial poll is the legislature’s prerogative (ht), Is the ongoing peace process headed for inevitable failure? Engaged as they are in the blame game, parties appear bent on missing the Jan 14 deadline, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Congress not to quit PM’s race (ht), PM election: Poudel's losing streak continues (nn) [Where is the civil society that teaches him and his party the fundamental rules of democracy and responsibility??] , Major breakthrough on statute drafting as Dahal-led taskforce upholds judiciary's independence (nn), Int’l workshop on transition to federalism concludes (nn), Though Late, Positive Results Possible, by Dev Gurung (sp), When Nepali Termites Drive Out Its Bees, by Dipak Gyawali (sp), The Crowds Of October, by Yubaraj Ghimire (sp), “The Task Force Has No Constitutional And Legal Status”, by Nilamber Acharya (sp), Drawing A Battle Line, by Saroj Dahal (sp)
28/10/2010: Sub-panel split over language (kp), Plenum first, rehab work later: Maoists, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), High-level taskforce meeting inconclusive (nn), Mend ties with India, China tells Maoists: Dahal keen on trip to New Delhi, by John Narayan Parajuli and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), ‘Always ready for talks with India’, interview with Agni Sapkota (kp), In the muck: It is impossible to fight graft without political will (kp)
27/10/2010: Nepal seeped in corruption: TI (ht), Limbuwan banda affects east (kp), EC sends talks invite (kp), Paudel misses lady luck in 13th attempt (ht), Action overdue (ht), Satyagraha and constitution: When Ram Chandra Poudel says the never-ending PM polls is his satyagraha, he is well aware of the vacuity of his statement, by Abhi Subedi (kp) [Poudel's behaviour is criminal, nothing else!!], The Madhes Renaissance, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Deputy PM Gacchhadar slings mud at UNMIN: Says it has outlived its utility (ht) [But you still have done nothing to promote peace! Please don't waste the money of peace loving nations for your political games!!], Mistrust, Differences Are Here To Stay, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn), Dahal returns from China; prescribes trilateral talks for strategy on Nepal (nn), Maoists to take to streets if govt presents budget forcefully: Dr Bhattarai (nn)
26/10/2010: Poudel to taste 13th defeat (kp), PM election: Poudel fails to get elected for 13th time (nn), BAC sets date for 14th round of PM election (nn) [Mr Poudel is obviously insane and should be banned from further destruction of the peace and renewal process!!], Experts’ committee agrees to disagree on rights-related issues (ht)
25/10/2010: NC, Maoists differ on basic principles: High-level taskforce’s term extended until Nov 4 (kp), Taskforce gets 11-day extension to deliver (ht), Maoists will stay in oppn, says Baidya, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Backs Major Basnet to hilt (kp) [Politicians without legitimation continue to promote impunity and to prevent the rule of law!!], Just a beginning: Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the politicians abandoned their habit of agreeing to disagree?, by Shyam K.C. (kp), No agreement as yet on vital constitutional issues, interview with Ramesh Lekhak, Nepali Congress (kp), No peace, no constitution, by Kanak Mani Dixit (rep), CA chairman Nemwang returns from Canada; urges parties to end meaningless PM elections (nn)
24/10/2010: Maoists will not object to NC-UML led govt; is ready to sit in the opposition: Vaidya (nn), It’s all just tall talk, no concrete action, by John Narayan Parajuli and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Parties set to extend taskforce’s term (kp), Statute issues still not sorted out (ht), High-level taskforce gets 11 day extension (nn), PLA commanders’ China jaunt irks govt (kp), Govt may ask UNMIN to give details of visit (ht), PM Nepal says govt will punish PLA men for China visit without prior info (nn), Find The Middle Ground, by Ritu Raj Subedi (ht)
23/10/2010: Keep Basnet on hook: OHCHR (kp), OHCHR unhappy with govt decision; Says Col Raju Basnet’s term extension violates human rights (ht), Parties’ wrangling goes on unabated (kp), Don't die for the top post, advices PM: Says ambition for the top post mainly to blame for the protracted political gridlock (ht), One Horse Race, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn)
22/10/2010: Taskforce’s much ado about nothing (kp), Taskforce fails to iron out major issues (ht), Deadlock thriving in tough political times (kp), UNSC urges parties on PLA rehab plan: Pascoe visit likely in December (kp), Pull up socks before Jan 15, UN tells parties (ht), No half measures, please: Either OHCHR has to be fully committed to the cause of human rights in Nepal or it might as well shut shop, by Suhas Chakma (kp), OHCHR raises serious concerns with term extension of tainted Army officer (nn), Unmet expectations: Democracy has failed to provide expected poverty solutions, by Mukesh Khanal (kp), The value of deadwood: PKD is suddenly the most flexible leader in Nepali politics thanks to RCP’s defunct candidacy, by Damakant Jayshi (nt)
21/10/2010: Maoists lower bar; offer a ‘solution’ (kp), Parties for unicameral provincial legislature (kp), Unicameral House proposed in provinces (ht), Give and take: Constitutional matters call for more debate and compromises (kp), Rudderless nation: Vaulting ambition of individual leaders is the biggest impediment to breaking the impasse, by Aditya Baral (kp), Making of a revolution: The continued failure of the political and constitutional systems is forcing people to think about alternative arrangements, by Siddhartha Thapa (kp), UN Security Council urges Nepal to expedite peace process (nn), Landgren raises alarm over lack of progress in peace process (nn)
20/10/2010: Panel makes headway; 9 prickly issues settled, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Parties sorting out statute-related issues (ht), UCPN-M to become flexible on key issues in new constitution (nn), Pascoe doesn’t see UNMIN term extended (kp), Let’s walk the talk, says Pascoe (kp) [interview], President calls for consensus on major issues (ht), Do something, prez again tells parties (kp), Cultural melange: The rest of the country would do well to emulate the Kathmandu Valley’s mongrel identity and consciousness, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Form of governance: Philosophical, psychological basis for decision, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht), Is Nepal already a failed state?, by Bishwambher Pyakuryal (rep), Parties agree for unicameral legislature in federal states (nn)
19/10/2010: Taskforce lacks constitutional authority: CC chair (nn), Taskforce 'finalises' nine disputed issues (nn), Taskforce settles 9 differences on governing structure (ek)
18/10/2010: Paudel prioritises PLA issue ahead of statute (ht) [A democratic and inclusive state as well as the end of the domination of male Bahuns in all spheres are equally preconditions for a durable peace in Nepal!! Please resign from the PM run, Mr Poudel! You are not qualified!!]
17/10/2010: Prez, PM wish Happy Dashain (nn) [Which notable political and social achievements are you talking about, Mr President??], Prez, PM, leaders, ex-king wish happy Dashain (ek) [Why do you mention Mr Shah and not all the other commoners??]
