LANDGREN ANALYSIS TRIGGERS EARTHQUAKE

Kathmandu, 7 Jan.: A major earthquake was triggered Friday by Wednesday’s ‘analysis’ of UNMN Chief Karin Landgrin presented to UN security council Wednesday Nepal was heading towards presidential or military rule or even a resurrection of a 10-yar people’s war
Ceremonial President Dr. Rm Baran Yadav held separate discussions Friday on the analysis and other issues, including the winter session of parliament, with Maoist Chairman Prachanda and Speaker Subash Nemwang.
Following the meeting with the President, Prachanda said there was no possibility of presidential rule.
During the meeting, they concluded that the report by UNMIN Chief Karin Landgren to the UN Security Council was not based on facts but prepared on the basis of rumours going around in the market. RSS reports.

Talking to media persons following the meeting, Chairman Prachanda said he shared with the president his party's commitment to completing the peace process and the constitution drafting process.

He also said that he and the President was confident that there was no possibility of a presidential rule, military coup and people's revolt in Nepal, as presented by UNMIN.

It is not the policy of the party to abandon the peace process and the constitution, and resort to a people's revolt, he added.

Stating that he shared with the president his party's view that UNMIN's term should be extended, Prachanda said, "I have requested the President to call a meeting of the senior leaders of the three major parties before the termination of the term of UNMIN".


Government, through its UN permanent mission in New York, denounced the assessment before UNMIL prepares to quit Nepal after an extended, incomplete and failed three-year mission 15 January.
UN has blamed Nepali players even while it lobbied to enter the then strategic Himalayan kingdom under Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
The mandate was to oversee constituent assembly elections, completed in April 2008, and monitor integration and settlement 19,000 Maoist fighters—a task not completed even in three years.


British Ambassador John Tucknott told Prime Minister emie Nepal Madhav Kumar Nepal Thursday, departure of UNMIN 1515 15 15 15 would mark the star of a new chapter where the Nepali parties took responsibility for the completion of the peace process,” accepting foreign role in entry of UN to Nepal.

He assured Great Britain’s“ continued engagement and support to Nepal in these challenging times”.
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TMLP WTHDRAWS SUPPORT

Kathmandu, 7 Jan. A central committee meeting of TMLP Friday withdrew support for government five days after demanding Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal sack a minister, minister of state and assistant minister for defecting and forming TMLP (Nepal).
The rebels decided to continue in government as Hridesh Triphati of TMLP again charged UML for conspiring to split in the party.
Nine revels of the party with 20 lawmakers in parliament formed a new party.
Even while withdrawing support to government, TMLP said it won’t support Maoists attempting to form a government as the winter session of the legislature meets to elect a government chief next week.
The party asked two ministers, one minister of state and an assistant minister to resign.
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PRESIDENT TO LAUNCH NEPAL TOURISM YEAR 2011

Kathmandu, 7 Jan.: President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav will launch the Nepal Tourism Year 2011 at Dashrath Rangashala 14 January, organizers said.
Nepal hopes to attract one million visitors in 2011.
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