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A Nepali migrant worker killed himself by hanging from the ceiling of his hostel in Malaysia.
The deceased has been identified as Bire Nepali of Fulkharka-2, Dhading.
Nepali, 33, was a worker at NW Garment Company. He was found hanging from the ceiling in the toilet of the hostel on Thursday.
He was survived by his wife, two sons and four daughters.
Meanwhile, another Nepali migrant Birendra Rai of Lumfabung-5, Paanchthar has been killed in a motorcycle accident.
He met with an accident while returning from his work station at Nirvana Company last Sunday. He died on the spot.
Another pillion rider has sustained critical injuries. He has been undergoing treatment at a local hospital.
APR 25 -
A Virgin aircraft flying from Australia is believed to have been hijack ed at Bali airport, reports quoting Indonesian officials say.
Police have told Indonesian TV that a passenger tried to enter the cockpit and take over the plane but has since been arrested.
An Indonesian air force spokesman told the BBC that troops had boarded the plane, which had flown from Brisbane.
A Virgin aircraft flying from Australia is believed to have been hijack ed at Bali airport, reports quoting Indonesian officials say.
Police have told Indonesian TV that a passenger tried to enter the cockpit and take over the plane but has since been arrested.
An Indonesian air force spokesman told the BBC that troops had boarded the plane, which had flown from Brisbane.
KAVRE, APR 25 -
A passenger has been killed in a minor brawl with one assistant driver on Friday.
The deceased has been identified as Shyam Napit,18, of Panauti-7.
It has been learnt that assistant driver Ajay KC and Napit had a brawl over getting off the mini bus(Ba 2 Kha 3364) on Thursday.
Napit succumbed to his injuries at the Bir Hospital this morning. He had sustained head injuries.
Meanwhile, KC is under police custody.
A passenger has been killed in a minor brawl with one assistant driver on Friday.
The deceased has been identified as Shyam Napit,18, of Panauti-7.
It has been learnt that assistant driver Ajay KC and Napit had a brawl over getting off the mini bus(Ba 2 Kha 3364) on Thursday.
Napit succumbed to his injuries at the Bir Hospital this morning. He had sustained head injuries.
Meanwhile, KC is under police custody.
Climbing to the roof of the world is becoming less predictable and possibly more dangerous, scientists say, as climate change brings warmer temperatures that may eat through the ice and snow on Mount Everest.
Nepal was left reeling when a sudden ice avalanche slammed down onto a group of Sherpa guides on Friday and killed 16 in the deadliest single disaster on Everest. While it is impossible to link any single event to long-term changes in the global climate, scientists say the future will likely hold more such dangers in high-altitude regions.
Avalanches of snow, rock or ice could increase. Climbing and trekking terrains would become unsteady. Glaciers may be more unpredictable. Storms will become more erratic, and the Himalayas in particular could see more snow as warming oceans send more moisture into the air for the annual Indian monsoon that showers the 2,400 km mountain range.
Friday’s disaster occurred at the Khumbu Icefall, long recognized as one of Everest’s most dangerous spots, as the edge of the slow-moving glacier is known to crack, cave and send huge chunks of ice tumbling without warning. “It’s Mother Nature who calls the shots,” Tim Rippel, an expedition leader, said in a blog post from Everest base camp. “The mountain has been deteriorating rapidly in the past three years due to global warming, and the breakdown in the Khumbu Icefall is dramatic,” he said. “We need to learn more about what is going on up there.”
There is nothing to prove the icefall was behaving unusually on Friday. But scientists say mountaineers should assume that everything is now in flux.
What makes the situation so risky, scientists say, is the uncertainty itself. While scientists are sure things are changing, they’re not entirely sure how. Much of the evidence is anecdotal, and there isn’t enough data or decades of scientific observation to draw solid conclusions. Rigorous glacier studies have only begun in the Himalayas in the last decade, and no one is studying snow patterns on a large scale, Nepali glaciologist Rijan Bhakta Kayastha at Kathmandu University said.
