29/04/2010: UML ready to step down if it helps (kp), Khanal goes the whole nine yards: Says UML paving way for PM’s ouster (kp), Civil society bid for political consensus (kp), Big Three one on national consensus (ht), A ray of hope for the proletariat Three-party debate paves way for fresh initiative to resolve crisis, by Prakash Rimal (ht), Is there any possibility
of consensus after Big Three discourse?, by Hari Roka (ht), NC, UML call on Maoists for talks (ht), Govt tells Army to brace itself, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Cops step up raids, eviction (kp), Govt will maintain law and order at any cost during Maoist protests: Defence Minister (nn), Ruling parties ask govt to take 'all steps' if Maoist stir turns violent (nn), Home Minister turns down Maoist chairman's request for briefing from security chiefs (nn), PLAs across country told to remain on red alert: Combatants asked to cut short leave and return to cantonments (kp), UCPN (M) urges govt not to suppress its 'peaceful protests' (nn), Movement curbs in run-up to May Day protest (ht), 18,801 trained Maoists in Valley (ht), UNMIN: Book PLA errant (kp), Districts tense ahead of Maoist stir (kp), Paras echoes dad’s monarchy view, by Shankar Acharya (kp), US vows help for Nepal Army (kp) [??], SC summons Govt, Army (ht), SC stays CC nominations (nn), The Jelbang 39: The dead from the village of Jelbang in Rolpa offer a portrait of the early supporters of the Maoists, by Deepak Thapa (kp), Possible scenarios: The Maoists may try to capture power if the constitution is not promulgated by May 28, by Prakash A. Raj (kp), No forced donation, Dahal tells cadre (kp), Can we declare politicians incompetent and black-list them?, by Binod Bhattarai (ht), Parties’ mistrust bane of statute-drafting process, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Mayhem On May Day?, by Shyam K.C. (rn), Indian PM suggests PM Nepal to reconcile with Maoists (nn), EU diplomats urge UCPN (M) to withdraw general strike (nn), UN calls for restraint during Maoist protests (nn)
28/04/2010: Stir legwork on war footing (kp), After May Day, renewed war?, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp), Scant hopes left for statute, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Logical conclusion of peace process: Is power or peace the ultimate end?, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht), EU urges govt to allow freedom to proselytise, by Anil Giri (kp), Worry over UNMIN fate (kp), Of surprises and shams: The media has created a psyche that the Maoists are responsible for every wrong, by Abhi Subedi (kp), Let’s kick ass! It’s time to adopt all innovative non-violent means of showing displeasure at CA members, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Invoking Lenin’s Ghost, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn)
27/04/2010: Dahal threatens to launch ‘Jana Andolan III’ (kp), Post-May Day indefinite strike on (ht), Maoists plan to flood capital with people: Each family told to spare one person for stir; move leaves villagers in fear (ht), Exodus of cadres, locals (kp), Bhattarai says Maoist nationwide agitation will be 'peaceful' (nn), Army can be mobilised if Maoist demonstrations go out of control: Govt spokesperson (nn), UCPN-M urged to call off stir (ht), Maoist plans perturb EU envoys (kp), EU envoys meet NC, UML leaders (nn), US: High time to forge consensus (kp), PM won’t bow to Maoist threat: Big Three stick to own stance, fail to achieve any breakthrough, by Prakash Acharya (ht), No headway in Big-3 talks (kp), Dysfunctional HLPM (rn), Newars, indigenous people gherao CA building (nn), Abjure violence, say ruling parties (kp), SC summons PM, CC members: Seeks written replies within a fortnight (kp), SC calls govt, CC for hearing (ht), Ambition and pride: Prachanda would do well to reflect on the lessons from the battle in Khara five years ago, by Aditya Adhikari (kp), CA: Disregarding The Popular Mandate, by Prem Khatry (rn)
