UML Chairman Jhala Nath Khanal to visit India today

September 15th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao met Nepal Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala and discussed various bilateral issues including greater sharing of vital information between the two countries. According to Nepalnews, both the leaders also discussed electricity import from India, signing of extradition treaty and the agreements reached during Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal's visit to India last month.

September 1st, 2009 LONDON - National highways in India will be renumbered so that they reflect a scientific pattern, Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath said here Tuesday. Today is the 100th day of my government in India, so I can announce it: we are renumbering our national highways, Kamal Nath told reporters.

August 18th, 2009 LONDON - Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath brings his 'roadshow' to Britain Sep 1 to attract British investment into India, which he says will build more roads than any other country over the next two years. Kamal Nath will spend two days in London Sep 1-2 talking to business leaders, bankers and investors, telling them there is money to be made investing in India's roads in the current financial climate.

June 22nd, 2009 KATHMANDU - CPN (UML) leader KP Sharma Oli has said that the Maoists would join the government within two months.peaking to journalists at Tribhuvan International Airport here on Sunday on his arrival after completing his ten-day visit to India, Oli said the peace process would not succeed without the participation of Maoists. "Peace process will not reach a logical conclusion just by a consensus among Nepali Congress President Girija Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and UML chairman Jhala Nath Khanal," he added.

June 19th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Lawmakers of the CPN (UML) have criticised the Nepal cabinet decision to overturn the previous government's decision taken on March 3 to sack Army Chief Rookmangud Katawal and appoint Lieutenant General Kul Bahadur Khadka as the acting chief. In a meeting held at the UML parliamentary party office in Singhadurbar here today, the disgruntled lawmakers said the government took the decision in haste and without seeking political consensus.

June 2nd, 2009 KATHMANDU - CPN (UML) chairman Jhala Nath Khanal has said that he had given the nod to take action against army chief Rookmangud Katawal but blamed Maoists for not consulting coalition partners about its procedures. Speaking at a party gathering here on Monday, Khanal said his party had suggested for compulsory retirement of two top brass of the army to end the dispute, adding, the Maoists ignored his recommendation.

May 15th, 2009 KATHMANDU - CPN (UML) Chairman Jhala Nath Khanal today stressed on the need of forming a national government forging consensus. Speaking at a programme here, Khanal highlighted the need for consensus government at a time when other party leaders are busy in signature campaign for the formation of a new government under its own leadership.

May 11th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Maoist protesters and riot police clashed in front of Nepal's presidential palace on Monday. The demonstrators were seeking information on the country's missing people and why President Ram Baran Yadav had no sacked the country's army chief, General Rookmangud Katawal.

May 8th, 2009 KATHMANDU - The central committee meeting of the CPN-UML began here today to name the leader of proposed ruling coalition. The meeting has been called at a time when the Nepali Congress and a few fringe parties have said that they are ready to back the UML to form a new government.

May 6th, 2009 KATHMANDU - In his first political meeting after the resignation, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' today held discussion with CPN (UML) leader Jhala Nath Khanal. During an hour-long meeting here, the duo discussed improving relations between the two parties, formation of the new government and the Constitution making process.

May 5th, 2009 KATHMANDU - An all-party meeting is being held here today at the UML parliamentary office to discuss ways to resolve the political crisis in Nepal following Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda's resignation. On Monday evening, leaders of the Nepali Congress (NC) and the CPN (UML) met at the UML central office to attempt to form a new coalition.

May 1st, 2009 KATHMANDU - The ruling CPN (UML) has threatened to quit the government if the Maoists sack Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Rookmangad Katawal. The decision was announced last evening at an emergency meeting of the UML's Standing Committee.

April 27th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has urged CPN (UML) chairman Jhala Nath Khanal to support the government's decision to sack Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Rookmangad Katawal. The move came after Khanal met Dahal at his residence on Monday morning to propose an option acceptable to both the Maoists and the Nepali Congress (NC).

April 23rd, 2009 KATHMANDU - Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist chairman Jhala Nath Khanal on Thursday said that after keeping in view the ongoing peace process, it is advisable to give priority to the main task that lies ahead - that of taking the peace process to its logical conclusion - rather than "tampering with the Army". Khanal, who hastily arrived in Kathmandu on Thursday morning, said that though it has become increasingly necessary to "discipline the Army", it is not the time to meddle in its affairs just now.

April 2nd, 2009 KATHMANDU - Visiting British Minister for International Development Mike Foster said his government would support any decision Nepal takes with respect to army integration issues, the government-run newspaper The Rising Nepal reported Thursday. Foster made these remarks on Wednesday during his discussion with Chairman Jhala Nath Khanal of the ruling coalition party, the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML) at the latter's party office in the capital Kathmandu.