Maoists Offer For Talks

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  Nepalese Prime Minister Reaches Out To Ethnic Parties After Support Withdrawal

  Nepal's ruling Maoists on Thursday offered to hold talks with minority ethnic parties that withdrew support for the coalition because of long-standing differences over a new constitution.

• Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren invites Maoists for talks

  Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren invited Maoists and other extremists for talks, his government's first offer after taking over the reins in July.

• Mamata criticises Maoists and cautions intellectuals

  On her first visit as chief minister, to Lalgarh the former Naxal hotbed, Mamata Banerjee today criticised the Maoists' cult of violence and killing but did not offer talks with them. Addressing a rally, she also also hit out at the section of intellectuals in Kolkata for indulging Maoists.

• Chidambaram's fresh offer to Maoists: Suspend violence, will give dates for talks in 72 hours

  Home Minister P Chidambaram urged the Maoists to give up violence and to come forward for talks with the government. Mr Chidambaram said that if the Maoists suspend violence, the government will issue dates for talks within 72 hours.

• Naxals send open letter to Mamata Banerjee

  In an open letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Maoists have said that joint forces should be withdrawn from the West Midnapore district of the state if the talks with the government are to bear fruit.

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  Maoists set 'impossible' conditions for talks

  The Naxals operating in Jharkhand and Bihar have offered for talks with Shibu Soren; but have set impossible conditions.

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  Halt violence, come and talk: Chidambaram to Naxals

  Home Minister P Chidambaram has made yet another appeal to the CPI Maoists to abjure violence.