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CPN-M IS CALLING FOR A THREE-MONTH TRUCE
Ten thousands, some said hundreds of thousands, of supporters of the SPA celebrated yesterday the new move to dewmocracybut warned also the SPA not to start again with the power struggle against each other, what was the practice in the years before Gyanedra took over all the power.
The announcement by the CPN-M to call for a three-month truce and the stop of the blockadeof the major cities of Nepal was celebrated enthusiastically.
Today, according to BBC World, CPN-M, their supporters and sympathizer are planning a mass rally in the heart of Kathmandu to support the democratic process but also to demand a real people's democracy. It will be the first rally of CPN-M in the capital. Until now the regime is kriminalisieren the organization as a terrorist org... So, let's see the further developments...
eKantipur wrote this..
Victory meet at Khulla Manch: SPA leaders express full commitment to constituent assembly elections
Hundreds of thousands thronged the Khulla Manch at Tundikhel, Kathmandu, on Thursday to celebrate the seven-party alliance (SPA) called “victory mass meet” of the pro-democracy movement for “total democracy” in the country.
Top leaders of the alliance, thousands of SPA activists holding the flags of their parties, government employees and the general public took out rallies from various parts of the Kathmandu Valley to converge at the historic Khulla Manch.
The top brass leaders of the SPA addressed the mass meeting expressing their full commitment to constituent assembly elections. However, Nepali Congress (NC) President Girija Prasad Koirala was absent because of ill-health.
Back in 1990, the political parties had organized a huge gathering at the same venue after the restoration of democracy. The restoration of multi-party democracy and end of the party-less Panchayat system, were the principle demands of the 1990 popular mass movement.
The people had fought for 30 long years before the Panchayat system- introduced by King Mahendra, father of King Gyanendra, by bulldozing a 17-month-old elected parliament in 1960- crumbled in the face of the popular mass movement of 1990, known as Janaandolan-I.
However, today’s demands were different. While the SPA leaders stressed the need for drafting a new constitution, terming the 1990 Constitution “incomplete” in providing people’s rights, today’s victory meet clearly echoed the demand of unconditional constituent assembly elections.
“The chief demand of the present mass movement is an announcement of constituent assembly elections,” said UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal, addressing the mass gathering.
“I want to caution those who attempt to step back from constituent assembly elections,” he added.
Nepal also claimed that the SPA was ready to come back to the streets if the House of Representatives failed to address the demand of constituent assembly elections.
“This movement is aimed at bringing the regime that has stomped on the backs of the Nepali people for the last 237 years, to an end,” Nepal said, adding, “The King is left with no other option but to accept the people’s decision.”
The huge mass cheered the SPA leaders with big applause every time they talked about constituent assembly elections.
Cautioning that the king could no more be trusted, president of the Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D), Sher Bahadur Deuba said there was no alternative to constituent assembly.
Repeating the phrase “constituent assembly” several times, Deuba said, “We will hold an election to the constituent assembly at any cost.”
“No one has understood this king better than me,” Deuba, who was sacked by the king twice (first on October 4, 2002 and then on February 1, 2005), warned, “He (king) can again lure us.”
Areas around the vicinity of the Khulla Manch- Ghantaghar, New Road Gate, 
Ratna Park, Purano Bus Park etc- were completely packed with people.
Banners put up by the participants reminded the politicians not to compromise on democracy and an unconditional election to the constituent assembly.
Chairman of Jana Morcha Nepal, Amik Serchan said that it did not matter to the people whether the King accepted the outcome of the unconditional election to the constituent assembly.
Bharat Bimal Yadav of Nepal Sadbhawana Party (Anandidevi) said, “This certainly is the people’s victory but not the end of the people’s movement.” He added that the modalities of the movement had changed.
Narayan Man Bijukchhe, chairman of the Majdoor Kisan Party, cautioned the people to remain alert against the activities of the “regressive elements.”
Chairman of Bam Morcha Nepal, Prabhu Narayan Chaudhari was of the view that an inclusive democracy should be established in the country. He added that the state should be restructured.
Representatives of various professional organizations said that the political parties should move ahead without deviating from the people’s aspirations.
“If any party or parliamentarian stands against the constituent assembly elections, people will decide on what action will be taken against them,” said Sambhu Thapa, president of Nepal Bar Association.
The participants of the mass meet reacted angrily to NC President Koirala’s absence at the programme.
The angry mass asked NC Vice-president Sushil Koirala, who was about to address the meet, to leave the stage and call G.P. Koirala. The crowd also pelted stones at the stage protesting his absence.
The infuriated mass was calmed only after UML Genera Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal unveiled that Koirala was ill and was attended by two doctors at his residence. “84-year-old leader Koirala has already been administered two saline water bottles and is taking rest at his residence,” said Nepal.
Nepal also re-assured the people regarding Koirala’s commitment for unconditional constituent assembly elections.
Koirala has already been appointed to the post of Prime Minister by the king.. BUT NOT BY THE PEOPLE!!! And only the people have the right..., no Chr.!
IHT, AP...
Maoists declare cease-fire in Nepal
BBC..
Maoist blockade lifted in Nepal
CNN..
Nepal Maoists declare cease-fire
BBC wrote.. Meanwhile the US has hinted at an early resumption of military aid to Nepal. So as you can see the situation is still very serious and dangerously!!
As you can, hopefully, imagine.. all the reactionaries, imperialists, f... blablabla.. will do everything to stop real progressive developments in Nepal!
SUPPORT THE DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION IN NEPAL!!!
Just get in contact with the Nepalese staff of MTU!!
While ten of thousands were celebrating the first victory of the people.s movement...
Soldiers kill 6 people protesting rape in Morang
Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) soldiers on Wednesday opened fire on villagers protesting against the rape and murder of a woman by a group of soldiers at Belbari of Morang district.
Six people were killed and 11 others were injured in the army firing...
http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=72040
..even, IHT, AFP, AP reported..
Maoists halt blockade in Nepal
CNN..
Nepal soldiers kill 6 villagers
BBC..
But so or so..
..finally the people.s power will win!
POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
PEOPLE'S POWER WINS !
The democratic movement celebrated the first real victory
4.25 protests changed to street parties..
..but many don't believe that Gyanendra's(G) offers are leading to a real demorcratic society. Also the CPN-M, who is in a coalition with the SPA is saying that G's offer isn't enough and rejected the deal(CNN, 4.25).
Maoists demand unconditional constituent assembly elections ..eKantipur..
Maoists reject Nepal king's offer ..Al Jazeera..
But first of all yesterday ten of thousands people filled the streets of Kathmandu and turned the protest to celebration... after 19 days of General Strike, many days under curfew and at least 15 people killed by the "security" forces. But even during the celebrations the riot cops clashed with the people.
