Chairman Nemwang asks PM Nepal to take lead

Kathmandu, 6 June: Chairman Subash Nemwang Sunday asked Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal to take the lead as the government chief to implement the three-point agreement which hasn’t been implemented even in 10 days.
He asked the premier ‘to implement and play a role’.
The chairman said there’s no alternative but to implement the agreement.
Nemwang ‘drew the attention’ of Nepal to the adverse impact on the budget session from Tuesday without implementing the agreement.
The chairman, pushing the agreement, said non-implementation has disheartened people and spread uncertainty so soon after differences son the agreement broke out.
NC and UML narrowed down demands from six to three in the agreement to come to an agreement with the main opposition.
Only one of the three points has been implemented—the extension of the constituent assembly (CA) tenure by one year until 28 May 2011.
Ruling parties demanded all points of the agreement be implemented simultaneously while Maoists say there’s no link between the premier’s readiness to resign by last Wednesday and implementation of two other points in the agreement.
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Maoists continue to press demand for PM’s resignation; other details

Kathmandu, 6 June: Maoist meet of officials Sunday concluded there’ll to cooperation with government until the resignation of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal reiterating charges ruling parties renegaded on an agreement..
The meet after the procurement of parliament’s session opposed by Maoists and the continuing deadlock discussed how to move at the budget session of parliament from Tuesday
Maoist meet of officials decided to seek the official government position on published reports Nepal Army was preparing to recruit 9,000 personnel.
The meeting condemned Prime Minister Nepal’s suggestion last week Maoists have had a hand in the kidnap of Dr Bhaktaman Shrestha who was released Saturday after a 19-day abduction saying it ‘was a conspiracy to drag the party into controversy”.
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Canada bans adoptions from Nepal

Kathmandu, 6 June: Canadian authorities suspended adoptions from Nepal Friday over fraud and child trafficking concerns, AFP reports from Ottawa quoting the Immigration Ministry.
The ministry pointed to a report from the Hague Conference on Private International Law that described ‘ strong evidence’ of prevalence of fraudulent documents and false statements about children’s origins, age and status, as well as questions of whether adoptees or potential adoptees were abandoned.
“We know how disheartening this must be for the parents, but several sources, such as the Hague Conference and UNICEF have raised serious concerns about the use of fraudulent documents and the prevalence of child trafficking in Nepal, “ said Immigration Minister Jason Kenney.
‘There are a number of Canadian parents seeking to adopt children from Nepal, but our priorities remain in the best interests of the child and prevention of child trafficking.”
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Maoists immediate halt to Indian study

Kathmandu.6 June: UCPN(Maoist) Saturday demanded an immediate halt to the works being carried out to prepare the detailed project report (DPR) of Saptakoshi high dam, The Rising Nepal reports from Itahari.
The Maoists stated that the Indian technicians were conducting the DPR without their approval.
According to a source, the preparation work began after the central leadership of the party gave a nod.
A Maoist source revealed that Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, chairman of UCPN (Maoist) allowed preparing the DPR during his visit to India.
However, the district leadership of the party was against the preparation of the DPR.
Mukesh, Sunsari in-charge of the Maoists, said that they would obstruct the preparation of the DPR by using force.
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“Chairman Prachanda was, to some extent, presented as a national leader. But he became leader of Maoists only.”

(Rights activist Padma Ratna Tuladhar, Bimarsha, 6 June)
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