26/04/2010: UML aye to new: Ad hoc approach exacerbating their woes power equation, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Harried PM knuckles under: Tells parties to choose alternative (kp), PM to clear way for consensus figure (rn), Dahal fires salvo at NC, UML (kp), Come to negotiation to end crisis, Khanal tells Maoists (rn), Maoists walking in opposite direction: Nepali Congress, by Prakash Acharya (ht), 13 youth organisations submit memo to PM over lack of consensus (nn), ‘Power grab loose talk’ (kp), Dahal moves SC over CC appointments (kp), Prachanda moves SC on CC move (ht), Riled Maoists shun House over CC picks (kp), Fresh appointments rile Maoists; House stalled (ht), Dr. Bhattarai opposes dissolution of CA (kp), Haste makes waste: It is not advisable to rush the constitution; the CA needs more time, by Shyam K.C. (kp), Future crisis will be political, not constitutional, interview with Nilambar Acharya, Nepali Congress (kp), Police seize over 600 sticks being taken to Kathmandu by Maoists (nn), PM meets security chiefs (nn), Ten ruling parties ask govt to take 'all steps' to maintain security during Maoist stir (nn), Mass movement to topple govt: Kiran (ht), UCPN (M) announce indefinite general strike from May 2 (nn)
25/04/2010: The dreams then, the dismay now, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp), People suffer, hopes bleed, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), Rayamajhi’s findings gather dust (kp), Ban presses for minors’ reintegration (kp), Ban urges end to involvement of children in conflict (ht), Power-sharing talks intensify (kp), Parties said no to new government: Prachanda (ht), UCPN-Maoist seeks civil society’s help (ht), NC to float CA extension proposal, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Ethnic federalism a political ‘powder keg’ (kp), Democracy In Jeopardy, by Mukti Rijal (rn), Secure Achievements Of Janaandolan II, by Sarala Subedi (rn), Maoists obstruct House over nominations in constitutional bodies (nn)
24/04/2010: CC largesse to UML, NC has Maoists bristling, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), PM rules out dissolving CA sans statute (ht), Maoists threaten nationwide May strike (ht), Govt vows to counter Maoist excesses, by Prakash Acharya (ht), PM pooh-poohs Gautam quit call (kp)
23/04/2010: NC leaders want CA term up by one year (kp), Maoists face NC, UML lawmakers’ ire (ht), Maoists preparing cadres for May Day (ht), Nepali Army put on high alert: Govt braces up for May 1 showdown (ht), Go easy, UNMIN cautions govt (kp), Govt asks Maoists to call off demonstration (nn), Dahal orders cadres to strongly confront 'enemies'; Oli says he will foil Maoists' dream of state capture (nn), Nepal consults legal eagles on CA extension (ht), Lawyers give PM two options (kp), Govt set to foil Maoist plan: Don't be foolhardy, warns Red brass (kp), Enough's enough: The current brinksmanship may have devastating consequences (kp), Move over, pops: The people are sick and tired of the same old party leaders and their same old antics, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), TRC bill in parliament (kp), Path to democracy: Challenges and responses, by Ganga Thapa (ht), PLA integration in constitution writing: The peace process will be unstable until the integration and management of the PLA is complete, by Dhruba Kumar (nt), Blustering reality: Those who dismiss Maoist threats should know they usually do what they say they will , by Prashant Jha (nt), CC recommends names for vacant posts in constitutional bodies (nn) [All male and 71% of them Bahuns! This is no perspective for new Nepal!!]22/04/2010:
- Parties spring consensus hope, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp),
- Big Three fail to zero in on way out, by Arjun Bhandari (ht),
- Missing maturity (ht),
- EC says it is ready for fresh elections (nn) [How can it be? There is no legal basis for elections!!],
- Congress grills poll proponents (kp),
- Before extending CA term, plan well: NC (ht),
