Nepal Highlights

Deuba could become the next Prime Minister in support of Maoists There are credible reports that Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba could become the next Prime Minister in support of UCPN-Maoist. It has been learnt, Deuba had proposed Maoists to support him as the next Prime Minister. He is planning to acquire the required 301 votes required in the parliament if the Maoists support him. The Maoists have 218 seats in the parliament, while NC has 110 seats. However, not all NC members will support Deuba. However, if the Maoists support him, he can still acquire a 301-majority, at the stake of dispute, possibly a split of his party. He needs to take some fringe parties, too, in confidence for this. According to the recieved reports, Deuba sent such message to the Maoists through his close aide and another party leader Gopal Man Shrestha. Shrestha talked to Maoist leader Khim Lal Devkota, and through Devkota there have been two rounds of talks with Maoist vice chairman Narayan

There are credible reports that Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba could become the next Prime Minister in support of UCPN-Maoist. It has been learnt, Deuba had proposed Maoists to support him as the next Prime Minister. He is planning to acquire the required 301 votes required in the parliament if the Maoists support him. The Maoists have 218 seats in the parliament, while NC has 110 seats. However, not all NC members will support Deuba. However, if the Maoists support him, he can still acquire a 301-majority, at the stake of dispute, possibly a split of his party. He needs to take some fringe parties, too, in confidence for this. According to the recieved reports, Deuba sent such message to the Maoists through his close aide and another party leader Gopal Man Shrestha. Shrestha talked to Maoist leader Khim Lal Devkota, and through Devkota there have been two rounds of talks with Maoist vice chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha on this. The Maoists have shown positive response o

The democratic panel, considered close to Nepali Congress, led by Prem Bahadur Khanal swept the election for the new leadership of Nepal Bar Association (NBA), the umbrella organisation of lawyers across the country. The results of the election held on Saturday came out Thursday evening. Prem Bahadur Khadka Prem Bahadur Khadka was elected president of the NBA, defeating his nearest rival, Hari Krishna Karki of pro-UML progressive panel, by a wide margin of nearly 1000 votes. Maoist-backed candidate for president Ram Nath Mainali, who led the republican panel, finished third in the race. Likewise, Bijay Prasad Mishra of democratic panel was elected general secretary, defeating Hari Phuyal of the progressive panel. This was the first major victory of the democrats in NBA election in a decade. Almost 6000 lawyers including about 3100 from Kathmandu had cast their votes from three dozen polling stations across the country. 54 candidates contested for various 17 positions in the 22nd

Four persons including three pedestrians have been killed when a government vehicle going towards Baitadi from Dhangadi ran over them, alst night, Radio Nepal reported.   The deceased includes the vehicle driver and pedestrians Bam Dev Joshi, 55, Bhoj Raj Goit, 70, and Magaru Chaudhary, 40. Three others are injured from the accident. They are undergoing treatment at Seti Zonal hospital.

Unified CPN (Maoist), agitating, has burnt copies of some Nepal-India treaties they term unequal including the Sugauli Treaty, 1950 Treaty and the Mahakali treaty in Kathmandu and other parts of the country, Thursday. The Maoists, who have said they would focus their fourth phase agitation after they stepped down from the government in May following a controversy over sacking erstwhile Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Rookmangud Katawal in national sovereignty, burnt copies of such treaties saying the treaties are against the welfare of Nepal and Nepalis. The Maoists had organised a function at Ratnapark in Kathmandu to burn treaties at about 4.30 pm, this afternoon. Earlier, Maoist leaders had visited various places on the Indo-Nepal border they considered encroached and addressed mass assemblies there. Coincidentally or as planned, Indian foreign minister SM Krishna is visiting Nepal on Friday.