Tag Archives: #MCC

By Muna Chand Kathmandu, March 6 The CPN (Unified Socialist) is holding meetings of the Politburo on Monday and Central Committee on March 9 and 10. The meeting has been convened to discuss a variety of issues, including the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), local level elections, and contemporary politics, according to Unified Socialist spokesperson Jagannath Khatiwada. The party’s politburo meeting …

By Muna Chand Kathmandu, March 6 The Maoist Center’s Central Committee meeting, which had been scheduled for 11 a.m. Sunday after being postponed on Friday, has been postponed again till Monday. The Maoist Center is attempting to mend gaps that arose after party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ openly challenged the view that parliamentary ratification of the US grant project …

By Muna Chand Kathmandu, March 3 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba thanked CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal for their help in ratification the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant from the United States. Prime Minister Deuba thanked all of the leaders participating at the ruling coalition’s meeting in Baluwatar this …

By Muna Chand Kathmandu, March 3 CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and leader Naryan Kaji Shrestha will have a discussion even today. In a bid to narrow down differences between Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ and party leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Prachanda invited the latter to his residence for a discussion. Shrestha has been meeting …

By Muna Chand Kathmandu, March 2 Narayan Kaji Shrestha, the leader of the CPN (Maoist Center), and Netra Bikram Chand alias Biplav, the general secretary of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), met this morning. During the discussion, NCP leader Biplav arrived at Shrestha’s residence in Hattiban this morning and called for unity among like-minded leaders on the issue of nationalism. …

By Muna Chand Kathmandu, March 1 Chairman of Nepal Mazdur Kisan Party Narayan Man Bijukchhe has accused CPN-Maoist Central Chairman Prachanda of passing the MCC due to fear. Addressing the program at the inauguration of Nhu: Pukhu (Ranipokhari) built by Bhaktapur Municipality, Bijukchhe said, “The MCC was passed due to the fear of going to the international court against Prachanda, …

By Muna Chand Kathmandu, March 1 CPN (Maoist) Chairman KP Sharma Oli has said that foreign investment will be accepted only as per the need. Stating that such assistance will not be accepted if it affects the need or national interest or national self-respect, he said that all the provisions should be considered while concluding such an agreement. “The major …

By Muna Chand Kathmandu, March 1 The main opposition party UML, which did not participate in the approval of the US grant by the MCC parliament, is going to make public its official position today. At 1 pm, UML would hold a press conference at the Royal Banquet in Tinkune. The UML will make its views public on the latest …

By Muna Chand Kathmandu, February 28 Chairman of the CPN-Maoist Center Prachanda is scheduled to hold a press conference on Monday. The Maoist Center Chair, who has been heavily criticized for his allegedly ambiguous role in the ratification process of the US grant Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), invited the journalist on Wednesday afternoon, for the first time after the US …

By Muna Chand Kathmandu, February 28 A suspicious object has been found on the main road in front of the Parliament building in New Baneshwor. Kathmandu Police Spokesperson SP Dinesh Raj Mainali said that a suspicious object resembling a bomb was found in front of the Parliament building. The area has been given security after a suspicious item was found. …