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Government rejects rights commission's secretary pick citing lack of transparency

Kathmandu, March 28 -- The government has refused to appoint Murari Kharel as secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, alleging that the selection process was not transparent. The Prime Min... Read More


Government rejects rights commission's secretary pick over transparency

Kathmandu, March 27 -- The government has refused to appoint Murari Kharel as secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, alleging that the selection process was not transparent. The Prime Min... Read More


Law revision must for transitional justice progress, victims say

Kathmandu, March 23 -- The victims of the decade-long Maoist insurgency have demanded amendment to the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act before the government ta... Read More


Congress rejects PM's defence of Lamichhane

Nepal, March 20 -- The Nepali Congress has demanded that the government and ruling parties form a parliamentary panel to investigate cooperative fraud charges against Deputy Prime Minister and Ministe... Read More


Court gives executive four months to set up juvenile courts

Kathmandu, March 17 -- With successive governments reluctant to implement its earlier orders, the Supreme Court has given the executive until mid-July to establish juvenile courts. Issuing a full tex... Read More


'No objection' letter seekers overwhelm education officials

Kathmandu, March 15 -- As many as 2,000 students apply for the No Objection Certificates in peak days. However, the maximum number of applications the office under the Ministry of Education, Science a... Read More


Court orders parties not to abuse proportional representation system

Kathmandu, March 14 -- The Supreme Court has asked the government and political parties to nominate lawmakers under the proportional representation system as per the spirit of the constitution. The C... Read More


Maoist Centre and Nepali Congress pick candidates for upper house chair

Kathmandu, March 11 -- CPN (Maoist Centre) lawmaker Narayan Dahal and Yuvaraj Sharma of the Nepali Congress will face off for the National Assembly chair's position. Urmila Aryal, vice-chairperson of... Read More


Dispute over secretary appointment divides Human Rights Commission

Kathmandu, March 10 -- The dispute over secretary selection continues to affect the National Human Rights Commission's functioning at a time when a United Nations-supported team is here for its capaci... Read More


Top court cautions executive against arbitrary pardons

Kathmandu, March 9 -- The Supreme Court has ruled that granting pardon or commuting jail terms of the convicts is not an absolute arbitrary authority of the executive. Issuing a full text of the decis... Read More