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March
01
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Gunbattle in Bardiya:
According to Army sources, at least 50 Maoist
rebels and four security personnel have been killed in the deadliest gunbattle
since the imposition of state of emergency on February 1 . The fightings
erupted after a group of security forces sent to clear a roadblock was
attacked by hundreds Maoists rebels. |
March
02
2005
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US said:
US acting in concert with India on Nepal.
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Encounter:
Security forces clashed with Maoist rebels when the rebels
attacked a Army patrol in Kailali district. The rebels have suffered casualties.
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Journalists:
The Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) has demanded
release of its two representatives from southern district of Saptari. |
March
04
2005
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Announcement:
The government said it was stockpiling food and fuel
as it braced for more protests by Maoist rebels and tightened security,
asking citizens to carry identity cards.
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Censorship:Nepal's authorities have banned
independent media coverage of the country's Maoist insurgency. Announcements
and statements of the Maoist rebles are not allowed to be published. |
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March
06
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Bomb factory:
RNA forces have destroyed abomb-making factory set up
by Maoist rebels in Chitwan district, an Army statment said.
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Looting:
Maoist rebels looted two tankers of kerosene on the border
between Panchthar and Taplejung districts.
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Dilemma:
"The developments in Nepal will bring the monarchy and mainstream
political parties in direct confrontation with each other" an member of
the Indian government said. India's dilemma is to tackle monarchy or the
Maoists.
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Attack:
Security forces repulsed a Maoist attack at Sandhikharka, headquarters
of Arghakhanchi district .
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Success: "The Army achieved a major success during clashes with Maoists
at Ganeshpur of Bardiya district," the RNA Chief of Army Staff said. |
March
07
2005
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Strike:
A 1,000-hour bandh announced by the Communist Party of
Nepal (Maoist) has left the people in a state of panic, observers said.
The bandh is likely to begin on March 14.
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Curfew :
The district administration has announced an indefinite night
curfew at Kakarvitta (Indo-Nepal border) in Jhapa district.
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Death toll:
About 185 people have died in guerrilla violence since
Gyanendra's power grab on Feb. 1.
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Attack: According to Indian sources, King Gyanendra has made an assurance
that steps are being taken to relax some of these measures in the near
future. The King has also confirmed his commitment to restore a multiparty
democracy at the earliest. |
March
09
2005
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Border force:
India has stepped up security on its border with Nepal.
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Food shortage :
The food crisis has already begun in Kalikot, Humla,
Mugu, Dolpa, and Jumla districts. The The UN's World Food Programme (WFP)
said it needed more and better information on the food situation in the
villages
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Independent sources:
Independent reporting in dozens of private radio
stations has been stopped since last month and any media outlet that is
seen as encouraging the Maoists could be penalised. |
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