Maoists hindering govt formation in Nepal: Nepali Congress

From Kantipur.com
KATHMANDU, May 7 – The major political parties—Unified CPN (Maoist), Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML—have stepped up internal consultations, on Thursday, to discuss the formation of a new government and to end the current political crisis that emerged after the Maoists walked out of the government.
The NC parliamentary party today concluded that the Maoists [...]

Nepal’s political crisis

From economist.com

IF NEPAL’S mainstream politicians, army and Big Brother, India did not like Maoists in government, it is hard to imagine how the scrubbed-up guerrillas will be improved out of it. The resignation of the Maoist prime minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, or Prachanda (“fierce”), on May 4th offers a chance to find out. Mr Dahal [...]

Nepal is back in a big mess

From The Asian Age
With the resignation on Monday of Maoist Prime Minister Pushp Kumar Dahal, better known as “Prachanda”, the “fierce one”, Nepal’s domestic politics has once again gone fluid. Regrettably, this has been pretty much the norm in the Himalayan state for several years. When the political system is placed in jeopardy, it is [...]

Nepal in crisis, Army chief sacked, CPN(UML) withdraws support

By Shirish B Pradhan from PTInews.com
Kathmandu, May 3 (PTI) Nepal plunged into turmoil with the Maoist-led Government and the Military locked in a major confrontation after Prime Minister Prachanda sacked Army Chief Gen Rukmanga Katawal today for allegedly defying government orders but the General refused to step down.
CPN(UML), a key ruling coalition partner, also [...]

Maoist rebels hijack train in Jharkhand

From Deccanherald.com
Maoist rebels on Wednesday morning hijacked a train carrying over 300 passengers at the Heyagarha station in Jharkhands Latehar district, about 135 km from here. The train, bound for Mughalsarai (in Uttar Pradesh) from Barkakhana (in Jharkhand), was released about four hours later. Latehar Deputy Commissioner Sarvendu Thathagat said the train was taken over [...]

Maoist strike in Jharkhand, Bihar, WB, seize train

From Daily excelsior.com
LATEHAR/PATNA/KOLKATA, April 22: Striking on the second phase poll eve, Maoists today seized a train carrying nearly 700 passengers in Jharkhand’s Latehar district for over four hours and bombed a BDO’s office and shot a driver after setting ablaze trucks in Bihar.
Suspected naxalites also killed three CPI-M workers in West Bengal.
The Maoists took [...]

Raman for integrated action on Naxalites

By Akshaya Kumar Sahoo from Asian age
April 21: Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh on Tuesday called for an integrated action plan by the Centre to end the Maoist menace in the country.
“If an integrated action plan envisaging coordinated efforts by the Maoist-affected states is not taken up, then it will be difficult to fight the [...]

Indo-Nepal borders sealed as naxal-hit LS seats go to poll

From PTInews.com
Patna, Apr 22 (PTI) The Indo-Nepal border along Bihar’s naxal-infested Lok Sabha constituencies has been sealed and shoot-at-sight orders remain in force as the stage is set for the second phase of polling for 13 out of 40 Lok Sabha seats tomorrow.
“We have sealed the Indo-Nepal border along the naxal-hit constituencies of Valamikinagar, east [...]

Maoist rebels kill JD-U leader in Bihar

From Gulf Times
Maoist guerrillas have murdered a senior leader of the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) in a Bihar village, suspecting him to be a police informer, an official said yesterday. Over 15 Maoist gunmen in police uniforms on Wednesday night dragged Manoj Singh, 40, from his house in Parsando village in Munger district, about 150km [...]