“It will be dangerous (for all) if election is delayed again.”
Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, in his interaction with delegation of teachers’ union.
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"Madhesi people have already organized movement for their rights. Now only criminal activities remain there."
Prachanda, saying that the Terai unrest was a counter-revolution, at a program in the capital where he also said that he felt like the character of "Abhimanyu" who is trapped in Chakrabyuha, in Kantipur.
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"I have no authority. I am here as a private American citizen. But my preference is that the US does have communication with all parties here who are performing legal roles."
Jimmy Carter, former US president, at a press meet, in reply to questions on whether he would recommend the White House to withdraw terrorist tag on Maoists.
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" India feels it will be dangerous to push the elections beyond Mangsir."
Madhav Kumar Nepal, general secretary of UML, who recently visited India, speaking at a program in the capital.
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"Our party will retrieve the arms stored in containers if the attacks against our leaders and workers continue."
Chandra Khanal aka Baldev, a deputy commander of Maoist People's Liberation Army (PLA), in response to killing of YCL cadres in Rupandehi.
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"There are over 100 ethnic groups in the country and if all of them are to be represented, the Constituent Assembly will be more of an ethnic assembly and less of a political assembly."
Ram Chandra Poudel, Minister for Peace and Reconstruction, ruling out meeting demands of ethnicity-based proportional representation electoral system.
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"He indicated his preference for minor King and said he has already told the same to the King."
Kishore Shrestha, editor of Jana Astha, saying that the Prime Minister told a visiting delegation of journalists that the republic will certainly come in the country unless the King and the Crown Prince abdicated ahead of CA polls, in Nepal FM.
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"We had all hoped that the entry of the Maoists into the government on April 1 would prompt them to behave like a mainstream political party. Instead, the Maoists have forcefully reminded the people of Nepal that April 1 is also called April Fool's Day."
James F. Moriarty, US ambassador to Nepal, at a program in Pokhara.
Transition:
PROROGUED: The winter session of the legislature parliament by the Prime Minister, with the consent of Speaker, and in accordance with the Interim Constitution.
PASSED: Second Amendment of the Constitution and Constituent Assembly Members Election Bills, by the legislature parliament
NAMED: Susan Goldmark, an American national, as its new Country Director for Nepal, by the World Bank.
RETURNED: Jimmy Carter, former US president and co-founder of The Carter Center, after wrapping up his four day visit to Nepal.
ARRIVED: John Dennis, Additional Director for South Asia at the Foreign Commonwealth Office of British Foreign Ministry, in a formal visit.
APPOINTED: Krishna Dev Yadav, central member of Nepal Engineers Association, as the executive director of UN Park Development Committee under the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, by the cabinet.
Kashi Raj Dahal, former secretary at the Judicial Council, as the chairman of Administrative Court , by the government.
AWARDED: Prisma Advertising Agency, with the Best Advertising Agency Award, at 4 th Crity Awards function organized by Association of Advertisement Agencies of Nepal (AAAN).
