Neo-Nepal

Interview with PRACHANDA

neonepal — Sat, 19 May 2007 14:46:13 +0000

Frends, here is the interview with Prachanda, President, CPN(Maoist) of Nepal. This interview was published in ‘Mukti Yatra’, a magazine some times earlier.

The interview is in pdf format so that you will need adobe reader (formerly known as adobe acrobat reader) to read the interview.

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Constituent Assembly Election 2007

neonepal — Sat, 19 May 2007 14:32:35 +0000

Elections for a Constituent Assembly will be held in Nepal on 20 June 2007.^[1] This assembly will draft a new constitution and will therefore also decide on the fate of the Nepalese monarchy. There will be around 17.5 million eligible voters.^[2] The Election Constituency Delimitation Commission recommended the following number and distribution of seats: 204 members would be elected through a proportionate electoral system, 240 members through election in constituencies (116 seats for southern Nepal’s Terai region and 124 members from the mountainous region) and 17 on recommendation by the Council of Ministers.^{[3] [4]} It is likely that the election will be postponed, as the Election Commission fears that the time is insufficient to adequately prepare the election.^[5]

The following parties are among the 62 parties which have registered to contest the election in the period from 31 March 2007 to 27 April 2007:^[6]

Nepali Congress and Nepali Congress (Democratic) will merge prior to the elections.

Malaysian minister meets PM Koirala

neonepal — Sat, 19 May 2007 14:23:44 +0000

Visiting Malaysian Minister of Youth and Sports Dato Seri Azalina Binta Doto Othman Siad called on Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala at the latter’s residence in Baluwatar Saturday morning.The meeting was focused on promoting labor opportunities for Nepali workers in Malaysia, reports said. Other issues of bilateral interest were also discussed during the meeting.

The Malaysian minister had met with Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prithivi Subba Gurung on Thursday and discussed about the tourism opportunities between the two countries. She had also informed him about the upcoming Malaysian expedition to Mt Everest.