Disabled people continue protest; nearly three-dozen arrested NepalNews Police arrested nearly three dozen physically challenged people from the protest programme organized by the Federation of Disabled People in front of Singha Durbar ...... scuffle between the police and physically challenged people ...... Three protestors injured in the incident and are undergoing treatment at Bir Hospital. ...... One of their demands is reservation for disabled people in all sectors.I have made this basic point before and I am going to make it again. The April Revolution has earned the people their right to protest peacefully. That should not only be allowed, but also encouraged. One of the overpaid ministers of this government could have shown the decency to walk out and meet and greet the protestors. Could have invited them in for a meet and greet program. Could have engaged in dialogue to see what the grievances are, what can be done to meet them.
Police arrest nearly two-dozen disabled people Physically challenged people have been continuing their protests saying that the democratic government had neglected their demands. They are scheduled to join the protest organized by Citizens Movement for Peace and Democracy at 4 p.m. in the afternoon. .... the National Human Rights Commission said that it is closely monitoring the demonstration. ...... urged the government not to use unnecessary force that may suppress people's fundamental rights.
It happened to the Kamaiya. It happened to the women. Now it is happening to the disabled. This government has to take responsibility. This is supposed to be a revolutionary government, not a repressive government. Just because the physically challenged are small in number compared to the other groups like the DaMaJaMa does not mean they can be neglected.
Social justice is a matter of principle. It is not really about if or not the group has the large numbers to create the big noise. This act of police brutality is utterly shameful.
..... the ism family: racism, classism, ageism, adultism, elitism, sexism, heterosexism, and physicalism.
In Solidarity With The Kamaiya Movement
Why Were The Women Beat Up?
The Bahun men who have gotten themselves into power have shown the tendency to forget the basic thrust of the April Revolution. Their unhurried approach to the constituent assembly is their hope that people's heightened expectations from April will die down. Their dragging of feet on the peace process is their wish to go back to the days before the king's active reign when they simply refused to see the political utility and importance of a constituent assembly. It is their fantassy to turn the constituent assembly elections into a referendum on the monarchy so they do not have to deal with the issues of social justice. My response: the monarchy is not worth a referendum. End it now.
People should be encouraged to protest peacefully. That is how oppressed groups raise their political consciousness. It is shameful that the National Human Rights Commission should see the protesting disabled and the abusing police as two parties equally at fault. The Commission has lost its fulcrum.
There is indeed a need for a second revolution, another peaceful revolution. Or the Bahun men in power could measure up.
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Rayamajhi commission summons army chief, two others NepalNews General Pyar Jung Thapa, his deputy, Lt General Rukmangad Katuwal, and a former Major General in connection with their alleged role in suppressing the people’s movement ...... the commission summoned retired Major General and then head of the Valley Pritana (division), Deepak Bikram Rana ...... The Nepali Army led the Unified Command ..... Home Minister Kamal Thapa used to give directions to security officials from the army headquarters to suppress the movement.
