Hopes for peace talks as Nepal rebels lift blockade
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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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Nearly 50 Nepal businesses ordered to close down by Maoist rebels are set to reopen from Thursday.
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Nepal&#39;s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Wednesday invited Maoist rebels to resume negotiations that broke down over a year ago but said he would only offer a key concession if the guerrillas agreed to talk.
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KATHMANDU : Maoist rebels who have cut off Nepal&#39;s capital for four days pledged to expand their blockade to the Tibetan border as fresh violence left six people dead.
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Nepalese forces are on alert ahead a deadline set by rebels, who have threatened to blockade the capital.
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Nepal's main opposition party urged  the government Monday to call a unilateral cease-fire with  Maoist rebels and seek peace talks to end a road blockade that  has cut the capital off from the rest of the country.
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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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A blockade of the Nepalese capital called by Maoist rebels entered a second day, causing a rise in food prices and prompting the government to declare the city had enough supplies for a month.
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The 1.5 million people of Nepal&#39;s capital breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday as traffic inched back to normal after Maoist rebels in the countryside suspended a blockade in the hills around Kathmandu.
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Nepal&#39;s Maoist rebels have temporarily called off a crippling economic blockade of the capital effective on Wednesday, saying the move was in response to popular appeals.
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Nepal&#39;s capital, Kathmandu, has been paralyzed by Maoist rebels, who have imposed a virtual blockade of the city.
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In Nepal, fresh violence has erupted in the capital, Kathmandu, on the fourth day of a blockade imposed by Maoist rebels. The rebels are not backing down, even though the government has agreed to one of their key demands.
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Maoist rebels in Nepal say they are suspending a blockade of the capital, Kathmandu that has been in effect for a week.
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With the passage of one week, the effect of the &quot;Kathmandu Valley blockade&quot; imposed by the Nepalese anti-government guerrillas has waned with the government&#39;s move to step up security in order to foil the embargo.
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Nepal's King Gyanendra called for the success of a fragile peace process in the Himalayan nation on Monday, his first public comments since being forced to cede political power in April.
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Maoist rebels in Nepal harden their stance on the future of the country as their transport blockade bites.
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KHANIKHOLA, Nepal  - Nepal's Maoist rebels  rejected peace talks with the new government and began an  indefinite blockade across the landlocked Himalayan kingdom on  Saturday to oppose King Gyanendra's assumption of power.