31/08/2010: Letter to UNSC likely this week (kp), UN monitoring of NA ‘must stop’ (ht) [... says peace and reconstruction opponent Bhandari!], Thinking UNMIN (ht), Status of disappeared still a mystery (ht), Victims stay lost as hope is hard to find (kp), Kin of missing in anguish, by Shiva Apriya and Rishi Baral (ht), You just can’t dent the official armour: Such is the level of impunity within the police force that very rarely do feathers get ruffled by media reports, by Baburam Kharel (kp), Politics as the art of the possible: So why beat around the bush?, by Ajit N.S. Thapa (kp)
30/08/2010: Rules are rules: The peace agreements should be adhered to by all sides (kp), Shameless power struggle, by Hari Bansha Dulal (ht), Madhesi front to vote this time (ht), National concern (ht), Monarchy in any form a no-no, say Maoists (kp), Maoists dismiss pro-monarchy tag (ht), UNMIN tenure: Govt to figure out UN response first, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Govt told to cut UNMIN mandate (ht), PM discusses UNMIN term extension with Chinese, Russian envoys (nn), Reality check: The CoAS has exceeded his authority in his call for UNMIN’s ouster, by Suhas Chakma (kp), Disappearance Commission: Govt under rights bodies’ pressure (kp), 'Give justice to victims’ families’ (ht), International Day on Disappeared: UN urges govt to obey court ruling on outlawing forced disappearance (nn), Embassies urge action on pending cases (ht), Conflict wounds too deep to heal: Govt apathy fuelling fury among victims, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp), Parties ‘shielding’ criminals in Banke, Dang: Wanted man becomes Congress regional president, by Janak Nepal and Durga Lal KC (kp)
29/08/2010: House panels turn ineffective after govt stepped down (nn) Worried prez seeks an end to impasse (kp), President makes consensus call: But Big III stick to their guns (ht), President urges fringe parties to increase role in conciliating major parties (nn), NC ready to sit in opposition, says Sushil (nn), Call for 'people's revolt' amplifies (kp), Extend UNMIN tenure till peace process success: MJF (kp), Parties advice PM Nepal not to make haste in showing the door to UNMIN (nn), UNMIN extension: Panel for extension, new mandate (kp), Embassies urge prompt action on cases of disappearance (nn), RPP-N comes to UN body’s aid (kp) [These die-hard royalists and Hindu fundamentalists only want control of the PLA not that of the NA because such step would help to end the peace and reconstruction process!!], Clarify cultural monarchy stance: PM (ht) [?? The insatitution of monarchy has already been abolished because it has putsched against state, constitution and people! How can a caretaker PM talk such nonsense?], Caretaker Government, On The Horn Of Dilemma, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn), MJF-N to partake in the next PM run-off; but won’t reveal yet who will it support (nn)
28/08/2010: UNMIN tenure: Maoists seek six more months (kp), Maoists lobbying
hard for UNMIN stay: Leadership meets P5 envoys,prime minister (ht), No UNMIN cap on NA: Rawal (kp), The missing: More than 1,000 people 'disappeared' during the Maoist war, but their families still do not know what really happened to their loved ones, by Deepak Adhikari (kp) [Most of them were disappeared by the army! These crimes must be solved and the culprits must be punished before you can exclude the army from UNMIN oberservation!!], Integration of Maoist combatants impossible: Caretaker PM (nn) [??], Dahal bolstered, for now: Shrestha, Thapa support his document (kp), Youths’ caveat against federalism: Say more challenges ahead while adopting it (ht) [This can only be claimed by Bahuns, not by disadvantaged sections of society!!], Ongoing politics & way forward, by Sukhdev Shah (rep), President urges top leaders to form common concept for institutionalising democracy (nn)
27/08/2010: PM proposes limiting role of UNMIN here, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Dahal meets PM Nepal to press for UNMIN's term extension (nn), Talk on UNMIN term extension (ht), NA soldiers on to stick to its stance: Ruffles PLA feathers by snubbing JMCC meeting (ht), PLA parries Army over UNMIN stand (kp) [The most violent phase of the insurgency faced the confrontation of two armies, NA and PLA, with none of them being able to win the conflict by arms! Both of them have to be scanned by an independent group like UNMIN if there shall be endurable peace soon! Impunity must be ended for criminals from both armies immediately!!], Defense Minister blames UNMIN of being 'spokesperson' to Maoists (nn) [This minister who has has been rejected by the people in the elections, is one of the greatest obstacles to the peace process!!], Supreme Court rap brings government to its senses: Assures apex court it will respect human rights, to prosecute violators and end impunity (ht), The disappeared and the disquiet of those left behind: On the International Day of the Disappeared, 30 August, we should remember the personal stories behind the statistics, by Robert Godden (nt), Same road: Their husbands were taken away from them by opposing sides during the conflict, but they journey in pain together, by Srijana Acharya (nt), Stolen lives: The Disappearances Commission should ensure justice, not obstruct it, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (nt), Stay on the path: The Maoists’ best option is still peace and constitution (kp), Political Drama In The Name Of PM’s Election, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn), Linguistic limbo: How best to incorporate ethnic languages into the traditionally Nepali dominated public sphere, by Saroj Dhakal (kp)
26/08/2010: Dahal under fire for ‘wrongs’, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Baidhya, Bhattarai oppose Prachanda (ht), NA’s UNMIN exit call, parties remain at loggerheads, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), UNMIN hand-in-glove with Maoists, claims NA: Its sole aim is to prolong stay in Nepal at the cost of peace process: Confidential report, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht), NA decides to boycott JMCC meeting (nn), Nepal Army to boycott JMCC meet (kp), JMCC meeting cancelled following Army boycott (nn), UNMIN's mandate: Nepal Army must be kept out of UNMIN’s purview, by Ram Sharan Mahat (kp) [Will Nepal face a military coup soon that is supported by conservative forces? Politicians, army leadership and royalists must be aware that this may lead to the end of Nepal's existence!!], NC nay to candidacy pull out (kp), NC says no to UML proposal (ht), Next PM? Got to be Dahal or Poudel, by Damakant Jayshi (rep)
25/08/2010: UN body’s fate hanging on edge of three alternatives (kp), Rijal also attacks UNMIN (kp), CoAS should join a party, says Baldev (ht), UML raises alarm against rightists (kp), Revived Nepal Monarchy could be collective strength of China and India, interview with Bal Krishna Neupane (tg), Former crown prince Paras Shah says there was international power behind abolition of monarchy (nn), UML to hold talks for unity dispensation (ht), Hypocrisy abounds (ht), Maoist CC meeting: Dahal rules out withdrawal of candidacy; Baidya, Bhattarai table separate proposals (nn)
24/08/2010: PM poll flops fifth time, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Sixth round polls
Koshi crosses danger mark on September 5 (ht), Protracted race and the way ahead: UML must explain how withdrawal of candidatures helps, by Prakash Rimal (ht), Government looks for options to UNMIN, by Anil Giri (kp), UNMIN under fresh NC fire (kp), UNMIN's term extension (rep), Army chief begins lobbying to stop extension of UNMIN term (nn), 2,000 discharged Maoist fighters under UN care (kp), UML unity plan picks up pace, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), No ifs and buts, say Maoists: Want integration, statute to move ahead simultaneously, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Man in a hurry: Using and disposing of friends and rivals lies at the root of Prachanda’s strategy, by Aditya Adhikari (kp), Vital national interests: Nepal continuously suffered from its leadership for whom core national interests were negotiable, by Ranadhoj Limbu-Angbuhang (kp), Civil, military relations: An overview, by Khimlal Devkota (ht)
23/08/2010: Accord to defer it if vote fails: PM polls today (kp), Legislature parliament voting fifth time for post of PM today (nn), Madhes parties adamant (kp), UML's proposal (rep), NC scoffs at UML plan: Maoists okay if Congress agrees to withdraw candidacy (kp), NC not to pull out of PM’s race (ht), NC decides to forge separate consensus proposal to end election impasse (nn), Diaspora calls parties to end political crisis (ht), Can it work? (ht), Leaders Frustrate People (rn), Disabled clamour for rights (kp), State restructuring on ethnicity misunderstood, interview with Om Gurung (kp), New party for grand ethnic coalition (ht), Finance ministry alerts parliament of imminent financial crisis due to lack of full budget (nn), Caretaker govt may present budget (ht), Prospects of building democracy at crossroads: The view from democratization studies, by Ganga Thapa (ht), Veil of neutrality, by C.K. Lal (rep), Fifth round of PM election turns out to be another fiasco; next election on September 5 (nn)
