“H ow can one say interference in the internal affairs of Nepal when we are stressing that the Nepalese people themselves should decide the future of their country.”
Sita Ram Yochuri , polit buro member of Indian Communist Party (Marxist), in Bimarsha
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“T hose who frame the Constitution of Kingdom of Nepal are opposing it. It is wrong.”
Tanka Dhakal, minister for information and communications, talking to journalists at an interaction program in Kathmandu , in Rajdhani.
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“I t is wrong for agitating political parties to attack constitution.”
Surya Bahadur Thapa , former prime minister and president of Rastriya Janashakti Party, addressing the regional party workers meeting in Birgunj .
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“G overnment media distorted my opinion intending to crack unity in seven party alliance.”
Narayan Man Bijukchhe , president of Nepal Workers and Peasants Party, talking to journalists at his residence, in Kantipur
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“T he country, which is supporting the United Nations for World Peace, is capable of contemplating its problems itself.”
Ramesh Nath Pandey , foreign minister, talking to journalists at the Tribhuwan International Airport, upon his return after participating in the UN general convention .
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“E nough is enough. The country cannot afford further violence and disturbance. ”
Ram Hari Joshi, former minister and Nepali Congress leader, in Janbhavana.
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“O ur agitation is not limited to the party. Even if political parties disown it, people will carry out.”
Krishna Sitaula , Central Committee member of Nepali Congress.
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“H e (Dr. Tulsi Giri) is like a tape recorder and preaches whatever the King says. So, I am not afraid of such remarks.”
Girija Prasad Koirala , president of Nepali Congress and former prime minister, talking to journalists in Biratnagar, in The Kathmandu Post.
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“T here is possibility for reconciliation between the King and political parties in certain issues.”
Dr.Tulsi Giri , first vice chairman of the Ministerial Council, in Kantiur Television.
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APPOINTED: Ratna Raj Pandey , joint secretary of the Ministry of Information and Communications, as the Chairman of Nepal Television, by the government.
LEFT: Sanjaya Dhakal , Senior Reporter of SPOTLIGHT Magazine, for Honolulu , Hawaii , to attend the Fall 2005 Jefferson Fellowship program. Dhakal is one of the 10 journalists selected from the US and Asia-Pacific for this season’s Jefferson Fellowship by the Hawaii-based East West Center
Radha Krishna Mainali, for New York , USA , to participate in the meeting of UNESCO.
Khadga Bahadur G. C., minister for local development, for Dhaka, Bangladesh, to participate in the 15 th meeting of the CERDAP governing council and 25 th meeting of the executive committee.
Binod Kumar Shah, assistant minister for water resources, for Islamabad , Pakistan , to participate in the first meeting of the energy ministers of SAARC.
ESTABLISHED: Gautam Buddha International Peace Award, to honor an organization or an individual with special contribution for peace, with a purse of US dollars 1,00,000, to be awarded once in every five years, by the Nepalese government.
AWARDED: Chandni Joshi, the regional director of the UNIFEM, with Hem Bahadur Malla Samman Puraskar of this year, Nepal Public Administration Association.
Rishi Dhamala, with Bhupal Man Singh Karki Youth Award, by the Bhupal Man Singh Karki Foundation. Dhamala has announced to donate the award money to conflict affected journalists.
DECLARED: Dr. Suresh Raj Sharma , as the winner of ‘Dr. Bal Ram Joshi Gyan-Bigyan Rastriya Puraskar’ of this year, for his contribution to the promotion and protection of science education and other scientific areas, by a meeting of the Dr. Bal Ram Joshi Gyan-Bigyan Rastriya Puraskar foundation.
Professor George John , as the winner of the ‘Dr. Bal Ram Joshi Suyogya Shikshyak Puraskar’ of this year, by Dr. Bal Ram Joshi Foundation.
PROMULGATED : ‘Ordinance to Amend Some Nepal Acts Related to Revenue – 2005’, by the King, in accordance with the constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal, 1990, and upon the advice and consent of the council of ministers.
