- Street statute talk baseless: Dahal, by Manoj Basnet (kp),
- Maoists put to restunrest fears (ht 21/05/2010),
- MJF still a Maoist ally? (kp),
- Fringe parties press Big-3 to extend CA term (ht),
- Fringe parties worry about CA dissolution (nn),
- Forces asked to up alert level (kp),
- NC no to separate force for fighters (kp),
- Things to do: It is time to once again seriously revisit the CPA (kp),
- The last hope: If the political machinery were to fail, the bureaucracy should take over, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp),
- India to push for a workable solution by next week, by Nilova Roy Chaudhury (ht),
- Find Common Ground, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn),
- Don't kill the CA: Dissolving the CA would mean officially inviting violence into politics, by Gagan Thapa (nt),
- Flagellating the self-flagellators: Incredible as it may seem, it's possible to be anti-Maoist and pro-people, by Rabi Thapa (nt),
- Terai armed group surrenders (nn)
- No nixing majority system: NC, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp),
- PM wants Maoist da,Dahal wont for nyet (kp),
- Key UCPN-M ally backs out: MJF against seeking PM’s resignation, by Arjun Bhandari (ht),
- MJF forms youth wing to 'protect achievements of Madhes movement' (nn) [Another militant youth wings means a further step away from peace!],
- NHRC: Sink differences (kp),
- Fringe parties pressure for CA extension (ht),
- ICRC for lessening conflict impact (kp),
- Maoists told to agree to CA term extension to defend achievements of Janaandolan (nn),
- Doctrine of necessity: ‘The illegal we do immediately, the unconstitutional takes a little longer’, by Nishchal N. Pandey (kp),
- Nepal needs compromise: India should support forming a unity government in the spirit of the peace process, by Suhas Chakma (kp),
- Fingers crossed: No reason to despair yet; things might still turn out right, by Biswas Baral (kp),
- Foreign diplomats in Nepal crossing boundary: Experts (rn) [??],
- Political accountability and social contract: A democracy's genuine support, by Izumi Wakugawa (ht)
- Peace hinges on CA term extension: Nembang, Landgren concerned (kp)
- Narayan Kaji drops CA extension hint (kp), Top three stick to guns (kp), UML to narrow down NC, Maoist extremes (kp), No headway in Maoist-NC talks (ht), NC rejects Maoist proposal (nn), 'Big parties' hegemony behind deepening crisis' (nn), Parties press Maoists to extend CA term (ht),
- The safest bet: The major task for the parties now is to ensure that the CA is preserved (kp),
- Consensus Is The Way (rn),
- Lawmakers differ over extending CA tenure (rn),
- Civil society activists suggest PM Nepal to step down (nn),
- UNMIN chief intensifies political parleys (nn),
- Third party mediation: All emergent forces aligned for state restructuring stand to lose if the Maoists are summarily defeated, by Pramod Mishra (kp),
- Friends don’t meddle with internal affairs, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn),
- Constitution now: The political parties should bury the hatchet and revive the politics of consensus, by Surendra Phuyal (kp),
- Integration and rehabilitation: Expert support is essential, but political problems do not have technical solutions, by Shambhu Ram Simkhada (kp),
- Business Community: The New Political Player, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn),
- CA baddies await societal rejection (tg),
- Politics is a Long Run Horse, by Nav Raj Pokharel (tg),
- Foreigners take Nepalese as their “lap dogs” and they thus interfere in our important and significant decisions, interview with Surendra K.C. (tg)
- CA extension bill, Maoists nix it, by Phanindra Dahal (kp),
- Bill tabled for CA extension: Amendment possible in four days (ht),
- Govt registers bill to amend interim statute (rn),
- UML, NC back CA extension bill (rn),
- NC for six-month CA term extension (kp),
- Call for CA extension (kp),
- SC summons govt for bid to give CA lease of life (ht),
- Let’s talk: UML to Maoists: Khanal for trimming govt tenure (kp),
- CPN-UML lays out plan to hammer a deal , by Arjun Bhandari (ht)
- , Ball back in Maoist court, by Prakash Rimal (ht),
- Maoists, NC refuse to budge from their stand (nn),
- Furious locals vent ire on lawmakers (ht),
