November
2006
Peace
accord signed - Civil War over |
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Peace
Pact: The government of Nepal and Maoist rebels have signed a historic
peace accord, declaring a formal end to a 10-year rebel insurgency.
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October
2006
Ceasefire: The
Maoists have decided to extend their three-month-long ceasefire which is
going to end on 29 October 2006 stating that the ceasefire - considering
the ongoing peace talks - is "automatically extended".
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October
2006
Nepal:
Airlines run out of tickets |
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Airlines
run out of tickets: Almost all airlines
operating flights to Nepal have run out of air-tickets, as a huge number
of tourists have arranged travel plans to Nepal because of the ceasefire,
say airline officials. Tourism entrepreneurs stated they have halted plans
to bring in more tourists for the time being. "All air seats are packed
not just for this year, but until April 2007," said an official at Thai
Airways. Qatar Airways shares the same story.
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run out of tickets (October 2006)
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September
2006
Kangchenjunga
Conservation Area handed over to community |
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The
government has handed over the management of Kangchenjunga Conservation
Area (KCA) in Taplejung district to the local community. The KCA Management
Council represents all stakeholders from seven Conservation Area User Committees,
44 User Groups, and 32 Mother Groups. These community-based institutions
were involved in all Kangchenjunga Conservation Area Project activities,
implemented by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation
with the technical and financial support of WWF Nepal.
The
Kangchenjunga Conservation Area is known for its rich biodiversity, its
spectacular scenery with Mount Kangchenjunga (8,586m), and rich cultural
heritage represented by the 5,254 inhabitants living within the four Village
Development Committees (VDCs).
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August
2006
Thamel
declared 'Vehicle Regulated Zone' |
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Thamel
Tourism Development Board along with some local organisations with the
help of Nepal Police have declared the area a 'Vehicle Regulated Zone'.
Under the provision, vehicles will be restricted to park only in the parking
zones and taxies will not be allowed to park on the road after dropping
the passengers.
The
Thamel Tourism Board and Rickshaw Entrepreneurs will issue license for
Rickshaws to operate in the area and to prohibit exhibition of goods outside
the shops-causing obstacle to the free movement of the tourists.
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August
2006
Security
tightens at TIA, Kathmandu |
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Nepal
banned passengers using the country's lone international airport from carrying
liquids in hand baggage following a foiled plot to blow up airplanes leaving
Britain for the US.
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July
2006
Maoists
extend ceasefire by three month |
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July
28, 2006: The Maoist rebels extended their
ceasefire by three months in a bid to support peace talks aimed at ending
their decade-old insurgency that has killed thousands. "Expressing the
commitment and responsibility (for peace) our party has extended the ceasefire
for another three months," Maoist top leader Prachanda said in a statement.
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July
2006
As
many as 64 patients of malaria have been detected in Sindhuli district
in central Nepal this year, District Health Office said in a statement
. According to the health office, the health workers randomly collected
3,075 slides of blood samples and 64 of them were found with symptoms of
malaria. Last year they found 48 cases of malaria out of 773 samples in
the same area.
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April
2006
Kathmandu:
Protests hit tourist area |
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Demonstrations
against King Gyanendra have spread to the tourist area of Kathmandu. Hundreds
of restaurant and hotel workers, trekking and travel agents staged and
tourists as well protested in the popular Thamel tourist district for the
first time. Reports say that Police have also arrested foreign tourists
involved in demonstration activities in Thamel. After an investigation
the foreigners have been released. No busses and public transport are plying
between the major towns in Nepal. Partial curfews have been imposed in
several cities of the country.
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February
2006
Great
Britain: Travel advice relaxed |
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The
British Foreign and Commonwealth Office has relaxed its its travel advice
for Britons travelling to Nepal. Lonely Planet warns of isolated
incidents of robbery involving tourists. It says the districts of Banke,
Dang, Syangja, Surkhet, Rukum, Kalikot, Jajarkot, Rolpa, Salyan and Gorkha
are the most dangerous.
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January
2006
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17 January 2006 Curfews imposed:
Authorities
have imposed night curfews in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and some other district
headquarters along the major highways. In Kathmandu an indefinete
curfew was imposed between 11 pm and 4 am withing the Ring Road area and
from 10 pm to 4 am outside the Ring Road. The authorities also have banned
all protest meetings and political rallies in the capital until further
notice.
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