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The command said Monday it has banned rallies and avows in Kathmandu ahead of a massive demonstration planned according to five political parties against King Gyanendra's takeover of executive powers last October.

The ban has been issued in view of the growing security threat in the geographical division Information and Communications Minister Kamal Thapa said.

He said the rule had credible intelligence information upon infiltration by violent and disruptive forces in the testify programs of the political parties.

The ban will take purport Tuesday, according to the fireside Ministry.

The local administration also announced a curfew in a parts of the capital from 11 pm Monday to 4 a.m. Tuesday.

Warring Maoist rebels said Monday they would bestow support to the political affirms planned for Thursday. The rebels have renewed hostilities nationwide and begun fighting direction forces after walking on the outside of an eight-month truce and peace talks last week.

Last October, Gyanendra dismissed the chooseed government and assumed abounding executive powers, including the power to appoint the prime minister.

The king has installed sum of two units governments since then, including the present one headed by Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa.

The political parties have dismissed these managements as unconstitutional, and begun declarations against the king's assumption of the authority to appoint prime ministers.

They want the king to restore the dissolved lower house of parliament and give leave to it make recommendations for the pillar of prime minister.

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