BIG THREE MEET CONTINUES SATURDAY

BIG THREE MEET CONTINUES SATURDAY

Kathmandu, 25 Feb.: Three-party summit meet of UCPN (Maoist) and opposition parties NC and UML continues Saturday one day Maoist Chairman Prachanda, NC President and senior UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal.
were given “specific responsibilities to complete the peace process and constitution writing.
“Statute drafting tops my agenda. I expect support from all political parties.
“As discussions among the parties are on, contested issues of the new constitution will be resolved in a days. The statute will be promulgated on time, given the political parties unite against reactionary forces’ plots,” Prime Minister Bhattarai reiterated in Dolakha on a positive note Friday
“An atmosphere of trust has been created and more than 200
differences have been narrowed down to thee or four subjects,” he added.
Bhattarai has been repeatedly saying his government will complete the
peace and constitution drafting processes amid calls from within and outside his party for his resignation after five months in office.
But the differences are fundamental and opposition parties say mistruct between government, Maoists and opposition parties have widened.
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MARRIAGE OF BHAGAWAN TIRUPATI BALAJI TO BE
SOLMINIZED SATURDAY AT TUNDIKHEL
Kathmandu 25 Feb.: The idol of Bhagawan Tirupati Balaji was brought to Kathmandu Friday evening for the first journey outside its temple in India’s from Andhra Pradesh state for a marriage ceremony to be held Saturday.
The marriage will be solemnized at Tundikhel from 9:30 am to 8:30 pm, according to the organizer Upendra Mahato, president of the main organising committee.
“Offerings of money, flowers and worshiping materials is not allowed,” the businessman told a news conference Friday.

“We are organising the fair for the sake of devotees. Our spiritual mission
is to bless the country with peace, prosperity and development,” he added

The statue was transported the Nepalese capital by bus
accompanied by a 60-member team, including seven Indian priests.
for the four-day journey.
A procession will start from Bhatbhateni at eight Saturday morning
,wind through Naxal, Dilli Bazaar and Putalisadak to Tundikhel.
“The ‘marriage’ of Tirupati Balaji (Lord Vishnu) and Shreedevi-Bhudevi (Laxmi) will be solemnized from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm,” he said. Rajendra Aryal, coordinator of the organising committee amid top government security.
Police and private security have been organized at Tundikhel
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MPRF-R CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEET CONTNUES SATURDAY
Kathmandu, 24 Feb.: MPRF-R continues its central committee for the
third consecutive day Saturday after lending moral support Friday to former Communication Minister Jayaprakash Prasad Gupta who was convicted for corruption n a Rs.83 million corruption with a 18-month jail term.
After deciding Friday to continue in government, the party hasn’t yet announced Gupta’s replacement
Gupta, who entered party politics by joining NC has attempted to give a political colour by linking his conviction and imprisonment with a Madesh andolan or movement.
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