Main News - March 2010

 31/03/2010: 

• Ten youth organisations demand action against former King (nn),  
• Step down: UML to PM, by Bhadra Sharma (kp),  
• Prachanda pledges to ensure peace (ht),  
• Now you're talking: The Maoists’ flexible negotiating position is a welcome surprise (kp), 
• Maoists to float unity govt bid at HLPM (kp),  
• PM Nepal consulting leaders of ruling Madhes-based parties today (nn),
• Assertion of new identities: Challenging dimensions, by Mukti Rijal (ht), 
• KJWP calls off bandh (ht), 
• SC verdict on Katwal row soon (ht),  
• Envoys-PM talks: ‘Make progress on peace or let UNMIN go’ (kp),  
• UNMINs extension implausible (ht),  
• Maoist leader objects to new recruitment in NA (nn),
• A shot in the arm for marginalised (kp)

30/03/2010: 

• ‘Religous right trying to revive the monarchy’, by Anil Giri (kp),  
• Maoists claim, 'reactionaries' active against timely constitution and peace (nn),  
• Minister warns ex-king of action (kp),  
• Kishunji’s New Tune (rn),  
• Search for ace (ht),
• Parties mull over rainbow coalition (kp),  
• Any option OK for peace: Khanal (ht),  
• NC, TMDP agree to take UCPN-M into confidence (ht), 
• PM reaches out to fringe parties (kp), 
• PM continues parleys (nn),  
• Issues of national import bigger than PM's post: Nepal (ht),
• KJWP against carving out states on ethnic lines (ht),  
• Disqualified ‘disgruntled’ with United Nations, by Hanindra Dahal and Dipendra Baduwal (kp), 
• First as tragedy: The dispute at the Institute of Medicine is a clear example of the damaging impact of excessive political mobilisation on institutions of learning, by Aditya Adhikari (kp), 
• HLPM meeting put off (nn),  
• Diplomats for new statute by May 28 (nn),  
• Third CA committee submits its report (nn)

29/03/2010: 

• Special Committee fiat on PLA rehab, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht),  
• PLA members to be given rehabilitation package (rn),  
• ‘Fix integration, rehab policy’ (kp),  
• Little hope in sight for Maoist combatants (ht), 
• PM in parleys to defeat no-trust vote (ht), 
• Maoists seek support from other parties to topple govt; PM Nepal talks to fringe parties (nn), 
• Dahal has new offer for Nepal (kp),  
• Green shine (ht),
• Democracy in Nepal: Potentials and prospects, by Ganga Thapa (ht),  
• New statute to ensure rights of minorities (ht),
• Kirant party on warpath (ht),  
• Revive 1990 Constitution: KP Bhattarai (kp) [An irresponsible call to stop the peace process, restore monarchy and Hindu state and prevent the formation of an inclusive federal republican state!!],  
• Failure to promulgate new constitution by deadline would result revolt: Kiran (rn),  
• Maoists preparing to issue 'People's Constitution' unilaterally if CA fails to do so within deadline (nn), 
• GPK for Maoist-led govt: Bhattarai (kp),
• Maoists gear up for nationwide rallies, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), 
• CA extension beyond SC jurisdiction: CJ (kp) [It is always one of the main tasks of the SC to decide if political decisions follow the current interim constitution!!],  
• End impunity: NHRC to govt (kp), 
• Girija Babu was completely in favour of monarchy, interview with Kamal Thapa, Hindu fundamentalist and staunch royalist (kp),
• Communist leaders call for single communist centre; decide to observe Lenin Day jointly (nn),  
• MJF stages rally demanding PM's resignation (nn)

2010/03/28:

• People curious about May 28 deadline of statute (rn), 
• NC, UCPN-M discuss current political situation, Dialogue zeroes in on timely promulgation of statute (rn),
• Maoist-NC meet ends on positive note (ht),
• 'HLPM leadership should be based on consensus' (rn), 
• PM starts consultation on latest political scenario with leaders of fringe parties (nn),
• Time For Parties To Come Together, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn),  
• K. P. Bhattarai says statute will not be ready by May 28 deadline (nn) [His absurd suggestion to revive the 1990 constitution would mean the end of republican Nepal and the reinstallation of monarchy, in other words: the opposite of what the people have demanded during the peoples' movement of 2006!!],
• Hindu State Remarks: Dahal berates ex-BJP chief (kp),  
• AISC instructs technical committee to prepare proposal for integration, rehabilitation of Maoist combatants (nn),
• State protecting criminals: Maoists (ht),  
• Call for new ministry on inclusion (kp),  
• Getting their way: No constitution gains legality without the sanction of the people, by Laxman Tharu, Yogendra Tharu and Shakun Sherchad Leslie (kp)

2010/03/27:  

• State Restructuring Commission (rn),  
• Next HLPM meet to decide on coordinator (ht),
• PM not invited to HLPM (kp),  
• Peace process in peril: Chemjong (rn), 
• OHCHR may get extn.: Will have a reduced mandate (kp),
• War victims await justice, by Janak Nepal (kp)

2010/03/26:  

• Panel urgently seeks reports from parties (ht),
• Pick up pace or miss the bus: Acharya (kp), CA vice chair against brief constitution (nn) [A brief constitution means nothing!!],  
• Prakash hits out at ex-king (ht),
• PM pooh-poohs deposed king (kp),  
• PM objects to former monarch’s expression, Maoist vice chair warns of action against ex-king (rn),  
• You are in error: Gyanendra thinks the changes are illegitimate; he is wrong, once again (kp), 
• UCPN (M) calls for unity to counter 'royalist conspiracy' (nn) [Gyanendra Shahs behaviour means a danger for crisis solution! He should be asked to leave the country since his current status does not work! The media should no longer show any interest in his public appearances!],  
• NC, UML agree to form state re-do panel (ht),  
• NC-UML agree to form commission (kp), 
• Unanswered questions: What did Koirala mean when he said the UNSG didn’t know Nepal’s ground realities?, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp),  
• CA extension: Continuity of the existing CA will be crucial to write the new constitution, by Radheshyam Adhikari (nt),
• HLPM fails to settle leadership row (nn) [There are three parties and one of them has more MPs than the others together! Where is the problem??],  
• Mass Exodus Of Hill Origin People From Terai Continues, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn)

2010/03/25:  

• Unfinished business: Koirala should have lived to clean up the mess he created, by Bipin Adhikari (kp)  
• Who will carry GPK’s mantle? Big three vie for Chair; void at HLPM, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp),  
• Maoists lay claim on HLPM leadership (kp),  
• Consultation on statute resumes (kp),
• NC, UML agree to form state restructuring commission (nn) [What does this mean against the background that the CPN (Maoist) alone has more members in the CA than these two parties together??], 
• Govt will not stop salaries of Maoist combatants (rn)

24/03/2010:  

• UCPN-M signs UN declaration on fighters discharge (ht),  
• Maoists sign final discharge for disqualified (kp),
• Nepali Congress in Rodins Thinker mode, by Prakash Acharya (ht), 
• Congress after Koirala: Nepal’s oldest party can be revived by the triumvirate of Deuba, Koirala and Poudel, by Achyut Wagle (kp) [None of them has the charisma and vision to be a future leader of the NC!!],
• G.P. Koirala's legacy:  Koirala had filled the biggest shoes in contemporary Nepali politics, by Pramod Mishra (kp),  
• Dalit body to train youths for revolt, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), 
• Call to put an end to discrimination of all forms in new constitution (ht), 
• Slow peace, statute concern P5 envoys: Graceful UNMIN exit sought, by Anil Giri (kp), 
• NC preparing to claim HLPM leadership (rn) [There is neither reason nor legitimacy for this claim!!], 
• NC, UCPN (M) stake claim over HLPM leadership (nn),
• New constitution impossible before integration of Maoist combatants: Peace minister (nn)
  

23/03/2010:  

