Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bamdev Gautam said on Saturday that the current political stalemate in the country is the outcome of the Maoist tendency to taking the laws into their own hands. Gautam, who heads the UML squad in the Maoist-led coalition government, also attributed the dispute within the government regarding the Nepal Army (NA) Chief removal to the Maoists. “Had they (Maoists) reached a consensus on the NA chief issue, it could have been sorted out some 10 days ago,” he claimed. The CPN-UML Standing Committee on Thursday decided to pull out from the government if the Maoists unilaterally dismissed Katawal. And, this is the first time that Gautam, who supported the Maoist leadership’s decision to take action against Chief of the Army Staff Rookmangud Katawal earlier — notwithstanding severe criticism within his party, picked the Maoists apart over the CoAS issue.Addressing the inaugural of UML’s youth wing in the district, DPM Gautam, who is one of the three vice-chairpersons of the party, warned that the failure to adopt the policy of consensus would invite disastrous situation in the country. “The country will catch certain course towards prosperity and peace only after new constitution writing and army integration processes are completed,” he added. The DPM also said that it has been difficult to bring both the Maoists and Nepali Congress to the middle way “due to their ultra-leftist and status-quo attitudes, respectively” for the making of the New Nepal.
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Bamdev changes tone, flays Maoists
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009Egypt orders mass pig slaughter
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009Health authorities in the country have ordered the culling to take place immediately, drawing criticism from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation.
Officials from the UN have pointed out to Egyptian officials that the disease is only spread by human-to-human contact.
Up to date, no cases of swine flu have been reported in Egypt, either in humans or animals.
While pigs are shunned by the country’s Muslim majority, they are eaten by Egypt’s Christian communities.
Paras Shah says he will return to Nepal to join politics
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009Former Crown Prince Paras Shah has said he plans to return to Nepal to join politics and lead the country by assuming power through ballot box in an interview with The New Paper published from Singapore.
On Tuesday’s edition of the paper, Shah said he will return to Nepal when the suitable time comes and form a new party with young people with a vision for the country in them.
Nepali people are reeling through various problems like crime, violence and shortages of essentials, the former crown prince said. They deserve a better government, the country needs me, he added.
The former crown prince has been living in Singapore since July last year.
In the interview with The New Paper, Paras Shah revealed he left Nepal then due to differences with his father Gyanendra Shah.
I left the country as I was not getting along with my father and also as it was not safe for me to remain in Nepal then, he said.
Shah had said Dipendra killed his family due to a row over an arms deal on The New Paper’s Sunday edition and given a detailed account of the royal massacre on Monday’s edition.
Obama extends Iran sanctions
Friday, March 13th, 2009US President Barack Obama has extended sanctions against Iran, saying the country continues to pose a threat to US national security.
Mr Obama made a formal notice of renewal with a statement saying the Government of Iran was acting contrary to the interests of the United States.
In a message to the US Congress, he said sanctions would be extended for a year.
The sanctions were first imposed in 1995, at which time US companies were banned from trading or investing with Iran.
The US fears Iran’s nuclear program and its likely ability to build atomic weapons.
UN sanctions have also been imposed on Iran for its refusal to freeze uranium enrichment activities.
Obama extends Iran sanctionsNot good enough reasoning Mr. Obama!!
Just because some Americans have wet panties and are cowards does not mean we ALL must be afraidies!
Some of Us demand the Constitution be Our Guiding Principles and that Our Government Respect the Rights of All Nations! Open and Honestly!
Your continuation of Bad Policy is just that, Bad Policy and has as its core ‘division’, which assures the continuation of ‘conflicts’!
The US President Barack Obama has extended sanctions against Iran, saying the country continues to pose a threat to US national security.He is not seated properly on his seat as yet and he also uses the same words which Bush had uttered when he was on seat. Tha t means there is no difference between both of them. May be a Bush administaration of Obama.The want to use the same words (SANTION)When they see that Iran is a friendly country and he is trying to help all his neighbours and to make them come closed and to be against Terorist inthe world.Teh USA want to keep him words and want Iran tobe dominated by them,which is hightly un accepted and impossbile.Iran is an ARYAN RACE which would not bend in front of any one who simply want to dominated over them.Obama should have a face to face meeting which they get sceared to have.They are against ALBARADARI and they wanted him to leave his seat as soon as possible,because he know the fact and USA and his allie does not want to kmake compromise with IRAN.They are just making a great excuse by forcing IRAN for a band.USA has dominated half the world and he is making good friends with russian and china to let them goagainst IRAN in future,which is hightly impossible but they (USA)are thinking that they will change their mind and make them help USA for further santion against IRAN. Lets see what happens?
