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Press evaluation:
Background:

Angst in Maithil heartland, by C.K. Lal (rep 14/05/2012)

Bomb explodes in Birgunj (ht 07/05/2012)

Demands for Birgunj as capital of Madhes state (rep 06/05/2012)

4 die in Janakpur blast: Over 30 injured, 14 seriously, by Suresh Yadav (rep 01/05/2012), Promising actress among blast dead (rep 01/05/2012), Who is Rajan Mukti? (rep 01/05/2012), 4 dead as blast rips thru Mithila sit-in: 15 of 18 hurt in Janakpur explosion airlifted to Capital; Mukti-led JTMM owns up act (kp 01/05/2012), Sugary drink, betel nuts and the bang, by Shyam Sundar Shashi (rep 01/05/2012), Janakpur blast condemned (kp 01/05/2012), Turbulent Tarai: Only a full investigation will reveal the truth behind the bombing in Janakpur (kp 02/05/2012)

Armed outfit to submit arms (ht 19/04/2012), Armed outfit active in Terai gives up violence (nn 19/04/2012)

Bomb at govt office disposed, by Bikram Giri (rep 16/04/2012)

Madhes-based parties ready to reconsider ‘One Madhesh’ demand (nn 10/04/2012)

MPRF calls national gathering to discuss strategy (rep 05/04/2012)

Middle ground: Bias of SC judges shows on Madhesi issues, by Anand Jha (rep 01/04/2012)

MPRF-R in troubled waters, by Gani Ansari (rep 28/03/2012)

All for a company, S Sadbhawana gives its last shot (kp 07/03/2012)

Taboo no more: Talk of Madhes seceding and merging with India doesn’t hold water, by Aditya Man Shrestha (kp 06/03/2012)

Terai-based armed outfit agrees to handover its weapons to govt (nn 04/03/2012)

Opposition to Gachchhadar mounts in MPRF-D, by Gani Ansari (rep 04/03/2012), MPRF-D lawmakers' ultimatum to Gachchhadar (rep 05/03/2012), MJF-Loktantrik leadersdemand PP meeting (kp 05/03/2012)

Legitimacy crisis: The unease in the Madhes about the JP Gupta verdict reflects the region’s absence of faith in state institutions, by Prashant Jha (kp 29/02/2012)

Possibility of compromise on delineation of Madhesh state, interview with Upendra Yadav (rep 26/02/2012)

Govt-JTMMP ink six point agreement (nn 25/02/2012)

Underground outfits ‘eager’ for dialogue, by Lilabalav Ghimire (kp 14/02/2012)

A gathering storm: Kathmandu is choosing not to see another gathering storm over the Madhes, by Anurag Acharya (nt 10/02/2012)

‘Madhes could cut off ties with state’ (ht 08/02/2012)

Over 100,000 to get citizenship, by Gani Ansari (rep 07/02/2012)

Disquiet at margins, by C.K. Lal (rep 06/02/2012)

All the king's men, by Anand Jha (rep 29/01/2012)

Madeshis’ recruitment to army: Govt replies to SC stay order; Minister defends Cabinet decision, by Pranab Kharel (kp)

Armed Tarai group ready for dialogue, by J. Pandey (kp)

Sadbhawana Party suffers yet another split (nn 26/01/2012), Mahato's Sadbhawana Party splits again (rep 27/01/2012), Sadbhawana party
splits once again
(kp 27/01/2012),
Sadbhavana Party splits, again (ht 27/01/2012)

Bomb explodes inside passenger bus in Dang; no one hurt (nn 24/01/2012)

Five years on, by C.K. Lal (rep 23/01/2012), We have overcome: The Madhes Movement of 2007 dismantled the traditional concept of Nepali nationalism, by Deepak Chaudhary (kp 25/01/2012)

Govt, ATMM ink six-point pact, by Mithilesh Yadav (21/01/2012)

