CPN (Maoist) central committee meet postponed

Kathmandu, 13 Dec: A CPN (Maoist) central committee scheduled for Saturday has been postponed for two days because of the busy schedule Prime Minister Prachanda who is also party chairman.
The meeting that will now be held Monday will discuss a party general convention and allocation of organizational responsibilities.
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Schools to close Sunday

Kathmandu, 13 Dec: Boarding schools will close nation-wide Sunday to remember 23 students and teachers killed in a bus accident in Mukundapur, Nawalparasi Thursday night.
At least 60 passengers were injured in one of the worst vehicular accidents in recent times.
The bus as returning to Chitwan from Lumbini where the school group has gone on a picnic.
Eighteen students and four teachers of Hill Bird Boarding School in Chitwan died; three members of one family were killed.
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UNMIN mandate to be extended for another six months


Kathmandu, 13 Dec: The mandate of UNMIN will be extended again for another six months, Nepal Samacharpatra reports.
UNMIN Chief Ian Martin held discussions with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda and leaders of the main opposition Nepali Congress Friday.
The mandate expires 23 January 2009.
Government is expected to formally notify UN by 24 December 2008.
The mandate has been ext4ended twice already.
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20MW electricity to be imported from India

Kathmandu, 13 Dec; Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) will import 20MW electricity from the Indian state of West Bengal from 1 January 2009 at Rs 7.20 per unit, Nepal Samacharpatra reports.
The power is being bought from Power Trading Corporation India Ltd in the peak winter season amid shortage.
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PM Prachanda espouses rebellion

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 13 Dec: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda Friday espoused rebellion and rebellion to protect political gains and peace
.”If people aren’t educated on rebellion, change will be lost,” he warned
Prachanda warned people may have to take up violent rebellion to save the nation.
“Attempt to snatch away people’s rights will be met with violence. This peace has come from the barrel of a gun. To defend the peace, the gun should continue to be in the hands of the people.
‘There’s a strong possibility the gun may fall in the hands of the people,” he told a public meeting in the capital.
Prachanbda’s warning comes amid threats to take to the streets in the next two months
If other parties don’t cooperate with the Maoist-led government.
Dahal said his government hasn’t been able to deliver because of non-cooperation of political parties and some unnamed foreign powers.
“There are opportunities and challenges whether a people’s constitution or a document of feudal capitalists will be drafted,” he said.
Main opposition Nepali Congress, ruling party coalition members CPN-UML, Madesh Janaadhikar Forum (MJF) and Nepal Sadbhavana Party haven’t submitted names of committee members to write a constitution within the deadline.
The constituent assembly secretariat has asked 25 political parties to submit names of 14 committee members
by Tuesday; election of committee chairmen were to be conducted 15 December.
Former Speaker Damannath Dhungana says he’s now doubtful the constitution will be drafted within the 27 May 2010 deadline.
He said political parties, including Nepali Congress, were involved in toppling government.
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