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April - 2 
Peace talks between the Government and the Maoist insurgents scheduled today, April 3 have been stalled, Prime Minister Lokendra Chand said in Dhangadi, on April 2, that "The talks process will start only after the formation of an official talks moni
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Peace talks between the Government and the Maoist insurgents scheduled today, April 3 have been stalled, Prime Minister Lokendra Chand said in Dhangadi, on April 2, that "The talks process will start only after the formation of an official talks monitoring team. The time has not come to form such a team". Maoist leader and negotiation team member Krishna Bahadur Mahara said, "… the date has not been finalized as yet because an atmosphere has not been created." The insurgents have already demanded the release of five top leaders and lifting cases filed against Maoists’ chairman ‘Prachanda’ and chief negotiator Baburam Bhattarai before talks commenced.
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April - 5 
The Government in Nepal will not immediately press murder charges against four Maoist insurgents arrested for allegedly killing Armed Police Force chief Inspector General Krishna Mohan Shrestha, his wife and bodyguard, media reports said on April 5.
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The Government in Nepal will not immediately press murder charges against four Maoist insurgents arrested for allegedly killing Armed Police Force chief Inspector General Krishna Mohan Shrestha, his wife and bodyguard, media reports said on April 5. The deadline to file the chargesheet ends on Monday, April 7, 60 days after they were arrested. The four arrested are Krishnahari Sainju, Sita Karranjit, Hari and Kamal Bista. Maoist insurgents parallel government head Baburam Bhattarai accepted the insurgents had murdered Shrestha.
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April - 6 
Former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress president Girija Prasad Koirala began a tour of the eastern districts, on April 6, to study the impact of the seven-year old Maoist insurgency and the prospects for rehabilitating displaced persons, media rep
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Former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress president Girija Prasad Koirala began a tour of the eastern districts, on April 6, to study the impact of the seven-year old Maoist insurgency and the prospects for rehabilitating displaced persons, media reports said. He would subsequently be visiting central and mid-western regions as well. Koirala said the Government was responsible for the delay in commencing the peace talks with the insurgents, following the January 29 cease-fire. "The delay in forming the Government negotiation team for talks is suspicious", he said, and added, "The government has to take responsibility for the delay in launching the talks".
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April - 7 
Five senior Maoist insurgent leaders, also the members of the Maoist negotiating team, on April 7 addressed public meetings at five places commemorating the commencement of the process of dismantling of the monarchical form of government and the hera
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Five senior Maoist insurgent leaders, also the members of the Maoist negotiating team, on April 7 addressed public meetings at five places commemorating the commencement of the process of dismantling of the monarchical form of government and the heralding of a constitutional monarchy in Nepal. On April 9, 1990 late King Birendra formally legalized banned political parties through a midnight address to the nation that pave the way for establishing a constitutional monarchy in the country.
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April - 7 
Maoists parallel government head and chief negotiator Babruam Bhattarai said today, April 7, that they are now ready to commence talks if the Government released five senior central committee members. He said they would not insist on the withdrawal o
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Maoists parallel government head and chief negotiator Babruam Bhattarai said today, April 7, that they are now ready to commence talks if the Government released five senior central committee members. He said they would not insist on the withdrawal of criminal cases against senior rebels, including himself, as a pre-condition for talks to begin. "The talks will begin even if the government releases five central committee members currently under detention," Bhattarai said. However, Minister and Government chief negotiator Narayan Singh Pun said, on April 6, that the Government would not release all Maoist prisoners.
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April - 8 
Maoist insurgents’ senior leader and member of the negotiating team Dev Gurung said on April 8 that the insurgents are ready to withdraw their demand for a new Constituent Assembly, if there is a widespread consensus on it, reports said. Speaking
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Maoist insurgents’ senior leader and member of the negotiating team Dev Gurung said on April 8 that the insurgents are ready to withdraw their demand for a new Constituent Assembly, if there is a widespread consensus on it, reports said. Speaking in Pokhara, Gurung said the demand would be withdrawn if the King and mainstream political parties agreed for the same. He however expressed doubts that the King and the Communist Party of Nepal––Unified-Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) would ever show the readiness for such a consensus.
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April - 8 
Meanwhile, insurgents parallel government head and chief negotiator Baburam Bhattarai said at a press conference in the capital Kathmandu that the insurgents would chase the rulers of the old establishment into the jungles if the talks failed. "We wi
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Meanwhile, insurgents parallel government head and chief negotiator Baburam Bhattarai said at a press conference in the capital Kathmandu that the insurgents would chase the rulers of the old establishment into the jungles if the talks failed. "We will force the rulers of the old establishment to the jungle and take control of the state affairs," Bhattarai said.
