| May012006 | »Cabinet:All seven parties of Seven PartyAlliance (SPA) decided to participate the Council of Ministers tobe announced today.
»Respect people's vote:Senior Maoist rebel leader Baburam Bhattaraitold the BBC in an interview the constituent assembly would haveto have sovereign powers to decide on the fate of the monarchy. The Maoistswould have to respect the decisions of the assembly if elections to itwere "free and fair". In the first-ever TV interview with the BBC in February2006, CPN (M) chairman Prachanda said his party would accept monarchy ifthe people decided so. |  | May03
2006 | »Truce:The new cabinet has declared a indefinite ceasefire and urgedthe Maoists to come forward for peace talks.The government also announced that it was annulling controversial municipalelections held by the king in February this year.
»National army:Maoist rebel leader Prachanda has ruled out disarminghis forces. However, it wouldn't be any problem for the People'sLiberation Army PLA to merge into a new national army, the CPN (M) charimansaid also. In his statement Prachanda attacked the new interim government:Old faces, no visions.
»Terror list:The Maoists would remain on the US terror list, an USofficial said. |
May04
2006 | »Terrorist tag:Govt. removes red cornernotice, terrorist tag on Maoists
»Peace talks:Maoist rebels are now prepared to talk to the new government,Maoist top leader Prachanda said in a statement. But Prachanda cautionedthat the rebels were far from being tired of war and are in no hurry toenter politics.
»Peace talks:The CPN (UML), a key ally of the seven-party alliance,has formed a team to negotiate with the Maoists, various political partiesand the civil society. | | May06
2006 | »Fresh probe?:The royal family massacre of 2001 to come under freshprobe? Activivist of leftist parties urged to reopen the massacre case.
»Warning:ANNISU-R chairman L.N. Neupane has warned party leaders ofconspiracies that may be hatched by the royal palace if elections to aConstituent Assembly are delayed.
»Prisoners:The prisoners of conscience, being held at Bharatpur Jail,have urged the CPN-Maoists not to hold dialogue with the government untilall political detainees are set free.
»Children:Around 500 children were killed, and an equal number seriouslyinjured, in the 10-year long running Maoist insurgency, the national coordinationfor children as zone of peace (NCCZOP) said. |
May08
2006 | »Release:An intelligence police, has been released by Maoists. He hasbeen handed over to a INSEC representative in the presence of Red Crossrepresentative. The policeman was abducted after Maoists' attack over districtheadquarters Chautara.
»Release:Local authorities have released 8 Maoist cadres in Humla,Sankhuwasabha and Kaski districts.
»Torture:Maoists have inflicted torture on six youths in Bhojpur districtalleging them of being involved in thievery and robbery. | | May10
2006 | »Call:The CPN (M) called on the government to initiate the processto release the Maoist leaders and cadres who have been detained withinNepal and Indian.
»Warning:Military experts warned that the country could face a militarycoup if the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) is not brought under the controlof the House of Representatives.
»Abductions:Maoists continue to abduct people in Nawalparasi, Ramechhapand Siraha districts. |
May11
2006 | »Seized property:Maoists are handing back land and houses seized duringtheir 10years-long insurgency. The procedure is a as part of a deal withthe main political parties.
»Monitoring truce:United Nations has agreed to assist Nepal in armsmanagement and is ready to monitor the cease-fire and to be an observerduring an election to a Constituent Assembly, if the government requests.
»Talks:Maoist rebels are want to hold early talks with the new governmentto help end the civil war, party leader Prachanda said in a statement thisweek. | | May13
2006 | »Ministers arrested:Five ministers from Nepal's ousted royalist governmenthave been arrested.
»Roadmap: Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists)make public roadmap fordialogue with government.
»Key demand:The interim multi-party government has announced electionswill take place to form a constituent assembly.
»Peace talks:CPN (M) chairman Prachanda to lead Maoist talks team.
»Extortions:Home Minister Kr. P. Sitaula appealed to the Maoists tostop extortions and holding public marches in combat dress. |
May14
2006 | »Violence:Maoists are engaged in extortion in Khotang district. Theyalso seized two houses belonging to a DDDC chairman of Rukum district andmurdered a TPF member in Rautahat district.
