Tibetans to hold prayer meet

Kathmandu, 16 May: Tibetans on daily anti-China protests in the Nepali capital since March will organize a prayer meet Sunday to commemorate the dead in southwest China in a tremblor.
An estimated 50,000 persons have been killed in the worst quake in China in recent years.
The decision by Nepal Tibet Solidarity Forum to hold the prayer meet came one day after the Chinese embassy strongly condemned the protests during a national tragedy as inhuman.
Two meetings are being held at Syambhunath and Baudhanath.
The embassy said the daily protests have hampered normal embassy work demanding the government crackdown on the protests.
China accused UN officials for participating in the protests.
UN embassy in Kathmandu has supported the protests.
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Khanal to attempt CPN-UML image change

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 16 May: Jhalanath Khanal, who took-over the leadership of CPN-UML as general secretary for the second time Thursday, said he will attempt an image change of the party in the next two years.
“I will attempt an image change and make it effective,” Khanal said.
Khanal said the challenge is to make the party democratic with a national base in the next two years to face parliamentary elections with the promulgation of a new constitution.
The constitution will have to be framed by the CA which meets 28 May.
Khanal was general secretary when the party was underground during panchayat rule before 1990.
Khanal succeeded Madhav Kumar Nepal who resigned following dismal performance in the CA vote 10 April.
Khanal will also be leader of the party in the CA.
Khanal was re-elected form his traditional Ilam constituency when top leaders, including Nepal were defeated in the vote.
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Tibetans to hold prayer meet

Kathmandu, 16 May: Tibetans on daily anti-China protests in the Nepali capital since March will organize a prayer meet Sunday to commemorate the dead in southwest China in a tremblor.
An estimated 50,000 persons have been killed in the worst quake in China in recent years.
The decision by Nepal Tibet Solidarity Forum to hold the prayer meet came one day after the Chinese embassy strongly condemned the protests during a national tragedy as inhuman.
Two meetings are being held at Syambhunath and Baudhanath.
The embassy said the daily protests have hampered normal embassy work demanding the government crackdown on the protests.
China accused UN officials for participating in the protests.
UN embassy in Kathmandu has supported the protests.
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Khanal to attempt CPN-UML image change

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 16 May: Jhalanath Khanal, who took-over the leadership of CPN-UML as general secretary for the second time Thursday, said he will attempt an image change of the party in the next two years.
“I will attempt an image change and make it effective,” Khanal said.
Khanal said the challenge is to make the party democratic with a national base in the next two years to face parliamentary elections with the promulgation of a new constitution.
The constitution will have to be framed by the CA which meets 28 May.
Khanal was general secretary when the party was underground during panchayat rule before 1990.
Khanal succeeded Madhav Kumar Nepal who resigned following dismal performance in the CA vote 10 April.
Khanal will also be leader of the party in the CA.
Khanal was re-elected form his traditional Ilam constituency when top leaders, including Nepal were defeated in the vote.
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