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31/12/2014: 2014:
Constitution hope ends in despair (kp), Suggest
ways or follow rule: Nembang to parties (kp), Nembang
leaves parties with three options, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Let
CA decide (ht), 'Another
conflict crime against country' (ht), Parties
remain poles apart: Shekhar Koirala (ht), CPN-Maoist
announces protests: Struggle planned in consultation with UCPN-M, says
Gajurel (ht), CPN-Maoist:
Protest in consultation with UCPN (Maoist) (rep), CPN-Maoist
demands national unity government (kp), CPN-UML
chair's activities provocative: Dahal to Nepal (ht), Mahato
slams ruling parties (ht), Hit
or miss? With the same old style of leadership and dysfunctional
governance, leaders' speeches of delivering the new constitution on the
promised date sound doubtful, by Shambhu Ram Simkhada (rep)
30/12/2014: Nembang
urged to initiate vote (kp), CA
to proceed as per its rules: Nembang; Vote on disputed issues unlikely
for months, says Constituent Assembly chair, by Tika R. Pradhan
(ht), Top
four leaders engage in tough negotiations Fail to break ice, decide to
buy time to consider the alternatives suggested by the task force
(ht), No
statute on Jan 22, brace up for stir: Dahal tells cadres (kp), UCPN
(Maoist) instructs leaders to go to districts for protest (rep), Six
on roster to head transitional justice bodies (kp), CK
Raut held in Jaleshwor again (kp), So
close yet so far: Nepal's political parties still need to strike a
balance between their ideological and strategic priorities to
promulgate a constitution, by Jay Nishaant (kp), The Constitution: Blame
Game Never Ends, by Prem Khatry (rn)
members' nay to delayed statute (kp), Taskforce
leaves disputes for top leaders to settle, Govt
plans security: Home Ministry assesses security scenarios whether or
not there is new constitution on January 22 (kp), Leaders
to decide disputed issues (ht), UML
chief rules out 'absolute consensus' (kp), Slim
chances of consensus: UML, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Students
seek public pressure for constitution (ht), CK
Raut held, released (kp), War
victim's journey: From an influential person to a beggar, by Bhim
Bahadur Singh (kp), Transitional
justice panels yet to be filled (kp), Nepali
Congress and CPN-UML are insisting on 'and' provision, interview
with Laxman Lal Karna (kp) [Citizenship is
obviously another issue where the conservative parties of NC and UML
show their true face!!], An
alternative model: Ruling coalition's seven-province model, in any
form, is not decentralisation as alleged by the opposition, by K.L.
Devkota (kp)
28/12/2014: January
22 'too close' even for statute draft: Leaders say draft possible only
with a deal in two days (kp), Taskforce
working on alternatives: To send disputed issues of the constitution to
top leaders (ht) [i.e. to the most
incompetent persons of solving constitutional hurdles!!], Dahal
bats for inclusiveness (kp), Baidya
Maoists announce stir (kp), Thapa-led
chariot rally untimely: Lawoti (kp), Not
again: We should not let CA members extend the deadline for
promulgating the constitution at any cost, by Rajendra Senchurey, Telling
her story: Nepali history must acknowledge women's contributions to the
country's seminal political changes, by Darshan Karki (kp), Sleep
to dream: The year 2014 remained nondescript with a sense of neither
going nor reaching anywhere, by Abhi Subedi (kp), CA Members Just Twiddling
Their Thumbs!, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn)
27/12/2014: 'Problem
is power, not consensus': Nembang hits out at parties, saying
vacillation deliberate (ht) [!!!!!!!],
statute on time, Civil society urges leaders (kp), Civil
society members urge leaders to deliver statute on time (ht), Seek
common ground for constitution: Wang (kp), Wang
hopes early consensus through dialogue (ht) [China
must understand that the so-called Nepali political leaders are only
interested in power and the preservation of their privileges!!!],
less the number of pradeshes, the better: Koirala (ht), Five
Maoist parties hit out at each other (ht), Peace
process, parliamentary politics failed to address people's aspiration:
Chand (rep), Revolt
under threat: Chand (kp), Commander
Asmita's many battles: Leela Sharma, an ex-Maoist guerilla, fought for
justice in the People's War; But even after the war, she has had to
continue her battles—both on the personal front, and on behalf of other
women fighters, by Deepak Adhikari (kp), Prince
of darkness: Kamal Thapa should have posted a Christmas greeting video
on YouTube instead of wasting millions of rupees with his 'Chariot'
natak, by Guffadi (kp), RPP-Nepal's
Rath Yatra reaches Hetauda (ht), Old
state: Women and citizenship (rep)
26/12/2014: New
taskforce to seek consensus: Cross-party body to present a proposal in
2 days; Parties 'agree' to adopt improved parliamentary system
(kp), Task
force formed to forge consensus, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Task
force formed to settle disputed issues, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep), Myriad
problems if no consensus: Nembang (kp), Maoists
hint at 6 states, with strings attached (kp), Maoists
now float six-province model, by Ashok Dahal (rep), Constitution
on Jan 22 is impossible : Bhim Rawal (kp), CPN
Maoist mass assembly today (kp), Mixed
signals: We
have to make a constitution that is right for us, not one that fits the
rightist agenda of a governing party in the neighbourhood (nt), More
of the same: We Nepalis desperately need some positive experiences to
believe in ourselves and in our future, by Jagannath Lamichhane
(kp), Nepal's
backwardness: People's apathy is to blame, by Mukul Sharma (ht), Forgotten
fighters: Two women guerrillas who survived the war, struggle to
survive the peace, by Deepak Adhikari (nt), Playing
the shame game: The
same handful of 'leaders' are jockeying in the back rooms for
political, and personal, gain at the expense of nearly 30 million people,
by Marty Logan (nt)
25/12/2014: History
repeats: Wider range of parliamentarians, public must be included in
constitution drafting (kp), Forget
federalism: Addressing the concerns of marginalized and ethnic
communities has nothing to do with such and such number and names of
federal states, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep) [Federalism
is a precondition for better inclusion of ethnic and regional groups,
Mr Paudyal! Ethnic organisations had already demanded it in the
mid-1990s, long before the Maoists!!!], Widening Discord May
Stymie Constitution Promulgation, by Uttam Maharjan (rn), Leaders
urged to overlook their personal interest in CA (ht), Dahal
threatens protest if statute is brought through majority (rep), Constitution,
not govt, is oppn priority: Dahal (kp), NC,
UML ask Maoists to register differing views (kp), Changes
in statute possible later: NC, UML tell Maoists (rep) [But your non-inclusive proposal is fundamentally
wrong!! It may lead to greater social unrest!!], Leaders
promise to remove trust deficit: The four major forces need to clear
the situation by stopping the tendency of exchanging barbs (ht), Parties
need to make effort to forge consensus (ht), SSP
withdraws support to govt (kp), FSP
withdraws support to govt (ht), UDMF
to take inlike-minded parties (ht), RPP-N
chariot rally begins (kp) [Targeting
national harmony within the multiethnic, multireligious and
multilingual state of Nepal!!], Thapa
warns of jihad (ht) [?????], Complexity
of faith: Religion is a complex dynamic force of human civilisation
with potential for both good and evil, by Pramod Mishra (kp), March
for citizenship through mother, by Weena Pun (kp), Youth
activists for citizenship also through mother's name (rep)
24/12/2014: Secularism
and the state: Secularism provides legal, psychological protection to
religious minorities against majoritarian hegemony, by Dipendra Jha
(kp), EC
for 3 pc threshold, MMPR system (ht), MPs
turn up heat on senior leaders (kp), Leaders
urge statute draft by January 22: Launching a movement now will divert
focus from the real task,say members of ruling parties (ht), Sit-in
to press for timely statute (kp), Slumber
rally in city to wake lawmakers up (ht), Drive
for identity-based federalism (kp), We
won't compromise on deadline for consensus: Oli (kp), RPP-N
chief rules out timely constitution (ht), Nembang,
lawmakers urge Dahal not to launch protest, by Ashok Dahal (rep), Not
the time for stir, Shrestha tells Dahal (kp), Call
it off: Opposition protest plans (rep), The
billion-rupee gap: Inability to spend money earmarked for
infrastructure is a loss for the country (kp), The
divine comedy: For the British envoy to suggest the right to conversion
be guaranteed in constitution can only mean one thing: he wants
coercive conversion legalized, by Biswas Baral (rep) [??? What nonsense by a person I thought to be
intellectual!!], Political
corruption in Nepal: Strong action is necessary, by Pranav
Bhattarai (ht)
23/12/2014: Parties'
row stops House business (kp), Leaders
urged not to hold CA hostage to indecision (ht), 'CA
can't be held hostage to past accords' (rep) [??], Major
parties differ over wait for consensus (rep), To
NC, UML, oppn wields protest plan (kp), 'Oppn
alliance a ploy to disrupt statute writing' (kp) [Proposal
of the male Bahun elites another ploy to disrupt legitimate demands and
interests of the traditionally exluded majority of society!!], Koirala:
Agitation will complicate matters (kp), Man
of the hour: Sushil Koirala needs to emerge out of KP Oli's shadow and
take the lead on negotiations with the opposition on the constitution,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), FNCCI
puts pressure on major parties (ht), Hurry Makes Bad Curry,
by Shyam K.C. (rn), ICC
staff protest affects House meet for 2 hrs (kp), Low
capital expenditure: House panels grill PM, ministers in one voice
(kp), Govt
told to accomplish development projects' bids (ht), NHRC
urges govt to perform Nanda Prasad's final rites (ht), NHRC
asks govt to plan funeral (kp), Citizenship
issue: Wordings add to woes of children of single mothers, by Weena
Pun (kp), Name
of the mother: A broadbased coalition could help in the fight against
discriminatory citizenship provisions (kp), If
Madhesis ruled: 'But son, army isn't for you; You must be Madheshi to
qualify for army job, unless you want to work as a barber or a cook',
by Sukhdev Shah (rep)
stitch in time: A major backlash is possible if a broadbased, inclusive
constitution is not drafted soon (kp), CA
hears party stances echoed yet again (ht), If
there's a push for conservative constitution, there'll be strong
resistance, interview with Baburam Bhattarai (kp), Interparty
relations sour badly (rep), Dahal-led
front set to hit streets: 19 parties decided on Sunday to launch street
agitation in order to press the ruling coalition for a compromise
(kp), 19
parties decide to launch agitation, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Oppn
parties plan street protests (rep), Dahal
lashes out at UML chief Oli (kp), Dahal
lashes out at PM Koirala, Oli (ht), National
integrity holds key to federalism: Khanal (kp) [National
integrity means that the male Bahuns have to step down from their
all-pervasive power control and privileges, once and for all!!],
Constitution only through
consensus, says Nembang (kp), Consensus
must for constitution by deadline: Nembang (ht), Statute
by two-thirds majority, Mahat claims (kp) [There
will be no two-thirds majority for the proposal of the ruling parties
in CA, Mr Mahat! Besides, you should be aware that the two ruling
parties have been electedby less than 50 percent of the voters, i.e.
the majority of the people have different ideas!!! ], 33-party
alliance falls apart (kp), Are We Heading For
Confrontation?, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), The
shivering subalterns: There seems to be some hesitation among a section
of Muslims and Tharus in making common cause with mainstream Maoists
and resolute Madheshis, by C.K. Lal (rep), Federalism
on ethnic basis is a reversal of republicanism, interview with
Hussaini Abdu (rep)
21/12/2014: Content
important not deadline: BRB (ht) [!!!],
talks fall through: Maoist leaders walk out of PM-chaired meeting
(kp) [The
demand that the opposition has to accept the ruling parties' proposal
without changes has nothing to do with consensus offer!!], UCPN-Maoist
walks out (ht), NC,
UML, Madhesi parties to intensify talks (ht), CA
vote not an easy option (kp), PAPAD
submits memo to President Yadav (ht), RPP-N
chief Thapa demands referendum for Hindu state (kp) [Such
demand is anti-national and anti-constitutional! The question remains:
Why does the state not treat him in the same way as CK Raut or better
vice versa??], RPP-N's
10-day Rath Yatra: To cover 30 districts calling for Hindu state
(ht), 13
citizenships in mum's name in Banke last FY: No person in the district
has been able to obtain citizenships through their mother's name in the
running fiscal year (kp), Elites
without etiquette: Nepal's elites need to teach their children the
value of time, significance of discipline, and importance of environment,
by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp)
UML for 'decisive talks' with opposition (kp), NC,
UML to opt for voting if no consensus (rep), Toe
'progressive' line: BRB to ruling parties, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp), Oppn
front warns of protest: Protests if NC, UML are inflexible: FDRA
(kp), FRA
gearing up to launch agitation: NC says resolution should besought on
negotiating table, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Janajati
alliance stages protest for identity-based federalism (kp), No
alternative to agitation, say Madhesi forces (kp), Nembang
urged to take initiative for consensus (ht), 'Govt
change after Jan 22' (kp) [UML is already
part of the current weak government! Power and privileges, that's
all politicians are interested in!!], Cong
should step down after Jan 22, says Khanal (kp), War-era
cases: Clarify crime, punishment: NBA (kp), UN
asks govt to ensure rights (kp), Citizens
sans a state, by Weena Pun (kp), Transitional
justice: Rights groups ask PM for transparency in appts (kp), Rights
groups call on Nepal tomake TRC, CID independent (ht)
continues debate on its next step (ht), "The
clock is ticking", interview with CA Chair Subhas Nembang (nt), One
month to go: Politicians
agree to agree, sending a sense of cautious optimism about the
constitution, but they need to settle their power struggle first
(nt), Contentious
consensus: There is much more to the constitution debate than the
constitution, by Anurag Acharya (nt), Directly-elected
Prez call renewed (kp), NEFIN
to member bodies: Don't join Tuladhar-led move (kp) [Janajati (and Madheshi) will never get their just
demands fulfilled as long as they are unable to cooperate!!], Forge
consensus or be ready for vote, says PM (ht) [A two-thirds majority for the non-inclusive
proposal of the ruling parties can hardly be imagined!], NC,
UML for giving top leaders 5 days to settle disputes (rep), MJF-Nepal
pledges single Madhes (ht), Model
of judiciary: A Thorny Issue on Constitution Drafting, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep), Citizenship
from mother: DPM Gautam wavering on his promise, by Weena Pun (kp) [Citizenship from mother is a fundamental right and
does not depend on the favour of any minister!!], Not
over yet: Government must implement its plan to rehabilitate children
affected by conflict (kp), A
great coming storm: Complex social conflicts loom, unless Nepal creates
jobs for returning migrants from India and overseas, by Kanak Mani
Dixit (kp), A
failed mission: Unless a single entity is given the mandate to act
freely and take action against people at the top, controlling
corruption will remain impossible, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Only
half free: Freedom of expression can't be selective, it includes the
freedom to speak about changing one's religion, by Damakant Jayshi
18/12/2014: Leaders
claim progress on judiciary, electoral system: Differences persist on
federalism, forms of government, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Pranab
Kharel (kp), CA
members voice their party stances: Discussions show that deadlock
nowhere near resolution (ht), UML
reiterates two-third majority if no consensus (rep), Oppn
warns against bringing statute through majority (rep), UML:
Extremist forces threat to statute writing (kp), Demand
to reinstate Prithvi Jayanti (kp), A
matter of choice: British envoy may have overreached, but Hindu right
is perhaps missing the point (kp), Politicians
'try to influence CIAA': Oli, Deuba 'ask investigators to release those
arrested' (kp) [The close connection
between high level politicians and crime is all-pervasive!!], Dalit
panel without members for a year (kp), Truth
and consequences: For true reconciliation, human rights violations
during the conflict must be confronted head on, by Ram Kumar
Bhandari and Erik B. Wilson (kp), Kin
of conflict victim deprived of relief (ht), Transcending Leadership
Vital To Democratic Constitution Writing, by Mukti Rijal (rn)
17/12/2014: MPs
divided over statute procedure: Ruling parties question PDCC's
relevance; Propose settling disputed issues at the Constituent Assembly
(kp) [Only the CA has to decide on the new
constitution, not the parties and their male Bahuin leaders!!], CA
prolongs meeting to await consensus among parties (ht), CA
chair urged to remove deadlock (rep), FSPN
warns ruling parties (ht), Chands's
party working on 'revolutionary doctrine' (kp), Dahal's
stratagem: Dahal is championing 10 ethnic states, most of them ethnic,
not as a principled issue, but as bargaining chip to realize personal
ambition, by Neelam Adhikari (rep)
16/12/2014: Flexibility
a far cry as CA deliberations begin (kp), PDCC
must settle disputes: Maoists (kp), UCPN-M
for returning disputes to CPDCC (ht), Ruling,
oppn leaders sharply divided on returning to CPDCC (rep), Diplomat
summoned over envoy's conversion note, by Anil Giri (kp), Govt
summons UK official over 'rights to change religion', by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep), Breach
of protocol: Andy Sparkes plea for right to conversion is condemnable;
it goes against basic diplomatic norms and values, by Bimal Gautam
(rep) [The freedom to choose one's own
religion is a fundamental right of every human being that is so far not
respected in Nepal!!!], 'Low
women representation in political parties', by Thakur Singh Tharu
(kp), Unproductive
peace: Eight years since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace
Agreement in 2006, political leaders have little to show, by
Subindra Bogati (kp), 21st
century constitution: Whatever happens on January 22, 2015, it is
certain that it will end up drafting a constitution that could just as
well have been crafted on January 22, 1815, by Bishal Thapa (rep)
gets NC nod to forge consensus with oppn parties': Flexibility on
disputed issues but only around joint proposal' (kp), NC
for consensus from margins of joint proposal: Congress to make all out
effort to draft new constitution by the January 22 deadline (ht), Chances
of statute through consensus high: Dahal, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp), EC
plans to be independent poll governing body, by Bhadra Sharma (kp),
to ask for UK envoy's take: Sparkes, in a newspaper opinion piece, had
called on lawmakers to protect right to change religion in new
constitution (kp) [The British
ambassador's statement was necessary and reasonable! Only communal
forces see this different! The fundamental right of every citizen to
choose her/his religion must be guaranteed by the constitution!],
advocacy of conversion sparks row (ht), UK
envoy under flak for advocacy of conversion: Govt prepares to seek
clarification, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep), RPP-N:
Honour Prithvi Narayan Shah (kp) [Those
conquered, subjected and excluded inferior citizens by the Shah state
are also integral parts of the nation! How can they celebrate this day??],
Prithvi memorial daya holiday, says RPP-Nepal (ht), Return
to the fold: Baidya's reentry must not deviate the Maoist party from
peace, constitution (kp), Longer
the transition, the less attention govt pays to human rights,
interview with Anup Raj Sharma (kp), Issue Of Disappearances,
Politics Ignoring Justice, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn)
14/12/2014: Chances
of new statute by Jan 22 slim: Bhattarai (kp), Major
parties getting serious: Bhattarai; Says it'll be an achievement if
first draft of constitution is ready by January 22 (ht), Consensus
possible, say parties (ht), MJF-Nepal
chairfinds fault withUDMF constituents (ht), HR
meet calls for youths' representation (kp), Researching
peace: Without explicit educational and empowerment functions, the
state-building process cannot succeed, by Yogendra P. Paneru (kp)
leadership asked to pull out all stops for statute, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), NC
leaders against sending disputed issues back to CPDCC, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep), Koirala
tasked with forging consensus (ht), Taskforce
of second rung leaders on anvil (kp) [Janajati,
Madheshi and women in general are minorities among second rung leaders
as well!!], Major
forces to disscus issues 'more systematically' (ht), Parties'
new option: Statute draft by Jan 22 (kp), Dahal-led
19-party alliance announced (kp), FDA
