Democracy For Nepal

Monday, August 07, 2006

NIPF: Talk Program In Boston

Nepal-US Indigenous Peoples’ Forum [A non-profit corporation incorporated with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA] 14 Allen Street, Union Square, Somerville MA 02143 http://www.nipforum.org

TALK PROGRAM

Changing the World, One Village at a Time through Self-Sustaining Community Centers with Libraries.

1) 5:00PM - 5:30PM : Sharad Babu Shrestha,

[ Sharad Babu Shrestha is Executive Director of READ [Rural Education and Development] Nepal, one of the recipients of the Global Citizen Award for his contribution to sustainability for the planet and its people.
http://www.readnepal.org/]

2) 5:30 – 5:45 PM: Louisa Kasdon - Some Experience with READ Nepal:

[ A writer and journalist, graduated in Political Science at MIT. http://www.louisakasdon.com/index.php ]

3) 5:45 – 6:45 PM: Floor Discussion
4) 7:00 PM Closing

Date: Monday July 17, 2006
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Venue: Harvard University, Barker Center, Kresge Room 114, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.

Nepal-US Indigenous Peoples' Forum inc.
14 Allen Street
Somerville. MA 02143
United States of America
Tel: 617 628 1996
Email: admin@nipforum.org
http://www.nipforum.org

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In The News

Probe commission to complete interrogation by next week NepalNews Koirala's remarks may be aimed at spoiling peace negotiations: Dr Bhattarai "The peace talks have reached into a very critical stage and are on the verge of collapse," said Bhattarai ....... The Maoist leader said his party would launch a peaceful movement if the peace talks failed. ...... "If the ruling seven party alliance neglects the accord reached between us, we will launch a republican front" which would not only sweep monarchy but all the forces who support monarchy." ..... his party wouldn't go for an armed conflict again and would not return to the jungle. ...... blamed the government for failing to hand over a joint letter to the United Nations mission .... revealed that chairman of the CPN (Maoist) had even signed on a draft agreement (of the letter) but that premier Koirala refused to sign on it........ blamed an unseen force for trying to spoil the country's peace negotiations ..... The top brass of the army have repeatedly said that they fully abide by the directives issued by the government. DPM Sherchan warns of quitting govt Emerging out of a cabinet meeting at Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala’s residence in Baluwatar this morning, Sherchan said, “If the government continues to go like this, I will quit.” ....... had serious reservation over the performance of the government as unimportant issues were getting priority instead of political issues ...... expressed discontent over the remarks of PM Koirala during a meeting with industrialists on Sunday that the King should be given space ...... “It is the people who will decide whether or not to keep the monarchy, not the Prime Minister,” he commented and added that he had registered his objection over the PM’s reaction at the cabinet meeting. ...... Government appoints acting secretaries 15 acting secretaries. ..... Ram Sarobar Dube, Tana Guatam, Tulsi Bhattarai, Sushil Shumsher Rana, Damodar Parajuli, Bhagirathi Basnet, Shankar Lal Chaudhary, Shankar Koirala, Shankar Parajuli, Bala Nanda Poudel, Shyam Prasad Mainali and Bhagawati Kafle...... cabinet also decided to install five regional administrators ....... 100 days of the reinstated parliament: Hits and Misses it has failed to do anything concrete towards holding elections for the constituent assembly-- the main agenda of the country ...... yet to make concrete decisions on the issue of holding elections of the constituent assembly and finding consensus with the Maoists for peaceful settlement of the Maoist insurgency. ...... "More than 90 percent of the lawmakers of the reinstated parliament will lose elections if they go for fresh elections. That's why they are fearing to go for elections" ....
Visitors

3.	7 August	07:10	Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, India
4.	7 August	07:11	General Services Adm., United States
5.	7 August	07:13	Computer Associates, Islandia, United States

7.	7 August	07:16	University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
8.	7 August	07:18	Nepal (wlink.com.np)
9.	7 August	07:18	Central Queensland University, Australia
10.	7 August	07:18	University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

12.	7 August	07:26	Central Queensland University, Australia
13.	7 August	07:33	Telstra Internet, Australia

21.	7 August	08:28	IBM, Raleigh, United States
22.	7 August	08:31	Infocom, Philippines

24.	7 August	08:38	Equant, France
25.	7 August	08:40	Indiana University, United States
26.	7 August	08:42	NTL Internet, Cambridge, United Kingdom
27.	7 August	08:42	Sify Limited, India

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