Chief of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) Ian Martin returned Kathmandu Wednesday morning from Norway.

Martin had gone to the Norwegian capital Oslo a week ago to take part in an international conference that was held there.

With Martin’s return, work on second phase verification of Maoist combatants that had been stalled for some time is also expected to gain pace.

Meanwhile, construction work on the 29 residential quarters for the Maoist combatants with the first division cantonment based in Chulachuli of Ilam has also finished, reports cited Deputy Commander Nanda Kishor Pun as saying.

Maoist combatants have started to move into the newly constructed quarters, each of which is meant for accommodating 15 soldiers.