Israel and Hamas have said they have accepted a 12-hour humanitarian window in Gaza.
The truce is due to begin at 0800 local time (0500 GMT). Efforts to negotiate a seven-day ceasefire are still ongoing.
Earlier US Secretary of State John Kerry said he was still confident of a longer ceasefire, despite media reports that Israel had rejected one proposal.
More than 800 Palestinians, mostly civilians, and 36 Israelis have died since the conflict started on 8 July.
A spokesman for Hamas, the Islamist group that controls Gaza, Sami Abu Zuhri said there was "national consensus on a humanitarian truce... for 12 hours on Saturday".
The IDFI(srael Defense Forces) later confirmed the truce on Twitter, but said it would "continue to locate and neutralise terror tunnels".
"We will respond if terrorists choose to exploit this time to attack IDF personnel or fire at Israeli civilians," it said in a statement.
The news came shortly after Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon warned that ground operations in Gaza could soon be broadened "significantly".
Mr Yaalon told soldiers: "You need to be ready for the possibility that very soon we will instruct the military to significantly broaden the ground operation in Gaza".
Hamas has previously said it would not agree to any long-term truce that did not lead to an end to Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip.
The British ambassador to the UN, Mark Lyall Grant, said he was disappointed at the failure to reach a longer-term truce.
But he welcomed Saturday's 12-hour truce, saying it could "open up a little bit of space to work on a more sustainable ceasefire."
West Bank clashes
According to the UN, Israeli air strikes killed a further 68 people in Gaza on Friday, bringing the total number of Palestinian dead to about 870.
There were also clashes during protests in the West Bank which left at least five Palestinians dead.
Palestinians in the West Bank had been taking part in a "Day of Rage" against Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip.
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In so far, the Earth is also considered to be the Mother where human beings have born. The only planet in which the existence is possible is the Earth. But what if the question arises for the doomsday when the earth will stop revolving or the earth comes to the end of its life?
Can it be possible that the people in the earth can be survived? So far, in most of the science fiction movies, it show the earth is too older and it is also sure that everything is perishable including the Sun which is shining bright in the sky. So the scientists in NASA believes that the earth can be evacuated and so far, the people can be also traveled to the other place which is itself the Universe.
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SAO PAULO, Brazi-- 01 JULY 2014 l – It was terrific match between two of the world’s best football team but one considered to be the most powerful to win this world cup and another is an European team with lots of dream to win and working hard to break the record for their nation, at the end Argentine Player Angel Di Maria scored in the 118th minute Tuesday to give Argentina a 1-0 win over Switzerland after extra time and a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals.
With a penalty shootout looming, Lionel Messi made a surging run toward the Swiss area and laid the ball off to Di Maria on the right, and the winger sent a left-foot shot past diving goalkeeper Diego Benaglio.
Benaglio had previously kept Switzerland in the game when got a hand on Di Maria’s shot in 109th minute.
With a penalty shootout looming, Lionel Messi made a surging run toward the Swiss area and laid the ball off to Di Maria on the right, and the winger sent a left-foot shot past diving goalkeeper Diego Benaglio.
Benaglio had previously kept Switzerland in the game when got a hand on Di Maria’s shot in 109th minute.
Blerim Dzemaili nearly equalized right before the end but his header hit the post, and the rebound bounced off his knee and wide of the goal.
Argentina will play the winner of Belgium and the United States.
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LOLcats – Pictures of cats in compromising positions – sounds terrible but needs to be seen to be believed.
Garfield Minus Garfield – Take Garfield out of the comic and the result is funnier than ever.
IMDb – Internet Movie DataBase – Cast lists and information on every movie ever made.
Flickr – Photo sharing for all.
Digg – The biggest social media site on the Web.
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Snopes – Debunking urban legends galore.
Wikipedia – The online encyclopedia that can be edited by all.
B3ta – A message board full of viral breakouts waiting to happen.
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GameFAQs – Frequently Asked Questions about every video game known to man.
About – Guides to every subject known to man.
