HEADLINE NEWS THE RISING NEPAL (DAILY)

By A Staff Reporter

Kathmandu, Apr. 24: Dozens of cars hit the road in a rally today in Kathmandu in defiance of the general strike called by the Maoist terrorists. The vehicles with their indicators blipping and horns blaring went round the main thoroughfares of the city.

Growing number of people are challenging the bandh called by the terrorists. The Defence Ministry today said with the joint efforts of the security personnel and the civil society, the terrorists are getting discouraged.

Three terrorists were killed by security forces in encounters in Dangza of Rolpa, Janali Bandali of Achham and Dharapani of Nuwakot. The Ministry said security forces recovered weapons and explosives from them.

Three more terrorists were arrested in Kathmandu with explosives. They were arrested in Dhobi Khola, Kalimati and Hattigauda.

The search operations of the security forces in Dolakha, Ramechhap, Kavrepalanchowk and Sindhupalchowk have found guns and other weapons, explosives, equipment used for laying electric ambush, combat clothes and other items of the terrorists.

Security forces confiscated 14 guns, pressure cooker bombs, combat clothes, tools in Mangsima of Sankhuwasabha; one .303 rifle, 227 ammunitions, socket bombs, grenades in Barpak of Gorkha and sockets used for making bombs and a drill machine in Patna jungle of Kapilvastu.

The security forces have safely defused two bucket bombs and one pipe bomb in Kavre pass of Kavrepalanchowk planted against them by the terrorists. The troops seized 8 kilogrammes of explosives, 500-metre long wire, a camera flash, pipes, buckets and 10 detonators.

The security forces cleared and brought back to use a section of the Surkhet-Dailekh road and the Khawa section of Araniko Highway, where the terrorists had created obstacles.

Security forces airlifted Dil Bahadur Basnet of Narethanti, Baglung, to Pokhara for treatment. Basnet was seriously injured by the Maoists.

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