Archive Maoists, May-August 2004

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31/08/2004: Govt to talk to Maoists soon, PM tells FNCCI (ht), Maoists apologise to Indian forces over Baitadi incident (ht), Firms ignore call to restart operations (ht), Positive signals on peace talks: DPM (kp), Maoists harass, torture journalist (kp), Maoist killed in Morang (kp), ‘Cross-border firing will draw retaliation’ (kp), Indian officials show uncooperative attitude (kp), Only democratic forces can fight insurgency, by Puran P Bista (kp), Green signal from Maoists for talks (rn), Two Maoists killed in separate clashes (rn)

30/08/2004: Indian security forces attacked on Baitadi border, by Rabi Dhami (ht), NICCI condemns Nepal Lever blast (ht), War and peace Giving ‘maximum flexibility’ real meaning, by Vijaya Chalise (ht), 4 Maoist suspects in custody in Darjeeling (kp), Four Nepalese Maoists arrested in Darjeeling (rn), Maoists kill ex-RNA man (kp), Maoists bomb IT park: Indian minor injured (kp), Maoists attack IT Park, continue atrocities (rn), Bodies of 3 killed in blast unattended (kp), Displaced Nepali kids suffer in Sikkim (kp), Army blamed for killing 2 innocents (kp), Araniko bus operators stop service (kp), Dim prospects for dialogue, by Shiva Hari Dahal (kp), FNCCI mulling new measures to reopen closed industries (kp)

29/08/2004: Blasts rock Nepal Lever Ltd's Hetauda unit (ht), Maoists bomb Nepal Lever (kp), Govt, Maoists urged to formulate CBMs (ht), Sub-inspector shot dead in City (ht), 2 Maoists, 2 soldiers killed (kp), Maoists aiding wildlife parts smuggling (kp), Blasts cause heavy damage to NLL India condemns Maoist attack (rn), Maoists kill four in shooting spree (rn), Call on Maoists to accept other parties’ existence (rn), Four Maoists killed in separate clashes (rn), Rally against Maoist threat to vacate Ilam (rn)

28/08/2004: Maoists now target firms with US share, by Kosmos Biswokarma (ht), Govt working for 'smooth talks' with Maoists (ht), Banke students terrified after blast near school, by Surendra Kafle (ht), Ex-Panchayat chief shot dead by Maoists (ht), Maoists kill three civilians: Hack teenager to death after abduction (kp), Blockade leads to food scarcity in Bajura (kp), Maoists training youths in warfare (kp), UN mediation: What is the grudge? by Chiranjibi Kafle (kp), Maoists warn US companies in Nepal (rn), Two Maoists surrender in Bara (rn)

27/08/2004: Homework for talks over, claims Jhalanath (ht), Foreign media asked not to overplay situation here (ht), Forces kill six Maoists (kp), Govt takes blockade withdrawal positively (kp), King apathetic toward Maoist problem: Koirala (kp), Indian media exaggerated news: Indian Embassy (kp), Blockade end eases fruits and vegetables prices, by Santosh Pokharel (kp), Foreign media under fire for exaggerating Maoist blockade, by Govinda Bhattarai (rn), Four Maoists killed in Banke, Jumla actions (rn), A Non-Mover: The latest actions by the Maoists suggest they might not be ready to sit for talks just yet (sp), Panic In Neighborhood: The imposition of blockade against Kathmandu Valley by the Maoists has left Nepal’s southern neighbor panic-stricken, by Keshab Poudel (sp), Mauling The Media: Is media becoming one of the most dangerous professions in Nepal? The brutal murder of another journalist by the Maoists suggests it is, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp), "The Longer The Conflict Continues, The Harder It May Become To Negotiate A Solution", by Jeffrey James (sp), After the siege: In Kathmandu, politicians still don’t get it, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt), Peace by proxy: The only thing going for civil society is its name, it is unmilitary, by C.K. Lal (nt), Ring leaders: The Valley blockade was just a test for bigger things to come, by Puskar Gautam (nt), A business alliance for peace: Nepal’s businesses need to stop vacillating and be pro-active for peace, by Ashutosh Tiwari (nt), Shooting the messenger (nt)

26/08/2004: Blockade called off to resume talks, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Maoist ambush claims cop in Nepalgunj (ht), NHRC call to free abductees (ht), Critical period (ht), King has no agenda of his own, by Ram Pradhan (ht), ‘Peace talks homework secretly on’ (kp), Suspected Maoists escape to Uttaranchal (kp), Nepal urges govt-Maoist dialogue (kp), Policeman, two Maoists killed in rebel violence (kp), 3 Maoists injured in clash with locals (kp), Siege laughed off (kp), Government–Maoist negotiations, by Yadav Khanal (kp), Public defiance foiled blockade (rn), Signatures handed over for peace (rn), Udaypur badly hit as VDC secretaries quit (rn), Two rebels killed, bombs defused (rn), Foreign media reports on Nepal over-hyped, by Kedar Bhattarai (rn)

25/08/2004: Maoists call off blockade, by Kosmos Biswokarma (ht), Maoists suspend blockade for month (kp), Sindhupalchowk clash claims five RNA men (ht), Court orders freezing of Maoist leaders’ assets (ht), Vehicles to be compensated within week (ht), Maoists kill one (ht), Maoists free Khalanga official (ht), Thamel deserted following blockade (ht), A step forward (ht), Maoists kill five armymen, injure two (kp), Maoists kill two, injure two others (kp), FNJ warns of Maoist news boycott (kp), Maoists suspend so-called blockade, by Krishna Sharma (rn), Five soldiers killed in encounter (rn), FNJ threatens to boycott Maoist news (rn), RNA defuses bomb at Babarmahal (rn), Two Maoists killed in Ilam (rn), All VDC secretaries of Parbat resign en masse (rn), FNJ serves ultimatum, by T. N. Ghimire (tg), Media power! (tg), Bomb defused at land reform office, by Paras Kharel (kp), UN does not have any magic formula to bring peace to Nepal, by Kul Chandra Gautam, Assistant Secretary General, UN (tg), Maoists on top! by N. Aryal (tg), Stop Killing Journalists, by Kamala Sarup (tg)

24/08/2004: Valley sees rise in to-and-fro vehicle flow (ht), Government urges Maoists to hold unconditional peace talks (ht), India may seek major role in peace process: Experts (ht), World media ‘overblowing’ situation here (ht), Business sector to increase pressure on government (ht), Talks and no talks (ht), Peace process: Need for pre-negotiation dialogue, by Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay (ht), ‘Govt’s peace talks claim only gimmick’ (kp), ‘Kathmandu under siege.’ Really? (kp), DPM tells foreign media: Don’t exaggerate blockade news (kp), Maoists force locals to attend their program (kp), Blockade: Blessing in disguise for Sajha, by Santosh Pokharel (kp), Are journalists really being used by Maoists? by Harihar Singh Rathor (kp), “The capital under siege”, by Ameet Dhakal (kp), Blockade fizzles out due to security: DPM (rn), Bara locals kill Maoist in retaliation (rn), ‘No Maoist reaction on FNJ protests over Thapa’s killing’ (rn)

23/08/2004: Maoists abduct 14, free six, by Surya Gautam and Surendra Kafle (ht), No plan to airdrop foodstuff: India (ht), Security tight, defy blockade: RNA (ht), Maoist victims’ chakka jam hits life (ht), Maoists eye Bardiya phone, power bills, VDC duties (ht), Scribe’s murder a mistake: Maoists (ht), Misplaced bravado (ht), Government has to hasten peace process, by Akanshya Shah (ht), 2 killed in Jumla clash, 11 missing, by Nawaraj Sahi & J. Pandey (kp), Armed escort increases traffic volume on highways, by Yuvraj Acharya (kp), AHRC calls for immediate int’l intervention (kp), Yarsagumba trafficking brings revenue for Maoists, by Binod Tripathi and Rajendra Nath (kp), Six Maoists, civilian killed (kp), Security situation in Nepal, by Prakash A Raj (kp), Nepal should have a new model of UN involvement, interview with Thania Paffenholz (kp), The Maoist-promised utopia: what it means, by Damakant Jayshi (kp), Five Maoists killed in Jumla, HQ attack foiled (rn), Security measures weaken blockade: Vehicles provided escorts, aerial patrol over highways for rapid action (rn), ‘No need for third party mediation’ (rn)

22/08/2004: Nepal banking on India: Deuba (ht), India plans to airdrop food items in capital (ht), Valley isolated as blockade plugs main entry points, by Arjun Bhandari/Kosmos Biswokarma (ht), Industry unmoved by security promise (ht), Prolonged blockade likely to affect govt’s credibility, by Damaru Lal Bhandari (ht), Maoist cadres’ whereabouts sought (ht), Maoists shoot ASI dead in City (ht), ASI shot dead in Chabahil (kp), Companies unwilling to resume operation (kp), Kangaroo courts eat away lawyers’ jobs, by Kiran Chapagain (kp), Security forces kill five Maoists (kp), FM condemns blockade, industrial closure (kp), More vehicles defy so-called blockade (rn), Five rebels killed in fresh clashes (rn), Maoist shoots dead policeman at Chabahil (rn)

