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Vol. 20 :: No. 62
THE NATIONAL NEWSMAGAZINE
Sep 21 - Sep 27 ,
2001.

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"Dialogue at jungles and resorts will not bear any fruit unless the country’s problems are resolved."

—Madhav Kumar Nepal, leader of the main opposition and general secretary of the Unified Marxist Leninist, referring to the government-Maoist talks at Godavari resort and Bardiya Wildlife Reserve, in Spacetime Daily.

"There is no alternative to dialogue before the Maoists."

—Ram Chandra Poudel, former deputy prime minister, saying the rebels are gradually becoming isolated politically, in Gorkhapatra.

"I am ready for anything, even resigning from parliament. Membership of parliament is a very small thing for me."

—Surendra Chaudhary, former minister and MP of the ruling Nepali Congress party, vociferously criticizing the new land reform bill, saying it is against the sentiments of the Terai people, in The Kathmandu Post.

"Import from the United States has decreased. The rate of decrease in the export of readymade garment has increased."

—Dr. Tilak Bahadur Rawal, governor of the Nepal Rastra Bank, hinting at serious effects on the Nepalese economy from terrorist attacks in the United States, in Himalaya Times.

"From a military viewpoint, the countrymade and three-nought-three guns are not weapons for fighting. They are just for creating disorder."

—Kedar Bahadur Singh, retired brigadier of Royal Nepalese Army, in Jana Aastha.

"My duty hour started from four in the afternoon. The incident occurred in the morning."

—Sailesh Shrestha, a Nepali national who used to work in the restaurant called "Windows on the World" located in the 107th floor of the World Trade Center, recounting his fortunate escape from the deadly terrorist attack, in Spacetime Daily.


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