• Banda for Hindu State: Mid, Far-West hit (kp) [Republican Nepal must be aware of such militant fundamentalist developments!!],  
• Bandh hits life in West (ht), 
• Looking glass (ht), 
• Wait and watch: It's too early to judge Koirala’s legacy (kp),
• Dark clouds: Unless efforts are made, GPK’s absence may mean damage and possibly disaster for the peace process, by Aditya Adhikari (kp),  
• Down memory lane: Girija Babu has left us many legacies, not all of them we would like to cherish, by Anil Bhattarai (kp), 
• A versatile character: He was a father figure not just to Nepalis; foreign dignitaries saw him the same way, by Aditya Baral (kp), 
• The search for consensus: Maoists can be brought to the mainstream, by Girija Prasad Koirala (kp) [a speech of June 30, 2005], 
• Consensus: The True Homage To Koirala, by Laxman Datt Pant (rn),  
• Time to act cautiously, interview with Sujata Koirala (kp),
• HLPM leadership future on debate, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht)

22/03/2010:  

• Nation bids farewell to GP Koirala, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn),
• An eye-moistening sendoff (ht),  
• Koirala accorded full state honours (kp),  
• Nation offers its last salute, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht), 
• Hard truth, by Santosh Kalwar (kp),  
• With heavy hearts, they said ‘adios, GPK’ (kp),
• Girijababu’s death is an irreparable loss, by Puranjan Acharya (kp),  
• House in disorder: With all his recent success, Koirala leaves NC in a mess (kp),  
• Who next at NC helm?, by Prakash Acharya (ht),
• Learning to move (ht),  
• Politics sans principles: Koirala’s theme of ‘complete democracy’: never materialised at the party level, by Surendra R. Devkota (kp), 
• The legacy of GKP: He showed that it was possible for politicians to see the bigger picture and work towards it, by Shishir Lakhey (kp), 
• Hindu fundamentalists shut mid, far-western regions demanding Hindu kingdom (nn),  
• Democracy and secularism The import of secularism, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht)

21/03/2010:  

• A Towering Koirala no more, by Anil Giri (kp),
• Tower of Nepali politics crumples (ht), 
• The light is out: Koirala took the first steps towards integration of Nepal with the global economy, by Shanker Man Singh (kp), A life of turbulence: G.P. Koirala’s last two decades symbolised — and not to a small degree was responsible for — the vicissitudes of Nepali politics in the democratic era, by Aditya Adhikari (kp),
• Leaving a void: Evolution of the communist-baiter into an indispensable negotiator was remarkable (kp), 
• Dreams of our motherland (ht), 
• A True Calling for Politics, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (ht),  
• Nation in grief as Koirala passes away, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn),  
• Nation mourning in demise of freedom fighter, by Liladhar Upadhyaya (rn),  
• Hometown mourns loss of its son (kp), 
• Dahal reminisces Koirala (kp), 
• Int’l community expresses condolence (kp), 
• An irreparable loss: Political parties (kp), 
• After Koirala, what next?, by Prakash Rimal (ht), 
• The frontier beckons: With the integration issue in stalemate, creating a border security force may be apt, by Nishchal N. Pandey (kp), 
• Challenging Federalism (rn), 
• UCPN-Maoist And Rumours Of No-confidence Motion, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn), 
• UML secy says extension of CA tenure possible (ht)

20/03/2010: 

• A legacy ends with the death of Girija Prasad Koirala (nn),
• A history ends with the death of Girija Prasad Koirala, by Indra Adhikari (nn),
• Girija Prasad Koirala is no more (nn), 
• Girija Prasad Koirala is no more; nation in shock (nn),
• Koirala no more: NC, by Kiran Chapagian and Thira L. Bhusal (rep),
• Koirala's last rites on Sunday (nn),  
• Indian PM sends condolence on Koirala's death (nn 20/03/2010), 
• Khanal sets conditions to Maoists (rn),  
• National consensus must: Yadav (rn),  
• Tongue-lashing goes unabated (kp),
• Dahal repeats revolt threat: Says youths should take to streets (ht),
• CMDP concludes 100-hour sit-in protest (ht), 
• PAPAD seeks Presidents role in constitution-drafting process (ht)

19/03/2010:  

