Nepal Constitution
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Key Madhesi party to join Nepal govt if Constitution amended
World | Jan 28, 2018, 06:42 PM ISTThe 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 | Sep 18, 2017, 08:33 PM ISTNepal 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 | Apr 11, 2017, 09:25 PM ISTThe 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 | Jan 24, 2016, 02:08 PM ISTKathmandu: 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 | Jan 24, 2016, 09:33 AM ISTKathmandu: 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 | Dec 21, 2015, 04:11 PM ISTKathmandu: 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 | Oct 05, 2015, 02:06 PM ISTNew 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 | Oct 01, 2015, 12:08 PM ISTNew 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 | Oct 01, 2015, 08:21 AM ISTKathmandu: 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 | Sep 29, 2015, 11:17 PM ISTKathmandu: 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 | Sep 26, 2015, 11:09 PM ISTNew 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 | Sep 22, 2015, 10:39 PM ISTKathmandu: 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 | Sep 22, 2015, 01:48 PM ISTKathmandu: 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 | Sep 20, 2015, 10:33 AM ISTPM 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 | Sep 19, 2015, 11:30 PM ISTKathmandu: 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 | Jul 27, 2015, 05:26 PM ISTKathmandu: 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 | Jan 04, 2015, 09:12 AM ISTKathmandu: 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 | Dec 21, 2014, 09:32 PM ISTKathmandu: 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 | Nov 19, 2014, 06:48 AM ISTKathmandu: 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 | Oct 17, 2014, 09:14 PM ISTKathmandu: 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