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Maoists to make ‘new decision’
Maoists to make ‘new decision’
Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has told parliamentary reporters that his party will continue negotiating for a consensus government until the sixth round of the prime ministerial election. If things do not progress in this direction, then the ongoing central committee meeting will make a decision as to how to proceed. [...]
The road from here
The road from here
Senior NC leader, Bal Bahadur Rai, had this commentary in Himal
Khabarpatrika 30 June-16 July. It was dictated from his hospital bed ten
days before he died on Sunday.
All the leaders of all the parties acknowledge that there is no
alternative to consensus politics. Yet, they can’t get themselves to rise
above personal and party interest. [...]
Maoists threaten ex-child soldier
Former Maoist child soldier, Sita Tamang, who gave testimony at the United Nations Security Council in New York last month, has been threatened by Maoists at her home in Chitwan.
Tamang, now 18, was introduced as ‘Manju Gurung’ by the UN Special Rapporteur on Children in Armed Conflict, Radhika Coomaraswami, on 18 June. Sita recounted her life [...]
Thousands rally for peace
Thousands of people gathered in Basantapur Darbar Square on Friday morning for the peace rally organized by various human rights, civil society and professional organisations.
Even though the message of the peace rally was to demand the political parties to resolve their differences, the rally was charged with anger against the banda still being enforced by [...]
Locals up in arms against banda
Locals opposing the banda have clashed with Maoist supporters in various parts of Kathmandu on Thursday, the fifth day of the indefinite strike called by the Maoists to force the government to step down.
In Budhanilkantha, the police four rounds of teargas to disperse the crowd after locals clashed with the Maoist supporters. Maoist cadre have [...]
Maoists announce indefinite strike
The Maoist Party has announced indefinite national strike from 2 May “for peace and constitution.” Nagarik writes:
During a press conference, attended by leaders from the Central Committee, Maoist Chairman Dahal said he would be open to dialogue during the protests. He said the strike should be seen as the third Jana-andolan and said all industries, [...]
Power fights
The government has asked the security forces to remain on high alert in the run up to nationwide protests planned for International Labour Day by the Maoists. The Kathmandu Post writes:
An informal Cabinet meeting on Thursday asked the Maoists to immediately stop their nationwide ‘military training’ and withdraw their mass protests. It also warned of [...]
