Maoists call off five-day Kathmandu blockade

This is the second time in four months that the Maoist insurgents have attempted to cut off the capital after an earlier blockade in August.

Maoists have, however, threatened that they would resume the blockade if the government failed to comply to their demand for making public the whereabouts of their 8216;8216;disappeared comrades8217;8217;.

So far, the government has been silent on their demand while escorting hundreds of trucks and good carriers with essential supplies to the capital during the recent blockade.

The Maoist rebels, meanwhile, are yet to respond to the Nepal government8217;s dialogue deadline of January 13.