Nepal Maoists Leave Government
Apr 29, 2008
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The Maoists "œNext Revolt" Will it Disrupt Elections?
CPN-Maoist walked out of the interim government on 18 September. All four Maoist ministers"” Minister for Information and Communications Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Minister for Local Development Dev Gurung, Minister for Physical Planning and Works Hisila Yami and Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Khadga Bahadur Biswokarma tendered their resignations to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala. The Maoist ministers cited, "œfailure to lead the government according to eight-party consensus" and "œlack of credible environment for CA polls on November 22" as the reason for quitting the government. |
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Nepal Politics and Elections
Apr 29, 2008
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Nepal Congress Unites
After more than five years of separation and protracted negotiations, the Nepali Congress (NC) and the breakaway NC-Democratic formally unified through a joint Maha Samiti meeting on 25 September at NC headquarters at Sanepa in Lalitpur district. NC Vice-president Sushil Koirala will be the acting president of the unified party while the party's founding leader Krishna Prasad Bhattarai and NC-D President Deuba have the second and third positions, respectively. In 2002, the NC had split after the then party president Koirala and the then Prime Minister and the parliamentary party leader Deuba had differences over extension of the state of emergency through the then House of Representatives to mobilize the army to fight the Maoist insurgency. On 26 September, the combined NC took another critical decision, to opt for a federal democratic republic. The decision is a break from the party"™s policy of constitutional monarchy, which it had adopted since its inception back in 1947. (Kantipur Report). |
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Nepal Law and Order
Apr 29, 2008
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Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala asked Maoist supremo Prachanda to check the aggressive behaviour of his youth wing members before an eight-party meeting is convened to fix a date for the Constituent Assembly polls. In a meeting with Prachanda during the month, Koirala said that members of the Young Communist League (YCL), who have been involved in violent activities across the country, should change their aggressive behaviour and Maoists must return land and property they seized from people before the eight-party meeting was held. |
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Nepal Hydro Potential
Apr 29, 2008
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Nepal's Hydro Power Potential
Nepal is hydro power potential is relatively untapped. With the turbulence in Nepal showing some signs of receding there is a scope for improvement in relations with it, which is significant from the energy point of view as it can be a major source of hydro power for India to the tune of 43,000 MW which include the following projects under consideration "“ |
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Nepal Comphrensive Peace Agreement 2006
Apr 29, 2008
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NEPAL - COMPREHENSIVE PEACE AGREEMENT 2006
In a ceremony held at the BirendraInternationalConvention Center in capital Kathmandu on November 21, 2006, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and Maoist chairman Prachanda signed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) 2006. Presented below is the full text of the same. |
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Nepal Army
Apr 29, 2008
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Nepal Army "“ A Change in Attitude.
Nepal "™s Army has adjusted to its return to the barracks, as the Chief of the Army Rukmangad Katuwal indicated that it will cooperate with the Government in the peace process. A change of attitude in the role for restoring peace and stability in the country is noticeable. The Army stands a lot to gain from a rapprochement with the Maoists as it will retain its present high status in Nepali society. The lure of deployment with UN contingents has also been providing monetary incentives to the forces. |
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Disaster Mitigation in Nepal
Apr 19, 2008
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A report in SciDev.Net indicated that scientists in Nepal’s Institute of Engineering's Centre for Disaster Studies have developed a cheap and easy technique to protect houses from earthquakes. The technique includes use of stone and unfired bricks as material for house making in Nepal which is fortified by mud and bamboo easily available locally along with gabion wire. A one meter square grid is punched in the wall which is covered with bamboo net on the inside and outside |
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India Energy Security
Apr 19, 2008
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India – Energy Sourcing from Nepal
India has been attempting to obtain hydro power from Nepal over the years, however the militancy in the state and lack of interest in the administration has prevented progress in this sphere. The restoration of order should provide some hope of reconsideration of India ’s proposals by Nepal A Xinhua report indicated that in Power Summit 2006 in Katmandu , India ’s Ambassador to Nepal had indicated the country’s willingness to sponsor power projects up to a capacity of 250 MW for Nepal ’s use |
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