to press for inclusive statute (ht), ANNFSU
launches SMS campaign for constitution (ht), Call
for reopening debate on citizenship; Agreed provisions can render many
stateless: Experts (ht), Walking
the tightrope: We have to be honest, cultivate confidence and trust,
and tackle the issues without sticking adamantly to identity positions,
by Shyam Sharma (rep)
12/12/2014: CPN-Maoist
warns of 'people's constitution' (kp), Baidya's
CPN-Maoist unveils concept paper for new statute (rep), Shekhar
Koirala differs with NC mainstream (ht), Oli
unhappy with PM Koirala (rep), Miles
to go: Clear separation of powers would help the Commission for the
Investigation of Abuse of Authority tackle corruption, by Shyam
K.C. (kp), Instilling
Leadership Qualities, by Reagan Bhandari (rn), Decentralised
plunder: The rent from Nepal's rent-seeking state just went up
(nt), Dichotomy
in development: A successful politician in Nepal is almost necessarily
corrupt, by Bihari K. Shrestha (nt)
takes up disputed issues: PDCC Chair Bhattarai insists consensus still
possible (kp), Bhattarai
tables CPDCC report: Says mandate of people's movements takes
precedence over that of elections (ht), Choice
is between disastrous and unpalatable: Bhattarai (rep), Parties
in 'positive discussions' to settle contentious subjects (kp), Parties
to seek consensus through series of talks (rep), Ruling,
opposition parties trying to woo each other (ht), Fear Of Missing The
January 22 Deadline Looms Large, by Uttam Maharjan (rn), Weapons
of choice: What would be the long- and short-term consequences if the
two-thirds majority should get its way?, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Regressive
statute will be torn: CPN-M (ht), 'Nepal's
human rights condition deteriorates' (kp) [see report
of AHRC], Time
to deliver: NHRC should book politicians and senior government
officials who condoned torture and human rights violations, by
Bhagirath Basnet (rep), And
justice for all: Conflict wounds cannot be healed without recognising
victims' demands (kp), Youths
of Taplejung rue decade-long insurgency: Youngsters quit their studies
to work as porters (ht), TRC
secretary tasked to begin logistical, administrative works (kp)
10/12/2014: Conflict
victims seek end to politics over commissions, by Weena Pun (kp), War
victims welcome court's verdict on journo murder case, by Prakash
Adhikari (kp), Four
forces in bid to forge consensus: Second-rung leaders absent as top
guns meet (ht), UML
PP against re-sending issues to PDCC (kp), Oli
against giving consensus forging task to CPDCC again (ht), Ex-Nefin
members to join Janajati stir with Tuladhar (kp), Thapa
seeks revocation of CA (ht), Appointments
in TRC: Panel to give names for two commissions (ht), Rights
all year round: Promotion and protection of the rights of vulnerable
groups can strengthen national integrity, peace and democracy, by
Madhab Regmi (kp), Empowering
the other half: All out against VAW, by Gail Marzetti (ht), Latest Buzz: National
Government, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn)
09/12/2014: Talks
on statute contents, not process: Big 3 (kp), Parties
in 'final bid' to forge consensus: Big Three include Madhesi front in
talks on contentious matters for the first time, by Prakash Acharya
(ht), Updated
version of interim statute can be issued as new constitution: Oli
(rep) [???], Updating
interim statute anoption: Oli: Says disputed issues won't be returned
to CPDCC, by Tikas R. Pradhan (ht), 'Promulgate
statute evenby amending CA calendar' (ht), Two
roads diverge: By now, all parties know the limitations and possible
points of compromise on contentious issues of the new constitution,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), The
right move: To build a strong economic future for Nepal, we cannot
ignore the rights of half of the population, by Sujeev Shakya (kp),
your promises: Any attempt to pursue decentralisation instead of
federating the country would be manipulative politics, by Prakash
Bom (kp), National
conference of Dalit rights activists kicks off (ht), Madheshi
separatism: There is no evidence of mass discontent among Madheshi
people that they are being deprived of civil and citizenship rights
under the exclusionist rule, by Sukhdev Shah (rep)
08/12/2014: No
light at end of statute tunnel: Parties clueless what follows CA talk
on PDCC report (kp), Nembang
asks leaders to forge consensus in five days (ht), UCPN-M-led
new opposition front in offing (ht), Morcha
presses identity-based federalism (kp), UML
looks to consider every possible alternative (kp), CPN-M
memo to PM Koirala warning of another movement (ht), Restraint
in response: Longer the constitution drafting, more opportunity for
spoilers to create havoc (kp), Journo
murder: Dailekh court delivers verdict: Jail terms for 5 convicts; TRC
Act, Civil Code cited, by Prakash Adhikari (kp), Verdict
issued in Dekendra murder case (ht), Families
of conflict-missing hoping against hope, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep), Silence
of foxes: For the Pink Pretenders of supposedly Marxist-Leninist
variety, KP Oli, the presumptive power behind throne of Premier
Koirala, is the rock of stability, by C.K. Lal (rep), Groundless Optimism,
by Nandalal Tiwari (rn)
bid for nat'l consensus govt loses steam (kp), NEFIN
does volte-face on Tuladhar deal: Decisison as per the mandate given by
representatives at nat'l gathering in Butwal: Leaders (kp), Ex-NEFIN
chair Lekhi against joining ethnic movement (kp), Two-third
majority in CA won't workin constitution making: Dahal (ht), Search
for self: A Nepali identity is the whole—the sum total of the country's
more than a hundred ethnic identities, by Khagendra N. Shakya (kp) [Yes, reality is the opposite of the single ethnic
identity thinking of the so-called leaders!!]
report submitted to CA chair, by Prakash Acharya and Tika R.
Pradhan (ht), PDCC
report lands in CA: Constituent Assembly to meet on Tuesday: Bhattarai
hopeful of end to polarisation (kp), CPDCC
submits report to CA: Says it's 'neither vor voting nor for
deliberation' (rep), 'New
statute possible by April 15' (ht), Seven
Madhesi forces one on disputed issues (ht), Madhesi
leaders refuse to rise to govt, federal commission baits (ht), Madhesi
parties reject UML bid to decide fed set-up later (kp), 20
parties form task force (ht), Crime-politics
nexus promoting impunity: NHRC (kp)
05/12/2014: Constitution
writing to be fast-tracked: CA secretariat prepares to amend calendar
to meet Jan 22 deadline (kp), Oppn
worried what CA may do to CPDCC report (ht), Fight
over what happens after disputed issues are sent to CA persists, by
Thira L. Bhusal (rep), Tarai
parties may go for 'improved parliament' model (kp), Gachhadar
against statute sans federalism (ht), 'Flexible
on number of states' (kp), CPN-Maoist
leader warns of protest (ht) [Didn't you
say that you are against the promulgation of the constitution by CA??],
against unity govt idea (kp), Almost
there, but...: Predicament of Pushpa Kamal Dahal and fears of
'Madhesbadi' leaders stand between us and constitution, by Kanak
Mani Dixit (kp), 'C'
for constitution: Nepal may finally get its new constitution but it may
not be in January, by Anurag Acharya (nt), Dalit
women urge govt to ensure citizenship thru mother's name (rep), Making
peace with the past: For the women widowed by war, personal happiness
comes last, by Trishna Rana (nt), What
Constitution? From
promulgation of the new constitution by January 22, major political
parties have shifted their focus to forming a national consensus
government (sp), Human
rights and Good governance have many faces, by Kirsten Geelan (sp)
04/12/2014: Eyes
on the prize: Parties must focus more on constitution and less on
government formation (kp), People
launch sms campaign to press for timely statute, by Dil Bahadur
Chhatyal (rep), PDCC
to submit report 'today': 22-party alliance okays major parties'
decision; BRB asked to use his conscience (kp), CPDCC
chair to submit report: Bhattarai entrusted with preparing its contents
'using his wisdom', by Prakash Acharya (ht), RPP-N
to hold Rath Yatra for Hindu state (kp), Hindu
state? by Prakash A. Raj (rep) [Nepal
is the best example that the identification of state and religion does
not work, especially not in multi-religious and multi-ethnic states!
Besides, the state of Nepal in its current form only came into
existence through the military conquests of the Shah rulers between
1742 and 1791, as you know well, Mr Raj!], An
index for inclusion: Multidimensional Social Inclusion Index provides
an illuminating picture of inclusion's non-linear nature, by Deepak
Thapa (kp)
modest proposal: Any design for federalism must ensure rightful shares
for deprived groups in the power structure, by Amar Kant Jha (kp), Proposals
stranded at CPDCC (ht), Parties
not serious about consensus, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Leaders
need to do soul searching, by Prakash Rimal (ht), Big
3 parties say agreement around corner (kp), Political
polarisation to affect January 22 deadline: Bhattarai (ht), Oli
steps up unity govt talksHolds one-on-one meeting with UCPN (Maoist)
leader Bhattarai for three hours (kp), Citizenship
through single parent, says BRB (kp), UNHRC
prods Nepal for justice in 3 war-era cases, by Weena Pun (kp)
02/12/2014: CPDCC's
filibustering holding statute hostage: Crisis of confidence between
ruling and opposition parties has deadlocked constitution drafting,
by Prakash Acharya (ht), Madhes
parties turn down UML offer to join govt (kp), Chand
announces CPN Maoist, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), Conflict
victims demand equal state treatment: Victims claim that govt
officials, former rebels and security personnel injured during
insurgency have however received facilities (kp)
01/12/2014: As
meetings fail, parties to engage in informal talks (kp), Starting
again: Political leaders must still explore all avenues of negotiation
for consensus (kp), Nine-state
model with autonomous Madhes: MJF-N; MJF-N also proposes a provision of
changing the name and capital of state through two-thirds majority of a
provincial assembly (kp), Not
in our name: A Truth Commission cannot impose reconciliation upon
victims of conflict under any circumstance, by Suman Adhikari (kp),
consensus: There must be pressure from all sides to come up with a
constitution by the scheduled date, by consensus, and if not, by
two-third majority, by Bhagirath Basnet (rep)
30/11/2014: After
a lull, parties to renew consensus effort (kp), Parties
stress consensus, but continue to differ (kp), FRA
decides to wait and watchruling parties (ht), Dissolve
CA, govt, demands CPN-M (ht)
meet calledfor tomorrow: Ruling, opposition parties fine-tuning
strategies, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Oli
bats for commission to settle federalism dispute (kp) [Such
commission is of no meaning as along as the disadvantaged sections sof
society are adeaquately participated! These sections (Janajatis,
Madheshis, Dalits, Muslims and women in general) constitute 85 percent
of the population!!!], In
search of a common stance: 22-party alliance to take to streets after
finalising its agenda, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 29/11/2014)
No pressure from Modi on constitution (kp), Koirala
says no external pressure (ht 28/11/2014), Transgression
of authority: Nepal needs a strong and independent anti-corruption
agency outside the realm of the executive, by Narayan Manandhar
(kp), Half-widows
of war: Hand-in-hand, wives of those disappeared in the war help each
other cope with life, by Trishna Rana (nt)
26/11/2014: Modi
bats for consensus; Advice: Preliminary constitution draft in
agreement, amendments may be made later, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp) [The problem is that the proposal of NC
and UML is not inclusive and cannot be a basis for future amendments!!],
stresses on consensus for statute (ht), Modi
for constitution through consensus: UCPN (Maoists) feels encouraged
(rep), Ruling
parties to Modi: Consensus best but voting if inevitable (kp) [Consensus here means that the opposition has to
support the proposal of the government parties!]
slippery slope: Unless drastic amendments are made to the CA Rules of
Procedure, a new constitution by January 22 is no longer possible,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), On
the brink: Constitutional process (rep), 22
parties say they favour consensus: Claim ruling parties want a vote on
disputed issues (ht), NC,
UML blasted for 'pushing nation towards confrontation: 'Dahal says
statute cannot be drafted through majority in Constituent Assembly
(ht), Opposition
briefs int'l community on statute stance (kp), Chand
faction splits from CPN-Maoist: Plans to announce own party after
necessary homework, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), Six
Madhes-based parties join forces to revive SLMM (kp), Madhesi
parties revive UDMF: Say they will not be joining government till the
constitution is promulgated (ht), Internal
divide: Splits in the indigenous movement in Nepal could jeopardise the
achievements of Janajati politics, by Tashi Tewa Dolpo (kp)
24/11/2014: Dahal
reneges on deal after allies rebuke: Cannot convince oppn parties to
let ruling parties' proposal to CA (kp), Past
agreements principles of new statute: Dahal (ht), Political
deadlock that refuses to end, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Daughters
to get equal share of parental property, by Weena Pun (kp), Hybrid
delusions: Democracy is a fine mantra but what really matters to
international community is regime stability in chronically
conflict-afflicted countries, by C.K. Lal (rep)
23/11/2014: Parties
agree to send all PDCC issues to Constituent Assembly (kp), Leaders
agree to end deadlock (ht), Consultations
for breaking stalemate positive: Acharya (ht), If
no statute, we need adraft by Jan 22: Sharma (ht), Carter
Center calls for consensus among parties (kp), Referendum
on Hindu state: Rana (kp) [???], Looming
deadline: The only real option for political parties is a constitution
by January 22, by Siddhartha Thapa (kp), The
beautification charade: Unless the public demands development that is
more than cosmetic fixes, superficial work, like that for the Saarc
Summit, will continue, by Manish Gyawali (kp)
22/11/2014: Eager to step down, but after statute: PM (ht), Eight years of peace agreement: Leaders discuss way forward, gains so far (ht), 8 yrs after CPA, key tasks of peace process still pending: Dispute resolution body remains unable to meet (rep), Dahal urges prez to help end deadlock: Tells Head of State Congress-UML's joint proposal creating distrust among parties (ht), Welcome to Nepal: What stings is that as they talk about meaningful regional cooperation, these politicians have absolutely no vision of how to shape the Nepal they inherites from the 2006 revolution, by Biswas Baral (rep)
21/11/2014: Parties
adamant as deadlock continues (kp), Leaders
still clamor for consensus (rep), Joint
proposal on statute can be modified: UML (ht), Constituent
Assembly will deliver constitution sooner or later, says Dev, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht), Electoral
model becomes more vital, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep), The
foreign handlers: Federalism is just decentralised feudalism in which
warlords will rule states, by Bihari K. Shrestha (nt), Deadlines
To Miss (sp), Deconstructing
Hagiography: Rescuing History: In that Nietzscheian sense, politics is
about power which is best exercised invisibly, by Dipak Gyawali (sp)
20/11/2014: 20
CA parties reject NC, UML statute proposal (kp), 22-party
alliance to brief envoys on Sunday: Claims what NC, UML told them is
not true (ht), UCPN
(Maoist)-led camp says ruling parties vitiating consensus (rep), Oppn
calls off protest for SAARC Summit (kp), US,
British envoys call on Dahal (ht), 'UCPN-Maoist
on course to commit another blunder': Sitaula says the ruling coalition
will get stronger even if statute is not drafted on time, by
Prakash Acharya (ht) [A non-inclusive
constitution is far worse than a delayed but inclusive one, Mr Sitaula!!],
leaders abroad as political impasse deepens (rep), RPP-N
to seek full CA House meeting (ht), Judges
call for binning House hearing, by Pranab Kharel (kp), Appointment
of judges: Parliamentary hearing not needed: Judges (ht), Cabinet
can overrule CIAA order on hydros: Gyawali (kp) [An
anti-corruption commission that is subordinate to politicians, i.e. one
of the most corrupt sections of Nepali society, makes absolutely no
sense, Ms. Gyawali!!], Papers
please: Denial of citizenship to legitimate citizens is a travesty of
all achievements of all popular Nepali movements, by Deepak Thapa
(kp), Inter-party
Contretemps, by Uttam Maharjan (rn)
year after election, CA still lacks full shape, by Ashok Dahal
(rep), Janajatis
may work with 22-party alliance, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), 'Mass
movement essential for Indigenous People's rights' (ht), Parties
unwilling to change stance (kp), Bhattarai
says he will not act under pressure (ht), Bhattarai
raps PM for joining signature campaign, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep), Taking
regressive decisions will be suicidal: Dahal (rep), Call
of revolution: It is important to bring about national transformation
through small political processes, not big revolutions, by
Jagannath Adhikari (kp), Dawning
red: While Biplab has reached a point of no return with his "people's
revolt", politics in Kathmandu is slowly shifting in his favor, by
Mahabir Paudyal (rep), Federating
Nepal right, by Anil Karki (Setopati), Common Proposal Ignites
New Feud, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn)
18/11/2014: Game
of thrones: Constitutional process (rep), Statute-writing
suffers serious setback: Majority CPDCC members demand joint proposal
be sent to CA, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep), Rift
widens in statute debate: PDCC meet put off as majority rally for
NC-UML proposal (kp), 43
members press for forwarding NC-UML proposals, by Prakash Acharya
(ht), Tharu
MPs against 7-state model (kp), NEFIN,
AJRA to launch joint Janajati protest (kp), Oppn
to brief int'l community on their position (kp), Maoist-led
oppn alliance also to brief diplomats (rep), CJ:
Don't experiment with judiciary (kp), A
half-hearted effort: The NC-UML proposal on the judicial system and
form of government does not reflect the spirit of federalism, by
Prakash Bom (kp), Federal
Nepal in the making: A number of constraints, by Birendra P. Mishra
misses onemore deadline: Parties still hope to draft constitution by
January 22 (ht), Not
much to hope from PDCC meet: Ruling parties are busy collecting
signatures to press Bhattarai to forward their joint proposal (kp),
talks to find common ground fruitless; Mistrust has deepened: Baburam
Bhattarai (rep), Limbuwan
bandh hits life in East (ht)
NKS coax parties as Dahal spits venom (kp), Bhattarai
hopping around town hoping against hope (ht), CPDCC
chairman scrambles to get consensus forged: Holds hectic meetings with
PM Koirala, Oli and Thapa (ht), Confrontation
if past pacts violated, Dahal warns (kp), Signatories
of joint NC-UML proposal to push document (ht), Slow
road to ruin: The UCPN (Maoist) leadership should either reach
consensus on the mode of federalism or agree to go for a vote in the CA,
by Jainendra Jeevan (kp) [Consensus means
that both sides have to move, not only one!!], Youth
groups launch campaign for citizenship in mother's name (kp), Campaign
for citizenship rights (ht), Poll
talks: Election laws should undergo periodic changes to keep pace with
time and socio-political developments in the country, by Motikala
Subba Dewan (kp)
meeting put off until Monday (ht), Maoists
denied 5 days' accord time (kp), Ruling
parties, oppn still at loggerheads (ht), Dahal
dares NC, UML to remove Bhattarai from CPDCC chair, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep), Crisis
Of Our Making, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km)
14/11/2014: No
ill-intent: Dahal's deputies: Shrestha, Bhattarai say UCPN (M) is on
statute course (kp), UCPN-M
keen on talks: Bhattarai, Shrestha Say pressing for consensus does not
mean they are against drafting the new constitution (ht), Bhattarai
ready to prepare questionnaire of disputes (rep), NC,
UML to ask Bhattarai to forward joint agenda (kp), Madhes
parties revive Morcha (kp), UDMF
expanded to give message of unity (ht), The
revolutionary myth: Maoist insurgency, like many revolutions, provided
fertile ground for epic constructions and mythologies, by Gérard
Toffin (kp)
history of neglect: The challenge is to make the Nepali state genuinely
plural, where there is equality of opportunity for all, by Pramod
Mishra (kp), Major
parties refuse to budge on cardinal points (rep), Signatories
of joint proposal to adopt two-pronged strategy: To urge Nembang to
move their proposition to CA if consensus bid fails, by Prakash
Acharya (ht), NC,
UML proposal not final, claims PM (ht), Ruling
parties 'not to wait for long': Tell diplomatic corps that they will
follow the procedure if consensus eludes, by Anil Giri and Bhadra
Sharma (kp) [Hopefully,
the diplomats will not accept the misleading statements of the ruling
party leaders! But one must be afraid that Western politicians are not
able to understand the current dangerous procedures in Nepal! Nepal`s
crisis solution should be viewed neither through Western nor
through Bahun eyes!], Vexing
