King Gyanendra to make Royal Announcement (Kantipuronline)


KOL Report

KATHMANDU, Feb 1 - King Gyanendra is to address the nation later this (Tuesday) morning. An official notice by the Press Secretariat of the Royal Palace said the King will issue a "Royal Announcement" at 10 a.m.(4:15 UT) Tuesday morning.
It is not clear what the announcement will deal with. However, it comes at a time when there is intense speculation over holding of elections.

On Monday evening, King Gyanendra met Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba followed by separate meetings with heads of different security wings .

Detail of that meeting is not clear. (rk)

http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=30549

From AFP:
The King said:
"I have decided to dissolve the government because it has failed to make necessary arrangements to hold elections by April and protect democracy, the sovereignty of the people and life and property," the king said on Tuesday.

Nepalnews ni khuldaina

nepalnews and kantipuronline is off the service

Nepal king dismisses government
King Gyanendra announces on state radio that he has sacked the government led by Sher Bahadur Deuba
BBC.co.uk

Aba bhane Nepal balla sudhrela jasto cha..........

pet michi michi haasna man laagchha...but then again, seriously sochyo bhane, dhuru dhuru runa man laagchha...

tyranny ko pani had hunchha ni...TELE-COMMUNICATIONS SAB CUT OFF GARERA KE GARNA KHOJYA? IT IS SO GOD DAMN UTTERLY FRUSTRATING TO SEE NEPAL HAVING TO WITNESS AN OLD-STYLE TYRANNY THAT IS DETESTABLE TO THE CORE, SOMETHING THAT FAILS TO MAKE EVEN A SIMPLE SENSE. AND ALL THIS IN THE 21ST CENTURY????

DHANNYA HO!!!!!!!!! SHREE PASHUPATINATH KO BAU BAAJE LE PANI RAKSHYA GARNA SAKDAINA HOLA ABA TA...THUIIYA MERO BHAGYA!!!

DHOBINI KO CHYAATTYAA PETTICOAT KO KASSAM!

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

He will rule directly for 3 years re...and then he promises to make the environment conducive for elections!

AS IF!!!!

He ruled directly for the past 3 years! What has he achieved? What makes him believe he can achieve more?

Pravuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!! Ma kata jaam? Ke garum? Louna niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

Poonte le kaha bata bhitri bhitri kura thaha pako ho? maile ni nepal phone garna khojya jaane haina...ke bha ho?

KATHMANDU (AFP) - King Gyanendra announced in a televised address that he had dissolved the coalition government and taken charge of Nepal amid a bloody Maoist insurgency.

"I have decided to dissolve the government because it has failed to make necessary arrangements to hold elections by April and protect democracy, the sovereignty of the people and life and property," the king said on Tuesday.


Several important political leaders including Nepal Communist Party United Marxist and Leninist, key partners in the former coalition government, were put under house arrest, party sources said.


"I have exercised the rights given to the crown under the present constitution and dissolved the government for the larger interests of the people, country and protection of sovereignty" the king said in the course of his half-hour live broadcast.


With a Maoist insurgency raging across the Himalayan state, security had been beefed up at key locations in Kathmandu ahead of the speech, witnesses said.


Security forces were stationed in front of government establishments, post offices, telecommunications centres, the state bank and other government buildings.


The streets were however quiet, correspondents said.


The king accused political parties of "indulging in factional fighting."


"In fact all the democratic forces and political leaders should have united to protect the country's democracy, national sovereignty, people's life and property and also protect the country's economic infrastructure," he told the nation.


"Innocent children were found massacred and the government could not achieve any important and effective results. The crown traditionally is held responsible for the protection of national sovereignty, democracy and also people's right to live peacefully.


"It is the duty of the crown to protect all these segments of society," he said.


The king had summoned Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Monday night, a cabinet minister told AFP.


"The king discussed three pertinent issues with Deuba including the current law and order situation and the proposed elections," a senior cabinet minister and a close confidant of Deuba told AFP.


The king had repeatedly called on Deuba to set a date for elections despite threats by the Maoists to block the vote.


Deuba's coalition partners were also against conducting a vote before peace negotiations resume with the rebels, who have been fighting for a communist republic in Nepal since 1996.


The king sacked Deuba in 2002 for failing to hold elections, but recalled the veteran last year as the Maoists pressed their bloody campaign.


The insurgency has so far claimed more than 11,000 lives.

Here's some update:

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King of Nepal sacks government and takes over

KATHMANDU (AFP) - King Gyanendra announced in a televised address that he had dissolved the coalition government and taken charge of Nepal amid a bloody Maoist insurgency.

"I have decided to dissolve the government because it has failed to make necessary arrangements to hold elections by April and protect democracy, the sovereignty of the people and life and property," the king said on Tuesday.

Several important political leaders including Nepal Communist Party United Marxist and Leninist, key partners in the former coalition government, were put under house arrest, party sources said.

"I have exercised the rights given to the crown under the present constitution and dissolved the government for the larger interests of the people, country and protection of sovereignty" the king said in the course of his half-hour live broadcast.

With a Maoist insurgency raging across the Himalayan state, security had been beefed up at key locations in Kathmandu ahead of the speech, witnesses said.

Security forces were stationed in front of government establishments, post offices, telecommunications centres, the state bank and other government buildings.

The streets were however quiet, correspondents said.

The king accused political parties of "indulging in factional fighting."

"In fact all the democratic forces and political leaders should have united to protect the country's democracy, national sovereignty, people's life and property and also protect the country's economic infrastructure," he told the nation.

"Innocent children were found massacred and the government could not achieve any important and effective results. The crown traditionally is held responsible for the protection of national sovereignty, democracy and also people's right to live peacefully.

"It is the duty of the crown to protect all these segments of society," he said.

The king had summoned Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Monday night, a cabinet minister told AFP.

"The king discussed three pertinent issues with Deuba including the current law and order situation and the proposed elections," a senior cabinet minister and a close confidant of Deuba told AFP.

The king had repeatedly called on Deuba to set a date for elections despite threats by the Maoists to block the vote.

Deuba's coalition partners were also against conducting a vote before peace negotiations resume with the rebels, who have been fighting for a communist republic in Nepal since 1996.

The king sacked Deuba in 2002 for failing to hold elections, but recalled the veteran last year as the Maoists pressed their bloody campaign.

The insurgency has so far claimed more than 11,000 lives.
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U_2 -- source of that news plz

NDTV news channel said politicians had been placed under house arrest, but no details were available.

The Associated Press reports that the "Land-line and mobile phones in the capital, Katmandu, have been shut down."

ke action garne ta aba hami haru? GYANENDRA MURDABAD nabhanne chatti kholera?

Nepe ji,

To your amuse, G turned out not to be "not stupid"!

It appears that Republic of Nepal is not too far.

Launa euta muktak jaos...yo khusi wa dukha (khai ke bhanu, anphu pariyo Nispaksha) ko belama !

If King Gyanendra is if any patriotic, i support and salute his move.
I would have done the same if i were in his shoes.

Raja might have done the right thing this time taking power himself instead of them politicians,

Pade Queen ..........No we are not going to say Murdabad, but say Jindabad to the King..

Peace In Nepal, that is all we need

Decision is always hard to make. Decision looks good to me. Past world history showed that imcompetence team is always replaced by new team but new team mayn't necessary be better than before.
Let's see who have got the intellect and courage to solve present maoist problem.
Hoping for better team to solve the present crisis ASAP.

I think King should change incompetence CURRENT ARMY CHIEF, POLICE CHIEFS AND DETECTIVE UNITS CHIEF Too. Let's see complete new team performance

...and what about the CHIEF of chiefs?