Dec 15, 2009: Special secretary of the United Nations secretary general on children and armed conflict has met with the different political parties on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, her meeting with the Maoist chairman Prachanda was cancelled on Tuesday and has again been scheduled for Wednesday.

She also met with the peace and reconstruction minister Rakam Chemjong on Tuesday.


Prachanda had pledged with her, in a meeting held one month earlier to evict all the child soldiers from the cantonements.

Dec 15, 2009: The sister organization of the Maoist all nepal landless people association has confiscated the land at Gainda Kot of Nawalparasi and have settled in the area.

The Maoist have seized the land which is in the name of the congress leader Surya Bhakta Adhikari, where now more than the two hundred people are residing.

More than one hundred party flags have been stood on the land as the Maoist cadres had gone to the in a rally.

Dec 15, 2009: Maoist vice chairman Dr. Baburam Bhattarai has remarked that the UML's pride has been unnecessarily lifted due the space between the Maoist and the congress.

Citing that the UML had no role in the twelve point agreement he said that the party had grabbed the opportunity out of the dispute between the Maoist and the congress party.

He also blamed that the UML was guilty in the Salyan incident.

He was of the view that there no alternative than to discuss on the common committment proposal in order to rectify the...

Dec 15, 2009: The National Human Rights commission has said that there had arisen the situation of scuffle at the Dudejhari area of Kailali as the local administration had tried to remove the landless squatters by using force.

Meaningwhile commission's spokesperson Gauri Pradhan said that the local administration had used the force without even attempting for the talks.

The commission had also said that the landless squatters were already ready to retaliate if the local administration uses any kind of force as they had been their in the...

Dec 15, 2009: The Unified CPN--Maoist has declared another two republican states on Tuesday. Today the party has declared the Bheri Karnali and Bhote Lama autonomous republican states.

Maoist leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara had declared the Bheri Karnali at the Jumla's municipality Khalanga on Tuesday. The state included Jumla, Surkhet , Mugu, Kalikot and Dailekh.

Similarly, at the Humla's Simikot Maoist leader Netra Bikram Chand announced the Himali Bhote autonomous republican state.

Dec 14, 2009: The special secretary of the united nations general secretary Radhika Kumarashwami, who is the expert on children and armed conflict, has arrived to Kathmandu on Monday.

UNMIN has said that she has been to Nepal in order to ensure and finalize the eviction of the Maoist combatants who had been proven unqualified by the UN inspectors a few months earlier.

She is ensure the eviction of about three thousand Maoist combatants during her four--day visit here.

Dec 14, 2009: President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav has said that the new making constitution should guarantee press freedom citing it is the life of democracy.

Speaking with the women journalists on Monday, as the latter had gone to meet him, president Yadav said the journalists should not shy away from fulfilling their responsibility citing that the profession is in itself the challenging one.

He added that the political parties should not only blame the congress president Girija Prasad Koirala for the country's problems.

He...

Dec 14, 2009: The Unified CPN Maoist has continued declaring the autonomous republican states despite the condemnation from various fronts. The Maoist has declared the Sherpa republican State at Solukhumbu's Salleri.

Maoist Chairman Prachanda himself declared the Sherpa republican state on Monday.

The Maoist party has speeded up the declaration of autonomous republican states even though other parties and sectors are opposing the move.

Dec 14, 2009: The Tharuhat autonomous state council has declared for the protests programs from Tuesday opposing the one-sided declaration of the tharuwan republican state by the Maoists a few day ago.

Meanwhile organizing a press meeting in Kathmandu on Monday president of the council Laxman Tharu said that the council would struggle against the move saying that move was impractical and unnecessary.


The Maoist had declared Dang, Banke, Bardiya, Kailali and Kanchanpur as the republican states on Sunday. But the council has demanded that...

Dec 14, 2009: At least thirteen people have died and thirty five injured when a bus heading from Kashkikot of Kaski district met with an accident at Sarangkot on Monday. Most of the injured are in the critical condition.

Police has informed that the bus could have met with the accident due to the narrow road. The bus which was carrying 55 passengers had fallen one hundred and fifty meters down the road.

Meanwhile, the driver of the bus said that the accident happened due to the break failure.

As all the people condemned to met with the accident are...

Dec 13, 2009: Newly appointed chief justice Anup Raj Sharma has pledged to make his effort to change judiciary. During his swearing in to the post with president Dr. Ram Baran Yadav on Sunday, he also requested not to expect much out of his short tenure. He was of the view that the court has challenge to work fearlessly in current transitional juncture.

