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| KOKO |
Posted
on 23-Aug-01 01:56 PM
Nepali police have struggled to control Maoist rebels
Nepal's King Gyanendra has approved two controversial bills that will create an elite police unit and give regional officials new powers to mobilise troops against Maoist rebels.
The first bill clears the way for the creation of a 15,000-strong armed police unit, better trained and equipped than the existing police force to combat the insurgency.
Sher Bahadur Deuba is setting up peace talks
The second bill enables certain regional administrators to mobilise the army and police against guerrillas without waiting for approval from the Kathmandu government.
The moves come a month after the government of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and the Maoists called a ceasefire and agreed to peace talks.
Six years of fighting have left more than 1,800 people dead.
Maoist leaders have criticised the new laws, but have not backed out from the proposed peace talks, which are expected to begin soon.
The bills were drawn up by the previous government earlier this year, but were blocked by the major opposition parties.
They withdrew their objections after the new government came to power last month.
The new laws are seen as a victory for Sher Bahadur Deuba.
Home Minister Khum Bahadur Khadka says the government is still determined to resolve the long-running insurgency through negotiations.
The Maoist rebels have been fighting since 1996 to topple Nepal's constitutional monarchy.
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| KOKO |
Posted
on 23-Aug-01 02:00 PM
Thursday, 23 August, 2001, 16:56 GMT 17:56 UK
Nepal Bhutan refugee talks make progress
Nepal and Bhutan say they have agreed to accelerate efforts to resolve the long-standing problem of around 100,000 ethnic Nepalese living in camps in eastern Nepal who say they are Bhutanese.
The two sides reached agreement following talks in the Bhutanese capital, Thimpu.
On his return to Kathmandu, Nepal's ambassador to Bhutan said the processing of paperwork for the Hindu refugees will be speeded up.
He said the interviewing process, by which the nationality of the refugees is determined, will be simplified.
The refugees say they were forced to leave Bhutan 10 years ago by ethnic and political oppression.
The issue has long soured relations between the two countries.
Bhutan says it is prepared to take back genuine Bhutanese refugees, but maintains that these number only a few thousand.
From the newsroom of the BBC World Service
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| hello |
Posted
on 23-Aug-01 05:33 PM
Why do you keep copying and pasting news that appears elsewhere on the Internet? Anyone who can access the internet can access it. Instead, your own comments on news/writeups would probably be more interesting.
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| HELLO HELLO |
Posted
on 24-Aug-01 09:38 AM
WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU HELLO ?
DID SOMEONE SHOVE A PLUNGER UP YOUR ALLEY ?
OR IS IT BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT HUNG OVER ?
MAYBE YOU NEED TO USE THE SWEDISH ENLARGER.
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| rajiv |
Posted
on 24-Aug-01 02:31 PM
hey koko,
we have access to internet to read the news.
thanks though,
rajiv
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