Saturday, June 2, 2012

7 killed in family dispute

Seven members of a family were killed in a dispute between two brothers reportedly over property inheritance in remote village of Syadi in Bajhang district Saturday evening.

Assistant Sub Inspector at the Syadi Police Post Karna Bahadur Gharti said siblings Gagan BK and Brijit BK, who live together in the dalit settlement of Balkulla in Syadi-9 -- around a two-day trek from the district headquarters -- killed seven persons including their children with khukuris and other sharp weapons following a dispute. 

Brijit´s wife Jhankri, three sons -- Rajendra, 8, Karan, 5, and Keshav, 4 -- and daughter Laxmi, two, and Gagan´s son Pawan, 6, and a daughter Pabitra,4, were killed in the brawl. Police held Gagan and Brijit, who were trying to flee after the murder, from near the village. Gharti said the duo has owned up the killings.

Gharti said the duo has not revealed the reason for the bloodshed but said it may be due to dispute over property inheritance. Police, attributing the locals, said that the siblings had a dispute over inherited land for the past few years. "Preliminary investigations show that the murders resulted following a dispute over property inheritance," said Assistant Chief District Officer of Bajhang Mahendra Jung Shah.



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Friday, June 1, 2012

Bhaktapur bus accident leaves 52 injured

Fifty-two people have been injured when a bus bound to Changunarayan met with an accident at Dhungepati in Bhaktapur on Friday.

All the injured have been taken to various hospitals in Kathmandu, according to police. Police also said the mishap happened the speeding bus (Ba 2 Kha 6274) was trying to overtake another vehicle. 



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Royal massacre still remains a mystery

Right 11 years back from today, a heartrending massacre had occurred in Nepal, which killed the then King Birendra, Queen Aishworya, Prince duo Deependra and Nirajan and Princess Shruti. 

The widely-known macabre Royal massacre of the day had finished off entire family of King Birendra, which is still afresh in the mind of entire Nepali denizen. However, the mystery is still unsolved who had murdered the Royal family members for what reason. 

Though a Palace Massacre Probe Commission headed by then Speaker Taranath Ranabhat made public a report alleging then Prince Deependara of taking lives of the entire family members, general public never acknowledged the finding of the report. 

To all surprise, then Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala had termed the gruesome murder of Royal members a ´grand design´. But it never came to public as what was behind the incident. 

It is noted that King Birendra had embraced the aspiration of people by granting democratic system to the country following the People´s Movement-2046 BS (1990).



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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Justice Bam shot dead (Updated)

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Supreme Court Justice Rana Bahadur Bam, who was fatally shot at by unidentified assailants late Thursday morning, died during the course of his treatment at the Thapathali-based Norvic International Hospital.
The doctors said he could not be saved as he had already suffered massive bleeding by the time he was brought to the hospital. He had received four rounds of shots on various parts of his body including neck, chest and belly. 

Motorcycle-borne two assailants opened fire on Bam, while he was returning in his car from the Bangalamukhi temple at around 11:15 am, near the UN Park in Shankhamul, Lalitpur. 

His body guard Mahesh Giri and one of his friends, Ram Giri, were also injured in the shooting. Both of them are undergoing treatment at the hospital. 

The shooters, who were riding a black Pulsar motorcycle, are on the run. The motive behind the attack is not known yet. Pamphlets in the name of Nepalbad NSSR Party have been recovered at the incident site. Police are trying to see if the pamphlets have any connection with the murder.

Justice Bam shot dead

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 Supreme Court Justice Rana Bahadur Bam, who was fatally shot at by unidentified assailants late Thursday morning, died during the course of his treatment at the Thapathali-based Norvic International Hospital.
The doctors said he could not be saved as he had already suffered massive bleeding by the time he was brought to the hospital . He had received four rounds of shots on various parts of his body including neck, chest and belly. 

Motorcycle-borne two assailants opened fire on Bam, while he was returning in his car from the Bangalamukhi temple at around 11:15 am, near the UN Park in Shankhamul, Lalitpur. 

His body guard Mahesh Giri and one of his friends, Ramji, were also injured in the shooting. Both of them are undergoing treatment at the hospital. 

The shooters are on the run. The motive behind the attack is not known yet. An investigation into the incident is ongoing. 

Meanwhile, Bam´s body has been sent to the TU Teaching Hospital for post-mortem.

