What happened to the bodies of those the Maoists killed? Maoist demonstrators displayed the bodies of 25 slain activists in open trucks Friday to protest their killings in Nepal's restive south.

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It is not yet clear what kind of federalism this multi-ethnic country will have, but the Madheshi Forum leaders say these changes are not enough. They want what they call "full autonomy" for southern Nepal and the resignation of the home affairs minister.

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Nepal's government Tuesday started marshalling its forces to break the indefinite strike called in the Terai plains in the south by ethnic Indian protesters, beefing up security on highways to give confidence to transporters.

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NEPALGUNJ , 1 March (IRIN) - At least two civilians were killed on Tuesday in street clashes between supporters of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPNM) and the Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF) in the western part of the Terai region of Nepal.

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Violence involving the Madheshi people of southern Nepal is spreading with dozens of people injured on Thursday. Madheshi activists are demanding greater autonomy, better representation in parliament and the removal of hill dwellers from important local jobs.

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Newly aroused sentiments of ethnic nationalism and ex-Maoist splinter groups join to make the Terai of southern Nepal a place of unrest.

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THE peace process in Nepal passed important landmarks this month as former Maoist rebels joined an interim parliament and started putting their guns into storage.

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