• Dahal asks Nepal to resign; PM: Prove majority in House (kp), You, sir, are inept: Without any guiding policy, the nation’s ministries lie in total disarray (kp),  
• No-trust move: The Maoist Dilemma, by Saroj Dahal (sp), Maoists explore unity govt possibility (ht), NC, UML fail to find consensus, cabinet meeting uncertain (nn), 
• Credibility sought in rights report (kp), Grim rights situation: UK (kp), UK report slams rights abuses in Nepal (ht) [see the report where Nepal is mentioned only shortly],  
• Govt to send proposal to OHCHR-Nepal: Term extension and mandate, by Anil Giri (kp),
• Camouflage fatigue: With the media and civil society distracted, the army has escaped scrutiny of late, by CK Lal (nt),  
• Ethnic politics: Beneficiaries of the mono-ethnic state are upset by the change into a poly-ethnic polity, by Mahendra Lawoti (kp),  
• Joining janjati issues: Birds of a feather flock together, but there are status quoist, moderate and resolute Janjatis, by Sabitra Dura (nt),
• Nationwide Debate Needed On Federalism, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn),  
• Student group shuts down nine eastern districts (nn),  
• Maoists expel Brahman and Chhettri members from their Limbuwan committee (nn),  
• Nobody has asked you: It is unfortunate that the Chief of Army Staff has been making political statements, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp),  
• Maoist insecurity: Tarai Maoists are seeking police protection as attacks on their leaders and cadres rise, by Rameshwor Bohara (nt),  
• Crumbling state: Who's to blame for lawlessness in the Tarai? Everyone, if you listen to everyone, by Prashant Jha (nt),  
• Déjà vu Politics of Tragedies, Farce and Impunity, by Dipak Gyawali (sp)18/03/2010:  

• NC, UML haggle over plum posts (kp),  
• Cabinet meeting cancelled as NC, UML lock horns over MRP contract, governor appointment (nn), 
• Prachanda pledges fresh move for new constitution (rn),
• Maoists urge fringe parties to support its endeavour to form new govt (nn),  
• PM Nepal, Dahal hold discussion to end political crisis (nn),  
• Only ID-bearing combatants will be paid, says Pokharel (rn),  
• Ending The Crisis (rn),
• State balm for war wounds: IDs to ease injured’s access to state facilities, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp),
• Rights and wrongs: The Army should cooperate with civilian authorities on Bardiya killings (kp),  
• Court ruling to compensate Post journo Dhungana (kp) [Compensation alone is not enought: Those who were responsible for the numerous crimes under the royal regime have to be punished!!],  
• Missing the point: Calls to restore Hinduism as the state religion serves the interests of those seeking to restore monarchy, by Deepak Thapa (kp),  
• Alliance formed against federalism (nn) [All those who oppose federalism are against inclusion, participation, decentralization, equality, modernization, development and the rule of law!!],
• UNMIN comes under stinging attack again (ht)

17/03/2010: 

• Donors tighten purse strings: Peace building grant (kp),  
• UK to provide Rs 550m to support peace process in Nepal (nn),
• Maoists mulling over special House-session (rn), Maoists unsure on no-trust vote, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), 
• No-trust motion: Polarisation in Maoist party, by Khuman Singh Tamang (kp),  
• All party meet zeroes in on statute drafting (rn),  
• CA meet ends in 5 minutes (ht),
• Out of our pockets: Profligate politicians undermine people’s faith in democratic institutions (kp), 
• Writers and guerrillas: The Indian Maoists have proposed three writers to mediate talks with the government, by Abhi Subedi (kp), 
• Jungle raj: What a transformation these past few years have wrought on the nature of the Nepali people!, by Pramod Mishra (kp), 
• ‘Guarantee citizenship rights in new statute’ (rn),  
• Experts rule out Hindu state (ht),  
• Maoist chairman meets President Yadav (nn)

16/03/2010: 