- ‘Revolt storm gathering’ (kp),
- Pause a lull before storm: Prachanda (ht),
- ‘Let OHCHR stay’ (kp),
- Maoist leaders interact with diplomats to garner support for a national govt (nn),
- Integration, rehab in four months (kp),
- Rs 670 million UN support for discharged PLA (ht),
- UN aid to rehabilitate minors (kp),
- Mistrust and subterfuge: The dysfunctions in Nepali politics has increased mistrust between the two sides to the peace process and made the attainment of compromise difficult, by Aditya Adhikari (kp),
- Politics, rights and justice: There is a relationship between human rights and democracy as there is between “nail and flesh” — they are inseparable, by Sushil Pyakurel (kp),
- Preventing economic collapse: Political consensus urgent, by Dilli Raj Khanal (ht)
- Worry over post May-28 uncertainty (rn),
- Maoists want square one again: To declare new statute draft on May 29, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp),
- Maoists to unveil statute draft on Republic Day, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht),
- UCPN (M) will publicise people's constitution on May 29: Baidya (nn),
- 6-month lease for CA, emergency possible: PM (ht),
- CA tenure informal bill in House (kp),
- Move to extend CA tenure challenged in apex court (ht),
- Preconditions For Unity Government (rn),
- World ups ante on PLA integration, by Phanindra Dahal (kp),
- Maoists In The Quagmire Of Imperialism, by Shambhu Shrestha (rn),
- NC lawmakers for taking helm: Irked at listing of their caders (kp),
- NC in bid to head new govt (ht),
- National government: Still nowhere in sight, by Binod Bhattarai (ht),
- People against people: The image of “civil society” was put to use in a regrettable manner at the Basantapur rally, by Celayne Heaton Shrestha (kp),
- International help sought for statute drafting, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht),
- PM reacts sternly against international pressure (nn),
- Any person can be prime minister, says Khanal (nn),
- Govt has still not reciprocated our initiative for dialogue: Dr. Bhattarai (nn),
- Civil society activists suggest top three for CA term extension (nn),
- Govt to table constitution amendment bill for CA term extension (nn),
- Govt tables constitution amendment bill for extension of CA term (nn),
- Business community laments lack of political consensus (nn)
- PM comes out guns blazing (kp),
- Congress, UML may yet capitulate: Maoist leader, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp),
- Khanal’s proposal endorsed: PM to step down after consensus (kp),
- Promises to keep: Lack of trust has prevented parties from reaching agreement (kp),
- Presenting option X: Create new security forces out of the Maoist combatants and downsize the Army, by Ranadhoj Limbu-Angbuhang (kp)
- Ministerial panel to coax Maoists into consensus (ht),
- UML lawmakers for one-year lease to CA, by Arjun Bhandari (ht),
- NC word on CA extension today (ht),
- Allies at variance over CA tenure (kp),
- Gachhadar parries PM thrust (kp),
- Time running out, UN concerned (ht),
- Act or it will be too late: UNMIN (kp),
- Experts, analysts chafed at parties (ht),
- Rights activists want OHCHR to stay (ht)
- ‘Don’t keep House in dark’ (kp),
- Lawmakers irked at leaders (ht),
- Game plan (ht),
- PM intensifies CA tenure extension talks (ht),
- UML for one year CA term extension (nn),
- No meeting of minds yet on integration, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp),
- No trade with PM: Maoists (kp),
- Letting go: The Maoists may be ready to give up the PLA, but need credible guarantees it won't weaken them as much as the other players want, by Prashant Jha (nt),
- UNMIN chief call on Maoist chairman; says 4 months not enough to finish army integration job (nn),
- FNCCI sets 48-hour deadline for consensus, by Kuvera Chalise (ht),
- Hit the unity govt road, FNCCI urges leaders, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp),
- Look before you leap, Nepal told (kp),
- Hopeless coalition: The performance of the MKN government has been a poor zero, nay a definite minus, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp),
- Banda on the run: Making the state more responsive to grievances could lower the occurrence of bandas, by Mahendra Lawoti (kp),