- SC summons govt, NA in recruitment row (ht),
- Nowhere to go: The challenge of integration and rehabilitation of the Maoist combatants is enormous, by Bipin Adhikari (kp),
- The game of chicken, by Post B. Basnet (rep),
- US concerned about peace process (ht)
- CA term extension fine: Nembang (kp),
- Pressure piles up for timely statute (kp),
- Big three to table varied agendas (kp),
- HLPM meets today after long hiatus (ht)
- , Big three pledge 'package solution' in next HLPM meeting (nn),
- Dahal obdurate on new government: NC leader for continuing coalition (kp),
- Goodbye Nepal: A new government is fine, but what guarantee is there that the Maoists will change?, by Surendra Phuyal (kp),
- Bill on disappearance in House (kp),
- Hail to the chief: Nepal could learn from Pakistan’s decision to curtail president’s power (kp),
- Dikendra tolls UML's death: His suicide speaks of the morally unsound ethnic makeup of the mainstream parties, by Pramod Mishra (kp),
- SC summons govt over NA recruitment drive (nn)
- CA show to go on: UML, by Bhadra Sharma (kp),
- CA tenure extension a must: CPN-UML (ht),
- PM nay to bowing out (kp),
- NC, UML conditions unacceptable: Shrestha (rn),
- ‘Decisive war’ again? (ht),
- Army intake drive starts: Maoists cry foul, say CPA violated (kp),
- NA begins enlisting, SC moved, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht),
- Consensus central: There is no option to taking politics back to the centre (kp),
- Killings Documented (rn),
- ‘Autocratic rule could return’ (ht), HLPM to meet on Wednesday (nn),
- UML chairman dismisses idea of fresh election (nn) [Why shall there be new elections? The problems are caused by the not elected politicians who call themselves leaders!!],
- Statute-drafting: Reasons for delay, by Prakash A. Raj (rep),
- Virtues & vices of New Nepal, by Kul Chandra Gautam (rep)
- Govt may let Army off the hook (kp),
- Probe panel submits Bardiya killing report (ht),
- Govt forms ministerial panel to study report on BNP killings (nn),
- Heat for unity govt heightens (kp),
- PM's resignation a must for consensus: UCPN (M) (nn),
- Political blame game continues (kp),
- Maoist training for ''decisive war'' on (ht),
- Deadline approaching: UNMIN’s mandate should be reviewed and its role redefined before extending its term, by Geja Sharma Wagle (kp),
- This CA can issue statute post May 28, interview with Ram Chandra Poudel (kp),
- NA begins recruitment; calls applications for 271 technical positions (nn),
- Pun calls fresh recruitment drive in NA a conspiracy to derail peace process (nn)
- NC for polls if CA term ends: Confrontation inevitable then, say Maoists (kp) [Elections already took place in April 2008; new elections are irrational and would be a putsch by those who were rejected in the elections!],
- Consensus tune gaining currency (kp),
- Prachanda warns of destabilising govt (kp),
- UCPN-M, MJF: Term extension meaningless (ht),
- Shared rule and transition: Meeting May 28 deadline will not change the state of preparations for transition to new federal nation, by Seira Tamang (kp),
- Total incompetence: Nepali taxpayers are footing the cost of the CA, and they want their money’s worth, by Surendra R. Devkota (kp),
- Unity on UNMIN mandate, term, by Phanindra Dahal (kp),
- Who Killed Consensual Politics?, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn),
- Rule Of Law Vs. Rule of Cabinet’s Decision, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km)
17/04/2010:
- PM’s plan cuts little ice, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp),
- Premier springs 30-dayintegration plan surprise: Gets five major parties’stamp of approval, by Prakash Acharya (ht) [But there are only three major parties in Nepal!??],
- CA engages left, right, centre: Call to let it continue post-May 28 (kp),
- Maoist no to CA term extension: To talk to other parties in bid to form new govt (kp),
- No CA extension till Nepal at helm: Prachanda (ht),
- ‘Royalist’ parties warn against extension (kp)