21/08/2004: UN offers to mediate before it’s too late (ht), Govt says Maoists not keen on holding talks (ht), Maoists kill dacoity accused (ht), Govt preparing for talks with Maoists: Sir Jeffrey (ht), UK adopting ‘wait and watch’ policy (kp), Cop shot at, blasts in Valley (ht), ‘Take int’l assistance to resolve conflict’, by Yuvraj Acharya (kp), Maoists lack sincerity: Govt (kp), And Kanchi Tamangs continue to pay the price…, by Archana, Sandip & Surendra (kp), Cop shot, two bombs go off (kp), Maoists beat to death 5 civilians (kp), Ensure minimum safety (kp), Blockade boosts airlines business, by Krishna Regmi (kp), Commodity prices soar in the Valley, by Santosh Pokharel (kp), ‘Maoists behind delay in peace talks’ (rn), Solve problem within Nepal: Gautam, by Krishna Sharma (rn), UK for peaceful solution of conflict in Nepal (rn), 'Resolve Maoist problem thru talks, UN mediation' (rn)

20/08/2004: Enough rice stock in Valley to last till Dashain: NFC (ht), Blockade has not cut off valley, says RNA (rn), Nepal, India begin operation against Maoists (ht), Nepal, India begin joint operation along border (kp), Shield scribes: World body (ht), AI slams abductions, Valley blockade (ht), United States urges Maoists to give up arms (ht), US slams Maoists (kp), Maoists set ablaze trucks, tractor (ht), Maoist attack on media draws widespread flak (kp), Peacemakers of the world unite, by Surendra Phuyal (kp), Int’l community condemns attacks on business (rn), AI condemns Thapa’s murder, blockade (rn), Fight against terrorism Still Not Too Late (rn), Unjustified Blockade (rn), Killing Condemned (rn), Unsung Heroes: No one is there to hail the sacrifice made by security forces to protect the life of common people, business houses and politicians (sp), Jugular: The Maoists have embarked on a risky end game by threatening Kathmandu’s lifeline, by Kunda Dixit (nt), Capital punishment: The Maoists are hoping the blockade will spread panic, fuel discontent and spark an urban uprising, by Kiran Nepal (nt), Remembering Doramba: A Human Rights Accord needs to be implemented immediately, by Seira Tamang (nt), Outrage grows over journalist murder (nt), Business hit by blockade (nt), Squeezed lemons, by Krishna Pahadi (nt, originally published in Deshantar, 8 August)

19/08/2004: Blockade cuts off Valley from rest of country (ht), Maoist embargo puts pressure on airlines (ht), Vehicles defy blockade call (kp), Maoists’ mission fails as vehicles ply roads (rn), PM condemns Soaltee shutdown, flak for management (ht), Activists mourn scribe’s murder (ht), Journos unite against Maoist brutality (rn), Media people slam Maoists for murder (pr), Journo Thapa's killing deplored (pr), Govt readying for talks: Rana (ht), Murderous mindset (ht), ‘Prachanda predator of press freedom’ (kp), Media won’t surrender (kp), Security forces kill 2 innocent people (kp), Four Maoists killed in violence (kp), 12 establishments close down amid Maoist threat, by Bhola B. Rana (pr), Peace is in the air - but not on the ground! by M.R. Josse (pr), NRC under pressure, 17 workers killed (pr)

18/08/2004: Maoist bodies to stage long siege of Valley (ht), Maoists’ trade union diktat forces industrial shutdown (ht), Soaltee blasts have ‘little impact’ on hotel bookings in Kathmandu (ht), Minister questions Maoists’ sincerity (ht), UK special envoy calls for immediate peace talks, by Gopal Tiwari (ht), Poor reflection (ht), Maoists issue death order to nine journalists (kp), Maoists killed six scribes in 8 years (kp), Relatives seek slain journo’s body, by Harihar Singh Rathaur (kp), Journalist Thapa’s murder condemned (rn), HURPES condemns journo’s killing (rn), Journalist flay Thapa's killing (tg), Industries bow down to Maoists’ threat (kp), Closure leaves laborers in lurch (kp), Gajurel shifted to Siliguri, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp), Forces gun down 5 Maoists, ASI shot (kp), Govt to beef up security (kp), No grooms for Maoist ‘tainted’ (kp), Stop penalizing people (kp), Maoists ultimatum for two industries (kp), ‘Revoke shutdown announcement’ (kp), Giving peace a chance, by Shiva Gautam (kp), National Security Council meets: Reviews security provisions (rn), Maoists urged to shun violence (rn), Maoists encash Deuba's inability, by N. Aryal (tg), Spell out the bottom line (tg), UN official to clarify; Mohsin rejects UN support (tg), EU urges end to violence (tg), I feel that there is no harm if the UN comes forward for the ultimate peace process in Nepal, interview with Dilli Ram Dahal (tg)

17/08/2004: Maoist threats prompt 11 industries to down shutters (ht), Bomb blast at Soaltee Hotel (rn), Soaltee, Surya Nepal shut down operations (kp), Govt security ensured for industries (rn), Maoists kidnap 450 students (ht), Conflicting reports on hospital attack: NHRC (ht), In the crossfire (ht), Maoists kill journo for ‘spying’ (kp), One Maoist killed, 2 injured in violence (kp), No impunity to perpetrators, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp), How protracted people’s war regionalised, by Puran P Bista (kp), Maoists’ call for industrial strike opposed (rn), VDC secretaries resign en masse (rn)

16/08/2004: Army plans food sanction on eastern districts (ht), Police opened fire in hospital: NHRC (ht), Conflict-hit kids yearn for peace (ht), Do something (ht), Tetariya villagers kill another Maoist, by Binod Bhandari (kp), 12-yr-old dies in Maoist blast (kp), RNA to counter blockade (kp), Maoists kill two, continue abductions (kp), Maoists obstruct road construction: 400 rendered jobless (kp), Two killed in Morang as locals confront Maoists (rn), Bomb targeted at police kills Bharatpur boy (rn), Media urged to pressurise Maoists for peace talks (rn), Maoists beat VDC secretary in Parbat (rn), Peace Process & Constituent Assembly: Divided Arguments, by Bishnu Gautam (rn)

15/08/2004: Govt puts security bodies on high alert (ht), Govt panel to aim for lasting peace: Deuba (ht), Mohsin call to tackle insurgency (ht), FNCCI to give Rs 1m for peace initiative (ht), Govt on high alert (kp), Maoist victims demand internal refugee status (kp), Govt to bring rebels into the mainstream (kp), UML chief urges Maoists to resume peace talks (kp), ‘Start peace talks’ (kp), 10 killed in latest violence (kp), Maoists shoot man to death (kp), Pseudo Maoists loot Rs 400,000 (kp), Security put on high alert: Home Ministry (rn), Two killed in ambush in Mahottari (rn)

14/08/2004: Embassies tell Maoists to spare companies (ht), Maoists urged to call off strike (kp), Maoists not serious: Pant (ht), Maoists trying to divide parties: Panta (kp), Women seek participation in peace talks (ht), RNA troops retreat from Achham (kp), 3 armymen killed in Shuklaphanta (kp), Vaidya, Gajurel face fresh charges in India (kp), Ugly insurgency (kp), The way to peace, by Ram Bahadur KC (kp), Maoists being contacted for dialogue, says DPM (rn), Man escapes Maoist captivity in lady’s attire (rn)

13/08/2004: Govt forms PM-led panel to push peace, by Damaru Lal Bhandari and Arjun Bhandari (ht), Deuba heads committee for peace process (kp), Forces, Maoists clash for 8 hours (ht), Bandh cripples life in Morang (ht), Conflict costs economy dearly, by Gopal Tiwari (ht), Keep ambitions down, don’t expect too much, by Ram Pradhan (ht), Maoist bullet ends orphan’s soccer dreams, by Binod Bhandari (kp), Four killed in latest violence (kp), Arms will not solve crisis: leaders (rn), 10,000+, by Naresh Newar (nt), Advising caution: International travel advisories could affect the healthy forecasts for tourism this autumn season, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt), Ringing the Valley (nt), Dear Baburam, a letter by SN Singh (nt), Ghost town in the Annapurnas, by Rewati Sapkota (nt, originally published in Rajdhani, 7 August)

12/08/2004: Air attacks in Achham continue (ht), Govt says it’s prepared to tackle Maoist embargo targeting capital (ht), Maoists kill gangster (ht), EU plea to shun violence (ht), Maoist order to NGOs (ht), Maoists open fire inside hospital, by Sudarshan Rizal (kp), RNA deployed in northern Achham, by Suraj Kunwar (kp), Insurgency costs 60 lives in Tanahu (kp), SI among three killed by Maoists (kp), Govt, Maoists urged for peace negotiations (kp), Five Maoist rebels killed in encounter (rn), Maoist critic, NC (D) leader murdered (pr)

11/08/2004: Army raids on Maoist bases in Achham (ht), Widows of insurgency-victims live in misery, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (kp), Security forces kill 8 Maoists (kp), Security beefed up in Achham, east Nepal (rn), Maoist set off bomb in Bharatpur (rn), Street stir will demand talks (tg), Maoists in constant touch with Koirala, Madhav and Deuba's emissaries! (tg), Stop arming Children- Peace is every child's right, by Kamala Sarup (tg)

