PRACAHNDA TO ESTABLISH PARAMETERS FOR SELECTION OF GOVT. TEAM

PRACHANDA TO PREPARA PARAMETERS FOR INCLUSION IN MAOIST GOVT. TEAM

Kathmandu, 31 Aug: Maoist Chairman Prachanda has been empowered to establish parameters for selecting a government team.
Party leaders discussed selecting a government team amid claims by rival groups.
The party leaders are meeting again Thursday to finalize a list.
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INDIAN ABASSADOR, PRACHANDA MEET

Kathmandu, 31 Aug. Indian Ambassador Jayant Prasad held his first discussion with Maoist Chairman Prachanda Wednesday.
Prasad assumed office Friday.
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PM BHATTARAI GIVES DETAILS OF HIS ASSETS

Kathmandu, 31 Aug.:Prime Minister Dr.Bahuram Bhattarai submitted Tuesday details of his assets to the office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Gorkhapatra reports.
He has approximately two ropanis uncultivated land in ancestral property at his birthplace Khoplang-4 in Gorkha.
His daughter Manashi Yami has seven ropanis, 12 annas and one dam farmland at the same
Grandfather of Manashi has set aside 10 ropanis uncultivated land forher in Gorkha.
Bhattarai has a Scorpio vehicle given by the party
The premier has Rs. 400,000 in savings daughter has Rs.10 lakhs in savings at Rashtriya Banijya Bank.
Hishila Yami deposited the money in the daughter’s account and aunts also contributed.
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KIDNAPPED NEPALI AND HIS ABDUCTOR HAD SINGAPORE CONNECTIONS

Kathmandu, 31 Aug.: A Nepali hotelier in Singapore who was kidnapped for ransom this week in the capital was rescued by police Tuesday.
Govinda Bahadr Karki who hails from Chitwan was a hotelier in the island state, published reports said Wednesday.
Police shot and injured kidnapper Shital Tuladhar in the chin, the shootout took place at Thamel—a tourist hub in the capital.
Reports said Tuladhar was involved in extortion in Singapore as well.
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INDIAN SPY AGENCY RAW CHIEF IN TOWN DURING BHATTARAI ELECTION

Kathmandu, 31 Aug.: This time also during elections for prime minister. RAW Chief Alok Joshi was in town, Janaastha reports.
He even came twice by air and land route.
Joshi first arrived 17 August and stayed three nights at Radisson Hotel.
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MADHAV KUMAR NEPAL GOING TO JAPAN

Kathmandu, 31 Aug.: Former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal is proceeding for Japan Saturday to participate in a conference, Budhabar reports.
NC lawmakers Dr.Ram Sharan Mahat and Gagan Thapa are also proceeding to Japan along with Maoist lawmakers Khim Lal Debkota, MJFN Chairman Upendra Yadav ad National Planning Commission Vice-chairman Dr.Dinesh Chandra Debkota.
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“We will ask the government why it was prompting state of impunity. The general amnesty as foreseen by the UCPN-M and UDMF is not possible as a number of criminal cases are pending against individuals.”

(NHRC Chairman Kedarnath Upadhaya, The Himalayan Times, 31 Aug.)
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