22/08/2010: Mission must stay: Maoists (kp), For Maoist leader UNMIN and peace process go hand in hand (ht), Boot camp: The use of violence has been instituted in the psyche of Army officers, by Lilu Thapa (kp), PLA integration: UML moots four-month timeline (kp), UML politburo meet: Floats paper for peace, statute, consensus (ht), Maoist-led govt acceptable if UML proposal accepted: UML gen secy (nn), NC office bearers decide not to withdraw Poudel's PM candidacy (nn), UML leaders informally agree to renew PM candidacy (nn), Big Three get fringe parties’ ultimatum (ht), Fringe parties to boycott House after August 23 (nn), Monarchy if people want it, says Paras (ht) [What the people want became very clear after the royal putsch!!], Is UML To Blame For Deadlock?, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn), Opportunism is killing UML, by Murari Sharma (rep), Dahal finds 'failure' of parliamentary system behind inability to elect new PM (nn)
21/08/2010: UNMIN has to go, says Army: Mission wants Big Three parties’ call on term extension, by Phanindra Dahal (kp) [The voice of those who are against peace and reconstruction, those who want to hide their crimes], Decide fast on UNMIN term: Landgren (kp), Election is the only legal alternative, says Sushil Koirala [who hilself has not been elected by the people!!] (ht), NHRC calls for Prez intervention: Rights body chief flays govt for promoting impunity (ht), Fiscal crisis ahead: Nembang (ht)
20/08/2010: Maoists unsure who ‘main enemy’ is: Party to decide whether it’s India or regressive forces within, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Litmus test: It’s time Maoist leadership tested its mettle in the aboveground democratic politics (kp), The bumbling bunch: History will not spare any of the political parties if they do not get their act together, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), Protracted disunity among parties baffles CA chairman (ht), Wither Nepal’s Peace Process?, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn), Twin crises: Nepal is not a failed state, but the illegitimate, undemocratic makeshifts are holding up the transition, by Prashant Jha (nt), UNMIN chief meets leaders of 'big three' to discuss extension of its tenure (nn)
19/08/2010: PM poll deferred till Monday (ht), UML hypes up bid to form govt, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Maoist secy Gajurel sees India's hand behind UML, Madhesi Front's stance (nn), The Saran doctrine: The would-be prime minister of Nepal would have to be loyal to India, by Gopal Khanal (kp), Strikes hit life in districts (ht), 12-point Understanding: Is it a root of the present malaise?, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht), Arms Down! For Shared Security, by Kul Chandra Gautam (rn) [see part 2 (20/08/2010)]
18/08/2010: Enough is enough, Prez tells PM (kp), Nepal calls on Prez, fails to convince (ht), Today’s PM poll likely to be put off (kp), Round V likely to be put off (ht), Fifth round of PM election postponed to Aug 23 (nn), SLMM still undecided (kp), Madhes-based leaders harp on govt under one of them (ht) [?? The ideal person would be a female Janajati or Dalit!!], India hell-bent on not allowing a Maoist prime minister: Sharma (nn), ‘Maoist letter a step forward’ (kp), Unfortunate tottering (ht), Do it right: The responsibility to lead Nepal in the right direction lies on the shoulders of our top Bahun leaders, by Pramod Mishra (kp) [This exactly is the reason why Nepal's future seems to be dark!!], The Mao metaphor: In Nepal, Mao Zedong may have been reduced to a metaphor of power, and armed revolution, by Abhi Subedi (kp), Final verdict on Prez move on Sept 23 (ht), Final verdict on case against CoAS reinstatement on Sep 23 (nn), Bandh called by fringe party partially affects normal life in various districts (nn)
17/08/2010: CPN-UML sticks to its neutrality guns: Vows to work for a ‘new course’ (kp), NC leaders again request UML for support; say UML's 'neutral position' is to be blamed for deadlock (nn), Maoists open to options: Seek UML favour if consensus bid fails, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Maoists again ready to support UML for a govt with 2/3rd majority support: Gurung (nn), JMCC to resolve Army, PLA recruitment row (kp), Youths dream: Peace and prosperity, by Surath Giri (ht), Planning For Social Transformation, by Prem Khatry (rn), Nefin's Banda (rep)
16/08/2010: NEFIN agitation paralyses country (kp), NEFIN chakkajam hits life (ht), A case of Cabinet lethargy, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp), Civil society on fence: Analysts (kp), Maoists, UML reject NC plan (kp), NC, Maoists to withdraw candidacy if consensus forged (ht), Fifth round of PM election likely to fail as UML renews its call for withdrawal of PM candidacy (nn), Dahal tells Khanal he is ready to withdraw PM candidacy for 'national consensus' (nn), Hope on horizon: The long stalemate may just enable the formation of a consensus govt (kp), Banda imperils nation: Over 100 strikes in eight months (kp), Sensitisation of people: For quality leaderships, by Bhavani Dhungana (ht), End experiments, by Hari Bansha Dulal (rep)
15/08/2010: UML, NC to seek basis for unity (kp), NC, UML agree to disagree again: Talks to iron out differences to resume today (ht), 23 parties want Maoist unity govt plan (ht), High time PM race ended: Baidya (kp), Bhattarai for common candidate (kp), Let third candidate lead govt: Bhattarai (ht), Lawyers talk turkey on poll fallout: Debate on CA dissolution versus a majority govt (kp), SLMM forms taskforce to prepare code (kp), Decisive stir from August 17: NEFIN: Says it’s all for timely constitution (ht), NEFIN not to repeal banda (kp)
14/08/2010: Muddling through, by Biswas Baral (kp), Tharus against One Madhes (ht), Major parties get a dressing down: Run-off sideshows non-parliamentary, non-political, say fringe parties (ht), Talks on sharing resources dull? Only four CA members present at interaction (ht)
13/08/2010: Maoists take flexible stand in PM race, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Maoists flexible on opting out, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Acharya cautions parties against taking shortcuts (kp), Wish he were here: Girija Prasad Koirala was keen to end the marginalisation of Prachanda during his last days, by Sarita Giri (kp [??], Ex-king meets former Indian ambassador Rajan (nn) [????], Don't wanna break up: The Madhesi movement has no leader who commands wholehearted respect of all the Tarai dwellers, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), Patronising behaviour: With Nepali politicians kowtowing to flawed Indian policy, it's no wonder we're not moving forward, by Prashant Jha (nt)
12/08/2010: UML spoke in PM poll wheel (kp), Koirala seeks alternative from Maoists, UML (ht) [How shall this work on a rational and legitimate basis???], Maoists' totalitarianism led Madhes-based parties to deny support: Minister (nn), SRC to get final shape after August 18 PM-run off (nn) [??], Muddled ministries pass buck, by Anil Giri (kp), Embassy reply cuts little ice: Maoists: Leaders’ conflicting statements complicate issue within party (kp), SC seeks govt response (kp) [related to army crimes], Clear all semi-judicial detentions: Apex court (kp), NEFIN to enforce chakkajam on Sunday (ht), Acharya seeks civil society intervention for statute (ht), Vice chair of CA shows ray of hope (ht), Seized properties & political misunderstandings, by Shyam Prasad Mainali (rep), UCPN (M) ready to withdraw PM candidacy if NC agrees to do so (nn)
11/08/2010: UML not to dwell on majority govt (kp), House panel summons FM Koirala: Enquires about alleged threat to Maoist lawmaker (ht), House panel call to banish diplomat (kp), Diagnosis and cure: India needs to be more subtle and respectful in its diplomatic moves, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Paudel vows to stay in fray (ht), UML to blame for fruitless prime ministerial election: Poudel (nn) [Please don't fool the people! Even with the support of the UML you will get less votes than Dahal! In the name of people and country: Please find a consense!], UML endorses 9 pt consensus proposal; restates neutral position in PM race (nn), NC acting prez says party will not back out from PM race (nn) [The NC constantly gets about 20% of the votes! This is phantastic; voting can go on for years as long as the politicians are paid! By the way, Sushil Koirala is one of the numerous 'leaders' of the NC that have been rejected by the people in the elections because the party has totally failed under the 1990 system!!], Sharma seeks constitution amendment for consensus (ht), Any way out? (ht), There is a way: If nothing works, the three big political parties could lead the government in rotation, by Shyam prasad Mainali (kp), Way ahead, by Prakash Chandra Lohani (rep), Bhattarai's turn, by Sukhdev Shah (rep), AHRC asks govt to hand over Major Basnet to police (ht), EU calls for ending recruitment debate (ht)
10/08/2010: Maoists set new terms: Say open to fresh start for consensus (kp), UCPN-M proposes, NC disposes, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), House panel summons PM, FM (kp), Money in politics, by Pranav Bhattarai (rep)