10/08/2004: Peace Secretariat within days: Mohsin (ht), Maoist student leader talks of final battle, by Tika R Pradhan (ht), One policeman killed (ht), RNA to launch massive attacks in Achham (ht), Human rights accord supreme need of the hour, by Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay (ht), Maoist killed, civilian injured in Maoist ambush (kp), Maoists punish cadre for intimidating journos, by Hariharsingh Rathaur (kp), Students abducted from classrooms (kp), Are Maoists open to polls ? by Yadav Khanal (kp), NILU asks Maoists to withdraw strike (kp), RNA soliders deputed in Maoist hit area get priority to work for UN peace, by Danda Gurung (rn)

09/08/2004: Party chiefs to lead Peace Secretariat, experts to back it, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Ball in govt court, says Maoist leader, by Keshav Adhikari (ht), Maoists attack RNA canteen, kill one soldier (kp), 3 Maoists killed, 6 securitymen injured (kp), Maoist-claimed RNA man was civilian (kp), NC (D) cadre murdered in Kathmandu (kp), Peace initiative on, govt tells UN, by Chandra Shekhar Adhikari (rn), Govt for result-oriented talks (rn)

08/08/2004: Eastern district HQs on Maoists’ hitlist Rabin Giri (ht), Abducted youths still in Maoist captivity (rn)

07/08/2004: Peace Secretariat will be under PM: Mohsin (ht), Birgunj Maoist inmates end strike (ht), Widows of securitymen battling their own war (kp), 8 Maoists killed, 5 arrested (kp), 4,000 youths, students forced into training (kp)

06/08/2004: UN renews help offer; Deuba undecided Rekha Shrestha (ht), 500 abducted in two days (ht), Maoists collect Rs 2m (ht), Rajbiraj shutdown against ‘army excess’ (ht), Kid injured in army firing (kp), Maoist pressure forces firm to resign contract (ht), Wrong signals (ht), Four Maoists, two securitymen killed (kp), Woman killed in shootout (kp), ‘Country toward militarization’ (kp 06/08/2004), On deaf ears (kp), Burden Of Fear: Maoists’ drive for raising funds is hurting all sections of Nepalese society (sp), A Difficult Business Civil society must continue its peace building efforts, say experts (sp), Human Cost of Conflict: Bullet In The Head, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp), Peace Watch, by Kunda Dixit (nt), “How long do we have to wait?” : If the government is alienating even victims of Maoist atrocities, what hope is there for the rest of the population?, by Naresh Newar (nt), Wounded in action: Four months after they were injured in an army helicopter attack, young boys and old women are still fending for themselves, by Sharad KC (nt), War is bad for health: The health of the people of Rukum reflects the health of the nation, by Kishore Nepal (nt), Wait-and-watch: The Maoists play for time while they wait out the Maoist truce in India, by Puskar Gautam (nt), The writing on the wall (nt), Against all odds, by former army chief Sachit Shumsher Rana (nt, originally published in Deshantar, 1 August), Chop hands off (nt, originally published in Kantipur, 3 August), Mayor murdered (nt, originally published in Nepal Samacharpatra, 4 August), Capital attack? (nt, originally published in Nispaksha, August 3), Maoist split (nt, originally published in Drishti, 3 August), Ringing Kathmandu (nt, originally published in Himal Khabarpatrika, 31 July-15 August 3, 2004)

05/08/2004: Maoists threaten to shut down many companies (ht), AI urges Prachanda to stop abductions (ht), Delayed assistance (ht), Maoists ask journos to leave: Amnesty International flays the order (kp), Let’s be ready for compromise: Gurung (kp), 3 securitymen killed in violence (kp), Return of peace? by Kumud Bhandari (kp), 328 kids killed in 9 year conflict: CWIN (rn), AI asks Maoists for release of human rights workers (rn), Develop consensus before talks with rebels, by PR Pradhan (pr), Govt. extends Maoist surrender date (pr 05/08/2004)

04/08/2004: Maoist victims demand rehabilitation (ht), Don’t be anti-peace (ht), Maoists murder ex-Gularia mayor, by Kamal Panthi (kp), NHRC flays Maoists’ threats to scribes (kp), Maoists hack to death a farmer (kp), Mudhbhara victim’s father dies (kp), Peace rhetoric again!,by Ram S Mahat (kp), ‘Failure to maintain peace will put nation in peril’ (rn), FNJ flays Maoists for attacks on journos (rn 04/08/2004), Will India allow the UN to meddle in Nepali affairs? (rn 04/08/2004), UN should now explain its role in government-Maoists talks, by Keshav Raj Jha (tg)

03/08/2004: UN team set to arrive to assess scenario here (ht), Maoists admit 1,500 of them killed so far, by Rabi Dhami (ht), Peace talks Sound and fury but no progress, by Aditya Man Shrestha (ht), Maoists force 5,000 locals into training (kp), 4 rebels killed in fresh insurgency incidents (kp), ‘Ignorance’ raising peace price, by Puran P Bista (kp), ‘Life better than living with armed conflict back home’ (kp), Four Maoists killed in actions (rn), ‘Govt not for one more futile round of dialogue’ (rn)

02/08/2004: Maoists deny journalists access to conflict victims (ht), Ministers demand successful talks first (ht), Violence-affected elders crave peace, by Rabi Dhami (ht), Alarming report (ht), Nepal warns of quitting govt (kp), 3 soldiers killed in ambush (kp), Maoists urged to work for peace (kp), Four rebels killed, arms seized (rn)

01/08/2004: Maoists set to arm locals in West, by Rabi Dhami (ht), Koirala says India’s help must for restoring peace (ht), Take initiatives for talks, leaders urge PM (ht), Agitating Maoist prisoners’ condition deteriorates, talks with govt fail (ht), Govt not serious about talks: KC (ht), Koirala, Nepal press for dialogue (kp), No solution within this constitution (kp), Maoists kill former FIFA referee (kp), Maoists kill 2, loot rice from laborers (kp), Magar family caught in conflict (kp), Stone shortage leads to labor exodus (kp), War Of Nerve Continues, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn)

31/07/2004: Minister asks Maoists to get serious about talks (ht), One RNA officer killed in blast (ht), Locals protest ‘manhandling’ by army (ht), UML panel to resolve insurgency (ht), Govt, Maoists should grab chance: Experts (ht), APF inspector killed in Maoist ambush (kp), ‘Nepal a hub for int’l arms dealers’ (kp), 3 civilians, Maoist killed (kp), Beware of the expansionist, by Madan Regmi (kp), Amid fears, Terai town sleeps earlier From Raj Kumar K.C. (rn)

30/07/2004: Too early to call Maoists for talks: Minister Upadhyaya (ht), Time to move (ht), Koirala to rope in parties before dialogue with Maoists (kp), Delhi court sends Maoists to prison (kp), Maoists force locals onto sentry duty (kp), Two dozen injured in Maoist blast (kp), Seven killed in latest violence (kp), Maoist sanction on WFP program, by D R Pant (kp), One killed, 3 injured in ambush in Kailali (rn), Anxious Times: The peace prospects still seem further away despite the commitment by the government to pursue the path of negotiations, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp), Gun men: Maoists display captured guns and warn of attacks, by Sharad KC (nt, see also photos), Peacemongering: Let’s not use the UN’s name in vain, by Dipta Shah (nt), Loyalty to royalty, by Maoist central member Bamdeb Chhetri (nt, originally published in Kantipur, 25 July), Taxing teachers (nt, originally published in Kantipur, 26 July)

29/07/2004: There’s been no govt-Maoist talks yet: Tuladhar (ht), Three-district bandh hits Valley (ht), India urged to release Nepali leaders (ht), Maoist among two killed (ht), Maoist ‘justice’ victimizes inter-caste lovers (kp), 24 injured in Nepalgunj blast (kp), Maoists kill five civilians (kp), Insurgency toll 9,996: INSEC (kp), Two Maoists killed, one surrenders (rn), Talks about talks, by PR Pradhan (pr), Maoists for clear slogans to join protest (pr), Rebellion in Maoist ranks (pr), Royal Nepalese Army's mandate for peace and security (pr), What causes the death of thousands of Nepali children?, by Kamala Sarup (pr), Talk Talk (pr)

28/07/2004: Govt-Maoist talks to be secret, says Devkota (ht), Maoists hearing people’s woes (ht), Make a deal with Kofi Annan, by Aditya Man Shrestha (ht), Two Maoists killed in Ramechhap (kp), ‘Govt not in favor of unilateral truce’ (kp), ‘Govt. not in mood to call unilateral truce’ (rn), Foreign aid conflict, by Prateek Pradhan (kp), Two Maoists killed in security actions (rn 28/07/2004), Maoists to assert presence (tg), Koirala's crucial role in tackling Maoists issue (tg), Prachanda's no to talks is positive (tg), Deeper psychological Trauma of Conflict Induced Displacement, by Dilli Ram Dhakal (tg), We are ready to act as a facilitator in Government-Maoists talks, by Tara Nath Dahal, President, Federation of Nepalese Journalists (tg)

27/07/2004: Kirat workers break ties with Maoists (ht), Koirala claims backing of UN and India (ht), Security camp on school premises, by Tika R Pradhan (ht), Refugees not with Maoists: Govt, by Rekha Shrestha (ht), Discordant voices (ht), Talks with Maoists: Coalition partners should have common approach, by Prakash Chandra Lohani (ht), Innocent people paying dearly for indiscriminate landmine use, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp), RNA man in Maoist captivity kills rebel (kp), Maoists exporting Yarsagumba illegally (kp), Peace talks (kp)

