“Dictatorship can emerge if parliament is not allowed to run.”
Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, speaking to journalists in Biratnagar.
“In order to tackle Terai problem, we have to deal with Delhi properly.”
Maoist chairman Prachanda, claiming that his party can resolve Terai crisis within two weeks if given responsibility to do so, at a press meet in Pokhara.
“Dictatorship of neither King nor eight parties can be tolerated.”
Madhav Kumar Nepal, general secretary of Unified Marxist Leninist (UML), in Annapurna Post.
"Talks cannot be held without creating conducive environment.”
Upendra Yadav, president of Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF), ruling out talks with the government until it fulfills preconditions such as formation of judicial commission to investigate atrocities during Madhes agitation.
"What I said is that Madhesis should be allowed to rule Madhes. This I will say one lakh times."
Rajendra Mahato, Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, refuting reports that he had made comments aimed at disrupting communal harmony.
“It is shameful for us that our Prime Minister has to beg to Indian ambassador for supply of fuel.”
Biswanath Goel, acting executive director of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), addressing a convention of petroleum dealers saying that NOC is unable to continue supply fuel in subsidized rate despite suffering from heavy losses, in Kantipur.
“Eight Pradhan (chieftains) of eight-party syndicate have been exposed.”
Dr. Prakash Chandra Lohani, vice president of Rastriya Janashakti Party (RJP), in Kantipur.
Transition:
COMING: Jimmy Carter, former US president and Mrs Rosalynn Carter, co-founders of Carter Center, to Nepal, on June 13 for four-day visit, representing the Center’s International Election Observation Mission here.
LEFT: Speaker Subas Nemwang, for New York, United States, to attend a conference on inclusion.
RETURNED: Pradeep Nepal, Minister for Education and Sports, from the Maldives.
Giriraj Mani Pokharel, Minister for Health and Population, after attending World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.
HONORED: Sushila Koirala, wife of late BP Koirala, with Lunkaran Das Ganga Devi Chaudhary, for her contribution in social development.
A book called “Samanantar Akash” by Padmavati Singh, with this year’s Sajha Puraskar.
BROKEN: Appa Sherpa, his own record, by successfully scaling Mount Everest 17th time on May 16.
BEREAVED: Shambhu Shrestha, editor of Drishti Weekly, of his father Dhruba Lal Shrestha, who passed away at the age of 64.
ELECTED: Puskar Man Shakya, as president of Handicraft Association of Nepal.
