NC CWC MEET POSTPONED INDEFINITELY

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 2 Dec.: Indicating difficulties newly elected NC President Sushil Koirala will encounter to steer the party following the death of his predecessor and cousin Girija Prasad Koirala seven months ago, a party central working committee (CWC) meeting was postponed indefinitely Thursday .
Even after five days of continuous discussions, the committee couldn’t agree on Sushil’s nomination of Ram Chandra Paudel and Krishna Prasad Shitaula as vice-president and general secretary.
Shitaula will be the second general secretary, if confirmed by the CWC. Prakash Man Singh was elected two months ago by a party general convention.
The nominations by the new president have to be approved by the newly elected central committee.
Fifty-eight of 64 CWC members expressed their views over five days.
Even supporters of Koirala opposed the appointments.
“The meeting was postponed to respect the wishes of the committee members for discussion and understanding,” Singh, the son of Ganesh Man, said.
Girija, who ran the party dictatorially without internal discussion,
never faced such challenges either to conduct party or state affairs as prime minister,
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GOVT. TO PRESENT A PROPOSAL TO COMPLETE PEACE
PROCESS WITHOUT UNMIN

Kathmandu, 2 Dec,: An informal meeting of the cabinet chaired
Officiating Prime Ministers Bijaya Kumar Gachedhar Thursday
discussed a plan to complete integration and resettlement of 19,000 plus PLA fighters under UNMIN watch in 28 camps and cantonments.
The concept will be presented to UN Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe who arrives
Friday after consultations in New Delhi for a fourth and last visit to close down UNMIN operations by 15 January 2011.
UN’s role in managing the transition which has taken more than four years has been disastrous.
Retired Lt Gen. Balananda Sharma, newly appointed Coordinator of a secretariat of the special committee for integration, resettlement and supervision headed by the prime minister, presented a plan and concept to to the cabinet to bring combatants under the committee.
The plan will be forwarded to the UN through the visiting UN
official.
Government believes the integration can be completed without
UNMIN which has offered help even after withdrawal, Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala said.
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A HERO’S WELCOME FOR ANURADHA KOIRALA

Kathmandu, 2 Dec.: Anuaradha Koirala returned home to a hero’s
welcome home Thursday after being selected 12 days ago CNN
Hero of the Year 2010.
CNN recognized the former English language teacher for her
Contribution to curb trafficking women and children from Nepal, specially to India.
She was mobbed by thousands of people TIA after her arrival from California where she received the honour.
Government officials were conspicuous by their absence.
But thousands mobbed her at the airport and lined the street to the
office of Maiti Ghar from the airport to welcome her home.
She had to be escorted to the VVIP lounge after she couldn’t
leave the airport after alighting a flight
“I am a medium,” she told reporters on her work to prevent trafficking in children and women.
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RPP-NEPAL ON PROTEST

Kathmandu, 2 Dec.: Repeating a demand for a referendum on federalism, monarchy and a Hindu state, RPP-Nepal announced this week an
indefinite nation-wide strike from mid-march if its demands aren’t met.
Ahead of the planned strike announced this week by Chairman
Kamal Thapa after a two-day central committee meet, the party will conduct an awareness campaign to force administration to meet demand.
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U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary Alyssa Ayres Visits Nepal

Kathmandu, 2 Dec..: U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Alyssa Ayres arrived in Kathmandu Thursday for a four-day visit.
She will meet with political leaders, government officials, environmental activists and business leaders
She will discuss U.S. support for the peace process and constitution drafting, the mitigation of the effects of climate change in Nepal, ways to foster business investment, and will meet with populations marginalized by disability and poverty, the uS embassy said.
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MEDIA GOOGLE

“Nepali people should decide on this [ceremonial king]. Three parties can’t decide on it behind closed doors.’

(Former Army Chief Gen. Rukmangud Katawal, Kantipur, 2 Dec.)

‘They [parties] didn’t realize they have been made useful idiots by Maoists.”

(Retired Army Chief Katawal, Nagarik, 2 Dec.)
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