- Talk is cheap: Recent attacks on journalists belie Maoist commitment to press freedom (kp),
- New Opportunity For Consensus, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn),
- Edging closer? The political stalemate shows some signs of easing, at least for the hopeful, by Dewan Rai (nt),
- Wanted: leaders; Polls may surprise, but they also have the power to guide those willing to take their judgement positively, by Krishna Khanal (nt),
- Less revolting, by Kiran Nepal (nt),
- Get the message across: If the business community cannot convince people of its indispensability, then peace assemblies won't stave off the next strike, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt),
- CA can be dissolved if Maoists disrupt statute-drafting process: Koirala (nn) [The CA cannot be dissolved because it represents the choice of the electorate, but the government should be dissolved because it is full of persons that have been rejected by the people!!],
- Leaders and democratic transformation: Give peace a chance, by Subarna Chhetri (ht),
- Maoist top brass consults civil society leaders (nn)
- PLA merger ‘possible in 4 months’: Prachanda admits indefinite general strike was a mistake; Vows to dismantle Young Communist League barracks in five days, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht),
- Maoists mellow stance on unity govt, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp),
- Dahal irked at govt stance: ‘PLA integration precondition humiliating’ (kp),
- UCPN-Maoist already a civilian party: Prachanda (rn),
- Wounded pride: To lead Nepal democratically, Prachanda has to earn the confidence of considerable sections of society, by Deepak Thapa (kp),
- NC-UML postive on Dahal's statement, urge Maoists to put words into action (nn),
- NC, UML rider for grand coalition (ht),
- NC, UML agree on amending statute: Nembang expedites consensus bid (kp),
- Maoists positive on giving CA bonus life (ht),
- Fringe parties for CA extension (kp),
- PM’s consultations on CA term continue (rn),
- PM Nepal busy garnering support for CA term extension (nn),
- Lawmakers demand end to constitutional uncertainty (rn),
- Time running out, CA Chair reminds Dahal (ht),
- Prime Minister enlists fringe parties’ backing (ht),
- Where’s the will? The required urgency is still lacking in the negotiations between parties (kp),
- Dahal rues ‘dandy tirade' (kp),
- SC nixes stay on NA recruitment drive (kp),
- SC upholds NA recruitment, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht),
- Political consensus: Can we learn from Pakistan’s experience?, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht),
- UNMIN term extended by four months (nn),
- Revolt if constitution fails to ensure rights of indegenous people: NEFIN (nn),
- Taskforce comes up with list of 85 indigenous nationalities; Brahmins and Chhetris also seek recognition (nn),
- Business community not to pay taxes if constitution not promulgated by May 28: FNCCI (nn)[??]
12/05/2010:
Prez urges PM to look sharp, avert crisis (kp),
Consensus-forger can lead govt: UML (kp),
UML sets terms for Nepal's resignation (kp),
NC, UML sing unity tune: No CA extension unless PM quits: Maoists (kp),
Maoists polarise on future premier (kp),
Maoists entrust office bearers to pick leader for next government: Standing Committee member says alternative to Prachanda possible; party secretary sings a different tune (ht),
Some martyrs are more equal, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp),
Sounds and silence: Business chiefs who went to plead with the leaders received rude and mute responses, by Abhi Subedi (kp),
Sequence of justice: Our liberation from caste, class, gender and central oppression are part of an unfinished history, by Rukmini Chaudhary, Som Maya Tamang and Shakun Sherchand Leslie (kp),
Reds and peaceniks, by Pramod Mishra (kp)
11/05/2010:
- Ten parties want PM to go, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp),
- Maoists, fringeparties team up (ht),
- Prachanda: New coalition advances (rn),
- UML over barrel on consensus (kp),
- Maoists ‘no fans’ of unity govt (ht),
- NC, UML for adding a year to CA’s tenure, by Prakash Acharya (ht),
- Govt preparing to table proposal to extend CA term (nn),
