Gobinda Parajuli heads probe panel

Kathmandu, 9 Feb: Former supreme court justice Gobinda Parajuli heads a five-member probe panel to investigate Sunday’s daring murder of media tycoon Jamin Shah in the capital.
An emergency cabinet meet formed the team to investigate the murder of Chairman of Channel Nepal and Spacetime Network.
Two masked motorcyclists, still at large, shot head Shah and his driver was injured in Lazimpat.
Police suspect an Indian criminal gang led by Chhota Rajan shot dead Shah.
RPP lawmaker Mirja Beg was shot dead in 1998 by another Indian criminal gang.
The shooting indicates Nepalis aren’t safe even in their own country.
When Girija Prasad Koirala was prime minister, Indian police even raided a a house in Baneshwor.
The Rajan group has claimed responsibility for the murder.
Interestingly, Indian government reacted immediately to Shah’s murder.
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Discharge of discharge of disqualified complete

Kathmandu, 9 Feb.: The discharge of 4,008 Maoist combatants,
including child soldiers, from camps in Sindhuli, Chitwan, Nawalparasi, Kailali, Surkhet and Rolpa was completed Monday.
Only 283 disqualified left the camp for home in Rolpa.
They were placed in the camps under UNMIN watch three years ago.
The combatants expressed anger against government, Maoists and UNMIN.
Only 2394 combatants were discharged as others had deserted the cmps before the official sendoff.
Maoist Chairman Prachanda UNMIN Chief Karen Landgren and envoys from five donor countries witnessed the discharge in Rolpa.
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Former king in Panauti

Kathmandu, 9 Feb.: Former King Gyanendra Monday visited
Makkar mela and offered prayers and puja during and our-long visit. .
The mela was out of bounds for the Shah kings of Nepal.
The former king was warmly greeted by devotees.
Some people shouted slogans in his favour.
The ousted king called for peace, security and happiness.
He donated Rs 100,000 each to organizers of two mahayagyas.
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Parliament session prorogued

Kathmandu, 9 Feb.: The ninth session of parliament was prorogued Monday.
The session was delayed as the annual budget couldn’t be passed on time.
Maoists obstructed parliamentary sessions delaying the passage of the budget.
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Another failure to meet deadline

Kathmandu, 9 Feb.: Chairman of a constitution drafting committee
Nilambar Acharya Monday said the committee he heads can’t meet a 5 March deadline to prepare a draft of a proposed constitution and has sought time extension to complete work.
The committee, he said, has received only one of 11 reports of suggestions for a constitution from thematic committees from the constituent assembly (CA).
The CA had to ends the reports by 4 February.
Major parties have differing concepts on
“It is impossible to prepare the first draft of the constitution in the next
four weeks,” Acharya said
Acharya said he will seek extension of a deadline from CA Chairman Subash Nemwang.
The schedule to complete work of subject committee will have to be extended for the 10th time.
A constitution to replace an interim constitution has to be promulgated by 28 May.
Failure to promulgate a constitution by the deadline will trigger a political
crisis.
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11th SAG jamboree ends

Kathmandu, 9 Feb.: Rajendra Bhandari bagged a gold medal Tuesday in the marathon in Dhaka on the last day of the 11th South Asian Games.
Karatakas Binod Shakya and Ganga Adhikari collected golds Monday in the Bangladesh capital.
Nepal collected eight golds, six silvers and 17 bronzes with a total tally of 32 medals.
Nepal was fifth in the medal tally after India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Eight nations participated in the South Asian sporting jamboree.
Taekwondo star Dipal Bista collect four golds to become the first Nepali to win so many gold medals in the history of the competition.
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