09/08/2010: NC seeks UML help (kp), NC seeks UML support to form govt (ht), UCPN (M), NC ask each other to pull out of PM race (nn), BRB, Saran meet stirs ‘row’' (kp), Bhattarai’s meeting with Saran triggers controversy in UCPN (Maoist) (nn), Dr Bhattarai downplays internal dispute (nn), Lawmaker Sharma seeks govt security (kp), CA to vote to end disputed issues (kp), Indigenous people up the ante, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp), No alternative to national unity govt, interview with Baburam Bhattarai (kp), Challenge of change, by Shambhu Ram Simkhada (kp), Note of dissent: Look who’s here (kp), Do act (ht), Managing monsters, by C.K. Lal (rep)
08/08/2010: Maoists still keen on leading government (ht), Main oppn no to ‘new course’ (kp), Khanal prescribes unity govt as only panacea (ht), Khanal defends stance on polls (kp), UML-NC meet ends inconclusively as both parties stick to their guns (nn), Maoists to seek Indian response (kp), UCPN (M) to summon Indian Ambassador for clarification over alleged threat to party's lawmaker (nn), NA nay, PLA aye to JMCC, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Limbuwan Council shuts nine eastern districts (ht), Banda cripples East (kp), No End To Murky Politics, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn), Democracy In Disarray, by Mulibir Rai (rn), Nepalese Politics Of Electing a Prime Minister, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km)
07/08/2010: Fourth round a fresh fiasco, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), No PM, no surprise, no shame! Fourth round too concludes without electing prime minister (ht), Flux rules; NC, Maoists cosy up (kp), New PM on Aug 18 (rep), UCPN (M) to hold 'serious talks' with parties for Maoist-led unity govt (nn), Poudel not to quit PM race (nn), CPN-ML cleaves, was it money? (kp), CPN-ML splits, leaders throw brickbats at each other (ht), I’m threatened: Lawmaker (kp), India’s special envoy wraps up visit (kp), A wasted month, by Biswas Baral (kp), Insurgency victim deprived of relief, by Arun Gnawali (ht), Eastern districts closed by Limbuwan (nn)
06/08/2010: Consensus is the buzz word: Saran says UCPN-Maoist must be given respectable space (ht), Maoists try to allay Indian concerns, by Anil Giri (kp), Claims, denials of floor crossing rife, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), Nepal prepares for fourth round of election for prime minister today (nn), CPN ML suffers split as party's four former lawmakers decide to back Maoists in PM election (nn), Pressure on PM hopefuls to pull out, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Withdraw-candidacy call (kp), End uncertainty (ht), One chance only: Here’s the deal; the UML’s vote for the Maoists is the crucial factor to end the deadlock, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), Bhandari launches tirade against PLA (kp), The real experts: Community advocates know more than self-declared, degree-holding experts, by Mahendra Lawoti (kp), Systemic failure: We need to find a way to change the system, not the players, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt), Hard choices: It's easy to lambast politicians, but the current crop are under extreme pressure right now, by Prashant Jha (nt)
05/08/2010: UCPN (Maoist) at war within, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), NC to block Maoist bid to take helm SLMM a crucial force, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), Madhes parties have ace up sleeve, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), UML asks Madhesi front to stay neutral: Unity govt possible if Paudel,Prachanda withdraw from prime ministerial race: Speaker (ht), Election for PM: Message from three rounds, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht), Where Are The Moral Obligations?, by Shyam K.C. (rn), Concern Over Political Impasse (rn), Neutral? Nah, they are incompetent!, by Bhimarjun Acharya (rep), Special panel to resolve row, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Special Committee 'instructs' Maoists stop PLA recruitment drive (nn), Delhi dispatches a Special Envoy (kp), India's special emissary in town (ht), Sahan's brief: Propping up the last government only delayed and undermined the fragile peace process, by Suhas Chakma (kp), Indian special emissary Shyam Saran intensifies political parleys; meets Maoist, NC and UML leaders (nn), Confirmation bias: Most Madhesis probably do not even know that Army service is open to them, by Deepak Thapa (kp), Delusive communist unity, by Jainendra Jeevan (rep), Beware, The People's Republic Of Nepal!, by Kanak Mani Dixit (rep), Maoist women lawmakers try woo their Madhesi counterparts (nn)
04/08/2010: Enough is enough: Parties have failed the people (kp), UML pushes for new course: Maoists, Congress reject Khanal’s proposal (kp), Withdraw candidacy: BRB aide (kp), NC to bow out in fifth round (ht), NC to seek other options if fourth PM election also fails (nn), MJF to call floor crossers on carpet (kp), Madhes-based parties in govt assure caretaker PM they will not vote for Maoists in next PM election, too (nn), All is well: There is no need to repeat the worthless exercise for the fourth time without adequate homework on consensus, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Now, PLA in recruitment drive (kp), PLA to enlist fresh fighters (ht), Breach of pacts: UNMIN (kp), Talk time: There needs to be wider debate on the democratisation of the Nepal Army (kp), Politics in a mess: The present party leaders can rightly be called the gang that couldn’t shoot straight, by Abhi Subedi (kp), Failed state syndrome: Is Nepal becoming a failed state and a hot bed for foreign interference?, by Geja Sharma Wagle (kp), Nepal on “lease” (tg), Foreign intervention in govt formation unacceptable: UCPN (M) (nn)
03/08/2010: New PM plan a hat-trick flop, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Rift in UDMF, 11 cross floor (ht), SLMM soft towards Maoists, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), Much ado about nothing (ht), The stalemate continues, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), All frustration (ht), Third time unsuccessful (rep), Fourth round of election on August 6 (nn), NA restructuring report submitted in rush (ht), 3-year plan for NA revamp (kp), Fresh military recruitments breach peace process: UNMIN (nn), PLA also starts fresh recruitment drive (nn), PLA announce fresh intake (rep), Revitalisation of civil societies: For new constitution, by Shyam Prasad Mainali (ht), SC orders on Sadbhawana leaders to disclose Anandi Devi's whereabouts (nn)
02/08/2010: SLMM seeks NC, Maoist stance, by Ishwar Rauniyar and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), UML to be PM poll spectator again (kp), Madhes front keeps all in suspense (ht), Much amiss in UDMF riders: Nepali Congress (ht), ‘UCPN-M has 310 votes’ (ht), Meeting between Maoists and Madhesi leaders before PM run-off ends inconclusively (nn), Deep rifts in UDMF as leaders disagree with each other over vital issues (nn), Maoists attempt to win-over Madhesi Front with a revised 'commitment letter' (nn), NWPP announces support to Dahal (nn), End it now: The impasse over PM election is harming state interests (kp), PM run-off turns out to be yet another damp squib; MJF lawmakers breach UDMF decision to stay neutral (nn), Army to declare 3,464 vacancies (kp), NA begins fresh recruitment; announces vacancy for 3,434 positions (nn), Ex-Maoist combatants into crime (kp) [This also has to do with the government's failure to integrate and rehabilitate them!!], Monarchs without crowns: Our present leaders can be called Nepal’s new monarchs without the fancy headgear, by Shyam K.C. (kp), They're more violent: Incidents of religious conflicts are not only rising in Nepal, their form has changed too, by Monika Timsina (kp), ‘One Madhes, One Pradesh’ negotiable, interview with Jaya Prakash Prasad Gupta (kp), Identify the problem, by Hari Bansha Dulal (rep)
01/08/2010: UCPN (M) casts about for success (kp), Maoists reject self-determination right for Madhes: Say yes to autonomy, but with same status as other Tarai states (ht), Madhesi front nay to Dahal, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), NC maintains 'silence' over UDMF's major demands; says issues need to be discussed further (nn), Madhes-based parties still undecided about whether or not to vote on Monday (nn), No time to lose: Something has to be about the Maoist combatants if the peace process is to advance, by Keshar Bahadur Bhandari (kp), Ethnic outfit attacks police station in Ilam (nn), Electing A New Prime Minister In Nepal, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km)
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Main News, July 2010