- Parliament can amend all provisions but two: No backtracking to monarchy, unitary system (ht),
- No-trust motion not on the cards: Dahal (kp),
- Prachanda for moving no-trust motion (ht),
- Maoists decide not to table no-confidence motion against govt fearing political turmoil (nn), Madhes factor in Maoist game plan, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht),
- Look beyond May 28, PM told (kp),
- UML, UCPN (M) leaders call for national unity govt (nn),
- It’s payday for Maoist combatants, finally, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), N
- A to fill vacant technical posts (kp),
- Five parties agree on govt proposal to integrate 3000 combatants; Maoists boycott Special Committee meeting (nn),
- Something’s gotta be done: The Maoist combatants can be used to establish a much-needed border security force, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp),
- Bardiya killings: Govt panel hands over report (kp),
- UML push for CA extension, by Arjun Bhandari (ht),
- NEFIN call for timely statute (kp),
- Why countries disintegrate: Both unitary and ‘federal’ countries have broken up around the world, by Mahendra Lawoti (kp),
- Parties Betray The People, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn)
- Beleaguered PM sets terms for quitting (kp),
- Crime-busting strategy to make big shots safer (ht),
- UML iffy on sharing power with Maoists (ht)
- Four conditions for Maoist-led govt: NC (kp),
- NC sets riders for change of guard (ht),
- Big three parties busy in internal meetings (nn),
- UML chairman Khanal says new constitution on May 28 not possible (nn),
- Slackness boils blood (kp),
- Poets recite statute hiccups (kp),
- Ways of the world: Madhav Nepal and Sujata Koirala, hiding behind the fig-leaf of technicality, donned ministerial mantle, by Deepak Thapa (kp)
- Failure of leadership: Why can’t the constitution be written without changing the government?, by Pramod Mishra (kp),
- ‘UML ready to sacrifice everything for constitution’ (rn),
- Nepal refuses to give in to pressure (kp),
- Nepal scotches resignation talk (ht),
- Katawal should be put in jail: Pun (kp),
- Ex-Army Chief Katawal's terrifying overtones! (tg),
- SC rules out immunity, privileges for President, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht),
- Prez move in full bench (kp),
- Now, Bhandari says incident is serious (kp) [The defence minister justifies the killing of a 12 year old girld and two women by the army because they have constructed huts inside the Bardiya National Park???],
- Bhandari clarifies before House on Bardiya killing (ht),
- Unpredictable consequences could be just round the corner, interview with P. Kharel (tg),
- Rumble in the districts: The YCL attacks on Monday may have been part of a broader Maoist strategy (kp),
- The Constitution Dream, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn),
- The Blues, by G.K. Pakavath (rn),
- Limbuwan calls bandh (ht)
- Parleys ‘focus’ on govt exit plan (kp),
- Maoists in wait and see mood (kp),
- Maoists conclude recent political developments in favour of their agitation; decide to continue agitation for govt change (nn),
- Saviour or obstacle? PM muddles thru public opinion: Issue deepens polarisation, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (ht),
- SC bid for consensus on PLA (kp),
- The limitations of circumstance: What are the tactical options available to the Maoists if they are to gain greater power after May 28?, by Aditya Adhikari (kp),
- Maoist plan to seize capital, Biratnagar: Cadres receiving army training, by Somnath Bastola (ht) [??],
- Maoists’ two-pronged strategy (ht),
- Landmark verdict on Prez move today (ht),
- SC verdict on President's move likely today (nn),
- SC Justices divided on President's move (nn)
- Rift in UML continues (kp),
- Consensus, not govt, a priority: UML (kp),
- Verbal duel (ht),
- ‘Bring statute with 8 Loktantrik values’ (kp)
- Civil society floats 8 values of democracy (ht),
- Gachhadar fixes eyes on PM chair (kp),
