- Ray of hope for peace, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp),
- Home cooking: Opaque workings of political parties make their commitments a suspect (kp),
- Peace minister slams UNMIN for non-cooperation (ht),
- Maoists' people's court issues dire threats against 7, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht),
- Fix commissions’ number: CA panel (kp),
- Modernising The Parties, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn),
- Controversy Over Arms Import, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km)
27/02/2010:
- UML parleys for unity govt (kp),
- HLPM taking initiative for Maoist-led govt, claims Dahal (nn),
- Country needs ‘last revolt’ (kp),
- 'Statute awaits final people's revolt' (ht),
- Challenges To Writing The Constitution, by Raj Kumar Siwakoti (rn),
- 'UML against ethnicity-based federalism' (nn), Brahmin samaj stage rally (ht) [So far, the state has been based on one ethnicity; it must become a multi-ethnic state if Nepal shall have a future!!],
- Rift between govt, UNMIN widens, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht),
- Nidhi rules out timely constitution, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht)
26/02/2010:
- 2 day sit-in for constitution (kp),
- Civil society activists begin 48-hour sit-in (ht),
- Impunity watch: Nepal urged to enter ICC, by Anil Giri (kp),
- Home truths: The poor security situation reflects the general state of the government (kp),
- Democratisation of the army: Everyone is talking about democratising the armed forces, but what does it mean?, by Geja Sharma Wagle (kp),
- Consult Maoists: UN to Chemjong (kp),
- Marathon HLPM meeting next week (kp),
- Demand for state re-do panel stalls HLPM meet (ht),
- Major parties commit to end bandh, strikes (rn),
- The business of banda: From Shivaratri to stock markets, by Artha Beed (nt),
- Key parties for package deal on statute writing, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn),
- Optimistic, but only if there is a political consensus, interview with CA Chairman Subash Nembang (nt),
- Maoist chairman again talks of revolt (nn),
- Limbuwan groups come together, Khambuwans fail, by Bharat Ingnam and Ratna Prasad Charya (ht),
- 'Locals equate federalism with decentralisation' (ht)
25/02/2010:
- Civil society launches 48-hr dharna for timely constitution (nn),
- Get to work, you bums: The parties are so entangled in intra-party rivalry that they have no time for the country, by Achyut Wagle (kp),
- HLPM fails to finalise draft of joint resolution motion (rn),
- HLPM task force fails to meet again as leaders busy themselves elsewhere (ht),
- Dahal has agenda for HLPM meet (kp), 'Statute, peace from Maoist govt', by Shiva Apriya (ht),
- No constitution unless there's a Maoist-led unity govt: Dahal (nn), CPN-UML unveils new scheme on peace (rn), UML talks panel for unity govt (kp) [Mr Oli is not qualified to lead this panel , because of his involvement in the misuse scandal of government vehicles!!],
- Identity politics: It has become fashionable to refer to Ethiopia as a successful model of ethnic federalism, by Bipin Adhikari (kp),
- Access to justice for vulnerable: Achievements celebrated (rn),
- Women activists demand 'meaningful' share in govt (ht)
24/02/2010:
- It’s break time for CC (kp),
- Thematic bodies fail to give reports to constitutional panel (rn),
- Work at a standstill as constitution clock ticks, by Prakash Acharya (ht),
- Ostrich look-alikes (ht),
- Idea of rainbow coalition clicks (kp),
- The UML’s emphasis should be on engagement, not confrontation (kp), 3 injured in Tuesday’s gherao (kp),
