Janamat
Party demands
clarification
from Madhesh
Province CM
over ‘Jumbo
Cabinet’
(kh
09/08/2024) [A special form of political corruption and waste of
public money!]
Madhesh
Province CM
Singh expands
Cabinet,
appoints five
new state
ministers
(kh
06/08/2024)
44
percent of
Madhesh
Province govt
budget remains
unused in
current FY
(rep
10/07/2024)
Madhesh
CM Singh in
trouble within
48 hours of
receiving
trust vote
(rep
08/07/2024)
NC
to support
Madhes Chief
Minister Singh
in confidence
vote (kh
06/07/2024), CM
Singh of
Madhesh
province wins
vote of
confidence
(kh
06/07/2024)
Madhesh
CM Singh
dismisses six
ministers
(rn
06/07/2024) [Long live the centralised mindset in pseudo-federal
Nepal!]
Madhes
has become a
hotbed of
crime, by
Manika Jha (ae
01/07/2024)
SC
issues show
cause order
against
decisions of
Madhesh
Province
government
(kh
12/06/2024)
Madhes
govt’s
decision to
distribute Rs
50 million to
MPs challenged
at SC (kh
11/06/2024) [????]
Madhesh Province:
How the
coalition
members share
power (kh
07/06/2024), Satish
Kumar Singh of
Janamat Party
appointed CM
of Madhesh
Province
(kh
07/06/2024), Madhesh
Province
welcomes 10
new ministers
and three
state
ministers
(kh
07/06/2024) [In 2017, it was decided that no provincial cabinet
should
comprise more
than seven
people. All
forgotten?],
New
Madhesh chief
minister forms
14-member
Cabinet : For
the first
time, Madhesh
Cabinet has
Dalit
representation.
But Chief
Minister Singh
also makes a
controversial
decision to
allocate pork
barrel funds,
by Santosh
Singh (kp
08/06/2024) [?????], Madhesh
CM Singh
expands
cabinet
(rep
09/06/2024) [Why aren't all the coalition partners' MPs made
ministers
right away?]
Janamat Party to
lead
government in
Madesh
Province
(kh
06/06/2024), Parties’
failure to
reach
agreement on
power sharing
delays Singh’s
claim to CM
post of
Madhesh
Province (kh
06/06/2024)
Chief Minister
Yadav fails
the floor
test, JSP-led
alliance
garners 50
votes (kh
05/06/2024), Madhesh
chief minister
ousted after
losing trust
vote : Federal
coalition in
talks with
fringe parties
to potentially
install a
Janamat Party
leader as new
chief minister,
by Ajit Tiwari
and
Purushottam
Poudel (kp
06/06/2024)
Madhes province
politics:
Unified
Socialist
exits from
JSP-led govt
(kh
04/06/2024)
Janamat
party blocks
Madhesh
Province
Assembly
meeting
(rep
03/06/2024)
After
7 years of
provinces, is
Upendra
Yadav’s grip
on Madhesh
politics
loosening? If
a new
political
party leads
the province,
it could
improve
governance,
experts argue.
After
defeating
Yadav in
Saptari-2, CK
Raut is
growing in
prominence, at
least in
Janakpur,
by Purushottam
Poudel (kp
03/06/2024)
Four
parties demand removal of
Madhes Chief Minister Yadav
(kh 02/06/2024) [Creating
political instability is all
Nepal's politicians have in
mind!], Madhes:
Political struggle
intensifies as govt hangs in
balance (kh 02/06/2024)
Janamat
Party to stake claim to post of Madhesh
Province’s CM today (kh 31/05/2024), Janamat
Party spearheads efforts to form new govt in
Madhes : CK Raut challenging Upendra Yadav in
Madhes politics (kh 01/06/2024), Parties
closer towards forming a new government in
Madhesh : Prime Minister Dahal, KP Sharma Oli
and Madhav Nepal agree to jointly run the
provincial administration, Unified Socialist
spokesman says (kp 01/06/2024)
Opposition
parties vow to save Madhesh Cabinet : Madhav
Nepal’s Unified Socialist hints at joining the
opposition to back the Saroj Yadav government
(kp 30/05/2024), Janamat
Party to get Madhes Province Chief Minister
(kh 30/05/2024)
Over
90% of people in Madhesh Province lack insurance
access (kh 15/05/2024)
JSP-N
Chair Upendra proposes Mahantha to form
coalition govt in Madhes (kh 13/05/2024)
Maoist
Center withdraws support to Madhesh govt, two
ministers resign (rep 12/05/2024), UML
withdraws support to Madhesh govt (rep
12/05/2024), JSP
Nepal-led govt in Madhesh Province loses
majority, preparations to form a new govt
underway (kh 12/05/2024) [Oh, what fun it is! The
parties continue to do what they do best:
Toppling governments, breaking agreements,
forming new coalitions, splitting parties, etc.
