Kalpit Parajuli

PM Prachanda says his party is no longer in control of the People’s Liberation Army, urges its members to be “honest and sincere” in bringing about peace in the country. He confirms ultimate goal is their integration into the Nepali armed forces. But he also warns against the country’s reactionary forces.

They are also calling for the creation of an interreligious forum. Almost 50% of the population, more than 14 million people, are under the age of 30.

The workers are asking for higher wages. The two clinics are providing only emergency services, and hundreds of people are without medical care. The Maoist prime minister is calling for an end to the "strike culture," which has caused crisis in the economy and in commercial relations with foreign partners.

A climate of "impunity" and "psychological terror"; threats and aggression, but those responsible for the violence go unpunished. The cases of two slain journalists, with local Communist Party militants involved.

The Gulf countries and Malaysia are closing their borders to foreign workers. Many companies are sending their foreign labor force back home. The finances of the Kathmandu government are also at risk, relying on remittances from emigrants for 40% of its income.

The charge has been made by the Nepalese workers' union: 2,000 cases in Qatar, 4,000 in the Arab emirates and Malaysia. The foreign minister has asked his embassies to verify these cases, and stop conversions made by force or external pressure.

Demonstrations take place in the main cities of the mountain nation. ‘Chandni Chowk to China’, a movie that suggests that the Buddha was born in India, is the cause. Screening of the film in Nepal is banned. Nepali nationalists call on the government to defend national independence from Indian attacks.

First cases reported in Jhapa district. The government bans chicken and duck imports from India, thought to be the source of the outbreak. An emergency team has already been dispatched to the affected area. Soon all animals at risk for the infection will be culled in the capital.

Government decision follows street demonstrations and protests by opposition parties. Criticism from the World Hindu Federation and India’s nationalist party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, plays an important role.

The government headed by Prachanda calls a national procession in an attempt to reconcile with the population. Demonstrations continue after the forced replacement of monks at the Hindu temple in Pashupati. Unrest in the capital among the faithful of the deposed monarch. Solidarity from the Buddhist community, and from India's BJP.

The government of Prachandra has put two Nepalese monks in charge of the place of worship. Since 1904, the ceremonies had been led by Indian monks, now dismissed from their posts. The Maoist government is interfering in religious affairs in order to mark the beginning of the new course in the country.

It is the third attack in three months against the publisher Himalmedia. In the latest edition of one of its magazines, it published a report on the labor unions. Protests of the opposition and of the press association. 70 industries have already suspended production because of protests by members of the All Nepal Trade Union Federation.