UPDATE BAIDY GROUP ANNOUNCES PLANS TOBRING DOWN BHATTARAI GOVT

BAIDYA ABSENT AT NEWS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING
HIS GROUP’S PLAN TO TOPPLE PM BHATTARAI UPDATE
Kathmandu, 17 March: CPN Maoist Secretary but a loyalist of hard-line First Vice-chairman Mohan Baidya released a ‘struggle programme’
Saturday to pressurize and topple the six-month government of Baburam Bhattarai with a front of five Madeshbadi parties.
He charged the government for anti-nation; and anti-people.
activities.
Gajurel revealed to reporters Chairman Prachanda assured party leadership the Bhattarai government would go in a week but ‘four weeks have passed’ since then.
The party secretary said his faction would discuss a no-confidence
proposal with opposition NC and UML to bring down the government in parliament through a no-confidence vote
But Baidya General-Secretary weren’t present at the news conference announcing the protests.
Baidya group decided to go on protests at a separate meeting of rebel central committee members.
Nnnn
FINANCE MINISTER PUN CUTS SHORT DENMATK,FIINLAND VISIT
Kathmandu, 17 March: Finance Minister Barshaman Pun will return home
Sunday after cutting short his visit of Denmark and Finland
An aide said Pun cut short his visit because of a prolonged political deadlock; the minister went on a foreign junket despite the deadlock and even as Speaker
Subash Nemwang asked party leaders to work ‘day and night’ and conclude peace and constitution drafting process cancelling his own visit to Uganda..
Without any qualms, more than two dozen leaders of UCPN (Maoists), NC, UML and ruling Madeshis were travelling to Switzerland this week to discuss Nepal and its problems funded by a INGO.junket.
Foreigners invited Nepal’s top leaders knowking Nepalwas asssssing througha ldifficult phase.
Leaders of all parties cancelled the Switzerland after UML first decided not to
Travel abroad; they were followed by other parties.
Nnnn
NEPAL IN DIFFICULT POSITION IN ICC TWENTY20 QUALIFIER
Kathamandu, 17 March: Nepal lost its second outing to Afghanistan Friday in the ICC
Twenty20 by 34 runs after losing to Papua New Guinea Thursday.
in UAE.
Nepal plays Bermuda Sunday
Nepal won its first two matches, the opening against Kong Kong
Nepal is fifth in the tournament behind Afghanistan, Canada, Netherlands and Papua New Guinea.
Changes are difficult for Nepal to qualify for the next round an
ultimately the World Cup.
Nnnn
NORTH KOREA, TURKMENISTAN IN AFCC CHALLENGE CUP 2012 FINAL
Kathmandu, 17 March: In a repeat of the 2010 final, North Korea and Turkmenistan will face each other in the ACC Challenge Cup 2012
final in the Nepali capital Monday.
North Korea Friday defeated Palestine 2-0 and Turkmenistan beat
Philippines 2-1 Friday to qualify for the final.
nnnn
DEUBA’S FATHER DEAD

Kathmandu, 17 March: Prasad Singh, father of NC senior leader Sher Bahadur Deuba, died Friday while undergoing ,treatment at TUTeaching Hospital, Maharajgunj.
He was 97.
Prasad Singh was suffering from problems and high blood pressure
Nnnn