And everything is coordinated by the national
level of the supposedly federal state....],
UML,
Maoist Centre to quit Madhesh government : The
UML, Maoist Centre, Janamat Party and Loktantrik
Samajbadi Party plan to lead the provincial
government by turns, by Ajit Tiwari (kp
13/05/2024)
After
split in JSP-Nepal, politics hots up in Madhesh
over fate of coalition : Leaders weighing
options in anticipation of Upendra Yadav’s party
leaving Singha Durbar, by Purushottam Poudel
(kp 10/05/2024)
No
proposals from Madhes province for fiscal
equalization and special grants (kh
09/05/2024)
Madhesh:
LSP’s provincial assembly member Abhiram Sharma
suspended (rep 03/05/2024)
Madhes
Chief Minister secures vote of confidence amid
opposition parties’ boycott (kh 16/04/2024),
Madhesh
lawmakers resort to vandalism in provincial
assembly : Accuse Speaker Ramchandra Mandal of
taking ahead proceedings forcefully (kp
17/04/2024), Madhesh
Council of Ministers reshuffled after LSP quits
government (rep 17/04/2024)
Loktantrik
Samajbadi Party quits Madhes govt (kh
16/04/2024)
NC
withdraws support from Madhes govt (kh
22/03/2024), Madhesh
Province undergoes Cabinet reshuffle (kh
23/03/2024), Madhesh
chief minister reshuffles Cabinet again : In
Sudurpaschim, Congress chief minister plans to
go for a floor test within a few days, by
Ajit Tiwari and Arjun Shah (kp 24/03/2024)
UML
participates in Madhesh govt, by Surendra
Yadav (rep 18/03/2024)
Thori
laments unmet promise of developing it into a
tourism hub : In 2022, the Madhesh cabinet had
declared Thori as a tourist destination with
Rs10 million development pledge, by Shankar
Acharya (kp 24/02/2024)
Madhes
ministers prioritizing small projects to woo
cadres (ae 19/02/2024)
Madhes
CM Yadav garners Vote of Confidence again
(kh 18/02/2024)
Chief
Minister Yadav of Madhesh Province set to seek
vote of confidence today (kh 18/02/2024)
JSP
and Janamat struggle for political dominance in
Madhes (kh 26/01/2024)
Clash
in Rajbiraj leaves Education Minister and three
MPs injured (kh 22/01/2024), Growing
Yadav-Raut rivalry unfolds at foundation-laying
event : Observers call it ‘vote-bank politics’
(kp 23/01/2024), Janamat
Party quits Madhesh Province govt, withdraws
support (rep 23/01/2024),
Janamat Party quits Madhesh government : The
decision follows a dispute over the
foundation-laying function for a university in
Saptari, by Ajit Tiwari (kp 24/01/2024)
Madhesh
province government to celebrate Swabhiman Diwas
on January 17 (rep 12/01/2024)
Is
there growing opposition to republicanism and
federalism in Madhesh?, by Mithilesh Yadav
(rep 13/12/2023)
Dismal
Financial Inclusion in Madhesh, by
Anurag Gupta (rep 11/12/2023)
Madhesh
Province govt to announce protest against
federal govt (rep 08/11/2023), A
government against another government: Madhesh
province gives 30 days ultimatum to federal
government (nlt 09/11/2023)
Madhesh
struggles with rising cases of missing children
: Lack of study and authorities’ inaction hamper
efforts to tackle the problem. Number of missing
female children is higher than males, rescue
group says, by Shiva Puri (kp 15/08/2023)
Flood,
inundation survivors to get relief in Madhes
(kh 10/08/2023)
Madhes
CM expands cabinet for fifth time (kh
31/07/2023)
Two
ministers from Janamat party resign from
ministerial roles in Madhes (kh 31/07/2023)
Many
local units in Madhesh are mired in disputes
among elected officials : The discords have
paralysed daily administrative work and
development activities, by Shiva Puri and
Ajit Tiwari (kp 13/07/2023)
UML
obstructs Madhesh provincial assembly meeting :
Accuses Minister for Economic Affairs Sanjay
Yadav of corruption, by Santosh Singh (kp
08/07/2023)
Budget