26/07/2004: Assembly plea may be granted in talks: Dy PM (ht), Freed teachers, pupils demand peace, by Tika R Pradhan (ht), ‘Informal talks with Maoists on’ (ht), Maoists kill two after abduction (kp), Maoists kill abducted cop (kp), Plight of minor who fled to avoid Maoist abduction, by Bikram Giri (kp), Peace, at what cost? by Ajay P Nath (kp), ‘Secret talks with Maoists possibly underway’ (rn), Homework For Talks (rn), Dhading youths going abroad due to resurgence of Maoist activities (rn)

25/07/2004: Talks with Maoists likely soon: Adhikari (ht), Maoist gunned down, constable shot at (ht), Security personnel claim killing 2 rebels (kp)

24/07/2004: UN wishes, not mediation needed: GP (ht), Peace govt’s top priority: Leaders (ht), Free detained Maoists: SC (ht), Govt to discuss assembly after talks with Maoists: Dy PM (ht), Maoists behead woman, kill handicapped man (kp), Sub-Inspector shot dead (kp), Five Maoists killed in clashes (kp), Time for UML to intervene: Bamdev (kp), Security forces set up base camp in Ratnanagar (rn)

23/07/2004: Sooner than later (ht), Koirala’s peace map involves UN (kp), Slew of urban attacks call for compromise, or counter insurgency, by Surendra Phuyal (kp), APF man killed after abduction (kp), Maoists shoo away ICRC reps (kp), UN seemly Debate In Nepal, by Dhruba Adhikary (sp), Talking about talking: As assassinations, abductions and ambushes go on as usual, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt), From the hills to the plains In the absence of government, the Maoists spread rapidly across the tarai, by Rameshwor Bohara (nt), Birganj is the prize (nt), Unsafe haven in India (nt, originally published in Janadharana, 12 July)

22/07/2004: Nepal for strong move to solve Maoist problem (ht), Six killed in separate incidents (ht), Dahal rules out immediate truce (ht), Maoists warn people to vacate Phidim immediately (ht), Phidim residents asked to quit town (kp), Put it to test (ht), Peace initiative: Need for a new paradigm, by Ajit N S Thapa (ht), Clandestine contact before formal talks promises more, by Ram Pradhan (ht), Police inspector, two security personnel killed (kp), My elasticity has a limit: Deuba (kp), Two Maoists killed in violence (kp), Party leaders hopeful of peace talks (kp), ‘Govt for meaningful talks’ (rn), Three terrorists killed, inspector shot dead (rn), Govt. begins peace exercise, Maoists say no, by Bhola B. Rana (pr), RNA deployed against Maoists (pr), Maoists release Valley students, teachers (pr), Peace elusive though peace rhetoric escalates and gets louder, by M R Josse (pr)

21/07/2004: Prachanda sticks to guns (ht), Abducted students, teachers released (ht), Gandak bandh brings life to a halt (ht), Talks only way out of crisis: Activists (ht), Spread info on impact of land mines: Experts (ht), ‘Constituent assembly, UN mediation a must’ (kp), US offers help but wary of Maoist reaction (kp), UN mediation necessary: Russia (kp), Their long walk to freedom…, by Prateek Pradhan and Ghanashyam Ojha (kp), Terrorist tag on Maoists to stay: US envoy, by Ambar Mainali (rn), Another ceasefire in the offing?, by Yug Bahadur (rn), Men killed by Maoists in Dang (rn), Politics now focus on talks (tg), Insurgency did expose systemic flaws (tg 21/07/2004)

20/07/2004: Search on for abducted Valley students, teachers (ht), Army’s job is to restore peace: Gen (ht), Three killed in separate incidents (ht), Army defends detention (ht), 24 hours on bombs left unattended in Chhaimale, by Shankar Kharel (kp), PFN to campaign against Maoists (kp), Eight more die in Maoist violence (kp), Lively village turning into a dead valley, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp), Diplomacy may deter peace, by Puran P Bista (kp)

19/07/2004: 14 teachers, 40 pupils abducted from Valley, by Tika R Pradhan (ht), Students, teachers abducted from Valley (kp), Valley blast kills one (ht), 4 killed in latest incidents of violence (ht), Barber dies in Maoist blast, five injured, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp), RNA man among five killed in Maoist attack (kp), Student killed in bomb blast (kp), Teenagers opt for marriage to avoid abduction, by Suraj Kunwar (kp), UN mediation in Nepal, by Shiva Gautam (kp), Three Maoists die in security action (rn), One killed, five injured in Koteswore explosion (rn), Bomb blasted in cinema hall in Pokhara (rn)

18/07/2004: Maoist bomb blocks highway (ht), Probe into Maoists’ death urged (ht), One Maoist, 3 civilians killed in 24 hours (ht), 5 killed in rebel violence (kp), Maoist ban stalls LKIP construction (kp), Peace Uppermost For Progress, by Ballav Dahal (rn), Security checks tightened at all entry points in Dailekh (rn)

17/07/2004: Maoists trigger blast in resort (ht), Maoist donation drive scares traders (ht), Exam postponed due to bomb hoax (kp), 3 killed in insurgency incidents (kp), 13 families of securitymen forced to leave homes (kp), Three dead bodies of Maoists found in Baitadi (rn)

16/07/2004: Maoist STF teams have ‘sneaked’ into town, by Rekha Shrestha (ht), Blast at Jawalakhel kills one woman (ht), Security forces kill 5 Maoists (kp), ‘Nepali Maoists in attack on Bihar police post’ (kp), The sanctity of reason, by Madhu Ghimire (kp), Rukum after the sweep: Three weeks after the army’s operation, the Maoists are back in their strongholds in midwestern Nepal, by Maarten Post (nt), Dhan Singh Biswokarma’s world: A delicate balancing act and a daily struggle to feed his family, by Kishore Nepal (nt), Sisters on a long march: Sarita and Laxmi carry dokos instead of school bags, by Bibi Funyal (nt), Eyeing the east, by Dambar Krishna Shrestha (nt, originally published in Himal Khabarpatrika, 30 June-15 July), Sexual revolution, by Bhojraj Bhatt iriginally published in Nepal, 11 July)

15/07/2004: The same question (ht), ‘Maoists killed Vaidya’ (kp), Seven Maoists, 1 policeman killed (kp), King obstacle to peace: Koirala (kp), Cease-fire only after constituent assembly elections: Maoists (kp), Conflict hits hotels in Illam (kp), Three Maoists die in security operation, cop shot dead (rn)

14/07/2004: Govt will not announce unilateral ceasefire: Deuba (ht), Two shot dead in City (ht), Maoists will accept reforms in constitution: NGO chief, by Rekha Shrestha (ht), Govt to do ‘everything’ for peace, by Damaru Lal Bhandari (ht), A test case (ht), Peace process Need for cohesive effort, by Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay (ht), Troops not an option which is open: Shyam Saran, by Ram Pradhan (ht), Security expenditure to increase: Deuba (kp), NEA official dies in operation gone awry, by Kedar Ojha (kp), Court rejects bail to Vaidya (kp), Security personnel killed in ambush (kp), Kin claim 2 killed were not Maoists (kp), Koirala's efforts at settling Maoists issue shadowing Deuba's overtures (tg), Indian envoy hints support in tackling Maoist issue (tg)

13/07/2004: Maoists gun down Dhangadhi mayor (ht), Suspected Maoists slay Dhangadhi mayor (kp), Maoists tell Red Cross to register with their units (ht), Talks on with India, UN to solve insurgency: Koirala (ht), Road clear for talks with Maoists: Koirala (kp), 13 dead in fresh violence (kp), Mine blast kills two children (kp), Maoists subject abducted people to miserable life (kp), Kangaroo court (kp), RNA defuses bomb (rn)

12/07/2004: Declare ceasefire, Nepal urges govt (ht), Govt should declare truce: Nepal (kp), ‘No compromise on democracy, constitutional monarchy’ (kp), Army plans surprise operations in far-west, by Rekha Shrestha (ht), Maoists ban movement (ht), Free Thapa, Kunwar: FNJ tells Maoists (ht), Maoists continue extortion, abductions, 1 killed in violence (kp), Insurgency & international mediation, by Prakash A Raj (kp)

11/07/2004: Mohsin comment draws flak from NC(D), UML (ht), Four-party front talking to Maoists, says Koirala (ht), Stirring parties set for talks with Maoists (kp), Maoists free nine abducted (ht), Maoists abduct 15, several flee to India (kp), ‘UN mediation not necessary’ (kp), Kin of 200 abducted by Maoist fear for their safety, by Dil Bahadur Chhantyal (kp), Common Concern (rn)

10/07/2004: Constituent assembly invites chaos: Mohsin (kp), Constituent assembly would be catastrophic: Dr Mohsin (rn), Govt sincere on peace talks offer, says Deuba (ht), Border vigil stepped up, says Saran (ht), ‘India for any role in resolving conflict’ (kp), Shyam Saran shows reservation on UN mediation (rn) People asked to ride own bikes (ht), There is no outrage By Man Mohan Bhattarai (kp 10/07/2003)

