A year after Maleth tragedy political temperature has cooled down. Sworn ‘enemies’ of the past have now become ‘friends’

RAJBIRAJ, May 18: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bimalendra Nidhi on Wednesday handed over compensation to the family members of the victims who died in police firing in Maleth some months ago.

JANAKPUR, March 14: Holi is a big festival for Janakpur residents. It would be celebrated with great pomp that included folk songs, dance, music and lots of colors. Cultural groups would get booked from weeks earlier while markets and crossroads would be thronged by massive crowd. This year nothing as such happened.

KATHMANDU, March 9: Locals of various districts in the tarai continued their demonstrations on Wednesday to condemn the police shootings in Maleth, Saptari that has so far claimed four lives.

MALETH, March 7 :  As the CPN-UML launched its scheduled Mechi-Mahakali Campaign at Kakarvitta, Jhapa district on Saturday, the Saptari chapter of the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) announced that it was going to foil the main opposition party"s event in Saptari district.

BHARDAHA, March 6: Top CPN-UML leaders are heading towards Maleth, Saptari to attend a mass meeting under party's Mechi-Mahakali National Campaign.