allocated to Madhes is less than revenue from
there: Dr. CK Raut (kh 16/06/2023)
Exploring
Through The Madhes Capital, by Nayak Paudel
(rn 16/06/2023)
Madhesh
CM Yadav to take vote of confidence today
(rep 13/06/2023)
Maoist
Center to boycott Madhes assembly today (kh
08/06/2023)
After
Upendra Yadav-CK Raut rivalry, Madhesh
politics—and government—won’t remain the same :
After a minister was stripped of portfolio,
Janamat Party considers pulling out of the
provincial administration, by Nishan
Khatiwada (kp 25/05/2023)
Madhes
Province CM Yadav expands Cabinet (ae
23/05/2023), CPN
(MC) decides to pull out of Madhes government
(ae 23/05/2023)
A
tug of war in Madhesh for chief minister’s chair
: Observers say a power-sharing deal in the
province looks trickier, by Nishan Khatiwada
(kp 17/04/2023)
CM
Yadav instructs UML ministers to resign (kh
04/04/2023), Madhesh
govt: UML ministers resign (rep 04/04/2023)
LSP
to sit in opposition bench in Madhes province
(kh 15/02/2023)
Maoist
Center joins Madhesh Province government (kh
07/02/2023)
Madhes
Province Cabinet expanded CPN-Maoist Centre
stays out of the government, by Bal Krishna
Sah (ht 04/02/2023)
Madhes
province: Cabinet expansion in limbo (kh
01/02/2023)
Madhes
province govt’s development expenditure dismal
(kh 29/01/2023)
Madhesh
Province: Two independent provincial assembly
members join JSP (rep 22/01/2023)
LSP
to participate in Madhesh Province government
(kh 13/01/2023)
Saroj
Kumar Yadav appointed chief minister of Madhesh
Province (nlt 11/01/2023)
Who
will lead Madhesh? As federal coalition partners
Janata Samajbadi and Janamat parties haggle with
the CPN-UML over the chief minister post, the
opposition Nepali Congress is trying to steal
the deal, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp
29/12/2022)
10
parties to represent Madhesh Pradesh Assembly
(kh 11/12/2022)
Polls
in Madhesh: JSP and LSP lose ground (kh
30/11/2022)
UML
stands first, NC second in Madhesh in Nov 20
elections (kh 29/11/2022)
CM
Raut dismisses NC ministers (kp 14/10/2022))
[Once again, a sign of
complete misunderstanding of the federal state:
if a party leaves the government at the national
level, it is logical that its ministers must
quit. But the provincial level must not have
anything to do with this. If everything depends
on the power-hungry losers at the national
level, you can forget about federalism!]
Madhes
Pradesh has 2.9 million eligible voters (kh
09/10/2022)
NC
Madhesh Province decision not to accept the
coalition without 60 percent seats (kh
09/09/2022) [In view of
the poor performance of the NC in the previous
elections, such a demand is completely out of
touch. completely absurd! Regardless, candidates
should be chosen by the voters and not selected
by party politicians!]
Madhes
government announces protest over delay in
police adjustment : Internal Affairs Minister
Bharat Shah says the first phase will start
Sunday (kp 13/08/2022)
Madhesh
govt demands extension of payment time (rep
12/07/2022)
Madhesh
Provincial Assembly passes tax and non-tax
related bill (rep 10/07/2022)
Daughter
insurance scheme to begin in Madhesh Province
soon: CM Raut (kh 09/06/2022)
Policy
and programs being presented in the Madhes
Provincial Assembly today (kh 05/06/2022)
In
Madhesh Province, the political landscape is
changing : Analysts say the CPN-UML will likely
gain from the deep divisions in the Madhesi
parties and the alliance politics of five ruling
forces, by Anil Giri (kp 09/05/2022) [KP Oli has also pursued a
sometimes brutal anti-Madhesh policy since 2015
and has shown no understanding for the concerns
of the Tarai people. It is hard to imagine that
the people have already forgotten this!]