- RPP-N pickets Singha Durbar (ht),
- Nepalis against Ethnic Federalism: Carter Center (tg),
- Taskforce fails to forge consensus (nn),
- Maoists loses a friend in the opposition bench (nn),
- 'Anti-corruption agencies in Nepal lack clear jurisdiction' (nn) [see 2009 Assessment of Global Integrity Report for Nepal
23/02/2010:
- ‘Federalism linked to decentralisation’ (kp),
- Number row hits fighters' integration task, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht),
- Fighters’ number bone of contentionFighters’ number bone of contention (kp),
- Govt working on ‘one combatant, one weapon’ (rn),
- The places in between: The eclipse in the social demands that the Maoists raised and pursued will likely cost the party, by Aditya Adhikari (kp),
- Royalist party brings life to halt (kp),
- Bandh affects business activities (rn),
- Bandh disrupts life in Valley (ht),
- Tharu-MJF ties sour (kp), Growing Uncertainty (rn),
- Culture In The New Era, by Prem Khatry (rn),
- Donors suspend aid in education over corruption charges on minister (nn),
- Khanal seeks better govt performance, by Arjun Bhandari (ht),
- Legal experts term CA tenure extension unconstitutional (ht),
- Gachchhadar comes down against big three parties' role in constitution-making (nn)
22/02/2010:
- Hindu state to be addressed: DPM (ht) [Sujata, do you want to reintroduce the biggest mistakes of the 1990 constitution? Religion/culture and politics have to be separated! Besides, your figures are misleading: More than 40% belong to ethnic groups, almost 5% are Muslims, upto 15% are Dalits; they all remain excluded in a Hindu state as they have been for centuries! Bahunbad is over!!],
- Declare Nepal a Hindu state, students tell government (ht),
- Musahar calls for review of academic qualifications (ht),
- PM defends arms import (kp),
- No puzzle (ht),
- Rags to riches: Our political leaders arrived in Kathmandu with only the clothes on their backs, by Shyam K.C. (kp),
- Corruption by consensus: A free-for-all has resulted as the local bodies have had no elected reps since 2002, by Narayan Manandhar (kp),
- Government change won’t help constitution drafting, interview with Agni Kharel (kp),
- ICC ratification delay: Parties’ fear of the past to blame (kp),
- 'Ratify Rome Statute to end impunity' (ht),
- PM eyes HLPM hot seat (kp),
- ‘Govt not bound to follow HLPM decisions’ (rn),
- RPP-N bandh cripples valley life (nn),
- Peace minister talks of 'one combatant one weapon' theory for integration;govt plan unacceptable for Maoists (nn),
- Extra-judicial killings still continuing: NHRC (nn)
21/02/2010:
- The way forward: The common cause must be ‘drafting equality, executing equality and administering equality’, by Laxman Tharu, Buddha Tsering Moktan and Shakun Serchand Leslie (kp),
- Equality for all: We can’t escape from our history of injustice, but we can ensure equality in the new setup, by Surendra R. Devkota (kp),
- HLPM no good, says DPM Gachhadar (ht),
- Gachhadar warns of revolt against Big 3: MJF to announce Madhes stir today (kp),
- MJF to announce stir programme today (ht),
- Govt imports arms, Maoists cry foul (ht),
- ‘Proposed provinces financially unviable’ (kp),
- Ammo for APF fires up Maoists, by Phanindra Dahjal (kp),
- Explosives, gunpowder brought for training purpose: Rawal (rn),
- Intra-party Feud Hampers Statute Writing, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn),
- Discrimination, by Urmila Nepal (rn),
- PM Nepal says only 30 percent work remain to finish statute-writing task; discusses army integration with NC Prez (nn) [??]
