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News In Brief
BY KTM Metro Reporter in Kathmandu
On March 02, 2009, Finance Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai told the members of the donor community in Kathmandu in a meeting attended by representatives of donors including World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Department For International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom, IMF, DANIDA, India, China and Finland and held in preparation for the meeting of Nepal Development Forum (NDF) that the agenda of the Government of Nepal for the NDF meeting to be held on March 12-14, 2009 would be the peace, democracy and development.
On March 2, 2009, Chairman of CPN-UML Jhalanath Khanal administered the oath of office to the newly elected officer bearers in the conspicuous absence of the rival leaders such as Madhav Kumar Nepal and KP Oli. Mr. Oli lost the election for the Chairman of CPN-UML to Mr. Khanal in Butwal.
On March 2, 2009, the UCPN-Maoist posted its draft Constitution of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal of 2010 in Nepali on the website www.baburambhattarai.com.
On March 2, 2009, talking to the reporters in Birgunj, Nepali Congress General Secretary Bimlendra Nidhi said that the ‘One Madhesh-One Province’ would not be in the interest of the majority of the Madheshi people.
On March 2, 2009, indigenous people called Tharus of Nepal terai called a shutdown of terai protesting the government’s decision on including them on the list of the people belonging to the Madheshi, and demanding an autonomous state for them.
On March 2, 2009, Foreign Minister Upendra Yadav left Kathmandu for Geneva, Switzerland for attending the 10th Session of Human Rights Council. Foreign Minister Yadav would address the Council on March 4. He also is visiting Belgium, Germany and Qatar for bilateral talks with the respective government authorities.
On March 3, 2009, talking to the morning program of the state-run Radio Nepal, Chief of People's Liberation Army (PLA) Nanda Kishor Pun 'Pasang' told the radio anchor that the PLA would be filling up the vacancies in the PLA to counter the new recruits of the Nepal Army.
On March 3, 2009, Prime Minister Prachanda and Opposition Leader Girija Prasad Koirala agreed on calling the session of the legislature-parliament within March 28, 2009.
