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  Key Madhesi party to join Nepal govt if Constitution amended

  World | January 28, 2018 18:42 IST

  The new government is to be formed under the leadership of CPN-UML chairman K P Oli.

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  Nepal local polls: 73 pc polling in final phase of crucial elections

  World | September 18, 2017 20:33 IST

  Nepal today saw a turnout of nearly 73 per cent in the final phase of local-level elections in a Madhesi-dominated province.

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  After prolonged agitation by Madhesis, Nepal tables new Constitution amendment bill to address their demands

  World | April 11, 2017 21:25 IST

  The Nepal government today tabled a new Constitution amendment bill in Parliament with a view to addressing the concerns of the agitating Madhes-based parties.

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  Madhesis reject Nepal constitutional amendment as 'incomplete'

  World | January 24, 2016 14:08 IST

  Kathmandu: Nepal's agitating Madhesis today rejected a constitutional amendment passed by the Parliament to resolve the ongoing political crisis and blockade of key trade border points with India, calling it "incomplete" as it did not

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  Nepal Parliament amends Constitution to end political crisis

  World | January 24, 2016 9:33 IST

  Kathmandu: Nepal's Parliament on Saturday voted to amend the country's Constitution with a two-thirds majority four months after its promulgation, in a bid to resolve the political crisis involving the minority Madhesi community.The amendment aims

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  Nepal to amend Constitution, address Madhesi's key demands

  World | December 21, 2015 16:11 IST

  Kathmandu: Four months after angry Madhesi protestors blocked Nepal's border trade points with India, hitting the supply of essenital goods into the land-locked country, the Nepal government has decided to amend the new Constitution and address

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  'Wrong to blame India for ongoing blockade in Terai region of Nepal'

  India | October 05, 2015 14:06 IST

  New Delhi: The Nepal-India co-operation forum has issued an appeal to resolve the ongoing dispute between the two neighbouring counties over the newly promulgated constitution of Nepal.The forum said that India, being a neighbouring country,

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  India rejects allegations of blockading Nepal trade checkpoint

  World | October 01, 2015 12:08 IST

  New York: India has rejected as “totally false” allegations that it blockaded a key trade checkpoint on the border with Nepal amid protests over that country's new Constitution even as it emphasised that it is

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  India supporting blockade: Nepali deputy PM

  World | October 01, 2015 8:21 IST

  Kathmandu: Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister Bamdev Gautam has accused India of supporting the “blockade” by Madhesi parties protesting against the country's new constitution and said his government can make alternative arrangements for supplies via land

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  Nepal Government asks cable operators to air Indian TV channels

  World | September 29, 2015 23:17 IST

  Kathmandu: Nepal Government today asked the cable operators to continue the broadcast of Indian TV channels and sought explanation from them for blacking out the channels in the wake of blockade of trade checkpoints with

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  Nepal's new constitution: All you need to know

  World | September 26, 2015 23:09 IST

  New Delhi:  On September 20, Nepal formally adopted its first democratic constitution. President Ram Baran Yadav signed the constitution and announced its promulgation.The new constitution took more than seven years to complete following a decade

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  Nepal lifts curfew from parts of protest-hit south districts

  World | September 22, 2015 22:39 IST

  Kathmandu: Nepal today lifted curfew from  parts of violence-hit southern districts bordering India with situation improving in some areas after weeks of violent protest over the new Constitution that left more than 40 dead.Curfew was

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  Nepal's new constitution challenging

  World | September 22, 2015 13:48 IST

  Kathmandu: Implementing Nepal's new constitution will be a challenging task, Finance Minister and Nepali Congress leader Ram Sharan Mahat has said.Addressing an event in Pokhara on Monday, Mahat said the newly-promulgated constitution was the "most

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  PM Narendra Modi to address 12th 'Mann Ki Baat' today

  India | September 20, 2015 10:33 IST

  PM Narendra Modi to address 12th 'Mann Ki Baat' todayNew Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share his thoughts with the nation during the 12th edition of his 'Mann Ki Baat' program, which will be

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  Nepal Govt makes fresh appeal for talks over new Constitution

  World | September 19, 2015 23:30 IST

  Kathmandu: Nepal's government today made fresh call for talks with the agitating Madhesi and other groups over the new Constitution assuring that their grievances could be addressed through amendment, a day before promulgation of the

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  Secularism to go from Nepal constitution

  World | July 27, 2015 17:26 IST

  Kathmandu:  In a major change, Nepal's political parties have agreed to remove the word "secularism" from the new constitution.Nepal was declared a secular country in 2007 after Nepal's hardcore Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist joined

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  Koirala says constitution deadlock will end within a few days

  World | January 04, 2015 9:12 IST

  Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has said the deadlock in the constitution drafting process will be resolved within a few days as all political parties are ready to take initiatives in this regard."I am

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  Satyarthi calls for Nepal Constitution to protect child rights

  World | December 21, 2014 21:32 IST

  Kathmandu: Child rights activist and Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi today appealed to Nepal's political parties to draft a constitution that would ensure the welfare of children.Satyarthi who met Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav, Prime

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  Nepal's constitution drafting process gets stalled

  World | November 19, 2014 6:48 IST

  Kathmandu: The constitution drafting process in Nepal has been stalled for an indefinite period due to dispute among parties, political leaders said on Tuesday."There is a greater possibility of confront among the parties, the constitution

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  Nepal parties fail to prepare first draft of new constitution

  World | October 17, 2014 21:14 IST

  Kathmandu: In a major political setback, Nepal's political parties have missed the mid-October deadline to prepare the first draft of the country's constitution and publish it in the government gazette for public deliberations, cross-party leaders