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Heavy casualties feared in clashes Heavy casualties on both sides are feared in the second clash in 24 hours between Maoists and security forces in Argakachi district headquarters overnight, security forces said Monday. At least 125 security personnel (civil police and army) and 25 civilian were killed in Sandhikharka, the district headquarters of Arghakhachi, a police source said. Thousands of rebels attacked an army barrack, the office of the armed police and the civilian district post post of the civilian police. Rebels began the attack at 10 PM Sunday night and the fighting continued until 4 AM Monday, security sources said. Police are trying to establish communications in Sandhikharka. The Maoists destroyed the telecommunications tower in the district, hence the lack of communications, security forces said. All government offices were destroyed in the attack. Maoists have kidnapped some police and army personnel, a security source said. There are dead bodies of Maoist rebels in the site but the number of their casualties is not yet clear. Security forces Monday launched counterattack against the rebels in an around Sandikarkha, security forces said. Twenty-one injured have been evacuated by helicopter to Pokhara and Kathmandu for treatment. Maoists killed 49 policemen and injured 21 others in an attack in Sindhuli Saturday night. nepalnews.com rh/br Sept.9 King administers oath of office King Gyanendra Monday administered the oath of office and secrecy to Chief of the Army Staff Gen. Pyar Jung Thapa Monday at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace. The King appointed Gen. Thapa the Chief of the Army Staff Monday. Crown Prince Paras was present on the occasion. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and heads of constitutional bodies were also present. nepalnews.com br Sept.9 Fake bomb scare in the capital An object left behind by miscreants in the capital by the roadside in Putali Sadak Dilli Bazzar area Monday morning was a fake bomb, police said. The army cordoned off the area to defuse what was thought to be a bomb. There was a similar bomb scare in Kupandole Sunday. nepalnews.com br Sept.9 An army patrol shot six Maoists at Fulbari in Dang Sunday, security sources said. There were no army casualties. Rebels Sunday hacked to death former village chief of Karuniya and CPN-UML activist Sheikh Abdullah in Rautahat, local officials said. The army shot dead a man who defied curfew orders at Tulsipur in Dang Saturday, a published report said. nepalnews.com br Sept.9 A six member team of the International Press Institute (IPI) arrived in Nepal for a four day visit to assess press freedoms in the kingdom, IPI-Nepal said. The delegation consisting of representatives from Austria, Japan, Korea, Switzerland, Norway and Turkey is led by IPI Director Johanne P. Fritz. The delegation will meet Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, other government leaders, opposition leaders, members of the National Human Rights Commission, lawyers and journalists to prepare a report. nepalnews.com br Sept.9 25 injured evacuated to Pokhara (11:20 AM) Twenty-five injured persons in a gun battle between Maoists and security forces have been evacuated to a hospital in Pokhara for treatment Monday, reports from the west Nepal town said. An army night vision helicopter returned from Argakachi Monday night after intense fighting between the rebels and defending security forces forced it back, police said. Rebels destroyed the district forest office in Syangjha overnight after overpowering two guards, local officials said. nepalnews.com br Sept.9 The army has cordoned off a back street in Putali Sadak Dilli Bazzar area to clear a bomb planted by Maoists Monday morning, police said. The army was working to defuse the bomb at 10.20 AM. The rebels have been spreading terror in the capital for nearly a fortnight planting bombs almost every day. nepalnews.com br Sept.9 Major Maoist attack on Sandhikharka Maoists overnight launched a massive attack on district headquarters Sandhikharka of Arghakhachi district 300kms north west of Kathmandu, police said. Casualty figures were not immediately available, but suspected to be very high. A police officer in Police Headquarters said the fighting continued till Monday morning and the number of the casualties will be more than 100. The Maoists attacked around 10 PM last night and the district lost communications 3 AM, he said. The Royal Nepal Army had sent a night vision helicopter last night but is was unable to help the ground forces at the district headquarters. Police and army reinforcements have reached the clash site, Home Ministry spokesman Gopendra Bahadur Pandey said. He did not have any casualty figures. The attack comes one day after Maoists killed 49 policemen and injured 21 more in Sindhuli. nepalnews.com br/rh Sept 9 Gen. Pyar Jung Thapa appointed Army Chief King Gyanendra, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, appointed Gen. Pyar Jung Thapa Chief of the Royal Nepalese Army Staff, an official announcement said. Gen.Thapa was promoted to General from Lt. General. Gen. Thapa succeeds Prajwalla SJB Rana who retired Monday. Gen. Thapa has personally directed operations against the Maoists before taking over as Army Chief. nepalnews.com br Sept.9 Maoists kill 49 policemen, injure 21 others in Sindhuli 49 policemen were killed and 21 more injured in an attack by Maoists at Bhiman area police post of Sindhuli district last night, the Home Ministry confirmed. Police found two dead bodies of Maoists in the clash site but their casualties is much higher. Minister of State for Home Devendra Raj Kandel who visited the clash site with Inspector General of Police Pradeep SJB Rana said 70 Maoists are feared dead. Around a 1000 to 1100 Maoists were involved in the attack, Kandel said. He also added most of the policemen were from the civil police force. Army and police are conducting search and blocking operations in the area. Maoists were taking