Security forces Tuesday night repulsed an attack on Gangat, district headquarters of Mugu district, police said. Hundreds of rebels attacked district headquarters from 10 PM.
Rebels overnight killed Nara Paudel in Kharle and Laxmi Rai in Dhiktel in Khotang, local officials said. Another MI-17 helicopter purchased by the then Deuba government from Russia joined the fleet of the Royal Nepal Army last week increasing Army maneuverability against the Maoists, security sources said.