• Maoists for vote to finalise constitution, by Anil Giri (kp),  
• Maoists decide to call for special session; undecided about no confidence motion (nn),
• No confidence vote will invite instability: Home minister (nn) [Instability exists for long, it cannot be invited!!], 
• Big three principally agree for state restructuring body (rn),
• Bhattarai takes potshot at CoAS (kp),  
• Political leadership and change: Demands as reflection of political awareness, by Lok Raj Baral (kp),  
• Missed opportunity: Pascoe's visit has created more controversy than helped to resolve the issue at hand, by Sridhar K. Khatri (kp),
• Maoists to go for revolt: Prachanda (ht), 
• Nepali Army delays investigation on Major Basnets case (ht)

15/03/2010: 

• Maoists roll up sleeves for no-trust resolution (kp),
• 'UCPN (M) not preparing to file no-confidence motion' (nn),  
• Who voted for you: A nationwide opinion poll reveals a vivid picture of the support base of the Maoists, by Sudhindra Sharma and Bal Krishna Khadka (kp),  
• Not one rights violator has been prosecuted, interview with Wilder Tayler (kp),  
• Bandh hits life hard (rn),  
• Compensation recommended (rn),
• Big three resume dialogue (nn),
• HLPM meet ends; no solution in sight on contentious issues (nn),  
• Rightists pouring money to divide Maoist party: Dahal (nn)

14/03/2010:  

• CoAS rules out mass merger (ht), 
• Army chief finds willing ally in PM: integration debate hots up, by Makar Shrestha (kp), 
• Army chief remarks breach CPA: UCPN-M (ht),  
• Maoist spadework for new govt (kp),  
• Maoists preparing to float no confidence motion against govt (nn),
• Khanal denies whiff of Maoist motion plan (ht), 
• ‘Ready to quit govt’ (kp),
• PM appreciates Maoists no-confidence motion plan (ht),  
• Nepal bid to rally support, by Bhadra Sharma (kp),  
• Maoist terror tag not to go yet: US (ht) [??],
• Nembang’s appeal to footloose leaders: Stay put, focus on statute (kp),  
• Youths, civil society activists intensify pressure for timely statute (nn),  
• Copping it: Political meddling in Nepal Police has jeopardised law and order (kp),  
• The baby and the bathwater: It’s the Maoists who changed old-style politics and brought a breath of fresh air to the musty halls of power, by Sushma Joshi (kp),  
• ‘If’ And ‘But’ Smack Statute Writing, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn),  
• VP Jha believes Nepal can trash secularism to be a Hindu state (nn) [You have to safeguard the interim constitution that prescribes 'secularism'! Please resign once and for all!!], Minister appeases Khas community, says concerns will be heard (ht)

13/03/2010:  

• US report damns impunity in Nepal: Human rights violations (kp), 
• Unlawful use of force, arbitrary arrests continuing in Nepal: US (rn),  
• US report paints grim picture of rights situation (ht),  
• Army chief Gurung rejects 'bulk integration' of Maoist combatants (nn),  
• NA chief spells out policy: Dump ideological baggage to join Army’ , by Phanindra Dahal (kp), 
• Maoists object to army chief's statement (nn), ‘
• ‘Soldiers raped, killed 3’ (kp) [This is the 'clean' army that has been responsible for the disappearance of at leat 1000 persons after November 2001 and that now wants to dictate the political rules of PLA integration! End impunity generally and immediately!!],
• Next JMCC meet may resolve issues: Pascoe (kp),  
• Prachanda agreed to share data on combatants: Pascoe (ht),  
• Remains of a war: The discharge process may be over, but for the Maoist ex-combatants, the prospects of a better life look bleak, by Durgalal K.C. (kp),  
• ‘Road to federalism may be risky’ (kp) [??],  
• Doubt Over Timely Statute (rn),
• Unified CPN (Maoist) hints at vote of no confidence (nn), 
• Maoist to table no-trust motion against govt (ht),  
• Women groups press for gender-sensitive statute

(ht)
12/03/2010: 

