Forgotten
citizens along the Nepal-India border, by
Devendra Basnet (rep 23/11/2016)
Sunsari
is hub for Indians seeking Nepali citizenship,
by Amar Khadka (rep 15/11/2016)
The
divide
within: Invisibility of labourers in Kathmandu
is compounded by
their inability to negotiate with employers
directly; The Madhesi
migrant population in Kathmandu, heterogeneous
as it is, remains
outside the public fabric and does not
participate in religious,
communal or political events, by Dan V.
Hirslund (kp 14/11/2016)
Message
from
Madhesh: A small section of Madheshis have
always been in struggle
with their government, but they lacked the
internal organization and
external linkages, by CK Lal (rep
07/11/2016)
Putting
Madhes back on the map: High time for
engagement, debates and finding a middle
ground, by Shreya Paudel (kp 29/10/2016)
A
‘Madhise’ in the US: A Nepali waiter at an
Indian restaurant was stunned when I told him
I was a Nepali, by Bikash Gupta (kp
26/10/2016)
Madhes
agitation:
Govt to withdraw cases in 2 phases; Cabinet to
wait for
final hearing before taking any decision on
cases sub judice in courts (kp 16/10/2016)
TMLP,
SP intensify unification talks (kp
07/10/2016)
New
bill will render Madhesi Commission toothless:
Lawyers (ht 07/10/2016)
Country
roads: The forever unfinished Postal Highway
illustrates the low priority accorded to
Madhes so far, by Randhir Chaudhary (kp
04/10/2016)
One
year on, blockade still fiercely aruged over,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 22/09/2016)
Political
priority: Ordinary Madhesis should be made to
feel that the government is doing its bit in
addressing their demands, by Shreya Paudel
(kp 09/08/2016)
Sorry
about that: Madhesi social activists have
started a campaign apologising for past
discrimination, by Randhir Chaudhary (kp
31/07/2016)
Billions
in unspent dev budget for Tarai frozen (kp
21/07/2016)
Madhesi
conundrum: Will it end soon?, by Birendra
P. Mishra (ht 18/07/2016)
We
are sorry: Political movement has failed to
address the rampant social discrimination in
Madhesh, by Praveen Kumar Yadav (rep
12/07/2016)
Identifying
with identity: Calling Madhesis “dhoti” might
still be a popular racial slur, but it doesn’t
offend Madhesis anymore, by Mukesh Jha (nt
08/07/2016)
In
search of honesty: Apology campaign of the
Madhesis is important because it shows Nepal a
new way to live, by Pramod Mishra (kp
07/07/2016)
TMLP
chairman hints at unification of Madhesi
parties to boost protest (kp 28/06/2016)
TMLP
convention begins in Nawalparasi (kp
21/06/2016), Khas
not indigenous, says TMDP Chair Thakur (ht
21/06/2016), Veteran
leader Thakur retains TMLP chair, by
Narayan Sharma (kp 23/06/2016)
MJF-L
eyes way out of govt: Dev (kp 12/06/2016)
TMLP
‘ready’ for its maiden convention (kp
09/06/2016)
Genuine
issues: Unless Madhesi leaders address the
real problems in the Tarai, people’s faith in
them will not be restored, by Khagendra
Nath Sharma (kp 15/05/2016)
Fear
and hope in Birgunj, by Subhash Ghimire
(10/05/2016)
Interaction
held to review Madhes movement (rep
06/05/2016)
MJF-D
holding General Convention today (ht
02/05/2016), MJF-L
conclave gets under way: Renaming party on the
agenda (kp 03/05/2016), Gachhadar
retains MJF-L chair (kp 05/05/2016), MJF-L
elects 42-strong central committee (kp
06/05/2016)
Citizenship
of three persons scrapped: They had acquired
the documents by providing fake details
(ht 27/04/2016)
TMLP
set to hold conclave in June: First general
convention since party was formed in 2007
(kp 25/05/2016)
MJF-L’s
first convention on May 2-4 (kp
17/04/2016)
Madhes-based
parties
gear up for general conventions: For many born
after 2007
Madhes stir, this will be 1st leadership
reshuffle (kp 01/04/2016))
Morcha
insists govt drop charges against its leaders,
by Roshan Sedhai (kp 20/03/2016) [??]
Tarai
forces draw China’s attention to their agendas
(kp 19/03/2016)
Noble
ends
through noble means: The blockade might have
been lifted, but we
are nowhere close to addressing real Madhesi
grievances, by Rubeena Mahato (nt
18/03/2016), Madhes
crisis: Swaraj enquires about progress;
Geneva, Indian mission calls for ‘definite
timeframe’, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
18/03/2016)
Madhesi
women in politics: Grooming at the grassroots
urged (kp 15/03/2016)
Madhes
still viewed as Kathmandu’s colony: Thakur,
by Devendra Bhattarai (kp 15/03/2016)
Morcha
to submit memo to PM today: To launch strikes
if demands not met (kp 11/03/2016), What
next in the Madhes? Madhesi protesters are
ready to go back to the streets again, but
only if their leaders behave, by Jiyalal
Sah (nt 11/03/2016), Time’s
a-wasting If Madhesi and Tharu grievances are
not addressed soon, radical forces will move
in, by Randhir Chaudhary (kp 11/03/2016)
Madhesh
and
India: The Madhesh issue cast a long shadow
over almost all
programs Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attended
while in India, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep
05/03/2016)
At
least
4,000 security personnel drawn back: As
protests grew violent in
early September, over 12,000 Nepal Police
personnel were deployed in
nine ‘highly sensitive’ districts in the
eastern and central Tarai, by Manish
Gautam (kp 29/02/2016)
So
near,
yet so far: The question of Madhes lies at the
heart of PM Oli’s
visit to India; India is still sceptical of
Oli, and it would be
difficult to overcome this scepticism,
given the fact that Oli’s
political strength comes from “nationalistic”
people who will find it
difficult to become friends with India, by
Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp 24/02/2016)
Nepal’s
police in Madhesi-hunting spree (AHRC
24/02/2016)
Underground
outfit JTJP army commander, two others
arrested (ht 22/02/2016)
Birgunj
bounces back as border closure ends, by
Shankar Acharya (kp 20/02/2016)
Slow
and steady: The Madhes movement has succeeded
by failing—by not achieving its declared
objectives, by Pramod Mishra (kp
18/02/2016)
FSF-Nepal
expels two CC members (ht 14/02/2016)
NMSP,
NSP, MJF-R to be inducted into UDMF; Gupta-led
TMNC left out, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
12/02/2016), Three
more Madhes-centric parties to join UDMF ,
by Praveen Kumar Yadav (rep 12/02/2016)
Mahato’s
Sadbhawana Party plans new alliance, by
Roshan Sedhai (kp 11/02/2016)
The
struggle continues: The loss of credibility of
moderate Madheshi Morcha forces will create a
vacuum in Tarai, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep
11/02/2016)
Way
down south: Internal divisions in Madhes are
being used as a propaganda tool to dismiss its
demands, by Kalpana Jha (kp 07/02/2016)
Grand
alliance to revitalise protests (kp
01/02/2016)
Help
pours in for families of Morang clash victims
(kp 28/01/2016)
Transportation
resumes after five months (ht 28/01/2016)
Local
govt bodies could not hold council meet
(kp 25/01/2016)
Whither
Madhesi civil society? A redefinition of our
democratic polity in a manner that empowers
all the communities is required, by Bihari
Krishna Shrestha (kp 25/01/2016)
3
killed, 9 injured in Morang police firing,
by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 22/01/2016), 3
die in Morang at Youth Force function clashes;
Fifteen others injured, by Binod Subedi
(rep 22/01/2016), Woman
among three killed in police firing (ht 22/01/2016), Tarai
parties condemn Rangeli incident (ht 22/01/2016)
Reason
for hope, by Biswas Baral (rep
15/01/2016), Near
a
deal: Fearful of anarchy and criminalisation,
the Madhesi parties and
Kathmandu are coming close to a deal, but will
it last?, by Navin Jha (nt 15/01/2016), With
us,
or against us: Those blindly supporting the
tactics of the Madhesi
Front are the ones who have harmed the Madhesi
people the most, by Rubeena Mahato (nt 15/01/2016)
Displaced
police posts reinstated (kp 11/01/2016)
Protests,
blockade affect life in Tarai, by Bhusan
Yadav (kp 07/01/2016)
Birgunj
hardest hit by ongoing Tarai banda, by
Bhusan Yadav (kp 05/01/2016)
Sadbhawana
Party chief in 2-day observation at Medanta
Hospital, by Devendra Bhattarai (kp
03/01/2016)
Border
school claims years of SSB hassle, by
Bhawani Bhatta (kp 30/12/2015)
Prez
Bhandari’s Janakpur visit sparks protests,
by Shyamsundar Shashi (kp 17/12/2015)
Thori
area thrives amid blockade, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 16/12/2015)
Morcha
protests on the wane, by Lila Ballav
Ghimire (kp 13/12/2015)
Madhesi
parties for ‘tentative deal’ to end standoff:
Also want rephrasing of proposal (kp
26/11/2015), SLMM
continues
to protest in Saptari: Health professionals
demonstrate in
Rajbiraj against police brutality; Federation
of Nepali Journalists
condemns police assault on reporters (kp 26/11/2015), Govt
to ‘use force’ to keep highways open, by
Manish Gautam (kp 26/11/2015)
Constitution
amendment: Tarai parties’ nod to forwarding
proposals (kp 25/11/2015), Protests
for ‘undivided’ Jhapa-Morang-Sunsari, by
Madhav Ghimire and Chetan Adhikari (kp 25/11/2015), SLMM
cadres continue stir (kp 25/11/2015), ‘Referendum
on disputed districts will have consequences’
(kp 25/11/2015), Women
rights activists decry violence, embargo
(kp 25/11/2015), Be
Responsible To End Crisis, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 25/11/2015), Statute
clarification campaign to be launched (ht 25/11/2015), Govt
mixing nationalism, Madhesi concerns:
Bhattarai (ht 25/11/2015), Dahal
meets agitating Madhesi leaders (ht 25/11/2015), Blame
game:
Now that all parties have agreed to revise the
constitution, it
is time to de-escalate conflict and restart
public dialogue, by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal
(kp 25/11/2015), Normalcy
returns to Saptari after two days (ht 25/11/2015), All
Saptari health facilities closed (ht 25/11/2015), UN
Rights body concerned about fresh violence in
Tarai districts (ht 25/11/2015)
Three-month-old
child dies on way to hospital (kp
24/11/2015), Infant
dies after agitators obstruct ambulance,
by Maheshwar Chamling Rai (rep 24/11/2015), Three-month-old
baby dies on way to hospital: Agitators
stopped the ambulance carrying sick infant at
several places, by Shyam Rai (ht 24/11/2015), Ambulance
drivers halt services (kp 24/11/2015), Tensions
simmer in eastern Tarai: Govt offices, police
post torched in Saptari; Clashes at several
places (kp 24/11/2015), Saptari
tense; arson, vandalism on rise: Agitators
defy curfew, set ablaze government buildings
(ht 24/11/2015), Death
of 3 persons sparks fierce protests in
Saptari, Siraha, by Jitendra Kumar Jha
ands Mithilesh Yadav (rep 24/11/2015), Seven
NC lawmakers slam Saptari killings (ht 24/11/2015), Hospital
disrupted for second day (ht 24/11/2015), Yadav
calls for social harmony (kp 24/11/2015), UDMF
leaders seek meaningful talks (ht 24/11/2015), Big
parties agree to forward amendment bill: UDMF
rejects bill (rep 24/11/2015), Parties
agree to expedite constitution amendment,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/11/2015), Major
parties ready to amend constitution: To seek
consent of the agitating parties before
tabling proposal in House, by Tika R.
