| March012005 | »Gunbattle in Bardiya:According to Army sources, at least 50 Maoistrebels and four security personnel have been killed in the deadliest gunbattlesince the imposition of state of emergency on February 1 . The fightingserupted after a group of security forces sent to clear a roadblock wasattacked by hundreds Maoists rebels. | March02
2005 | »US said:US acting in concert with India on Nepal.
»Encounter:Security forces clashed with Maoist rebels when the rebelsattacked a Army patrol in Kailali district. The rebels have suffered casualties.
»Journalists:The Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) has demandedrelease of its two representatives from southern district of Saptari. | March04
2005 | »Announcement:The government said it was stockpiling food and fuelas it braced for more protests by Maoist rebels and tightened security,asking citizens to carry identity cards.
»Censorship:Nepal's authorities have bannedindependent media coverage of the country's Maoist insurgency. Announcementsand statements of the Maoist rebles are not allowed to be published. | |  |
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|  | | March062005 | »Bomb factory:RNA forces have destroyed abomb-making factory set upby Maoist rebels in Chitwan district, an Army statment said.
»Looting:Maoist rebels looted two tankers of kerosene on the borderbetween Panchthar and Taplejung districts.
»Dilemma:"The developments in Nepal will bring the monarchy and mainstreampolitical parties in direct confrontation with each other" an member ofthe Indian government said. India's dilemma is to tackle monarchy or theMaoists.
»Attack:Security forces repulsed a Maoist attack at Sandhikharka, headquartersof Arghakhanchi district .
»Success: "The Army achieved a major success during clashes with Maoistsat Ganeshpur of Bardiya district," the RNA Chief of Army Staff said. | March07
2005 | »Strike:A 1,000-hour bandh announced by the Communist Party ofNepal (Maoist) has left the people in a state of panic, observers said.The bandh is likely to begin on March 14.
»Curfew :The district administration has announced an indefinite nightcurfew at Kakarvitta (Indo-Nepal border) in Jhapa district.
»Death toll:About 185 people have died in guerrilla violence sinceGyanendra's power grab on Feb. 1.
»Attack: According to Indian sources, King Gyanendra has made an assurancethat steps are being taken to relax some of these measures in the nearfuture. The King has also confirmed his commitment to restore a multipartydemocracy at the earliest. | March09
2005 | »Border force:India has stepped up security on its border with Nepal.
»Food shortage :The food crisis has already begun in Kalikot, Humla,Mugu, Dolpa, and Jumla districts. The The UN's World Food Programme (WFP)said it needed more and better information on the food situation in thevillages
»Independent sources:Independent reporting in dozens of private radiostations has been stopped since last month and any media outlet that isseen as encouraging the Maoists could be penalised. |
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