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October
01
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US statement:
The US Secretary of State
Condoleeza Rice said the armed groups should not be allowed to stay in
the political process.
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Terror list:
The Maoists demanded that
the US government withdraw his party from the list of terrorists. |
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October
04
2006
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King's speech:
In a message marking the
Hindu festival of Dashain, the King has backed the ongoing peace process.
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Warning:
The CPN (M) Chairman Prachanda
has reiterated that his party will stage a capital-centered "new revolution"
if the ongoing peace talks fail to materialize. Prachanda has accused the
SPA government of delaying the peace talks thereby giving chance to regressive
forces and foreign powers to play into Nepal's politics.
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Dashain:
The CPN (M) Chairman Prachanda
said the Maoists had nothing against the cultural aspect of the Hindu festival
of Dashain but rejected the religious side of this event. |
October
05
2006
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UN help:
The two specialists comprising
a military expert and an expert in electoral systems will be joining the
UN team to assist the UN peace initiatives in Nepal. |
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October
08
2006
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Summit talks:
The second round of high-level
talks between the seven-party alliance (SPA) and the Maoist rebels has
ended. The leaders of both sides said that they were close to a common
agreement which would possibly be reached in the next round of talks on
Tuesday next week. |
October
10
2006
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Elections agreement :
The Government and
Maoist rebels have agreed on elections to a special assembly which will
write a new constitution by the middle of June 2007.
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Peace talks positive:
High-level peace
talks in Nepal, which got under way at the weekend, are making good progress,
according to both government and Maoist rebel representatives.
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Abduction :
The National Human Rights
Commission (NHRC) has expressed its concern over the continued abduction
of people by the Maoist cadres despite their commitments towards the ceasefire
and the 25-point code of conduct. |
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October
13
2006
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Extortion:
Maoists intensify extortion
from trekkers in the Everest region.
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Peace talks positive: Representatives
from Nepal's Maoist rebels and the government said on Thursday that ongoing
peace talks were progressing effectively but more time was needed to iron
out differences. Negotiators said earlier in the week that they were hoping
for an agreement by Thursday but talks will now resume on Sunday in an
effort to reach a consensus on key issues like rebel disarmament and the
fate of the constitutional monarchy. |
October
15
2006
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UN's optimism :
I. Martin, UN Secretary
General 's special representative in Nepal, said the peace negotiations
between the ruling seven-party alliance (SPA) and the Maoists were proceeding
at a rate faster than international standards.
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Summit talks:
High-level peace talks between
the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) and the Maoists entered in its fourth round
in Kathmandu. |
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October
18
2006
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Summit talks stalled:
The fourth round
of meetings in a week between the government and the rebels again stalled
on the issue of rebel disarmament and the monarchy's future as no consensus
could be reached. Dev Gurung, a Maoist central committee member, said that
the Nepali Congress were adopting 'double attitude' on monarchy which was
hindering progress in the summit meeting. |
October
20
2006
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US's optimism :
The US ambassador to Nepal
J.F. Moriarty has expressed hopes that the ongoing peace process in Nepal
would succeed. The ambassador denied that the US was hindering peace process
in this country.
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Summit talks:
The cabinet has decided
that the next round of summit talks between the Seven Party Alliance (SPA)
and the Maoists would be held after Tihar festival.
The
festival will end on October 24.
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Arms management:
The Maoist rebels are
determined to see the back of the monarchy and are unlikely to give up
their weapons until the king has gone for good, a PLA commander said. |
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October
22
2006
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"Maoist police" :
The Maoist affiliated ethnic organisation based in
Kathmandu Newa Mukti Morcha (NMM) took the 70 people in their custody in
the wake of growing criminal activities in the Kathmandu valley and the
alleged police failure to curb them. The action
was politically motivated, a Kathmandu police official said.
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Chitwan blast:
CPN(M) chairman Prachanda
met with the victims of Madi bomb blast led by Maoists in June 5, 2005,
and expressed his willingness to fulfill their demands.
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Rights abuse:
Nepal's army said that it
had "punished" four men for killing a Maoist suspect with a month's jail
term.
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Abductions:
Maoists have abducted 16 people,
including seven party workers of Nepali Congress (D), in two separate incidents
in the Greater Kathmandu area. |
October
25
2006
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Food to rebels: The United Nations World
Food Program (WFP) will provide food to Maoist rebels during the transitional
phase after the ongoing peace process concludes.
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Money from tourists:
The interim government asked Maoist rebels to
stop taking money from tourists and climbers in the Mount Everest region.
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Ceasefire violations:
The National Monitoring Committee, which is
monitoring the ceasefire between Nepal's government and Maoists has said
that violations by the rebels have registered an upswing in recent weeks
with 75 per cent of the 1,300 complaints received by it linked to the rebels.
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Insecurity:
Human rights groups and other independent observers in
Nepal expressed concern that the rising level of abduction, extortion,
torture and killing by some Maoist factions was threatening to derail the
country's fragile peace process and destabilise the state. |
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October
29
2006
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Ceasefire:
The
Maoists have decided to extend their three-month-long ceasefire which is
going to end on 29 October 2006 stating that the ceasefire - considering
the ongoing peace talks - is "automatically extended". The ceasefire was
extended by another three months. It will end on 29 January 2007.
The
government and the Maoists have been seeking a point to stamp a permanent
ceasefire pact, a member of the Maoist talks said.
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Peace process:
Ian Martin, Personal Representative of UN Secretary-General
Kofi Annan said he has felt progress in the peace initiatives taken by
government as well as the Maoists in the recent days. The UN team and the
concerned parties were now discussing the modalities of the arms management. |
October
31
2006
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Vigilante groups:
Anti-Maoist vigilantes continue to terrorise local
people and routinely accuse them of supporting the rebelsin many remote
villages in Kapilbastu district, according to citizens' groups.
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Peace optimism:
Maoist
rebels said they would place their weapons under United Nations supervision
if the army does the same to revive peace talks and pave the way for elections
next year. Rebel chief Prachanda has proposed to lock up all Maoist
weapons in a single place under UN monitoring, provided the Nepal Army
does the same.
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Ceasefire:
Issuing
a press statement, Maoist chairman Prachanda said the extension of ceasefire
was aimed at creating conducive environment for brining the ongoing talks
to a positive conclusion and announce the date of constituent assembly
elections. |
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