- Tharus warn of protests (kp),
- Tharus for multiple federal units in Tarai (ht),
- Maoists warn of dire results: Say pay discontinuation may disrupt peace; combatants salary row, by Keshav P. Koirala (kp),
- Maoist combatants to be paid in bearer cheques (rn),
- Mechanism revives resolution motion (kp),
- HLPM to take up power-sharing issue, by Prakash Acharya (ht),
- Govt, parties behind worsening HR: INSEC (kp) [see executive summary of the INSEC yearbook 2010], PM disagrees with report (kp) [???],
- All functions and no work for PM?, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht),
- UML's Khanal faction wants PM to quit, by Arjun Bhandari (ht),
- Sujata Koirala threatens to pull out of govt if UML doesn’t ‘improve’ (nn),
- Govt refutes allegation of arms import; UCPN (M) says APF 'arms consignment' aimed at derailing peace process (nn)
- Polls only option if CA fails on timely statute: Experts (ht) [????],
- UCPN-M to launch 3-month campaign for timely statute (ht)
19/02/2010:
- Political culture is the problem: Political culture is more important than the model of governance for democrats, says political scientist Krishna Khanal, an interview (nt),
- Simmering uncertainties: People bear the brunt, by Sameer M. Dixit (ht),
- Nepal has an int’l story to showcase: May complete demining by next year (kp),
- Matter of concern: The Maoists need to demonstrate greater flexibility on integration (kp),
- No ifs or buts: The people have assigned the CA to write a constitution, and that’s the way it will be, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp),
- It ain't so: Prithivi Narayan Shah was hardly a multicultural statesman, by Mahendra Lawoti (kp),
- Envoys urge to prepare exit policy of OHCHR (kp),
- Elite panel comes under fresh fire (kp),
- Gautam for national govt (kp),
- Gautam for national govt inclusive of Maoists (ht),
- Big three parties agree to resolve impasse; to finalize joint resolution motion in 2 days (nn),
- Bhattarai warns of 'serious consequences' if PLA salary stopped (nn),
- 'Maoists obstructing Special Committee's works' (nn),
- INSEC paints grim pic of mid region violence ht)
18/02/2010:
- ‘Concern over legal system’: Rights groups call for immediate handover of Basnet (kp),
- Bennett urges Army to hand over Basnet (kp),
- Rights groups demand justice for slain Maina Sunuwar (nn),
- Govt urged not to obstruct Maina case proceedings (ht),
- Envoys lobby for OHCHR extension: Government in a dilemma, by Anil Giri (kp),
- Govt urged to take steps to end impunity by Deepak Thapa (rn),
- Rule of the prole: Rulers love special privileges and our communists are no different, (kp),
- CA bars members from going on foreign visits (nn),
- Maoists reactivate people's court in Sankhuwasabha, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht)
17/02/2010:
- 100-day countdown begins for CA (kp),
- ‘Big three’ mull extension of statute deadline, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn),
- CPN-UML youth pickets CA (ht),
- Guerrillas in the mist: ‘People’s war’ was part of an overall Nepali political transformation, by Abhi Subedi (kp),
- 5,000 recruits in near future: Army (kp),
- Army control not UNMIN ‘duty’ (kp),
- UNMIN brushes aside recount of combatants (ht),
- Prakash calls HLPM ineffective (ht),
- Govt's performance not satisfactory: Khanal's report (nn)
16/02/2010:
- Space and security: There are two lessons Nepal can learn from the peace process in Northern Ireland, by Anup Phayal (kp),
- OHCHR concerned (kp),
- OHCHR condemns threats to editors over news on media entrepreneur murder (nn)
15/02/2010:
- CMDP declares pressure campaign for timely constitution (nn),
- Come together: Our main duty is to write a constitution, and the parties need to unite for this purpose, by Shyam K.C. (kp),
- Army integration: NC chief finds lack of leadership in PM (kp),
- ‘Peace bid won’t complete before Maoist-led govt’ (rn),
- Hindu fundamentalists shut far western region (nn),
- Playing numbers (ht),
- People's Front Nepal proposes 3 provinces (ht)
14/02/2010:
- Tharuhat state declared, by Diwakar Bhandari (ht),
- HLPM meet hits snag yet again (kp),
- HLPM meet inconclusive; PM for inducting small parties (rn),
- 40pc PLA may have left camps: Ruling coalition (kp),
- Govt to ask UNMIN to give actual number of Maoist fighters, by Arjun Bhandari (ht),
- Prachanda had already okayed strength: GPK, by Prakash Acharya (ht),
- Prachanda for forging alliance of patriotic forces (rn),
- Constitution Writing Gets Lopsided Priority, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn),
- Constitution Writing Controversy And Reality, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km)
13/02/2010:
- Constitution Deadline Controversy (rn),
- NC to thrash out issues with PM (kp),
- Gachchhadar rules out bulk integration of combatants (rn),
- HLPM meet inconclusive (nn),
- HLPM redundant if it can't topple govt: Dr Bhattarai (ht) [??],
- Holding the centre: The Maoists have come a long way since 1996, but the struggle to balance the demands of political order with those of liberty and autonomy continues, by Aditya Adhikari (kp),
- Deuba lays down preconditions for statute (ht) [Why do you not include the end of impunity and the punishment of of all crimes??]