16/10/2010: Amendment in constitution, CA Regulations could end PM election mess: Nemwang (nn), Pascoe urges for consensus (ek), VP Jha questions honesty of Madhesi parties (ht), Caste Based Discrimination and the status of Dalit Community in Nepal, by Yuba Koirala (tg)
15/10/2010: Process likely to get new push after Dashain (kp), Statute principles will be based on past deals, says Maoist chairman, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Poudel floats Satyagraha idea (kp) [??], As I like it: Whether a move is foreign interference or not depends on if its serves some vested interests, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), UN political chief urges swift action to meet Nepal's peace process deadline (nn)
14/10/2010: Maoists at statute helm: Peace process may get renewed lease (kp), Prachanda nominated taskforce coordinator (ht), High-level taskforce pledges speedy works on constitution (nn), Nepal, Dahal discuss ayes and nays (kp), Khanal fires salvo at NC (kp), Jhalanath ready but not keen to be PM: Says party strength not real criteria (ht), Dashain homework: Parties should find a way out during the holidays (kp), Penalise Maj Basnet: UN tells govt, by Mahesh Acharya (kp), Bidhya tries to cozy up to NA (kp), Leading by example, by Krishna Man Pradhan (kp)
13/10/2010: PLA integration: Panel conjures PM to hammer out a solution (kp), Taskforce gets nowhere fast: PM to take up integration issue with Maoist chair, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), UML trying to squeeze oil out of sand: Baidya (ht), ‘Political parties are responsible for prevailing deadlock’, interview with Mohan Vaidya (ht), Censorship and democracy: Political parties are learning to operate in an atmosphere of diverse views, by Abhi Subedi (kp), Dalits seek privilege in statute (ht), Taskforce for constitution (rep), Dahal to head taskforce formed to forge consensus on statute-drafting (nn), Democratic Impulse of Social Movements, by Dev Raj Dahal (tg)
12/10/2010: Task force formed to iron out differences (kp), Parties unwilling to forge consensus: Nembang (ht), BRB pitches for Maoist-led govt, by Manoj Basnet (kp), Confrontation looms, warns Bhattarai (ht), Battle with royalists on, says Khanal (ht), Poudel won't pull out his PM candidacy: NC gen secy (nn)
11/10/2010: UNMIN provides PLA info to govt (kp), UNMIN hands over PLA data to govt: 70 fighters have left camps (ht), Big Three’s war of nerves continues, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Three-party pact likely before Dashain (ht), A dozen times, result zilch! Prime minister poll: The downhill road (kp), Paudel justifies umpteenth bid at prime ministerial post (ht) [Isn't there anybody who teaches him the fundamental rules of democracy, elections and state responsibility??], Quitting prime ministerial election is futile, interview with Ram Chandra Poudel (ht), From the mind (ht), Gachhadar spits venom at Big 3 (kp), Madhes parties sceptical about peace process end, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), Maoists must get leadership of unity govt: Bhattarai (nn), The UML-Maoist pact aimed at forging broad consensus, interview with Ishwor Pokharel (kp), Point of departure, by Sumit Sharma Sameer (kp), Nepali solutions, by Geja Sharma Wagle (kp), Maoists' road ahead, by Post B. Basnet (rep), Nemwang asks parties to forge consensus to amend CA Regulations (nn)
10/10/2010: SCS doing what it does best... nothing!, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), UNMIN provides info on Maoist army personnel to Peace Ministry (nn), Futile polls tainting nation’s image: Khanal (kp), Minister Bhandari roots for Poudel (kp), Poudel fails to get elected for the twelfth time (nn), Poudel says he should be elected to PM post as he is the 'sole, unopposed' candidate (nn), ‘Fixing date for futile polls is a compulsion’, interview with Subas Chandra Nembang (ht), Big three meeting inconclusive again (kp), Mistrust worsening deadlock: Nembang (ht), Bhattarai warns country may become Cambodia or Afghanistan if parties continue to bicker over paltry issues (nn), Monarchy will be restored at the earliest: Thapa (nn)
09/10/2010: UNMIN submits details to govt, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Pascoe’s visit renews hope: Parties urged to focus on integration (kp), Stuck integration plan mars peace bid, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Will speak if people ask me to: Ex-king (kp) [There will always be persons in favour of monarchy, but they are in a minority! If you really love Nepal, please stop talking, be satisfied that you are not punished for your putsch, and live as a commoner!!], Major parties trying to
pass the buck to CC, by Arjun Bhandari (ht)
08/10/2010: Pascoe wants row settled before UNMIN leaves (kp), 100 days of opportunity: Pascoe; Says complete PLA merger before UNMIN leaves (ht), End to impunity, NA’s democratisation crucial: Pascoe (kp), Parties fail on integration
plan deadline (ht), Eleventh round of PM polls, too, a dud (kp), Poudel vows to keep
contesting till nth time (ht) [Such an irresponsible man is not fit for any office in the country!!], Sheer apathy (ht), Birds of the same feather: Perhaps the answer to Ram Chandra Poudel’s adamant stance can be found in PM Nepal’s inauguration binge, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), Scratch my back: Patronage politics explains why Nepali politicians are not responsive to people’s demands, by Mahendra Lawoti (kp), Debate on forms of governance on (ht)
07/10/2010: Pascoe parleys peace: NC never against UNMIN, clarifies Sushil (kp) [??], Continued UN support must: PM; Says world body can help in PLA fighters ’rehabilitation (ht), Pascoe urges parties to show political will to conclude peace process in the next 100 days (nn), NC, Maoists harden stance, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Parties poles apart on PM poll: Maoists, UML don’t buy NC proposal to buy time (ht), PM poll enters eleventh round today (nn), Poudel fails to get elected for the eleventh time; 12th episode on Oct 10 (nn), An inconvenient truth: Opponents of Poudel’s candidature cannot shy away from the democratic process when it doesn’t suit their agenda, by Yurendra Basnett (kp)
06/10/2010: Maoists snub NC deal: Say Poudel should pull out from PM race first (kp), 10th round poll unlikely today, says Paudel (ht), Govt under ICJ pressure: Asked to implement pending judicial orders pronto (kp), Bring killers to book, end impunity: ICJ (ht), Samuel engages in interactions: Pascoe arriving today on a two-day visit (kp), Pascoe arriving today to discuss peace process, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Maoism after Mao: Do our Maoists have an original and complex Marxist/Leninist/Maoist thinking needed to understand the intricacies of the emerging world?, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Peace by piecemeal: Piecemeal agreements among the parties have the potential to patch up differences in the peace process, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp), Government structure & fiscal federalism, by Bishwambher Pyakuryal (rep)