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April - 9 
A Maoist insurgent, one among three insurgents abducted by armed timber smugglers, is presently in police custody, media reports said on April 9. He was held from the vicinity of Mahendranagar-Rajwas area. A country-made gun, a pistol and two socket
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A Maoist insurgent, one among three insurgents abducted by armed timber smugglers, is presently in police custody, media reports said on April 9. He was held from the vicinity of Mahendranagar-Rajwas area. A country-made gun, a pistol and two socket bombs were recovered from the insurgent. The insurgent reportedly said the smuggler targeted the insurgents because they were "curbing timber smuggling".
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April - 9 
Meanwhile, in Nuwakot, the District Security Committee set free eight Maoist insurgents, on April 9.
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Meanwhile, in Nuwakot, the District Security Committee set free eight Maoist insurgents, on April 9.
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April - 11 
Minister and Government chief negotiator for the proposed peace talks with the Maoist insurgents Narayan Singh Pun reportedly gave a surprise, on April 11, when he said he was unaware about the latest developments in the talks, while speaking in Lali
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Minister and Government chief negotiator for the proposed peace talks with the Maoist insurgents Narayan Singh Pun reportedly gave a surprise, on April 11, when he said he was unaware about the latest developments in the talks, while speaking in Lalitpur. He said, "I am not aware about the latest development, it is the government's responsibility to expedite the talks."
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April - 13 
The Government and the Maoist insurgents attended ‘goodwill talks’ on April 13, hours after two central committee members of the insurgents, Krishna Dhoj Khadka and Rekha Sharma, were released from prison. Led by insurgents’ parallel government head
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The Government and the Maoist insurgents attended ‘goodwill talks’ on April 13, hours after two central committee members of the insurgents, Krishna Dhoj Khadka and Rekha Sharma, were released from prison. Led by insurgents’ parallel government head Baburam Bhattarai, the insurgents’ five-member negotiating team met with Government chief negotiator Narayan Singh Pun. Without naming anyone in particular, Pun said some people attempted to stall the peace talks and added that the Maoists are "positive on the talks". Meanwhile, the Royal Nepal Army said in a press release on April 13 that it hoped that the release of the two rebel leaders would have "a positive impact on the peace process".
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April - 13 
The Government would announce within a wee a full-fledged negotiating team to pursue peace talks with Maoist insurgents, Government spokesperson Ramesh Nath Pandey said on April 13. He was speaking to the media after the conclusion of an all-party me
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The Government would announce within a wee a full-fledged negotiating team to pursue peace talks with Maoist insurgents, Government spokesperson Ramesh Nath Pandey said on April 13. He was speaking to the media after the conclusion of an all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand, but boycotted by all the four mail opposition parties in the now dissolved Parliament. The Government would also form a committee under the chairmanship of Chand to oversee the peace talks, Pandey said. Representatives of political parties are likely to be appointed to the committee.
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April - 13 
Two senior leaders of the Maoist insurgents, Krishna Dhoj Khadka and Rekha Sharma, both central committee members, would be released on April 13, today, media reports said. The insurgents have demanded of the Government to set free five senior leader
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Two senior leaders of the Maoist insurgents, Krishna Dhoj Khadka and Rekha Sharma, both central committee members, would be released on April 13, today, media reports said. The insurgents have demanded of the Government to set free five senior leaders and, thus, create a congenial atmosphere for the proposed peace talks. Meanwhile, reports said the press conference that was originally planned to be held for announcing the release and presenting the two leaders have been cancelled, as Krishna Khadka’s father has passed away and he would be flown directly to his ancestral home in Pyuthan. The two Maoist-leaders were arrested in Kathmandu in 2002 and detained at the army barracks in Gorkha, until they were moved to the civil jail there after the peace process commenced. In the days ahead the Government will release Bamdev Chettri and Rabindra Shrestha, and later Mumaram Khanal, reports added
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April - 17 
Maoist insurgents’ leader and a member of the negotiation team in the peace talks with the Government Krishna Bahadur Mahara said, on April 17, the insurgents wish to conclude the peace talks by mid-June, rather than protracting them, in order to avo
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Maoist insurgents’ leader and a member of the negotiation team in the peace talks with the Government Krishna Bahadur Mahara said, on April 17, the insurgents wish to conclude the peace talks by mid-June, rather than protracting them, in order to avoid the prevailing state of confusion. He said the inordinate delay in announcing the Government team for the talks gave the impression that the Government would take two to three years to conclude them and arrive at a solution to the insurgency problem. "We are strictly against protracting the cease-fire, instead we wish to hold talks immediately and find a way out of the political crisis plaguing the country," Mahara said, while speaking at the Reporters' Club in Kathmandu. He also warned that the insurgents would return to the forests and re-launch the people’s war if the Government delayed the peace talks.