Outfit, govt strike agreement Tarai front aims to enter mainstream, empower people, by Rabi Dahal (ht 12/01/2012)

Lies and stereotypes: The public spaces are rife with lies about Madhesis’ ability to join the Army, by Pramod Mishra (kp 11/01/2012)

Madhesi parties draft inclusion bill, by Gani Ansari (rep 09/01/2012)

UDMF to discuss new strategy (rep 05/01/2012)

Tarai armed group surrenders weapons (kp 01/01/2012), SJTMM hands over arms to govt (nn 01/01/2012)

Morcha ministers can’t impress party juniors (kp 26/12/2011)

The Fourth Force: Diminishing clout and dipping popularity sparks a blame game among Madhesi parties, by Anurah Acharya (nt 16/12/2011)

Blast injuries five including police Superintendent (nn 03/12/2011), Police, four others injured in blast, by Amar Khadka (rep 04/12/2011), Itahari blast wounds point at state injustice: Govt providing for injured SP leaving another victim in lurch, by Somnath Bastola (ht 11/12/2011)

Explosions in district HQs (ht 29/11/2011)

Terai-based armed outfit agrees to handover its weapons to govt (nn 24/11/2011), Tarai outfit to disarm, join mainstream (ht 25/11/2011)

One dies, two hurt in Nepalgunj blast, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 09/11/2011)

Are Madeshi leaders changing?, by Mahabir Poudyal (rep 07/11/2011)

Madhes parties to drop one state demand, by Gani Ansari (rep 01/11/2011)

Security fear in Tarai, by Shiva Puri (kp 01/11/2011)

UDMF leaders defend minister Bhandari (rep 29/09/2011), Screw tightens on Bhandari over 'separate state' (rep 29/09/2011), Loud mouth strikes again: The backlash against Bhandari’s loose talk is insulting to the patriotic, nationalist sentiments of Madhesis, by Pramod Mishra (kp 12/10/2011)

Leaders of Madhes, Tharu agree on key issues (rep 22/09/2011)

Cop, JTMM cadre shot dead in Bara (ht 20/09/2011)

Armed outfit chief in police custody (ht 20/09/2011)

Dozen illegal weapons seized in 2 months, by Rudra Khadka (rep 12/09/2011)

MPRF-D divided in Kapilbastu over Kausher arrest, by Sher Bahadur KC 8rep 11/09/2011)

LDOs in Tarai flee districts, thanks to growing insecurity, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 10/09/2011)

"You can't eat slogans": Many in the Madhes feel that a united federal Madhes will actually make them poorer, by Rameswor Bohara (nt 09/09/2011)

Dugad quits NSP (A), forms new party (rep 01/09/2011)

Bomb terror grips Inaruwa again: JTMM claims responsibility (ht 28/08/2011)

Govt, STJMM ink 5-pt deal, by Chandani Hamal (rep 14/08/2011)

New party promises to fight for Tharuhat province (ht 13/08/2011)

Up in arms, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 13/08/2011)

Where mood vacillates between hope, despair, by Janak Nepal (kp 10/08/2011)

Three injured in Inaruwa blast, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 05/08/2011)

Manifold woes: Chure area is not only linked to Tarai socio-economics, but also with the process of state restructuring, by Chandra Kishore (kp 28/07/2011)

Morcha mulls action course against defectors: Madhesi Morcha to cooperate with NC only after being recognised as fourth largest political force (kp 26/07/2011))

JTMM-Rajan Mukti commander held, by Rambabu Yadav (ht 24/07/2011)

The great Madhesi mushrooming: A yearning for political space, not just power, is the cause of splits in Madhesi parties, by Prashant Jha (kp 20/07/2011)

Jha splits SP to form new party, by Gani Ansari (rep 19/07/2011), Sadbhawana party splits (kp 19/07/2011), Mahato goes all-out against Jha (kp 22/07/2011)

Small arms offset peace in central Tarai, by Pranab Kharel (kp 17/07/2011)

