Madhesis exploited for centuries: Mahato

Nepal saw a second day of shutdown on Thursday, this time due to a general strike called by Madhesi Peoples Rights Forum and fringe parties demanding formation of a Chief Justice-led election government at the earliest. Yesterday, Nepal Federal People's ...

KATHMANDU: Former Vice-chairman of Nepal Sadbhavana Party Bharat Bimal has joined the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF)-Nepal. A prominent figure of the People's Movement-II, Yadav was one of the signatories of the Interim Constitution of Nepal-2063 ...

Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Democratic Chairman Bijay Kumar Gachhadar poses for photograph along with new entrants in the party in Gaur‚ Rautahat on Friday‚ May 10‚ 2013. RAUTAHAT: Madhesi Janadhikar Forum Democratic (MJF-D) Chairman Bijaya Kumar ...

KATHMANDU, APR 25 - In view of the planned new Constituent Assembly (CA) elections, a group of Madhesi leaders representing various Madhes-based parties are mulling over a new democratic alliance in the Tarai, where major parties are competing to ...

BIRATNAGAR: Former Minister Jay Prakash Prasad Gupta has said an extensive Madhesi Forum should be formed to ensure the rights of the overall Madhesh and Madhesis on Thursday. He has also suggested Chairman of the Terai Madhesh Democratic Party, ...

BAFUKHOLA (SALYAN), APR 25 - UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said his party will join forces with Madhesis and Janajatis in the CA polls. Addressing a party function here on Thursday, he said the Maoists alliance with the Madhesis and ...

KATHMANDU: The CPN-UML has demanded that the quotas for marginalised communities, women, backward regions and others under the proportional representation system of elections should apply to all the parties and not only the national parties. Under ...

KATHMANDU, MAY 04 - As the election fever grips political parties, the UCPN (Maoist) is working on a new plan to consolidate its position in Madhes in the next Constituent Assembly poll, leaders said. Top leaders are deliberating on a party's new ...

NEW DELHI, APR 26 - Dispelling a popular narrative in Nepal that India's primary focus is the Tarai, a senior South Block official has said that it is narrow-minded to say that India's primary focus is only the Tarai. Akhilesh Mishra, ...