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"When Dr. Mahat came to my office after other ministers had already taken their oaths, he went to the toilet thrice. Then, I knew for sure he was really not feeling well."

Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, revealing that Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat, whom he appointed as the finance minister, could not attend the oath-taking ceremony because of ill health, talking to reporters, in Kantipur.

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"At that time my name in the party was Ranjan. It became Ramesh during the marriage. Even Gayatri (Nepalís wife) was not told about my real name and address."

Madhav Kumar Nepal, general secretary and the leader of the main opposition, reminiscing his life during Panchayat days, in Chhalfal.

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"The rights activists should create a situation that would compel the government and the Maoist to come for the dialogue."

Sher Bahadur Deuba, former prime minister, in Space Time daily.

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"Going by the experiences we gained in 1992 and 1995, our actions this time will be more responsible and mature."

Bharat Mohan Adhikary, chief whip of Unified Marxist Leninist, when asked if the opposition party was planning to be as aggressive as in 1992, in Budhabar.

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"We didnít join the government on moral grounds."

Chiranjibi Wagle, former minister and Congress dissident leader, in Nepalipatra.

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"Nepalese people gave the mandate to Nepali Congress to rule the country for five years. Such a majority government can not be easily dislodged by using force in the parliament and street."

Gajendra Narayan Singh, president of Nepal Sadbhavana Party, in Bimarsha.

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"The government seems bent on more bloodshed than holding a dialogue with the Maoists."

Jhal Nath Khanal, central leader of Unified Marxist Leninist, in Janadesh.

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"The last ten years has been the decade of formal democracy. There is a certain format but it is followed without the spirit."

Jeevan Lal Satyal, former general secretary at the Parliament Secretariat, in Deshanter.

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"I am a lady. How can I propose at first?"

Sarishma Amatya, pop singer, who recently married her boyfriend and reputed pop singer Sanjeev Pradhan, on who proposed first, in Ghatana Ra Bichar.

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