- Maoists ready for Dahal's option for PM; backdoor meetings for consensus on (nn),
- No nixing OHCHR, chorus diplomats (kp),
- Sujata rules out foreign mediation (rn),
- Parties enmeshed in age-old game of chicken-and-egg, by Phanindra Dahal (kp),
- Cardinal points: The six-point agenda has already laid out the groundwork for talks (kp),
- Shades of Bangkok: Nepal has been taking some Thai lessons in how to do street politics, by Thomas Bell (kp),
- Ten thousand things: I put my hope in the Maoists because I didn’t expect anything from the other parties, by Anil Bhattarai (kp),
- CJ defends constitutional bodies’ appointments (ht),
- CJ urges to vacate Dahal’s writ on CC appointments (nn),
- State in nepal: Losing rationality and legitimacy, by Mukti Rijal (ht),
- 'No alternative to Dahal as prime ministerial candidate' (nn)
- No truck with govt: Maoists; Say talks only when PM quits (kp),
- Maoists reject talks offer (rn), Prime Minister proposes, Chairman Prachanda disposes (ht), PM’s fresh terms for quitting (kp), PM not to quit before PLA is disbanded (rn), NC rules out change of present government (rn), Change of guard only after package deal, says NC: Maintains consensus onus is on Maoists (ht), Biz community urges consensus initiative: Maoists must stop language of threat: PM (ht), Seek alternative PM, says MJF chief (ht), Maoists, cops clash; DSP, scribes hurt: Protesters detain National Investigation Department official,informer (ht), Red rage rules at Maitighar (kp), Many Maoists return home (kp), KJWP growing ‘strong’, by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp),
- All too predictable: The way Kathmandu’s privileged reacted to the Maoist movement came as no surprise, by Shradha Ghale (kp),
- Prudent moce: Calling off the strike was a triumph of reason and not a loss of face for the Maoists, by Shyam K.C. (kp),
- FNJ slams Prachanda’s provocative anti-press rant (ht),
- Govt committed to ensure security to journalists: PM Nepal (nn),
- YCL activists deployed to seize explosives (ht),
- Failure of the leaders: Maturity must come to the rescue, by Sugat Ratna Kansakar (ht),
- Diplomats call for urgent steps from govt for consensus (nn),
- 'Maoists withdrawal of strike has angered party's rank and file' (nn),
- Maoists averse to 'meaningless' talks with government amid PM's conditions for quitting (nn),
- Bhattarai says there is no meaning in extending CA's term till current govt lasts (nn),
- NRNA calls to resolve deadlock through dialogue (nn),
- 'PM won't resign unless army integration issue is settled' (nn),
- Ten parties including UCPN (Maoist) call for PM's resignation (nn),
- UCPN (M) boycotts House sitting (nn)
- Consensus road open (kp),
- Ray of hope: The Maoist gesture at consensusbuilding should be reciprocated (kp),
- Ball in govt’s court: Prachanda; Serves 48-hour ultimatum to coalition to address Maoist demands (ht),
- Maoists wait ‘n’ watch (kp),
- Stir won’t stop: Dahal; Says ball in the ruling parties' court (kp),
- NC says ball still in Maoists' court (nn),
- Red carpet rolls out for peace (kp),
- MJF seeks alternative to Dahal as PM candidate (nn),
- Maoist cadres seethe at strike recall, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp),
- Maoist activists in Dhangadi feel betrayed (ht),
- Coalition allies call UCPN-M for consensus (rn),
- ‘Maoist move will help resolve all major issues’ (ht),
- Nepal says stir rollback opens door for talks (ht),
- PM will resign after package deal: Paudel (ht),
- Entrepreneurs urge PM to resign for consensus (nn),
- US at one with India, China (kp),
- Bone of contention: Nepal’s peace process hinges on the successful conclusion of army integration, by Narayan Manandhar (kp),
- One-point agenda: Make no mistake; the recent Maoist agitation was purely for power, by Dinesh Wagle (kp),
- Stop Strikes Once And For All (rn),
- Over a dozen injured in Maitighar scuffle (nn),
- Maoists provoked situation during Maitighar scuffle: Home Ministry (nn),
- PM invites Maoists for talks (nn)
- Maoist militant music greets peace marchers (kp),
- Thousands show up for peace (rn),
- Peaceful rally organised to pressure parties for forging consensus (rn),
- Maoists target peace rallies in districts (kp),
- Daily wage workers tighten belts (kp),
