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Nepal stir suspended

Kathmandu: After three weeks of violent protests, a major Madhesi group on Thursday suspended for 10 days its agitation that paralysed Nepal's Terai region and said it was ready for talks with the Government. ``We call our cadres and the Terai people to halt their transport strike and bandh programmes for 10 days beginning on Thursday,'' Upendra Yadav, convener of the Madhesi People's Rights Forum (MPRF), which is spearheading the stir that has claimed 27 lives in southern plains, said at a press conference here on Thursday evening. Welcoming Prime Minister G P Koirala's address where he assured Madhesi people that their demands will be met and invited the agitating groups for talks, Mr. Yadav said the agitation has been put off to facilitate dialogue. Madhesis, who reside in Terai region and account for over 30 per cent of Nepal's population, are pressing for greater political representation, a federal structure and greater autonomy. — PTI

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