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The death toll in Bhojpur clashes has reached 48, reports said Friday. "Of them, 32 were security personnel and 16 Maoists rebels." Security forces on Thursday recovered three bodies of government troops and six bodies of Maoists, the reports said. Earlier on Wednesday, 29 bodies of security personnel and 10 bodies of Maoists were recovered. Ten more security personnel were reported missing until Friday morning. Of them, six were police and four soldiers. Meanwhile, a report by Rajdhani daily said Maoists have detained the 10 missing members of the government troops as the "prisoners of war". The daily, quoting a local Maoist leader Prakash, said, the 10 security personnel are under the Maoists' custody. "We are treating the 10 detainees as per the Geneva Convention," Prakash said, according to the daily. "We will soon hand them over to our party's high command." The Royal Nepal Army has already confirmed the disappearance of the 10 in the Bhojpur clashes that occurred on Tuesday night-Wednesday morning. Some other published reports, quoting local correspondents, said, properties worth Rs.25 million were destroyed after Maoists' attack in the eastern hilly district of Bhojpur. nepalnews.com mr Mar 5 04 Related
News Govt. bans strikes in essential services The government exercising its powers under the Essential Services Act 2014 has banned strikes in various essential services, one of them being transport services, RSS said, quoting a Home Ministry statement. The services in which the strikes have been prohibited include postal, telegraph and telephone services, transport services by air, land or water for moving passengers and goods, the news agency said. Likewise, strikes are prohibited in works such as guarding of airports and aircraft, the running and repair of such facilities, and services concerning moving, depositing, taking out or storing of goods at government warehouses, airports and railway stations, the agency further said. Similarly, strikes are banned in any government service concerning the mint and government presses, the production, storing or distribution of arms and ammunition or other military equipment, communications services, electricity, drinking water, tourist accommodation, motels, hotels, restaurants and resorts. The other sectors where strikes are prohibited include import and distribution of petroleum products, hospitals and health centres, production and distribution of medical supplies, collection and movement of garbage, construction of processing centres and banking, the agency added. nepalnews.com mr Mar 4 04 Related
News Maoist strike paralyses life in Bagmati and Narayani zones A strike called by the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal Peasants Association had an sizeable effect in the capital and major towns of Bagmati and Narayani zones. Although the strike was to be in the transport and industry sector, it hardened life in general. In Kathmandu valley, public transport, excluding some government-owned vehicles, ambulances, and trolley and Sajha buses remained off the roads. Shops did open in the interior parts of city but major marketplaces remained deserted throughout the day. While schools and colleges were closed down, no long-distance vehicles moved from the capital today. Bandh hit normal life in Narayani zone as well. Reports from Chitwan said Narayangadh and other towns in the district remained largely affected. No violent incidents have been reported, though. nepalnews.com mbk March 4 04 Blast kills two soldiers in Sarlahi Two Royal Nepalese Army soldiers were killed and seven injured as the Maoists detonated explosives targeting army vehicles at Harioun of Sarlahi district Thursday afternoon. The explosion occurred at 12.30 on the Mahendra Highway when five army trucks were heading towards Kathmandu from the divisional headquarters in Itahari, Sunsari. Soldiers Gyanendra Adhikari and Pukh Bahadur Thapa were killed while seven others injured. The injured soldiers have been brought to Kathmandu after first aid in a local hospital, reports said. Following the incident, Mahendra Highway has been sealed off and a search operation is underway. nepalnews.com mbk March 4 04 Related
News Maoists declare blockade in 13 district headquarters The Maoists have announced blockade in 13 district headquarters of Narayani, Gandaki, Dhoulagiri, Lumbini and Gandaki zones, reports Thursday said. A Nepal Samacharpatra report said three Maoist-affiliated organizations namely Tamuwan National Liberation Front, Magarat National Liberation Front and Madhesi National Liberation Front have issued a joint statement declaring blockades in the district headquarters of Chitwan, Nawalparasi, Rupandehi, Palpa, Syanja, Kaski, Tananun, Parwat, Lamjung, Gorkha, Gulmi, Myagdi and Manang. Maoists have said they have blocked human mobility to and from the district headquarters, which, in most of the places, will remain effective from March 8 to 25 while in a few places the blockade will go for an indefinite period. In