Madhesi, Tharu leaders form joint taskforce, by Gani Ansari (rep 13/07/2011), Madhesi, Tharu talks inconclusive (kp 13/07/2011), UDMF, Tharus for autonomous states (rep 14/07/2011), Tharu-Madhesi task force in offing (kp 14/07/2011)

Bomb scare at govt offices in Sunsari, Udaypur (nn 12/07/2011)

Five MJF Nepal central members join MJF-Republic (nn 11/07/2011)

Two lawmakers likely to lose CA membership, by Gani Ansari (rep 10/07/2011)

MPRF-D mulls disciplinary action against 3 lawmakers (rep 07/07/2011), MPRF-D's Sah, Mandal to boycott party CC (rep 08/07/2011), MPRF-D seeks clarification from Mandal, Begum, by Gani Ansari (rep 11/07/2011), MPRF-D warns Mandal, Begum not to repeat mistakes (rep 20/07/2011)

Nasty, brutish and short: Life in Madhesh is ridden with constant fear and no hope for justice, by Prabhu Yadav (kp 07/07/2011)

Madhes-based parties wooing cadres, by Rajendra Nath (kp 30/06/2011)

TMDP chairman flayed for 10 new faces in CC, by Gani Ansari (rep 28/06/2011)

Sadbhawana expels CA member Jha (nn 28/06/2011)

Cock-fight: The anger in the Madhes this time is against Madhesi leaders themselves, by Anurag Acharya (nt 24/06/2011)

The enigma of identity: Madhesis have various links with India, just as the people of Ilam have
ties with Darjeeling. These relations do not make either group less Nepali
, by Deepak Thapa (kp 23/06/2011)

Armed outfit joins Gupta led MJF-Ganatantrik (nn 23/06/2011), Gupta seeks amnesty for Tarai outfits (ht 25/06/2011)

Polarisation in Madhes politics ‘a challenge’, by Phanindra Dahal (kp 21/06/2011)

Yadav, Gupta both fail to woo home district chairmen, by Gani Ansari (rep 19/06/2011)

Govt officials work under severe security threat: Report, by Bimal Gautam (rep 17/06/2011)

MPRF district leaders join MPRF-R (rep 16/06/2011)

Cry, beloved Madhes: If Madhesi leaders become pawns, they deserve neither the people’s trust nor India’s friendship, by Pramod Mishra (kp 15/06/2011)

Security situation bad to worse as govt staff shot dead, by Laxmi Sah (kp 12/06/2011)

MPRF-R to form district committees in a week, by Gani Ansari (rep 05/06/2011)

Sunsari people living under shadow of terror: Armed outfits ruling the roost with youth, by Ratna Prasad Acharya (ht 02/06/2011)

Roots of fission: Why Madhesi parties are falling prey to factionalism, by Abhishek Pratap Shah (kp 02/06/2011)

MPRF, MPRF-R engaged in mudslinging (rep 01/06/2011), Gupta fires against Yadav, accuses
him of promoting ‘autocracy’
(kp 01/06/2011), Yadav in a tight corner in Sunsari, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 02/06/2011), Two MJF parties trade charges (kp 03/06/2011), Millions spent to ‘split’ MJF-N (ht 03/06/2011)

MJF splinter to join Morcha (kp 27/05/2011), MJF-Ganatantrik joins Madhes parties’ alliance (kp 28/05/2011), UDMF becomes stronger with inclusion of MJF-G, TMLP-N (nn 29/05/2011)

MPRF splits for fourth time, by Gani Ansari (rep 24/05/2011), Split jolts MJF-Nepal to the core: Gupta forms new party; blow to CA term extension bid, by Pranab Kharel (kp 24/05/2011), There is more to it than meets the eye (rep 24/05/2011), The roots and impact of the MJF split, by Prashant Jha (kp 24/05/2011)

Maoists on uphill Madhes road, by Prashant Jha (kp 10/05/2011)

