(151105) — BIRGUNJ, Nov. 5, 2015 (Xinhua) — Nepalese Madhesi protestors burn tyres to block a highway connecting Nepal and India during a strike against the new constitution in Birgunj, Nepal, Nov. 5, 2015. Nepal’s southern plain has turned into a battleground with violence escalating in recent days, as the ongoing protests of the disgruntled ethnic-minority Madhesi people along the Indo-Nepal border centered in the municipality of Birgunj has crippled everyday life. (Xinhua/Pratap Thapa)