Scrap court verdict against Nepal Maoists, Bhattarai tells India
September 13th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 13 (IANS) As outrage grew in his party over an Indian court sentencing 11 of its leaders to imprisonment, Nepal's new Maoist Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai Tuesday held ... Read more...
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Indian court sentencing Nepal’s Maoists causes ripples
September 12th, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 12 (IANS) The reported ruling by an Indian court slapping 11 Nepali Maoist leaders with prison and other punishments has created ripples in Nepal.The Patna High Court in ... Read more...
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Nepal’s red health workers ask India to free Binayak Sen
January 3rd, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 3 (IANS) Condemning an Indian court verdict sentencing renowned rights activist Binayak Sen to life imprisonment on sedition charges, nine health organisations affiliated to the opposition Unified ... Read more...
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Shutdown by Maoists in Nepal affects industries
May 18th, 2010 - 6:59 pm ICT by ANI
Marchwar (Nepal), May 18 (ANI): The Maoist insurgency in Marchwar district of Nepal has led to huge industrial losses, as both industrialists and workers are facing problems due to recent shutdown called ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists feeling the heat of people’s anger over their extortion campaign
May 8th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 8 (ANI): Nepal's Maoists ended a six-day general strike due to their increasing unpopularity and people's anger over their extortion campaign to feed the cadres, as well as using private ... Read more...
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End or suspend strike, US tells Nepal Moaists (Lead)
May 7th, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, May 7 (IANS) The US has asked Maoists in Nepal to end or suspend their protests as the Himalayan republic wilted for the sixth consecutive day Friday, with a ... Read more...
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Maoists in Nepal intensify combat training
April 27th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu (Nepal), Apr 27 (ANI): Maoist groups in Nepal have intensified their combat training, as it begins to look increasingly possible that a political stalemate could see tension return if a May ... Read more...
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After Nepal government, India conveys concern to Maoists
April 14th, 2010 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 14 (IANS) A day after formally conveying its displeasure to the Nepal government for scrapping a deal with an Indian state-owned company to print Nepali passports, India Wednesday conveyed its ... Read more...
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Boost for India, Nepal ties as President Yadav arrives Monday
February 13th, 2010 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) India-Nepal ties will get a major boost when President Ram Baran Yadav arrives here Monday on a four-day state visit - his first foreign trip after ... Read more...
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Nepal President arrives Monday on state visit
February 12th, 2010 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav will arrive in India Monday on a four-day state visit, which will be marked with the signing of several bilateral agreements.
"India ... Read more...
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Maoists getting arms from China: India (Lead)
November 8th, 2009 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Sunday said he was "sure" Maoist guerrillas in India were acquiring weapons from China - the first time an Indian official has ... Read more...
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Chidambaram invites Naxalites for talk, after abjuring violence
October 6th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Oct 6 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has said that the Government has made it clear that it does not view the confrontation with the Naxalites as a war against ... Read more...
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Nepal’s Maoists, rebel groups pose threat to India, says Jaswant Singh
September 22nd, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 22 (ANI): Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh has said that the rise of Maoists in Nepal and the rebel groups taking sanctuary there pose a ... Read more...
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Left and Maoists are hand in glove: Mamata
June 22nd, 2009 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Monday accused West Bengal's ruling Left Front of being in cahoots with the Maoists saying the Communists had used the rebels to win ... Read more...
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Nepal strike cripples vehicular traffic in Siliguri
June 7th, 2009 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Siliguri, June 7 (ANI): A shutdown by Maoists in Nepal to protest over their demand for the sacking of Army Chief General Rookmangud Katawal, crippled normal life in Siliguri on Saturday as ... Read more...
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UPA policies have ruined country: Advani
May 8th, 2009 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani Thursday accused the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of having "outsourced" foreign relations to the Left parties and ... Read more...
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Prachanda instructs Maoists to be ready for another revolution
February 15th, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Lalitpur (Nepal), Feb.15 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal a.k.a.Prachanda on Saturday instructed his party cadres to stay alert for another revolution.
Addressing a function organised by All Nepal Trade Union ... Read more...
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Prachanda says India ready to review 1950 Treaty
September 17th, 2008 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 17 (ANI): Nepals Prime Minister Prachanda has said that India has agreed to replace the 1950 Nepal-India Peace and Friendship Treaty with a new one.
Talking to media ... Read more...
