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11/03/2010: Civil Society’s Campaign For Constitution (rn), Outline Of PLA Integration, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn), Kantipur director gets death threat (kp), Ansari puts in papers (kp), State Minister for Home Ansari resigns (rn), Pascoe turns the screw on political parties; claims UNMIN being blamed to hide their own failures (nn), Pascoe urges parties to find consensus (kp), UN for early end of peace process (rn), The constitution first: PM Nepal’s refusal to admit his failure is dragging this country close to a crisis, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp), Tharu organisations join forces against proposal for two-province Terai (nn)

10/03/2010: CA timeline 30+50 days now: ‘No statute without national unity govt’ (kp), CC precondition for statute draft progress, by Prakash Rimal and Prakash Acharya (ht), Clarity missing (ht), ‘New-gen’ in CA rise for timely statute (kp), Civil society presses for constitution (kp), You can't fool me: The proposal to promulgate a skeleton constitution is problematic (kp), UML leader doubts over timely statute (rn), Bhattarai warns of ‘severe confrontation’ (rn), Concern Over Constitution (rn), Time's a-wastin': The people want a new constitution, but the parties are obsessed with grabbing power, by Surendra Phuyal (kp), Indigenous nationalities list: 85 groups make it, three delisted, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp), Brahmans, Chhetris oppose new list of indigenous nationalities (nn), Tamsaling announces stir (ht), Janamorcha begins e-voting on federalism (ht), Banda, violence and grocery: Maoist violence opened the floodgates for other types of violence in Nepal, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Walk the talk: The parties should help UNMIN finish its task early so that it can leave early, by Rebanta Bahadur K.C. (kp), Media safety not my job: Pokharel (kp) [Then please resign immediately!!!]

09/03/2010: Next 30 days for first draft (kp), Ex-king at ritual for Hindu state (kp) [Monarchy still means a great danger for Nepal's necessary change to an inclusive secular state!!], Brahmins demand Hindu state (ht), UK piles pressure on rights front (kp), Governmental malaise: The public security crisis is but a symptom of the ineffectuality and paralysis of the government, by Aditya Adhikari (kp), Another surprising revelation in light: Rawal, IGP tried to suppress gang-rape case: Investigation, by D.R. Pant (kp), Media itself to blame for increasing number of attacks: Information Minister (nn) [??], New Nepal: Liberty versus tyranny, by Ashim Bhattarai (rep), 'Concise statute unacceptable to Maoists' (nn), Revolt inevitable, says Prachanda (ht), Civil society rallies for timely statute (nn), Democracy is sublime: Freedom is greater than bread, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht), ICJ urges justice for war victims (ht)

08/03/2010: Nembang proposes shortcut to statute (kp), If the CA goes, so will the President, interview with Purna Man Shakya (kp), Federalism no solution: UML leaders (kp) [??? Preventing federalism is the best way to preserve Bahunbad, Tagadhari dominance and the exclusive system of the past!!], CPN-UML leaders divided over state restructuring (rn), ‘15,000 must be integrated’: Maoists claim GPK agreed on number (kp), Ten parties: No Maoist-led govt (kp), UML officially decides not to recall home minister Rawal from govt (nn), 'Brief statute' possible: Nembang (ht), Nemwang hints CA may go for 'concise statute' (nn), People will not accept a 'concise statute': K.C. (nn), Gachhadar flays UNMIN, says no more tenure extension, by Somnath Bastola (ht), Fighters' perks to resume 'soon' (ht), Khas Kshetri society announces stir plan (ht), Dalit weds Shrestha girl, faces ostracism (ht), Activists demand rights in new constitution (ht 08/03/2010)

07/03/2010: Constitutional Committee calls emergency meeting (nn), Deputy blames Rawal (kp), Ansari flays Rawal, terms him a failure (kp), Govt giving criminals royal treatment: MJF (kp), Journalists being killed under aegis of state: MJF chair (nn), UML CC members tag Rawal a failure (ht), UN high official arriving (kp), 'UNMIN dragged into controversy to stall peace' (ht), UNMIN's continous stay in Nepal vital for peace, Bhattarai believes (nn), Integration as per weapons' number: DPM, by Shekhar Regmi (ht), Leadership Lacking In Commitment (rn), Give them a push: Lethargic and aimless, the parties and civil society both are losing their legitimacy, by Sumit Sharma Sameer (kp), Political Parties Are Giving Less, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn), Bhattarai warns of people’s war (kp), Young couple get death threats for inter-caste marriage (nn) [Nepal does not need another argument to end Bahunbad!!]

06/03/2010: CC members object report for missing debates (ht), Prachanda wants statute, integration together (rn), Dahal stresses for leftists unity (ht), National govt possible if Maoists show commitment to peace process: Khanal (nn), Security worsening in eastern region, by Ratna Prasad Acharya (ht), Problems within police causing insecurity: PM (rn), NC, UML for filling statutory bodies (ht), Bhandari accuses UNMIN of biases (ht), Magar front launches struggle against federalism opponents (ht)

05/03/2010: Journalist body demands PM's resignation (nn), The State Restructuring Commission should be open to political consultation (kp), ‘No integration, no constitution’, by Prem Nepali (kp), PLA chief rubbishes govt suspicion; claims only 50-55 PLA combatants absent from cantonments (nn), The reason why: Voters reveal who they voted for and why in the CA elections in a public opinion poll, by Sudhindra Sharma and Bal Krishna Khadka (kp), Get up, stand up: Civil society was great during Jana Andolan II, where is it now when it is most needed?, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), Provinces based on development regions, by Durga Prasad Poudyal (nt) [Nepal Research strongly objects the author's views; only a Bahun can claim that the current system of 5 Development Regions works!!], What really matters? An inability to stick to priorities is the sticking point for Nepal, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt), Senior UN official to visit Nepal (nn), Low public trust, but govt can stay, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (ht), 'Jatiya Agradhikar' :Civil and political rights test, by Mukti Rijal (ht), Get it moving (ht), CA submits report to CC before burying the hatchet (ht), Dangerous Games, by Sushil Sharma and Saroj Dahal (sp)

04/03/2010: Big Two run for new govt bid (kp), Special security plan to be bolstered, 58 killed since the scheme came into force (rn), Govt pledges to review Special Security Plan (ht), Government to review Special Security Plan (kp), Cabinet to identify, plug security lapses (ht), 'Inactive army' has led to deteriorating security situation in the country: Govt spokesperson (nn), Deep concern over killings: EU (kp), EU says it was deeply disturbed by deaths (ht), I won't resign: Home Minister (nn), Degrees of freedom: The need to examine old biases could not be greater, by Biswas Baral (kp), Parties divided over jurisdiction of state restructuring panel (rn), Big Three's views on SRC's ToR conflicting, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), HLPM still inconclusive (kp), Govt objects to UNMIN’s denial of PLA details (rn), Govt miffed with UNMIN for not providing combatant information (nn), Defence Minister faults UNMIN on supervision, by Raj Kumar Parajuli (ht), UNMIN 'positive' about sharing info on PLA combatants, but won't reveal actual number (nn), Defense Minister Bhandari wants Maoist combatants re-verified, criticizes UNMIN (nn), Bhattarai pitches for 'wholesale integration' (nn), Dhading tense following clashes between NC activists, YCL (nn), Calling for a people's history: The greatest failure of Prithvi Narayan was in not being able to build a nation out of the state, by Deepak Thapa (kp), Drafting the constitution: Come together, by Ramchandra Ghimire (ht)