On the ground: Tarai's complex political-security milieu, by Prashant Jha (kp 07/05/2011)

‘Horsetrading’ in Sadbhawana, 1m kickback for prospective defector, by Pranab Kharel (kp 02/05/2011)

JTMM declares end of armed activities (nn 30/04/2011), Yadav hell-bent on hot seat (kp 02/05/2011)

The unexplored frontier: The tourism sector has overlooked the importance of Tarai as a tourist hub, by Uma Shankar Prasad (kp 29/04/2011)

Madhesi parties holding rallies (rep 27/04/2011)

UDMF threatens to obstruct EC data collection from May 1 (nn 26/04/2011), Madhesi Front demands halt to voter registration, by Bimal Gautam (rep 27/04/2011), Irresponsible Madhesi Front (rep 27/04/2011)

Tarai sees no ‘respite’ in violence; Killings result of armed groups-forces clashes: Govt, by Pranab Kharel (kp 25/04/2011), Armed groups intensify extortion drive, by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 25/04/2011)

Fractured movement: The Madhesi parties have been losing their clout because of their power-hungry leaders and lack of a single, coherent strategy, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp 24/04/2011)

A desert in the Tarai: Deforestation and the destruction of farmland directly impacts food security, by Jagannath Adhikari (kp 19/04/2011)

It was oops for Upendra Yadav, by Shankar Acharya (kp 19/04/2011)

Behind the headline: The Madhesi people are pawns in the games their leaders play in Kathmandu, by Anurag Acharya (nt 15/04/2011)

No war, no peace, by Anurag Acharya (nt 15/04/2011)

Hindinization drive worries others in Tarai, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 10/04/2011)

Madhes parties poised on divided lines, by Pranab Kharel (kp 09/04/2011)

Strikes hit life in Tarai districts (kp 09/04/2011)

Security alert in Biratnagar (ht 02/04/2011)

Police beefs up security, by Ajit Tiwari (rep 01/04/2011)

Fear grips Tarai (rep 29/03/2011), Honour thy pledge (kp 29/03/2011), Multiple blasts leave Tarai folk jittery, by Mahendra Thapa and Surendra Kafle (ht 29/03/2011), Deadly tactics (ht 29/03/2011)

Tarai remains death hotbed: Report; State, armed outfits continue extra-judicial killings, by Prasun Singh (kp 26/03/2011)

13 injured in blast (kp 26/03/2011), Six injured as bomb goes off inside passenger bus in Nepalgunj (nn 26/03/2011), Banda culture: 7 injured in bus bomb explosion (kp 27/03/2011), Nineteen injured in Butwal bomb blast (nn 27/03/2011), 28 injured in Butwal bomb blast, by Sher Bahadur K.C. (rep 28/03/2011), 28 hurt in bus blast (ht 28/03/2011), Tarai insecurity: 23 injured in third bus blast in three days, by Amrita Anmol (kp 28/03/2011), An injured in Butwal blast succumbs to injuries (nn 28/03/2011)

Madhes oppn parties’‘no’ to Left-heavy statute (kp 26/03/2011)

“Indian Leaders Support Madhes Demands”, interview with Rajendra Mahato (sp 25/03/2011)

Tarai picture bleak: INSEC (kp 22/03/2011), Sunsari VDC secys resign en masse (kp 22/03/2011)

The Madhes Identity (kp 19/03/2011), The other identity: Four years on from what is now known as the Madhesi Andolan, what exactly there is to show for the aspirations of the Madhesis is arguable, by Bidushi Dhungel (kp 19/03/2011)

Arms flow unstemmed in eastern Tarai region, by Lilaballav Ghimire (kp 16/03/2011)

A place to belong: Phoney citizens in the Tarai are fuelling the internal displacement of families of hill origin, by Chandra Kishore (kp 14/02/2011)

Tarai outfit chief held with cadres (ht 14/02/2011)