05/10/2010: Integration talks begin in earnest: Pascoe to assess pact implementation (kp), Impasse to stay through Dashain: With the festival near, the three major parties don’t seem to be in a hurry to patch things up (kp), Singh puts forth condition for NC's withdrawal from PM race; Shrestha slams it as 'unreasonable' (nn), Big Three parley inconclusive as NC refuses to budge from its stance (nn), PM Nepal denies possibility of new govt before Dashain festival (nn), Govt delay costing country dear, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Nilambar rings statute alarm bell (kp), ICJ urges Nepal govt to cease obstruction of justice (nn) [see press release by ICJ]
04/10/2010: 22 parties for new date for new govt (kp), Parties to bury disputed issues (kp), NC invites UML, Maoists for discussing its 'consensus proposal' today (nn), Khanal urges NC not to doubt UML-Maoist pact (nn), Debate on forms of government from tomorrow, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), NA, UK mission differ, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Citizenship is the strongest basis for identifying Nepalis, interview with Nilkantha Uprety (kp), PM for tabling budget by Oct 27: Essential services to be halted after mid-November (ht), PM Nepal issues instruction to get full budget by first week of Kartik (nn), The regional parties: The vital role they play, by Ram Dayal Rakesh (ht), In a state of suspended animation, by C.K. Lal (rep)
03/10/2010: NC, Maoist bad blood mounting: UML, Maoists talking tall: Poudel, Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Nepal asks Paudel not to quit PM’s race (ht) [The longer can Nepal stay in office!!], Bhattarai warns nation will face 'constitutional crisis' if NC refuses to quit PM race (nn), Stop Futile PM Poll, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn), Some headway in PLA integration: Time-bound action plan within four days, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Parties agree to put into effect action plan for combatants, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), HRW asks UK for pressure on Nepal: Charges against Maj Basnet baseless: NA (kp), 27 parties agree to discuss thorny issues in CA (nn)
02/10/2010: NC, 10 parties to ask Speaker to act (kp) [??], Deal first, withdrawal
can wait, says Paudel (ht) [???], Poudel bent on Lone Ranger act, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), End The Futile Exercise (rn), US hopeful of early govt formation (ht) [??], Statute: 'A bundle Of compromises', by Bhimarjun Acharya (rep), UCPN (M) will launch stir after Dashain: Gajurel (nn)
01/10/2010: PM poll: Poudel gets 9th mauling, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Ninth run-off hands Paudel defeat: Nine NC lawmakers find household chores more important than poll (ht), Maoists should be allowed to lead new government as PM election has become 'meaningless': Bhattarai (nn), I am ready to lead consensus govt: Khanal (nn), SC order on PM poll fiasco (ht) [!!], CA to keep parties on statute toes (kp), CA chair gets consolidated report: High-level meeting on October 3 to discuss contentious issues, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Top NA officials fret over political mess (kp) [??], SC junks writ on Prez’s Katawal move (kp) [??], SC limits prez to ceremonial role: Says no to privileges, immunity, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht) [!!], Rights activists lash out at parties (ht), Enough Is Enough, by Shyam K.C. (rn), No women, no peace, by Shreya Thapa (rep), Old leaders of New Nepal: We are an incredibly young country, the leaders are incredibly old, by Indu Nepal (nt)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Main News, September 2010
30/09/2010: 100 lawmakers call for CA meet before Dashain Ask Nembang to settle thematic committee reports through voting (ht), Deuba, Dahal excel at playing hooky, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Ninth round of PM election today (kp), Ninth run-off offers no hope (ht), Cloud number nine: No option to new government and consensus politics (kp), Poudel voted out again; next PM run-off on Oct 6 (nn), Speaker urged to end poll process (kp), Big III begin parleys: NC floats conditions for pulling out of PM race (ht), Maoists, UML cold-shoulder NC (kp), UML leaders oppose PM move on budget (kp), Nepal not in chaos: ICG (kp) [see ICG report (29/09/2010)], Poudel sets 'condition' for withdrawing PM candidacy (nn), Army chief row ends with SC annulling writ on Prez move (nn)
29/09/2010: Major parties stick to their stance, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Breaking the impasse: Sushil Koirala should take a leaf out of Girijababu’s book when it comes to negotiating with the Maoists, by Abhi Subedi (kp), Writ to nullify PM election (kp), Writ filed against 'neutrality' provision in CA Regulations (nn), NC ready to pull out of PM’s race (ht), NC reiterates it won't pull out of PM race (nn) [There is no race! Please be responsible to nation and people or leave politics!!], Eleven parties urge NC to quit PM race; suggest Speaker Nemwang to use his 'prerogative' to end deadlock (nn), NC-Maoist meet to find 'common ground' ends inconclusively (nn), Nepal’s leap forward: Political instability remains the hurdle, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (ht)
28/09/2010: Silver lining to deadlock cloud?, by John Narayan Parajuli and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Poudel says he won't quit PM race under pressure of leftists (nn) [Sounds extremely stupid! And this man wants to be PM??], Pascoe coming to take a fresh look (kp), UN, NA to bring demining campaign to end by next year (kp), The long march: Towards an open, democratic and transparent society, by Krishna Sapkota (kp), EU asks govt to implement OHCHR recommendations (nn)
27/09/2010: Dahal keeps his word, pulls out of race (kp), Maoists quit PM bid, ask NC to follow suit, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Withdraw call gets more strident, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), Ending deadlock, amending regulations (ht), Taking stock (ht), Right stand, wrong approach (rep)
26/09/2010: NC-UML heading for divorce: Congress dubs UML-Maoist deals fraudulent, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Eighth round of PM election today; UCPN (Maoist), UML to boycott election process (nn), Fiasco awaits eighth PM run-off also (ht), NC not to withdraw candidacy (kp), Unfazed Poudel to do a solo act, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), PM asks Poudel to support consensus by withdrawing candidacy (nn), UCPN-M ‘officially’ registers withdrawal of Dahal’s candidacy (nn), Dahal withdraws from PM race; House rejects Paudel for eighth time; next election on Sep 30 (nn), SLMM to remain neutral yet again (kp), UMDF ro continue with neutral stance (ht), Boycott this meaningless poll: Khanal (kp), Maoists to give PM race a miss (ht), Interpretation Of UML-Maoist Deal, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn), Democratic Exercises In Nepal, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km)
25/09/2010: New PM quest seems hopeless: Two days before the 8th round of prime ministerial polls, the search looks as remote as it did on July 23, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Maoists, UML working on consensus (ht), No UML-Maoist unity: PM Nepal, by Shankar Acharya (kp) [Not only Oli and Bhandari will prevent this but also Madhav; suffering is the country because of the continued stalemate!!], Parties may not toe deadline line (kp), PM poll on despite UML-Maoist pact (ht) [Poudel's stand is absolutely irresponsible!!], Losing its way: In the three years since the Madhes uprising, the movement has not resulted in any real gains for the people, by Pranab Kharel and Ujjwal Prasai (kp), Khambuwan groups unite (ht), Three Madhesi parties to remain neutral in Sunday's PM run-off (nn)