Actually the last developments in Nepal are a real victory for the people's movement... mainly for it, because only the activities of a majority of the "ordinary" people made this victory possible. Without the people's activity the SPA had no chances.
And this is the main positive result of the recent struggle: the people were/are able to get the experience that only they had/have the power to change something.
But now the people's movement will be confronted with the next serious struggle: the struggle for a(real) democratic republic. And even in the near future they will be able to achieve this aim... the class struggle will continue without any reduction until they achieve a society of political, social... equality!
GEFONT.. www.gefont.org .. wrote
It's the beginning of victory of April Uprising in
So, here the latest from the bourgeois media..
eKantipur..
Victory rallies held across the nation
Following the Monday night royal proclamation, thousands of people took to the streets marking the “victory” of people’s rights over “autocracy.”
Hailing the royal address, rallies were taken out across the nation on Tuesday.
The demonstrators of the rallies, through their slogans, cautioned the seven-party alliance (SPA) leadership not to compromise on the rights of the people in the future. “Up with democracy,” “Down with autocracy,” “Hold election to a constituent assembly,” were among other slogans chanted by the people during the victory rallies.
The people have also demanded that the next government punish all those “culprits, who committed crimes in the name of crackdown on peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations.”
At least 17 people lost their lives and more than 6,000 were injured, some seriously, during the pro-democracy movement. Several injured are still undergoing treatment at various hospitals across the country, mostly in the capital.
Thousands of people participated in a rally that began from Satdobato, Lalitpur, went through major parts of the capital before converging into a gathering at Kalanki. Another “huge” rally which began from Koteshwor passed through Ring Road.
Rallies with thousands participating were taken out from Gongabu, Kirtipur and various other parts that were much popular during the pro-democracy movement.
People in dozens of vehicles, chanting pro-democracy slogans, passed through major corners of the Kathmandu Valley in the victory rallies.
Reports coming in say that a large number of people participated in victory rallies outside the valley since this morning. People from all walks of life joined today’s rallies throughout the country.
In Morang, rallies were taken out in support of yesterday’s royal address at Biratnagar, Urlabari, Rangeli, Birat Chowk, and Indra Chowk.
Similar rallies were taken out at Lahan in Siraha, Malangawa of Sarlahi, Itahari of Sunsari, Dharan, Sankhuwasabha, Khotang, Bhojpur, Okhaldhunga, Taplejung, Damak of Jhapa, Birtamode, Janakpur, Dolakha, Udaypur, Sindhuli, Pokhara, Nepalgunj, Dhangadi, Mahendranagar, Lamjung, Manag, Humal, and Jumla, among other districts.
Two demonstrators and a policeman were injured during a clash at Mahendra Chowk, Biratnagar.
In Kavre, a victory rally was taken out at Banepa, with large number of public participation from various villages in the district.
Our Mahendranagar correspondent Chitranga Thapa reports that the police opened one dozen fires into the air to disperse the angry protesters, who attempted to vandalize government offices. Thousands of people supporting King’s address took out a rally at Mahendranagar.
Here you find a photo chronology, by eKantipur, of the last 19 days of General Strike and people's struggle..
http://www.kantipuronline.com/19days.php
IHT, NYT..
Protesters in Nepal celebrate victory
Guardian, GB..
Nepal opposition calls off protests
BBC..
Nepalis celebrate protest victory
CNN..
Nepal opposition alliance holds 'victory rally'
Well, yesteday and today, it might be the time for celebration...
but tomorrow there will be again the time for STRUGGLE..
4.25 DEMONSTRATIONS..
POSSIBLY THE ENDGAME..
..the correspondent from BBC World was calling the coming developments, especially the for today planned mass demonstrations against the rule of Gyanendra.
Just about two hour ago Gyanendra made another TV adress to the people of Nepal, promissing to give the power to the parliament and he said sorry for the people who were killed in the last nearly 3 weeks...
But until now there are no informations if the democratic movement will eccept this offer..
Just we have to see the reactions on the streets of Kathmandu, the democratic movement is ecpecting at leat 500,000 protesters...
Already yesterday one of the main demands on the streets.. LET.S ACHIEVE THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF NEPAL!!
Yesterday already the US embassy sent back home all its staff and ordered all US citizens to leave Nepal immediately, according to CNN...
About the TV adress of Gyanendra eKantipur wrote this..
King Gyanendra reinstates House of Representatives
King Gyanendra has reinstated the House of Representatives which was dissolved on 22 May 2002 on the advice of the then Prime Minister in accordance with the Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal-1990.
Addressing the nation on Monday night, the King also extended his heartfelt condolences to all those who have lost their lives in the people's movement and wish the injured speedy recovery.
...
Full text of the royal proclamation
Proclamation to the Nation from His Majesty King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev
(24 April 2006) Beloved Countrymen,Convinced that the source of State Authority and Sovereignty of the Kingdom of Nepal is inherent in the people of Nepal and cognizant of the spirit of the ongoing people's movement as well as to resolve the on-going violent conflict and other problems facing the country according to the road map of the agitating Seven Party Alliance, we, through this Proclamation, reinstate the House of Representatives which was dissolved on 22 May 2002 on the advice of the then Prime Minister in accordance with the Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal-1990. We call upon the Seven Party Alliance to bear the responsibility of taking the nation on the path to national unity and prosperity, while ensuring permanent peace and safeguarding multiparty democracy. We also summon the session of the reinstated House of Representatives at the Sansad Bhawan, Singha Durbar at 1 P.M. on Friday, 28 April 2006.
We are confident that this House will contribute to the overall welfare of Nepal and the Nepalese people.
We extend our heartfelt condolences to all those who have lost their lives in the people's movement and wish the injured speedy recovery. We are confident that the nation will forge ahead towards sustainable peace, progress, full-fledged democracy and national unity.
May Lord Pashupatinath bless us all!
Jaya Nepal!
http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=71894
IHT, AP..
Nepal's king orders Parliament reinstated
Guardian, GB..
Nepal's king restores parliament
Al Jazeera..
Nepal's king reinstates parliament
CNN..
Nepal's king gives in to demands
About yesterday.s developments on the streets of Nepal eKantipur reported this...
Nationwide demonstrations intensify
Pro-democracy demonstrations have also been intensified outside the Kathmandu Valley with massive public participation. On the 19th day of nationwide general strike and political showdown, Monday, demonstrations were staged across the nation.
Reports coming in say pro-democracy demonstrations were staged in the remote Himalayan districts of, Humla, Jumla and Kalikot with the participation of the people from all walks of life. Representatives from various professional groups, farmers, civil servants, teachers and students, among others, took part in today's protests against the April 21 royal address.
A rally was taken out at Liwang, the district headquarters of Rolpa, by women, human rights network and the Federation of Nepalese Journalists, Rolpa branch.
