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Cars Set On Fire, Shops Looted As Nepal Pro-Monarchy Protest Turns Violent
Authorities in Nepal have over 100 people as the government investigates the deadly violence that occurred during a protest march organised by the supporters of the former king Gyanendra Shah, seeking the restoration of the constitutional monarchy.
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2 Dead As Cops Use Tear Gas, Sticks To Break Up Pro-Monarchy Rally In Nepal
Nepali riot police lobbed tear gas, fired water cannon and used rattan sticks on Friday to break up a protest rally demanding the restoration of constitutional monarchy, and at least two people were killed in the violence, police said.
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Nepal Police Fire Tear Gas, Clash With Pro-Monarchy Protesters
Nepali police on Tuesday fired tear gas and water cannons as thousands marched in the capital Kathmandu demanding the restoration of a constitutional monarchy and a Hindu state.
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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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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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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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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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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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Cars Set On Fire, Shops Looted As Nepal Pro-Monarchy Protest Turns Violent
Authorities in Nepal have over 100 people as the government investigates the deadly violence that occurred during a protest march organised by the supporters of the former king Gyanendra Shah, seeking the restoration of the constitutional monarchy.
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2 Dead As Cops Use Tear Gas, Sticks To Break Up Pro-Monarchy Rally In Nepal
Nepali riot police lobbed tear gas, fired water cannon and used rattan sticks on Friday to break up a protest rally demanding the restoration of constitutional monarchy, and at least two people were killed in the violence, police said.
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Nepal Police Fire Tear Gas, Clash With Pro-Monarchy Protesters
Nepali police on Tuesday fired tear gas and water cannons as thousands marched in the capital Kathmandu demanding the restoration of a constitutional monarchy and a Hindu state.
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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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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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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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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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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.
