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19th May, 2006 (Thursday)

Parliament proclamation victory for 12 points with serious concern: Prachanda
Taranath Ranabhatt sick
India keeping watch
Parliament declares itself supreme authority; declares all clashing constitutional provisions ultra vires [Has more details on the provisions in the parliament proclamation]
337 kgs of refined hash seized
More climbers scale Everest
Slavery system in NC
Kantipur propaganda
Political parties responsible for present situation: Rewati Raman Subedi
Nepal's situation very tough: Sagar Nepal
SPA should be cautious

18th May, 2006 (Thursday)

Parliament to declare itself supreme
Three teams scale Everest
Proclamation illegal: Ganesh Raj Sharma
USA 'wary' of 12-point accord
OHCHR expresses its concern on detention of five former ministers under PSA

17th May, 2006 (Wednesday)

Unknown group terrorizing people
Journalists in news
Where are HR activists?
Security forces demand written order
Writ petition against the government
Discouraging security force’s morale
Government obligation
Swiss scale Kangchenjunga
Cabinet expansion likely Wednesday
Crime increasing in the Valley
Maoists' order
Nepalese territory encroached
Gita Dahal trafficked to Malaysia

16th May, 2006 (Tuesday)

Seven parties responsible for current situation: Bishwakanta Mainali
Nembang's election against people's wish
Government undertakings ruined after 1990
Inter-party conflict delays cabinet expansion
Dr Bharat Pradhan's dissatisfaction
India's wish
Where does the government stand?
NC (D) statement
Case filed, hearing today
Need to raise political awareness: Speakers
Target to control AIDS unmet in Janakpur
Deputy PM urges Maoists to stop atrocities
Academics, youths demand republic
Pandey and Rana move SC

15th May, 2006 (Monday)

KP Bhattarai’s absence
JP Aananda pleads for terai people’s right
Two Indians carrying fake Indian currency arrested
BAR president in controversy
Government should be alert to control criminal activities

14th May, 2006 (Sunday)

Govt expansion in day or two
Baburam Regmi appointed commission spokesman
Child killed in accidental bomb blast
Maoists start hunger strike
Nepal government from 15 June
Recalled ambassadors asked to stop work
Legalize restored rights
Maoist leaders visit prisons
India again encroaches in Susta
Seven parties to finalize parliamentary proclamation
Govt expansion in day or two
Nepse index gains 13.02 points
Differing newspaper accounts on Saturday's meeting between PM Koirala and Chief of Army Staff Gen Pyar Jung Thapa
Probe of Dr Tulsi Giri and Kirtinidhi Bista recommended
Chief secretary Karki suspended, other details
Samuel Tamrat returns
Maoists beat CPN-UML worker

13th May, 2006 (Saturday)

Nepalese in USA in ambassador's race
Thapa's release demanded
ACHR condemns arrest of former Nepalese ministers
Supreme court orders Kamaiya resettlement within one month
I'm for ceremonial King: Koirala
Prachanda to head 'summit' talks, other details
Subash Newang elected speaker
Maoists demand release of all Maoist prisoners
Maoists unhappy with Ram Sharan Mahat becoming minister
NC(D) demands more seats in cabinet
Respect constitution says Surya B Thapa
Rebels should be punished
Dispute in Janamorcha Nepal
Maoists raising fund

12th May, 2006 (Friday)

Commission recommends suspension of army chief
Prachanda to head Maoist dialogue team
Election for speaker Saturday
Maoists kill dissident group member in Rautahat
Details of emphysema Koirala is suffering from
Four former ministers arrested, other details (Breaking News)
State Department "permits" non-essential staff to return to Nepal
Dead Czech climber identified
Czech climber killed
Ratan Lal Agrawal injured
CDO Adhikari released, other details
No talks until all Maoists released: Matrika Yadav
Kamal Thapa's challenge
Senior UN official in town
Maoists warn army
PM Koirala suffering from emphysema [URGENT]
Bhutanese refugee issue priority: Oli
Janamorcha to join government
Nischal Pandey sacked
Singh denounce Kantipur daily
Daughter of COAS to get married
Refugee of own country