The government has appointed a probe committee headed by AIG Kuber Singh Rana to look into the broad daylight murder.





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Justice Bam shot dead

Supreme Court Justice Rana Bahadur Bam, who was fatally shot at by unidentified assailants late Thursday morning, died during the course of his treatment at the Thapathali-based Norvic International Hospital.

The doctors said he could not be saved as he had suffered massive internal bleeding. He had received four rounds of shots on his various body parts including neck, chest and belly. Motorcycle-borne two assailants opened fire on Bam, while he was returning in his car from the Bangalamukhi temple at around 11:15 am, near the UN Park in Shankhamul, Lalitpur. 
His body guard Mahesh Giri and one of his friends, Ramji, were also injured in the shooting. The shooters are on the run. The motive behind the attack is not known yet. An investigation into the incident is ongoing. 








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Lighting kills 3 in Khotang

Three persons died in different places in Khotang district after lightning struck them last night. 

The lightning occurred with rain struck Balkrishna Shrestha, 20, of Lamidanda-4, Ram Bahadur Rai, 50, of Kharpa-2 and another person of Nunthala VDC, police said. Identity of the one is yet to ascertained as yet. 

Meanwhile, an unidentified body was recovered at Dubekol in the district. 





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3 killed in Sindhupalchowk bus accident

 At least three persons died and a dozen others rescued after a Bus (Ba 2 Kha 3347) skidded off the road and plunged into the Sunkoshi River along the Kothi-Balephi road section of Araniko Highway in Sindhupalchowk on Thursday.

The three bodies, one of a minor and the other two of women, have been fished out of the river so far. 

A total of 25 passengers were believed to have been traveling on the bus at the time of the incident. 

The injured are undergoing treatment at a hospital in Khadichaur.

The bus was heading to Tatopani from Kathmandu.



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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Various students' unions demand PM's resignation

Different 10 students´ organizations have demanded scrapping of election of the Constituent Assembly (CA) declared by the government for November 22 saying it was unconstitutional.

The organizations also demanded immediate resignation of Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai saying the prime minister declared the CA election willfully. 

The organizations including the Nepal Students´ Union (NSU), All Nepal National Free Students´ Union (ANNFSU), among others, demonstrated to protest in front of different colleges today.

Traffic was obstructed due to the demonstrations. The organizations said that they will continue the agitation unless the prime minister tendered his resignation. 





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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Rajesh Hamal in the Rowdy Rathore






Rajesh Hamal as Inspector Arjun Sharma also on song "Chinta Ta Chita" Kareena. Kumar reported that he had accepted the role in Rowdy Rathore since his son loves to .

Doti jeep accident kills 9

At least nine passengers were killed after a jeep met with an accident in the mid-western remote district of Doti Wednesday morning.

Of the deceased,  three were killed on the spot, deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Bharat Bahadur Bohara, chief of the district police office, Doti, said. The rest succumbed to their injuries while being rushed to the district headquarters, Silgadi, for medical treatment. 

Police said the number of fatalities could be more. The identities of the victims are yet to be established. 

The jeep (Na 1 Ja 2561) met with the accident at Sirama of Phirchain VDC-3 while heading from Sajghat to Silgadi at 9:30 am. Police said some 20 people were traveling on the jeep at the time accident. 

Further investigation is ongoing.

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50 injured in police-demonstrators clash in Siraha

Fifty persons have been injured when a clash broke out between police and demonstrators, who were trying to forcibly shut the highway, in Bastipur of Siraha on Wednesday. Six police personnel are among the injured.

The clash ensued after police intervened in the demonstration on the highway. Locals were staging the demonstration to press for release of eight persons including principal of a higher secondary school, who were all arrested at the court premises Tuesday evening. 

Suvash Mahato of Karjanha-4 and Sudip Paswan of Ward No 4 of the same VDC were among the injured in the scuffle. The injured are receiving treatment at the local Phul Kumari Memorial Hospital, Indresh Raut, a local, said.

Additional police force from Siraha, Bandipur and Mirchaiya have been called in and deployed at the clash site. Police have fired 15 shots in air to bring the situation under control. 