03/03/2010: Law and disorder: The Prime Minister must buckle up or quit (kp), Civil society in a state of shock; Media community: We’re insecure (kp), Media community on warpath over growing insecurity (nn), Questions on security the day after: CDO manhandled, Janakpur closed down (kp), Lawmakers flay govt (kp), Where’s security? (ht), Govt's laxity on peace and security (ht), Govt may resort to 'special security plan' (nn), HLPM makes little headway (kp), HLPM fails to decide on state restructuring commission (nn), Khanal discusses govt's alternative with Maoist supremo (nn), Oli says UML willing to support Maoists if latter behaves (nn), Put 10,000 combatants in NA: Maoists (ht), Integration technical panel term extended (ht), Indian lessons in federalism: Nepal cannot copy the Indian model of state allocation in the name of ethnicity, language and culture, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Furnish details on arms import: SAC tells PM (ht)

02/03/2010: Rising impunity could impact peace process (kp), OHCHR fate uncertain, by Anil Giri (kp), ‘Five conditions for Maoists to join govt’ (kp), NA suggests govt to recount Maoist combatants before integration (nn), NC, UML meet on key issues ahead of Godavari conclave, by Arhun Bhandari (ht), HLPM finally begins serious debate (nn), The creation of space: There is an ideological vacuum waiting to be filled on the right of Nepali politics, by Aditya Adhikari (kp), Democratic discussions: Public dialogue requires openness, a sense of equality and a celebration of difference, by Anil Bhattarai (kp), Burdens of contemporary constitutions: A genealogy, by Anuj Mishra (ht), Threats from Maoist cadres make life difficult for NC, UML district activists (nn)

01/03/2010: Enshrine our rights in new constitution (kp), CA calendar likely to be amended for tenth time (rn), CA members’ visit put off (kp), The hundred-day deadline has just passed for the promulgation of Nepal’s long-awaited new constitution, by Bipin Adhikari (Himal Southasian), Constitution is unlikely to be completed on time, interview with Ram Sharan Mahat, Nepali Congress (kp), New govt HLPM agenda, by Bhadra Sharma (kp), NWPP pulls out of ruling coalition (ht), View from the cantonment, by Kiyoko Ogura (Himala Southasian), Gifts galore: The UN-prepared farewell package for disqualified Maoist combatants is excellent, by Kul Chandra Gautam (kp), Nepal warned on financial crimes: money laundering & terrorism financing, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp)

28/02/2010: Ray of hope for peace, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), Home cooking: Opaque workings of political parties make their commitments a suspect (kp), Peace minister slams UNMIN for non-cooperation (ht), Maoists' people's court issues dire threats against 7, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht), Fix commissions’ number: CA panel (kp), Modernising The Parties, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn), Controversy Over Arms Import, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km)

27/02/2010: UML parleys for unity govt (kp), HLPM taking initiative for Maoist-led govt, claims Dahal (nn), Country needs ‘last revolt’ (kp), 'Statute awaits final people's revolt' (ht), Challenges To Writing The Constitution, by Raj Kumar Siwakoti (rn), 'UML against ethnicity-based federalism' (nn), Brahmin samaj stage rally (ht) [So far, the state has been based on one ethnicity; it must become a multi-ethnic state if Nepal shall have a future!!], Rift between govt, UNMIN widens, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht), Nidhi rules out timely constitution, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht)

26/02/2010: 2 day sit-in for constitution (kp), Civil society activists begin 48-hour sit-in (ht), Impunity watch: Nepal urged to enter ICC, by Anil Giri (kp), Home truths: The poor security situation reflects the general state of the government (kp), Democratisation of the army: Everyone is talking about democratising the armed forces, but what does it mean?, by Geja Sharma Wagle (kp), Consult Maoists: UN to Chemjong (kp), Marathon HLPM meeting next week (kp), Demand for state re-do panel stalls HLPM meet (ht), Major parties commit to end bandh, strikes (rn), The business of banda: From Shivaratri to stock markets, by Artha Beed (nt), Key parties for package deal on statute writing, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), Optimistic, but only if there is a political consensus, interview with CA Chairman Subash Nembang (nt), Maoist chairman again talks of revolt (nn), Limbuwan groups come together, Khambuwans fail, by Bharat Ingnam and Ratna Prasad Charya (ht), 'Locals equate federalism with decentralisation' (ht)

25/02/2010: Civil society launches 48-hr dharna for timely constitution (nn), Get to work, you bums: The parties are so entangled in intra-party rivalry that they have no time for the country, by Achyut Wagle (kp), HLPM fails to finalise draft of joint resolution motion (rn), HLPM task force fails to meet again as leaders busy themselves elsewhere (ht), Dahal has agenda for HLPM meet (kp), 'Statute, peace from Maoist govt', by Shiva Apriya (ht), No constitution unless there's a Maoist-led unity govt: Dahal (nn), CPN-UML unveils new scheme on peace (rn), UML talks panel for unity govt (kp) [Mr Oli is not qualified to lead this panel , because of his involvement in the misuse scandal of government vehicles!!], Identity politics: It has become fashionable to refer to Ethiopia as a successful model of ethnic federalism, by Bipin Adhikari (kp), Access to justice for vulnerable: Achievements celebrated (rn), Women activists demand 'meaningful' share in govt (ht)

24/02/2010: It’s break time for CC (kp), Thematic bodies fail to give reports to constitutional panel (rn), Work at a standstill as constitution clock ticks, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Ostrich look-alikes (ht), Idea of rainbow coalition clicks (kp), The UML’s emphasis should be on engagement, not confrontation (kp), 3 injured in Tuesday’s gherao (kp), RPP-N pickets Singha Durbar (ht), Nepalis against Ethnic Federalism: Carter Center (tg), Taskforce fails to forge consensus (nn), Maoists loses a friend in the opposition bench (nn), 'Anti-corruption agencies in Nepal lack clear jurisdiction' (nn) [see 2009 Assessment of Global Integrity Report for Nepal

23/02/2010: ‘Federalism linked to decentralisation’ (kp), Number row hits fighters' integration task, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht), Fighters’ number bone of contentionFighters’ number bone of contention (kp), Govt working on ‘one combatant, one weapon’ (rn), The places in between: The eclipse in the social demands that the Maoists raised and pursued will likely cost the party, by Aditya Adhikari (kp), Royalist party brings life to halt (kp), Bandh affects business activities (rn), Bandh disrupts life in Valley (ht), Tharu-MJF ties sour (kp), Growing Uncertainty (rn), Culture In The New Era, by Prem Khatry (rn), Donors suspend aid in education over corruption charges on minister (nn), Khanal seeks better govt performance, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Legal experts term CA tenure extension unconstitutional (ht), Gachchhadar comes down against big three parties' role in constitution-making (nn)