issues to be put to vote, envoys told, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht), New
statute by Jan 22 at any cost: Ruling parties to int'l community
(rep), 'Unfortunate,
if nation plunges into conflict' (kp) [A
non-inclusive constitution as planned by NC and UML, that disregards
the justified demands of the excluded sections of society, will
definitely lead to social conflict!!], Let
CA decide future course of action: PM (kp), Madhesis
seek separate space in nat'l politics (kp), Fringe
Madhesi parties pitch for reviving UDMF (ht), NEFIN
decides to focus on its own campaign (kp), Better
none? I would prefer a no written constitution, as in Britain, to an
anti-people, anti-democratic constitution, as in the Soviet Union,
by Neelam Adhikari (rep)
12/11/2014: Russian
roulette: Nepal's constitution process (rep), BRB
for dispute resolution panel within PDCC (kp), Bhattarai
proposes forming mechanism within CPDCC to settle disputes (rep), CPDCC
fails to find a way out (ht), Transitional
justice panels to begin work on 'Dec 10': Diplomatic committee grills
recommendation panel on Act provisions (kp), TRC
Act will eventually tend to amnesty: Experts (rep), TRC
may take up journo murder case, by Prakash Adhikari (kp), NC,
UML angling for 1990 constitution: Dahal, by Hira Bahadur
Ghartimagar (rep), NC,
UML to brief international community on joint proposal (rep) [This only makes sense if representatives of
Janajatis, Madheshis, Dalits, Muslims and women have a say in this
event!!], Power
issue delaying statute: Thapa (ht) [The
demands for religious freedom and Hindu state are contradicting, Mr
Thapa!! Religious freedom can only be guaranteed in a secular state!!!],
great amalgamation: In the debate over state restructuring, substantial
discussions on the territorial and structural reform of local bodies
have been missing, by K.L. Devkota (kp), House
of cards: In an effort to please our visitors, we are fooling
ourselves; We are trying to present something that we are not,
by Subhash Ghimire (rep)
11/11/2014: So
far, not so good: Almost a year since elections to a second CA,
constitution-drafting is still marked by a lack of faith, mistrust, and
inflexibility, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Don't
change track: UML Janajati leaders (ht), Speak
up: NC and secularism (rep), CPDCC
to dwell on NC-UML joint proposal, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Bhattarai
calls CPDCC meet today; Dahal leaves for four-day Rolpa tour (rep),
on weeklong Rolpa 'revenge' tour: Maoist chairman felt 'insulted' by
ruling parties' snub of PC meet (kp) [??],
parties in bid to win over Madhesi parties, by Pranab Kharel (kp), Fight
for equal rights: Clarion calls for gender-inclusive civil code, by
Weena Pun (kp), Citizenship
by descent issued in mother's name (ht) [Nepal
will only be an inclusive state when such news are not sensational but
normal routine!!], 10
cadres of armed outfit arrested, by Ajit Tiwari (rep), Judges'
Conference to discuss judiciary model in new statute (rep), KMC
flayed for not doing enough to promote Newari art, culture (rep)
10/11/2014: Time
running out for timely constitution, Nembang tells leaders of political
parties, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Ruling
parties 'register' joint proposal at PDCC (kp), 'Limited
time to forge deal' (kp), NC,
UML to oppn: Prepare for vote; Constitution writing process cannot
stagnate when consensus efforts fail, says Prime Minister Koirala
(kp), Opposition
offered olive branch with caveat (ht), Don't
use language of threat: PM to Dahal (rep), Wisdom
of experience: Parties must reflect on past experience and seek to
prevent the mistakes made (kp), 22
NC CA members meet PM Koirala: Urge him to stick to Mahasamiti decision
on federal units (ht), Row
over secularism, federal model festers within NC, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep), Jay
P Gupta warns of stern agitation (ht), One
or two provinces in the Tarai is unacceptable, interview with Raj
Kumar Lekhi, NEFIN (kp), Nearing
Deadline And Changed Tone Of Leaders, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn)
09/11/2014: Indigenous
issues: Indentity-based federalism is the only way to reclaim the
rights of marginalised peoples, by Lhamo Yangchen Sherpa (kp) Parties
in informal dialogue to build trust (kp), No
'majority' statute: Oppn, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp), NC,
UML accused ofobstructing statute (ht), Tarai-based
NC leaders make pitch for equality (kp), 22
CA members for change (ht), UK
Bar urges govt to release CK Raut: Requests Nepal to ensure the
internationally protected right to freedom of expression (kp), Bodde,
Hachhethu & Ethnic Federalism, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn) [An
article in favour of the NC/UML proposal for federal structure, but
this proposal means the transfer of the current single ethnic identity
based central state on the future federal provinces and will not lead
to inclusion!]
lawmakers oppose joint federal model (ht), Maoist-led
alliance ready to send NC-UML proposal to CA (rep), NC,
UML snub meet of Dahal-led panel (kp), Nepali
Congress, CPN-UML boycott Dahal-led Political Committee meet, by
Tika R. Pradhan (ht), NC,
UML chiefs skip Political Committee meeting (rep), UCPN-Maoist
discusses ways to deal with NC, UML (ht), Healing
The Past Wounds?, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn), Conflict-hit
children appeal for support to help them move on, by Arjun Oli
(rep), Insurgency
burdened many children with grown up responsibilities, by Benup Raj
Bhattarai (rep)
07/11/2014: Janajatis
oppose NC, UML position on federalism (kp), Main
forces to toe agreed statute line (kp), Big
3 reiterate consensus constitution by Jan 22 (rep), Major
parties continue consensus bid (kp), Constitution
through voting, if no consensus: Oli (rep), We
remain a vital part of statute writing: Dahal (kp), Maoists
deny PDCC talks, seek 'higher-level' deliberation (kp), 'Mega
campaign' for Hindu state launched (ht), Hindu
state campaign gets NC cold shoulder (kp), Regressive
aims: The demand to reinstate Nepal as a Hindu state has the potential
to invite new problems in constitution writing, by Jagannath
Adhikari (kp), Inter-caste
couple refused marriage registration (ht) [This
is a true face of the single ethnic identity based Hindu state!!!"],
talking: The foundations of a New Nepal cannot be laid on faultlines of
the past, by Anurag Acharya (nt), Changing
Facade: Despite
changing facets, the objective of the current political alliances is to
put the country into a prolonged run of political instability (sp),
New Constitution? Instead of bridging their differences major parties
are drifting apart thus putting the constitution-deadline in a real
jeopardy, by Abijit Sharma (sp)
UML leave door open for consensus (kp) [Consensus
means that the others have to adopt the own position, according to
Nepali politicians' thinking!!], Towards
compromise: NC-UML's proposal should be seen as a starting point
towards consensus dialogue (kp), Elusive
Consensus And Power Sharing, by Uttam Maharjan (rn), Three
parties seek to clear suspicion (ht), PM
not for bypassing opposition parties in statute-drafting, by Ramesh
Kumar Paudel (rep), CA
Secretariat says CPDCC report delay against rules (ht), NC
unfazed by campaign for Hindu state: NC Spokesman Dilendra Badu says
that the party leaders and cadres are free to advocate for any
religious ideology, by Binod Ghimire (kp) [The
problem is not the religious ideology but its identification with state
ideology, Mr Badu!!!], CIAA
tables graft law amendment proposal: Private sector, judiciary, army
may fall under the ambit of anti-graft body, by Bhadra Sharma (kp),
along: Women were attracted to the Maoist party because of its focus on
gender equality, not available to them in their former life, by
Sewa Bhattarai (rep), Koirala
government has failed to deliver, interview with Ishwar Pokharel,
CPN-UML General Secretary (rep)
UML common proposal: Oppn spars with ruling parties (kp), Seven-pradesh
model shuts out consensus: Dahal (ht), Dahal
threatens govt, by Lawadev Dhungana (kp), Dahal:
NC, UML have lost standing to govern: 'It's now up to 22 parties ro run
country', by Giriraj Baskota (rep), Rift
between ruling, oppn parties widens: Chairman postpones CPDCC meet
without consulting others, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), CPN-ML
opposes Congress-UML proposal on disputed issues (ht), Oppositon
to expose NC, CPN-UML (ht), Major
parties buying time: NSP Chair Giri (ht), Futile
rounds (ht), NEFIN
pulls out of Janajati movement (kp), Parties'
Rigidity Takes Its Toll On Consensus, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn), Clearing
the air: Form of government (rep), The
ignored half: How can we as a nation move forward when roughly half of
our population is denied access to proper education, nutrition, health
and economy, by Khusbhu Mishra (rep)
middle way: Retention of current administrative territory in designing
federal units could mean the preservation and extension of the
domination of the high hill castes, by Krishna Hachhethu (kp) [The most outstanding article on federal issues in
recent time!!!], Out
with the old: The Westminster model is not appropriate for Nepal; it
needs a new governance system, by Mukunda Prasad Neupane (kp), Oppn
rejects NC, UML proposal; Maoist leader Dahal: Proposal fails to
address aspirations for change and reeks of Mahendra-era structure
(kp), Opposition
lambastes NC-UML 7-province model, by Thira L. Bhusal and Ashok
Dahal (rep), NC-UML
proposal polarises ruling, oppn parties, by Prakash Acharya and
Tika R. Pradhan (ht), CPDCC
still undecided about way forward (ht), Madhes
parties turn down fed idea (kp), Eliminate
all forms of discrimination: NHRC (ht), Madheshis
have failed: The trick for national prosperity is development in
Madhesh; Only a Pahade leadership can accomplish this, by Sukhdev
Shah (rep)
unveils manifesto: Pledges to secure single identity-based federal units
(ht), Janajatis
kick off nationwide stir: The movement plans to fight for ethnic,
gender and linguistic equality of marginalised communities in the new
constitution, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), Madhesi
parties sidelined: Gupta (ht), PM
against protests until statute is out (kp) [Wow, a really democratic stand! The excluded
masses shall once again accept what the male Bahun leaders decide!!],
fails to chart way for constitution writing (kp), CPDCC
fails to submit report: Meeting to continue until contents are finalised
(ht), CPDCC
meeting to continue today also; Existential crisis for leaders id
consensus fails: Bhattarai (rep), NC,
UML float seven-Pradesh model, by Prakash Acharya (ht), NC,
UML agree on 7-province model: Koshi, Janakpur, Rajdhani, Gandaki,
Lumbini, Karnali, Seti-Mahakali proposed as names, by Ashok Dahal
(rep), NC,
UML bid to register proposals opposed (ht), UCPN
(M) reiterates statute in consensus (kp), Parliament
resumes after HM's apology (kp), House
proceedings resume after Gautam's apology (rep), RPP-N's
Houseobstruction ends (ht), Hindu
activists resume strike (kp), Nepal's
moment: US envoy's unsolicited advice to political actors: find common
ground, stick to January deadline for new constitution, by Peter W.
Bodde (kp), Federate
on the basis of both identity and capability, interview with
Narayan Kaji Shrestha, UCPN-M (kp), Why
Has UML Changed Its Stand?, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), The
red line: If there is no constitution at the end of Koirala's one-year
term, UML leadership could stake a claim on government leadership,
by Mahabir Paudyal (rep)
02/11/2014: No
way out of CA logjam (kp), CPDCC
to send parties' stances on unsettled issues to CA (ht), NC,
UML to bid for 6 states: Ruling parties seek support of fringe parties
while UCPN (Maoist) sticks to 10-state model (kp), Congress,
UML wooing political parties in Constituent Assembly (ht), BRB
formula: 8 or 9 states named by their parliament (kp), Dahal
comes down heavily on NC, UML: Accuses two ruling parties of hatching
conspiracy to derail federalism (ht), No
consensus, no statute: Bhattarai (ht), Janajatis
divided ahead of planned show of force (kp), Dahal
calls for stir to protect rights (kp), Federalism:
A Poisoned Chalice!, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn) [???], 'Many
Nepalis do not have citizenship' (ht), TRC
appointments: Committee to hold more discussions (ht)
01/11/2014: Consensus
elusive (kp), Parties
fail to reach agreeable solution: Leaders to consult CA, PDCC chairmen
next (kp), Ruling
parties to register common views at CPDCC, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht),
must for statute drafting, say 22 parties (kp), Consensus
chances slim: Dahal; 22-party alliance to tell CPDCC to submit report
(ht), Four
states Oli's own idea: Nepal (kp), Nepal
objects to Oli's 'unilateral decisions': Criticises party chair during
CC meeting for not consulting him (ht), Madhav
Nepal threatens to 'expose Oli's autocracy': Critisises chairman in
nine-page document (rep), Corruption
tainted Khadka forms committee to revive Hindu state (kp), NC
leaders pitch for Hindu state status: 25-member committee to launch
'mega campaign' (ht) [There is no reason
to treat them different from C.K. Raut!!!], Police,
demonstrators clash: Microbus catches fire (ht), RPP-Nepal
obstructs House over HM's remarks (kp), House
tense over use of force against Hindu protesters, by Ashok Dahal
(rep), RPP-N
obstructs Parliament meeting twice (ht), Police
clarify eviction of Hindu group (kp), Justice
Delayed Is Justice Denied, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn)
31/10/2014: Fringe
parties for vote if no accord: PDCC chairman consults leaders of
smaller parties (kp), UML
divided over official stance on contentious issues (kp), Consensus
eludes three major parties (ht), NC,
UML for forwarding disputes to full CA (rep), Power-sharing
gets in way of statute: The UMl reportedly wants to be ensured that the
Nepali Congress will pave way for it to form a government after January
22, the date to issue the new national charter (kp) [This shows once again what's really important for
Nepali politicians!!], Power
sharing issue complicates negotiations (ht), Children
of conflict victims deprived of education in Bajura (ht), Across
ethnic lines: Ethnic federalism defies the principles of democracy,
efficiency, and inclusiveness, by Ram C. Acharya (kp), Rape
as a weapon of war: Perpetrators of conflict-era sexual violence walk
free as women suffer in silence and fear, by Tufan Neupane (nt), Married
to the military: Nepal's 'conflict wives' have been invisible and
ignored, by Trishna Rana (nt), Struggles
for citizenship, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep), Inconvenient
truths: Let's not leave out the guarantee of freedom of expression from
the preamble of our new constitution, by Damakant Jayshi (nt)
UML try to bridge trust gap: Ruling parties deliberate on preparing
questionnaire (kp), NC,
UML working on common view (ht), NC,
UML to finalise their stance on federalism today (rep), Ruling
parties must be ready to compromise: UCPN-Maoist (ht), No
further flexbility on federal model: UCPN (Maoist) (rep), UCPN
(M) ready to adopt flexibility (kp), Voting
process for statute in quagmire (kp), RPP-N
demands apology from government (kp), People
on hunger strike ailing BirFast-unto-death bid even in ICU hampering
services, say officials (ht), Narrowing
the gap: Progress in closing the gender gap will require greater
political participation (kp), Knot
again: If it comes down to it, identity proponents must follow due
process without giving up their cause, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Constitution
May Not Be Promulgated This Way, by Uttam Maharjan (rn)
29/10/2014: All
talks and no result dampens statute prospect (kp), Parties
continue attempt to forge consensus (ht), Leaders
suggest ways to avoid vote on disputed issues (rep), 'Federalism
is sole dispute' (kp) [Really inclusive
federalism would mean the end of male Bahun supremacy!!], Stuck
again: Constitution making (rep), KMC
evicts protesters from Shanti Batika (ht), Police
evict hunger strikers (kp), Sins
of commission: There are lessons to be learned from the history of
truth commissions across the world and in Nepal, by Ram Kumar
Bhandari (kp)
28/10/2014: Big
3 count on informal talks as November 1 deadline looms (kp), Dishonouring
previous pacts will invite dire consequences: Dahal (kp), Major
parties pledge timely constitution (ht) [Many
things these male Bahun leaders currently discuss are worse than no
constitution!!], Consensus
will be easy if leaders' concerns addressed: Bhattarai (ht) [It's far more important to address the concerns of
the excluded majority of Nepali society!!], Leaders'
ambitions have prolonged deadlock: Bhattarai, by Thira L. Bhsal
(rep), NC,
UML for minimum pradeshes, reformed parliamentary system (ht), On
Sisyphean path (ht), TRC
recommendation committee gets full shape (rep), Democracy
in danger: The establishment remains untouched by the change that swept
the nation eight years ago, by Dipendra Jha (kp), Mission
Madhesh: The best response to Raut is to demonstrate that only one
person would voluntarily secede and take citizenship of His Kingdom: Dr
Raut himself, by Bishal Thapa (rep) [The
current political leaders are not qualified to provide the necessary
preconditions!!], Slow
pushback: The failure of the political parties to reach consensus is
providing regressive forces with a platform to mount a comeback, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp)
27/10/2014: Central
panel to steer Janajati campaign (kp), PDCC-judiciary
consultation: Top judges for splitting JC tasks, by Pranab Kharel
(kp), Constitutional
bench not constitutional court: CJ, other justices; EC suggests MMPR
electoral model, 3 pc threshold, by Thira L. Bhusal and Ashok Dahal
(rep), EC
insists on 3pc threshold as PR pre-requisite in elections: Uprety says
the EC is against reserved constituencies as some sections have proposed
(kp) [Such provision would have reduced the
number of parties with PR-seats in the current CA to four!], Big
3 for fresh round of parley (kp), NHRC
sends Pathak to TRC selection panel (ht), Selective
interpretation: Only a federal and inclusive constitution can lay the
foundation for an "Imagined Community", where Madheshis will live with
Pahadis as equals, by C.K. Lal (rep), United
States of Nepal: The issue of federalism arose only after Madheshis
revolted against Interim Constitution settled by NC, UML and Maoists,
by Anand Jha (rep), Politics
Leading Nowhere, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn)
26/10/2014: Three-party
leaders meet CJ Shah (ek), Top
leaders meet SC Justices (rep)
25/10/2014: Bhattarai
urges PM to take part in 3-party meetings (ek), Oli,
Bhattarai meet to resolve contentious issues (ek), Constitution
through majority if not via consensus: DPM Gautam (ek), Bhattarai
continues consensus bids in Tihar also (ht), Bhattarai
speeds up political consultations; meets PM Koirala (nn), Referendum
on major issues of constitution: Bhandari (ht), MJF-D
not to join govt before new statute (ht)
24/10/2014: Janajatis
for at least 10 states, if no 14-model, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), Parties
in no hurry for CA vote on disputes (kp), UCPN(M),
Madhesis trying to bridge distance, by Pranab Kharel (kp)
23/10/2014: Top
leaders seem to have no understanding of federalism, interview with
Padma Ratna Tuladhar (rep), Second
round talks indecisive; next sitting after Tihar holidays (kp), Three
party talks end inconclusively: They realise need for consensus, but
parties still can't find common ground (ht), Big
3 parties to meet again on Oct 26-27: Gokarna meeting fails to yield
result (rep) [Hopefully, they enjoyed
their luxury stay at the expense of the state!!], Nembang
confident about solution (ht) [?? The
required solution is not even under discussion!!], Group
of ruling MPs for separate Bhojpura state, by Pranab Kharel (kp), Transitional
justice: Focus on socio-economic needs of victims: Sharma (kp), Youths
face threat of becoming stateless: Deprived of citizenship, future
looks bleak for many young boys and girls (ht), Starts
at top: Civil service reform (rep), Last
chance: Nepali constitutional process is at a point where any delay
might mean we will never get a constitution through the CA, by
Biswas Baral (rep)
22/10/2014: Nov
1 PDCC limit to sort disputes (kp), CPDCC
gets one last chance to accomplish tasks; Deadline extended till Nov 1;
CA calendar amended first time, by Prakash Acharya (ht), CPDCC
gets 12 more days to settle disputes (rep), Resort
talks fail to yield much (kp), Three
party meet ends in fiasco: Parties to continue negotiation on thorny
issues of new statute again on Wednesday (rep), Three
major parties get talking 'seriously' (ht) [??], Secularism
through referendum: Rana (kp) [Secularism
is already a constitutional fact! Such demand is anti-national in a
multiethnic and multireligous state!!], Peace,
love and secularism, by Kaushal Ghimire (kp), Federalism
and state restructuring: A better way to create provinces, by Yagya
B. Karki (ht), Death
of justice: Adhikari couple's struggle against injustice and Nanda
Prasad's death have exposaed government failure on rights to remedy,
by Charan Prasai (rep)
21/10/2014: Conflict
victims stage sit-in to put pressure on the govt (kp), UML
proposes counter mass meeting to NC (ht), Sharma
pledges to press govt to implement NHRC decisions (ht)
