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October
01
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Protests:
The Maoists decided to carry on with their agitation to push
through agenda of a republic and proportional representation system of
election.
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General Strike:
The Maoists have called
off their earlier-declared general strikes that were scheduled for 4, 5
and 6 October 2007.
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Security:
The Constituent Assembly Elections
Management and Monitoring Special Committee of the interim parliament advised
the government to increase activities of Nepal Police and the Armed Police
Force throughout the country as the security situation was poor in various
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October
08
2007
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Street protests:
Thousands of supporters of Maoists took to the
streets of Kathmandu , kicking off a campaign aimed at forcing radical
reforms, including the abolition of the monarchy.
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Political crisis:
Prime Minister Girija
Prasad Koirala is holding high-level discussions with top leaders of the
Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist and other party leaders of the ruling seven-party
alliance in the wake of the suspension of the Constituent Assembly polls.
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CA elections:
Elections for the Constituent
Assembly have been delayed after the ruling seven-party alliance
failed to break a political deadlock with Maoist former rebels.
The
CA elections slated for 22 November 2007 were put off indefinitely. |
Oct
18
2007
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CA elections:
The seven-party alliance
has postponed the November 22 elections for a Constituent Assembly.
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U.S support:
The U.S. government will continue to provide 6.8 million
U.S. dollars to the U.N. World Food Programm's (WFP) operation to support
the peace process in Nepal . |
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Oct
20
2007
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Press freedom:
Journalists have demonstrated in several towns in Nepal
to protest at the plight of the reporter Birendra Sah. Birendra Shah, a
Bara based journalist, was abducted by an unidentified group on 5 October
2007 near the district headquarters of Bara. In the past the abductions
have been carried out by a variety of groups which include both Maoist
former rebels and southern Nepalese Maoist splinter groups.
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IDPs:
According to the UN, nearly 200,000 Nepalese were internally
displaced during the decade-long armed conflict between the Maoist rebels
and the Nepalese government, which ended with a peace agreement in November
2006.
The
displaced have gradually returned home since then, with help from local
human rights groups and international aid agencies, said local aid workers.
According to the internally displaced persons' (IDP) protection working
group - which comprises local and international agencies, UN bodies and
the Red Cross Movement - the number of displaced in Nepal may now have
gone down to 50,000-70,000. |
Oct
21
2007
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UN report:
In his latest report to the Security Council United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges the parties to reach agreement on future
steps, including a realistic timetable for elections that were to have
been held next month but have been postponed to an as yet undetermined
date. "The peace process in Nepal is facing its most difficult challenges
to date," and "The second postponement of the Constituent Assembly election
has been a major disappointment for the people of Nepal and the international
community," Mr. Ban writes. |
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Oct
28
2007
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CA elections:
Prime Minister G.P. Koirala said that he is trying to
convince the allies for holding the Constituent Assembly election between
February to March 2008.
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India's road plans:
India's Ministry of Home Affairs has unveiled an
ambitious plan for a road running all along the Nepal and Bhutan border.
Officials said such a road would ensure more effective surveillance and
give better access to border patrols.
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Against worshipping:
In Kalikot district activists of Maoist affiliated
ANISU (R), the Maoist student wing, allegedly beat up locals, including
children, for idol worshipping in defiance of their warnings. |
Oct
28
2007
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Peace Process: The
head of the United Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), Ian Martin, described the
current situation in Nepal as 'serious' and emphasised that the parties
reaffirm their commitment to holding constituent assembly polls. |
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Oct
30
2007
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Child soldiers: UN
Special Representative for Nepal , Ian Martin, said that a significant
number of Maoist combatants are minors. "There are significant numbers
who were below 18 on the qualifying date," Martin said in a NDTV interview.
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Peace zone: The
Araniko unit of the Maoist aligned All Nepal Workers' Association has demanded
that the Araniko highway be declared a peace zone. |
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