PRESIDENT’S APPEAL

Kathmandi, 16 Jan.: President Ram Baran Yadav Sauday asked parties in parliament to form a government of national consensus by Friday.
Such a national government couldn’t be formed after Prime Minister Madhav Kimar Nepal resigned 30 June 2011.
NC and UML HAVEsaid have been saying a government led by Maosts won’t be acceptable to them until Maoists disarm and the party disbands its army.
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PM, PRACHANDA MEET

Kathmandu, 16 Jan, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and Maoist Chairman Prachanda held discussions Saturday to bring 19,000 plus former Maoist fighters under a special committee headed by the government chief.
Maoists and government signed a three-point Friday to bring the fighters under the committee and monitor containerized arms of Maoists by morning a mechanism following the withdrawal
of UNMIN from Nepal Saturday after four years,
Karin Landgren held a farewell meeting with the prime
Minister Saturday.
He leaves Sunday to take another UN assignment in
troubled Burundi.
The embassies of major foreign western countries in Kathmandu welcomed the agreement between government and Maoists Saturday in a statement.
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QUAKE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

Kathmandu, 16 Jan. A national awareness campaign is being held
Sunday to remember the devastating quake in l934 that claimed more thaan 34,000lives.
The campaign aims to reduce casualties and increase awareness
to reduce casualties and minimize the impact of the natural disaster.
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DR BABURAM BHATTARAI RETURNS

Kathmandu, 16 Jan.: Maoist Vice-chairman Dr Baburam Bhattarai returned home Saturday from India.
He participated in an international conference of world communist lapreies in Mumbai.
He returns home amid a political crisis at home.
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