22/02/2010: Hindu state to be addressed: DPM (ht) [Sujata, do you want to reintroduce the biggest mistakes of the 1990 constitution? Religion/culture and politics have to be separated! Besides, your figures are misleading: More than 40% belong to ethnic groups, almost 5% are Muslims, upto 15% are Dalits; they all remain excluded in a Hindu state as they have been for centuries! Bahunbad is over!!], Declare Nepal a Hindu state, students tell government (ht), Musahar calls for review of academic qualifications (ht), PM defends arms import (kp), No puzzle (ht), Rags to riches: Our political leaders arrived in Kathmandu with only the clothes on their backs, by Shyam K.C. (kp), Corruption by consensus: A free-for-all has resulted as the local bodies have had no elected reps since 2002, by Narayan Manandhar (kp), Government change won’t help constitution drafting, interview with Agni Kharel (kp), ICC ratification delay: Parties’ fear of the past to blame (kp), 'Ratify Rome Statute to end impunity' (ht), PM eyes HLPM hot seat (kp), ‘Govt not bound to follow HLPM decisions’ (rn), RPP-N bandh cripples valley life (nn), Peace minister talks of 'one combatant one weapon' theory for integration;govt plan unacceptable for Maoists (nn), Extra-judicial killings still continuing: NHRC (nn)

21/02/2010: The way forward: The common cause must be ‘drafting equality, executing equality and administering equality’, by Laxman Tharu, Buddha Tsering Moktan and Shakun Serchand Leslie (kp), Equality for all: We can’t escape from our history of injustice, but we can ensure equality in the new setup, by Surendra R. Devkota (kp), HLPM no good, says DPM Gachhadar (ht), Gachhadar warns of revolt against Big 3: MJF to announce Madhes stir today (kp), MJF to announce stir programme today (ht), Govt imports arms, Maoists cry foul (ht), ‘Proposed provinces financially unviable’ (kp), Ammo for APF fires up Maoists, by Phanindra Dahjal (kp), Explosives, gunpowder brought for training purpose: Rawal (rn), Intra-party Feud Hampers Statute Writing, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn), Discrimination, by Urmila Nepal (rn), PM Nepal says only 30 percent work remain to finish statute-writing task; discusses army integration with NC Prez (nn) [??], Making Mockery Of Democracy In Nepal, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km)

20/02/2010: Tharus warn of protests (kp), Tharus for multiple federal units in Tarai (ht), Maoists warn of dire results: Say pay discontinuation may disrupt peace; combatants salary row, by Keshav P. Koirala (kp), Maoist combatants to be paid in bearer cheques (rn), Mechanism revives resolution motion (kp), HLPM to take up power-sharing issue, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Govt, parties behind worsening HR: INSEC (kp) [see executive summary of the INSEC yearbook 2010], PM disagrees with report (kp) [???], All functions and no work for PM?, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht), UML's Khanal faction wants PM to quit, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Sujata Koirala threatens to pull out of govt if UML doesn’t ‘improve’ (nn), Govt refutes allegation of arms import; UCPN (M) says APF 'arms consignment' aimed at derailing peace process (nn) Polls only option if CA fails on timely statute: Experts (ht) [????], UCPN-M to launch 3-month campaign for timely statute (ht)

19/02/2010: Political culture is the problem: Political culture is more important than the model of governance for democrats, says political scientist Krishna Khanal, an interview (nt), Simmering uncertainties: People bear the brunt, by Sameer M. Dixit (ht), Nepal has an int’l story to showcase: May complete demining by next year (kp), Matter of concern: The Maoists need to demonstrate greater flexibility on integration (kp), No ifs or buts: The people have assigned the CA to write a constitution, and that’s the way it will be, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), It ain't so: Prithivi Narayan Shah was hardly a multicultural statesman, by Mahendra Lawoti (kp), Envoys urge to prepare exit policy of OHCHR (kp), Elite panel comes under fresh fire (kp), Gautam for national govt (kp), Gautam for national govt inclusive of Maoists (ht), Big three parties agree to resolve impasse; to finalize joint resolution motion in 2 days (nn), Bhattarai warns of 'serious consequences' if PLA salary stopped (nn), 'Maoists obstructing Special Committee's works' (nn), INSEC paints grim pic of mid region violence ht)

18/02/2010: ‘Concern over legal system’: Rights groups call for immediate handover of Basnet (kp), Bennett urges Army to hand over Basnet (kp), Rights groups demand justice for slain Maina Sunuwar (nn), Govt urged not to obstruct Maina case proceedings (ht), Envoys lobby for OHCHR extension: Government in a dilemma, by Anil Giri (kp), Govt urged to take steps to end impunity (rn), Rule of the prole: Rulers love special privileges and our communists are no different, by Deepak Thapa (kp), CA bars members from going on foreign visits (nn), Maoists reactivate people's court in Sankhuwasabha, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht)

17/02/2010: 100-day countdown begins for CA (kp), ‘Big three’ mull extension of statute deadline, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), CPN-UML youth pickets CA (ht), Guerrillas in the mist: ‘People’s war’ was part of an overall Nepali political transformation, by Abhi Subedi (kp), 5,000 recruits in near future: Army (kp), Army control not UNMIN ‘duty’ (kp), UNMIN brushes aside recount of combatants (ht), Prakash calls HLPM ineffective (ht), Govt's performance not satisfactory: Khanal's report (nn)

16/02/2010: Space and security: There are two lessons Nepal can learn from the peace process in Northern Ireland, by Anup Phayal (kp), OHCHR concerned (kp), OHCHR condemns threats to editors over news on media entrepreneur murder (nn)

15/02/2010: CMDP declares pressure campaign for timely constitution (nn), Come together: Our main duty is to write a constitution, and the parties need to unite for this purpose, by Shyam K.C. (kp), Army integration: NC chief finds lack of leadership in PM (kp), ‘Peace bid won’t complete before Maoist-led govt’ (rn), Hindu fundamentalists shut far western region (nn), Playing numbers (ht), People's Front Nepal proposes 3 provinces (ht)

14/02/2010: Tharuhat state declared, by Diwakar Bhandari (ht), HLPM meet hits snag yet again (kp), HLPM meet inconclusive; PM for inducting small parties (rn), 40pc PLA may have left camps: Ruling coalition (kp), Govt to ask UNMIN to give actual number of Maoist fighters, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Prachanda had already okayed strength: GPK, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Prachanda for forging alliance of patriotic forces (rn), Constitution Writing Gets Lopsided Priority, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn), Constitution Writing Controversy And Reality, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km)

13/02/2010: Constitution Deadline Controversy (rn), NC to thrash out issues with PM (kp), Gachchhadar rules out bulk integration of combatants (rn), HLPM meet inconclusive (nn), HLPM redundant if it can't topple govt: Dr Bhattarai (ht) [??], Holding the centre: The Maoists have come a long way since 1996, but the struggle to balance the demands of political order with those of liberty and autonomy continues, by Aditya Adhikari (kp), Deuba lays down preconditions for statute (ht) [Why do you not include the end of impunity and the punishment of of all crimes??], Tharuhat Swayatta Rajya declared (nn)

