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Addressing the UNGA last Saturday, Chairman Regmi said that the necessary preparation has been made for the upcoming Constituent Assembly polls which will be vital for Nepal’s peace process. He also thanked the international community for the “moral and material support” made available for the elections. </div> <div> </div> <div> “The election will provide the mandate of the people for writing a constitution, advance civil and political rights, ensure people’s sovereignty in decision-making in state affairs and institutionalize multi-party democracy, federalism and republicanism,” he said.</div> <div> </div> <div> Meanwhile, Regmi has also met UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Indian Prime Minister Dr Man Mohan Singh and US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian and Central Asian Affairs Mr. Robert Blake in the sidelines of the UNGA. </div> <div> </div> <div> Regmi has also held an interaction with the representatives of the Nepali expatriate community in New York. </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-30', 'modified' => '2013-09-30', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Chairman of the Interim Election Council of Ministers, Khil Raj Regmi, has addressed the 68th General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA). Addressing the UNGA last Saturday, Chairman Regmi said that the necessary preparation has been made for the upcoming Constituent Assembly polls which will be vital for Nepal’s peace process. He also thanked the international community for the “moral and material support” made available for the elections.', 'sortorder' => '1742', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1880', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'SC Bars Murder Convicts From Contesting CA Polls', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the government and the Election Commission (EC) to not allow convicted persons from contesting in the Constituent Assembly elections. Scrapping an interim order, the apex court last Thursday upheld Section 19 of the Constituent Assembly Member Election Ordinance 2013 that bars murder convicts from contesting the election. </div> <div> </div> <div> Earlier last Monday (September 23), a single bench of Justice Tarka Raj Bhatta had ordered the government and the Election Commission (EC) not to implement Clause 19 (e) of the ordinance concerning election of CA members. </div> <div> </div> <div> Following the SC order, all murder convicts, including UCPN (Maoist) leader Bal Krishna Dhungel, will be unable to file candidacy for the upcoming CA election scheduled for November 19.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-30', 'modified' => '2013-09-30', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the government and the Election Commission (EC) to not allow convicted persons from contesting in the Constituent Assembly elections. Scrapping an interim order, the apex court last Thursday upheld Section 19 of the Constituent Assembly Member Election Ordinance 2013 that bars murder convicts from contesting the election', 'sortorder' => '1741', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1879', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'CIAA Arrests Five NOC Officials', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> </div> <div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has arrested top four officials of the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) including the Officiating Executive Director Suresh Kumar Agrawal last Tuesday on the charge of distributing bonus to NOC staff by violating its earlier directive. The Commission had earlier directed the NOC to not distribute bonuses until the state-owned corporation cleared its accumulated loss. </div> <div> </div> <div> The other arrested persons are Director Nagendra Shah and Managers Kamal Prasad Sharma and Netra Prasad Kafle. Following the arrest, the CIAA presented them before the Special Court last Wednesday. They have been sent for a seven-day judicial custody by the Special Court.</div> <div> </div> <div> Meanwhile, the CIAA also arrested Nepal Oil Corporation Trade Union Chairman Devi Prasad Neupane last Friday on the charge of obstructing the investigation it had launched against NOC officials. Earlier on Wednesday, Neupane, who is also Senior Assistant at the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), had issued the statement in a press conference defending the bonus distribution.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-30', 'modified' => '2013-09-30', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has arrested top four officials of the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) including the Officiating Executive Director Suresh Kumar Agrawal last Tuesday on the charge of distributing bonus to NOC s', 'sortorder' => '1740', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1848', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Govt For Polls Sans CPN-Maoist', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> </p> <p> <strong>By Sagar Ghimire</strong></p> <p> The government and the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) have said they will move ahead with the plan to hold the election on the scheduled date of November 19 as the efforts to woo the agitating CPN-Maoist led 33-party alliance have been in vain. The talks between the HLPC and the agitating alliance broke down last Monday (September 16) after the CPN-Maoist remained adamant on its ‘four-point’ proposal. The four-point proposal comprises of convening a Round-Table-Conference (RTC) to take decisions on the basis of consensus, dissolution of the Khil Raj Regmi-led government to form an all-party-government or Regmi’s resignation from the post of Chief Justice to accept the current government, and the deferral of CA polls to April.</p> <p> “The demand on the four-point proposal of the CPN-Maoist to defer the polls was unacceptable to us,” Nepali Congress vice-president Ram Chandra Poudel said, reasoning the failure of the talks. Likewise, CPN (UML) leader Raghuji Pant argued that the real intention of the CPN-Maoist was not to join the poll process. “They are using the talks as a time-buying tactic,” Pant said.</p> <p> Blaming the HLPC and the government for the failure of the talks,CPN-Maoist secretary Dev Gurung reiterated that his party would not join the poll process unless their demands for Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi’s resignation and the poll deferral, among others, are met.</p> <p> Meanwhile, the government has signaled that it will now move ahead with its poll-plan even without the participation of the CPN-Maoist led agitating alliance. As per this decision, the government had forwarded an ordinance that provisions a 601-member size CA in accordance with agreements with some political parties last month. President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has endorsed the ordinance. While the government and the HLPC are planning to go ahead with their poll-plan, the agitating CPN-Maoist has said it will disrupt the election at any cost.</p> <p> “We have not closed the door for talks yet. However, if the government dares to move ahead with its poll plans unilaterally, we will foil it,” CPN-Maoist secretary Gurung said holding a press conference last Tuesday at his party office in Buddhanagar.</p> <p> </p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-23', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'Nepal Political Economic News cover story news & articles, cover story news & articles from Nepal Political Economic News nepal, cover story headlines from nepal, current and latest cover story news from nepal, economic news from nepal, nepali cover story economic news and events, ongoing cover s', 'description' => 'The government and the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) have said they will move ahead with the plan to hold the election on the scheduled date of November 19 as the efforts to woo the agitating CPN-Maoist led 33-party alliance have been in vain.', 'sortorder' => '1709', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1811', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'CPN-Maoist ‘Positive’ On Contesting CA Polls', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong>--By Sagar Ghimire </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> In what appears to be a major shift from its previous intransigent stance to totally boycott the Constituent Assembly elections, the agitating CPN-Maoist party last week demonstrated flexibility to participate in the election process.</div> <div> </div> <div> CPN-Maoist, which had endorsed a strategy to disrupt the CA polls through its central committee meeting held in June 30 in Pokhara, expressed its commitment to join the election process if its demands, including the polls deferral for April, are met. </div> <div> </div> <div> During an all-party-meeting organized by President Dr Ram Baran Yadav at the Presidential Palace Shital Niwas last Friday, the poll-opposing party CPN-Maoist floated its four-point proposal as a way-out to the current political impasse. </div> <div> </div> <div> The four-point proposal comprises convening a Round-Table-Conference (RTC) to make decisions on the basis of consensus, dissolution of the Khil Raj Regmi-led government to form all-party-government, or Regmi’s resignation from the post of Chief Justice, and deferring CA polls for four months. </div> <div> </div> <div> Though the parties representing the High Level Political Committee rejected outright the CPN-Maoist call for deferring polls, they have termed the proposal as positive and as an indication of the latter’s willingness to come on board the election process. </div> <div> </div> <div> UCPN (Maoist) leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha informed the media that the CPN-Maoist chairperson Mohan Baidya requested President Yadav and leaders of other parties to not cast any doubt over his party’s intentions to contest in the CA polls. “We are ready to join the poll process,” Shrestha quoted Baidya as saying. </div> <div> </div> <div> Emerging from the meeting, coordinator of the HLPC and president of the Nepali Congress Sushil Koirala told the media: “Discussions are heading towards a positive direction, but the election cannot be postponed to April as demanded by the CPN-Maoist.”</div> <div> </div> <div> Echoing the views of HLPC coordinator Koirala, CPN (UML) Chairman Jhalnath Khanal said, “Among four, only two proposals of the CPN-Maoist are positive.” </div> <div> </div> <div> CPN-Maoist Secretary Dev Gurung said that other parties have taken positively to the proposal floated by his party.</div> <div> </div> <div> The all-party-meeting has resumed again at the Presidential Palace Shital Niwas when this paper went to print on Sunday (September 15) regarding the four-point proposal of the CPN-Maoist.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-16', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'In what appears to be a major shift from its previous intransigent stance to totally boycott the Constituent Assembly elections, the agitating CPN-Maoist party last week demonstrated flexibility to participate in the election process.', 'sortorder' => '1672', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1730', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Unstable Politics Obstructing Investment: Bodde', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> Investors are backtracking from investment despite immense possibilities in Nepal, said US ambassador to Nepal Peter W Bodde.</div> <div> </div> <div> Speaking at an interaction programme organised by the Birgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) last Thursday, envoy Bodde said that political instability is hindering investment in Nepal. He advised the business community to press political parties to restore political stability in the country and prioritise economic development. “Attracting foreign investment and generating employment opportunities should be the priority of political parties. The business community can request political parties towards this end,” Bodde said. </div> <div> </div> <div> He also said the business community should support holding the Constituent Assembly polls scheduled for November 19. </div> <div> </div> <div> Also speaking in the programme, BCCI Chairperson Ashok Baidya lamented over continuing problems in creating a business friendly environment. He also expressed his expectation from the U.S. for the economic development of Nepal.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-02', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Investors are backtracking from investment despite immense possibilities in Nepal, said US ambassador to Nepal Peter W Bodde.', 'sortorder' => '1591', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1729', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'NC Still Divided On Federal Set-up', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> Though the previous Constituent Assembly was dissolved following the failure of political parties to agree on the issue of federalism, Nepali Congress (NC), the second largest party of the previous CA, is yet to agree upon a common federal structure within the party. </div> <div> </div> <div> The party’s Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting held on August 29 witnessed a debate on whether to adopt the 13-province or the seven-province federal model as proposed by vice-president Ram Chandra Poudel in the political report.</div> <div> </div> <div> A CWC member Mohammad Aftab Alam said that most members from the Madhes and ethnic communities are in favour of the 13-province model while others support the seven-province model. </div> <div> </div> <div> The political report tabled in the last ‘Mahasamiti Meeting’ held in Tribani of Nawalparasi on April 8 was endorsed in the CWC meeting after incorporating suggestions from delegates of the meeting as well as CWC members. </div> <div> </div> <div> The party, however, has not finalised the model of federalism it is to adopt. The decision would be finalised by a committee led by vice-president Ram Chandra Poudel which was formed during the Mahasamiti Meeting. The Mahasamiti Meeting had delegated the resposibility to the committee to come up with a suitable federal structure after the party’s jamboree failed to do so.</div> <div> </div> <div> Unlike the compromise made by the party for a mixed system of governance in the erstwhile Constituent Assembly, the NC in its report has said that it will adopt the parliamentary system this time. </div> <div> </div> <div> The NC has said that the party’s election manifesto will be drafted based on this report. </div> <div> </div> <div> Meanwhile, the party requested people to donate money for election expenses through its bank accounts. Issuing an appeal, the party has said its bank accounts have been opened in different parts of the country to make the donation transactions open and transparent.