PM Prachanda threatens to go to people

Kathmandu, 7 Dec: Prime Minister Prachanda threatened to go to the people Sunday if the government can’t give people a sense of change in the next two months.
He admitted government failed to give people such feeling in the last three months also because of ‘traditional attitude and culture’.
“If the peace process fails and without integration, there will be a big crisis,” he additionally warned.
Prachanda asked Nepal iCongress to abandon its ‘arrogance’.
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Home Minister Bamdeb Gautam also issues warning

Kathmandu, 7 Dec: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bamdeb Gautam also issued a warning to terai rebels whom he called ‘criminals’ government will deal sternly with those who don’t come for negotiations to resolve regional demands.
He called groups who haven’t responded to government invitation for talks criminals.
He issued the warning from Lahan, Siraha.
He warned security agencies will be active against rebels who don’t respond to government call for negotiations.
Gautam was reviewing the situation in central terai districts with officials in Lahan.
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CPN-UML asks Maoists to from integration committee soonest

Kathmandu, 7 Dec: CPN (Maoist) and CPN-UML in a high-level meeting Sunday agreed not to delay the formation of a special committee for the integration of Maoist and state armies.
“The prime minister has agreed and the delay will be ended soonest,” CPN-UML General Secretary Jhalanath Khanal said when the issue of the integration was discussed.
The biggest parties in the coalition also agreed in principle clashes between their youth groups should end.
“Relations between two parties should be improved to the coalition partners are to move ahead,” Khanal said.
The two parties discussed how to make a recently forme4d 12-member coordination committee of six ruling parties effective.
Former CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal refused to chair the committee to which he was appointed without consultation.
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Koirala examined for more than three hours

Kathmandu, 7 Dec: Girija Prasad Koirala was examined by a team of doctors for three-and-a-half hours.
Koirala told reporters in Dhangadi before emplaning for the capital Maoists are selling dreams.
He warned for the second time in two days Maoists may have to return to the jungle.
Congress, he warned, will unilaterally draft a constitution, if Maoists sideline its drafting.
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MJF central committee begin meet

Kathmandu, 7 Dec: Ruling Madesh Janaadhikar Forum (MJF) central committee started ‘serious discussions’ in Birgunj Sunday.
The committee is discussing likely postponement of a general convention originally scheduled for 13 December.
MJF meet started amid party’s threat to withdraw from government if terai demands aren’t met.
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41 injured in Dandeldhura student, police clash

Kathmandu, 7 Dec: Forty-one students and police were injure in clashes in Dandeldhura Sunday, a radio report said.
Six students and three policemen are seriously injured.
Students attacked district headquarters.
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CA informs parties of delay in constitution drafting

Kathmandu, 7 Dec: The CA formally notified 25 parties Sunday of delay in implementing a 72-week business schedule to draft a constitution.
The secretariat has told parties no work has been done to meet the schedule.
Parties have been asked to nominate 10 chairmen of subject committees by Tuesday.
The secretariat also told government there was shortage of officials to conduct business of the committees drafting the constitution.
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Load-shedding for next five years

Kathmandu, 7 Dec: Load-shedding will continue for another five years, Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) said Sunday.
Only 46MG electricity was being generated in the mid-winter season when power demand in highest, the agency said.
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Three Bir Hospital doctors resign

Kathmandu,7 Dec: Three senior doctors of Bir Hospital resigned Sunday, including Dr Bishwa Raj Dali, Vice-Chancellor of National Academy of Medical Sciences.
The hospital remained closed for three weeks as a group of resident doctors were unhappy with Dr Dali’s leadership.
The three doctors resigned to create an environment for smooth running of the hospital, they said.
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