12/02/2010: Federal realities: Federalism may not be as bad as it's carved up to be, by Prashant Jha (nt), Chhetris against ethnic federalism (kp), Chhetris hit streets protesting federalism (ht), Dalit doubts: Ethnic federalism will further marginalise Dalits, by Mitra Pariyar (nt), "Dalit liberation within ethnic provinces", interview with Tilak Pariyar, CA member, UCPN (Maoist) (nt), "Ethnic provinces will harm the nation", interview with Mohammad Aftab Alam, CA member/minister, NC (nt), Minister of defiance: What do you do when a minister defies the PM? Fire him, or as the case may be, her!, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), Govt mulls bringing in military component: Restructuring defence ministry, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Soldiers sacrifice: Besides the martyrs, army personnel who fell in the civil war must be honoured too, by Ranadhoj Limbu-Angbuhang (kp), Maoists not against army integration: Prachanda (rn), Hope, despair over statute; Dahal: Deadline miss makes prez commoner (kp), Failure to issue constitution on time will spell crisis, warns Dahal (nn), PM: Govt committed to promulgate statute on time (rn) [The promulgation of the new constitution is the task of the CA, not that of the government!!], UCPN (Maoist) bars its CA members from attending foreign agency, NGO functions (nn), Relief fund for war victims 'misused' (ht), NC to seek clarification from PM over UML 'monopoly' in govt (nn)

11/02/2010: Plug holes in statute: Report (kp) [see full report by CHRGJ in English and Nepali], Divide and rule: A 14-province Nepal is a big joke and a recipe for disaster in terms of management, by Bipin Adhikari (kp), Panel for 27 parts in new statute (ht), Gachhadar says statute within 15 days if parties concur; Maoist leader says maybe even within a week (nn) [What a nonsense!!], Discharged PLAs eye security jobs, by Janak Nepal and Durgalal K.C. (kp), Discharged ones still clinging to politics, by Khem Bahadur Budha (ht), HLPM meet postponed (nn), UNMIN chief worried at slow progress in peace process (nn)

10/02/2010: CC gives its sub-committee five more days to prepare draft statute (nn), Tamangs to protest federal structure (ht), One Madhesh demand is against Nepal and Nepali Nationalism, interview with Laxman Tharu (tg), So far so good: The discharge process marks an important step in Maoist transformation (kp), Maoists plan to recruit discharged combatants in YCL (nn), AHRC raises concern over impunity of army officers involved in Maina murder case (nn) [!!!!], Bhandari defends army over rights violation (kp) [????], Mongrel nation: VP Jha’s oath on Sunday both in Maithili and Nepali was a politically symbolic act of embracing more than one identity, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Oath and death: Jha’s swearing-in and Shah’s murder raise a number of excruciating questions, by Achyut Wagle (kp), Unless we have right to self determination, constitution can’t be drafted, interview with Narayan Kaji Shrestha, CPN-Maoist (tg), UML cadres used arms in Sindhuli clash: Report (ht), NC mulls post-statute scenario, by Prakash Acharya (ht)

09/02/2010: Discharge process completed; Conclusion a positive step: UNSC members (kp), Discharge of disqualified PLA fighters comes to an end (ht), Statement by Representative of the Secretary-General Karin Landgren at Discharge Ceremony in Rolpa (Relief Web), ‘Forced to not leave the party’: ex-combatants, by Janak Nepal and Durgalal K.C. (kp), Uproar in House over Shah’s murder (kp), Jamim Shah murder: Rights bodies fret about security situation (ht), NC lawmakers want change of guard (kp), NC lawmakers flay party ministers (ht), Finding balance: There are flaws in the concept paper on state restructuring, but many of the objections to it are wrong headed, by Aditya Adhikari (kp), Parties misappropriate dev funds: Ministry report, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht), Time short for perfect constitution: Acharya (ht)

08/02/2010: Engage Maoists so that they don’t take up arms, interview with Christophe Jaffrelot (kp), Limbuwan bandh cripples life in eastern region (ht), Special committee hits snag: Basis for fighters’ integration sticking point (kp), Constitution on time? Impossibl, e: Bamdev (kp), Bhattarai for rooting out discrimination (kp), Jha Vice-President, again: Takes fresh oath in Maithili, Nepali (kp), Veep post reactivated as Jha takes fresh oath, by Prakash Acharya (ht), VP's fresh oath stirs controversy again, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht), Waiting for genuine leader: From the core of the heart, by Meeta Singh (ht), Devote time on statute, Maoist CA members told (ht), Disqualified fighters' discharge to be over today (ht), Discharge of disqualified combatants concluding today (nn), Discharge of disqualified PLA men completes (nn), Police arrest central member of JTMM (nn)

07/02/2010: Finding commonalities: Differences in the CA may not be as irreconcilable as commonly thought (kp), All right! Self-determination means the right to enjoy all the democratic rights, not secession, by Anil K. Shrestha (kp), Khambuwan warns of arm conflict (kp), Bandh cripples nine eastern districts (nn), HLPM to end deadlock (kp), Defunct VP Parmananda Jha taking oath in Maithili today (nn), Jha takes fresh oath in Nepali, Maithali to revive VP post (nn), Political Viruses In Nepal, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km)

06/02/2010: Big three want fewer commissions (kp), Gachchhadar seeks state restructuring commission (rn), State structure plan riles Chhetris (ht), UML forms task force to suggest party’s position on state restructuring, form of governance (nn) [5 Bahuns and 5 others in this task force; very inclusive and representative!!], Jha’s oath likely on Sunday (kp), Post-conflict Police Reform And Human Rights, by Narayan Prasad Wagle (rn), Let’s Be Diplomatic, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn), HLPM meet postponed due to Koirala's poor health condition (nn), Tharu body calls off Terai bandh (nn), CC begins statute drafting process (ht), Panel dwells on collecting public opinion on statute (ht)

05/02/2010: CA enters statute drafting phase, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Jimmy Carter upbeat, warns against delay (kp), ICJ appeals to AG: Hand over Basnet (kp), Jha defiance may brew yet another controversy (kp), Missing factors: The State Restructuring Commission, if it is formed, would be just a technical body, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), Finalising the federal structure: The proposal for 14 ethnicity based provinces has to be endorsed by a majority in the CA, which is unlikely, by Dhruba Simkhada (nt), United we stand tall: "Twenty million out of twenty-seven million Nepalis are with the Maoists", by Prashant Jha (nt), Open wounds: The nature of reconciliation is such that government itself has to be involved, and doling out cash compensation won't cut it, by Mallika Aryal (nt), Parties, Power and Pelf, by Dipak Gyawali (sp), "Nepal’s geostrategic position is its major strength", interview with Francis G. Hutchins (sp), Farewell To Arms: Disqualified Maoist combatants are leaving cantonments for an uncertain destiny, by UZmna Kanta Khanal (sp)

04/02/2010: Take a call on merger strength, HLPM told (ht), Leave-taking PLAs warn of waging war, by Suryamani Gautam (ht), 494 fighters leave camp (kp), AISC meet stresses speedy integration (rn), Nonpartisan expert to head secretariat (kp), UCPN-M to announce fifth phase of stir plan today (ht), Maoists decide on toned-down protest (kp), Dissolve HLPM: DPM (kp), Gachchhadar demands HLPM’s dissolution (rn), HLPM fails to meet (nn), Veep's oath row still draws flak (ht), Members of Tarai armed outfit give in (ht), Small leap forward: The initiatives towards gender equality are great, but implementation is not so great, by Prativa Subedi (kp), It ain't right: Old attitudes about women are changing, but not enough (kp), Yes we can: Citizens should act responsibility when the government is not able to deliver, by Ravi Kumar (kp), Shape Of The Country, by Shyam K.C. (rn), Constitution writing to commence from today: CA chair (nn)

03/02/2010: State Restructuring: Bhattarai moots referendum (kp), CA debate: Parties voice differences on model of federalism (nn), Sit-in for new statute (kp), PM to discuss key issues of army integration with parties; Maoists want HLPM to take final decision (nn), Loosen up: The governing parties shouldn’t view the HLPM with suspicion (kp), US: Aid to Nepal Army conditional (kp) [!!!], Security plan draws flak (kp), New Nepali nationalism: When the Taraiwasis begin to shout nationalist slogans, then you better believe there is clear danger to Nepal, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Country without auditor general (kp), NC leader warns to take up arms against Maoists (nn) [??]