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Prez asked to exercise his powers for consensus govt

Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai on May 27 announced new elections for a Constituent Assembly (CA) in November. While making his statement, he claimed that he took such a decision after receiving a nod from the Election Commission (EC) that it could hold new elections within the stipulated deadline. The government has announced the election date a month before the retirement date for Acting Chief Election Commissioner Neelkantha Uprety and a month before the retirement of Commissioners duo Dolakh Bahadur Gurung and Dr Ayodhi Prasad Yadav. Gani Ansari of Republicacaught up with Yadav on Tuesday to talk about the challenges of holding new CA elections within the next six months. Excerpts: 

The government has announced it is to hold an election for a new constituent assembly in November. Is it possible to conduct an election within the next six months?

From the government side it is possible. That´s why the government has announced the new election. We have heard that political parties, which are major actors in the electoral process, have been saying there should be a correction in the process. 
And we, from our side, have been repeatedly telling different stakeholders that we can hold a new election; that there is no problem. But the most important things are legal tools and documents by means of which we can operate and manage the election. 

What are these legal tools and documents? 

One of the tools is the Interim Constitution, which needs to be amended. It has to readjust the cut-off date for the eligible voter age. Another important tool is the Act on Registration and Expenditures of Political Parties. We managed the political parties during the Constituent Assembly (CA) election in 2008 through the Election Commission Act and the Interim Constitution. But, we need a separate act this time. 

In the meantime, there should be consensus among the political parties regarding the new election. Otherwise, it will be like the local elections which were held during Gyanedra´s regime. 

So, if the legal documents are prepared and the political parties forge a consensus, can the EC carry out a new election? 

Of course! But, another thing I would like to tell you is that the election must be weather-friendly. 

So what about the Mangsir (November) date for the new election? Should the government reconsider the announced date?

It is neither eco-friendly nor voter friendly. Yeah! The government should reconsider the date as it is harvest season for farmers. 

Can the political parties persuade the international community over financial and technical support for a CA election yet again? How could the nation afford to hold such an election again? 

I cannot comment on that as it does not fall within my jurisdiction. But we have not heard any comment from the international community. So, it is worth pondering whether we would receive massive support from the international community as during the 2008 election. If we decide to go for electronic voting, we will need support from the international community. They had assisted the EC in preparing ballot papers in the 2008 election





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Present govt is caretaker: President

President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has said that the present government is a caretaker one. 

The president’s office is planning to make the announcement through a press statement to this effect shortly, sources said.

Details soon



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12 injured in Sindhupalchowk road mishap

 At least 12 passengers including two minors were injured in a road accident at Jholunge of Mangkha VDC in Sindhupalchowk district this morning.

All injured are undergoing treatment at Sadabahar Community Hospital, Khadichaur, according to the Area Police Office, Barhabise. 

The accident took place after a bus (Na 2 Kha 849) heading towards Barhabise from Kathmandu skidded off the road.

Durga GC, 30, of Pangretar-6, her seven-year-old son Kiran GC and 18-month old daughter Karina GC were among the injured.

One of Maneshwora VDC, four of Mangkha VDC, five of Pangretar VDC and two of Kadambad VDC in the district were injured in the accident. 



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Parties divided over fresh CA election

In a clear manifestation of brewing political polarization, various political parties have united for and against the government’s decision to announce fresh Constituent Assembly (CA) election. 

A joint meeting of Nepali Congress and CPN UML has announced stern protest against the government’s ‘unilateral decision’ to announce the CA election. 

Terming Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai’s decision as unconstitutional, the parties concluded that the move as an attempt to seize state power. 

The parties have also decided to rope in other parties to make their unity more intact. 

Meanwhile, according to Avenus TV channel, a meeting of 19 parties along with UCPN (Maoist) has hailed the government’s decision.





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ATM(height of sex and vulgarity in Nepali movie industry?)




