Sri Lankan president flies back home

Kathmandu, 31 Oct: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa returns home Saturday after concluding a three-day official visit.
He returns home one day ahead of a Maoist strike to topple government.
The president rescheduled his visit by three days to beat the strike.
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Maoists call off strike

Kathmandu, 31 Oct, Maoists Friday called off a strike of five eastern hill districts that paralyzed life in the region.
They called the strike to force authorities to act against assassins of an activist and compensation demand.
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Nepali striker signs Rs 6.36 million deal with Indian club

Kathmandu, 31 Oct: Striker Anil Gurung has signed a three-year Rs 6.36 million contract with Shillong Lajung Football Club.
Gurung is the highest paid professional footballer of Nepal.
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“The statute will be drafted but could be delayed by six months to a year. As the new constitution should last several years, a sustainable constitution sou8ld be drafted.”

(Sher Bahadur Deuba, The Himalayan Times, 31 Oct.)

‘Girija Prasad Koirala would be be happy with a republic if he was president. But Prachanda wants a republic. Where’s the point of agreement, Monarchy has been abolished but what’s to replace it.”

(Dr Tulsi Giri, Annapurna Post. 31 Oct.)

‘We know how be to prime minister if we act like them [incumbent rulers]. But we hate becoming prime minister in that fashion. We want o be prime minister of the strength of the people and their desire and not on the desire of some people.)

(Chairman Prachanda, Annapurna Post, 31 Oct.)
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