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Feb 2008
Govt, UDMF ink 8-point deal
Kantipur Online -
The compulsory appointment, promotion and nomination of Madhesi,
indigenous communities, women, Dalit, backward
areas and minority communities to ensure ...
Govt, UMDF sign deal to end Terai protests : Madhesi parties ...
Gorkhapatra -
... indigenous groups, women, Dalits,
backward areas and marginalised communities. To give
the
Ruling parties, Terai
leaders fail to reach agreement
Gorkhapatra -
Earlier, at a meeting with Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala
this morning CPN-UML general secretary Madav Kumar
33 parties, 2191 candidates to contest 240 seats
Kantipur Online - Kathmandu,Nepal
Four fringe political parties-- Nepal Rastriya Loktantrik Dal, Lok Kalyankari Janata Party Nepal, Nepal
Dalit Shramik Morcha and Naba Nepal
Prajatantrik ...
Poll campaign intensifies
Gorkhapatra -
In Baglung, Janautthan
Youth Club held an interaction on CA polls and Dalit
issues during the opening ceremony of the club. The CPN-Maoist held election ...
Nepal Government- FRNF dialogue ends inconclusive
Telegraphnepal.com - Kathmandu,
... Jana Adhikar Forum, Madhesh, Sanyuktta Tharu Rashtriya Morcha,
Chure Bhawar, Samata Party file closed
lists of candidates
Himalayan
Times -
The Dalit Janajati
Party and League
Army mobilisation during CA possible, says CoAS Katuwal
Kantipur Online - Kathmandu,Nepal
On his Chitwan visit, Katuwal
had lunch at the home of a ‘dalit’ soldier at Bharatpur and committed his efforts to end discrimination
based on caste in the ...
Nepal must Vow to defend its Nationhood
Global
Politician -
If in a local unit of Terai state there are 90% Madheshi and 10% Dalit
under proportional representation electoral system 10% Dalit
are also represented ...
Mother Language Day observed
Gorkhapatra -
The incident has hurt all Dalit communities
and the Nepali society as a whole, the federation said. It has demanded
the government to control the inhuman ...
37 parties submit candidates' closed list
Gorkhapatra -
Likewise,
Nepali Americas Council urges agitators to help hold CA polls
Nepalnews.com - Kathmandu,Nepal
This might possibly be attained without resolving all outstanding issues of Madhesi, Janjati and Dalit rights, some of which could be addressed after
the ...
Nepal: Time permitting calling oneself dalit
will be prestigious ...
Telegraphnepal.com - Kathmandu,
Following is the Telegraph’s interview with Mr. Baraili-Ed. TGQ1: In New
Terai groups urged to withdraw bandh
Gorkhapatra -
The government is seeking to hold the CA polls by keeping aside the problems of
Madhesis, nationalities, dalit
and women, Vice Chairman Biswas said, ...
Periodic Development Plans
Gorkhapatra -
Taking into account the current period of transition in
Failed polls would invite more problems
Gorkhapatra -
He said the election would benefit Dalit,
women, Madhesi, indigenous people and nationalities
and the election is essential for ensuring progress of Muslim ...
RJP leads a new ‘democratic’ front
Nepalnews.com -
The front includes RJP, Dalit Janajati
Party,
Address 6-pt Demand Before Polls: Thakur
Himalayan
Times - Kathmandu,Nepal
Empowering Madhesi, Janjati,
Dalit and all the marginalised
groups and community can strengthen the nation in true sense, Thakur said adding that though the ...
Nepal Will Give State Jobs to Ethnic Groups to End Protests
Bloomberg
- USA
``A significant section'' of the Madhesi, Janajati and Dalit
communities consider they were left out of the December accord between the
ruling parties to ...
CPN-M poll mass meeting held in Nepali capital
Xinhua
-
Tilak Pariyar, Chairman of Nepal
Dalit Liberation Front United, said that the end
of monarchy would herald the beginning of liberation of the Dalits
(people ...
Indefinite Terai
strikes enters day two; cripples life
Kantipur Online - Kathmandu,Nepal
The agitating FRNF comprises of Madhesi Peoples
Rights Forum Bhagyanath Gupta faction, Khumbuwan, Limbuwan, Tamsaling, Madhes Dalit Indigenous Party, ...
Indefinite strike cripples life across Terai
Kantipur Online - Kathmandu,Nepal
The agitating FRNF which comprises of Madhesi Peoples
Rights Forum—Bhagyanath Gupta faction, Khumbuwan, Limbuwan, Tamsaling, Madhes Dalit Indigenous Party, ...
Madhesi groups called indefinite strike
cripples life across Terai
Kantipur Online - Kathmandu,Nepal
FRNF is a front of Madhesi People’s Right’s Forum, Madhes Dalit Indigenous
Party, Joint Tharu National Front, Limbuwan, Khambuwan and Tamangsalin, ...
Govt employee enrollment to be made
inclusive
Kantipur Online -
... system inclusive, under which 45 percent seats have been reserved
for Dalit, indigenous nationalities and marginalised groups in recruitment process. ...
Sujata seeks dissolution of YCL
Gorkhapatra -
... dalit, nationalities, indigenous
including various class, region and community in a proportional way. President
of
Decoding PR system A Tough Job for Parties
Himalayan
Times - Kathmandu,Nepal
If a party fields for over 20 per cent seats the ratio for inclusion for Madhesi is 31.2 per cent followed by Dalit's
13.0 per cent, Marginalised and ...
Youth in peace programme to be launched in Apr
Gorkhapatra -
Pandey said that proposals targeting victims of the
conflict, disappeared, janajatis and indigenous
people, dalit, Madhesis
and physically disabled would be ...
45 pc quota for marginalised groups in all organs of govt
Himalayan
Times - Kathmandu,Nepal
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Shyam Sundar Gupta said the cabinet had decided to expand the Madhesi battalion of the Nepal Army so that the ...
Nepali cabinet decides
to ensure reservation for marginalized ...
Xinhua -
10 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali cabinet on Sunday
decided to ensure effective implementation of reservation for marginalized
communities in all organs of the ...
District headquarters’ oldest house gutted • Eight families
displaced
Himalayan
Times - Kathmandu,Nepal
The Nepal
Utpeedit Dalit Jatiya Mukti Sangathan,
which was based in Bhattarai’s house, lost assets
including a computer, documents and office gadgets worth ...
Maoists disrupt NC meet
Kantipur Online -
BAITADI, Feb 9 - In yet another instance of muscle-flexing, Maoists in Baitadi attacked Nepali Congress (NC) leaders and
cadres and foiled a scheduled ...
Sujata flays parallel government
Gorkhapatra -
... also urged all Nepali people to get ready for the Constituent
Assembly (CA) election. She also stressed that the demands put forth by the
women, dalit, ...
People's participation in CA polls lauded
Gorkhapatra -
... Madhes, nationalities, Dalit
and women would give new momentum to the country. Leader of CPN (Maoist)
Deenanath Sharma said
tomorrow's new
Inclusive governance stressed
Gorkhapatra -
... and 17.8 per cent of them from dalit
and indigenous communities respectively. The health sector, according to
India can help
Nepali
Times -
Three top Kathmandu-based diplomats have expressed their views
on how to approach the political situation in
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