their dead till the morning hours, police said. The fighting last over 5 hours. The Home Ministry confirmed that Inspector Krishna Bahadur Shrestha, one Sub-Inspector, three Assistant Sub-Inspectors, 13 head Constables and 31 Constables of the Police were killed in the brutal attack. Many of the policemen was shot dead after they were captured, the Home Ministry said. The injured policemen were airlifted to Kathmandu this afternoon. Five policemen are in serious condition, the Home Ministry said. Maoists completely destroyed the police post and took some weapons from the Bhiman Police post, the Home Ministry said. Some injured policemen have also been taken to Janakpur, the Ministry said. Police said that Maoists blocked the road to the police post from the district headquarters and planted landmines to prevent reinforcements from reaching there early. One security personnel was injured in an ambush while trying to reach the clash site, the Home Ministry said. Rebels shot dead an ex-soldier in Nuwakot on Friday the Defence Ministry said. Army shot a suspect in Phulchoki above Godavari Sunday, the Defence Ministry said. nepalnews.com rh Sept 8 Update of Maoist attack in Sindhuli As per the latest information from the District police office of Sindhuli, reinforcements have reached the clashed site of Bhiman police post 18 kms from the District headquarter of Sindhuli. "Our team has reached the site but we have not yet got details of the incident," Assistant Inspector of Police of district police office Rajdev Yadav said over telephone at 2:15 PM on Sunday. He further said "the road is not completely clear and police personnel are bringing some information by hand in a motorcycle. It will take few hours to get all the details. " More than 40 policemen are suspected killed, with some reports stating 59 policemen, when a big group of Maoist rebels attacked the police post. It is confirmed that a total 74 police were stationed in the command of Inspector Krishna Bahadur Shrestha who died at the Bhiman police post. nepalnews.com rh Sept 8The NEPSE index slipped marginally by 0.84 points at the end of five-day trading Friday. The market opened at 225.38 points Monday and closed at 224.54 points Friday. Commercial bank share index fell to 218.29 points from 218.73 points. Commercial bank shares accounted for 68 perent of the total trade. Altogether 39,642 shares sorth Rs.11.06 million were siold in 797 transactions. Bank of Kathmandu led trading with 10,028 shares valued at Rs.2.73 million sold during the week. nepalnews.com br Sept.8 The week long 15th Indian Ex-Servicemen Welfare Organisation in Nepal (IEWON) Conference ended Sunday and the seven member delegation headed by Lt. Gen V K Dua, returned to India, the Indian Embassy said. During their visit to Nepal, the delegation called on the Acting Chief of Army Staff, Royal Nepalese Army General Pyar Jung Thapa and the Defence Secretary, Mr. Madan Prasad Aryal and also interacted with a large number of senior officials of His Majesty's Government of Nepal. Issues
related to the welfare of the Government of India pensioners were
discussed, prominent amongst them being the setting up of a Pension Paying
Office at Butwal akin to the ones already The delegation also visited the Pension Paying Offices at Pokhara and Dharan to review their functioning and interact with the pensioners. Large pensioner rallies were conducted at both locations, which were attended by thousands of pensioners. The 15th IEWON conference ended on a positive note and finalised the framework for execution of welfare schemes and projects for the financial year 2003-2004 for benefit of our 115,000 Government of India pensioners living in Nepal. nepalnews.com br Sept.8 In the biggest rebel attack on the police in recent months, Maoists at midnight Saturday killed at least 40 policemen, and injured 19 others in an attack on Bhiman police outpost in Sindhuli 100kms south east of the capital, police said. Fourteen others are missing in the attack on the outpost 18 kms from district headquarters. Five of the injured have been rushed to the Birendra Military Hospital in the capital for treatment. Many rebels are also feared dead, police said. Maoists used automatic weapons in the attack. Police and rebels exchanged gunfire for more than five hours until 5.30 AM. "Additional forces are trying to reach the scene of the clash. Our forces are clearing roadblocks to reach the site," said Assistant Inspector of Police of district police office of Sindhuli Rajdev Yadav over telephone. Reinforcements have been sent from Hetauda and other places. Janamorcha district president Ram Kumar Paudel said 59 policemen may have have been killed. An army helicopter lifted the injured from the site. Police are mobilizing private buses to carry the injured. nepalnews.com br/rh Sept.8 Maoists kill two security personnel Maoist terrorists shot dead a solider and a police constable Saturday at Sauraha Chowk in Chitwan and Rupandehi districts, security sources said. Four other policemen, two in Udayapur and two in Rupandehi sustained bullet wounds following attacks by Maoist terrorists. The terrorists who had come in bicycles shot dead soldier Khagendra Limbu of the Royal Nepal Army at 3:45 pm. Limbu was in his civil outfit and was patrolling in and around Sauraha Chowk in Chitwan district. The army was able to identify Limbu only in the evening. Similarly, terrorists shot dead Sundar Singh Samanta, a police constable posted at Khaireni police post in Rupandehi district. When the terrorists opened fire on Samanta who was five hundred meters away from the police post, another policeman Uttam Thapa was also been injured. Thapa has been airlifted to Kathmandu for treatment. Another police recruit Chandra Narayan Chaudhary was severely injured when the Maoist opened fire near the DN Gate in Gainghat. One other policeman was also injured during the firing. Both have been taken to Dharan hospital for treatment. nepalnews.com am Sept 8 |
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