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Leader of the splinter group of the Maoist former rebels Netra Bikram Chand, also known as Biplav, reacts as he appears in public a day after agreeing to join a political mainstream and give up violence in Kathmandu March 5, 2021. Reuters pic
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KATHMANDU, March 5 An outlawed Maoist group accused of staging several attacks signed a peace deal with Nepal’s communist government today, bringing an end to the country’s only active insurgency.
Jubilant Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli hailed the deal as “historic” at a gathering with the group’s leader Netra Bikram Chand, who came out of hiding for the signing.