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NEPAL: Government strikes deal with Madhesi group
The Madhesi United Democratic Front has called off a general strike that had crippled the country...
NepalNEPAL: Protests leave Kathmandu short of fuel
A strike in the southern Terai plains entered its sixth day today, crippling supplies of fuel to...
NepalNEPAL: Polls will take place in April
Elections to a constituent assembly will take place on April 10, the government announced today.
NepalNEPAL: Ethnic tension threatens peace process
A few hundred protestors staged a demonstration in Kathmandu today against plans to abolish the...
NepalSOUTH ASIA: Changing climate will test governments
South Asia is likely to be the region first and most seriously affected by climate change....
NEPAL: Government agrees to abolish monarchy
The six-party government yesterday agreed to abolish the monarchy during talks with the Maoists,...
NepalNEPAL: Compromise over monarchy's end is possible
A republic may be declared before a constituent assembly is convened, press reports today suggest.
NepalNEPAL: Election in doubt as Maoists threaten protests
Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala today met again with the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)...
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