“I n democracy, everyone including the King, the Maoists and the smaller parties should be given space. Otherwise, they will get frustrated.”
Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala , speaking to a delegation of Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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“I f he is the Prime Minister made by the People’s Movement, he has no moral authority to talk about giving space to the monarchy.”
Dr. Baburam Bhattarai , addressing a function organized by FNCCI, saying that remarks made by PM Koirala could endanger the peace process.
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“T he Thankot Police Post was attacked at the behest of SPA.”
Dinanath Sharma , leader of the Maoists, claiming that 1000 Maoist combatants attained ‘martyrdom’ since they were deployed in response to 12-point pact, at the two-day Broad National Political Conference organized by the Indigenous Nationalities Peace Commission Nepal, in The Himalayan Times.
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“T here are some differences on sending letter to the UN but it has not reached the point of breakdown of talks.”
Krishna Sitaula , Home Minister and convener of the government talks team, in Kantipur.
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“I had joined the government to decide on political issues. If that does not happen, I will resign.”
Amik Sherchan , deputy prime minister and president of People’s Front, threatening to quit the government after the cabinet failed to discuss the issue of arms management, in Kantipur.
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“ N epal ’s loan repayment situation is good, there is no crisis situation, reforms are going ahead. So, why get enlisted in the HIPC.”
Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat , Finance Minister, in an interaction with the economists, saying that Nepal would not attempt to be enlisted as Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC), in Kantipur.
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TRANSITION
APPOINTED : Fifteen officials as acting secretaries to various ministries and the offices of regional administration, by the cabinet. They include Damodar Parajuli, Shankar Lal Chaudhari, Bhagwati Kafle, Shankar Koirala, Rameshwore Khanal, Shankar Pandey, Tana Gautam, Balananda Poudel, Sushil JB Rana, Abanindra Kumar Shrestha, Tulsi Bhattarai Ram Sarobar Dubey, Punya Prasad Neupane, Shyam Prasad Mainali and Bhagirath Basnet.
LEFT - Staffan de Mistura, the head of the United Nations assessment mission.
DIED - Folk poet Ali Miyan, at the age of 88
Dharanidhar Dahal , 78, litterateur, in Itahari.
Ghataraj Bhattarai , litterateur, at the age of
RESIGNED - Acting in-charge at Tribhuwan University (TU) Prof. Narendra Bahadur Maharjan and Controller of Examinations (CoE) Basu Dev Ghimire, from their respective posts.
RELEASED - Two engineers, Daya Ganesh Dangal and Prasant Babu Tiwari, associated with state-owned Nepal Telecom, who were abducted by Jana Tantrik Terai Liberation Front (JTTLF).
REWARDED - Shrawan Mukarung, litterateur, with Lokendra Sahitya Puraskar by Lokendra Sahitya Guthi.