Dr
Jha is the 'great fool' of the year (rep
19/03/2022)
As
Election Nears, Trend Of Switching Parties Rises
In Madhes, by Shiva Shankar Mishra (rn
16/03/2022)
Madhes
Pradesh Assembly discussing implementation of
Provincial Police Act (kh 22/02/2022)
Madhesh
govt to celebrate Feb 13 as People’s War Day
(rep 10/02/2022)
Measuring
poverty in Madhesh: What should be done? The
government of Madhesh province has been claiming
all along that it is a pro-poor government. On
what basis is the government evaluating the
poverty situation of the province?, by
Randhir Chaudhary (nlt 21/01/2022)
My
reservations about the name ‘Madhesh’ for
Province 2 : No historical documents describe
the Tarai plains as Madhesh. The term Madhesh
does not reflect the rich culture of Mithila,
by Prem Singh Basnyat (nlt 20/01/2022)
Province
2 endorses Madhes as its name, Janakpurdham as
provincial capital : Two separate proposals for
name and capital were endorsed by a two-thirds
majority of the assembly as stipulated in the
constitution, by Ajit Tiwari and Santosh
Singh (kp 18/01/2022), Naming
Madhes Province honours Madhes movement: Chair
Yadav (kh 18/01/2022)
Janakpur
voted permanent capital of State 2 (kh
17/01/2022)
Province
2 Assembly discussing province name and capital
today (kh 16/1/2022), Panel
formed to decide name and capital of Province 2
to table report in today's Provincial Assembly
meeting (rep 16/01/2022), Province
2 Assembly to vote on proposals for Provice 2
name, capital Monday (kh 16/01/2022)
Province-2
Assembly discussing to finalize Province name
and permanent capital (kh 24/12/2021) [In violation of the
constitution this is more than 40 months late!],
Province
2 expedites process to fix its name and
headquarters : Province could be named Madhes if
CPN (Unified Socialist) backs the proposal,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/01/2022)
Province
2 set to finalize its name and capital, calls
provincial Assembly meeting for Dec 15 (kh
25/11/2021)
Malnutrition
a cause for concern in Province 2 : Malnutrition
is a serious health challenge in the province
mainly due to a lack of awareness among
guardians regarding nourishing food for children,
by Shankar Acharya (kp 21/11/2021)
Unified
Socialist to get two ministers in Province 2; to
be sworn in on Sunday (kh 19/11/2021), Province
2 CM Raut expands cabinet; inducts two ministers
from Unified Socialist (kh 21/11/2021)
Lack
of secretaries hit regular works in Province 2
govt (kh 18/11/2021)
Province
2 Industry Minister Ram Naresh dismissed (kh
16/11/2021)
Province
2 Chief authenticates two ordinances (kh
10/11/2021)
Province
2 CM Raut taking vote of confidence today : DSP
to demand Raut's resignation (kh 06/10/2021)
Province
2 CM Raut accuses CIAA of trying to discredit
province govt (kh 06/10/2021)
Effigies
of Province 2 CM Raut and Pak PM’s effigy burnt
in Bara (kh 03/10/2021)
Province
2 CM Raut to seek vote of confidence on October
6 (kh 29/09/2021)
CIAA
raids Province 2 CM’s office (kh 29/09/2021)
10
UML Lawmakers In Province 2 Verify For CPN
(Unified Socialist) (rn 02/09/2021), 11
UML lawmakers in Province 2 align with Nepal-led
CPN Unified Socialist (kh 02/09/2021)
JSP
lawmakers verifying to be DSP reaches 12 in
Province 2 (kh 02/09/2021)
Hari
Shankar Mishra appointed Province-2 Chief
(kh 17/08/2021)
Govt
preparing to relieve Province 2 Chief Jha of his
post (kh 16/08/2021), Govt
relieves Province 2 Chief Jha of his post : NC
leader Hari Shankar Mishra recommended as new
Chief (kh 16/08/2021)
Province
2 CM Raut expanding Council of Ministers today :
To induct two ministers from Maoist Center
(kh 17/07/2021)
Annual
budget, policies presented amid protests in
several local units of Province 2, by Ajit
Tiwari and Shiva Puri (kh 25/06/2021)
Province
2 Chief asks CM to make cabinet more inclusive
(kh 13/06/2021), Province
2 CM Raut welcomes Governor Jha’s concern
(kh 13/06/2021) [Cabinets
in Nepal have never been inclusive. They are
still dominated by men, except for Province 2 by
male Bahuns. Janajatis (population share about
five times that of male Bahuns) and Madheshis
are severely underrepresented, women find at
best a pseudo-representation. Dalits and Muslims
are extremely rarely included.]
Six
ministries to be split into 10 in Pradesh 2 to
include NC and Maoist Center (kh 09/06/2021)
[Thanks to Oli's power
politics games, puffed-up councils of ministers
are back in Nepal politics!]
JSP’s
Thakur-Mahato faction to boycott Province
Assembly meeting in Province 2 (kh
07/06/02021)
Four
ministers expelled from province-2 govt (kh
07/06/2021)
JSP
Co-chair Yadav proposes power-sharing to NC in
Province 2 (kh 04/06/2021), JSP
row: Yadav-Bhattarai faction to form new govt
with opp’n alliance in Pradesh 2 : NC demands CM
(kh 05/06/2021) [Claims
to power have absolute priority, not the
preservation of democracy and the rule of law in
the interest of the people, the nation and the
province!]
