25 August 2011,
Unified CPN-Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal is planning to come up with a public statement tomorrow to bolster the chances of party candidate Baburam Bhattarai becoming the next prime minister.
25 August 2011,
A Central Working Committee meeting of Nepali Congress on Thursday declared its Parliamentary Party leader Ram Chandra Paudel as the candidate for the PM post for the majority government.
25 August 2011,
President Dr Ram Baran Yadav today sent a letter to Parliament to form a majority government after political parties failed to constitute a national consensus government during the 10-day deadline given by the Head of the State.
24 August 2011,
The Supreme Court today witnessed a heated debate between constitutional law expert Purnaman Shakya and Attorney General Yubaraj Sangroula after Shakya urged the apex court to correct the activities of politicians, who, according to him, ‘committed fraud on the constitution by amending the Interim Constitution frequently with the intention to prolong their stay in power’.
24 August 2011,
Rejecting Unified CPN-Maoist call to extend the Constituent Assembly term by six months, the government today registered the 10th amendment bill of the Interim Constitution at the Parliament Secretariat, seeking a three-month extension.
24 August 2011,
Nepali Congress prime ministerial candidate Sher Bahadur Deuba today urged the UCPN-Maoist to support a Congress-led consensus government, saying he would offer Maoist ex-fighters a ‘dignified integration’.