Month: September 2010
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Nepali Congress General Convention: A Kind request from Sahids’ Families
Dear Nepali Congress Leaders, Jay Nepal from Shahids’ family members! Nepali Congress’s (NC) 12 General Convention has begun today. Apparently, there will be over 300 candidates competing for various NC Central positions. It is important for all us to think who will be in the central office and who will represent us in the national politics.…
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UN Secretary General’s Observations on Nepal
Observations part of the UN Secretary-General’s Report presented at the Security Council 8 September 28. Nepal’s peace process remains stalled, with few signs of a consensual way forward. The major parties are preoccupied by profound internal fissures and the question of power-sharing. While the extension of the Constituent Assembly by one year averted a grave…
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Looking for a Prime Minister: Seventh Failed Attempt
For the record: Even the seventh round of the prime ministerial election in the House today failed to elect a chief executive, thanks to the CPN-UML‘s and Madhes-based parties’ neutral stance. Now, the country will have to wait for nearly three weeks to see another round of the drama of the prime ministerial election. The…
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Indian Embassy in Kathmandu and Alleged Maoist-‘Chinese’ Phone Conversation
Writing on the front pages of Kantipur and The Kathmandu Post, the editors of the papers today say that a high-ranking official from a foreign diplomatic mission (Indian mission) in Kathmandu had called them on Friday night to inquire if they were interested in publishing the alleged Mahara conversation with a man with Chinese accent.…
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India: Congress Election and an Angry Yogi in Tirupati
By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal As it is preparing for its 12th general convention next week, the Nepali Congress is witnessing intense competition among its leaders who want to lead it. Several factions have come up and no one knows who is on which side. Also unclear is who among the three contenders for…
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