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Cannot Amend Constitution To Please 'Others': Former Nepal PM
Nepal's new Constitution cannot be amended on the wishes of any other country, former prime minister KP Sharma Oli, said on Monday.
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Nepal President Asks Parties To Form New Government
Nepal's President Bidya Devi Bhandari today gave a fresh call to all political parties to form a majority government after the deadline given to them for forging consensus expired without yielding any results.
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Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli Resigns Before Facing No Confidence Motion
Nepal's embattled Prime Minister K P Oli resigned today ahead of a no-confidence vote, plunging the country into a fresh political turmoil after last year's crippling Madhesi protests against the new Constitution.
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Madhesis Clash With Police In Nepal;PM Oli Warns Against Violence
About 1,000 Madhesis and demonstrators from other minority groups seeking more rights and representation in Nepal's new Constitution scuffled with police today, even as Prime Minister K P Oli warned that the government will not keep quiet if the protests become violent.
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Madhesis, Ethnic Groups Protest Against New Constitution In Nepal
Hundreds of members of Nepal's ethnic minorities blocked roads in the capital on Sunday in renewed protests calling for changes to the Himalayan nation's controversial new constitution.
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Madhesis And Ethnic Groups Announce Fresh Protests In Nepal
In fresh trouble for Nepal government, a coalition of seven Madhesi parties and around two dozen ethnic groups today decided to re-start protests to press for their demands relating to more rights, adequate representation and re-demarcation of provincial boundary.
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Nepal Risks Fresh Turmoil Over Flawed Constitution: International Crisis Group
Nepal risks more turmoil if it fails to address the demands for greater representation of minority ethnic Madhesis in the new constitution, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said on Tuesday.More than 50 people have died in protests in the Tarai, or Madhes, a region in Nepal's southern plains bordering India, since September, overshadowing the fi...
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Nepal Lifts Months-Long Fuel Rationing As Border Blockade Ends
Nepal has lifted its months-long rationing of fuel following the end this month of a border blockade by people protesting against a new constitution, officials said Tuesday.
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Madhesis Call Off Nearly 5-Month Long Protest, End Indo-Nepal Border Blockade
Nepal's agitating Madhesis today called off their nearly five-month long blockade at the Indo- Nepal border, bringing relief to the country suffering severe shortages of fuel, medicine and other supplies due to the protests against a new Constitution.
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Madhesis Announce Fresh Protests After Rejecting Amendments
Nepal's Madhesis today announced fresh week-long protest programmes, a day after they rejected as "incomplete" the constitutional amendments passed by the Parliament for failing to address their concerns.
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In Blow To Nepal Truce, Madhesi Leaders Reject Government Deal
Madhesi leaders on Tuesday rejected Nepal government's "abstract" proposal to accommodate some of their demands by amending the new Constitution.
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Border Choked For 4 Months, Nepal Strikes Deal With Protesting Madhesis
The Nepal government has struck a deal with the protesting Madhesis, agreeing to amend the Constitution to address two of their key demands -- proportional representation and constituency delimitation.
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Ethnic Protesters, Police Clash In Southern Nepal, 1 Dead
An official says police have opened fire on protesters who were attempting to attack a police station in southern Nepal, killing one.
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Nepal President Escapes Unhurt After Mob Attack Her Motorcade: Report
Nepal's first woman President Bidhya Devi Bhandari escaped unhurt as a group of Madhesis attacked her motorcade with stones and hurled a petrol bomb at her, authorities said.
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Madhesi Leaders Leave for Delhi for Talks on Nepal Crisis
Senior leaders from the Indian-origin Madhesi community protesting against Nepal's new Constitution today left for New Delhi to meet top Indian leadership including Prime Minister Narendra Modi for political consultations to resolve the ongoing crisis.
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Cannot Amend Constitution To Please 'Others': Former Nepal PM
Nepal's new Constitution cannot be amended on the wishes of any other country, former prime minister KP Sharma Oli, said on Monday.
-
Nepal President Asks Parties To Form New Government
Nepal's President Bidya Devi Bhandari today gave a fresh call to all political parties to form a majority government after the deadline given to them for forging consensus expired without yielding any results.
-
Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli Resigns Before Facing No Confidence Motion
Nepal's embattled Prime Minister K P Oli resigned today ahead of a no-confidence vote, plunging the country into a fresh political turmoil after last year's crippling Madhesi protests against the new Constitution.
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Madhesis Clash With Police In Nepal;PM Oli Warns Against Violence
About 1,000 Madhesis and demonstrators from other minority groups seeking more rights and representation in Nepal's new Constitution scuffled with police today, even as Prime Minister K P Oli warned that the government will not keep quiet if the protests become violent.
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Madhesis, Ethnic Groups Protest Against New Constitution In Nepal
Hundreds of members of Nepal's ethnic minorities blocked roads in the capital on Sunday in renewed protests calling for changes to the Himalayan nation's controversial new constitution.
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Madhesis And Ethnic Groups Announce Fresh Protests In Nepal
In fresh trouble for Nepal government, a coalition of seven Madhesi parties and around two dozen ethnic groups today decided to re-start protests to press for their demands relating to more rights, adequate representation and re-demarcation of provincial boundary.
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Nepal Risks Fresh Turmoil Over Flawed Constitution: International Crisis Group
Nepal risks more turmoil if it fails to address the demands for greater representation of minority ethnic Madhesis in the new constitution, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said on Tuesday.More than 50 people have died in protests in the Tarai, or Madhes, a region in Nepal's southern plains bordering India, since September, overshadowing the fi...
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Nepal Lifts Months-Long Fuel Rationing As Border Blockade Ends
Nepal has lifted its months-long rationing of fuel following the end this month of a border blockade by people protesting against a new constitution, officials said Tuesday.
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Madhesis Call Off Nearly 5-Month Long Protest, End Indo-Nepal Border Blockade
Nepal's agitating Madhesis today called off their nearly five-month long blockade at the Indo- Nepal border, bringing relief to the country suffering severe shortages of fuel, medicine and other supplies due to the protests against a new Constitution.
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Madhesis Announce Fresh Protests After Rejecting Amendments
Nepal's Madhesis today announced fresh week-long protest programmes, a day after they rejected as "incomplete" the constitutional amendments passed by the Parliament for failing to address their concerns.
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In Blow To Nepal Truce, Madhesi Leaders Reject Government Deal
Madhesi leaders on Tuesday rejected Nepal government's "abstract" proposal to accommodate some of their demands by amending the new Constitution.
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Border Choked For 4 Months, Nepal Strikes Deal With Protesting Madhesis
The Nepal government has struck a deal with the protesting Madhesis, agreeing to amend the Constitution to address two of their key demands -- proportional representation and constituency delimitation.
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Ethnic Protesters, Police Clash In Southern Nepal, 1 Dead
An official says police have opened fire on protesters who were attempting to attack a police station in southern Nepal, killing one.
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Nepal President Escapes Unhurt After Mob Attack Her Motorcade: Report
Nepal's first woman President Bidhya Devi Bhandari escaped unhurt as a group of Madhesis attacked her motorcade with stones and hurled a petrol bomb at her, authorities said.
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Madhesi Leaders Leave for Delhi for Talks on Nepal Crisis
Senior leaders from the Indian-origin Madhesi community protesting against Nepal's new Constitution today left for New Delhi to meet top Indian leadership including Prime Minister Narendra Modi for political consultations to resolve the ongoing crisis.