02/02/2010: Maoists not advocating ethnicity-based federalism to promote 'communal politics', Bhattarai clarifies (nn), IPMF announces second phase of protest (kp), Maoist proposal for deadlock resolution (kp), GPK to Maoists: Shun anti-India politics, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), Evolution and growth: The recent Standing Committee meeting of the Maoists demonstrated how much the party has evolved in the past four years, by Aditya Adhikari (kp), Farmers seize 13 hectares (kp), Sujata demands women representation in HLPM (nn), JTMM-J commander killed in police encounter (nn), Any sign? (ht), Relief eludes insurgency victims, by Shakti Kumar Pun (ht)

01/02/2010: NEFIN hails 14-state model (kp), MJF rallies across Tarai (kp), Proposal not in the interest of the indigenous, marginalised: Yadav (kp), CA debate sees only Maoists supporting 14-state federal structure (nn), CA begins discussion on state restructuring draft (rn), State Restructuring Commission sought (ht), Kirant activists shut Dharan sanskrit schools, by Ratna Prasad Acharya (ht), Newa body decries politics in local bodies (ht), Remark lands Sujata in soup (kp), Sujata’s remarks negative, says PM (rn), PM to seek DPM's clarification (ht), NC against change in guard: Nidhi (ht), Extremists want to see peace process derailed, interview with Ishwor Pokhrel (kp), Peace, statute top priority: Maoists (kp), ‘Ex-combatants now under govt’, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Special Committee finalises PLA chain-of-command (nn), 9-member secretariat to ease army integration, by Prakash Acharya (ht), HLPM meeting dwells on 'joint resolution' (nn)

31/01/2010: UML against 14-state setup: Seeks viable comity of federal units, undecided on numbers (kp), PLA integration & rehabilitation: PM’s plan in trouble, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Restorative justice: The constitution drafters should understand that Nepal is a sum total of its castes and ethnic groups, by Laxman Tharu, Gopal Dahit and Shakun Sherchand Leslie (kp), PM not happy with Sujata (nn), Maoists defer announcing protest programmes (nn)

30/01/2010: NC ups ante against UML-led government (kp), NC leaders for change of govt (nn), Sujata favours alternative to current govt (nn), HLPM to form SRC (kp) [as decided by four male Bahuns??], Congress bats for HLSRC (ht), HLPM meet discusses formation of state restructuring panel (rn), UML for determining state restructuring through a commission (nn), HLPM panels to probe clashes among cadres (ht), Prachanda smells plot against statute writing (rn), MJF chief lashes out at big 3 (kp), Gachchhadar demands inclusion of Madhesi parties in HLPM (nn), Vice President may take oath in Nepali, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht) [??], CPN-UML, UCPN-M cadres clash (ht), Formation of Armed NC Youth necessary: Khadka (rn) [???], Country has 70,000 internally displaced people: Report (ht)

29/01/2010: House makes 7th amendment to statute, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), House amends Interim Constitution for 7th time, by Liladhar Upadhyaya (rn), VP reinstatement bill passed (kp), Not a bad shoW: For all their tardiness, the CA committees are making some progress (kp), Thump for fourth phase stir: Maoist standing committee for intensifying protests (kp), Democratic-regime building in Nepal: Moving beyond tokenism?, by Ganga Thapa (ht), Deepening crisis: The current trend is to make NA a bystander at the behest of various external and internal actors, by Dilip Rayamajhi (kp), Just a minute: It is essential to study what kind of mandate federalism has received from the people, by Prakash A. Raj (kp), Dahal's whisper to Gautam: Revolt from UML and join Maoist party (nn), HLPM meet dwells on Sindhuli incident (nn)

28/01/2010: Minority Rights: Unsettling crisis for religious groups, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp), MJF, Tharu body one for 'territorial autonomy' of Tarai (ht), Forms of government: The committee’s report is a compilation of varied party positions and not a consensus, by Bipin Adhikari (kp), Legal yes, but moral no: Madhav Nepal should cut the crap and resign if he really cares about the country, by Narayan Manandhar (kp), Koirala: integration is HLPM’s priority (kp), Maoists seek security policy before army integration (rn), Protecting Criminals, by Shyam K.C. (rn), Confusing signals (ht), At Last Formation of HLPM in Nepal, by Prakash Bom (Global Politician)

27/01/2010: Special Committee readies structure to take over PLA, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), AISC meet agrees on organisation structure, Plan to bring PLA under panel's control (rn), PLA chain of command to be finalised tomorrow (ht), HLPM to decide number of Maoist combatants to be integrated in security forces (nn), Can he do it? The next few months will be a test of the PM’s abilities (kp), Prithvi Narayan and Eklabya: Prithvi Narayan Shah’s ambition to establish “asal Hindustan” clashed with his conceptualisation of his kingdom as a “shared garden”, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Follow directions: The parties should revisit the CPA and implement its provisions to move forward, by Achyut Wagle (kp), ‘Delivery of justice provides impetus to peace process’ (kp), Discussion on Maoist demands to be initiated (kp), We appeal Nepal Army to support us in our fight for National Independence, interview with Naryan Kaji Shrestha ‘Prakash’ (tg), Brahmin culture is prevalent among Brahmins, Madhesis and Dalits, interview with Matrika Yadav (tg), MJF, Tharus join hands against 'disintegration of Terai' (nn), Double jeopardy (ht), Why do Maoists keep backtracking?, by Prakash Acharya (ht), CC fails to make crucial nominations (ht), Special rights for Dalits in new constitution urged (ht), “Bahuns almost like Dalits due to govt discriminatory policy” (nn) [Wow, there are now as many Dalits in leading positions in all spheres of life as there are Bahuns??]

26/01/2010: Indigenous CA members threaten fire (kp), Integration, statute in 4 months: Nepal (kp), House to reactivate Vice Prez (kp), UCPN-M adopts a week's wait-and-watch policy (kp), Acknowledge our contribution, plead disqualified fighters (ht), Dalit body submits memo to Prachanda (ht), Dahal wants debate in HLPM on Maoist demands (nn), CC fails to meet, PM asked to look for alternatives to 'absentee' members (nn)

25/01/2010: Tharus to protest 14-state model (kp), NSP declares autonomous Madhes state (nn), SC vacates Toran promotion stay (kp), NA, PLA don’t see eye-to-eye: Security sector reform, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Plan to reign in PLA (kp), Integration of Maoist army discussed (rn), Maoist combatants should renounce affiliation with party before integration: PM Nepal (nn), 475 disqualified combatants leave PLA cantonment in Ilam (nn), Big media against UCPN (Maoist): Dahal (kp), PM cautions ministers (kp), Brothers in arms: An insecure environment is likely to push more people to arm themselves (kp), Dynamics of constitution making: This is the time to think beyond current requirements, by Subhash Chandra Nemwang (kp)