12/02/2010:
- Federal realities: Federalism may not be as bad as it's carved up to be, by Prashant Jha (nt),
- Chhetris against ethnic federalism (kp), Chhetris hit streets protesting federalism (ht),
- Dalit doubts: Ethnic federalism will further marginalise Dalits, by Mitra Pariyar (nt),
- "Dalit liberation within ethnic provinces", interview with Tilak Pariyar, CA member, UCPN (Maoist) (nt), "Ethnic provinces will harm the nation", interview with Mohammad Aftab Alam, CA member/minister, NC (nt),
- Minister of defiance: What do you do when a minister defies the PM? Fire him, or as the case may be, her!, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp),
- Govt mulls bringing in military component: Restructuring defence ministry, by Phanindra Dahal (kp),
- Soldiers sacrifice: Besides the martyrs, army personnel who fell in the civil war must be honoured too, by Ranadhoj Limbu-Angbuhang (kp),
- Maoists not against army integration: Prachanda (rn),
- Hope, despair over statute; Dahal: Deadline miss makes prez commoner (kp),
- Failure to issue constitution on time will spell crisis, warns Dahal (nn),
- PM: Govt committed to promulgate statute on time (rn) [The promulgation of the new constitution is the task of the CA, not that of the government!!],
- UCPN (Maoist) bars its CA members from attending foreign agency, NGO functions (nn),
- Relief fund for war victims 'misused' (ht),
- NC to seek clarification from PM over UML 'monopoly' in govt (nn)
11/02/2010:
- Plug holes in statute: Report (kp) [see full report by CHRGJ in English and Nepali],
- Divide and rule: A 14-province Nepal is a big joke and a recipe for disaster in terms of management, by Bipin Adhikari (kp),
- Panel for 27 parts in new statute (ht),
- Gachhadar says statute within 15 days if parties concur; Maoist leader says maybe even within a week (nn) [What a nonsense!!],
- Discharged PLAs eye security jobs, by Janak Nepal and Durgalal K.C. (kp),
- Discharged ones still clinging to politics, by Khem Bahadur Budha (ht),
- HLPM meet postponed (nn),
- UNMIN chief worried at slow progress in peace process (nn)
10/02/2010:
- CC gives its sub-committee five more days to prepare draft statute (nn),
- Tamangs to protest federal structure (ht),
- One Madhesh demand is against Nepal and Nepali Nationalism, interview with Laxman Tharu (tg),
- So far so good: The discharge process marks an important step in Maoist transformation (kp),
- Maoists plan to recruit discharged combatants in YCL (nn),
- AHRC raises concern over impunity of army officers involved in Maina murder case (nn) [!!!!],
- Bhandari defends army over rights violation (kp) [????],
- Mongrel nation: VP Jha’s oath on Sunday both in Maithili and Nepali was a politically symbolic act of embracing more than one identity, by Pramod Mishra (kp),
- Oath and death: Jha’s swearing-in and Shah’s murder raise a number of excruciating questions, by Achyut Wagle (kp),
- Unless we have right to self determination, constitution can’t be drafted, interview with Narayan Kaji Shrestha, CPN-Maoist (tg),
- UML cadres used arms in Sindhuli clash: Report (ht), NC mulls post-statute scenario, by Prakash Acharya (ht)
- Discharge process completed; Conclusion a positive step: UNSC members (kp),
- Discharge of disqualified PLA fighters comes to an end (ht),
- Statement by Representative of the Secretary-General Karin Landgren at Discharge Ceremony in Rolpa (Relief Web),
- Forced to not leave the party’: ex-combatants, by Janak Nepal and Durgalal K.C. (kp),
- Uproar in House over Shah’s murder (kp),