Meanwhile, as global temperatures have gone up 0.75 degrees C in the last century, according to the International Panel on Climate Change, studies show the Himalayas warming at a rate up to three times as high. “You can be sure that if the climate is changing—- and it is—then glaciers are changing and the danger is shifting,” said US hydrologist Jeff Kargel of the University of Arizona who is leading a global project to measure and map the tens of thousands of Himalayan glaciers through satellite data.
Kargel said population in the vicinity also plays a role. “The more people you have living or trekking in the mountains in seemingly blind disregard for a changing hazard environment, the more catastrophes you’ll have,” he said on Wednesday in a telephone interview.
More than 4,000 climbers have scaled the 8,848m summit since 1953, when it was first conquered by New Zealand climber Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.
The numbers have skyrocketed in recent years along with guided expeditions charging up to $75,000 to help even novice trekkers reach the peak. More than 800 climbers tried during the 2013 spring season, and there were likely at least as many signed up this year. But some, spooked by Friday’s disaster, have already packed up and left.
The legendary Apa Sherpa, who holds the record in summiting Everest 21 times, has been warning about rising risks from climate change for years. When he first summited the mountain in 1990, the trails were covered in thick layers of packed ice and snow. “Now, the trail is full of bare and exposed rock,” he said, making it harder for climbers to gain footholds with their spiky metal crampons meant for digging into ice.
“The danger level has significantly risen for climbers,” said Apa, 53, who now lives in Draper, Utah, and last conquered Everest in 2011.
The Sherpas who died on Friday were some of today’s most skilled Everest climbers, underlining the fact that experience is no guarantee of safety.
Heavier snow storms would lead to more snow accumulating, raising avalanche risks. Shifting wind patterns may also affect how snow and ice behave, scientists further warn.
“People will get in trouble if they rely on what they knew in the past,” said American glaciologist Tad Pfeffer with the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research at the University of Colorado, Boulder. “They have to have their eyes open and not go somewhere or do something simply because it worked out five years earlier.”
KATHMANDU, APR 24 -
The two-week-long fuel crisis in the Kathmandu valley has not eased despite government assurances that regular supplies would resume by Tuesday. In fact, motorists can expect the shortage to worsen as Nepal’s supply lines will be cut when the Indian border is sealed for elections there.
Nepal Oil Corporation ( NOC ) had initially cited unpaid import bills for the reduced supplies of gasoline. Now it says that the upcoming Indian polls could disrupt imports. On Tuesday and Wednesday, NOC paid IRs 3.64 billion out of the about IRs 5.90 billion it owes to Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to keep the tankers rolling. IOC is NOC ’s sole supplier of petroleum products. However, NOC Spokesperson Mukunda Ghimire said that the elections in India may affect petroleum supplies to Nepal despite the partial payment.
India has announced that the Jogbani border adjoining southeastern Nepal will be closed from Tuesday to Friday. NOC said it planned to keep the oil flowing by channelling imports through Kakkarbhitta on the eastern border.
“We are planning to hold adequate stock considering a possible sealing of Raxaul border on May 7,” said Ghimire. Nepal imports about 80 percent of petroleum products from IOC’s Raxual depot.
Amid supply constraints, pumps in Kathmandu have not been able to provide fuel to motorists.
Although the NOC announced on Sunday it would supply additional fuel within the week, petroleum dealers said the supply still fell short of demand. NOC had said it would distribute more than 450kl of petrol against the demand of 400kl.
“The shortage still continues as NOC distributed only 362kl of petrol on Tuesday and Wednesday,” said Lilendra Pradhan, president of Nepal Petroleum Dealers’ National Association.
NOC , however, claimed the supply was increased to 560kl on Wednesday. “And, we will supply 400kl of petrol on Thursday despite being public holiday,” Ghimire said.
There are 108 petrol pumps in the valley, including 11 run by government entities like the police, army and Sajha. Pradhan said about 35 percent of the petroleum supplied to the valley goes to pumps run by the government.
