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January
01
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Maoists rejoin government:
PM Girija Prasad Koirala appointed five
Maoist leaders as ministers to portfolios that Maoists had held before
they quit the interim cabinet on 18 September 2007. |
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January
02
2008
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Child soldiers:
Thousands of former child soldiers have returned to
their communities in Nepal over the past year, but there are huge challenges
facing their successful reintegration, local non-governmental organisations
(NGOs) say.
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Terai unrest:
Incidents of abduction and killing are on in Terai region
even after the deployment of special security taskforce. Incidents were
reported from Siraha, Rautahat and Saptari districts.
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Student confrontation:
Bloody incidents between ANNFSU (All Nepal National
Free Students Union) cadres and Maoist affiliated YCL (Young Communist
League) activists in Kavre district. Maoist affilitated student wing ANNISU-R
(All Nepal National Independent Students Union-Revolutionary ) urged cadres
not to attack anyone. |
January
05
2008
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PLA combatants:
Deputy Commander of the Maoist PLA, Barsha Man Pun
aka Ananata, said the Maoists were flexible on the issue of integrationg
their combatants in the existing government security forces like the army,
police and armed police force (AFP). |
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January
09
2008
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PLA combatants:
PM Koirala said that he opposed integrating what he
called politicised fighters into Nepal Army. CPN (M) chairman Prachanda
has said PM Koirala's statement that the Maoist army cannot be merged into
the Nepal Army is not only provocative, but it also runs counter to the
comprehensive peace accord (CPA).
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JTMM-Jwala fighters:
Police has arrested a leader of Janatantrik Terai
Mukti Morcha (JTMM-Jwala Singh). Police also arrested 19 other workers
of the JTMM-Jwala Singh faction from other parts of the valley. |
January
13
2008
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CA elections:
The government has set 10 April 2008 as the date for
delayed Constituent Assembly elections. |
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January
14
2008
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Blast:
At least eight people have been injured in a bomb explosion
at a rally in the centre of Kathmandu. It is unclear who is behind the
attack.
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Labour Camp:
A fact finding mission conducted by INSEC Mid-Western
Region in Salyan has shown that the Maoists are running labour camp despite
signing the Comprehensive Peace Accord.
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Extortion Drive:
Locals of southern parts of Jhapa district have been
terrorized after receiving letters from Jwala Singh faction of Janatantrik
Tarai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-J) demanding money as donation. |
January
19
2008
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Bombing:
OHCHR-Nepal condemns the bombing Friday of a bus in Bara District,
which killed at least seven people and injured many others. The incident
occurred one year after the start of the Madheshi Andolan, which ended
in the deaths of at least 24 people, and on the eve of a series of planned
rallies and demonstrations in the Tarai relating to the upcoming Constituent
Assembly elections. |
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January
23
2008
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Attacks:
Groups of armed men attacked 3 police posts in Khotang district
eastern Nepal, looting rifles, pistols and communication equipment and
caturing police personne. It is not clear who was behind the attack.
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CA elections:
CPN (M) started a training programme for
party activists to inform them about the party strategy for the Constituent
Assembly (CA) elections.
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Terai peace talks:
The Janatantric Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-G ) is
ready to hold dialogue with the SPA government, JTMM-G leader J.
K. Goit said.
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Extortion:
CPN (M) continue to demand money as donations from
bussinessmen and industrialists of Dhankuta district. |
January
27
2008
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Cooperation:
Armed and unarmed Madhesi groups like Madhesi Janadhikar
Forum, Madhes Raksha Bahini, Nepal Sadbhavana Party, Janatantrik Terai
Mukti Morcha, Terai Mukti Morch and Madhesi Mukti Tigers reached a 23-point
agreement of cooperation.
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Violence:
Killings, abductions and other criminal activities by politically
motivated armed groups have risen markedly in the Terai and other parts
of the country since the announcement of the CA elections date. |
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