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April - 1 
A bomb was found near the Biratnagar city Police office in Morang District on April 1. Tags
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A bomb was found near the Biratnagar city Police office in Morang District on April 1. Tags
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April - 1 
Prime Minister (PM) Jhala Nath Khanal has claimed it is possible to draft the new constitution and conclude the peace process in the coming two months, reports Nepal News. "The constitution can be written and the peace process can come to a conclusio
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Prime Minister (PM) Jhala Nath Khanal has claimed it is possible to draft the new constitution and conclude the peace process in the coming two months, reports Nepal News. "The constitution can be written and the peace process can come to a conclusion within the stipulated time if major political partiers show commitment to these objectives," PM Khanal said on April 1. Noting that the parties have reached consensus on a number of disputed issues, Khanal said peace and constitution were the main agendas for the Government.
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April - 1 
Senior Communist party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leader Madhav Kumar Nepal reportedly told the CPN-UML standing committee that the five-member talks team formed to convince the Nepali Congress and Madhesh-based parties to join the J
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Senior Communist party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leader Madhav Kumar Nepal reportedly told the CPN-UML standing committee that the five-member talks team formed to convince the Nepali Congress and Madhesh-based parties to join the Jhala Nath Khanal-led Government has failed in its mission, Himalayan Times reported. “The NC and the Madhesh-based parties seem unprepared to join the Government at the moment,” CPN-UML secretary Shankar Pokhrel quoted Nepal as saying.
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April - 3 
Former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal on April 3 said that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) is not serious to write the new constitution on time, reports Nepal News. He accused the Maoists of lingering and making various pretex
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Former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal on April 3 said that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) is not serious to write the new constitution on time, reports Nepal News. He accused the Maoists of lingering and making various pretexts as they do not want to issue a new constitution. The Maoist chairman’s decision to back-out from the sub-committee under the Constitutional Committee shows that the Maoists are not serious in making the constitution, he said, adding, the UCPN-M must be further pressured to ensure peace and timely statute. President Ram Baran Yadav opined it is not a good idea to endorse the new constitution by a two-third majority without taking the opposition parties - Nepali Congress and the Madhesh based parties - into confidence. He said a consensus among four power groups in the Constituent Assembly (CA) – UCPN-M, Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), Nepali Congress and the Madhesh based parties – is must for stability and sustainable peace. Although there is a provision to endorse the statute by two-third majority such statute will not ensure peace and sustainability, said President Yadav, adding, only a statute with consent from the four power groups will be sustainable.
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April - 3 
The Maoist Standing Committee (SC) has taken positively the Nepal Army proposal to form a separate directorate comprising a proportional number of Maoist combatants and personnel from other security agencies for the integration of Peoples Liberation
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The Maoist Standing Committee (SC) has taken positively the Nepal Army proposal to form a separate directorate comprising a proportional number of Maoist combatants and personnel from other security agencies for the integration of Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) combatants, according to Kantipuronline. As reported earlier, the Army had briefed Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal on its proposal to form a separate entity within the Army comprising 50 percent former Maoist combatants and 50 percent personnel from the existing Security Forces. The Army proposes that the new directorate be named the ‘Office of the Director General of Security and National Development’ and that it be responsible for disaster relief operations, infrastructure development and road construction, industrial security and nature conservation. The Army has also said that the directorate, with a strength of 10-12,000 personnel, could also be used for border security if the Government so decides. Himalayan Times reports that the UCPN-M launched its People’s Volunteers in the Valley despite internal conflicts. With the party’s decision to launch a concentrated group of youths, the People’s Volunteers Mobilisation Bureau (PVMB) made public the volunteers in different parts of the country. People’s Volunteers would is to create pressure for peace and constitution, and also serve the people and begin production and construction work besides providing security to people.
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April - 4 
‘Military-in-charge’ of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) and Minister for Peace and Reconstruction, Barshaman Pun, said the integration model proposed by Nepal Army (NA) is positive, according to Nepal News. The integration model
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‘Military-in-charge’ of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) and Minister for Peace and Reconstruction, Barshaman Pun, said the integration model proposed by Nepal Army (NA) is positive, according to Nepal News. The integration model is positive, said Pun, adding, it can be implemented after determining the integration process, number to be integrated and criteria for rank determination. Pun also said he is consulting various donor agencies for support in developing suitable rehabilitation package for combatants who do not want to join the Security Forces (SFs). Pun is also a member of the Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) from the UCPN-M. Another AISC member, Ram Sharan Mahat, said his party is not against the model proposed by NA and that a final decision could be taken at the AISC based on political consensus. Mahat represents Nepali Congress (NC) at the AISC. Kantipuronline reports that after the completion of their two-day Standing Committee (SC) meeting on April 3, the Maoist top brass stood together to announce that the party wouldn’t split. The SC meet called to discuss the intra-party rift.
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April - 4 
CPN-UML senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal accused the UCPN-M of running a business of sorts in the name of its combatants. Nepal argued that the 19,000 combatants have been receiving only half of NR 160 million monthly allocation meant for them. Nepal
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CPN-UML senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal accused the UCPN-M of running a business of sorts in the name of its combatants. Nepal argued that the 19,000 combatants have been receiving only half of NR 160 million monthly allocation meant for them. Nepal also appealed to the UCPN-Maoist to turn itself into a civilian party forsaking the politics of coercion and intimidation.
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April - 4 
Nepal is going to be declared a mine-free country by mid-June this year, reports Kantipuronline. Four platoons of Nepal Army (NA) with the help of United Nations Mine Action Team (UNMAT) have cleared 45 of the 53 mine fields and plan to clear the rem
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Nepal is going to be declared a mine-free country by mid-June this year, reports Kantipuronline. Four platoons of Nepal Army (NA) with the help of United Nations Mine Action Team (UNMAT) have cleared 45 of the 53 mine fields and plan to clear the remaining mines by mid-June 2011. Among the places where NA is working to clear the mine fields are Aitabare of Ilam, Liwang of Rolpa, Chawang of Pyuthan and Simkhaka of Salyan. In some places the work is yet to start. These include Sillot of Panchthar, Murtidanda of Ilam, Khara of Rukum and Phulchoki of Lalitpur. UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Robert Piper said that UNMAT and the NA will hold a celebration on June 14 to mark the day. During the conflict, NA had reportedly planted 53 minefields, while more than 300 improvised explosive devices (IED) were planted by NA, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force Combined. The UNMAT in coordination with the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) and United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) counterparts is reported to have carried out the demolition of all items in recorded stockpiles of IEDs — a total of 52617 — and other explosive items at all the seven Maoist cantonments. Around 300 people are said to have lost their lives due to mines and explosive remnants after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Accord in 2006.
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April - 4 
Prime Minister (PM) Jhalanath Khanal on April 4 said that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) has more responsibility than other political parties for integration and rehabilitation of their combatants, reports Nepal News. Speaking a
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Prime Minister (PM) Jhalanath Khanal on April 4 said that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) has more responsibility than other political parties for integration and rehabilitation of their combatants, reports Nepal News. Speaking at a programme, PM Khanal stressed that other parties should also make positive efforts in this regard. Stating that time for drafting the Constitution is less than two months, he also said the peace process and statute drafting would reach a conclusion within 50 days if the ongoing efforts go smoothly. “The ongoing peace process and statute drafting process are equally important although at the moment, we have to give the priority to peace process than statute drafting,” he said. PM Khanal also stressed that past agreements must be implemented properly for the logical conclusion of peace process and statute drafting in time and urged the Maoists to do their bit for the two main tasks. Speaking at the same programme, Nepali Congress (NC) president Sushil Koirala accused the ruling UCPN-M of creating the terror by forming one organisation or the other rather than cooperating to conclude the peace process.
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April - 5 
A meeting of the Maoist office-bearers to find a way out of the dispute in the party's trade union, the All Nepal Trade Union Federation (ANTUF), ended inconclusively. The rival factions of the Maoist trade union have engaged in a series of violent c
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A meeting of the Maoist office-bearers to find a way out of the dispute in the party's trade union, the All Nepal Trade Union Federation (ANTUF), ended inconclusively. The rival factions of the Maoist trade union have engaged in a series of violent confrontations in different places over the past couple of weeks.
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April - 5 
Police on April 5 arrested four alleged cadres of the Samyukta Jatiya Morcha (SJM), an underground outfit, for their involvement in an extortion racket in the Budhanilakantha area of National Capital Kathmandu, Kantipuronline reported. The arrestee,
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Police on April 5 arrested four alleged cadres of the Samyukta Jatiya Morcha (SJM), an underground outfit, for their involvement in an extortion racket in the Budhanilakantha area of National Capital Kathmandu, Kantipuronline reported. The arrestee, Manish Bahadur Tamang, Dipak Lama, Manoj Lama and Kale Tamang, had long been spreading panic among affluent people in the Budhanilakantha area by threatening them and demanding huge amounts of money. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Deepak Thapa, preliminary investigations indicate that they, in the name of SJM, had extorted millions from scores of Budhanilakantha denizens. During interrogation, they confessed that they had extorted many people and their soft targets were affluent families. So far only a woman, who was forced by the SJM to cough up NR 110,000 recently has filed a complaint, Police said.
