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Nepal: Sushil-Deuba inching closer, power lust ends BP’s socialism : Deputy Prime Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula will be either leading Defense Ministry or ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sad news for obvious reasons. Sudan APC scam thus comes to a tragic end. But, that will also depend on NC’s power sharing deal with the UML, it is reported.


Nepal’s 5 Point Deal in limbo, UML demands Home Ministry : The UML leadership reiterated the condition at a separate meeting with the Unified Maoists’ party leaders at the UML headquarters in Balkhu. The two party meeting began at 6:00 in the evening. Their talks lasted for over two hours.


Indian envoy sharing in Nepal Party meet an invited intrusion: Baral : I would take it in just another manner. What I would say that it is not their increased interests or for that matter any sort of intervention instead it is more close to what could be taken as “invited intervention”. The fault lay with us because we have been “inviting” and encouraging as well them to sort our internal problems.


Sitaula is crane elevated Nepal DPM, mystery abound : A day earlier sworn in as a cabinet member Sitaula has been once again sworn in as a deputy prime minister. Crane elevation this. May have come as a reward for having cheated mother Nepal. If not then it must have been a mysterious affair.


Do not sign five point deal: Oli warns Nepal UML leadership : Oli warned both Chairman Jhalnath and Madhav Nepal not to sign the five point deal because the so-called consensus government would still be based on the four point deal signed between the establishment faction of the Unified Maoists and the Madhesi alliance.


Nepal parties and Indian envoy ignored diplomatic norms: Regmi : The direct participation of the Indian Ambassador at a meeting of the Nepali parties and those who invited him for his engagement at the said meet, both sides were at fault. It is felt that both of the sides have ignored the established diplomatic protocols and conduct.


China played role in Govt. making in Nepal, yet Beijing is prime loser : “Both India and China have played positive role in the formation of the consensus government,” he claimed and added, “Foreign interference have both positive and negative meaning. They have so far played positive part in the peace and constitutional processes.”


Nepal Muslims claim separate self identity, huge rally held in Sunsari : More than 25 thousand Nepali Muslim nationals took to the streets on Saturday, May 5, 2012, demanding non-Madhesi identity for themselves and formation of the ‘National Muslim Commission’ in Ineruwa- the district capital of Sunsari district. Sunsari is the home district of Devi Prasad Regmi who had slapped Jhal nath Khanal some two years ago.


Deuba card in action, says first solve key issues then join Nepal Govt : Bimalendra Nidhi told media after the meeting, “Unless contentious issues of constituent drafting resolved and our internal issues settled, the party should not join the government. Thus we refrained from participating the Central Committee meeting.”