Both the Monarchists and the Maoists seem to be raising the stakes. The chaos for civilians has gone from bad to worse. - http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=71766 A rebel spokesman said the group's previous demands were outdated and they would now focus on the abolition of the monarchy.... - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1020037.cms Encouraged perhaps by the success of their nation-wide indefinite blockade .... It is only Kathmandu that remains insulated from the traffic halt..... In Banipa, barely 25 km from the capital, a group of insurgents on Saturday blasted the mid-market statue of King Trubhuvan. - http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1019835.cms Nepal?s new government has ruled out any more appeals to Maoists to come for negotiations .... ?We still believe that they will come forward.? - http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-02-13-voa18.cfm