Maoist rebels rest at Musiriya, about 600 kilometers (375 miles) southwest of Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 2, 2006. Nepal’s Maoist rebels, fighting a decade-old insurgency against the monarchy, now have influence in nearly every district of this country of 27 million people, and citizens increasingly are wondering how their life would change if the rebels actually took power..(MORE PHOTOS-> ।
Maoist rebels rest at Musiriya, about 600 kilometers (375 miles) southwest of Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 2, 2006. Nepal’s Maoist rebels, fighting a decade-old insurgency against the monarchy, now have influence in nearly every district of this country of 27 million people, and citizens increasingly are wondering how their life would change if the rebels actually took power.
Armed Maoist rebels march to attend a rally at Thokarpa village, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, March 27, 2006. Just before the revolutionary anthems were to begin, four gunships swooped low towards the rally venue and fired at hundreds of insurgents gathered, killing four people, in one of the near-daily battles between the Royal Nepal Army and the communist rebels.
Armed Maoist rebels march to attend a rally at Thokarpa village, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, March 27, 2006. Just before the revolutionary anthems were to begin, four gunships swooped low towards the rally venue and fired at hundreds of insurgents gathered, killing four people, in one of the near-daily battles between the Royal Nepal Army and the communist rebels
Armed Maoist rebels prepare for a rally outside a school at Thokarpa village, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, March 27, 2006. Just before the revolutionary anthems were to begin, four gunships swooped low towards the rally venue and fired at hundreds of insurgents gathered, killing four people, in one of the near-daily battles between the Royal Nepal Army and the communist rebels. Banner reads ‘Welcome and felicitations to the fighters of special revolutionary brigade.’
Muktiram Dahal shows the newspaper with a picture of his son Prachanda, Nepal’s most wanted man, during an interview at his residence in Chitwan, some 200 km (124 miles) south of Kathmandu March 23, 2006. The peasant father of Prachanda — the feared, elusive chief of Nepal’s Maoist rebels — remembers his son as a helpful, well-behaved young man, and is waiting for him to return home and work for peace. For over a decade, Prachanda has led a bloody war to replace Nepal’s monarchy with a Communist republic, in which more than 13,000 people have been killed. Picture taken on March 23,2006.
Tourists enjoy the view of Mt. Everest from a hotel window in Shyangboche, Nepal April 1, 2006. Photo taken April 1, 2006.
Nepali women dressed their boys in yellow robes and headscarves before the beginning of the Bratabanda procession outside a temple at Patan, Nepal April 3, 2006. The Bratabanda ceremony is a ritual which symbolises the coming of age of young boys who are given lessons of manhood by a priest.
Nepali soldiers patrol the village of Lukla, seen against Mt. Kwangde, near Mt. Everest in northern Nepal April 2, 2006. Lukla is the main gateway to the trekkers coming to Nepal. The Nepal government has dispatched the army at major tourist destinations to fight possible Maoist extortions and tourist harassment. Nepal’s tourism industry has been badly hit by the country’s Maoist revolt. In 2005, the number of tourists fell nearly 14 percent compared to the year before. Photo taken April 2, 2006
A Nepali armed policeman cross the airstrip of Lukla in northern Nepal April 2, 2006. Lukla is the main gateway to the trekkers coming to Nepal. The Nepal government has dispatched the army at major tourist destinations to fight possible Maoist extortions and tourist harassment. Nepal’s tourism industry has been badly hit by the country’s Maoist revolt. In 2005, the number of tourists fell nearly 14 percent compared to the year before. Photo taken April 2, 2006.
A tourist looks at Mt. Everest from a viewing point at Lukla in north Nepal April 1, 2006. Photo taken April 1, 2006.
This April 1944 file photo shows then British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (C), US General Dwight Eisenhower (C) and US Lieutenant General Omar Bradley (R) firing US Army Winchester carbines during an inspection tour in England. The famous Winchester rifle glorified in American Westerns may have fired its last shot as a plant where it had been manufactured since 1866 closed its doors last week.
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