Development activities including Postal Highway in Madhes
The rural markets of Madhes province have changed with development activities including the road expansion taking place at a fast pace in recent years.
KATHMANDU, May 23: The Cabinet of the Madhes Province will be expanded on Tuesday. In the Janata Samajbadi Party-led government of the Madhes Province, it has been confirmed that two Ministers from Nepali Congress will be participating.
Congress President of the Madhes Province,
KATHMANDU, Jan 18: Chairperson of Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP), Upendra Yadav said that naming Province 2 as Madhes Province has honored the Madhes movement.
Addressing a celebration program after the Province-2 Assembly passed the name --- Madhes Province--- and its capital city as Janakpurdham on Monday, Chairperson Yadav said that the sacrifice of Madhesi people and their dream is reflected with the naming of Madhes Province. “We're happy to have this name of our province."
He further said it also provides impetus to take forward the advocacy of ending discrimination and exploitation. Yadav thanked the Province Assembly members and political leaders for endorsing this name.
On the occasion, Minister for Physical Infrastructures and Transport, Renu Kumari Yadav, also said the dispute entrenched for long on naming the province has now ended. "We are proud of Madhes Province," she said, adding that it has well honored the martyrs of the Madhes movement.
On the occasion of the naming of the province, the Madhes Province has given a public holiday today.
The Madhes Province encompasses eight districts of southern plains in the eastern belt of Nepal.