20/10/2014: Janajati
move for federal identity, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), 'Major
parties forgot spirit of movements' (ht), CPDCC
tables half-baked report at CA (ht), We
can't keep on extending CPDCC deadline: Bhattarai; Drafting committee
must get all contents by Nov. 1 Sitaula (rep), 2-day
residential talks in consensus hunt (kp), Demand
for Hindu state: RPP-N demo on Wednesday (kp), Only
states based on both identity and capacity can last, interview with
Agni Kharel, CPN-UML (kp), Consensus
possible by Nov 1, says Amresh Singh (ht) [Which
consensus? That among the male Tagadhari leaders of the leading parties
or that with women, Janajatis, Madheshis, Dalits, Muslims??], Failing
Consensus Efforts And Rising Doubts, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn)
19/10/2014: Constitution
writing: Big 3 for Oct-end consensus cut-off, by Bhadra Sharma
(kp), Nembang
prods parties to pick option early (kp), Vote
inevitable if consensus obstructed: NC tells UCPN-M (ht) [What the parties call consensus is always a
one-sided view!!], Dahal
blames NC, UML for stalemate (kp), Top
leaders blame each other at UML tea party (ht), 22
parties to intensify stir after Chhath (ht), Fewer
provinces the better, says PM Koirala (kp) [Yes, for continuation of Bahunbad!!], Ganga
Maya ends year-long fast: Says won't have solid food until govt fulfils
its commitments, by Dewan Rai and Manish Gautam (kp), Ganga
Maya breaks fast-unto-death (ht), Appeal
for CK Raut's release (kp), AI
urges authorities to release CK Raut (ht), Interregnum
Deepens, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn)
fails to abide by its calendar: CPDCC likely to get one more extension
to forge consensus (ht), CPDCC
yet again misses deadline given to settle disputes (rep), Parties
to seek more time for accord sake (kp), 22-party
alliance appeals for consensus (kp), I'm
ready to lead people's revolt, says Dahal (ht) [??? This should be the task of a non-Bahun, if
possible a woman, and it must be peaceful!!], Dahal:
I'll lead movement if statute put to vote (rep), Hard
Days Ahead: Political
leaders have failed to reach a consensus on constitutional issues,
pushing the process of constitution writing into uncertainties
(sp), Beyond
The Borders: Nepal's quest for a new constitutional order faces the
geo-political challenges it is less likely to overcome on its own,
by Abijit Sharma (sp)
17/10/2014: Janajati
leaders to start fresh stir (kp), Tuladhar
chosen as leader of indigenous nationalities (ht), Experts
air views on election system (ht), PDCC
fails on accord, questionnaire fronts (kp), Bhattarai
tells parties to bring consensus proposal today (ht), Consensus
or vote: Parties to meet today for decision (kp), Top
leaders head to Gokarna for talks (ht), Consensus
on contention: There is no point continuing with endless meetings and
keep fooling people all the time, by Damakant Jayshi (nt), Minister
no-show: House meet put off (kp), Miffed,
UML ministers delay Cabinet meet (kp), Hurdles
In Constitution Writing, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn), Deal
on federal provinces: So near and yet so far, by Thira L. Bhusal
(rep), Where
is the justice? There is little sign that Nepal's leaders are prepared
to address atrocities during a war that ended eight years ago, by
David Seddon (nt)
16/10/2014: Constitution
writing: Major parties to hold talks on voting process (kp), Parties
to go for voting if consensus bid fails: UCPN-M could agree to six or
seven pradesh model if NC and UML agree to mixed ethnicity based
pradeshes (ht), Big
3 to try for consensus, prepare for vote in tandem (rep), Parties
present their positions in writing (kp), Congress
fails to woo Madhesi parties (ht), The
Madheshi parties are one on core issues, interview with Laxman Lal
Karna, Sadbhavana Party (rep), It's
doable: Constitution making (rep), Thapa
calls for Hindu state (ht) [If
CK Raut has to be jailed, then he has to be jailed, too! Such demand is
anti-national! Nepal is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious state, not
the property of male members of so-called high Hindu castes!!], OPMCM
'concerned about Ganga Maya' (ht) [PM
will be among those responsible in case she dies!], Ups
and downs: Avenues for compromise must be explored while refraining
from holding rigid stances (kp), Delay
In Promulgating Constitution Not Warranted, by Uttam Maharjan (rn)
15/10/2014: 'Statute
deal not on the horizon': Maoist chairman blames hardened NC-UML
position, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Deal
not possible in next three days: Dahal; Says Congress, UML backtracked
on agreements reached during the previous CA (ht), We're
ready to settle for fewer than 10 provinces: Dahal, by Ashok Dahal
(rep), PDCC
settles land reform dispute (kp), Nominees
for NHRC to testify before PHSC despite outcry (kp), SC
show cause over TRC picks (kp), Raut
refuses to walk out on bail (kp), Corruption
rife for failure to hold local polls: PM; Says level of graft at
grassroots beyond belief (rep), Politics
of language: When we value certain languages rather than what they do,
we fail to realize we need different languages for different purposes,
by Shyam Sharma (rep)
14/10/2014: Big
3 talks focus on judiciary: 'Agreed' in principle to form
Constitutional Court to look into disputes related to federalism
(kp), Major
parties form team to suggest on judiciary (ht), PDCC:
New Prez, veep after statute (kp) [But
they need reconfirmation to regain legitimacy!!], New
prez, veepa month afterstatute: CPDCC (ht), Leaders
dispute Political Committee's jurisdiction: Dahal said it should play
role in constitution-making, but NC, UML opposed (rep), PC
for expediting peace process (kp), Political
Committee for TRC pronto: To finalise jurisdiction first; To have
two-year term (ht), 22
parties organise rally for consensus (ht), 22
parties asked to shun protests (kp), Pressure
tactics: Both ruling and opposition parties need to realise that the
time for consensus is not yet past, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Temple
and state: It must be understood that secularism has become firmly
entrenched in the national polity (kp), Constitutional
panel defends NHRC picks (kp), NHRC
recommendation in line with constitution: CC (ht), Ganga
Maya suffering from high fever, in critical condition (rep) [Another murder committed by criminal politicians???],
about gender: Most men still do not recognise that gender inequality
negatively affects them too, by Nerine Guinée (kp), Sambidhaan:
What A Tough Breed Of Dhaan?, by Prem Khatry (rn), Constitution
of consensus: Consensus through force may give us constitution but in
the process we will have forgotten why we wanted federalism to begin
with, by Bishal Thapa (rep) [The leading
politicians already have forgotten this for long!!]
13/10/2014: Parties
brace for statute give-n-take: Possible deal motivates leaders, by
Bhadra Sharma (kp) [A bad constitution is
worse than a delayed constitution since it leads to further long-term
conflict!!], Leaders
flexible on number, names of provinces: Maoists want identity-based
names for provinces (rep), Section
of NC for north-south alignment (rep), Major
parties disagree to agree again, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Talk
panel to re-convene today: Constituent Assembly asks PDCC to forge
consensus by end of week (kp), RPP-N
joins NC faction in quest for Hindu state (kp) [If CK Raut had to be arrested, then these
politicians should face the same fate since their demand is
anti-national!!!!], RPP-Nepal
announces struggle for Hindu state (ht), State
restructuring about federating other parts, not Madhes, interview
with Upendra Yadav (kp), Encouraging
Political Developments, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), The
schizophrenic polity: Perhaps Madheshi activist CK Raut is the lone
political detainee in the country; but nobody would know that from
media reports, by C.K. Lal (rep), On
wrong foot: NC and UML don't have the constitutional authority to draft
the constitution though the CA, by Shankar Limbu (rep)
12/10/2014: 6-7
states official NC position: Party to table proposal at the upcoming
meeting of Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee, by Anil Giri
(kp) [Flexibility sounds different!!],
comes up with proposal on disputed issues of constitution: Suggests two
federal structures, PM elected by House, Electoral College-elected
President; Two-tier Parliament, single Pradesh Sabha, by Prakash
Acharya (ht), NC
moots six-state and seven state models: Three states in Tarai plains,
by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep), PM
Koirala roots for maximum 7 federal states with multiple identity
(rep), UML,
NC at odds over forms of govt (kp), PM
'not to attend' cross-party panel: NC lawmakers criticise govt
(kp), HLPC's
first meet postponed: Likely to be held tomorrow (ht), Topple
govt game on: Sharma (ht), CC
meeting rescheduled for Monday: To discuss names for vacant posts at
CIAA, PSC, by Santosh Ghimire (rep), Police,
army men, who were victims of conflict, to protest (ht), Born
of woman: A refusal to allow citizenship through the mother implies a
fundamental mistrust in the women of this country, by Pranaya SJB
Rana (kp) [No future for Nepal as long as the
country is under control of conservative minded male machos!!], Ending
the cycle of violence: We must work to increase the value of the girl
child so that she will be cherished throughout her life, by Tomoo
Hozumi (kp), Justice
denied: The death of Nanda Prasad Adhikari is a combined failure of
politicians, civil society and Nepali citizens, by Pratyush Nath
Upreti (kp), Travesty
of justice: INanda Prasad's death, by Bhagirath Basnet (rep)
11/10/2014: 22
parties organise rally for consensus: Press for identity-based
federalism in statute (ht), Oppn
rally for identity-based federalism (kp), Alliance
threatens to scrap statute not ensuring identity (rep), For
3rd shot at accord, PDCC gets one week (kp), CA
extends CPDCC deadline for third time, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep), CPDCC
gets extension Deadline for preparing first draft of statute to be
affected (ht), First
HLPC meeting scheduled for today (ht), 'Political
panel won't affect CA' (kp), RPP-Nepal
ends House obstruction after government clarifies (ht), NHRC
appointments: House panel asks CC to explain nominations (kp)
likely to give PDCC more time for building consensus (kp), Bhattarai
seeks PM Koirala's help in forging consensus (ht), NC
faction campaigns for Hindu state revival (kp), UCPN-Maoist
urges CA members to join movement, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), CPN-UML:
Vote if no consensus; Party seeks to endorse new statute through a
two-third majority as per provisions of Interim Constitution (kp), RPP-N
objects to political mechanism (kp), RPP-N
threatens to obstruct House (ht), Rights
activists say police failed to proceed with conflict-era cases
(ht), A
Madhesi-Pahadiya conclave: Citizens must discuss ensuring
pride-of-identity along with socio-economic progress for Madhesi people,
by Kanak Mani Dixit (kp), Ripe
for revolt: Ignoring the issues of the marginalised only increases the
chances of another revolt in Nepal, by Tashi Tewa Dolpo (kp), Dangers
of delay: Post-festival, constitution writing will be a battle ground
for competing personal and partisan interests, by Anurag Acharya
09/10/2014: Big
three seal 5-point deal: Legislature-Parliament business resumes,
by Pranab Kharel (kp), House
obstruction ends: Deadlock cleared after parties seal five-point deal
(ht), Cross-party
deal sets statute wheels in motion, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp) [??], Give
and take: Both opposition and ruling parties need to demonstrate
flexibility in constitution writing (kp), Ready
to compromise on forms of govt: UML (kp), CPDCC
submits its report to CA: It lacks consensus on any of themajor
contentious issues (ht), Hearing
committee receives four plaints against NHRC nominees (kp), Missing
law for missing people: A commission to investigate war-era
disappearances is needed, even if it has limited or no judicial power,
by Ram Kumar Bhandari and Erik B. Wilson (kp), Playing
for time: Nepalis might tolerate a delay in constitution promulgation
if only the parties could ensure minimum governance, by Uddhab
Pyakurel (kp), Constitution
Writing: No Alternative To Collaboration, by Mukti Rijal (rn), Why
Is Consensus So Elusive?, by Uttam Maharjan (rn)
08/10/2014: Tension
as mid-Oct draft deadline drifts (kp), PM
urges oppn to withdraw protests (kp), Constitutional
issues should be decided through dialogue: PM (ht), PDCC
to submit its report today: Committee Chairman Bhattarai likely to
mention that more disscussions are required for consensus (kp), CPDCC
fails to settle vexing statute issues, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Constitution
writing process: UML to discuss voting with fringe parties (kp), Koirala
hints at Raut's release (kp), Maoist-led
Stir May Spoil Environment, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn), Consensus
Rhetoric, by Bhimsen Thapaliya (rn), House
panels not ensuring accountability, by Prakash Acharya (ht), 'CJ
should lead entire judiciary' (ht)
07/10/2014: Oppn
parties announce stir to press demands: Reject NC, UML's proposal to
settle disputed issues through vote (kp), UCPN
(Maoist)-led alliance to stage protests against majority vote
(rep), Three
opposition fronts announce stir (ht), Parties
at odds over voting; set to miss another deadline (kp), PDCC
extends terms of two sub-committees (kp), CPDCC
to give its report today but without questionnaire (ht), Discrepancy
in data of disappeared persons (ht), Think
local: Local bodies must figure into the federalism debate, as they are
the governance bodies closest to the people, by K.L. Devkota (kp), Favouring
a chief executive: Given the fraught history of parliamentary democracy
in Nepal, it would be wise to opt for a directly-elected chief executive,
by Mukti Rijal (kp), Limits
of liberty: Raut's continued confinement will expose ethnic
discrimination, exclusion and rights abuse carried out in the guise of
nationalism and patriotism, by Sukhdev Shah (rep)
moots equal provinces for Tarai and hills (kp), Major
parties fail to settle contentious issues, again (kp), Oppn
plans demonstration (kp), Alternative
thinking: If the federalism debate is to be postponed, local elections
becomes even more of a necessity, by Jagannath Adhikari (kp), Distressing
Deadlock, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn)
05/10/2014: Three-party
meet underway (ek), Parliament
to start on Oct.8, says Minister Rijal (ek), Constitution
through process unacceptable: Opposition alliance (Setopati)
Koirala starts political consultations (nn), PM
Koirala intensifies meetings, meets Prachanda (Setopati)
back home from United Nations General Assembly (rep)
Koirala returning home today (rep), CK
Raut ends fast-unto-death at hospital (ht)
01/10/2014: Parties
seek one week to settle disputed issues (kp), CPDCC
fails to meet second deadline (ht), No
alternative to consensus, says Bhattarai (ht), Major
disputes must be settled through consensus: Bhattarai; 'Decision
through voting may invite conflict' (rep), House
meet put off for third week in row (kp), Oli
slams UCPN-M supremo Dahal (ht), Maoists
obstructing statute: Nepal (ht) [All
party leaders obstruct the constitution writing process since 85
percent od the population have no say!!], EC
proposes 3pc threshold for parties to secure PR seats (kp) [!!], EC:
51 pc vote a must for directly-elected prez or PM, by Santosh
Ghimire (rep), Maoists
hanging on to seized property: The once seized land is still in the
grip of former rebels (ht), Diverging
on Dashain: The practice of first celebrating Dashain with the
husband's family reflects existing gender inequalities, by Pramila
Rai (kp), End
of government: With the free market fundamentalists at the helm, expect
market monopoly and misrule to get worse, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep)
30/09/2014: Bhattarai
issues quit threat amid impasse (kp), CPDCC
chair tables options to end rift Committee may miss today's deadline to
forge consensus, by Prakash Acharya (ht), House
obstacle leaves key bills in tatters: The Maoists continue to demand
implementation of the past agreements and an important role in the
peace process, by Pranab Kharel (kp), House
adjourned till Oct 8 (ht) [Only to
remember: The house has already been adjourned since August 29!!!],
Raut's condition critical' (kp) [The next
victim of failed government politics??], Silencing
dissent: The arrest and subsequent processing of CK Raut hints at
political interference and is highly suspect, by Dipendra Jha (kp),
privilege: Nepal can learn lessons from Rwanda, which has built a
culture of shunning privilege, by Sujeev Shakya (kp), Destination
doubtful: Given intra-party tussles and the lack of a trust deficit, a
constitution by the January 22 deadline looks unlikely, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp)
29/09/2014: Democracy,
Nepali-style: Leaders are happily reneging on their grand promises to
the Nepali people (kp), FRA,
AIF to launch joint movement (ht), Yadav
threatens agitation: Says govt ignoring consensus in
constitution-writing process (ht), 'Statute
victim to leaders' inability to take decisions' (kp), Bhattarai
doubts timely drafting of constitution (ht), 'CA,
PDCC making no progress' (kp), 65
apply for transitional justice posts (kp), Human
rights lawyers recommend apolitical, competent appointments (kp), Adhikari
murder case: No evidence to nab accused: Home minister (kp), Nanda
Prasad Adhikari's death: Gautam admits govt failed (ht) [And when will you resign, Mr Gautam??], HLPC
dispute flares as UML opposes Maoist proposal (kp), Economy
first: A vision for economic prosperity and inclusive growth should be
the guiding principle in forming a federation, by Ram C. Acharya
(kp), A
vow to fight violence against women: Feminist leaders and women rights
advocates take stage to express their solidarity to a global campaign
for gender equality, by Chahana Sigdel (kp), Women's
equality needs democracy, socialism, secularism, interview with
Kamla Bhasin (kp), Will
CPDCC Forge Consensus?, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), Game
of brinkmanship: Raut needs to break his indefinite fast; The struggle
must continue, but within bounds of peaceful politics, by C.K. Lal
28/09/2014: Constitution
to have more commissions (ht), CPDCC
for 7 constitutional bodies in new statute: Joint house committee to
monitor bodies, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep), Dalit
leaders demand inclusion, opportunities (kp), Victims
seek warring parties' presence in TRC: 'Individuals without pains of
conflict cannot deliver justice' (kp), Constitutional
bodies to report to Parliament (kp), Consensus
continues to elude Big Three (ht), Constitution
promulgation by Jan 22: Oli (kp) [????],
lawmakers abide by CA chair's directive? Chances of Constituent
Assembly members staying in Valley slim (ht), Growing
at the grassroots: The roles of local women activists in the promotion
of national peace building have gone largely unrecognised, by Radha
Paudel (kp), Nepal
govt has failed to deliver justice: ICJ, HRW (ht), In
Death, Nanda Prasad Adhikari Mocks Us, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn), Bid
to identify priority issues of conflict-hit women (ht)
27/09/2014: Parties
likely to miss Sept 30 deadline as well, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Rift
in CPDCC on right to property provision (ht), NRNs,
ex-Gurkhas may get special citizenship (kp), 'Special
citizenship' sans political rights for NRNs mooted: Dispute persists
over compensation for land above ceiling, by Prakash Dahal (rep), Meeting
to clear House impasse comes a cropper (kp), Krishna
Prasad Adhikari murder: Red Corner Notice to nab Acharya; Main accused
believed to be hiding in Northern Ireland, by Lekhanath Pandey
(kp), Victims
unhappy with work procedure of TRC panel (rep)
formation: Victims say panel is not legitimate (kp), Nepal
govt Responsible for Adhikari's Death: AFAD (kp), Nanda
Prasad, in memory: We may run but we cannot hide from the values that
Nanda Prasad Adhikari was trying to teach us, by Kanak Mani Dixit
(kp), The
sad saga of the Adhikari family: It was murder, not a fast-unto-death,
by Damakant Jayshi (nt), Children
of war: The most vulnerable victims are still those who were children
during the war, by Kunda Dixit (nt), Still
missing them: Most families of the estimated 1,400 disappeared have no
information about their relatives, by Deepak Gyawali (nt), Death
of justice: If
the perpetrators and the state showed even the slightest sign of
remorse for wartime atrocities, survivors may be willing to forgive;
But they will never forget (nt), NC
leads effort to resume Parliament: Ruling party under pressure to
accept Maoist chief Dahal as HLPC chair (kp), NC,
UCPN-M talks positive (ht), Major
parties close to agreement on lifting House obstruction (rep), Govt,
JTMM reach pact (kp), Underground
group leaders come out (ht), Parliament
fails to ratify: Bills related to budget, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht), Hard-won
changes in peril, says Dahal (ht), Discourse
and reality: Despite the political rhetoric of women's empowerment, the
state of Nepal's women remains bleak, by Suresh Pranjali (kp), Collapse
of all-party conference: Impact on statute-writing, by Birendra P.
