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Nepal Political Economic News In Brief (12-18 August 2013)

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Congress (NC) Vice President Ram Chandra PoudelThompson Calls on NC Vice President Poudel
Visiting Foreign and Commonwealth Office Director Giles Thompson, who also oversees South Asian Affairs, met Nepali Congress (NC) Vice President Ram Chandra Poudel on Wednesday at Poudel’s residence in Bohoratar. British Ambassador Andrew James Sparkes was also present in the meeting.
According to Poudel’s personal aide Chiranjibi Adhikari, the meeting dwelt upon Nepal’s latest political developments, the upcoming Constituent Assembly polls, ongoing dialogues between poll-opposing parties and the support of the international community for the CA polls, among others.
 
Ex-IGP Rana Joins RMSP
Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pradip Shamsher JB Rana has joined the Rastriya Madhes Samajwadi Party (RMSP). Rana joined the party amidst a programme held at the party’s office in Kathmandu on Monday. He had served as IGP from 2057 BS to 2059 BS. Speaking at the programme, Rana informed that he would compete in the upcoming CA elections from constituency No. 4 of Rautahat.
 
UCPN (Maoist) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal‘3 Mistakes’ of Dahal
UCPN (Maoist) Chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal has admitted of making three major mistakes after his party joined mainstream politics in 2006. Speaking at an interaction programme in Pokhara on Wednesday, Dahal confessed that refusing to make the late Girija Prasad Koirala President of the country, sacking the then Army Chief Rookmangud Katwal and standing against voting over contentious issues in the dissolved CA were regretful mistakes.
 
CPN (UML) Against CA Polls Postponing
While CPN-Maoist and some other parties have been demanding postponement of the CA polls, CPN (UML) has said that it stands against such proposal. The Standing Committee meeting of the party held on Tuesday decided to reject the demand for postponement of polls on any pretext.
 
Tibetan Dies of Self-Immolation
A Tibetan refugee has died after setting himself on fire on Tuesday at the premises of Boudhanath Stupa in the Capital. The deceased has been identified as Karma Niydhon Gyaltso, 39, of Dhamsung, Tibet. According to a witness, Gyaltso immolated himself around 7:35 am after he prayed and lighted butter lamps in the Stupa. His burned body was rushed to the Maharajgung-based Teaching Hospital where a doctor pronounced him dead.
 
Nine Killed in Separate River Mishaps
Seven pilgrims were swept to death in Hatpate-1, Sindhuli while trying to cross the rain-swollen Kamala River last Monday. The pilgrims were crossing the river to reach Madhuganga Temple in Hatpate for paying homage to Lord Shiva. Two other individuals died after their boat capsized in the Saptakosi River on the same day. The boat, headed to Udayapur from Chatara of Sunsari district, capsized mid-river, according to the District Police Office of Sunsari.
 
Yadav Slams CDC Report
Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal Chairperson Upendra Yadav has said his party would not accept the report of Constituency Delineation Commission which recommends keeping 240 constituencies intact.  Speaking with newsmen in capital on Friday, Yadav said the report has violated the constitutional provisions. “The report may jeopardize the ongoing dialogues with the High Level Political Committee,” he warned.
 
 

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