CM
Raut holds discussions with UN Agency for
support in Covid-19 response (rep
17/05/2021)
Maoist
Center sacks four Province 2 Assembly members
joining UML (rep 12/04/2021)
Province
2 Assembly summoned for Monday (kh
11/04/2021)
President
removes Tilak Pariyar as Province 2 governor,
appoints Rajesh Jha : Pariyar was appointed in
November 2019 under the former Maoist quota
(kp 19/02/2021)
Province
2 residents most enthusiastic about finding jobs
in civil service : Despite lagging in education,
more people aspire to join civil service
compared to their counterparts in other
provinces, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
11/01/2021)
NCP
(Dahal-Nepal faction) removes Mandal from
Province 2 Parliamentary Party leadership
(rep 05/01/2021)
Violence
against women on the rise in Province 2, by
Kamalesh Thakur (kh 31/12/2020)
Province
2 govt files writ at SC against central govt’s
‘intervention’ (kh 03/12/2020), Province
2 takes federal government to court : ‘Centre
shouldn’t interfere in province matters’, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 04/12/2020)
Province
2 tightens border with India as Covid-19
precautions: Only two borders—Raxaul and
Jatahi—are open for transporting goods across
the two countries, according to Koshhari
Niraula, CDO of Dhanusha district, by Ajit
Tiwari (kp 22/03/2020)
Assembly
fails to name Province 2: Four names proposed,
but all fail to get mandatory two-thirds
majority (kp 18/03/2020)
Province
2 assembly to decide name and capital through
voting, by Santosh Singh (kp 04/03/2020)
Rautahat
poorest district in Province 2, policy
commission says: According to the report,
Mahottari and Sarlahi are the second and third
multi-dimensionally poorest districts,
respectively, in the province, by Shiva Puri
(kp 06/02/2020)
Provincial
minister Jha puts in paper (ht 29/01/2020),
Resignation
of RJPN state minister opens possibility of govt
change in Province 2 (rep 29/01/2020) [Please not another
government with NCP participation!]
Province
2 population increases by 700,000: Despite the
high population growth, Province 2 has a higher
mortality rate than the national average,
according to a recent demographic report, by
Ajit Tiwari and Santosh Singh (kp 10/01/2020)
Province
2 PA meeting obstructed (ht 31/12/2019)
Samajbadi
Party exits government to little effect on the
Oli administration: National politics will
remain relatively unaffected, but there could be
repercussions in Province 2, analysts say,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 25/12/2019)
Chasing
the chimera of tourism development: Tourism can
thrive in Province 2, but policymakers must not
be swayed by unrealistic plans, by CK Lal
(kp 11/12/2019)
An
experiment in identity-based federalism: CM
Lalbabu Raut has the opportunity and duty to
deliver good governance to his people so that
they don’t feel alienated anymore, by Pramod
Mishra (kp 21/11/2019)
Naming
Province 2, capital: Why the delay? The delay
also exhibits the incompetence of the provincial
government as the issue of the province’s name
and its capital is related to its ‘identity’,
for which all the three previous Madhesh
Andolans were organised, by Hari Bansh Jha
(ht 20/11/2019)
Province
2 name, HQ likely in two months: Minister Sonal
(ht 08/11/2019)
Parliamentary
panel probes graft cases in Province 2: Six
different teams of the committee reached the
project sites and started probe into the matter,
by Ajit Tiwari (kp 23/09/2019)
RJP-N
preparing to mark Black Day in Saptari (ht
20/09/2019), CM
stays away from Constitution Day programme
(ht 20/09/2019), Province
2 Minister Sah leads anti-Constitution march in
Saptari, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep
20/09/2019)
Province
ministers divided on whether to celebrate
Constitution Day or protest it: RJP-N leaders
are protesting against the constitution as it
does not incorporate the rights of Madhesis,
Janjatis, women, Muslims and Dalits, by Ajit
Tiwari (kp 19/09/2019)
Province
2 Dalit empowerment bill: Scholarships, ration
cards, health benefits to poor Dalits proposed,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 08/09/2019)
Province
2 government launches ‘green drive’ to prevent
natural disasters: The drive formally commenced
with plantation programmes from Sagarnath Forest
Development Project in Sarlahi, by Ajit
Tiwari (kp 27/08/2019)
Parties
divided over Province 2 name, by Suresh
Yadav (rep 23/08/2019)
Speaker
of Province 2 begins process to resolve long
standing issue of name and capital of the
province: There is also a sharp division among
lawmakers on the issue of choosing a capital,
by Santosh Singh (kp 13/08/2019)
‘Province
2 won’t accept FPSC-recruited staff, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 11/08/2019)
Province
2 sues federal government, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 02/08/2019)
Province
2 CM accuses Kathmandu of ignoring flood
victims' plight (rep 31/07/2019)
CM
distributes relief to flood victims (ht
19/07/2019)
Province
2 to provide Rs 300,000 each to families of
those killed in floods (rep 14/07/2019)
The
injured and families of martyrs wanted cash.
