When there has been no agreement on the form of government, state restructuring and other issues, President Ram Baran Yadav met UCPN (M) chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Nepali Congress president Sushil Koirala, and UML chairperson Jhala Nath Khanal at his residence Shital Niwas. In the meeting, the President asked the leaders to conclude the outstanding…

After persistent pressure from the main opposition parties Nepali Congress and UML, the government backed down on its decision to legalise conflict-era land transactions carried out by the Maoist people’s government. The meeting of the Council of Ministers on February 9 reversed the decision of January 12, 2011 by ‘the decision will not stand and…

The State Restructuring Commission (SRC) could not come up with a consensus report. In the absence of agreement on disputed issues, the members divided into majority and minority groups. The Coordinator Madan Pariyar, Stella Tamang, Malla K Sundar, Bhogendra Jha, Krishna Hachhethu, and Surendra Mahato were in one camp and Ramesh Dhungel, Sabitri Gurung, and…

Prime minister Baburam Bhattarai made attempts to hold dialogue with Congress and UML who had not sat down for talks after the government did not withdraw the decision of the Council of Ministers. When there was no possibility of three-party talks, prime minister Bhattarai, UCPN (M) chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Congress vice-president Ram Chandra Paudel,…

After the prime minister Baburam Bhattarai called a meeting to discuss the stalled peace and constitution-drafting process among Nepali Congress, UML, and UDMF, the leaders reached the Peace and Reconstruction Ministry at Singha Durbar. When the leaders came to know of decision of the Council of Ministers to legalise the decisions of the Maoist people’s…