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Army battles
So the Maoists are going to release unqualified combatants unilaterally. Turns out, United Nations and the government are not crazy about sending them packing without seeking for a commitment that they will not involved them in any armed outfits later. Rajdhani reports:
“We want the Maoist to agree that unqualified combatants, including child soldiers, would not [...]
The morning after
This is what we, as a country, achieved as a result of the banda on Sunday: a torched ambulance in Kailali, several vandalised vehicles in various parts of the country, a vandalised pharmacy in Kathmandu, several injured policeman and 57 protesters in custody.
A meeting was definitely in order. After the protesters headed home and the [...]
The brief on Wednesday
Mother tongues
Mother tongues will soon replace Nepali as the primary medium of instruction in elementary schools across the country, says the Department of Education. The point of the reform is to lower dropout rates among students from non-Nepali speaking communities. These students will be taught Nepali as a second language instead. Director General of the [...]
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The brief on Monday
Unilateral discharge
The Maoist party has decided to discharge the disqualified combatants itself after failing to reach an agreement with the government over a rehabilitation package. The government and United Nations Mission in Nepal have offered to provide education and vocational training to the 4,008 disqualified combatants, including minors and late recruits. The Maoists have been [...]
The brief on Sunday
Give and take
The Maoists have agreed to let the parliament resume for three days to pass the budget, even though they had argued that their demands should be met first. “Our consistent efforts to find a solution failed to yield any result due to the ruling parties’ indifference,” the party’s chairman Pushpa Kamal [...]
The brief on Friday
Tough consensus
The Maoists will move ahead with the third phase of their protests because the government is not serious about fulfilling their demands, the party’s Senior Vice Chairman Mohan Baidya ‘Kiran’ said. On Thursday, the three parties decided to postpone the discussion of the proposed joint resolution after failing to make any progress. The ruling [...]
The brief on Thursday
Long road to consensus
The three big political parties held yet another round of talks to discuss the content of the proposed joint resolution. The motion was created to meet the demands of the Maoists who have held that the president’s decision to reinstate the army chief was unconstitutional. The ruling parties are pushing to pass [...]
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