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April 2007
Hard knocks
Nepali
Times - Kathmandu,Nepal
In the remote village of Bariyapur, 20km south of Kalaiya in Bara, the lowest of
the dalit castes—families of Musaharas, Chamars, Doms, Dusahas, ...
Loktantra Day celebrated throughout country
Gorkhapatra -
Noting that the role of the press at the present time is not satisfactory in
the changed political context, Chairman of the
Japan gives Rs.
537 M for reconstruction projects
Gorkhapatra -
KATHMANDU, Apr. 25:
Seven parties registered with EC
Nepalnews.com -
...
POLITICS-INDIA: Dalit
Woman Favoured to Win Polls in Key State
IPS
- Belgium
She told IPS that many candidates put up by the BSP belong to the upper-castes
in a strategic move made by Mayawati, India's tallest
dalit leader. ...
India seals part of Nepal
border for state polls
Khaleej Times -
Exit polls from the earlier rounds show Mayawati Kumari, a woman from
Nepal: Bloggers Form Association
Global
Voices Online - Cambridge,MA,USA
... retired Director General of Survey Department of Nepal; Rajendra Biswakarma represented
the Dalit community while there was Mohammad Tajim (a Muslim) ...
Graduation ceremony of NVP organised
Gorkhapatra -
Fourteen pairs of volunteers were mobilized in nine districts of
Court verdict recognises
Haliya's rights
Gorkhapatra -
National President of
No alternative to democratic republic:
Khanal
Gorkhapatra -
Central Chairperson of NOCLS Lal Bahadur
Bk said that the dalit
should move ahead for the republican set up in the country. ...
Referandum only alternative to CA Polls: Nepal
Kantipur Online - Kathmandu,Nepal
BHAKTAPUR, April 21 - CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav
Kumar Nepal Saturday said that if timely Constituent Assembly (CA) could
not be held, ...
Jana Andolan-2 victims' families urge parties to unite
Kantipur Online - Kathmandu,Nepal
Speaking at the programme, CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav
Kumar Nepal said that the sacrifice of the martyrs would go in vain if
the demands of Dalit, ...
Nepal SC delivers verdict against slavery system
Zee
News -
Bhakta Bishwokarma, president of
Scholarship quota to Dalits, backward girls raised
Gorkhapatra - Kathmandu,Nepal
The government had decided to provide Rs. 350 to each
of 583000 Dalit and backward students per year
in the primary level. ...
Nepali Diaspora calls for attention to
Terai problem
Nepalnews.com -
Nepali Diaspora in North America has urged the Government of
NGOs to Launch Nationwide Drive on Federalism
Himalayan
Times -
... South Asian Kendra, Youth Action
A White Paper:
Kantipur Online - Kathmandu,
We, the individual members of Nepali Diaspora in North America, have been very
supportive of the recent democratic movement in
Restructuring Of State
: Inevitable For A New Nepal
Gorkhapatra -
Especially, the women, ethnic, Madhesi, and Dalit communities have been blaming them as an
exclusive election system and demanding a proportional inclusive ...
Civil Society forms committee to
celebrate Loktantra Day
Nepalnews.com -
Shyam Shrestha, another
activist and working group member, says, "It is clear from the
disaffection among the Madhesi, Janajati,
women, Dalit, and other ...
Ministry Launches Programmes to lure
Kids to School
Himalayan
Times -
The Minister for Education and Sports, Pradip
Nepal launches programs to lure kids to school
Xinhua -
The government has announced that it will provide scholarships to 50 percent of
female children from Dalit and marginalized
groups. ...
Lending Promise Makes Initial Microloans
To Nepalese Women And ...
SocialFunds.com -
... medical debts while supporting her sister, brother, mother and aunt;
and a mother who is a Dalit, which in
Nepal readies for historic elections
Times
of India -
Mahara said a cabinet meeting on Sunday had decided
to form the team to begin negotiations with ethnic, indigenous, Terai, Dalit and women
communities, ...
COCAP: Citizens’ Conference on Federalism and Proportional ...
International
Nepal Solidarity Network - Nepal
... Youth Action Nepal, Community Development Organization (CDO),
Jagrit Nepal, Dalit
NGO Federation Nepal (DNF), National Dalit
Network (RDN) and ...
The Ethics of Citizenship
International
Nepal Solidarity Network - Nepal
Why should a Dalit of Dailekh,
a Kamaiya of Tarai, or a
hungry child of Humla, and the illiterate of Nepal
think about the voting and citizenship rights of ...
Women Writers Colloquium
The
Daily Star -
She spoke of the complexities of writing during political flux, as
In the interim
Nepali
Times -
In particular, it is a shame Madhab
Important Documents
Looted from National Dalit Commission
Himalayan
Times -
Meanwhile, members of the Nepal Dalit
Association on Wednesday locked up the Dalit Bikas Samiti to protest the Samiti's decision to sack over half a dozen ...
Thirty parties make inquiry about
election procedure
People's
Daily Online -
Three of the 30 parties were Dalit-based ones,
the parties advocating causes of those considered to be lower caste people. ...
Britain to provide assistance to support Nepal's peace
process
People's Daily Online -