June 20 2013 Last updated 5:44 am
Various 22 Terai districts remained adversely affected throughout the day Wednesday due to a ‘bandh’ called by Tharuhat Swayatya Rajya Parishad. Agitators obstructed vehicular movement along the east-west highway as well as supporting highways in Chitwan, Dang, Nawalparasi, and Udayapur,… बाँकी अंश »
Talks between the government and the agitating Tharu community on Wednesday ended inconclusively after the government did not agree on the latter’s demand to assure them a constitutional guarantee of proportional reservation in all public services for ethnic groups on… बाँकी अंश »
Normal life in Terai districts has been thrown out of gear by the general strike called by the Tharu community and other ethnic groups Monday, protesting the suggestion of a government commission to include them in Madhesi category. Tharu Kalyakarini… बाँकी अंश »
Political parties and cultural organisations organised a series of programmes in Damak of Jhapa district on Wednesday to celebrate the transition of Nepal into a full-fledged democratic republic.The Jhapa district unit of the CPN-UML said the people had made the… बाँकी अंश »
The cadres of the Sanjalgpalungwa group of the Federal Limbuwan Rajya Parishad on Saturday vandalised four vehicles claiming that the movement defied their bandh. The Palungwa supporters, who had called a two-day bandh on Friday, vandalised the vehicles at Halgada… बाँकी अंश »
Health posts, primary health centres and sub-health posts based in rural areas of Panchthar district have been facing a shortage of medicines. This situation arose as the district administration could not supply medicines from Phidim, the district headquarters of Panchthar,… बाँकी अंश »
Food crisis has hit Taplejung district very badly due to the indefinite bandh called by the Federal Limbuwan Rajya Parishad since 10 days.Hardly any food grain grows in Taplejung and people there depend on those that they buy from Tibet… बाँकी अंश »
At least 45 persons were injured in police firing and clash in Tarai districts today,the fourth day of the indefinite strike called by the United Madhesi Democratic Front (UMDF).Two persons were injured in police firing in Jeetpur of Bara district.… बाँकी अंश »
ILAM: Dairy farmers in Ilam district have been hit hard by the general strike called by Federal Limbuwan Rajya Parishad. Farmers have been compelled to stock milk worth about Rs 3,80,000 every day. About 23,200 litres milk had to remain… बाँकी अंश »
Five vehicles were vandalised on the Budhbare-Dhaijan road section of Jhapa district and traffic came to a halt on the Ilam-Jhapa districts’ road section of Mechi highway today due to the protest staged by the Federal Limbuwan Rajya Parishad. The… बाँकी अंश »