Democratic
socialist, Janamat, Nagarik Unmukti agree for working
alliance (rn 12/03/2023), Three
regional parties join hands. Many see it as an alliance
against Yadav : With their 14 seats in the House in
total, against the JSP’s 12, the three parties expect to
have more bargaining power, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
13/03/2023)
Wishful
longing of Madheshi NRNs : The higher a Madheshi reaches
in professional life abroad, the more intense their
desire for change at home, by CK Lal (kp 01/03/2023)
Madhesh
parties eye presidency as major forces remain at
loggerheads : Analysts aren’t much hopeful citing
division and discord among regional forces, byNishan
Khatiwada (kp 23/02/2023)
Govt
requests Prez for clemency to MP Chaudhary (rep
17/02/2023)
Fogbound
Tarai : The thick winter fog in the plains is a metaphor
for the country’s purposeless politics , by Chandra
Kishore )nt 18/02/2023)
Nagarik
Unmukti Party MP Arun Kumar Chaudhary arrested (kh
02/02/2023), Nagarik
Unmukti Party’s Arun Kumar Chaudhary sent to custody :
Kailali District Court had convicted Chaudhary in 2013
on charges of setting a tractor on fire. The party has
warned of protests against his arrest (nlt
03/02/2023), Nagarik
Unmukti Party lawmaker Arun Chaudhary arrested over
12-year-old arson : Party says it is shocked by the
arrest and may withdraw support to government, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 03/02/2023)
Janamat
party will decide on ruling coalition support by Sunday:
Minister Khan (kh 21/01/2023), RSP
and RPP chip away at Madhesh parties’ bargaining power :
Parties like Janata Samajbadi and Loktantrik Samajbadi
find themselves ignored in power-sharing negotiations,
by Nishan Khatiwat (kp 21/01/2023) [No
matter which party, it is always primarily about the
personal power positions of their leaders, never about
the country and its people!]
Madhesh
as the flagbearer of federalism has some way to go to
cement gains : Madheshi leaders have been most vocal
about the need to strengthen provinces and, by
extension, federalism, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
14/01/2023)
Nagarik
Unmukti Party chooses opposition bench in parliament
(kh 08/01/2023)
Janamat
and Unmukti Party sign 12-point agreement : Agreement
includes unity between the two parties (kh
08/01/2023),
Janmat,
NUP sign 12-point pact, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
09/01/2023)
Janamat
Party seeks performance details from people’s
representatives (kh 03/01/2022)
CK
Raut’s oath in ‘Madheshi’ language ruffles feathers :
Madheshi Commission writes to Parliament Secretariat
seeking a clarification on why some lawmakers were
administered the oath in ‘Madheshi’ language, by
Nishan Khatiwada (kp 24/12/2022) [???]
Can
two regional parties stay true to their agenda? Janamat
Party and Nagarik Unmukti Party should learn from the
failures of big Madhesh parties, experts advise, by
Nishan Khatiwada (kp 22/12/2022)
Melancholy
of the Madheshi intelligentsia : Except Madhesh, all
other provinces are patterned after the old regional
administrative system, by CK Lal (kp 21/12/2022)
We’ll
side with the party that takes ownership of our demands,
interview with CK Raut (ae 15/12/2022))
'Janmat
Party's victory reflects people's desire for
change', interview with CK Raut (ht
13/12/2022)
Janamat
Party sending 5 members to HoR (kh 09/12/2022)
UML’s
win changes Madhesh calculus : The shape of federal
government will have significant bearing on the
coalition in Janakpur, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
05/12/2022)
Madheshi
Commission cautions against use of invective (kh
05/12/2022)
Maoist
and Madhesh-based parties see steep decline in electoral
politics : The parties that emerged as major political
forces from the 2006 people’s movement are now losing
their appeal, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
04/12/2022)
The
shifting political tide in Madhes, by Manika Jha (ae
01/12/2022)
In
Madhesh, political ground is shifting : Fourteen years
after the Madhesh movement, voters have punished its
major faces in the recent polls, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 24/11/2022), CK
Raut’s Janamat Party emerges as a strong regional force
: His victory surprised many as his party’s performance
during the May local elections had been dismal,
Abdhesh Kumar Jha & Santosh Singh (kp 24/11/2022)
‘Hope
in short supply in Madhesh this election season’ :
Political analyst Tula Narayan Shah on how observers see
the political scenario and how are the Madhesh-based
parties expected to fare in the upcoming provincial and
national elections (interview) (kp 31/10/2022)
What’s
wrong with regional parties? Most of them have grown
weaker after deviating from their popular agendas,
by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 22/10/2022)
Division
in Madhesh forces darkens their electoral prospects :
Two major parties in Madhesh pitted against each other
will fare worse this time than in last elections,
analysts say, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 12/10/2022),
The
loneliness of Madheshi politicos : The story of the
struggles, successes and limitations of Madheshi
politicians in Nepal, by CK Lal (kp 12/10/2022)
Janantantrik
Terai Mukti Morcha merges into RPP (kh 05/10/2022)
Madhesh
parties struggle to stay relevant in their heartland :
As regional parties drift from core Madhesh issues, big
parties try to cash in on growing public frustration,
by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 01/10/2022) [The
responsibility lies equally with their leaders and the
machinations of the major parties! The loser will be the
Madheshi people.]