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-02', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Though the previous Constituent Assembly was dissolved following the failure of political parties to agree on the issue of federalism, Nepali Congress (NC), the second largest party of the previous CA, is yet to agree upon a common federal structure within the party.', 'sortorder' => '1590', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1694', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Gajurel Sees Dahal Behind CA Dissolution', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent</strong></div> <div> </div> <div> CPN-Maoist Vice-chairperson CP Gajurel accused UCPN (Maoist) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal for the dissolution of the erstwhile Constituent Assembly. He said the Dispute Resolution Committee, a mechanism formed at the Constituent Assembly under the chair of Pushpa Kamal Dahal, did not hold much discussion. He added that it was the main reason behind the dissolution of the CA without the promulgation of new constitution. Speaking at a programme in Janakpurdham last Monday, Gajurel also warned that an election held by using force would invite violent confrontation in the country.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-26', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'CPN-Maoist Vice-chairperson CP Gajurel accused UCPN (Maoist) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal for the dissolution of the erstwhile Constituent Assembly.', 'sortorder' => '1555', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1693', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Baidya-led Alliance To Foil CA Polls', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> Sensing that the CPN-Maoist was considering the Round-Table-Conference (RTC) as a tactic to subvert the election process, the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) ruled out convening such a conference. </div> <div> </div> <div> The HLPC took this decision last Saturday following a meeting with the CPN-Maoist-led 33-party alliance. The dissident alliance remained adamant on its stance that the RTC should be called and put forth a five-point demand calling for the cancellation of the Constituent Assembly polls, the dissolution of the Khil Raj Regmi-led government and the dissolution of the HLPC. </div> <div> </div> <div> Earlier last Thursday, the HLPC had agreed to hold a RTC to bring the poll-opposing parties on board for the election process.</div> <div> </div> <div> Leaders of the HLPC said they would now move ahead with the election process. Speaking with the media after a meeting with the alliance, CPN (UML) Chairperson Jhalanath Khanal said the RTC will not be held now and that the election would be held on the scheduled date. Likewise, UCPN (Maoist) leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha said the CPN-Maoist wanted to decide everything including the fate of the election through the RTC. “Meeting their demand means making the election uncertain when they are not serious about the CA polls themselves.”</div> <div> </div> <div> CPN-Maoist Secretary Dev Gurung also informed the media that the dialogue with the HLPC has ended and added that they would now hit the streets and foil the government’s attempt to hold election.</div> <div> </div> <div> As this scribe went to press, leaders of the 33-party alliance said they were chalking out a strategy and protest programmes to foil the election scheduled for November 19.</div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-26', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Sensing that the CPN-Maoist was considering the Round-Table-Conference (RTC) as a tactic to subvert the election process, the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) ruled out convening such a conference.', 'sortorder' => '1554', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1643', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Former PM Marich Man Passes Away', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> Former Prime Minister Marich Man Singh Shrestha died last week at the Thapathali based Norvic Hospital. He was 71 years old. </div> <div> </div> <div> Battling with lung cancer for the past three months, Shrestha breathed his last at 3 AM last Thursday. </div> <div> </div> <div> His last rites were performed at the Pashupati Aryaghaat (cremation ground) according to Hindu rituals on the same day he died. </div> <div> </div> <div> Though the government immediately decided to accord special honour, Shrestha’s supporters protested against the government at the Aryaghaat and demanded full state honours for the late PM. They denied the Nepal Police band from play the mourning tune. </div> <div> </div> <div> Before performing his last rites, his deceased body was kept at his residence in Dhapasi, where Interim Election Council Chairperson Khil Raj Regmi, former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Sher Bahadur Deuwa and Dr Baburam Bhattarai, among other leaders, paid their last tribute.</div> <div> </div> <div> Late Singh had served as prime minister of Nepal from 15 June 1986 to 6 April 1990 during the party-less Panchayat system. He was dismissed by then King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah following the popular peoples’ uprising.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-19', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Former Prime Minister Marich Man Singh Shrestha died last week at the Thapathali based Norvic Hospital. He was 71 years old.', 'sortorder' => '1504', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1642', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Yadav-led FDF And HLPC Ink 6-Point Deal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> Following a hectic negotiation, the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) struck a six-point deal with the Upendra Yadav-led Federal Democratic Front (FDF) last Thursday. The deal was signed between the HLPC and the FDF at the HLPC Secretariat in New Baneshwor.</div> <div> </div> <div> Earlier on the first week of August during a dialogue with the HLPC, the FSP had put forth a 13-point demand. The deal struck on Thursday has now paved the way for eight parties affiliated with the FDF to contest for the election. Yadav’s Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal, Sarat Singh Bhandari’s Rastriya Madhesh Samajwadi Party, Tamsaling Rastriya Dal and Rastriya Janamukti Party, among others, will now be contesting in the election.</div> <div> </div> <div> According to the deal, the CA will have 581 members with a provision of electing 335 members under the proportional representation system and 240 under first-past-the-post, while 10 other will be inducted into the CA upon the recommendation of the cabinet. </div> <div> </div> <div> The FDF will also be in the HLPC and will be expanded further to bring other dissident parties into the political mechanism. </div> <div> The deal includes requesting the EC to extend the voter registration process for two weeks, taking the process ahead on forging consensus on the basic principles of the new constitution and to hold the CA polls in a free, fair and fearless environment.</div> <div> </div> <div> While negotiating at the table, the FDF however, dropped one of its demands of the Interim Election Council Chairman Khil Raj Regmi’s resignation from the post of Chief Justice.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-19', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Following a hectic negotiation, the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) struck a six-point deal with the Upendra Yadav-led Federal Democratic Front (FDF) last Thursday. The deal was signed between the HLPC and the FDF at the HLPC Secretariat in New Baneshwor.', 'sortorder' => '1503', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1599', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Dissident Parties In Dialogue With HLPC', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> High Level Political Committee (HLPC) has started dialogue with the parties that are opposing the Constituent Assembly polls. Following three consecutive invitation letters from the HLPC, the disgruntled parties have finally agreed to sit for the table talks. </div> <div> </div> <div> During the dialogues, the dissident parties have so far presented their charter of demands before the HLPC. The HLPC held dialogues separately with the CPN-Maoist-led 33-party alliance and Upendra Yadav-led Federal Democratic Front (FDF) on last Tuesday. The CPN-Maoist led alliance presented an 18-point demand before the HLPC, while FDF put forth six demands during the talks. </div> <div> </div> <div> The 18-point demand includes postponement of scheduled November 19 polls, scrapping 25-point presidential decree and 11-point agreement of parties, dissolution of the HLPC and the present government, formation of a party-led government and holding a Round Table Conference, among others. </div> <div> </div> <div> Also the 6 demands of FDF include the dissolution of the HLPC and Khilraj Regmi-led government. The Front has also demanded increasing the number of seats under Proportional Representation system in CA polls and extension of the deadline of voter registration process, among others.</div> <div> </div> <div> Meanwhile, the HLPC also held dialogue with Ashok Rai-led Federal Socialist Party (FSP) on Thursday. The FSP, during the talk, has submitted 5-point demand to HLPC coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Dissolution of the HLPC and formation of all-party mechanism and retaining the strength of earlier CA are the key demands of FSP.</div> <div> </div> <div> The leaders of the HLPC have said that they will sit for the dialogue again with the poll opposing parties after studying and assessing their demands.</div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-12', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'High Level Political Committee (HLPC) has started dialogue with the parties that are opposing the Constituent Assembly polls.', 'sortorder' => '1460', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1598', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Koirala Back From India Tour', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> Wrapping up a six-day trip to India, Nepali Congress (NC) president Sushil Koirala returned to Kathmandu on Friday. </div> <div> </div> <div> Koirala had visited India last Sunday upon an invitation from the Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.</div> <div> </div> <div> Speaking at the Tribhuvan International Airport to the media, Koirala claimed his visit to be “highly successful” and that he found leaders and the government of India in favour of a timely conduct of the CA polls.</div> <div> </div> <div> Koirala also met with Congress (I) President and Chairperson of the ruling United Party Alliance (UPA) Sonia Gandhi and Minister of External Affairs Salman Khurshid, among other Indian leaders. </div> <div> </div> <div> While receiving Koirala at the 7 Race Course in New Delhi last Monday, PM Singh requested the NC president to take the lead on bringing disgruntled parties on board for the election.</div> <div> </div> <div> UPA chairperson Gandhi also expressed her interest to see multiparty democracy strengthen through the CA polls in Nepal. At a meeting with Gandhi on Tuesday, Koirala extended an invitation to her to visit Nepal. In response, Gandhi said she would visit Nepal </div> <div> after the CA polls. </div> <div> </div> <div> Before returning to Nepal, Koirala also visited Bihar and UP states of India where he met their respective chief ministers and discussed bilateral issue. Drawing UP CM Akhilesh Yadav’s attention towards inundation problems faced by Nepali locals due to the Laxmanpur barrage in Banke district, Koirala requested him to be serious about resolving the issue. Yadav pledged to find amenable solutions soon. </div> <div> </div> <div> The NC general secretary duo Prakash Man Singh and Krishna Prasad Situala and Sitaula’s personal aide Laxman Dhakal had accompanied Koirala in his first official trip to India after being elected party president.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-12', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Wrapping up a six-day trip to India, Nepali Congress (NC) president Sushil Koirala returned to Kathmandu on Friday.', 'sortorder' => '1459', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1552', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Late Kafle’s Contributions For Human Rights Lauded', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size: 12px;">CPN (Maoist) Vice- Chairperson Bidya Devi Bhandari praised the role of late human rights leader Prakash Kafle in human rights, social justice and democracy. </span></div> <div> </div> <div> Speaking at a programme to mark the 21st Memorial Day of the late leader, Bhandari, also a former Defense Minister, admitted that the culprit for Niranjan Basnet’s and Maina Sunuwar’s murder could not be presented in the apex court. </div> <div> During the programme, conflict victim Sabitri Shrestha was felicitated with the Prakash Human Rights Award. The prize carries a purse of NRs 50 thousand and letter of appreciation.</div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-05', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'CPN (Maoist) Vice- Chairperson Bidya Devi Bhandari praised the role of late human rights leader Prakash Kafle in human rights, social justice and democracy.', 'sortorder' => '1413', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1551', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'UDMF Seeks A Month-long Extension Of Voter Registration', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size: 12px;">The United Democratic Madhesi Front has demanded that the voter registration process be extended for one more month. A meeting of the UDMF, a member of the High Level Political Committee, held in the Capital on Wednesday has sought 30 days’ extension on the voter registration process, which had ended in mid-July. </span></div> <div> </div> <div> The meeting, however, has concluded that the election of the Constituent Assembly should be held on the scheduled date of November 19. Raj Kishor Yadav, Chairperson of Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-R, informed that the meeting has demanded the registration drive to be re-opened for a month in order to give a chance to those who have not registered themselves in the voter rolls. “Since this is the election of the Constituent Assembly, there should be maximum participation but many voters have not been registered to the list due to various reasons including the inability to present citizen certificates. They should not be disenfranchised,” Yadav said. He claimed that extending the deadline for the voter registration process would not hamper the schedule of the election much.</div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-05', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'The United Democratic Madhesi Front has demanded that the voter registration process be extended for one more month.', 'sortorder' => '1412', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = falseinclude - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 60 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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Addressing the UNGA last Saturday, Chairman Regmi said that the necessary preparation has been made for the upcoming Constituent Assembly polls which will be vital for Nepal’s peace process. He also thanked the international community for the “moral and material support” made available for the elections. </div> <div> </div> <div> “The election will provide the mandate of the people for writing a constitution, advance civil and political rights, ensure people’s sovereignty in decision-making in state affairs and institutionalize multi-party democracy, federalism and republicanism,” he said.