Boing Boing – A group blog covering all aspects of pop culture.
eBay – The ultimate flea market for those bargain hunters out there.
Google Search – The only search engine you’ll ever need.
MySpace – The biggest social networking site on the Web.
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The BBC – A huge portal covering almost every aspect of interest.
Post Secret – Postcards containing secrets sent in anonymously.
Download – Free software downloads and reviews.
Craig’s List – Classifieds for everything, everywhere.
Rotten Tomatoes – A movie review site which pulls no punches.
Bloglines – The best Web-based news aggregator.
Facebook – The best social networking site on the Web.
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Dictionary – A free online dictionary.
Pandora – An Internet radio service which recommends new music.
The Wayback Machine – Archiving the whole of the Internet.
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Last FM – An Internet radio and community Web site.
CNET – If you like technology, you’ll love CNET.
Drudge Report – A mainly political news aggregator known for breaking stories.
CNN – A huge portal best for U.S. news.
How Stuff Works – Anything and everything explained in detail.
Kotaku – The best gaming news source on the Web.
Lifehacker – Tips and tricks for all aspects of life.
Silicon Alley Insider – A technology gossip blog.
Slashdot – A social media news site based around science and technology.
Plurk – Combining Facebook and Twitter in one easy application.
Oddee – Covering all that is considered odd and bizarre.
YouTomb – kepping track of all videos removed from YouTube and why.
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Songza – An Internet jukebox utilizing the power of YouTube.
Friendfeed – A news aggregator that also acts as a social network.
Hack N’ Mod – A collection of hacks, mods and projects to keep you busy for years.
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Weather – The ultimate source for weather news .
Uncyclopedia – A parody of Wikipedia that contains satire galore.
WordPress – Want your own blog? Then stop here first.
New York Times – The site of the daily newspaper, containing news, editorials, and multimedia.
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Nasa – The site of the space agency with everything you need to know about what’s above us.
Google Maps – Maps of anywhere in the world using satellite or terrain details.
ESPN – The best site on earth if sports is your thing.
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Funny Or Die – Comedy video site from Will Ferrell and co.
Blorge – The site you’re reading, with technology, gaming, and much more besides covered in-depth.
Google Mail – There’s no finer Web-based email service.
Remember The Milk – An online task management application.
Yahoo – An online portal with sections to suit all tastes.
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Metacritic – A review score aggregator for all forms of media entertainment.
Firefox – If you’re an Internet Explorer user then you need this site right now.
UpMyStreet – Detailed information on your place of residence (Currently UK only).
PopUrls – The mother of all aggregators.
Wikileaks – Kepping tabs on leaked documents and corporate wrongdoings.
LinkedIn – The ultimate social networking site for business-minded individuals looking to expand their contacts.
Apple iTunes – Share and increase your digital media collection with the ever-popular iTunes.
iGoogle – A Google homepage you can personalize to your heart’s content.
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Loopt – A mobile-based social network that lets you visualize and share information with other users.
Blip.fm – Create your own streaming radio station.
Reddit – A social media site with a love for the bizarre.
Friends Reunited – A social network to help you reconnect with old friends.
Runescape – A free Web-based MMORPG for those who find World of Warcraft too geeky.
Dilbert – Scott Adams’ highly acclaimed office comic strip.
The Joy Of Tech – A hilarious tech-related comic strip.
Zamzar – Converts a file from one format to another, totally free.
Dopplr – A social network for frequent travelers.
Cooliris – Search using images, cooler than it sounds.
WorldTV – Create your own television channel.
Picnik – A browser-based photo-editing suite.
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Let us know what you think of our list of the Top 100 Web sites you must visit before you die in the comments section of this article. Feel free to add your own suggestions so that we can add or amend the list in the future.
4chan – An image-based BBS where many virals begin life.
Holy Taco – Pictures, videos, and lists… all funny.
Zero Punctuation – The funniest game reviews this side of Timbuktu and probably beyond.
LOLcats – Pictures of cats in compromising positions – sounds terrible but needs to be seen to be believed.
Garfield Minus Garfield – Take Garfield out of the comic and the result is funnier than ever.
