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Indian Traders Block Bridge In Protest After Stone Throwing Incident At Nepal Border
India has reportedly closed a suspension bridge in Dharchula area of Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district connecting to Nepal since Monday morning, following Sunday's stone-throwing incident on Indian workers by Nepalese nationals.
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Nepali Youth Protest In Capital Kathmandu Against Chinese Land Encroachment
A youth association affiliated with Nepal's Democratic Socialist Party led by Mahantha Thakur staged a protest against China on Tuesday for allegedly encroaching Nepal's land along the Nepal-China border from Limi Lapcha to Hilsa in Humla district.
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"Vested Interests...": India's Response Amid Row With Nepal Over New Map
India's new political map does not change or revise its borders with Nepal, the foreign ministry said on Thursday, a day after the Nepalese government issued a strong statement protesting the inclusion of a border area in the Indian Territory.
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As Protests Rise On Border Death, India Calls Nepal PM, Promises Probe
As anti-India protests over the alleged killing of a Nepalese man by Indian border guards escalated on Friday, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval telephoned Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda to offer condolences and promise an inquiry into the death.
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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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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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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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Nepal to Clear Highways, Border Points Blocked by Madhesis
Nepal today decided to clear key highways and border points blockaded by Indian-origin Madhesis for over two-months, affecting the supply of essential goods to the land-locked country, a day after four protesters died in police firing.
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Not Wise to Blame India for Economic Blockade: Ex-Nepal PM Baburam Bhattarai
Former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai today said that the political crisis in Nepal could be resolved if the country can re-demarcate the boundaries of federal provinces through amendments to the new Constitution.
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Nepal PM Wants India to Lift Undeclared Blockade
Invoking the Panchsheel principles, Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today called on India to "immediately lift the undeclared blockade" imposed on Nepal that would help boost bilateral ties amid the recent political crisis over the country's new Constitution.
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UN Chief Calls for Lifting of Blockade on Indo-Nepal Border
Expressing concern over the obstruction of essential supplies to Nepal, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has called on "all sides" to lift the blockade at the Indo-Nepal border immediately invoking the landlocked country's right of free transit.
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Fuel Shortages May Ground Nepal's Airlines: Official
Fuel shortages may force Nepal's private airlines to stop operating domestic flights from next week onwards, an official said Friday, as protesters block a key checkpoint bordering India.
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India Rejects Nepalese Minister's Allegations as 'Provocative'
India today strongly condemned as "provocative" and "ill-intentioned" allegations that it is sending soldiers in plain clothes to Nepal amid the ongoing agitation against the new Constitution by Indian-origin Madhesis.
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Indian Traders Block Bridge In Protest After Stone Throwing Incident At Nepal Border
India has reportedly closed a suspension bridge in Dharchula area of Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district connecting to Nepal since Monday morning, following Sunday's stone-throwing incident on Indian workers by Nepalese nationals.
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Nepali Youth Protest In Capital Kathmandu Against Chinese Land Encroachment
A youth association affiliated with Nepal's Democratic Socialist Party led by Mahantha Thakur staged a protest against China on Tuesday for allegedly encroaching Nepal's land along the Nepal-China border from Limi Lapcha to Hilsa in Humla district.
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"Vested Interests...": India's Response Amid Row With Nepal Over New Map
India's new political map does not change or revise its borders with Nepal, the foreign ministry said on Thursday, a day after the Nepalese government issued a strong statement protesting the inclusion of a border area in the Indian Territory.
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As Protests Rise On Border Death, India Calls Nepal PM, Promises Probe
As anti-India protests over the alleged killing of a Nepalese man by Indian border guards escalated on Friday, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval telephoned Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda to offer condolences and promise an inquiry into the death.
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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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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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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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Nepal to Clear Highways, Border Points Blocked by Madhesis
Nepal today decided to clear key highways and border points blockaded by Indian-origin Madhesis for over two-months, affecting the supply of essential goods to the land-locked country, a day after four protesters died in police firing.
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Not Wise to Blame India for Economic Blockade: Ex-Nepal PM Baburam Bhattarai
Former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai today said that the political crisis in Nepal could be resolved if the country can re-demarcate the boundaries of federal provinces through amendments to the new Constitution.
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Nepal PM Wants India to Lift Undeclared Blockade
Invoking the Panchsheel principles, Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today called on India to "immediately lift the undeclared blockade" imposed on Nepal that would help boost bilateral ties amid the recent political crisis over the country's new Constitution.
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UN Chief Calls for Lifting of Blockade on Indo-Nepal Border
Expressing concern over the obstruction of essential supplies to Nepal, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has called on "all sides" to lift the blockade at the Indo-Nepal border immediately invoking the landlocked country's right of free transit.
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Fuel Shortages May Ground Nepal's Airlines: Official
Fuel shortages may force Nepal's private airlines to stop operating domestic flights from next week onwards, an official said Friday, as protesters block a key checkpoint bordering India.
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India Rejects Nepalese Minister's Allegations as 'Provocative'
India today strongly condemned as "provocative" and "ill-intentioned" allegations that it is sending soldiers in plain clothes to Nepal amid the ongoing agitation against the new Constitution by Indian-origin Madhesis.