Leaders
of Madheshi parties making a beeline for the UML :
Observers term the election-time defections rank
opportunism, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 17/09/2022) [Better call it betrayal of the
interests of Madheshi people because of selfish motives
of their so-called leaders!]
Pathos
of collective humiliation in Madhesh : Elections may
come, elections may go, but the struggles of Madheshis
will have to continue to establish themselves as ‘the
People’, by CK Lal (kp 14/09/2022)
Education
in Madhes (ht 14/09/2022)
Beset
by disputes and splits, Madhesh parties are fighting for
relevance in their own base : Janata Samajbadi and
Loktantrik Samajbadi are in negotiations with bigger
parties eying better prospects in November polls, by
Nishan Khatiwada (kp 19/08/2022)
Resham
Chaudhary won election from hiding. His 5-month-old
party claims Tikapur when he is in jail : Tharus who
feel they were shortchanged by the state have spoken
through the ballot, activists and analysts say, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 23/05/2022)
Voters
in Birgunj are perplexed as to who to vote for because
of alliance politics : Since the Madhes Movement, the
parties that championed it have splintered and
ultimately joined hands with the forces they once
rebelled against, puzzling voters, Tufan Neupane and
Bhusan Yadav (kp 01/05/2022)
In
Madhes Province, voters turning away from
Madhes-based parties, by Mukesh Pokhrel (rec
20/04/2022)
Government
positive to address demands of Janamat Party: Home
Minister Khand (rep 15/04/2022) [Election
campaign tactics send their regards!]
How
remittance is fuelling agricultural risks and
unplanned sprawl : In 1989, the urban cover
occupied just 221.1 sq km of the Tarai, but this
had increased to 930.22 sq km by 2016.
Agriculture’s share in the GDP has fallen
markedly over a decade, by Aakriti Ghimire
(kp 14/04/2022)
It
is govt responsibility to grant citizenship to people:
JSP Chairman Yadav (rep 27/03/2022)
Alienation
of Muslims in Madhesh : The ‘othering’ of the most
significant minority will probably require more effort
from civil society, by CK Lal (kp (kp 16/02/2022)
Janamat
Party leaders meet Home Minister Khand (kh
11/02/2022)
anamat
Party Chair Raut warns of obstructing elections if
farmers’ demands not addressed (kh 09/02/2022)
CK
Raut-led Janamat Party obstructs East-West Highway
(kh 03/02/2022), CK
Raut’s Janamat party postpones highway-centric agitation
(kh 04/02/2022)
CK
Raut’s cadres attack a doctor in Janakpur (nlt
26/01/2022), CK
Raut’s cadres vandalize Mayor’s vehicle in Sarlahi :
Janamat Party cadres clash with police in Janakpur
(kh 26/012022), Tear
gas fired to disperse protestors from disrupting
elections (rep 26/01/2022), Madhes
Province issues order to book violent Janamat Party
cadres (kh 27/01/2022)
CK
Raut-led Janamat party announces protest programs
(kh 17/01/2022)
Janamat
Party stages protest rally in Gaur (ht 15/01/2022)
What
is CK Raut up to? After earning opprobrium for being a
secessionist for a long time and then receiving praises
for joining mainstream politics respecting Nepali
sovereignty, CK Raut is again in the headlines. Is he
doing politics the right way?, by Nishan Khatiwada
(nlt 05/01/2022)
Police
open fire on CK Raut’s party cadres, five injured
(kh 02/01/2022) [The
police shot at these people just because they were
demonstrating? Not even in the case of damage to
property would the use of firearms have been
appropriate!], At
least 16 injured as Janamat Party cadres clash with
security personnel in Dhanusa : Eight security personnel
and eight party cadres have been injured so far.