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April - 5 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) vice chairman Baburam Bhattarai on April 5 said conspiracies to impose presidential rule by derailing the constitution-making and peace process are being hatched, reports Nepal News. Speaking at a prog
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) vice chairman Baburam Bhattarai on April 5 said conspiracies to impose presidential rule by derailing the constitution-making and peace process are being hatched, reports Nepal News. Speaking at a programme, he said a new mass movement would be launched if presidential rule is imposed. He, however, did not explain which political quarter is hatching such a conspiracy. Maoist chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha, speaking at the same programme, said that the Maoist party would stage 'people's revolt' if attempts were made against peace process and constitution-drafting. Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) have rejected the UCPN-M proposal to change the co-coordinator of sub-committee under the Constitutional Committee (CC) formed to resolve the disputed issues in the new constitution. NC and CPN-UML turned down the Maoist proposal at a meeting of the leaders of the three parties in the morning of April 5.
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April - 6 
Kantipuronline reports that it seems Prime Minister (PM) Jhala Nath Khanal’s plan to complete the integration and rehabilitation of former Maoist combatants within 50 days is in trouble, with the major parties failing to narrow down their differences
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Kantipuronline reports that it seems Prime Minister (PM) Jhala Nath Khanal’s plan to complete the integration and rehabilitation of former Maoist combatants within 50 days is in trouble, with the major parties failing to narrow down their differences on the integration modality. In March, PM Khanal had assured foreign diplomats that his Government would come up with a 50-day action plan to complete the integration and rehabilitation process. Since then, there has not been any progress.
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April - 6 
Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) chairman Upendra Yadav has asked all armed groups operating in Terai Districts to cease violence and come to dialogue with the Government and political parties, Nepal News reported. Talking to reporters, Yadav said det
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Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) chairman Upendra Yadav has asked all armed groups operating in Terai Districts to cease violence and come to dialogue with the Government and political parties, Nepal News reported. Talking to reporters, Yadav said detonating explosives in public places and buses cannot be called a revolution and that such activities would never bring about any positive change in the society.
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April - 6 
Police on April 6 arrested five senior cadres of the Communist Party of Nepal (Rebel) Maoist, an underground armed group, from Baluwatar in the National Capital Kathmandu and Jagati in Bhaktapur District, reports Kantipuronline. Police said the arres
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Police on April 6 arrested five senior cadres of the Communist Party of Nepal (Rebel) Maoist, an underground armed group, from Baluwatar in the National Capital Kathmandu and Jagati in Bhaktapur District, reports Kantipuronline. Police said the arrestees were holding a meeting and making plans to bomb several places in the Kathmandu Valley when they raided the hideouts and arrested them. Along with three pistols, some explosives and paraphernalia containing plans to carry out the bombings. The arrestees were identified as ‘Chairman’ Lalit Limbu (Girwan), ‘Vice Chairman’ Bhim Ojha (Mukti), ‘Treasurer’ Barun Shrestha (Omkar), ‘Secretary’ Netra Prasad Dahal (Rijwan) and ‘Military Commander’ Ajay Thapa Magar (Akhanda). Police said the arrestees were preparing to collect around 50 weapons, enroll around 1,000 cadres in the outfit (giving priority to the Madheshi community) and plant bombs in 15 different places of the Valley by the end of April. Police also said they were planning to import two AK-47 rifles within two months. “They were planning to cause destruction and spread terror by bombing various places in the Valley to prove their existence, so that it would be easier for them to collect funds,” Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), at the Metropolitan Police Range, Madhav Nepal said. “Preliminary investigation has revealed that Magar was a former Kathmandu District Committee member of the Unified Communist of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), while Ojha was a former cadre of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party,” Chief of the Metropolitan Police Crime Division, Senior Superintendent of Police Hemanta Malla, said. However, police sources said the underground organisation is not a splinter group of the UCPN-M as the name suggests. The outfit was formed in mid-May 2010, Police said. Nepal News identified the outfit as Communist Party of Nepal (People's Revolutionary), while the Himalayan Times said that the outfit has defected from UCPN-M and has named itself as CPN-Janavidrohi Maobadi (CPN-People's Revolutionary Maoist).
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April - 6 
The opposition Madheshi parties on April 6 asked the Election Commission to suspend the ongoing voter's list collection in Terai Districts and warned of a stir if only citizenship is made the criteria of electoral roll collection, according to Kantip
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The opposition Madheshi parties on April 6 asked the Election Commission to suspend the ongoing voter's list collection in Terai Districts and warned of a stir if only citizenship is made the criteria of electoral roll collection, according to Kantipuronline. Speaking in the Parliament session, Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party lawmaker Hridayesh Tripathi and Nepal Sadbhawana Party lawmaker Laxman Lal Karna argued that many Madheshi would be left out if the list is prepared on the basis of citizenship. They also demanded revision of criteria.
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April - 6 
The UCPN-M decided to continue with chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda’s current position as the coordinator of the sub-committee formed to resolve the dispute over key aspects of the upcoming constitution. Earlier, the party had proposed vice
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The UCPN-M decided to continue with chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda’s current position as the coordinator of the sub-committee formed to resolve the dispute over key aspects of the upcoming constitution. Earlier, the party had proposed vice chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha to the post, but the proposal was dismissed by other parties.
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April - 6 
The US Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Robert Blake said on April 6 that the US is ready to assist Nepal for the timely accomplishment of the processes of peace and statute drafting, according to Kantipuronline. "When
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The US Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Robert Blake said on April 6 that the US is ready to assist Nepal for the timely accomplishment of the processes of peace and statute drafting, according to Kantipuronline. "When Nepal's political leadership demonstrates its readiness to move forward on the final elements of the peace process, we stand ready to provide limited support for some aspects of rehabilitation such as vocational training or to help ease the transition of these young Nepalis back into civilian life," Blake said in a testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, adds Nepal News. "As an indication of their resolve to move ahead, the Maoists transferred command of their combatants to multi-party Special Committee this January that is overseeing the monitoring mechanism previously maintained by the UN," said he.
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April - 7 
Meanwhile, Nepali Congress (NC) Parliamentary Party leader Ram Chandra Poudel remarked that the proposal on the integration of the PLA combatants put forth by the Nepal Army is incomplete. "The army's proposal is not complete from all perspectives an
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Meanwhile, Nepali Congress (NC) Parliamentary Party leader Ram Chandra Poudel remarked that the proposal on the integration of the PLA combatants put forth by the Nepal Army is incomplete. "The army's proposal is not complete from all perspectives and should be improved," said the NC leader. "According to Comprehensive Peace Accord, the combatants should be integrated on the basis of personal standard." Only after taking regard of their personal standard they can be managed into security bodies, he noted.
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April - 7 
Prime Minister (PM) Jhala Nath Khanal has indicated that the Constituent Assembly (CA) term will be further extended if the task of constitution drafting does not get completed by May 28, when the CA’s current term ends, reports Nepal News. The Supre
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Prime Minister (PM) Jhala Nath Khanal has indicated that the Constituent Assembly (CA) term will be further extended if the task of constitution drafting does not get completed by May 28, when the CA’s current term ends, reports Nepal News. The Supreme Court (SC) has made it clear that the CA’s term will not end until it completes the task of constitution writing, said PM Khanal on April 7. Khanal further said, the CA’s main task is to make a constitution and it can’t shy away from its responsibility. Considering the remaining processes in constitution making it is almost impossible to promulgate a new constitution within the stipulated date of May 28. Since the outline of the constitution has not been determined yet The SC had issued a verdict few months ago upholding the CA decision to extend its term in 2010 saying the CA term cannot end until a new constitution is promulgated. According to existing provisions, the CA needs to amend the clause related to the CA term in the interim constitution. The interim constitution can be amended with a two-third majority. As reported earlier, the Army had submitted a proposal to Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal suggesting that a separate directorate be constituted within the Army comprising 50 percent former Maoist combatants and fifty percent personnel of the three security agencies
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April - 7 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda on April 7 publicly welcomed the Nepal Army proposal on integration, Kantipuronline reports. Dahal praised the integration modality offered by the Army and sai
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda on April 7 publicly welcomed the Nepal Army proposal on integration, Kantipuronline reports. Dahal praised the integration modality offered by the Army and said the Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) and Nepal Army should work together to build a new Nepal. “The Nepal Army has come up with a positive thinking on integration and rehabilitation. This depicts a very positive indication that both the Army and yesterday’s Maoist Army want to work together,” Dahal said. Without elaborating, he said some “status quoits forces” were dissatisfied with the Army’s positive stand.
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April - 7 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda said his party will fight 'till the last moment' to ensure peace and constitution in the country. Addressing an assembly organised by UCPN-M in the National ca
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda said his party will fight 'till the last moment' to ensure peace and constitution in the country. Addressing an assembly organised by UCPN-M in the National capital Kathmandu to mark the beginning of mass uprisings during the people's movements in 2046 BS and 2062/63 BS, chairman Dahal said that his party will continue to struggle to ensure promulgation of a 'people's constitution' and completion of the peace process in order to protect the achievements of the people's movements so far. Warning against conspiracies being hatched to devoid the country of peace and constitution, he said, "The reactionary and regressive forces were never in favor of federalism and democratic republic. They are also against the restructuring of the state along ethnic, racial and regional lines and hence are engaged in all kinds of conspiracy against the changes the country has seen in recent years."
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April - 7 
Vice President Paramananda Jha has said the President Ram Baran Yadav should step ahead and give a political outlet to the nation if political parties fail to fulfill their mandate. "The President should carry out his constitutional duty as the Inter
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Vice President Paramananda Jha has said the President Ram Baran Yadav should step ahead and give a political outlet to the nation if political parties fail to fulfill their mandate. "The President should carry out his constitutional duty as the Interim Constitution recognises him as its protector -- if the political parties fail to fulfill their mandate," he said adding, "The country cannot be left in a mess. Somebody has to take charge." Since the outline of the constitution has not been determined yet, there is no possibility of the new constitution being issued on May 28, Jha asserted. Contrasting the views of the President that a constitution prepared on the basis of "technical majority of two thirds" would not be sustainable, Jha said there no possibility of broad consensus on the constitution and that the constitution could be issued with two thirds majority of the CA.
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April - 8 
Chairman of the UCPN-M Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda has said that his party was fully committed to completing the peace process and the constitution drafting process, according to Himalayan Times. He said both the process can be completed on time
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Chairman of the UCPN-M Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda has said that his party was fully committed to completing the peace process and the constitution drafting process, according to Himalayan Times. He said both the process can be completed on time if all the parties were honest to it. A meeting of the office bearers of UCPN-M decided to take up four issues, including the Government's “unilateral decision to bring in the full budget” and the “stagnancy in the implementation of seven-point agreement” with the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML). The meeting, however, failed to finalise the names of the party leaders to be allotted the remaining ministerial portfolios of the Government.
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April - 8 
Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara said that his party is against the extension of the tenure of the Constituent Assembly (CA), reports Nepal News. Addressing a programme
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Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara said that his party is against the extension of the tenure of the Constituent Assembly (CA), reports Nepal News. Addressing a programme on April 8, Mahara also expressed doubt over the promulgation of the new statute on time as the parties are yet to finalise some major issues including the federal model. However, the minister maintained that the UCPN-M has been lobbying with the major three parties to forge consensus on all the pending issues to meeting the CA deadline. He also claimed the logical conclusion of the ongoing peace process and timely statute are the main priority of the Government. DPM Mahara also said his party is of the opinion that the constitution drafting would speed up if major parties become serious about army integration and finalising the federal model of new Nepal.
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April - 8 
Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal has said that the Government will get full shape within two days. He said preparations are underway to give full shape to the Government and urged all to assist the Government to conclude the ongoing peace process and
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Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal has said that the Government will get full shape within two days. He said preparations are underway to give full shape to the Government and urged all to assist the Government to conclude the ongoing peace process and constitution writing.
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April - 9 
Four persons were injured when the cadres of an underground ethnic outfit, Kirat Janabadi Workers Party (KJWP), attacked Pangacha Village Development Committee (VDC) in Bhojpur District that borders with Udaypur District, on April 9, reports Kantipur
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Four persons were injured when the cadres of an underground ethnic outfit, Kirat Janabadi Workers Party (KJWP), attacked Pangacha Village Development Committee (VDC) in Bhojpur District that borders with Udaypur District, on April 9, reports Kantipuronline. The KJWP had ‘accused’ the victims - Man Bahadur Bista, Balaram Rai, Rajendra Katuwal and Ram Bahadur Katuwal - of trading timber from the District without procuring the party's permission. The cadres of the outfit also attacked Sitaram Koirala of Chaundadi VDC on the same day. The KJWP, purportedly waging an armed struggle against the establishment for an autonomous Kirat State, has intensified its activities in various parts of Bhojpur and Udaypur Districts in the recent days.
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April - 9 
Nepali Congress (NC) leader Ram Saran Mahat on April 9 said that Army integration model as proposed by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) would not be acceptable, not only to his party but to other parties also, according to Nepal N
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Nepali Congress (NC) leader Ram Saran Mahat on April 9 said that Army integration model as proposed by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) would not be acceptable, not only to his party but to other parties also, according to Nepal News. Mahat, who is also a member of the Army Integration Special Committee, claimed that Maoist leaders have been trying to create a separate force of their combatants by breaching the Interim Constitution and the Comprehensive Peace Accord.
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April - 10 
NC leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula said lack of consensus among the political parties has put the constitution drafting process in limbo, adding, that the chances of the new constitution being a democratic one is very slim. He said his party would neve
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NC leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula said lack of consensus among the political parties has put the constitution drafting process in limbo, adding, that the chances of the new constitution being a democratic one is very slim. He said his party would never accept a ‘dictatorial’ constitution.
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April - 10 
Nepal News reports that the ruling parties CPN-UML and UCPN-M formed eight-member taskforce to decide on the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) for running the Government. The taskforce has been given a deadline of maximum two days to come up with the CM
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Nepal News reports that the ruling parties CPN-UML and UCPN-M formed eight-member taskforce to decide on the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) for running the Government. The taskforce has been given a deadline of maximum two days to come up with the CMP and action plan for running the government, according to one of the members
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April - 10 
Police on April 10 arrested Ashakaji Subal, who claims to be a central member of the Communist party of Nepal-Revolutionary Maoist (CPN-RM), an underground armed outfit, while he was planning to plant explosives at 15 different places in the National
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Police on April 10 arrested Ashakaji Subal, who claims to be a central member of the Communist party of Nepal-Revolutionary Maoist (CPN-RM), an underground armed outfit, while he was planning to plant explosives at 15 different places in the National Capital Kathmandu. The arrestee, who hails from Panauti-7 in Kavre District, was said to be active in donation drive, according to Police sources.
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April - 10 
The Metropolitan Police Crime Division arrested three cadres of another armed group, Samyukta Ballo Kirat Koichwan Rastriya Morcha. The arrestees, identified as Laldhoj Sunuwar, Champak Sunuwar and Sher Bahadur Sunuwar, were arrested from New Baneshw
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The Metropolitan Police Crime Division arrested three cadres of another armed group, Samyukta Ballo Kirat Koichwan Rastriya Morcha. The arrestees, identified as Laldhoj Sunuwar, Champak Sunuwar and Sher Bahadur Sunuwar, were arrested from New Baneshwor while they were walking with party paraphernalia, Police said. Sher Bahadur is a District Committee member of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) in Okhaldhunga District, while Laldhoj and Champak are District level leaders of the Matrika Yadav-led Maoist. Himalayan Times quoted Senior Superintendent of Police Hemant Malla Thakuri as saying that Police pounced on the group after receiving information that they had issued a warning letter to all VDC Secretaries in Sindhuli to shun official work or quit their jobs, saying the country was heading for a federal structure. “They had threatened the VDC Secretaries with death if their order was ignored. They were also preparing to issue warning to VDC Secretaries across the country,” he informed. According to Thakuri, the outfit was formed in 2010 with the objective of operating political activities in the interest of the Sunuwar community. Police have recovered letter pads, donation pads, organisational flags, a 20-metre long electric wire, leaflets and stamp seals.
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April - 10 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Spokesperson Dinanath Sharma on April 10 accused the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) of conspiring to hinder the promulgation of a people's cons
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Spokesperson Dinanath Sharma on April 10 accused the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) of conspiring to hinder the promulgation of a people's constitution, reports Kantipuronline. Sharma said that the NC and the CPN-UML are impeding the statute drafting process by disseminating rumours against Maoist. He added that a people’s revolt is inevitable provided that the new constitution is not drafted in their favour.
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April - 11 
Former Minister for Information and Communications and CPN-UML Secretary Shanker Pokharel said on April 11 (today) that the Home portfolio should not be handed over to the UCPN-M at any cost. He also said that the new statute will be promulgated wit
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Former Minister for Information and Communications and CPN-UML Secretary Shanker Pokharel said on April 11 (today) that the Home portfolio should not be handed over to the UCPN-M at any cost. He also said that the new statute will be promulgated within May 28 deadline if the political parties forge consensus in cooperation. "If no consensus is forged, the nation will plunge into another conflict," Pokharel warned.
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April - 11 
Newly appointed Minister for Energy of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Gokarna Bista was attacked by unidentified assailants at Samakhushi Town Planning area of Kathmandu in the evening of April 11, reports Kantipuronl
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Newly appointed Minister for Energy of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Gokarna Bista was attacked by unidentified assailants at Samakhushi Town Planning area of Kathmandu in the evening of April 11, reports Kantipuronline. Bista received injuries in the attack.
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April - 11 
People of Jutpani Village Development Committee (VDC)-3 in Chitwan, blocked the East-West Highway section at Ratnanagar for three hours after Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) combatants from the Dinesh-Ramji Memorial Brigade attacked
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People of Jutpani Village Development Committee (VDC)-3 in Chitwan, blocked the East-West Highway section at Ratnanagar for three hours after Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) combatants from the Dinesh-Ramji Memorial Brigade attacked and injured six locals in course of a dispute, Himalayan Times reports. According to locals, the attackers vented their ire as locals opposed their plans to build a cricket pitch on a football ground.
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April - 11 
The sixth division of Maoist People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Dasharathpur has not cleared electricity charge to the Nepal Electricity Authority’s (NEA) Chhinchu sub-branch. However, according to the Division source, the electricity charge will be c
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The sixth division of Maoist People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Dasharathpur has not cleared electricity charge to the Nepal Electricity Authority’s (NEA) Chhinchu sub-branch. However, according to the Division source, the electricity charge will be cleared once the party central office allocated amount for this.
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April - 12 
CPN-UML leader Pradip Gyawali said the UCPN-M will not be allotted with the Ministry of Home Affairs under any circumstances as his party has decided to keep the portfolio, according to Kantipuronline. "The Maoists won't be provided with any kind of
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CPN-UML leader Pradip Gyawali said the UCPN-M will not be allotted with the Ministry of Home Affairs under any circumstances as his party has decided to keep the portfolio, according to Kantipuronline. "The Maoists won't be provided with any kind of security related portfolios as long as the party is not totally detached from weapons," said Gyawali adding that the decision was party's institutional decision. The CPN-UML leader said, "I don’t know what others said, but the party's official decision is not to allocate the Maoists with the Home Ministry."
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April - 12 
The PM claimed that his party has no dispute with the UCPN-M over power sharing in the process of Cabinet extension, Himalayan Times reported. Khanal said that the UCPN-M and CPN-UML have no dispute over the Home Ministry. He further said that they
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The PM claimed that his party has no dispute with the UCPN-M over power sharing in the process of Cabinet extension, Himalayan Times reported. Khanal said that the UCPN-M and CPN-UML have no dispute over the Home Ministry. He further said that they are coordinating with each other to extend the Government as its formation was a part of peace and constitution-drafting processes. Responding to a query whether the Constituent Assembly (CA) tenure could be extended, PM Khanal said that since the party is active about peace and constitution they have not planned to extend the term.
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April - 12 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Standing Committee member Dev Gurung on April 12 claimed that Prime Minister (PM) Jhalanath Khanal agreed to grant the Home Ministry to his party, reports Himalayan Times. “As the main essence of the
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Standing Committee member Dev Gurung on April 12 claimed that Prime Minister (PM) Jhalanath Khanal agreed to grant the Home Ministry to his party, reports Himalayan Times. “As the main essence of the seven point agreement made between the two parties UCPN-M and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) is to give the ministry to our party, nobody has the right to scrap the deal,” he said, adding “If the deal is scrapped then there would be the possibility of scrapping the essence of the government.” He warned that his party is not going to forward names of other ministers in the Cabinet if the Home Ministry is not guaranteed in the next extension of the Cabinet.
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April - 13 
Police made public three persons arrested on charge of exploding a bomb in a passenger bus in Butwal in Rupandehi District on March 27, Nepal News reported. District Police Office, Rupandehi, on April 13 made public Islam Musalman (40), Prashant Pand
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Police made public three persons arrested on charge of exploding a bomb in a passenger bus in Butwal in Rupandehi District on March 27, Nepal News reported. District Police Office, Rupandehi, on April 13 made public Islam Musalman (40), Prashant Pande (26) and Rajkumar Chauha (19). Musalman is an Indian national, while Pande and Chauhan are residents of Rupandehi District. Police said that all three were found affiliated with Akhil Terai Mukti Morcha (Bhagat Singh group), an armed outfit active in Terai. The arrested three conceded to the Police that they had planted the bomb in the bus at Bhairahawa Bus Park and escaped. Police said, two others accused in the incident - Ghanasyam Yadav and Maksud Musalwan - were still absconding.
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April - 13 
President Ram Baran Yadav has said the ongoing economic, administrative and social cloud of confusion and uncertainty will clear only after a meaningful completion of the peace process and writing of a democratic constitution. Issuing a statement on
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President Ram Baran Yadav has said the ongoing economic, administrative and social cloud of confusion and uncertainty will clear only after a meaningful completion of the peace process and writing of a democratic constitution. Issuing a statement on April 13, the President also urged the major political parties to complete the peace and constitution-writing processes within the given deadline. “The Constituent Assembly (CA), which was expected to institutionalise the achievements of the 2006 people’s uprising, has now entered the third year. People have hoped the remaining tasks of peace and constitution will complete within the designated time,” he said.
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April - 13 
Prime Minister (PM) Jhala Nath Khanal told the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda that the Home Ministry cannot be given to the Maoist party unless it comes up with a time-bound action plan on i
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Prime Minister (PM) Jhala Nath Khanal told the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda that the Home Ministry cannot be given to the Maoist party unless it comes up with a time-bound action plan on integration and rehabilitation of former Maoist combatants and constitution writing, Kantipuronline on April 14. The PM's Press Advisor, Surya Thapa, confirmed that the PM made such a statement in a series of meetings with Dahal in the last week. In response, Maoist leaders said they could come up with the plan once the modalities and number for the integration are finalised.
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April - 14 
An employee of Pakistani Embassy, identified as Mehboob Asim, was injured as unidentified assailants opened fire at him in the Basundara area of National Capital Kathmandu in the morning of April 14 (today), reports Kantipuronline.
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An employee of Pakistani Embassy, identified as Mehboob Asim, was injured as unidentified assailants opened fire at him in the Basundara area of National Capital Kathmandu in the morning of April 14 (today), reports Kantipuronline.
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April - 14 
Co-chairman of Sadbhawana Party, Laxman Lal Karna, on April 14 said that the Constituent Assembly (CA) term would be extended only if progress is made in constitution writing, or else it should not be extended just for the sake of it, reports Kantipu
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Co-chairman of Sadbhawana Party, Laxman Lal Karna, on April 14 said that the Constituent Assembly (CA) term would be extended only if progress is made in constitution writing, or else it should not be extended just for the sake of it, reports Kantipuronline. Karna added that it is the deprived Madheshi, Janajati (schedule tribe), Dalit (backward class) and women sections who need the constitution the most. And, if it is not secured through the CA within the stipulated time, there may be a need for an uprising. However, he added if disputed issues are resolved within 10 days, a draft of the constitution could be prepared in the next seven days. And if this is done, Karna said the CA could be extended for another three months. He also cautioned against intervention by the President in case the constitution fails to come out on time as that risks bringing Nepal Army to power.
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April - 14 
Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) chairman Upendra Yadav has said that the term of the CA could be extended, but the parties must convince the people beforehand, according to Nepal News. Yadav said the CA's deadline should not be extended without getti
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Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) chairman Upendra Yadav has said that the term of the CA could be extended, but the parties must convince the people beforehand, according to Nepal News. Yadav said the CA's deadline should not be extended without getting full support from the citizens, saying the ground behind it should be tacit and rational. He also urged all Madhesh-based parties to come under a single platform to defend the rights of Madheshi people.
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April - 14 
The fringe political parties have blamed the major political parties for paying less attention toward constitution writing, Kantipuronline reported. Leaders of the fringe parties complained that their demands were not heard in the CA by the major pol
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The fringe political parties have blamed the major political parties for paying less attention toward constitution writing, Kantipuronline reported. Leaders of the fringe parties complained that their demands were not heard in the CA by the major political parties' leaders adding that constitution will not be promulgated within the slated timeframe of May 28. They warned that the people will promulgate the constitution from the street if the leaders of major political parties continue to run for the power again.
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April - 14 
The six-hour long Standing Committee (SC) meeting of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) failed to decide the names of leaders who would join the Cabinet due to the dispute among three factions, respectively of Chairman Pushpa Kamal
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The six-hour long Standing Committee (SC) meeting of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) failed to decide the names of leaders who would join the Cabinet due to the dispute among three factions, respectively of Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, Vice Chairmen Baburam Bhattarai and Mohan Baidya. The list of ministerial contenders in the party is big and all the factions want to send more leaders in the Cabinet from their respective camps. The Maoists are yet to send seven ministers and 11 State Ministers in the Government as per the deal with Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal. According to leaders, there are 12 contenders for seven ministers and 24 for 11 State Ministers.
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April - 15 
Nepali Congress (NC) Parliamentary Party leader Ram Chandra Poudel claimed that the NC would take the leadership to conclude the peace and statute drafting process even if the Maoists did not want it, according to Kantipuronline. He underlined the ne
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Nepali Congress (NC) Parliamentary Party leader Ram Chandra Poudel claimed that the NC would take the leadership to conclude the peace and statute drafting process even if the Maoists did not want it, according to Kantipuronline. He underlined the need to launch a campaign against Maoist weapons as the new constitution to be written with the Maoists’ weapons intact is meaningless. He further said that the resignation of Maoist Vice Chairman Mohan Baidhya as a lawmaker substantiated the fact that the Maoists did not want peace and constitution.
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April - 15 
The Nepal Congress has decided to organise a nationwide campaign to create pressure for concluding the peace process and constitution-drafting on time, Nepal News reports. As part of the pressure campaign, the party will hold mass meetings in all fiv
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The Nepal Congress has decided to organise a nationwide campaign to create pressure for concluding the peace process and constitution-drafting on time, Nepal News reports. As part of the pressure campaign, the party will hold mass meetings in all five regions and a few district headquarters from April 24 to May 20.
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April - 15 
The security measures for all Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in Manipur have been stepped up following the assassination attempt on independent MLA Wungnaoshang Keishing on April 15, reports The Hindu. The security for Salam Joy, from whose s
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The security measures for all Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in Manipur have been stepped up following the assassination attempt on independent MLA Wungnaoshang Keishing on April 15, reports The Hindu. The security for Salam Joy, from whose security guards service guns had been snatched, is being reviewed. Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, who is also in charge of the Home Department, has asked all the Ministers and MLAs to inform him in advance if they are leaving for their constituencies or going anywhere else so that additional security could be provided to them. Director-General of Police Yumnam Joykumar has asked Police and Paramilitary Force officials to ensure that all elected representatives are provided with armed security guards.
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April - 15 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) vice chairman Mohan Baidhya on April 15 ruled out the possibility of promulgating the new constitution within May 28, reported Nepal News. Baidhya claimed that it would be impossible to meet the de
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) vice chairman Mohan Baidhya on April 15 ruled out the possibility of promulgating the new constitution within May 28, reported Nepal News. Baidhya claimed that it would be impossible to meet the deadline for the new constitution as the Army integration is still pending, and very limited time has been left for finalising the issues related to the new statute. Those most responsible for drafting the constitution including the major parties, chairmen of the Constituent Assembly and Constitutional Committee are not serious about drafting the constitution on time, he added. Baidhya also said that his party is firmly committed to 'Prachanda Path' saying it is the "ideological milestone" of the decade-long armed conflict in the nation.
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April - 16 
On April 16, senior Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leader K. P. Oli had said that the party should strip Khanal of his posts of both Prime Minister and the CPN-UML chair if he dares hand the home ministry to the Maoists w
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On April 16, senior Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leader K. P. Oli had said that the party should strip Khanal of his posts of both Prime Minister and the CPN-UML chair if he dares hand the home ministry to the Maoists without consulting other leaders of the party.
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April - 16 
Two Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) cadres were injured in a clash at Marinkhola in Kalpabrishykha Village Development Committee area of Sindhuli District on April 16, reports Kantipuronline. Dorge Gole and Shankar Tamang were inju
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Two Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) cadres were injured in a clash at Marinkhola in Kalpabrishykha Village Development Committee area of Sindhuli District on April 16, reports Kantipuronline. Dorge Gole and Shankar Tamang were injured in the clash that ensued over a chemical fertilizer. The dispute was about whether to allow smuggling of chemical fertilizer.
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April - 17 
A bomb went off at the Sagarmatha Transport Zonal Office in the Siraha District in the night of April 17, reports Kantipuronline. However, no casualties were reported. The eastern ‘regional commander’ of Rajan Mujti faction of the Janatantrik Terai M
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A bomb went off at the Sagarmatha Transport Zonal Office in the Siraha District in the night of April 17, reports Kantipuronline. However, no casualties were reported. The eastern ‘regional commander’ of Rajan Mujti faction of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-R), Janamukti, took responsibility of the blast. No human casualty was reported in the incident, said police.
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April - 17 
Prime Minister (PM) Jhala Nath Khanal on April 17 said that the Home Ministry will not be allocated to the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) without the assent of other political parties, reports Kantipuronline. Stating that all partie
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Prime Minister (PM) Jhala Nath Khanal on April 17 said that the Home Ministry will not be allocated to the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) without the assent of other political parties, reports Kantipuronline. Stating that all parties must accept the deal, PM Khanal said that proper consultation with other parties and UCPN-M has not been done on the issue of who gets the Home Ministry, adds Nepal News. "Security is Government's top priority at present. This is why a national consensus is must for allowing the Maoist party to take the responsibility of the home ministry," he added.
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April - 17 
UCPN-M activists in Kailali District have been accused of selling off land seized by them by taking “commission”. Reports indicate that some Maoist cadres “pocketed commission” from landowners and clients for facilitating land transaction. For every
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UCPN-M activists in Kailali District have been accused of selling off land seized by them by taking “commission”. Reports indicate that some Maoist cadres “pocketed commission” from landowners and clients for facilitating land transaction. For every transaction made, the Maoists take 20 percent “commission” from landowners and five percent from clients.
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April - 18 
A group of Madheshi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal (MJF-N) cadres attacked Chairman Upendra Yadav’s vehicle in Birgunj in Parsa District on April 18 after the Parsa District Committee of the party was dissolved, according to Himalayan Times. Senior leaders o
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A group of Madheshi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal (MJF-N) cadres attacked Chairman Upendra Yadav’s vehicle in Birgunj in Parsa District on April 18 after the Parsa District Committee of the party was dissolved, according to Himalayan Times. Senior leaders of the party Renu Yadav and Hari Narayan Yadav were injured in the attack.
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April - 18 
Himalayan Times reported on April 18 that a member of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Nuwakot District Committee Secretariat has been found involved in the murder of three members of a family that took place on March 2 at Newarpa
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Himalayan Times reported on April 18 that a member of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Nuwakot District Committee Secretariat has been found involved in the murder of three members of a family that took place on March 2 at Newarpani of Bhadrutar-3 of the Nuwakot District. Krishna Pandit, member of the UCPN-M Secretariat was among the seven people found involved in the murder that took place, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police Bal Krishna Thapa.
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April - 18 
Minister for Irrigation Raghubir Mahaseth claimed on April 18 that the Madhesh-based parties would join the Government within a week, Kantipuronline reported. "Those parties concerned at Madhesh will join the government," said Minister Mahaseth, addi
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Minister for Irrigation Raghubir Mahaseth claimed on April 18 that the Madhesh-based parties would join the Government within a week, Kantipuronline reported. "Those parties concerned at Madhesh will join the government," said Minister Mahaseth, adding that the parties enjoying benefits in the name of Madhesh won't participate in the Government.
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April - 18 
Police arrested two persons on charge of extortion from Dobhan Village Development Committee (VDC) of the Tansen District on April 17. The arrestees, Dhan Bahadur Thapa and Karun Thapa, claimed that they are affiliated with Samyukta Janabadi Morcha (
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Police arrested two persons on charge of extortion from Dobhan Village Development Committee (VDC) of the Tansen District on April 17. The arrestees, Dhan Bahadur Thapa and Karun Thapa, claimed that they are affiliated with Samyukta Janabadi Morcha (SJM). Earlier, on April 13, organising a press conference in Tansen, Police had paraded five cadres of the armed outfit arrested in the similar crime. Likewise, five more SJM cadres — Khagendra K. C., Amar Bahadur B. K. of Dobhan VDC, Govinda Bahadur K. C. of Chhahara, Rana Bahadur Kunwar of Rolpa and Gopal Bahadur Kunwar of Arghakhanhi — were held earlier in March. They had threatened to kill the VDC secretary of Dobhan. Police had seized from them one Chinese pistol with one round bullet, donation receipts, some cash, ATM cards and documents related with the outfit.
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April - 19 
Citing threats from Bikas Kirati of Shree Jung Force of the Kirat Janabadi Workers, 36 Village Development Committee (VDC) secretaries of Bhojpur District resigned en masse on April 19, reports Himalayan Times. The secretaries lamented they were comp
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Citing threats from Bikas Kirati of Shree Jung Force of the Kirat Janabadi Workers, 36 Village Development Committee (VDC) secretaries of Bhojpur District resigned en masse on April 19, reports Himalayan Times. The secretaries lamented they were compelled to resort to such a move due to threats from Bikas Kirati. Earlier, they had given time till April 18 to the local civil society, political parties and rights activists to help create conducive environment, but as nothing was done in this regard, they were forced to resign, they said.
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April - 19 
The major three parties — Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) - have failed to settle the dispute in the Constitutional Committee (CC) as a meeting he
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The major three parties — Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) - have failed to settle the dispute in the Constitutional Committee (CC) as a meeting held in the morning of April 18 ended inconclusively, Nepal News reports. Earlier on April 17, various 27 parties had given responsibility to the big three parties, CC chairman Nilambar Acharya and Constituent Assembly chairman Subas Nemwang Nemwang for settling issue.
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April - 19 
UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kyung-Wha Kang called on Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal on April 19 and urged him to "gradually implement" the recommendations of the Universal Periodic Review held in January, according to Kantipuronlin
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UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kyung-Wha Kang called on Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal on April 19 and urged him to "gradually implement" the recommendations of the Universal Periodic Review held in January, according to Kantipuronline. Later, a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office said, “Work on peace and constitution-drafting processes are going on, and in case of time constraint, consensus will be sought for the management of the same. Nepal is committed to strengthening the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Women and Dalit commissions have already been established and bills to form commissions on disappeared persons and truth and reconciliation are in the final stage in the Constituent Assembly." Kyung-Hwa Kang also discussed possible term extension of Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights-Nepal (OHCHR-Nepal) with the PM, adds Himalayan Times. “Regarding the term extension, discussions will be held at appropriate level,” PM’s Foreign Affairs Adviser, Milan Tuladhar, said in a statement following the meeting.
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April - 20 
Government spokesperson and culture minister Gangalal Tuladhar has said seeking an alternative to current Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML)-led Government is “natural”, adding further he won’t find that surprising if it is u
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Government spokesperson and culture minister Gangalal Tuladhar has said seeking an alternative to current Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML)-led Government is “natural”, adding further he won’t find that surprising if it is unable to ensure peace and constitution. “It is but natural to seek an alternative to any Government and I won’t be surprised if an alternative of this government is also being sought,” he said.
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April - 20 
In the party’s Politburo meeting, Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda suggested that the party put peace and constitution at centre stage until May 28, the extended deadline for the Constituent Assembly to promulgate a new constitution. Though
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In the party’s Politburo meeting, Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda suggested that the party put peace and constitution at centre stage until May 28, the extended deadline for the Constituent Assembly to promulgate a new constitution. Though the plan got Vice Chairman Baburam Bhattarai's tacit support, it failed to impress another Vice Chairman and hardline leader Mohan Baidya.
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April - 20 
Nepali Congress (NC) central member Balkrishna Khand has said it would not be appropriate to go for general elections before the integration of the Maoist combatants is completed, according to Himalayan Times. Khand, founding President of Tarun Dal,
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Nepali Congress (NC) central member Balkrishna Khand has said it would not be appropriate to go for general elections before the integration of the Maoist combatants is completed, according to Himalayan Times. Khand, founding President of Tarun Dal, youth wing of NC, accused the Maoists of hindering the constitution drafting process.
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April - 20 
Police arrested four cadres of Bhagat Singh faction of Janatantrik Terai Madhesh Mukti Party (JTMMP- Bhagat) including its District secretary Ram Naresh Barma alias Nankau (28) from Indrapur Village Development Committee (VDC) in Banke District on Se
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Police arrested four cadres of Bhagat Singh faction of Janatantrik Terai Madhesh Mukti Party (JTMMP- Bhagat) including its District secretary Ram Naresh Barma alias Nankau (28) from Indrapur Village Development Committee (VDC) in Banke District on September 30, reports inseconline.org. According to Inspector Prakash Malla of District Police Office, Banke, the other arrestees are Mahesh Raidas (24), area in-charge, Aggi Ram Maurya of Indrapur VDC-6 and Radheshyam Maurya (28) of Nawabgunj in India. The Police also recovered three mobile phones and donation receipts.
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April - 20 
Prime Minister (PM) Jhala Nath Khanal said on April 20 that the Government is fully committed to concluding peace process and drafting the constitution on time, reported Nepal News. Claiming that the Government has been working to promulgate the new
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Prime Minister (PM) Jhala Nath Khanal said on April 20 that the Government is fully committed to concluding peace process and drafting the constitution on time, reported Nepal News. Claiming that the Government has been working to promulgate the new constitution within the deadline of May 28, PM Khanal expressed hope of completing the ongoing peace process before that. He also claimed that the Government was formed with the twin agenda of accomplishing the peace and new statute. In another context, PM Khanal said that the Government has been exercising seriously towards bringing improvement in the security situation in the country.
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April - 20 
The ruling Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) has registered its amendment to key clauses in the Bill on Truth and Reconciliation including proposed provision on action against human rights violators during the decade long insurgency, r
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The ruling Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) has registered its amendment to key clauses in the Bill on Truth and Reconciliation including proposed provision on action against human rights violators during the decade long insurgency, reports Kantipuronline. The party has said the proposed legislation had prioritized punishment rather than ensuring reconciliation among parties to conflict and the victims.
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April - 21 
According to a delayed report, Bibas Bidrohi, ‘chairperson’ of the Kirant Janawadi Workers’ Party (KJWP), died in course of a clash with locals at Pangcha Village Development Committee (VDC) of Bhojpur District on April 9, Police said on April 21, re
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According to a delayed report, Bibas Bidrohi, ‘chairperson’ of the Kirant Janawadi Workers’ Party (KJWP), died in course of a clash with locals at Pangcha Village Development Committee (VDC) of Bhojpur District on April 9, Police said on April 21, reported Himalayan Times. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Nara Bahadur K.C., Bidrohi had drowned in the Dhudhkosi River in course of the clash. Police came to know about the death through the statement of Hansaraj Rai, one of the cadres of the underground outfit, whom locals had handed over to Police. However, ‘vice-chairperson’ of the outfit Mina Kiranti expressed ignorance about Bidrohi’s death.
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April - 21 
Kantipuronline, however, quoted locals saying that he was not killed by them rather he died after he jumped into the Dudhkoshi River. Locals claimed that the KJWP cadres had fired shots during the clash. Family members of Biswas have filed a complain
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Kantipuronline, however, quoted locals saying that he was not killed by them rather he died after he jumped into the Dudhkoshi River. Locals claimed that the KJWP cadres had fired shots during the clash. Family members of Biswas have filed a complaint at the National Human Rights Commission Regional office on April 17, urging to search for his body. Police said one Hansaraj Rai, an associate of Biswas, was arrested on April 9 and has been taken into custody at the District Police Office in Bhojpur. KJWP is accused of carrying out enforced "donation-drive", terrorizing the people. The outfit has allegedly stormed the Police Stations at Nunthala, Chisapani, Devisthan and Faktang, and robbed them of their arms and ammunitions.
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April - 21 
Nepali Congress (NC) Central Member Narayan Khadka has said that a Government under the leadership of Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal would be acceptable to his party if the party (UCPN-M) quit the “people’s revolt” and express commitment on the p
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Nepali Congress (NC) Central Member Narayan Khadka has said that a Government under the leadership of Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal would be acceptable to his party if the party (UCPN-M) quit the “people’s revolt” and express commitment on the peace and constitution writing processes. Khadka remarked that Dahal’s report that proposes putting aside the ‘people’s revolt’ strategy for now was a positive step. He added that if the UCPN-M Central Committee (CC) approved the report on halting the ‘people’s revolt’ then the NC would accept the Government under Dahal’s leadership. [Earlier, on April 20, stating that there is no such situation to implement the strategy of ‘people’s revolt,’ Chairman Dahal, in his political report tabled at the party’s politburo meeting, suggested prioritising the peace and constitution]. Khadka further clarified that NC would never join the Government led by Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal. “NC would not be joining the current Government unless the seven-point pact-signed between Maoist Chairman Dahal and his Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Khanal-is torn in front of us,” he said.
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April - 21 
Terai Madhesh Democratic Party Chairman Mahanta Thakur said the country should go for fresh polls if the Constituent Assembly (CA) fails to deliver the constitution by May 28, reports Himalayan Times. Thakur said, ‘’The CA will lose its significance
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Terai Madhesh Democratic Party Chairman Mahanta Thakur said the country should go for fresh polls if the Constituent Assembly (CA) fails to deliver the constitution by May 28, reports Himalayan Times. Thakur said, ‘’The CA will lose its significance if it fails to promulgate the statute within the deadline. Going for fresh polls is the only option in such a scenario.’’ Thakur also expressed concern about proliferation of armed outfits in the Terai.
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April - 21 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda on April 21 said consensus on all contentious issues surrounding the peace process and constitution drafting can be forged within a week, Kantipuronline re
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda on April 21 said consensus on all contentious issues surrounding the peace process and constitution drafting can be forged within a week, Kantipuronline reported. Dahal said, “We will reach to a conclusion very soon to materialise people’s desire for peace and change. We are in a sensitive stage of peace and change. The remaining 35 days for the promulgation of the new constitution is more than enough. Forging consensus within seven days, all problems can be resolved.” The proposal of 14 states presented by the State Restructuring Committee can be reviewed and the number of states can be reduced, he said, adding that parties should make a common understanding for this.
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April - 21 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M)-affiliated All Nepal Peasants’ Association-Revolutionary (ANPA-R) announced the seizure of a two-storey house and about seven hectares of land at Semalkhor in Kopawa VDC-1 of Kapilvastu District on
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M)-affiliated All Nepal Peasants’ Association-Revolutionary (ANPA-R) announced the seizure of a two-storey house and about seven hectares of land at Semalkhor in Kopawa VDC-1 of Kapilvastu District on April 21. The ANPA-R activists seized the house and land belonging to Bijaya Kurmi, Kisan Kurmi and Dilip Kurmi. About 100 cadres led by ANPA-R ‘district leader’ Dabal Singh D. C. reached the area and announced the seizure by hoisting party flags. Anup Baral, the Maoist ‘district secretary’, said his party was not involved in the land seizure. “Maoists should not be drawn into the matter as it is a dispute between the landlords and the farmers,” he claimed. Administrative Officer Puran Giri said the local administration would release the land at the earliest if the action was proved. “The capture of the private land is a clear violation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement,” he said.
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April - 22 
Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal said that the Government will soon take a firm step to pilot the peace process to a logical end. Prime Minister Khanal also said that a preliminary draft of a new constitution will be prepared by May 28, the deadline
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Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal said that the Government will soon take a firm step to pilot the peace process to a logical end. Prime Minister Khanal also said that a preliminary draft of a new constitution will be prepared by May 28, the deadline to promulgate a new full-fledged statute. He claimed the seven-point deal penetrated month-long political deadlock.
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April - 22 
The Madhesh Mukti Tigers (MMT) ‘district in-charge’ Mahesh Chaurasia and Anupam Dev were arrested by the Police in Morang District on April 22, reports Kantipuronline. From the residence of Chaurasia at Biratnagar-15, Police found three time bombs, a
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The Madhesh Mukti Tigers (MMT) ‘district in-charge’ Mahesh Chaurasia and Anupam Dev were arrested by the Police in Morang District on April 22, reports Kantipuronline. From the residence of Chaurasia at Biratnagar-15, Police found three time bombs, a detonator, pressure cooker, fabric bottle, letter-pad of Madhesh Mukti Tiger, donation receipt and diaries. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Sahakul Bahadur Thapa, the other cadres of the outfit, that had been threatening people over telephone, have also been identified.
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April - 23 
Minister for Peace and Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) leader Barshaman Pun ‘Ananta’ on April 23 warned that his party will launch another movement if the Constituent Assembly (CA) fails to promulgate the constitution within the May
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Minister for Peace and Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) leader Barshaman Pun ‘Ananta’ on April 23 warned that his party will launch another movement if the Constituent Assembly (CA) fails to promulgate the constitution within the May 28 deadline, reports Himalayan Times. Pun said, “People will hit the streets if the country does not get the constitution on time. In such a case, we will lead the movement.” Pun, nonetheless, said promulgating the statute by May 28 is very much possible, provided the parties forge consensus. Describing the CA as the ‘brainchild’ of the Maoist party, Pun said his party is ready to do every bit to safeguard it.
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April - 23 
Three Policemen were injured when over 200 cadres of Khumbuwan Mukti Morcha (KMM) on April 23 attacked a Police post in the Belbari area of Morang District demanding release of their fellow cadres, Nepal News reports. They had gone to release their
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Three Policemen were injured when over 200 cadres of Khumbuwan Mukti Morcha (KMM) on April 23 attacked a Police post in the Belbari area of Morang District demanding release of their fellow cadres, Nepal News reports. They had gone to release their fellow cadres – Susan Limbu, Arjun Dhimal and Suman Dhimal – who were arrested on April 22 from Jedaha. Limbu and Dhimal were arrested from on charges of attacking the Police van and involving in a fight. KMM is an underground armed outfit, which has been claiming to be fighting for securing the rights of Khumbu region.
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April - 24 
A Nepal Army squad from Butwal disposed of a socket bomb planted in the house compound of Santaram Yadav, a local resident of Hakui Village Development Committee (VDC-3) of the Rupandehi District in the morning of April 24, Himalayan Times reports.
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A Nepal Army squad from Butwal disposed of a socket bomb planted in the house compound of Santaram Yadav, a local resident of Hakui Village Development Committee (VDC-3) of the Rupandehi District in the morning of April 24, Himalayan Times reports. Pamphlets bearing the name of Janatantrik Madhesh Mukti Tigers, an armed outfit, were recovered from the site.
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April - 24 
A study by the Democratic Freedom and Human Rights Institute (DFHRI) demonstrates various instances of extra-judicial killings that took place there between 2008-2010, according to Kantipuronline. “The state and various armed groups are competing in
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A study by the Democratic Freedom and Human Rights Institute (DFHRI) demonstrates various instances of extra-judicial killings that took place there between 2008-2010, according to Kantipuronline. “The state and various armed groups are competing in perpetrating extra-judicial killings in Terai. The State was involved in 133 extra-judicial killings while armed groups were guilty in 129 cases during the 2008-2010 period,” read the report. It has inputs from National Human Rights Commission and Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal (OHCHR-Nepal).
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April - 24 
Another Maoist leader and Physical Planning Minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi said promulgation of new constitution by 28 May is not possible, according to Nepal News. He said extension of the CA’s term is inevitable as there is no possibility of writin
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Another Maoist leader and Physical Planning Minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi said promulgation of new constitution by 28 May is not possible, according to Nepal News. He said extension of the CA’s term is inevitable as there is no possibility of writing the constitution by 28 May and that dissolution of the CA before promulgating the statute would invite conflict in the country. However, mere extension of the CA's term would not make things better and that the parties need to show unity for constitution, he added. Rayamajhi also said national unity Government is necessary for peace and constitution. "The Khanal Government can be given the shape of national unity Government," he said, adding, "If this is not possible we should be ready for other options."
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April - 24 
Chief of Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-N) Kamal Thapa on April 24 said the country needs a fresh mandate to ensure peace and write a new constitution, according to Kantipuronline. “There is no alternative to holding elections to seek a fresh
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Chief of Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-N) Kamal Thapa on April 24 said the country needs a fresh mandate to ensure peace and write a new constitution, according to Kantipuronline. “There is no alternative to holding elections to seek a fresh mandate from the people,” he said. He said the extension of the Constituent Assembly’s term for a second time will be an “act of curtailing the democratic rights of the people.” The RPP-N chair bemoaned the money spent in the name of building peace and giving continuity to the CA. He accused the three major parties — NC, CPN-UML and UCPN-M — of driving the country towards peril.
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April - 24 
Communist party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal said that only after completion of the peace process can the constitution be promulgated, reports Himalayan Times. “It’s time all political parties zeroed in
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Communist party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal said that only after completion of the peace process can the constitution be promulgated, reports Himalayan Times. “It’s time all political parties zeroed in on peace and statute-drafting processes, but the Unified CPN-M is all set to seize the state power,” he said. He also stressed the need to bring the Nepali Congress (NC) on board the Government, and urged all political parties to concentrate on statute-drafting.
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April - 24 
NC leader Arjun Narsingh K. C. said on April 24 that his party will not accept a constitution endorsed by a two-thirds majority in the Constituent Assembly CA, Nepal News reports. He said if the leftists issue a constitution based on majority in the
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NC leader Arjun Narsingh K. C. said on April 24 that his party will not accept a constitution endorsed by a two-thirds majority in the Constituent Assembly CA, Nepal News reports. He said if the leftists issue a constitution based on majority in the CA, NC will tear it the same day. Some leaders of ruling parties, including Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal himself, had said a few days ago that a constitution could be promulgated if the present Government gets two-thirds majority. The present Government can have a two-thirds majority if Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) led by Upendra Yadav and some fringe parties join the Government. However, leaders of Madhesh based parties other than MJF have also said they will not accept a constitution promulgated by a two-thirds majority.
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April - 24 
The VDC Secretaries’ Rights Protection Centre has accused the Government of not bothering to provide security to VDC secretaries despite mounting threats from various underground outfits. Speaking at a press meet, vice-chairman of the Centre, Ram Kum
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The VDC Secretaries’ Rights Protection Centre has accused the Government of not bothering to provide security to VDC secretaries despite mounting threats from various underground outfits. Speaking at a press meet, vice-chairman of the Centre, Ram Kumar Yadav said, “The Government has done nothing for our security, though at least 27 of our friends have been killed since 1996.”
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April - 25 
NC General Secretary Krishna Prasad Sitaula said it is futile to give the Constituent Assembly (CA) another extension unless the UCPN-M sticks to agreements, including the November 22, 2005 12-point accord, reported Himalayan Times. Sitaula reasoned
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NC General Secretary Krishna Prasad Sitaula said it is futile to give the Constituent Assembly (CA) another extension unless the UCPN-M sticks to agreements, including the November 22, 2005 12-point accord, reported Himalayan Times. Sitaula reasoned that the Maoist party’s refusal to abide by the 12-point pact had given rise to the political crisis. He also attacked the seven-point deal between the Maoists and the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), arguing that the deal is in violation of the 12-point pact and is aimed to usurp power. Sitaula also ruled out the possibility of drafting the new constitution until the integration of the Maoist combatants is over, adds Nepal News. He also revealed that the NC had yet decided whether to extend the term of the CA.
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April - 25 
Nepali Congress (NC) activists attacked and injured six Unified Communist Party of India-Maoist (UCPN-M) supporters in a dispute over construction work at a school in Dhyangphedi Village Development Committee (VDC)-6 in Nuwakot District on April 25,
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Nepali Congress (NC) activists attacked and injured six Unified Communist Party of India-Maoist (UCPN-M) supporters in a dispute over construction work at a school in Dhyangphedi Village Development Committee (VDC)-6 in Nuwakot District on April 25, according to Kantipuronline. The Maoist District Committee claimed that a group of about 20 NC activists led by Sun Bahadur Tamang had attacked its party men. The NC village committee, however, denied involvement of its activists in the attack.
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April - 25 
Senior CPN-UML leader K. P. Sharma Oli has said the term of the CA "cannot at all be extended" as it has failed to deliver on the mandate of drafting the constitution. He said there is no point extending the deadline of the CA as it could not draft t
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Senior CPN-UML leader K. P. Sharma Oli has said the term of the CA "cannot at all be extended" as it has failed to deliver on the mandate of drafting the constitution. He said there is no point extending the deadline of the CA as it could not draft the constitution in three years. Oli also dismissed statements by some leaders that at least the final draft of the statute would be ready by May 28, saying that there is nothing to believe that those who wasted three years would write constitution in the coming 32 days. According to him, the peace process will not come to a conclusion if the Maoists got Home Ministry.
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April - 26 
At least 14 Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) activists were injured in a clash with the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) cadres at Madi in Chitwan District on April 26, according to Himalayan Times. According to eye witnesses, the cla
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At least 14 Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) activists were injured in a clash with the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) cadres at Madi in Chitwan District on April 26, according to Himalayan Times. According to eye witnesses, the clash ensued after the Maoist cadres suddenly attacked the RPP activists while they were attending a party workers’ meeting at Madi.
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April - 26 
Prime Minister (PM) Jhala Nath Khanal said on April 26 that the peace and statute drafting processes would be completed soon as they were common agendas of all political parties, reports Himalayan Times. The PM argued the seven-point deal between his
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Prime Minister (PM) Jhala Nath Khanal said on April 26 that the peace and statute drafting processes would be completed soon as they were common agendas of all political parties, reports Himalayan Times. The PM argued the seven-point deal between his party [Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) provided the country with a Government. “The deal ended the impasse then,” he maintained, adding that completion of peace and statute drafting processes, social and economic transformation and consolidation of national sovereignty are the major agendas of the seven-point deal. Calling on Nepali Congress to join the Government and help promulgate the statute by May 28, he argued, “However, some time can be granted to the Constituent Assembly in the event of failure.”
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April - 26 
Samyukta Loktantrik Madheshi Morcha said promulgation of a new constitution has no meaning unless the peace process is taken to its logical conclusion. The Morcha argued that there is no alternative to launching a protest as the Government is non-ser
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Samyukta Loktantrik Madheshi Morcha said promulgation of a new constitution has no meaning unless the peace process is taken to its logical conclusion. The Morcha argued that there is no alternative to launching a protest as the Government is non-serious over the Madheshi issues. Senior leaders of the three Madhesh based parties --- Madheshi Janadhikar Forum Nepal-Loktantrik (MJFN-L), Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (TMLP) and Nepal Sadbhavana Party --- were present in the press meet. They said if a constitution was promulgated sidelining the Madheshi issues, such a statute will not be acceptable to them.
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April - 27 
Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leader K. P. Oli remarked that the statute-drafting process can be completed within a month and the peace process within four days if the UCPN-M really wants, Kantipuronline reports. He said
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Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leader K. P. Oli remarked that the statute-drafting process can be completed within a month and the peace process within four days if the UCPN-M really wants, Kantipuronline reports. He said the peace and statute drafting processes could not gain momentum due to lack of willingness on the part of the Maoists and accused the Maoists of trying to capture the power by creating anarchy in the nation. In response to the question if Prime Minster Jhala Nath Khanal would be called back from the Government, Oli said, “There is no tradition to call back, he should resign.” Nepal News, however, quoted him as saying that his party would call back the Prime Minister after May 28 if he failed to deliver peace and statute by then. "Khanal is failing to meet the objectives and forge national consensus for peace and constitution," he argued, adding that Khanal has not been able to turn his words into deeds. Oli also asserted that there is no possibility of even a brief constitution being ready by May 28.
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April - 27 
The Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Krishna Sitaula on April 27 said that the Constituent Assembly (CA) term should not be extended until a concrete basis for People’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants' integration was prepared, according to Hi
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The Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Krishna Sitaula on April 27 said that the Constituent Assembly (CA) term should not be extended until a concrete basis for People’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants' integration was prepared, according to Himalayan Times. Sitaula said the present political deadlock will not end due to the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist’s (UCPN-M) double standard.
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April - 28 
Anil Chamar alias Samrat, ‘Western Regional Bureau Chief’ of Madheshi Mukti Tigers (MMT), was killed by the Police at Rohani Khola, border of Nawalparasi and Rupandehi Districts, in the night of April 28, reports Kantipuronline. According to the Dist
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Anil Chamar alias Samrat, ‘Western Regional Bureau Chief’ of Madheshi Mukti Tigers (MMT), was killed by the Police at Rohani Khola, border of Nawalparasi and Rupandehi Districts, in the night of April 28, reports Kantipuronline. According to the District Police Office, Rupandehi, Chamar died in the clash after he attacked on a patrol team of Police. Samrat was living at Syathi Village Development Committee (VDC)-8 of Nawalparasi District.
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April - 28 
During his meeting with French Ambassador to Nepal Jean-Charles Demarquis, Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal said the integration model for former Maoist combatants was being discussed at an advanced stage. “There are encouraging signs from the UCPN-M
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During his meeting with French Ambassador to Nepal Jean-Charles Demarquis, Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal said the integration model for former Maoist combatants was being discussed at an advanced stage. “There are encouraging signs from the UCPN-M regarding the peace and constitution writing processes. This will help in building consensus even as the May 28 constitution deadline is fast approaching."
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April - 28 
Himalayan Times reports that Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal has invited political outfits, which have launched armed struggle in the Terai, for talks. The Government is ready for talks with political outfits, he said, warning that his Government wo
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Himalayan Times reports that Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal has invited political outfits, which have launched armed struggle in the Terai, for talks. The Government is ready for talks with political outfits, he said, warning that his Government would crack down on the outfits if they ignored his invite for talks and gave continuity to criminal activities.
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April - 28 
UCPN-Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda said he has not backtracked from the party’s tactical line of people’s line. “It’s only that I want the largest party in the Constituent Assembly to focus more on peace and constitution-making pro
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UCPN-Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda said he has not backtracked from the party’s tactical line of people’s line. “It’s only that I want the largest party in the Constituent Assembly to focus more on peace and constitution-making processes as the country is at a critical juncture,” Dahal said addressing the party’s central committee meeting at the party headquarters in Paris Danda. Dahal said he supported the issues that party vice-chairman Mohan Baidhya has raised and stressed the need to move ahead unitedly.
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April - 28 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Vice Chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha on April 28 said that integration of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) fighters is one of the topmost priorities his party, according to Kantipuronline. Shrestha re
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Vice Chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha on April 28 said that integration of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) fighters is one of the topmost priorities his party, according to Kantipuronline. Shrestha remarked that without the PLA integration, the peace process will not complete. “Concluding the peace process by integrating the combatants is the first priority. Promulgation of a new constitution comes second,” he said, adding, the Maoists were for an honourable integration of the PLA. Saying that his party is not standing in the way of integration, he argued, “These status quoists don’t want to see the combatants that fought for the people’s right and republic turned into the state army.”
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April - 28 
Vice Chairperson of the Constituent Assembly, Purna Kumari Subedi has said the preliminary draft of new constitution should be brought out if the new constitution was not possible within the scheduled date. Subedi stressed that the parties should com
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Vice Chairperson of the Constituent Assembly, Purna Kumari Subedi has said the preliminary draft of new constitution should be brought out if the new constitution was not possible within the scheduled date. Subedi stressed that the parties should come with objective reasons as to why they are unable to give the nation the new constitution within May 28, the deadline for issuing it. He urged the parties to come to consensus before the nation sees any disasters due to increasing misunderstandings among them.
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April - 29 
Himalayan Times reports that while Special Committee (for supervision, integration and rehabilitation of Maoist combatants) is gearing up to deploy monitors to supervise 21 satellite camps where Maoist fighters are billeted, the combatants have objec
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Himalayan Times reports that while Special Committee (for supervision, integration and rehabilitation of Maoist combatants) is gearing up to deploy monitors to supervise 21 satellite camps where Maoist fighters are billeted, the combatants have objected to the idea, arguing that they need a ‘separate order’ from their mother party, the UCPN-M. “We are at the final stage of deploying monitors, but the camp commanders are in opposition. They say they have yet to receive an order from party high command,” a non-Maoist member in the SC Secretariat said.
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April - 29 
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF)—a global anti-money laundering body formed by G-20—may blacklist Nepal if it fails to meet its commitment regarding anti money laundering and terrorist financing by June 23 when FATF’s holds its annual meeting,
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF)—a global anti-money laundering body formed by G-20—may blacklist Nepal if it fails to meet its commitment regarding anti money laundering and terrorist financing by June 23 when FATF’s holds its annual meeting, Kantipuronline reports. This is the warning issued by Asia Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering Executive Secretary Gordon Hook during his meeting with speaker Subas Nembang on April 29. APF is an anti-money laundering body that monitors this region on compliance of anti-money laundering measures. Nepal is an APG member.
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April - 29 
The major three parties – Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) - have agreed to speed up the constitution-drafting process, reports Kantipuronline. Dur
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The major three parties – Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) - have agreed to speed up the constitution-drafting process, reports Kantipuronline. During a meeting convened by Constituent assembly (CA) Chairman Subash Chandra Nembang in the evening of April 29 agreed to intensify bilateral and trilateral discussions to thrash out the debated issues, UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda informed after the meeting. A discussion among the members of sub-committee under the Constitutional Committee has been scheduled for May 1, he added. Dahal is the coordinator of the subcommittee formed to resolve the debated issues relating to constitution drafting. Minister for Education, Gangala Tuladhar, has said that peace and constitution are the top priorities of the Government and support and collaboration from the main opposition party NC is a must to meet such goals, according to Himalayan Times. Meanwhile, the Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-N) urged three major political parties – UCPN-M, CPN-UML and NC -- to dump the ideas of federalism and secularism thereby creating a favourable environment for the reinstatement of monarchy in the country, Kantipuronline reports. RPP-N claimed to establish constitutional monarchy and Hindu kingdom through street demonstrations if the big three parties failed to rethink over the issues of secularism, federalism and republic state. The RPP-N leaders demanded that the Government ensure the dissolution of the CA it parties failed to draft the constitution by May 28 deadline.
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April - 29 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) in its central committee (CC) meeting on April 29 approved the political dossier of its chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda by majority votes, according to Nepal News. Dahal has in his politi
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) in its central committee (CC) meeting on April 29 approved the political dossier of its chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda by majority votes, according to Nepal News. Dahal has in his political dossier emphasized the need to conclude the peace process and constitution-drafting to safeguard the political achievements made so far. Senior Maoist leader Dev Gurung later said that party vice-chairman Mohan Baidya, who had tabled a separate proposal in the CC meet vigorously advocating the revolutionary path, filed a note of dissent against Dahal’s proposal. Gurung further said that the party’s CC meet also concluded that there’s no alternative left but to go for the second extension of the Constituent Assembly’s term since the May 28 deadline for promulgation of the new constitution is not likely to be met. He, however, said that the party is in favor of an integrated draft of the new constitution by May 28. The vice chairman Baburam Bhattarai faction backed Dahal's document, adds Kantipuronline.
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April - 29 
Three people, including the driver, were injured in a bomb attack on a bus at local Volti in Mahottari District. The bus was returning towards Jaleshwar after transporting the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) members to the
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Three people, including the driver, were injured in a bomb attack on a bus at local Volti in Mahottari District. The bus was returning towards Jaleshwar after transporting the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) members to their homes following a programme attended by the Prime Minister in Janakpur when it was hit with the improvised explosive device (IED) at Volti. The Central Committee member of the Rajan Mukti faction of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-R), Bhaskar Mukti taking responsibility for the attack on the bus said his party carried out the attack for defying the general shut down called in the District by the party.
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April - 29 
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Nepal's rival parties on April 29 to step up efforts to agree a new constitution, according to Himalayan Times. The Secretary-General said Nepal was facing a new "decisive point" in its effo
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United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Nepal's rival parties on April 29 to step up efforts to agree a new constitution, according to Himalayan Times. The Secretary-General said Nepal was facing a new "decisive point" in its efforts to get over a decade of civil war between Maoist rebels and the Government that ended five years ago. "With Nepal's constitutional deadline less than one month away, the secretary-general urges all parties in Nepal to exert the utmost effort in reaching consensus on outstanding issues, including the integration and rehabilitation of Maoist army personnel and fundamental issues regarding the new constitution," Ban's spokesman Martin Nesirky said, adding, "At this decisive point in the process, the secretary-general calls on all parties to exercise maximum flexibility in seeking a common political ground to enable them to fulfill their commitments, including the adoption of a new constitution by the constituent assembly." Ban said in the statement that "Nepal's peace process has already delivered significant achievements. However, the process remains overdue and incomplete due to continuing differences among the parties."
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*Data till , April 22, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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