24/01/2010: Thank goodness (kp), Govt against wholesome PLA integration: Pokharel (kp), ToR can lead to peace: Dahal; Warns parties not to use HLPM for ploys (kp), HLPM not formed to topple govt, Sujata clarifies (nn), Sujata: HLPM futile without me (kp) [???], Constituent Assembly: UML divided over governance (kp), Internal rift in UML reflects in constitution drafting (nn), Identity and integration: The ruling class has refused to negotiate seriously with the marginalised, by Yash Ghai (kp), Interesting times: The Maoists are outmanoeuvring the parties with an election-style campaign, by Alok K. Bohara (kp), Bhattarai for Maoist govt (kp), SC vacates stay order on Toran's promotion (nn) [???], Two-Hundred-Day Administration Of Madhav Nepal, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km)

23/01/2010: Battle over ‘One Madhes’, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), Madhesi parties take exception in state restructuring report (nn), Maoists call off agitation: HLPM finalises ToR, working procedures (kp), Maoists call off general strike, High Level Mechanism fixes TOR, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), High-level political mechanism has no constitutionality: Pokhrel (rn), OHCHR rights report wrong, says govt: Government has withdrawn cases only after Supreme Court’s consent (kp), Addressing Serious Crimes In The New Constitution, by Raj Kumar Siwakoti (rn), UNSC gives UNMIN 4-month extension: Landgren urges parties to work in unison (kp), UNMIN chief sees peace bid still under risk (rn), Peace Should Be The Goal (rn)

22/01/2010: Government to implement special panel’s decisions (kp), PM firm to abide by AISC decision (rn), Bhandari wants in: PM rejects demand outright (kp) [For the sake of Nepal's future, dismiss her immediately!!], Taskforce meet fails (kp), HLPM endorses its ToR, Maoist positive about withdrawing bandh (nn), Sujata for inducting eight more parties in HLPM (nn), HLPM Is Good But Should Deliver, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn), Fair deal (kp), Regional rights: Equality and unity is possible through self-determination defined as non-domination, by Mahendra Lawoti (kp), Things to do: It is urgent to reaffirm our commitment to democracy if we are to get out of this mess, by Shibani Pandey (kp), Gen. Kapoor’s visit significantly timed, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), ‘India behind royal massacre’ (kp), Thapa: PLA fighters could be mobilised (kp), VP post to be revived (kp), Another lot leaves Parasi camp (kp), All thematic panels submit drafts to CA, by K.P. Gautam (rn), UNSC extends UNMIN term by nearly four months (nn), UN Nepal mission to leave by mid-May (Khaleej Times), Excluding exclusion in Nepal by including the excluded: What is in the Interim Report of the National Inclusion Commission?, by Krishna Bahadur Bhattachan (sp), Impossible tasks made possible, by Surya Dhungel (sp), Political Machinations: Despite lofty goals the high-level political mechanism raises low expectations, by Saroj Dahal (sp), “Nepal has all the possibilities to build up the strong society strong with good fortune in the future”, interview with Pekka Hallberg (sp), Int’l Conference on Constitution Making: Lessons Galore, by Keshap Poudel (sp) [including several interviews]

21/01/2010: CA panel endorses 14 provinces (kp), Dealing With Differences, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn), Defence Minister sparks Maoist fire (kp), PM seeks explanation from Bhandari (kp), PM comes clean on Bhandari's statement; dubs it 'irresponsible' (nn), AISC takes a strong stand against Defense Minister's statement (nn), Govt refutes Bhandari's remarks (rn), Dahal: Protesting for independence (kp), Campaign for national independence: Prachanda (rn), ‘Agitation to go ahead’ (kp), Peace Process: Human rights ‘top’ US agenda (kp), Mystery man, by Surendra R. Devkota (kp), Government to build rehabilitation centres (kp), HLPM Gets Into Business (rn), Maoists for change in the system of governance: Bhattarai (nn), 388 disqualified combatants discharged from PLA cantonment in Nawalparasi (nn)

20/01/2010: HLPM taskforce to draft ToR (kp), HLPM forms taskforce, sets terms of reference (rn), Defence Minister defies PM-led Special Committee (kp) [??? Dismiss her immediately!!], Bhandari rejects mass integration of armies (rn), Maoist leaders threaten to opt out of AISC over Defense Minister's remark (nn), Justice denied (kp), Speech acts in politics: Nepali politics has drawn important responses to its speech acts from outside, by Abhi Subedi (kp), Indigenous Taraiwasi vs. Madhesi: Why have the likes of Lekhi and Tharu taken up the cudgel against Madhesi leaders?, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Apex court stops ‘humiliating’ bounty, by Kamal Raj Sigdel (kp)

19/01/2010: Indian army chief arrives today (rn), Maoists boycott House over Indian Army chief remarks (kp), Pun says trip ill-timed (kp), Maoists stage protest in front of Indian Embassy (nn), Special panel okays rehab, integration procedures: deciding maoist fighters’ fate, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Prachanda threatens another revolt (rn), Drawing attention:A gathering of civil society leaders was a reminder that the peace process agreements have been forgotten, by Aditya Adhikari (kp), US: UNMIN role very positive (kp), Defence minister refutes arms import reports; challenges Special Committee's mandate (nn) [Once again anti-peace statements!], HLPM meet forms committee to determine its functions (nn), UCPN (M) urges US to de-list it from terror watch list (nn)

18/01/2010: Civil society: Focus on statute (kp), Oppn to two-province-Madhes sutra (kp), SC extends Toran stay order (kp), 222 fighters bid adieu to Shaktikhor, by Sipendra Baduwal (kp), 258 combatants leave Chitwan cantonment (rn), Maoist leaders revive threats to take up arms again (nn), Maoists offer talks with Delhi; HLPM should be expanded: Madhes parties (kp), The extent of foreign involvement: will be determined by our behaviour, interview with Prakash Chandra Lohani (kp), No talks with armed outfits: Chemjong (kp), Nepal receives international inputs on the draft constitution (nn)

17/01/2010: Peace hurdles remain: UNMIN chief (ht), HLPM will boost peace: Landgren (kp), CA's governance panel to submit report tomorrow (ht), Governance Structure: CA panel okays concept paper (kp), MJF to protest for single Madhes (ht) [How can you deny the rights and wishes of the indigenous ethnic groups of the Tarai??], Disqualified PLA discharged from Chitwan (nn 17/01/2010), A High Level Political Mechanism In Nepal, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km)

16/01/2010: CA panel presents two models, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Sub-committee recommends two models of state restructuring (nn), 'Ban mistaken about peace process' (ht) [No, Mr Koirala, the UN General Secretary is absolutely right!!], UN report misses the mark: Koirala (kp), Nepali envoy to UN apprises Security Council of progress on peace process (nn), Urgency shown by parties gives hope, UNMIN says (nn), UCPN (Maoist) claims NA imported arms; NA refutes (nn), Arms controversy erupts once again: NA refutes Maoist charge (kp), Nepal: Prosecute systematic crimes committed during Civil War, by Jaya Ramachadran (i on Global Trends)