- Jamim Shah murder: Rights bodies fret about security situation (ht),
- NC lawmakers want change of guard (kp),
- NC lawmakers flay party ministers (ht),
- Finding balance: There are flaws in the concept paper on state restructuring, but many of the objections to it are wrong headed, by Aditya Adhikari (kp),
- Parties misappropriate dev funds: Ministry report, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht),
- Time short for perfect constitution: Acharya (ht)
08/02/2010:
- Engage Maoists so that they don’t take up arms, interview with Christophe Jaffrelot (kp),
- Limbuwan bandh cripples life in eastern region (ht),
- Special committee hits snag: Basis for fighters’ integration sticking point (kp),
- Constitution on time? Impossibl, e: Bamdev (kp),
- Bhattarai for rooting out discrimination (kp),
- Jha Vice-President, again: Takes fresh oath in Maithili, Nepali (kp),
- Veep post reactivated as Jha takes fresh oath, by Prakash Acharya (ht),
- VP's fresh oath stirs controversy again, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht),
- Waiting for genuine leader: From the core of the heart, by Meeta Singh (ht),
- Devote time on statute, Maoist CA members told (ht),
- Disqualified fighters' discharge to be over today (ht),
- Discharge of disqualified combatants concluding today (nn),
- Discharge of disqualified PLA men completes (nn),
- Police arrest central member of JTMM (nn)
07/02/2010:
- Finding commonalities: Differences in the CA may not be as irreconcilable as commonly thought (kp),
- All right! Self-determination means the right to enjoy all the democratic rights, not secession, by Anil K. Shrestha (kp),
- Khambuwan warns of arm conflict (kp),
- Bandh cripples nine eastern districts (nn),
- HLPM to end deadlock (kp),
- Defunct VP Parmananda Jha taking oath in Maithili today (nn),
- Jha takes fresh oath in Nepali, Maithali to revive VP post (nn),
- Political Viruses In Nepal, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km)
06/02/2010:
- Big three want fewer commissions (kp),
- Gachchhadar seeks state restructuring commission (rn),
- State structure plan riles Chhetris (ht),
- UML forms task force to suggest party’s position on state restructuring, form of governance (nn) [5 Bahuns and 5 others in this task force; very inclusive and representative!!],
- Jha’s oath likely on Sunday (kp),
- Post-conflict Police Reform And Human Rights, by Narayan Prasad Wagle (rn),
- Let’s Be Diplomatic, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn),
- HLPM meet postponed due to Koirala's poor health condition (nn),
- Tharu body calls off Terai bandh (nn),
- CC begins statute drafting process (ht),
- Panel dwells on collecting public opinion on statute (ht)
05/02/2010:
- CA enters statute drafting phase, by Phanindra Dahal (kp),
- Jimmy Carter upbeat, warns against delay (kp),
- ICJ appeals to AG: Hand over Basnet (kp),
- Jha defiance may brew yet another controversy (kp),
- Missing factors: The State Restructuring Commission, if it is formed, would be just a technical body, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp),
- Finalising the federal structure: The proposal for 14 ethnicity based provinces has to be endorsed by a majority in the CA, which is unlikely, by Dhruba Simkhada (nt),
- United we stand tall: "Twenty million out of twenty-seven million Nepalis are with the Maoists", by Prashant Jha (nt),
- Open wounds: The nature of reconciliation is such that government itself has to be involved, and doling out cash compensation won't cut it, by Mallika Aryal (nt),
- Parties, Power and Pelf, by Dipak Gyawali (sp),