</div> <div> </div> <div> Meanwhile, Regmi has also met UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Indian Prime Minister Dr Man Mohan Singh and US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian and Central Asian Affairs Mr. Robert Blake in the sidelines of the UNGA. </div> <div> </div> <div> Regmi has also held an interaction with the representatives of the Nepali expatriate community in New York. </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-30', 'modified' => '2013-09-30', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Chairman of the Interim Election Council of Ministers, Khil Raj Regmi, has addressed the 68th General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA). Addressing the UNGA last Saturday, Chairman Regmi said that the necessary preparation has been made for the upcoming Constituent Assembly polls which will be vital for Nepal’s peace process. He also thanked the international community for the “moral and material support” made available for the elections.', 'sortorder' => '1742', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1880', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'SC Bars Murder Convicts From Contesting CA Polls', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the government and the Election Commission (EC) to not allow convicted persons from contesting in the Constituent Assembly elections. Scrapping an interim order, the apex court last Thursday upheld Section 19 of the Constituent Assembly Member Election Ordinance 2013 that bars murder convicts from contesting the election. </div> <div> </div> <div> Earlier last Monday (September 23), a single bench of Justice Tarka Raj Bhatta had ordered the government and the Election Commission (EC) not to implement Clause 19 (e) of the ordinance concerning election of CA members. </div> <div> </div> <div> Following the SC order, all murder convicts, including UCPN (Maoist) leader Bal Krishna Dhungel, will be unable to file candidacy for the upcoming CA election scheduled for November 19.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-30', 'modified' => '2013-09-30', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the government and the Election Commission (EC) to not allow convicted persons from contesting in the Constituent Assembly elections. Scrapping an interim order, the apex court last Thursday upheld Section 19 of the Constituent Assembly Member Election Ordinance 2013 that bars murder convicts from contesting the election', 'sortorder' => '1741', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1879', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'CIAA Arrests Five NOC Officials', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> </div> <div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has arrested top four officials of the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) including the Officiating Executive Director Suresh Kumar Agrawal last Tuesday on the charge of distributing bonus to NOC staff by violating its earlier directive. The Commission had earlier directed the NOC to not distribute bonuses until the state-owned corporation cleared its accumulated loss. </div> <div> </div> <div> The other arrested persons are Director Nagendra Shah and Managers Kamal Prasad Sharma and Netra Prasad Kafle. Following the arrest, the CIAA presented them before the Special Court last Wednesday. They have been sent for a seven-day judicial custody by the Special Court.</div> <div> </div> <div> Meanwhile, the CIAA also arrested Nepal Oil Corporation Trade Union Chairman Devi Prasad Neupane last Friday on the charge of obstructing the investigation it had launched against NOC officials. Earlier on Wednesday, Neupane, who is also Senior Assistant at the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), had issued the statement in a press conference defending the bonus distribution.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-30', 'modified' => '2013-09-30', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has arrested top four officials of the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) including the Officiating Executive Director Suresh Kumar Agrawal last Tuesday on the charge of distributing bonus to NOC s', 'sortorder' => '1740', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1848', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Govt For Polls Sans CPN-Maoist', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> </p> <p> <strong>By Sagar Ghimire</strong></p> <p> The government and the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) have said they will move ahead with the plan to hold the election on the scheduled date of November 19 as the efforts to woo the agitating CPN-Maoist led 33-party alliance have been in vain. The talks between the HLPC and the agitating alliance broke down last Monday (September 16) after the CPN-Maoist remained adamant on its ‘four-point’ proposal. The four-point proposal comprises of convening a Round-Table-Conference (RTC) to take decisions on the basis of consensus, dissolution of the Khil Raj Regmi-led government to form an all-party-government or Regmi’s resignation from the post of Chief Justice to accept the current government, and the deferral of CA polls to April.</p> <p> “The demand on the four-point proposal of the CPN-Maoist to defer the polls was unacceptable to us,” Nepali Congress vice-president Ram Chandra Poudel said, reasoning the failure of the talks. Likewise, CPN (UML) leader Raghuji Pant argued that the real intention of the CPN-Maoist was not to join the poll process. “They are using the talks as a time-buying tactic,” Pant said.</p> <p> Blaming the HLPC and the government for the failure of the talks,CPN-Maoist secretary Dev Gurung reiterated that his party would not join the poll process unless their demands for Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi’s resignation and the poll deferral, among others, are met.</p> <p> Meanwhile, the government has signaled that it will now move ahead with its poll-plan even without the participation of the CPN-Maoist led agitating alliance. As per this decision, the government had forwarded an ordinance that provisions a 601-member size CA in accordance with agreements with some political parties last month. President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has endorsed the ordinance. While the government and the HLPC are planning to go ahead with their poll-plan, the agitating CPN-Maoist has said it will disrupt the election at any cost.</p> <p> “We have not closed the door for talks yet. However, if the government dares to move ahead with its poll plans unilaterally, we will foil it,” CPN-Maoist secretary Gurung said holding a press conference last Tuesday at his party office in Buddhanagar.</p> <p> </p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-23', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'Nepal Political Economic News cover story news & articles, cover story news & articles from Nepal Political Economic News nepal, cover story headlines from nepal, current and latest cover story news from nepal, economic news from nepal, nepali cover story economic news and events, ongoing cover s', 'description' => 'The government and the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) have said they will move ahead with the plan to hold the election on the scheduled date of November 19 as the efforts to woo the agitating CPN-Maoist led 33-party alliance have been in vain.', 'sortorder' => '1709', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1811', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'CPN-Maoist ‘Positive’ On Contesting CA Polls', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong>--By Sagar Ghimire </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> In what appears to be a major shift from its previous intransigent stance to totally boycott the Constituent Assembly elections, the agitating CPN-Maoist party last week demonstrated flexibility to participate in the election process.</div> <div> </div> <div> CPN-Maoist, which had endorsed a strategy to disrupt the CA polls through its central committee meeting held in June 30 in Pokhara, expressed its commitment to join the election process if its demands, including the polls deferral for April, are met. </div> <div> </div> <div> During an all-party-meeting organized by President Dr Ram Baran Yadav at the Presidential Palace Shital Niwas last Friday, the poll-opposing party CPN-Maoist floated its four-point proposal as a way-out to the current political impasse. </div> <div> </div> <div> The four-point proposal comprises convening a Round-Table-Conference (RTC) to make decisions on the basis of consensus, dissolution of the Khil Raj Regmi-led government to form all-party-government, or Regmi’s resignation from the post of Chief Justice, and deferring CA polls for four months. </div> <div> </div> <div> Though the parties representing the High Level Political Committee rejected outright the CPN-Maoist call for deferring polls, they have termed the proposal as positive and as an indication of the latter’s willingness to come on board the election process. </div> <div> </div> <div> UCPN (Maoist) leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha informed the media that the CPN-Maoist chairperson Mohan Baidya requested President Yadav and leaders of other parties to not cast any doubt over his party’s intentions to contest in the CA polls. “We are ready to join the poll process,” Shrestha quoted Baidya as saying. </div> <div> </div> <div> Emerging from the meeting, coordinator of the HLPC and president of the Nepali Congress Sushil Koirala told the media: “Discussions are heading towards a positive direction, but the election cannot be postponed to April as demanded by the CPN-Maoist.”</div> <div> </div> <div> Echoing the views of HLPC coordinator Koirala, CPN (UML) Chairman Jhalnath Khanal said, “Among four, only two proposals of the CPN-Maoist are positive.” </div> <div> </div> <div> CPN-Maoist Secretary Dev Gurung said that other parties have taken positively to the proposal floated by his party.</div> <div> </div> <div> The all-party-meeting has resumed again at the Presidential Palace Shital Niwas when this paper went to print on Sunday (September 15) regarding the four-point proposal of the CPN-Maoist.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-16', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'In what appears to be a major shift from its previous intransigent stance to totally boycott the Constituent Assembly elections, the agitating CPN-Maoist party last week demonstrated flexibility to participate in the election process.', 'sortorder' => '1672', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1730', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Unstable Politics Obstructing Investment: Bodde', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> Investors are backtracking from investment despite immense possibilities in Nepal, said US ambassador to Nepal Peter W Bodde.</div> <div> </div> <div> Speaking at an interaction programme organised by the Birgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) last Thursday, envoy Bodde said that political instability is hindering investment in Nepal. He advised the business community to press political parties to restore political stability in the country and prioritise economic development. “Attracting foreign investment and generating employment opportunities should be the priority of political parties. The business community can request political parties towards this end,” Bodde said. </div> <div> </div> <div> He also said the business community should support holding the Constituent Assembly polls scheduled for November 19. </div> <div> </div> <div> Also speaking in the programme, BCCI Chairperson Ashok Baidya lamented over continuing problems in creating a business friendly environment. He also expressed his expectation from the U.S. for the economic development of Nepal.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-02', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Investors are backtracking from investment despite immense possibilities in Nepal, said US ambassador to Nepal Peter W Bodde.', 'sortorder' => '1591', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1729', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'NC Still Divided On Federal Set-up', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> Though the previous Constituent Assembly was dissolved following the failure of political parties to agree on the issue of federalism, Nepali Congress (NC), the second largest party of the previous CA, is yet to agree upon a common federal structure within the party. </div> <div> </div> <div> The party’s Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting held on August 29 witnessed a debate on whether to adopt the 13-province or the seven-province federal model as proposed by vice-president Ram Chandra Poudel in the political report.</div> <div> </div> <div> A CWC member Mohammad Aftab Alam said that most members from the Madhes and ethnic communities are in favour of the 13-province model while others support the seven-province model. </div> <div> </div> <div> The political report tabled in the last ‘Mahasamiti Meeting’ held in Tribani of Nawalparasi on April 8 was endorsed in the CWC meeting after incorporating suggestions from delegates of the meeting as well as CWC members. </div> <div> </div> <div> The party, however, has not finalised the model of federalism it is to adopt. The decision would be finalised by a committee led by vice-president Ram Chandra Poudel which was formed during the Mahasamiti Meeting. The Mahasamiti Meeting had delegated the resposibility to the committee to come up with a suitable federal structure after the party’s jamboree failed to do so.</div> <div> </div> <div> Unlike the compromise made by the party for a mixed system of governance in the erstwhile Constituent Assembly, the NC in its report has said that it will adopt the parliamentary system this time. </div> <div> </div> <div> The NC has said that the party’s election manifesto will be drafted based on this report. </div> <div> </div> <div> Meanwhile, the party requested people to donate money for election expenses through its bank accounts. Issuing an appeal, the party has said its bank accounts have been opened in different parts of the country to make the donation transactions open and transparent.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-02', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Though the previous Constituent Assembly was dissolved following the failure of political parties to agree on the issue of federalism, Nepali Congress (NC), the second largest party of the previous CA, is yet to agree upon a common federal structure within the party.', 'sortorder' => '1590', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1694', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Gajurel Sees Dahal Behind CA Dissolution', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent</strong></div> <div> </div> <div> CPN-Maoist Vice-chairperson CP Gajurel accused UCPN (Maoist) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal for the dissolution of the erstwhile Constituent Assembly. He said the Dispute Resolution Committee, a mechanism formed at the Constituent Assembly under the chair of Pushpa Kamal Dahal, did not hold much discussion. He added that it was the main reason behind the dissolution of the CA without the promulgation of new constitution. Speaking at a programme in Janakpurdham last Monday, Gajurel also warned that an election held by using force would invite violent confrontation in the country.