Mishra (ht), Battle
for Survival: Pushed to the corner after the second CA polls.
pro-identity parties and political groups are leaving no stone unturned
to bounce back, by Om Astha Rai (rep), Statute
of denial: Nepal's archaic laws put a deadline on reporting sex crimes,
by Mallika Aryal (nt)
25/09/2014: Parties
'to miss' mid-Oct limit: A month needed to prepare first draft after
pact: Panel (kp), Top
leaders doubtful about timely statute: Maoist stand on HLPC, identity
issue poses obstacles (rep), CPDCC
fails to make tangible progress (rep), Federal
Republican Alliance wooing fringe parties: FRA suspects ruling parties
could get constitution approved on basis of numerical strength
(ht), House
obstruction may end tomorrow: Parties agree not to include RPP in HLPC
(ht), UN
bodies concerned over Nanda Prasad's death: Urge govt to step up probe
into murder of his son (kp), UN
expresses sadness at: Nanda Adhikari's death Urges govt to honour its
promise to deliver justice (ht), Efforts
on to get Ganga Maya to end fast: Bir Hospital (rep), Uplift
status of indigenous people: Pandey (kp) [Better:
make it equal to that of male Bahuns!!], HRW
calls for removal of 35-day statute limitation to file rape case
(kp), No
need to intervene in Raut's case: SC; Special Court extends his
judicial custody by two weeks (ht), Spectre
of secession, The paranoid reaction of a democratic government to CK
Raut's activities cannot be justified, by Deepak Thapa (kp), Bitter
pill: Foolproof transitional justice bodies the international community
seems to have in mind has never existed anywhere in the world, by
Biswas Baral (rep)
to discuss citizenship law, CIAA jurisdiction (kp), Job
application call for TRC challenged in SC (kp), 'Conflict-era
rapes unpunished': HRW says both Maoist combatants and govt forces
sexually harassed women and girls (ht) [see HRW report], Ganga
Maya urged to end fast (kp), Both
govt forces, Maoists raped women during insurgency: HRW, by Nabin
Khatiwada (ht), Justice
delayed: Death of Nanda Prasad is an indictment of the callousness of
the state and political parties (kp), Death
without justice (ht), Justice
silenced: Nanda Prasad's passing (rep), Adhikari
died after refusing food, treatment: Govt (rep) [?????], Govt
pledges justice just as it is delayed (ht), Former
armed outfit to support constitution drafting through CA (ht), UCPN
(M) demands HLPC lead (kp), CA
fails to renew lease even after 3 months, by Ashok Dahal (kp), Minister
Mahat bats for three federal provinces: Says Congress can agree to
seven pradeshes for sake of forging consensus (ht), A
federal model: Based on economic viability indicators, Nepal can
ideally support four provinces, by K.L. Devkota (kp)
23/09/2014: Adhikari's
cry for justice dies down: Widow lives to fight against her son's
murderers (kp) [A true martyr! Resposible
for his murder are all those from politics and judiciary who denied
justice!!], Nanda
Prasad Adhikari dies fighting for justice, by Kritagya Regmi (ht), Nanda
Prasad Adhikari loses battle for justice: Hunger strike ends in death,
by Arjun Paudel and Nabin Khatiwada (rep), Fellow
villagers mourn Adhikari, by Sudip Kaini (kp), Madhesi
parties in bid to set common agenda: Effortful to form one voice for
single autonomous Madhes province (kp), Govt
turning Raut into hero: Madhesi parties (ht), Speaker
bars lawmakers from raising sub judice issues (kp), The
right fight: His struggle is nothing less than divine intervention to
salvage the pride of millions of people who have suffered systematic
exclusion, by Sukhdev Shah (rep), Will
stick to Jan 22 deadline: Parties (kp) [??],
3 far from consensus (kp), Three-party
stalemate on HLPC continues (ht), Lawmakers
trade charges over House disruption, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep), Dahal
agrees to reject parliamentary system: Agrees to five of six consitions
for unification with CPN-Maoist, by Ashok Dahal (rep), Righting
the wrong: As Nepal draws up post-2015 development agenda, it should
prioritise justice and governance, by Neetu Pokharel and Som
Niroula (kp), Right
from start: Absence of elected representatives has turned local bodies
into local government units without opposition, by Anirudra Neupane
UML Janajati MPs say 'no' caucus: Argue caucuses redundant when there
are other forums to voice agenda, by Bhadra (kp) [All
other forums are under control of male Bahuns (less than 6.5 percent of
the population) who are only interested to preserve their privileges in
the new constitution!!], HLPC
dispute cripples cross-party dialogue (kp), Parties
fail to forge consensus on HLPC (ht), Parties
at odds over HLPC leadership (rep), There
is systematic exclusion in the conferral of citizenships, interview
with Sapana Pradhan Malla (kp), Have
your say: Lack of public education is a big challenge; During the first
CA there were complaints that the questionnaires for public inputs were
difficult, by Alok Pokharel (rep)
21/09/2014: Statute
deadline nears, ethnic MPs plan caucus (kp), Indigenous
CA members to form loose alliance (ht), Preparing
for battle for equal rights: MJF-N (ht), PDCC
in informal accord bid; talks to go at two levels, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), Bhattarai
plans to work out consensus on statute issues within deadline: First
report of CPDCC to be submitted to CA on September 24, by Tika R.
Pradhan (ht), CPDCC
resumes work, but sluggishly: Largely ineffective so far (rep), Signature
drive initiated to amend citizenship draft bill (kp), Parties
near agreement on ending House obstruction: Issue of giving legal
status for war-era land transactions yet to be resolved (ht), Radical
dilemmas: The real intent of the CPN-Maoist's demand for a roundtable
conference was to remain relevant in national polity, by Jainendra
Jeevan (kp), Personal
is political: When it comes to gender sensitivity, engineering schools
in Nepal have a long way to go, by Heema Rai (kp), On
CK Raut: He has dared to speak publically what most Madheshis feared to
contemplate in private, by Anand Jha (rep)
20/09/2014: Another
chance: CPDCC time extension (rep), Parties
fail to resume parliament business; Fresh Maoist demand: Legalise
property deals endorsed by war-era 'Revolutionary Council' (kp), UCPN-M
threatens to take to the streets (ht), Coalition
proposes RPP, CPN-ML in HLPC, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), The
long fight: Women have been pleading with the law makers to respect
their independent identity in citizenship issues, by Avima Upreti
gets two weeks to settle issues (kp), CA
gives CPDCC two more weeks to settle disputes: Asks Baburam
Bhattarai-led committee ro prepare questionnaires by October 7, by
Thira L. Bhusal (rep), House
remains stalled (rep), Failed
roundtable cost govt Rs 400,000, by Ashok Dahal (rep), NHRC
gets chairman, four commissioners: To be appointed after House hearing;
Hopes rise of TRC formation (kp), Anup
Raj Sharma chosen to head NHRC (ht), Ex-CJ
Sharma to head NHRC, by Santosh Ghimire (rep), Identity
politics and federalism: Is it merely a gimmick?, by Dilli Raj
Khanal (ht), Extreme
at both ends: Kathmandu's neglect of the Madhes is being exploited by
radicals in the plains, by Anurag Acharya (nt), Politics
in a vacuume: When identity, respect, recognition of injustices past
are mixed with politics, it is best to tread carefully (nt)
18/09/2014: Statute
drafting, dispute resolution to go in tandem (kp), CA
members press for consensus (ht), Shooting
one's own foot: CPN-Maoist will lose all relevance if it boycotts
constitution-drafting process (kp), TRC:
Acharya: Two panels will get officials shortly (kp), TRC,
CID appointment process from today (ht), Conflict
victims continue to experience hardships, says ICTJ (ht), We
can form HLPC and let Prachanda lead it, interview with Gagan
Thapoa (rep) [The
problem is the constitution! And this has to be written by the
inclusive representatives of the people and not by the non-inclusive
leadership of the political parties!!], Storm
in a teacup: Instead of arresting CK Raut and making him famous, his
ideas should have been discussed and challenged, by Pramod Mishra
(kp), Dear
deadline: Mohan Baidya was right that the botched all-party conference
was a gimmick of ruling parties for public consumption, by Mahabir
Paudyal (rep)
stage sit-in protest outside CA (kp), Round-table
meet plan fails: CPN-M says it's futile to hold all-party conference if
only statute issues were to be discussed, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp), Political
conference cancelled as CPN-Maoist stays away: Wants all differences
with big 3 settled first, by Ashok Dahal (rep), NPC
put off sine die after CPN-M boycotts meet, by Tika R. Pradhan
(ht), 'CPN-Maoist
acted with ill-intention': CA calendar not to be affected, say ruling
parties, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Int'l
community stands one on statute (kp), Morang
attorney records CK Raut's statement (kp), For
one another: Victims have recently formed a common platform to address
their transitional justice concerns, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp), Healing
scars left by conflict and rights abuses: Comprehensive reparations
measures a must, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht)
pushes for more issues on table: NC's Poudel says conference will take
place even without CPN-Maoist (kp), Writ
against CA appointments (ht), Petition
demands scarpping of 17 CA nominations (rep), SC
orders police to produce Raut before court by Friday (kp), Govt
told to produce Madhesi activist CK Raut in apex court (ht), Citizenship,
Nepali style: The draft provision on citizenship, currently in the CA
fails to regard women as equal citizens, by Subina Shrestha (kp), Are
we heading towards disorder? Political faultlines, by Ajaya Bhadra
Khanal (ht), Verses
of discrimination: Vedas say one wjo knows Vedas should be respected
but only Brahmins are allowed to read Vedas and become priests, by
Rajendra Senchurey (rep)
15/09/2014: Leaders
at odds over CA calendar amendment (kp), CA
members split on consensus (ht), Lawmakers
oppose deals on statute outside CA (rep), House
disruptionon, Bills piling up: Next meeting this evening (ht), 'Identity
basis for federalism': 33-party bloc finds common point amid differences
(kp), Destination
unknown: All-party conference (rep), RPP-N
boycotts all-party meet (kp), Raut
remanded in 6-day custody (kp), Raut
remanded to 6-day police custody (rep), Activists,
Madhesi parties demand Raut's release (ht), UML
guilty on two accounts: Appointment of Mahesh Basnet and arrest of CK
Raut (kp), Kapilvastu
riot anniversary: 7 yrs on, victims await relief, by Manoj Poudel
(kp), CC
meet to fill NHRC vacancies today (kp), Victims
seek amendment in TRC formation (kp), The
chauvinistic circle: The chauvinistic triad of military, merchants and
the middleclass manufactures a mainstream where right of admission is
reserved, by C.K. Lal (rep)
14/09/2014: Parties
agree to take up only statute items: All-party conference to begin on
Tuesday morning in CA building (kp), Task
force clears all bottlenecks: All party conference to have 82
representatives (rep), Each
party toget five minutes in conference (ht) [What shall this conference be good for???],
to demand scrapping of TRC deal, by Devendra Basnet (rep), Doing
it right: Writing a constitution that is acceptable to all is more
important than a delay in its promulgation, by Khagendra N. Sharma
(kp) [Such
constitution cannot be written by the male Bahun elite of the political
parties! It requires the appropriate participation of all sections of
Nepali society!!], New
CA, old tricks: The second CA inherits from its predecessor the
broken spirit of collaboration among political parties, by Tika P.
Dhakal (rep) [as well as the
constant disregard of the interim constitution and the
non-inclusiveness of dialogue!!], Broadening
vision: An unbiased visual representation of Nepal's multiculturalism
can help build sustainable peace, by Seema Pandey (kp), Parties
misused PR system: CEC Uprety; Nilamber opposes HLPC, roundtable
(rep), Unsuitable
model: The Westminster model of parliamentary democracy will only work
in a homogenous population, by Yogendra Paneru (kp), Caste-based
discrimination: '7 Dalits killed, dozens faced stigma in a year',
by Dipak Bayalkoti (kp), Crusade
against cancer of corruption continues: The Commission for the
Investigation of Abuse of Authority working to root out graft to
protect rights of the people, by Lok Man Singh Karki (ht)
13/09/2014: Parties'
focus more on process, less on content (ht), House
obstructed again: Sapkota says govt run by criminals (ht), Stage
set for all-party meet on Sept 16, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), All-party
conference fixed for Tuesday (ht), Parties
agree to hold nat'l conference on Sept 16 (rep), Amatya,
Basnet to replace UML ministers (kp),
nominated next chief justice (kp) [May
the dominance of the hardly 15 per cent male Tagadharis be retained for
eternity!!], Constitutional
Council picks Shah as new chief justice based on seniority: Senior-most
justice says he'll try to clean judiciary image (ht), 'No
foreign trips before statute' (kp), Hope
in stills: When a loved one is disappeared, their conspicuous absence
becomes the strongest mark of their lingering presence, by Darshan
Karki (kp)
12/09/2014: Some
citizens more equal than others: Citizenship rights in Nepal still
heavily favours men and keeps large number of citizens stateless,
by Damakant Jayshi (nt), PDCC
submits reports to CA: Bhattarai requests more time for
consensus-building (kp), Bhattarai
tables CPDCC's report in CA: Seeks more time to forge consensus on 13
unresolved issues (ht), I'm
under pressure not to expedite statute: Bhattarai; Harps on consensus
again (rep), TMLP
cadres burn effigies of Oli and Mahat (kp), Leaders
at odds over all-party meet date: CPN-Maoist leader Pampha Bhusal says
top leaders want more discussions to find common ground on the disputed
issues (kp), Four
parties fail to fix conference date (ht), Nat'l
political conference unlikely before PM's return from US, by Ashok
Dahal (rep), National
conference, a likely exercise in redundance, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep), Panel
set to start TRC formation: Vacancies in transitional justice panels to
open soon, by Dewan Rai (kp), Satyagraha,
324 x 2 days: The politics of constitution writing has blocked the
fasting Adhikari couple's search for justice, by Kanak Mani Dixit
(kp), A
dream deferred: The UCPN (Maoist), once championed as the harbinger of
change, has demoralised and disappointed its supporters, by Charu
Gajurel (kp), Lamjung's
ghost village: More than eight years after the war ended, the displaced
still haven't returned to their village, by Yubaraj Shrestha (nt), Federalism
debate: No midpoint in the Far West, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep),
Assembly: Calendar Question; If the current political trend is any
indication, it shows that promulgation of new constitution by February
2015 is unlikely (sp), Disappearance:
Just Search; Almost a decade after 15,000 people disappeared, their
fate is still unknown (sp)
full house meet today; PDCC to table reports for deliberation (kp),
three to take shot at consensus: Informal meeting to explore points of
compromise (kp), CPN-UML:
If consensus eludes, let's go for vote (kp), CA
schedule can't be pushed, Oli tells UML lawmakers (ht), Koirala
against Dahal-led HLPC (kp) [i.e. Shekhar Koirala], NC
leader rules outtimely constitution (ht), All-party
govt, if not HLPC: Dahal (ht), Statute-making
difficult if no consensus govt or HLPC: Dahal (rep) [Statute
writing is neither the task of the government not of the party leaders!