Meanwhile, diesel is also in short supply in the valley. Pradhan said they were getting only 500kl of diesel against the daily demand of 600kl.
The two-week-long fuel crisis in the Kathmandu valley has not eased despite government assurances that regular supplies would resume by Tuesday. In fact, motorists can expect the shortage to worsen as Nepal’s supply lines will be cut when the Indian border is sealed for elections there.
Nepal Oil Corporation ( NOC ) had initially cited unpaid import bills for the reduced supplies of gasoline. Now it says that the upcoming Indian polls could disrupt imports. On Tuesday and Wednesday, NOC paid IRs 3.64 billion out of the about IRs 5.90 billion it owes to Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to keep the tankers rolling. IOC is NOC ’s sole supplier of petroleum products. However, NOC Spokesperson Mukunda Ghimire said that the elections in India may affect petroleum supplies to Nepal despite the partial payment.
India has announced that the Jogbani border adjoining southeastern Nepal will be closed from Tuesday to Friday. NOC said it planned to keep the oil flowing by channelling imports through Kakkarbhitta on the eastern border.
“We are planning to hold adequate stock considering a possible sealing of Raxaul border on May 7,” said Ghimire. Nepal imports about 80 percent of petroleum products from IOC’s Raxual depot.
Amid supply constraints, pumps in Kathmandu have not been able to provide fuel to motorists.
Although the NOC announced on Sunday it would supply additional fuel within the week, petroleum dealers said the supply still fell short of demand. NOC had said it would distribute more than 450kl of petrol against the demand of 400kl.
“The shortage still continues as NOC distributed only 362kl of petrol on Tuesday and Wednesday,” said Lilendra Pradhan, president of Nepal Petroleum Dealers’ National Association.
NOC , however, claimed the supply was increased to 560kl on Wednesday. “And, we will supply 400kl of petrol on Thursday despite being public holiday,” Ghimire said.
There are 108 petrol pumps in the valley, including 11 run by government entities like the police, army and Sajha. Pradhan said about 35 percent of the petroleum supplied to the valley goes to pumps run by the government.
Meanwhile, diesel is also in short supply in the valley. Pradhan said they were getting only 500kl of diesel against the daily demand of 600kl.
Top tourism officials in Nepal are on their way to Mount Everest 's base camp to negotiate with Sherpas who want to abandon the climbing season after an avalanche killed 16 of the mountain guides.
Tourism Minister Bhim Acharya and a delegation of others boarded a helicopter bound for base camp, according to his assistant, Prem Gautam.
Friday's avalanche , Everest 's deadliest ever, has exposed an undercurrent of resentment by Sherpas over their pay, treatment and benefits.
With the entire climbing season thrown into doubt, the government is taking unusually urgent action to avert an all-out strike.
The talks will likely be tricky as the Sherpas have no single leader, and the motivations for their walkout range from honoring the dead to holding out for more benefits.
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KANCHANPUR, FEB 18 -
Police arrested some bank employees and their relatives suspecting them of their alleged involvement in the bank robbery .
The Mahendranagar branch of Nabil Bank Limited was looted on December 9, 2013.
Meanwhile, police have been interrogating the arrestees.
Among the suspects are some bank employees and their relatives.
The arrestees have been identified as Dil Bahadur Singh, brother of Bishan Singh, the Manager of Nabil Bank Mahendranagar Branch. A contractor, Dil Bahadur was arrested from Chandani. Also arrested are the bank employees and the driver.
Masked men carrying weapons had looted Rs 23.1 million from a vehicle inside a forest at Malakheti on the border between Kanchanpur and Kailali districts. They had intercepted a vehicle carrying the amount and made away with the amount. The amount was being transported to Dhangadhi from Mahendranagar to be deposited in the Nepal Rastra Bank. RSS
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NEW DELHI, FEB 18 -
Supreme Court Tuesday commuted the death sentence to the three assassins of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi to life imprisonment, holding that the 11-year long delay in deciding their mercy petition had a dehumanising effect on them.