Pradhan (ht 24/11/2015), NC
seeks TMLP support on amendment (kp 24/11/2015), TMDP
Chairperson Thakur rejects NC’s proposal: Says
no to idea of using a mechanism to settle
issue of provincial boundaries (ht 24/11/2015), Jhapa
rallies against division (kp 24/11/2015), Khabardari
Sabha held in Jhapa (h 24/11/2015t), Far-West
ailing for want of life-saving medicines
(kp 24/11/2015)
Madhes
agitation historical, says Mahato (ht
24/11/2015)
At
least 3 killed in Saptari: Over 30 protesters
and 25 security personnel injured, by
Jitendra Khadga (kp 23/11/2015), Three
killed, 25 injured in police firing, by
Byas Shankar Upadhyay (ht 23/11/2015), FSFN
flays protesters’ killing in Tarai (ht
23/11/2015), NMA
condemns police attack (kp 23/11/2015), Zonal hospital shut
(ht 23/11/2015), Hundreds
of vehicles stuck after shooting (ht
23/11/2015), Shooting
in Saptari: Oli govt and Kathmandu’s civil
society should urgently reach out to Madhes
(kp 23/11/2015), Govt
may seek army support if no improvement in 3
days, by Kamal Pariyar (rep 23/11/2015) [This remembers of
Gyanendra's and Deuba's procedure in 2001/2!!],
Both
sides acting more tough as Madhes clashes
escalate, by Kamal Pariyar (rep
23/11/2015), End
violence (ht 23/11/2015), Six-party
meet on Tarai unrest today (ht
23/11/2015), NC
asks both sides to aid statute revision
(kp 23/11/2015), NC
pledges conditional support to the govt,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 23/11/2015), Govt
decides to quell violence: Central Security
Committee headed by home minister mulls over
stern measures against violent protests,
by Manish Gautam (kp 23/11/2015), Tarai
unrest: Schools unsure about morning classes
in winter, by Jitendra Sah (kp 23/11/2015)
100
days of Madhes protest: People long for some
‘good news’, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
22/11/2015), Tarai
protests continue: Protesters, cops injured in
Sunsari clash: Ambulance vandalised, by
Bedraj Paudel and Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp
22/11/2015), Agitation
continues unabated (ht), Four
Madhesi parties form separate front (kp
22/11/2015), Fringe
Madhesi parties form new alliance (ht
22/11/2015)
Creating
Nepal’s own Quartet: The current escalation of
conflict between the state and Madhes calls
for the creation of a credible national
dialogue mechanism to facilitate a compromise,
by John Narayan Parajuli (kp 21/11/2015), Honesty,
please: Vested interests played the spoilsport
when the government talks team was making
headway in negotiations with agitating groups,
by Hari Bansh Jha (rep 21/11/2015)
#MadhesSpeaks:
A social media campaign aims to bring voice of
everyday Madhesis to the forefront, by
Ayesha Shakya (nt 20/11/2015)
The
cost of doing nothing: More the positions
harden, more difficult will it be for parties
to find a solution (kp 19/11/2015), UDMF
border blockade to continue: Agitating Madhesi
forces’ talks with ruling parties end
inconclusively (ht 19/11/2015), Dahal
proposes parliamentary panel to resolve Madhes
issue, by Nabin Khatiwada and Ashok Dahal
(rep 19/11/2015), Dahal
floats new proposal: Emphasises on finding
solution in a package to end stalemate, crisis
in the Tarai region, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
19/11/2015), Rally
against splitting parts of Morang, Sunsari
from Province 1 (ht 19/11/2015), NC
stays away from meeting, by Prakash
Acharya (ht 19/11/2015)
Morcha
urges NC to lead talks, end stalemate: Search
on for common ground on federal boundaries
(kp 18/11/2015), Talks
with agitating Tarai parties today, by
Tika R. Pradhan (ht 18/11/2015)
Big
3 seek common ground on federalism (kp
17/11/2015), Morcha
‘open’ to new proposal on federalism, by
Roshan Sedhai (kp 17/11/2015), Talks
with agitating parties tomorrow (ht
17/11/2015), PM
Oli, people are dying, end crisis now!, by
Subhash Ghimire (rep 17/11/2015), Leaders
intensify informal consultations to resolve
crisis, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep
17/11/2015), Decisive
battle: The suffering masses expected
something concrete from Prime Minister KP Oli
in his address to the nation; He disappointed,
by Praveen Kumar Yadav (rep 17/11/2015)
Tarai
agitation impacts Dom community hard (ht
16/11/2015)
3
competing proposals fail to end deadlock on
demarcation, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 16/11/2015), Ruling
parties for redrawing borders (kp 16/11/2015), Ruling
parties, NC hold dialogue with UDMF (ht 16/11/2015), Nepali
Congress to play lead role in resolving
agitation (ht 16/11/2015) [The NC also played the lead role in
producing the agitation!!], Cost
of
obduracy: This government can probably still
bear the cost of its vacuous patriotism. But
the nation will have to pay a heavy price,
by C.K. Lal (rep 16/11/2015)
‘Ruling
parties’ view of Madhes stir misguided’
(ht 11/11/2015), Ruling
parties
in quest of ‘acceptable formula’: Prime
minister’s scheduled address to the nation
postponed to find a way out of crisis (kp 11/11/2015), Prime
Minister to address the nation only after
Tihar (ht 11/11/2015), Madhesi
Morcha: Flexible on boundary issue (kp 11/11/2015), Sitaula
rules out redrawing of federal provinces
(kp 11/11/2015), Not
much light: Govt and agitating parties
continue to test the patience of the Nepali
people (kp 11/11/2015), Geostrategic
disaster: If we are to rescue the
constitution, the government must reach a
compromise with the Madhesi people, by
Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp 11/11/2015), Master
of lies: He has been misrepresenting Madheshis
with all the nonsense and hate speeches he
delivers, by Jivesh Jha (rep 11/11/2015)
NC,
UML argue over statute amendment,
reconstruction authority bill; Agitating
parties continue House obstruction (rep
10/11/2015), Tharus
announce fresh stir (kp 10/11/2015), TJSC
announces indefinite shutdown (ht
10/11/2015), SLMM
gives talks a miss (kp 10/11/2015), Madhesi
parties continue House obstruction (ht 10/11/2015), NOC
has fuel only for security forces (kp 10/11/2015), Oil
monopoly
NOC asks consumers queuing up for fuel to
return home: Only emergency service vehicles
will get the remaining stock of fuel (ht 10/11/2015), Out
of stock: Critical shortage of life-saving
drugs is pushing Nepal to humanitarian crisis
(kp 10/11/2015), British
scholars
concerned about crisis in Nepal: BNAC has
urged the Indian government to ensure that
rights of Nepal as a land-locked country are
respected (kp 10/11/2015) [see BNAC
statement], Breaking
the
silence: India has its own interest behind the
blockade but why has the international
community not spoken about it?, by Jaya
Lamichhane (kp 10/11/2015), Govt
set to release White Paper ‘shortly’: It will
focus on economic impact of banda and blockade,
says finance secretary, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 10/11/2015)
Constitutional
challenges:
The sentiments of the Madheshi people have
been badly hurt; They are thus agitating to
ensure their dignity, identity, rights and
representation at any cost, by Ganesh
Mandal (rep 09/11/2015), Agitating
Tarai-based parties return to Parliament
(rep 09/11/2015), Morcha
obstructs House after its address (kp 09/11/2015), Madhesi
parties obstruct House proceedings (ht 09/11/2015), Dialogue
with govt today (kp 09/11/2015), Resolve
Tarai agitation through dialogue: NHRC (ht 09/11/2015)
Pay
attention: Join hands with the Madhesis who
are fighting to end ethnic discrimination,
by Khushbu Mishra (kp 08/11/2015), Hazardous
complacency:
Any political gimmick to deny the legimate
demands of the Madhes will push the
nation into further chaos, by Bhabes Kumar
Labh (kp 08/11/2015), After
weeks in streets, SLMM to enter House: To
obstruct Parliament; Says border protests will
continue (kp 08/11/2015), NC
to
bridge gap between govt, agitating parties:
Madhesi Front decides to complement street
protest with their presence in the House,
by Prakash Acharya (ht 08/11/2015), Leaders
urge
supporters to continue Madhes stir: TMLP
Chairman Thakur calls on protesters also to
completely obstruct border point in Nepalgunj
(kp 08/11/2015), Bhattarai-led
team urges PM to swiftly resolve Tarai crisis
(kp 08/11/2015)
Ruling
coalition parties preparing for fruitful
dialogue with agitators, by Tika R.
Pradhan (ht 07/11/2015), Govt
ready for negotiated settlement: Gachhadar
(ht 07/11/2015), Madhesis
are being isolated, says Tripathi (ht 07/11/2015)
Talks
with Madhes leaders stuck again after positive
turn, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep 06/11/2015)
Madhesi
leaders welcome redress: But ask government to
do more to rebuild trust, by Roshan Sedhai
(kp 05/11/2015), Fewer
protesters in streets of Birgunj as curfew
relaxed, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 05/11/2015), UDMF
cadres clash with police in Birgunj (ht 05/11/2015), Two-wheelers
also restricted in Dhanusa (ht 05/11/2015), Transport
operators in Biratnagar defy banda, by
Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 05/11/2015), Rally
in Capital calling for end to Tarai crisis
(kp 05/11/2015), Pokhara
folks
reeling under medicine crunch: Sixty per cent
of medicine consumed in Nepal comes from India
and raw materials for drugs produced here are
imported from India (ht 05/11/2015), Big
three discuss reconstruction authority, Madhes
issues (ht 05/11/2015), Economists
urge government to issue white paper, by
Kuvera Chalise (rep 05/11/2015), Govt
should be sensitive toward growing rift in
populace: Civil society leaders, by
Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 05/11/2015), Govt
frustratingly slow as public reels under
hardships (rep 05/11/2015)
Protesters
defy curfew: Morcha cadres use slingshots
against police in Birgunj, by Bhusan Yadav
(kp 04/11/2015), Clashes
continue despite curfew in Birgunj; two hurt
in bomb attack (ht 04/11/2015), Birgunj
still tense, protestors defy curfew, by
Upendra Yadav (rep 04/11/2015), Economy
bleeds as Tarai crisis deepens, by Kuvear
Chalise (rep 04/11/2015), Enough
Is Enough, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 04/11/2015)
Birgunj
violence imperils talks: Killing of Indian
youth in police firing deepens Tarai crisis,
by Roshan Sedhai (kp 03/11/2015), Indian
national killed in Birgunj police firing: SLMM
retains border after Indian trucks enter
Raxaul, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 03/11/2015), Police,
demonstrators clash in Birgunj: Indian
national killed; indefinite curfew imposed;
other border points closed, by Ram Sarraf
(ht 03/11/2015), Home:
Lack of co-op from India failed to keep border
open: Two ministers confirm intervention was a
Home Ministry decision (kp 03/11/2015), Telephone
talk: India for Nepal’s leaders to resolve
crisis without delay (kp 03/11/2015), India
closes border points in Sunauli, Rupaidiha:
Rerouted trucks stuck in Panitanki (kp 03/11/2015), No
relevance of talks now, says UDMF (ht 03/11/2015), Brace
for difficult times: UDMF leaders: Say
government used force to suppress peaceful
agitation (ht 03/11/2015), Govt
denies using force on protesters, by
Lekhanath Pandey (ht 03/11/2015), Art
of survival: I thank Narendra Modi for
providing Nepal an opportunity to rethink its
future, by Motikala Subba Dewan (kp 03/11/2015), Misuse
Of Children In Madhes Movement, by Roshan
Kumar Jha (rn 03/11/2015), Middle
class mirage: Many in Kathmandu were not aware
of the events in the Madhes until the blockade
hit them, by Bicram Rijal (kp 03/11/2015)
Madhesh
update: All that Madheshis want is to see the
new constitution amended on the basis of
previous agreements, by Praveen Kumar
Yadav (rep 02/11/2015), Dialogue
team hints at redrawing state borders:
Agitating parties see it as a positive
step, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 02/11/2015), Govt
ready
to amend statute, say negotiators: Say issues
of provincial boundaries will be addressed,
but need to talk to NC, leaders of agitating
parties, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 02/11/2015), Govt,
UDMF for wider political consensus on
delineation (rep 02/11/2015), Talks
team told to adopt flexibility (kp 02/11/2015), Show
your cards: With elections of key positions
done with, parties should now urgently
resolve the Madhes stalemate (kp 02/11/2015), ‘Tharus
could ally with Madhesis’ (kp 02/11/2015), UDMF