It is the task of inclusively composed representatives of the people!!],
continues House obstruction (ht), 'It
was PM's idea to bring aboard Baidya' (kp), Red
line: Parties in the CA should be flexible with the Baidya Maoists, but
only so much (kp), CPN-Maoist
wants all-powerful political conference, interview with Bhim Rawal,
CPN-UML (rep), CPN-Maoist
for TRC before all-party meet (kp), Conflict-era
victims eager to start new life, by Durga Lal KC (kp), Skeletons
in the closet: Anti-corruption drives must focus on preventing
corruption, instead of focussing solely on digging into the past,
by Narayan Manandhar (kp), Model
Of Constitution Writing: Liberal Constitutional Approach Obscure In
Nepal, by Mukti Rijal (rn), Federalism
fears: The people who don't believe in federalism have been given the
mandate to write the constitution of federal Nepal, by Biswas Baral
calls nationwide stir (kp), CPN-M
wants HLPC before all-party meet (kp), CPN-Maoist
for holding political conference from September 18 onwards (ht), Gajurel
rules out statute promulgation within deadline (ht), Talks
on with CPN-M: Koirala (kp), Dahal
urges PM toact to save nation (ht), Dahal
to Koirala: Don't backtrack on past accords (kp), Min
Mahat's Remarks on Federalism upset FDR (kp), FRA
slams KP Oli, Mahat for remarks (ht), PDCC
convenes three-party meet (kp), Federalism
and development: The failure of the government to provide relief to
victims of natural disasters drives home the need for federalism,
by Prakash Bom (kp), Federal
system and fiscal matters: Finance commission mechanism, by Rup
Khadka (ht)
09/09/2014: All
eyes on talks with Baidya (kp), Mahat
puts statute before federalism, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp) [?????], Still
second sex: Ensuring provision for citizenship through mother requires
advocacy and political will (kp), Contempt
of court: Vox pop before law is passed: Speaker (kp), Contradictions
within: Oppressed Dolpo locals need to reflect, inquire and negate
their own and society's oppressive consciousness, by Tashi Tewa
Dolpo (kp)
gets reports from talks panel: Panel Chairman Bhattarai seeks more time
for consensus; CA meeting expected to amend working calendar, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), The
long game: PDCC report listing both gains and failures of CA still a
positive sign (kp), CA
likely to send unresolved issues back to CPDCC (rep), Starting
error: Constitution deadlines (rep), PM
rules out putting offconstitution deadline (ht) [???], CA
sidelined citizenship issue: Experts, by Chahana Sigdel (kp), 'New
condition' for citizenship thru mother alarms rights activists
(rep), Magar
for citizenship in mother's name (ht), Retain
Constitutional Council, Judicial Council in statute: Deuba (ht), Youth
Force formed for identity-based federalism (ht), Consensus
will be sought till very end of constitution process, interview
with Krishna Prasad Sitaula, Nepali Congress (kp) [And
why do you not seek consensus with the excluded sections of Nepali
society (ca. 85 percent) instead of only consensus among the male Bahun
leaders of the political parties??], All-party
meet to dwell on unresolved issues (ht), Will
National Political Conference Bring All Together?, by Nandalal
Tiwari (rn) [A precondition would be that the
number of participating male Bahuns is not higher than 6.5 percent!],
law conference concludes: Call to ensure economic, social and cultural
rights (ht), Losing
its way: The Sushil Koirala government has fared badly on constitution
and governance; It is rightly criticized, by Prakash Bhattarai (rep)
07/09/2014: Talks
panel misses consensus deadline, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Parties
not to amend CA Rules: Decide to give one more chance to CPDCC to
resolve disputed issues (ht), CA
calendar to be amended: CPDCC seeks more time to settle thorny issues,
by Ashok Dahal (rep), Parties
yet to agree on the term of Constitutional Court: Deuba, by Narhari
Sapkota (kp), 33
forces gear up for all-party conference, by Roshan Sedhai (kp), National
meeting likely before Sept 19 (kp), Maoist
fronts to launch struggle (ht), Motion
proposed to increase women leaders at grassroots, by Weena Pun (kp)
set to miss first crucial deadline today, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep),
deadline expires today: Discord whether to seek more time or submit
reports, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp) [Submitting
reports now is nonsense since all the discussions have so far been
among predominantly
male Bahun party leaders! To seek more time only makes sense if those
who discuss the issues become inclusive, i.e. male Bahuns should have a
share of not more than 6.5 percent of the discussants!], Ruling
parties, oppn divided over amending CA Rules, by Prakash Acharya
and Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Defining
marriage or curbing women's rights? Activists decry a proposed clause
on family law that is against SC ruling, by Weena Pun (kp) [Nepal is still centuries away from accepting
absolute equality of women and men against the law!], Inter-Governmental
Transfers Under The Federal System, by Rup Khadka (rn)
05/09/2014: Disputes
remain; 3 parties agree to meet today (kp), No
consensus on pradeshes (ht), Constitutional
statusfor commissions (ht), CA
chair wants committee report tabled on schedule (ht) [??], Three
parties agree to CPN-M demand for all-party meet (kp), Big
three, CPN (Maoist) agree for all-party conference: Panel to suggest
modalities, jurisdiction, by Ashok Dahal (rep), Task
force formed to hold political conference (kp), Among
believers: We should protect the right to religious freedom in the new
constitution (nt), Upsetting
the stag party: The first CA's Women's Caucus collectively pushed for
women's issues beyond party lines, by Sabrina Singh (kp), 33%
Women's Representation: Practice Divorced From Principle, by Madhav
Basnet (rn), Appointments
in TRC, CED likely before Tihar festival (ht), The
absent state: We haven't just failed to protect citizens within Nepal
and abroad, we have abdicated our responsibility, by Anurag Acharya
04/09/2014: Looming
deadline: Only through compromise can parties come up with an enduring
constitution (kp) [A
reasonable constitution with durable value is not possible on this way!
It will only be a statue produced by male high caste party leaders
without any inclusion of the so far excluded majority of society!!],
'flexible' on disputed issues, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), NC,
UML reach agreement (kp), Deal
on thorny issues by Thursday, say top leaders, by Ramesh Khatiwada
(ht) [The leaders' just sitting down and
making is means ridiculing the inclusion aspect of constitution writing!],
Only CA should issue statute (kp), House
meet put off for third day (kp), House
in recess for one week (ht), Has
Janajati cause lost its verve? Prominent Janajati leaders, who are also
members of various mainstream parties, are pushing the official lines
of their parties, upending the original agendas of ethnic groups,
by Roshan Sedhai (kp), Women
rights bodies flay citizenship proviso (ht), Bar
convicts of serious crimes from polls: CPDCC (ht), No
contesting polls for CIMT-guilty: CPDCC urges big 3, others to settle
thorny issues (ht), Local
body polls: Women ask govt for equal participation, by Chahana
Sigdel (kp), '50
pc women representation must in local polls' (kp), HLPM
Reeks Of Groupism And Forcible Imposition Of Ideas, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn), Locals
warn of relinquishing citizenship (rep) [The
national identity is that of the exclusive male ruling elite, basta!],
to square one: Kathmandu looks convinced that federal model proposed
ans aspired by Maoists and Madheshis should not be apporved by the CA,
by Mahabir Paudyal (rep), All-party
conference is a positive start, interview with Mohan Baidya (rep
03/09/2014: 'Exclusive
CA' raises eyebrows (kp) Parties
to negotiate stances: Major parties NC, UML, UCPN (M) begin dialogue on
federalism and governance models (kp), Major
parties agree to all-party meet, differ on modality and ToR: Decide to
hold talks with CPN-Maoist again on Thursday (rep), Big
Three positive on all-sector conference, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Big
3 in fresh talks over key contentions (rep), Parties
revisit contentious statute issues (ht), Disputes
to be put to vote if no consensus: Nembang (rep), Experts
for 10 plus provinces (kp), Two
dominant ethnic groups in pradeshes suggested: To reduce number of
federal units (ht), Code
drafters at a loss over LGBTI concerns, by Weena Pun (kp), Statutory
provision mooted to ban strikes (ht), Does
the country really need Constitutional Court?, by Ananta Raj Luitel
(ht), AIRC
proposes amnesty for cadres of armed groups (ht) [???? Once again no justice for victims?], Vote
fraud probe needs more time (kp), Can
CA Vote Clear All Hurdles?, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn)
02/09/2014: 10-state
model Maoist stance: Backs federalism model suggested by panel in first
CA (kp), 'Federal
states on the basis of identity, strength' (rep), Parties
weigh three options, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Parties
hard put tackling trust deficit among them (ht), Party
first: If we are to have a timely constituition, the CA must take a
long break; Odd as it may sound, that would be the smartest thing to do,
by Bishal Thapa (rep), Let
Dahal be: Ruling parties should not hesitate to handover leadership of
the High Level Political Committee to the UCPN (Maoist), by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp), CPN-UML
sticks to earlier stance (ht), UCPN-M
for all-party conference before consensus deadline (ht), Big
3 to talk to CPN-Maoist today (rep), Transitional
arrangements after new statute: CPDCC to give continuity to parliament,
judiciary, by Ashok Dahal (rep), SC
verdict on CIAA chief appointment on Sept 24 (ht), ICRC
says fate of the disappeared still unclear (ht), ICRC
urges govt, parties to respect rights of kin of disappeared (rep), Commission
on disappearance: Will it deliver?, by Govinda Sharma 'Bandi' (ht),
Leadership: Vowing to Remain the Same, by Prem Khatry (rn)
01/09/2014: Stick
to deadline: Nembang; CA chairman tells chairpersons of five thematic
committees calendar won't be amended (kp), Bhattarai
stresses meeting Sept 6 dispute resolution deadline: Delay will invite
more complications, say other CA vommittee members, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep), Consensus
uncertain in six days: UCPN-Maoist blames ruling coalition of Nepali
Congress and CPN-UML for not engaging in meaningful negotiations
(ht), Poles
apart: NC-UML will commit historic blunder if openings for compromise
are overlooked (kp), If
consensus fails, constitution should be put to vote, interview with
CPN-UML General Secretary Pradip Gyawali (kp) [?????],
parties obstruct Parliament proceedings (kp), Opposition
stalls House yet again over HLPC formation (rep), Madhesi
parties miffed over lawmaker nomination snub (kp), Congress,
UML leaders discontent (kp), 16
CA members sworn (ht), Maoists
reject proposal to form 3-party HLPC (kp), UML
entrusts Gautam with resolving HLPC issue (ht), HLPM
And Political Consensus, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), Small
is ugly: Federating Nepal (rep), Operation
Mustang: United Kingdom's MI6 aided torture of Maoist cadres, by
Ammu Kannampilly (kp), NHRC
asks government to probe Dhading, Kailali cases (kp), Failure
to ratify BWC deprives Nepal of int'l support to fight Ebola, by
Kosh Raj Koirala (rep), The
respectability trap: The time-tested way of putting the downtrodden in
its place is to blame the advantaged of the community for the
bacvkwardness of the rest, by C.K. Lal (rep), Between
the lines: The logic in jurisprudence is that the courts are public
offices and must come under public scrutiny for both their good and bad
decisions, by Binod Bhattarai (rep)
31/08/2014: Missed
deadline may invite chaos: Many fear Assembly relapsing into state of
indecision, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), EC
suggests 2 models for central election (kp), Zero
out of 26: CA member nominations (rep), PAC
to continue graft probe against MP-elect Thapa (kp), Dissatisfaction
in NC, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep), UML
factional rivalry deepens (rep), UML
secy disapproves of party's MP nominees (kp), UML
secretary urges party chair to put issues on table (ht), Maoists
to submit names for CA pick Monday (rep), End
Parliament obstruction: PM Says, there's no point getting entangled
with the issue of HLPC (ht), Congress,
UML discuss contentious issues (ht), FRA
threatens street protest for identity-based federalism, by Ritesh
Tripathi (rep), Enforced
disappearances: 8 yrs on, kin have only hope to cling on, by Dewan
Rai (kp), 32nd
international day of the disappeared: Kin hoping against hope, by
Rajendra Manadhar (kp), Right
bodies seek justice for missing persons (ht), 'Probe
killing of five Dhanusha youths' (kp), Kin
of dissapeared vent their ire, by Amar Khadka (rep), Pro-Maoist
working alliance left in a lurch (ht), Nembang
tells parties not to collect donations from industry, business (ht)
likely to miss Sept 6 deadline: Thorniest issues yet to be resolved
(rep), Where's
the will? (rep), Minorities'
role in statute drafting discussed (ht), Cabinet
nominates 17 CA members, finally; Names awaited from Maoist, fringe
parties, by Bhadra Sharma (kp) [Oligarchy,
nepotism and disregard of the interim constitution gaining ground once
again!!], Cabinet
nominates 17 of the remaining 26 CA members, by Prakash Acharya
(ht), Govt
names only 17 CA members: Nominations spark dispute in parties, by
Santosh Ghimire (rep), Opposition
obstructs House over HLPC delay, by Binod Ghimire (kp), Opposition
parties stall Parliament proceedings: Dahal says NC, UML not serious
about constitution calendar (ht), Madhesi
parties bone of contention in HLPC formation (ht), 'Stage
being set for all-party conference' (kp), Bhattarai
says willpower must to forge consensus (ht), Federalism:
A Contested Narrative, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn), 'Make
federalism, inclusiveness, secularism non-amendable' (ht), 'Citizenship
to kids of migrant workers who return pregnant' (rep) [All
children of of Nepali women must have the right to citizenship since
men and women are equal! Else, Nepal is not a democratic state!!], TRC,
CED commissioners: Public hearing of candidates to be held (ht), ICJ,
AI seek justice for missing persons (ht), ICJ
to govt: Provide justice to victims of disappearances (rep)
29/08/2014: Parties
agree to draft 'flexible constitution': Provisions on federalism,
secularism, press freedom and human rights could be amended with
two-thirds support in Parliament, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Non-amendable
provisions reduced: National independence, sovereignty, integrity to be
non-amendable; press freedom, human rights, periodic election,
fundamental rights to be amendable (ht), They
ink deal after deal but bicker over implementation, by Thiras L.
Bhusal (rep), Shrestha
proposes removing provision of 26 CA nominations (kp) [?? Follow the ruling of the interim constitution
and nominate MPs without party affiliation! The you have no problems!],
members need not benominated now: Shrestha (ht) [What do I care about the interim constitution!!
