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November
01
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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November
04
2006
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Development activities: Maoists obstruct all development projects in
Khotang district and captured public properties in Banke and Panchthar
districts. |
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November
06
2006
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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
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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.
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Maoist's demands: Maoist cadres are "forcing" residents in the three
districts of Kathmandu Valley to provide free shelter to their comrades.
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Public address: CPN (M) chairman Prachanda will make his first public
address in 25 years in a mass meeting in Kathmandu next Friday. |
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November
08
2006
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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
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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. |
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November
12
2006
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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.
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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
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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.
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Recruitments: Reports say that Maoists are forcibly recruiting school
children and farmers for the People's Liberation Army in Sankhuwasabha
and Surkhet districts. |
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November
21
2006
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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.
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Formal end of the Maoists' People's War that began in 1996
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No political rights to King; his property to be nationalised under public
trusts |
November
22
2006
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Peace accord welcomed: King Gyanendra of Nepal has welcomed the peace
accord between the government and the Maoist rebels signed on November
21, 2006. |
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November
26
2006
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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.
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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
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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. |
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