HERO PRACHANDA ABSENT AT CONSTITUTIONAL DRAFTING COMMITTEE MEET

PRACHANDA ABSENT AT CONSTITUTIONAL
COUNCIL MEET WHICH WAS INCONCLUSIVE
Kathmandu, 2 April: Another deadline to resolve differences on constitution was missed Monday at the main constitution drafting committee headed by Nilambar Acharya amid a sarcastic comment ‘the hero of the constitution making process’ was absent at the meeting.
Co-chairman of Rashtriya Janashakti Partymade the observation.
The Acharya committee meet was inconclusive.
The Maoist chief wasn’t present at Monday’s despite hopes raised Friday by a breakthrough agreement between the Big Three on launching commissions of truth and reconciliation, disappeared persons and completion of integration of former Maoists in Nepal Army.
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INDIAN ARMY CHIEF’S VISIT TRIMMED,
SHORTENED UPDATE

Kathmandu, 2 April: The visit of Indian Army Chief VK Singh to attend a regional seminar in the Nepalese capital on south Asian disster management and
counterterrorism has been halved from the original four days, India Today
online reports.
He’ll now come to Kathmandu Wednesday and return Friday.
The size of his team has also been trimmed,
A controversy has broken out on Gen. Singh’s ’age which determined his retirement plans.
The army chief’s Israel visit was cancelled last month.
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