In Jhapa, a mourning ceremony was held at Birtamod in memory of Rajan Giri and Suraj Bishwas, who were killed by the army during a peaceful demonstration at Chandrigadi a week ago, this afternoon. Likewise, a mourning ceremony was held on the 13th day death ritual in memory of Bishnu Pandey, who was killed in the pro-democracy movement in the district, today. Thousands of the participants at the programme vowed to take the movement to its targeted goal.
In Ilam, a huge mass gathering was organized by the SPA demonstrators.
Hotel and transport labourers in Biratnagar halted their work and staged a demonstration. They said they would resume operations only until Loktantra is established in the country.
In Bardiya, Dalit women brought out a huge protest demonstration against the royal regime. There has been a shortage of daily consumer goods in the district following the prolonged nineteen days of general strike. The closure of the banks has caused more problems to the public there.
Meanwhile, government officials of the district have collected about Rs. 50,000 in relief funds for the victims of the Janandolan.
Thousands of protesters in Chitwan including government officials, students, farmers and common people took out a rally.
A joint protest rally was organized by the representatives of various professional organizations at Lahan, Siraha this afternoon. Civil servants in the district halted today's work in support of the ongoing pro-democracy movement.
In Dharan, a massive rally was organized against the royal address. Doctors and health workers of the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences continued their protests today.
Family members of security personnel staged a demonstration in support of the movement at Inaruwa.
Meanwhile, civil servants of Bara and Sankhuwasabha stopped their official work and joined protest rallies today. Family members of security personnel in Bara also participated in the rally.
Thousands of people participated in a pro-democracy rally in Taplejung, organized by various students' unions.
Similar rallies were taken out at Phidim, Diktel, Gaighat, Bhojpur, Dhankuta, Kavre, Charikot, Dhading, Lamjung and Ghorahi.
The Hindu..
Nepal parties call for million-strong protest
Asia Times, HK..
Nepalese protesters in a fight to the end
BBC..
Aeh... please remember that the most of this media stuff is the stuff of the ruling class, just bourgeois...
To see more pictures about the 18th day of the General strike please check out this..
http://www.rajeshkc.com/phalano/?p=551#more-551
4.23: ANOTHER DAY OF MASS PROTESTS..
ANOTHER DAY OF CURFEW..
ANOTHER DAY OF CLASHES WITH THE "SECURITY" FORCES
According to BBC WORLD yesterday again ten of thousands protesters took the streets of Kathmanu, ignored the curfew and demanded a real democratic republic.
Once again tanks and heavy armed police ans soldiers clashed with thousands of demonstrators.
It seems that the movement will not give up until Gyanendra will give up his power. Before yesterday BBC World already said: "THE MONARCHY IS FINISHED."
The most of the protesters are now demanding that "the king must give up the complete power and have to go to exile", so the BBC's correspondent.
PS.. to the protests from Sat.: according to the German newspaper TAZ(4.22) all across Nepal around 5,000,000 protesters took the streets. Alone in Kathmandu between 300,000 and 500,000 people from all parts of the society joined the demonstrations and battles.
The latest news... the SPA, including the NCP.M are planning for the coming Tuesday a HUGE NATIONWIDE DEMONSTRATION against the kingdom... perhaps this might be the pre.play for the final battle...
Here the latest from the bourgeois... blabla... you already know...
eKantipur..
Demonstrations against royal address intensifies nationwide
Saying that the April 21 royal address didn't accommodate the chief demand of the pro-democracy movement, protesters Sunday continued to stage demonstrations across the nation.
The demonstrators also cautioned the seven-party alliance (SPA) leadership to march ahead towards the movement’s goal without any compromise with the King.
A massive demonstration was held at Damak, Jhapa with more than 800,000 participating from various parts of the town. The demonstrators also organized a mass-gathering there.
In Morang, pro-democracy protesters staged separate anti-king demonstrations at Mills area, Tankesunuwori, Devkota Chowk, Hath Khola, Okhariya, Bargachi, Bus Park, and Sanihath, among other places. Labourers took out separate rallies from Millsarea and Tankesunuwori. Madhesi People's Rights Forum and Adibasi Janajati Andolan also urged the SPA leaders to take the movement to a targeted goal without any compromise.
In Ilam, a huge demonstration was held at district headquarters Ilam bazaar with the participation of more than 20,000 people. People from various remote villages in the district gathered at the district headquarters to participate in the demonstration.
Thousands of farmers at Inaruwa, Sunsari took out a pro-democracy rally carrying agricultural tools. Likewise, a similar rally was taken out at Itahari as well.
Meanwhile, some 250 students of SOS Children Village, Itahari and Biratnagar today decided to give Rs. 30,000 (amount equivalent to a day’s expenditure for each student).
Students in Siraha took out a whistle rally while the students in Mirchaiya staged a cycle rally.
The largest ever rally with 100,000 people participating was taken out at Malangawa in Sarlahi.
In Udaypur, separate pro-democracy rallies were taken out at Gaighat, Beltar, Rampur and Katari. The labourers of Udaypur Cement Factory also contributed Rs. 20,000 to the victims of Janaandolan.
In Okhaldhunga, thousands of people from various villages organized a pro-democracy cultural programme. The government employees also stopped their operations today.
Similar anti-king demonstrations were staged at Myangulng of Terhathum, Khandbari of Sankhuwasabha, Pithim of Panchthar, Diktel of Khotang, Bhojpur, Taplejung, Ramechhap, Sindhupalchowk, Palpa, Damauli, Rupanedehi, Janakpur, Parbat, Lamjung, Bardiya, Charikot, Kavre, Dhangadi and Dhankuta, Rasuwa, among other places.
In Nuwakot, the SPA took out a huge rally. The protesters vandalized three government offices at the district headquarters Bidur.
In the meantime, more than 250,000 people from Rolpa, Pyuthan and Salyan district of Rapti zone today gathered at Ghorahi, the district headquarters of Dang, after a three-day-long walk, and staged pro-democracy demonstrations.
In Kalikot, women protestors staged a pro-democracy cultural programme at Manma, the district headquarters.
Top SPA leaders to spearhead Tuesday's demonstration in capital
The agitating seven-party alliance (SPA) on Sunday decided to stage a "huge" political showdown, which will be led by the top brass leaders of the alliance, in the capital on Tuesday.
The SPA also claimed that over two million people will participate in the Ring Road-centred demonstration.
This is the first demonstration to be held under the leadership of the top SPA leaders since the alliance-called nationwide general strike began on April 6.
A meeting of the SPA's People's Movement Central Coordination Committee held in the capital today decided that Nepali Congress President Girija Prasad Koirala will spearhead the demonstration from Maharajgunj, CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal will lead from Kalanki and NC-D President Sher Bahadur Deuba from Gongabu.