Authorities are still trying to bring the situation
under control, said police (kp 02/01/2021)
Janamat
party members vandalise private vehicles on East-West
Highway (rep 26/12/2021), [So
this is what you call "non-violent", Mr Raut?], CK
Raut cadres block highway in Siraha : Vandalize trucks
and other vehicles (kh 26/12/2021), Prohibitory
order in place in Siraha in view of Janamat Party-led
strike (kh 28/12/2021), Prohibition
order issued in Siraha till tomorrow: Gathering limited
to five people (rep 28/12/2021), Siraha
lifts prohibitory order as situation turns into normalcy
(kh 29/12/2021), Six
parties protest against strike (ht 29/12/2021)
Disillusionment
of Madhesi mainstreamers : Madhesis have been hamstrung
with conflicting emotions of conformism and
confrontation, by CK Lal (kp 10/11/2021)
CK
Raut’s party resorts to hooliganism : The party, which
renounced plans to continue agitating for ‘free Mades’
to join mainstream politics, has been taking action
against people’s representatives and officials, by
Manika Jha (ae 28/10/2021)
Hridayesh
Tripathi to form a new party (rep 27/08/2021) [Put an end to the moronic
factionalism within all the major parties! Every party
leader needs his own party! This will provide much
needed political stability?!]
Govt
signs 6-point deal with Tharuhat/Tharuwan Struggle
Committee (kh 01/06/2021) [This
agreement will probably not be worth the paper it is
printed on either!], Government
agrees to take initiatives for the release of Resham
Chaudhary and other Tharu leaders : They had been
convicted for their involvement in the 2015 Tikapur
riots in which nine died. The release has been a
long-standing demand of the Janata Samajbadi Party which
is in talks to join the government (kp 01/06/2021)
Govt
appoints Chairman, officials of President Chure Terai
Madhesh Conservation Development Board (kh
02/04/2021) [As usual, all 6
functionaries belong to the traditional hill castes: 5
Brahmins, 1 Chhetri.]
Bomb
blast at Lahan’s Land Revenue Office, three injured,
by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 14/03/2021), Lahan
Blast: Pamphlets of Jay Krishna Goit-led Janatantrik
Tarai Mukti Morcha recovered from incident site, by
Mithilesh Yadav (rep 14/03/2021), Tarai
Janatantrik Mukti Morcha’s leaflet found in Lahan blast,
by Kamalesh Thakur (kh 14/03/2021), Eight
injured, two critically, in a blast at a government
office in SirahaThe explosion, for which Jaya Krishna
Goit-led group has taken responsibility, shows radical
forces continue to exist and they should be brought to
the talks table, analysts say, by Bharat Jarghamagar
and Tika R Pradhan (kp 15/03/2021) [Only
a few days ago, PM Oli claimed that there was no
militancy left in Nepal, except for the one he had
started. That was probably a false statement!]
Next
agitation will bring Madhesi parties to size, says Raut
(ht 19/01/2021)
Attractive
Land For Holiday Makers, by Ram Dayal Rakesh (rn
18/12/2020)
Covid-19
becomes barrier to cross-border marriages, by
Bhawani Bhatta and Tripti Shahi (kp 21/11/2020)
मधेसमा
राष्ट्रियताको प्रवद्र्धन जरुरी [Promotion of
nationality is necessary in Madhes] , by Shyam Prasad
Mainali (Rajdhani 09/11/2020)
Protests
flare up in Province 2 against citizenship amendment
bill: Janata Samajbadi leaders warn of intensifying
their protests if the bill is not withdrawn (kp
01/07/2020)
What
is CK Raut doing now?, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae
15/05/2020)
The
western Tarai is urbanising rapidly and all at the
expense of agricultural land: The rapid expansion of
urban areas into arable land can have serious
consequences for food security and environmental
sustainability, concludes a new study, by Chandan
Kumar Mandal (kp 20/02/2020)
Much
ado about nothing: Madhesi parties should shed off their
Madhesiness and become part of national politics by
joining any of the national parties they consider will
have clout to push for Madhesi agenda, by Sukhdev
Shah (rep 28/01/2020) [None of
the two big national parties ist interested to support
this agenda!]