11th May, 2006 (Thursday)

Govt asks Maoists to stop extortions, other details
Samuel Tamrat flies to New Delhi
Bal Krishna Dahal appointed Koirala's personal secretary
Tussle between NC(D) and CPN-UML for speaker
Anti-Naxal cell to check menace [Excerpts]
PABSON schools close down
Seven parties discuss special proclamation
Commission to receive complaints Thursday
Maoists on recruitment drive during ceasefire [Excerpts]
Maoist abduct five policemen, other details
Parliamentary commissions formed [Update]
NC(D), NSP(D) get separate status
Two splinter communist groups unite
Hutram Baidya seriously sick
Martyrs' list updated
Schools in the east closed down
Ramayajhi commission begins work
Deuba walks out
Prachanda wishes to lead the government
Maoists may pick-up arms anytime
India wants to bring Nepal under her security umbrella
Government acts may create serious dispute
Koirala under deep trouble
Establishing a republic is like climbing the Everest
Dispute in SPA
There can be no unconditional constituent assembly: Bhimarjun Acharya
Leaders should not repeat their past mistakes
India offers financial umbrella
REQUEST TO FRIENDS
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NEWS
Cabinet expansion on Sunday?

Yet, one cannot confirm when the cabinet will take a final shape, however, an understanding has been developed among Girija Koirala, Madhab Kumar and Sher Bahadur Deuba for giving the final shape to the cabinet by Sunday. The delay caused due to the ....more

By Pushpa Raj Pradhan

Koirala govt finally acts

Girija Prasad Koirala acted decisively Sunday for the first time after his appointment as prime minister 16 days ago. Ailing Koirala, 84, hasn't succeeded in giving full shape to his government because of haggling within the seven party ....more

By Bhola B Rana

PM Koirala, Oli invited to India

Even before the dust down settles after the momentous April changes, prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala and deputy prime minister KP Sharma Oli have been invited to India. Oli is also foreign minister. .... more

By Our Diplomatic Correspondent

Hard part begins: Going beyond revolutionary rhetoric

Predictably, no discernible effort is being made to cool passions, patch up differences and heal wounds of the recent tumultuous past. Is all this part of a carefully choreographed scenario to push the nation irremediably over ...more

By M.R. Josse

Short-sighted politicians doing much harm to nation

The extremist slogans and speeches of the present leaders and their single minded mission to belittle the Monarchy and the Army, are steadily irritating many nationalist minded Nepalese. The general people are already starting to question how rationale these people are in ...more

By Our Political Correspondent

Maoists close to joining govt

Maoists have come one step closer to forming a government even before elections for a proposed constituent assembly. Prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala told visiting foreign journalists 4 May he would invite Maoists to join what he called ....more

By Our Senior Political Correspondent

India's Marshall Plan to control Nepal

AFTER the recent 19-day political movement in Nepal ended according to its roadmap thus bringing Nepal's politics under its political umbrella, India has now announced an economic roadmap to also bring Nepal's economy .... more

Yeti airlines adds to its fleet

Yeti Airlines has added ultramodern Jetstream 41 aircraft to its fleet. The plane landed at Tribhuvan International Airport Saturday morning and the company said that the plane would be pressed into service ..... more

By Our Business Reporter

"Seven Wonders of Kathmandu" nearing completion

UNESCO is working with Spiny Babbler to come up with a unique approach to support the World Heritage Site of the Kathmandu Valley. Combining arts and high end information technology, a feature length musical is being prepared containing 3D ....more

By Our Reporter

Project to be COMPLETED this month China's HUGE DAM

CONSTRUCTION OF THE HUGE DAM of the Three Gorges hydropower project on the Yangtze River is expected to be completed on May 20, an executive with the China Yangtze River Three Gorges Project Development .... more

Indian PM kept in dark about Nepal crisis

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was kept out of King Gyanendra's sudden decision to restore democracy, since defence minister Pranab Mukherjee was managing this and directly informing Sonia Gandhi and CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury. ... more

