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)
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