Likewise, President of Jana Morcha Nepal, Amik Serchan will lead the demonstration from Satdobato, Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party's president Narayan Man Bijukchhe from Koteshwor, Bharat Bimal Yadav, vice-chairman of Nepal Sadbhawana Party (Anandidevi), from Sita Paila and Bishnu Bahadur Manandhar, president of Samyukta Bam Morcha will lead from Chabahil.
In spite of the government-clamped curfew, the SPA had successfully staged its Ring Road picketing programme.
The SPA also appealed to all to participate in Tuesday's demonstrations.
Meanwhile, at least three protesters were injured when security men opened fire on a demonstration against the royal proclamation at Koteshwor, Kathmandu Sunday afternoon.
The injured were taken to hospital for treatment.
The situation at Koteshwor turned tense after the firing on what was largely a peaceful demonstration.
Peaceful demonstrations were also held at Samakhusi. Hundreds of pro-democracy demonstrators assembled at the Samakhusi chowk defying the curfew orders. A huge rally from Gongabu joined the demonstration there.
Large numbers of Royal Nepalese Army soldiers, Armed Police Force and Nepal Police personnel were deployed at Samakhusi but they did not intervene.
Similarly, extensive demonstrations were held at Chabahil, Gongabu, Sitapaila, Kalanki, Thankot, Kirtipur, Naya Baneshwor, Sorhakhutte and Thahity.
Demonstrations were also held in Patan's Mangalbazaar, Lubhu, Harisiddhi, Imadol, Godawari, Lamatar and Dhapakhel.
Bhaktapur's Kaushaltar, Kamalbinayak, Sallaghari, Suryabinayak, Dudhpokhari also witnessed peaceful demonstrations today.
There was heavy presence of security men on the major streets of Kathmandu.
In Dharan, thousands of activists affiliated to different women’s organisations took out a huge rally holding kitchen utensils and brooms, calling on the seven parties to continue with the general strike.
Official work at all government offices and state-owned enterprises in Dharan Municipality came to a halt as the employees continued their agitation, expressing solidarity with the ongoing general strike. They protested chanting slogans against the royal proclamation calling it “irrelevant and useless”.
Our Chitwan correspondent reported that a rally of thousands led by women was taken out in Narayangadh. The rally which began from the Shahid Chowk of Narayangadh marched through Chaubiskothi, District Police Office road, Bypass Road and Pulchowk. Thousands of villagers from the surrounding areas participated in the rally.
Similarly, students took out a rally ridiculing the royal proclamation in Dhankuta district headquarters. Blindfolding their eyes and plugging their ears with cotton swabs, they took out a “laughing rally” passing through different areas of the bazaar.
BBC News - Nepal protesters challenge curfew
IHT, NYT..
Protesters keep up pressure on Nepal king
The Observer, UK..
Al Jazeera..
Nepal curfews fail to deter protesters
CNN..
Tear gas used on Nepal protesters
Please check out also GEFONT web sit...
"WE WON A BATTLE, BUT NOT THE WAR"
..a demonstrator said before yesterday after Gyanendra's announcement to give the power back to the political parties(Berliner Zeitung, 4.22).
Yesterday, 4.22, about 200,000 protesters took the streets of Kathmandu... and demanded real democracy, just a republic instead of the kingdom.
RNA(Royal Nepalese Army) and police, heavy armed and especially in the near of the royal palace many tanks were deployed on the streets.
According to CNN for foreign journalists yesterday it was very difficult to make their jobs, because everywhere police and other so called security staff prevented them even from getting out of their hotels...
Hmm.. yesterday night I had the meeting with some of the German, maoist, supporters of the struggle in Nepal. But unfortunately they have no other informations as I post here every day.. They just are very busy to prepare the REVOLUTIONARY MAYDAY in Berlin.. perhaps as the the pre.play of the revolution in Germany, Europe, THE WORLD... who knows..
OK, here the latest news from the Nepalese and intl. bourgeois media...
eKantipur, 4.22..
SPA rejects Kings offer, vow to continue agitation
Stating that the Friday’s royal address didn’t address the goal and agenda of the pro-democracy movement, the seven-party alliance (SPA) on Saturday flatly rejected King Gyanendra’s offer for premiership.
The meeting of the SPA held at the residence of Nepali Congress President Girija Prasad Koirala this afternoon also vowed to intensify the peaceful mass movement.
The parties said that reinstatement of House of Representatives, formation of an all-party government, talks with the Maoist rebels and election to a constituent election with the Maoists’ consent are the ways to resolve the current crisis facing the country.
“The King’s proclamation did not address the parties’ roadmap and the aspirations of the people ...it does not make any sense to join the government,” the SPA said in a statement issued after the meeting.
Meanwhile, a delegation of the envoys of the European Union met the senior leaders of the alliance during the meeting of the SPA.
The EU has already welcomed the royal address and expressed hope that it would open the path to a peaceful process in Nepal.
Earlier this morning, the separate meetings of the NC and CPN-UML had rejected the King’s offer and had decided to continue the pro-democracy movement.
The NC said that the king’s proclamation had totally ignored the seven parties’ roadmap to opt for constituent election through reinstatement of the dissolved House of Representatives, for the establishment of Loktantra, as aspired by the people.
Appealing to the international community, who have welcomed the King’s address, to support the people’s movement, the NC urged the security personnel not to use force to crackdown on peaceful demonstrations.
Rejecting the king's offer, the meeting of the CPN-UML said the royal address has rejected the demands of the seven-party alliance and the understanding reached with the Maoist rebels and has completely ignored the aspirations of the people.
Issuing a statement following the meeting, Madhav Kumar Nepal, general secretary of the party said, "We disapprove the royal proclamation and appeal to all to intensify the peaceful movement aimed at defeating autocratic monarchy and restoring complete democracy.”
Nepal also said the movement will continue until complete sovereignty of people is restored and the foundation for constituent assembly election is ensured.
Tens of thousands of protesters defy curfew in Capital, dozens hurt
Tens of thousands of people have come to the street in Kathmandu from various areas defying the curfew imposed by the government Saturday afternoon.
Thousands of people from Gongabu shouting king's offer as a sham, marched towards the inner city areas, eyewitnesses said.
Demonstrators from Kalanki merged into the rally and went through Samakhushi, Thamel, Thahiti, Ason and Bhotahity.
Police rained baton charge and tear gas to disperse the protesters that left at least 3 dozens injured. Scores of others were hurt in a stampede while escaping from the police.
Meanwhile, the Royal Palace was heavily guarded by armed soldiers and police to keep the protesters at bay.
Earlier, the protesters burnt tyres, fell woodlogs on the road bringing the traffic to a complete standstill.