Gorkha Brewery launches NEW Beer

Gorkha Brewery, a market leaderin Nepal, has launched its flagship brand “Gorkha Beer”- The Authentic Himalayan Brew. This premium quality Nepali beer is brewed traditionally in Nepal with .... more

By Our Reporter

 

BETWEEN YOU AND ME

Mass dismissals/ resignations, MASS RACE, puzzles galore and STONY silence

This, one supposes, is inevitable in a revolutionary or even pseudo-revolutionary situation. Yet, one cannot erase the thought that if the new powers that be concern themselves solely with the negative and continue to heat the simmering pot to a state of continuous boil, ... more

By M.R. Josse

COMMENTS

Diplomatic parties start rolling

AFTER a long stint, the diplomatic parties have started to roll. The Israeli National Day reception was the first such diplomatic bash. And as could be expected, one could see some changed faces in the crowd. One new face was .... more

By Cocktail Man

Future of the Monarchy and the nation

At the outset it is necessary to do away with the legend that the King seized power, set through a palace coup d’etat or put in motion an absolute government on 01.02.05. This is the myth perpetrated by a section of the virulent local press and the ..... more

By Sashi PBB Malla

Nepal: Hope is not a method

As Nepal moves towards a new order, its governing parliamentarians would do well to heed that most fundamental of maxims: hope is not a method. To date, events have gone reasonably smoothly, but there continue to be ominous signs that a rougher road lies .... more

By Dr Thomas A. Marks

CBMs and Indian fencing of LOC

In the ongoing Indo-Pak detente, CBMs have emerged as a major component of the strategy to diffuse tension between the two countries in order to find solution to a host of bilateral issues centered on Kashmir. ... more

By A. Siddique

Check mate say Maoists

The SPA is still riding the high on the people’s revolution that brought them back in power which seemed impossible only a few months back. Of course, it has also caused a mass delusion among the seven party ... more

By Bhuwan Sharma

RNA’s efforts on HR promotion, protection

The RNA has been training its officers in the field of human rights on a continuous basis since July 2002. The courses and seminars were held not only within the country, but also abroad. Thus, even student officers have been exposed to the ... more

By Narendra Bahadur Parbate

 

EDITORIAL

We The People

If the current parliament, revived under public duress after four years, is to tamper with the prevailing constitution as it seems to be doing, why one may ask must one have a constituent assembly at all? Since government has powers to include the Maoists in government, be they .... more

 

ON/OFF THE RECORD

The new course

We are witnessing the "restored" parliament functioning and it seems to have become so powerful that it doesn't need to follow the existing Constitution. The parliamentarians have been saying that as the parliament was formed through a political decision, the ..... more

By PR Pradhan

READERS FORUM

"Largest democracy" as greatest cheater

The article "India and Maoists Nepal presents worrisome scenario" by Shamsuddin Ahmed published in your weekly May 4-10-2006 issue is quite interesting. He has tried to portray some of the glimpse of the current political situation, his bias towards the Maoists very explicit ... more

 

MEDIA WATCH

Excerpts from weeklies and dailies

Compiled and translated by BHOLA B. RANA... more

 
REQUEST TO FRIENDS
Commentary [New]
 
 
By Bipin Adhikari
Commentary [New]
 
 
By Laba Karki
Restoration of Parliament: The King's proclamation
11 Baisakh 2063 (24 April 2006)
 
 
Proclamation to the
Nation from His Majesty King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
8 Baisakh 2063 (21 April 2006)
 
 
Commentary
 
 
By Pavan S Shakya
Commentary
 
 
By Bhola B Rana
Commentary
 
 
Commentary
 
 
By Sanjay Upadhya
Readers' Forum
Question of the week

Do you think that there is too much interference in Nepali internal affairs by some foreign country ambassadors and some UN, EU and donor agencies based in Kathmandu?

Thought of the day
 
When you have faults, do not fear to abondon them.
 
Confucius
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MARKING INDEPENDENCE DAY: Israeli Ambassador Dan Stav hosted a cocktail reception on the occasion of the 58th Independence Day of Israel on last Wednesday. The Ambassador with guest of honour K.P. Sharma Oli, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs at the function.

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