to intensify agitation (ht 02/11/2015)
NHRC
finds security forces’ excesses in Tarai;
‘Agitators misused the right to gather in
public place’ (kp 02/11/2015), Both
security forces, protesters violated human
rights in Tarai, interview with Mohna
Ansari, spokesperson of NHRC (kp 02/11/2015), NHRC
seeks resolution to Tarai turmoil: Forty-nine
people were killed and 729 injured during the
Madhes agitation (ht 02/11/2015), Change
nature of protest: NHRC to agitators (rep 02/11/2015)
Tarai
parties warn of quitting talks: Say they are
frustrated at govt ‘indecisiveness’ on their
major demands, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp
01/11/2015), UDMF
threatens to quit talks if no headway (ht 01/11/2015), Listen
to
the people: Protests could flare up if the
government does not amend the faulty federal
design and carve two provinces in the Tarai,
by Amar Kant Jha (kp 01/11/2015)
Talks
futile sans concrete proposal, says Thakur
(kp 31/10/2015), Implement
past agreements: Thakur (ht 31/10/2015), UDMF
to review protest programs Saturday (rep 31/10/2015), UDMF
cadres seize petrol from bikes to 'restrict'
smuggling, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 31/10/2015), Madhesi
labors struggling against threats to earn,
by Chandni Hamal (rep 31/10/2015)
Govt
gears up for statute revision (kp
30/10/2015), Govt,
UDMF talks inconclusive: Decisive negotiations
to be held on Sunday (ht 30/10/2015), ‘Govt
not serious towards Madhes stir’ (ht 30/10/2015), Talks
stall as UDMF wants immediate boundary fix
(rep 30/10/2015), Federal
map remains sticking point, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp 30/10/2015), Talks
sans deal on provinces pointless, says Yadav:
Asserts severing ties with India would
affect Nepal’s long-term goals (ht 30/10/2015), Handle
with
care: Kathmandu’s political elites should
reach out to the agititating Madhesi forces
and seek an amicable solution as soon as
possible, by Tula Narayan Shah (kp 30/10/2015), Messiahs
of the Madhes: It's time for the Madhesi
people to think about who their real friends
are, by Jivesh Jha (nt 30/10/2015), Restraint,
resolve and resilience: The movement is no
longer about what the Madhes and Madhesis
really want, by Rubeena Mahato (nt 30/10/2015), A
blockade is a blockade: But how long will it
take for Nepalis to transfer the blame from
India to our own inept political leadership,
by Tsering Dolker Gurung (nt 30/10/2015), Carrot,
stick and oil: The Indian Blockade is a
reality, but so is the three-month Madhes
agitation, by Anurag Acharya (nt 30/10/2015)
Seeking
China’s help would invite disaster: Suman
(ht 29/10/2015), Madhes
protest hits daily wage workers, by Pawan
Yadav (kp 29/10/2015), Morcha
cadres obstruct Rupaidiha border point: The
alliance has objected to the wordings in the
government’s letter (kp 29/10/2015), FDA
casts doubt on outcome of talks sans NC
(ht 29/10/2015)
Govt
to reach out to fringe forces to set its
stance, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 28/10/2015),
Protesters,
police clash in Biratnagar (kp 28/10/2015), ‘SLMM
cadres beat a man to death’, by Bhusan
Yadav (kp 28/10/2015), Tarai
protestors set man ablaze for carrying petrol,
by Amar Khadka (rep 28/10/2015), Passenger
buses struggling against odds, by Raju
Adhikari (rep 28/10/2015), UDMF
intensifies agitation in Rautahat (ht 28/10/2015), Tarai
agitation hits daily wage earners hard (ht 28/10/2015), Chitwan
milk producers suffer as petroleum crisis
deepens (ht 28/10/2015)
First
consignment likely this week (kp
27/10/2015), SLMM
intensifies protest; dozens of vehicles
smashed (kp 27/10/2015), On
the brink: That cargo, oil trucks remain
stranded due to protests in Tarai is a hard
sell (kp 27/10/2015)
Government,
UDMF talks inconclusive: Next round of talks
on October 29; Two member team formed to
implement UDMF conditions, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 26/10/2015), Govt
to address a set of Morcha demands (kp 26/10/2015), Morcha
resumes protest in Tarai districts (kp 26/10/2015), Demonstration
against police ‘brutality’ (ht 26/10/2015), Protesters
vandalise dozens of vehicles in Saptari
(rep 26/10/2015)
Govt-Madhesi
parties formal talks ‘from today’ (kp
25/10/2015), Dozens
injured as protesters, police clash (kp 25/10/2015), UDMF
cadres set ablaze bike in Birgunj for defying
banda (rep 25/10/2015), Two
Siraha UDMF leaders arrested (rep 25/10/2015), Two
leaders of agitating parties arrested (ht 25/10/2015)
Don’t
delay resolution of Tarai-Madhes issues: Prez
(rep 20/10/2015), Team
formed to hold talks with Madhesi, Tharu
forces (ht 20/10/2015), Govt,
Madhes parties at cross purposes over talks,
by Nabin Khatiwada (rep 20/10/2015), UCPN-M
Tharu MPs threaten to resign from Parliament
(ht 20/10/2015), Lay
it on the table: Bhattarai has embarked on a
public relations campaign, but his goals are
not clear, by Randhir Chaudhary (kp 20/10/2015)
Crossing
humane
boundaries: Further politicization and
internationalization of plight of Madheshis
have perhaps become inevitable, by CK Lal
(rep 19/10/2015), No
festive respite from banda: Morcha; But
agitating alliance says plans afoot to allow
vehicles during Dashain (kp 19/10/2015), UDMF
refuses to withdraw protests (ht 19/10/2015), Madhesi
agitators target passenger buses on highway,
by Mithikesh Yadav (rep 19/10/2015), UDMF
demands concrete proposal on demarcation
before talks (rep 19/10/2015), Oli-led
govt anti-national, says Yadav (ht 19/10/2015), Govt,
big parties trying to weaken our protest:
Yadav (kp 19/10/2015), ‘Madhes
stir losing steam’ (ht 19/10/2015), Human
rights situation: NHRC to release report on
Tarai (kp 19/10/2015), The
issue of Madhes is more political than
constitutional, interview with Bipin
Adhikari (kp 19/10/2015)
Morcha
points
to govt ‘lack of preps’ for talks: The
government has neither announced its talks
team nor forwarded the agenda, says Sadbhawana
leader (kp 18/10/2015), PM’s
invite
not enough to create environment for dialogue:
UDMF; Front leaders’ perception is that the
government’s letter calling for talks smacks
of arrogance, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 18/10/2015), Morcha
protesters vandalise industry, by Bhusan
Yadav (kp 18/10/2015)
Govt
sends written talks invite: Tharu leader Lekhi
stresses dialogue among government, three
major parties and agitating sides (kp
17/10/2015), President
calls on government, parties to resolve Tarai
tangle (ht 17/10/2015), Breaking
the impasse: It is in our national interest to
bring the agitating Madheshi parties on board
the new constitution, by Ajit NS Thapa
(rep 17/10/2015) [The voting on the constitution was a
farce since it was not free!!]
MJF-L
leaders quit party: Party district chairman
says they resigned en masse after Gachhadar
joined government (kp 17/10/2015)
PM
Oli urges Madhesi parties for dialogue (kp
16/10/2015), Onus
on Oli: If Oli fails, a Dasain respite will
just be an interval before a more violent
climax in the Tarai, by Om Astha Rai (nt 16/10/2015), Morcha
seeks concrete proposal: Madhesi leaders blame
government for failing to give a clear roadmap
to address their demands (kp 16/10/2015), Hill-origin
people march in support of Tarai protest
(kp 16/10/2015), Statute
still not acceptable to us, says Mahato
(ht 16/10/2015), ‘Constitution
amendment solution to Tarai problems’ (ht 16/10/2015) [Why, at all, did you promulgate such a
non-inclusive constitution in a way that
disregarded interim constitution, Supreme
Court decisions and earlier agreements?]
Hazardous
hypocrisy: To save Nepal from future troubles,
the Madhesi and Tharu issue needs to be
resolved through negotiation, by Pramod
Mishra (kp 15/10/2015), Unfinished
business: It is all the more important for
major parties to reach out to the Tarai now
(kp 15/10/2015), Govt
not serious about talks: UDMF (ht 15/10/2015), Rallies
backing Madhes stir held (ht 15/10/2015), Reach
out: Even if Madheshi parties withdraw strike,
the Madheshi youth will not, by Praveen
Kumar Yadav (rep 15/10/2015), NMSP,
MJF-R feel betrayed by MJF-D (ht 15/10/2015)
Please
the plains: Madhesis are as Nepali as anyone
else, so the government must address their
concerns, by Bhabes Kumar Labh (kp
14/10/2015), Morcha
to suspend protests for festivals: But says
obstruction at major border points would
continue (kp 14/10/2015), UDMF
likely to ease protests (ht 14/10/2015), UDMF
decides to continue agitating despite rifts
within (rep 14/10/2015), Tarai
party cadres vent ire at their leaders (kp 14/10/2015)
Protest
goes on in Birgunj (kp 13/10/2015), Cart-cycle
protest programme (ht 13/10/2015), Sarita
Giri quits Nepal Sadbhawana Party (kp 13/10/2015), MJF-L
leaders quit party, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 13/10/2015), MJF-D
leaders quit party (ht 13/10/2015), UDMF
likely to let banks operate for 5-6 days in
Tarai (ht 13/10/2015)
MJF-D
votes for Oli after eight-point deal (ht 12/10/2015), UDMF
cadres burn effigies of Oli, Gachchhadar,
by Madan Thakur (rep 12/10/2015), Madhesi
parties mull change in tactics (kp
12/10/2015)
Vehicles
idle at Rani border point after SLMM protests
(kp 11/10/2015), Tharuhat
activists put off stir, by Mohan Budhaair
(kp 11/10/2015), Pvt
sector urges Madhes parties to change format
of protests (kp 11/10/2015), UDMF
urged to call off Tarai protests (ht 11/10/2015)
Big
3
not serious about Tarai issue: Leaders;
Samyukta Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha wants to
federate the Tarai region into two states
(kp 10/10/2015), Don’t
blame
India: It is far easier for the Nepali ruling
elite to point an accusing finger at India
than negotiate in earnest with its own people,
by Hari Bansh Jha (rep 10/10/2015), Do
not blame India for blockade: Mahato (kp
10/10/2015)
The
visible hand: Either stoking anti-India
sentiments or playing the China card is not a
viable strategy for Nepal, by Santosh
Sharma Poudel (kp 09/10/2015)
Madhes
drift: We should explore forces that have
connected and strained relationship between
the Madhes and Pahad, by Bicram Rijal (kp 09/10/2015), North
and
South: This is an internal Nepali problem that
should be resolved through dialogue, not
intimidation, protests or a blockade, by
Puru Shah (nt 09/10/2015), Barking
up the wrong tree: There isn’t much sympathy
in the Madhes for the pain Kathmandu is
enduring, by Anurag Acharya (nt 09/10/2015), Proposed
amendments unacceptable: Yadav (rep 09/10/2015), Mob
threatens to set Mahato’s house on fire
(ht 09/10/2015), Powerful
bomb blast near Gautam Buddha Airport in
Bhairahawa (ht 09/10/2015), Sit-in
continues at Birgunj border (ht 09/10/2015), Sunauli
border sees no protest (kp 09/10/2015), Ultra-left
whipping up anti-India sentiments, says Yadav
(ht 09/10/2015)
SLMM
firm on state delineation demand; next meeting
on Friday (kp 08/10/2015), Big
III, UDMF to continue parleys (ht 08/10/2015), Flexibility
required (ht 08/10/2015), Bhattarai
advises Tharus, hill people to settle issues
(ht 08/10/2015), Morcha
cadres hurl stones at police from Indian soil
(kp 08/10/2015)
Talks
with agitating parties: Morcha seeks concrete
govt proposal (kp 07/10/2015), Big
3-UDMF meeting fails to make headway (rep 07/10/2015), Government
likely to register constitution amendment bill
today (ht 07/10/2015), Blockade
to remain till demands met: UDMF, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 07/10/2015), Tharu
group disassociates itself from UDMF-called
protests (rep 07/10/2015), Prolonged
protests trouble Morang folk, by
Lilaballav Ghimire (kp 07/10/2015), Millions
of schoolchildren in Tarai districts hit by
protests, by Nirjana Sharma (rep 07/10/2015), Tarai
unrest imperils livelihood of daily wage
earners, by Mahesh Kumar Das (rep 07/10/2015)
Morcha,
three-party panels likely to begin formal
talks today, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/10/2015), UDMF
forms a four-member talks team (ht 05/10/2015), The
risk
of intractability: Normalcy will be found only
during brief interludes if intransigency
supersedes sagacity in negotiations with
Madheshis and Tharus, by C.K. Lal (rep 05/10/2015), The
concerns of the Madhesi parties will be
addressed, interview with Ram Sharan Mahat
(kp 05/10/2015) [In this case, you should not have
promulgated the constitution in this way!!],
Boundary
issues must be addressed, FDA tells govt,
