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Madhesh Province not to attend SEE (rn 18/03/2025), Madhesh boycotts SEE process protesting federal decision on exam superintendents : Boycott may cause logistical problems. Province had asked for superintendents to be selected by lottery, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/03/2025)

Frequent transfers of chief administrative officers cripple Madhesh local units : In some municipalities, CAOs have been transferred up to five times this fiscal year. Political, economic interests often dictate administrative changes. Politicians are accused of pressuring civil servants into illegal actions for personal gains., by Santosh Singh and Shiva Puri (kp 17/03/2025)

Bhagyashree Chaudhary’s political rise in Madhesh, by Shailendra Mahato (ok 10/03/2025)

Minister’s construction company fails to complete bridge project in Saptari even after six years : The project in Chatti Tol in Tilathi Koiladi Rural Municipality was contracted to Purna Bahadur Tamang’s company Kanchharam Construction in 2018, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp 08/03/2025)

CM Singh declares 12 hospitals operating illegally (rep 02/03/2025)

Madhesh Provincial government proposes bill to recognize five official languages (kh 23/01/2025), Madhesh govt to withdraw controversial Language Bill (kh 24/01/2025)

Madhesh govt starts health insurance scheme targeting martyrs' families (rn 09/01/2025)

Madhes struggles in Human Development Index (ae 31/12/2024)

Ruling parties in Madhesh divided over project implementation methods : Dispute arises whether development works should follow competitive bidding or consumer committee approaches, by Santosh Singh (kp 29/12/2024)

Madhesh Province local level employees begin strike (kh 14/12/2024)

Madhesh Province to see local by-election in seven constituencies (rep 11/11/2024)

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)


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