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"Let the peace talks be successful. You also come to the elections. We will be happy."

Madhav Kumar Nepal, leader of the main opposition and general secretary of Unified Marxist-Leninist, countering allegations by the Maoists that the UML was trying to spoil the dialogue, in Gorkhapatra.

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"It is the prerogative of the prime minister to reshuffle his cabinet. I am not going to put any demands before him."

Sushil Koirala, general secretary of Nepali Congress, expressing his full support to the Deuba government, in Bimarsha.

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"The Marxist-Leninist party has to agree to the decisions of the sixth convention."

Bharat Mohan Adhikary, former minister and senior leader of UML, on the proposed UML-ML unification, in Drishti.

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“Unless we take policy initiatives to empower the parliament to make laws on succession to throne, it would not be possible to defeat the Maoists' slogans for republic.”

Narahari Acharya, central member of Nepali Congress, in Spacetime Daily.

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“The aim of the dialogue is to end the terror not end the talks.”

Ram Chandra Poudel, former deputy Prime minister and senior Congress leader, alleging the political leaders of focussing merely on quick wrap-up of the ongoing dialogue between the government and the Maoists, while speaking in the parliament, in Himalaya Times.

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"The UML has to correct the decisions of its sixth convention."

Siddhi Lal Singh, former minister and senior leader of ML, laying out conditions for the proposed UML-ML unification, in Drishti.

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"I want to migrate to the land of opportunities and this DV-2003 program has raised hopes."

Ravi Rasaili, agriculture engineer, who wants to go the United States to enhance his career, in The Kathmandu Post.

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"I sometimes think the progress of the Nepalese film industry has been unnecessarily rapid."

Ugyen Chhopel, Sikkim-based director of Nepali films, reflecting on the improvements in Nepalese film industry, in Gorkhapatra.

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