Today, promo of an upcoming movie ‘A.T.M.’ was released online. It seems, the movie will have a good opening, considering an example of ‘The Last Kiss‘. In spite of a good opening in its initial days, ‘The Last Kiss’ received disappointing reviews and responses late


I have no idea what the movie ‘A.T.M.’ is about, but I can guess that movie is made to get good hype on media and earn some money by selling sex in a cheap way. Because of vulgar dialogues you might want to make sure you have a headphone ready, if somebody else is around, before you watch the promo video. In the promo, one can easily feel the sub-standard acting even in such a short video.
One thing is sure, ‘A.T.M.’ is another movie in the heard of movie with cheap scenes and dialogues. We are not sure if such movies will get permission to be featured in theatres or not but, Nepali film industry is surely testing the waters in the extreme edge of decency. I hope this will open an avenue to add art aspect to sex and make some really good movies. I hope this movie will be another example that sex alone won’t sell a movie. 
When the movie ‘Darpan Chaya’, made on a triangular love story, created a history by doing an excellent business, other film makers started to follow the trend and start making similar movies. After Rekha Thapa‘s action in ‘Durga’ became a hit, film makers started featuring actresses in action role. In the similar manner, when a movie made on adult theme ‘Chapali Height‘ did an excellent business a few months ago, I knew I will have to write a lot of reviews on adult themed movies in future. You can see I was right – writing reviews of more than a few such movies!
We had previously posted the photo featuring the actor grabbing (link to article in Nepali) the chest of one of the actresses – from one of the scenes featured in the following promo. Here is the promo (be warned, it has vulgar dialogues and scenes)

                                                                Trailor



Monday, May 28, 2012

Maoists not to blame for CA demise: Dahal

UCPN (Maoist) Pushpa Kamal Dahal said on Monday that his party tried its best until the last moment to keep the Constituent Assembly alive, the tenure of which expired Sunday, failing to deliver a new constitution.

Speaking at a press meet at the Gyanzou Hotel in Lazimpat following the party´s standing committee meeting held in Paris Danda, the Maoist chairman blamed the dissolution of CA on those who did not want change in the country, referring to the Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML as status quotists. 

Dahal alleged that NC and UML were more focused on government formation at the final stage of the negotiations, whereas his party, Dahal maintained, had put constitution writing on priority. He argued that it was largely due to this mismatch in priorities that ultimately caused the CA to fail.

Even though the CA got dissolved, the struggle for the new constitution has not ended, Dahal said, adding the struggle just has entered a new phase. He stressed that unity and consensus among political parties should be the key to see off the present political crisis.

He also revealed that his party actually wanted to impose emergency in the country, as the last resort, to extend CA’s term by six months as negotiations over federalism did not look heading to a conclusive end even at the eleventh hour. 



Dahal defended the government decision to go for fresh elections as, he argued, there could have been no more democratic option available, with CA facing certain dissolution. “The fresh polls will be held as per Supreme Court verdict,” Dahal said, claiming that his party would garner two-thirds majority in the elections so that the new constitution would not have to suffer another setback.

He ruled out any chances of constitutional vacuum in the country as the new elections, announced for November 22 this year, has been called and the CA dissolved also in line with the apex court´s verdict.

Dahal made it clear that PM Baburam Bhattarai will not step down immediately. He said a consensus government would be formed in the near future, claiming that NC and UML  rejoin the government in a few days. Dahal, however, said discussions then could be held to decided on the leadership of the new government.

Dahal further said he, while facing up to his ´historical´ duty of peace process and constitution writing as the Maoist chairman, did not fail even though the country could not get a new constitution this time. "I don´t concede that I failed. The history will prove this," Dahal said.



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UML blames Maoists for present crisis

 Lack of commitment from UCPN (Maoist) and its failure to adhere to politics of consensus are the main cause that the country failed to deliver the new constitution through the Constituent Assembly (CA), CPN UML said on Monday.

Issuing a press statement after the party’s standing committee meeting at the party office in Balkhu, UML has said that the party made every effort to write a new constitution and even proposed extended parliament to settle all the disputed issues of the constitution writing process. 

However, the UML’s proposal was obstructed after the UCPN (Maoist) refused to cooperate rather made a unilateral announcement to dissolve the CA and a new date for fresh CA elections without forging consensus among the parties, the statement further reads. 

“The present government has lost its constitutional and political grounds to claim the premiership after it failed to adopt constitutional means for a fresh people’s mandate,” the UML has said. 

The UML has also urged everyone to unite to maintain peace and communal harmony in the country.



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Sunday, May 27, 2012

People in Far west fear situation will worsen

Western Nepal curiously observed the desperate attempts by the power centers in Kathmandu on the last day of the Constituent Assembly (CA) on Sunday.

Expectations had been high that life would return to normal across the region once the new constitution was drafted. As the day wore on in a region plagued by numerous strike, that expectation gradually gave way to despondency as the inclusive constitution appeared distant. 

