The ethnic Madhesi group protested for months, saуing thеу did not get enough territоrу in thе province assigned tо thеm. Theу said thеу deserved more land because thеу represented a bigger population. Their protest blocked thе border with …

A handful of political parties —the Madhesi groups, representing the Terai region—are contesting the polls with the understanding that they will join forces with the NC later, say news reports out of Nepal. Some 3.2 million people out of an estimated …

The ethnic Madhesi group protested for months, saying they did not get enough territory in the province assigned to them. They said they deserved more land because they represented a bigger population. Their protest blocked the border with India for months …

The ethnic Madhesi groups protested for months saying they did not get enough territory in the province assigned to them. They said they deserved more land because they represented a bigger population. Their protest blocked the border with India for months …

Actors will perform of the Legend of Mahajanaka, a Jataka tale of one of Lord Buddha’s past lives as a prince who showed great perseverance in his quest to regain the Kingdom of Mithila, which King Bhumibol rewrote for modern Thais readers, and became a …

The elections were originally supposed to be held on one day. They were split into two rounds following threats of a boycott from the Madhesi, a minority group living along the border with India. The first round was held in mid-May in three of Nepal’s …

The elections were originally supposed to be held on one day. They were split into two rounds following threats of a boycott from the Madhesi, a minority group living along the border with India. The first round was held in mid-May in three of Nepal’s …

The visit of the parliamentarians came even as the Madhesi agitators called for a strike in Nepal on Friday protesting against the local-level election which was announced without completing the amendment process. “The election process is necessary.

The government was under pressure from the Madhesi parties to table the bill for discussion. In a three-party meeting held an hour before the House met, the ruling Nepali Congress and the CPN (Maoist Centre) had urged the main opposition CPN-UML to allow …

The Madhesi Front last week refused to back the Constitution amendment bill, saying it was not acceptable in its current discriminatory form. The Constitution promulgated last year could not be implemented due to the agitation by the Madhesis. The Madhesi …