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-26', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'CPN-Maoist Vice-chairperson CP Gajurel accused UCPN (Maoist) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal for the dissolution of the erstwhile Constituent Assembly.', 'sortorder' => '1555', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1693', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Baidya-led Alliance To Foil CA Polls', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> Sensing that the CPN-Maoist was considering the Round-Table-Conference (RTC) as a tactic to subvert the election process, the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) ruled out convening such a conference. </div> <div> </div> <div> The HLPC took this decision last Saturday following a meeting with the CPN-Maoist-led 33-party alliance. The dissident alliance remained adamant on its stance that the RTC should be called and put forth a five-point demand calling for the cancellation of the Constituent Assembly polls, the dissolution of the Khil Raj Regmi-led government and the dissolution of the HLPC. </div> <div> </div> <div> Earlier last Thursday, the HLPC had agreed to hold a RTC to bring the poll-opposing parties on board for the election process.</div> <div> </div> <div> Leaders of the HLPC said they would now move ahead with the election process. Speaking with the media after a meeting with the alliance, CPN (UML) Chairperson Jhalanath Khanal said the RTC will not be held now and that the election would be held on the scheduled date. Likewise, UCPN (Maoist) leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha said the CPN-Maoist wanted to decide everything including the fate of the election through the RTC. “Meeting their demand means making the election uncertain when they are not serious about the CA polls themselves.”</div> <div> </div> <div> CPN-Maoist Secretary Dev Gurung also informed the media that the dialogue with the HLPC has ended and added that they would now hit the streets and foil the government’s attempt to hold election.</div> <div> </div> <div> As this scribe went to press, leaders of the 33-party alliance said they were chalking out a strategy and protest programmes to foil the election scheduled for November 19.</div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-26', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Sensing that the CPN-Maoist was considering the Round-Table-Conference (RTC) as a tactic to subvert the election process, the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) ruled out convening such a conference.', 'sortorder' => '1554', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1643', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Former PM Marich Man Passes Away', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> Former Prime Minister Marich Man Singh Shrestha died last week at the Thapathali based Norvic Hospital. He was 71 years old. </div> <div> </div> <div> Battling with lung cancer for the past three months, Shrestha breathed his last at 3 AM last Thursday. </div> <div> </div> <div> His last rites were performed at the Pashupati Aryaghaat (cremation ground) according to Hindu rituals on the same day he died. </div> <div> </div> <div> Though the government immediately decided to accord special honour, Shrestha’s supporters protested against the government at the Aryaghaat and demanded full state honours for the late PM. They denied the Nepal Police band from play the mourning tune. </div> <div> </div> <div> Before performing his last rites, his deceased body was kept at his residence in Dhapasi, where Interim Election Council Chairperson Khil Raj Regmi, former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Sher Bahadur Deuwa and Dr Baburam Bhattarai, among other leaders, paid their last tribute.</div> <div> </div> <div> Late Singh had served as prime minister of Nepal from 15 June 1986 to 6 April 1990 during the party-less Panchayat system. He was dismissed by then King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah following the popular peoples’ uprising.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-19', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Former Prime Minister Marich Man Singh Shrestha died last week at the Thapathali based Norvic Hospital. He was 71 years old.', 'sortorder' => '1504', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1642', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Yadav-led FDF And HLPC Ink 6-Point Deal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> Following a hectic negotiation, the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) struck a six-point deal with the Upendra Yadav-led Federal Democratic Front (FDF) last Thursday. The deal was signed between the HLPC and the FDF at the HLPC Secretariat in New Baneshwor.</div> <div> </div> <div> Earlier on the first week of August during a dialogue with the HLPC, the FSP had put forth a 13-point demand. The deal struck on Thursday has now paved the way for eight parties affiliated with the FDF to contest for the election. Yadav’s Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal, Sarat Singh Bhandari’s Rastriya Madhesh Samajwadi Party, Tamsaling Rastriya Dal and Rastriya Janamukti Party, among others, will now be contesting in the election.</div> <div> </div> <div> According to the deal, the CA will have 581 members with a provision of electing 335 members under the proportional representation system and 240 under first-past-the-post, while 10 other will be inducted into the CA upon the recommendation of the cabinet. </div> <div> </div> <div> The FDF will also be in the HLPC and will be expanded further to bring other dissident parties into the political mechanism. </div> <div> The deal includes requesting the EC to extend the voter registration process for two weeks, taking the process ahead on forging consensus on the basic principles of the new constitution and to hold the CA polls in a free, fair and fearless environment.</div> <div> </div> <div> While negotiating at the table, the FDF however, dropped one of its demands of the Interim Election Council Chairman Khil Raj Regmi’s resignation from the post of Chief Justice.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-19', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Following a hectic negotiation, the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) struck a six-point deal with the Upendra Yadav-led Federal Democratic Front (FDF) last Thursday. The deal was signed between the HLPC and the FDF at the HLPC Secretariat in New Baneshwor.', 'sortorder' => '1503', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1599', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Dissident Parties In Dialogue With HLPC', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> High Level Political Committee (HLPC) has started dialogue with the parties that are opposing the Constituent Assembly polls. Following three consecutive invitation letters from the HLPC, the disgruntled parties have finally agreed to sit for the table talks. </div> <div> </div> <div> During the dialogues, the dissident parties have so far presented their charter of demands before the HLPC. The HLPC held dialogues separately with the CPN-Maoist-led 33-party alliance and Upendra Yadav-led Federal Democratic Front (FDF) on last Tuesday. The CPN-Maoist led alliance presented an 18-point demand before the HLPC, while FDF put forth six demands during the talks. </div> <div> </div> <div> The 18-point demand includes postponement of scheduled November 19 polls, scrapping 25-point presidential decree and 11-point agreement of parties, dissolution of the HLPC and the present government, formation of a party-led government and holding a Round Table Conference, among others. </div> <div> </div> <div> Also the 6 demands of FDF include the dissolution of the HLPC and Khilraj Regmi-led government. The Front has also demanded increasing the number of seats under Proportional Representation system in CA polls and extension of the deadline of voter registration process, among others.</div> <div> </div> <div> Meanwhile, the HLPC also held dialogue with Ashok Rai-led Federal Socialist Party (FSP) on Thursday. The FSP, during the talk, has submitted 5-point demand to HLPC coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Dissolution of the HLPC and formation of all-party mechanism and retaining the strength of earlier CA are the key demands of FSP.</div> <div> </div> <div> The leaders of the HLPC have said that they will sit for the dialogue again with the poll opposing parties after studying and assessing their demands.</div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-12', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'High Level Political Committee (HLPC) has started dialogue with the parties that are opposing the Constituent Assembly polls.', 'sortorder' => '1460', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1598', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Koirala Back From India Tour', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> Wrapping up a six-day trip to India, Nepali Congress (NC) president Sushil Koirala returned to Kathmandu on Friday. </div> <div> </div> <div> Koirala had visited India last Sunday upon an invitation from the Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.</div> <div> </div> <div> Speaking at the Tribhuvan International Airport to the media, Koirala claimed his visit to be “highly successful” and that he found leaders and the government of India in favour of a timely conduct of the CA polls.</div> <div> </div> <div> Koirala also met with Congress (I) President and Chairperson of the ruling United Party Alliance (UPA) Sonia Gandhi and Minister of External Affairs Salman Khurshid, among other Indian leaders. </div> <div> </div> <div> While receiving Koirala at the 7 Race Course in New Delhi last Monday, PM Singh requested the NC president to take the lead on bringing disgruntled parties on board for the election.</div> <div> </div> <div> UPA chairperson Gandhi also expressed her interest to see multiparty democracy strengthen through the CA polls in Nepal. At a meeting with Gandhi on Tuesday, Koirala extended an invitation to her to visit Nepal. In response, Gandhi said she would visit Nepal </div> <div> after the CA polls. </div> <div> </div> <div> Before returning to Nepal, Koirala also visited Bihar and UP states of India where he met their respective chief ministers and discussed bilateral issue. Drawing UP CM Akhilesh Yadav’s attention towards inundation problems faced by Nepali locals due to the Laxmanpur barrage in Banke district, Koirala requested him to be serious about resolving the issue. Yadav pledged to find amenable solutions soon. </div> <div> </div> <div> The NC general secretary duo Prakash Man Singh and Krishna Prasad Situala and Sitaula’s personal aide Laxman Dhakal had accompanied Koirala in his first official trip to India after being elected party president.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-12', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Wrapping up a six-day trip to India, Nepali Congress (NC) president Sushil Koirala returned to Kathmandu on Friday.', 'sortorder' => '1459', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1552', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Late Kafle’s Contributions For Human Rights Lauded', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size: 12px;">CPN (Maoist) Vice- Chairperson Bidya Devi Bhandari praised the role of late human rights leader Prakash Kafle in human rights, social justice and democracy. </span></div> <div> </div> <div> Speaking at a programme to mark the 21st Memorial Day of the late leader, Bhandari, also a former Defense Minister, admitted that the culprit for Niranjan Basnet’s and Maina Sunuwar’s murder could not be presented in the apex court. </div> <div> During the programme, conflict victim Sabitri Shrestha was felicitated with the Prakash Human Rights Award. The prize carries a purse of NRs 50 thousand and letter of appreciation.</div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-05', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'CPN (Maoist) Vice- Chairperson Bidya Devi Bhandari praised the role of late human rights leader Prakash Kafle in human rights, social justice and democracy.', 'sortorder' => '1413', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1551', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'UDMF Seeks A Month-long Extension Of Voter Registration', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size: 12px;">The United Democratic Madhesi Front has demanded that the voter registration process be extended for one more month. A meeting of the UDMF, a member of the High Level Political Committee, held in the Capital on Wednesday has sought 30 days’ extension on the voter registration process, which had ended in mid-July. </span></div> <div> </div> <div> The meeting, however, has concluded that the election of the Constituent Assembly should be held on the scheduled date of November 19. Raj Kishor Yadav, Chairperson of Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-R, informed that the meeting has demanded the registration drive to be re-opened for a month in order to give a chance to those who have not registered themselves in the voter rolls. “Since this is the election of the Constituent Assembly, there should be maximum participation but many voters have not been registered to the list due to various reasons including the inability to present citizen certificates. They should not be disenfranchised,” Yadav said. He claimed that extending the deadline for the voter registration process would not hamper the schedule of the election much.</div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-05', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'The United Democratic Madhesi Front has demanded that the voter registration process be extended for one more month.', 'sortorder' => '1412', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = falsesimplexml_load_file - [internal], line ?? include - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 60 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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Addressing the UNGA last Saturday, Chairman Regmi said that the necessary preparation has been made for the upcoming Constituent Assembly polls which will be vital for Nepal’s peace process. He also thanked the international community for the “moral and material support” made available for the elections. </div> <div> </div> <div> “The election will provide the mandate of the people for writing a constitution, advance civil and political rights, ensure people’s sovereignty in decision-making in state affairs and institutionalize multi-party democracy, federalism and republicanism,” he said.