Seven parties announce Federal Democratic Front Seven parties, particularly focused on Tarai-Madhes, have announced a Federal Democratic Front with 26 objectives, including constitutional amendment as its bottom line. Nepal 04 Apr, 2025
�Polls without addressing grievances of agitating forces will not end status quo� Kathmandu, December 28 Political leaders and civil society members said that if elections were held without addressing the genuine demands of the protesting forces like Madhesi, Adivasi, Muslim, Dalit and other ethnic communities, the elections... Travel 29 Dec, 2016
Team formed to hold talks with Madhesi, Tharu forces Kathmandu, October 19 The government today formed a four-member talks team under Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamal Thapa to hold dialogue with the protesting Madhesi and Janajati forces. The Cabinet decided to this... Travel 20 Oct, 2015
PM�s invite not enough to create environment for dialogue: UDMF Front leaders’ perception is that the government’s letter calling for talks smacks of arrogance Kathmandu, October 17 The United Democratic Madhesi Front is likely to respond to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s invite for talks tomorrow... Travel 18 Oct, 2015
Govt not serious about talks: UDMF Kathmandu, October 14 As the major coalition partners — CPN-UML, Unified CPN-Maoist, Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal and Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Democratic — squabble over who gets what posts, efforts to find a negotiated settlement with the... Travel 15 Oct, 2015
Ultra-left whipping up anti-India sentiments, says Yadav Kathmandu, October 8 Chairman of Federal Socialist Forum–Nepal Upendra Yadav today said Madhesi and Tharu forces were blockading the entry points on the Nepal-India border, but some ultra-left leaders, including some from CPN-UML and the... Travel 09 Oct, 2015
Blockade to remain till demands met: UDMF Kathmandu, October 6 Talks team formed by United Democratic Madhesi Front today told the negotiators of the three major parties — the Nepali Congress, the CPN-UML and the Unified CPN-Maoist — that their blockade of entry points on the... Travel 07 Oct, 2015
Boundary issues must be addressed, FDA tells govt Kathmandu, October 4 Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar-led Federal Democratic Alliance today told the talks team formed by the three major parties that they had to address the boundary issues through constitutional amendment in order to meet the demands of... Travel 05 Oct, 2015
NC, UML spat over constitutional issues worry Madhesi leaders Kathmandu, October 3 The agitating forces are worried about differences between Nepali Congress and CPN-UML on constitutional issues. UDMF leaders say the government’s decision to move constitution amendment bills in the Parliament had... Travel 04 Oct, 2015
Prime minister stops short of resigning Kathmandu, October 2 Prime Minister Sushil Koirala addressed the second meeting of the transformed Parliament and said he would appeal to President Ram Baran Yadav to initiate the process of the formation of a new government. The PM said he... Travel 03 Oct, 2015
Informal talks with Mahantha Thakur to continue Kathmandu, October 1 A three-member talks team formed by the three major parties held informal talks with Tarai Madhes Democratic Party Chair Mahantha Thakur in an attempt to prepare the ground for formal talks between the government/major... Travel 02 Oct, 2015
Negotiations with UDMF to continue today Rautahat, September 30 Unified CPN-Maoist leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha, who is part of the major parties’ team to hold talks with the agitating forces in Tarai-Madhes, said the three parties’ talks team would hold negotiations tomorrow with... Travel 01 Oct, 2015