The protesters shouted "King's address is a sham," "Leaders don't compromise with the king," and "We want complete democracy."
Reports said that the protesters are also marching from Chabahil.
Meanwhile, security forces have opened fire at demonstrators in Tripureshowr injuring at least 10.
Doctors at the Kathmandu Model Hospital said that over 100 injured protesters have been brought to the hospital and said that condition of 20 were serious.
Meanwhile, mobile phone services in the capital have gone down since this afternoon.
Mobile phones disconnected
The mobile phones went down as thousands of people took to the streets defying curfew orders.
The government authorities have been disconnecting mobile phone services in the past to foil the SPA pro-democracy movement.
BBC News - Bloody end to Nepal protest
BBC News - Nepal protesters storm into city
BBC News - Why the world is watching Nepal
IHT, NYT..
Nepal's king offers to turn over power
Guardian, UK..
Al Jazeera..
Police fire on Nepal protesters
For more pictures about the 16th day of the General Strike please check out this..
http://www.rajeshkc.com/phalano/?p=545#more-545
And of course please check out the GEFONT, General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions, web site..
THE 16th DAY OF GENERAL STRIKE..
..ONCE AGAIN PEOPLE'S POWER TOOK THE STREETS..
..AND WON THE FIRST BATTLE!!
After Thursday's main clashes between more than 120,000 protesters and the repression forces, the regime yesterday declared again a curfew, but once again, according to BBC World, hundred thousand protesters took the streets of Kathmandu and other cities of Nepal. In Kathmandu police stations and tax offices were stormed and burned down.
4.20, RNA and the police killed at least 4 people and injured critically hundreds more
But even the repression forces were threatening with mass murder..
..the demonstrators resisted....
In the afternoon Gyanendra was forced to give a announcement: the country will return to democracy and elections will be held as soon as possible.
BUT(perhaps) TO LITTLE, TO LATE!!
According to a interview in BBC World with a political analyst, specialiced on Nepal: "The monarchy is finished. The king have to give up all the power and go to exile to India."
And still in the early night hours thousands of demonstrators were on the streets of Kathmandu demanding the definitive end of the monarchy.
Btw... perhaps you remember, just some days ago I quoted a demonstator. He said in a general manner "two weeks of general strike and struggle - and the king will give up"...
Here comes the latest news from the Nepalese and intl. bourgeois news agencies..
eKantipur..
Day 16 of general strike: Demonstrators continue to defy curfew in capital, nationwide demos
Defying the government-clamped daylong curfew, thousands of protesters have gathered on the Ring Road and massive pro-democracy demonstrations continue in all the three districts of the Kathmandu Valley and outside on Friday, the 16th consecutive day of the nationwide general strike called by seven-party alliance (SPA).
Locals from the Newar community in Bangemuda, Ason, Thaiti, Kilagal, Mahabouddha, Tyod, and Maddhyabaneshwor demonstrated by playing drums and kitchen utensils this afternoon.
A peaceful rally was taken out in Kalanki, where at least three protesters were killed in police firing yesterday. Security personnel were seen observing much restraint there today.
At least a protester was injured in police firing at Purano Baneshwor today. Mohan Raj Khan was injured when the police opened fire at the peaceful demonstration.
Defying the curfew orders thousands of demonstrators entered the Ring Road area chanting slogans in favour of republicanism. “Over ten thousand demonstrators have assembled at Kalanki Chowk chanting slogans and singing and dancing to pro-democracy songs,” INSEC representative Rupesh Nepal told ekantipur over the phone, “So fare there has been no intervention from the security men though there is huge security presence including Royal Nepalese Army soldiers with anti-mine vehicles.”
The demonstrators also demanded that the bodies of the deceased during yesterday’s demonstrations be made public and handed over to them. Some three dozen policemen had forcibly taken the bodies three protesters killed in Kalanki by breaking the locks of the Kathmandu Model Hospital, yesterday.
Thousands of demonstrators of pro-democracy rally took out a rally at Gongabu defying the curfew orders. Demonstrators at Nepaltar also burnt an effigy of the “regression.”
Likewise, in defiance of the government ban and curfew orders, thousands of political activists took to the streets at Kotewshwor.
At least four protesters were injured when police baton-charged a pro-democracy demonstration at Gyaneshwor. Protesting against the police action, locals and the demonstrators took out an anti-government rally. They also burnt an effigy of “regression.”
In Patan, local residents of Tangal staged anti-government demonstrations. A separate rally in Lalitpur passed through the major parts of the city.
In Kirtipur, expressing solidarity with the ongoing agitation, separate rallies were taken out by the physically challenged people and women.
The Loktantrik Sarokar Sanjal, Bhaktapur, organised a protest rally from Bhaktapur Durbar Square to Kamalbinayak.
The pro-democracy movement has intensified in other parts of the country with thousands of people hitting the streets demanding the restoration of Loktantra.
In Morang, people from the Santhal, Rajbansi, Mandal and other ethnic communities staged demonstrations.
In Ilam, a protest rally was organized by various professional organizations with significant participation from government employees.
Elderly people took out an anti-government rally organized by various religious organizations in Sunsari and Morang.
In Itahari, academics, businessmen and transport workers took to the streets demanding establishment of complete democracy in the country. They also urged the SPA leadership not to stop the movement on petty compromise.
In Janakpur, the market remained shut due to the SPA-called general strike and demonstrations. Employees of Nepal Bank, Banijya Bank, Janakpur Appellate Court, Dhanusha District Court, District Development Committee and Public Health offices staged demonstrations bringing the official work to a halt.
In Dhankuta, all the employees of Dhankuta Municipality office staged a sit-in protest against the government for two and a half hours this morning.
In Udaypur, expressing solidarity with the ongoing movement, all the employees of Rastriya Banijya Bank, Gaighat, halted the official work today. They said their protest would continue until the establishment of Loktantra in the country. The employees also donated their one-day salary to the injured victims of the pro-democracy movement.
Thousands of women including the family members of security personnel took to the streets at Gaighat, the district headquarters.
In Siraha, civil servants and employees of state-owned enterprises took out a silent rally against the government this morning. Protest demonstrations were also staged at Lalbandi.
In Dhading, demonstrations were held Adamghat and Dhadingbesi in protest of the arrest of 18 academics by the government yesterday.
UML leaders Gautam, Khanal arrested from TIA
Police have arrested CPN-UML leaders Bam Dev Gautam and Jhala Nath Khanal at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), Friday afternoon.
They were arrested as soon as they landed at the TIA on a flight from New Delhi.
"Police at the TIA arrested the leaders at around 3 in the afternoon today, as soon as they arrived," an official at the UML Headquarters at Balkhu told ekantipur.
"They (police) have kept comrade Gautam at the TIA while comrade Khanal has been brought to the Paharagan at Tripureshwor," he added.
