Manakamana cable car will resume its operation by the weekend after Maoists damaged one of the towers, sources within the company told us. The service to the popular pilgrimage destination near Gorkha stopped after the security forces said they wanted to investigate the explosion. The company denies that it temporarily halted due to the Maoist attack. ?We freeze our service every three months for three days and this was our opportunity to do that in order to elevate the poles,? was the official reason from Manakamana. He added the bomb near Keyarpani village did not cause any major damage to the cablecar tower. But the Maoists confirmed they had targetted the cablecar service because it regularly transported security officials to Manakamana. The company line was adamant: ?This is a public transportation business. We cannot deny services to anyone?be it Maoist or security personnel, king or beggar.?