People were preparing to cautiously welcome the new constitution despite indications that it would not address all the voices. But the late news about the failure to draft the constitution has worsened the situation. The strikes that started with demands of an undivided far west region a month ago still continue and the civil society leaders fear that the days ahead would be more painful. 

"It is very difficult to even imagine the eventuality of non-issuance of constitution," civil society leader in Kanchanpur Nara Bahadur Saud told Republica. "It will lead the country toward anarchy and political vacuum." 

Most of the common people can´t even imagine what will happen now. They were hoping for a midnight miracle as in the past but were disappointed with the news of failure this time. "The failure to draft a constitution may invite many accidents in the future. It may even lead to the loss of all the accomplishments attained till now," Saud added.

People had hoped to celebrate Monday´s Republic Day with vigor with the new constitution but the bad news at the end has disappointed them. "We were expecting widespread celebrations after promulgation of constitution. It has now turned into disappointment," Registrar of the Far West University Hem Raj Panta said. He advised the leaders to learn from the failure and express commitment not to repeat the mistakes again in the future. "They should now attempt to improve communal harmony that have lately been strained," he advised.

Advocate from Baitadi Rajendra Saud had hoped that at least an incomplete constitution would be framed by midnight. "The people had fed the CA members even by staying hungry themselves. But the CA members didn´t complete their duty," he stated. He opined that the credibility of leaders will take a massive hit after this failure. 

"The democracy would be weakened if the leaders lose credibility," Chief of Mountain Multiple Campus, Dadeldhura Suresh Joshi concurred. Blasting the leaders for inability to complete the constitution despite extending the two-year tenure of CA by another two years. "The economy has been hit hard by the uncertainty prevailing in the country. This new development will worsen the situation," Joshi added.



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Govt releasing 232 prisoners on Republic Day

The government has decided to release 232 prisoners from various jails across the country by exempting their remaining jail term on the occasion of the Republic Day on May 28.

The Department of Prison Management has said the prisoners who have served half of the jail term in a disciplined way despite growing age would be exempted from the remaining term and let free as per the Rule No. 29 of the Prison Regulation 2020.



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Crisis deepens as CA expires(with images)

Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai late Sunday night announced a fresh election to the Constituent Assembly for November 22 despite opposition from his coalition partners.

The ministers representing the CPN-UML, Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and other coalition partners walked out of the cabinet meeting which took the decision to call for fresh polls.

The decision has come after the CA term expired on Sunday. Prime Minister Bhattarai argued that the government was compelled to take the move. “There was no alternative [of the election] ...,” he said in a televised address to the nation, minutes before the CA term expired. 

Issuing a joint statement Nepali Congress parliamentary party leader Ram Chandra Paudel, CPN-UML Chairman Jhalanath Khanal, Madhesi People’s Rights Forum-Nepal Chairman Upendra Yadav and Rastriya Janashakti Party Co-Chairman Prakash Chandra Lohani opposed the decision.They said that they put all-out efforts to give continuity to the legislature-parliament by promulgating a constitution based on the agreements reached so far and entrusting responsibility to the transitional parliament to complete the remaining tasks. They claimed their sincere efforts went in vain due to the Maoist leaders’ reluctance.

“We tried our best to save the legislature-parliament and its achievements. But our proposals were not accepted,” the statement said. They accused the government of not listening to their concern that the fresh election can’t be announced without making some amendments to the interim constitution. The parties have accused the prime minister of trying to impose autocratic system by dissolving a most inclusively elected CA.They have demanded that the prime minister tender his resignation and pave the way for the formation of a national consensus government to save the country from a political quagmire.

Also, the UCPN (Maoist) dissident faction led by senior vice-chairman Mohan Baidya objected the government decision to go for fresh polls.
“This announcement made without the consent of other political parties and without any constitutional ground, is obviously unconstitutional,” said a statement issued by Baidya. “Therefore, we vehemently oppose it.”

Deputy Prime Minister and CPN-UML leader Ishwar Pokharel, Rastriya Prajatantra Party minister Parshuram Khapung, Minister Chandradev Joshi of CPN (Samyukta) and Kumar Belbase of CPN-ML, among others, announced their objection to the prime minister’s proposal for election.