- UNMIN and peace process: Not properly utilized , by Birendra P. Mishra (ht),
- No UNMIN, no peace process, interview with Janardan Sharma (kp),
- Government takes U-turn on MRP: Smart passport deal with India scrapped, Maoists call off bandh, by Prakash Acharya (ht),
- Top-level meeting on army integration put off (nn)
- UML lawmakers press PM to put in papers, by Bhadra Sharma (kp),
- Lawmakers vent ire on government, party, by Arjun Bhandari (ht),
- UML lawmakers divided over govt performance (rn),
- Rift seems to dog main oppn, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp),
- HLPM in limbo, parties doing precious little, by Prakash Acharya (ht),
- Civil society activists call for timely statute (nn),
- MRP saga shows govt's 'absolute loyalty' towards India: Dahal (nn),
- Political Confusion In Nepal, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km)
- State Restructuring: Snail-paced political parties may be back to square one (kp),
- NBA submits memorandum for timely constitution (nn),
- UML PP meet to decide govt fate (kp),
- UML lawmakers take govt to task (nn)
- Only a miracle can give us statute by May 28, says Acharya (ht),
- Extend UNMIN stay: House panel (kp),
- UNMIN to work till integration is over: PM, by Arjun Bhandari (ht),
- Khanal sets terms for govt change, by Min Kumar Dahal (ht),
- Jungle rules: Those guilty of Surkhet killings are unlikely to be brought to justice (kp) [Nepal has never been able to bring the security forces under the rule of law after the process of democratization was started in 1990!!],
- Dalit body blames Army for Bardiya killing (kp),
- Army will come out of barracks if there's bloodshed after May 28: Katawal (nn) [??? Thanks god, such decisions are not those of generals, especially not of retired ones who share great responsibility for the current stagnation of peace process!!!],
- Special Committee to confer with top leaders as it fails to work out army integration model (nn),
- Cards up his sleeve: Nothing in the constitution bars the president from facilitating the constitutional process, by Bipin Adhikari (kp),
- Mum's the world: Kisunji’s pro-monarchy stance gives a lie to his saint-like image, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp),
- Maoists call Nepal bandh on April 12 (ht)
- Wait and watch: OHCHR’s exit as Nepal enters a phase of instability will be a blunder (kp),
- UN bodies should stay: UN bodies’ untimely exit from Nepal will make the peace process more susceptible to manipulation and will increase both India and China’s opaque influence, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp)
- Hopes for timely statute fading fast, by Prakash Acharya (ht),
- Parliament can extend CA term, says visiting SAfrican justice, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht),
- Don't do it: The 2006 Jana Andolan showed that attempts to suppress dissent backfire (kp),
- Nationwide Maoist rallies mark big day: jana andolan anniv (kp),
- Dahal declares decisive movement (kp),
- Stir to topple puppet govt on: Prachanda (ht),
- Bhattarai hints UCPN (M) may choose Dahal's alternative as 'next PM' (nn),
- UML chairman hints at govt change (nn) [The claim to change the government after the promulgation of the new constitution is absolute nonsense since this may take a very long time!!],
- Doubts over timely statute continue to deepen, by Phanindra Dahal (kp),
- Federalism can be a useful tool to unite Nepal, interview with Rishikeshab Raj Regmi (tg),
- Nepal's Indigenous Peoples' Movement, by Krishna Bahadur Bhattachan (tg),
- Nepal Maoists will not only want the whole Cake but entire Bakery, interview with Ananda Shrestha (tg),
- Born again Hindus: Religion is counterproductive when it becomes political and tries to dominate people of other faiths, by Pramod Mishra (kp),
- Parties, outfits come under US report fire (ht),
- House panel finds NA responsible for Bardiya killing (nn) [Is this the holy army that is afraid to be spoilt by former Maoist combatants??]