09/07/2004: Armyman, cop, four Maoists killed (ht), Declare ceasefire (ht), Maoist’s kangaroo courts cripple judiciary, by Kiran Chapagain (kp), Cops feel brethren outside capital much safer, by Bikash Sangraula (kp), 5 Maoists killed (kp), Selective entry for scribes into Rukum (kp), A path to peace, by Brian Cobb (kp), A popular threat, by Ramesh Poudel (nt), How far is it to Nuntala? It is the time it takes to realise the soldiers are as frightened as you are, and if you run, they will shoot, by Alden Pyle (nt), PLA, by Maoist leader Agni Sapkota (nt, originally published in Janadesh)

08/07/2004: 4-party front ready to talk to Maoists (ht), Another govt official gunned down in city (ht), Govt official shot dead in City (kp), Maoists link ceasefire to constituent assembly (ht), It’s possible Maoists feel strong enough to talk (ht), Call to free abductees (ht), Army killed four Maoists after arrest: Rights body (ht), Ward chiefs decide to shun office (ht), Political crisis : We cannot expect peace talks soon, by Birendra P Mishra (ht), ‘Corpses of sixteen Maoists recovered’ (kp), Injured Maoist woman rescued, 150 teachers freed (rn), Govt. invites Maoists to start peace talks (pr), Desist timid Danes ask Maoists (pr), CPN-UML asks Maoists to stop threats (pr), Maoists kill another RPP mayor (pr)

07/07/2004: 20 Maoists, 12 forces killed (ht), 11 securitymen, 19 rebels killed in clashes (kp), DSP, ward chief shot dead in City (ht), Ward chairman, DSP shot dead in capital (kp), DSP, ward chairman shot dead (rn), ‘RNA killes 4 Maoists under their control’ (kp), Student leader flees home over Maoist threat (rn)

06/07/2004: Maoists kill civilian, 12 policemen (ht), 12 policemen, civilian killed in Maoist ambush (kp), Maoists’ ambush kills 12 cops, one civilian (rn), Maoists opt for unified command in three districts, by Surendra Kafle (ht), Finland ready to help solve problem, by Rekha Shrestha (ht), Koirala says he’s open to all options (ht), ‘Indian leaders serious towards Maoist problem’ (kp), Lift terrorist tag to begin peace process: Rights activists (ht), Peace talks stressed to save nation (kp), Patchwork won’t do (ht), APF man killed in skirmish (kp), ‘Maoist ire toward Group 4 Falck baseless’, by Paras Kharel (kp)

05/07/2004: Govt lacks will for peace talks, says Tuladhar (ht), Shutterbugs see Maoism in practice (ht), Three dead, 25 students abducted (kp), Unjustified demand (kp), Blue helmets: Nepal’s need, by Pritam S Rana (kp), Two Maoists killed in patrol team’s firing (rn), Paddy farming in far west halted as Maoists expel land owners (rn)

04/07/2004: Maoists are criminals, say rights activists (ht), 2 Maoists killed (ht), Adult literacy programmes suspended (ht), HR activists urged to convince Maoists to shun violence (kp), Fate of extradition treaty in limbo, by Tilak P. Pokharel (kp), 2 rebels killed, man loses leg (kp), Maoists should not be skeptical: Nepal (kp), Appeal for release of three (kp), Armed Maoist abduct former headmaster in Dang (rn)

03/07/2004: Maoists gun down Pokhara mayor (ht), Pokhara mourns Harka Gurung, by Bhojraj Neupane (ht), Maoists gun down Pokhara Mayor, by Dinesh Regmi (kp), Leader died in custody: ANNISU-R (ht), Three killed in latest violence (kp), Contradictory appeals (kp), ‘Pro-poor MFS untouched by insurgency’ (kp), Maoists loot library goods worth 1.1 million in Baitadi (rn)

02/07/2004: Govt powerless, says Prachanda (ht), Call for Dhanusha bandh (ht), Lessons from elsewhere Negotiating processes and how they work, by Keith Bloomfield, British ambassador in Nepal (ht), Maoists warn more violence (kp), Insurgency drives more students to India (kp), 6 securitymen injured in mine blast (kp), Ten Maoists killed in encounters (rn), Heightened Prospects: The overt political developments as well as the undercurrents suggest that another round of peace talks may not be far away, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp), Conceptualising Relevance Of Negotiation And Mediation In Armed Conflict, by Bishnu Raj Upreti (sp), Re-education at gunpoint Sorry, comrades, that is not how it happens, by Khagendra Sangroula (nt)

01/07/2004: Political analyst claims Dhirendra Shah had met Maoists before royal massacre (ht), 1 security man, 10 Maoists killed (ht), Maoist bandh cripples life (ht), Peace process : Seize this good opportunity, by Aditya Man Shrestha (ht), UN chief Kahane rules out ‘interference’, by Damakant Jayshi (kp), 14 rebels killed in fresh violence (kp), Ten Maoists killed in Arghakhachi, Kaski (rn)

30/06/2004: Experts stress trust among govt, Maoists for peace (ht), Mandela aide says local mediation is the best option, by Ameet Dhakal (kp), Maoists bomb NGO office, torch vehicle (kp), 4,000 youths receiving Maoist training (kp), Blockade withdrawal fails to restore business confidence (kp), More Maoist rebels killed in skirmishes (rn)

29/06/2004: Maoist insurgency: Question of getting out of it with dignity, by Nilamber Acharya (ht), 7 hurt in Maoist blast (kp), Abductions, torture leaves family members in distress, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp), Eight killed in fresh violence (kp), Police tightens security on Gajurel (kp), Five Maoists killed in action (rn)

28/06/2004: Back referendum if it will bring peace, says ex-CJ (ht), UN mediation gaining currency (kp), Maoists hinder road construction (ht), Maoist scribe dead (ht), Maoists lift blockade on Tatopani customs, by Rishiram Poudel (kp), 4 killed in insurgency incidents (kp), Ten Maoists surrender, policeman freed (rn), Under The Gun, by Deepak Khanal (na)

27/06/2004: Students leave villages to avoid abduction (ht), Deuba urges Maoists to be sincere (kp), 2 killed in insurgency incidents (kp), Irrigation budget frozen (kp), Three Maoists killed in security operation (rn), Wife urges Maoists to free her husband (rn)

26/06/2004: Maoists kill ex-PM Thapa’s nephew (ht), Maoists’ big hit plan foiled in city, says army (ht), 3rd day of strike hits life (ht), Rebels, forces in Nepal guilty of ‘violations’, by Rupesh Nepal (kp), Maoists kill 4, free 140 cement factory workers (kp), Maoists hack man to death (kp), Militarisation and coping mechanism, by Shobha Gautam (kp) [see also part 2, 27/06/2004)], Small markets gains from blockade (kp), Suicide blasts averted in capital (rn), Maoists kill army personnel in east Nepal, ranger freed (rn), Search of abducted staff of Udayapur Cement Factory on (rn)

25/06/2004: Injured boy recounts the encounter (ht), Transport strike affects life (ht), Govt-Maoist talks shouldn’t involve India, China: UK (ht), Deuba urged to revive displacement allowance (kp), Two APF men, a 14-yr-old killed in Achham clash (kp), Man killed in fake encounter: INSEC (kp), Tortured humanity (kp), Children mistake Maoists’ bombs for toys; two killed (rn), Human Cost of Conflict: Widows’ Tragedy, by Keshab Poudel (sp), Indefinite Blockade: Maoists calls indefinite blockade on Kathmandu-Tibet highway (sp), Resisting resistance: Innocents are killed as Maoists target those who defy them, by JB Pun Magar (nt), Learning fear (nt, originally published in Nepal Samacharpatra, 22 June), Constituent assembly, or else, by Baburam Bhattarai (nt, originally published in Kantipur, 22 June)

24/06/2004: Maoist victim knocks on ministry doors, by Rekha Shrestha (ht), Transport strike affects life in three districts (ht), 12-yr-old killed in blast (kp), Maoists free 15 factory laborers (kp), Mother of 7 searches for abducted husband, by Kashiram Dangi (kp), Maoists continue abducting students (rn), Army busting Maoist camps in east Nepal (rn)

23/06/2004: Building trust (ht), Maoists kill Dalit for ‘spying, ’8 others’ legs crushed (kp), Govt in no contact with Maoists: Deuba (kp), Four die in fresh bout of insurgency (kp), UN mediation not the answer, by M R Josse (kp), Maoist ideologue serves warning (tg)

22/06/2004: Mom seeks info on missing son (ht), Ropeway services halted after Maoists bomb pole (ht) [see also Manakamana cable car to resume operation (kp 29/06/2004)], Tatopani customs office continues to remain idle (ht), Clarify difference (ht), Who will break the ice? by Akanshya Shah (ht), Over 1,000 students taken away (kp), Bodies of six Maoists found in Dang attack site (rn)

21/06/2004: MCC-PW-Maoist link-up in Terai suspected (ht), Army chief says China offered help (ht), Provide proof (ht), Maoists force 1,000 youth into militia (kp), 4 Maoists killed, child injured (kp), Police patrol team recovers SLRs, NC(D) denounces Dang attack (rn)

20/06/2004: 18 killed in Dang blast, clash (ht), 14 APF men, 4 civilians killed in clash, by K P Ghimire & Sudharsan Ghimire (kp), 17 armed police, 4 civilians killed in Maoist attack (rn), She went to pray, came back with a dead child, by J Pandey/ Janak Nepal (kp), No way these wounds will heal anytime soon, by Surendra Kafle (ht), Comintern anthem in schools Kosmos Biswokarma (ht), Phone services disrupted in far west (ht), Maoists ready to talk to end Tatopani blockade (kp), Four dead in separate clashes (kp), Insurgency falls heavy on local market (kp)