15/01/2010: Peace process at a standstill: Ban (ht), Ban warns of collapse of Nepal’s peace bid, All parties called on to burry hatchet (rn), Ban: Mistrust plaguing peace; Asks regional powers to do more (kp), NC president unhappy with UNSG report (nn), Failure to address impunity risks peace process: ICG (kp), Key ruling on extrajudicial killing (kp), Maoists to announce 'people's constitution' (ht) [??], Maoist wings tussle ethnic states (ht), "Creating federal units is not like cutting a birthday cake" (nt), CA timeless: Minister Khand (ht) [??], Film on famous ‘Das Dhunga’ put on hold, by Prabalta Rijal (rn) [protected impunity??], A Giant Step Forward In The Peace Process, by Indra Karki (rn), A tall order: The high level mechanism has many wishes to fulfil in a short period, by Khagendra N. Sharma (ht), HLPM berth for PM gets Dahal’s nod; Koirala to Maoists: Withdraw protests (kp), Discharge process moves on: Jutpani to bid disqualified adieu (kp), Taking Nepal out of the Nepal Valley: There are many things we can do to make Kathmandu livable, but moving the capital is the one sure shot, by Rabi Thapa (nt), Life expectancy lower for indigenous people - UN (Radio New Zealand)

14/01/2010: Nepal: Peace and justice (International Crisis Group), 'Parties responsible for impunity' (ht), ‘Parties and govt behind rising impunity in Nepal’ (kp), What all is being done to democratise army, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht), Maoist chairman Dahal takes U-turn on PM's inclusion in HLPM (nn), Political mechanism: Dysfunctional, if self-interest rules, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht), Ministry for culture proposed, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht), Ex-envoy for deploying PLA to guard borders (ht), Justice remains far cry for kin of disappeared, by Krishna Prasad Dhakal (ht), Bandh in East largely peaceful (ht), Bandh affects life in Birgunj, Sankhuwasabha (rn), Murder triggers Tarai banda (kp), Maoists hastily withdraw Terai bandh (nn), NRNA renews its call for dual citizenship for NRNs (nn), NRNs indirectly demand dual citizenship with PM (rn) [No, they demand it directly!!], New policy to allow Non Resident Nepalis buy property and enter Nepal without visa (Asian Tribune), Yes, Prime Minister (rn), Picking their brains: We could learn much from the international constitutional experts meeting this week, by Bipin Adhikari (kp), Dashed hopes: The discontent of disqualified Maoist combatants doesn’t augur well for the country, by Kalpana Dhakal (kp), Nepal peace process close to standstill due to tensions and mistrust, UN warns (Relief Web)

13/01/2010: RJNs East bandh: Fear of clash grips people (ht), Shape of things to come (kp), No alternative to federalism, but not ethnicity-based (rn), Tarai violence on; secy killed (ht), Three views to be forwarded for CA (ht), Governance Structure: CA panel okays parallel status for 3 proposals (kp), UNMIN extension sought (ht), Managing combatants, a rider for power sharing?, by Prakash Acharya (ht), UML flimsy salvo against Nepal President Dr. Yadav: Analysts (tg), Songs of silence (kp), PM has no place in HLMP: Prachanda (ht), ‘No need to include PM in HLPM’ (kp), Prachanda: HLPM to end deadlock, help draft statute (rn), NC, UML agree to include PM Nepal in HLPM (nn) [Once again four male Bahuns at the controls, two of them not even elected by the people!?], Experts: Draft inclusive constitution (kp), UML-led govt weakest in history: Yadav (ht), Ensure Law And Order (rn), Mandated action not punishable: Pun (kp) [There was a civil war in Nepal. Not those who have fought this war have to be punished but all those who have committed crimes under the pretension of war, including the leading persons behind these crimes! Else, the rule of law has never a chance in  Nepal!!]

12/01/2010: Panel mulling PLAs integration (ht), Army integration plan draws flak (ht), Taplejung bandh called off (ht), Tharus against extended CA tenure (ht), ‘CC ignored minorities’: Tharu community demands redraft (kp), UML to Prez: Don’t overstep bounds (kp) [He already did so in May 2009!], Banda business (kp), Leninism blues: Nepal's Leninist organisations could learn from what happened in Latin America, by Anil Bhattarai (kp), Righting the wrongs: The government and rights defenders must own UDHR document, by Gopal Krishna Siwakoti (kp), 2010 critical year for peace process: EU (kp), Maoist chairman rules out PM Nepal's inclusion in HLPM (nn)

11/01/2010: Parties agree to settle Jha row (ht), SC stay order on till Jan 17 (ht), Galvanisation now (ht), Limbuwan warns against Maoists (ht), Prachanda miffed at parties for snubbing elite panel, by Shivaraj Bhatta (ht), Bandh largely peaceful despite sporadic violence (ht), 30 vehicles vandalised in anti-federal strike (rn), Banda remains largely peaceful: Three hurt, half a dozen vehicles vandalized (kp), UCPN-M defaming communist movement: RJN (ht), Deuba demands inclusion of 24 parties in high level body (rn) [What a nonsense! Use the CA where all parties are included!!], HLPM won’t be all inclusive: Dahal (kp), ‘Critics of HLPM speaking language of foreigners’ (rn), European envoys welcome formation of HLPM, PLA discharge (nn), Political forces ignoring architect of unified Nepal (rn) [Yes, we have to thank Prithvi Narayan Shah that Nepal exists as an independent nation, but he also laid the foundations for many current problems through the non-inclusiveness of this state!!], Federal states not possible in nation: Pradip Nepal (rn) [But this has been part of your party's program in the CA elections!!], MJF renews Madhes demand (kp), Tharu body miffed at CC draft (nn), Land grabbers, by Jagannath Adhikari (kp), Taplejung banda on (kp), Maoists withdraw indefinite Taplejung, Panchthar bandh (nn), Indian Hindu fundamentalists concerned over China tightening its grip on Nepal (nn), UML lawmakers raise objection to President's remarks (nn)

10/01/2010: State restructuring report on card, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), High Level Political Mechanism (rn), Oli, Bhattarai term HLPM useless (ht), Tarai parties cautiously hail HLPM formation, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), Khanal claims parties have no disputes on HLPM (nn), Poudel for PM's inclusion to make HLPM 'effective' (nn), Country's National Day still a confusion (ht), Many yet to get the feel of SSP: Report (ht), People back Maoists in fight for independence: Prachanda (ht), Culture Of Bandh, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn), New Delhi, Maoists seem to drift further apart, by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp), ‘I am not at variance with Dahal’ (kp), Nobel Peace Prize For Girija, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km)

09/01/2010: High-level mechanism set in place, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Koirala leads High-Level Political Mechanism, by Anil Giri (kp), High level mechanism formed, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn), HLPM brings cheers, jeers, by Lilaballav Ghimire (kp), UNMIN all praise (ht), UNMIN hails formation of HLPM (rn), Bhattarai too questions HLPM legitimacy (nn), 'PM' s plan technically impossible', by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ht), Four years on, war-injured awaits healing, by Khem Bahadur Budha (ht), Country sees 599 protests in one month (ht), Discharge Begins (rn), Govt writes to UN for 97-day UNMIN term extension (kp), Stop politicising crime: NHRC (kp), Ruins of the land, by Durgalal K.C. (kp)

