Broadsheet dailies (both in English and Nepali) published in Kathmandu on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 have given priority to a host of issues on their front pages. The death of 10 Nepalis in Dehradun, India, and the ruling coalition’s preparations to amend laws governing transitional justice have received considerable attention.

Important

Govt preparing to amend transitional justice law to keep coalition intact 

Nagarik, in its lead story for the day, says the government is preparing to amend laws governing the recently-constituted Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Commission on the Disappeared. The report says the UML and the Maoists had agreed to make changes to the laws on May 5, 2016 when the coalition partners reached a nine-point agreement to keep the ruling coalition intact. The report Law Minister Agni Prasad Kharel as saying that the amendments are being made to make the laws comply with recent directives from the Supreme Court.

 Nine-member Maoist Centre HQ formed 

Naya Patrika in its second lead story, says a nine-member Maoist Centre HQ has been formed under the leadership of Prachanda. The report claims that  the party, which was formed after the unification of 10 Maoist parties, was unable to assign portfolios to the HQ members as they could not reach an agreement over it.

PM Oli calls all-party meeting

The Himalayan Times, in its lead story, says the Prime Minister has called an all-party meeting on Tuesday. According to the report, Prime Minister’s Press Adviser Pramod Dahal and Political Adviser Bishnu Rimal said the PM called the all-party meeting to find a negotiated settlement of all the contemporary, as well as constitutional issues. The report claims that Forum-Nepal’s Upendra Yadav and other Madheshi leaders are going to boycott the meeting.

Ignored

10 Nepalis die in Uttarakhand landslide

Almost all newspapers have given prominence to the death of 10 Nepalis in a landslide in India’s Uttarakhand. The Himalayan Times  says the 10 labourers were killed in a landslide in the Indian state of Uttarakhand on Sunday night. The report say, local authorities recovered the bodies on Monday afternoon. They were buried under boulders in a landslide during a heavy storm.

Kaligandaki to shut down for a week

Republica, in its anchor, says authorities are preparing to shut down the 144 MW Kaligandaki A hydropower plant  for a week due to a problem with the turbine.  The report says that loadshedding hours are expected to increase after the plant shuts down from Tuesday.