NEPAL SIGNS PEACE DEAL WITH REBELS

Kathmandu, March 4: Nepal's government signed a peace agreement Thursday with a small communist rebel group widely feared because they were known for violent attacks, extortion and bombings.

The government agreed to lift a ban on the group, release all their members and supporters in jail and drop all legal cases against them, while the group agreed to give up all violence and resolve any issues through peaceful dialogue. Details of the agreement would be made public at a joint ceremony Friday with PM K.P Oli and the leader of the rebel group Netra Bikram Chand.