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Kerala radical group alleges illegal detention of members
September 3rd, 2008 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Palakkad (Kerala), Sep 3 (IANS) Porattom, a radical Left group in Kerala, Wednesday alleged that two of its activists have been illegally detained in Agali in Palakkad district at the behest of ... Read more...
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Landmine blast kills six CRPF troopers in Chhattisgarh (Second Lead)
August 29th, 2008 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 29 (IANS) Six personnel of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed Friday in a landmine explosion in Chhattisgarh's Maoist stronghold of Bastar.According to police, the incident took ... Read more...
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PM’s party edges past Maoists in Nepal presidential poll (Lead)
July 19th, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 19 (IANS) As Nepal's lawmakers began voting Saturday in the Himalayan republic's first presidential election to replace dethroned king Gyanendra as head of state, a new dramatic development ... Read more...
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Maoist rule in Nepal not in India’s interest: BJP
June 2nd, 2008 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday questioned the Maoists' legitimacy to rule Nepal and said their victory in the constituent assembly elections was not in ... Read more...
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Indian Maoists to interact with Nepali counterparts in June
May 31st, 2008 - 8:26 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Indian Maoists, waging an armed struggle for over 40 years to establish a "classless society", and leading intellectuals of West Bengal would get a chance to hear ... Read more...
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US ready to do business with Maoists in Nepal
May 29th, 2008 - 11:33 pm ICT by admin
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 29 (IANS) The United States has signalled its willingness to work with former Maoist rebels who are set to lead the new Nepal government, but said its extent ... Read more...
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Nepal’s Maoists not in favour of open border with India
May 27th, 2008 - 9:45 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Maoists in Nepal do not favour an "open border" with India and want the unregulated cross-border movement to be reviewed. Baburam Bhattarai, the second most important ... Read more...
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Nepali Congress leaders doubt Maoists intention
May 19th, 2008 - 2:31 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, May 19 (ANI): The Nepali Congress (NC) acting president Sushil Koirala has said that his party is still not assured about the intention of the Maoists in Nepal.
The Nepalnews quoted ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists were never called a terrorist outfit: US
May 15th, 2008 - 1:28 pm ICT by admin
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 15 (IANS) The US now says Nepal's Maoist party had never been designated a "foreign terrorist organisation" and the basis of its relations with the new government in ... Read more...
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Nepali Congress demands action against Maoists in Nepal
May 10th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, May 10 (ANI): Nepali Congress (NC) has demanded strong action against the Maoists who are involved in violent attacks against NC workers even after the Constituent Assembly (CA) polls in ... Read more...
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US hints at political reconciliation with Maoists in Nepal
May 1st, 2008 - 10:54 am ICT by admin
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 1 (IANS) The US, which still regards the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist(CPN-Maoist) as a terrorist organisation, has indicated it would seek "legitimate reconciliation and reintegration politically" in Nepal ... Read more...
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US to remove Nepal Maoists from terror watch list
April 21st, 2008 - 8:04 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, Apr 21 (ANI): United States Ambassador to Nepal Nancy J Powell has said that the Bush Administration is likely to remove the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) from its terrorist ... Read more...
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Nepal polls a step towards constitutional democracy: India
April 20th, 2008 - 7:44 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) India Sunday welcomed the outcome of the recent constituent assembly elections in Nepal as a step towards constitutional democracy. The first cautious welcome from the Prime Minister's ... Read more...
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Will the Nepali Maoists go the Hamas way?
April 19th, 2008 - 10:20 am ICT by admin
(Commentary)
By Shylashri Shankar
The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) pulled off an upset over the traditional ruling parties such as the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) in the ... Read more...
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US still mum on doing business with Maoists in Nepal
April 15th, 2008 - 10:50 am ICT by admin
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 15 (IANS) With Maoists poised to lead the new government in Nepal, the US - which once worked to prevent a "Maoist takeover" - welcomed "the historic election", ... Read more...
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India needs to shake hands with Maoists in Nepal
April 14th, 2008 - 9:07 am ICT by admin
(Commentary)
By Pranay Sharma
India's inability to correctly predict the outcome of the Nepal elections indicates its mindset as well as its failure to keep pace with the changing ground reality in the neighbouring ... Read more...
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India ready to work with Maoists in Nepal
April 13th, 2008 - 5:56 pm ICT by admin
By Pranay Sharma
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) India is ready to work with the Maoists in Nepal, New Delhi's envoy said Sunday, as results of the elections in the Himalayan kingdom putting ... Read more...
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