31/07/2010: Fringe parties pitch for unity govt: Urge Maoists, NC to withdraw PM candidacy (kp), Fringe left plays Dutch uncle: Asks both Prachanda and Paudel to withdraw candidacy (ht), Madhesi front to vote for Prachanda: MJF; NC may opt out of PM race: Sujata (ht), UCPN (M) rejects 'one Madhes' demand (nn), Prachanda pays court to Bijukchhe for support: Hopeful of getting NWPP backing in the August 2 election (ht), Khanal’s PM candidacy withdrawal writ quashed (ht), Maoist chairman vows to come up with 'consensus strategy' if Aug 2 run-off fails (nn), ‘PLA integration conditional’ (kp), NA preparing to recruit more soldiers (nn), Away From Consensus, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn), Translate Rhetoric Into Action (rn), Meritocracy, Not Democracy, In Nepal, by Rajat Sharma (rn)30/07/2010: Leaders mull all-embracing arrangement, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Bhadra Sharma (kp), Maoists snub one Madhes demand (kp), Dahal says no to any agreement that could lead to disintegration of the country (nn), NC courts fringe parties; claims Maoists looking to 'seize power' (nn) [There's obviously no intion from NC to seize power?!], NC ready to withdraw its PM candidacy, Sujata reveals (nn [Does Poudel know this?], UNMIN raises integration alarm (kp), Women’s views on statute get scant priority (ht), Women MPs seek to unlock deadlock: Women members of the CA blame male-dominated politics for stalemate, by Rubeena Mahato (nt), An open letter to the Big Guys: We young MPs must rise above the party line and remember that we, too, represent the people, by Sunil P. Pant (nt), Slow Death Of Peace Process, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn), It's getting stale, mate: The third round is unlikely to knock a government into shape, by Prashant Jha (nt), 'UML to remain neutral in next PM run-off' (nn), “Nepalese Are Yet To Taste The Federal Democratic Republic Nepal”, interview with Narahari Acharya (sp), Maoist cantonment: Breaking Barriers, by Kiran Nepal and Saroj Dahal (sp), Constituent Assembly: Breathing It’s Last, by Saroj Dahal (sp)
29/07/2010: Rivals set for fresh fiasco, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Bhattarai bats
for unity govt (kp), Yadav again flexes stir muscles (kp), Maoists express commitment to UDMF's demands in writing, but reject 'one Madhesh Pradesh' (nn), UML cadres lodge complaint against vice chairperson Bhandari (nn), Indian, US envoys intensify political parleys as new govt looks uncertain (nn) [foreign intervention?!], Escape artists: Ministers are losing bureaucrats’ support as the impasse drags on (kp), SC drops NA, PLA hiring cases, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), SC quashes writ against army recruitment: ‘Joint Monitoring Coordination Committee should resolve row’ (ht), A fine kettle of fish: Nepal is having a hard time naming a prime minister because of its faulty constitution, by Bipin Adhikari (kp), What Cost Political Uncertainty?, by Shyam K.C. (rn), UCPN (Maoist) ready to bring combatants under AISC: Bhattarai (nn), Khanal urges Dahal and Poudel to withdraw PM candidacy (nn)
28/07/2010: NC wooing UML, MJF for Round III polls (ht), Khanal dashes NC hopes (kp), UML’s Stance (rn), Apex court moved against PM Nepal, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), Maoists to send rethink letter to UDMF (kp), Maoists to reply to UDMF in a day or two (ht), Politics of consensus (ht), Consensus for constitution: The Maoists and the Congress should follow the consensual approach of UML and Madhesi parties, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Third face of the coin: Grabbing power prime mover, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht), Crisis of state: Without national leadership, the political crisis will continue to rear its ugly head, by Shobhakar Budhathoki (kp), Implications Of Policy Decisions, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn), Passive Nepal President (tg), Nepal’s Republican order has become defunct: Experts discuss Nepal situation (tg), Fulfill our demands first, Get support, interview with Upendra Yadav (tg)
27/07/2010: NC, Maoists seek UDMF demand revision (kp), NC to keep UML
alliance intact (ht), UML to opt out if parties ally for power (kp), CPN-UML to abstain from Aug 2 voting (ht), Poudel asks Khanal to support him in August 2 voting (nn), MJF not to back NC unless it commits to UDMF terms (nn), If UML backs us, Madhesis will toe the line: Sapkota (ht), Maoist can of worms opens (kp), Village vacant as war victims yet to return, by Prem Kumari Ghale (kp), A day in Dadeldhura: Politics is still an uncertain and, at times, dangerous activity in Nepal, by Keith D. Leslie (kp), Janajati leaders arrested (ht), CA: Reflection On The PM Election Blues, by Prem Khatry (rn), UNMIN chief meets NC Acting Prez to clear the air (nn), A vote for moving forward, by Sukhdev Shah (rep)
26/07/2010: Written pledge evokes our support: UDMF (kp), UDMF seeks commitment from UCPN-M, NC (ht), NC positive about UDMF conditions (nn), NC lobbies for UML support (kp), Khanal denies he is in minority in party central committee (nn), House rule amendment ‘not possible’, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Parliamentary regulations cannot be amended now: Speaker Nemwang (nn), Maoists claim 'foreign interference' behind election fiasco (nn), Possibly Europeans should be more prescriptive, interview with Andrew Hall (kp), Derailment of democracy, by C.K. Lal (rep)
25/07/2010: Unwitting UML ties itself into knots: Maoists, NC no to rule amendment (kp), Dahal, Khanal chant left unity mantra (ht), Prez frets over poll impasse (kp), Oli proposing, Khanal disposing, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Mull and mend: Both the NC and the Maoists need to re-evaluate their recent history (kp), NC discusses next PM run-off with caretaker PM (nn), UMF wants NC's to come clear on its 'common document' for support during PM run-off (nn), Sujata fumes at party leadership (ht), Madhesi parties express conditional 'green signal' to Maoist PM candidate (nn), Suffer the people: With the kind of politicians and bureaucrats we have, good governance is a mirage, by Shyam Prasad Mainali (kp)
24/07/2010: It was a no-go affair again: Aug 2 date set for fresh round, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Another dud day; Round III on August 2 (ht), UDMF holds the key (ht), PLA integration bone in gullet (kp), Madhes factor stymies PM pick (kp), Sujata wags finger on consensus mode (kp)
23/07/2010: ‘Bit too early’ to expect anything: NC, Maoists not very hopeful, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), Leaders mull way out if PM poll fails again (kp), Lawyers for law amendment (kp), NC's Poudel seeks pro-monarchist RPP-N's support for his PM bid (nn) [a wonderful ally for a new Nepal!], Sujata says NC should clear the path for Maoist led govt if it fails to forge consensus for national govt (nn), UML to boycott polls (kp), CPN-UML not to vote in PM’s run-off polls (ht), 'UML won't partake in Prime Ministerial run-off until consensus govt ensured' (nn), Madhes parties adamant, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), Madhesi front sets terms for support, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Madhesi parties set conditions for support as House prepares for prime ministerial run-off (nn), Maoist-Madhesi Front talks inconclusive; Front to stay neutral in today's voting (nn), Re-election for PM post gets delayed as parties busy themselves in flurry of meetings (nn), Change stance (ht), Off the ball: Whatever happens today, there is no alternative to politics of consensus (kp), Trial by media: hen journalists ignore the excesses of the security forces but pounce upon Maoist crimes, their neutrality comes into question, by C.K. Lal (nt), Strategic selfishness: The main principle motivating the stalwarts of Nepali politics is individual interest, by Prashant Jha (nt)
22/07/2010: Voting for new PM ends in fiasco: Prachanda pitted against Paudel in next round fixed for Friday, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Race for PM proves a non-starter, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Face-off between Maoists and Congress in offing, by Kamal Sigdel, Bhadra Sharma and Kamal Bhattarai (kp), Madhesi, fringe parties stay neutral (ht), Madhes parties stand firm, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), No PM in sight (rep), Agitation takes its toll on Metropolis (kp), Taking us for a ride: None of presumptive PMs had the decency to claim that people’s interest is uppermost in their minds, by Deepak Thapa (kp), The game theory: What would John Forbes Nash say about the current political impasse in Nepal?, by Saroj Dhakal (kp), Apocalypse no: The politico-economic costs and risks of a delay in the peace process can’t be imagined, by Surendra R. Devkota (kp), Realizing deliberative democracy: Opportunities and constraints, by Ganga Thapa (ht)
21/07/2010: Hot seat: Making somebody prime minister knowing that the person will fail is a waste of time, by Pramod Mishra (kp), The 3-Heroes: All is not well in Nepal! (tg), Big three's top guns in PM race: Dahal, Khanal, Poudel file candidacy; House likely to fail to elect premier, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai, Phanindra Dahal and Bhadra Sharma (kp), Prachanda, Paudel, Khanal in fray, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Galloping horse, by N.P. Upadhyaya (tg), UML chairman may opt out at last minute (ht), Madhesi parties holding the ace?, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), No candidate likely to be elected as PM in today's election (nn), Maoists support UML chairman Khanal conditionally (nn), UML’s PM candidate Khanal close to securing 2/3rd majority; Maoist, MJF and CPN (ML) express support (nn), Setback for Khanal as Madhesi parties decide to stay neutral (nn), House to convene at 2 pm (nn), Museumising suffering: Let’s establish a museum to show how erstwhile regimes tortured and killed people, by Abhi Subedi (kp), Parliament fails to elect Prime Minister; re-elections on Friday (nn)
20/07/2010: Prime ministerial race a tight affair (kp), CPN-UML fails to see eye to eye (kp), UML’s predicament not over yet: Central Committee to meet today to decide on govt formation, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), UML names Khanal as prime ministerial candidate (nn), Congress hits berth hurdle (kp), Rift rattles Maoist party (kp), Maoist leaders air conflicting views: To back or not to back Khanal is the question, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Maoist chairman Dahal files his candidacy for PM post (nn), Madhesi parties yet to fixate on new govt (KP), MJF may stay in opposition (ht)
19/07/2010: CA okays new calendar of events: Nembang urges parties to go extra mile (kp), UCPN-M, NC woo Madhesi parties; CPN-UML to hold CC meet today (ht), UML deciding on prime ministerial candidate today (nn), Parleys continue to form government (kp), Point of departure: Poudel’s unanimous pick is a breath of fresh air for NC (kp) [Nevertheless is he one of the failed NC politicians of the 1990 system who prevented the development of a democratic und inclusive system! He does not stand for renewal!!], NC VP Poudel courts PM Nepal, CPN (ML) leader for support in prime ministerial race (nn), UML on fence over PM bid (kp), Maoist green signal to Khanal (nn), Bid to sideline Maoists: Kiran; People’s war not over:Lawmaker (ht), Feudalism is alive and well: Nepal’s pattern of land ownership is the result of over 100 years of autocratic regime, by Jagat Basnet (kp)
18/07/2010: NEFIN questions SRC relevance (ht), NEFIN plans month-long stir (kp), 22 parties express their 'disagreement' on formation of SRC (nn), It’s Poudel, Cong says in unison (kp), NC tries to woo Madeshi parties for govt leadership (nn), NC for Paudel as PM, asks Maoist support (ht), UCPN (M) keeps govt options open, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), UCPN-M bid to avoid another ‘puppet govt’ (ht), UCPN (Maoist) seeks support of Madhes-based, fringe parties to form govt (nn), Fringe parties vie for power (ht), Outfits into squad formation: Disqualified fighters, retired Gurkhas among entrants, by Shankar Kharel (kp) [The full responsibility for this failed development goes to the so-called big three parties with their Bahunbad power games!!], A cup of sugar and some help: Nepal may be one of the few places whre politics as a profession has become systematised, by Sushma Joshi (kp)
17/07/2010: PLA integration: Now, NC has a proposal (kp), CPN-UML still harping on unity government, ba Arjun Bhandari (ht), Prachanda ready to support patriotic govt (ht), UCPN (M) ready for Dahal's alternative as future PM (nn), NC picks Poudel as prime ministerial candidate (nn), UML leaders discuss possibility of Khanal-led govt (nn), NC-Maoist meeting inconclusive as both stake claim over govt leadership (nn), 18 parties renew call for consensus among major parties (nn), UN rejects NA plea to okay peacekeeping training centre, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), Madhes–based parties reactivate alliance: Decry state re-do panel formation (kp), Madhesi parties resurrect alliance: United Democratic Madhesi Front to engage state on Madhesi issues (ht), OHCHR asks Dahal to uphold rights (kp), Jockeying For Power, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn)
16/07/2010: Big Three settle on new schedule: Say new statute by April 13 next year (kp), Three parties make deal for peace, constitution (ht), NC, UML ready with proposal for consensus (ht), Fringe parties vent ire at Big Three (ht), NC to stake claim to govt leadership, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), UML busy in internal meetings to control reins of govt under Khanal (nn), The way to do it: A mix of criteria will have to be evaluated for the division of the nation into federal units, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), Muddy waters: The political parties are too caught up in their own internal dilemmas to be able to forge a consensus with each other, by Prashant Jha (nt), Peace first, then constitution, please!, by Shirish Ranabhat (sp) [For the disadvantaged sections of society, i.e. the great majority of the Nepali people, there will be no 'peace' without a new constitution and a political system that is based on inclusion, participation, equal rights and chances, and a decentralized federal system!!], Why This Penchant for Form over Substance?, by Dipak Gyawali (sp), Promising and not Delivering, by Yubaraj Ghimire (sp), Rat Race: With no common cause to bind them together power remains the only goal for major parties, by Sushil Sharma and Saroj Dahal (sp)
15/07/2010: Big Three agree to set up SRC (ht), SRC members to be chosen by new govt; to begin work from July 31 (nn), 22 parties object to three-party decision on SRC (nn) [State restructuring and constitution or not the task of the government nor that of party leaders but the mandate of correctly elected (through FPTP and PR) MPs], Dahal bounty under mutiny: Dahal bounty under mutiny, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), NC to fish out PM trump card soon: To unveil peace roadmap today (kp), NC decides to lead next govt; few CWC members want party to sit in opposition (nn) [How a can a non-inclusive minority party, that has been severely punished for its failures by the voters, claim such things??], UNMIN digs in heels over non-paper row (kp), Things don't look good: The failure of the leaders to provide the CA a positive work environment is a real letdown, by Bipin Adhikari (kp)
14/07/2010: Countdown to July 21 (kp), Race for PM berth starts: Power equation picture still hazy (kp), Maoists seek govt take on integration (kp), UN backs UNMIN stand (kp), State of press freedom touches a raw nerve (kp 14/07/2010)
13/07/2010: Majority government's turn now (kp), Prez calls House to elect PM, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), House to elect new PM on July 21 (nn), Three-party efforts bite the dust (kp), 22 parties take big three to task for failing to reach consensus (nn), UNMIN integration plan comes under govt fire, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Rehabilitation now: The Maoist combatants may get fed up with the endless bickering and turn to violence, by Rabi Raj Thapa (kp) [The selfish, power greedy, and to a greater part not elected politicians will never understand how dangerous their political games are! The rehabilitation of all combatants should have been the task of the interim government of Girija Prasad Kopirala in early 2007 according to the compehensive peace agreement!], Fighter factor blocks unity, by Prakash Acharya ht)
12/07/2010: Big three fail to finalise timeframe for constitution writing (nn), Prez unlikely to oblige again: Set to ask parties to form majority govt, by Anil Giri (kp), No Maoist-led government at the current date, interview with Pradeep Gyawali (kp), Maoists ready to be flexible (ht), Congress to float peace roadmap (kp), Step forward: Detailed negotiations on integration and rehabilitation must start now (kp), Politics of words: Never-ending saga, by Binod Bhattarai (ht), Alternatives for managing Maoist combatants, by Kul Chandra Gautam (rep)
11/07/2010: Maoist prescription to get things back on track, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), UCPN-M brings out programmes on peace bid PLA to be brought under control of AISC (rn), Maoist Proposal For PLA Adjustment (rn), Maoist integration plan fails to please (kp), Proposal lacks bases: Sitaula (ht), NC, UML agree to disagree on Maoist proposal (nn), State re-do panel hangs (kp), NEFIN unveils stir programme (kp), On the balance of things: In short term state effectiveness must be sacrificed where necessary to augment state legitimacy, by Martin Searle (kp), Elusive Consensus, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn), Worsening security situation concerns UN (ht)
10/07/2010: UCPN-Maoist set to unveil 6-point action plan today (rn), UCPN (M) unveils dossier for consensus, proposes to bring combatants under Special Committee immediately (nn), Poudel throws hat in ring: Says his turn to lead a majority combo (kp), UNMIN’s integration schedule rattles PM (kp), PM warns against external meddling (rn), Robbed of our names: Before any physical development, before more autonomy, we long to live with our own names, by Phuntsok Dorjee (kp), Give Them Justice, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn)
09/07/2010: UNMIN paper offers 60-week time plan (kp), Non-territorial federalism: This system would address the needs of groups that are dispersed across the country, by Mahendra Lawoti (kp), Secular forever: If secularism is good for India, there’s no reason why it should be bad for Nepal, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), Peace Process And Army Integration, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn), The Gambler: Prachanda is exposed on multiple fronts, but may not recognise the limits of his power, by Prashant Jha (nt)
08/07/2010: Maoists to walk their talk, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp)
07/07/2010: Parties nowhere near unity govt deal (kp), Maoist leaders rue lost hopes, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), CPN-UML backs Khanal as PM, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), Women lawmakers say high time for consensus (kp), Dalits under the upper caste heel in Siraha, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp), Softly, softly: The Maoists need to apologise for trying to intimidate their critics (kp), Here's to the future: I don’t believe the advertised Pradesh bogies and threats of cessation in a federal setup, by Abhi Subedi (kp), Maoists must abide by past pacts: DPM (ht) [.. and other parties must not??], Armed outfit threatens to wage war (ht)
06/07/2010: Maoists hounding rights activists: ICJ (kp), UN starts investigation (kp), Parties throw gauntlet at Maoists: Ask the main oppn to implement May 28 pact (kp), Maoists fear same
coalition with new PM (ht), Unhealed wounds: War victim is now a porter (kp), See you in court: The Maoist constitution has envisaged a three-tier judiciary: federal, state and local, by Prakash A. Raj (kp), 86 per cent NHRC recommendations have been ignored, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), 'Big three' set April 13 target for constitution drafting (nn)
05/07/2010: ‘Secret deal’ saw PM go: ‘Do’ said Dahal, ‘nay’ didn’t say Nepal, by Kamal Sigdel and Kamal Bhattarai (kp), NC,CPN-UML likely to keep coalition intact: Tell Maoists to implement first point of the May 28 deal, by Prakash Acharya (ht), NC, UML urge oppn to implement deal (kp), UCPN (M), NC discuss govt formation, army integration (nn), Maoists bare fangs at ‘rat’: Ex-kid soldier had told UNSC of her war travails (kp), Big 3 for new statute timetable (kp), Remote control: The parties might as well sit back and let the string pullers write the constitution, by Shyam K.C. (kp), Prachanda as PM can push through tough decisions, interview with Barsa Man Pun (kp), ‘Tharuhat giving children armed training on school premises’ (ht), The game is on, by Hari Bansha Dulal (rep), Sujata sings different tune now, claims NC will lead 'unity govt' (nn)
04/07/2010: Faking Democracy In Nepal, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km), HRW urges govt to address impunity (kp), Allies’ terms for Maoists (kp), Maoists seek support to lead government: Parties say address issues of peace process,statute drafting first (ht), Stick together: One majority government was bad enough, another dysfunctional one would be disastrous, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp), Time To Cleanse Politics, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn)
03/07/2010: NC projects Poudel as PM: Deuba camp chants own chorus (kp), Maoist spadework
for govt formation (kp), Eleven parties for Maoist - led govt (rn), NC, Maoists lobbying hard to lead new govt (ht), Maoists urge UML to support for national govt under its leadership (nn), NC leaders turn down Maoist call for support to form govt (nn), Janajati-led govt must, says Pasang (ht), UN, EU urge parties to expedite efforts (kp), HRW asks govt to investigate Maoist role in killing during insurgency (nn)
02/07/2010: Prez gives parties a week’s deadline (kp), July 7 deadline to pick new PM: Maoists stake claim to lead govt, yet to decide on prime minister (ht), Maoists, UML both want themselves at the helm (kp), Fringe parties caution Big 3: Say it’s Maoist turn to respect May-28 deal (kp), Elusive unity: Madhav Nepal's exit is a positive move, but grants little certainty to the political process, by Prashant Jha (nt), Forces get ‘remain alert’ order (kp), Security beefed up after PM quit: Caretaker status doesn’t mean govt can’t act: Rawal (ht), Knots and bolts: A rupture in UCPN (Maoist) at this crucial juncture is in no one’s interest, by Bipin Adhikari (kp), Prosperous east: In the east, the mountains, hills and the Tarai can prosper as an integrated province, by Dambar Krishna Shrestha (nt), Choose wisely: I would say that a parliamentary model would be better than a presidential model, by Khagendra N. Sarma (kp), “Nepal is not a failed state yet”, interview with Surya Dhungel (sp), After the resignation: Destination Uncertainty, by Sushil Sharma (sp)
01/07/2010: Jaws drop as PM throws in the towel (kp), Nepal bows out with lambast-Maoist swan song, by Prakash Acharya (ht), But is it the solution? (kp), Seize the day: PM Nepal’s resignation means little unless it gets the desired results (kp), Confusion on even after PM’s off, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Maoists welcome PM’s decision (rn), UCPN (Maoist) decides to strive for national govt under chairman Dahal's leadership, forms three-member talks team (nn), NC’s turn to lead govt: Poudel (nn), UML to accept Maoist claim to govt leadership only if past deals implemented (nn), Alternative to chairman Dahal for PM post can be discussed: Baidya (nn), President sets July 7 deadline for formation of 'consensus government' (nn), Big parties start consultations over next govt (nn), Fringe parties want 'national govt' acceptable to all (nn), Call to smoothen House business (kp), Nembang raises statute alarm (kp), No News Is New News, by Uttam Maharjan (rn), Conflict victims continue to live in trauma, injustice, by Arpana Adhikari (rn)
29/07/2010: Rivals set for fresh fiasco, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Bhattarai bats
for unity govt (kp), Yadav again flexes stir muscles (kp), Maoists express commitment to UDMF's demands in writing, but reject 'one Madhesh Pradesh' (nn), UML cadres lodge complaint against vice chairperson Bhandari (nn), Indian, US envoys intensify political parleys as new govt looks uncertain (nn) [foreign intervention?!], Escape artists: Ministers are losing bureaucrats’ support as the impasse drags on (kp), SC drops NA, PLA hiring cases, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), SC quashes writ against army recruitment: ‘Joint Monitoring Coordination Committee should resolve row’ (ht), A fine kettle of fish: Nepal is having a hard time naming a prime minister because of its faulty constitution, by Bipin Adhikari (kp), What Cost Political Uncertainty?, by Shyam K.C. (rn), UCPN (Maoist) ready to bring combatants under AISC: Bhattarai (nn), Khanal urges Dahal and Poudel to withdraw PM candidacy (nn)
28/07/2010: NC wooing UML, MJF for Round III polls (ht), Khanal dashes NC hopes (kp), UML’s Stance (rn), Apex court moved against PM Nepal, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), Maoists to send rethink letter to UDMF (kp), Maoists to reply to UDMF in a day or two (ht), Politics of consensus (ht), Consensus for constitution: The Maoists and the Congress should follow the consensual approach of UML and Madhesi parties, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Third face of the coin: Grabbing power prime mover, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht), Crisis of state: Without national leadership, the political crisis will continue to rear its ugly head, by Shobhakar Budhathoki (kp), Implications Of Policy Decisions, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn), Passive Nepal President (tg), Nepal’s Republican order has become defunct: Experts discuss Nepal situation (tg), Fulfill our demands first, Get support, interview with Upendra Yadav (tg)
27/07/2010: NC, Maoists seek UDMF demand revision (kp), NC to keep UML
alliance intact (ht), UML to opt out if parties ally for power (kp), CPN-UML to abstain from Aug 2 voting (ht), Poudel asks Khanal to support him in August 2 voting (nn), MJF not to back NC unless it commits to UDMF terms (nn), If UML backs us, Madhesis will toe the line: Sapkota (ht), Maoist can of worms opens (kp), Village vacant as war victims yet to return, by Prem Kumari Ghale (kp), A day in Dadeldhura: Politics is still an uncertain and, at times, dangerous activity in Nepal, by Keith D. Leslie (kp), Janajati leaders arrested (ht), CA: Reflection On The PM Election Blues, by Prem Khatry (rn), UNMIN chief meets NC Acting Prez to clear the air (nn), A vote for moving forward, by Sukhdev Shah (rep)
26/07/2010: Written pledge evokes our support: UDMF (kp), UDMF seeks commitment from UCPN-M, NC (ht), NC positive about UDMF conditions (nn), NC lobbies for UML support (kp), Khanal denies he is in minority in party central committee (nn), House rule amendment ‘not possible’, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Parliamentary regulations cannot be amended now: Speaker Nemwang (nn), Maoists claim 'foreign interference' behind election fiasco (nn), Possibly Europeans should be more prescriptive, interview with Andrew Hall (kp), Derailment of democracy, by C.K. Lal (rep)
25/07/2010: Unwitting UML ties itself into knots: Maoists, NC no to rule amendment (kp), Dahal, Khanal chant left unity mantra (ht), Prez frets over poll impasse (kp), Oli proposing, Khanal disposing, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Mull and mend: Both the NC and the Maoists need to re-evaluate their recent history (kp), NC discusses next PM run-off with caretaker PM (nn), UMF wants NC's to come clear on its 'common document' for support during PM run-off (nn), Sujata fumes at party leadership (ht), Madhesi parties express conditional 'green signal' to Maoist PM candidate (nn), Suffer the people: With the kind of politicians and bureaucrats we have, good governance is a mirage, by Shyam Prasad Mainali (kp)
24/07/2010: It was a no-go affair again: Aug 2 date set for fresh round, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Another dud day; Round III on August 2 (ht), UDMF holds the key (ht), PLA integration bone in gullet (kp), Madhes factor stymies PM pick (kp), Sujata wags finger on consensus mode (kp)
23/07/2010: ‘Bit too early’ to expect anything: NC, Maoists not very hopeful, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), Leaders mull way out if PM poll fails again (kp), Lawyers for law amendment (kp), NC's Poudel seeks pro-monarchist RPP-N's support for his PM bid (nn) [a wonderful ally for a new Nepal!], Sujata says NC should clear the path for Maoist led govt if it fails to forge consensus for national govt (nn), UML to boycott polls (kp), CPN-UML not to vote in PM’s run-off polls (ht), 'UML won't partake in Prime Ministerial run-off until consensus govt ensured' (nn), Madhes parties adamant, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), Madhesi front sets terms for support, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Madhesi parties set conditions for support as House prepares for prime ministerial run-off (nn), Maoist-Madhesi Front talks inconclusive; Front to stay neutral in today's voting (nn), Re-election for PM post gets delayed as parties busy themselves in flurry of meetings (nn), Change stance (ht), Off the ball: Whatever happens today, there is no alternative to politics of consensus (kp), Trial by media: hen journalists ignore the excesses of the security forces but pounce upon Maoist crimes, their neutrality comes into question, by C.K. Lal (nt), Strategic selfishness: The main principle motivating the stalwarts of Nepali politics is individual interest, by Prashant Jha (nt)
22/07/2010: Voting for new PM ends in fiasco: Prachanda pitted against Paudel in next round fixed for Friday, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Race for PM proves a non-starter, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Face-off between Maoists and Congress in offing, by Kamal Sigdel, Bhadra Sharma and Kamal Bhattarai (kp), Madhesi, fringe parties stay neutral (ht), Madhes parties stand firm, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), No PM in sight (rep), Agitation takes its toll on Metropolis (kp), Taking us for a ride: None of presumptive PMs had the decency to claim that people’s interest is uppermost in their minds, by Deepak Thapa (kp), The game theory: What would John Forbes Nash say about the current political impasse in Nepal?, by Saroj Dhakal (kp), Apocalypse no: The politico-economic costs and risks of a delay in the peace process can’t be imagined, by Surendra R. Devkota (kp), Realizing deliberative democracy: Opportunities and constraints, by Ganga Thapa (ht)
21/07/2010: Hot seat: Making somebody prime minister knowing that the person will fail is a waste of time, by Pramod Mishra (kp), The 3-Heroes: All is not well in Nepal! (tg), Big three's top guns in PM race: Dahal, Khanal, Poudel file candidacy; House likely to fail to elect premier, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai, Phanindra Dahal and Bhadra Sharma (kp), Prachanda, Paudel, Khanal in fray, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Galloping horse, by N.P. Upadhyaya (tg), UML chairman may opt out at last minute (ht), Madhesi parties holding the ace?, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), No candidate likely to be elected as PM in today's election (nn), Maoists support UML chairman Khanal conditionally (nn), UML’s PM candidate Khanal close to securing 2/3rd majority; Maoist, MJF and CPN (ML) express support (nn), Setback for Khanal as Madhesi parties decide to stay neutral (nn), House to convene at 2 pm (nn), Museumising suffering: Let’s establish a museum to show how erstwhile regimes tortured and killed people, by Abhi Subedi (kp), Parliament fails to elect Prime Minister; re-elections on Friday (nn)
20/07/2010: Prime ministerial race a tight affair (kp), CPN-UML fails to see eye to eye (kp), UML’s predicament not over yet: Central Committee to meet today to decide on govt formation, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), UML names Khanal as prime ministerial candidate (nn), Congress hits berth hurdle (kp), Rift rattles Maoist party (kp), Maoist leaders air conflicting views: To back or not to back Khanal is the question, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Maoist chairman Dahal files his candidacy for PM post (nn), Madhesi parties yet to fixate on new govt (KP), MJF may stay in opposition (ht)
19/07/2010: CA okays new calendar of events: Nembang urges parties to go extra mile (kp), UCPN-M, NC woo Madhesi parties; CPN-UML to hold CC meet today (ht), UML deciding on prime ministerial candidate today (nn), Parleys continue to form government (kp), Point of departure: Poudel’s unanimous pick is a breath of fresh air for NC (kp) [Nevertheless is he one of the failed NC politicians of the 1990 system who prevented the development of a democratic und inclusive system! He does not stand for renewal!!], NC VP Poudel courts PM Nepal, CPN (ML) leader for support in prime ministerial race (nn), UML on fence over PM bid (kp), Maoist green signal to Khanal (nn), Bid to sideline Maoists: Kiran; People’s war not over:Lawmaker (ht), Feudalism is alive and well: Nepal’s pattern of land ownership is the result of over 100 years of autocratic regime, by Jagat Basnet (kp)
18/07/2010: NEFIN questions SRC relevance (ht), NEFIN plans month-long stir (kp), 22 parties express their 'disagreement' on formation of SRC (nn), It’s Poudel, Cong says in unison (kp), NC tries to woo Madeshi parties for govt leadership (nn), NC for Paudel as PM, asks Maoist support (ht), UCPN (M) keeps govt options open, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), UCPN-M bid to avoid another ‘puppet govt’ (ht), UCPN (Maoist) seeks support of Madhes-based, fringe parties to form govt (nn), Fringe parties vie for power (ht), Outfits into squad formation: Disqualified fighters, retired Gurkhas among entrants, by Shankar Kharel (kp) [The full responsibility for this failed development goes to the so-called big three parties with their Bahunbad power games!!], A cup of sugar and some help: Nepal may be one of the few places whre politics as a profession has become systematised, by Sushma Joshi (kp)
17/07/2010: PLA integration: Now, NC has a proposal (kp), CPN-UML still harping on unity government, ba Arjun Bhandari (ht), Prachanda ready to support patriotic govt (ht), UCPN (M) ready for Dahal's alternative as future PM (nn), NC picks Poudel as prime ministerial candidate (nn), UML leaders discuss possibility of Khanal-led govt (nn), NC-Maoist meeting inconclusive as both stake claim over govt leadership (nn), 18 parties renew call for consensus among major parties (nn), UN rejects NA plea to okay peacekeeping training centre, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), Madhes–based parties reactivate alliance: Decry state re-do panel formation (kp), Madhesi parties resurrect alliance: United Democratic Madhesi Front to engage state on Madhesi issues (ht), OHCHR asks Dahal to uphold rights (kp), Jockeying For Power, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn)
16/07/2010: Big Three settle on new schedule: Say new statute by April 13 next year (kp), Three parties make deal for peace, constitution (ht), NC, UML ready with proposal for consensus (ht), Fringe parties vent ire at Big Three (ht), NC to stake claim to govt leadership, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), UML busy in internal meetings to control reins of govt under Khanal (nn), The way to do it: A mix of criteria will have to be evaluated for the division of the nation into federal units, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), Muddy waters: The political parties are too caught up in their own internal dilemmas to be able to forge a consensus with each other, by Prashant Jha (nt), Peace first, then constitution, please!, by Shirish Ranabhat (sp) [For the disadvantaged sections of society, i.e. the great majority of the Nepali people, there will be no 'peace' without a new constitution and a political system that is based on inclusion, participation, equal rights and chances, and a decentralized federal system!!], Why This Penchant for Form over Substance?, by Dipak Gyawali (sp), Promising and not Delivering, by Yubaraj Ghimire (sp), Rat Race: With no common cause to bind them together power remains the only goal for major parties, by Sushil Sharma and Saroj Dahal (sp)
15/07/2010: Big Three agree to set up SRC (ht), SRC members to be chosen by new govt; to begin work from July 31 (nn), 22 parties object to three-party decision on SRC (nn) [State restructuring and constitution or not the task of the government nor that of party leaders but the mandate of correctly elected (through FPTP and PR) MPs], Dahal bounty under mutiny: Dahal bounty under mutiny, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), NC to fish out PM trump card soon: To unveil peace roadmap today (kp), NC decides to lead next govt; few CWC members want party to sit in opposition (nn) [How a can a non-inclusive minority party, that has been severely punished for its failures by the voters, claim such things??], UNMIN digs in heels over non-paper row (kp), Things don't look good: The failure of the leaders to provide the CA a positive work environment is a real letdown, by Bipin Adhikari (kp)
14/07/2010: Countdown to July 21 (kp), Race for PM berth starts: Power equation picture still hazy (kp), Maoists seek govt take on integration (kp), UN backs UNMIN stand (kp), State of press freedom touches a raw nerve (kp 14/07/2010)
13/07/2010: Majority government's turn now (kp), Prez calls House to elect PM, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), House to elect new PM on July 21 (nn), Three-party efforts bite the dust (kp), 22 parties take big three to task for failing to reach consensus (nn), UNMIN integration plan comes under govt fire, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Rehabilitation now: The Maoist combatants may get fed up with the endless bickering and turn to violence, by Rabi Raj Thapa (kp) [The selfish, power greedy, and to a greater part not elected politicians will never understand how dangerous their political games are! The rehabilitation of all combatants should have been the task of the interim government of Girija Prasad Kopirala in early 2007 according to the compehensive peace agreement!], Fighter factor blocks unity, by Prakash Acharya ht)
12/07/2010: Big three fail to finalise timeframe for constitution writing (nn), Prez unlikely to oblige again: Set to ask parties to form majority govt, by Anil Giri (kp), No Maoist-led government at the current date, interview with Pradeep Gyawali (kp), Maoists ready to be flexible (ht), Congress to float peace roadmap (kp), Step forward: Detailed negotiations on integration and rehabilitation must start now (kp), Politics of words: Never-ending saga, by Binod Bhattarai (ht), Alternatives for managing Maoist combatants, by Kul Chandra Gautam (rep)
11/07/2010: Maoist prescription to get things back on track, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), UCPN-M brings out programmes on peace bid PLA to be brought under control of AISC (rn), Maoist Proposal For PLA Adjustment (rn), Maoist integration plan fails to please (kp), Proposal lacks bases: Sitaula (ht), NC, UML agree to disagree on Maoist proposal (nn), State re-do panel hangs (kp), NEFIN unveils stir programme (kp), On the balance of things: In short term state effectiveness must be sacrificed where necessary to augment state legitimacy, by Martin Searle (kp), Elusive Consensus, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn), Worsening security situation concerns UN (ht)
10/07/2010: UCPN-Maoist set to unveil 6-point action plan today (rn), UCPN (M) unveils dossier for consensus, proposes to bring combatants under Special Committee immediately (nn), Poudel throws hat in ring: Says his turn to lead a majority combo (kp), UNMIN’s integration schedule rattles PM (kp), PM warns against external meddling (rn), Robbed of our names: Before any physical development, before more autonomy, we long to live with our own names, by Phuntsok Dorjee (kp), Give Them Justice, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn)
09/07/2010: UNMIN paper offers 60-week time plan (kp), Non-territorial federalism: This system would address the needs of groups that are dispersed across the country, by Mahendra Lawoti (kp), Secular forever: If secularism is good for India, there’s no reason why it should be bad for Nepal, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), Peace Process And Army Integration, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn), The Gambler: Prachanda is exposed on multiple fronts, but may not recognise the limits of his power, by Prashant Jha (nt)
08/07/2010: Maoists to walk their talk, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp)
07/07/2010: Parties nowhere near unity govt deal (kp), Maoist leaders rue lost hopes, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), CPN-UML backs Khanal as PM, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), Women lawmakers say high time for consensus (kp), Dalits under the upper caste heel in Siraha, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp), Softly, softly: The Maoists need to apologise for trying to intimidate their critics (kp), Here's to the future: I don’t believe the advertised Pradesh bogies and threats of cessation in a federal setup, by Abhi Subedi (kp), Maoists must abide by past pacts: DPM (ht) [.. and other parties must not??], Armed outfit threatens to wage war (ht)
06/07/2010: Maoists hounding rights activists: ICJ (kp), UN starts investigation (kp), Parties throw gauntlet at Maoists: Ask the main oppn to implement May 28 pact (kp), Maoists fear same
coalition with new PM (ht), Unhealed wounds: War victim is now a porter (kp), See you in court: The Maoist constitution has envisaged a three-tier judiciary: federal, state and local, by Prakash A. Raj (kp), 86 per cent NHRC recommendations have been ignored, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), 'Big three' set April 13 target for constitution drafting (nn)
05/07/2010: ‘Secret deal’ saw PM go: ‘Do’ said Dahal, ‘nay’ didn’t say Nepal, by Kamal Sigdel and Kamal Bhattarai (kp), NC,CPN-UML likely to keep coalition intact: Tell Maoists to implement first point of the May 28 deal, by Prakash Acharya (ht), NC, UML urge oppn to implement deal (kp), UCPN (M), NC discuss govt formation, army integration (nn), Maoists bare fangs at ‘rat’: Ex-kid soldier had told UNSC of her war travails (kp), Big 3 for new statute timetable (kp), Remote control: The parties might as well sit back and let the string pullers write the constitution, by Shyam K.C. (kp), Prachanda as PM can push through tough decisions, interview with Barsa Man Pun (kp), ‘Tharuhat giving children armed training on school premises’ (ht), The game is on, by Hari Bansha Dulal (rep), Sujata sings different tune now, claims NC will lead 'unity govt' (nn)
04/07/2010: Faking Democracy In Nepal, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km), HRW urges govt to address impunity (kp), Allies’ terms for Maoists (kp), Maoists seek support to lead government: Parties say address issues of peace process,statute drafting first (ht), Stick together: One majority government was bad enough, another dysfunctional one would be disastrous, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp), Time To Cleanse Politics, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn)
03/07/2010: NC projects Poudel as PM: Deuba camp chants own chorus (kp), Maoist spadework
for govt formation (kp), Eleven parties for Maoist - led govt (rn), NC, Maoists lobbying hard to lead new govt (ht), Maoists urge UML to support for national govt under its leadership (nn), NC leaders turn down Maoist call for support to form govt (nn), Janajati-led govt must, says Pasang (ht), UN, EU urge parties to expedite efforts (kp), HRW asks govt to investigate Maoist role in killing during insurgency (nn)
02/07/2010: Prez gives parties a week’s deadline (kp), July 7 deadline to pick new PM: Maoists stake claim to lead govt, yet to decide on prime minister (ht), Maoists, UML both want themselves at the helm (kp), Fringe parties caution Big 3: Say it’s Maoist turn to respect May-28 deal (kp), Elusive unity: Madhav Nepal's exit is a positive move, but grants little certainty to the political process, by Prashant Jha (nt), Forces get ‘remain alert’ order (kp), Security beefed up after PM quit: Caretaker status doesn’t mean govt can’t act: Rawal (ht), Knots and bolts: A rupture in UCPN (Maoist) at this crucial juncture is in no one’s interest, by Bipin Adhikari (kp), Prosperous east: In the east, the mountains, hills and the Tarai can prosper as an integrated province, by Dambar Krishna Shrestha (nt), Choose wisely: I would say that a parliamentary model would be better than a presidential model, by Khagendra N. Sarma (kp), “Nepal is not a failed state yet”, interview with Surya Dhungel (sp), After the resignation: Destination Uncertainty, by Sushil Sharma (sp)
01/07/2010: Jaws drop as PM throws in the towel (kp), Nepal bows out with lambast-Maoist swan song, by Prakash Acharya (ht), But is it the solution? (kp), Seize the day: PM Nepal’s resignation means little unless it gets the desired results (kp), Confusion on even after PM’s off, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Maoists welcome PM’s decision (rn), UCPN (Maoist) decides to strive for national govt under chairman Dahal's leadership, forms three-member talks team (nn), NC’s turn to lead govt: Poudel (nn), UML to accept Maoist claim to govt leadership only if past deals implemented (nn), Alternative to chairman Dahal for PM post can be discussed: Baidya (nn), President sets July 7 deadline for formation of 'consensus government' (nn), Big parties start consultations over next govt (nn), Fringe parties want 'national govt' acceptable to all (nn), Call to smoothen House business (kp), Nembang raises statute alarm (kp), No News Is New News, by Uttam Maharjan (rn), Conflict victims continue to live in trauma, injustice, by Arpana Adhikari (rn)
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