POKHARA, April 8 -- The high-profile province level security meeting of Gandaki Province has concluded that the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) led by Netra Bikram Chand is a major security threat in the province.

The high-level meeting held on Saturday and Sunday reached the conclusion that CPN ranks first in the list of security threats despite being small in size. Chief District Officers (CDOs) of all 11 districts of the province accepted CPN as the major threat in the province, according to a security personnel who participated in the meeting.

Seeking anonymity that security official continued, "Despite being a major security threat, it won't be difficult to control the government-banned party as it is small in size." Besides that, the...