1.   Maoist supremo Pushpa Kamal Dahal, alias Prachand, last week offered a one-month ceasefire.

2.   Maoist supremo Pushpa Kamal Dahal, alias Prachand, Tuesday released a statement calling for support for the Maoist strike.

3.   Maoist supremo Pushpa Kamal Dahal, alias Prachand, demanded support for the shutdown due to begin Tuesday, in a statement sent by fax to Kathmandu media.

4.   Maoist supremo Pushpa Kamal Dahal, alias Prachand, recently said he was willing to call a truce with the government and enter peace talks.