The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam said that the delay was not only inordinate but also unreasonable and unexplained.
The court said that life imprisonment would mean life in jail till end.
Gandhi was killed in 1991. His assassins were convicted by a TADA court in January 1998 and were awarded death sentence, which was confirmed by the apex court May 11, 1999.
The three assassins - V. Sriharan alias Murugan, A.G. Perarivlan alias Arivu and T. Suthendraraja alias Santhan - sought the commutation of their death sentence to life imprisonment on account of the inordinate delay of nearly 11-years in deciding their mercy petitions.
The court while commuting the death sentence rejected the contentions advanced by Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati on behalf of the central government.
The court said that though there is no time limit given in deciding the mercy petition by the president, but it was incumbent upon the government to decide the same at the earliest.
The court said this should be included as an additional criteria amongst the several government has already issued.
While rejecting the government's contention that it was incumbent upon the death row convicts to prove that they have suffered torture and dehumanisation during the pendency of the mercy petition, the court said there is nothing in Indian law and international law that puts the burden of proving torture and dehumanising condition on the death row convicts.
KATHMANDU, FEB 18 -
CPN-UML candidate for the chairman post of Constituent Assembly, Subash Chandra Nembang has registered his candidacy on Tuesday.
Nembang's candidacy is proposed by UML parliamentary party leader KP Oli and seconded by Nepali Congress leader Krishna Prasad Sitaula.
Nembang is likely to win today's eCA chair poll with the support from NC, Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and RPP-N.
The parliamentary secretariat has given the deadline to register the candidacy from 10 am till 2 pm.
Meanwhile, the UCPN (Maoist) is yet to decide on registering candidacy.
Nembang will be declared winner unanimously if no other candidates name is registered.
The CA chairman also serves as the speaker of the House.
KATHMANDU, FEB 13 -
The UCPN (Maoist) and CPN-Maoist is celebrating the 19th anniversary of the ‘People's War Day’ separately on Thursday, organising various programmes across the nation.
The Maoists, who took up arms on Feb. 13, 1996 for what they called ‘the change’, have been celebrating the ‘People’s War Day’ every year, although the former rebel party came into the mainstream politics after signing the peace deal in April, 2006.
On the occasion, UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said the party will be active in the process of drafting constitution as per the wish of general public.
Meanwhile, sister organisations of both the parties have been organising various programmes to mark the day.
KATHMANDU, FEB 13 -Nepal Water Supply Corporation (NWSC) has revised water tariff effective from Thursday.
The Drinking Water Tariff Fixation Commission on Wednesday issued a public notice about the revised water tariff following consultations with all the concerned stakeholders. The commission along with the NWSC had organised public hearings and provided 15 days to report any dissatisfaction with the decision. According to the corporation, consumers with meter connection will now have to pay a minimum monthly charge of Rs 110 per 10,000 litres of water compared to the existing Rs 50 for the same amount. However, consumers without meter will be charged Rs 560 per month.
According to Arjun Bahadur Dhakal, managing director at the NWSC, there was an urgent need to revise the tariff to maintain and operate the institution and its branches responsible for providing adequate supply of safe drinking water to consumers. “The water tariff has not been hiked since 2005. Over the years, the rise in inflation rate and increase in expenses of infrastructure and other related equipment had affected the smooth operation of the system in the institution,” he said.
The commission has also put forth a set of conditions before the corporation to improve both quality and quantity of drinking water . The conditions include improving the supply system, institutional restructuring, repair and upgradation of supply lines and leakage control.
The Drinking Water Tariff Fixation Commission on Wednesday issued a public notice about the revised water tariff following consultations with all the concerned stakeholders. The commission along with the NWSC had organised public hearings and provided 15 days to report any dissatisfaction with the decision. According to the corporation, consumers with meter connection will now have to pay a minimum monthly charge of Rs 110 per 10,000 litres of water compared to the existing Rs 50 for the same amount. However, consumers without meter will be charged Rs 560 per month.