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April - 17 
On April 17, the Government has announced a six-member team for peace negotiations with the Maoist insurgents. Talks would be held in three days, Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Badri Prasad Mandal said in Biratnagar, on April. 17. Also, late
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On April 17, the Government has announced a six-member team for peace negotiations with the Maoist insurgents. Talks would be held in three days, Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Badri Prasad Mandal said in Biratnagar, on April. 17. Also, latest reports indicate that Mandal has been named government chief negotiator. When last known, Narayan Singh Pun was perceived to be the chief negotiator.
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April - 18 
Deputy Prime Minister and chief government negotiator in the peace talks with the Maoist insurgents Badri Prasad Mandal announced, on April 18, that the Government would form a committee to assist the negotiators and added that representatives of pol
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Deputy Prime Minister and chief government negotiator in the peace talks with the Maoist insurgents Badri Prasad Mandal announced, on April 18, that the Government would form a committee to assist the negotiators and added that representatives of political parties, if interested, could join the committee. "We welcome all political parties to join the peace talks, but the general practice world over is that only the government representatives hold talks with the rebels," Mandal said in Biratnagar. He asked the political parties, intellectuals and the civil society to extend cooperation to the peace process and help find a lasting peace in the country. "We will finalise the agenda for the peace talks once we involve in preliminary parleys with the Maoists very soon," Mandal said.
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April - 18 
The first round of goodwill talks between the Government and the Maoist insurgents to end the over seven-year old insurgency would be held on April 21, government negotiating team member and Minister Narayan Singh Pun announced on April 18. The ann
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The first round of goodwill talks between the Government and the Maoist insurgents to end the over seven-year old insurgency would be held on April 21, government negotiating team member and Minister Narayan Singh Pun announced on April 18. The announcement was made after Pun met with Moist leaders Krishna Bahadur Mahara and Ram Bahadur Thapa ‘Badal’, on April 17. On April 18, speaking in Biratnagar, Deputy Prime Minister and chief government negotiator in the peace talks Badri Prasad Mandal said a preliminary round termed as ‘introductory programme’ would be held in the next two or three days. He further clarified that there would not be any facilitator for the peace talks. A press conference would be held after the introductory meeting between the Government and Maoist delegations.
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April - 20 
Media reports from Nepal said on April 22 that the Maoist insurgents abducted 27 civilians in three different districts, on April 20, in a violation of the terms of the ongoing truce agreement, and the ‘code of conduct’ that was subsequently signed w
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Media reports from Nepal said on April 22 that the Maoist insurgents abducted 27 civilians in three different districts, on April 20, in a violation of the terms of the ongoing truce agreement, and the ‘code of conduct’ that was subsequently signed with the Government almost over a month ago. Of the 27 civilians abducted, 22 are residents of Hampang village, Taplejung district, two belong to Tanahu and three to Sarlahi. The insurgents are believed to be questioning the captives on their involvement in different incidents, reports said, but did not describe the incidents
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April - 21 
Four main Opposition parties declined to send representatives to a proposed committee, which would monitor peace negotiations with the Maoist insurgents and would be headed by Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand. "We have already declared the gover
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Four main Opposition parties declined to send representatives to a proposed committee, which would monitor peace negotiations with the Maoist insurgents and would be headed by Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand. "We have already declared the government illegal. There is no point in joining the committee," Nepali Congress spokesperson Arjun Narsingh said, on April 21. Meanwhile, Pradip Nepal of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified-Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) said his party, too, would not send representatives to the committee. The Samyuakta Janamorcha and the Nepal Majdoor Kishan Party also declined to join the committee. Chand had written to leaders of political parties, on April 20, asking them to send their representatives.
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April - 21 
Maoist insurgents’ chairman Prachanda alleged, on April 21, in a press statement that the Government was consolidating its repressive regime, rather than working towards finding a political solution to the insurgency issue, media reports said on Apri
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Maoist insurgents’ chairman Prachanda alleged, on April 21, in a press statement that the Government was consolidating its repressive regime, rather than working towards finding a political solution to the insurgency issue, media reports said on April 22. This, he said, "has given rise to suspicions. His statement followed the sudden development in which the ‘preliminary talks’ were deferred hours before they were set to commence. Prachanda warned, "If the government is capitalizing on the cease-fire to consolidate the Royal Nepal Army, bring division among the political forces and stretch its hold on power then it would prove to be very counterproductive."
