“P eace at any cost is not the solution.”
King Gyanendra , talking to the representative of a British Television station Sky News, during his visit to Hetauda.
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“M aoists as such are not problems. But, the weapons in their possession and the terror they are creating with the aid of the weapons are the problems.”
Dan Bahadur Shahi , Home Minister, talking to reporters.
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“L et the King visit (districts). It should not become a subject of your headache. Its fine if you have reconciliation. Tomorrow, you might say do not go to bathroom and the next day you might say do not eat. These things should not be made the basis (of debate).”
Surya Bahadur Thapa , chairman of the Rastriya Janashakti Party (RJP), saying that the political parties should not be bothered with the royal visits to the districts, in Bimarsha.
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“T he government has not responded to the Maoist ceasefire for so long. I think there is some conspiracy against it.”
Ram Chandra Poudel , central committee member of Nepali Congress (NC), speaking at a face to face program at the Reporter’s Club.
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"T here can be dialogue with the King if he agrees with the agenda of the seven parties."
Chandra Prakash Mainali , president of the United Leftists Front, in Jana Bhawana.
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"W e do not have helicopters, so we cannot go (to the villages)."
Keshab Badal , standing committee member of the Unified Marxist –Leninist(UML), in Jana Astha
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“T he King’s goal will not be fulfilled with the present constitution.”
Dr. Tulsi Giri , vice chairman of the Council of Ministers, addressing the meeting of presidents and vice presidents of district development committees of the eastern development region, in Kantipur.
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“T here is no basis to trust the ceasefire of Maoists immediately. On one side they are talking about the ceasefire and on the other they are breaching it themselves.”
Brigadier General Deepak Gurung, spokesperson of the Royal Nepalese Army, addressing a press meet, in Rajdhani
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“I refused the post of general secretary with the view that some one who has been in the position for ten years should give opportunity for others, too. Position is not important for me. I will cooperate with the president even if I am not in any post.”
Shushil Koirala , leader of Nepali Congress, commenting on his resignation from the post of general secretary immediately after the appointment .
LEFT: Shyam Bhakta Thapa , Inspector General of Police (IGP), for Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany, to participate in the 74thGeneral Convention of the Interpol, to be held from September 19 –22.
Madhukar Shumsher JB Rana , Finance Minister, for Washington D. C., USA, to participate in the joint annual meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to be held from September 23 – 25.
SUBMITTED : Instruments of Accession to the Kyoto protocol, by the Nepal government, to the secretariat of United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC).
ELECTED: Saroj Kumar Devkota , as the president of Nepal Engineers Association, by the 26th Executive Council of the association.
Dhruba Narayan Shrestha , as the president, Ram Kaji Kone, as the first vice president, Arjun Sharma, as the second vice president, Pabitra Kumar Karki, as the general secretary, Madhusudan Acharya, as the treasurer, Dal Bahadur Limbu, as the secretary, and Sangeeta Bade Jirel, Santosh Gautam, Sarbottam Lal Shrestha, Hari Gopal Pradhan and Rasendra Shrestha, as members of Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA), by the 41 st AGM of the association.
DECLARED : Litterateur Yuba Raj Nayaghare, as the winner of 'Bhupal Man Singh Karki Youth Literary Award-2061', and Journalists Bandana Rana and Rishi Dhamala, and photographer Mangal Mohan Shrestha, as the winners of the 'Bhupal Man Singh Karki Youth Award – 2061', by Bhupal Man Sing Karki Foundation.
HONORED : Singers Prem Dhoj Pradhan, Resham Thapa, Beema Kumari Dura, Ani Chhoying Dolma, Sudip Giri, and Yogita Moktan, by Metro F.M.