24/09/2010: Maoists, UML push for new course (kp), Maoists, UML urge Speaker to end ‘fiasco’, seek viable alternative (ht), NC sees 'conspiracy' behind Maoist-UML deal (nn), No possibility of unity among leftists: PM Nepal (nn), Dahal meets NC president (kp), Congress, UML take exception to ‘training’ for cantoned fighters (kp), Nepal’s Row With UN, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn), Round and round in circles: It would be naïve to see recent developments as a breakthrough, by Prashant Jha (nt), OHCHR-Nepal calls for independent unit to probe extrajudicial killings (nn), Independent probe sought (ht), ‘State killed 57 in Tarai in 29 months’ (kp), Rights wronged in Tarai: OHCHR; Says 57 killed arbitrarily in two yrs (ht), Ex-king can’t overstep: PM (ht), “Few Signs Of Progress Towards Constitution”, interview with Suresh Acharya (sp)
23/09/2010: Deadlock likely to stay: Maoists won’t quit if NC doesn’t (kp), UNMIN to focus on peace: Calls on parties to expedite integration process (kp), UNMIN to exit after Jan 15: Landgren (ht), Room to deal: Integration and rehab talks require flexibility of all sides (kp), Concern over Sindhuli, Gulmi incidents (kp), UNMIN concerned about PLA activities (ht)
22/09/2010: Maoists serious about resolving PLA issues, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Ex-king fails to grace Indra Jatra, by Prasun Singh (kp) [Open revolt by Hindu fundamentalists!], Home-abroad partnership: Last week’s developments show there are enough wise Nepalis who care for the country’s collective future, by Pramod Mishra (kp 22/09/2010)
21/09/2010: UNMIN chief hails peace process progress here (kp), New process after both hopefuls quit: Nembang (kp), Left tie-up for govt a no-no: UML (kp), Unintended transformation: The Maoist party has changed greatly over the past four years and its traditional political tools are no longer very useful, by Aditya Adhikari (kp)
20/09/2010: Finally, a hope: Recent developments may be beneficial to the peace process (kp) Maoists weigh govt alliance with UML (kp), Maoist-UML coalition ‘possible’, by Tika Ram Pradhan (ht), There is legal provision for withdrawal of PM candidacy, interview with Subas Chandra Nembang (kp), Prachanda seeks special
session of parliament (ht)
19/09/2010: Maoist, UML pave unity govt ground?, by John Narayan Parajuli and Bhadra Sharma (kp), UML asks NC to pull out of PM race: Call follows a three-point deal with UCPN-M (ht), Speaker floats options to parties (kp), Paudel refuses
to budge (ht), Power-sharing with Maoists unlikely, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Begin afresh (rep), PM election getting unnecessarily protracted to derail peace process, Dahal claims (nn)
18/09/2010: Exit Dahal from PM poll race: Maoist-UML deal ends possibility of a democratic alliance govt (kp), Dahal urges NC to back off from PM election (kp), Khanal urges NC to withdraw PM candidacy (nn), UN mulls extra efforts for peace, by Mahesh Acharya (kp), Veep’s secretary held for ‘sedition’ (kp), VP Jha's PA arrested for maintaining links with Terai armed outfit (nn)
17/09/2010: Special panel okays PLA directive: Agrees to form 12-member secretariat body, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Maoists to detach PLA from party: Concept of two armies thing of past, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), PLA combatants come under Special Committee (nn), UNMIN gets ‘last’ extension: Mandate to expire on January 15: Security Council (ht), UNSC resolution on UNMIN (kp), Good riddance?, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp), UCPN-M, UML reach 3-pt understanding; Dahal to withdraw PM candidacy (nn), Supreme court scraps CC recommendations, by Dev Sunuwar (kp), CIAA, EC appointments scrapped, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht)
16/09/2010: UNMIN gets final four-month extension, by John Narayan Parajuli and Mahesh Acharya (kp), PLA rehab under 4-pt deal (kp), Maoists want Pun to head mechanism (kp), We won’t obstruct NA recruitment: Pun (ht), Towards a ‘state-nation’? Balancing fissiparity and state integrity is the challenge before our CA, by Deepak Thapa (kp), SC scraps appointments in constitutional bodies (nn)
15/09/2010: More letters on UNSC table, by Mahesh Acharya (kp), Govt, Maoists bury the hatchet in letter and spirit: Send separate letters with same spirit to Ban Ki-moon; Seek four-month extension for UNMIN (ht), Pressure mounts (ht), UNMIN extension: A crisis is seemingly averted, but who knows (kp), Peace Process Necessitates Revival, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn), Nepal CA body is already in a death bed, interview with Khum Bahadur Khadka, Nepali Congress (tg)
14/09/2010: Govt, Maoists one on UNMIN extension, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Nepal, Dahal strike deal on UNMIN: UN body to stay for four more months with existing mandate, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Govt, UCPN (M) send identical letters to UN for extension of UNMIN term (nn), Prez seeks expert advice, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), SLMM may vote for Poudel: Karna (kp), UCPN-Maoist to revolt for power: Kiran (ht), Playing with fire: Politics of brinksmanship is extremely dangerous (kp), Ulterior motives: Sections of NC and UML are questioning the very legitimacy of the peace process, by Aditya Adhikari (kp), Democracy, Maoist strategy and India: In the Nepali context, by Uddhab Pyakurel (ht), Dahal, Poudel will fall flat in 8th round too: Khanal (nn), Maoist chairman talks of 'new process' before next PM run-off (nn)
13/09/2010: Govt, Maoists ‘inch closer’ to 5-pt deal (kp), Govt, Maoists agree to send joint letter (ht), Govt, Maoists reach 4-point understanding on peace process; agree to extend UNMIN's term by four months (nn), Nepal’s int’l image ‘tarnished’, by Mahesh Acharya (kp), There are two sides to the peace agreement, interview with new British ambassador John Tucknott (kp), Towards a pariah state: A complete disregard for domestic and international opinion will isolate Nepal, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp), PM makes bid to woo Madhes-based parties (ht), Can it work? (ht), Peace & Birds Of Passage, by Kanak Mani Dixit (rep), Maoists' ultimate aim is to capture state power through people's revolt: Baidya (nn), Caretaker PM accuses UCPN-M of attempting to ‘revolt’ (nn), President Yadav consults legal experts on political deadlock (nn)
12/09/2010: Govt, Maoists fail to sit for UNMIN talks (kp), Bijukchhe blames India for deadlock (kp), Taskforce to work out consensus (ht)
11/09/2010: Differing letters from Nepal befuddle UN, by Mahesh Acharya and Phanindra Dahal (kp), Govt floats 6-point draft: Maoists say discussions are positive (kp), Maoists’ talks with govt on UNMIN ‘positive’, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), PM begins parleys on joint letter (ht), Elusive horizon: Having failed to elect a Prime Minister for the fifth time, Nepal continues its quest for democracy to make Jan Andolan II a success, by Deb Mukharji (Frontline)
