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		<title>Bad deal</title>
		<link>http://www.nepalitimes.com/blogs/thebrief/2012/05/17/bad-deal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Less than 24 hours after a historic agreement that has paved way for statute drafting by May 27, several groups have declared protest programs condemning it. Although the Akhanda Far West struggle committee has taken back its protest program, the Tharuhat activists continued to clash with security forces in Dhangadi on Wednesday. Upendra Yadav led [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relief for fire gutted village</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai reached Siraha’s Aurahi VDC on Wednesday which was struck by tragedy that has engulfed six wards of the VDC burning down over 3000 houses and destroying property whose worth is yet to be ascertained. The village was ravaged by  the biggest fire country has seen in recent times that has left [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Desperate moves</title>
		<link>http://www.nepalitimes.com/blogs/thebrief/2012/05/15/desperate-moves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Putting an end to weeks of political deadlock, top leaders of  three parties have declared that they have found mutual grounds to agree upon. The parties say they have resolved a crucial issue of governance form. After the meeting, top three leaders interacted with the media and said they have agreed on a directly-elected president [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another air crash</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barely six months after a deadly plane crash in Kathmandu, there has been another one taking the total number of people killed in seven accidents in the last six years in Nepal to 95.
Fifteen of the 21 passengers and crew on board an Agni Air flight from Pokhara were killed when the Dornier 228 was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The blame game</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 20:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The uncertainty and drama surrounding constitution drafting does not seem to die down and the parties have started hurling accusations at each other for failure to arrive at a consensus. The dispute resolution sub-committee could neither resolve the issues, nor come up with a list of contentious issues to be tabled for voting in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banda called off, Far West still tense</title>
		<link>http://www.nepalitimes.com/blogs/thebrief/2012/05/12/banda-called-off-far-west-still-tense/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 07:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nepalitimes.com/blogs/thebrief/?p=3065</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After shutting down the country for two days, the protestors called off their strike early Saturday morning. The Brahmins, Chettris, Dashnamis and Dalits organised a press conference in the capital this morning and said they were calling off their protest program due to Saakela festival of the Kirat community but stated further protests will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Point of no return</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 06:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are fresh indications that the present political deadlock may end soon. The major parties say they have agreed on 11 states and are now negotiating on boundaries and names of federal states. The latest development is significant as it follows a series of meetings held by Indian Ambassador Jayant Prasad with leaders of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voting</title>
		<link>http://www.nepalitimes.com/blogs/thebrief/2012/05/09/voting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 07:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nepalitimes.com/blogs/thebrief/?p=3059</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After the major political parties failed to reach consensus on disputed issues of the constitution despite several meetings, the Constitutional Committee (CC) has decided to use a voting process for the purpose on Wednesday. The decision was taken on recommendation of top leaders of the major political parties.
Committee chairman Nilambar Acharya said that a meeting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Showing confidence</title>
		<link>http://www.nepalitimes.com/blogs/thebrief/2012/05/07/showing-confidence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 05:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twenty days remain for the constitution drafting deadline and the leaders have yet to find much touted ‘consensus’ on thorny issues. The five point deal signed last week had paved way for the NC and CPN-UML’s participation in the present government. It was hoped that having major parties in the government would help create an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ministers resign en masse</title>
		<link>http://www.nepalitimes.com/blogs/thebrief/2012/05/04/ministers-resign-en-masse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 01:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nepalitimes.com/blogs/thebrief/?p=3047</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a desperate bid to find agreement, the parties sat together until wee hours on Friday morning. The meeting that began late in the evening on Thursday finally ended with a 5-point deal between the three parties and Madhesi front, following which the ministers have resigned en masse from their offices. They submitted their resignation [...]]]></description>
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