Nepalese ethnic group demands recognition - 5 Mar 09
Roads have been blocked because of a general strike by the Tharus, a Nepalese minority tribe.
The Tharus say the government has wrongly classified them with the Madhesis, the majority tribe.
Al Jazeera's Subina Shrestha reports from the southern region of Tarai where hundreds of people are stranded along major highways.
The Tharus say the government has wrongly classified them with the Madhesis, the majority tribe.
Al Jazeera's Subina Shrestha reports from the southern region of Tarai where hundreds of people are stranded along major highways.