Nepal govt wants peace, Maoists call strike
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Nepal's new government said on Thursday it wanted peace talks with Maoist rebels but clamped down on dissent, banning all criticism of the king's decision to assume power for three years.
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Nepal&#39;s ruling coalition has expressed hopes for peace talks with Maoist rebels, as the capital, Kathmandu, returned to normal after the rebels lifted a week-long blockade.
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A Nepali labour union with links to Maoist rebels asked 35 firms across the embattled Himalayan kingdom on Tuesday to shut shop in a move aimed at bolstering the guerrilla campaign to overthrow the monarchy.
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Nepal ordered more troops and  helicopters to patrol highways and break an indefinite Maoist  blockade across the nation, a government minister said on  Sunday, in the first test of nerves since King Gyanendra took  power.
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Maoist rebels in Nepal reject a two-month deadline for peace talks set by the government.
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Nepal said on Saturday Maoist rebels had left open the possibility of joining peace talks and a committee would meet soon to discuss conditions set by the insurgents.
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Nepali Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba held talks with his Indian counterpart on Thursday to try to secure more help to crush an increasingly deadly Maoist revolt in the poor Himalayan nation.
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Maoist rebels in Nepal reject a new appeal by the prime minister for talks to end their eight-year insurgency.
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Nepal will push ahead with planned elections if Maoist rebels do not respond by Jan. 13 to a government offer for peace talks to end a bloody revolt, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said on Thursday.
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Nepal's Maoist rebels call a  general strike in the capital, Kathmandu, in protest at key government appointments.
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Despite peace overtures made this week to Nepal's Maoist rebels, the army's spokesman warned of a long and bloody battle before the guerrillas are weak enough to be forced to the negotiating table.
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KATHMANDU : A strike called by Maoist rebels shut down much of Nepal for the second day as the government considered calling a ceasefire to jumpstart talks to end the bloody conflict.
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The Nepalese prime minister has made a fresh appeal to Maoist rebels to join talks to end their insurgency. The Maoists have been engaged in an armed struggle since 1996 to replace the monarchy with a communist republic.
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Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Nepal&#39;s Deputy Prime Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikary called on communist rebels to hold peace talks to end a two-day blockade of the capital, Kathmandu, Agence France- Presse reported from the city.
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Opposition parties in the Nepalese capital call a general strike over a petrol price rises.
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In Nepal, a two-day strike called by Maoist rebels has shut down much of the country. A recent push to re-start peace talks has failed.
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KATHMANDU: Nepalâs ruling coalition expressed hope on Wednesday for peace talks to end eight years of war as the capital returned to normal after Maoist rebels who control much of the countryside lifted a blockade.