They got buffaloes instead: Livestock provided
by the Province 2 government is an additional
burden, many families say, by Bhusan Yadav
(kp 11/07/2019)
Province
2: Infrastructure, irrigation get priority,
by Suresh Yadav (rep 18/06/2019)
Province
2 ruling coalition heads seek to amend policy,
program, by Suresh Yadav (rep 07/06/2019)
Two
provinces present policies and programmes: State
2 prioritises mechanisation of agro sector and
Sudurpaschim focuses on programmes for high
economic growth rate (kp 03/06/2019), Province
2 govt presents policies and programmes for
upcoming fiscal (ht 03/06/2019)
CM
Raut condemns centre’s move to hire civic staff
(ht 01/06/2019)
State
2 nominated lawmakers warn of stern protest,
by Santosh Singh (kp 25/05/2019)
Social
development ministry of Province 2 transfers
health budget to construction projects: Experts
warn of serious setbacks in health indicators,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 22/05/2019), State
2 health indicators are low, but the issue is
still not a priority: Minister defends the
decision to transfer health budget to other
sectors, by Arjun Poudel (kp 23/05/2019)
Province
2 bill proposes to appoint principal secy,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 17/05/2019)
Current
session of assembly will determine name and
capital of Province 2: CM Raut, by Ajit
Tiwari (kp 03/05/2019), Provincial
govt
to propose Province 2 name, HQ soon; Niti Ayog
panel proposes Janakpurdham as the capital of
the province, Madhes as its name, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 04/05/2019)
Dahal
hints at toppling Province 2 government (ht
01/05/2019), Dahal’s
warning
to topple Province 2 government draws criticism:
Leaders and experts say such remarks are against
spirit of federalism, by Tika R Pradhan (kp)
[Neither the central
government nor the co-chairman of a political
party has the right to interfere in the affairs
of a federal province. The central political
leaders obviously lack any understanding of
federalism!]
Province
2
to have its own officials ‘to check’ chief
district officers’ authority: The move is likely
to deepen province-Centre conflict, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 11/03/2019)
Province
2 govt seeks policy advice from experts on key
sectors, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 24/02/2018)
Nepali
Congress obstructs province assembly meeting
(kp 17/02/2019)
Local
representatives fail to serve people’s
aspirations (kp 10/02/2019)
Panel
to submit report on Province 2 name, HQ,
Dialogue Committee (ht 03/02/2019)
Police
and internal security bills: Province 2 CM Raut
threatens street protest (ht 27/01/2019)
Disputes
in naming Province 2, by Santosh Singh (kp
20/01/2019)
State
2
kicks off ‘Beti Bachau-Beti Padhau’ campaign:
According to the scheme, every newborn girl will
be insured in the Province’s eight districts
from Tuesday, by Shahiman Rai (kp
16/01/2019)
Province
2 planning minister accused of slapping
secretary, by Ajit Tiwari and Santosh Singh
(kp 14/01/2019), Staff
of
Province 2 ministries protest against secretary
slapping incident: Minister Yadav denies
allegation by Secretary Jha Committee begins
investigation, by Santosh Singh (kp
15/01/2019)
Province
2 lagging behind in healthcare, says DPM Yadav
(ht 12/01/2019)
Bibaha
Panchami costs State 2 Rs 7.3 million (kp
06/01/2019)
Province
2 ready to retaliate if federal govt obstructs
exercising constitutional rights: CM Raut ,
interview with Chief Minister Mohammad Lalbabu
Raut (rep 05/02/2019)
Province
2 set for staff bill, by Ajit Tiwari (kp
03/01/2019)
Give
birth to a girl, get insurance of Rs 100,000: CM
Raut, by Madan Thakur (rep 30/12/2018)
Province
2 a playing field for foreigners: NCP lawmakers:
Urge foreign minister o probe violation of
diplomatic norms (ht 29/12/2018)
CM
Raut announces insurance scheme to promote girl
education (kp 23/12/2018)
Province
2 'obsessed' with identity issue, ignoring
severe backwardness, by Jitendra Kumar Jha
(rep 17/12/2018)
Debates
on
naming of Province 2: Instead of inserting an
elitist identity of Mithila, it would serve
greatly if “Tharuhat,” an identity of a subdued
community, is included as a prefix, by
Bharat Shah (rep 16/12/2018)
Province
2
to review bill on Madrasa Education Board: The
provincial administration in Janakpur has
forwarded the legislation to the Bill
Committee of the Provincial Assembly for
review, by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/12/2018)
Province
2 passes new bill on recruitment of employees,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 27/11/2018)
State
2 government begins preparations for Bibaha
Panchami, by Santosh Singh (kp 25/11/2018)
Bill
floated
to allow foreign funds for Muslim schools:
Province 2 government has introduced a bill