Both Gautam and Khanal had been staying in the Indian capital New Delhi for the last two and a half months.
The two leaders had reportedly gone to Delhi to facilitate the finalisation and signing of the Second Memorandum of Understanding reached between the seven-party alliance (SPA) and the Maoist rebels that was made public by the rebels and the SPA on March 19 through separate statements.
Royal Proclamation incomplete, ambiguous; conspiracy to diffuse movement: SPA, civil society leaders
Seven-party alliance (SPA) and civil society leaders have termed Friday's Royal Proclamation as being “incomplete and ambiguous” and "a conspiracy to diffuse the ongoing people's movement.” The general strike and mass demonstrations will continue effectively, they say.
Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC) President and former prime minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that there was no room to be optimistic about the King’s Proclamation. He also said the royal proclamation had “many ambiguities.”
He added that the SPA would discuss the proclamation and he would remain firm on the decision taken by the SPA. “To me, the nation and democracy are important,” Deuba said, “I will not go beyond the (SPA’s) roadmap.”
Saying that there was nothing new about the king returning the executive power to the people, Deuba, who was sacked twice by the king in the past, said, “I was given the right to use the right under Article 35 after my reinstatement (to the post of Prime minister), there is nothing new in the royal proclamation.”
He also expressed doubts over the king honestly implementing “what has been said in the royal proclamation.”
“The Constitution does not give the king the right to sack the Prime Minister, but he (king) did, Deuba said, “The king has not been honest when it comes to using the articles of the Constitution; he has misused them time and again.”
Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Ram Chandra Paudel, who was released from nearly three-month-long government detention yesterday, said the royal proclamation has completely failed to address "the wish for an absolute change the parties and the people have expressed through the ongoing movement."
"An official reaction of the SPA is yet to come, but I personally think that the royal proclamation has addressed neither the people's aspirations nor the SPA's common roadmap," he said talking to ekantipur, some two hours after 
the King's televised addressed was aired through state-owned Nepal Television, Friday evening.
"In fact, I see it as a conspiracy to diffuse the movement," he said, adding, "The king has tried to confuse the movement, but the peaceful movement will now become more intense."
Paudel also informed that the NC's Central Working Committee will hold a meeting on Saturday to discuss the developments in the aftermath of the royal proclamation.
"The King's address has not positively and clearly addressed the roadmap and objective of the SPA's peaceful movement," said NC spokesperson Krishna Sitaula, "The nationwide movement will continue."
“It (royal proclamation) is incomplete. The people want Constituent Assembly,” said NC-D spokes person Dr. Minendra Rijal. He also said it was not for the king to tell how the country’s politics should move ahead once he said he returned the executive power to the people.
“Once the king the says he has returned the executive power to the people, it’s for the people and their representatives- the political parties- to decided the course of the country’s politics, Rijal said, adding, “But the king has asked to recommend the name of Prime minister.”
“The peaceful, non-violent, and disciplined people’s movement will continue,” he added.
Similarly, the civil society leaders who are being detained at the Armed Police Force battalion at Duwakot said the royal proclamation was “deceptive.” They even sloganeered against the royal proclamation inside the APF battalion.
15 civil society leaders and rights activists including former speaker of parliament Daman Nath Dhungana, former Supreme Court justice Laxman Aryal, human rights defenders Padma Ratna Tuladhar, Dr Madhu Ghimire and journalist Kanak Mani Dixit are detained there.
IHT, AP..
Guardian, UK..
Al Jazeera..
Nepal king to restore democracy
BBC News - Nepal king moves to end protests
Please check out also GEFONT, General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions..
4.20, scenes from the battle..
For more pictures from Thursday, the day of the main battle, you can see here..
http://www.rajeshkc.com/phalano/?p=543#more-543
4.20 - THE DAY OF MASS REVOLT..
..And the beginning of the third week of General Strike
Already yesterday the regime in Kathmandu imposed a curfew for 18 hours,
but later they extanded it until today 3 am to prevent mass rallies and demos,
planned for yesterday against the monarchy.
Yesterday, according to CNN, the entire center of Kathmandu was a "ghost town".
All the streets were complete emty except large units of the "Royal Nepalese Army"
(RNA) and the riot police.
But on the outskirts of the city, especially on the ring road around the capital
at least, according to the "security" forces, "115,000 protesters defied the curfew",
CNN TV reported.
According to BBC World's correspondent, all the demonstrations and rallies of the
pro-democracy movement were complete peaceful... But the repression forces of the regime killed at least 3 protesters and injured many others critically.
If you were able to see the pictures, documentaries on BBC or CNN you could see that the
protesters, even they were threaten with mass murder by the regime, were not afraid to
take the streets. One female demonstrator said: "Here you can see the real democracy, the people's demorcracy, just on grass root basis.. And this is the future of Nepal!"
Please remember that the CPN-M, the People's Liberation Army, the People's Militias and
Commitees are ruling around 80% of the country, of course also armed.. But until now
they don't, even they have the power, use their(armed) power to take over the capital.
Till now the entire movement, even they are confronted with huge and deadly repression forces of the regime, is acting complete peacefully! But how long more...
Today in the night I will have a meeting and interview with a group which is strongly supporting the CPN-M... So perhaps on Sat./Sun. more about it.
Here the latest news..
eKantipur..
3 killed, dozens injured in police firing in Kalanki; thousands stage demonstrations, curfew extended in capital by 7 hours (UPDATE)
At least three people were killed and over four dozen injured when police opened fire on pro-democracy protesters at Kalanki in the capital, Thursday afternoon.
Doctors at the Kathmandu Model Hospital confirmed the death of three protesters who died on the way to the hospital. One of the dead protesters has been identified as Basu Ghimire, a worker at Kalanki-Katmandu Mill. 
As police did not allow ambulances to go to the incident site, the injured were rushed to hospital in vehicles of Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC)- a leading human rights NGO. 
In Gongabu, a huge mass of thousands had gathered outside the Ring Road area from early in the morning. They marched ahead defying the curfew order at around 1:00 in the afternoon, reported our correspondent Suresh Nath Neupane. Nepali Congress leader Arjun Narsingh KC and Nepali Congress-Democratic leader Prakash Saran Mahat led the protest rally.
CNN..
Nepal extends curfew in Kathmandu
IHT, Reuters, AP..
Police fire on Nepal protesters, killing at least 3
Al Jazeera..
Nepal police kill three protesters
Please check out GEFONT, General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions..
THE NEPALESE MONARCHY - A KILLER REGIME!
..BUT THEIR DAYS ARE COUNTED!
The 14th day of general strike
Yesterday, according to BBC World, "security" forces killed 3 people(CNN said 4, eKantipur also) in the East Nepalese city of Chandragadi. 200 others were injured. According to BBC World eye-witness described this as a blood bath.