Nepal’s
Tarai is over-run by cattle: Shelters are overwhelmed by
growing problem of abandoned livestock, by Sonam
Lama (nt 24/01/2020)
Thirteen
years on, Madhes movements, despite some momentum,
remain incomplete: While representation, inclusion and
federalism have materialised, their effectiveness and
institutionalisation continue to be contested, analysts
say, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 22/01/2020)
CK
Raut slams Tarai-based parties (ht 21/01/2020)
Leaders
yet to return money borrowed from martyrs’ families,
by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 19/01/2020)
The
adoption of multilingualism in Province 2 is
significant: Among the changes that are going to have a
long-term effect on people’s self-esteem and
opportunities is language, by Pramod Mishra (kp
02/01/2020)
Every
winter, the poor in Tarai are left to battle the cold
alone: Although the authorities provide help, it comes
too little too late, say locals, by Nabin Paudel (kp
30/11/2019)
Raut’s
party holds mass rally in capital against
‘discrimination’ (rep 24/11/2019)
Naming
Province 2, capital: Why the delay? The delay also
exhibits the incompetence of the provincial government
as the issue of the province’s name and its capital is
related to its ‘identity’, for which all the three
previous Madhesh Andolans were organised, by Hari
Bansh Jha (ht 20/11/2019)
Dahal
at odds with govt over Kailali lynchings: By siding with
the Tharu people, Dahal has put himself at odds with
many of his NCP colleagues who see the Kailali massacre
as the most gruesome crime post-Maoist insurgency
(rep 09/09/2019)
Looking
back in melancholy at the events of September 2015:
Madhesis have forgiven but not forgotten, by CK Lal
(kp 04/09/2019)
Tharuhat-Tharuwan
conference begins (ht 25/08/2019), Tharu
community stresses reconciliation but will not give up
on its demands: Participants at a conference marking
four years of the Tikapur incident said that they would
launch a decisive movement for a Tharuhat province,
by Ganesh Chaudhary (kp 26/08/2019), Tharuhat-Tharuwan
National Conference concludes (ht 27/08/2019)
A
semblance of calm has returned to Tikapur, but the
demands of Tharus remain unaddressed: Marking four years
since the Tikapur incident, where nine people were
killed, a three-day conference hopes to address demands
and maintain social harmony, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
24/08/2019)
Tarai
communities more prone to abuse and torture in police
custody, report says: Advocacy Forum says marginalised
communities and women are more likely to be abused and
tortured in detention, by Binod Ghimire (kp
26/06/2019)[See statement
by Advocacy Forum - Nepal]
Govt
told to issue citizenship by descent to Birgunj denizen
(ht 08/06/2019)
The
importance of dialectics, by Tejendra Pherali (kp
22/05/2019)
Rastriya
Janata Party-Nepal asks government to make Lal report
public: Party says it will obstruct House proceedings
until the report on Tarai protest is out, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 21/05/2019)
Developing
Madhes:
If Prime Minister Oli and Chairman Dahal are truly
concerned about Madhesi welfare, they should work to
tame Koshi floods and put in place a mechanism to
harness Kosi water, by Sukhdev Shah (rep 17/04/2019)
‘Taming
secessionists an achievement’ , by Jagdishor Panday
(ht 15/04/2019) [There is
obviously some misunderstanding, Mr Oli. CK Raut claims
that you agreed on a referendum on secession; that's why
he formed the 'Referendum Party'!]
No
future for Madhes-based parties: CK Raut (ht
14/04/2019)
Beginning
of
new inning: Ineptitude of the subsequent governments had
propelled CK Raut to become a prominent leader of Madhes
from an insignificant figure, by Manjeet Mishra (rep
04/04/2019)
Slicing
the Madhesi pie: Raut’s Janmat Party is elbowing its way
into an already crowded political landscape, by
Brahmanand Thakur (kp 03/04/2019)
What
next
for CK Raut? CK Raut’s party can take up irrigation as
main agenda for ending extreme poverty in Madhesh and
turning agriculture into the pivot for region’s growth
and modernization, by Sukhdev Shah (rep 27/03/2019)
CK
Raut launches Janamat Party (rep 19/03/2019), After
quitting
‘Free Madhes’ campaign, CK Raut launches a new party:
Raut’s Janamat Party vows to continue struggle for
the rights of people, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
19/03/2019), Hasty
deal with Raut: Both contracting parties have
interpreted the agreement as per their convenience,
by Kushal Pokharel (kp 19/03/2019), Congress
demands government to explain ‘jana abhimat’ in its pact
with CK Raut, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 20/03/201)
Raut’s
outfit meeting today to ‘chart future course’ (rep
17/03/2019), Raut’s