proposing a Madrasa Education Board that
will receive foreign funds to operate
schools for Muslim children in the eight Tarai
districts, by Anil Giri and Binod Ghimire
(kp 30/10/2018)
Panel
formed to name Province 2, pick capital, by
Ajit Tiwari (kp 29/10/2018), Commission
formed to fix permanent capital and name of
Province 2, by Suresh Yadav (rep 29/10/2018)
Province
2 defers three laws for one month, by Ajit
Tiwari (kp 27/10/2018), CM
Raut welcomes Centre’s initiative on state
police force , by Ajit Tiwari and Santosh
Singh(kp 29/10/2018)
State
2 Assembly nods to Provincial Police Act, by
Ajit Tiwari and Santosh Singh (kp 14/10/2018), Dahal
warns CM Raut not to ‘overtake’ federal
government, by Shyam Sundar Shashi and
Santosh Singh (kp 24/10/2018), State
2 defies Centre, set to enact new laws: Minister
Yadav says cabinet will endorse three more laws
today, by Ajit Tiwari (kp 25/10/2018)
Opposition
disrupts Province 2 Assembly (kp 06/10/2018)
Province
2 launches ‘green campaign’, by Suresh Yadav
(rep 28/09/2018)
Provincial
ministers join rallies to protest charter
(kp 20/09/2018), Province
2 CM boycotts Constitution Day function (rep
20/09/2018)
Province
2 government to celebrate Constitution Day,
by Ajit Tiwari (kp 17/09/2018), ‘Controversies
and ambiguities in the constitution have baffled
those implementing it’, interview with Lal
Babu Raut, Chief Minister of Province 2 (ht
17/09/2018)
Constitution
day: Province 2 ministers to address protest
rallies (kp 15/09/2018)
State
2 minister joins protest against holiday
‘defiance’, by Ajit Tiwari and Santosh Singh
(kp 03/09/2018)
Province
2 law minister padlocks bank for ‘defiance’
(kp 27/08/2018)
Province
govt opens probe into Maleth shooting (kp
07/08/2018)
Province
2 govt asked to wait until Citizenship Act
amended (rep 07/08/2018)
Court
orders arrest of Province 2 State Minister,
other accused in ASI’s murder, by Suresh
Yadav and Madhesh Das (rep 03/08/2018) [This is not so much a
problem between central and provincial
governments as the general problem of the
political parties holding on to criminal
elements!], High
Court issues letter to arrest Thaman murder
accused state minister, mayor (kp
04/08/2018), RJP-N
threatens to pullout of government over minister
row (kp 08/08/2018), Court
issues arrest warrant against Prov 2 state
minister (kp 12/08/2018), Province
2 state minister surrenders to court: Freed on
general date after hearing, by Ajit Tiwari
and Santosh Singh (kp 14/08/2018) [???], Murder-accused
Province 2 state minister released without bail,
by Mahesh Kumar Das (rep 14/08/2018)
RJPN
picks absconding murder- accused as state
minister (rep 24/07/2018) (related to
Province 2) [???? His
arrest has already been ordered by the SC!],
Murder
accused among three leaders takes minister’s
oath: Aviram Sharma, who is accused of murdering
a security personnel, appointed social
development minister, by Santosh Singh (kp
26/07/2018) [Nepal is
apparently not a democratic republic, but a
self-service shop for criminals and their
protectionists from the political parties, who
must therefore also be treated as criminals!]
Dalit
leaders warn of stir over commission criteria
(kp 27/06/2018)
Rift
between Kathmandu and Province 2 widens, by
Suresh Yadav (rep 23/06/2018)
Mr
Province 2, by Om Astha Rai (nt 15/06/2018)
Disputes
arise over name, language of Province 2, by
Suresh Yadav (rep 11/06/2018)
NC
obstructs Assembly meet demanding costs of
Modi’s Janakpur visit (kp 10/06/2018)
Province
2 to strive for energy independence: Provincial
govt aims to generate 50MW electricity this year
(kp 08/06/2018)
Province
2 MPs in ugly spat: NCP lawmaker Manju Yadav
slaps her colleague Kishori Sah, by Santosh
Singh (kp 07/06/2018)
Janakpur
left high and dry by defaulting contractors,
by Suresh Yadav (rep 05/06/2018)
Alliance
over: RJP-N (ht 29/05/2018), RJPN
leaders hint at change in power equation in
Province 2 (rep 01/06/2018), ‘Province
2 coalition will remain intact’, by Ajit
Tiwari and Santosh Singh (kp 05/06/2018), RJP-N
to uphold partnership with SSF-N in State 2
(kp 06/06/2018), Province
2 govt will complete its full tenure: CM Raut
(kp 06/06/2018)
NCP
withdraws
support to Province 2 govt: The newly formed
party accuses the province government of
indulging in corrupt practices (dkp
28/05/2018), NCP
withdraws support to Raut govt (ht
28/05/2018)
Dalits
should launch organised protest for their
rights: CM Raut (ht 27/05/2018)
Province
2 organizes conference to discuss the prosperity
of Dalits, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep
26/05/2018)
Govt
rejects CM Raut’s request to visit US: The
government has declined Province 2 CM’s request
to visit the US to attend Madhesi Association of
America’s event (kp 22/05/2018) [?]