So until now the repression forces of the Nepalese government killed during the last
14 days of the general strike at least 10 people and injured thousands others.
Nepali Times added 4.14..
Pro-democracy movement figures:
• 2, 500 arrested
• over 1,000 injured
• 2.5 million protesters
• 6 killed
Yesterday also academics and even musicians were demonstrating against Gyanendra in
Kathmandu. At least 250 of them were arrested, according to CNN.
Many protesters said that the coming days will bring the "end of the monarchy".
Meanwhile the government imposed another 18-hours curfew in Kathmandu for today to
stop the planned mass demonstrations. The(SPA) organizers are expacting at least
100,000 protesters today in the Nepalese capital.
Finally CNN, actually not a real progessive TV station..^^, is describing the current
situation in Nepal as a "revolutionary situation", and thus, of course, very dangerously... just for the international tuling class.
Here are the latest news from yesterday..
eKandipur..
4 killed in Jhapa firing; demonstrations continue; 18-hr curfew imposed in capital
At least four protestors were killed and over a hundred feared injured when security men opened fire indiscriminately at pro-democracy protestors in Chandragadhi of Jhapa district Wednesday afternoon.
Those killed in the firing are Rajan Giri of Arjundhara-9, Suraj Biswas of Bhadrapur and two others who are yet to be identified.
Ten of the injured are in serious condition. The injured are undergoing treatment at Mechi Zonal Hospital.
Superintendent of Police Keshari Raj Ghimire was also injured in the incident.
The incident happened as security men resorted to firing bullets and teargas shells and baton-charges to disperse a huge mass of over 50,000 pro-democracy protestors.
Reports said the security men fired over 500 rounds of bullets at the protestors.
Army has seized the Chandragadhi area.
18-hour curfew in Kathmandu, Lalitpur
The royal government has imposed an 18-hour-long curfew within the Ring Road areas of Kathmandu and Lalitpur districts with effect from early Thursday morning.
The move to clamp down the curfew comes at a time when the agitating seven-party alliance (SPA) is set to stage a “huge” capital-centred political showdown tomorrow.
The 2am-8pm curfew tomorrow is set to disrupt the SPA’s planned Ring Road picketing programme. However, Kathmandu and other parts of the country have witnessed huge pro-democracy demonstrations by the SPA defying curfew orders in the recent past.
Demonstrations continue
With significant number of public participation, pro-democracy rallies and demonstrations continued across the country on the 14th consecutive day on Wednesday.
The SPA-called nationwide indefinite general strike, which has crippled the normal life for the last two weeks, however, didn’t disrupt the national polio campaign today.
Demonstrations were held in Patan today. Protesters from various parts of Patan converged at Mangalbazaar and marched through different parts of the city chanting pro-democracy slogans. The procession with significant number of participants also called on the locals to join the SPA’s protest demonstrations and participate in the Ring Road picketing programme slated for Thursday.
Demanding the restoration of complete democracy, protesters staged demonstrations at Jorpati, Naikap, Budhanilakantha, Balaju, Gongabu, Naya Baneshwor and Banasthali, among other places. Today’s demonstrations, however, remained peaceful compared to the previous days.
A torch rally was taken out from Budhanilkantha and concluded at Galfutar. Likewise, a rally taken out from Banasthali converged into a corner meet at Gongabu, New Bus Park.
Civil servants demonstrated for another day today demanding complete democracy.
Employees of the Home Ministry and Nepal Rastra Bank staged demonstrations today as well and said they will continue with their protest programmes until the civil servants who are under government detention were released.
Employees of the Office of the Auditor General also demonstrated against the government since early this morning.
Employees of the Kathmandu District Court, Nepal Oil Corporation, Transport Department, Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Department of Industry, state-run banks, Nepal Stock Exchange, Butwal Power Company, and other government offices, staged anti-government and pro-democracy demonstrations today.
Similar demonstrations were staged by the employees of Nepal Telecom, and all the employees of Higher School Education Board and Education Department. They halted their work Employees of Kathmandu Metropolis Office also staged an hour-long demonstration today.
Likewise, Drinking Water and Storage Management Department, Veterinary Department, Parliament Secretariat, Irrigation Department and Nepal Television and Radio Nepal employees staged pro-democracy demonstrations in front of their offices.
In Dharan, all teachers and students of the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences brought official work to a halt this morning. They also staged a corner meet in the premises of the Institute.
In Dang, SPA supporters took out a pro-democracy rally which passed through major parts of Ghorahi, the district headquarters. Likewise, police in Dailekh arrested two teachers and three students from a peaceful demonstration staged in the district headquarters.
Similar pro-democracy rallies and demonstrations were staged in Palpa, Dhading, Nuwakot, among other districts.
BBC News - Protesters killed at Nepal rally
IHT, AP...
Troops fire on Nepalese protesters, killing at least 4
Al Jazeera..
Nepal arrests protesting professors
More pictures from day 13 of the general strike you can see here
http://www.rajeshkc.com/phalano/?p=537#more-537
THE 13th DAY OF GENERAL STRIKE
Yesterday the first time government employees supported the protests and promptly they were arrested.
In the city of Nepalganj, according to the German daily newspaper TAZ, 4.18, relatives of the "security" forces deomnstrated and demanded from their husbands, fathers... to stop the attacks against the pro-democratic movement.
Meanwhile, so TAZ, several communities in more rural areas in Nepal declared themselves as "Liberated Areas". Usually only communities, controlled by the CPN-M, the Liberation Movement and the People's Militias are "Liberated Zones".
In the same time the Western media are more and more just reporting about the "bad impacts" of the general strike for the "ordinary" people, even the majority of the people are unconditionally supporting the strike and accept the associated bad conditions for the daily life. Since the beginning of the general strike nearly all factories are closed. All employees of the public service, banks, post offices etc. are also in strike. Actually nothing is going anymore.
This is "the beginning of the end," C.K. Lal, a columnist for The Nepali Times, said in an interview. He predicted further "suppression by the regime," followed by bigger and more intense street protests.
For the coming Thursday the SPA and CPN.M are organizing for another nationwide central mass demonstration.
Here are the latest news from the 13th day of general strike
Gefont, the General Federation of Trade unions
reported this..
Day-13 General Strike: Civil Service Employees including Personal Secretary of Home Minister arrested
On the 13 the day of general strike, Royal regime severely attacked on the government employees and central bank employees. Giving continuity to the strike by stopping the work, the employees in the Ministry of Home within Singh Durbar premise were chanting slogan associating themselves in the popular mass movement; the police entered and arrested 32 protesting employees. Among them one was personal secretary of Home minister.