IMDb – Internet Movie DataBase – Cast lists and information on every movie ever made.
Flickr – Photo sharing for all.
Digg – The biggest social media site on the Web.
YouTube – The biggest video-sharing site on the Web.
Snopes – Debunking urban legends galore.
Wikipedia – The online encyclopedia that can be edited by all.
B3ta – A message board full of viral breakouts waiting to happen.
Perez Hilton – The snarkiest celebrity gossip blog.
Twitter – A micro-blogging service gaining users and notoriety.
EarthCam – Webcams showing views from around the world.
GameFAQs – Frequently Asked Questions about every video game known to man.
About – Guides to every subject known to man.
Boing Boing – A group blog covering all aspects of pop culture.
eBay – The ultimate flea market for those bargain hunters out there.
Google Search – The only search engine you’ll ever need.
MySpace – The biggest social networking site on the Web.
The Pirate Bay – The world’s largest BitTorrent tracker for music, movies, and games.
The BBC – A huge portal covering almost every aspect of interest.
Post Secret – Postcards containing secrets sent in anonymously.
Download – Free software downloads and reviews.
Craig’s List – Classifieds for everything, everywhere.
Rotten Tomatoes – A movie review site which pulls no punches.
Bloglines – The best Web-based news aggregator.
Facebook – The best social networking site on the Web.
Indexed – Organizing that which normally cannot be organized.
Dictionary – A free online dictionary.
Pandora – An Internet radio service which recommends new music.
The Wayback Machine – Archiving the whole of the Internet.
Urban Dictionary – An archive of slang terms you may have heard but need explaining.
Imeem – A social networking site based on sharing and watching media.
Last FM – An Internet radio and community Web site.
CNET – If you like technology, you’ll love CNET.
Drudge Report – A mainly political news aggregator known for breaking stories.
CNN – A huge portal best for U.S. news.
How Stuff Works – Anything and everything explained in detail.
Kotaku – The best gaming news source on the Web.
Lifehacker – Tips and tricks for all aspects of life.
Silicon Alley Insider – A technology gossip blog.
Slashdot – A social media news site based around science and technology.
Plurk – Combining Facebook and Twitter in one easy application.
Oddee – Covering all that is considered odd and bizarre.
YouTomb – kepping track of all videos removed from YouTube and why.
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Howcast – How-To videos covering all kinds of topics.
Songza – An Internet jukebox utilizing the power of YouTube.
Friendfeed – A news aggregator that also acts as a social network.
Hack N’ Mod – A collection of hacks, mods and projects to keep you busy for years.
Lulu – Cheap and easy self-publishing for budding authors.
Weather – The ultimate source for weather news .
Uncyclopedia – A parody of Wikipedia that contains satire galore.
WordPress – Want your own blog? Then stop here first.
New York Times – The site of the daily newspaper, containing news, editorials, and multimedia.
The Times Online – The site of the daily newspaper, containing news, editorials, and multimedia.
Zoho – A collection of free and easy-to-use apps.
Nasa – The site of the space agency with everything you need to know about what’s above us.
Google Maps – Maps of anywhere in the world using satellite or terrain details.
ESPN – The best site on earth if sports is your thing.
Rotten – If death, suicide, and bizarre occurrences are your thing, Rotten is indispensable.
Amazon – The first stop for most online purchases.
StumbleUpon – Discover new sites at the click of a button.
Funny Or Die – Comedy video site from Will Ferrell and co.
Blorge – The site you’re reading, with technology, gaming, and much more besides covered in-depth.
Google Mail – There’s no finer Web-based email service.
Remember The Milk – An online task management application.
Yahoo – An online portal with sections to suit all tastes.
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Metacritic – A review score aggregator for all forms of media entertainment.
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UpMyStreet – Detailed information on your place of residence (Currently UK only).
PopUrls – The mother of all aggregators.
Wikileaks – Kepping tabs on leaked documents and corporate wrongdoings.
LinkedIn – The ultimate social networking site for business-minded individuals looking to expand their contacts.
