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June 01
2006
» King: King's kin feel the backlash in Nepal. After Nepal's parliament clipped the powers of King Gyanendra and axed his legal immunity, it is now the turn of his royal relatives to feel the lash of public anger.
June 03
2006
» Maoist rally: At least 200,000 people have taken part in a Maoist rally in Kathmandu - the first there by the rebels for three years.
» Small arms menace: A decade of conflict means small arms are everywhere in Nepal. The small arms have been responsible for most of the killings in the country.
» Stop violence: The European Commission (EC) delegation visiting Nepal has asked the Maoists to renounce violence and commit to decommissioning their weapons as a precondition for free and fair elections to a Constituent Assembly and as part of a peace process.
» Maoist demand: Coordinator of the Maoist talks team Krishna Bahadur Mahara reiterated the Maoist demand for dissolution of the House of Representatives and the present government saying the HoR and the government do not represent the forces which were actively involved in the people's movement.
June 05
2006
» PLA: Maoist's People's Liberation Army is ready to obey orders of  PM Koirala, Maoist commander Prabhaker said. 
» Maoist patrol: Maoist volunteers are patrolling some areas of the district headquarters of Dadeldhura, a report said.
» Invitation for tender: The Maoist Rupandehi District People's Council publicly sought bids from contractors to collect stone, pebbles and silt from Tinau river in Rupandehi district.
June 08
2006
» Back to war: Maoist leader Prachanda has warned that the rebels will go back to war unless the Government is made a republic following constituent assembly elections. 
June 10
2006
» Peace process: CPN-UML General Secretary M. K. Nepal blamed the Maoists of trying to disrupt the peace process. "The Maoists have started putting forward new demands," the General Secretary said.
» Interim government: The second round of peace talks between the government and the Maoist rebels will take up major political agendas including the formation of an interim government containing the Maoists.
» Change: Party leaders and cadres going to the once Maoist-controlled villages to drum up public support and Maoists concentrating activities at district headquarters.
June 11
2006
» Maoist activities: Maoists continue to extort money from people and to recruit soldiers for its 'people's army', reports from Chitwan nd Taplejung said. Maoists participating in a mass meeting in combat dress with weapons in Siraha and Myagdi districts.  The 25-point code of conduct signed by Maoists and the government restricts such activities. 
» King's veto power: All authority the king once had in parliament had been eliminated by a parliament decission.
June 14
2006
» Peace talks: Maoist rebels have reiterated their commitment to making the ongoing peace talks with the new government a success. "We are having detailed discussions with the government to lead the talks in a positive direction," said Krishna Bahadur Mahara, senior Maoist leader and spokesperson for the Maoists.
» Rebels freed: Nepal's Government said it had freed at least 127 jailed Maoist rebels ahead of a new round of peace talks.
At least 60 rebels were freed from a jail on the outskirts of  Kathmandu.
» Peace process: "I travelled to Nuwakot and I was again amazed by the eagerness and enthusiasm of every single person I met about the prospect of peace. Everyone I spoke to was clear in what they believed would make a real difference in their lives: first peace, and then of course employment and economic progress", UN Resident Representative, Matthew Kahane, said.
June 15
2006
» Peace talks: The second round of talks between the Government and CPN (Maoist) has been started in Lalitpur. Setting up a mechanism to monitor the ceasefire code of conduct and various political issued including the constituent assembly are likely to be today's agenda.
» Peace talks: Nepal's PM G.P. Koirala holds first ever direct peace talks with Maoist rebel leader Prachanda.
» Peace talks: Goverment and the Maoist rebels reached 4-point agreement. The Government and the Maoist rebels agreed to hold summit talks between PM Koirala and Maoist Chairman Prachanda; form a truce monitoring team (Ceasefire Code of Conduct National Monitoring Committee); request the UN to assist the truce monitoring team and to monitor human rights; and to hold further talks under observers.
» Abductions: Maoists have abducted five government employee in Jhapa district and two civilians in Sindhupalchok district this week.
June 17
2006
» Death toll: The decade-long conflict in Nepal has killed 13,190 people, including 446 children, said a report titled "A Decade of Disaster" released by the Community Study and Welfare Center (CSWC).
June 20
2006
» Support: The Swiss government and the Finnish goverment are ready to support peace and constitution making process.
June 22
2006
 » Disarmament: Maoist rebels have said they will not lay down arms until elections are held for a body which will draw up a new constitution. A rebel spokesman said they were ready to demobilise their fighters but would not disarm them at the moment.
June 25
2006
» Maoist leaders: CPN-Maoist chairman Prachanda and  number two of the party Dr Baburam Bhattarai arrived in Kathmandu to hold talks and discussions with political leaders and intellectuals and to prepare for the next round of peace talks.
» 8-point deal: CPN-leader Prachanda said the recent eight-point SPA-Maoist deal was a continuation of the 12-point understanding.
» Peace monitoring: CPN-M chairman Prachanda said that the UN would start monitoring the arms of both the government and the Maoists after the drafting of an interim constitution.
June 29
2006
» Still killings: The US has accused Maoist rebels in Nepal of continuing to kill people despite plans for them to join an interim government. "Kidnappings, extortion, intimidation and murder are not tools for mainstream democratic political parties - which the Maoists claim they are becoming," the US ambassador to Nepal said .
» Using schools: Local activists have severely criticised the government and army for continuing to billet soldiers and security force personnel in school premises around the country, despite the current ceasefire.
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