»Demand list:Insec handed over a 13-point demand to the CPN-Maoists.General Secretary of Insec Kundan Aryal said that respecting human rightscould help restore sustainable peace in Nepal.
»Radio stations:Save Independent Radio Movement (SIRM), BroadcastingAssociation of Nepal, Association of Community Radio Broadcasters and KathmanduValley FM Broadcasters' Forum have flayed the Maoists for threatening twoof its FM stations in Chitwan and Parsa districts. | | May15
2006 | »Human rights:Matrika Yadav, the CPN (Maoists) Politbureau member andcentral member Suresh Ale Magar have reiterated their party's commitmenttowards human rights.
»Direct talks: CPN(M) chairman Prachanda sought direct talks with newly appointed Prime MinisterG. P. Koirala to end the insurgency but demanded release of all Maoistprisoners before the dialogue. |
May18
2006 | »King's power cut away:The new parliament approved a landmark 10-pointplan on Thursday to curb the monarch's powers and take away the title ofsupreme commander-in-chief of the military from King Gyanendra.
»Nepalese Army:The parliament's decision brings the Royal NepaleseArmy (RNA) under the authority of parliament, and the military will beknown simply as the Nepalese Army from now on.
»Abductions:Maoists abducted people in Ilam and Saptari districts andforced students to attend a Maoist programme in Palpa district. | | May20
2006 | »Military aid:The United States said it was ready to resume militaryaid to Nepal.
»Abductions:According to the Nepalese Army, Maoists abducted 13 peoplefrom Udaypur district. Further Army sources said that Maoists created obstructionin the construction of road at Devsthal-Kaindanda-Chaurjahari road section. |
May21
2006 | »Extortions:Dozens of companies in southern Nepal have suspended operationssaying they cannot cope with acts of financial extortion by Maoist rebels..
»Maoist Programme:Maoists have forcibly made participate thousandsof civilians of rural areas to participate in their programme at the districtheadquarters of Bhojpur district.
»Hunger stirs:Maoist top leader Prachanda asks jailed comrades to endhunger stir.
»Donations:Maoist supremo Prachanda says 'donations' are necessaryto sustain the insurgency. | | May22
2006 | »Peace talks:The new Government is not serious towards negotiations,the CPN (M) spokesman Krishna Bahadur Mahara said in an interview.
»Peace talks:There will be no dialogue without the dissolution of parliament,CPN (M) leader Baburam Bhattarai said.
»Recruitment:CPN (M) have intensified a recruitment and extortion drivefor the people's militia even before talks.
Therewas an intensive publicity campaign in Banke, Bara and Rautahat.
»Extortions:CPN (M) have intensified extortion drives in Banke, Chitwan,Nawalparasi, Rupandehi and Kathmandu. |
May25
2006 | »Talks:The Maoist negotiating team lead by Krishna Bahadur Mahara heldseparate discussions with the leaders of the seven-party alliance (SPA).
»Peace talks:The Government urged the Maoists to end extortion andrecruitment and to begin immediate talks with the Government to solve theconflict. | | May26
2006 | »Peace talks:Peace talks between Nepal Governmentand Maiosts began on 26 May 2006 in Kathmandu.A 25-point Code of Conduct governing the ceasefire was signed byHome Minister Krishna Sitaula on behalf of Nepal Government and KrishnBahadur Mahara, Coordinator of the Maoist Team. |
May28
2006 | »Disappeared:The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner forHuman Rights in Nepal (OHCHR-Nepal) has confirmed that at least 49 personsamong those hundreds of individuals detained at army barracks in Maharajgunjremain disappeared. OHCHR-Nepal said that it received credible reportsof at least three deaths due to torture. | | May29
2006 | »Army commitment: Chiefof Army Staff General Pyar Jung Thapa said that the Nepali Army (NA) iscommitted to follow the directives of Nepal government. TheGeneral also stressed the basic duty of NA was to uphold "the nation'sand the people's interest". |
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