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Nepal Political Economic News In Brief (26 August - 01 September 2013)

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Pahadi Passes Away
Nepali Congress (NC) Central Working Committee member Gopal Raj Pahadi, 68, died last Monday while undergoing treatment at the Sinamangal-based Kathmandu Medical College. Born in Madi of Sankhuwasabha district, Pahadi was involved in politics through NC from the party-less Panchayat rule. His last rites were performed the same day at the Pashupati Aryaghaat (Cremation Center) according to Hindu rituals. 
 
Yadav Arrested for Transformer Scam
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) arrested the Managing Director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), Rameshwar Yadav, along with other two officials last Tuesday over the corruption charge while purchasing substandard transformers. NEA staff arrested over irregularities while buying transformers include the planning chief of NEA Krishna Bahadur Thapa, Engineer Pramod Rijal and Deputy Director (accounts) Krishna Bahadur KC, among others. 
 
Nepal Regrets Sidestepping CPN-Maoist
CPN (UML) Senior Leader Madhav Kumar Nepal said they made mistake by bypassing the CPN-Maoist party led by Mohan Baidhya while announcing the date of the Constituent Assembly polls. Calling the CPN-Maoist the ‘fourth largest’ force, former PM Nepal claims that they would bring the CPN-Maoist on board for the election process. Speaking at a programme in Pokhara last Monday, Nepal accused the UCPN (Maoist) of not accepting its breakaway faction CPN-Maoist due to fear that the latter party would be left behind.
 

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