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KATHMANDU, Sundayby (AFP) Another 15 people were killed in surging violence across Nepal a day after the rebels announced a nine-day ceasefire from October 2 during the Hindu kingdom's biggest festival, officials said.

Twelve Maoists were killed in a gunbattle with security forces at Chhita Pokhara in the Khotang district, 340 kilometers (212 miles) east of Kathmandu, a police officer said.

Elsewhere in eastern Nepal, Maoists opened fire outside a bus where police were checking passengers' identities, killing two policemen and a female street vendor, said Sita Ram Pokharel, the chief administrator for the Jaljale-Gaighat area.

Maoist supremo Prachanda had Friday said the Maoists would "adjourn all our aggressive activities" from October 2 to 10 as residents flock to their home villages to celebrate the post-monsoon festival Dasain.

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