10/09/2010: Maoists send a separate letter Request UNMIN mandate is kept intact (kp), UNMIN likely to get 60 more days: Maoists seek six-month extension, with no change in its mandate, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), UNSC will give a rollover: Envoys, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Gurung wants talks on UN monitoring of NA (ht), Into darkness: It is unlikely that the current bunch of incompetent leaders can deliver the constitution, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), Wrong focus: Citizens must unite to push for a timely constitution, by Joshua S. Leslie (kp), Private sector ready to absorb former fighters (ht), Private sector ready to employ ex-combatants (nn), New imbalance: We've come a long way from the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2006, but shifting sands have got us into trouble, by Prashant Jha (nt), Special Security Plan falters: Despite government claims, eastern Nepal is still under the sway of armed groups, by Sita Mademba (nt), Maoist PLA expels combatants involved in crime (nn), UCPN-M decides to block new bills; Saturday’s CC meeting to discuss PM run-off (nn)
09/09/2010: UNMIN extension: The UN has no interest or desire to prolong UNMIN’s life by a day more than necessary, by Karin Landgren (kp), Mandate-cut CPA breach: Landgren (ht), UNMIN bone in govt gullet: ‘Ban Ki-moon’s report ignores realities’, by Mahesh Acharya (kp), Let it be: The wise course of action is to extend UNMIN mandate as it is (kp), UN to get Maoists’ letter (kp), Maoists miffed with govt letter to UN; Dahal writes to UNSG requesting six months extension of UNMIN term with current mandate (nn), Envoys confer with Maoist chairman (nn), PM parleys with envoys of permanent UN member states over UNMIN row (nn), Disappeared’s deaths registered (kp), A case for pluralism: In a multicultural and multiethnic society like Nepal there is no alternative to a pluralist polity, by Shyam Prasad Mainali (kp), Strike affects eastern region (ht), 15 central leaders quit Limbuwan outfit (ht), Quite stationary (ht), What derails democracy?, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep), Sliding into anomie & chaos, by Madhab P. Khanal (rep)
08/09/2010: Govt for keeping current mandate: Makes 4-month term request to UNSC, by Anil Giri (kp), Prime Minister seeks four-month extension for UN mission (ht), Govt writes to UN for UNMIN term extension; RSG paints grim picture of Nepal's peace process (nn), Ex-foreign ministers slam Ban’s report (kp), UNMIN has to stay as it is, by Dilli Raj Khanal (rep), Vote, lawmakers, vote (rep), Clear case of unlucky seven, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), Tape scandal draws flak: NC, civil society activists demand probe (kp), House adjourned over audio tape scandal (ht), Money, lies and audio tape: Forget the tape, what about C.P. Mainali’s bribery allegation against the Maoists?, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Blast rocks Land Revenue Office in Mahottari; bomb found at Maoist party office (nn), Nepal’s Quest for Inner Party Democracy, by Dev Raj Dahal (tg)
07/09/2010: Ban for letting UNMIN stay on (kp), Govt to seek four-month extension (kp), PM to have last word on UNMIN mandate (ht), Speaker calls on parties to find a way out of stalemate, by Arhun Bhandari (ht), Speaker floats two alternatives, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), MJF likely to vote for Maoists (kp), Three Madhesi parties to remain neutral in PM voting (nn), UDMF again decide to stay neutral as MJF (D) show 'optimism' to vote in favor of Maoist PM candidate (nn), PM elections: Poudel also fails to get elected (nn), Caretaker PM asks Dahal, Poudel to study UML concept paper (nn), A question of trust (ht), Seventh round of PM election today (nn), Fix it: There could be negotiations for a coalition which is largely acceptable (kp), Army recruitment row stays put, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Déjà vu: The consequences of the current struggle to elect new PM may be unimaginable, by Aditya Adhikari (kp), Cabinet to decide on Mahara tape scandal (ht)
06/09/2010: Whose debacle is it anyway?, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Contest for coveted PM chair goes for a six (kp), End meaningless neutrality (rep), Split in Madhesi Morcha? No, says MJF (kp), Rift in UDMF comes to fore (ht), Armed group renews threat (kp), Govt to urge United Nations to reduce UNMIN role in Nepal, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht) [Taking the resistant army out of UNMIN controll is a fast way to end the peace process!!], UNSG for maintaining current mandate of UNMIN (nn), Praetorian proclivities, by C.K. Lal (rep), BJP shows concern over controversial audio tape (nn) [The Indian Hindu fundamentalists show where the wind blows from!], NA takes part in JMCC meeting (nn), AISC extends Technical Committee's term by another four months (nn)
05/09/2010: Peace Process Under Threat, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km), Doubts cloud 6th round polling too, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp), SLMM may abstain, again, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), Dev Gurung pins hopes on Madhesi lawmakers (ht), Madhesi front to stay neutral in today's PM election (nn), MJF-Nepal boycotts PM election breaching UDMF alliance (nn), Sixth round yet another fiasco? (kp), Round six PM poll to repeat same old story (ht), PM elections: Poudel also fails to get elected (nn), Next PM election on Tuesday (nn) [What is it good for?], Oli’s change of heart (kp) [Orders from India to this not elected politicians?], Indian envoy Sood confers with caretaker PM (nn), Only NC-led government will give outlet to nation, claims Koirala (nn) [Definitely not! The NC is a non-democratic, not inclusive, oligarchic and not reformative party that wants to prevent urgently needed reforms und peace!!], Why we did what we did, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp), NC, UML demand probe on controversial audio tape; govt spokesperson says CIAA can investigate (nn), UCPN-M to look for alternative ways if today's election, too, fails; dubs audio tape scandal as a conspiracy (nn)
04/09/2010: UML under SLMM heat: Madhes parties threaten to vote for Maoist candidate, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), UDMF still undecided on voting (ht), Khanal punctures new PM hope: Claims both candidates will lose the September 5 prime ministerial run-off (ht), RPP to vote for NC's Poudel (nn), ‘Nation at the most dangerous stage’ (kp), PM talks UNMIN with US, UK, Japan envoys (ht), UK roots for UNMIN: Envoy calls on PM Nepal (kp), Maoists caught in another controversy; audio tape depicts Mahara asking for Rs 500 million from Chinese man to ‘buy’ parliamentarians (with audio) (nn), Maoist leader trashes audio tape scandal (nn), Audio tape scandal is a conspiracy to ruin UCPN-M's image: Mahara (nn)
