Top Maoist leader lashes out at coalition partner

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 12 Feb: Top Maoist leader Mohan Baidya Kiran Thursday lashed out at coalition partner CPN-UML accusing the party deceiving Maoists.
“Especially, CPN-UML is playing a wrong role. It has deceived our party saying it will stay in government; it has deceived the people as well.
“It continues in government but doesn’t let it work,” Kiran charged.
‘The party is pouring venom against government by continuing in it. It has a dual character.” Kiran told party mouthpiece Janadisha.
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Operational manual for integrating PLA and Nepal Army approved

Kathmandu, 12 Feb: An operational manual for integration Maoist PLA and Nepal Army has been approved by a special army integration committed headed by Prime Minister Prachanda.
Two members represent main opposition Nepali Congress in the committee.
The committee Wednesday decided to develop terms of reference for a technical team on army integration as well.
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TRADE, COMMERCE, ECONOMY

Kathmandu, 12 Feb: Government has decided to take action against 238 willing defaulters.
The government has prepared a 10-point action plan.
Their passports will be seized and won’t be given position in government; they will be denied government facilities and their back accounts will be frozen.
Maoist lawmaker Hari Roka will monitor action against defaulters.
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Cricket coach Roy Dias extended for one year

Kathmandu, 12 Feb: Cricket coach of the national team Sri Lanka’s Roy Dias has been extended by Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) by another one year.
Dias has been coaching Nepal’s team since 2001 with glory.
Nepal has won the U-19
ACC cricket tournament four times.
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Nepal lifts ACC U-17 Elite Cricket tournament trophy

Kathmandu, 12 Feb: Nepal
lifted for the first time the ACC U-17 Elite Cup cricket tournament trophy.
The home team Thursday limited Malaysia to 124 runs in 37.1 overs.
Nepal scored the victory without loss of any wicket.
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MEDIA GOOGLE

“Is Radha Krishna Mainali about to join the Maoists? Or is Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal merely seeking wisdom from one of the towering figures of Nepali communist movement? The man’s evolution is gripping as his early unsavory reputation.”

(Maila Baje, People’s Review, 12 Feb.)

“Didn’t like Prachand wearing a topi.”

(Maoist defector Matrika Prasad Yadav, Naya Patrika, 12 Feb.)
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