"The pains of land-locked countries are unique. We have faced the pain. I appeal to our donor countries to also consider our unique sufferings."
Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, addressing the Nepal Donors Consultative Meeting.
"The seven parties have agreed that the right of one single Madhes province cannot be fulfilled."
CP Mainali, leader of Leftist Front, informing of the decision of seven parties.
"We will continue our agitation to establish the rights of Madhesi people."
Mahantha Thakur, chief of Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party, vowing to continue agitation.
"Our party is against the idea of single province in Madhes, which is not objective."
Ram Bahadur Thapa aka Badal, a senior leader of Maoists.
"The monarchy will survive for 300 years."
Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, former senior leader of Nepali Congress (NC), talking to reporters after hosting a party to celebrate his 84th birthday.
"For our development partners, this is also not a pledging meeting. We are here to communicate to each other face-to-face on issues that Nepal is grappling with today."
Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat, Finance Minister, addressing the Nepal Donors Consultative Meeting.
"This is a critical moment in the country's history. A moment where centuries of exclusion and disadvantage can begin to be reversed. A moment which calls for the strongest leadership and vision. The successful implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Accord and subsequent agreements is vital to move the country towards lasting peace."
Liqun Jin, vice president of Asian Development Bank, addressing the Nepal Donors Consultative Meeting.
"There is no caste-based discrimination within Nepali Army. Each and every community of this country has equal right on NA."
General Rookmangud Katawal, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Nepali Army (NA), talking to reporters in Chitawan, where he visited the residence of one NA soldier belonging to Dalit caste to have a lunch.
Transition:
BREAVED: Acting general secretary of Legislature Parliament Manohar Bhattarai by his father at the age 82.
EXTENDED: The deadline for filing the closed-list of candidates under proportional representation based election, by one day (February 24), by the Election Commission (EC) at the request of the government.
BOYCOTTED: The submission of list of candidates for Constituent Assembly (CA) election, by major parties of Terai.
LEFT: Liqun Jin, vice president of Asian Development Bank (ADB), after completing a brief visit to Nepal, to take part in Nepal Donors Consultative Meeting.
FILED: The closed-list of candidates for proportional representation based election at the CA, by 37 political parties, at the EC.
PASSED AWAY: Narayan Singh Pun, former minister and leader of Nepal Samata Party, while undergoing treatment in a hospital in New Delhi, India. He had recently undergone kidney transplant surgery but suffered from infection subsequently. He was 59 years old.
Bruce F. Henderson, former chief executive of Rastriya Banijya Bank (RBB), in the United States, where he was receiving treatment for cardiac ailments. He was 76 years old.