outfit endorses 11-pt agreement signed with govt, by
Mithilesh Yadav (rep 18/03/2019)
After
deal
with CK Raut, the guessing game continues: Raut aide
hints at a new party, but analysts say the
activist has been co-opted by the establishment, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 12/03/2019), No
question
of referendum on sovereignty and national integrity, PM
Oli says: Those claiming that the second point of the
agreement means referendum are ‘trying to create
rumours among the public’, by Binod Ghimire (kp
12/03/2019)
Government
scrambles
to explain ‘jana abhimat’, a phrase in the agreement
signed with CK Raut: After a barrage of questions, home
minister tells lawmakers the term is nowhere close to
referendum, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 11/03/2019), Peace
overtures: Caution must be exercised over
interpretation of the deal with CK Raut (kp
11/03/2019)
Oli’s
aim
for political mileage and Raut’s quest for safe landing
led to 11-point deal: Pact sends strong message against
secessionist politics, but its implementation remains a
challenge, analysts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
10/03/2019), A
section in the ruling party objects to most of the
points in pact with Raut: Text of agreement is flawed
and it may widen intra-party rift, party insiders say,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 10/03/2019)
CK
Raut
quits secessionist fight, joins mainstream politics: In
an agreement with the government, Raut commits to
honouring the sovereignty, territorial integrity
and dignity of the country, by Binod Ghimire (kp
09/03/2019)
Tikapur
residents
fear possible unrest over court’s order to imprison 11
people: The authorities, on their part, have beefed
up security in Tikapur to control possible
violence, by Ganesh Chaudhary and Arjun Shah (kp
09/03/2019)
Apex
court releases CK Raut on general date; probe into him
continues, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 08/03/2019)
Betraying
Madhes:
Madhesi leaders don’t care about real needs of Madhesi
people. They don’t serve people and they have no
compunction that they are not serving, by Jivesh Jha
(rep 20/02/2019)
Police
seize
Ram Manohar’s body on the way to funeral: Hundreds of
supporters of the Free Madhes movement showed up
for the last rites despite the arrest of scores by the
authorities, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 05/02/2019)
Madhes
movement demonstrator appeals to state for treatment,
by Santosh Singh (kp 21/01/2019)
Twelve
years
on: Decades had happened in the first few weeks of 2007,
it will most definitely happen again. History doesn’t
repeat itself only as tragedy and farce, sometimes it
does push the society forward, by CK Lal (rep
21/01/2019)
12
years
after Madhes Movement, gains are yet to be
institutionalised: Dissatisfaction persists among
Madhesis as parties seem to have lost the plot, by
Tika Ram Pradhan (kp 20/01/2019)
No
end to ‘slavery’ in some Madhes communities: Oppressed
people demand right to land and dignified life, by
Upendra Lamichhane (rep 29/12/2018)
Winter
affects
Musahar families in RautahatThe government’s housing
programme fails to deliver new homes to 25 Musahar
families, by Shiva Puri (kp 26/12/2018)
11
Janatantrik morcha men give up arms (kp 13/12/2018)
CK
Raut remanded to judicial custody, by Shiva Puri (kp
07/12/2018)
Politics,
Morality and Madhes, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
02/12/2018)
Government
launches Tarai prosperity programme (kp 24/10/2018)
Govt
working on amendment to address Madhes demands: Minister
(rep 10/10/2018)
Constitution
continues to be controversial: 3 years on, Madhesis
mourn the promulgation of the statute, by Abha Lal
(Record 02/10/2018)
East
– West City: Nepal’s Tarai is turning into one endless
elongated metropolis, by Mukesh Pokhrel (nt
21/09/2018)
Locals
in border areas terrified by Indian Police, by
Nirmal Ghimire (rep 02/09/2018)
Prosperity
programme:
21 Tarai districts to get Rs 5 million each; The
government has allocated Rs2.03 billion to implement the
programme which will go tothe local units as a
conditional grant (kp 31/08/2018)
Marxism
in Madhes, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 26/08/2018)
Madhes
movement campaigners decry discriminatory relief, by
Bhusan Yadav (kp 25/07/2018)
Is
no one responsible? A recent NHRC report on the Maleth
incident undermines its intensity, by Kalpana Jha
(kp 23/07/2018)
PM
Oli proposes integrated plan to develop Tarai (kp
21/07/2018)
The
contrived
consensus: Through relentless misinformation, public
opinion has been manipulated to purvey the belief that
nationalism is higher value than democratic practices or
even humanitarian concerns, by CK Lal (rep
18/06/2018)
The