Madhesi parties in oppn bench (kp 07/02/2011), Split of Terai-based Political Parties, by Hari Bansh Jha (tg 09/02/2011)

JTMM imposes transport strike in Janakpur (nn 01/02/2011)

Tackling Tarai insecurity, by D.B. Subedi (rep 27/01/2011)

Madhesi alliance likely to get new lease of life (kp 26/01/2011), Takes two to tango: A Madhesi alliance should give more variety to political space (kp 27/01/2011)

Increasing insecurity is a way of life in Siraha, by Dev Narayan Shah (kp 25/01/2011)

Missing the bus: Why Terai is the engine of Nepal’s economic growth, by Hari Bansh Jha (ht 21/01/2011)

Insecure Tarai: Peace and security are among the fundamental rights of every Tarai citizen, by Chandra Kishore (kp 20/01/2011)

End of Madhes debate, by Sukhdev Shah (rep 18/01/2011)

Madhes parties to form alliance (kp 12/01/2011

Displaced feel they’ve nowhere to go (ht 11/01/2011)

TMLP suffers vertical split (nn 31/12/2010), TMLP splits: Dissenters claim Chair Thakur overrode party, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 01/01/2011), Minister Yadav tells TMDP got to split: Snatches nine lawmakers to form TMDP-Nepal (ht 01/01/2011), TMLP appeals to PM to sack its ministers; UML Chair Khanal engineered the split: Lal (kp 03/01/2011), Picking up the pieces: Factionalism has weakened the Madheshi movement (kp 03/01/2011), Govt in fix over TMLP defectors (kp 04/01/2011), Ministers of TMLP splinter faction not to be removed from govt (nn 04/01/2011), TMLP pressures govt for defectors’ ouster (kp 07/01/2011), TMLP recalls reps (kp 08/01/2011)

Four injured in Nepalgunj blast (nn 29/12/2010)

MJF gen secy’s brother shot dead (nn 29/12/2010)

2 Tarai armed outfit men gunned down, by Shiva Puri (kp 28/12/2010)

Monarchy and Madhes: Despite the royalist rallies, the political force that will rise from Madhes will be democratic, by Chandra Kishore (kp 24/12/2010)

MJF Loktantrik undergoes vertical split (nn 21/12/2010), Minister forms new outfit: Claims to fight for the cause of Tarai people (kp 22/12/2010)

Tarai forum to bar political leaders from Madhes (ht 11/12/2010)

Sorrow Unites Women On Both Sides Of Terai, by Sudeshna Sarkar (ht 02/12/2010)

Tarai in need of more police units (ht 28/11/2010)

MMT warns of armed uprising (ht 27/11/2010)

Banke school closed since two months over insecurity (nn 23/11/2010)

Insecurity waxes worse in Tarai (kp 17/11/2010)

NC, TMLP men clash in Mahottari (kp 17/11/2010)

Nepal, India to fortify Tarai with road link (kp 16/11/2010)

Contours of renaissance: Madhes could look into its own new-found political identity and long creative history, by Pramod Mishra (kp 10/11/2010)

Journo attacked in Dang; nine arrested (nn 08/11/2010)

Stray bomb goes off in Birgunj; two wounded (nn 08/11/2010)

Poor Tarai security makes FNCCI sick, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 01/11/2010)

Infrastructure of violence, by C.K. Lal (rep 01/11/2010)

Tarai insecurity: Forces asked to act fast, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 30/10/2010), INSEC concerned about lax security in mid-Tarai districts (ht 30/10/2010), Demonstrations spread against insecurity in Tarai districts, by Sujit Kumar Aryal (ht 01/11/2010)

The Madhes Renaissance, by Pramod Mishra (kp 27/10/2010)

Dishonesty, poor schools & Madhes, by Anand Jha (rep 23/10/2010)

Itahari extortionists beaten black and blue (ht 04/10/2010)

Madhes & national interest, by Sukhdev Shah (rep 28/09/2010)

