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November 01
2006
» Arms management: The Government and Maoist rebels have reached a concrete understanding on arms management following the several rounds of informal talks between the two side.
» Monarchy: A survey conducted conducted in 35 districts by a Nepali research institute said that 44 percent people stood in favour of holding the election of the constituent assembly for restoring sustainable peace. 87 per cent of the respondents said that the monarchy's popularity has declined.
» Breakthrough?: Leaders of ruling Seven Party Alliance (SPA) and the Maoists have expressed hopes of reaching a breakthrough in the ongoing peace talks within a week.
» Media situation: The Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) has said that media situation in Nepal has not improved as expected even after the restoration of democracy six months earlier.
November 04
2006
» Arms management: UN Secretary General's Personal Representative, Ian Martin, and chairman of CPN (Maoist) Prachanda met Thursday to discuss arms management. Maoist leader Dr Baburam Bhattarai also joined the discussion on the preparatory works for arms management.
» Consultation: In a move that is being regarded as politically significant, King Gyanendra sent an emissary to Prime Minister G.P. Koirala just as the government was preparing to resume the peace negotiations with the Maoist rebels on Sunday.
» Development activities: The chief of Maoist district people's government said to halt all the developement activities carried out by the government in Dolakha district. However, he said that NGOs and INGOs could operate after being registered in the people's government.
November 05
2006
» Obstruction: A group of Maoist cadres had stopped the Nepalese Army convoy at Paurahi of Rautahat district. The Maoists had doubts over the contents of the NA convoy. The Army expresses "serious concern" over convoy obstruction by Maoists.
» Development activities: Maoists obstruct all development projects in Khotang district and captured public properties in Banke and Panchthar districts.
November 06
2006
» Arms management: The Government and Maoist rebels have reached reached the understanding on modality of weapons management. A key agreement: 35,000 Maoist combatants will remain in seven cantonments. Further details will be presented soon.
November 07
2006
» Peace talks resumed: A breakthrough in peace process  failed to emerge as wrangling over arms management and how to decide the future of the monarchy stalled the talks. Later both sides resumed the talks. Key points: Constituent assembly elections, the monarchy, arms management and judges.
» Maoist's demands: Maoist cadres are "forcing" residents in the three districts of Kathmandu Valley to provide free shelter to their comrades.
» Public address: CPN (M) chairman Prachanda will make his first public address in 25 years in a mass meeting in Kathmandu next Friday.
November 08
2006
» Historical peace deal: The Maoists and the government have agreed to manage weapons under a single-lock system of their respective commanders. However the place will be under a strict and close-circuit sensitive monitoring of the UN, which will be given free access to the storage, according to reports. Accordingly, equal number of weapons from both sides would be locked up within a single lock-up storage system. Once the detailed political pact is signed, the UN would start its technical monitoring procedure. 
The deal lists a timetable as per which the Maoists will be joining the interim government on December 1, 2006. The deal includes agreement on all issues such as fate of monarchy, arms management, interim constitution, interim legislature, interim government and electoral system for Constituent Assembly.
The agreement was signed by Maoist chairman Prachanda on behalf of his party. Likewise, on behalf of SPA, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, UML general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal, NC (Democratic) president Sher Bahadur Deuba, People's Front president and deputy Prime Minister Amik Sherchan, general secretary of Nepal Sadbhavana Party (NSP-Anandidevi) Bharat Bimal Yadav, president of Nepal Workers and Peasants Party (NWPP) Narayan Man Bijukchhe, Leftist Front leader CP Mainali have signed the agreement.
November 10
2006
» Peace promise: Maoist rebel leader, Prachanda, has said the Maoists will use politics not violence to "meet the aspirations of the people's longing for peace".  "We will become part of the government and no violence will be tolerated by our party," Maoist leader Prachanda said.
November 12
2006
» Meeting: CPN (M) hold its central committee meeting at Phulbari in Kavre district. The members discussed the procedure of cantonment of the People's Liberation Army and arms management.
» Inspections: The joint government-Maoist-UN team inspected a proposed PLA cantonment site in Kamidanda of Kavre, the proposed cantonment site for a PLA divisions near Sankatar in Sindhuli district and in the Kamaljhoda region of  Ilam district.
November 16
2006
» Inspections: The joint government-Maoist-UN team inspected a proposed PLA cantonment site at Talband, Kailali district, and  Dashrathpur, Surkhet district. The Maoist combatants shall be confined in cantonments in Kailali, Surkhet, Rolpa, Palpa, Kavre, Sindhuli and Ilam district.
» Recruitments: Reports say that Maoists are forcibly recruiting school children and farmers for the People's Liberation Army in Sankhuwasabha and Surkhet districts. 
November 21
2006
» Peace accord: The government of Nepal and  Communist Party Nepal-Maoist have signed a historic peace accord (Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA)), declaring a formal end to a 10-year rebel insurgency. By making the ceasefire permanent, the accord declares the armed insurgency that began since February, 1996 as officially over.
Main features of the CPA, which includes 10 main sections are e.g.
- Formal end of the Maoists' People's War that began in 1996
- No political rights to King; his property to be nationalised under public trusts
November 22
2006
» Peace accord welcomed: King Gyanendra of Nepal has welcomed the peace accord between the government and the Maoist rebels signed on November 21, 2006.
November 26
2006
» PLA recruitments: UN Secretary General's Personal Representative in Nepal, Ian Martin said that the UN will not recognise those recruited in the Maoists' People's Liberation Army (PLA) or the Nepal Army after the signing of the Ceasefire Code of Conduct between the government and the Maoists on May 25, 2006.
» PLA recruitments: Maoists have recruited over 50 persons from the northern VDCs of Mahottari district, reports said. However, the Maoists claimed there were no new recruits and the Maoist district people's government did not have the policy to recruit children.
November 28
2006
» Disarmament deal: Maoist rebels and Nepal's interim government signed a formal agreement on the management of both sides' arms and weapons. The "Agreement on Monitoring the Management of Arms and Armies" include the cantonment of Maoist soldiers and their weapons at designated sites.

Comprehensive Peace Agreement held between Government of Nepal and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)

21 November 2006

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