- General strike off, peaceful protest to go on, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp),
- Strike called off, cadres left bewildered, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht),
- NC, UML welcome Maoist move to call off general strike (nn),
- Dahal gives ruling coalition two days to respond to issues; says 6-day general strike was just a 'trailer' (nn),
- Ruling parties for package agreement before changing govt (nn),
- Situation returning to normal throughout the country (nn),
- Four Maoists hurt in Lekhnath firing (ht),
- Protesters pounce on peace rallies (ht),
- Pokhara tense after Maoist assault on peace rally (rn),
- Doves flock Durbar Square (ht),
- Singha Durbar on Maoist ‘hit list’ (kp),
- YCL,YF vow to avert clashes (ht),
- Hang protests, stick on: NC to PM (kp),
- OHCHR may stay on for six more months, by Anil Giri (kp),
- OHCHR frets over political impasse (kp),
- Anatomy of the general strike: Did the Maoists make a calculation based more on over-optimistic hope than rational calculation?, by Aditya Adhikari (kp),
- What's the difference? Ranas, Shahs, Congress, Communists, and Maoists--they appear to be the same under different names; there doesn't seem to be any detectable difference, by Jagannath Lamichhane (kp),
- Star truck, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp),
- Govt to beef up security for smooth supply of essentials (rn),
- Diplomats take initiation to bring conflicting parties together (nn)
- Clashes mar Day-V strike: Dhankuta, Humla, Parbat under curfew (kp),
- Nation paralysed as Maoist called bandh enters sixth day (nn),
- Maoist agitators face public fury: Twelve including nine-yr-old hurt; two motorcycles gutted (kp),
- Defiance against general strike on rise in Valley (ht)
- Softly, softly: Resentment towards the Maoist strike is increasing in Kathmandu (kp),
- Locals take to streets defying Maoists’ strike (rn),
- Peace assembly concludes in Basantapur with thousands praying for lasting peace in the country (nn),
- Curfew follows clashes in three districts (ht),
- Curfew re-imposed in Dhankuta, lifted in Kusma, Simikot (nn),
- UCPN-M decides to resist attacks strongly (rn),
- Maoists bring more activists from districts (nn),
- Maoist cadres injured in Lekhnath firing (nn),
- Maoists take two more hours off at night, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht),
- Unity essential at the earliest, demur envoys, by Anil Giri (kp),
- Efforts tepid, feel envoys (kp),
- Envoys meet Maoist leaders (ht),
- Save peace process from harm: UNMIN to parties (kp),
- Pushing it: The UN tries to reassert itself in the stalemated peace process, but in vain, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp),
- PM may quit if Maoists come in legitimate way (rn),
- Strike cannot be solution: MJF (rn),
- Stir dries up life-savers’ supply (kp),
- Maoists riding a tiger: Can’t call off stir, can’t go on, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp),
- Stir pinches Maoist coffers: Daily expenditure tots up to Rs 20 million, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Khuman Singh Tamang (kp),
- Khanal no to retaliation against Maoists (kp),
- Khanal urges Maoists to be flexible for consensus, Hints at formation of national govt (rn),
- Khanal calls on parties to extend CA tenure (ht),
- HYF wrath falls on Maoists, by Shankar Acharya (kp),
- Maoist leader shows willingness to talk to Indian govt authorities: Wants to convey party chairman’s message of peaceful protests, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht),
- Made in India: Talks between Maoist and non-Maoist actors will not succeed unless India changes its position, by Suhas Chakma (kp),
- War Of Ideologies, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn),
- UCPN-M’s latest bandh gimmick a political misfire, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (ht),
- Plan afoot to impose emergency, says Sadbhavana Party-A Chair Sarita Giri (ht), All for one man: To give in to the Maoist strike is to fundamentally undermine Nepali democracy, by Kanak Mani Dixit (nt) [Without supporting the Maoist banda: Which democracy are you talking about, Kanak? The current PM and other ministers have not been elected by the electorate but they have been rejected!!],
