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“A s the King does not want to find a solution to the Maoist problem, Maoists should accept our proposal for a peaceful dialogue.”
Girija Prasad Koirala , president of Nepali Congress (NC) and former prime minister, speaking to media persons in his hometown, Biratnagar.
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“T o be blacklisted as a defaulter of the bank is news, but not something that should have been a front page news. It could have been at the most the news of economy page.”
Dr. Tulsi Giri , Vice Chairman of the Council of Ministers, in Kantipur
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“T he King has to immediately give up his chairmanship (of the Council of Ministers). There must be a parliament in place for good governance in the country.”
Shambhu Thapa , president of the Nepal bar Association (NBA), speaking at a face-to-face program at the Reporters’ Club.
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“W e cannot just respond to their public call. They must follow that up with formal letters.”
Pradeep Nepal , spokesperson of the Unified Marxist Leninist (UML), responding to the call made by Maoist chairman Prachanda asking the parties to form dialogue teams.
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“W hether one is in street agitation or in the cabinet, one must be guided by the feeling of nationalism.”
Manisha Koirala , popular Nepali actor of Bollywood industry, when asked how she feels about her father becoming a minister and her grand-uncle leading the street agitation, in Kantipur Television .
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“I am emotionally attached with Nepal .”
Dev Anand , the legend of Bollywood, Indian film industry, who had made a few films in Nepal, which went on to become super hits in India, talking to media persons .
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“T he film festival could not become a time for merriment to me.”
Ram Krishna Dhakal , a popular singer, complaining the absence of awards for music and songs at the National Film Festival, in Kantipur .
EXPANDED : The Council of Ministers, with Badri Prasad Mandal, president of Nepal Sadbhavana Party, as Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives; Salim Miyan Ansari, a former communist leader, as Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation; Prakash Koirala, formerly a central committee member of Nepali Congress party, as Minister for Environment, Science and Technology; and Niranjan Thapa, a former Panchayati minister, as Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Dr. Roop Jyoti, as the assistant Minister for Finance; Yangkila Sherpa, as the assistant Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation; Binod Kumar Shah, as the assistant Minister for Water Resources; Chhaka Bahadur Lama, as the assistant Minister for Local Development; Golchhe Sarki, as the assistant Minister for Labor and Transport Management; Jagat Gauchan, as the Minister for Works and Physical Planning; Niksha SJB Rana, as the assistant Minister for Ministry of Health and Population; and Senate Shrestha, as the assistant Minister for Education and Sports, by the King, in accordance with the Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal 1990 article 127.
ELECTED: Chandi Raj Dhakal , leading readymade garment entrepreneur, as the president of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI), unanimously, by its general convention. Diwakar Golchha, Kush Kumar Joshi, Ajad Shrestha and Suraj Vaidya, have been elected as vice presidents.
Prof. Bishwa Keshar Maskay , as the president of the Rotary Club of Rajdhani, by the third installation meeting of the Club.
RETURNED : Surya Bahadur Thapa, former Prime Minister and chairman of the Rastriya Janashakti Party (RJP), after completing a 10-day visit to India .
Gopal Man Shrestha , former acting president of Nepali Congress (Democratic), from two-week-long visit to India .
LEFT: Pashupati SJB Rana , president of Rastriya Prajantra Party (RPP), for New Delhi and London .
AWARDED : Bio-gas Sector Partnership (BSP) Nepal , with the 2005 Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy, for Health and Welfare, for demonstrating how domestic biogas for cooking and sanitation can be implemented on a massive scale, the Royal Geographical Socitey.
Dr Taranath Sharma , Hari Prasad Rimal, ProfDr Rajaram Subedi and Rajesh Aale, with the National Talent Award 2004 in literature, drama and music, culture and fine-arts respectively, by the government.
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