03/09/2010: UNMIN mandate: DM seeks int’l help on Army monitoring (kp), Defence Minister intensifies consultation for revision of UNMIN's mandate (nn), PM Nepal starts diplomatic consultations on UNMIN mandate (nn), UNMIN Endgame? The UNMIN is being pushed out of the picture – with unforeseen consequences (sp), NC again dismisses calls for withdrawal of PM candidacy (nn), NC to contest 6th round: Says Maoists must renounce violence, arms (kp), Dr Bhattarai says Maoists ready to pull out from PM race if NC reciprocates (nn), Madhes parties not to budge from stance: Rumour about backing Maoists a ‘tactic to pressure UML’, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), Nitty-gritty politicking: The Maoist-Madhes dynamic may yet gel to give Nepal a prime minister next week, by Prashant Jha (nt), UML holding country hostage: Experts (kp), The Money Power: With the sixth round of voting to elect a new prime minister round the corner money threatens to play a decisively dominant role to influence the outcome, by Saroj Dahal (sp), Rise of identity politics: Contrary to many predictions, identity politics has become more salient, by Mahendra Lawoti (kp), Minority rule, majority rights: The big parties have failed to deliver; maybe it's time to give the small ones a go, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), Political deadlock: Preventing destabilization urgent, by Dilli Raj Khanal (ht), MJF and MJF (Loktantrik) hint at support to Maoists; TMLP, Sadbhawana stick to previous decision (nn), Unknown Pain: The peace agreement of four years ago has yet to bring a sigh of relief for the families of the disappeared (sp)
02/09/2010: Maoists to pull out after 6th round (kp), Maoists to explore new political landscape (ht), Lekhi warns govt (ht), Against normative Nepali-ness: To be happily unaware of particular social histories is unpardonable, by Deepak Thapa (kp), Insecure nation: Ineffective security mechanisms and increasing threat to ordinary civilians hint at a failed state, by Shobhakar Budhathoki (kp), When will their wait for missing kin end?, by Damodar Bhandari (ht)01/09/2010: Consensus still elusive: Parties pass the buck to each other, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Dahal hints Maoists could withdraw PM candidacy (nn), Anti-India nationalism: The moribund, outdated nationalism has been raising its ugly head again both on left and right, by Pramod Mishra (kp), UNMIN and the Nepal Army: Through the looking glass, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (ht), Disappearance: The Neglected Issue, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn)
29/09/2010: Major parties stick to their stance, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Breaking the impasse: Sushil Koirala should take a leaf out of Girijababu’s book when it comes to negotiating with the Maoists, by Abhi Subedi (kp), Writ to nullify PM election (kp), Writ filed against 'neutrality' provision in CA Regulations (nn), NC ready to pull out of PM’s race (ht), NC reiterates it won't pull out of PM race (nn) [There is no race! Please be responsible to nation and people or leave politics!!], Eleven parties urge NC to quit PM race; suggest Speaker Nemwang to use his 'prerogative' to end deadlock (nn), NC-Maoist meet to find 'common ground' ends inconclusively (nn), Nepal’s leap forward: Political instability remains the hurdle, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (ht)
28/09/2010: Silver lining to deadlock cloud?, by John Narayan Parajuli and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Poudel says he won't quit PM race under pressure of leftists (nn) [Sounds extremely stupid! And this man wants to be PM??], Pascoe coming to take a fresh look (kp), UN, NA to bring demining campaign to end by next year (kp), The long march: Towards an open, democratic and transparent society, by Krishna Sapkota (kp), EU asks govt to implement OHCHR recommendations (nn)
27/09/2010: Dahal keeps his word, pulls out of race (kp), Maoists quit PM bid, ask NC to follow suit, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Withdraw call gets more strident, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), Ending deadlock, amending regulations (ht), Taking stock (ht), Right stand, wrong approach (rep)
26/09/2010: NC-UML heading for divorce: Congress dubs UML-Maoist deals fraudulent, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Eighth round of PM election today; UCPN (Maoist), UML to boycott election process (nn), Fiasco awaits eighth PM run-off also (ht), NC not to withdraw candidacy (kp), Unfazed Poudel to do a solo act, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), PM asks Poudel to support consensus by withdrawing candidacy (nn), UCPN-M ‘officially’ registers withdrawal of Dahal’s candidacy (nn), Dahal withdraws from PM race; House rejects Paudel for eighth time; next election on Sep 30 (nn), SLMM to remain neutral yet again (kp), UMDF ro continue with neutral stance (ht), Boycott this meaningless poll: Khanal (kp), Maoists to give PM race a miss (ht), Interpretation Of UML-Maoist Deal, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn), Democratic Exercises In Nepal, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km)
25/09/2010: New PM quest seems hopeless: Two days before the 8th round of prime ministerial polls, the search looks as remote as it did on July 23, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Maoists, UML working on consensus (ht), No UML-Maoist unity: PM Nepal, by Shankar Acharya (kp) [Not only Oli and Bhandari will prevent this but also Madhav; suffering is the country because of the continued stalemate!!], Parties may not toe deadline line (kp), PM poll on despite UML-Maoist pact (ht) [Poudel's stand is absolutely irresponsible!!], Losing its way: In the three years since the Madhes uprising, the movement has not resulted in any real gains for the people, by Pranab Kharel and Ujjwal Prasai (kp), Khambuwan groups unite (ht), Three Madhesi parties to remain neutral in Sunday's PM run-off (nn)
24/09/2010: Maoists, UML push for new course (kp), Maoists, UML urge Speaker to end ‘fiasco’, seek viable alternative (ht), NC sees 'conspiracy' behind Maoist-UML deal (nn), No possibility of unity among leftists: PM Nepal (nn), Dahal meets NC president (kp), Congress, UML take exception to ‘training’ for cantoned fighters (kp), Nepal’s Row With UN, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn), Round and round in circles: It would be naïve to see recent developments as a breakthrough, by Prashant Jha (nt), OHCHR-Nepal calls for independent unit to probe extrajudicial killings (nn), Independent probe sought (ht), ‘State killed 57 in Tarai in 29 months’ (kp), Rights wronged in Tarai: OHCHR; Says 57 killed arbitrarily in two yrs (ht), Ex-king can’t overstep: PM (ht), “Few Signs Of Progress Towards Constitution”, interview with Suresh Acharya (sp)
23/09/2010: Deadlock likely to stay: Maoists won’t quit if NC doesn’t (kp), UNMIN to focus on peace: Calls on parties to expedite integration process (kp), UNMIN to exit after Jan 15: Landgren (ht), Room to deal: Integration and rehab talks require flexibility of all sides (kp), Concern over Sindhuli, Gulmi incidents (kp), UNMIN concerned about PLA activities (ht)
22/09/2010: Maoists serious about resolving PLA issues, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Ex-king fails to grace Indra Jatra, by Prasun Singh (kp) [Open revolt by Hindu fundamentalists!], Home-abroad partnership: Last week’s developments show there are enough wise Nepalis who care for the country’s collective future, by Pramod Mishra (kp 22/09/2010)
21/09/2010: UNMIN chief hails peace process progress here (kp), New process after both hopefuls quit: Nembang (kp), Left tie-up for govt a no-no: UML (kp), Unintended transformation: The Maoist party has changed greatly over the past four years and its traditional political tools are no longer very useful, by Aditya Adhikari (kp)