• US govt report paints dismal picture of human rights situation in Nepal (nn) [see report], 
• Nepal's peace process: UNMIN, contrary to popular misconception, has been given no mandate or capacity to police the cantonments, by B. Lynn Pascoe (kp),
• A slide back to war likely: Pascoe (ht),
• ‘Words against UNMIN cheap shots, boring’ (kp), 
• UNMIN's role not fair, leaders claim (nn),
• Undermining UNMIN: Government should know better than to blame UNMIN for sticking to agreements it signed itself, by Prashant Jha (nt),  
• Fighter's number row: Govt seeks civil society’s help (kp),  
• Govt will get info on Maoist combatants 'at any cost': Minister Pokharel (nn) [??], 'Complications' barring govt from paying fighters (ht), Panel suggests empowering MoD, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht),
• Nemwang doubts over timely draft of statute (rn),  
• Timely Constitution An Uphill Task, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn),  
• Never too late? If the political parties act on their commitment to resolve contentious issues, Nepal can still have a new constitution on time, by Dewan Rai (nt),  
• Lessons from history: Many revolutions have produced very good literature but very bad constitutions, by Bipin Adhikari (kp),
• Show them out: A fresh caretaker government led by a non-controversial person should be formed, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp),  
• Tharu, MJF roar for fresh stirs: ‘CA panel draft a ploy’ (kp), 
• MJF, Tharus ready with protest programmes (ht),  
• Federalism on ethnic line not to split nation: Serma (rn),
• Brave new world: Disqualified combatants, and those compelled to leave for other reasons, find the new Nepal they were promised looks very similar to the one they left behind (nt), 
• Maoists demur CC chair move (ht)

11/03/2010:  

•  Civil Society’s Campaign For Constitution (rn),  
• Outline Of PLA Integration, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn),
• Kantipur director gets death threat (kp),  
• Ansari puts in papers (kp),
• State Minister for Home Ansari resigns (rn),
• Pascoe turns the screw on political parties; claims UNMIN being blamed to hide their own failures (nn), 
• Pascoe urges parties to find consensus (kp),  
• UN for early end of peace process (rn),
• The constitution first: PM Nepal’s refusal to admit his failure is dragging this country close to a crisis, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp),
• Tharu organisations join forces against proposal for two-province Terai (nn),  
• Ex-minister joins Maoist party praising its work to uplift Dalits (nn)

10/03/2010:  

• CA timeline 30+50 days now: ‘No statute without national unity govt’ (kp),  
• CC precondition for statute draft progress, by Prakash Rimal and Prakash Acharya (ht), Clarity missing (ht),  
• ‘New-gen’ in CA rise for timely statute (kp),
• Civil society presses for constitution (kp), 
• You can't fool me: The proposal to promulgate a skeleton constitution is problematic (kp),
• UML leader doubts over timely statute (rn),
• Bhattarai warns of ‘severe confrontation’ (rn), 
• Concern Over Constitution (rn),  
• Time's a-wastin': The people want a new constitution, but the parties are obsessed with grabbing power, by Surendra Phuyal (kp),
• Indigenous nationalities list: 85 groups make it, three delisted, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp),
• Brahmans, Chhetris oppose new list of indigenous nationalities (nn),  
• Tamsaling announces stir (ht), 
• Janamorcha begins e-voting on federalism (ht),
• Banda, violence and grocery: Maoist violence opened the floodgates for other types of violence in Nepal, by Pramod Mishra (kp),  
• Walk the talk: The parties should help UNMIN finish its task early so that it can leave early, by Rebanta Bahadur K.C. (kp), 
• Media safety not my job: Pokharel (kp) [Then please resign immediately!!!]

09/03/2010: 

• Next 30 days for first draft (kp),  
• Ex-king at ritual for Hindu state (kp) [Monarchy still means a great danger for Nepal's necessary change to an inclusive secular state!!],  
• Brahmins demand Hindu state (ht), 
• UK piles pressure on rights front (kp),  
• Governmental malaise: The public security crisis is but a symptom of the ineffectuality and paralysis of the government, by Aditya Adhikari (kp),
• Another surprising revelation in light: Rawal, IGP tried to suppress gang-rape case: Investigation, by D.R. Pant (kp),
• Media itself to blame for increasing number of attacks: Information Minister (nn) [??], 
• New Nepal: Liberty versus tyranny, by Ashim Bhattarai (rep),  
• 'Concise statute unacceptable to Maoists' (nn),  
• Revolt inevitable, says Prachanda (ht),  
• Civil society rallies for timely statute (nn),  
• Democracy is sublime: Freedom is greater than bread, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht),
• ICJ urges justice for war victims (ht)

