Province No. 3 (NA): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2022

Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Centre)’s first Central Committee meeting held in Lalitpur District on January 3 has re-elected Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda to the post of party Chairman, reports Khabar Hub. The Central Committee meeting held in Lalitpur approved the proposal to make Prachanda the Chairman. Leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha was the proponent and Krishna Bahadur Mahara was the supporter of the proposal to re-elect Prachanda as party Chairman. As soon as the meeting approved the proposal, the newly re-elected Chairman took the oath of office. Read less...

World Hindu Federation during a gathering at Bharatpur of Chitwan District on January 5 called to reinstate Nepal as Hindu state, reports Khabar Hub. Federation Chairman Dr. Ramchandra Adhikari said the movement to restore the Hindu state should be launched from Chitwan and made nationwide. Federation General Secretary Ganesh Prasad Neupane called for unity among like-minded people for the protection of the religion. He accused that Nepal was dismissed as the Hindu state due to the vested interests of political parties. Federation Secretary Netranath Poudel urged the masses to vote for the party carrying the agenda of Nepal as a Hindu state in the upcoming election. Read less...

Mohan Baidya, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal-Revolutionary Maoist (CPN-Revolutionary Maoist) speaking at a press meet organized by the Federation of Revolutionary Journalists in Kathmandu on January 11 said that there is no possibility of unity with Maoist parties, reports Republica. Baidya said that there was no possibility of unity among the former Maoist elements including the including the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Centre). Similarly, he said that there was no possibility of unity with the CPN-Masal led by Mohan Bikram Singh and the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand). He said that even those parties do not match the political line. Read less...

CK Raut-led Janamat Party on January 17 announced various protest programs in Kathmandu, reports Khabar Hub. Issuing a press statement in Kathmandu, party Chairman Raut has made various protest programs to last up to February 3. Janamat Party has been in agitation expressing solidarity with the Terai farmers since last few weeks. To mark the first day of the protest programs, the party has called the district executive committees meeting to discuss about the nature of movement and local level preparations for it on January 17 and January 18. Formal protest movements start from January 19, the Balidani Diwas, literally the sacrifice day and would continue up to February 3. Keeping in view the growing number of coronavirus cases in the country, Janamat party has urged all party committees to ensure that all participants of the programs use mask and maintain physical distance during the program. The Janmat Party has been agitating in various districts of the Terai for the past few days saying that the Government has not been able to address the various demands of the farmers. Read less...

Leaders of the ruling alliance have agreed on January 18 to hold local elections in April, reports Republica. A meeting of the alliance was held at the Prime Minister's Residence in Baluwatar, Kathmandu to discuss the upcoming local elections. After the discussion, Government Spokesperson Gyanendra Bahadur Karki informed media persons that they have agreed to hold the election on time. He said that the meeting will be held again on January 20 (today) after more homework on the issue. As the regular meeting of the Council of Ministers will also be held on January 20 (today), the poll date can be fixed by that meeting, he added. The Election Commission (EC) has suggested to the Government to hold the local level elections on April 27 and May 5. Officials of the EC met Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on December 24, 2021 and drew his attention to start preparations for the local elections. Read less...