Oli aims for 70 percent SEE success rate. Experts wonder how

Kathmandu, Nov. 29 -- Ever since taking charge as prime minister in July, KP Sharma Oli, who also chairs the CPN-UML, has been claiming that the Secondary Education Examinations (SEE) graduation rate ... Read More

Frequent elections make the representatives accountable

Nepal, Nov. 25 -- Former Indian chief election commissioner SY Quraishi is a strong advocate of credible elections and inclusive democracy. He has extensively spoken and written on how increasing flow... Read More

156 vie for positions in two transitional justice commissions

Kathmandu, Nov. 20 -- Over 150 individuals have applied to the committee tasked with nominating office bearers for the two transitional justice commissions as the extended deadline ended on Tuesday af... Read More

Provinces press prime minister over unmet demands for key powers

Kathmandu, Nov. 16 -- The seven chief ministers have together called on the federal government to implement the 17-point charter of demands they presented last year. Expressing their concerns at the ... Read More

Deadline to apply for transitional justice commissions extended

Kathmandu, Nov. 15 -- The deadline to apply for office bearers at the two transitional justice commissions has been extended by five days even as more than six dozen individuals have already registere... Read More

UML plan to trace voters' political tilt raises eyebrows

Kathmandu, Nov. 9 -- The next general elections are three years away, but political parties have already started devising strategies to secure victory. While all major parties are discussing 'mission... Read More

Call for transitional justice nominees to face public hearings

Kathmandu, Nov. 1 -- As the committee to nominate candidates for office bearers of the two transitional justice commissions starts the selection process, conflict victims and human rights activists ha... Read More

Office bearers selection committee finalises working procedure

Kathmandu, Oct. 28 -- The committee to recommend names of office bearers for the two transitional justice commissions has finalised the working procedure provisioning five days for aspirants to apply ... Read More

Supreme Court to implement Karki panel's report on judicial reform

Kathmandu, Oct. 24 -- The Supreme Court has constituted a taskforce to implement the report prepared by a panel led by former chief justice Hari Krishna Karki that pointed out rampant corruption in th... Read More

Fairness concerns at start of transitional justice nominations

Kathmandu, Oct. 21 -- Two months after the bill to amend the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act, the committee formed to recommend candidates for chairpersons and... Read More

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