20/09/2010: Finally, a hope: Recent developments may be beneficial to the peace process (kp) Maoists weigh govt alliance with UML (kp), Maoist-UML coalition ‘possible’, by Tika Ram Pradhan (ht), There is legal provision for withdrawal of PM candidacy, interview with Subas Chandra Nembang (kp), Prachanda seeks special
session of parliament (ht)
19/09/2010: Maoist, UML pave unity govt ground?, by John Narayan Parajuli and Bhadra Sharma (kp), UML asks NC to pull out of PM race: Call follows a three-point deal with UCPN-M (ht), Speaker floats options to parties (kp), Paudel refuses
to budge (ht), Power-sharing with Maoists unlikely, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Begin afresh (rep), PM election getting unnecessarily protracted to derail peace process, Dahal claims (nn)
18/09/2010: Exit Dahal from PM poll race: Maoist-UML deal ends possibility of a democratic alliance govt (kp), Dahal urges NC to back off from PM election (kp), Khanal urges NC to withdraw PM candidacy (nn), UN mulls extra efforts for peace, by Mahesh Acharya (kp), Veep’s secretary held for ‘sedition’ (kp), VP Jha's PA arrested for maintaining links with Terai armed outfit (nn)
17/09/2010: Special panel okays PLA directive: Agrees to form 12-member secretariat body, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Maoists to detach PLA from party: Concept of two armies thing of past, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), PLA combatants come under Special Committee (nn), UNMIN gets ‘last’ extension: Mandate to expire on January 15: Security Council (ht), UNSC resolution on UNMIN (kp), Good riddance?, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp), UCPN-M, UML reach 3-pt understanding; Dahal to withdraw PM candidacy (nn), Supreme court scraps CC recommendations, by Dev Sunuwar (kp), CIAA, EC appointments scrapped, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht)
16/09/2010: UNMIN gets final four-month extension, by John Narayan Parajuli and Mahesh Acharya (kp), PLA rehab under 4-pt deal (kp), Maoists want Pun to head mechanism (kp), We won’t obstruct NA recruitment: Pun (ht), Towards a ‘state-nation’? Balancing fissiparity and state integrity is the challenge before our CA, by Deepak Thapa (kp), SC scraps appointments in constitutional bodies (nn)
15/09/2010: More letters on UNSC table, by Mahesh Acharya (kp), Govt, Maoists bury the hatchet in letter and spirit: Send separate letters with same spirit to Ban Ki-moon; Seek four-month extension for UNMIN (ht), Pressure mounts (ht), UNMIN extension: A crisis is seemingly averted, but who knows (kp), Peace Process Necessitates Revival, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn), Nepal CA body is already in a death bed, interview with Khum Bahadur Khadka, Nepali Congress (tg)
14/09/2010: Govt, Maoists one on UNMIN extension, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Nepal, Dahal strike deal on UNMIN: UN body to stay for four more months with existing mandate, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), Govt, UCPN (M) send identical letters to UN for extension of UNMIN term (nn), Prez seeks expert advice, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), SLMM may vote for Poudel: Karna (kp), UCPN-Maoist to revolt for power: Kiran (ht), Playing with fire: Politics of brinksmanship is extremely dangerous (kp), Ulterior motives: Sections of NC and UML are questioning the very legitimacy of the peace process, by Aditya Adhikari (kp), Democracy, Maoist strategy and India: In the Nepali context, by Uddhab Pyakurel (ht), Dahal, Poudel will fall flat in 8th round too: Khanal (nn), Maoist chairman talks of 'new process' before next PM run-off (nn)
13/09/2010: Govt, Maoists ‘inch closer’ to 5-pt deal (kp), Govt, Maoists agree to send joint letter (ht), Govt, Maoists reach 4-point understanding on peace process; agree to extend UNMIN's term by four months (nn), Nepal’s int’l image ‘tarnished’, by Mahesh Acharya (kp), There are two sides to the peace agreement, interview with new British ambassador John Tucknott (kp), Towards a pariah state: A complete disregard for domestic and international opinion will isolate Nepal, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp), PM makes bid to woo Madhes-based parties (ht), Can it work? (ht), Peace & Birds Of Passage, by Kanak Mani Dixit (rep), Maoists' ultimate aim is to capture state power through people's revolt: Baidya (nn), Caretaker PM accuses UCPN-M of attempting to ‘revolt’ (nn), President Yadav consults legal experts on political deadlock (nn)
12/09/2010: Govt, Maoists fail to sit for UNMIN talks (kp), Bijukchhe blames India for deadlock (kp), Taskforce to work out consensus (ht)
11/09/2010: Differing letters from Nepal befuddle UN, by Mahesh Acharya and Phanindra Dahal (kp), Govt floats 6-point draft: Maoists say discussions are positive (kp), Maoists’ talks with govt on UNMIN ‘positive’, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), PM begins parleys on joint letter (ht), Elusive horizon: Having failed to elect a Prime Minister for the fifth time, Nepal continues its quest for democracy to make Jan Andolan II a success, by Deb Mukharji (Frontline)
10/09/2010: Maoists send a separate letter Request UNMIN mandate is kept intact (kp), UNMIN likely to get 60 more days: Maoists seek six-month extension, with no change in its mandate, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), UNSC will give a rollover: Envoys, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Gurung wants talks on UN monitoring of NA (ht), Into darkness: It is unlikely that the current bunch of incompetent leaders can deliver the constitution, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), Wrong focus: Citizens must unite to push for a timely constitution, by Joshua S. Leslie (kp), Private sector ready to absorb former fighters (ht), Private sector ready to employ ex-combatants (nn), New imbalance: We've come a long way from the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2006, but shifting sands have got us into trouble, by Prashant Jha (nt), Special Security Plan falters: Despite government claims, eastern Nepal is still under the sway of armed groups, by Sita Mademba (nt), Maoist PLA expels combatants involved in crime (nn), UCPN-M decides to block new bills; Saturday’s CC meeting to discuss PM run-off (nn)
09/09/2010: UNMIN extension: The UN has no interest or desire to prolong UNMIN’s life by a day more than necessary, by Karin Landgren (kp), Mandate-cut CPA breach: Landgren (ht), UNMIN bone in govt gullet: ‘Ban Ki-moon’s report ignores realities’, by Mahesh Acharya (kp), Let it be: The wise course of action is to extend UNMIN mandate as it is (kp), UN to get Maoists’ letter (kp), Maoists miffed with govt letter to UN; Dahal writes to UNSG requesting six months extension of UNMIN term with current mandate (nn), Envoys confer with Maoist chairman (nn), PM parleys with envoys of permanent UN member states over UNMIN row (nn), Disappeared’s deaths registered (kp), A case for pluralism: In a multicultural and multiethnic society like Nepal there is no alternative to a pluralist polity, by Shyam Prasad Mainali (kp), Strike affects eastern region (ht), 15 central leaders quit Limbuwan outfit (ht), Quite stationary (ht), What derails democracy?, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep), Sliding into anomie & chaos, by Madhab P. Khanal (rep)