Australia mourns bushfire dead
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009Australians have commemorated the victims of the country’s deadliest wildfires.
Many people gathered at ceremonies which were launched around the country on an officially proclaimed day of mourning.
Australia’s Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, spoke to a large crowd at a sports stadium in Melbourne, while other people gathered to watch the ceremony on giant screens erected elsewhere across the country.
All of Australia’s television networks interrupted their normal programming to broadcast the ceremony.
The February 7th fires burnt across more than 1,500 square miles of bushland.
More than 1,800 farms and homes were destroyed.
The confirmed death toll stands at 209, but officials have said the tally will grow further.
PM Dahal expresses commitment to human rights, multiparty contention, press freedom on D-Day
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009Increasingly accused of trying to impose totalitarianism in the country, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Wednesday swore by high democratic values and ideals, saying that “in a democracy” the fundamental rights of the people needs to be protected and given semblance of “equality and social justice”.
Addressing a special ceremony organized to mark the 59th National Democracy Day at the Tudhikhel Army Pavilion in the capital city, PM Dahal said, “The ruling system of the country [in a democracy] should necessarily adhere to [the principle of] wide-ranging human rights of the people, multiparty contention, full press freedom, timely elections, rule of law including proportional inclusiveness.
He further said that the citizenry will not feel neglected or even betrayed by the state only after ensuring a “true democracy”.
Paying tribute to the martyrs who gave their life for the sake of democracy in the country, PM Dahal expressed his heartfelt condolence to all the great martyrs who sacrificed their lives in all people’s revolution waged to establish democratic rule in the country.
To ensure qualitative improvements in the living standard of the country’s people is the major task that lies ahead, he added.
“We need to make people of all levels and classes sovereign in the real sense and [should be able] to give them opportunity for their all-round development. In other words, democracy needs to ensure qualitative changes in the lives of the people of this country,” he said, adding that the day is not only important in the context that it marks the nation’s advent to a modern era from 104-years of autocratic Rana rule but also because it symbolizes all democratic movements that took place in the country.
PM Dahal said that the call of the hour is to build a strong foundation for democracy by doing away with all relics of feudalism in the country and called on all to extend their help and support to take the peace process to its “logical conclusion”.
The international community is looking at the kind of progress it [Nepal’s peace process] is making with “special interest”, he added.
President Dr Ram Baran Yadav, vice-president Parmananda Jha, Dahal including constitutional heads, ministers, top government officials, security chiefs, foreign diplomats and other high ranking guests also participated in the ceremony.
Cultural troupes from Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur had entertained the crowd with some fabulous performances as army helicopters showered flower petals from the sky.
On the initiation of Nepal Scouts, students from various schools across the country march past during the event.
At sunrise, the Nepali Army (NA) blew bugle from atop the Bhimsen tower (Dharahara) and fired celebratory salvoes from canon and guns.
Worships and prayers were also performed at various shrines for the eternal peace of the known and unknown martyrs who sacrificed their lives for democracy.
The National Democracy Day is being celebrated to commemorate the day when Nepalis were released from the clutches of 104-years-long Rana autocracy on February 18, 1951. nepalnews.
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Foreign employment not a permanent solution, say Nepali ambassadors
Friday, February 13th, 2009Nepali ambassadors to various countries where the concentration of Nepali
migrant workers is high have said that the foreign employment is just a
temporary alternative to mitigate the severe unemployment problem of the
country.
“Even though the export of Nepali manpower is helping to keep the shaky
economy of the country afloat, it cannot permanently address the
deep-rooted economic woes of the nation,” they argued while speaking at a
two-day seminar on “Global Recession and Its Impact on the Foreign
Employment of Nepal” organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in
collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Transport Management,
beginning Thursday.
