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Kathmandu Sunday February 24, 2002 Falgun 12, 2058.
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Second
day bandh partially peaceful
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Feb 23:
Nation remained largely peaceful the second day of the two day strike called by the
underground Maoist rebels, except for a few incidents of violence mainly in western Nepal.
Reports trickling in
here from different parts of the country said the outlawed Maoists hurled explosives in
the western district of Dhading, set ablaze an office building in the eastern hill
district of Bhojpur, while security forces opened fire at a group of Maoist
"terrorists" and the news of plundering and assault is reported in Bardia
district .
A report from Dhading
said a group of rebels hurled a home-made bomb at Biyan of Murali-Bhanjyang Village
Development Committee (VDC) on Thursday evening. However, no damage or casualty has been
reported.
The Dhading District
Administration Office (CDO) of the district has extended dusk to dawn curfew in terms of
time and area.
The curfew in the
district starts from Seven o’clock in the evening to five o’clock in the
morning, according to the recent change to that of earlier, starting from eight
o’clock in the evening to five in the morning. The curfew is extended to some more
wards of Nilakantha, Sikosh, Murali-Bhanjyang and to some parts of Sunaula bazaar of the
district.
The time and area for
dawn to dusk curfew is also reported to have been extended in Dang district. The curfew
limited in the district headquarters is extended recently in Tulsipur, Lamahi and in other
parts of the district.
Maoist rebels severely
beat up an ex-Nepal army man in Bhimapur VDC of Bardia district. According to the police
report, the rebels broke the hands and legs of Gopal Bahadur Gurung after an inhuman
beating.
The rebels also
assaulted a teacher at local primary school of Daulatpur VDC. The rebels beat up the
teacher named Bijaya, in the charge of flaying the Maoist activities, it is learnt. The
rebels have also taken away a telephone set from a PCO telephone booth in the VDC.
An exchange of fire is
reported in Eghare VDC of the district as the rebels opened fire at the Area Police Post,
at mid-night on Friday. However, no news of anything untoward is reported in the incident.
The rebels have set
ablaze the branch office of Agriculture Development Office, at Dingla bazaar of Bhojpur
district.
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