Deputy PM Poudel quits Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Ram Chandra Poudel resigned Friday accusing Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala of failing to solve country's the burning problems. Full text: http://www.nepalnews.com.np/archive/2001/july/arc240.htm#15
According to nepalnews.com Nepalese army and Maoist guerillas are already engaged in fighting. Nepalese 'security sources' are claiming to have killed at least 60 Maoists: http://www.nepalnews.com.np/archive/2001/july/arc240.htm#16 http://www.nepalnews.com.np/archive/2001/july/arc240.htm#14