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Sept
01
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Education strike: ANNISU-R has announced indefinite educational strike
in the Gandak region.
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Talks:
ANNISU-R is ready for talks with Ministry of Education.
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Peace talks:
Government has received the 'green signal' from the Maoists
for the peace talks. Government is willing to hold talks with the Maoists
without any precondition.
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Peace talks:
Government has unveiled the modalities of the Peace Committee.
PM is preparing a formal call asking the Maoists to come to the negotiating
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Sept
02
2004
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Kalikot: Maoists have released seven security personnel abducted last
month during their Jumla raid.
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Peace talks:
Maoist top leader Prachanda said that his party will not
hold talks with the Deuba government. CPN (Maoists) want to held talks
with King Gyanendra under international mediation. |
Sept
03
2004
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Dailekh: Local people, Nepali Congress members, human rights activists
and Maoists have participated in a peace rally demanding an immediate cease-fire
and an ever lasting peace. |
Sept
06
2004
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Ceasefire: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member Sushil
Pyakurel hinted that the ceasefire between the Maoists and the government
could be effected by mid-September.
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Economy strike:
All Nepal Trade Union Federation (ANTUF) threatened
to shut down from September 10 more than 30 industries, hotels and resorts,
power plants and leading transport companies across the country if the
government refrains from fulfiling their demands. |
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Sept
08
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Bomb hurled: Suspected Maoists have set off small bombs at a
tourist hotel near Thamel in Kathmandu. The bombs caused no injuries and
only minor damage. The hotel was one of the businesses warned by the Maoist
affiliated All Nepal Federation of Trade Unions to shut down.
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Myagdi:
Maoists have abducted students and teachers from two secondary
schools to involve them in basic military training.
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Dailekh: Leaders and workers of left-wing People's Front Nepal
(PFN) have been injured when a group of Maoists attacked during their mass
meeting in remote village. The PFN rally has been organised to protest
against "regression" and the atrocities by the Maoists. |
Sept
10
2004
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Indian help: PM Deuba seeks help against Maoist insurgents in
India. India has expressed its concern over the increasing violence in
Nepal.
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Maoist threats:
A total of 46 firms have stopped operations due to
threats by Maoist trade unions.
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Economy: Foreign embassies, business leaders and human right
groups have condemned the Maoists, saying investors would stay away hurting
Nepal's economy. |
Sept
11
2004
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India: India opposes a purely military solution of the ongoing
Maoist insurgency. Peace should be installed within the ambit of multi-party
democracy and constitutional monarchy.ment expressed concern over the growing
nexus between Nepal's Maoists and the India-based People's War Group (PWG)
and the Maoist Coordination Centre (MCC).
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India's support: India's government will supply weaponry, e.g.
mine protected vehicles.
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US position: Maoists should not be allowed to participate in elections
until they give up arms. US goverment don't let Maoists to take over Kathmandu.
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Bombs exploded: Suspected Maoists have hurled bombs into the
building of the US Information Service. There were only a minor damage
and no casualties to report.
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Educational strike: ANNISU-R to lift educational strike in the
Gandak region.
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Ilam, Panchthar: Security has been beefed up in Ilam and Paachthar
districts in view of the possible Maoist attack. Thousands of residents
have gone to Jhapa and other urban places in search of safety. |
Sept
12
2004
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Killings in Iraq: CPN-Maoist supremo Prachanda has deeply condemned
the brutal, cowardly and barbarous killing of the 12 Nepalese youths, held
hostage by Islamic extremists. Prachanda's statement was issued on September
1.
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Abductions: Maoist activists have abducted over 2000 people from
different parts of Dadeldhura and neighbouring districts to give them Maoist
militia training.
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Closure of industries: ANFTU to lift closure of industries if its demands
are addressed.
the
government had announced that it would make public whereabouts of ANFTU
members, who had allegedly disappeared from the government custody.
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India: India Police has arrested 7 Nepali Maoists including a
central leader of the Maoist-aligned Madhise Liberation Front and an area
commander of the People's Liberation Army in the Indian state of Bihar.
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Maoists' apologize: A CPN-Maoist official said the murder of
a Radio Nepal reporter in Dailekh district was against the party policy
and said such incidents would not be repeated. The CPN-Maoist spokesman
said also that CPN-Maoist was in favour of press freedom and freedom
of expression in the country. |
Sept
14
2004
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Ilam, Nuwakot: Security forces have killed at least six Maoist
rebels in different clashes.
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Taplejung, Terathum, Lamjung, Lalitpur and Parsa: The security
forces have defused six bombs at different places.
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World Food Programme: UN food programme warns its activities threatened
by conflict.
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Gorkha: Maoists attacked a Christian school for a second
time and destroyed the whole infrastructure.
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Appeal: Workers unions affiliated with major political parties
have appealed to the CPN (Maoist) to withdraw their call for indefinite
closure of major businesses and allow them to resume their operations.
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Mygadi : The Maoists have released 200 teachers and students
abducted from different schools last week.
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Kanchanpur : Several Maoist cadres have fled from jail after
a Maoist laid bomb exploded. |
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