Gulmi, the self-style Magarat Autonomous Government declared embargo on
Wednesday, restricting people from moving to the district headquarters. The Maoists, according to report, have made it known that they have adopted a policy to force the government officials, security personnel and representatives of municipalities and district development committees to quit their posts. The ultras have also threatened to bring the transportation, communication, trade as well as human mobility to a standstill in these districts. They are known to have issued the decree in preparation of what they called “strategic retaliation”. nepalnews.com mbk March 4 04 US to provide military equipment to Nepal Visiting US Ambassador-at-large J Cofer Black has said Nepal is likely to get some military equipment from the US government. Black who is also the head of the counter-terrorism body of the State Department, said during an interaction with journalists on Wednesday that the US is mulling to assist Nepal in its fight against Maoist insurgency. “The process to deliver some military hardware is in the pipeline,” Black said. He
informed that the United States might also offer help in order to bolster
the intelligence system of the Royal Nepalese Army. Black
was of the view that Maoist activities have gone up in recent times so
have the human rights violations. Asked whether the Al-Qaeda (an
international terrorist outfit) is rubbing shoulder with Maoists to
unleash terror in the region, Black said he had no information regarding
this. “We do not have any report on that,” he clarified. He however
said the Maoists have good rapport with extremist communist outfits in the
South Asian region. He
made it known that he has held discussions with heads of security bodies
and other high-ranking government officials on a variety of issues,
including the Maoist problem. Black who had visited India and Pakistan before coming to Nepal said he has witnessed positive attitude of India towards Nepal. nepalnews.com mbk March 4 04 Following the pressure from a large number of cases filed in the Supreme Court (SC), the apex court has decided to add 11 judges, a daily reported Thursday. According to the Spacetime dainik, some 24,000 cases remained undecided in the SC which is rising by 10 percent annually. Dr. Ramkrishna Timilsina, Spokesperson at the SC said following the addition of judges in the SC, the pressure of cases will be balanced in the coming 10 years. There are 14 judges who are currently working in the SC. nepalnews.com pd Mar 04 04 Maoists hang seven suspected dacoits to death The Maoists on Tuesday night killed seven alleged dacoits who they said were involved in armed robberies in various places of Siraha and Saptari districts, reports Thursday said. The Maoists took the suspected dacoits under control and hung one each at Mahuwa and Belahi, two at Bihulkhola and three at Sanonadi area of Saptari district. According to reports, Maoist leaders telephoned the local media to inform them about their actions. nepalnews.com mbk March 4 04 Related
News Under-14 football tournament from March 5 The late King Tribhuvan Memorial Inter-District Development Committee (DDC) Chairman Cup Under-14 National Football tournament is going to be held from March 5-March 15, the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) stated in the press conference on Wednesday. The tournament will provide the platform to junior footballers from 39 districts to showcase their talent. The matches will be played under the league and knock-out system at four different venues in the capital. The estimated budget for the tournament is Rs 2.5 million, which will be collected from all the participating DDCs and National Sports Council while ANFA will provide the technical assistance for the tournament. President of ANFA, Ganesh Thapa said, “The main aim of the tournament is to select talented players for the Nepali U-14 squad for the upcoming U-14 Festival of Football featuring six international teams.” In the program he also revealed that ANFA is planning to organize a friendly football tournament in October including three Bundesliga (Germany) U-14 teams, a Swiss U-14 team along with four Nepali teams. nepalnews.com rs March 04 04 RNA
admits girls death in security operations “Shova
Laxmi Tamang was accidentally killed on the spot during the According
to Gurung, RNA had carried out the operation after they were informed
about the presence of armed Maoists in the village. He also assured that
an investigation into the incident has already begun. Related
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