Modi
ripples: Pandering to the masses by playing divisive
politics is a cheap way of gaining publicity. Playing
victim card forever is no solution to Madhes, by
Manjeet Mishra (rep 24/05/2018)
Significance
of
symbolism: There is nothing Maithil or Madhesi about the
Kurta-Suruwal ensemble the Premier-duo donned, but it
blended so well with the Mughal-Rajput architecture in
the background, by CK Lal (rep 21/05/2018)
Connected
through
borders: Madhes should have used this as an opportunity
to reveal its vision on how it seeks to engage with the
Indian establishment, by Kalpana Jha (kp 16/05/2018)
Remembering
Maleth:
A year after Maleth tragedy political temperature has
cooled down. Sworn ‘enemies’ of the past have now become
‘friends’, by Manjeet Mishra (rep 15/03/2018)
Social
harmony getting stronger in Tarai, caste-based
discrimination decreasing, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep
04/03/2018)
Paradoxical
Madhes: Common Madhesis may demand political rights but
fall short in providing social rights to their own,
by Pramod Mishra (kp 01/03/2018)
Rusting
of
resistance: Madhesh has lost another round to the PEON,
but struggle for dignity, equality, autonomy and
identity is invariably a long one, by CK Lal (rep
26/02/2018)
Dark
new world of Madhes: Spineless regional rabble-rousers
have been allowed to dictate the fate of the masses,
by Atul K. Thakur (kp 21/02/2018)
Special
Court acquits 33 people of sedition charges (ht
16/02/2018)
Borrowed
words:
Those in power and those who seek equality must borrow
only good things that help expand their vocabulary - and
their horizon, by Pramod Mishra (kp 15/02/2018)
Walking
through
poverty: The living condition of people in Madhes is no
different to how it was some 50 years back. The same
straw and mud dwellings and dirt roads pervade the
region, by Sukhdev Shah (rep 08/01/2018)
A
flood of migration: Floods in the Tarai repeatedly
inundate villages, submerging villagers in poverty,
by Shreejana Shrestha (nt 05/01/2018)
Politics
of Government Formation and Trajectory of Violence in
Province 2, by Govinda Bhattarai (rn 31/12/2017)
After
polls, Madhesi people now want development, by
Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 19/12/2017)
Caste
discrimination hampering development in Tarai, says
Yadav (ht 17/12/2017)
Terai-Madhes
unrest probe commission submits report to govt (rep
16/12/2017)
Building
a
bridge Why can’t Madhesis and those who look like them,
Indians from across the border, visit Pashupatinath
without being called names?, by Ram Manohar Sah (rep
16/12/2017)
A
lot has healed but scars remain: Two years after a
deadly violence in the Tharu heartland, the political
landscape has changed dramatically; The raw energy and
anger that fuelled the Tharu protests across the mid-
and far-western Tarai in 2015 has lessened substantially,
by Akhilesh Upadhyay (kp 04/12/2017), Whither
Madhes movement?, by Govinda Bhattarai (rep
05/12/2017)
The
democratic
treatment: Sooner or later, the commitment of Madhesi
intellectuals to achieve equality will be translated
into political action; The path that Upendra Yadav and
Ashok Rai’s party has shown by forming Janajati-Madhesi
alliances and transcending differences in caste,
ethnicity and region is the political version of what
Madhesi intellectuals have begun to articulate, by
Pramod Mishra (kp 28/09/2017)
Connecting
the
dots: The evolving narrative of exploitation and
domination established by the Madhesi uprising is only a
part of a much larger national story, by Pranab
Kharel and Gaurab KC (rep 18/09/2017)
Changing
Discourse Of Madhes Politics, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
17 September 2017)
The
state of the race: Holding elections without addressing
concerns is not sufficient to placate the population in
the Tarai (kp11/09/2017), Madhesi
rights movement will continue even though RJP-N has
entered elections, interview with Tula Narayan Shah,
executive director of the Nepal Madhesh Foundation (kp
11/09/2017), The
amendment farce: Madhesis feel let down by their parties
as they have painted themselves into a corner, by
Randhir Chaudhary (kp 12/09/2017)
Undeclared
borders:
The centre has created a cut-off point defined by
physical boundaries and devised mechanisms that
perpetuate difference, by Kalpana Jha (kp
08/08/2017)
Whither
past deals? Ignoring Madhesi grievances will not make
them go away; they have to be addressed, by Randhir
Chaudhary (kp 04/08/2017)
Flood
victims: Were Madhesi protests genuine?, by Jitendra
Kumar Jha (rep 12/07/2017)
No
quick fix: Madhesi leaders do disservice to their
constituents when they time and again ask “Are we there,
yet?”, by Mukesh Khanal (rep 11/07/2017)
Gorkhaland
And Madhes Movements, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 01/07/2017)