Yes, they should have been nominated in January latest!], Shrestha:
Scrap provision for 26 lawmakers (rep), NC,
UML for body to steer peace tasks: Want only three parties in a
wound-down committee, by Anil Giri (kp), NC,
UML mull HLPC sans RPP-N, Madhes-based parties (rep), FRA
objects to NC, UML's 3-party HLPC proposal, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht), Missing
another deadline: Pushpa Kamal Dahal is threatening to delay the
constitution if he is not allowed to head a parallel government, by
Damakant Jayshi (nt), The
disappeared: Addressing the impact of disappearance means understanding
how victim needs emerge from the social worlds they live in, by Ram
Kumar Bhandari (kp), Instead
of federalism: It is not too late to reconsider the positive
alternatives to federalism, by David Seddon (nt), Watching
the watchdog: Despite the CIAA's recent sting operations, the agency is
charged with going after small fry or waging political witch-hunts,
by Binita Dahal (nt), How
long will Thabang remain 'Communist'?, by Hira Bahadur Ghartimagar
28/08/2014: House
elects chairpersons in 12 parliamentary committees, by Binod
Ghimire (kp), Parliamentary
committees get their chairs (ht), 9
months after polls, all House panel heads elected unopposed (rep), Nomination
of CA members: SC moved seeking order to govt to wait for clearance
(ht), NC
leader moves SC against nomination of 26 lawmakers (rep), Constitutional
Court not needed: Four SC judges (ht), Adhere
to past accords: Nidhi; Talks on to find solution on HLPC, says Maoist
VC (kp), Maoist
leaders: NC, UML trying to delay statute, by Ashok Dahal (rep), Not
forming HLPC will lead to confrontation, interview with Haribol
Gajurel, UCPN-M (rep), Evolving
document: Parties can find common ground once they internalise
constitution as a work in progress (kp), Politics,
Power And Politicians: An Unholy Alliance Against Local Democracy,
by Mukti Rijal (rn), Need
For An Equity-based Constitution, by Uttam Maharjan (rn)
27/08/2014: Lawmaker
nominations: Experts: Respect apex court verdict (kp), Don't
wait for apex court to review CA nominations, lawyers tell govt
(kp), CJ,
justices against Constitutional Court in new statute (rep), House
committees to get chiefs today (ht), 11
house committees to get heads today (rep), 'NC-UML
ignoring oppn': Dahal objects to parties' thumbs down for HLPC
(kp), Form
HLPC under Dahal's leadership: BRB tells Koirala (kp), HLPC
dispute climaxes: Dahal threatens consequences (rep), Opposition
parties to obstruct Parliament (ht), Parties
On Collision Course, Again?, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn), Baidhya
reiterates need for all-party conference (ht), UML
leaders on foreign visits, by Bhadra Sharma (kp) [No important things to do in Nepal??], Running
out the clock: Despite claims by leaders that the constitution will be
written in time, there are reasons to be skeptical, by Dipendra Jha
26/08/2014: Dialogue
panel to solve prickly issues in 2 wks (kp), Karna
sub-panelsubmits report (ht), Bhattarai
invites apex court judges (ht), CA
nominations put off (ht), 'Change
nat'l animal' (ht), Ruling
parties rule out formation of Dahal-led HLPC (ht), Ruling
parties say no to HLPC (rep), Dahal
warns House disruption (kp), Dahal
threatens protests in parliament, street (rep), UCPN-M
to obstruct House (kp), Think
big: New constitution (rep), House
panel set to vote for new heads on Wednesday (kp), House
committee heads to be elected Wednesday, by Ashok Dahal (rep), Parliamentary
committees' election slated for tomorrow (ht), Lawyer
Khanal replaces Malla in committee to pick TRC commissioners, by
Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), TRC
candidates selection: Recruitment process likely from this week, by
Dewan Rai (kp), New
Constitution: Natural Birth Or Scissoring?, by Prem Khatry (rn), Half
the sky: Nepal inches toward gender equality, but challenges galore in
this predominantly patriarchal society, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep)
may miss Sept 6 deadline for settling disputes; Major parties yet to
focus on thorny issues: Bhattarai, by Thira L. Bhasal (rep), Chepangs
seek their representation in CA (kp), 3-party
meet fails; CA appointments in limbo (kp), UCPN-Maoist
walks out of three-party meet: Nepali Congress, CPN-UML reject Maoists'
demand of forming HLPC, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Maoists
walk out of three-party meet: Miffed at NC-UML refusal to form
high-level body (rep), Ball
in ruling parties' court: UCPN-Maoist (ht), CPN-Maoist
for roundtable (ht), NC,
UML to form panel for 7-point deal enforcement (kp), NC,
UML to form task force, try to hammer out differences (ht), In
it together: Leaders should form a cross-party mechanism for talks
between parties both in and outside CA (kp), That
Janajatis want 'ethnic states' is baseless propaganda, interview
with Nagendra Kumal, chairperson of NEFIN (kp), Constitution
Writing Picks Up Momentum, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), Constitution
mithya: Ask your representatives how many hours they have spent
discussing the constitution over the nine months since November 21013
polls, by Neelam Adhikari (rep)
24/08/2014: Congress-UML
to propose 6-state model to Maoists (kp), NC,
UML discuss contentious issues (ht), 2
weeks for parties to settle disputes (kp), Oppn
asks NC, UML to respect their views (kp), Revolution
if parties neglect consensus in constitution making process' warns Dahal
(ht), Dahal
threatens to quit CA (rep), 'Let
CA deal with issues of federalism, inclusion' (rep), Non-starter
alliances: The ways of the UCPN (Maoist) indicate that the party is not
committed to constitution writing, by Jainendra Jeevan (kp), Major
party leaders reach out to Baidya (ht), Big
three to talk to Baidya: Seek his views on contentious issues
(rep), Lead
the change, Mr PM: We want our prime minister to have proper grasp of
governance and development issues and be decisive in carrying out his
tasks, by Krishna Gyawali (rep)
UML agree to give CA full shape (kp) [This
smells of another grave violation of the interim constitution! These 26
MPs should not be selected on the basis of affiliation to any political
party!! When the SC begin to stop the continued break of constitutional
law by the politicians??], 22
of 26 CA members maybe named tomorrow (ht), UML
confirms 7-state federal model stance: Says ready to adopt flexibility
for sake of agreement among parties, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), CPN-UML
to stick to seven-province model (rep), Janajatis
demand 14 states proposed by first Assembly, by Roshan Sedhai (kp),
set to launch campaign from today: To make a strong pitch for
identity-based federalism (ht), Dalits
demand proportional representation in state bodies (kp)
22/08/2014: Madhesi
intelligentsia for statute through consensus: Say they're not averse to
having two pradeshes in Madhes as a compromise solution (ht), Some
mistake federalism for decentralisation: Bhattarai (ht), UML
begins review meet on disputed issues (kp), Oli
presses for Prez re-endorsement (kp), UML
sticks to fresh endorsement of Prez, VP (rep), Experts
suggest PDCC to take path of consensus (kp), EC
refutes rigging claims, seeks 'autonomy' (kp), Electoral
laws: 'CA Court stricture impractical', by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), Prez
says women empowerment a must to develop society: Urges all concerned,
including govt, to be serious about implementing legal provisions
(ht), Constitution
Writing And Its Hurdles, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn), Federalism
for the sake of it: Federalism is a distraction from the other
important aspects of state re-structuring and reform of political
representation, by David Seddon (nt), Reckless
federification: It doesn't take a Nobel laureate to see that Nepal is
lop-sided and top-heavy in favour of dominant caste and ethnicities
(nt), Federal
fundamentalism: Question the merits of federalism and you are accused
of committing blasphemy, by Bihari K. Shrestha (nt), Inclusion
by any other name: The last six years have not been wasted, we have
zeroed in on institutionalising inclusion, by Anurag Acharya (nt)
21/08/2014: Statute
writing process: Big 3 struggle for common ground (kp), Parties
at odds over Constitutional Court (kp), CA
Court tells govt to amend election laws: Asks EC to introduce system
that ensures that those getting majority votes win, by Ananta Raj
Luitel (ht), Federalism
becomes non-amendable (ht), Middle
way: Parties need to find middle ground between identity and economic
viability (kp), Citizenship
through mother a must in new statute: NWC (rep), Prez's
re-endorsement not possible, says PM: Koirala resumes work at his
office in Singha Durbar after two months (kp) [?????], Approval
of President is not at all issue of the hour, says PM Koirala (ht) [This
is correct! His re-endorsement should have taken place in February; so,
please live on with a not legitimised president, even though the
procedure may take hardly two hours!!], CA
I only discussed issues; CA II is also resolving them, Interview
with Subhas Chandra Nembang (rep) [The
inclusive composition of CA-I was one of the reasons for intnesive
discussions; in far less inclusive CA-II, only the exclusive circle of
party leaders discusses and tekas decision!! There is hardly any
participation pf Dalits, Janajati, Madheshi and women in general in the
decision process!], Do
Not Roil Communal Harmony, by Uttam Maharjan (rn) [This
is a myth! In fact, Nepal has been a single ethnic identity based
central state for the past 250 years! To prevent the end of
discrimination is the vested interest of the exclusive leadership of
the political parties!!!], Dilemmas
and democracy: Are the leaders of the Nepali-language minority willing
to share state power with myriad others?, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Row
over TRC recommendation committee: SC issues show-cause notice to govt
(rep), House
panel claims jurisdiction over all ministries, govt bodies, by
Thira L. Bhusal (rep)
committee fails to reach consensus on electoral system (kp), Panel
to give more power to CIAA (kp), Parliamentary
committees to get full shape, by Pranab Kharel (kp), 'Ready
to change stance on forms of governance for inclusive federalism',
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), CA
panel agrees on title of new constitution (ht), Dahal
unsure of statute on time, but hopeful, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Dahal:
No statute if NC, UML stick to own federalism stance, by Ashok
Dahal (rep), Slow
and unsteady: The idea that Koirala is in place only to draft
constitution does not cut ice as constitution is the responsibility of
the CA rather than the government, by Prakash Chandra Lohani (rep),
left: People voted for UML as it was thought of as the only party that
could neutralize the clout of NC and Maoists, by Binit Gurung (rep)
talks panel confers with Janajati leaders, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp), Dalits
put forth 27 demands to CA, by Dipak Bayalkoti (kp), Faulty
ideas (ht), Bhattarai
gives tasks for major parties (ht), Major
parties agree on flexible proposal (kp), Bring
all on board: Dahal (kp), Parliamentary
panels: Committee chairs' names submitted (ht), House
adjourned for one week (ht), House
in recess; MPs to visit affected areas (kp), Constitution
drafting process to go on (ht), History
of violence: Political leaders must speak out against the recent spate
of gender-based violence (kp), Dangers
of a single story: The ability to see validity in other narratives will
make collective action possible, by Bidushi Dhungel (kp), United
we stand: A national unity government is looking like the only real
alternative to facilitating the constitution-drafting process, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Citizens
and capital: Nepal should develop a financial policy to utilise the
liquid capital of its citizens for national development, by Prakash
Bom (kp), Shame,
shame: Govt, parliament inaction (rep), All
in a name: Discrimination against Dalits continues because of the
stigma attached to their ascribed names, by Rajendra Senchurey (rep)
sub-panel settles disputes over legislature (ht), CA
panel finalizes number of members in parliament (rep), Good
start: Bhattarai's statute initiative (rep), At
least one-yr tenure proposed for chief justice, by Ananta Raj
Luitel (ht), UML
puts Prez, Vice Prez issue on backburner, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Neither
truth nor justice: Parties have demonstrated time and again that they
intend to do nothing to stop extrajudicial killings, by Suhas
Chakma (kp), Nepal
needs new political force to address common concerns, interview
with Baburam Bhattarai (kp), A
ceremonial premier: Nepal is free to have a constitution of its own but
the "comma and full stops" must meet exacting standards of the wise,
by C.K. Lal (rep)
17/08/2014: Flexibility
crucial for constitution, interview with Tom Ginsberg (kp), Maoist,
Madhesi parties to prepare common position, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp), UCPN-M
a failure as main opposition? Many point at party's poor showing in
Parliament, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Identity
Politics On The Wane?, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn), Tough
battle: Transparency and accountability, two fundamentals of good
governance, have collapsed without people's representatives, by
Purnahari Amatya (rep)
16/08/2014: Majority
of lawmakers ignore CA dress code, by Pranab Kharel (kp) [The
current dress code is based on the current single ethnic identity based
central state thinking and has to be abolished immediately!!!], Made
in Nepal: The peace process (rep)
15/08/2014: Constitutional
Court to be set up: House (ht), Experts
for statute with amendment provision (rep), No
country for young: Promises of employment alone will not suffice to
keep Nepalis from leaving (kp), Breaking
the circle: Nepal can learn from the growth of East and Southeast Asia
which sought to remedy social exclusion, by Sagun S. Lawoti (kp), Unabashed
by failings, lawmakers demand more facilities, by Ashok Dahal
(rep), Where
Are The Economic Bills Stuck?, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (rep), No
licence to kill: Legal amendments must be made to ensure that crimes by
security agencies are investigated independently, by Dipendra Jha
(kp), On
the sidelines of justice: A gender-blind and victim insensitive Truth
and Reconciliation Commission will be a futile exercise, by Trishna
Rana (nt), Adrift:
Nepali politicians are too busy protecting gangsters to prepare for
future Bhote Kosis, by Damakant Jayshi (nt)
14/08/2014: Closed-door
talks: Parties ready to thrash out contentious issues, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), UML
stance unchanged on federalism, forms of governance, electoral system
(kp), NC,
UML agree to settle coalition disputes in 15 days (kp), UML
can't call PM 'incompetent' and yet stay in government, interview
with Shekhar Koirala, NC (rep), Ambassadorial
posts: Coalition partners at loggerheads, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht),
water taps for different castes (ht) [With
such thinking, Nepal has no future!!!], Expanding
security: Rhetoric of making Nepal more 'secure' by male elites must be
closely critiqued for what it means for Nepali women, by Seira
Tamang (kp), Wake
up: No one forced government leadership on the ailing NC leader and he
must have had an inkling of the pressures of the job, by Biswas
Baral (rep)
13/08/2014: Statute
drafting panel to complete its task today (kp), Parliament
committees to have new heads (kp), Election
for House committees' heads on Aug 20 (rep), UML
to seek equal footing: To take up with Congress perceived
'non-cooperation' with ministries held by its leaders (kp), Ailing
prime minister to resume office tomorrow (kp), Crucial
financial, industrial bills still in drafting phase: Govt fails to live
up to its committment of reforming around three dozen economic bills,
by Pushpa Raj Acharya (rep), The
struggle within: Indigenous movements must acknowledge women's issues,
not just limited to reproduction and sexuality, by Tashi Tewa Dolpo
(kp), UCPN-Maoist:
Heading For Another Split?, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn)
12/08/2014: Prez
to Koirala: Full CA key to statute legitimacy; Will hold meeting of
parties and decide CA appointments, PM promises (kp) [The president as well needs new legitimation after
the elections to a second CA!!!], Honor
the pact: Koirala govt's failings (rep), SC's
PIL verdict remains unimplemented (kp), 5
armed outfits to join 'statute process' (kp), Armed
groups eager for input in new statute (rep), In
our court: The absence of national-level think tanks to work on issues
of national interest was deeply felt during Modi's visit, by Keshar
Bahadur Bhandari (kp), Statute
not possible by deadline: Mainali (ht), NHRC
a waning force for lack of office-bearers: 'Delay in appointments
deliberate', by Nabin Khatiwada (rep), A
culture of democracy: Local elections are essential to instilling
democratic norms and values among the citizenry, by Seema Pandey
(kp), Obstacles
ahead: Lack of knowledge among our political leaders on vital
constitutional issues is a major reason for delay in new constitution,
by Prakash Bhattarai (rep)
Govt may nominate 26members to CA in 15 days (ht) [Hopefully without party affiliation as it is
demanded by the interim constitution!!], Panel
starts talks with groups outside CA (kp), Tarai
parties press for single Madhes state: Call for respecting 8-pt deal
signed with Madhesi Morcha in 2008, by Pranab Kharel (kp), UML
demand on president logical: KC (kp), Two
to tango: Dahal—Bhattarai split will have serious consequences,
especially on constitution (kp), Ex-rebels
Forever In Dilemma, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), NWC
drafts bill to criminalize dowry-related violence, by Shreejana
Shrestha (rep), Bird
of prey: Chari's death may not be the begiining of end of
crime-politics nexus; But people's appreciation of police killing shows
they have had enough, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep)
10/08/2014: Parties
begin discussing statute issues (ht), NC,
Maoists to take consensus approach (kp), Major
parties step up talks for consensus on thorny issues (rep), 'Federal
states based on dominant ethnic group could be counterproductive',
by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (rep) [What
do you mean with 'based on dominant ethnic group'? Your statement would
only be true if you think of federal provinces with a system compared
to the current single ethnic identity based central state that more or
less belongs to male Bahuns (ca. 6.5% of the population)!!], UML
ministers urge Oli to mend coalition disputes (kp), UML
calls for endorsing prez by Parliament as per seven-point pact; NC says
raising the issue could derail statute drafting (ht) [How can the urgently necessary endorsement of
president and vicepresident derail the statute writing process?????],
Oli consults UML ministers: Asked to resolve differences with NC
(rep), TMDP,
SP begin merger talks (ht)
'not for' new govt before statute, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), Call
CWC meeting soon, 24 NC leaders ask Koirala (kp), 24
NC CC members want CWC meet (ht), Govt
urges Adhikari couple to end hunger strike (ht), Adhikari
couple's health deteriorating (rep), Appointments
at NHRC sought (ht), Wake
up: Were our lawmakers chosen to relax, pass their time sleeping or
play candy crush in CA hall?, by Shristi Kafle (rep)
consults experts for consensus building (kp), Preparations
to submit report (kp), PM
Koirala 'almost bed-ridden' (kp), Implement
7-point deal: UML chief tells Koirala (kp), As
coalition develops strains, UML seeks talks with Congress: UML accuzses
PM, NC ministers of non-cooperation, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep), CPN-UML
scheming against govt: Koirala (ht)
07/08/2014: Statute
drafting: Parties adopt new approach to settle disputes, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp), Apex
court frees two suspects in murder case of journalist (kp), Chaukath
flays Hindu group for vandalism, threat (kp), Reclaiming
spaces: Extremist Hindu elements should be kept at the margins of
public discourse (kp), PAC
directs govt bodies to clear arrears (ht), 'Federal
states should be economically viable' (ht), Private
sector for adopting sustainable federal model (rep), DPM:
Adhikari couple's hunger strike irrelevant (rep) [Bam
Dev Gautam's comments sound predominantly irrelevant, but they are
extremely dangerous for peace, rule of law and an inclusive democratic
future!!!], China
wary of Modi's engagement in Nepal, by Purna Basnet (rep), Milking
us dry: When millions are deprived of simple life saving medicines, how
can such hefty spending on our ailing politicians be justified?, by
Bhagirath Basnet (rep), Social
security schemes: Experts for putting in place effective dstribution
mechanism, monitoring system (rep), Experts
urge for need based social security (ht)
06/08/2014: Petition
filed questioning legality of panel for TRC nominations (kp), TRC
controversy: Conflict victims move apex court (ht), Petition
seeks dissolution of recommendation committee (rep), Speaker
Nembang raps govt for defying ruling (ht), TRC
controversy: Conflict victims move apex court (ht), CA
sub-panel owns up earlier committee's agreements (ht), Parliament
directs govt to table social security Bill (ht), Study
in contrast: A society indoctrinated in left ideology that has no
understanding of democracy might withdraw from democratic process and
view the whole process as anarchical, by Mukul Sharma (rep)
05/08/2014: In
cold blood: It is time for the government to initiate prosecution for
the extra-judicial killings of five youth at Godar, by Sushil
Pyakurel (kp), Modi
asks leaders to make statute drafting inclusive (kp)
04/08/2014: Modi
operandi: Given India's role in the Nepali peace process, it should
work to facilitate an understanding over contentious constitutional
issues, by Suhas Chakma (kp), 33-party
alliance withdraws protest programme plans (ht), Limbuwan
parties sit together for unity talks (ht)
03/08/2014: 'Remind
Modi of Madhesi significance' (ht)
02/08/2014: Bhattarai
says talks under way on disputed issues of statute, by Prakash
Acharya (ht), PDCC
to record all reservations (kp), Adhikari
murder case: Two more suspects freed (kp), Parties
not to hinder statute writing process (rep)
