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Ex-officials convicted, politicians acquitted in Lalita Niwas scam

Nepal, Feb. 16 -- The Special Court on Thursday convicted over 100 individuals including former government secretaries in the illegal transfer of government land at Baluwatar as personal assets of pri... Read More


Maoist Standing Committee fails to sort out issues ahead of statute convention

Kathmandu, Feb. 11 -- The Standing Committee of the CPN (Maoist Centre) has failed to iron out several issues including the party's core political principle. The party is in intense discussion to pre... Read More


Federal government buys time to set up provincial police, devolve powers

Kathmandu, Feb. 8 -- The National Coordination Council meeting ended indecisively on Wednesday after the federal government sought until April to address the demands of subnational governments. Led b... Read More


Court quashes permit to Giri Bandhu estate to swap land above legal limit

Kathmandu, Feb. 8 -- In a major setback for the erstwhile KP Sharma Oli government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned its decision to allow the Jhapa-based Giri Bandhu Tea Estate to swap land ... Read More


Light Feb calendar belies government pledge of more effective Parliament

Nepal, Feb. 7 -- For those believing in the government's repeated claims that the new session of the federal parliament would be productive, the calendar for the winter session could disappoint. The ... Read More


Draft bill on higher education disappoints experts

Kathmandu, Feb. 4 -- The Ministry of Education on January 21 made public a draft of the much talked-about higher education bill to guide Nepal's university education. It sets the criteria for establis... Read More


PM calls National Coordination Council meet to proceed with police integration

Kathmandu, Feb. 2 -- Over eight years after the promulgation of the Constitution of Nepal, the federal government is finally restructuring the police force to create provincial police units. Prime Mi... Read More


Insurgency victims come up with 27-point demand

Kathmandu, Feb. 1 -- Insurgency era victims have made public a 27-point demand that they want addressed in the amendment bill to the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commissio... Read More