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April - 21 
Minister and government negotiating team member for the peace talks with the Maoist insurgents Narayan Singh Pun said he has completed the mandate to him by King Gyanendra. Pun said he was asked to create a favourable atmosphere that would help find
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Minister and government negotiating team member for the peace talks with the Maoist insurgents Narayan Singh Pun said he has completed the mandate to him by King Gyanendra. Pun said he was asked to create a favourable atmosphere that would help find a political solution to the insurgency problem. Pun said, "The responsibility given by the King was to talk with the Nepal Communist Party (Maoists) and create an atmosphere for a political outlet, which I have completed. He further said, "The important thing is to move the peace process forward."
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April - 21 
Representatives of the Government and the Maoist insurgents discussed, on April 21, fresh dates for the ‘preliminary’ talks that were deferred on April 20-night. Originally, it was agreed that the talks would be held on April 21, yesterday. Deputy Pr
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Representatives of the Government and the Maoist insurgents discussed, on April 21, fresh dates for the ‘preliminary’ talks that were deferred on April 20-night. Originally, it was agreed that the talks would be held on April 21, yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister and chief government negotiator Badri Prasad Mandal said on April 21 that the Government is still determined to make the peace talks a success. Minister and government negotiating team member Narayan Singh Pun met with members of the Maoist negotiating team, including rebel parallel government head Baburam Bhattarai, on April 21, and discussed fresh dates for the talks, reports added. The dates are yet to be announced. Pun said, "I singly brought the talks to this level. Normal talks will begin only after introductory meetings between members of the two negotiating teams."
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April - 21 
The first round of peace talks, termed as preliminary talks, which was to have been held today, April 21, has been postponed after a meeting, on April 20, between Government negotiating team member and Minister Narayan Singh Pun and Maoist insurgent
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The first round of peace talks, termed as preliminary talks, which was to have been held today, April 21, has been postponed after a meeting, on April 20, between Government negotiating team member and Minister Narayan Singh Pun and Maoist insurgent leader and parallel government head Baburam Bhattarai. Another Maoist leader and talks team member Krishna Bahadur Mahara was quoted as saying on April 20 that the Government was not "putting forward any concrete agenda," and hence the insurgents sought the postponement
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April - 22 
Media reports from Nepal said Royal Nepal Army (RNA) spokesman Colonel Deepak Gurung, on April 22 asked the Maoist insurgents to immediately hand over the weapons they had looted from the security forces for permanent peace to return in the country.
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Media reports from Nepal said Royal Nepal Army (RNA) spokesman Colonel Deepak Gurung, on April 22 asked the Maoist insurgents to immediately hand over the weapons they had looted from the security forces for permanent peace to return in the country. "The issue of getting back the weapons from the Maoists must figure prominently in the impending peace talks," Gurung said at a press conference. He informed that the Army had, thus far, recovered 15 per cent of the weapons looted by the insurgents. Replying to a specific question, Gurung said frisking Maoist leaders Baburam Bhattarai and Krishna Bahadur Mahara, while they were heading to Dhandgadi recently, was a routine job of the security forces. Besides, speaking at the same venue Brigadier General B.A. Kumar Sharma of the Human Rights Division said, "There are certain rules and procedures that have to be followed for such recruitment, we cannot recruit people into the Army without any basis."
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April - 24 
A woman Maoist insurgent was killed at Namje in the Okhaldhunga district on April 24. According to the Defence Secretary Madan Prasad Aryal, a group of insurgents that refused to surrender their arms clashed with the security forces (SFs) and the ins
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A woman Maoist insurgent was killed at Namje in the Okhaldhunga district on April 24. According to the Defence Secretary Madan Prasad Aryal, a group of insurgents that refused to surrender their arms clashed with the security forces (SFs) and the insurgent was killed in the ensuing encounter. An unspecified number of troops also sustained injuries in the incident.
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April - 24 
Peace talks between the Government and Maoist insurgents are to resume on April 27. Government negotiator, Minister for Physical Planning Narayan Singh Pun, informed this to media persons on April 24. Maoists had withdrawn from the ‘introductory talk
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Peace talks between the Government and Maoist insurgents are to resume on April 27. Government negotiator, Minister for Physical Planning Narayan Singh Pun, informed this to media persons on April 24. Maoists had withdrawn from the ‘introductory talks’ on April 21 demanding discussions on ‘substitutive issues’. The new date was decided following a meeting between Pun and another Government negotiator, the Communications Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey and Maoist leaders Krishna Bahadur Mahara and Ram Bahadur Thapa alias Badal.