01/08/2014: Discussion
put on hold over oppn threat, again (kp), Budget
Discussion Put Off Yet Again, by Ashok Dahal (rep), Lawmakers
'misused' CDF, by Janak Nepal (kp) [Yes,
please give each of them 50 millions more!!], Parliamentary
panel to findout flaws in electoral laws (ht), Anti-gender
violence bill criticised in Parliament (ht), Three
accused in Adhikari murder freed on bail (ht) [!!???], Three
'absconding' Accused Show Up At Court, by Ramesh Kumar Poudel
(rep), 'Conflict
wounds psychological', by Chahana Sigdel (kp), Our
foreign non-policy: Inwardly shrivelled Kathmandu seems to have lost
its ability to manage international relations, by Kanak Mani Dixit
(kp), "Everyone
forgot us": The revolution that was supposed to liberate his community
from oppression devoured Ram Ratan Chaudhari's family, by Tufan
Neupane (nt), Nothing
about us, without us: The right to equality of gender and other
minorities is under threat from a regressive state, by Sunil Babu
Pant (nt)
31/07/2014: Contempt
of court bill: Parliament to solicit public views on bill, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp), Parliament
seeks public feedback (ht), State
killing Adhikari couple: AHRC (kp), Speaker
wants details on Adhikari couple (ht), CPDCC
owns talks with armed groups (ht), Government
briefs House on Nepal-India agreement (kp), Pandey
briefs Parliament on recent Nepal-India agreement (ht), Constitution
Writing: Seriousness Is Lacking, by Mukti Rijal (rn)
leaders to get Rs 20k monthly transportation allowance (kp) [??], 'Re-endorse
prez, veep' (kp), Class
and justice: The marginalisation of victim's priorities widens the gap
between the powerful and powerless, by Ram Bhandari and Erik Wilson
29/07/2014: Forge
consensus on thematic panel heads, parties told, by Prakash Acharya
(ht), Oppn
against amendment bill for LSGA (kp), Bill
aims to ensure 40% women's representation in local bodies (rep), Contempt
of Court: Bill may go up for public hearing (kp), Public
feedback to be sought (ht), Parliament
wants public feedback on contempt of court bill: Law minister to tabvle
proposal on Wednesday (rep), Conflict
damages yet to be rebuilt (kp), 'Save
Adhikaris from dying': Slain Krishna Prasad's parents on
fast-unto-death for the last 277 days (ht), Talks
with Limbuwan groups positive (ht)
28/07/2014: Contempt
bill lands in House (kp), Minor
killed, eight injured in grenade explosion in Siraha (ht)
27/07/2014: Conflict-era
scars healing, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp), Challenges
for Oli: Oli needs to fine-tune his tongue and temperament to adjust to
his new role, by Jainendra Jeevan (kp), Fault
in us: The fire in the Tri-Chandra College library is indicative of
larger problems at Tribhuvan University, by Banita Khanal (kp) [It's
a fundamental problem of political culture: So-called party leaders
make the youth believe that political violence and even murder as part
of protest is not a punishable crime!!], Rautahat
CA members fail to spend Rs 1 million (ht)
26/07/2014: House
panels headless for six months, by Pranab Kharel (kp), Dialogue
committee dwells on disputed issues (ht), Calls
to memorialise war victims (kp) [Most of
all they need justice and compensation!!], Malla's
status delays TRC panel's progress (ht) [This
panel has no future either!!], Kin
for naming public places after conflict victims (rep), Capable
enough: The state and the rulers think that Dalits are incapable and
unable to assume a high post and skilfully carry out assigned duties,
by Dhana Bahadur Mijar (rep)
completes six months: Parties must settle disputed issues to get job
done on time, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), PDCC
talks to own past agreements (kp), Lower
House to be called Pratinidhi Sabha (ht), Parties
divided over local polls (kp), Statute
deadline won't be met: Koirala (ht), Promises
to keep: The NC-UML coalition must stick to its self-imposed deadline
of finishing the constitution by April, by Anurag Acharya (nt), Half
truths, no justice: The government didn't even bother to send a
representative for the funeral of the Dhanusha Five this week, by
Trishna Rana (nt), Strange
Alliances: If the recent political alliances provide any indication, it
shows that Nepali politics is heading on the path to confrontation,
by Keshab Poudel (sp), Nepal's
Constitutional Problem: A Recap, by Ria Gyawali (sp), All
Is Not Well: 'An ailing PM and an ailing PM-in-waiting; And we're still
asking what ails our country?', by Abijit Sharma (sp)
24/07/2014: Victims'
remains handed over to kin: Nepal Army involved in the killings of 5
men in their twenties in Godar, Dhanusha, forensic report confirms,
by Shyamsundar Shashi (kp) [And what about
the murderers???], Kin
get remains of five youths, by Brij Kumar Yadav (ht), Govt
hands over remains of victims to kin: Families demand immediate action
against perpetrators, by Suresh Yadav (rep), CA
endorsement of prez and veep: UML set to take up issue with PM
(kp), UCPN
(Maoist) seeks clear position on federalism: A committee formed to
prepare official line on key issues for new statute (kp), SP
mulls over quitting Constituent Assembly: Party to decide on the issue
after feeling pulse through interactions across Madhes (ht), Mahato-led
SP sets copies of budget document on fire (rep), Full
circle complete: NC and UML are at the helm again; They have no
obligation to act differently than they did during the free-for-all 90s,
by Mahabir Paudyal (rep)
23/07/2014: Koirala
returns hale and hearty from New York: PM says he's not quitting;
Assures full activism and completion of all pending tasks; Promises
statute on time (ht), 'I've
got new lease of life': Koirala returns from New York after month-long
cancer treatment (kp), All-party
meet commonagenda of five parties (ht), Armed
Tarai groups pose security challenge: DPM (ht), Will
Maoist-led Front Disrupt Statute-making?, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn)
owns up decisions made by then statute panel (kp), CA
panel begins exercise to build consensus, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Godar
killings: Government may not send high-level rep (kp), Enemies
of the future: Political parties must take responsibility for the
actions of their affiliated student unions (kp) [Those who burn down libraries should not be called
students; they are criminals, nothing else, and should be punished as
such!!], Women
rights activists stage protest in front of CA building (ht), Govt
urged to amend Contempt of Court Bill (ht), Taking
to the streets: Protests and movements have provided the marginalised
with an avenue to make their voices heard, by Tashi Tewa Dolpo
(kp), With
power, comes responsibility: The NC, as the largest party in the CA,
must take the lead in reaching out to parties on contentious issues,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp)
21/07/2014: Talks
with armed outfits to begin next week (kp), Talks
with armed outfits of Ilam, Janakpur, Nepalgunj in offing (ht), Govt
starts discourse on civil service in federal set-up (rep), Remains
of Godar victims to be handed to their families (ht) [There is no justice with the murderers from the
army running free and getting promoted!!], Lawmakers
demanding ECDP failed to spend their budgets, by Suresh Yadav (rep)
[!!!! Why do they want 49 millions more??],
floats options for new force (ht), The
illusion of inclusion, by C.K. Lal (rep)
sub-Panel gears up for talks with armed outfits, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), Failing
grade for UML ministers: Party lawmakers claim UML ministers failed to
bring' pro-people' programmes, made unpopular decisions (kp), Home
minister criticised for making people homeless (ht), SP
ready to take to streets (ht), Hammering
it in: The results of the recent by-election further cemented the
people's rejection of single-identity federalism, by Khagendra N.
Sharma (kp) [No single ethnic identity
federalism is o.k., but there is absolutely nothing that can be derived
from recent by-elections!], Stepping
in: Instead of judging who is right or wrong, mediation helps parties
explore options that best serve their mutual interests and needs,
by Mukti Rijal (kp)
19/07/2014: Transitional
justice: Ensure victims' participation: Experts (kp), Marginalised
conflict victims' inclusion issue discussed (ht), Failing
State, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn)
18/07/2014: In
consensus bid, CA panel to talk to leaders, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp), Federalism
and Tarai-Madhes: Madhesis must have unchallenged access to wealth of
the hills by being part of the same federal province, by Kanak Mani
Dixit (kp), Nothing
but contempt: Under the new draft bill, it would not be possible to
write this column, by Binita Dahal (nt)
17/07/2014: Contempt
of court bill: Minister Acharya 'agrees' to amend provisions (kp), Adhikari
couple's health 'deteriorates' (kp), Bir
Hospital unable to provide TPN to Adhikari Couple (ht), Shooting
in the dark: This budget has little to offer in the absence of
political consensus on a roadmap for economic prosperity, by Achyut
Wagle (kp), The
new budget will contribute to inflation, interview with Bishwambher
Pyakuryal (rep), CDF
Allocations: A Case Of Misplaced Priority, by Mukti Rijal (rn), Flawed
TRC Act: Apropos Amendments Indispensable, by Uttam Maharjan (rn)
lawmakers criticise budget (kp), Local
body polls by mid-Jan: Gautam (kp) [????
He obviously doesn't know what he is talking about!!!], Khadka
moots three federal models (ht), Stakeholders
for greater participation of women in politics (rep), Budgeting
for bikas: A consensual agenda that propels us to broad-based economic
growth is as urgent as the new constitution, by Swarnim Wagl� (kp)
15/07/2014: FinMin
defends CDF allocation': Cheap loan has potential to transform
agriculture', by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp), 'Extra-curricular'
Budget Bringing Smile To Some, by Prem Khatry (rn), It's
complicated: What comes out loud and clear is that the proposal of
transferring development funds to MPs rests on political, not economic
ground, by Sukhdev Shah (rep), Constituting
contempt: Censoring the media in the name of contempt of court can set
a dangerous trend, by Dipendra Jha (kp)
naming panel seeks fourth member urgently (kp), CDF
Saga: Focus Shift From Policy To Paisa, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), Ride
the wave: Nepal's traditional national security mentality with
geopolitics at the center should give way to more dynamic
economy-centric foreign policy, by Shyam Bandhu Subedi (rep)
sub-panel to hold talks with armed outfits (ht), NC
youths oppose Rs 50m CDF plan (kp), War-induced
trauma still haunts Rukum residents, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp),
the past: The TRC must discourage individuals and political parties
from using victims and families as a means to an end, by Yogendra
P. Paneru (kp), Loktantra
blues: History shows that governments often make laws to punish those
who speak or write freely, by Abhi Subedi (kp), Good
samaritans: The country needs a Civic Responsibility Act to increase
the moral responsibility of Nepali society, by Seema Pandey (kp)
12/07/2014: Yet
another front foridentity-based federalism today (ht), Govt
in last-ditch effort to address CDF demand, by Anil Giri and
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp), Bill
to empower youth registered: Envisages 23-member National Youth Council,
by Prakash Acharya (ht), Call
for investing more on youth: Stakeholders say brain drain must be
stopped pronto (ht)
11/07/2014: 7-party
alliance for singleidentity-based federalism, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp), Seven
parties form Federal Republican Front: Warn Congress, CPN-UML not to
show arrogance of numerical strength (ht), The
politics of everything: Why carve up the country into supposedly
autonomous states, when there is no economic base for that autonomy?
(nt), SC
scraps petition against CDF (kp) [??],
quashes writ against budget for lawmakers: Says no order required as
govt is yet to decide on Rs 50 million (ht), MP
Or Five Crore Manager?, by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn), Widespread
resistance makes commissions on transitional justice uncertain, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep), Post-conflict
stress syndrome: Psychological scars of conflict on young survivors
take longer to heal, by Taylor Caldwell (nt), More
money, more problems: Failure to pursue reforms aimed at growth will
have long-term detrimental effects on the entire economy, by Yoga
Nath Poudel (kp), Investing
in young people: Focus on development, by Giulia Vallese (ht), Investing
in Young People', by Giulia Vallese (sp), The
generation gap: Nepal's ageing political leadership is running out of
time in more ways than one, by Trishna Rana (nt), When
the hammer comes down: It is no longer enough to condemn the
wrong-doers, they must be named and shamed, by Anurag Acharya (nt),
Call: United Nations experts warn that Nepal's truth-seeking
legislation risks further entrenching impunity (sp), Shoddy
Constitutional Exercise: Will Ek Thaan or Ek Thangno Emerge?, by
Dipak Gyawali (sp)
10/07/2014: Mahat
hints at CDF approval, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp) [one of the numerous fatal failures of this
government!!], NC
lawmakers raise voice seeking Rs 50 million: Say finance minister will
face action if budget for constituencies not allocated (ht), Apex
court order sought against Rs 50m dole plan (kp), Money
for nothing: Instead of demanding a Rs 50 million fund, lawmakers must
concentrate on a building strong, accountable governance, by Lok
Nath Bhusal (kp), Funds
For Constituency Development: Not Necessary At All, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn), Govt
to SC: TRC Act doesn't grant amnesty to serious offenders, by
Pranab Kharel (kp) [?????], TRC
Act consistent with int'l law: Government (rep) [Yes, all the international experts who criticise
this law are absolutely innocent and ignorant!?], Rights
bodies' call to fix TRC Act flaws (ht), Int'l
rights groups call for amending flawed provisions (kp) [!!!!!], Right
to information or fight for information? RTI Act yet to be fully
implemented, leaving many people who want to know frustrated, by
Basant Sharma (ht), Respect
freedom of expression: EduMin (kp), Contempt
bill draws criticism (kp), Maoist,
six other parties to unite on federal model (kp), Clock-watching:
Term and age limits should be placed on political leaderships (kp)
09/07/2014: Subcommittee
to talk to armed outfits (kp), Federal
Republican Front in the offing: To pitch for identity-based federalism
in constitution (ht), Democracy
and caste: The encounter of democracy with caste is a historical
process accommodating two sets of opposed values, by G�rard Toffin
(kp), Silent
war: It is fundamentally a collective failure when people sit idly by
as society falls apart around them, by Bidushi Dhungel (kp), Crimean
lesson: Crimea's case shows internal threat of secession undermines
state's security; Nepal may have to face similar fate, by Seema
Pandey (rep) [Nepal
is a multiethnic state with the single ethnic identity of her
non-inclusive single ethnic male elite! This is the greatest danger for
security and secession and has to be changed immediately!!!], Demand
For CDF Increase Raises Eyebrows, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn), To
give or not to give: If lawmakers cannot guarantee transparency and
accountability, they do not deserve even one million rupees they are
drawing from state coffers, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep), Leaders
sans vision: Nepal's development should not be a by-product of China
and India's strategic interests; we need strategically designed
policies in place, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (rep)
dialogue sub-panel confers with parties (kp), Sub-panel
records demands of fringe parties outside Constituent Assembly
(ht), Malla
lambasts suggestion to replace her: Says the TRC Recommendation
Committee members exceeded their brief (ht), Senior
citizens warn of stern protests, self-immolations: Press govt to
address their key demands (ht), Contempt
of whom? Unless the Supreme Court protects the freedom of speech, it
will fail to uphold its own dignity, by Prakash Bom (kp), Keep
him busy: Without a larger role in constitution writing, Prachanda
could easily drift towards the extremist line of Mohan Baidya, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp)
07/07/2014: Don't
cooperate on TRC, CID: Rights activists (ht), Constituency
development programme: NC piles pressure on FinMin Mahat, by Anil
Giri (kp), Fair
trial for free expression: Judicial precedents should provide a
reference for addressing the contempt of court bill in Parliament,
by Binod Bhattarai (kp), Politics
of reinstitution: The revolution in 19951 was subverted, reformation of
1990 rescinded and revolutions between 2006 -2008 proved to be stillborn,
by C.K. Lal (rep)
06/07/2014: Bajura
conflict victims scramble for a living, by Prakash Singh (ht), All
for money: Lawmakers' demand for 50 million (rep), Rs
50m funds will widen disparities: NPC head; infrastructure development
in remote districts costlier, by Rudra Pangeni (rep), Bad
proposition: Doling out money to CA members is opposed to the notion of
financial accountability, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp) [Nepal's
politicians generally do things that are against the constitution,
democratic principles, the rule of law, human rights, international
law, etc!!], Temple
and state: Despite becoming a secular state, Nepal has not laid out the
parameters for its model of secularism, by Pratyush Nath Upreti (kp)
rights experts urge government to amend TRC Act: Say it is necessary to
end impunity (ht), Govt
brought bill on TRC responsibly, says Acharya (ht) [???], TRC
panel seeks Malla's replacement: Asks govt to give recommendation
committee full shape, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht) [????], Poll
expense details: EC slaps 18 parties with Rs 1,000 fine (ht) [This is absolutely ridiculous!!!], NC
recommends Rs 50m CDP for 240 constituencies, by Anil Giri (kp), Cong
demands Rs 5 crore foreach lawmaker (ht), NC
all for Rs 50 million constituency fund, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep),
asks for district-wise project details (kp), Critiquing
any judge is nocontempt of court: Experts, by Pranab Kharel (kp), With
no counseling, conflict-affected still feel trauma, by Benupraj
Bhattarai (rep), Illusion
and reality: Will federalism really bring an end to discrimination on
'class, caste, language, sex, culture, religion and region? Experts do
not think so, by Raju Prasad Chapagai (rep)
04/07/2014: Madhes-based
parties suspect UCPN-M stance (ht), AHRC:
Don't muzzle press freedom to protect court (kp), Shame
on all of us! A human rights debacle is unfolding, with collaboration
of a democratic government, the international community and
intelligentsia, by Kanak Mani Dixit (kp), Question
of legitimacy: Victims must be recognised as critical actors in the
transitional justice process, by Ram Kumar Bhandari (kp), View
from the hills: The government's recent announced policies and
programmes reflect a distinct hill-centric bias, by Dipendra Jha
(kp), Financial
inclusion: Must for Inclusive growth, by Shiv Ram Prasad Koirala
03/07/2014: Parliament
passes govt's policies and programmes: Next House meeting on July 10;
Fiscal budget likely on July 11, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Govt's
policies and programs endorsed through majority votes (rep), Rs
50m demand likely to be met, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Pork
barrel politics at peak: Lawmakers seek Rs 50m for constituency
development, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht), Govt
'working' to provide vehicles for parties' top leaders (kp), A
capital issue: CA members greedy of state dole-outsrisk damaging their
public image (kp), NHRC
says it cannot send official to panel for picking TRC team (kp), Overcoming
criticism: Take TRC and CED seriously (rep), Ethnicity-based
Federalism: A Counterproductive Model, by Uttam Maharjan (rn) [??
Nepal is still a single ethnic identity based central state! It has to
be transformed into a miltiethnic federal state, and this has nothing
to do with names and territory borders!!!], Talking
out of tune: Inclusion is about developing a frame of mind that
respects everyone regardless of class, ethnicity or creed, by
Deepak Thapa (kp), Rape
victims of armed conflict off the radar, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep)
02/07/2014: Lawmakers
in fund hunt: Call in NC for Rs 50m for each constituency (kp), Female
parliamentarians press for residence, transport facilities (kp), Lawmakers
say govt's policies fail to live up to expectations (kp), Policies
and programmes condemned (ht), Oppn
flays govt policies and programs (rep), Govt.
Policies and Programmes: Implementation Aspect Is Vital, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn), OHCHR:
Amend inconsistent clauses (kp) [see comment by OHCHR], TRC
Act violates United Nations policy: OHCHR (ht), OHCHR
urges govt to amend TRC Act (rep), FRF
concept paper to be finalised today (ht), Many
miles to go: Despite multiple impediments, the constitution must be
promulgated in time for a prosperous Nepal, by Binamra Thapa (kp), Chand
counters Baidhya's policy: Says CPN-Maoist policy must be to give
continuity to people's war (ht), Comment
is not free, if you cannot write a line without fearing court may throw
you in jail because you were citing its wrongdoings or flawed policies,
by Dharma Adhikari (rep)
concludes discussion on all panel reports (ht), NC
lawmakers criticise govt's programmes: Coalition government asked to
amend the document, by Anil Giri (kp), NC,
UML lawmakers slam document (ht), First
round of deliberation concludes, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp), Maoist
alliance to set singular position on statute (kp), NHRC
asked to nominate its rep (kp), Recommendation
panel of TRC wants NHRC in it: Urges govt to clear confusion regarding
its formation process and questions raised by one of the members
(ht), 'Living
martyr' Mukesh will not walk again: Doc, by Weena Pun (kp), Exclusion
in the mountains: The Madhes has been explored in the citizenship
debate but exclusionary practices are also present in the upper hills,
by Tashi Tewa Dolpo (kp)
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