by Ram Kumar Kant (ht 05/10/2015), Blockade
not yet over, says Mahato (ht 05/10/2015), Solidarity
rally for Madhes agitation (ht 05/10/2015)
Protests
continue at Nepal-India border (kp
04/10/2015), NC,
UML spat over constitutional issues worry
Madhesi leaders (ht 04/10/2015)
Constitution
crisis: Unrest, blockade cause loss worth
‘$1b’, by Sangam Prasain (kp 03/10/2015),
No
end in sight: The government was ill-prepared
to deal with economic blockades of the sort
Nepal is currently living through, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 03/10/2015), Protesters
clash with police in Rautahat (ht 03/10/2015), Protester
injured in police firing, by Shiva Puri
(kp 03/10/2015)
The
Madhesi cauldron: Kathmandu’s power wielders
have not realised that there has been a
tectonic shift in the plains, by Pranab
Kharel and Gaurab KC (kp 02/10/2015), Before
it's too late: Southern Nepal is in the middle
of a humanitarian crisis, we need to act soon,
by Puru Shah (nt 02/10/2015), Fighting
our own battles: Madhesis may be culturally
close to Indians, but they are Nepalis first,
by Jivesh Jha (nt 02/10/2015), It's
not about the constitution: The current
standoff is more about the feeling of being
left out, by Om Astha Rai (nt 02/10/2015), Insult
and injury, by Santa Gaha Magar (nt 02/10/2015), Thousands
form human chain on Hulaki Road: Tharuhat
supporters, business people protest against
border blockage (kp 02/10/2015), UDMF
forms human chain of protest (ht 02/10/2015), Gaur
Bairganiya entry point stays shut (ht 02/10/2015), Govt
may free protestors if border protests stopped,
by Sangeet Sangroula (kp 02/10/2015), Tarai
talks:
Madhesi leaders of national parties say some
of the demands of plains-based groups are
genuine and can easily be addressed, by
Tufan Neupane (nt 02/10/2015), Informal
talks with Mahantha Thakur to continue, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 02/10/2015)
Unblocking
the deadlock: The "unannounced blockade" by
India has distracted us from the real issues
that plague us as a nation, by Daulat Jha
(rep 01/10/2015), UDMF
demands roadmap to settle disputes: Major
parties want blockade ended first (rep 01/10/2015), Morcha
hopeful of solution to Tarai disputes (kp 01/10/2015), Negotiations
with UDMF to continue today (ht 01/10/2015), UDMF
forces halt to Nepali TV channels in Bara and
Parsa, by Ritesh Tripathi and Mahesh Kumar
Das (rep 01/10/2015), Curfew
order
lifted in Birgunj: The situation in the
sub-metropolis is yet to be normal as Samyukta
Loktantrik Madhesi Morcha has continued
its protests (kp 01/10/2015), UCPN
(M): NC, UML tough stance hindering consensus
with Madhes (kp 01/10/2015)
Cycle
of exclusion: aws that fail to break the
poverty-alienation-statelessness trap are
driving much of the anger in the Madhes,
by Apoorva Lal (kp 30/09/2015), Talks
make no headway, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 30/09/2015), Talks
with Tarai leaders positive (ht 30/09/2015), UML
proposes 79 FPTP seats for plains, by Tika
R. Pradhan (ht 30/09/2015)
Tharu
MPs for collaboration with agitating groups to
press demands (kp 29/09/2015), Negotiation
with
dissident parties begins: Three-member
government dialogue team meets Madhesi leaders
to discuss ways to end stalemate (kp 29/09/2015)), NC
Madhes leaders table 4-pt suggestion (kp 29/09/2015))
Tarai
unrest: Stones hurled at buses, 36 hurt,
by Jitendra Khadka (kp 28/09/2015), 50
vehicles vandalised (ht), Army
returns to barracks in Kailali today (kp
28/09/2015)
Two
Madhesi
fronts forge alliance: Madhesi leaders fear
that radical elements might cash in on the
ongoing agitation on the ground, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp 27/09/2015)
Madhes
parties plan to forge broader alliance (kp
26/09/2015), UDMF,
FDA likely to forge working alliance, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 26/09/2015), Morcha
protesters continue obstructing border points
(kp 26/09/2015), Banks
face cash shortage in Tarai, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 26/09/2015), Gasoline
shortage hits Kanchanpur, by Bhawani
Bhatta (kp 26/09/2015), Agitators
in Tarai block essential supplies (ht
26/09/2015)
Big
3
for conditional Army pullout: Two ruling
parties and the opposition UCPN (Maoist) agree
to recall Nepal Army to create an environment
for talks provided that protests become
peaceful, by Bhadra Sharma (kp
25/09/2015), Big
III renew call for talks to end protests
(ht 25/09/2015), Protesters
stage sit-in at major border points (kp 25/09/2015), Eight
UDMF leaders held from border, released
(ht 25/09/2015), Curfew
order continues in Tikapur, Dhangadhi, by
Ganesh Chaudhary and Mohan Budhair (kp 25/09/2015), BRB
supports demands of Madhes parties (kp 25/09/2015)
Protesters
threaten with 24-hr blockade (kp
24/09/2015), Prolonged
bandh cripples mid-Tarai (ht 24/09/2015), Tarai
protest sees no end, Bardiya folk defy banda
(kp 24/09/2015), UDMF
to
intensify stir, block highways, customs
points: Tharus considering a working alliance
with Madhesis, indigenous nationalities
(ht 24/09/2015), 3-day
ultimatum to end strikes, by Lila Ballav
Ghimire (kp 24/09/2015)
Power
plays: Inability of the Congress and UML to
adopt a democratic decision-making process
alienated the Madhesis, by Ajaya Bhadra
Khanal (kp 23/09/2015) [Better say "unwillingness"], Morcha,
Tharuhat, Limbuwan demonstrate in several
districts (kp 23/09/2015), 30
days of strike, curfew hit Kailali people hard
(ht 23/09/2015), Gachhadar
to Big 3: Show your cards, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp 23/09/2015), Madhesi
leaders seek concrete deal, by Prakash
Acharya (ht 23/09/2015)
Police
open fire in Malangwa after protesters set
fire to lawmaker’s house, by Aman
Koirala (kp 22/09/2015), Violence
continues unabated in Tarai: 12-yr-old among
12 people injured in police firing (kp 22/09/2015), Bomb
blast, protest in Kailali (ht 22/09/2015), Vandalism
and arson escalate in the plains, by Ram
Sarraf and Prabat Kumar Jha(ht 22/09/2015), AHRC
urges govt to stop ‘alarming ongoing
violence’ in Biratnagar (ht 22/09/2015) [see AHRC statement],
Amnesty
International urges restraint during
protests (kp 22/09/2015) [see AI statement],
Banda
cripples life in Tarai, by Madhav
Ghimire and Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 22/09/2015), Agitation
will continue until Madhes state is
guaranteed: SSFN Chair Yadav (kp 22/09/2015), UDMF
to intensify agitation (ht 22/09/2015), Rajendra
Mahato burns new statute (ht 22/09/2015)
One
protester dies, several hurt in Tarai
demonstrations (kp 21/09/2015), Madhesi-Tharu
alliance
on the cards: Sadbhawana Party Chairman
Rajendra Mahato says they will continue to
fight for the rights of Tarai people by
forging alliance with like-minded forces (kp 21/09/2015)
Talk
to the Tarai: The new constitution has not
been able to address the demands of the
Madhesis, by Dipendra Jha (kp 20/09/2015),
Bhattarai:
More
to be done; The Maoist leader says new statute
does not address the concerns of Madhesis,
Tharus, Muslims and other marginalised groups,
by Nagendra Adhikari (kp 20/09/2015) [And why did you vote for its
promulgation?]
DAO
steps up security in Kailali (ht
19/09/2015), Mahato
plans to intensify protest in Tarai districts
(ht 19/09/2015), Rajendra,
Matrika, JP to form alliance, by Ritesh
Tripathi (rep 19/09/2015), Madheshi
lives matter: Innocent civilians in Tarai have
been killed but the media attention has been
scarce, by Puru Shah (rep 19/09/2015), Govt
to provide Rs 1m to Tarai protest dead
(rep 19/09/2015), Big
3,
MJF-L deal stuck on wording: With the both
sides making efforts to seek acceptable words,
leaders remain hopeful of consensus (kp 19/09/2015), Big
III fail to rope in Gachhadar, by Tika R.
Pradhan (ht 19/09/2015), Modi’s
special envoy urges addressing Madhes demands
(rep 19/09/2015), ‘Utilise
time before statute promulgation’ (kp 19/09/2015), Try
to forge consensus till last moment:
Jaishankar, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 19/09/2015)
Morcha
warns ‘stern protest’ for Madhes rights
(kp 18/09/2015), UDMF
decides to keep door for talks open (ht 18/09/2015), Madhesi
front to burn new constitution (ht 18/09/2015), Habeas
corpus petition over arrest of 5 Morcha
leaders annulled, by Madan Thakur (rep 18/09/2015), Big
3 positive on Tharu demands, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp 18/09/2015), Big
3 hold talks with Tharu leaders, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep 18/09/2015), Big
III in bid to rope in Gachhadar (ht 18/09/2015), Demos
continue in Tarai districts (kp 18/09/2015), Footnotes
from the Far-west: Tikapur has been left with
an open scar which will take a long time to
heal, by Anurag Acharya (nt 18/09/2015), NHRC
condemns Bethari shooting (kp 18/09/2015)
Twilight
of
tokenism: Gachhedar could have claimed
centre-stage through the Third Madhesh
Uprising. Perhaps it is fear rather than greed
keeping him in bondage, by C.K. Lal (rep
07/09/2015)
Madhesh
maligned:
The thrust of the draft constitution could
have been no different had it been proposed by
erstwhile Rana rulers or Panchayat
supremacists, by Sukhdev Shah (rep
01/09/2015)
Underground party
merges with NSP (ht 25/08/2015)
The
roti-beti
bette noire: The Madhesi woman is arguably the
most talked about individual in Nepali
politics; According to men, she has the power
to change Nepal’s demography all by herself,
by Darshan Karki (kp 08/08/2015)
Mood
of the Madhes: If the state continues to
ignore the grievances of the Madhesi people,
it will do so at its own peril, by Randhir
Chaudhary (kp 04/08/2015)
20
hurt as CK Raut loyalists clash with police
(ht 30/07/2015)
Demand
for single Madhes province obsolete: Experts,
by Lilaballav Ghimire (kp 24/07/2015), Yadav
warns of Madhes revolt (kp 24/07/2015), Constitution
draft regressive: Madhesi leaders (ht
24/07/2015)
Loktantrik
Madhesi Morcha to launch struggle for separate
state (ht 24/07/2015)
Madhes
gets special development package (kp
15/07/2015)
UDMF
announces first phase protest (ht
10/07/2015), Madhes
Politics Of Farce And Self-affliction, by
Narad Bharadwaj (rn 10/07/2015)) [an oversimplified
analysis!]
Victors
take
all: Devided along caste liones and ambitions
of political personalities that vie for
patronage of PEON few Madheshis have
resilience to wage street protests, by
C.K. Lal (rep 29/06/2015)
Southern
gale: No matter what the major political
parties do, they cannot stop the rise of
Madhesi Young Turks, by Pramod Mishra (kp
25/06/2015)
Madhes
will break ties with Capital if past
agreements are not implemented: Sonal (ht
25/06/2015)
Leaderless
Madhesh:
Whatever obstacle comes in the way of Upendra
Yadav's new party, much of it will be deserv
ed and of his own doing, by Sukhdev Shah
(rep 23/06/2015)
TMDP
gears up to protest 16-point pact in Tarai
districts (ht 18/06/2015)
The
neo-regressive
Nepalis: The 16-point deal reached between
anti-Maoists and the nominal Maoists, is
almost a third coup in six years that has all
but restored the status quo ante before
Madhesh Uprising, by C.K. Lal (rep
12/06/2015)
UDMF
expels MJF-D for signing 16-point deal (ht
11/06/2015), Four
UDMF constituents object to 16-point pact
(ht 12/06/2015), Amresh
Singh registers nine-pt note of dissent
(ht 12/06/2015), MJF-N,
FSPN close to finalising merger deal for new
party, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 12/06/2015), MJF-N,FSP-N
and KSRP to announce merger tomorrow (ht
14/06/2015), 3
parties to announce merger today: Madhesi
Janadhikar Forum-Nepal, Federal Socialist
Party Nepal and Khas Samabeshi Party merge to
form the new Sanghiya Samajbadi Forum (kp
15/06/2015), Three
parties merge to become Sanghiya Samajbadi
Forum-Nepal, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
16/06/2015) [It is the fifth strongest party in
CA now!], MJF-N,
FSP-N, KSRP merge to form fifth largest party
in CA (ht 16/06/2015), MPRF-N,
FSPN, KINP merge to form FSFN (rep
16/06/2015), ‘Yadav
has lost right to fight for Madhes’ (kp
17/06/2015) [and the
16-point-agreement is in the interest of
Madheshis??]
CK
Raut arrested again (kp 27/05/2015)
Conflict
prone
zone: Madheshi politicos have been silenced by
the calamity in the mountains, but to assume
Janajatis will accept their lot as easily as
Dalits will probably be a mistake, by C.K.
