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spotlogo2.jpg (6318 bytes) VOL. 23, NO. 09, AUG 22 -  AUG 28  2003 ( Bhadra 05, 2060 )

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"The government is going to become maximum flexible."

Dr. Prakash Chandra Lohani, coordinator of the government talks team and Finance Minister, talking to media.

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"The Maoist position of making the third talks as the final one is a dangerous sign."

Narayan Singh Pun, former minister and former government negotiator.

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"When the political parties do not have faith on the King how can the King alone continue to have faith on them."

Satchit SJB Rana, former chief of army staff, Royal Nepalese Army (RNA), in Deshantar.

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"The role of political parties is vital for peace process to succeed."

Shyam Sharan, Indian ambassador to Nepal, in Rajdhani

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"Corrupt justice support corrupt legal practitioners." 

Kedarnath Upadhyaya, Chief Justice and chairman of Judicial Council, speaking at a public program, in Spacetime.

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"Bagmati is no more a river. It is a drain."

Dr. Roshan Raj Shrestha, president of Environment and Public Health Organization (ENPHO), in Kantipur.

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"We must be ashamed of not being able to protect our civilization. (of Bagmati)"

Hutaram Baidya, a senior conservationist, in Kantipur

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"Nepalese society still views artistes as stage clowns."

Mualidhar, a well-known singer, in Himalaya Times.

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