Apple iTunes – Share and increase your digital media collection with the ever-popular iTunes.
iGoogle – A Google homepage you can personalize to your heart’s content.
Mike The Headless Chicken – The story of a headless chicken… called Mike. No, seriously.
Fact Check – Checking that what politicians are saying is actually true and backed up by facts.
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You Got Rickrolled – Keeping tabs on one of the biggest viral phenomenons the world has ever seen.
The Fail Blog – Endless examples of fails.
Loopt – A mobile-based social network that lets you visualize and share information with other users.
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Reddit – A social media site with a love for the bizarre.
Friends Reunited – A social network to help you reconnect with old friends.
Runescape – A free Web-based MMORPG for those who find World of Warcraft too geeky.
Dilbert – Scott Adams’ highly acclaimed office comic strip.
The Joy Of Tech – A hilarious tech-related comic strip.
Zamzar – Converts a file from one format to another, totally free.
Dopplr – A social network for frequent travelers.
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WorldTV – Create your own television channel.
Picnik – A browser-based photo-editing suite.
Blurb – A haven for those looking to self-publish books and more.
CIA Factbook – Everything you ever needed to know about every country on earth.
XKCD – A stick figure comic strip that’s as funny as it is incomprehensible.
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JUL 05 - KIEV, UKRAINE, Fighting in eastern Ukraine left at least nine Ukrainian soldiers dead Friday, as government troops pressed their offensive against pro-Russian insurgents using heavy artillery and combat jets and prospects of a truce appeared dim.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Ukraine was ready to conduct another round of talks between representatives from Ukraine , Russia and the rebels on Saturday, but didn't name their venue. Two previous rounds of such negotiations held during a 10-day cease-fire have yielded no visible progress, but they brought the warring parties together for the first time.
Moscow strongly pushed for extending the truce and holding more talks in an apparent hope to negotiate a settlement that would allow it to secure a degree of influence over the neighbor. The continuing fighting is putting more pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been facing increasingly angry nationalist demands to send troops to help the insurgency — a move that would inevitably trigger crippling Western sanctions.
Ukraine 's National Security Council chief Andriy Parubiy said Friday that Russia was massing troops near the Ukrainian border and claimed that it let insurgents attack the Ukrainian border posts from its side. The statements could not be independently verified.
The two neighbors, who share a 2,000-kilometer (1,250-mile) border that is unmarked and unguarded outside of a few checkpoints, have been trading claims and counterclaims ever since Ukraine began fighting pro-Russia separatists in April.
The government said nine troops were killed and 13 others were wounded in Friday's fighting in the east, according to the Interfax news agency. It did not elaborate on where or how the deaths occurred.
Valentyn Nalyvaychenko, the head of Ukraine 's SBU security service, told journalists that over the past four days 20 Russian tanks or armored vehicles had illegally crossed the border to take part in the insurgency.
Ukraine says Russia is arming and supporting the separatists, a charge that Russia denies. For its part, Moscow has repeatedly accused Ukrainian troops of firing shells that landed on the Russian side and on one occasion last month hit a Russian border post, wounding one customs officer. Russian border guards said 10 artillery shells flew from the Ukrainian side Friday, but no one was injured.
It is nearly impossible to prove or dispel the claims from the opposing sides, since the fighting consists of intermittent clashes between small units with no fixed front line and it is deadly dangerous for journalists and other observers to travel around. Five journalists have been killed covering the conflict and several teams of observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have been kidnapped by rebels.
Russia has proposed hosting both OSCE observers and Ukrainian officers at its border checkpoints to prove it wasn't fueling the mutiny.
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday accused Poroshenko's government of dragging its feet on holding another round of negotiations to resume a truce and accused it of using cluster munitions against civilians.
Parubiy said government forces were attacking rebel positions in eastern Ukraine with artillery and planes and that 17 villages had been recaptured since a unilateral cease-fire expired Monday. He said Ukrainian forces now controlled 23 of the 36 local regions within the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces that have declared independence.
Andrei Purgin of the separatist Donetsk People's Republic dismissed the government's report.
