JWALA SINGH GROUP ENTERS CAPITAL AND ARE IN HIDING

PRACHANDA TO CONTINUE AS CHIEF OF CONSTITUTION DRAFTING SUB-COMMITTEE (UPDATE).

Kathmandu, 6 April: In a retreat, UCPN (Maoist) office bearers decided
Wednesday Chairman Prachanda will continue as chief of an empowered
sub-committee to resolve differences on articles to be incorporated in a
constitution that has to be promulgated by 28 May.
Prachanda earlier said he was stepping down because of a busy schedule
and suggested he be replaced by Vice-chairman Narayan Kazi Shrestha opposed
by NC and UML who are in the sub-committee..
The party argued time was short to complete a constitution draft and leadership
change wouldn’t help.
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POST BAHADUR BOGATI TO HEAD AD HOC BODY FOR ELECTION OF
NEW MAOIST TRADE UNION LEADERSHIP (UPDATE)


Kathmandu, 6 April: In another major decision, Maoist office bearers Wednesday
nominated Post Bahadur Bogati to head an ad hoc body to conduct elections of a single Maoist trade union.
Repeated meetings had failed to nominate a person to foresee election following differences between top three leaders pushing rival candidates.
Three rival unions backed by three top leaders were disbanded to form a single union.
Office bearers failed to nominate additional members of a e Maoist government team.
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ADB SAYS ONLY 3.8 GDP GROWTH WILL BE RECORDED

Kathmandu, 6 April: Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB), Nepal’s
largest multilateral donor, will only record a 3.8% GDP growth in the current
year and will jump to 4 percent next year.
The projection is dismal.
The performance is one of the weakest by countries in the South Asian region as
other countries record more impressive results.
The weak and unimpressive result is the result on overemphasis on politics ignoring the economy.
Nepal is emerging as a pocket of poverty between India and China that have
recorded repeated economic results.
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JWALA SINGH GROUP INFILTRATES CAPITAL

Kathmandu, 6 April: As series of explosions that recently rocked part of
Terai unleashing fear of insecurity, some group members of the Terai Region
Janatantrik Mukti Morcha led by Jwala Singh has entered the capital targeting
government offices and vital installations, The Reporter reports.
Sources in Police Headquarters told The Reporter that a big group has already
entered the capital and their members are in the hiding in different parts.
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