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April - 24 
Representatives of the Government and the Maoist insurgents will informal talks beginning today, April 24. In fact, formal talks were scheduled to commence on April 20, but had been postponed as the insurgents said the Government was not coming up wi
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Representatives of the Government and the Maoist insurgents will informal talks beginning today, April 24. In fact, formal talks were scheduled to commence on April 20, but had been postponed as the insurgents said the Government was not coming up with a firm agenda, and hence they would not commence the talks. At the informal talks, the two sides are expected to discuss procedures for the formal talks and formulate the code of conduct for the committee that would monitor the talks, Maoist leader and negotiating team member Krishna Bahadur Mahara said. Maoist chief negotiator and parallel government head Baburam Bhattarai has reached Kathmandu, after completing a tour, to participate in the talks. A day earlier, on April 23, Bhattarai threatened at a public meeting, in Dhangadi, to return to the jungles and re-launch the insurgency if King Gyanendra did not announce ‘a concrete agenda’, reports said. He declared, "Such kind of behavior would not help to materialise the talks," Criticizing the political parties, Bhattarai said, "The only aim of the present movement (for the restoration of the dissolved Parliament) of the political parties is to rise to power."
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April - 26 
Addressing a public meeting at Shaheed Stadium in Biratnagar, on April 26, the Maoist leader, Dr Baburam Bhattarai criticized the government of vitiating the environment before the talks have begun by conniving with the United States (US) to crush th
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Addressing a public meeting at Shaheed Stadium in Biratnagar, on April 26, the Maoist leader, Dr Baburam Bhattarai criticized the government of vitiating the environment before the talks have begun by conniving with the United States (US) to crush the ‘people's war’. He also warned that the entry of foreign troops in Nepal, in case the talks failed, would lead the country towards blood bath. He said, "War is not over yet. We have just taken a break. If the talks failed, there would be bigger disasters than the past. We are on the winning side. However there is always risk of disasters from the defeated army."
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April - 27 
Maoist leaders resumed talks with the Government negotiators on April 27. Those who participated in the talks included, among others, Maoists leaders Baburam Bhattarai, Krishna Bahadur Mahara and Ram Bahadur Thapa, and Government negotiators, Ministe
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Maoist leaders resumed talks with the Government negotiators on April 27. Those who participated in the talks included, among others, Maoists leaders Baburam Bhattarai, Krishna Bahadur Mahara and Ram Bahadur Thapa, and Government negotiators, Minister for Physical Planning Narayan Singh Pun and Communications Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey. Maoists had withdrawn from the ‘introductory talks’ on April 21 demanding discussions on ‘substitutive issues’. The two sides also nominated two persons each to act as facilitators during the talks. While former speaker Damannath Dhungana, ex-member of parliament and human rights activist Padma Ratna Tuladhar would act as facilitators from the Maoists’ side, former minister Shailendra Kumar Upadhaya and former chief secretary Karna Dhoj Adhikari were nominated by the Government. Mahara and Pun were also nominated as spokespersons for the talks. Further, a ‘homework team’ was formed to finalise a team that would monitor the ‘code of conduct,’ already been agreed to by both the sides. This team will also decide the date and venue for the next round of talks. Later talking to the media, Maoist leader Mahara said the first round of talks were "good and fruitful. We have decided to make it a success".
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April - 29 
A report on April 29 indicated that the second round of peace talks between Government and Maoist insurgents could be held within a fortnight. Spokesman for talks from the Government side, Minister for Physical Planning Narayan Singh Pun said, "We we
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A report on April 29 indicated that the second round of peace talks between Government and Maoist insurgents could be held within a fortnight. Spokesman for talks from the Government side, Minister for Physical Planning Narayan Singh Pun said, "We were not surprised by the agenda presented by the rebels. That was expected." During the first round of talks the Maoists had presented a list of demands that included, information on the whereabouts of central committee member Dandapani Neupane and release of politburo and central committee members Rabindra Shrestha and Bamdeb Cheerti within 15 days. However, they did not specify if these demands were pre-conditions for the next phase of talks.
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April - 30 
Other reports said that the Maoists have abducted three Government officials on April 30 at Makalu.
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Other reports said that the Maoists have abducted three Government officials on April 30 at Makalu.
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April - 30 
Other reports said, the Russian Federation welcomed the first direct negotiations between the Government and Maoists held on April 27. A Russian Government spokesman reportedly said, on April 30, "We express the hope that all the responsible politica
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Other reports said, the Russian Federation welcomed the first direct negotiations between the Government and Maoists held on April 27. A Russian Government spokesman reportedly said, on April 30, "We express the hope that all the responsible political forces of Nepal will combine efforts for attainment of national reconciliation in the interest of strengthening democracy and for the social and economic progress of the country."
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