| Nov222004 | »Peace zone: PM asked the Maoists to publicly declare educational institutionsa zone of peace.
»New tactic: Maoist rebels are said to implement a new guerilla tactic- Exploding road side bombs and then to ambush and to attack the securityforces.
»Dailekh, Kailali: Maoist rebels and security forces have clashed inseperate incidents. Analysts say the encounters were the bloodiest sinceweeks. At least 10 soldiers of the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) and more than50 rebels were recovered from the sites.
»Pokhara:3 Maoist rebels were killed while trying to detonate a bomb.
»Dolpa:Maoist rebels have intensified 'one house, one bunker, one attack'campaign. The Maoists have also issued a warning to the youths of theirso-called base area to participate in 6-month and 1-year people's militiatraining.
»Talks deadline: The High-level Peace Committee is likely to decideon the deadline to be given to the Maoists peace dialogue.
»Peace talks: The rebels insist on the mediation of the United Nationsor an international human rights organisation in any discussions.
»Internal struggle: Hardline faction has won out in an internal powerstruggle in the hert of CPN (Maoists), news sources said. Those for dialogueand a political solution are said to be in the minority. Most Maoist leadersappeared to be against peace talks. CPN-M spokesperson Mahara has deniedthese reports.
»Kathmandu:Suspected Maoists have detonated powerful pressure cookerbombs at two media buildings. Reporter's Club Nepal has condemnedthe explosion at the press terming it as 'attack on the press freedom'.
»Intelligence: The army says it has been able to penetrate rebel cells,especially in eastern and central Nepal. | November24
2004 | »Landmine: Five forest guards from Parsa Wildlife Reserve were killedwhen a landmine planted by Maoist rebels exploded under their jeep in theBelawa forest of Parsa district.
»Push back: Security forces had encircled the entire area declared bythe Maoists as their sub-regional headquarters in the northern part ofKailali district. Royal Neplase Army (RNA) said it has been successfulin pushing back Maoist rebels believed to be hiding in the forests of Kailali.
»Bardiya: Maoist rebels tried to storm the police office at Gulariya,the the headquarters of Bardiya district.
»Truth offer:The Government was ready to stop its security actionsif the Maoists declared ceasefire during and after the Buddhist Summitscheduled for end of this month in Lumbini.
»Elections:Central committee members of CPN-M warned that the Maoistswould strongly resist any elections other than that for the constituentassembly.
»No progress: Senior Maoist leaders said that there has been no progresstowards holding peace talks between the Government and the Maoists becauseof the "clash of interest" among the Royal Palace, the army, India andthe United States. CPN-M was ready to sit for peace negotiations with thegovernment if the UN was involved.
»Dailekh: A a group of Maoist rebels bombed and destroyed the intakesof two separate water supply projects in Dailekh district. The supply ofwater has come to a complete halt in the in Khalanga and Narayan area. | November25
2004 | »Dailekh, Kailali: RNA said it had killed more than 300 rebelsand lost 10 soldiers at the weekend in a major battle since a temporaryceasefire ended last month. The Maoist PLA Western Command said in a statementthat the rebel army has sucessfully pushed back the government troops.There are no independent reports on the incidents. |
|  | | Nov272004 | »Deadline: Nepalese Government has set a deadline for peace talks toMaoists. Govt. will push ahead with planned elections if Maoist rebelsdo not respond by January 13, 2005 to a Government offer for peacetalks.
»No peace talks: Maoist central leadership has rejected call for peacetalks. The Maoists have refused to negotiate with this Government, sayingit does not have full executive powers.
»Military aid: The U.S. Congress has passed a bill which makes militaryaid to Nepal dependent on human rights improvements. Recent reports putthe Nepal at the top of the world tables for political disappearances. | November29
2004 | »Human Rights: >TheOffice of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to scan rightsabuses in Nepal
»Human Rights: >TheInternational Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has said in a press statementthe Maoists have been continuously violating the international humanitarianlaw by committing unlawful killings.
»Rolpa, Rukum: >Forthe first time the Maoists administration have started development workin their strongholds Rolpa and Rukum. The Magarant Autonomous People'sGovernment has launched road projects in these two districts.
»People's resistance: >Villagersfrom 25 village development committees (VDC) have joined the Maoist-resistancecampaign against the Maoist's brutal methods started recently in Dullu,the headquarters of Dailekh district. |
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