File photo of Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. (REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar)
Rebel leader Netra Bikram Chand, who is better known by his guerrilla name Biplav, emerged out of hiding on Friday after the government lifted a ban on his Nepal Communist Party group so it could take part in the public signing of the peace agreement.
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Nepal’s government and a communist rebel group formally signed a peace agreement Friday that it is hoped will end violent attacks, extortion and bombings by the rebels. Rebel leader Netra Bikram Chand, who is better known by his guerrilla name Biplav, emerged out of hiding on Friday after the government lifted a ban on his Nepal Communist Party group so it could take part in the public signing of the peace agreement.
“Nepal has entered a peaceful era. There is no more violence in Nepal or any violent conflicts left in Nepal,” Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli said at the…