According to Arjun Bahadur Dhakal, managing director at the NWSC, there was an urgent need to revise the tariff to maintain and operate the institution and its branches responsible for providing adequate supply of safe drinking water to consumers. “The water tariff has not been hiked since 2005. Over the years, the rise in inflation rate and increase in expenses of infrastructure and other related equipment had affected the smooth operation of the system in the institution,” he said.
The commission has also put forth a set of conditions before the corporation to improve both quality and quantity of drinking water . The conditions include improving the supply system, institutional restructuring, repair and upgradation of supply lines and leakage control.
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KATHMANDU, FEB 11 -
Nepali Congress leader Ram Sharan Mahat has claimed that no agreements were made regarding allocating the Ministry of Home Affairs and Finance Ministry to the CPN-UML.
However, the UML has claimed that the NC agreed to grant the portfolio to them with an understanding to make them participate in the government.
Talking to ekantipur on Tuesday, Mahat who is also a member in the talks team from the NC said no agreements were forged to provide them the portfolios as being disseminated in the media.
"The UML did expect to take charge of Home Ministry during the meeting but we need to hold discussion with the leadership," Mahat said.
Meanwhile, the UML has claimed not to join the government sans the allocation of Home Ministry.
The final decision is yet to be made as some NC senior leaders are pressuring newly elected Prime Minister Sushil Koirala not to cede the ministry given the prospect of local elections, and to instead maintain a strong hold on the bureaucracy.
While Vice President Ram Chandra Poudel, who is unlikely to join the government, is seeking reward for his loyalty, former Finance and Foreign Affairs Minister Mahat is also pursuing the post of Deputy Prime Minister, along with one other powerful ministry such as finance, foreign or energy. Other strong contenders for ministerial berths from the NC include Sujata Koirala, Arjun Nar Singh KC, Bimalendra Nidhi and Narayan Khadka.
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KATHMANDU, FEB 11 -Votes for: 405; Votes against: 148
Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala , who has never held a public office, was elected prime minister on Monday, garnering more than a two-thirds majority in parliament.
A seven-point deal signed between Nepali Congress and CPN-UML, the two largest parties in Constituent Assem-bly, on Sunday paved the way for Koirala to become the country’s 37th prime minister.
During a poll, Koirala—the sole candidate—got 405 votes in his favour. The third largest party, UCPN (Maoist), and some other parties voted against Koirala. Votes against his candidacy numbered 148.
Koirala’s nomination was proposed and supported by party’s Vice-president Ram Chandra Poudel and UML Parliamentary Party leader KP Oli. Koirala is the young republic’s sixth prime minister. Earlier, efforts to form a consensus government under him had failed.
Of the 571 lawmakers, 553 were present during election. The NC has 194 seats in the CA while the UML has 173. Some fringe parties also voted for Koirala. He has been leading the party since 2010 after the death of Girija Prasad Koirala. He is the fourth prime minister from the Koirala clan.
Since the establishment of democracy in 1950, Matrika Prasad Koirala, BP Koirala and Girija Prasad Koirala became prime ministers. The NC has got to lead the government after six years.
Koirala has a challenge to facilitate the constitution-drafting process as the executive head as the UCPN (Maoist), Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal and Madhesi parties remain in opposition.
Though Koirala is the party president, he needs to work hard to get full support from his own party which has at least two factions. Sher Bahadur Deuba, who leads a strong faction, was in the race for Parliamentary Party leader and was defeated by Koirala by a small margin.
“A new constitution will be promulgated within a year,” Koirala told the House before voting on Monday.
“I am determined to complete the constitution-drafting process through consensus, reconciliation and unity among the parties.”
Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said the agreement between the two parties is “unconstitutional”. “Our party has some reservations,” said Dahal.
Addressing the House before the election, RPP-Nepal Chairman Kamal Thapa announced to stay in opposition protesting the seven-point deal reached between the NC and the UML that made the coalition possible. Koirala also received warning from his coalition partner UML in parliament before the vote. UML PP leader KP Oli warned him not to move “unilaterally” as the government head. “The UML will not only applaud the government, we will also watch its functioning.”
