| April012006 | »Explosion:At least 11 school childrenand a teacher were wounded yesterday when Maoist rebels set off an explosionat a school in Dailekh district.
»Visit:Indian activist and publisher AnandSwaroop Verma volunteered last month to tour Europe for 30 days to voicethe Maoist cause. |  | April02
2006 | »Conference:The Swiss Government has invitedrepresentatives of the government and members of the civil society to participatein a conference in Geneva (Switzerland) on 18 April 2006. The conferencewill discuss the human rights situation in Nepal.
»Visit:Jimmy Carter, former U.S. president,will visit Nepal in May 2006. During his visit uring he will meet the king,leaders of the Opposition parties and Maoist representatives as well.
»Cancelled:Nepal's major political parties have abandoned their plansfor a mass rally in Kathmandu next week. The The seven-party alliance willhold smaller demonstrations across the country. |
April03
2006 | »Truce:The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)has announced that it will observe unilateral ceasefire within the Kathmanduvalley with effect from Monday evening until further notice.
»Assault:Maoists have physically assaulted dozens of party cadres ofPeople's Front Nepal in Banke district. | | April05
2006 | »Curefew:The Authorities have imposedcurfew in Kathmandu and Lalitpur.
»Clashes:Clashes between security forces and Maoist rebels havebeen reported from Dailekh, Jhapa and Sidhupalchowk district.
»Abduction:Maoists abducted 250 youths to assist their cultural andeducation programmes in Rolpa district. |
April05
2006 | »General strike:The general strike has affected normal life and mostshops and offices are closed.
»Clashes:In the latest fighting, five policemen, three Maoist rebelsand two civilians were killed in clashes at Malangwa, the district headquartersof Sarlahi district. The rebels targeted governmentoffices, police posts and army barracks in their attack. The Maoistsfreed 110 prisoners from the district jail. | | April07
2006 | »Protests:Anti-royal protests turned violent in Nepal.
»Anti-terror law:The governement tightend an anti-terror law, allowingit to jail anyone in contact with the Maoists. |
April09
2006 | »Curfew:Millions of Nepalis have been affected by a day-long curfewimposed inKathmandu and other major cities of Nepal.
Situation:Humanrights activists are seriously concerned over the deteriorating securitysituation in the country. | | April12
2006 | »Curfews:Curfews have been imposed in many other cities and along highwaysaround the country.
»Appeal:The Maoist rebels appealed to security forces to turn againstKing Gyanendra.
»Support:The protests will be backed by the Maoist rebels, the Maoistleadership has announced.
»Protests:The protests that are backed by the Maoist rebels.
»Arrests: Around 1,600 people, including prominent lawyers, politicians,activists and civilians, have been reported arrested in the past nine days.
»General strike: The political parties have extended their general strike"until further notice". |
April13
2006 | »Elections:King Gyanendra has promised a general elections next year.
»Warning:The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, LouiseArbour, has warned that the situation in Nepal might ultimately have togo before the UN security council.
»Appeal:KingGyanendra has called on Nepal's seven main opposition parties for a dialoguewith his government to 'activate' multiparty democracy. | | April14
2006 | »Protests:Violent clashes between police and anti-monarchy protestersare continuing across Nepal.
»Elections:The main political parties have rejected an offer by KingGyanendra to participate in talks which the king says could pave the wayfor elections and dialogue with his government to 'activate' multipartydemocracy. |
April18
2006 | »Dialogue:UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has reiterated once morehis call for an inclusive dialogue of the political forces and for theking to take courageous steps to find a way out of the situation and toprevent further bloodshed.
»Strike:The nationwide general strike is entering its second week.
»Human rights:CPN (M) chairman Prachanda has reiterated his commitmenttowards Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international human rightslaws.
»Clashes:Two Maoist rebels were killed in an encounter with the securityforces in Surkhet district. | | April19
2006 | »Call:In a press statement the CPN (Maoist) leadership has calledfor a multi-party democratic republic.
»Violence:The number of people killed during rallies increases to 10. |
April20
2006 | »Alliance:"There is no possibility of another alliance against theMaoists in the ongoing movement," CPN UML Secretary General M. K. Nepalsaid in a statement. The main aim of the party is to bring the Maoiststo the political mainstream.
»Deadly violence:The number of people killed during rallies raisesto 13. | | April21
2006 | »Address:King Gyanendra has addressed the nation. In a televised addressKing Gyanendra has called on opposition parties to put forward their candidatefor prime minister. |
| April222006 | »Protests:Protests continue in Kathmandu and other major towns of thecountry. Rallies for democracy have become rallies against the monarchy.Protesters defyed curfews imposed by the authorities.
»Reactions negative:Opposition leaders of the Seven-Parties-AllianceSPA have rejected the king's invitation to form an interim government. | | April24
2006 | »Address:KingGyanendra has addressed the nation again. In a televised address King Gyanendrasaid that he will reinstate the dissolved paliament. The first sessionof the parliament will be on Friday, April 28.
»Raid:At least five Maoist rebels and a Nepali soldier were killedwhen hundreds of rebels stormed the town of Chautara, the headquartersof Sindhupalchowk district.
»Withdrawal:The United States has ordered all its non-essential diplomaticstaff and their families to leave Nepal.
»Protests:Nationwide demonstrations intensify. Demonstrations continue.14 die, 5,000 injured during 3-week protests.
»Maoist influence:Analysts said the reason the parties rejected theking's first offer on Friday to set up a government was the fear of theinvisible influence of Maoist rebels.
»India:India is extremely worried about the Maoists' growing influencein Nepal. |
April25
2006 | »Strike called off:The seven-party opposition alliance (SPA) said ithad called off its weeks of demonstrations and a nationwide strike.
»Deal rejected:In a strong statement the Maoist rebels' leadershiprejected the King's deal with the opposition parties, and vowed to continueblockading Kathmandu. | | April27
2006 | »Blockade suspended:Maoist rebels suspended a blockade of the Kathmanduafter the new prime minister G.P. Koirala assured them elections wouldbe held for a constituent assembly.
»Truce:The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)announced a unilateral ceasefire for three months with immediate effect. |
April28
2006 | »Parliament session:The first session of the reinstated House of Representativesopened again after four-year break. The parliament was dissolved in May2002.
»Move:The parliament session is expected to remove the red corner noticeand terrorist tag of the Maoists and reciprocate the unilateral truce announcedby the Maoists.
»Major demands: The CPN (Maoists) still have the main demands that thereinstated parliament call elections to a constituent assembly, and thatNepal become a democratic republic.
»Speech: Lekha Nath Neupane, leader of the Maoist students wing AllNepal National Independent Students' Union - Revolutionary (ANNISU-R),had a speech during a mass gathering in the centre of Kathmandu. The studentleader said that his party want to geton the road to achieve peace. | | April30
2006 | »Peace talks: >Thenew Nepalese Prime Minister G. P. Koirala has urged Maoist rebels to endviolence and join peace talks. "I request (the Maoists) to renounce violenceand come to the process of dialogue," the PM said.>»Attacks: >RNAlaunched an aerial attack on a peaceful mass meet called by the CPN (M)at Sunwal area in Nawalparasi district.
»Release: >NineRoyal Nepalese Army (RNA) soldiers, who were abducted in Dhankuta districton Thursday, were released from Jeetpur Bazaar at the presence of humanrights defenders. RNA claimed the Maoists had abducted 27 of its soldiers
»Landmine: >Atleast eight soldiers were killed and nine others were injured in a landmineexplosion within the RNA barrack at Tamghas, the district headquartersof Gulmi. |
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