</div> <div> </div> <div> Meanwhile, Regmi has also met UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Indian Prime Minister Dr Man Mohan Singh and US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian and Central Asian Affairs Mr. Robert Blake in the sidelines of the UNGA. </div> <div> </div> <div> Regmi has also held an interaction with the representatives of the Nepali expatriate community in New York. </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-30', 'modified' => '2013-09-30', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Chairman of the Interim Election Council of Ministers, Khil Raj Regmi, has addressed the 68th General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA). Addressing the UNGA last Saturday, Chairman Regmi said that the necessary preparation has been made for the upcoming Constituent Assembly polls which will be vital for Nepal’s peace process. He also thanked the international community for the “moral and material support” made available for the elections.', 'sortorder' => '1742', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1880', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'SC Bars Murder Convicts From Contesting CA Polls', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the government and the Election Commission (EC) to not allow convicted persons from contesting in the Constituent Assembly elections. Scrapping an interim order, the apex court last Thursday upheld Section 19 of the Constituent Assembly Member Election Ordinance 2013 that bars murder convicts from contesting the election. </div> <div> </div> <div> Earlier last Monday (September 23), a single bench of Justice Tarka Raj Bhatta had ordered the government and the Election Commission (EC) not to implement Clause 19 (e) of the ordinance concerning election of CA members. </div> <div> </div> <div> Following the SC order, all murder convicts, including UCPN (Maoist) leader Bal Krishna Dhungel, will be unable to file candidacy for the upcoming CA election scheduled for November 19.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-30', 'modified' => '2013-09-30', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the government and the Election Commission (EC) to not allow convicted persons from contesting in the Constituent Assembly elections. Scrapping an interim order, the apex court last Thursday upheld Section 19 of the Constituent Assembly Member Election Ordinance 2013 that bars murder convicts from contesting the election', 'sortorder' => '1741', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1879', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'CIAA Arrests Five NOC Officials', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> </div> <div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has arrested top four officials of the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) including the Officiating Executive Director Suresh Kumar Agrawal last Tuesday on the charge of distributing bonus to NOC staff by violating its earlier directive. The Commission had earlier directed the NOC to not distribute bonuses until the state-owned corporation cleared its accumulated loss. </div> <div> </div> <div> The other arrested persons are Director Nagendra Shah and Managers Kamal Prasad Sharma and Netra Prasad Kafle. Following the arrest, the CIAA presented them before the Special Court last Wednesday. They have been sent for a seven-day judicial custody by the Special Court.</div> <div> </div> <div> Meanwhile, the CIAA also arrested Nepal Oil Corporation Trade Union Chairman Devi Prasad Neupane last Friday on the charge of obstructing the investigation it had launched against NOC officials. Earlier on Wednesday, Neupane, who is also Senior Assistant at the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), had issued the statement in a press conference defending the bonus distribution.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-30', 'modified' => '2013-09-30', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has arrested top four officials of the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) including the Officiating Executive Director Suresh Kumar Agrawal last Tuesday on the charge of distributing bonus to NOC s', 'sortorder' => '1740', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1848', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Govt For Polls Sans CPN-Maoist', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> </p> <p> <strong>By Sagar Ghimire</strong></p> <p> The government and the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) have said they will move ahead with the plan to hold the election on the scheduled date of November 19 as the efforts to woo the agitating CPN-Maoist led 33-party alliance have been in vain. The talks between the HLPC and the agitating alliance broke down last Monday (September 16) after the CPN-Maoist remained adamant on its ‘four-point’ proposal. The four-point proposal comprises of convening a Round-Table-Conference (RTC) to take decisions on the basis of consensus, dissolution of the Khil Raj Regmi-led government to form an all-party-government or Regmi’s resignation from the post of Chief Justice to accept the current government, and the deferral of CA polls to April.</p> <p> “The demand on the four-point proposal of the CPN-Maoist to defer the polls was unacceptable to us,” Nepali Congress vice-president Ram Chandra Poudel said, reasoning the failure of the talks. Likewise, CPN (UML) leader Raghuji Pant argued that the real intention of the CPN-Maoist was not to join the poll process. “They are using the talks as a time-buying tactic,” Pant said.</p> <p> Blaming the HLPC and the government for the failure of the talks,CPN-Maoist secretary Dev Gurung reiterated that his party would not join the poll process unless their demands for Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi’s resignation and the poll deferral, among others, are met.</p> <p> Meanwhile, the government has signaled that it will now move ahead with its poll-plan even without the participation of the CPN-Maoist led agitating alliance. As per this decision, the government had forwarded an ordinance that provisions a 601-member size CA in accordance with agreements with some political parties last month. President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has endorsed the ordinance. While the government and the HLPC are planning to go ahead with their poll-plan, the agitating CPN-Maoist has said it will disrupt the election at any cost.</p> <p> “We have not closed the door for talks yet. However, if the government dares to move ahead with its poll plans unilaterally, we will foil it,” CPN-Maoist secretary Gurung said holding a press conference last Tuesday at his party office in Buddhanagar.</p> <p> </p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-23', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'Nepal Political Economic News cover story news & articles, cover story news & articles from Nepal Political Economic News nepal, cover story headlines from nepal, current and latest cover story news from nepal, economic news from nepal, nepali cover story economic news and events, ongoing cover s', 'description' => 'The government and the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) have said they will move ahead with the plan to hold the election on the scheduled date of November 19 as the efforts to woo the agitating CPN-Maoist led 33-party alliance have been in vain.', 'sortorder' => '1709', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1811', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'CPN-Maoist ‘Positive’ On Contesting CA Polls', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong>--By Sagar Ghimire </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> In what appears to be a major shift from its previous intransigent stance to totally boycott the Constituent Assembly elections, the agitating CPN-Maoist party last week demonstrated flexibility to participate in the election process.</div> <div> </div> <div> CPN-Maoist, which had endorsed a strategy to disrupt the CA polls through its central committee meeting held in June 30 in Pokhara, expressed its commitment to join the election process if its demands, including the polls deferral for April, are met. </div> <div> </div> <div> During an all-party-meeting organized by President Dr Ram Baran Yadav at the Presidential Palace Shital Niwas last Friday, the poll-opposing party CPN-Maoist floated its four-point proposal as a way-out to the current political impasse. </div> <div> </div> <div> The four-point proposal comprises convening a Round-Table-Conference (RTC) to make decisions on the basis of consensus, dissolution of the Khil Raj Regmi-led government to form all-party-government, or Regmi’s resignation from the post of Chief Justice, and deferring CA polls for four months. </div> <div> </div> <div> Though the parties representing the High Level Political Committee rejected outright the CPN-Maoist call for deferring polls, they have termed the proposal as positive and as an indication of the latter’s willingness to come on board the election process. </div> <div> </div> <div> UCPN (Maoist) leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha informed the media that the CPN-Maoist chairperson Mohan Baidya requested President Yadav and leaders of other parties to not cast any doubt over his party’s intentions to contest in the CA polls. “We are ready to join the poll process,” Shrestha quoted Baidya as saying. </div> <div> </div> <div> Emerging from the meeting, coordinator of the HLPC and president of the Nepali Congress Sushil Koirala told the media: “Discussions are heading towards a positive direction, but the election cannot be postponed to April as demanded by the CPN-Maoist.”</div> <div> </div> <div> Echoing the views of HLPC coordinator Koirala, CPN (UML) Chairman Jhalnath Khanal said, “Among four, only two proposals of the CPN-Maoist are positive.” </div> <div> </div> <div> CPN-Maoist Secretary Dev Gurung said that other parties have taken positively to the proposal floated by his party.</div> <div> </div> <div> The all-party-meeting has resumed again at the Presidential Palace Shital Niwas when this paper went to print on Sunday (September 15) regarding the four-point proposal of the CPN-Maoist.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-16', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'In what appears to be a major shift from its previous intransigent stance to totally boycott the Constituent Assembly elections, the agitating CPN-Maoist party last week demonstrated flexibility to participate in the election process.', 'sortorder' => '1672', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1730', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Unstable Politics Obstructing Investment: Bodde', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> Investors are backtracking from investment despite immense possibilities in Nepal, said US ambassador to Nepal Peter W Bodde.</div> <div> </div> <div> Speaking at an interaction programme organised by the Birgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) last Thursday, envoy Bodde said that political instability is hindering investment in Nepal. He advised the business community to press political parties to restore political stability in the country and prioritise economic development. “Attracting foreign investment and generating employment opportunities should be the priority of political parties. The business community can request political parties towards this end,” Bodde said. </div> <div> </div> <div> He also said the business community should support holding the Constituent Assembly polls scheduled for November 19. </div> <div> </div> <div> Also speaking in the programme, BCCI Chairperson Ashok Baidya lamented over continuing problems in creating a business friendly environment. He also expressed his expectation from the U.S. for the economic development of Nepal.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-02', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Investors are backtracking from investment despite immense possibilities in Nepal, said US ambassador to Nepal Peter W Bodde.', 'sortorder' => '1591', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1729', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'NC Still Divided On Federal Set-up', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> Though the previous Constituent Assembly was dissolved following the failure of political parties to agree on the issue of federalism, Nepali Congress (NC), the second largest party of the previous CA, is yet to agree upon a common federal structure within the party. </div> <div> </div> <div> The party’s Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting held on August 29 witnessed a debate on whether to adopt the 13-province or the seven-province federal model as proposed by vice-president Ram Chandra Poudel in the political report.</div> <div> </div> <div> A CWC member Mohammad Aftab Alam said that most members from the Madhes and ethnic communities are in favour of the 13-province model while others support the seven-province model. </div> <div> </div> <div> The political report tabled in the last ‘Mahasamiti Meeting’ held in Tribani of Nawalparasi on April 8 was endorsed in the CWC meeting after incorporating suggestions from delegates of the meeting as well as CWC members. </div> <div> </div> <div> The party, however, has not finalised the model of federalism it is to adopt. The decision would be finalised by a committee led by vice-president Ram Chandra Poudel which was formed during the Mahasamiti Meeting. The Mahasamiti Meeting had delegated the resposibility to the committee to come up with a suitable federal structure after the party’s jamboree failed to do so.</div> <div> </div> <div> Unlike the compromise made by the party for a mixed system of governance in the erstwhile Constituent Assembly, the NC in its report has said that it will adopt the parliamentary system this time. </div> <div> </div> <div> The NC has said that the party’s election manifesto will be drafted based on this report. </div> <div> </div> <div> Meanwhile, the party requested people to donate money for election expenses through its bank accounts. Issuing an appeal, the party has said its bank accounts have been opened in different parts of the country to make the donation transactions open and transparent.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-02', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Though the previous Constituent Assembly was dissolved following the failure of political parties to agree on the issue of federalism, Nepali Congress (NC), the second largest party of the previous CA, is yet to agree upon a common federal structure within the party.', 'sortorder' => '1590', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1694', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Gajurel Sees Dahal Behind CA Dissolution', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent</strong></div> <div> </div> <div> CPN-Maoist Vice-chairperson CP Gajurel accused UCPN (Maoist) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal for the dissolution of the erstwhile Constituent Assembly. He said the Dispute Resolution Committee, a mechanism formed at the Constituent Assembly under the chair of Pushpa Kamal Dahal, did not hold much discussion. He added that it was the main reason behind the dissolution of the CA without the promulgation of new constitution. Speaking at a programme in Janakpurdham last Monday, Gajurel also warned that an election held by using force would invite violent confrontation in the country.