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Attack mode
The three women killed by Nepal Army soldiers in Bardiya National Park on 10 March were not poachers as claimed by the army and the defence minister, National Human Rights Commission has said. Republica writes:
“A study of the evidence shows that the deceased Devisara BK, Amrita BK and Chandra Kala BK visited Baspani area in [...]
Filling his shoes
Following Koirala’s demise, the political circle is abuzz with the questions how to move ahead with the peace process and constitution writing.
After a meeting with party members in Singha Darbar, Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudel said his party would continue to lead the High Level Political Mechanism. Koirala was the designated co-ordinator of the [...]
No love lost
B Lynn Pascoe has come and gone, but the ruckus between the government and UNMIN continues. On Wednesday, UNMIN Chief Karen Landgren wrote a letter to the government asking it to retract a statement made by Defence Minister Bidya Bhandari accusing the international agency of favouring the Maoists. According to Republica:
Landgren sent a letter to [...]
Integration issues
Once upon a time in a country called Nepal, seven political parties decided to sign an agreement called the Comprehensive Peace Accord. Both sides were in a hurry for peace and it seems like they didn’t read what they signed, or left some provisions deliberately vague so that they would have something to quarrel about, [...]
Enemies within
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and Defence Minister Bidya Bhandari have not been on speaking terms for a while. On Thursday, Nepal told the media to tell her that she can’t override his authority while she is in his cabinet. The Himalayan Times reports:
The PM appeared angry about Bhandari’s remarks that she would not abide [...]
Singh gets a promotion
The cabinet promoted Nepal Army General Toran Jung Bahadur Singh to the position of Lieutenant General on Thursday. The prime minister made the decision on Christmas Eve hoping to draw minimum attention to the announcement. Kantipur reports:
According to the Ministry of Defence, the prime minister chose the date ‘strategically’. Most embassies are on a holiday. [...]
The brief on Wednesday
Bright future
Nepali Congress President Girija Prasad Koirala and Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal have agreed to set up a high level political mechanism within a week to bring the peace process back on track. Top political leaders had discussed setting up such an apparatus four months ago, but it materialised concretely after Dahal’s visit with [...]