08/01/2010: Significant Breakthrough (rn), Oli dubs political mechanism 'unconstitutional' (nn), UNMIN welcomes formation of high level mechanism (nn), Maoist nod for PM’s integration action plan, by Baburam Kharel (kp), High hopes (kp), First lot of disqualified PLAs out, by Rewati Sapkota (ht), 201 disqualified combatants sent home, by Phanindra Dahal (kp), Relief nowhere (ht), Overriding national concern For long-term peace, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (ht), Madhesi parties parley with NC (ht), Forces trying to revive 1990 constitution: Dr Bhattarai (ht), Great Wall Of Divide, by Sushil Sharma and Saroj Dahal (sp), People Should Own New Constitution, interview with Suresh Acharya, President of Media Initiative for Rights, Equity and Social Transformation-Nepal (MIREST Nepal) (sp), International conference on dynamics of constitution making in Nepal in post-conflict scenario, January 15-17, 2010 (sp), The Deadline Dynamics: An international conference on constitution making in Nepal is starting next week amidst the rush towards meeting the deadline, by Keshab Poudel (sp), “Nepalese themselves to decide the system that they want”, interview with Cheryl Saunders (sp), “It is a 'constitutional moment'”, interview with Thio Li-ann (sp), “The constitutional process has taken time in Nepal”, interview with Bob Rae (sp), Where Government Is Weak, People Suffer, by Uttam Maharjan (rn), Federalism, Sujata And Referendum, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn), Brahmsaling For Brahmins! (rn), MJF unveils protest programme, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), Boost to veep-elect Jha (kp), Let the others speak, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp), Righting wrongs, by Mahendra Bantawa 'Masanta' (kp), Maoist chairman renews revolt rhetoric (nn), Eastern hilly and Terai districts closed due to Maoist strike (nn), Anti-ordnance ordinance: There is no reason Nepal should not ratify the anti-landmine treaty, by Kunda Dixit (nt), Disappeared: Families of the disappeared haven't received the promised help, by Gopal Gartoula (nt), Missing justice: Impunity and the long shadow of war, by Ram K. Bhandari (nt), "Civil society has become passive" (nt), Five more months (nt), Unscripted lines: Without Baburam Bhattarai, the Maoists will repeat history, by Prashant Jha (nt)

07/01/2010: Parties all set to announce HLPM: Mechanism won’t have anything to do with govt affairs (kp), Yadav: UML govt will be history, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp), Team to hold talks with MJF (kp), We’re also indigenous community: Brahmins (kp), Nothing’s everlasting, by Bhim Prasad Bhurtel (kp)

06/01/2010: PM allocates 112 days for integration, rehabilitation, by Phanindra Dahal (kp) [How shall it work? You did not manage anything at all for three years!], What’s the hurry? (kp), ‘Nat’l sovereignty most pressing need’: Dahal to lead if party joins govt, by Sanjeev Satgainya (kp), Janamorcha enforces Far West banda (kp), Parties ‘outdo’ armed outfits in attacks (kp), Monoethnic or multiethnic federalism?, by Pramod Mishra (kp), Nepal: Federalism Distaste?, by N.P. Upadhyaya (tg), Nepal cannot be pushed to disintegration in the name of Federalism, interview with Chitra Bahadur K.C. (tg)

05/01/2010: Maoists for 14 autonomous states, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Maoist CC rethink on autonomy (kp), Maoist nationwide protest to concentrate on protecting national sovereignty (nn), Sharing power sans change of guard!, by Prakash Acharya (ht), CC submits concept paper, draft to Nembang (ht), Chalk out common philosophy amenable to all parties, by Tanka Raj Niroula (ht), Baldev frowns at leaders for criticising PLA (ht), Statute delay can invite constitutional crisis: NBA (ht), Lawmakers knock DPM statement (ht), Sujata's remarks on federalism draw mixed reaction in parliament (nn), Discharge of disqualified combatants to begin Jan 7: All 4008 fighters to be discharged within 33 days (rn), Disqualified combatants’ discharge from Thursday (kp), Vice president’s oath row: Maoists, Tarai parties for joint resolution (kp), A fine balance: The Maoists can introduce positive changes in the operation of the state but that also depends on factors outside of their control, by Aditya Adhikari (kp), Politics of substance: For their continued political relevance, the Maoists have to engage in everyday issues, by Anil Bhattarai (kp), Maina's mother appeals to Bhandari for justice (kp), Church bomber admits linkages with Hindu fundamentalists in India (nn)

04/01/2010: SC stays Toran's promotion (ht), Promotion of Toran stayed (rn), Order meaningless: NA (ht [Once again blattant disregard of judicial authority!!], 'Extend statute-drafting deadline' (ht), Maoists not to support the constitution amendment bill (nn), Maoists, Madhesi parties agree on conditional support to statute amendment (nn), DPM remark riles PM (ht), Spirit calling (ht), NC yet to desist from feudalistic nature: Khanal (ht), UML gen secy reveals love-hate relationship with Maoists (nn), Integration of PLA, NA will invite civil war: Koirala (ht) [This is a clear break of the CPA of November 2006, and it's nonsense!], Leaders pay last respects to martyr, by Sabin Chandra Acharya (ht), Presidents and deadlines, by Jill Cottrell and Yash Ghai (kp) [see also part II (05/01/2010)

03/01/2010: SC stays Toran's promotion (nn), NC PP objects Khanal's statement (ht), Coalition to amend Interim Statute (ht), Ruling parties to wow oppn on VP oath row (kp), 'Living martyr' passes away (ht), SC is regularly doing its job: PM (ht), Indefinite Kailali bandh withdrawn in 5 hrs!, by Shivaraj Bhatta (ht), Sujata for referendum on federal structure (rn), Hold referendum on federalism: Sujata (kp), DPM Koirala proposes referendum in retrospect (ht) [Stop this nonsense talk! The federal state has been on the electoral agenda of UCPN-M, NC and CPN-UML; so, the election has been the referendum with more than 70% voting for these programs!!!], PM dubs his deputy's statement on federalism 'personal' (nn), Regressive Force Raising Head, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km), The tilling fields: Land reform is necessary to establish peace and raise the people’s economic status, by Jagat Basnet (kp), People in the news: Journalists continue to be killed or disappeared even after the advent of loktantra, by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (kp)

02/01/2010: Maoists float novel plan, by Prakash Acharya (ht), Dr Bhattarai warns of rebellion soon, by Diwakar Bhandari (ht), UNMIN presses PM on merger timeline (ht), UNMIN urged to keep closer monitoring (rn), PM to UNMIN: Maoists violating CPA (kp), Panel dwells on ToR to reform NA (ht), Importance Of Gender In Security Reform, by Narayan Prasad Wagle (rn), Janajati strike affects life (rn), Bandh cripples life nationwide (ht), Kathmandu Valley sees partial effect of bandh (ht), Govt attorney defends Prez move in Supreme Court (ht), The year ahead, by Aditya Adhikari (kp), Federalism without referendum was a mistake: Sujata (nn) [?? The CA elections have been a public vote for federalism!!], Janaandolan hero succumbs to injuries (nn)

01/01/2010: Amendment bill draws flak (kp), Toran case put off (ht), Mirror, mirror (ht), Bandh affects life in Banke (rn), Rally for indigenous rights (kp), Nepal ushers in 2010 with a general strike (nn), PLA’s Integration Deserves Priority, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rn), Maoists put captured land in Dang for sale (kp), Constituent Assembly: More later, by Bipin Adhikari (kp), Landgren, Bhattarai discuss UNMIN fate: Maoists want UN body to stay 6 more months (kp), 2009 offered no solace for free press (kp), Indian Army chief visiting Nepal next month (nn) [Why??]