Outfit member shot dead (kp 26/09/2010)

Losing its way: In the three years since the Madhes uprising, the movement has not resulted in any real gains for the people, by Pranab Kharel and Ujjwal Prasai (kp 25/09/2010)

‘State killed 57 in Tarai in 29 months’ (kp 24/09/2010), Rights wronged in Tarai: OHCHR; Says 57 killed arbitrarily in two yrs (ht 24/09/2010)

PSOs shielding Tarai big shots (kp 23/09/2010)

Member of criminal outfit killed in police action in Sarlahi (nn 14/09/2010)

Split in Madhesi Morcha? No, says MJF (kp 06/09/2010)

Armed group renews threat (kp 06/09/2010)

Parsa in-charge of Terai underground armed outfit shot dead (nn 30/08/2010)

Top member of armed outfit arrested from Jhapa (nn 20/08/2010)

TMLP to strip Sharma of his CA membership (kp 17/08/2010), End Sharma’s
CA member status: TMDP
(ht 18/08/2010), Maoist lawmaker resigns (kp 19/08/2010)

MJF suspends spokesperson BP Yadav  (nn 17/08/2010)

SLMM forms taskforce to prepare code (kp 15/08/2010)

Tharus against One Madhes (ht 14/08/2010)

Don't wanna break up: The Madhesi movement has no leader who commands wholehearted respect of all the Tarai dwellers, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp 13/08/2010)

Special security plan in Tarai districts (ht 12/08/2010)

Confirmation bias: Most Madhesis probably do not even know that Army service is open to them, by Deepak Thapa (kp 05/08/2010)

Three Terai districts reels under strike (nn 04/08/2010)

Quit call to Madhes party lawmakers (kp 31/07/2010)

Militants a major threat to Madhes’ (kp 27/07/2010)

Armed outfits in Tarai unleash donation terror (ht 23/07/2010)

Madhes–based parties reactivate alliance: Decry state re-do panel formation (kp 17/07/2010), Madhesi parties resurrect alliance: United Democratic Madhesi Front to engage state on Madhesi issues (ht 17/07/2010)

Wages of proximity, by C.K. Lal (rep 12/07/2010)

Houses of suffering, not learning: Students in the Tarai are prey to the simplest of design blunders: classrooms with tin roofs, by Krishna Adhikari (nt 25/06/2010)

Armed outfits bring terror to quiet Dang (kp 21/06/2010)

Banke VDC secys resign en masse; underground ethnic group threatens VDC secys in other districts to resign (nn 20/06/2010), Banke VDC secys turn tail: Forty-six say they fear for their lives (kp 21/06/2010)

Insecure Tarai has rights group worried (ht 18/06/2010)

JTMM murders one in Janakpur (nn 13/06/2010)

The killing fields: The Tarai has become a playground for criminals who operate fearlessly as state agencies struggle to crack down, by Laxmi Sah (kp 12/06/2010)

Losing ground: Madhes leaders have no one to blame but themselves for their lack of a role , by Prashant Jha (nt 11/06/2010)

Single Madhes opposed (ht 11/06/2010)

Tarai security scene worrisome: UN report; Impunity on the rise, media under increased threat (ht 10/06/2010)

Criminal activities of armed groups increasing in Banke (rn 06/06/2010)

Tharuhat lands on MJF-L feet (kp 27/05/2010)

Tarai lucrative no more for forest officers (kp 25/05/2010)

Terai armed group operative arrested (nn 25/05/2010)

Terai armed group surrenders (nn 21/05/2010), Tarai outfit surrenders weapons (ht 22/05/2010)

JTMM strike affects life (rn 29/04/2010)

Terrorized Tarai (rep 22/04/2010)

Madhes Movement injured awaiting justice (ht 22/04/2010)

JTMM cadres clash with each other (ht 15/04/2010)