Nepali envoy to Malaysia Dr Rishi Raj Adhikari asked the government to
chalk out long-term measures so that the country’s excessive dependence on
a volatile sector like foreign employment to buoy up the economy will
gradually peter out in future.
Malaysia is the second largest destination of Nepali migrant workers.
is estimated that some 400,000 Nepali labourers are working in the country
legally and illegally.
Informing that Malaysia has already imposed ban on hiring foreign migrant
workers due to the current financial turmoil, Adhikari said that Nepal
needs to aggressively impress upon the Malaysian government to lift ban on
Nepali migrant laboureres.
He also opined the security sector of Malaysia could well be the niche
market for Nepali workers as it is relatively less affected by the ongoing
economic recession.
Surya Nath Misra, Nepali ambassador to Qatar, said as the country is least
affected by the worldwide economic meltdown some 300 thousand Nepalese
people currently working in the country are unlikely to face any
unfortunate consequences.
“The Qatar government has declared that it will not resort to retrenchment
so the prospect of Nepali laborers getting laid off is dim,” he said,
adding that the visa approval process of some 164 thousand Nepalese
aspiring to work in Qater in this year is in pipeline.
Arjun Bahadur Thapa, Nepali enjoy to U.A.
Nepali workers going to the country has been reduced significantly.
In recent months, some 400-500 Nepalese are flying to U.A.
job whereas the number used to stand at 4,000-5,000 one year back.
“Construction is the worst hit sector in U.A.E due to the present crisis.
And, as a majority of Nepali workers are engaged in this sector they have
been facing trouble,” he said adding,” It is estimated that approximately
5,000 Nepali workers have already returned back at home from U.A.
Speaking during the same occasion, Minister for Foreign Affairs Upendra
Yadav informed that the government has directed the concerned embassies to
collect information on the Nepalis workers in foreign countries.
Minister for Labour and Transport Management Lekh Raj Bhatta said that the
Foreign employment not a permanent solution, say Nepali ambassadors
Thursday, February 12th, 2009Nepali ambassadors to various countries where the concentration of Nepali
migrant workers is high have said that the foreign employment is just a
temporary alternative to mitigate the severe unemployment problem of the
country.
“Even though the export of Nepali manpower is helping to keep the shaky
economy of the country afloat, it cannot permanently address the
deep-rooted economic woes of the nation,” they argued while speaking at a
two-day seminar on “Global Recession and Its Impact on the Foreign
Employment of Nepal” organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in
collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Transport Management,
beginning Thursday.
Nepali envoy to Malaysia Dr Rishi Raj Adhikari asked the government to
chalk out long-term measures so that the country’s excessive dependence on
a volatile sector like foreign employment to buoy up the economy will
gradually peter out in future.
Malaysia is the second largest destination of Nepali migrant workers.
is estimated that some 400,000 Nepali labourers are working in the country
legally and illegally.
Informing that Malaysia has already imposed ban on hiring foreign migrant
workers due to the current financial turmoil, Adhikari said that Nepal
needs to aggressively impress upon the Malaysian government to lift ban on
Nepali migrant laboureres.
He also opined the security sector of Malaysia could well be the niche
market for Nepali workers as it is relatively less affected by the ongoing
economic recession.
Surya Nath Misra, Nepali ambassador to Qatar, said as the country is least
affected by the worldwide economic meltdown some 300 thousand Nepalese
people currently working in the country are unlikely to face any
unfortunate consequences.
“The Qatar government has declared that it will not resort to retrenchment
so the prospect of Nepali laborers getting laid off is dim,” he said,
adding that the visa approval process of some 164 thousand Nepalese
aspiring to work in Qater in this year is in pipeline.
Arjun Bahadur Thapa, Nepali enjoy to U.A.
Nepali workers going to the country has been reduced significantly.
In recent months, some 400-500 Nepalese are flying to U.A.
job whereas the number used to stand at 4,000-5,000 one year back.
“Construction is the worst hit sector in U.A.E due to the present crisis.
