13 killed in Nepal clashes

Published January 13, 2004

KATHMANDU, Jan 12: At least 13 people were killed in a series of bloody clashes on Sunday marking the latest violence of a long-running Maoist insurgency in Nepal, an army official said.

Six pro-Maoist student activists and six rebels were killed in gun battles with security forces who seized explosives, arms and ammunition after the clashes in east, south east and western Nepal.

A soldier was killed and another injured when rebels attacked a security unit trying to set up a mobile health and administrative camp in Baglung district.Maoists have been waging a deadly battle since 1996 to overthrow the monarchy.-AFP

Opinion

Editorial

Centre vs provinces
Updated 10 Jun, 2026

Centre vs provinces

The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Party in crisis
10 Jun, 2026

Party in crisis

THE young KP chief minister must be starting to realise just how thorny a seat he occupies. There has been a flurry...
Varsity woes
10 Jun, 2026

Varsity woes

FINANCIAL crises affecting public sector universities across Pakistan are now having an impact on academic...
Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....