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Senior ADB rep arrives; 'assistance in Melamchi will continue'
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Righting the Wrongs of Nepal’s Peace Process - By Anga R. Timilsina the lack of preparedness, transparency and accountability in the peace process. ...... Nepal’s peace process is characterized by an unusual sequencing of priorities, discussing the formation of an interim government and the holding of constituent assembly elections before addressing immediate humanitarian needs in the war-torn areas........ hard-learned lessons from conflict prevention and peace-building of many countries emerged from or undergoing armed conflict. ...... both the government and the Maoists seem to be more concerned about power-sharing arrangements, less about consolidating peace....... “The General Peace Agreement for Mozambique” (October 1992) and the “Agreement on a Comprehensive Political Settlement on the Cambodia Conflict” (October 1991) .... “Haiti’s Interim Cooperation Framework (2006)” ....... three overlapping yet distinct phases: the initial stabilization of a war-torn society; the transformation or institutional building; and the consolidation. ........ establishing effective mechanism for monitoring ceasefire, returning refugees and internally displaced persons, establishing property rights so that ceased property is returned to the rightful owners, establishing community justice or some kind of healing process in order to facilitate the harmonization and reintegration process, implementing demining programs, reviving essential infrastructure (roads, bridges, telephone and water) and services (education and health), strengthening and empowering local governance institutions in order to increase service delivery and facilitate the reconstruction process, and reviving the productive sector of the economy and achieving the macroeconomic stability........... the formation of an interim constitution and an interim government, Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR), security sector reform (redefining civil-military relations, establishing civilian oversight of the military, increasing transparency and accountability of the security sector, and revamping promotions and leadership development), civil service reform, and elections to draft a new constitution and form a new government............ Nepal is a unique and intriguing case study ........ the peace process is moving ahead without a comprehensive framework for peace-building. .... Nepal is focusing more on the political aspect of peace-building and ignoring social and economic aspects....... peace-building, which is very complex, involving multi-dimensions: multi-lateral (involvement of many actors), multi-sectoral (security, emergency and relief efforts, governance, democratization, infrastructure building, and long-term development), multi-leveled (national vs. local level programs), and multi-staged (immediate, mid-term and long-term stages) ........ there is an urgent need to have a comprehensive framework for peace and reconstruction signed by both the government and the Maoists....... peace agreements, ceasefire agreements, political settlement agreements, rehabilitation and reconstruction agreements and agreements on the role of the international community including the United Nations ....... community-based rehabilitation and reintegration, return of refugees and internally displaced persons, property rights, justice and reconciliation, healing process, and revival of essential infrastructure and services. Since local bodies are currently run by bureaucrats, the SPA and the Maoists could come up with a plan for a participatory local governance in order to make sure that, at the grass-root level, there is a high degree of inclusiveness and participation of all sectors of society in dialogue and peace-building.......... the Maoists agree to demobilize their army before the formation of an interim government and decommission their arms immediately after the constituent assembly elections. ......... decommissioning of Maoist arms and integrating Maoist army into the Nepali military should be a major component of the comprehensive framework...... How can the Maoist rebels be integrated into the state army and reintegrated into society? What should be the structure and size of Nepal’s military? How the military be restructured in order to accommodate the Maoist rebels? Several ideas have been floated including the formation of a border security force, creation of a civilian development force, and reduction of the Nepali Army’s size by one-third and replacing it by the Maoist rebels. ....... The primary task of the interim parliament should be to craft the mechanism and process for holding the constituent assembly elections ...... peace is a process in itself. .....
Government yet to fill vacant posts of Secretaries
PLA facing acute food shortage: report due to lack of regular source of income since the announcement of ceasefire three months ago ...... combatants of the sixth division of the PLS, stationed at a temporary camp at Gumi of Surkhet district, were no more had to worry for the battle, but for their own ration....... daily exercise of the guerrillas begins early in the morning. After 3-4 hours of hard exercise, these soldiers go to field to help villagers in paddy planting. The whole day they work in the field free of cost to win the heart of local population and return to the camp for the evening drill........ Despite this labourious daily schedule, PLA guerrillas neither have balanced diet nor enough food to eat. The meals contain mainly rice, lentil and seasonal vegetable....... we are facing problem even to feed them twice a day." ...... Until a few months back, it was a different story altogether. There was enough money collected from taxes, extortion, forced donations or looting of banks. Now, the 'donation' has sharply decreased, looting has stopped and whatever money they had has been getting exhausted. People refuse to pay taxes to the parallel people's government set up by the Maoists. Earlier, they were mobile and used to travel from one area to another. Now, they are camped in one place........ they understand the problem. They would have fled otherwise." ....... The PLA guerrillas need about 20 quintals of rice per day and an equal quantity of vegetables and lentil. It comes to around Rs 100,000 a day. On the other hand, they don't have a regular source of income. ...... the government did not allocate any sum to maintain the PLA, "Our PLA helped the seven parties for the reinstatement of the House of Representatives but they forgot us as soon as they ascended to power. They seem to have decided to kill us starving." ....... Maoists have set up similar camps in Sindhupalchok, Makawanpur and Saptari
Leaders call for better understanding between SPA and Maoists should reach a better understanding and consensus on issues related to arms management, interim statute, interim government, an alternative to Parliament and the date for an election to a constituent assembly. ...... democratising the Nepali Army by severing its traditional ties to the King and amending to the Military Law of 2016 BS. ...... Mahesh Acharya suggested that the SPA and the Maoists focus their attention on holding constituent assembly polls at the earliest .... Former member of the National Human Rights Commission Sushil Pyakurel urged both the sides to pay attention to the issue of conflict management. He alleged the parliament gave a clean chit to the chief of army staff (COAS) Pyar Jung Thapa by administering him the oath of office in parliament instead of taking action against him for suppressing the Jana Andolan.
