| KATHMANDU: Nepal accepted on Monday a nine-day truce declared by Maoist insurgents to allow the troubled country celebrate a Hindu festival and said government troops would not launch military action during the period. The government's announcement came three days after the Maoists, fighting to replace constitutional monarchy with communist rule, said they would suspend "all armed operations" from Oct. 20 to 28 to mark the Dasain festival. "There will be no offensive (action) from our side," Mohammed Mohsin, Nepal's information and communication minister, told reporters. "If there is any sabotage against us and if anyone tries to disturb peace the government will be on high alert to maintain peace," he added. |