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3. May 2009

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President directs Katawal to continue as Army Chief

In what appears to be a new twist to the dramatic events in the political arena following the Maoist-led government’s decision to fire Chief of the Army Staff Rookmangud Katawal, President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav — in his capacity as the head of the state and the supreme commander of the national army — issued [...]

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3. May 2009

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UML, Sadhawana decide to pull out of govt; UML ministers resign

Two out of five coalition partners - the CPN (UML) and Sadbhawana Party have decided to pull out of the Maoist-led government, opposing the latter’s unilateral decision to sack Chief of Army Staff Rookmangud Katawal. Ministers representing the UML have resigned from their positions following the party decision, Sunday evening. Leader of the UML team in the [...]

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3. May 2009

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Prez urged to reject govt move

Leaders of the opposition party, Tarai Madhes Democratic Party, urged the President Dr Ram Baran Yadav not to approve the government’s decision to sack Chief of Army Staff Rukmangud Katawal. A meeting of the Maoist ministers decided to oust Katawal and appoint second-in-line Kul Bahadur Khadka as the acting CoAS this morning. After a meeting with the [...]

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3. May 2009

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UML quits govt

A meeting of the ruling CPN (UML) Sunday decided to quit the government after the UCPN-Maoist sacked the Chief of Army Staff Rukmangud Katawal without forging a political consensus. After a standing committee meeting of the party at Balkhu, UML chairman Jhalanath Khanal said that his party decided to pull out from the government to protest [...]

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3. May 2009

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seventeen political parties criticised the government’s decision

A joint meeting of the seventeen political parties Sunday criticised the government’s decision to retire Chief of Army Staff Rukmangud Katawal. After a meeting called by the main opposition party, Nepali Congress here Sunday afternoon, seventeen parties agreed to urge the President Dr Ram Baran Yadav to take the issue seriously, NC Vice President Sushil Koirala [...]

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2. May 2009

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Ruling parties meet in Baluwatar; Govt preparing to sack army chief today

A meeting of the five-ruling parties took place in Baluwatar Sunday morning in what is taken as a last attempt to find consensus between the ruling parties to sack Chief of Army Staff Rookmangad Katawal. The Unified CPN (Maoist) is firm on its stance on sacking the army chief, while the other parties in the coalition [...]

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2. May 2009

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Powell concerned about free press

The US ambassador to Nepal, Nancy J Powell, on Saturday said that the government had rarely taken action to investigate into the cases of violence against journalists. Issuing a press statement Powell said, “We continue to be concerned about reports of attacks on and intimidation of the press in Nepal. There is no justification for the [...]

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2. May 2009

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PM fails to justify oust Katawal drive

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has been engaged in a series of marathon political consultations following the government’s decision to seek clarification from Chief of Army Staff Rookmangud Katawal. But it seems that he has failed to garner support of other parties on the government decision. After trying hard for 10 days, he decided to take [...]

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2. May 2009

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NC to take to the streets

The Nepali Congress has decided to launch street protest against the government’s plan to give marching orders to Chief of Army Staff Rookmangud Katawal before his tenure expires. An informal meeting of central committee members of the party held today at the party president Girija Prasad Koirala’s residence decided to mobilise its sister organisation for the [...]

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30. April 2009

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UML threate to pull out from the government

The ruling CPN (UML) has threatened to pull out of the government if the Maoists sacks Chief of Army Staff Rookmangad Katawal by an unilateral decision. An emergency meeting of the UML’s standing committee held Thursday evening took such decision urging the Unified CPN (Maoist) not to sack Katawal in haste. The party will boycott cabinet meetings [...]

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28. April 2009

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Maoists adamant on removing CoAS

Top brass of the three major political parties — UCPN-M, Nepali Congress and CPN-UML — remained busy throughout the day today in an attempt to resolve deepening political crisis following the government’s move to quiz Chief of Army Staff Rookmangud Katawal. But the series of meetings failed to reach to a conclusion. Maoist leaders today proposed to [...]

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28. April 2009

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Pick-CJ meet put off

The meeting of the Constitutional Council, which was supposed to pick the new Chief Justice, was postponed for the third time on Tuesday. The meeting could not convene on Tuesday after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is the ex-officio chairman of the CC, deferred the meeting, saying he had another important meeting to attend. [...]

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