Within few days Nepal will see new Prime-Minister. Here is a new development:-
King grants audience to US, Chinese, Indian envoys
Kantipur Report
KATHMANDU, April 16 - King Gyanendra on Sunday evening granted audience to three foreign diplomats at the Narayanhity Royal Palace.
US Ambassador James F Moriarty, Chinese Ambassador Sun Heping and Indian Ambassador Shiva Shankar Mukherji were granted separate audience this evening, sources said.
Though the details of the royal audience to the envoys of three influential countries were not immediately available, the meetings are viewed with significance at a time when the country is witnessing huge pro-democracy demonstrations.
Meanwhile, Kathmandu was rife with two rumours today- one about a state of emergency being imposed in the country and the other about the king making a new address to the nation.
Earlier today, the King granted a joint audience to the vice-chairmen of the Council of Ministers, Dr Tulsi Giri and Kirti Nidhi Bista this morning.
Both Dr Giri and Bista reached the Royal Palace at around 11:45 a.m. and came out after about an hour.
Soon after the royal audience, the two vice-chairmen called a Cabinet meeting, which continued till 5:00 p.m.
In yet another development, Home Minister Kamal Thapa held a meeting of the chiefs of all the security limbs at his Singha Durbar office this afternoon. The army chief, the Inspectors Generals of Nepal Police and Armed Police Force and chief of the National Investigation Department were present in the meeting.
