Thorughout the period of peace talk, there wasn't a single day these Maoists kept quiet without harming Sarbahara people. Maoists capture government office; order DDC not to collect tax In a clear indication of the violation of ceasefire code of conduct signed by them, Maoists have opened their contact office breaking the padlock of the government office in Mulaghat of Dhankuta district and also asked the District Development Committee not to collect any taxes. The Maoists opened contact office of the Chhintang Brigade after capturing eight buildings of the Road Divisional Office, which remained vacant since the rebels bombed the office three years ago, reports Kantipur daily. Brigade Commissar Himal said that they broke the padlock as the office refused to vacate the office for their purposes. He further informed that People's Liberation Army combatants might reside in the buildings in the coming days. In a separate incident, issuing a statement, Maoist district government chief Umesh Rai ordered the DDC to stop collecting export tax in the district. The statement also asked all I/NGOs working in the district not to carry out any activities without their permission. Meanwhile, a report from Terathum said, a squad of Maoist PLA began residing in the District Drinking Water and Sanitation Sub-divisional office in Terathum district from Thursday in the name of taking stock of the security situation of the district. nepalnews.com pb Oct 13 06