"Maybe they occupied 17 villages of some sort, but there wasn't a single militia fighter there," he said.
Insurgents in Luhansk said Friday they have killed 125 Ukrainian troops, destroyed nine armored vehicles and downed three combat aircraft since Wednesday.
Both sides' claims of enemy losses have proven exaggerated in the past, however.
Friday's fighting centered on the outskirts of Slovyansk, a city in the Donetsk region that has been a key flashpoint in the fighting. The military reported to Poroshenko that they flushed the insurgents out of Mykolaivka on the outskirts of Slovyansk, capturing 50 of them.
Rebels also shelled the Donetsk airport overnight, and an AP reporter who visited the site saw a radar or communications tower there still burning Friday.
The mutiny in eastern Ukraine , which erupted in mid-April after the ouster of the nation's pro-Moscow president and the subsequent Russia's annexation of Crimea, has killed more than 400 people, according to the United Nations.
The crisis in Ukraine has strained ties between Russia and the West to a degree unseen since the Cold War, prompting NATO to consider long-term responses to Moscow's apparent new willingness to flex its military might.
To that end, NATO and Russia both launched navy exercises Friday in the Black Sea.
NATO's drills in the western part of the Black Sea just a few hundred miles from Ukraine 's coast involve ships from the U.S., Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Turkey. They were to continue until July 13.
Russia's Black Sea Fleet fielded about 20 ships and more than 20 aircraft for its maneuvers, which included missile launches at practice targets.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Ukraine was ready to conduct another round of talks between representatives from Ukraine , Russia and the rebels on Saturday, but didn't name their venue. Two previous rounds of such negotiations held during a 10-day cease-fire have yielded no visible progress, but they brought the warring parties together for the first time.
Moscow strongly pushed for extending the truce and holding more talks in an apparent hope to negotiate a settlement that would allow it to secure a degree of influence over the neighbor. The continuing fighting is putting more pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been facing increasingly angry nationalist demands to send troops to help the insurgency — a move that would inevitably trigger crippling Western sanctions.
Ukraine 's National Security Council chief Andriy Parubiy said Friday that Russia was massing troops near the Ukrainian border and claimed that it let insurgents attack the Ukrainian border posts from its side. The statements could not be independently verified.
The two neighbors, who share a 2,000-kilometer (1,250-mile) border that is unmarked and unguarded outside of a few checkpoints, have been trading claims and counterclaims ever since Ukraine began fighting pro-Russia separatists in April.
The government said nine troops were killed and 13 others were wounded in Friday's fighting in the east, according to the Interfax news agency. It did not elaborate on where or how the deaths occurred.
Valentyn Nalyvaychenko, the head of Ukraine 's SBU security service, told journalists that over the past four days 20 Russian tanks or armored vehicles had illegally crossed the border to take part in the insurgency.
Ukraine says Russia is arming and supporting the separatists, a charge that Russia denies. For its part, Moscow has repeatedly accused Ukrainian troops of firing shells that landed on the Russian side and on one occasion last month hit a Russian border post, wounding one customs officer. Russian border guards said 10 artillery shells flew from the Ukrainian side Friday, but no one was injured.
It is nearly impossible to prove or dispel the claims from the opposing sides, since the fighting consists of intermittent clashes between small units with no fixed front line and it is deadly dangerous for journalists and other observers to travel around. Five journalists have been killed covering the conflict and several teams of observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have been kidnapped by rebels.
Russia has proposed hosting both OSCE observers and Ukrainian officers at its border checkpoints to prove it wasn't fueling the mutiny.
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday accused Poroshenko's government of dragging its feet on holding another round of negotiations to resume a truce and accused it of using cluster munitions against civilians.
Parubiy said government forces were attacking rebel positions in eastern Ukraine with artillery and planes and that 17 villages had been recaptured since a unilateral cease-fire expired Monday. He said Ukrainian forces now controlled 23 of the 36 local regions within the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces that have declared independence.
Andrei Purgin of the separatist Donetsk People's Republic dismissed the government's report.