CM
Raut lays emphasis on roads and energy (kp
21/05/2018)
State
2
urges more funds for Madhes: Eleven MPs from
Province 2 submit memorandum to PM Oli demanding
more funds for eight Tarai districts (kp
16/05/2018)
PA
member gets one year prison term (ht
16/05/2018)
Speech
by Province 2 CM courts controversy, by
Suresh Yadav (rep 14/05/2018), Province
2 defends CM Raut’s remarks, by Ajit Tiwari
(kp 18/05/2018)
Samiti
vows to protest for Mithila Province, by
Shyam Sundar Shashi (kp 02/05/2018)
Hard
time naming Province 2, fixing oppn party
(ht 30/04/2018)
NC
demands oppn status in Province 2 (ht
29/04/2018)
Province
2 sensitive, says home minister (ht
26/04/2018)
Province
2 decides on Modi’s civic reception (kp
25/04/2018)
Province
2 budget presented (ht 25/04/2018)
‘50
percent children out of school in Province 2’,
by Abadhesh Kumar Jha (kp 19/04/2018)
Provinces
7 and 2 pass policies for interim budget (kp
17/04/2018)
Province
2 and 7 present theirpolicies and programmes,
by Santosh Singh and Arjun Shah (kp 12/04/2018), Province
2 unveils policy, programmesGovernment keen to
put in efforts to avert desertification in
Madhes region (ht 12/04/2018)
Lack
of legal framework affecting service delivery in
Province 2: Jha (ht 31/03/2018)
FSF-N
adds
policy framing rider to join Oli-led government:
The government has not sent employees to
Province 2. This points to a conspiracy to foil
federalism (ht 30/03/2018)
Govt
preparing for dev conference in Province 2,
by Tanka Chhetri (rep 30/03/2018)
Province
2 government unveils 100-day action plan (ht
29/03/2018)
Province
2 CM vows to fight social ills, by Ajit
Tiwari (kp 28/03/2018)
Province
2 is a pradesh full of prospects, says CPN-MC
Chair Dahal (ht 13/03/2018)
Province
2 has lowest generation capacity, by Bibek
Subedi (kp 09/03/2018)
Language
issue in Province 2 gets knottier, by Suresh
Yadav (rep 09/03/2018)
Province
2 CM not for confrontation with center (rep
08/03/2018)
Province
2 struggles to reach consensus on its name,
by Suresh Yadav (rep 07/03/2018)
Province
2 Cabinet size gets larger (kp 01/03/2018),
Provinces
2, 3 CMs expand cabinets (ht 01/03/2018)
Province
2 capital row: protesters announce more strike
(kp 01/03/2018)
Paradoxical
Madhes: Common Madhesis may demand political
rights but fall short in providing social rights
to their own, by Pramod Mishra (kp
01/03/2018)
Chief
minister threatens hunger strike (kp
28/02/2018)
Province-2
CM makes 11 commitments on his 11th day, by
Suresh Yadav (rep 26/02/2018), CM
Raut unveils 11-point paper (ht 27/02/2018)
Province
2 demands construction of Sunkoshi-Kamala
Diversion Project (kp 25/02/2018)
CM
Raut seeks PM Oli’s help (ht 25/02/2018)
14
pc children in Province 2 malnourished (kp
24/02/2018)
Talks
between govt, agitators end inconclusively in
Birgunj (kp 21/02/2018)
Recognizing
diversity:
Provincial government in Madhes should not fall
into temptation of adopting one language policy
for education in the name of cultural
conservatism, by Manjeet Mishra (rep
21/02/2018)
Petition
filed against Jha’s appointment (ht
21/02/2018)
Voices
from the plains: Response to lingual sentiments
in Province 2 is becoming crucial, by
Randhir Chaudhary (kp 16/02/2018)
Province
1, 2 and 5 chief ministers take oath (kp
16/02/2018), Gaddhi
sworn in as Province 2 CM, Sonal, Yadav get
ministries (ht 16/02/2018)
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