Similarly, in the banking office of the central bank- Nepal Rastra Bank, when the cheque issued by the Home Ministry returned back denied by the employees to pay as they have stopped the work, the regime burst-out and immediately arrested 13 employees from Nepal Rastra Bank.
GEFONT along with other two national centres of trade unions and a professional forum has issued a press release condemning the arrest of employees of civil service and central bank.
"If the government does not release the workers/employees, we 4.5 millions workers and professionals will come to the street full-fledgedly" the press release warns.
NepalNews..
Over 25 civil servants arrested; two demonstrators shot; nationwide protests continue
Over 25 employees of Home Ministry and four journalists were arrested on Tuesday from protest programme of the employees.
Police arrested 25 employees including four section officers and personal secretary of Home Minister while they are organizing sit-in protest programme at the Ministry at the premises of Singha Durbar.
Talking to Nepalnews, Bhola Pokhrel, general secretary of Civil Servants Organization of Nepal said that they will announce new protest programmes if the government did not release them immediately. He warned to bring all office work to a complete halt if the government failed to release them immediately.
He informed that the employees of various ministries organized demonstrations at the ministry premises to express solidarity to the ongoing pro-democracy movement of the country.
He condemned the incident saying it is against the labour laws and trade union laws. This is the first time civil servants were arrested while expressing solidarity to the pro-democracy movement of the country.
Police also arrested three journalists and one driver who reached there to cover the strike of employees.
Balram Baniya, reporter of Kantipur daily, Bimal Gautam, reporter of Kantipur Television, Raju Timilsina, cameraman and Shiva Ram Thapa, driver of Kantipur Television were arrested from the Central Secretariat complex (Singha Durbar) while they reporting news on the protest organized by civil servants against the government.
They were taken into control when they tried to enter the Home Ministry to cover news, and were taken to Hanumandhoka District Police Office.
Meanwhile, the pro-democracy demonstrations continued in the valley and other parts of the country on Tuesday as well.
Sangita Chhetri was injured when police fired rubber bullets at protestors in Buddanagar area of the capital. She is undergoing treatment at Everest Nursing Home. She was hit by rubber bullets when police fired to disperse demonstrators after they set ablaze a tempo in New Baneshwore for defying the general strike.
According to reports, she was returning home after completing the tuition classes.
Police also arrested 11 employees of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the central Bank of the country, while they were organizing peaceful protest programme at the Bank. The employees Union of the Bank has warned of further strike if they were not released immediately.
The employees are planning to surround the governor's office, accusing the Bank administration of calling the police to arrest them. Those arrested have been detained at District Police Office Hanumandhoka.
Demonstrations were held in various parts of capital including Thamel, Gongabu, Soyambhu, Naya bazaar, Jorpati among others. Police arrested more than a dozen demonstrators from various protest rallies.
Reports from out of the valley said demonstrations have been continuing in various parts of the country including Pokhara, Chitwan, Nawalparasi, Butwal, Bara, Birjung, Sindhuli, Nepalgunj. One protestor received rubber bullet injuries in Gaighat of Udaypur district.
Employees of various organizations and government offices continued protests on Tuesday as well.
Meanwhile, protestors vandalized 14 vehicles in Bara.
One demonstrator was killed and over 100 injured during clashes between security forces and demonstrators on Monday.
http://www.nepalnews.com.np/archive/2006/apr/apr18/news06.php
eKantipur..
Pro-democracy movement intensifies nationwide
The pro-democracy movement launched by the agitating seven-party alliance (SPA) continued unabated into its 13th consecutive day Tuesday.
Despite the rain, protesters defied government prohibitory orders and staged demonstrations in all the three districts of the Kathmandu Valley throughout the whole day.
Demonstrations were held at Chhetrapati, Thamel, Kalanki, Thankot, Gongabu, Min Bhawan, Kirtipur, Koteshwor, Chabahil, Jorpati, Suryabinayak, Kaushaltar of Bhaktapur, Mangalbazaar, Balkot, among other places.
A protester was injured in police firing at Buddhanagar.
Large numbers of people participated in demonstrations in other parts of the country today.
Protesters in Nepalgunj vandalized Gyanendra Chowk, presently under construction, during today’s demonstrations at New Road. Nearly three-dozen protesters were injured when police opened fire at demonstrators numbering in their thousands.
Three protesters and a policeman are in serious condition.
In Pokhara, at least 30 activists were injured in police firing. The policemen opened fire at the protesters who were defying the government ban orders at Dipendra Chowk. Police fired dozens of rounds into the air and more than 100 rounds of teargas shells to disperse the agitators. A BBC Nepali Service journalist was among three others injured in the police action.
Police also opened fire at demonstrators at Nagarpalika Chowk, Mustang Chowk and the neighboring Lekhnath Chowk. Pokhara remained tense till this evening.
In Udaypur, some 200 protesters were injured when police resorted to baton charges, while a protester was injured in police firing during pro-democracy demonstrations. Six of the injured are in critical condition.
Demonstrations at Home Ministry continue
Demanding the establishment of Loktantra, demonstrations were staged at various government offices including the Home Ministry bringing official work to a halt.
Employees of Nepal Rastra Bank also continued to stop bank transactions today.
The government authorities arrested at least 14 employees during today’s demonstrations.
Likewise, employees of Radio Nepal and Nepal Television staged pro-democracy demonstrations in their respective office premises.
Meanwhile, the SPA today said its agitation wouldn’t disrupt the National Polio Campaign slated to be launched on Wednesday.
Protesters organized a pro-democracy cultural programme at Gongabu despite light rain. The demonstrators also defied the government prohibitory orders.
Thousands of people in Nepalgunj and Birgunj participated in today’s pro-democracy movement. Similar demonstrations were staged in Humla and Jumla.
In Kavre, a group of gunmen attempted to foil the SPA’s demonstrations.
Two persons with Chinese guns damaged the stage of the mass-meeting and attempted to attack SPA leaders, Ram Sharan Mahat, Shankar Pokhrel and NP Saud.
The gunmen escaped after the protesters in hundreds retaliated.
Similar pro-democracy demonstrations were held in Chitwan, Jhapa, Taplejung, Siraha, Janakpur, Ilam, Charikot and Gauriganj.
At least three-dozen protesters were injured in a police baton charge at Manma, Kalikot.
More than 25,000 consumers of community forest at Ghorahi, Dang took to the streets expressing solidarity with the SPA’s ongoing movement.
IHT, AP..
Protests in Nepal spread to government
Al Jazeera..
Nepal government workers detained
Asia Times, a Hong Kong based magazine wrote following stuff..
The riot cops are also attacking tourists...
A tourist is donating blood for the victims of the police attacks..
More Pictures from the 12th day of general strike you can see here..
http://www.rajeshkc.com/phalano/?p=534#more-534
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