Madhes
and
Nepali Congress: Forgotten roots; BP and his Congress
party prevailed in the 1959 general election, winning 72
of 109 seats. Congress won nearly all its seats in
Madhes, by Sukhdev Shah (rep 28/06/2017)
Hindu
by default: There cannot be Madhesi liberation if it is
only for non-cow eating, pious, caste-rule abiding
Hindus, by Abha Lal (rep 28/06/2017)
Cheated
and
silenced, the voters in the Terai will go to the polls
with a heavy heart, by Anurag Acharya (The Record
25/06/2017)
olution
To
Terai Political Dispute Primary Role of Water Resources,
by A.B. Thapa (sp 23/06/2017)
Moderating
with
moderates, by Chandra Kishor (nt 23/06/2017)
The
deep
south: Janakpur is bustling once again, but there are
political issues that need to be resolved, by Deepak
Chaudhary (kp 21/06/2017)
The
conformist
impulse: Why is a section of Madhesi bourgeoisie eager
to play on a tilted ground with unreliable rules,
partisan linesman, indifferent audience, and unfair
umpires?, by CK Lal (rep 05/06/2017)
Sense
and
sentiments: When intelligentsia, political class and
public intellectuals fail to take clear stands, the
whole debate flies into abstractions, by Mahabir
Paudyal (rep 24/05/2017)
Vote
counting in hills excites tarai folks, by Ritesh
Tripathi (ht 19/05/2017)
Experts
against increasing number of local units in Tarai
(rep 18/05/2017)
Schools
of
schisms: The thought seems to be that if difference is
unaddressed, it will cease to exist and to shape
people’s experiences. That is not so, by Abha Lal
(rep 18/05/2017)
Janakpur
and
Ayodhya: Age-old bonds; It is important to link Janakpur
and Ayodhya not only through roads but also through
railways, airways and optical fibres, by Hari Bansh
Jha (rep 17/05/2017)
Seeds
of
conflict: Discrimination and backwardness in the Madhes
have created ripe conditions for unrest, by Deepak
Chaudhary (kp 03/05/2017)
Too
little,
too late: While Madhesi people have faced bullets
benefits have accrued mostly to a handful of Madhesi
leaders, by Sukhdev Shah (rep 02/05/2017)
Clock
ticking:
In Birganj the election fever hasn’t caught on and there
is still uncertainty about whether it will actually
happen, by Sanjeev Sharma (nt 28/04/2017)
Madhes
elections, by Manish Jha (nt 28/04/2017)
Who
represents
the Madhes? Parties that speak and work with people
rather than for them can eventually win their hearts and
minds, by Pramod Mishra (kp 27/04/2017)
RJP-N
misses
time to enlist for Phase I vote: New party only informs
poll body about the merger of six Madhes-based parties
to become RJP-N and demands ‘umbrella’ as its election
symbol, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 27/04/2017)
House
resumes as govt backs out: Lawmakers allowed registering
amendments to the constitution amendment bill (rep
27/04/2017)
Six
Madhes-based
parties under one umbrella: Rastriya Janata Party ‘to
step up protest’ to press for statute revision; Leaders
rule out possibility of participating in polls slated
for May 14 (kp 21/04/2017), Six
UDMF
constituents merge: Form Rastriya Janata Party; FSF-N
not to be a part of the new entity (ht 21/04/2017),
Six
Madhes parties unify as polls loom closer, by Roshan
Sedhai (rep 21/04/2017), Coming
together:
A day after five major parties agreed to go for local
elections on 14 May with or without Madhes-based
parties, six fringe parties from the Tarai announced
unification, by Om Astha Rai (nt 21/04/2017)
UDMF
struggles to resist poll aspirants despite boycott
stance, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 21/04/2017)
SLMM
activists
clash with police in Gaur (kp 21/04/2017)
Lekhi’s
party
merges with Sadbhawana (kp 19/04/2017)
Police
file
sedition, organised crime charges against Raut (kp
17/04/2017) [?]
Need
for
black feminism: Madhesi women face double
discrimination: one, as Madhesis and, two, as women,
by Kalpana Jha (kp 14/04/2017)
Expressions
of
subalternity: The emergence of Yogi Adityanath in India
may imply something dramatically different from what the
PEON has been expecting, by CK Lal (rep 11/04/2017)
Over
dozen
leaders, cadres quit NMSP (ht 05/04/2017)
MJF-D,
RJP
decide to unify (ht 05/04/2017)
[new name will be Nepal Loktantrik Forum and MJF-D
Chairman Gachhadar will lead it], Threshold
provision
triggers merger of fringe parties: MJF-L, Rastriya
Janamukti Party, Dalit Janajati Party become Nepal
Loktantrik Forum Party, by Binod Ghimire and Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 06/04/2017)
Number
of
voters in Tarai up by 15.46 pc, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 04/04/2017) [Nevertheless is the number of registered voters in
the Tarai less than in the rest of the country even
though the population is higher according to national
census!]