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-26', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'CPN-Maoist Vice-chairperson CP Gajurel accused UCPN (Maoist) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal for the dissolution of the erstwhile Constituent Assembly.', 'sortorder' => '1555', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1693', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Baidya-led Alliance To Foil CA Polls', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> Sensing that the CPN-Maoist was considering the Round-Table-Conference (RTC) as a tactic to subvert the election process, the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) ruled out convening such a conference. </div> <div> </div> <div> The HLPC took this decision last Saturday following a meeting with the CPN-Maoist-led 33-party alliance. The dissident alliance remained adamant on its stance that the RTC should be called and put forth a five-point demand calling for the cancellation of the Constituent Assembly polls, the dissolution of the Khil Raj Regmi-led government and the dissolution of the HLPC. </div> <div> </div> <div> Earlier last Thursday, the HLPC had agreed to hold a RTC to bring the poll-opposing parties on board for the election process.</div> <div> </div> <div> Leaders of the HLPC said they would now move ahead with the election process. Speaking with the media after a meeting with the alliance, CPN (UML) Chairperson Jhalanath Khanal said the RTC will not be held now and that the election would be held on the scheduled date. Likewise, UCPN (Maoist) leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha said the CPN-Maoist wanted to decide everything including the fate of the election through the RTC. “Meeting their demand means making the election uncertain when they are not serious about the CA polls themselves.”</div> <div> </div> <div> CPN-Maoist Secretary Dev Gurung also informed the media that the dialogue with the HLPC has ended and added that they would now hit the streets and foil the government’s attempt to hold election.</div> <div> </div> <div> As this scribe went to press, leaders of the 33-party alliance said they were chalking out a strategy and protest programmes to foil the election scheduled for November 19.</div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-26', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Sensing that the CPN-Maoist was considering the Round-Table-Conference (RTC) as a tactic to subvert the election process, the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) ruled out convening such a conference.', 'sortorder' => '1554', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1643', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Former PM Marich Man Passes Away', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> Former Prime Minister Marich Man Singh Shrestha died last week at the Thapathali based Norvic Hospital. He was 71 years old. </div> <div> </div> <div> Battling with lung cancer for the past three months, Shrestha breathed his last at 3 AM last Thursday. </div> <div> </div> <div> His last rites were performed at the Pashupati Aryaghaat (cremation ground) according to Hindu rituals on the same day he died. </div> <div> </div> <div> Though the government immediately decided to accord special honour, Shrestha’s supporters protested against the government at the Aryaghaat and demanded full state honours for the late PM. They denied the Nepal Police band from play the mourning tune. </div> <div> </div> <div> Before performing his last rites, his deceased body was kept at his residence in Dhapasi, where Interim Election Council Chairperson Khil Raj Regmi, former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Sher Bahadur Deuwa and Dr Baburam Bhattarai, among other leaders, paid their last tribute.</div> <div> </div> <div> Late Singh had served as prime minister of Nepal from 15 June 1986 to 6 April 1990 during the party-less Panchayat system. He was dismissed by then King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah following the popular peoples’ uprising.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-19', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Former Prime Minister Marich Man Singh Shrestha died last week at the Thapathali based Norvic Hospital. He was 71 years old.', 'sortorder' => '1504', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1642', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Yadav-led FDF And HLPC Ink 6-Point Deal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> Following a hectic negotiation, the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) struck a six-point deal with the Upendra Yadav-led Federal Democratic Front (FDF) last Thursday. The deal was signed between the HLPC and the FDF at the HLPC Secretariat in New Baneshwor.</div> <div> </div> <div> Earlier on the first week of August during a dialogue with the HLPC, the FSP had put forth a 13-point demand. The deal struck on Thursday has now paved the way for eight parties affiliated with the FDF to contest for the election. Yadav’s Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal, Sarat Singh Bhandari’s Rastriya Madhesh Samajwadi Party, Tamsaling Rastriya Dal and Rastriya Janamukti Party, among others, will now be contesting in the election.</div> <div> </div> <div> According to the deal, the CA will have 581 members with a provision of electing 335 members under the proportional representation system and 240 under first-past-the-post, while 10 other will be inducted into the CA upon the recommendation of the cabinet. </div> <div> </div> <div> The FDF will also be in the HLPC and will be expanded further to bring other dissident parties into the political mechanism. </div> <div> The deal includes requesting the EC to extend the voter registration process for two weeks, taking the process ahead on forging consensus on the basic principles of the new constitution and to hold the CA polls in a free, fair and fearless environment.</div> <div> </div> <div> While negotiating at the table, the FDF however, dropped one of its demands of the Interim Election Council Chairman Khil Raj Regmi’s resignation from the post of Chief Justice.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-19', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Following a hectic negotiation, the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) struck a six-point deal with the Upendra Yadav-led Federal Democratic Front (FDF) last Thursday. The deal was signed between the HLPC and the FDF at the HLPC Secretariat in New Baneshwor.', 'sortorder' => '1503', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1599', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Dissident Parties In Dialogue With HLPC', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> High Level Political Committee (HLPC) has started dialogue with the parties that are opposing the Constituent Assembly polls. Following three consecutive invitation letters from the HLPC, the disgruntled parties have finally agreed to sit for the table talks. </div> <div> </div> <div> During the dialogues, the dissident parties have so far presented their charter of demands before the HLPC. The HLPC held dialogues separately with the CPN-Maoist-led 33-party alliance and Upendra Yadav-led Federal Democratic Front (FDF) on last Tuesday. The CPN-Maoist led alliance presented an 18-point demand before the HLPC, while FDF put forth six demands during the talks. </div> <div> </div> <div> The 18-point demand includes postponement of scheduled November 19 polls, scrapping 25-point presidential decree and 11-point agreement of parties, dissolution of the HLPC and the present government, formation of a party-led government and holding a Round Table Conference, among others. </div> <div> </div> <div> Also the 6 demands of FDF include the dissolution of the HLPC and Khilraj Regmi-led government. The Front has also demanded increasing the number of seats under Proportional Representation system in CA polls and extension of the deadline of voter registration process, among others.</div> <div> </div> <div> Meanwhile, the HLPC also held dialogue with Ashok Rai-led Federal Socialist Party (FSP) on Thursday. The FSP, during the talk, has submitted 5-point demand to HLPC coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Dissolution of the HLPC and formation of all-party mechanism and retaining the strength of earlier CA are the key demands of FSP.</div> <div> </div> <div> The leaders of the HLPC have said that they will sit for the dialogue again with the poll opposing parties after studying and assessing their demands.</div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-12', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'High Level Political Committee (HLPC) has started dialogue with the parties that are opposing the Constituent Assembly polls.', 'sortorder' => '1460', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1598', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Koirala Back From India Tour', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> Wrapping up a six-day trip to India, Nepali Congress (NC) president Sushil Koirala returned to Kathmandu on Friday. </div> <div> </div> <div> Koirala had visited India last Sunday upon an invitation from the Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.</div> <div> </div> <div> Speaking at the Tribhuvan International Airport to the media, Koirala claimed his visit to be “highly successful” and that he found leaders and the government of India in favour of a timely conduct of the CA polls.</div> <div> </div> <div> Koirala also met with Congress (I) President and Chairperson of the ruling United Party Alliance (UPA) Sonia Gandhi and Minister of External Affairs Salman Khurshid, among other Indian leaders. </div> <div> </div> <div> While receiving Koirala at the 7 Race Course in New Delhi last Monday, PM Singh requested the NC president to take the lead on bringing disgruntled parties on board for the election.</div> <div> </div> <div> UPA chairperson Gandhi also expressed her interest to see multiparty democracy strengthen through the CA polls in Nepal. At a meeting with Gandhi on Tuesday, Koirala extended an invitation to her to visit Nepal. In response, Gandhi said she would visit Nepal </div> <div> after the CA polls. </div> <div> </div> <div> Before returning to Nepal, Koirala also visited Bihar and UP states of India where he met their respective chief ministers and discussed bilateral issue. Drawing UP CM Akhilesh Yadav’s attention towards inundation problems faced by Nepali locals due to the Laxmanpur barrage in Banke district, Koirala requested him to be serious about resolving the issue. Yadav pledged to find amenable solutions soon. </div> <div> </div> <div> The NC general secretary duo Prakash Man Singh and Krishna Prasad Situala and Sitaula’s personal aide Laxman Dhakal had accompanied Koirala in his first official trip to India after being elected party president.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-12', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Wrapping up a six-day trip to India, Nepali Congress (NC) president Sushil Koirala returned to Kathmandu on Friday.', 'sortorder' => '1459', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1552', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Late Kafle’s Contributions For Human Rights Lauded', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size: 12px;">CPN (Maoist) Vice- Chairperson Bidya Devi Bhandari praised the role of late human rights leader Prakash Kafle in human rights, social justice and democracy. </span></div> <div> </div> <div> Speaking at a programme to mark the 21st Memorial Day of the late leader, Bhandari, also a former Defense Minister, admitted that the culprit for Niranjan Basnet’s and Maina Sunuwar’s murder could not be presented in the apex court. </div> <div> During the programme, conflict victim Sabitri Shrestha was felicitated with the Prakash Human Rights Award. The prize carries a purse of NRs 50 thousand and letter of appreciation.</div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-05', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'CPN (Maoist) Vice- Chairperson Bidya Devi Bhandari praised the role of late human rights leader Prakash Kafle in human rights, social justice and democracy.', 'sortorder' => '1413', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1551', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'UDMF Seeks A Month-long Extension Of Voter Registration', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size: 12px;">The United Democratic Madhesi Front has demanded that the voter registration process be extended for one more month. A meeting of the UDMF, a member of the High Level Political Committee, held in the Capital on Wednesday has sought 30 days’ extension on the voter registration process, which had ended in mid-July. </span></div> <div> </div> <div> The meeting, however, has concluded that the election of the Constituent Assembly should be held on the scheduled date of November 19. Raj Kishor Yadav, Chairperson of Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-R, informed that the meeting has demanded the registration drive to be re-opened for a month in order to give a chance to those who have not registered themselves in the voter rolls. “Since this is the election of the Constituent Assembly, there should be maximum participation but many voters have not been registered to the list due to various reasons including the inability to present citizen certificates. They should not be disenfranchised,” Yadav said. He claimed that extending the deadline for the voter registration process would not hamper the schedule of the election much.</div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-05', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'The United Democratic Madhesi Front has demanded that the voter registration process be extended for one more month.', 'sortorder' => '1412', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = false $xml = falseinclude - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 133 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