Chief Justice Sharma pledged to prioritize implementation of decided cases, forming monitoring department and managing judicial discussions during his tenure. He also informed he will set forth strategic work plan within one...

Dec 13, 2009: Dispute also on name of new constitution has arisen in constitutional council meeting held on Sunday.

The constitutional council has already decided to go for election, as no agreement could be made on various issues. Parties had made their own insistence regarding constitution's name though CC chairman Nilambar Acharya proposed for a short name. Maoist proposed for People's Federal Republic Nepal's Constitution 2067 as name of constitution.

Nepali congress proposed for 'Nepal's Constittuion 2067.' While, other smaller parties proposed for Nepal's...

Dec 13, 2009: President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav requested former prime minister and founding leader of Nepali congress to advice political parties to move ahead with agreement.

Presdient Yadav had made such request while wishing him on his 68th birthday in Osho Tapoban.

He is the leader who stands for the country and a true nationalist, said prime Minsiter Madhav kumar Nepal.

Along with Pushpa Kamal Dahal from oppostion party Maoist, CA chairperson Subash Chandra Nemwang, other high-level leaders from different parties had arrived to greet Bhattarai.

Dec 13, 2009: Constituent Assembly members have drawn government's attention over rehabilitating Maoist combatants during the development committee meeting of constituent assembly held on Sunday. Meanwhile, Minister for Peace and Reconstruction, Rakam Chemjong, blamed Maoist's hindrance is creating difficulty in rehabilitation of unqualified combatants.

He blamed the special army integration committee has been defunct due to Maoist's indifference.

The CA members also queried government about combatants' condition and facilities. Minister Chemjong also informed the...

Dec 13, 2009: The assembly of women journalists  has ended issuing a 17 points decleration letter on Sunday.

Vice-president and minister for physical planning and construction Bijay Kumar Gachadhar said that government is always determined for the security of journalist. He also added, government was determined to punish the alleged assaulters of Tika Bista, female journlaist from Rukum.

The declaration letter demands for 33 percent of women journalist currently in the every media sector to be increased by 50 percent continously, development works for female...

Dec 12, 2009: Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has blamed that the Maoist activities is driven towards confrontation. Prime Minister Nepal put such blame indicating to the declaration of republican states by Maoists. Addressing a meeting of Women Journalists organized by Federation of Nepalese Journalists in Kathmandu on Saturday, he requested Maoists to instantly give up their irresponsible manners.

He requested Maoist to renounce declaration of republican states, adding that it has desecrated the comprehensive peace accord. He also suspected that Maoist cadres themselves...

Dec 12, 2009: Government has blamed the Maoist of conspiring to deactivate constituent assembly by declaring republican states and holding other activities opposed to the constituent assembly. Speaking at a program organized in Kathmandu on Saturday, home minister Bhim Rawal said that constituent assembly would be meaningless due to the Maoist activities against peace accord.

Citing that the government has not restricted the declaration of republican states for it being a political one, he requested Maoists to withdraw the move right away.

He said no positive...

Dec 12, 2009: Congress youth leader Khum Bahadur Khadka has also added his name to the list of candidates registering their entry for the post of president in the upcoming general convention of the party. Speaking at a program organized by the Maoist victims in Kathmandu on Saturday, leader Khadka eventually broke his silence regarding the congress general convention.

He refrained from clarifying if he is giving his candidacy or not, but revealed he is set to form a different group for the purpose. Meanwhile, the two leaders Sher Bahadur Deuba and Sushil Koirala have already...

Dec 12, 2009: Constituent Assembly Chairman Subhash Chandra Nembwang has said the parliament and people's voice would be weakened if parliament meeting remains obstructed. Speaking at a business fair organized in Hetauda on Saturday, he requested all to make situation for obstruction free parliament meeting.

He was of the view even the government is feeling relief when parliament is obstructed. He however informed that the work of constituent assembly is running even though the parliament is being obstructed.

Dec 12, 2009: The landless squatters of dudejhari, Kailali, have taken control of the forest area padlocking the Regional Forest Office in Balchwor. District Forest Officer Baburam Bhandari informed that the squatters have begun to reside in the forest area forcefully, soon after Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal met with the landless people recently.

More than 5 thousand of the squatters have confiscated the forest area setting a banner of All Nepal Landless People's Federation and a flag. The confiscators are not allowing the forest employees to enter the area. They have...