- Banda tales: Frightening to some, inspiring to others, every protestor has a tale to tell, by Abha Eli Phoboo (nt),
- Ecology-based provinces: A river basin based federal model will ensure inclusive socio-economic development, by Govinda Das Shrestha (nt),
- Point proven: Can we please have a deal now?, by Prashant Jha (nt),
- Govt to deploy troops to ensure smooth supply of consumable items in Kathmandu (nn),
- Protest strategy will be changed if govt remains unmoved: Bhattarai (nn),
- UCPN (M) withdraws general strike 'considering public woes and govt conspiracy'
06/05/2010:
- Defiance marks Day IV of strike; one killed (ht),
- Maoist general strike enters Day 5; normal life badly hit; clashes in Birgunj (nn), Security beefed up in Birgunj to avert further clashes between Maoists and Hindu youths (nn), Demos starting to turn nasty: YCL, YF trade charges over Bhaktapur firing (kp), YCL, Youth Force encounter makes Bhaktapur tense (rn), Firing in Bhaktapur (ht), Khanal says UML activists will not defy Maoist bandh (nn), Butwal, Dhankuta tense after clashes (kp), Cop knocks Maoist man to death (kp), Maoists, locals clash in Budhanilkantha; minor injured (nn), Maoists attack Tarun Dal member in Parbat; locals demonstrate against Maoist (nn), General strike turns violent; clashes in various places (nn), Curfew in Dhankuta, Parbat and Simikot following violent clashes (nn), Ruling parties trying to stoke violence during stir: UCPN (Maoist) (nn), YCL claims 'vigilante' groups instigating clashes during Maoist protests (nn), Talks inconclusive, but hopes linger: Will resolve political deadlock soon, says troika (kp), Maoists turn down NC, UML package, by Arjun Bhandari and Prakash Acharya (ht), Maoists rule out calling off general strike (rn), We won’t stop till PM quits, say protesters (ht), The central premise: I will not pose any obstacle to setting of a national unity government, by Madhav Kumar Nepal (ht), UNMIN gets four more months: Mandate remains same (kp), Envoys for consensus, fret for their citizens (kp), Journos attacked (kp), UN to parties: High time for consensus (kp),
- Nepal’s peace process at stake: UNSG (nn),
- PM makes a clean breast of it (kp),
- Matrika backs protest (kp),
- CPN-M to counter if demos quelled: Matrika (ht),
- Demonstrators spurn war, bloodshed, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht),
- Thought for food: Under no circumstances can people’s right to decent life be compromised (kp),
- Maules by the mob: The determination of the Nepali people to practice democracy has been attacked, by Bipin Adhikari (kp),
- The chattering classes: Proliferating commentators are confusing rather than informing people, by Biswas Baral (kp),
- Thwarting Another Conflict, by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn),
- No progress with peace: UN Secretary General’s Report (ht),
- Rights bodies call for end to political impasse (ht),
- Bandh takes a toll on daily wage earners (ht),
- Downhill trail (ht),
- Peace rally to pressurise agitating party, government (ht),
- Delisi confers with Dr Bhattarai, says parties need to show flexibility (nn),
- Maoists to allow markets open from 6 pm to 10 pm; transportation of perishable products not to be obstructed (nn),
- NC-UML meeting goes in vain (nn)
- Vandalism, intimidation in Pokhara, other places (kp),
- NC, UML tread common turf: See eye to eye on consensus govt through package (kp),
- We have to go thewhole hog now: UCPN (Maoist), by Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Baburam Kharel (kp),
- Putting the cart before the horse, by Santosh Pokhrel (kp),
- General strike hobbles foreign mission offices, by Anil Giti (kp),
- Grammar of failure: The Big Three see their leadership’s demise in a new Nepal of ethnic equality and social justice through federalism, by Pramod Mishra (kp),
- The silver lining: The strike has increased the urgency to negotiate (kp),
- PM Nepal tells diplomats govt ready to take difficult decision to end crisis (nn)
- All placid and hail fellow, well met on Day-II (kp),
- Multiparty huddle fails to light consensus fire: Only package deal will work: Big Three (kp),
- Turn likely, for better or worse, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp),