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Addressing the UNGA last Saturday, Chairman Regmi said that the necessary preparation has been made for the upcoming Constituent Assembly polls which will be vital for Nepal’s peace process. He also thanked the international community for the “moral and material support” made available for the elections. </div> <div> </div> <div> “The election will provide the mandate of the people for writing a constitution, advance civil and political rights, ensure people’s sovereignty in decision-making in state affairs and institutionalize multi-party democracy, federalism and republicanism,” he said.</div> <div> </div> <div> Meanwhile, Regmi has also met UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Indian Prime Minister Dr Man Mohan Singh and US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian and Central Asian Affairs Mr. Robert Blake in the sidelines of the UNGA. </div> <div> </div> <div> Regmi has also held an interaction with the representatives of the Nepali expatriate community in New York. </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-30', 'modified' => '2013-09-30', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Chairman of the Interim Election Council of Ministers, Khil Raj Regmi, has addressed the 68th General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA). Addressing the UNGA last Saturday, Chairman Regmi said that the necessary preparation has been made for the upcoming Constituent Assembly polls which will be vital for Nepal’s peace process. He also thanked the international community for the “moral and material support” made available for the elections.', 'sortorder' => '1742', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 1 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1880', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'SC Bars Murder Convicts From Contesting CA Polls', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the government and the Election Commission (EC) to not allow convicted persons from contesting in the Constituent Assembly elections. Scrapping an interim order, the apex court last Thursday upheld Section 19 of the Constituent Assembly Member Election Ordinance 2013 that bars murder convicts from contesting the election. </div> <div> </div> <div> Earlier last Monday (September 23), a single bench of Justice Tarka Raj Bhatta had ordered the government and the Election Commission (EC) not to implement Clause 19 (e) of the ordinance concerning election of CA members. </div> <div> </div> <div> Following the SC order, all murder convicts, including UCPN (Maoist) leader Bal Krishna Dhungel, will be unable to file candidacy for the upcoming CA election scheduled for November 19.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-30', 'modified' => '2013-09-30', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the government and the Election Commission (EC) to not allow convicted persons from contesting in the Constituent Assembly elections. Scrapping an interim order, the apex court last Thursday upheld Section 19 of the Constituent Assembly Member Election Ordinance 2013 that bars murder convicts from contesting the election', 'sortorder' => '1741', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 2 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1879', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'CIAA Arrests Five NOC Officials', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> </div> <div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has arrested top four officials of the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) including the Officiating Executive Director Suresh Kumar Agrawal last Tuesday on the charge of distributing bonus to NOC staff by violating its earlier directive. The Commission had earlier directed the NOC to not distribute bonuses until the state-owned corporation cleared its accumulated loss. </div> <div> </div> <div> The other arrested persons are Director Nagendra Shah and Managers Kamal Prasad Sharma and Netra Prasad Kafle. Following the arrest, the CIAA presented them before the Special Court last Wednesday. They have been sent for a seven-day judicial custody by the Special Court.</div> <div> </div> <div> Meanwhile, the CIAA also arrested Nepal Oil Corporation Trade Union Chairman Devi Prasad Neupane last Friday on the charge of obstructing the investigation it had launched against NOC officials. Earlier on Wednesday, Neupane, who is also Senior Assistant at the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), had issued the statement in a press conference defending the bonus distribution.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-30', 'modified' => '2013-09-30', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has arrested top four officials of the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) including the Officiating Executive Director Suresh Kumar Agrawal last Tuesday on the charge of distributing bonus to NOC s', 'sortorder' => '1740', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 3 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1848', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Govt For Polls Sans CPN-Maoist', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<p> </p> <p> <strong>By Sagar Ghimire</strong></p> <p> The government and the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) have said they will move ahead with the plan to hold the election on the scheduled date of November 19 as the efforts to woo the agitating CPN-Maoist led 33-party alliance have been in vain. The talks between the HLPC and the agitating alliance broke down last Monday (September 16) after the CPN-Maoist remained adamant on its ‘four-point’ proposal. The four-point proposal comprises of convening a Round-Table-Conference (RTC) to take decisions on the basis of consensus, dissolution of the Khil Raj Regmi-led government to form an all-party-government or Regmi’s resignation from the post of Chief Justice to accept the current government, and the deferral of CA polls to April.</p> <p> “The demand on the four-point proposal of the CPN-Maoist to defer the polls was unacceptable to us,” Nepali Congress vice-president Ram Chandra Poudel said, reasoning the failure of the talks. Likewise, CPN (UML) leader Raghuji Pant argued that the real intention of the CPN-Maoist was not to join the poll process. “They are using the talks as a time-buying tactic,” Pant said.</p> <p> Blaming the HLPC and the government for the failure of the talks,CPN-Maoist secretary Dev Gurung reiterated that his party would not join the poll process unless their demands for Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi’s resignation and the poll deferral, among others, are met.</p> <p> Meanwhile, the government has signaled that it will now move ahead with its poll-plan even without the participation of the CPN-Maoist led agitating alliance. As per this decision, the government had forwarded an ordinance that provisions a 601-member size CA in accordance with agreements with some political parties last month. President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has endorsed the ordinance. While the government and the HLPC are planning to go ahead with their poll-plan, the agitating CPN-Maoist has said it will disrupt the election at any cost.</p> <p> “We have not closed the door for talks yet. However, if the government dares to move ahead with its poll plans unilaterally, we will foil it,” CPN-Maoist secretary Gurung said holding a press conference last Tuesday at his party office in Buddhanagar.</p> <p> </p>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-23', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'Nepal Political Economic News cover story news & articles, cover story news & articles from Nepal Political Economic News nepal, cover story headlines from nepal, current and latest cover story news from nepal, economic news from nepal, nepali cover story economic news and events, ongoing cover s', 'description' => 'The government and the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) have said they will move ahead with the plan to hold the election on the scheduled date of November 19 as the efforts to woo the agitating CPN-Maoist led 33-party alliance have been in vain.', 'sortorder' => '1709', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 4 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1811', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'CPN-Maoist ‘Positive’ On Contesting CA Polls', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong>--By Sagar Ghimire </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> In what appears to be a major shift from its previous intransigent stance to totally boycott the Constituent Assembly elections, the agitating CPN-Maoist party last week demonstrated flexibility to participate in the election process.</div> <div> </div> <div> CPN-Maoist, which had endorsed a strategy to disrupt the CA polls through its central committee meeting held in June 30 in Pokhara, expressed its commitment to join the election process if its demands, including the polls deferral for April, are met. </div> <div> </div> <div> During an all-party-meeting organized by President Dr Ram Baran Yadav at the Presidential Palace Shital Niwas last Friday, the poll-opposing party CPN-Maoist floated its four-point proposal as a way-out to the current political impasse. </div> <div> </div> <div> The four-point proposal comprises convening a Round-Table-Conference (RTC) to make decisions on the basis of consensus, dissolution of the Khil Raj Regmi-led government to form all-party-government, or Regmi’s resignation from the post of Chief Justice, and deferring CA polls for four months. </div> <div> </div> <div> Though the parties representing the High Level Political Committee rejected outright the CPN-Maoist call for deferring polls, they have termed the proposal as positive and as an indication of the latter’s willingness to come on board the election process. </div> <div> </div> <div> UCPN (Maoist) leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha informed the media that the CPN-Maoist chairperson Mohan Baidya requested President Yadav and leaders of other parties to not cast any doubt over his party’s intentions to contest in the CA polls. “We are ready to join the poll process,” Shrestha quoted Baidya as saying. </div> <div> </div> <div> Emerging from the meeting, coordinator of the HLPC and president of the Nepali Congress Sushil Koirala told the media: “Discussions are heading towards a positive direction, but the election cannot be postponed to April as demanded by the CPN-Maoist.”</div> <div> </div> <div> Echoing the views of HLPC coordinator Koirala, CPN (UML) Chairman Jhalnath Khanal said, “Among four, only two proposals of the CPN-Maoist are positive.” </div> <div> </div> <div> CPN-Maoist Secretary Dev Gurung said that other parties have taken positively to the proposal floated by his party.</div> <div> </div> <div> The all-party-meeting has resumed again at the Presidential Palace Shital Niwas when this paper went to print on Sunday (September 15) regarding the four-point proposal of the CPN-Maoist.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-16', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'In what appears to be a major shift from its previous intransigent stance to totally boycott the Constituent Assembly elections, the agitating CPN-Maoist party last week demonstrated flexibility to participate in the election process.', 'sortorder' => '1672', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 5 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1730', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Unstable Politics Obstructing Investment: Bodde', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> Investors are backtracking from investment despite immense possibilities in Nepal, said US ambassador to Nepal Peter W Bodde.</div> <div> </div> <div> Speaking at an interaction programme organised by the Birgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) last Thursday, envoy Bodde said that political instability is hindering investment in Nepal. He advised the business community to press political parties to restore political stability in the country and prioritise economic development. “Attracting foreign investment and generating employment opportunities should be the priority of political parties. The business community can request political parties towards this end,” Bodde said. </div> <div> </div> <div> He also said the business community should support holding the Constituent Assembly polls scheduled for November 19. </div> <div> </div> <div> Also speaking in the programme, BCCI Chairperson Ashok Baidya lamented over continuing problems in creating a business friendly environment. He also expressed his expectation from the U.S. for the economic development of Nepal.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-02', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Investors are backtracking from investment despite immense possibilities in Nepal, said US ambassador to Nepal Peter W Bodde.', 'sortorder' => '1591', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 6 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1729', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'NC Still Divided On Federal Set-up', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> Though the previous Constituent Assembly was dissolved following the failure of political parties to agree on the issue of federalism, Nepali Congress (NC), the second largest party of the previous CA, is yet to agree upon a common federal structure within the party. </div> <div> </div> <div> The party’s Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting held on August 29 witnessed a debate on whether to adopt the 13-province or the seven-province federal model as proposed by vice-president Ram Chandra Poudel in the political report.</div> <div> </div> <div> A CWC member Mohammad Aftab Alam said that most members from the Madhes and ethnic communities are in favour of the 13-province model while others support the seven-province model. </div> <div> </div> <div> The political report tabled in the last ‘Mahasamiti Meeting’ held in Tribani of Nawalparasi on April 8 was endorsed in the CWC meeting after incorporating suggestions from delegates of the meeting as well as CWC members. </div> <div> </div> <div> The party, however, has not finalised the model of federalism it is to adopt. The decision would be finalised by a committee led by vice-president Ram Chandra Poudel which was formed during the Mahasamiti Meeting. The Mahasamiti Meeting had delegated the resposibility to the committee to come up with a suitable federal structure after the party’s jamboree failed to do so.</div> <div> </div> <div> Unlike the compromise made by the party for a mixed system of governance in the erstwhile Constituent Assembly, the NC in its report has said that it will adopt the parliamentary system this time. </div> <div> </div> <div> The NC has said that the party’s election manifesto will be drafted based on this report. </div> <div> </div> <div> Meanwhile, the party requested people to donate money for election expenses through its bank accounts. Issuing an appeal, the party has said its bank accounts have been opened in different parts of the country to make the donation transactions open and transparent.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-09-02', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Though the previous Constituent Assembly was dissolved following the failure of political parties to agree on the issue of federalism, Nepali Congress (NC), the second largest party of the previous CA, is yet to agree upon a common federal structure within the party.', 'sortorder' => '1590', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 7 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1694', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Gajurel Sees Dahal Behind CA Dissolution', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent</strong></div> <div> </div> <div> CPN-Maoist Vice-chairperson CP Gajurel accused UCPN (Maoist) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal for the dissolution of the erstwhile Constituent Assembly. He said the Dispute Resolution Committee, a mechanism formed at the Constituent Assembly under the chair of Pushpa Kamal Dahal, did not hold much discussion. He added that it was the main reason behind the dissolution of the CA without the promulgation of new constitution. Speaking at a programme in Janakpurdham last Monday, Gajurel also warned that an election held by using force would invite violent confrontation in the country.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-26', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'CPN-Maoist Vice-chairperson CP Gajurel accused UCPN (Maoist) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal for the dissolution of the erstwhile Constituent Assembly.', 'sortorder' => '1555', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 8 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1693', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Baidya-led Alliance To Foil CA Polls', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> Sensing that the CPN-Maoist was considering the Round-Table-Conference (RTC) as a tactic to subvert the election process, the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) ruled out convening such a conference. </div> <div> </div> <div> The HLPC took this decision last Saturday following a meeting with the CPN-Maoist-led 33-party alliance. The dissident alliance remained adamant on its stance that the RTC should be called and put forth a five-point demand calling for the cancellation of the Constituent Assembly polls, the dissolution of the Khil Raj Regmi-led government and the dissolution of the HLPC. </div> <div> </div> <div> Earlier last Thursday, the HLPC had agreed to hold a RTC to bring the poll-opposing parties on board for the election process.