Lal (rep 25/05/2014)
Special
Court acquits Raut (kp 24/04/2015) [Nepal's political prisoner number one
finally freed!], CK
Raut acquitted of sedition charge (ht
24/04/2015), Raut
exonerated in sedition charge, by Durga
Lal (rep 24/04/2015)
Violence
begets violence: The excessive violence by
police against protesters in Gaur follows a
well-established pattern, by Dipendra Jha
(kp 15/04/2015)
KP
Oli’s
Madhesh: The remarcable change of face4 of
Madhesh has now become a political issue being
played out in how we choose to delineate our
federal states, by Sukhdev Shah (rep
14/04/2015)
Compact
between people and state is breaking down in
Tarai, interview with Vijay Kant Karna (kp
13/04/2015))
The
Gaur Incident And Its Message, by Narad
Bharadwaj (rn 10/04/2015)
MJF-N
chair urges cadres to launch fresh agitation
(ht 05/04/2015)
Cops,
protesters clash in Gaur; 60 hurt, by
Prabhat Kumar Jha (ht 04/04/2015), Curfew
in Gaur as violence flares, by Shiva Puri
(kp 04/04/2015), Protest
continues
in Gaur; locals, cops clash: Administration
declares certain areas restricted zone to
prevent untoward incident, by Prabhat
Kumar Jha (ht 05/04/2015), Agitators
refuse talks as strike enters fifth day
(ht), Talks
ahead, Gaur limps to normal, by Shiva Puri
(kp 06/04/2015), Probe
Gaur incident: NHRC (ht 06/04/2015), Border
village
new flashpoint as Gaur violence spills over:
Area tense after Armed Police Force post faced
bullets from ‘miscreants’ across border,
by Shiva Puri (kp 07/04/2015), No
easy answer: Events in Gaur are a
manifestation of the undercurrents of
Tarai-Pahad dichotomy (kp 07/04/2015), Restive
Gaur faces double whammy, by Shiva Puri
(kp 08/04/2015), CCI
withdraws protest, oppn bloc calls another,
by Shiva Puri (kp 09/04/2015), FNCCI
calls
off indefinite strike in Gaur: 30-party
alliance rejects decision; Gives continuity to
agitation saying it was not part of talks
(ht 09/04/2015), Oppn
alliance calls off stir, by Shiva Puri (kp
10/04/2015)
Jai
Madhes: Madhesis shouldn’t have to make way
for a ‘New Nepal’; rather, they should stand
at its core, by Marouan Fatti (kp
29/03/2015)
Bed
of
thorns: Risks and challenges to constitution
making have multiplied during two-month
moratorium since CA missed January 22 deadline,
by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 24/03/2015)
SC
orders govt to form Madhesi Commission (kp
10/03/2015), SC
issues order to form commission on Madhes
(ht 10/03/2015)
Branches
and boundaries: The protests in Kalaiya and
Simara foretell the challenges of federating
the country, by Dipendra Jha (kp
09/03/2015)
Two
Sadbhawana parties unite (kp 03/03/2015)
Not
yet
boiling point: The people of the Tarai are
angry, but not angry enough to join another
protest movement led by Madhesi politicians,
by Navin Jha (nt 27/02/2015)
Simara
tense as protests intensify (kp
21/02/2015), 23
injured as Simara simmers after protests,
by Laxmi Sah and Bhusan Yadav (kp 23/02/2015), Dozens
injured in Simara clash (ht 23/02/2015), Simara
protest rages, more than 100 hurt: As tension
flares, highway sections declared off-limits
for protests, by Laxmi Sah (kp
24/02/2015), More
clashes as stir in Simara worsens (ht
24/02/2015), Protest
withdrawn, normalcy returns in Simara (ht
25/02/2015), Protest
called off in Simara, by Laxmi Sah (kp
25/02/2015)
Marching
marginalisation: Marchwar in Rupandehi
provides a telling example of the disconnect
between state and society, by Dipendra Jha
(kp 20/02/2015)
Rautahat
land revenue office padlocked: Govt accused of
plotting against Madhes (ht 16/02/2015)
Poor
sanitation among Madhesi Dalits attributed to
extreme poverty, by Nirjana Sharma (rep
14/02/2015)
JTMM
claims it has huge cache of arms: Makes public
a list of weapons,explosives and cadres
(ht 06/02/2015)
Cracks
in the Madhesi front: Marred by deep distrust,
Madhesi parties look incapable of serving the
Maoist interest, by Om Astha Rai (nt
06/02/2015)
The
Madhesh
Question: Eight years after Madhesh uprising,
Madheshis are still waiting; The long silence
doesn't imply the externalized population of
the country has been silenced, by C.K. Lal
(rep 19/01/2015)
JP,
Matrika unite for Madhesis’ rights (kp
11/01/2015)
Status
of Madhes Before Unification: Debunking Some
Heresies, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
11/01/2015)
If
Madhesis
ruled: 'But son, army isn't for you; You must
be Madheshi to qualify for army job, unless
you want to work as a barber or a cook',
by Sukhdev Shah (rep 23/12/2014)
The
shivering
subalterns: There seems to be some hesitation
among a section of Muslims and Tharus in
making common cause with mainstream Maoists
and resolute Madheshis, by C.K. Lal (rep
22/12/2014)
UDMF
wants MJF-N Chair Yadav in front’s meetings
(ht 16/12/2014)
SSP,
MFJ-G inclusion in Madhes alliance remains
uncertain (kp 14/12/2014)
MJF-Nepal
chairfinds fault withUDMF constituents (ht
14/12/2014)
Madheshi
separatism:
There is no evidence of mass discontent among
Madheshi people that they are being deprived
of civil and citizenship rights under the
exclusionist rule, by Sukhdev Shah (rep
09/12/2014)
2
Tarai outfits surrender weapons (kp
08/12/2014), Two
armed outfits submit weapons (ht
08/12/2014)
SC
tells govt to stop cold-related deaths: Cold
spells claimed 23 lives in Tarai last year and
69 lives were lost in 2012 (ht 05/12/2014)
ATMM
submits arms to government (ht
20/11/2014)
Tarai
tribulations:
The Chinese intention of making inroads into
Lumbini, which is adjacent to the Indian
border, in the name of supporting
infrastructure is now well established, by
Hari Bansh Jha (rep 18/11/2014)
When
Banke burned: The lesson of the communal riots
of 2006 in Nepalganj is that politics and
religion can be a volatile mixture, by
Basanta Upadhyay (nt 14/11/2014)
Madhes
parties revive Morcha (kp 14/11/2014), UDMF
expanded to give message of unity (ht
14/11/2014)
Malnourished
Madhesh:
The 'news' that Indian premier was likely to
travel to Janakpur by land route was greeted
as Chhait Ghats with expectant disbelief,
by C.K. Lal (rep 10/11/2014)
TMLP
gen secy unhappy with party leadership (kp
07/11/2014)
Bad
blood: The war was used by many to settle
personal scores, and the sense of revenge
still remains in the Tarai, by Kalpana
Bhattarai (nt 07/11/2014)
Madheshis
have failed: The trick for national prosperity
is development in Madhesh; Only a Pahade
leadership can accomplish this, by Sukhdev
Shah (rep 04/11/2014)
Mission
Madhesh:
The best response to Raut is to demonstrate
that only one person would voluntarily secede
and take citizenship of His Kingdom: Dr Raut
himself, by Bishal Thapa (rep 28/10/2014)
[The current political
leaders are not qualified to provide the
necessary preconditions!!]
Selective
interpretation:
Only a federal and inclusive constitution can
lay the foundation for an "Imagined
Community", where Madheshis will live with
Pahadis as equals, by C.K. Lal (rep 27/10/201), United
States
of Nepal: The issue of federalism arose only
after Madheshis revolted against Interim
Constitution settled by NC, UML and Maoists,
by Anand Jha (rep 27/10/2014)
Whither
Madhesh?
Only 10 percent of development budget goes to
Tarai although the state mobilizes 80 percent
of ots revenues from this region, by Hari
Bansh Jha (rep 08/10/2014)
Limits
of
liberty: Raut's continued confinement will
expose ethnic discrimination, exclusion and
rights abuse carried out in the guise of
nationalism and patriotism, by Sukhdev
Shah (rep 07/10/2014), Raut
refuses to walk out on bail (kp
15/10/2014)
Nepal’s
soft underbelly: The Madhes has never been
more integrated with the rest of the country,
by Bihari K. Shrestha (nt 26/09/2014)
Former
armed outfit to support constitution drafting
through CA (ht 24/09/2014), Govt,
JTMM reach pact (kp 26/09/2014), Underground
group leaders come out (ht 26/09/2014)
One
Madhes not possible, says KC (kp
21/09/2014)
Extreme
at both ends: Kathmandu’s neglect of the
Madhes is being exploited by radicals in the
plains, by Anurag Acharya (nt 19/09/2014)
Raut
remanded in 6-day custody (kp 15/09/2014), Raut
remanded to 6-day police custody (rep 15/09/2014), Activists,
Madhesi parties demand Raut’s release (ht 15/09/2014), UML
guilty on two accounts: Appointment of Mahesh
Basnet and arrest of CK Raut (kp
15/09/2014), SC
orders police to produce Raut before court by
Friday (kp 16/09/2014), Govt
told to produce Madhesi activist CK Raut in
apex court (ht 16/09/2014), Morang
attorney records CK Raut’s statement (kp
17/09/2014, Storm
in a teacup: Instead of arresting CK Raut and
making him famous, his ideas should have been
discussed and challenged, by Pramod Mishra
(kp 18/09/2014), Raut
remanded in custody for 24 hrs (kp
19/09/2014), Court
allows Raut's detention for another day,
by Kamal Pariyar (rep 19/09/2014), CK
Raut’s custody extended by 2 days (kp
20/09/2014), Man
facing treason charge remanded to 48-hour
custody (ht 20/09/2014), Madhesi
CA Members Club condemns CK Raut’s arrest
(ht 21/09/2014), On
CK Raut: He has dared to speak publically what
most Madheshis feared to contemplate in
private, by Anand Jha (rep 21/09/2014), SC
seeks explanation from Special Court (ht
22/09/2014), Madhesi
parties in bid to set common agenda: Effortful
to form one voice for single autonomous Madhes
province (kp 23/09/2014), Govt
turning Raut into hero: Madhesi parties
(ht 23/09/2014), Speaker
bars lawmakers from raising sub judice issues
(kp 23/09/2014), The
right
fight: His struggle is nothing less than
divine intervention to salvage the pride of
millions of people who have suffered
systematic exclusion, by Sukhdev Shah (rep 23/09/2014), Raut’s
supporters demand his release (kp
24/09/2014), No
need to intervene in Raut’s case: SC; Special
Court extends his judicial custody by two
weeks (ht 25/09/2014), Spectre
of secession, The paranoid reaction of a
democratic government to CK Raut’s activities
cannot be justified, by Deepak Thapa (kp
25/09/2014), Dahal:
Raut’s arrest wrongful (kp 26/09/2014), Free
Raut immediately: FRA (ht 26/09/2014), Oppositons
demand Raut’s release (kp 27/09/2014), FRA
takes up Raut’s arrest withActing Prime
Minister Gautam (ht 27/09/2014), ‘CK
Raut’s condition critical’ (kp 30/09/2014) [The next victim of failed government
politics??], Silencing
dissent: The arrest and subsequent processing
of CK Raut hints at political interference and
is highly suspect, by Dipendra Jha (kp
30/09/2014), Koirala
hints at Raut’s release (kp 08/10/2014), Raut
faces treason case (kp 09/10/2014), CK
Raut slapped with sedition charge (ht
09/10/2014)
Madhesi
leader arrested (kp 14/09/2014)
SP
campaign to expand organisational base (kp
13/09/2014)
Forget
the past: The shocking neglect of Nepal’s