Hinting at the party’s softened stance on presidential election, Oli said the UML had compromised with the NC rising above partisan interest “for the sake of the country”.
Koirala, a bachelor who has maintained a clean image and integrity in sixty years of his political career, presented some of the key priorities of his government. Koirala replaces the chief justice-led election government.
Koirala’s priorities
Constitution promulgation within a year
Local body elections within six months
Common minimum programme and policies targeting social justice and economic prosperity
Checking strikes and bandas
Providing relief to conflict-hit people
Controlling prices of essential commodities
Improving environment for foreign investment
Infrastructure development and promoting social services
Enhancing relations with India and China and create ground for political consensus
Zero tolerance against corruption
KATHMANDU, FEB 11 -
Sushil Koirala will assume his office as the country’s 37th prime minister—the fifth after the country became a republic—today. The septuagenarian Nepali Congress (NC) president will take the leadership of the government that has a challenging responsibility of delivering a new constitution within a year.
Born on 12 August 1939 to Bodh Prasad and Kuminidi Devi at Biratnagar in Morang district, Koirala started his political career from his schooldays at the age of 15 inspired by the social-democratic ideals of his cousin BP Koirala, the NC founding leader.
Often regarded as a leader of a clean political image, Koirala has spent over 60 years in Nepali politics. Though he is not known for being at the forefront in the past political movements, Koirala’s role in a struggle for democracy cannot be undervalued.
After the royal takeover in 1960, Koirala went to a political exile in India where he remained for 16 years along with other members of the Koirala family. During the exile years, he was also the editor of the NC mouthpiece, Tarun.
Koirala is mostly remembered for his involvement in the hijacking of a plane belonging to the Nepal Airlines that was believed to be carrying a huge amount of money which the NC needed to support its movement against the Panchayat Regime. In 1973, he was arrested in India for hijacking the plane and he served the jail term for three years.
Since 1979, Koirala has been a member of the Central Working Committee of the NC. He was appointed the party’s general secretary in 1996 and the vice president in 1998. Koirala was also elected to the parliament from Banke district in 1991 and 1999, respectively.
In 2001, Koirala was defeated by NC leader Sher Bahadur Deuba in the race for the parliamentary party leadership.
In 2008, Koirala was appointed the acting president of the NC by Girija Prasad Koirala, the former party president. After serving two years as the NC acting president, the party’s 12th general convention in 2010 elected Koirala the party president. In the second Constituent Assembly elections on 19 November 2013, Koirala won from both his constituencies in Banke and Chitwan.
The NC leaders who know him closely say that Koirala believes in the value based politics rather than glamour.
“Though he was not established leader from any movement, his value based politics has kept him into politics for such a long time,” said Puranjan Acharya an analyst who knows Koirala closely.
KATHMANDU, FEB 10 -
Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala is all set to lead the new government following the Prime Minister election on Monday.
Koirala had filed his nomination papers for the post of prime minister on Sunday, after the CPN-UML, the second largest party in parliament, decided to extend support to a government led by him.
The 74-year-old Koirala, who is considered "Mr. Clean" in Nepali politics, has never held any public office.
If Sushil Koirala becomes the prime minister, he will be the fourth from his family after Matrika Prasad Koirala (1951-52 and 1953-55), Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (1959-60) and Girija Prasad Koirala (1991-94, 1998-99, 2000-01 and 2007-08).
After filing his nomination papers on Sunday, Koirala said he was hopeful of delivering a new constitution within a year.
"Responsibility to draft a democratic constitution has shifted to the Nepali Congress and CPN-UML. We are hopeful that we will deliver a new constitution within a year. I will definitely work with the other parties to fulfill this historic responsibility," he said.
He said there was a "strong desire" within the country and outside for peace by delivering a new constitution.
"It is my commitment that we will able to come up with such a draft by six months and will promulgate a new constitution by a year," Koirala told media persons at the assembly building.
"I have also spoken with Maoist chairman Prachanda for his support, to which his reply has been positive," he said.