</div> <div> </div> <div> Leaders of the HLPC said they would now move ahead with the election process. Speaking with the media after a meeting with the alliance, CPN (UML) Chairperson Jhalanath Khanal said the RTC will not be held now and that the election would be held on the scheduled date. Likewise, UCPN (Maoist) leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha said the CPN-Maoist wanted to decide everything including the fate of the election through the RTC. “Meeting their demand means making the election uncertain when they are not serious about the CA polls themselves.”</div> <div> </div> <div> CPN-Maoist Secretary Dev Gurung also informed the media that the dialogue with the HLPC has ended and added that they would now hit the streets and foil the government’s attempt to hold election.</div> <div> </div> <div> As this scribe went to press, leaders of the 33-party alliance said they were chalking out a strategy and protest programmes to foil the election scheduled for November 19.</div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-26', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Sensing that the CPN-Maoist was considering the Round-Table-Conference (RTC) as a tactic to subvert the election process, the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) ruled out convening such a conference.', 'sortorder' => '1554', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 9 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1643', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Former PM Marich Man Passes Away', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> Former Prime Minister Marich Man Singh Shrestha died last week at the Thapathali based Norvic Hospital. He was 71 years old. </div> <div> </div> <div> Battling with lung cancer for the past three months, Shrestha breathed his last at 3 AM last Thursday. </div> <div> </div> <div> His last rites were performed at the Pashupati Aryaghaat (cremation ground) according to Hindu rituals on the same day he died. </div> <div> </div> <div> Though the government immediately decided to accord special honour, Shrestha’s supporters protested against the government at the Aryaghaat and demanded full state honours for the late PM. They denied the Nepal Police band from play the mourning tune. </div> <div> </div> <div> Before performing his last rites, his deceased body was kept at his residence in Dhapasi, where Interim Election Council Chairperson Khil Raj Regmi, former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Sher Bahadur Deuwa and Dr Baburam Bhattarai, among other leaders, paid their last tribute.</div> <div> </div> <div> Late Singh had served as prime minister of Nepal from 15 June 1986 to 6 April 1990 during the party-less Panchayat system. He was dismissed by then King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah following the popular peoples’ uprising.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-19', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Former Prime Minister Marich Man Singh Shrestha died last week at the Thapathali based Norvic Hospital. He was 71 years old.', 'sortorder' => '1504', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 10 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1642', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Yadav-led FDF And HLPC Ink 6-Point Deal', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> Following a hectic negotiation, the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) struck a six-point deal with the Upendra Yadav-led Federal Democratic Front (FDF) last Thursday. The deal was signed between the HLPC and the FDF at the HLPC Secretariat in New Baneshwor.</div> <div> </div> <div> Earlier on the first week of August during a dialogue with the HLPC, the FSP had put forth a 13-point demand. The deal struck on Thursday has now paved the way for eight parties affiliated with the FDF to contest for the election. Yadav’s Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal, Sarat Singh Bhandari’s Rastriya Madhesh Samajwadi Party, Tamsaling Rastriya Dal and Rastriya Janamukti Party, among others, will now be contesting in the election.</div> <div> </div> <div> According to the deal, the CA will have 581 members with a provision of electing 335 members under the proportional representation system and 240 under first-past-the-post, while 10 other will be inducted into the CA upon the recommendation of the cabinet. </div> <div> </div> <div> The FDF will also be in the HLPC and will be expanded further to bring other dissident parties into the political mechanism. </div> <div> The deal includes requesting the EC to extend the voter registration process for two weeks, taking the process ahead on forging consensus on the basic principles of the new constitution and to hold the CA polls in a free, fair and fearless environment.</div> <div> </div> <div> While negotiating at the table, the FDF however, dropped one of its demands of the Interim Election Council Chairman Khil Raj Regmi’s resignation from the post of Chief Justice.</div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-19', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Following a hectic negotiation, the High Level Political Committee (HLPC) struck a six-point deal with the Upendra Yadav-led Federal Democratic Front (FDF) last Thursday. The deal was signed between the HLPC and the FDF at the HLPC Secretariat in New Baneshwor.', 'sortorder' => '1503', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 11 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1599', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Dissident Parties In Dialogue With HLPC', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> High Level Political Committee (HLPC) has started dialogue with the parties that are opposing the Constituent Assembly polls. Following three consecutive invitation letters from the HLPC, the disgruntled parties have finally agreed to sit for the table talks. </div> <div> </div> <div> During the dialogues, the dissident parties have so far presented their charter of demands before the HLPC. The HLPC held dialogues separately with the CPN-Maoist-led 33-party alliance and Upendra Yadav-led Federal Democratic Front (FDF) on last Tuesday. The CPN-Maoist led alliance presented an 18-point demand before the HLPC, while FDF put forth six demands during the talks. </div> <div> </div> <div> The 18-point demand includes postponement of scheduled November 19 polls, scrapping 25-point presidential decree and 11-point agreement of parties, dissolution of the HLPC and the present government, formation of a party-led government and holding a Round Table Conference, among others. </div> <div> </div> <div> Also the 6 demands of FDF include the dissolution of the HLPC and Khilraj Regmi-led government. The Front has also demanded increasing the number of seats under Proportional Representation system in CA polls and extension of the deadline of voter registration process, among others.</div> <div> </div> <div> Meanwhile, the HLPC also held dialogue with Ashok Rai-led Federal Socialist Party (FSP) on Thursday. The FSP, during the talk, has submitted 5-point demand to HLPC coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Dissolution of the HLPC and formation of all-party mechanism and retaining the strength of earlier CA are the key demands of FSP.</div> <div> </div> <div> The leaders of the HLPC have said that they will sit for the dialogue again with the poll opposing parties after studying and assessing their demands.</div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-12', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'High Level Political Committee (HLPC) has started dialogue with the parties that are opposing the Constituent Assembly polls.', 'sortorder' => '1460', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 12 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1598', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Koirala Back From India Tour', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <strong>--By TC Correspondent </strong></div> <div> </div> <div> Wrapping up a six-day trip to India, Nepali Congress (NC) president Sushil Koirala returned to Kathmandu on Friday. </div> <div> </div> <div> Koirala had visited India last Sunday upon an invitation from the Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.</div> <div> </div> <div> Speaking at the Tribhuvan International Airport to the media, Koirala claimed his visit to be “highly successful” and that he found leaders and the government of India in favour of a timely conduct of the CA polls.</div> <div> </div> <div> Koirala also met with Congress (I) President and Chairperson of the ruling United Party Alliance (UPA) Sonia Gandhi and Minister of External Affairs Salman Khurshid, among other Indian leaders. </div> <div> </div> <div> While receiving Koirala at the 7 Race Course in New Delhi last Monday, PM Singh requested the NC president to take the lead on bringing disgruntled parties on board for the election.</div> <div> </div> <div> UPA chairperson Gandhi also expressed her interest to see multiparty democracy strengthen through the CA polls in Nepal. At a meeting with Gandhi on Tuesday, Koirala extended an invitation to her to visit Nepal. In response, Gandhi said she would visit Nepal </div> <div> after the CA polls. </div> <div> </div> <div> Before returning to Nepal, Koirala also visited Bihar and UP states of India where he met their respective chief ministers and discussed bilateral issue. Drawing UP CM Akhilesh Yadav’s attention towards inundation problems faced by Nepali locals due to the Laxmanpur barrage in Banke district, Koirala requested him to be serious about resolving the issue. Yadav pledged to find amenable solutions soon. </div> <div> </div> <div> The NC general secretary duo Prakash Man Singh and Krishna Prasad Situala and Sitaula’s personal aide Laxman Dhakal had accompanied Koirala in his first official trip to India after being elected party president.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-12', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'Wrapping up a six-day trip to India, Nepali Congress (NC) president Sushil Koirala returned to Kathmandu on Friday.', 'sortorder' => '1459', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 13 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1552', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'Late Kafle’s Contributions For Human Rights Lauded', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size: 12px;">CPN (Maoist) Vice- Chairperson Bidya Devi Bhandari praised the role of late human rights leader Prakash Kafle in human rights, social justice and democracy. </span></div> <div> </div> <div> Speaking at a programme to mark the 21st Memorial Day of the late leader, Bhandari, also a former Defense Minister, admitted that the culprit for Niranjan Basnet’s and Maina Sunuwar’s murder could not be presented in the apex court. </div> <div> During the programme, conflict victim Sabitri Shrestha was felicitated with the Prakash Human Rights Award. The prize carries a purse of NRs 50 thousand and letter of appreciation.</div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-05', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'CPN (Maoist) Vice- Chairperson Bidya Devi Bhandari praised the role of late human rights leader Prakash Kafle in human rights, social justice and democracy.', 'sortorder' => '1413', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ), (int) 14 => array( 'Article' => array( 'id' => '1551', 'article_category_id' => '140', 'title' => 'UDMF Seeks A Month-long Extension Of Voter Registration', 'sub_title' => '', 'summary' => null, 'content' => '<div> <span style="font-size: 12px;">The United Democratic Madhesi Front has demanded that the voter registration process be extended for one more month. A meeting of the UDMF, a member of the High Level Political Committee, held in the Capital on Wednesday has sought 30 days’ extension on the voter registration process, which had ended in mid-July. </span></div> <div> </div> <div> The meeting, however, has concluded that the election of the Constituent Assembly should be held on the scheduled date of November 19. Raj Kishor Yadav, Chairperson of Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-R, informed that the meeting has demanded the registration drive to be re-opened for a month in order to give a chance to those who have not registered themselves in the voter rolls. “Since this is the election of the Constituent Assembly, there should be maximum participation but many voters have not been registered to the list due to various reasons including the inability to present citizen certificates. They should not be disenfranchised,” Yadav said. He claimed that extending the deadline for the voter registration process would not hamper the schedule of the election much.</div> <div> </div>', 'published' => true, 'created' => '2013-08-05', 'modified' => '0000-00-00', 'keywords' => 'the corporate weekly from Nepal, nepali corporate events – news – interviews – reviews, nepali corporate focus, nepali corporate status and news, news from nepali corporate industry, corporate happenings – events – news from nepal', 'description' => 'The United Democratic Madhesi Front has demanded that the voter registration process be extended for one more month.', 'sortorder' => '1412', 'image' => null, 'article_date' => '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 'homepage' => false, 'breaking_news' => false, 'main_news' => false, 'in_scroller' => false, 'user_id' => '0' ) ) ) $current_user = null $logged_in = false $xml = falsesimplexml_load_file - [internal], line ?? include - APP/View/Elements/side_bar.ctp, line 133 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::_renderElement() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 1224 View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 418 include - APP/View/Articles/index.ctp, line 157 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 968 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 117
| Currency | Unit |
Buy | Sell |
| U.S. Dollar | 1 | 121.23 | 121.83 |
| European Euro | 1 | 131.65 | 132.31 |
| UK Pound Sterling | 1 | 142.47 | 143.18 |
| Swiss Franc | 1 | 124.29 | 124.90 |
| Australian Dollar | 1 | 71.69 | 72.05 |
| Canadian Dollar | 1 | 83.90 | 84.32 |
| Japanese Yen | 10 | 10.94 | 11.00 |
| Chinese Yuan | 1 | 17.17 | 17.26 |
| Saudi Arabian Riyal | 1 | 32.27 | 32.43 |
| UAE Dirham | 1 | 33.01 | 33.17 |
| Malaysian Ringgit | 1 | 27.36 | 27.50 |
| South Korean Won | 100 | 9.77 | 9.82 |
Update: 2020-03-25 | Source: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB)
| Fine Gold | 1 tola | 77000.00 |
| Tejabi Gold | 1 tola | 76700.00 |
| Silver | 1 tola | 720.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25
Source: Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers' Association
| Petrol | 1 Liter | 106.00 |
| Diesel | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
| Kerosene | 1 Liter | 95.00 |
| LP Gas | 1 Cylinder | 1375.00 |
Update : 2020-03-25