08/03/2010:  

• Nembang proposes shortcut to statute (kp),  
• If the CA goes, so will the President, interview with Purna Man Shakya (kp),  
• Federalism no solution: UML leaders (kp) [??? Preventing federalism is the best way to preserve Bahunbad, Tagadhari dominance and the exclusive system of the past!!], 
• CPN-UML leaders divided over state restructuring (rn),  
• ‘15,000 must be integrated’: Maoists claim GPK agreed on number (kp),  
• Ten parties: No Maoist-led govt (kp), 
• UML officially decides not to recall home minister Rawal from govt (nn),  
• 'Brief statute' possible: Nembang (ht),  
• Nemwang hints CA may go for 'concise statute' (nn),  
• People will not accept a 'concise statute': K.C. (nn),
• Gachhadar flays UNMIN, says no more tenure extension, by Somnath Bastola (ht),
• Fighters' perks to resume 'soon' (ht),  
• Khas Kshetri society announces stir plan (ht),
• Dalit weds Shrestha girl, faces ostracism (ht), Activists demand rights in new constitution (ht 08/03/2010)

07/03/2010:  

• Constitutional Committee calls emergency meeting (nn), 
• Deputy blames Rawal (kp), 
• Ansari flays Rawal, terms him a failure (kp),  
• Govt giving criminals royal treatment: MJF (kp),  
• Journalists being killed under aegis of state: MJF chair (nn),
• UML CC members tag Rawal a failure (ht), 
• UN high official arriving (kp),
• 'UNMIN dragged into controversy to stall peace' (ht),  
• UNMIN's continous stay in Nepal vital for peace, Bhattarai believes (nn),
• Integration as per weapons' number: DPM, by Shekhar Regmi (ht), 
• Leadership Lacking In Commitment (rn),  
• Give them a push: Lethargic and aimless, the parties and civil society both are losing their legitimacy, by Sumit Sharma Sameer (kp),
• Political Parties Are Giving Less, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn),
• Bhattarai warns of people’s war (kp), 
• Young couple get death threats for inter-caste marriage (nn) [Nepal does not need another argument to end Bahunbad!!]

06/03/2010:  

• CC members object report for missing debates (ht),  
• Prachanda wants statute, integration together (rn),
• Dahal stresses for leftists unity (ht),  
• National govt possible if Maoists show commitment to peace process: Khanal (nn),
• Security worsening in eastern region, by Ratna Prasad Acharya (ht), 
• Problems within police causing insecurity: PM (rn),
• NC, UML for filling statutory bodies (ht),
• Bhandari accuses UNMIN of biases (ht),  
• Magar front launches struggle against federalism opponents (ht)

05/03/2010:  

• Journalist body demands PM's resignation (nn),  
• The State Restructuring Commission should be open to political consultation (kp), ‘
• No integration, no constitution’, by Prem Nepali (kp),  
• PLA chief rubbishes govt suspicion; claims only 50-55 PLA combatants absent from cantonments (nn),  
• The reason why: Voters reveal who they voted for and why in the CA elections in a public opinion poll, by Sudhindra Sharma and Bal Krishna Khadka (kp),  
• Get up, stand up: Civil society was great during Jana Andolan II, where is it now when it is most needed?, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), Provinces based on development regions, by Durga Prasad Poudyal (nt) [Nepal Research strongly objects the author's views; only a Bahun can claim that the current system of 5 Development Regions works!!],  
• What really matters? An inability to stick to priorities is the sticking point for Nepal, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt),  
• Senior UN official to visit Nepal (nn),  
• Low public trust, but govt can stay, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (ht),  
• 'Jatiya Agradhikar' :Civil and political rights test, by Mukti Rijal (ht),  
• Get it moving (ht),  
•  CA submits report to CC before burying the hatchet (ht)

04/03/2010: 

