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Nepalese Prime Minister Reaches Out To Ethnic Parties After Support Withdrawal
Nepal's ruling Maoists on Thursday offered to hold talks with minority ethnic parties that withdrew support for the coalition because of long-standing differences over a new constitution.
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Cannot Amend Constitution To Please 'Others': Former Nepal PM
Nepal's new Constitution cannot be amended on the wishes of any other country, former prime minister KP Sharma Oli, said on Monday.
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No Constitution Amendment Under External Pressure, Says KP Oli
CPN-UML would not agree to amend Nepal's new constitution under pressure from any "external force," former prime minister and party chairman KP Sharma Oli said today.
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Madhesis, Ethnic Groups Protest Against New Constitution In Nepal
Hundreds of members of Nepal's ethnic minorities blocked roads in the capital on Sunday in renewed protests calling for changes to the Himalayan nation's controversial new constitution.
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Nepalese PM's Government Survives, Rejects Demand For Re-Writing Constitution
Nepal's embattled Prime Minister KP Oli today rejected calls by Madhesis to re-write the new Constitution, hours after surviving a threat to his government following a U-turn by Prachanda-led Maoists who decided not to withdraw support to him.
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India-EU Comment On Constitution 'Uncalled For', Says 'Hurt' Nepal
Nepal today hit out at the India-EU joint statement that referred to the need for an "inclusive Constitutional settlement" in the country, saying it was "uncalled for" and has hurt people's sentiments.
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Nepal's New Constitution Not Discriminatory, Says Prime Minister KP Oli
Nepal's new constitution, that had flared a divide in the country last year, is not discriminatory, the country's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said today, adding that he was open to amending it if it was proven to be.
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Madhesis Call Off Nearly 5-Month Long Protest, End Indo-Nepal Border Blockade
Nepal's agitating Madhesis today called off their nearly five-month long blockade at the Indo- Nepal border, bringing relief to the country suffering severe shortages of fuel, medicine and other supplies due to the protests against a new Constitution.
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Nepal Parliament Amends New Constitution
Nepal's parliament on Saturday voted to amend the country's Constitution with a two-thirds majority four months after its promulgation, in a bid to resolve the political crisis involving the minority Madhesi community.
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In Blow To Nepal Truce, Madhesi Leaders Reject Government Deal
Madhesi leaders on Tuesday rejected Nepal government's "abstract" proposal to accommodate some of their demands by amending the new Constitution.
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Border Choked For 4 Months, Nepal Strikes Deal With Protesting Madhesis
The Nepal government has struck a deal with the protesting Madhesis, agreeing to amend the Constitution to address two of their key demands -- proportional representation and constituency delimitation.
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Nepal's Madhesi Leaders Meet Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today met top leaders of Nepal's restive Madhesi community, who are agitating against the country's new Constitution adopted in September, and urged a speedy political solution for restoring normalcy in the Himalayan nation.
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Madhesi Leaders Leave for Delhi for Talks on Nepal Crisis
Senior leaders from the Indian-origin Madhesi community protesting against Nepal's new Constitution today left for New Delhi to meet top Indian leadership including Prime Minister Narendra Modi for political consultations to resolve the ongoing crisis.
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Police Shoot Dead 4 Madhesis as Violence Returns to Nepal
Nepal police shot dead four Indian-origin Madhesis blockading a key highway in Terai over the new Constitution as violence returned to the country already reeling under acute shortage of essential goods, prompting India to express "distress" at the loss of lives.
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Constitution Drafting is Our Internal Matter, Says Nepal
Nepal today made it clear that the Constitution drafting is its internal matter and the country is capable of handling its own issues, apparently telling India and other nations not to meddle in its affairs.
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Nepalese Prime Minister Reaches Out To Ethnic Parties After Support Withdrawal
Nepal's ruling Maoists on Thursday offered to hold talks with minority ethnic parties that withdrew support for the coalition because of long-standing differences over a new constitution.
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Cannot Amend Constitution To Please 'Others': Former Nepal PM
Nepal's new Constitution cannot be amended on the wishes of any other country, former prime minister KP Sharma Oli, said on Monday.
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No Constitution Amendment Under External Pressure, Says KP Oli
CPN-UML would not agree to amend Nepal's new constitution under pressure from any "external force," former prime minister and party chairman KP Sharma Oli said today.
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Madhesis, Ethnic Groups Protest Against New Constitution In Nepal
Hundreds of members of Nepal's ethnic minorities blocked roads in the capital on Sunday in renewed protests calling for changes to the Himalayan nation's controversial new constitution.
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Nepalese PM's Government Survives, Rejects Demand For Re-Writing Constitution
Nepal's embattled Prime Minister KP Oli today rejected calls by Madhesis to re-write the new Constitution, hours after surviving a threat to his government following a U-turn by Prachanda-led Maoists who decided not to withdraw support to him.
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India-EU Comment On Constitution 'Uncalled For', Says 'Hurt' Nepal
Nepal today hit out at the India-EU joint statement that referred to the need for an "inclusive Constitutional settlement" in the country, saying it was "uncalled for" and has hurt people's sentiments.
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Nepal's New Constitution Not Discriminatory, Says Prime Minister KP Oli
Nepal's new constitution, that had flared a divide in the country last year, is not discriminatory, the country's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said today, adding that he was open to amending it if it was proven to be.
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Madhesis Call Off Nearly 5-Month Long Protest, End Indo-Nepal Border Blockade
Nepal's agitating Madhesis today called off their nearly five-month long blockade at the Indo- Nepal border, bringing relief to the country suffering severe shortages of fuel, medicine and other supplies due to the protests against a new Constitution.
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Nepal Parliament Amends New Constitution
Nepal's parliament on Saturday voted to amend the country's Constitution with a two-thirds majority four months after its promulgation, in a bid to resolve the political crisis involving the minority Madhesi community.
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In Blow To Nepal Truce, Madhesi Leaders Reject Government Deal
Madhesi leaders on Tuesday rejected Nepal government's "abstract" proposal to accommodate some of their demands by amending the new Constitution.
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Border Choked For 4 Months, Nepal Strikes Deal With Protesting Madhesis
The Nepal government has struck a deal with the protesting Madhesis, agreeing to amend the Constitution to address two of their key demands -- proportional representation and constituency delimitation.
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Nepal's Madhesi Leaders Meet Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today met top leaders of Nepal's restive Madhesi community, who are agitating against the country's new Constitution adopted in September, and urged a speedy political solution for restoring normalcy in the Himalayan nation.
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Madhesi Leaders Leave for Delhi for Talks on Nepal Crisis
Senior leaders from the Indian-origin Madhesi community protesting against Nepal's new Constitution today left for New Delhi to meet top Indian leadership including Prime Minister Narendra Modi for political consultations to resolve the ongoing crisis.
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Police Shoot Dead 4 Madhesis as Violence Returns to Nepal
Nepal police shot dead four Indian-origin Madhesis blockading a key highway in Terai over the new Constitution as violence returned to the country already reeling under acute shortage of essential goods, prompting India to express "distress" at the loss of lives.
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Constitution Drafting is Our Internal Matter, Says Nepal
Nepal today made it clear that the Constitution drafting is its internal matter and the country is capable of handling its own issues, apparently telling India and other nations not to meddle in its affairs.