Bid
to
form unified Madhesi party (ht 03/04/2017)
Three
central
leaders, 17 others quit Sadbhawana Party (ht
31/03/2017)
Madhes
protests cost Saptari 11 lives in 19 months: Residents,
leaders and activist call for peaceful protests, by
Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 30/03/2017)
Madhesi
Parties:
A Force To Reckon With, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
30/03/2017)
Sadbhawana
cadres,
leaders quit (ht 30/03/2017)
Udayapur
youths
miffed at not being able to vote: They are not in the
voters' list as DEO stopped registering names (ht
30/03/2017) [???]
Temporary
police
posts attract youths in Madhes (ht 30/03/2017)
Gachchhadar's
party 'might' join NC (rep 20/03/2017) [???]
Did
Terai
People Need To Punish Madheshi Leaders?, by Siddhi B
Ranjitkar (km 15/03/2017)
Madhesh
is
wasting: If all Madheshi leaders come under a single
electoral umbrella, it would give the fight for Madheshi
rights new boost and legitimacy, by Sukhdev Shah
(rep 09/03/2017)
UML
Campaign And Reactive Madhesi Front, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 05/03/2017)
Who
is
the Madhesi subaltern?, by Kanak Mani Dixit (nt
24/02/2017)
CK
Raut’s
supporters held (kp 19/02/2017), Marchawar
tense
as CK Raut’s supporters clash with police, by Madhav
Dhungana (kp 20/02/2017), It’s
secession,
stupid: Madheshi Morcha leaders echo CK Raut on several
fronts, with only slight variances in their tone and
phraseology, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 20/02/2017) [By the way, what about the social secession that
is forced by Kamal Thapa and his RPP? Both the policies
of Raut and Thapa are disintegrating and
unconstitutional, only that Raut is imprisoned and Thapa
is celebrated by mainstream Tagadhari politicians!],
Life
returns
to normal in Rupandehi’s Marchawar (kp 21/02/2017)
Feminism
in
the margins, a Madhesi perspective: Madhesi women are
not a topic of discussion, nor is their contribution
acknowledged in the national discourse, by Rita Sah
(kp 18/02/2017)
Tharu
parties aim for unification, by Madan Chaudhary (rep
18/02/2017)
Local
level
restructuring: A few tweaks to report is what Morcha
seeks; Calls for adding 100 units in Tarai to make
recommendations acceptable, by Binod Ghimire (kp
12/02/2017)
Ten
Years On, Madhes Still In Unrest, by Amarendra Yadav
(rn 11/02/2017)
Kuchbadhiya
kids
deprived of education, by Janak Nepal (kp
10/02/2017)
MLP
holds
merger talks with like-minded Madhesi parties (kp
07/02/2017)
Morcha
denies
meetings with secessionist forces (kp 05/02/2017)
‘Free
Madhes’
campaigner CK Raut arrested (kp 03/02/2017)
Politics In Terai: Fighting Fallacies And False
Consciousness, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 29/01/2017) [?? In defence of non-inclusive male
Tagadhari politics!]
Terai
Turning Into A Soft Belly?, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
22/01/2017)
10
years
of madhes movement: Crucial gains, Madhesi leaders ask
for more, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 17/01/2017), Ten
years
after: The Madhes movement has helped to make Madhesis
more confident and assertive, by Randhir Chaudhary
(kp 18/01/2017), Nine
years on, Madhes movement has lost what it gained,
by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 18/01/2017) [wants to say: ten
years on]
Rotary
of
revolutions: Rudderless due to unawakened masses,
Tarai-Madhesh remains almost leaderless even after a
decade of the first major upheaval, by CK Lal (rep
16/01/2017)
Hausalpur
locals
deprived of state facilities (ht 05/01/2017)
Better
luck
next year: Madhesis will remember 2016 for the
endless political dialogue that yielded little,
by Dipendra Jha (kp 03/01/2017)
Southern
blues:
Kathmandu should be cautious about how splinter ideology
is spreading in Tarai due to its continuing negligence
of the region, by Randhir Chaudhary (kp 30/12/2016)
Federalism
is
the talk of the town in the Tarai: A year after the
blockade, Janakpur seethes silently as Kathmandu debates
constitutional amendments, by Kristina Shperlik (nt
30/12/2016)
Life
in borderlands: Long accustomed to walking with bowed
heads, Madheshis have begun to imitate Bihari swagger,
by CK Lal (rep 05/12/2016)
Citizenship
and
naturalisation: Madhesis do not want provisions that
might compromise their relations with people across the
border, by Praveen Kumar Yadav (kp 29/11/2016)
CK
Raut
held with 33 supporters: Deputy Superintendent of Police
Manoj Yadav says they will be released after detailed
investigation (kp 26/11/2016)
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)
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