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“I have met with all four senior leaders of the Maoists. If (the government) wants to take action, take it against me not anyone else.”
Girija Prasad Koirala , president of Nepali Congress (NC) and former prime minister, talking to Kantipur Television.
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“T he government does not impose curfew out of fear. It does so to protect people’s lives and properties.”
Shrish SJB Rana , minister for Information and Communications and spokesperson of the government, speaking at a program in Kathmandu .
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“T he government sees the political parties and the Maoists differently. We wish to treat them differently. But if the parties announce some programs in cooperation with the Maoists, the government will be forced to act accordingly.”
Kamal Thapa , Home minister, speaking at a face-to-face program at the Reporters’ Club.
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“T he government is spreading propaganda that Maoist insurgents have entered Kathmandu . Why don’t they arrest them then?”
Hridayesh Tripathee , general secretary of Nepal Sadhbhawana Party (Anandidevi), speaking at a face-to-face program at the Reporters’ Club.
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“T he government is suffering more from ‘Thapa’ism than ‘Giri’ism.”
Pashupati SJB Rana , president of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), referring to Home minister Kamal Thapa, speaking at a program in Kathmandu .
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“I ndividual roadmaps of all three sides have failed to bring any success. So, I urge the concerned parties to abandon their roadmaps and take initiative to restore peace and a complete democracy.”
Surya Bahadur Thapa, president of Rastriya Janashakti Party and former prime minister, speaking at a function organized by a sister wing of his party.
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“R ecently I was in Gandaki zone and there I found our cadres still terrorized by the Maoists.”
Sujata Koirala , central member of Nepali Congress, speaking at an interaction program.
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“I n our society the blame for not bearing a child goes only to women. The SC has revoked the provision that provides for divorce instead of exploring other alternatives.”
Sapana Malla , president of Forum for Women, Law and Development, welcoming the decision by the Supreme Court to annul a clause in the Civil Code that provides ‘infertility’ of wife as a ground for seeking divorce by the husband.
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Transition
DIED : Senior littérateur Govind Bikal, at the age of 57
Bishwa Nath Singh , central committee member of Nepal Sadhbawana Party (Anandidevi), at the age of 73
ELECTED: Lal Prasad Sawan as the president, Tirtha Bahadur Gurung as the first vice-president, Bishnu Prasad Gaire as the second vice-president, Madan Mahat as the third vice-president, Hansa Raj Wagle as the general secretary, Gyan Prasad Gaire as the secretary, Bhaskar Raj Panta as the treasurer, and Debesh Prasain, Rabin Gurung, Kumar Puri, Tank Bahadur Ghising, Puskal Rana, Debi Prasad Kafle, Taj Mahamad Miyan, Dhan Nath Parajuli, Anup Bikram Shah and Shanta Kala Lama as members of the executive committee of Foreign Employers’ Association, by an election of the Association.
AWARDED: Poet Laxmi Devi Rajbhandari , with the ‘Popular Award’ of 2062, by Literary Journalists’ Association.
HONORED: Bairagi Kainla (Til Bikram Nembang), with the indigenous community lyricist honor of this year, and Shashi Thapa Subba, with the indigenous community Talent Award 2062, by Indigenous Community Lyricist Society.
REINSTITUTED : The central working committee of United Left Front with Prabhu Narayan Chaudhary as its new president, by a meeting of the working committee.
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