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“The steering of the agitation is not in the hands of the seven parties. It is in the hands of the Maoists.”
Kamal Thapa , Home minister, addressing a press conference in capital to update the national and international journalists of the situation in Nepal.
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“The pass you are provided is not for reporting. It is for limited mobility so that your work is not obstructed.”
Shrish SJB Rana , minister for Information and Communications and the government spokesperson, clarifying the reason for not issuing curfew pass to the private media houses at a press conference in Kathmandu.
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“The King has ample strategies to weaken us.”
Chandra Bhandari , youth leader of Nepali Congress (NC), in Jana Astha.
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“The countdown of the King’s reign have begun.”
Prakash Man Singh , leader of Nepali Congress (Democratic) in Bimarsha.
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“The general strike is solely the agenda of seven parties. We welcome anyone who support it.”
Arjun Narsingh K.C ., leader of Nepali Congress, speaking at a face-to-face program at the Reporters’ Club Nepal.
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“The agitation has reached new heights. It will not stop until we achieve the agenda of Constitutional Assembly through the revival of the parliament.”
Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat , leader of Nepali Congress, speaking at a face-to-face program at the Reporters’ Club Nepal.
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“The government should be responsible for the escalating violence. The King should immediately start initiatives for a dialogue with the parties.”
Surya Bahadur Thapa , president of Rastriya Jana Shakti Party and former prime minister, issuing a press release.
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“There is no possibility of formation of a single front of the Maoists and the seven parties as yet.”
Yogesh Bhattarai , leader of the United Marxist-Leninist (UML) and former president of All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU), in Jana Astha .
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Transition
ACCREDITED: Madhu Raman Acharya , Nepalese permanent representative to the United Nations, also as the ambassador to Venezuela, by the King in accordance with the Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal, 1990
RETURNED: Radha Krishna Mainali , minister for Education and Sports, from Brisbane, Australia, after participating in the three-day meeting of the Education ministers of Asia-Pacific region
LEFT : Senior Reporter Sanjaya Dahal to USA as an IVP guest.
Yangkila Sherpa , minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, for Washington D.C., USA, to participate in the sixth Annual Conference of the World Travel and Tourism Council
Ramesh Nath Pandey , minister for Foreign Affairs, for an official visit of United Arab Emirates and Quatar
AWARDED : Artist Hare Ram Jajeju, with the ‘Fine Arts Award’ of this year, by Pokhreli Youth Cultural Group
Jaya Narayan Jha ‘Jigyasu’, with the ‘Parbati Memorial Award’ of this year, by Parbati Memorial Library.
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