The last Constituent Assembly was formed in 2008 with an objective to draft a new constitution within two years. It, however, failed to deliver even after repeated extensions of its tenure and was dissolved in 2012.
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KATHMANDU, FEB 10 -
The parliamentary secretariat has made public the work schedule of Monday's parliament session of the Constituent Assembly.
As per the action plan, Prime Minister Candidate Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala and supporter CPN-UML parliamentary party leader KP Oli is scheduled to put forth their opinion.
Following this, Surya Bahadur Thapa, the oldest lawmaker in the new Constituent Assembly (CA), will forward the proposal to elect Koirala as the new PM .
Koirala is the lone candidate in today's PM election . If elected, Koirala will become the sixth PM after the first CA election in 2008.
On Sunday, Koirala had filed his candidacy for the prime minister following a seven-point agreement on power-sharing between the two largest parties -- the NC and UML -- to pave the way for forming Koirala-led government.
With Koirala’s election , the country will get a new elected executive head 21 months after the dissolution of the first CA, nearly three months after the second one was elected. The Cabinet will replace the Chief Justice-led technocratic government formed in March last year.
KATHMANDU, FEB 10 -
Chairman of Interim Election government Khilraj Regmi is scheduled to address the nation on Monday.
Regmi , who is due to bid goodbye to the Cabinet today
will make clear on whether to return to the Supreme Court to assume the role of Chief Justice or to resign from the post in his address to the nation today.
Meanwhile, PM election is due to kick off in a while.
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KATHMANDU, FEB 09 - Dr Koirala quits as TUTH director
Dr Govinda KC , senior orthopedic surgeon at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, resumed his hunger strike on Saturday as the government failed to appoint a new dean at the Institute of Medicine (IoM) in two weeks’ time as promised to him.
Dr KC, who was to start fast-unto-death at 2 pm, delayed his strike for two hours after the Dean Search Committee formed by the TU requested him to wait saying that it would recommend a name for the dean.
The committee was sharply divided over the criteria for recommending the names, which resulted in resignation of Dr Deepak Mahara, a member of the panel.
Dr Mahara was in favour of recommending three names on the basis of seniority, while two other members Dr Krishna Kumar Oli and Dr Ratendra Shrestha opposed seniority as the sole criteria. They argued the dean could also be nominated from other than IoM professors.
“I quit as I could not agree with them,” Dr Mahara told the Post.
Dr KC said he was compelled to start a hunger start for the fourth time as TU officials were not serious about resolving the problem at the IoM. He accused top officials at the university were influenced by the political leaders and ‘academic mafias’.
“It is clear that TU officials are working in favour of academic mafias,” he told reporters before starting the protest. He has demanded the dismissal of TU office bearers, including Vice Chancellor, Rector and Registrar claiming that they did not follow the order of the government to appoint the dean immediately.
Prominent among his five-point demand is reappointment of Dr Prakash Sayami, who was forced to resign as the dean of IoM, and go for a new appointment based on the seniority and work experience only if he denies resuming the post. Sayami had tendered his resignation on December 4, unyielding to the TU demand that the IoM give accreditation to new medical colleges. Other demands include immediate action against the IoM officials who were found guilty in various corruption cases and investigation into irregularities in the process of granting license to new medical colleges. Twelve medical colleges have received letter of intent, while the TU has been pressuring IoM officials to grant licence to four of them.
He has also urged the government to start state-owned medical colleges in the rural parts of the country to ensure equity in access to health services. “I request all of my colleagues not to halt health services this time,” said Dr KC, who is still recuperating from the previous hunger strike.
TU Registrar Chandra Mani Poudel said they are waiting for the committee’s recommendation. “We will appoint the dean once we have the recommended names for the post,” Poudel said. Dr KC had ended his 14-day hunger strike on January 24 after a four-member government taskforce headed by Secretary at Prime Minister’s Office Krishna Hari Baskota assured him that his demands would be addressed at the earliest. The government team had agreed to open a feasibility study on providing autonomy to the IoM, stop affiliation to new medical colleges and set up a mechanism to appoint a new dean on the basis of seniority and work experience as demanded by Dr KC.