Tarai heritage in Lumbini and Janakpur, by
David Seddon (nt 12/09/2014)
TMLP
to elect PP leader on Wednesday (kp
08/09/2014)
PP
leadership quandary in TMLP (kp
04/09/2014)
Modi
and
Madhesh: By supporting the Madheshi fight for
equal status in Nepal, Modi will antagonize
the NC and UML leaders, his business partners,
by Anand Jha (rep 31/08/2014)
Politics
of language: Interpretations of Modi's
parliament speech in social media were
disturbing for the Madheshis, by Kalpana
Jha (rep 27/08/2014)
Amity,
no more hostility: Communal harmony returns to
Madhesh after yeras of discord, by Benup
Raj Bhattarai (rep 20/08/2014)
Madhesi
youths say India has ignored Madhes cause
(ht 13/08/2014)
TMDP,
SP begin merger talks (ht 10/08/2014)
Tarai
regions top charts in worker migration (ht
08/08/2014)
‘Remind
Modi of Madhesi significance’ (ht
03/08/2014)
Modi
and the Madhes: Modi has a chance to break
with the past and provide assistance to the
Madhes proportional with the hills, by
Dipendra Jha (kp 30/07/2014)
SP
mulls over quitting Constituent Assembly:
Party to decide on the issue after feeling
pulse through interactions across Madhes
(ht 24/07/2014), Mahato-led
SP sets copies of budget document on fire
(rep 24/07/2014)
Cut
the trees? The country would perhapsa have been
better off if it had converted some forest areas
into plantation fields, by Jagadish Chandra
Baral (rep 21/07/2014)
SP
ready to take to streets (ht 20/07/2014)
Federalism
and
Tarai-Madhes: Madhesis must have unchallenged
access to wealth of the hills by being part of
the same federal province, by Kanak Mani
Dixit (kp 18/07/2014)
Susta
folk ‘prohibited from tilling farmland’,
by Bechu Gaud (kp 11/07/2014)
Madhes-based
parties suspect UCPN-M stance (ht
04/07/2014)
Mahato
makes pitch for federalism (ht 29/06/2014)
Madhesi
commission at work (ht 26/06/2014)
Madhes
parties struggling for unification (rep
31/05/2014)
Madhesi
agendas still not attained completely, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 14/05/2014)
‘Unity
of Upendra Yadav’s party, MJF-D possible’:
Three parties ready to unite with my own:
Gachhadar (ht 10/05/2014)
Most
Tarai armed groups ‘losing grip’, by Shyam
Sundar Shashi (kp 10/05/2014)
Tarai
armed outfits tamed, says Minister Gautam,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 09/05/2014)
MJF-Democratic
mulls ways to revamp party (ht 08/05/2014)
Police
regaining public faith in Madhesh: Persistent
crackdown on criminal outfits showing its
impact, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep
06/05/2014)
A
Tarai test case: Police firing at an exam
centre in the Tarai and apathy of politicians
make slogans about uplifting marginalised
groups ring hollow, by Trishna Rana (nt
02/05/2014)
Madhesi
lawmakers bank on state pledge: Hope panel to
implement pacts with outfits will take shape
(ht 28/04/2014)
Madhes
parties agree central committee size, preamble
(rep 15/04/2014)
Madhesi
parties discussing nitty gritties of unity,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 12/04/2014)
Tarai
hardest hit by deaths abroad, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp 07/04/2014)
SP,
TMLP approve merger document: New party to be
guided by democratic socialism (kp 31/03/2014), Fresh
headway in unification of three Madhes
parties: Yadav's draft proposal endorsed with
minor amendments, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep
31/03/2014), Better
as one: Madhesh-based parties (rep
01/04/2014), Task
force for 301 CC members in unified party
(ht 04/04/2014), Unified
Madhesi party to have 301 central members
(kp 07/04/2014)
Madheshis
and
Mandarins: Any effort to involve China in
Madhesh is often perceived as playing China
card and put under a great pressure by India
and the West, by C.K. Raut (rep
30/03/2014)
Social
harmony improves in Madhesh/Tarai (rep
28/03/2014)
Madhes
party merger: TMLP, SP for more Madhes-centric
issues in MJF-N unification proposal (kp
27/03/2014), TMDP,
SP discuss MJF-N unity paper: Upendra Yadav’s
proposal not seen positively by his own party
leaders (ht 27/03/2014), Yadav
floats fresh proposal for unification of
Madhes parties (rep 27/03/2014), Yadav
to include TMDP, SP suggestions in unity paper
(ht 28/03/2014)
Who
needs
Madhesh? Looking at the performance of
Madheshi parties in CA II polls, it is
difficult to conclude that their underlying
ideologies represent what is good for Madhesh
as a single unit, by Sukhdev Shah (rep
25/02/2014)
Help,
not
hinder: International community's ill-framed
programs are responsible for landlessness and
displacement of indigenous communities of
Tarai, by C.K. Raut (rep 19/03/2014)
Second
rung Madhesi leaders miffed by delayed unity
(rep 12/03/2014), MJF-N
leaders divided over unity with SP, TMLP,
by Pranab Kharel (kp 15/03/2014)
Madhesi
parties unity: A number of issues still need
to be thrashed out (ht 17/02/2014), Little
possibility of Madhesi parties forging party
unity: Yadav (nn 21/02/2014), Yadav:
Too soon to predict merger of Madhesi parties
(kp 22/02/2014), MSP,
TMDP likely to merge before Holi: MJF-N has
hinted party may opt out of unification
process (ht 28/02/2014)
The
Dajyu
sndrome: The state is the only hope for
Madheshis and they would have to to join hands
across party lines to make it more
Madhesh-friendly, by C.K. Lal (rep
17/02/2014)
Madhesi parties draw civil society’s fire
(ht 08/02/2014)
Battle
for Madheshi party hot seat: Mahato and Yadav
in leadership tussle, by Pranab Kharel (kp
06/02/2014), Madhesi
parties unification only after new government
(rep 06/02/2014)
Blood
over
water: The consequences of the Madhesi
parties’ nepotism in selecting PR candidates
will manifest in the next election, by
Dipendra Jha (kp 05/02/2014)
3
Madhes-based parties at variance, by
Pranab Kharel (kp 03/02/2014)
Now
MJF-G and TMSP decide to form alliance (kp
01/01/2014)
United
we stand: Fragmented Madhesi parties look to
come together to be relevant in the CA (kp
30/01/2014)
Improving
Local Governance In Terai, by Pranav
Bhattarai (rn 25/01/2014)
‘Gains
of Madhes movements in peril’ (ht
25/01/2014)
Taskforce
suggests equal status for chiefs, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep 25/01/2014), Optimism
in the air as talks move forward (ht
26/01/2014), 3
Madhesi parties close to deciding unification
model (kp 27/01/2014), Blueprint
for new party organisation submitted (kp
29/01/2014), Taskforce
recommends leadership model, party name
(rep 29/01/2014)
Tarai
outfit warns of armed rebellion (ht
22/01/2014)
Gachhadar
steps up effort to form separate Madhes
alliance (kp 21/01/2014)
Madhesi
identity only through struggle: TMDP chief
(ht 20/01/2014)
Seven
years on: Madhesis have a responsibility to
keep the flame of the Madhes Movement burning
to achieve its agendas, by Dipendra Jha
(kp 19/01/2014), Madhes
stir day marked (kp 20/01/2014)
Tarai
outfit cadres held with guns (kp
15/01/2014)
We
will not join the government: Yadav (nn
13/01/2014)
3
Madhes-based parties intensify merger talks
(nn 12/01/2014), Three
Madhesi parties hold unity talks (ht
13/01/2014), Three
Madhes parties gear up for unification, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep 14/01/2014), Taskforce
for unification of three Madhesi parties
(ht 15/01/2014), Unity
no mean feat for Madhes parties, by Pranab
Kharel (kp 16/01/2014), Madhes
party unification: Three-party task force to
set up by-laws (kp 17/01/2014), Madhesi
parties form unification task force, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 17/01/2014), 3
Madhes parties form taskforce to finalize
unification modality, by Nabin Khatiwada
(rep 17/01/2014), Task
force weighs options (kp 18/01/2014), Three
Madhesi parties discuss unification (ht
18/01/2014), TMDP,
MJF-N, SP set up panel for manifesto (ht
19/01/2014)
MJF-N
leaders resent chairman’s ‘single-handed’
unification efforts, by Pranab Kharal (kp
11/01/2014)
MJF-N,TMDP,
SP agree to form a united force (ht
09/01/2014)
MJF-L
leaders revoke their resignation (kp
07/01/2014)
Volatile
Tarai: Lax security breeding crime in Bara,
by Laxmi Sah (kp 05/01/2014)
Madhes
parties under pressure over PR lists, by
Pranab Kharel (kp 02/01/2014), MJF-D
top guns complain: Election Commission told
candidates chosen arbitrarily (ht
02/01/2014)
Bloodied
but not bowed: Madhesi parties to jointly push their
agenda, by Jivesh Jha (rep 01/01/2014)
Spouses,
aides in Madhes PR lists (kp 31/12/2013)
PR
candidates selection: Madhesi parties under
pressure to change criteria (ht
30/12/2013)
'Women
have no say in Madhesi parties', by Jivesh
Jha (rep 30/12/2013)
TMLP
marks sixth anniversary (kp 29/12/2013)
Madhes
parties in fresh unity talks (kp
27/12/2013), Madhesi
parties in unification talks, by Jivesh
Jha (rep 28/12/2013)
Madhes
parties scramble to finalise PR name lists,
by Pranab Kharel (kp 26/12/2013)
Friends
and neighbours: Madhesi dissatisfaction with
India has been growing since the November 19
election, by Dipendra Jha (kp 25/12/2013)
Gupta
blames splits for defeat of Madhesi parties
(rep 25/12/2013)
Movement
for securing Madhesis’ rights: TMNC (ht
25/12/2013)
Madhes
parties mull alliance for stronger presence in
CA, by Jivesh Jha (rep 23/12/2013),
TMLP
keen to forge Madhes alliance (kp
24/12/2013)
Shoddy
treatment
riles capital's lower-class Madhesis:
Discriminated by hill people, the lower-class
Madhesis have no hope from Madhesi leaders,
by Jivesh Jha (rep 22/12/2013), The
othered: Discriminated Madheshis (rep
23/12/2013)
NC
overtures fail to attract Madhes parties,
by Jivesh Jha (rep 21/12/2013)
Despite
poor show in polls, Madhesi parties' voters
remain intact, by Jivesh Jha (rep
18/12/2013)
We're
for right to local resources: Madhesi leaders,
by Jivesh Jha (rep 17/12/2013)
Sadbhawana’s
Sah proposes shunning CA (kp 13/12/2013),
SP
vice-chair urges party to boycott CA (ht
13/12/2013), Sadbhawana
decides to join CA (kp 15/12/2013), SP
says street movement now: Claims parliamentary
fight not in possible given situation (ht
15/12/2013)
Mind
your language: Mahatos barefaced allegiance to
India has hurt the sentiments of Madheshi
community, by Jivesh Jha (rep 08/12/2013)
NMSP makes a pitch for Madhesi unity (ht
08/12/2013)
4
Madhes parties now mull unity (kp
06/12/2013)
Madhes
parties’ warning (kp 01/12/2013), Madhesi
leaders warn of intensified stir: Say their
agenda cannot be crushed in the numbers game
(ht 01/12/2013), 'Madhesi
Parties Down But Not Out', by Jivesh Jha
(rep 01/12/2013)
Leaders
From Major Parties to Push Madhesi Cause,
by Jivesh Jha (rep 30/11/2013) [At
the end of CA-1, the male Bahun leaders of the
big parties insisted that their MPs from the
Madheshi and Janajati communities blindly
voted for the decision of their party
leadership!]
