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KATMANDU, Nepal – For centuries, the resentments simmered in this Himalayan nation, a place where everyone knew who belonged to the country's small elite and who did not. Ethnic minorities and ...
In Nepal, although groups other than Limbus and Madhesis have rarely given overt support to the idea of formal ethnic autonomy, they have always resented the way in which the values and mores of ...
Nepali Mahadhesi community leaders have said that the ethnic group accounts for around a third of Nepal's 27 million people. They dominate the Terai region, situated in the southern plains bordering ...
Why Nepal’s ethnic minorities have restarted their protest against the Constitution Minorities fear that the government’s plan to hold local elections in November will further dilute the ...
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's ruling Maoists on Thursday offered to hold talks with minority ethnic parties that withdrew support for the coalition because of long-standing ...
KATHMANDU: Nepal and China have signed a special agreement to strengthen cooperation on ethnic affairs. Ram Bahadur Thapa Magar, chairman of Nepal’s Indigenous Nationalities Commission, and Fan ...