• Big Two run for new govt bid (kp),  
• Special security plan to be bolstered, 58 killed since the scheme came into force (rn),
• Govt pledges to review Special Security Plan (ht),  
• Government to review Special Security Plan (kp), Cabinet to identify, plug security lapses (ht), 'Inactive army' has led to deteriorating security situation in the country: Govt spokesperson (nn), Deep concern over killings: EU (kp), 
• EU says it was deeply disturbed by deaths (ht), 
• I won't resign: Home Minister (nn),  
• Degrees of freedom: The need to examine old biases could not be greater, by Biswas Baral (kp),  
• Parties divided over jurisdiction of state restructuring panel (rn),
• Big Three's views on SRC's ToR conflicting, by Arjun Bhandari (ht),  
• HLPM still inconclusive (kp),
• Govt objects to UNMIN’s denial of PLA details (rn),
• Govt miffed with UNMIN for not providing combatant information (nn),
• Defence Minister faults UNMIN on supervision, by Raj Kumar Parajuli (ht),
• UNMIN 'positive' about sharing info on PLA combatants, but won't reveal actual number (nn),  
• Defense Minister Bhandari wants Maoist combatants re-verified, criticizes UNMIN (nn), 
• Bhattarai pitches for 'wholesale integration' (nn),  
• Dhading tense following clashes between NC activists, YCL (nn), 
• Calling for a people's history: The greatest failure of Prithvi Narayan was in not being able to build a nation out of the state, by Deepak Thapa (kp),
• Drafting the constitution: Come together, by Ramchandra Ghimire (ht)

03/03/2010:  

• Law and disorder: The Prime Minister must buckle up or quit (kp),
• Civil society in a state of shock; Media community: We’re insecure (kp),  
• Media community on warpath over growing insecurity (nn),  
• Questions on security the day after: CDO manhandled, Janakpur closed down (kp),
• Lawmakers flay govt (kp),  
• Where’s security? (ht),  
• Govt's laxity on peace and security (ht),  
• Govt may resort to 'special security plan' (nn),
• HLPM makes little headway (kp),
• Khanal discusses govt's alternative with Maoist supremo (nn),  
• Oli says UML willing to support Maoists if latter behaves (nn), 
• Put 10,000 combatants in NA: Maoists (ht),
• Integration technical panel term extended (ht),  
• Indian lessons in federalism: Nepal cannot copy the Indian model of state allocation in the name of ethnicity, language and culture, by Pramod Mishra (kp),
• Furnish details on arms import: SAC tells PM (ht)

02/03/2010:  

• Rising impunity could impact peace process (kp),  
• OHCHR fate uncertain, by Anil Giri (kp), ‘Five conditions for Maoists to join govt’ (kp), 
• NA suggests govt to recount Maoist combatants before integration (nn),  
• NC, UML meet on key issues ahead of Godavari conclave, by Arhun Bhandari (ht), 
• HLPM finally begins serious debate (nn), 
• The creation of space: There is an ideological vacuum waiting to be filled on the right of Nepali politics, by Aditya Adhikari (kp),
• Democratic discussions: Public dialogue requires openness, a sense of equality and a celebration of difference, by Anil Bhattarai (kp),  
• Burdens of contemporary constitutions: A genealogy, by Anuj Mishra (ht), 
• Threats from Maoist cadres make life difficult for NC, UML district activists (nn)

01/03/2010: 

• Enshrine our rights in new constitution (kp), 
• CA calendar likely to be amended for tenth time (rn),
• CA members’ visit put off (kp),  
• The hundred-day deadline has just passed for the promulgation of Nepal’s long-awaited new constitution, by Bipin Adhikari (Himal Southasian),
• Constitution is unlikely to be completed on time, interview with Ram Sharan Mahat, Nepali Congress (kp), 
• New govt HLPM agenda, by Bhadra Sharma (kp),
• NWPP pulls out of ruling coalition (ht), View from the cantonment, by Kiyoko Ogura (Himala Southasian),  
• Gifts galore: The UN-prepared farewell package for disqualified Maoist combatants is excellent, by Kul Chandra Gautam (kp),
• Nepal warned on financial crimes: money laundering & terrorism financing, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp)