"This festival provides an occasion for national unity. It helps bind all of us in single string. I am feeling very happy."
President Dr. Rambaran Yadav, talking to reporters, after offering Tika to people on the occasion of Bada Dashain.
“In fact, I had proposed in the party two years ago to change the name and drop the tail.”
Prime Minister and chairman of CPN-Maoists, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ telling reporters that he wants to change the name of his party by dropping the epithet ‘Maoists.’
“We are the largest communist party, which has been endorsed by the people through the election results. So, there is no need to stick with the tail-name of our party.”
Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, Finance Minister and senior leader of Maoists, talking to reporters.
“This is not the right time to talk about changing the name of the party. It cannot be changed.”
Mohan Baidya, senior leader of the Maoists, at Reporters’ Club.
“We are committed to drafting the constitution. We will start exerting pressure if they (Maoists) do not show readiness for drafting the constitution. We will not compromise with any individual, any party or nation on democracy, human rights, freedom of expression and press freedom.”
Girija Prasad Koirala, former prime minister and president of Nepali Congress (NC).
“There cannot be the wholesale integration of Maoist combatants into Nepali Army. Those who want to opt out from armed forces would be taken to their villages and rehabilitated then and there. Those who want to join police, will be allowed to join police and even a separate force will be set up, if needed.”
Bamdev Gautam, Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, addressing a program in Okhaldhunga district.
"Maoist behavior may lead to uprising for the democracy once again."
Sushil Koirala, acting president of the main opposition NC party.
"At least two airplanes would be purchased on lease. Strict transparency would be maintained throughout and no discrepancies will be allowed."
Hisila Yami, Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation.
Transition
KILLED: Three members of a family were killed in a bomb explosion in Chandranigahapur of Rautahat district on October 14. Local administration identified the deceased as Shila Sinjali, 24, her two-year-old daughter Sristi Sinjali and three-year-old nephew Jivicha Thapa.
LEFT: A delegation of Constituent Assembly members led by CA chairman Subas Nembang, for Geneva, Switzerland, to attend the 119th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Other members of the delegation include CA members Satya Pahadi, Umakanta Chaudhary, Sharada Devi Kumal, Sarbadev Prasad Ojha, Brijesh Kumar Gupta and Officiating Secretary General of the Legislative Parliament Manohar Prasad Bhattarai and Joint Secretary Dhan Bahadur Shrestha.
FORMED: A five-member commission, by the government, to probe the Lukla air tragedy in which 18 people had died. The probe commission is headed by acting co-attorney general Puspa Raj Koirala and includes Ranjit Singh Baral, Subas Baral, Upendra Lal Shrestha and Nagendra Ghimire as members.
ABOLISHED: The system of Raja, rajauta, by the government. As per the system, there were four petty kings recognized by the government as cultural custodian of certain areas. There were such nominal kings in Mustang, Salyan, Jajarkot and Bajhang.
RETURNED: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda,’ after attending the 63rd session of United Nations General Assembly in New York, the United States.
Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav, after attending the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the United States.
Finance Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, from Washington DC, the United States, after taking part in the annual meeting of the board of governors of World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