- "Nepal’s geostrategic position is its major strength", interview with Francis G. Hutchins (sp),
- Farewell To Arms: Disqualified Maoist combatants are leaving cantonments for an uncertain destiny, by UZmna Kanta Khanal (sp)
04/02/2010:
- Take a call on merger strength, HLPM told (ht),
- Leave-taking PLAs warn of waging war, by Suryamani Gautam (ht),
- 494 fighters leave camp (kp),
- AISC meet stresses speedy integration (rn),
- Nonpartisan expert to head secretariat (kp),
- UCPN-M to announce fifth phase of stir plan today (ht),
- Maoists decide on toned-down protest (kp),
- Dissolve HLPM: DPM (kp),
- Gachchhadar demands HLPM’s dissolution (rn),
- HLPM fails to meet (nn),
- Veep's oath row still draws flak (ht),
- Members of Tarai armed outfit give in (ht),
- Small leap forward: The initiatives towards gender equality are great, but implementation is not so great, by Prativa Subedi (kp),
- It ain't right: Old attitudes about women are changing, but not enough (kp),
- Yes we can: Citizens should act responsibility when the government is not able to deliver, by Ravi Kumar (kp),
- Shape Of The Country, by Shyam K.C. (rn),
- Constitution writing to commence from today: CA chair (nn)
03/02/2010:
- State Restructuring: Bhattarai moots referendum (kp),
- CA debate: Parties voice differences on model of federalism (nn),
- Sit-in for new statute (kp),
- PM to discuss key issues of army integration with parties; Maoists want HLPM to take final decision (nn),
- Loosen up: The governing parties shouldn’t view the HLPM with suspicion (kp),
- US: Aid to Nepal Army conditional (kp) [!!!],
- Security plan draws flak (kp),
- New Nepali nationalism: When the Taraiwasis begin to shout nationalist slogans, then you better believe there is clear danger to Nepal, by Pramod Mishra (kp),
- Country without auditor general (kp),
- NC leader warns to take up arms against Maoists (nn) [??]
- Maoists not advocating ethnicity-based federalism to promote 'communal politics', Bhattarai clarifies (nn),
- IPMF announces second phase of protest (kp),
- Maoist proposal for deadlock resolution (kp),
- GPK to Maoists: Shun anti-India politics, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp),
- Evolution and growth: The recent Standing Committee meeting of the Maoists demonstrated how much the party has evolved in the past four years, by Aditya Adhikari (kp),
- Farmers seize 13 hectares (kp),
- Sujata demands women representation in HLPM (nn),
- JTMM-J commander killed in police encounter (nn),
- Any sign? (ht),
- Relief eludes insurgency victims, by Shakti Kumar Pun (ht)
01/02/2010:
- NEFIN hails 14-state model (kp),
- MJF rallies across Tarai (kp),
- Proposal not in the interest of the indigenous, marginalised: Yadav (kp),
- CA debate sees only Maoists supporting 14-state federal structure (nn),
- CA begins discussion on state restructuring draft (rn),
- State Restructuring Commission sought (ht),
- Kirant activists shut Dharan sanskrit schools, by Ratna Prasad Acharya (ht),
- Newa body decries politics in local bodies (ht),
- Remark lands Sujata in soup (kp),
- Sujata’s remarks negative, says PM (rn),
- PM to seek DPM's clarification (ht), NC against change in guard: Nidhi (ht),
- Extremists want to see peace process derailed, interview with Ishwor Pokhrel (kp),
- Peace, statute top priority: Maoists (kp),
- ‘Ex-combatants now under govt’, by Phanindra Dahal (kp),
- Special Committee finalises PLA chain-of-command (nn),
- 9-member secretariat to ease army integration, by Prakash Acharya (ht),
- HLPM meeting dwells on 'joint resolution' (nn)