- Cabinet leaves UNMIN fate to PM (kp),
- No time to lose: Waiting for either side to buckle is in the interest of no one (kp),
- The lure of power: Prime Minister Nepal’s popular reputation seems to be beyond repair, by Aditya Adhikari (kp),
- The long haul: What Nepal needs is a total transformation of status quoist national institutions, by Anil Bhattarai (kp),
- The way out: The parties should form a unity government right away if they really love the country, by Lok Raj Baral (kp)
- Peace paeans tinge Day-I demo: Banda 'most disciplined ever' (kp),
- A strike a day keeps govt babus away (kp),
- Whee the people: The May Day show of strength was impressive and reminded one of the 2006 agitation, by Shyam K.C. (kp),
- No slackening until Nepal goes: Bhattarai (kp),
- Gautam takes fresh jab at harried PM (kp),
- NRNs press panic button (kp),
- Men in the middle: How some important actors in the current political scenario assess the Maoist strike and its likely future course (kp),
- People Should Realise Their Importance In Democracy, by G.K. Pakavath (rn)
- Red show of strength hits Valley life (kp),
- Dahal cuts indefinite stir ribbon (kp),
- Maoists stick to guns, talks don’t cut no squares, by Prakash Acharya and Arjun Bhandari (ht),
- May Day demos sans unrest, confrontation (ht),
- PM calls Maoist bluff (kp),
- Nepal turns down Maoist call to resign (ht),
- Senior UML leaders ask PM Nepal to resign (nn),
- Strike schedule (kp),
- Vivid ears soak in red rhetoric, by Prashant Jha (kp),
- 22 parties close ranks with Nepal (kp),
- Agitation to go on even if PM quits: Bhattarai (kp),
- Minors in strength show (kp),
- No respite from flurry of bandas (kp),
- Landgren for early stand on UNMIN (kp),
- UNMIN seeks govt stance on its tenure (ht),
- Sooner the better: If protests intensify, they will get progressively harder to deescalate (kp),
- Shun Agitations, Mobilise People For Development (rn),
- Khanal calls for consensus to resolve impasse (nn),
- Maoist demo disciplined and peaceful: OHCHR (nn),
- 1st day of Maoist general strike generally peaceful (nn),
- Student injured in police firing in Chitwan (nn),
- One policeman injured in Mahendranagar clash (nn),
- Is it just one man’s ambition or a genuine proletarian revolt?, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (ht),
- Commoners against Maoist strike (ht)
- Crisis looms as maelstrom builds up, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp), Writing onthe wall (kp),
- Nepali Army to guard vital installations; Police may open fire in self defence; PM vows not to bow to Maoist threat: More than 15,000 cops to be deployed (ht),
- Lakhs to take to the capital streets today (ht),
- Security Council mulls Army mobilisation, by Phanindra Dahal (kp),
- India rallies behind Nepal-led govt, by Anil Giri (kp),
- NC, UML stand by PM (kp),
- CPN-UML throws weight behind PM (ht),
- Maoists stick to Dahal as PM (kp),
- Govt must step down, says MJF chief (ht),
- Big-3 meet out of kilter (kp)
- , Big Three may clinch deal today: Top leaders hope marathon talks will bear fruit, by Prakash Acharya (ht),
- UNMIN chief fears peace falling to pieces (ht),
- Peace hobbled: UNMIN (kp),
- PAPAD asks Maoists to call off strike (ht),
- WFP forced to halt food supply (kp),
- Entrepreneurs down shop shutters to evade donation campaign (kp),
- Maoists strike donation fear into shopkeepers (ht),
- Valley life goes out of gear (kp),
- Bodies to monitor rights (kp),
- Red tide rising: For the Maoist cadre who’ve come to the Capital, physical discomfort doesn’t come in the way of ‘revolution’, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp),
- The noise and the silence: The political leaders need to reach a deal on everything related to power sharing, but the peace process is more than just that, by Manjushree Thapa (kp),
- Maoist protests spur exodus in far west (ht),
- Normal life affected due to Maoist demonstrations; Maoists to rally from 18 places in capital (nn),
- 22-party, HLPM task force meetings underway (nn),
- EU deeply concerned over lack of progress in peace process (nn),
- UCPN (M)'s May Day demos conclude peacefully, Dahal describes protests as 'final push' (nn),
- PM Nepal addresses the nation; says govt cannot step down in this critical situation (nn)