19/06/2004: Govt plans fund for conflict-hit (ht), Five members of Maoist retaliation camp killed (ht), Court seeks witnesses in Maoist case (ht), 13 Maoists give up in a month (ht), Threats, abductions push Karnali technical school to brink of closure, by Surendra Kafle (ht), 5 civilians, 3 APF men killed in clashes (kp), SSB seizes arms en route to Nepal (kp), Six killed in latest violence (kp), Maoists bomb two offices (kp), Maoists destroy dealer office in Dhading (rn

18/06/2004: Maoists bar businessmen from paying taxes (ht), Security along Indo-Nepal border to be tightened (ht), New Indian ID for border citizens (kp), Land survey postponed (ht), Millions lost due to strike at Tatopani (ht), Take the offer (ht), Gen Thapa seeks Chinese aid to crush rebellion (kp), Two policemen, three Maoists killed (kp), Impact of conflict on agriculture, by Arun Pandey (kp), Roles of Single Women Groups in Peace Building Process, by Lily Thapa (sp), Boys army: A chance encounter with a group of young Maoists with schoolbags full of grenades, by Bibi Funyal (nt)

17/06/2004: UN offers good offices again (ht), 5 rebels killed, students forcibly taken away (kp), ‘Maoists draw sustenance from Indian territory’ (kp), Children in Maoist ranks, by P B Ramana (kp), Maoists threaten to stop teacher licence exam (ht), Maoists asked to free abductees (ht), Soldiers shoot at ‘Maoist’ on donation drive (ht), Women, children hardest hit by insurgency (rn), Seven Maoists die in encounters (rn), Nepal: Children in Maoist ranks, by P V Ramana (pr)

16/06/2004: Valley, TIA given capital security, by Rekha Shrestha (ht), Maoist body to boost strength (ht), 3 killed in skirmishes (kp), 38 students taken away (kp), Slain social worker remembered, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp), 10 Maoists killed in action (rn), Role of facilitators and reasons for failed dialogue, by Shrawan Sharma (tg)

15/06/2004: Maoists’ Banke mine blast kills 22 policemen (ht), Lucky to be still alive after all (ht), 21 APF men killed in Maoist ambush, by J Pandey & Janak Nepal (kp), Maoists’ ambush claims 21 securitymen in Banke (rn), 7 killed in rebel violence (kp), Five Maoist suspects arrested in India (kp), Maoists’ training camps destroyed (rn), Bullets that killed a father’s dreams (ht), Buddhists, leaders discuss peace talks (ht)

14/06/2004: Alleged Maoists shoot one dead in city (ht), Maoists to knock on AI door (ht), 42 Sunsari teachers kidnapped (ht), Three killed in fresh violence (kp), Bomb blasts kill child, hurt four others (kp), ‘Palace has key to fruitful talks’ (kp), Maoists bomb DIG’s house in Chitwan, RPP worker freed (rn)

13/06/2004: Schools shut after teachers’ abduction (ht), School sans principal for four years (ht), Five rebels killed (kp), Rs. 10 million loss in telecom bombing (kp), Rebels kill two suspected looters (kp), Maoists to ban Hindi films, vehicles with Indian plates (kp), Irrigation projects become victim of Maoists (kp), Suspected Maoists explode bomb at Dillibazaar (rn), Maoists abduct students, general people in Udayapur (rn)

12/06/2004: 700 students, 100 teachers abducted (ht), Rights team urges PM to declare truce (ht), 4 killed in insurgency incidents (kp)

11/06/2004: Govt official shot at in city (ht), Maoists abduct 38 teachers (ht), Rumour of a bandh halts eastern Nepal (ht), Maoists collecting pressure cookers from Banke locals (ht), How China looks at Maoist insurgency, by Prakash A. Raj (ht), Ex-Maoists tell stories of child abuse in Maoist camps (rn), Maoists abduct school students in Udayapur (rn), Noble Initiative: The National Human Rights Commission unveils its guidelines for the Maoists urging them to abide by rights norms, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp), Same difference: As the demands of the political parties and the Maoists are converge, there is no need to kill any more Nepalis, by Man Mohan Bhattarai (nt), Analysing the Maobadi: A systematic study of Maoism’s resurrection in the Himalaya in 1996 started surprisingly late, book reviews (nt), Maoists review books on Maoists (nt) [see also original text in The Worker, vol. 9: Proverbial Blind Men’s Portrayal of an Elephant, by Laldhoj], Dial-in rebels (nt, originally published in Drishti, 1-7 June)

10/06/2004: Maoists kill cop, injure 18 (ht), Refugees in Maoist activities (ht), Maoists to turn heat on shamans (ht), Maoists bomb Modern Indian School (ht), Suspected Maoists attack school (kp), 1 dead, 17 injured in latest violence (kp), Elderly forced to work on road construction (kp), Conflict costing country dearly (kp), Extension Of Deadline (rn), Maoists suffer heavy reverse, India arrests 11 central second-ranking leaders (pr), History and genesis of Nepal's Maoist insurgency: Tools for negotiating conflict, paper presented at two-day national seminar on "Critical Barriers to the Negotiation of Armed Conflict in Nepal" organised by The Foundation For Advanced Studies (NEFAS) in Kathmandu on May 30-31, 2004, by M.R. Josse (pr)

09/06/2004: Govt, Maoists irresponsible, say human rights activists (ht), Students flee to India due to Maoist fear (ht), ‘Deuba has slammed the door for talks’ (kp), 9 killed in fresh insurgency incidents (kp), Teenager sustains shrapnel injuries (kp), Terror stricken villagers flee home every night, by Ravindra Uprety (kp), India’s stance against Maoists, by M R Josse (kp), Maoists likely to support those opposing Deuba (tg), Why Maoists want third party mediation?, by Bishnu Raj Uprety (tg), Give the United Nations a chance, by Lal Babu Yadav (tg)

08/06/2004: Pro-Maoist refugees flee (ht), Maoist people’s govt sets conditions for NGOs, INGOs (ht), 3 killed, 7 injured in insurgency incidents (kp), 5 policemen, schoolboy injured in explosion (kp), Singh’s visit positive for fighting insurgency: Experts (kp), Released students say Maoist indoctrination above their heads (kp), Security forces seize parts of arms (rn)

07/06/2004: 8 Maoists killed in attack on APF (ht), Bomb goes off inside classroom (kp), Swiss offer mediation to resolve conflict (kp), Seven killed in fresh insurgency incidents (kp), Security forces foil Maoist attacks (kp), Security force foils Maoist attack (rn), Commoners denounce landmine uses (kp)

06/06/2004: Maoists must rise to occasion: PM (ht), PM invites Maoists for talks, rules out UN help, by Bishnu Budhathoki (kp), Where cops fear to nab criminals (ht), Case against 11 Maoist rebels filed in Patna Court (rn), Police team heads for Patna (kp), Natwar pledges support to quell insurgency (kp), Rebels kill 2, take away over 1,000 civilians (kp), Authorities seek public support (kp 06/06/2004), April Next Year, PM ‘puts’ date for polls, calls Maoists to open talks (rn), Two Maoists killed in action (rn), Rukum: All’s Not Well In Mao-land, by Binaj Gurubacharya (na)

05/06/2004: Arrested Maoists accused of ties with Indian ultras (ht), Maoists won’t last long: Seer (ht), Follow Geneva pact: Experts tell govt, Maoists (ht), Maoists take over school (ht), Maoists stall development works in Rolpa (ht), Nepal, India mum on Maoists’ arrests (kp), US urges RNA to respect rules of engagement (kp), 3 Maoists, one civilian killed (kp), Maoists set school ablaze (kp), Unwanted strikes (kp 05/06/2004), India ready to help on Maoist issue (rn), Pro-Maoist trade union calls off general strike (rn), One Maoist, three security men dead (rn), One soldier killed in Maoist attack (rn), Maoists’ bandh hampers immunisation programme (rn)

04/06/2004: Five Maoist big fish in Indian net (ht), 12 Maoists held by Indian police (kp), Prachanda berates Deuba’s appointment (ht), 350 more abducted (ht), Vehicles stay off roads on third day of bandh (ht), Maoists bomb Dailekh jail (ht), Series of Maoist bandhs hits tourism sector, by Rup Narayan Dhakal (ht), Armyman, Maoist killed (kp), Biased accusations force innocents to join rebels (kp), Maoist ban leaves timbers stranded (kp), RNA calls for public support to keep security (rn), NC-D condemns murder of party worker (rn), Farmers In Frustration: The endless series of bandhs, strikes and blockades organized by the Maoists and the parties hit the farmers most, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp), India and the Nepal quagmire, by Sultan Shahin (at), Final farewell in a distant land: How did a popular university graduate from Myagdi end up jumping off a bridge in Belgium?, by Lucia de Vries (nt), The error of terror: Terrorism is not going to get the Maoists anywhere, by Samrat Rana (njt 04/06/2004)

03/06/2004: Strike paralyses Valley (ht), Maoist abductions flayed (ht), Maoists kill 3 civilians (kp), SSB keeps watch on Maoists (kp), Over 24 industries closed in Rolpa, by Sudarshan Rijal and Kashi Ram Dangi (kp), Security forces demolish Maoists’ training camp (rn), NEFAS seminar on conflict (pr)