"Maybe they occupied 17 villages of some sort, but there wasn't a single militia fighter there," he said.
Insurgents in Luhansk said Friday they have killed 125 Ukrainian troops, destroyed nine armored vehicles and downed three combat aircraft since Wednesday.
Both sides' claims of enemy losses have proven exaggerated in the past, however.
Friday's fighting centered on the outskirts of Slovyansk, a city in the Donetsk region that has been a key flashpoint in the fighting. The military reported to Poroshenko that they flushed the insurgents out of Mykolaivka on the outskirts of Slovyansk, capturing 50 of them.
Rebels also shelled the Donetsk airport overnight, and an AP reporter who visited the site saw a radar or communications tower there still burning Friday.
The mutiny in eastern Ukraine , which erupted in mid-April after the ouster of the nation's pro-Moscow president and the subsequent Russia's annexation of Crimea, has killed more than 400 people, according to the United Nations.
The crisis in Ukraine has strained ties between Russia and the West to a degree unseen since the Cold War, prompting NATO to consider long-term responses to Moscow's apparent new willingness to flex its military might.
To that end, NATO and Russia both launched navy exercises Friday in the Black Sea.
NATO's drills in the western part of the Black Sea just a few hundred miles from Ukraine 's coast involve ships from the U.S., Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Turkey. They were to continue until July 13.
Russia's Black Sea Fleet fielded about 20 ships and more than 20 aircraft for its maneuvers, which included missile launches at practice targets.
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Vladmi Puttern |
JUL 05 - MOSCOW,- Russian President Putin has told Obama in an Independence Day message that he hopes the countries can improve relations.
In a statement published on the Kremlin website on Friday, Putin said "regardless of difficulties and disagreements" he hoped that Russia and the U.S. could "successfully develop relations on pragmatic and equal grounds."
Relations between Russia and the United State have deteriorated as the 2 countries have struggled to find common ground in Ukraine, where Russia annexed the Black Sea region of Crimea in March and a conflict in the east of the country has claimed over 400 lives.
The US reacted by imposing sanctions on some of Putin's associates, and has threatened to take further action.
In a statement published on the Kremlin website on Friday, Putin said "regardless of difficulties and disagreements" he hoped that Russia and the U.S. could "successfully develop relations on pragmatic and equal grounds."
Relations between Russia and the United State have deteriorated as the 2 countries have struggled to find common ground in Ukraine, where Russia annexed the Black Sea region of Crimea in March and a conflict in the east of the country has claimed over 400 lives.
The US reacted by imposing sanctions on some of Putin's associates, and has threatened to take further action.
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MAY 23 - KATHMANDU, In a significant ideological shift, RPP-N (Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal) is preparing to soften its stance on monarchy while fully concentrating on reviving Hindu statehood through its first general convention.
The only mainstream pro- monarchy , pro-Hindu party of the country is seriously mulling party statute amendment to move with the times. In line with this, the party’s political dossier to be presented during the RPP-N convention has identified a dozen “ideological bases” for the party while remaining conspicuously silent on constitutional monarchy , which was the party’s signature agenda during its formation some six years ago.
Similarly, RPP-N’s slogan for the convention - “Economic Prosperity for the Preservation of Nationality, Democracy, Hindu religion,” - does not even mention monarchy .
The document prepared by a team led by the party’s articulate Chairman Kamal Thapa puts clear emphasis on nationality, Hindu statehood , multiparty democracy, local autonomy governance system, liberal economy, non-aligned foreign policy and greater inclusiveness with due focus on economic development.
“The convention will set a long term strategy of gradual transformation of the party to keep up with the changing time and context,” Thapa said in a press meet on Thursday.
Asked why the party’s political agenda set for the upcoming convention does not even mention constitutional monarchy let alone focus party’s attention on it, he replied in very tactful manner, “We believe in monarchy but don’t have the kind of strength in the Constituent Assembly to endorse all our political agendas.”
In order to convey the message of its increasing focus on Hinduism, the party has decided to organise Yagya (a prayer ceremony) at Bhadrakali in Kathmandu for the success of the convention on Friday.
