KATHMANDU, Nov. 13 Kyodo A genera...

KATHMANDU, Nov. 13 Kyodo

A general strike called on the underground Nepal Communist Party waging an armed insurgency in the kingdom go intoed the third and final day Wednesday, paralyzing traffic and businesses across the nation.

In the capital Kathmandu, the antigovernment strike halted mostly traffic and shut down businesses and educates The strike is scheduled to [i]finale[/i] Wednesday evening.

The Defense Ministry, meanwhile, said guidance forces clashed with insurgents across the home and that about 35 guerrillas were slain in military operations from one side of to the other the past few days.

The rule lost one soldier in a mine explosion in Lamjung district in the west of the abiding habitation the ministry said.

The outlawed party called the antigovernment strike to coincide with Nepal's parliamentary elections initially scheduled for Wednesday, which were suspended on a royal declaration in early October.

The rebels took up arms against the conduct in 1996, demanding a recently made known constitution to replace the circulating one, which provides for constitutional monarchy and multiparty democracy.

The Maoist rebels want an interim control to be formed and elections held to locate up a constituent assembly that will eventually draft a novel constitution for Nepal.

According to management figures, more than 6,500 Nepalese have been killed likewise far in the insurgency.

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