| February102007 | »Arms monitoring:The Maoist rebels lockedup their arms under UN supervision in five out of seven camps, taking themanother step closer to joining the government.
Theregistration of Maoist guerrillas and their arms had been completed inSurkhet, Kailali, Chitwan, Nawalparasi and Rolpa districts. Only two cantonmentsin Sindhuli and Ilam districts are left. |  | February13
2007 | »Communist rally:It's the first time CPN(M) chairman Prachanda has spoken publicly in Kathmandu. Prachanda warnedof a "massive conspiracy" threatening to disrupt plans for an electionin June. The rebel chief apologized for the mistakes of the past, includingexcessive violence and the targeting of unarmed civilians. He said hisparty would continue pushing for a federal republic. Prachanda also promisedthat a crackdown on corruption would be a top priority if the Maoists gainlegitimate political power. |
Febr14
2007 | »Missing persons:More than 800 peoplewent missing during the insurgency .The Red Cross is making a public appealin Nepal for information on more than 800 people missing during the decade-longinsurgency. | | Febr18
2007 | »Registration of Maoist arms completed:TheUnited Nation has completed registration and verification of the MaoistPeople's Liberation Army (PLA) fighters and storage of their weapons inall the seven main cantonment sites across Nepal.
Requestof Maoist combatants:Soldiers of theMaoist People's Liberation Army (PLA) staying here in Shaktikhor camp inChitwan district have demanded that the government and their party (CPN-Maoist)deploy them for development works.
Maoistextortion continues:Maoist cadres havebeen collecting "donations" from vehicles plying along the Mechi highwayin Panchthar district. |
Febr21
2007 | »Looking for Jobs:Hundreds of former Maoistrebels living in a camp in Chitwan district were leaving the camp in searchof work, complaining of poor accommodation and food.
»Arms registration:The United NationsMission in Nepal (UNMIN) has started the registration of the Maoist armsand cadres at various levels in the party head office at Kathmandu.
»Responsibility:King Gyanendra has publiclyaccepted responsibility for "success and failure" under his direct rule. | | Febr22
2007 | »Opposition in parliament:Maoists haveexpressed strong opposition to proposed amendments to the country's interimconstitution, which include allowing opposition lawmakers in the parliamentand permitting the prime minister to be deposed through a vote of no confidence. |
Febr24
2007 | »Maoist weapons:The United Nations Missionto Nepal (UNMIN) said that the UN had registered 30,852 PLA combatantsand 3,428 weapons from the cantonments across the country. Experts estimatethat there could have been 10-12,000 weapons on the Maoist side. | | | |
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