Responding to the query on whether the rise of Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi in India will make it easier for RPP-N to win support for its political agendas, Thapa said the Indian Prime Minister-designate has great faith and devotion towards Hinduism and wishes to see Nepal move ahead in the path of prosperity and development.
“During my meeting with Modi few months ago, I finally came to know his profound devotion towards Hinduism and its cause. But this does not mean Modi will influence our party’s policy and there is no need of getting overwhelmed or saddened by the rise of Modi in India,” he added.
The four-day convention of RPP-N will kick off with a mass meeting at Khullamanch on Saturday, where the party aims to parade around 100,000 cadres from various parts of the country.
The only mainstream pro- monarchy , pro-Hindu party of the country is seriously mulling party statute amendment to move with the times. In line with this, the party’s political dossier to be presented during the RPP-N convention has identified a dozen “ideological bases” for the party while remaining conspicuously silent on constitutional monarchy , which was the party’s signature agenda during its formation some six years ago.
Similarly, RPP-N’s slogan for the convention - “Economic Prosperity for the Preservation of Nationality, Democracy, Hindu religion,” - does not even mention monarchy .
The document prepared by a team led by the party’s articulate Chairman Kamal Thapa puts clear emphasis on nationality, Hindu statehood , multiparty democracy, local autonomy governance system, liberal economy, non-aligned foreign policy and greater inclusiveness with due focus on economic development.
“The convention will set a long term strategy of gradual transformation of the party to keep up with the changing time and context,” Thapa said in a press meet on Thursday.
Asked why the party’s political agenda set for the upcoming convention does not even mention constitutional monarchy let alone focus party’s attention on it, he replied in very tactful manner, “We believe in monarchy but don’t have the kind of strength in the Constituent Assembly to endorse all our political agendas.”
In order to convey the message of its increasing focus on Hinduism, the party has decided to organise Yagya (a prayer ceremony) at Bhadrakali in Kathmandu for the success of the convention on Friday.
Responding to the query on whether the rise of Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi in India will make it easier for RPP-N to win support for its political agendas, Thapa said the Indian Prime Minister-designate has great faith and devotion towards Hinduism and wishes to see Nepal move ahead in the path of prosperity and development.
“During my meeting with Modi few months ago, I finally came to know his profound devotion towards Hinduism and its cause. But this does not mean Modi will influence our party’s policy and there is no need of getting overwhelmed or saddened by the rise of Modi in India,” he added.
The four-day convention of RPP-N will kick off with a mass meeting at Khullamanch on Saturday, where the party aims to parade around 100,000 cadres from various parts of the country.
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JUL 05 -KATHMANDU, Vice-Chairman of CPN-UML Bamdev Gautam has denied rumours that he demanded 40 percent share in the party’s leadership, further adding that the rumors were baseless.
Bamdev, also the Deputy Prime Minister of the incumbent Nepali Congress-UML coalition government, further clarified that he would agree the decisions taken by the 9th General Convention of the party.
Bamdev's press aide Bishwamani Subedi issued a press release on Saturday, refuting the claims that Gautam had sought 40 percent of leadership share with leader KP Sharma Oli who is in the fray for the post of party chairman.
"The news disseminated in different newspapers regarding the issue is baseless and was ran aiming to foil the co-work between Gautam and KP
The main agenda of this convention is to handover the leadership and leader KP is fit for the post of party chairperson, Bamdev further added.
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Bamdev, also the Deputy Prime Minister of the incumbent Nepali Congress-UML coalition government, further clarified that he would agree the decisions taken by the 9th General Convention of the party.
Bamdev's press aide Bishwamani Subedi issued a press release on Saturday, refuting the claims that Gautam had sought 40 percent of leadership share with leader KP Sharma Oli who is in the fray for the post of party chairman.
"The news disseminated in different newspapers regarding the issue is baseless and was ran aiming to foil the co-work between Gautam and KP
The main agenda of this convention is to handover the leadership and leader KP is fit for the post of party chairperson, Bamdev further added.