Security Information November2006 Peace accord signed - Civil War over October 2006 Ceasefire extended Airlines run out of tickets September 2006 Kangchenjunga Conservation Area handed over to community August 2006 Thamel declared 'Vehicle Regulated Zone' Security tightens at TIA, Kathmandu July 2006 Maoists extended ceasefire Malaria cases in Sindhuli district April 2006 Protests hit tourist area - Curfews February 2006 GB: Travel advice relaxed January 2006 Curfew in Kathmandu

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.

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".

October 2006

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.

September 2006

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).

August 2006

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.

August 2006

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.

July 2006

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.

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.

April 2006

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.

February 2006

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.

January 2006

» 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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