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Nepal Presses On With New Map Including Indian Areas, Bill Passed
Nepal's National Assembly today unanimously passed the Constitution Amendment Bill to update the country's political and administrative map incorporating three Indian territories.
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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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No 'Misunderstandings' With India Now, Says Nepal Prime Minister Oli
Success of Nepal's new Constitution will depend on "consensus and dialogue" and India was for peace, stability and overall development of the Himalayan nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today after holding extensive talks with his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli.
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Nepal Should Not Become 'Boxing Arena' For India: China
China today said Nepal should not become a "boxing arena" between India and China vying for influence in the Himalayan nation even as it called on New Delhi to treat Kathmandu as an equal partner.
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Indian Killed as Nepal Police Fire on Protesters on Bridge at Border With India
One person has been killed and several injured in firing by the Nepalese police on protesters who had refused to budge from a crucial bridge on the Indo-Nepal border. The Madhesis, who have been protesting against the country's new constitution, returned to the bridge hours after the police used batons to forcibly remove them.
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India Summons Home Envoy to Nepal as New Charter Sours Ties
India summoned its ambassador to Nepal home for urgent talks, officials said today, following a sudden downturn in ties after the Himalayan nation adopted a new constitution that sparked weeks of border violence that killed more than 40 people.
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Nepal Adopts New Constitution, Becomes a Secular State: 5 Facts
Nepal adopts its first full democratic charter on Sunday, a historic step for a nation that has witnessed war, a palace massacre and devastating earthquakes since a campaign to create a modern state began more than 65 years ago.
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Nepal's Parliament Passes New Constitution
Nepal's parliament passed a new national constitution on Wednesday, weeks after political leaders reached a historic agreement to create a federal state following an earthquake that killed nearly 9,000 people.
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Protests After Nepal Rejects Proposal to Declare Itself a Hindu Nation
Nepal's Constituent Assembly today rejected calls to remove the key term 'secularism' from the new Constitution and officially make it a Hindu state, triggering protests by Hindu activists.
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7 Nepal Police Killed in Clashes With Anti-Charter Protesters
Seven police officers were killed in western Nepal today in clashes with demonstrators protesting against a proposed new constitution, police said.
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New Protests After Deadly Clashes Over Nepal Constitution
Nepal sent in hundreds of police reinforcements today to a troubled western region as anger flared over the police killing of two demonstrators during a protest against the new constitution.
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Nepal Cabinet resigns, new national coalition government to be formed
The move is last ditch attempt to pave way for the formation of a national consensus government to resolve the current political crisis in the country ahead of the May 27 deadline to draft the new Constitution.
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Nepal Presses On With New Map Including Indian Areas, Bill Passed
Nepal's National Assembly today unanimously passed the Constitution Amendment Bill to update the country's political and administrative map incorporating three Indian territories.
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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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No 'Misunderstandings' With India Now, Says Nepal Prime Minister Oli
Success of Nepal's new Constitution will depend on "consensus and dialogue" and India was for peace, stability and overall development of the Himalayan nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today after holding extensive talks with his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli.
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Nepal Should Not Become 'Boxing Arena' For India: China
China today said Nepal should not become a "boxing arena" between India and China vying for influence in the Himalayan nation even as it called on New Delhi to treat Kathmandu as an equal partner.
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Indian Killed as Nepal Police Fire on Protesters on Bridge at Border With India
One person has been killed and several injured in firing by the Nepalese police on protesters who had refused to budge from a crucial bridge on the Indo-Nepal border. The Madhesis, who have been protesting against the country's new constitution, returned to the bridge hours after the police used batons to forcibly remove them.
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India Summons Home Envoy to Nepal as New Charter Sours Ties
India summoned its ambassador to Nepal home for urgent talks, officials said today, following a sudden downturn in ties after the Himalayan nation adopted a new constitution that sparked weeks of border violence that killed more than 40 people.
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Nepal Adopts New Constitution, Becomes a Secular State: 5 Facts
Nepal adopts its first full democratic charter on Sunday, a historic step for a nation that has witnessed war, a palace massacre and devastating earthquakes since a campaign to create a modern state began more than 65 years ago.
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Nepal's Parliament Passes New Constitution
Nepal's parliament passed a new national constitution on Wednesday, weeks after political leaders reached a historic agreement to create a federal state following an earthquake that killed nearly 9,000 people.
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Protests After Nepal Rejects Proposal to Declare Itself a Hindu Nation
Nepal's Constituent Assembly today rejected calls to remove the key term 'secularism' from the new Constitution and officially make it a Hindu state, triggering protests by Hindu activists.
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7 Nepal Police Killed in Clashes With Anti-Charter Protesters
Seven police officers were killed in western Nepal today in clashes with demonstrators protesting against a proposed new constitution, police said.
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New Protests After Deadly Clashes Over Nepal Constitution
Nepal sent in hundreds of police reinforcements today to a troubled western region as anger flared over the police killing of two demonstrators during a protest against the new constitution.
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Nepal Cabinet resigns, new national coalition government to be formed
The move is last ditch attempt to pave way for the formation of a national consensus government to resolve the current political crisis in the country ahead of the May 27 deadline to draft the new Constitution.