08/09/2010: Govt for keeping current mandate: Makes 4-month term request to UNSC, by Anil Giri (kp), Prime Minister seeks four-month extension for UN mission (ht), Govt writes to UN for UNMIN term extension; RSG paints grim picture of Nepal's peace process (nn), Ex-foreign ministers slam Ban’s report (kp), UNMIN has to stay as it is, by Dilli Raj Khanal (rep), Vote, lawmakers, vote (rep), Clear case of unlucky seven, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), Tape scandal draws flak: NC, civil society activists demand probe (kp), House adjourned over audio tape scandal (ht), Money, lies and audio tape: Forget the tape, what about C.P. Mainali’s bribery allegation against the Maoists?, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Blast rocks Land Revenue Office in Mahottari; bomb found at Maoist party office (nn), Nepal’s Quest for Inner Party Democracy, by Dev Raj Dahal (tg)
07/09/2010: Ban for letting UNMIN stay on (kp), Govt to seek four-month extension (kp), PM to have last word on UNMIN mandate (ht), Speaker calls on parties to find a way out of stalemate, by Arhun Bhandari (ht), Speaker floats two alternatives, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), MJF likely to vote for Maoists (kp), Three Madhesi parties to remain neutral in PM voting (nn), UDMF again decide to stay neutral as MJF (D) show 'optimism' to vote in favor of Maoist PM candidate (nn), PM elections: Poudel also fails to get elected (nn), Caretaker PM asks Dahal, Poudel to study UML concept paper (nn), A question of trust (ht), Seventh round of PM election today (nn), Fix it: There could be negotiations for a coalition which is largely acceptable (kp), Army recruitment row stays put, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Déjà vu: The consequences of the current struggle to elect new PM may be unimaginable, by Aditya Adhikari (kp), Cabinet to decide on Mahara tape scandal (ht)
06/09/2010: Whose debacle is it anyway?, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Contest for coveted PM chair goes for a six (kp), End meaningless neutrality (rep), Split in Madhesi Morcha? No, says MJF (kp), Rift in UDMF comes to fore (ht), Armed group renews threat (kp), Govt to urge United Nations to reduce UNMIN role in Nepal, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht) [Taking the resistant army out of UNMIN controll is a fast way to end the peace process!!], UNSG for maintaining current mandate of UNMIN (nn), Praetorian proclivities, by C.K. Lal (rep), BJP shows concern over controversial audio tape (nn) [The Indian Hindu fundamentalists show where the wind blows from!], NA takes part in JMCC meeting (nn), AISC extends Technical Committee's term by another four months (nn)
05/09/2010: Peace Process Under Threat, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km), Doubts cloud 6th round polling too, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp), SLMM may abstain, again, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), Dev Gurung pins hopes on Madhesi lawmakers (ht), Madhesi front to stay neutral in today's PM election (nn), MJF-Nepal boycotts PM election breaching UDMF alliance (nn), Sixth round yet another fiasco? (kp), Round six PM poll to repeat same old story (ht), PM elections: Poudel also fails to get elected (nn), Next PM election on Tuesday (nn) [What is it good for?], Oli’s change of heart (kp) [Orders from India to this not elected politicians?], Indian envoy Sood confers with caretaker PM (nn), Only NC-led government will give outlet to nation, claims Koirala (nn) [Definitely not! The NC is a non-democratic, not inclusive, oligarchic and not reformative party that wants to prevent urgently needed reforms und peace!!], Why we did what we did, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp), NC, UML demand probe on controversial audio tape; govt spokesperson says CIAA can investigate (nn), UCPN-M to look for alternative ways if today's election, too, fails; dubs audio tape scandal as a conspiracy (nn)
04/09/2010: UML under SLMM heat: Madhes parties threaten to vote for Maoist candidate, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), UDMF still undecided on voting (ht), Khanal punctures new PM hope: Claims both candidates will lose the September 5 prime ministerial run-off (ht), RPP to vote for NC's Poudel (nn), ‘Nation at the most dangerous stage’ (kp), PM talks UNMIN with US, UK, Japan envoys (ht), UK roots for UNMIN: Envoy calls on PM Nepal (kp), Maoists caught in another controversy; audio tape depicts Mahara asking for Rs 500 million from Chinese man to ‘buy’ parliamentarians (with audio) (nn), Maoist leader trashes audio tape scandal (nn), Audio tape scandal is a conspiracy to ruin UCPN-M's image: Mahara (nn)
03/09/2010: UNMIN mandate: DM seeks int’l help on Army monitoring (kp), Defence Minister intensifies consultation for revision of UNMIN's mandate (nn), PM Nepal starts diplomatic consultations on UNMIN mandate (nn), UNMIN Endgame? The UNMIN is being pushed out of the picture – with unforeseen consequences (sp), NC again dismisses calls for withdrawal of PM candidacy (nn), NC to contest 6th round: Says Maoists must renounce violence, arms (kp), Dr Bhattarai says Maoists ready to pull out from PM race if NC reciprocates (nn), Madhes parties not to budge from stance: Rumour about backing Maoists a ‘tactic to pressure UML’, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), Nitty-gritty politicking: The Maoist-Madhes dynamic may yet gel to give Nepal a prime minister next week, by Prashant Jha (nt), UML holding country hostage: Experts (kp), The Money Power: With the sixth round of voting to elect a new prime minister round the corner money threatens to play a decisively dominant role to influence the outcome, by Saroj Dahal (sp), Rise of identity politics: Contrary to many predictions, identity politics has become more salient, by Mahendra Lawoti (kp), Minority rule, majority rights: The big parties have failed to deliver; maybe it's time to give the small ones a go, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), Political deadlock: Preventing destabilization urgent, by Dilli Raj Khanal (ht), MJF and MJF (Loktantrik) hint at support to Maoists; TMLP, Sadbhawana stick to previous decision (nn), Unknown Pain: The peace agreement of four years ago has yet to bring a sigh of relief for the families of the disappeared (sp)
02/09/2010: Maoists to pull out after 6th round (kp), Maoists to explore new political landscape (ht), Lekhi warns govt (ht), Against normative Nepali-ness: To be happily unaware of particular social histories is unpardonable, by Deepak Thapa (kp), Insecure nation: Ineffective security mechanisms and increasing threat to ordinary civilians hint at a failed state, by Shobhakar Budhathoki (kp), When will their wait for missing kin end?, by Damodar Bhandari (ht)01/09/2010: Consensus still elusive: Parties pass the buck to each other, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Dahal hints Maoists could withdraw PM candidacy (nn), Anti-India nationalism: The moribund, outdated nationalism has been raising its ugly head again both on left and right, by Pramod Mishra (kp), UNMIN and the Nepal Army: Through the looking glass, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (ht), Disappearance: The Neglected Issue, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn)
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