And, as a majority of Nepali workers are engaged in this sector they have
been facing trouble,” he said adding,” It is estimated that approximately
5,000 Nepali workers have already returned back at home from U.A.
Speaking during the same occasion, Minister for Foreign Affairs Upendra
Yadav informed that the government has directed the concerned embassies to
collect information on the Nepalis workers in foreign countries.
Minister for Labour and Transport Management Lekh Raj Bhatta said that the
Zimbabwe has a new prime minister
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of the Movement for Democratic Change has been sworn in as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe by his political rival, President Robert Mugabe.
Addressing thousands of cheering supporters after the official ceremony, Prime Minister Tsvangirai vowed to stabilize the country’s shattered economy.
Zimbabwe faces rampant inflation, a cholera epidemic and 90% unemployment.
Mr Tsvangirai told the crowd: ‘The first priority is to stabilize the economy. The economic collapse has forced millions of our most able to flee the country. This must end today. Zimbabwe can no longer afford brother against brother, because one happened to have a different political opinion.
He said the government would make food available and affordable, and promised to focus on the cholera crisis.
Mr Mugabe, 84, who has ruled Zimbabwe with his Zanu-PF party since independence from Britain in 1980, said he would offer his hand to Mr Tsvangirai.
A final deal on power-sharing was reached in January, after Mr Tsvangirai returned to Zimbabwe following an absence of more than two months.
The cabinet in the new coalition government will be sworn in on Friday.
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go figureHey wing nut Sammy. You must have dug deep in your research to come up with that brainstorm. Why don’t you sit in a pool of cholera and join the unemployed starving masses in Zimbabwe!
Zimbabwe has a new prime ministerNow why would a law abiding honourable humanitarian like Robert Mugabe partner with the adversarial Tsvangirai? I can not see any good coming from this. The problems in Zimbabwe are a direct result of the political shananigans of Tsvangirai and company.
to SammyAre you joking, surely you can not be serious. Mugabe has been in control of that poor country for 29years. Have a look at his record, it is shamful and down right disgusting. If I were saying this in his country I would be shoot dead in a second. This is not Tsvangirai’s policy its Mugabe’s. So how can anyone, let alone Tsvangirai have any impact on Mugabe’s government when he has there policies in place. It people like you is the reason people like Mugabe are never held accountable for there crimes to humanity.
Ban Ki-moon makes surprise visit to Baghdad
Friday, February 6th, 2009Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday stressed the commitment of the UN to continue helping the people of Iraq, as he made a previously unannounced visit to Baghdad, nearly a week after the country held successful provincial elections.
“I came to Iraq today in order to congratulate the Iraqi people and the Iraqi Government after last Saturday’s provincial elections, and to show the support of the international community during this momentous time,� Mr. Ban told a joint news conference with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
The Secretary-General said the elections mark an important event, these being the first polls to affect the day-to-day lives of Iraqi voters. There was a 51% turnout rate for the polls, in which some 14,467 candidates vied for posts in 6,471 polling centres across the country.
“I was truly delighted that millions of Iraqi people exercised their right to vote in an environment free of violence, a remarkable achievement in a country that has known so much conflict in recent years,� he said.
“Iraq has come a long way in taking their own affairs in hand, this being the first Iraqi-led and Iraqi-owned electoral process. It is a tribute to the growing effectiveness of the Iraqi Security Forces, and testifies to the increasing stability in the country,� Mr. Ban told reporters.
The success of the Election Day augurs well for the transition process and the solidifying of Iraq’s national reconciliation, he added, pledging that the UN will spare no efforts to meet the expectations of the Iraqi people in this next crucial phase.
Ban urged Iraqis to embrace this opportunity by rising above narrow sectarian interests, reducing lingering tensions, remaining open to compromise solutions and fostering consensus. “Greater willingness for national reconciliation should be demonstrated at all levels and both between and among all major communities,� he said.
In addition to meeting with Mr. al-Maliki, the Secretary-General also held talks with President Jalal Talabani, the country’s two Vice Presidents, Adil Abd al-Mahdi and Tariq al-Hashemi, and UN staff.
The UN chief’s short stop in Baghdad capped off two weeks of travel through Europe, Africa and Asia, including a brief unannounced visit to Afghanistan.