Bhagat
Singh arrested (kp 30/11/2013), Armed
outfit leader made public (ht 01/12/2013),
SC
seeks Bhagat Singh arrest ground (kp
14/12/2013), SC
show cause on Bhagat Singh’s arrest (kp
14/12/2013)
Madhes
parties lose security deposits (ht
27/11/2013)
Madhesi
Forces Defiant Despite Defeat, by Jivesh
Jha (rep 27/11/2013)
Senior
Madhesi leaders contend with defeat (kp
23/11/2013), MJF-Nepal
boycotts vote-count: Seven other parties
follow suit, by Bhim Ghimire (kp
23/11/2013), Madhesi
Parties Join Chorus Against Election Results,
by Jivesh Jha (rep 23/11/2013), Five
gen secys lose in a district (kp
23/11/2013)
Madhes
parties MJF-N, MF-L ahead (kp 21/11/2013)
Susta
locals demand citizenship, by Bechu Gaud (kp
17/11/2013)
Underground
outfit chief Rajan Mukti arrested (ht
17/11/2013), CIB
makes outlawed outfit’s chief public; Says
Mukti had planned to disrupt polls (ht
19/11/2013)
Madhesi
Parties Face Tough Time To Retain Old Strength,
by Jivesh Jha (rep 16/11/2013)
Muslim
vote crucial in Banke Constituency No 3,
by Damodar Bhandari (ht 14/11/2013)
Madhesi
women in poll fray face uphill task, by
Jivesh Jha (rep 13/11/2013)
Madhesi
voters divided along caste lines?, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 11/11/2013)
Multiple
antagonisms:
If Baidya and his minions had wanted to
further alienate Madhesis, he couldn't have
chose4n a more appropriate time to enforce a
banda, by C,K. Lal (rep 11/11/2013)
In
plains, Madhesi parties may suffer setback:
UCPN-M too in for hard time; NC,UML likely to
improve results, by Byas Shankar Upadhyaya
and Shyam Rai (ht 11/11/2013)
Egoism
Prevents Alliance Between Madhesi Parties,
by Jivesh Jha (rep 10/11/2013)
Maoists
eye Madhesi votes, by Jitendra Kumar Jha
and Mithilesh Yadav (rep 08/11/2013)
Madhes
parties in last ditch attempt to forge poll
alliances, by Surendra Paudel and Upendra
Yadav (rep 08/11/2013)
Banke
candidate withdraws name (nn 08/11/2013)
Hindi
in manifesto, otherlanguages in practice,
by Binod Ghimire and Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp
04/11/2013)
Clash
among candidates worries cops, by Binod
Ghimire and Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 03/11/2013),
Madhesi
parties hanker for still CA seat sharing,
by Pranab Kharel (kp 03/11/2013)
Caste
Politics Takes Root As Madhesi Parties Ignore
Inclusion, by Jivesh Jha (rep 03/11/2013)
More
women candidates from Madhesi parties, by
Weena Pun (kp 03/11/2013)
Splits
in Madhesi political parties: Greed for power,
not accepting each other's leadership major
reasons, by Jivesh Jha (rep 01/11/2013)
Splits
in Madhesi parties likely to cost votes,
by Ajit Tiwari and Santosh Singh (rep
31/10/2013)
Madhes
parties
‘lose’ grip on bastion: Analysts say the
regional parties have weakened as Madhes
Movement gradually fades from public memory,
by Binod Ghimire and Aman Koirala (kp
30/10/2013)
Madhesi
Parties Mum On Hill Issues, by Jivesh Jha
(rep 30/10/2013)
Balancing
Tharu, Pahadi voters tall order in Far West
(kp 30/10/2013)
MJF-L
for two provinces in Tarai (kp 29/10/2013)
NMSP
roots for undivided Madhes: Wants special
relations with India, Panchasheel to guide
diplomacy (ht 27/10/2013), NMSP
for single Tarai province, Chure conservation
(rep 27/10/2013), Madhesi
parties woo Dalits with myriad offers (rep
27/10/2013), Madhesi
parties make tall promises to Muslims, by
Jivesh Jha (rep 28/10/2013)
Madhesi
parties adopt populist approach to lure women
voters, by Jivesh Jha (rep 26/10/2013)
MTF,
TMSP for single Madhes province (rep
25/10/2013)
How
Madhesi parties envision a future Madhes
(ht 24/10/2013)
TMLP
Madhes agenda: 1 autonomous province;
Manifesto says Tharus should also be
accommodated (kp 24/10/2013), TMDP
calls for single Madhes Pradesh: Supports
president as ceremonial head and parliamentary
form of government (ht 24/10/2013)
Madhes
parties seek constituency in Muslims, by
Pranab Kharel (kp 24/10/2013)
MJF-N
hangs on autonomous Madhes state (kp
23/10/2013), MJF-N
vows to protect Madhes: Party says in
manifesto it will prevent region from
splitting (ht 23/10/2013)
Madhesi
parties' populist education agenda for polls,
by Jivesh Jha (rep 21/10/2013)
Officials
see need to plug security holes in Tarai
(kp 20/10/2013), Import
of small arms on the rise in Tarai: Weapons a
threat during polls, by Ravi Dahal (ht
20/10/2013)
Small
Madhesi parties for executive PM,ceremonial
prez, by Jivesh Jha (rep 20/10/2013)
Tough
fight in Morang with heavyweights in fray
(ht 20/10/2013)
Sadbhawana
Party unveils manifesto, by Pranab Kharel
(kp 19/10/2013), SP
unveils election manifesto (ht
19/10/2013), SP
for two Tarai provinces, by Jivesh Jha
(rep 19/10/2013)
MJF-N
manifesto finalised, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(kp 18/10/2013)
Madhes
parties' manifestos: Most of ’em for 2
provinces in plains (kp 09/10/2013), Madhesi
parties divided over system of governance,
by Jivesh Jha (rep 09/10/2013), Madhesi
parties' manifesto harps on fertilizer
availability, loan waiver, by Jivesh Jha
(rep 10/10/2013)
8
central Tarai districts ‘security-sensitive’,
by Laxmi Sah (kp 09/10/2013)
Many
Madhes-centric parties fielding Pahade
candidates (kp 08/10/2013)
Madhesi
Leaders Reaching Out To Voters, by Jivesh
Jha (rep 08/10/2013)
Tarai
armed outfit member arrested (ht
08/10/2013), JTMM
Leader Nabbed In Saptari, by Jitendra Jha
(rep 08/10/2013)
Top
Madhes party leaders shy away from Hill
constituencies, by Pranab Kharel (kp
07/10/2013)
Being
Madhesi in Kathmandu: It is the responsibility
of every citizen, not just politicians, to
rise above caste and skin colour and stand up
to discrimination wherever it occurs, by
Rita Sah (kp 06/10/2013)
Madhes
parties sew up candidature deal (kp
03/10/2013)
Madhesi
Parties Pick Candidates From Diverse
Communities, by Jivesh Jha (rep
03/10/2013)
RMSP
to contest in 25 districts (kp 02/10/2013)
MJF-N
to contest 136 FPTP seats, TMDP 120, SP, MJF-D
undecided (ht 02/10/2013)
Armed
outfit leader held (kp 30/09/2013)
SP
okays 57 candidates (kp 30/09/2013), Madhesi
Parties Select Constituencies For Heavyweights
(rep 30/09/2013)
Thakur’s
personal secretary quits TMDP (ht
28/09/2013)
Two
MPRF-D leaders defect to MPRF-R, by Ritesh
Tripathi (rep 26/09/2013)
Final
Madhes poll candidates within week (kp
23/09/2013)
Underground
outfit merges with MJF-N (ht 21/09/2013)
Madhesi
top guns choose CA constituencies, by
Jivesh Jha (rep 18/09/2013)
Janakpur’s
malaise
and Pahadi flight: To attribute Janakpur’s
underdevelopment to Pahadi flight is at once
racist and demeaning to the local population,
by Daulat Jha (kp 18/09/2013)
Yadav
flays EC move (kp 15/09/2013)
MPRF-R,
TMDP-N Quit UDMF, by Jivesh Jha (rep
15/09/2013)
Four
Madhesi parties to announce poll alliance
(kp 14/09/2013)
Bomb
blast in Sarlahi (nn 13/09/2013), Seven
injured in Sarlahi explosion, by Aman
Koirala (kp 14/09/2013), Twelve
injured in survey office blast: Akhil Tarai
Mukti Morcha pamphlet found at the site of
explosion (ht 14/09/2013)
MJF
(L), TMLP decide to forge electoral alliance
(nn 11/09/2013)
Only
his MJF-D is inclusive: Gachhadar (ht
09/09/2013)
TMDP
adds 56 new members to its CC (ht
08/09/2013)
MPRF-N
set to forge seat adjustments with SP, by
Jivesh Jha (rep 08/09/2013), SP,
MPRF-N agree basis for poll adjustment, by
Jivesh Jha (rep 12/09/2013)
SP
To Field Candidates In All 240 Constituencies,
by Jivesh Jha (rep 03/09/2013)
MJF-N
mulls poll tie-up with UCPN (Maoist), by
Pranab Kharel (kp 02/09/2013), MJF-N
likely to go to polls alone (ht
02/09/2013) [??]
TMDP-N
leaders quit party (ht 30/08/2013)
Stitching
up electoral alliance is biggest challenge
facing Madhes-centric parties, by Pranab
Kharel (kp 28/08/2013)
MJF-N,
TMDP to stick to one Madhes one pradesh,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 28/08/2013), MPRF-N
To Stand For 'one Madhes' In Nov Polls, by
Jivesh Jha (rep 02/09/2013)
Sadbhawana
proposes two provinces in Terai-Madhesh in its
election manifesto (nn 26/08/2013)
Madhesi
messiahs: A real leader is needed to unite the
Madhes and address the problems of the common
people, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp
25/08/2013)
Debadiha
tales: Reviving villages, by Ananda Jha
(rep 25/08/2013)
Madhes
parties for 10 provinces, parliament system of
governance, by Pranab Kharel (kp
23/08/2013), MJF-D
for
two Madhes, eight Hill Pradeshes: Poll
manifesto meant to woo Madhesi, Tharu
communities; Finds Westminster system flawed
(ht 24/08/2013)
Poll
tempo builds as Madhes parties seek names of
possible candidates (kp 22/08/2013)
Eyes
on election, Madhesi parties adopt
reconciliatory Tharu posture, by Pranab
Kharel (kp 20/08/2013)
Love
in Madhes: What is it that makes the Madhesi
community so hostile when it comes to matters
of love and sex?, by Ishwari Yadav (kp
11/08/2013)
Three
MJF-R leaders quit party to join TMLP (nn
10/08/2013), Three
MJF-R leaders quit, join TMDP (ht
11/08/2013)
Gupta
tells OHCHRof his ‘insecurity’: Home Ministry
official refutes Gupta’s claim (kp
02/08/2013), JP
Gupta writes to OHCHR Draws rights body’s
attention to govt security surveillance
(ht 02/08/2013)
SLMM
constituents against poll tie-up with FDRA
allies (kp 31/07/2013)
Madhes-centric
parties up election tempo in earnest, by
Pranab Kharel (kp 29/07/2013))
Security
worsening: MJF-N (kp 28/07/2013)
Don't
misread bid to unify Madhesi forces: TMDP
(ht 27/07/2013)
Police
steps up vigilance against JP Gupta for
hobnobbing with armed outfits (nn
27/07/2013)
MJF-N
leader shot at: Rajan Mukti-led outfit claims
responsibility (kp 26/07/2013), MJF-Nepal
calls attack against its cadre conspiracy
(ht 28/07/2013)
Madhes
parties’ unity bid yet to bear fruit, by
Pranab Kharel (kp 18/07/2013)
Multicultural
myopia: Recent silence of Madhesi politicians
and intellectuals harms multiculturalism and
inclusive democracy, by Dipendra Jha (kp
18/07/2013)
Framework
of Madheshbad: Sidelines, by C.K. Lal (rep
15/07/2013)
3
Madhes parties hold unity talks (kp
15/07/2013)
Outfit
issues stern warning (kp 15/07/2013)
Madhesi
forces air their dirty linen in public: Throw
slings and arrows at each other (ht
14/07/2013)
Madhesi
leaders differ on election issues (ht
11/07/2013)
Bhagat
Singh gears up for CA polls (kp
07/07/2013)
Poll
alliance elusive in dearth of Madhesi parties’
ideology, by Pranab Kharel (kp 06/07/2013)
TMDP
renews Madhesi unity call (ht 05/07/2013)
12
Tarai armed outfits unite to ‘foil’ Nov polls
(kp 04/07/2013)
SJTMM
merges with Sadbhavana (ht 03/07/2013)
Can
Madhesi
parties unite to form a single force? Not
until they give up their ministerial ambitions
and lust for power and plum posts: Experts,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 30/06/2013)
TMLP,
Sadbhawana in unification parleys (kp
27/06/2013), NSP,
TMLP begin unification talks (kp
01/07/2013)
Is
SP giving the cold shoulder to UDMF? (ht
23/06/2013)
Defections
gain ground in Madhes, by Pranab Kharel
(kp 16/06/2013)
Eyes
on the prize: Without a broader agenda and
vision, Madhesi leaders will remain
unsucessful in electoral politics, by
Pramod Mishra (kp 13/06/2013)
SC
says Giri’s party the real NSP (Anandi Devi)
(ht 13/06/2013)
Gupta
urges Goit to join peaceful politics (kp
08/06/2013)
West
Madhes not on leadership map, by Pranab
Kharel (kp 06/06/2013)
Baban
Singh, few others join MJF (nn 04/06/2013)
Bhandari,
JP Gupta likely to join hands (kp
01/06/2013)
Madhes-based
parties hint at broader alliance, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 26/05/2013), TMDP
in bid to cobble up Madhesi unity: MJF-Nepal,
MJF-Democratic and Sadbhavana, however, choose
to stay away, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
26/05/2013), Fringe
Madhesi parties support Thakur’s unification
initiative (ht 30/05/2013), Madhes
gears up for polls: Common symbol, flag on
agenda, by Pranab Kharel (kp 31/05/2013)
Bharat
Bimal joins MJF-Nepal (ht 14/05/2013)
The
Minority Report: Social harmony improved in
Madhesh/Tarai (rep 10/05/2013)
Madhes
forces ‘under pressure’ to unite, by
Pranab Kharel (kp 08/05/2013)
TMDP
for Madhesi unification (ht 27/04/2013), Thakur
asked to form poll union (kp 28/04/2013),
Alliance
forging: Easier said than done: Madhesi
parties will lose out if they don't come
together for poll, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
28/04/2013)
Some
Madhes leaders now mull new bloc, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai and Pranab Kharel (kp 26/04/2013)
New
Madhes force necessary, says Gupta (kp
19/04/2013)
Six
TMLP-N leaders quit (kp 04/04/2013)
Incidents
of murder on rise in central Tarai, by Laxmi
Sah (kp 01/04/2013)
Blast
at Dhanusha DDC office (nn 01/04/2013)
The
Madhes has now become the centre of revolution,
interview with Bishwanath Sah, UCPN-M (kp
01/04/2013)
Tarai
armed outfit hands over weapons (kp
31/03/2013), Tarai
armed outfit: surrenders more arms in Birgunj
(ht 01/04/2013)
Petrol
bomb exploded in LDO quarters in Siraha (nn
30/03/2013)
The
Holi land: Anger over corruption and neglect
after 2008 rankles the Tarai psyche, but people
still favour immediate polls, by Anurag
Acharya (nt 29/03/2013)
Freed
Gupta lashes out at Morcha (kp 19/03/2013),
Former
minister Gupta walks out of prison after 13
months: Vows to fight for Madhesis, marginalised
people (ht) [In
the same way of corruption as before??]