02/06/2004: Transport strike affects life nationwide (ht), Four Maoists killed in clash (ht), Bandh costs whopping Rs 1.5 billion a day (ht), Over Rs 10m damaged in research centre blast (ht), Maoists behaved well: Gauli (ht), Maoists’ special military campaign in Rolpa (ht), Peace zone (ht), 7 killed in insurgency spate (kp), Maoists seize private house in Balkot (kp), Maoist blockade hits hard Libang, by Sudarshan Rijal (kp), Impact of transport strike mixed (rn), Revolt cases up in Maoist camp against atrocities: RNA (rn), UN or no UN! (tg), Prospects for Successful Negatiating Dim, by Mana Ranjan Josse (tg), Chronological background to the Maoist movement/insurrection: From Birth To People’s War, by Mana Ranjan Josse (tg), Indian stance on Maoist insurgency must be clear, by Karna Bahadur Thapa (tg), Nepal’s internal diplomacy could be explored to end conflict, questions to T. N. Jaiswal, Ram Kumar Dahal, Dilli Ram Dahal, Fatta K.C and Krishna Pokharel (tg)

01/06/2004: Maoists not backing anyone (ht), Maoist strikes begin today (ht), Rolpa civic staff not to resign under Maoist threat (ht), ‘Keep schools violence-free’ (ht), Maoists continue to kill, maim and abduct (kp), Two children injured in bomb explosion (kp), Prachanda refutes ‘counter-attack’ claims (kp), Sajha bus bomb victims recuperating (kp), Security forces kill two Maoists (rn), Bomb left by Maoists injures student (rn), Defeatist Mentality (rn)

31/05/2004: 1 killed, 20 hurt in Sajha bus blast (ht), Locals protest against killing (ht), Talks not possible right now: Speakers (ht), Maoists on collection drive (ht), Playing foul (ht), Maoist blast kills 1, injures 20, by Shristi Shrestha (kp), 21 injured in Sajha bus bomb blast in capital (rn), Securitymen kill two brothers (kp), Maoists torch school bus (kp), Maoists release Gurung duo (kp), Locals form committees to confront Maoists, by Panta (kp), Maoists torch school bus in Butwal (rn)

30/05/2004: Palace-Maoist secret talks on, says UML leader (ht), Miffed hubby hits Maoist (ht), Maoists torch two Indian vehicles (kp), Insurgency hits postal services (rn), Maoists continue killing, abduction (rn), Maoists kidnap over two dozens of teachers (rn), All’s Not Well In Mao-land, by Binaj Gurubacharya (na)

29/05/2004: Over 1,000 abducted (ht), Two rebels killed, bombings continue (kp), Two terrorists killed in action (rn)

28/05/2004: Press vehicle runs into landmine, driver killed, two injured, by Madan Wagle (ht), Press jeep ambushed, driver dead, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp), Deplorable act (kp), Attack on Press condemned (ht), NHRC guidelines to make Maoists respect rights (ht), Day two of Gandak bandh a tame affair (ht), 100 teachers abducted (ht), Alarming picture (ht), Maoist insurgency: Perception among Westerners, by Moritz Steinhilber (ht), Drunk soldier vents ire, 1 killed (kp), Maoists release 700 teachers (kp), Maoists explode bomb in capital, ambush press van (rn), Maoist rebels kill their own local boss (rn), Operation Destruction: From school buildings to local infrastructures, Maoists seem intent on destroying everything (sp), Alms Race: The army’s troop strength has nearly doubled in three years. Can we afford such breakneck expansion?, by Navin Singh Khadka (nt), Battle royal: The Maoists move into their ‘Strategic Offensive’ phase, by Puskar Gautam (nt), Surrenders (nt, originally published in Samay, 21-27 May), Who reigns? (nt, originally published in Ghatana ra Bichar, 26 May), Rebelling against rebels (nt, originally published in Nepal, 30 May)

27/05/2004: Bandh hits life in ‘Gandak Area’ (ht), Maoists free 24 students (ht), 3 killed, 15 hurt in skirmishes (kp), RNA man, two others hurt in firing (kp), Maoists bomb office, army man shot dead (rn), Army withdraws from Rolpa, Baglung; calls operation a success (pr)

26/05/2004: Maoists abduct over 700 students, by Surendra Kafle (ht), Over 350 teachers, students kidnapped in Dailekh (rn), Maoists bomb NTC Biratchowk office (ht), Telecom office blast incurs damage of millions of rupees (rn), Biratnagar impregnable: Army (ht), ‘Maoists may give up constituent assembly demand’ (kp), 6 rebels killed, Maoist abductions continue (kp), No help for dying ex-Maoist, by Ghansham Gautam (kp), Gulmi faces Maoist-economic blockade (kp), China to help Nepal’s anti-terror fight, by Chandra Shekhar Adhikari (rn), Four Maoist rebels killed in action (rn), The Role of UN Mediation in Resolution of Violent Conflict in Nepal, by Soorya Lal Amatya (tg) , A negotiated settlement without active engagement of the political parties and the civil society is difficult to achieve, interview with Bishnu Raj Uprety (tg)

25/05/2004: When a tot with bomb had queries on Marxism, by Laxmi Gautam (ht), Abductions from Karnali add up to 350 (ht), Army, Maoist actions flayed (ht), Power handover won’t help: Pun (ht), Rotting bodies pollute highway (ht), Probe into Rajahar case demanded (ht), Maoists urge people to return (ht), NHRC ‘Code of Conduct’ for Maoists soon, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp), ASI shot dead in Ilam (kp), 19 Maoists surrender in Chitwan district (rn), Bank robbery attempt foiled (rn), Transportation resumed (rn)

24/05/2004: Forces kill Maoist in Bardiya (ht), Polish M28 Skytruck for Army (ht), APF constable earns living as a porter (ht), Strikes spell disaster for farmers (ht), Nine killed in latest violence (kp), Maoists attack road project office, losses total Rs 10m (kp), Maoism to Republicanism in two simple steps, by Nigel Linacre (kp 24/05/2004)

23/05/2004: Maoists abduct 220, some flee (ht), Ghandruk deserted as Maoist threat looms (ht), Five killed in fresh insurgency incidents (kp), Blast damages powder plant (kp), Army steps up security action,three rebels killed, arms seized (rn), Maoists abduct teachers, students of Jumla technical school (rn)

22/05/2004: Special operations on cards, says RNA (ht), Abductees’ kin rue govt apathy, by Himal Dhungel (ht), 4 killed, 3 hurt in fresh violence (kp), Boy sustains bomb injuries (kp), RNA ‘busts’ Maoist base areas (kp), Rolpa no more Maoist bastion: army (rn), Seven Maoists, soldiers killed in Kailali jungle clashes (rn), Eight terrorists killed in Kailali encounter (rn)

21/05/2004: Maoists abduct 1,000 civilians in Kailali (ht), 17 Maoists, 7 security men killed (ht), Bandh has its effects, life comes to a halt (ht), Bandh affects life, business (ht), Maoists violated Geneva Convention: Report (ht), Uncollected garbage dots city streets (ht), RNA claims it foiled Maoist blockade (ht), Bandhs bring down medicine supply (ht), Maoist bomb kills child (kp), 11 die in insurgency related incidents (kp), DDC cuts milk production by half (kp), Over dozen of Maoists killed (rn), Scared Rolpa youths migrate to India (rn), Maoist rebels explode bomb in capital (rn), Under Pressure: Following the resignation of Thapa government and increasing threats from the Maoists, local leaders are fast deserting their positions, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp)

20/05/2004: Govt escort for carting petro goods (ht), Nine Maoists, 2 armymen killed (ht), Abducted woman killed (ht), Day Two of bandh sees nation crippled (ht), Maoist threat spurs local reps’ resignation, by Ishwar Khanal (ht), Blasts mark Day II bandh in the Valley (ht), Motorists beat bandh (ht), Poultry farmers hit hard by bandhs, by Chinta Mani Poudel (ht), Cutting through (ht), Maoists bar teachers from joining schools, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp), 2 soldiers killed in Doti-Dadeldhura (kp), 13 killed, 3 injured in insurgency incidents (kp), RNA leaves Rolpa after 19 days (kp), Army arrest VDC rep for not accepting post (kp), Banda claims two, normal life paralyzed (kp), Blast at Ravi Bhawan (kp), Nine Maoists, three civilians killed (rn), Dailekh locals forced to take part in Maoists’ campaign (rn), Prachanda presses for UN involvement, by Bhola B. Rana (pr), Pun: I can bring Maoists to talk (pr), Politics of blockade, bandh (pr)

19/05/2004: Maoists’ embargo, bandh hit oil supply (ht), Maoists killed in blast (ht), Nationwide strike throws life out of gear on Day One (ht), Having an affair can be deadly (ht), Dharan locals caught between Maoist embargo and bandh (ht), Bandh hits work at DoTM office (ht), Students reach exam hall on foot (ht), Mixed reaction to seizure of vehicles (ht), Bandh goes peaceful but affects public life (rn), Bandh incurs loss of Rs.1.5 bln a day (rn), Maoists rob Radio Nepal relay station (rn), Forced closure of VDCs hit education (rn), Prachanda finally favors talks under UN aegis (tg), The Resolution of Maoist Movement in Nepal, by Soorya Lal Amatya (tg), Maoists loot radio relay station (kp), Security forces kill three Maoists (kp), Two rebels killed while placing bomb (kp), Maoists torch jeep used by Chinese (kp), Man killed by security forces claimed innocent (kp), Maoists’ cruelty targets women (kp), Healing the wounds (kp), Milk gets stranded as blockade continues (kp)

