KATHMANDU, July 21: Police have arrested the Kathmandu Valley in-charge of Communist Party of Nepal led by Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’ on Saturday.

Maila Lama, considered to be a key leader of the outlawed Biplav group, was arrested from Kandaghari of Kathmandu at midnight yesterday following a special tip-off, according to Chief of the Metropolitan Crime Division of Nepal Police SSP Sahakul Thapa.  He was arrested along with his aide, Resham Tamang.

Lama is believed to be a member of the talk team from Biplav’s party to hold negotiations with the government.

Lama had reached Kandaghari from Kavrepalanchowk to mourn the death of Tamang’s father. According to police, he was arrested hours after he reached there.

Lama was in the wanted list of Nepal Police for his involvement in bomb explosions that took place in various parts of the capital.

The police are preparing to file culpable homicide charges against Lama for his involvement in Nakkhu bomb blast that killed one and left two injured.

KATHMANDU, July 18: The Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) led by Netra Bikram Chanda has announced restriction on government vehicles bearing white number plate from plying the road from July 23, stated a press statement issued by the outlawed party on Wednesday.

“All the vehicles bearing white number are restricted from plying the road as part of our battle against government’s activities of banning the people’s party, torturing and murdering our cadres and restricting us from hold peaceful gatherings,” stated the press release.

The party has also warned not to go against their announcement otherwise “the vehicles will be taken under control and taken action against,” the statement reads.

The party has also directed its leaders and cadres to act according to the party decision.

KATHMANDU, July 10: At least two persons were killed when police and Netra Bikram Chand (Biplav)-led group exchanged fire at Bhojpur district headquarters today morning.

The deceased have been identified as Police Constable Sanjeev Rai and Okhaldhunga In-charge of Netra Bikram Chand-led group, Nir Kumar Rai, said Chief District Officer, Nurhari Khatiwada.

Similarly, Police Constable Khomnath Bhattarai was injured in the incident and is currently receiving treatment at District Hospital. Both Sanjeev and Nir Kumar were taken to hospital soon after they got hit by gunfire.

Doctors declared them dead upon arrival. Security has been beefed up at the district headquarters after the incident. Continuous rainfall has created problems in the investigation, said police. RSS

KATHMANDU, June 21: Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’ led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) has called for a nationwide strike on June 25 (Ashad 10).

The CPN issuing a press release Friday stated that the nationwide protest has been called to protest the killing of its cadre and district in-charge Kumar Poudel. Poudel was killed in a cross-firing at Lalbandi Municipality-1 in Sarlahi district on Thursday.

According to the police, four cadres of Biplav group on two motorcycles opened fire at police while the police were chasing them. The police in self-defense fired at them. Poudel was shot and killed on the spot while three others fled the scene.

Through the press release, the CPN has declared Poudel martyrs and vowed to take revenge.

The CPN has also announced a series of struggle programs against the killing of Paudel from June 22. According to the release, the outlawed outfit will hold publicity programs on June 22, assembly and door-to-door programs on June 23, torch rally on June 24 and nationwide shutdown on June 25.

KATHMANDU, April 16: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has urged the government to bring Netra Bikram Chand led Communist Party of Nepal to mainstream national politics through dialogues.

Talking to media in Bhimduttanagar on Tuesday, Deuba stressed in establishing peace and security by bringing Biplav led group to consensus.

“The government cannot do whatever it wants on the power of the two-thirds majority. The government should immediately call Biplav for talks,” he said.

Deuba also accused the government of interfering every sector and trying to control them.

“From appointment academicians at Tribhuvan University to Medical Education Bill, the government has done things that serve its interest. They are trying to keep judiciary, press freedom under its control,” he added.

KATHMANDU, March 12: The government has decided to restrict the activities of the semi-underground Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) led by Netra Bikram Chand.

A cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister’s residence on Tuesday took the decision to outlaw Biplav’s activities citing that CPN was losing its political character.

The government’s move come following a series of bombings and extortion carried out by the CPN in various parts of the country targeting wealthy businessmen rejecting the government’s call for a dialogue. The government started crackdown on Biplav group’s activities following the multiple bomb blasts on Ncell towers across the country including Nakhhu which claimed one life and injured two.

“It is the duty of the State to control them as they were gradually losing a political character,” said Foreign Minister Pradip Kumar Gyawali after the meeting.

Accordingly, the government has decided to control the activities of the party.

“Concluding that the group’s activities were of criminal nature, the government decided to prohibit its activities,” he added.

With the decision, the party could be restricted from carrying out political functions and rallies

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KATHMANDU, May 19: Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) is set to finalize the location for its central office within the next two days.

The central offices of the then CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) were inspected on Friday. CPN’s central member, Krishna Gopal Shrestha, said the central office could be located at Dhumbarahi while the people’s class organizations’ office could be located at Paris Danda.

The party will be formulating policy and criteria on nominating new members in the 421 – member Central Committee (CC), which could also be finalized in the next two weeks.

CPN, which has a 45 – member Standing Committee, does not have a politburo. It has already formed a nine-member Secretariat. RSS

On Friday the Nepal Communist Party formed in April by merging CPN-Unified, CPN-ML-Socialist, CPN-Unified Marxist, Marxist Communist Party, Bidrohi ML and the Independent Thought Group was registered at the EC.

Chairman of the party Rishi Kattel in April said that their bid to compete in the EC was a part of their strategy to preserve national sovereignty and contribute in developing the national economy.

A press release issued by the party today said that the party will continue its strife to end the non-political environment in the country and restore the power balance in the state machinery.