Experts
call
for balance between migration and natural
resources: Unmanaged settlements have been
causing problems in forests of the Tarai region
(ht 14/03/2013)
Madhesis
demand citizenship by descent (ht
13/03/2013)
15
MYF-N cadres join SP (ht 13/03/2013)
The
Tharu heartland, by C.K. Lal (rep
11/03/2013)
Police
arrest two armed outfit cadres in Nepalgunj
(ht 23/02/2013)
Voters
and
constituencies: Guaranteeing Madhesis the right
to vote to participate in political affairs is
an important responsibility of the state, by
Dipendra Jha (kp 22/02/2013)
UDMF,
Madhesi parties in a dilemma about their agenda:
Constituencies, citizenship put them in a fix,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 20/02/2013)
MJF-N
seeks citizenship allotment, new constituencies
before polls (kp 16/02/2013)
Citizenship
for Madhesi: A matter of state headache or of
right and justice, by Dipendra Jha (rep
15/02/2013) [excerpts from an unpublished report
titled “Stateless Madhesi”, written for the NGO
Third Alliance]
Pain
in the plains: Six years after the bloody
uprising in the plains that claimed 52 lives,
the Madhes still simmers, by Anurag Acharya
(nt 25/01/2013)
State
biased towards Madhesis, says Thakur (ht
19/01/2013)
‘Growing
madrasas’ a concern for India, by Mahesh
Acharya (kp 17/01/2013)
Sixth
year
itch: The composure of the Madheshi politicos in
Kathmandu is apparently deceptive; Soon they
would be under pressure to hit the streets to
achieve what they failed to deliver from Singh
Durbar in six years, by C.K. Lal (rep
14/01/2013)
Melmilaap
mending broken mirrors, by C.K. Lal (rep
04/01/2013)
Madhes
and
the nation: The rise of the Madhes threw up a
new swing force in Nepali politics, redefined
nationalism, and challenged hill hegemony,
by Prashant Jha (kp 02/01/2013)
TMLP
marks its 5th anniversary (nn 28/12/2012)
A
new force will emerge in Madhes, interview with
Jaya Prakash Gupta (who is just jailed for corruption)
(kp 17/12/2012)
China's
growing 'clout' in Nepal’s Terai raises Indian
eyebrows: Report (nn 30/11/2012)
Moderate’s
victory: Curbing extremist tendencies in the
Madhes and strengthening the principle of
inclusion are two far-reaching contributions of
the Madhesi polity, by Bipin Shah (kp
29/11/2012)
Armed
outfit ready to surrender weapons, by Janak
Nepal (kp 13/11/2012)
MJF-R
wraps up general convention: Raj Kishor Yadav
elected as as new party chairman (ht
09/11/2012)
Madhesi
forum meet begins (ht 07/11/2012)
Madhesi
group enforces Dhanusha bandh (nn
02/11/2012)
Not
everybody's
cup of tea: In the arithmetic of power politics,
ignoring the inclusion agenda in the Tarai may
prove costly for the parties, by Anurag
Acharya (nt 02/11/2012)
Split
in Madhesi parties routine: Yadav (ht
15/10/2012)
Two
Madhes partieshold unification talks (kp
10/10/2012), TMDP,
MJF-D hold unification talks (ht
10/10/2012), Unification
bid: Divisive issues of yore still haunt Madhesi
parties (kp 14/10/2012))
Madhesis
not keen on combat duty: NA (kp 09/10/2012)
Laxman
Tharu expelled from Tharuhat Tarai party (nn
05/10/2012)
Gachhadar’s
remarks trigger tension in Kailali (ht
04/10/2012)
MJF-L
forms party unification talks team (kp
01/10/2012)
Madhesi,
Janajati parties to unite (kp 01/10/2012)
Tarai
outfit surrenders weapons (ht 29/09/2012)
Thakur,
Yadav expedite party unification talks, by
Pranab Kharel (kp 19/09/2012), Two
Madhes parties ramp up unity talks (kp
26/09/2012), Progress
in MJF-N, TMLP merger talks (kp 30/09/2012)
Fertile
ground: If unity talks between Mahant Thakur and
Upendra Yadav succeed, it will transform Tarai’s
politics, by Prashant Jha (kp 12/09/2012)
Terai-based
armed outfit hands over weapons to govt (nn
02/09/2012)
Return
of
the rebel: The opening of the democratic space,
and diminished public support, has weakened the
armed movement in Madhes, by Prashant Jha
(kp 29/08/2012)
JTMM
Mahottari in-charge killed in encounter with
police (nn 11/08/2012)
Tarai
armed group surrenders weapons (kp
05/08/2012)
Arms
smuggling thrives in mid-Tarai: Several groups
get weapons in nexus with police (ht
15/07/2012)
Yadav,
Dutta legitimacy war intensifies (ht
13/07/2012)
Extrajudicial
killings in Madhes (kp 07/07/2012)
Social
problems sprouting in Madhes’ concrete jungle
(ht 06/07/2012)
Splits
in Madhes parties: Their causes and
ramifications, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
02/07/2012)
Rajkishore
Yadav stripped of party responsibilities (kp
02/07/2012), Yadav
writes to EC; claims he
is still MJF-Ganatantrik chief (kp
04/07/2012), Yadav
questions legality of his removal from MJF-R CC
(ht 04/07/2012)
Info
minister expelled from party as another Madhesi
party on verge of split (nn 01/07/2012)
Madhesi
scholars, leaders demand more budget (ht
01/07/2012)
Bhandari
ups preparations to launch new party (rep
25/06/2012), Sarat
Singh forms new party (kp 28/06/2012), Bhandari
names National Madhes Socialist Party (rep
29/06/2012)
‘Media
biased against people’: THRDA urges police to
act as impartial manner (ht 23/06/2012)
Bhandari
says collective leadership in new party (ht
19/06/2012)
TMDP
for one Madhesi party (rep 19/06/2012)
Terai-based
underground leader shot dead in Raxaul (nn
17/06/2012)
MPRF-D
to mobilize central leaders (rep 13/06/2012)
Why
Madhesi parties split, by Gani Ansari (rep
09/06/2012), Bhandari
all set to announce new Madhesi party soon
(nn 11/06/2012), Bhandari
to form new party, calls national gathering,
by Gani Ansari (rep 12/06/2012), A
new party it is, says Bhandari (kp
12/06/2012), New
Madhes party in making: Team Bhandari likely to
become a force to reckon with (ht
14/06/2012)
I
will breach party discipline for Madhes cause:
Bhandari (rep 02/06/2012), Bhandari
prepares stiff reply to MPRF-D (rep
03/06/2012), Tiff
in MJF-Democratic intensifies: Gachhadar,
Bhandari factions claim greater following of
cadres (ht 04/06/2012), Internal
rift in MPRF (D) at boiling point, by Gani
Ansari (rep 05/06/2012), MJF-L
rift surfaces with Bhandari’s reply (kp
05/06/2012), Things
fall apart: Split in the Maoist party could
impact the larger political process that looks
fragile (kp 05/06/2012), MPRF-D
expels Bhandari, by Gani Ansari (rep
06/06/2012), MJF-L
gives Bhandari the walking ticket (kp
06/06/2012), MPRF-D
expels two more central committee members
(rep 07/06/2012), Gachhadar
defends Bhandari sack (kp 07/06/2012), Nine
MPRF-D central committee members resign, by
Gani Ansari (rep 11/06/2012), Nettled,
9 leaders walk out on MJF-L: Say they will form
a new party (kp 11/06/2012)
Change
makers of the Tarai: Among Tharus, the annually
elected Badaghar plays a large role in moving
the village forward, by Shreya Thapa (kp
02/06/2012)
Rift
resurfaces in MJF-Loktantrik (kp
01/06/2012), MPRF-D
seeks clarification from Sharat Singh Bhandari,
by Gani Ansari (rep 01/06/2012)
Madhesi
morcha bargain continues (kp 28/05/2012)
Angst
in Maithil heartland, by C.K. Lal (rep
14/05/2012)
Bomb
explodes in Birgunj (ht 07/05/2012)
Demands
for Birgunj as capital of Madhes state (rep
06/05/2012)
4
die in Janakpur blast: Over 30 injured, 14
seriously, by Suresh Yadav (rep 01/05/2012),
Promising
actress among blast dead (rep 01/05/2012), Who
is Rajan Mukti? (rep 01/05/2012), 4
dead as blast rips thru Mithila sit-in: 15 of 18
hurt in Janakpur explosion airlifted to Capital;
Mukti-led JTMM owns up act (kp 01/05/2012),
Sugary
drink, betel nuts and the bang, by Shyam
Sundar Shashi (rep 01/05/2012), Janakpur
blast condemned (kp 01/05/2012), Turbulent
Tarai: Only a full investigation will reveal the
truth behind the bombing in Janakpur (kp
02/05/2012)
Armed
outfit to submit arms (ht 19/04/2012), Armed
outfit active in Terai gives up violence (nn
19/04/2012)
Bomb
at govt office disposed, by Bikram Giri (rep
16/04/2012)
Madhes-based
parties ready to reconsider ‘One Madhesh’ demand
(nn 10/04/2012)
MPRF
calls national gathering to discuss strategy
(rep 05/04/2012)
Middle
ground: Bias of SC judges shows on Madhesi
issues, by Anand Jha (rep 01/04/2012)
MPRF-R
in troubled waters, by Gani Ansari (rep
28/03/2012)
All
for a company, S Sadbhawana gives its last shot
(kp 07/03/2012)
Taboo
no more: Talk of Madhes seceding and merging
with India doesn’t hold water, by Aditya Man
Shrestha (kp 06/03/2012)
Terai-based
armed outfit agrees to handover its weapons to
govt (nn 04/03/2012)
Opposition
to Gachchhadar mounts in MPRF-D, by Gani
Ansari (rep 04/03/2012), MPRF-D
lawmakers' ultimatum to Gachchhadar (rep
05/03/2012), MJF-Loktantrik
leadersdemand PP meeting (kp 05/03/2012)
Legitimacy
crisis:
The unease in the Madhes about the JP Gupta
verdict reflects the region’s absence of faith
in state institutions, by Prashant Jha (kp
29/02/2012)
Possibility
of compromise on delineation of Madhesh state,
interview with Upendra Yadav (rep 26/02/2012)
Govt-JTMMP
ink six point agreement (nn 25/02/2012)
Underground
outfits ‘eager’ for dialogue, by Lilabalav
Ghimire (kp 14/02/2012)
A
gathering storm: Kathmandu is choosing not to
see another gathering storm over the Madhes,
by Anurag Acharya (nt 10/02/2012)
‘Madhes
could cut off ties with state’ (ht
08/02/2012)
Over
100,000 to get citizenship, by Gani Ansari
(rep 07/02/2012)
Disquiet
at margins, by C.K. Lal (rep 06/02/2012)
All
the king's men, by Anand Jha (rep
29/01/2012)
Madeshis’
recruitment to army: Govt replies to SC stay
order; Minister defends Cabinet decision, by
Pranab Kharel (kp)
Armed
Tarai group ready for dialogue, by J. Pandey
(kp)
Sadbhawana
Party suffers yet another split (nn
26/01/2012), Mahato's
Sadbhawana Party splits again (rep
27/01/2012), Sadbhawana
party
splits once again (kp 27/01/2012), Sadbhavana
Party splits, again (ht 27/01/2012)
Bomb
explodes inside passenger bus in Dang; no one
hurt (nn 24/01/2012)
Five
years on, by C.K. Lal (rep 23/01/2012), We
have overcome: The Madhes Movement of 2007
dismantled the traditional concept of Nepali
nationalism, by Deepak Chaudhary (kp
25/01/2012)
Govt,
ATMM ink six-point pact, by Mithilesh Yadav
(21/01/2012)
Outfit,
govt strike agreement Tarai front aims to enter
mainstream, empower people, by Rabi Dahal
(ht 12/01/2012)
Lies
and stereotypes: The public spaces are rife with
lies about Madhesis’ ability to join the Army,
by Pramod Mishra (kp 11/01/2012)
Madhesi
parties draft inclusion bill, by Gani Ansari
(rep 09/01/2012)
UDMF
to discuss new strategy (rep 05/01/2012)
Tarai
armed group surrenders weapons (kp
01/01/2012), SJTMM
hands over arms to govt (nn 01/01/2012)
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