PM Bhattari decided to opt for the new polls, after the last-minute efforts to find consensus at the CA chairman Subas Nembang’s office failed. Later, an emergency meeting of the Maoist standing committee decided to go for the fresh election. 

Though the major political parties have opposed the decision, PM Bhattarai has urged for consensus among the parties. 

“Though we failed to fulfill our duty this time, the people will be the judge. I do not want to blame anyone,” he said, adding, “We 
cannot move ahead without forging political consensus.” 

The prime minister said he continued to assume the executive powers and his government will hold the election. 

Expressing sadness over the failure to draft the new constitution, the prime minister urged the people to move ahead united.

He said the government decided to go for the fresh election because drafting a forward-looking new constitution upholding the aspirations of Dalits, Janjatis, Muslims, and oppressed society was not possible before the end of the CA term.

Meanwhile, CPN-UML and Nepali Congress (NC) leaders opposed the prime minister’s decision. UML leader and former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal said his party and the NC have objected to the prime minister’s proposal to go for fresh elections. 

Nepal said the ministers from his party walked out from the cabinet meeting as the prime minister, according to him, tabled the proposal for election all of a sudden without holding any discussion with other parties.

“The way the prime minister announced the election was completely against the constitution so we objected to this decision,” he explained. “The Maoists’ motive behind backtracking from the agreements reached with other parties is part of its strategy for capturing the state powers by force.”

Nepal also said the UCPN (Maoist) party is squarely responsible for the failure of CA and accused the Maoist leaders of never working sincerely for completing the constitution.

“They always believed in conspiracy and creating pressure on other parties instead of sincerely working for writing the constitution,” said Nepal. “At one time they [Maoists] encouraged lawmakers to launch signature campaign and then the Maoists provoked others [ethnic communities] to take to the street at such a crucial juncture.”

Also, NC General Secretary Krishna Sitaula said that the NC wouldn’t support the government decision to go for the new election. “The prime minister made the announcement as per the decision of the standing committee meeting of UCPN (Maoist) and not with the consent of other political parties,” said Sitaula.

CA chairman saddened
CA Chairman Subas Nembang expressed sadness over the failure to promulgate the new constitution from the CA. He said the CA failed to finalize the constitution despite the fact that a large part of the task of statute drafting had already been completed. 

“This is very sad that we couldn’t promulgate new constitution due to differences over only a couple of issues although we had already completed the major tasks,” said Nembang. “We did our level best to forge consensus but in vain as leaders from major parties couldn’t agree on giving continuity to the legislature parliament which was the best option available before us.”


PM addresses nation.



Lawmakers from various parties staging demonstration inside CA building premises. They are demanding that the top brass meeting be convened at the CA building, not at the prime minister´s residence in Baluwatar. (Photo: Dipesh Shrestha)



Representatives from various ethnic and marginalized groups stating sit-in in New Baneshwor near the CA building. (Photo: Dipesh Shrestha)
























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Prez Yadav expresses concern over CA dissolution in Republic day message

President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav has extended best wishes to all the Nepalis in the country and abroad on Monday on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the republican political system by the country.

He has also paid tributes to the known and unknown martyrs who gave up their life in course of the struggle for liberation from feudal culture and autocratic rule and for establishing the democratic republic. 

"The unexpected dissolution of the Constituent Assembly constituted after a big struggle and sacrifice is a matter of serious concern and regret for all of us," the President stated in his message, adding- our six decades old dream of making Nepal even more peaceful, graceful and prosperous through a democratic constitution framed by the representatives of the people has again remained incomplete and all have felt disheartened with the constitution not coming from the Constituent Assembly even in four years.

There is no alternative to steering the country´s politics ahead on the path of democracy by making an evaluation of the shortcomings in the past. In this context, the Interim Constitution, 2007 shall also guide us in the days ahead. I expect that our political forces and individuals would remain specially conscious in the coming days realizing the reality that the democratic achievements made from time to time in the past could not be institutionalized and consolidated, the President said.

"The country has already internalized achievements and features such as the republic, the inclusive democratic system of governance, federalism and secularism secured through the People´s Movement 2006/07 and the Interim Constitution, 2007, and no one can go back from these achievements," the Head of the State said in the message, making special plea to all the people in the country to maintain mutual brotherhood and social goodwill in society and the nation at this hour of political transition. 



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