Mithilesh Yadav

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Social harmony getting stronger in tarai, caste-based discrimination decreasing

Published On: March 3, 2018 04:30 AM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

SIRAHA, March 3: Devaki Thakur, 75, of Brahmapur, Siraha, has seen both good and bad experiences of social untouchability.

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Rebel terrorizes Lahan with explosion

Published On: February 22, 2018 03:00 PM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

LAHAN, Feb 22:  The proprietor of Shuva Lav General Store at Sahid Chowk,  Lahan was injured after a pressure cooker bomb exploded in his shop today.

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Lack of irrigation affecting farm productivity, say Siraha locals

Published On: February 21, 2018 12:45 PM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

SIRAHA, Feb 21: Raaslal Yadav, 82, of Bariyarpatti in Siraha does not have high expectation from his provincial government. He has only one expectation - better irrigation facility.

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Mired in debt from birth till death

Published On: February 19, 2018 04:00 AM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

SIRAHA, Feb 19: There is a row of thatched huts in an unregistered plot of land just beside the road in Dhangadhimai Municipality-3 of Siraha district.  Sukani Saday and her family have been living in one of the huts.

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Locals in border areas deprived of state facilities

Published On: February 17, 2018 08:04 AM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

SIRAHA, Feb 17: A huge number of Nepali population residing in the border areas are obliged to live a wretched life deprived of various state facilities and privileges. The people here don't have access to secondary level education and health facilities.

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Locals living in border areas deprived of state facilities

Published On: February 14, 2018 01:43 AM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

SIRAHA, Feb 13: A huge number of Nepali population residing in the border areas are obliged to live a wretched life deprived of various state facilities and privileges. The people here don't have access to secondary level education and health facilities.

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Locals living in border areas deprived of state facilities

Published On: February 13, 2018 04:30 AM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

SIRAHA, Feb 13: The Nepali people living in areas near the country's borders are deprived of various state services and privileges. The people living here don't have access to secondary level education and health facilities.

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Smuggling of Indian chicken rife in Siraha

Published On: February 12, 2018 07:15 AM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

SIRAHA, Feb 12: It has been revealed that some traders are smuggling chicken from India with the help of security personnel.

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Province 2 to prioritize Chure conservation

Published On: February 7, 2018 07:30 AM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

LAHAN, Feb 7: Former President Ram Baran often shared his concerns for two issues. “I always worry about two things. One is implementation of the new constitution and second is the conservation of the Chure range,” he would say. While the country has made considerable progress towards implementing the new constitution and the federal setup, conservation of Chure range, remains a huge challenge.

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With first provincial assembly, Madhes sees federal dream met

Published On: February 6, 2018 08:41 AM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

LAHAN, Feb 5: Madhesi people's continuous struggle for federalism has finally borne fruit after the country adopted the federal setup, said  people in the plains.

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Crusher plants operate illegally as authorities keep mum

Published On: February 4, 2018 02:34 AM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

SIRAHA, Feb 3: After a brief halt, Sunny Crusher Industry, which operates on the eastern bank of the Gagan River in Gol Bazaar Municipality, is back in action. According to the Office of Small and Cottage Industries (OSCI), Lahan, this firm has not renewed its permit which expired in Fiscal Year 2013/14.

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Disasters strengthening 'we-feeling' between Tarai and hill people

Published On: January 28, 2018 04:30 AM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

LAHAN, Jan 28: After the catastrophic earthquake of 2015, locals from various districts of Tarai showered their love on their neighbors from the quake-affected hilly districts by providing relief including cash for them. Now, as the biting cold takes its toll on the lives of the people in Tarai, their neighbors from the hilly districts are doing their best to help them to cope up with it.

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Martyrs' family disappointed by parties' apathy

Published On: January 20, 2018 08:05 AM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

LAHAN, Jan 20: The Madesh Movement crossed a decade on Friday. The Madhes-based parties have been marking this day as Martrys' Day since the last 11 years. During the movement which broke out in 2007 demanding rights and fair treatment for the Madhesi people, Ramesh Mahato lost his life while fighting for the cause to become the first martyr of the movement.

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Families of those killed by cold don't have money for funerals

Published On: January 14, 2018 02:15 AM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

SIRAHA, Jan 14:​ Parmeshwor Paswan of Sitapur, Laxmipur Patari-6, lost his wife to cold after being unable to buy her warm clothes. But he doesn't have the money for her funeral. After the death of his wife, it has been a real challenge for Parmeshwor to collect money for her funeral.

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Madhesi parties mulling to join Oli govt if UML agrees to amend statute

Published On: December 25, 2017 03:30 AM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

LAHAN, Dec 25: A fresh debate has begun within the two Madhes-based parties, which have emerged as the fourth and fifth largest parties in the recently held parliamentary elections, whether to join the government of the left parties or stay in the opposition.

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Agriculture dwindling in Madhes

Published On: December 20, 2017 11:59 AM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

LAHAN, Dec 19: Despite its small area, Province 2 which consists of districts including Parsa, Bara, Rautahat, Sarlahi, Mahottari, Dhanusha, Siraha and Saptari has the second highest population in the country among all the provinces. Traditional agriculture is the main income-generating activity of the province. Despite having capacity to fulfill the agriculture demand of the whole country, the province is struggling to uplift itself in the first place.

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FSFN, RJPN into unification bid, provincial govt formation

Published On: December 14, 2017 05:50 AM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

LAHAN, December 14: As homework begins to form the government in Province 2, the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) and Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN), which secured the most parliamentary and provincial assembly seats in the province, have initiated talks on merging the two parties.

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People’s mandate is in favor of Madhes issue: Yadav (With interview)

Published On: December 13, 2017 08:34 PM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

LAHAN, Dec 13: Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) Chairman Upendra Yadav has said that it has now been easier to address the issue of the Madhes.

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Madhes parties make a comeback

Published On: December 12, 2017 03:27 AM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

LAHAN, Dec 12: Nepali Congress (NC) has been recognizing Madhes as its base area. But as the poll results are pouring in from various Madhes districts, the grand old party in the country is facing a humiliating defeat in its own bastion.

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In lack of good schools in Siraha, children go to Indian schools

Published On: December 11, 2017 09:50 AM NPT By: Mithilesh Yadav

SIRAHA, Dec 11: There are ample of private and community schools in the district. However, many Nepali children go to Indian schools. Well off families have admitted their children in private Indian schools and families who can’t afford such schools go to schools run by the Indian government. Choosing Indian schoolst over Nepali is both a ‘fashion’ and ‘compulsion’, locals in Siraha say.

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