Quotes:
“There will be respectful integration.”
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda,’ at the general staff meeting of Maoists’ People’s Liberation Army (PLA), in Janadisha.
“I have no intention of pulling down the government. I have no interest in that.”
Girija Prasad Koirala, former prime minister and president of main opposition Nepali Congress (NC), dismissing Maoist allegation that he hobnobbed with Indian leaders with the intention of pulling down the government.
“Gyanendra is pleading with India to forgive him for his past mistakes. He is telling them that since his son Paras is unfit to rule, let his grandson become King.”
Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, Finance Minister and senior leader of the Maoists, on the visit to India by ex King Gyanendra, in Kantipur.
“If there is conspiracy against us, we will not walk out of the government. Rather, we will write the constitution ourselves, carry out army integration and conduct land reforms.”
Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav,’ senior leader of the Maoists, in Janadisha.
“In our preliminary estimates, there will be shortfall of Rs 115 billion for carrying out development plans in the next two years.”
Guna Nidhi Sharma, vice chairman of National Planning Commission (NPC), in Gorkhapatra.
“We are yet to calculate the loss incurred due to Kosi inundation.”
Shankar Koirala, Water Resources Secretary, saying that the government has not calculated the loss for which it wants to claim compensation from India, in an interview with BBC Nepali Service.
“It is our compulsion to declare crisis. We had been requesting the government for long for relief.”
Kush Kumar Joshi, president of Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), clarifying reason for declaring crisis in industries.
Transition:
RETURNED: Girija Prasad Koirala, former prime minister and president of main opposition Nepali Congress (NC), after a three-day visit to New Delhi, India.
KILLED: Three persons, including one policeman, in Chitwan during the protests by Tharus.
SUMMONED: Winter session of the parliament, from March 29, by president Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, in accordance with the recommendation of the Prime Minister.
PASSED AWAY: Ludwig Stiller, a historian, at the age of 81.
Bodh Narayan Sardar, a Constituent Assembly (CA) member of Nepali Congress, in a motorcycle accident.
ARRESTED: Jean Jacques Haye, an alleged international paedophile who is a French citizen, by Nepal Police, from Kathmandu. The international police organization Interpol had issued a red Corner Notice against him.
DECLARED: Industries as ‘crisis-hit’ by the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC) and Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI).
WON: Nepal Red, the Prime Minister’s Cup Football, by defeating Sri Lankan team at the final through tie-breaker.