18/05/2004: Shoot-to-kill to quell bandh violence, by Rekha Shrestha (ht), Construction, education staff abducted (ht), Blockade, transport strike send vital commodity prices soaring, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht), Prachanda’s UN mediation call evokes mixed response, by Arjun Bhandari (ht), Maoists bomb hotel at RCNP (ht), Maoist blockades taking toll on tourism, by Satyendra Timilsina (kp), 5 killed in insurgency incidents (kp), Maoists torch passenger bus, ambulance (kp), Maoists are trying to make king active: Nepal (kp), Maoists warn traders not to pay tariff at Tatopani, by Rishi Ram Poiudel (kp), IC scarcity hits locals (kp), Bomb blasts at Labour Tribunal office, no casuality (rn), Maoist blockade likely to hamper SLC results (rn)

17/05/2004: New statute sole way out: Prachanda (ht), Maoist force closures of 6 govt schools (ht), Shortage of cement, rods hits Pokhara (ht), Blockade wearing down public: Rebels kill 2, release teachers (kp), Beni attack and after, by Indra Adhikari (kp), Govt puts security bodies on high alert (rn), Maoists escalate terror activities (rn), Maoists bomb garment factory in Balaju (rn), Nine more terrorists killed (rn)

16/05/2004: Maoist victims vow to fight back, by Bhim Ghimire & Suresh Niraula (kp), More local body officials resign (kp), Civic staff quit en masse (ht), Civic staff to decide on quitting (ht), 18 killed in latest violence (kp), Maoists accuse forces of barring cadres’ death-rituals (kp), Bus, truck traffic towards east grinds to halt (ht), Blasts leave 3 civilians dead (ht), Jail attack repulsed (ht), Attacks on civilians draw Amnesty International flak (ht), Amnesty flays Maoist attacks on civilians (rn), Kin demand Maoists’ bodies (ht), INGOs shelve work, Kamaiyas to be hit hard (ht), 4 bodies found (ht), Dadheldhura jail attack foiled; explosion in capital (rn), RNA organises mobile camps in Rukum (rn)

15/04/2004: Sherpa couple implore Maoists to return bread winner, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp), Insurgency claims 11 lives (kp), Rebels, tourists clash (kp), Army modernisation needed to defeat Maoists (rn), Ten terrorists killed in clashes (rn), Maoists warned not abduct people (rn), Return vehicle Chastened Maoists (ht), Mainapokhari strains to recuperate after attack, by Dev Das Shrestha (ht), Maoists bomb Fishtail Lodge (ht), Sthapit won’t quit at least till Monday (ht)

14/05/2004: 5 cops, 5 Maoists, one civilian killed (ht), Maoists kill 5 policemen, 5 rebels killed elsewhere (kp), Ministry in tizzy over Maoist-seized vehicle (ht), Maoist ban affects life (ht), Maoists blast school (ht), Insurgency takes wind out of tourism, by Ghanashyam Ojha (kp), Police spend night across border for safety (kp), Maoists kill 3 including 2 teachers (kp), I suspected Babu Ram Bhattarai’s diagnoses, by Madhu Ghimire (kp), More Maoists surrender in Eastern Nepal (rn), War-weary Sanphe has had enough, by Kashish Das Shrestha (nt), Centralised attack, by Ujjir Magar (nt, originally published in Nepal, 16 May)

13/05/2004: 2 APF men killed, 17 bodies of Maoists recovered (ht), Security toll in Dhading is 7 (ht), Age fails to wither fighter taking on ‘regression’, Maoists, by Keshav P. Koirala (ht), 34 Maoists, 9 security personnel killed (kp), Nominated officials resign (kp), Maoists kill 2 tourism entrepreneurs Locals stone to death 2 rebels (kp), 15 Maoists killed in Bhojpur clash (rn), Maoists threaten Lalitpur sub-metro officials to quit (rn), Widow victims of conflicts launch peace campaign, by Narayani Rajauriya (pr), Armed conflict in Nepal and Nepali press, by Shobha Gautam (pr)

12/05/2004: 6 security men, 11 Maoists killed (ht), 6 securitymen, 3 rebels killed (kp), Ambulance runs over Maoist mine, 3 injured (kp), Two local body officials resign (kp), Blatant lies (kp), Five Maoists surrender (rn), Prachanda sees a ploy in Thapa’s sudden resignation (tg 12/05/2004)

11/05/2004: 6 bombs go off across country: Man shot dead in Valley (kp), A day after Mainapokhari ambush, Dolakha remains stunned, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp), Maoists kill one, torch nine vehicles (kp), Maoists evict businesspersons from Jhulneta (kp), Unhappy development (kp), Maoists on border, by Puran P Bista (kp), Maoist suspects kill student, explode bombs (rn), Fishing In Troubled Waters, by Bishnu Gautam (rn), No Respite (rn), Maoist bus shootout toll reaches 15 (ht), Maoist sanction affects public life (ht), Maoist threat affects land work (ht), Maoists kill one, injure one (ht), Highly deplorable (ht)

10/05/2004: Eight securitymen, six civilians killed: Rebels attack passenger bus, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp), Maoist attack on bus leaves 14 dead (ht), 13 killed as Maoists attack bus in Dolakha (rn), Mother killed, daughter hurt in mine blast (kp), Prachanda’s warning note (kp), Human rights laws to be binding on rebels: NHRC (kp), Sporadic clashes kill five (kp), Maoists force Dalit youths to join militia, by D R Panta (kp), Bullet wounds begin to rot (kp), Security forces kill 14 terrorists (rn), Ban imposed by Maoists’ student wing put schools in trouble (rn), RNA constable killed, 2 hurt in Maoist ambush (ht), Villagers compelled to leave their homes due to Maoist threat, by Rekha Shrestha (ht)

09/05/2004: 8 Maoists, 2 policemen killed (kp)

08/05/2004: Maoists behead 59-yr-old woman for ‘killing’ daughter-in-law (kp), Maoists continue killing spree (kp), Five Maoist workers surrender (rn), Maoists grab houses, oust families (ht), Kids caught in govt-Maoist cleft stick, by Rabin Giri (ht)

07/05/2004: Bomb fury hits Dharan (kp), Army claim 18 Maoist killed: Maoists continue mass abductions (kp), Thousands rally for peace in Kathmandu (kp), A reply to Dr Madhu Ghimire, by Baburam Bhattarai (kp), Maoist insurgency threat to peace: US (rn), Four rebels killed in fresh encounter (rn), Police sergeant freed (rn), Maoists kidnap 12 (ht), Sudama locals insecure as army takes back self-defence weapons (ht), ‘We are closer to capitalist democracy than feudal monarchy’, by Baburam Bhattarai (nt, originally published in Kantipur, 2 May)

06/05/2004: 5 rebels, 1 securityman killed (kp), Noam Chomsky Zindabaad, by Bishnu Sapkota (kp), What needs to be done, by Bikash Sangraula (kp), Six Maoists killed, VDC secretary kidnapped (rn), Six more Maoists surrender (rn), Maoists have no bases in mid-West, says RNA, by Rekha Shrestha (ht), US hardens stance against Maoists (pr), Maoists free government hostages (pr)

05/05/2004: Five Maoists killed in security action (kp), Handle with care (kp), Policeman kidnapped, teacher set free (rn)

04/05/2004: 100 nominated officials resign: 6 rebels, 1 civilian killed (kp), Security forces kill 8 Maoists (rn), Maoists lock up over 60 VDC offices in Nawalparasi (rn), Breach of trust (ht), Not enough (ht)

03/05/2004: RNA to launch drive against Maoists in mid-west? (kp), Special RNA operations in mid-west underway (ht), 4 killed, 8 vehicles torched (kp), Maoist fears see students flee village (kp), Violence-hit schoolkids flee Nepal (ht), Maoist killed, police post bombed (rn), Maoists kill VDC chief, abduct 35 teachers (rn), One terrorist killed in Tehrathum action (rn), Agricultural project property torched, losses estimated at Rs 80 million (ht), Rs 10m for educational relief in conflict-hit areas, by Renu Kshetry (ht), See through clearly (ht)

02/05/2004: Nepal becoming int’l terrorist transit point: US report (kp), Maoists kill two, seize 12,00 quintals of rice (kp), ‘Forces kill 45-yr-old innocent woman’ (kp), Youths fleeing to escape conscription (rn), Freed Ilam cops kept away from kin (ht)

01/05/2004: US imposes travel restriction on Maoists (kp), 29 captive cops return happy, by Shyam Niraula (kp), Maoist action leads to schools’ closure (kp), Need for peace initiatives, by Som Pudasaini (kp), Nepali refugees, letter by Uttam Shrestha (kp), US places Maoists among ten terrorist organisations (rn), Five terrorists killed in encounter (rn), Maoists abduct 13 teachers in Dolakha (rn), Bomb left by Maoists kills four-year girl (rn), Maoists included on US Terrorist Exclusion List (ht), ICRC hands over freed securitymen to govt (ht), Probe Bhalu Khola killings: Maoists urge rights bodies (ht), Dalit family banished, has nowhere to go (ht)