Dr Koirala quits as TUTH director
The Tribhuvan University Executive Council on Saturday approved the resignation of Prof Dr Bhagwan Koirala , executive director at the TU Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj.
Koirala had submitted his resignation on Friday, citing difficulty in handling the TUTH administration due to problems caused by delay in dean appointment. Narayan Khanal, legal advisor to the TU, informed that the resignation was approved by the Council meet on Saturday afternoon. Dr Ratendra Shrestha, a former acting dean and member of ‘Dean Search Committee’, has been appointed as the new executive director of TUTH for three months, sources said. But the move is likely to aggravate the current crisis, with hospital’s resident doctors saying that they would not allow him to work in the position.
Koirala said he decided to step down after his requests to the TU authority to create favourable working environment in the hospital was not given importance.
He said TUTH has become the victim of the problems in the Institute of Medicine.
“The trouble of the IoM has disrupted the smooth running of TUTH.” (PR)
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KATHMANDU, FEB 09 - Ahead of Monday’s prime ministerial election, the two major political parties—Nepali Congress and CPN- UML —have defended their respective positions on electing a new President.
The NC wants to give continuity to the incumbent President citing the Interim Constitution that the tenure of the head of state remains until the promulgation of a new constitution by the Constituent Assembly.
However, the UML has refused to discuss ministerial portfolios arguing that the new CA has been mandated to elect the President like any other top political post. Both the parties are unwilling to backtrack.
The UML is in talks with the NC taskforce and leaders close to Congress senior leader Sher Bahadur Deuba simultaneously. The party initiated talks even with leaders close to Deuba sensing conflicting views within the NC regarding new presidential election. Contrary to NC establishment’s take for concentrating on the prime ministerial election, the Deuba faction has adopted flexibility, according to UML leaders.
Both NC and UML have also approached the UCPN (Maoist), the third largest party, to garner its support.
“Both the Maoists and leaders close to Deuba are positive about replacing incumbent President with a new one but the NC establishment is not ready to go for fresh presidential election,” said UML leader Gokarna Bista.
UML leaders, however, are unsure of Maoist support. “They [Maoists] may support the NC leaving the agenda of President halfway if the NC offers them plum positions,” said Bista.
The UML believes that its stance on new presidential election in the face of a fresh mandate will weaken if the Maoist party agrees to vote for the NC ’s prime ministerial candidate in exchange for offers in the new government cashing in on the UML having to occupy the opposition bench. Publicly however, the Maoists have spoken for electing a new President.
Contrary to its earlier stand to allow the NC to lead the government as the largest party, the UML , which is not a much smaller party, has warned of filing candidacy for the PM’s post.
On Saturday, UML lawmaker Rambir Manandhar collected the PM nomination form from the CA Secretariat hinting that the party could field its candidate if the NC stands for continuity of President Ram Baran Yadav. “The move was to create pressure for settling the row,” said UML leader Pradeep Gyawali.
Even UML top leaders say they will join an NC -led government if the party agrees to elect key officials. They say their party is not concerned much about ministerial berths and will be a part of new government once the Presidential row is settled in consensus.
“The NC has accused us of obstructing the process of forming a new government. But we are ready to join the government even without the Home portfolio if the President is changed,” said UML Parliamentary Party leader KP Sharma Oli.
A high-level meeting of the NC and the UML was under way until the time the Post went to press in their bid to seek agreement. NC President Sushil Koirala, UML Chairman Jhala Nath Khanal and Parliamentary Party leader Oli were meeting at the residence of NC leader Deep Kumar Upadhyay in Tripureshwor.
In the meeting, the UML proposed to settle the row over power-sharing and presidential election even by deferring the prime ministerial election scheduled for Monday while the NC stood against the idea.
There is no need to defer the date as talks are going positive, said NC leader Ram Sharan Mahat.