| January012007 | »Food Programm:The United Nations WorldFood Programm (WFP) is waiting for an agreement between the governmentand Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) to enable it to provide food assistanceto Maoist combatants. |  | January05
2007 | »Maoist threats:Dabur Nepa, 0ne of Nepal'sbiggest companies has suspended some operations because of unspecifiedthreats by Maoist rebels.
»Rhino conservation:Tjhe people, securityforces, the Maoists and administration are coming together to launch concertedefforts aimed at conservation of the rare species in Chitwan district.
»Police posts:Maoist chairman Prachandahas said that they agreed to allow the reestablishment of displaced policeposts and return of village development committee (VDC) secretaries totheir respective villages only after the government agreed to issue theinterim constitution by 9 January 2007. |
Jan07
2007 | »Morcha:The Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha,once a Maoist outfit, broke away from the parent organisation and begana series of killings, abductions and extortions. The Morcha, which claimsto be fighting for the rights of the people in the plains who are ignoredin Nepal's administrative, judicial and military organisations, has calleda Terai closure from Jan 12, 2007. | | Jan09
2007 | »Arms monitoring:UN arms monitors in Nepalare beginning their work .
»Training completed:The 111 members of the Iterim Task Force (ITF)comprising ex-Gurkha soldiers have completed their two-day training.They received training from the UN officials, and representatives of NepaliArmy and Maoist army. The ITF members will be dispatched to the cantonmentsites to provide 24-hour presence at the weapons storage sites.
»Interim constitution:The ruling seven-party alliance SPA and the Maoistsagreed to promulgate the interim constitution on January 15, 2007. |
Jan11
2007 | »Interim Parliament:Top leaders of thefour major political parties reached an agreement to share the remaining48 seats in the interim legislature-parliament among the seven-party allianceand the CPN-Maoist. According to the understanding , CPN-UML and CPN-Maoistwill get 10 seats each, Nepali Congress (Democratic) six, while Nepal SadbhavanaParty (Anandi Devi), Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party, Janamorcha Nepaland United Left Front will get three seats each out of the 48 seats, initiallyallocated for civil society.
»Gurkhas:A team of Gurkhas who have recently retired have begun monitoringthe decommissioning of weapons held by Maoist rebels in Nepal.
»Monarchists:Maoist senior leader Baburam Bhattarai said thatpro-monarchy forces are posing a big threat to the people and democracyin the country. | | Jan12
2007 | »Child soldiers:Child soldiers still recruitedby Maoists, a report from Surkhet district said.
»Security Council:The Security Council backed Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon's call for the speedy deployment of a United Nations politicalmission in Nepal to monitor the cantonment of weapons and help organizeelections for a constituent assembly after the recent peace accord betweenthe Government and Maoist rebels that ended a deadly decade-long war.
»Morcha: Normal life in the Terai region has been badly affected dueto the Terai bandh (shutdown strike) called by Janatantrik Terai MuktiMorcha (JTMM), once a Maoist outfit. |
Jan15
2007 | »Interim parliament:The Maoists are joiningmainstream politics for the first time. Maoist rebels have taken theirseats in a new interim parliament in Nepal.
»Interim parliamentThe first meeting of the interim parliament unanimouslyendorsed the Interim Constitution 2063.
»Police posts: A total of 904 of 1271 police posts have been restoredin various districts across the country. 367 posts couldn't be re-establishedyet. | | Jan20
2007 | »Maoist goverments:The leader of the Maoists,Prachanda, has formally announced that the parallel government setup by the rebels during their insurgency has been dissolved. |
Jan22
2007 | »Maoist people's courts:Reports coming from Dhangadhi district saidthat Maoist kangaroo courts still functioning.CPN (M) chairman Prachanda had dissolves all units of such courts and governmentsearlier this week.
»Padlocked hotels:Reports from Kavre district said activists of theMaoist-affiliated Nepal Hotel and Restaurant Workers'Association (NHRWA)have padlocked nine hotels and resorts in Dhulikhel for an indefinite period.
»Clashes: MPRF activists and Maoists clashed during a violent demonstrationorganised by Madheshi Peoples' Rights Forum (MPRF) in Lahan, Siraha district.
»Monarchists: Maoist senior leader Dev Gurung has accused the monarchistsof trying to instigate violence in Lahan, Siraha district.
»Police posts: Maoists stormed the Area Police Post at Patbhar of Bardiyadistrict and chased the police personnel away. | | Jan26
2007 | »No talks: Maoistsrule out talks with Terai protesters saying they were instigated by KingGyanendra and Hindu fundamentalists.
»Maoists to join Govt: Maoistrebels will join an interim government in February 2007.
»War crimes: UNurges Nepal war crimes trials. |
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