A policeman and a Maoist were killed in separate incidents across the country on Monday, the second day of the week long Nepal Bandh (general strike) called by the Maoists.

An Armed Police Force (APF) personal Devraj Kathait, was killed while four others were injured after a bomb planted by Maoists went off while they were removing booby traps near a bridge at Daiji village along the Mahendranagar-Dhangadhi road section in Mahendranagar, Monday morning.

The injured have been airlifted to Nepalgunj for treatment.

Security forces and Maoists clashed in Panauti in Kavre from Monday evening. The rebels targeted RNA base camp at Gorakhnath hilltop.

The damaged Municipality building in Panauti after the

The Maoists also attacked the Panauti Municipality office. Though the Maoists have reportedly taken into their control some security personnel deployed in the municipality office, there was no official confirmation. Locals said the Maoists, after attacking Panauti, headed towards Dhunkharka in three buses at 11:00 p.m.

Maoists also detonated a bomb in the district education office in Dhulkihel Monday night. A two-year-old son of a peon in the office was injured in the blast.

In Nepalgunj, three Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) soldiers were injured when Maoists ambushed a patrolling security convoy near Parbatipur in Nepalgunj, on Monday evening.

All the injured were rushed to Bheri Zonal Hospital, security sources said.

Reports from Udayapur said Maoists and security forces engaged in clashes in the district headquarters Gaighat, which began after the rebels targeted an RNA camp in Bokse area at around 8.30 p m on Monday. According to sources, half-a-dozen security men were injured in the attack.

Meanwhile, Maoists detonated a powerful bomb at a school in Mangalsen, the district headquarter of Accham district. The school was damaged in the incident.