Town stormed
Overnight, hundreds of Maoists stormed the town of Chautara, about 125km (75 miles) east of Kathmandu, and fought security forces for six hours.
Correspondents say that it was the first major rebel attack on government targets since the seven-party opposition alliance launched its anti-king protests.
The rebels targeted government buildings including the army base, the police post, the district prison and district headquarters.
The BBC's Charles Haviland - who went to the scene - says there was a lot of blood shed and the village hospital was a battleground.
Its maternity ward is covered in bloodstains, he says, and buildings and compounds are strewn with improvised bombs, many of which have yet to go off.
The army say the rebels attacked the hospital because they wanted to throw bombs at the heavily guarded telecommunications tower next door.
Our correspondent says that the attacks are an attempt to show the Maoists are strong, but in Chautara they have been repulsed, albeit with some difficulty.
The remote and mountainous area is said to be a stronghold for the rebels who control large swathes of the Nepalese countryside.
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AND THESE F***ING SPA LEADERS DON'T FEEL THE NEED THAT THEY NEED TO OPEN THEIR GREEDY MOUTH ABOUT IT? AND WE THE NEPALESE PEOPLE ARE IN THIS BLIND FAITH THAT THEY WILL GIVE US THE RELIEF. IS THAT THE HEIGHT OF IGNORANCE OR WHAT?