- CC begins debate on minorities' rights (ht),
- Witch-hunt in CPN-UML: Signature campaigners to face action, by Bhadra Sharma (kp),
- NSP-A pulls out of govt (kp),
- Govt is a failure: Minister Mahato (nn),
- Blow to govt as NSP warns to put boot in (kp),
- PM should resign, says Upendra Yadav (ht),
- Maoists announce start of fourth phase struggle (nn),
- Arm twisting: The government continues to work towards its overriding goal of destroying the Maoists’ sources of power, by Aditya Adhikari (kp),
- Three's a crowd: The NC must dump the troika system of leadership that it seems to be promoting, by Bihari Krishna Shrestha (kp)
05/04/2010:
- Maoist chief ups the ante on Nepal: No-trust motion if PM doesn’t go (kp),
- Khanal-Nepal rift widens (kp),
- NC reps for change in govt, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp),
- MJF says PM Nepal must resign immediately (nn),
- Mahato to quit if Madhesh ignored (ht),
- Top leaders hold 'crucial' meeting with president (ht),
- No headway in rehabilitation plans (kp),
- PLA integration panel meet comes a cropper (ht),
- CPA cannot be interpreted to make the state defunct, interview with Pradeep Gyawali (kp),
- Nepal clears half the minefields laid during war (kp),
- Muslims call for inclusive statute (kp)
- PM manages to buy more time, by Bhadra Sharma (kp),
- Leaders divided on need to replace present government (nn),
- Maoists propose three alternatives on army integration (nn)
- PLAs living with uncertainty: Some are in favour of waging a final war, by Mohan Budhair (kp),
- Good as it gets: How the discharge of disqualified ex-combatants was carried out, by Niranjan Uprety (kp),
- Wrong number: The Dalits should act now so that they are not undercounted again in the next census, by Amar B.K. (kp),
- Conflict Between Pro And Anti Federalists, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn),
- 'No way back from federalism, secularism' (ht),
- Maoist ethnic group forms paramilitary wing (nn),
- Moral Hazard Of Prime Minister And Ministers, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km)
- Inclusiveness panel collecting public views (ht),
- HLPM fails to decide on federal panel; Tenure of Constituent Assembly may be extended: Nepal, by Prakash Acharya (ht),
- HLPM meet inconclusive as top leaders differ on (rn),
- I won’t quit before peace bid ends: PM (rn),
- UK for early CA extension: Asks parties to deliver democratic statute (kp),
- Whose nation is it? Constitutional loopholes have made it easy for criminals to get Nepali citizenship, while those who deserve it are left out, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp),
- Justice Delayed, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn)
- Go-ahead for Army intake (kp),
- NA begins recruitment (nn),
- PLA spells golden handshake terms (kp),
- Maoists demand Rs 2 million per head for combatants to pull out from integration (nn),
- Lies and more lies (kp),
- Parties put PM in do or die situation (kp),
- PM says he is not resigning; trashes media reports on possible govt change (nn),
- Big three fail to reach consensus on SRC (nn),
- Subtle maneuver (ht),
- Politics after GP Koirala: As Before, by Keshab Poudel (sp),
- Ripe for revolution: Many critical attributes necessary for a revolution are present in present Nepali society, by Mathbar Kumar Adhikary (kp),
- Go to extra time: Writing a new constitution is no easy task, and if the CA needs more time, so be it, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp),
- PLA And The Peace Process, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn),
- Imminent danger: Already vexed by frequent bandhs and strikes, the eastern districts are worried about the delay in constitution writing and its consequences, by Dambar K. Shrestha (nt),
- A call to politics: Until good people are encouraged to join politics, we will get nothing out of it but filth and frustration, by Rabindra Mishra (nt),
- Constitutional conundrums: Everyone knows the best way out, but no one is willing to admit to it publicly, by Prashant Jha (nt)
- HLPM flays attacks on historic achievements (kp),
- President Yadav terms former King Shah’s and former Prime Minister Bhattarai's statements 'out-dated medicine' (nn),
- Monarchy’s obsolete: Prez (kp),
- Big III vow to pen statute on time, by Prakash Acharya (ht),
- State restructuring: Big Three at one to form commission (kp),
- Fringe parties for extending CA tenure (ht),
- Speech wary (ht),
- People's war not yet over says Dr. Bhattarai (ht),
- UK to Dahal: Shun party-led violence, by Anil Giri (kp),
- Last bid to save govt (kp),
- NHRC holds NA accountable for Bardiya killing (nn)