MJF bandh affects normal life in Terai (nn 08/04/2010), Band hits life in Tarai (ht 09/04/2010), Bandh mars Terai life on second consecutive day (nn 09/04/2010), Shut Tarai in grip of riots (kp 10/04/2010)

The Mithuila attitude: Traditionally, the caste system has functioned differently in the Nepali Tarai, by CK Lal (Himal Southasian, April 2010)

Wealthy Birgunj doctors soft targets for Tarai armed outfits, by Ravi Dahal (ht 30/03/2010)

Bomb exploded at Maoist party office (nn 28/03/2010)

Siraha tense after Maoist leaders murder, by Rambabu Yadav (ht 28/03/2010)

Mass Exodus Of Hill Origin People From Terai Continues, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 26/03/2010)

Tarai on a slow burn: As you move west, the mood begins to change for the worse, by Aditya Adhikari (kp 20/03/2010)

Donation terror grips Sunsari, Jhapa VDCs (ht 19/03/2010), Donation terror in Sindhuli hampers government work (ht 19/03/2010)

Crumbling state: Who's to blame for lawlessness in the Tarai? Everyone, if you listen to everyone, by Prashant Jha (nt 19/03/2010)

Police shoot dead cadre of armed group in Bara (nn 07/03/2010), Cops open fire on 'attackers', one dead (ht 08/03/2010), 12 injured as cops, locals clash (kp 08/03/2010)

Complex story characterising Tarai, by Prashant Jha (kp 04/03/2010)

Jamim killing linked to Butwal shootout (ht 02/03/2010)

Chure Bhawar cadres picket Sarlahi DAO (ht 27/02/2010)

MJF lifts 4-day long strike in Kapilbastu (nn 24/02/2010)

Tharu-MJF ties sour (kp 23/02/2010)

Two JTMM-J cadres killed in police action (nn 23/02/2010)

136 families fled Janakpur in month: Police, by Trishna R.L. Rana Thapa (ht 15/02/2010)

Criminal outfits on donation spree, by Kamal Panthi (kp 11/02/2010)

One Madhesh demand is against Nepal and Nepali Nationalism, interview with Laxman Tharu (tg 10/02/2010)

Govt officer abducted by unidentified group in Mahottari (nn 09/02/2010), JTMM-J kidnaps govt staffer (kp 10/02/2010)

Police arrest central member of JTMM (nn 08/02/2010)

Upendra Yadav urges Madhesi people to revolt for rights (ht 04/02/2010)

Members of Tarai armed outfit give in (ht 04/02/2010)

Matrika’s men held for assault (kp 03/02/2010)

JTMM-J commander killed in police encounter (nn 02/02/2010)

MJF, Tharus join hands against 'disintegration of Terai' (nn 27/01/2010), MJF, Tharu body one for 'territorial autonomy' of Tarai (ht 28/01/2010)

VDC secy shot dead (kp 27/01/2010)

Land row sparks vandalism (kp 26/01/2010)

Encroached land turns battleground, by Rabindra Upreti (kp 25/01/2010)

Battle over ‘One Madhes’, by Ishwar Rauniyar (kp 23/01/2010), Madhesi parties take exception in state restructuring report (nn 23/01/2010)

Three years later: Madhesis have it far better in January 2010 than in January 2007, by Prashant Jha (nt 22/01/2010)

Indigenous Taraiwasi vs. Madhesi: Why have the likes of Lekhi and Tharu taken up the cudgel against Madhesi leaders?, by Pramod Mishra (kp 20/01/2010)

MJF splinter groups clash over dead cadre (nn 20/01/2010)

Reaching out: The tribulations of Nepalis on the border have more to do with the Nepali state than with India, by Prashant Jha (nt 15/01/2010)

Tarai violence on; secy killed (ht 13/01/2010), Scary smudges (ht 14/01/2010)

Asst. CDO escapes with minor injuries in gun attack, security guard killed (nn 11/01/2010)

Parties ‘outdo’ armed outfits in attacks (kp 06/01/2010)

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