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April 2008
Maoists bag 100 PR seats, says EC
Himalayan Times
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The Samajbadi Janta Party, Dalit Janajati
Party,
EC publicises allocation of 335 CA seats under PR system
Kantipur Online -
... Dalit Janajati has won 1 seat,
Food Security and India's farm crisis
MyNews.in
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There are no women in
FNJ election fever grips journalists
Himalayan Times
- Kathmandu,Nepal
Bishnu Subedi, Jagat Nepal, Ujir Magar, Dipak Pande, Rajendra Phuyal, Khil Bahadur Bhandari and
Dipak Rijal have expressed their intention o contest the ...
NEPAL: Former rebels favoured by
marginalised communities
IRINnews.org
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“For the first time, I will see a leader from my own community,” said Sushila
Nepali, a Dalit woman from west
Rainbow assembly
Nepali Times -
Kathmandu,Nepal
Not only will a third of the members be women, but the sea of faces will also
be more representative of Nepal’s ethnic
diversity. Tharu, Tamang, Dalit
...
EC completes vote count
Kantipur Online
- Kathmandu,Nepal
Similarly, Dalit Janajati Party, Samajbadi Prajatantrik Janata Party, Chure Bhavar Ekta Samaj, NLSD and Nepal
Pariwar Dal, which have received more than ...
Post-Poll Hopes for Nepali Women and Dalit
OneWorld.net
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Kathmandu,
Challenges before the Democratic Secular
Republic of Nepal
MyNews.in
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... democracy reach the grassroots and the tribal and Dalit
minorities in
EC publicises results of 335 CA seats under PR system
Kantipur Online
- Kathmandu,Nepal
... while the Samajbadi Prajatantra Janata Dal
(SPJD), Dalit Janajati Party (DJP), Nepal Pariwar Dal (NPD), Nepal
Rastirya Party (NRP), Nepal Loktantrik ...
Nepal constitution must protect
Dalits: US rights group
Thaindian.com
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The report, “Recasting Justice: Securing Dalit
Rights in
‘Ensure Dalits’ rights in new constitution’
Kantipur Online - Kathmandu,Nepal
Unveiling a report 'Recasting Justice: Securing Dalit Rights in Nepal's
new constitution in the capital and New York
simultaneously, S Pal Ghai, ...
Call to Recognise Dalits' Rights in New
Statute
Himalayan Times
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The report was produced in close coordination with Dalit
advocates and members of the legal community in
PR vote count ongoing: Maoists gain 30%, NC 21%, UML 20%
Kantipur Online
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Meanwhile, the ongoing PR vote count indicates that the representatives from
the Dalit and indigenous communities are likely to secure seats in the
CA that ...
People’s ‘prince’ caught in storm
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India
She said in the recent Nepal polls, people had voted the monarchy out
and a democratic government had come to power. “The raja and maharaja have been
shown ...
Girl votes for Maoists, dad evicts her from home
Himalayan Times
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Saraswoti, a central committee member of the
Mahottari-6 candidates challenge poll result
Kantipur Online
- Kathmandu,Nepal
... Bharat Giri of
Nepal’s Maoist landslide
ISN -
An electoral earthquake reflects the social distance that had grown between
Kathmandu's elite and media and
FNJ Flays 'Bar' on Coverage of Vote
Count
Himalayan Times
- Kathmandu,Nepal
... in Nepal's history by deciding the fate of the monarchy and
drafting a new constitution. "This election has given opportunity to
women, Dalit, Janajati, ...
Parties demand repolling in 11 Saptari booths
Gorkhapatra -
... Balaram Chaudhari of Rastriya Janashakti Party, Rundi Lal Ram of Dalit Janajati Party, Anil
Kumar Chaudhari of Nepal Loktantrik Samajbadi Dal, ...
Real Revolutionary
Tehelka -
The nation’s well-educated lot, in their turn, confines him as a ‘Dalit
icon’. None, however, have assessed his contributions the way they deserve to
be. ...
Marketing democracy
Nepali Times -
Promises: When interacting with voters, candidates make promises like bringing drinking water, roads or electricity to a village,
fighting for Dalit rights ...
Blasts shake Kathmandu on eve of crucial
poll
Thaindian.com
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... Maoists and the Dalit community. Earlier this week, the Sena had
also claimed responsibility for a blast in a Terai town in
SC eases Maya bar
Calcutta Telegraph -
Kochi (PTI): A Nepali couple who allegedly stripped and beat a
10-year-old boy after tying him to a gate has been arrested. ...
The new Himalayan republic
Transnational Institute -
[5] While the Chettris and scions of the Rana dynasty
have dominated the upper echelons of the Royal
Lankan ploy of Buddhism for subversion in Tamil Nadu:
Viduthalai ...
TamilNet - Sri Lanka
Thangavayal Vanidasan, the founder of Dalit
Makkal Munnani, the group in Tamil Nadu
associated with the activities of the Sri Lankan
delegation said that he ...
UNMIN Election Report No 3: Violence,
Violations and Monitoring
United We Blog -
Nepal
A Dalit Janajati Party candidate was
abducted on 29 March in Saptari, while a Nepal
Workers and Peasants Party member was abducted on 31 March in Siraha. ...
CA polls, completion of Jan Andolan II
Gorkhapatra -
Demands of indigenous nationalities, women, dalit including all other
groups would be resolved following the CA election, Nemwang said, ...
Bhattarai warns of power seizure
Gorkhapatra -
Kathmandu,Nepal
Although the Nepali Congress and the
The plight of Nepal’s child quarry workers ... who slave
to keep ...
Sunday Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
For Dalit children, the "lowest of
the low" in Nepal's caste system and
people referred to as the "Untouchables", life is even harder as they
suffer ...
Professional organisations organise rallies
countrywide for ...
Nepalnews.com
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... for Peace (COCAP), INSEC, Feminist Dalit Organization,
Parties urged to implement agreement
Gorkhapatra - Kathmandu,Nepal
The programmeme, however, was not run further despite the presence of Koirala, it said adding the issues of poor, dalit
and marginalized classes and ...
Last of the Hindu kings?
Independent -
Under pressure from Maoists,
Some are still more equal than others
Nepali Times -
... Thapa told Nepali Times. Although party candidate lists for
this election feature more women, Madhesis, Janajatis and Dalits than in
previous polls, ...
For the Record, from the Campaign Trail
United We Blog -
Nepal
... and Mr. Padam Bahadur Pariyar, member,
Nepal Dalit Sang not to engage in electoral activities in Suntale
Babbar Khalsa source arms from Naga
rebels
CNN-
Mayawati sent a clear message that it is not ok
to make a casteist slur against a Dalit.
Rallies, shut down mark CA campaigns
Gorkhapatra -
In Madhyapur Thimi- Informal Sector Service Centre
(INSEC) conducted a poll awareness campaign in a Dalit
settlement at Tindhara of Katunje
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