Kathmandu, Aug 11 : Nepal’s caretaker Prime Minister Girija Prasad
Koirala today met Constituent Assembly (CA) members of Nepali Congress
to discuss the issue of formation of a new government.

During
the meeting, Koirala, instructed the Constituent Assembly members to
strongly uphold the party''s position regarding the transfer of
government leadership to the Maoists.

According to Nepali
Congress leaders, Koirala indirectly hinted at clinging on to the
demand for defense ministry for his party to join the new government.

Responding

Kathmandu, Aug 11 : A meeting of the Nepal Constituent Assembly (CA) Task Management Committee today decided to elect the Prime Minister on August 15.

According to electoral programmes, the nominations for the Prime Minister are to be registered at the Constituent Assembly Secretariat on Thursday.

Article 38 (2) of the Interim Constitution provides that the Prime Minister shall be elected through a majority of two-thirds of the members of the Legislature-Parliament, if consensus cannot be reached.

Kathmandu- Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav on Sunday asked the country's constituent assembly to make efforts to form a new government.

The presidential orders came after the Maoists missed a deadline given to them to form a government by Saturday.

The president asked the assembly to elect a prime minister on the basis of majority who in turn will form a new government.

The new development means that any party that can muster the support of majority of the members in the 601-member assembly, can stake its claim to form the government.

Kathmandu, Aug 10 : Nepal''s Supreme Court is expected to decide the fate of Charles Sobhraj, the criminal mastermind serving life term in Kathmandu''s Central Jail.

The court will hear his appeal in connection with the murder of an American and a Canadian tourist in the Himalayan Nation three decades ago. He has been accused of luring young women and killing many of them, thereby earning the sobriquets "The Serpent" and the "Bikini Killer".

Kathmandu, August 9 : Nepal’s Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala said on Saturday that a consensus government led by the Maoists should be formed.

According to Kantipur, in a meeting with Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML) General Secretary Jhala Nath Khanal at PM’s official residence at Baluwatar today, the Prime Minister reportedly underscored that the Maoists should create an environment of trust by implementing the agreements made in the past.

Kathmandu - Nepalese Maoists missed a deadline to form a new government Saturday amid serious differences between the main political parties

Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav gave the Maoists until midnight Friday to secure the backing of the other political parties to form a consensus government.

But disagreements over key ministerial portfolios have blocked the formation of a coalition government.