Dy PM Sherchan in New Delhi for avian meet, Maoists' release Kantipur Publications
PM asks Maoists to abide by Ceasefire CoC
Give arms issue top priority: PM tells govt talks team
‘Maoists started war in Siraha, Saptari’ "The Maoists have started undeclared war in Siraha and Saptari district in the name of fighting their internal rivals," said Renu Kumari Yadav of Rastriya Janashakti Party. "The government should tell whether they (Maoists) are free to start war in select districts." ....... slammed human rights activists for ignoring the violations. "They are ignoring it since only terai people are being victimized." ...... Ram Janam Choudhari of NC (D) demanded that the government table the interim constitution draft [when finalized] in the House to get it endorsed. ...... Ram Chandra Roy of RPP urged the government to resolve the citizenship problem before constituent assembly elections....... drew the government's attention toward continued strikes, agitations and gheraos across the country ...... Lila Mani Pokharel of People's Front Nepal urged the seven party alliance leaders to dissolve the House and expedite the peace process.
‘People ate uncooked rice in Mugu’
दलको प्रस्ताव- राजतन्त्र पनि अन्तरिम प्रमुख दलहरू संक्रमणकालमा राजतन्त्रलाई अन्तरिम बनाउने प्रस्ताव अन्तरिम संविधान मस्यौदा समितिलाई दिने गृहकार्यमा जुटेका छन् । ..... कांग्रेसले 'पछि संविधान सभाले व्यवस्था गरेबमोजिम हुने गरी अहिलेलाई प्रतिनिधिसभा घोषणाअनुरूपको राजतन्त्र रहने' प्रस्ताव गर्दैछ । ...... कांग्रेसले मिश्रति निर्वाचन प्रणाली, राज्यको पुनर्संरचना र प्रादेशिक प्रणालीबारे सुझाव तयार गरेको छ । 'प्रादेशिक संरचनाको आधार भूबनोट, जनसंख्या, भाषा, आर्थिक अन्तरसम्बन्ध र सांस्कृतिक सामुदायिक पहिचानलाई मुख्य बनाउनुपर्ने छ,' मस्यौदा उद्धृत गर्दै स्रोतले भन्यो । .......राष्ट्रिय महत्त्वका सबै विषयमा जनमत संग्रहबाट टुंगो लगाउनुपर्ने पार्टीको प्रस्ताव रहेको ...... कानुनद्वारा निर्धारित समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणाली
प्रधानमन्त्रीद्वारा वार्ता टोलीलाई निर्देशन
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गणतान्त्रिक मोर्चा जरुरी ः बादल 'जनताले गणतन्त्रको चाहना गरिसकेका छन् तर विभिन्न शक्ति यसलाई सफल हुन नदिन लागिसकेका छन्,' उनले भने- 'त्यसैले पनि तत्काल मोर्चा गठन गरी नागरिक समाज साथै सबै मिलेर सडक तताउन जरुरी छ ।' नागरिक समाजद्वारा प्रदर्शन
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Nepal crown prince gets his marching orders Mumbai Mirror, India shearing the controversial crown prince of his designation as patron of the country’s sports council. ...... stripped King Gyanendra afresh of his position as patron of four national organisations - the King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation named after his father, the Lumbini Development Trust entrusted with the development and preservation of the Buddha’s birthplace in southern Nepal, Mahendra Sanskrit University and Tribhuvan University
Cease-fire pact draft prepared in Nepal People's Daily Online, China
Peace Process on Right Track in Nepal: EP Himalayan Times, Nepal
Nepal gears up for tourist boom DailyIndia.com, NY
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