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Old feud at National Human Rights Commission simmers

Kathmandu, Dec. 7 -- A rift in the National Human Rights Commission has deepened to the point that one member has threatened to resign if the commission's secretary continues to overstep his authority... Read More


Prime minister, education minister set to lose university posts

Kathmandu, Dec. 5 -- A draft bill that would replace political figures with academics as university chancellors is being prepared as the government pushes ahead with the reform. A taskforce led by De... Read More


PM, education minister set to lose university posts

Kathmandu, Dec. 5 -- A draft bill that would replace political figures with academics as university chancellors is being prepared as the government pushes ahead with the reform. A taskforce led by De... Read More


A total of 120 parties seek to contest March 5 elections

Kathmandu, Dec. 1 -- A record number of political parties are contesting the midterm elections for the House of Representatives scheduled for March 5. As the registration deadline ended on Sunday, 12... Read More


Government pushes to free universities from political grip

Kathmandu, Nov. 27 -- Rampant politicisation continues to erode Nepal's universities, with critics blaming the provision that makes the prime minister their chancellor. Despite repeated warnings from... Read More


UML registers for polls, also petitions against House dissolution

Kathmandu, Nov. 25 -- UML made two contradictory moves on Tuesday, registering the party for the March 5 elections while simultaneously filing a writ petition demanding the reinstatement of the dissol... Read More


Tribhuvan University accused of legitimising bogus UAE institutes

Kathmandu, Nov. 24 -- Nepali students duped by bogus colleges in various cities in the United Arab Emirates have accused the Tribhuvan University of legitimising those institutions by granting equival... Read More


President sits on disputed ordinance

Kathmandu, Nov. 22 -- The government on Tuesday recommended that President Ramchandra Paudel issue two ordinances to amend the Nepal Special Services Act and the Constitutional Council (Functions, Dut... Read More


Nepal sets up long-awaited transitional justice fund

Kathmandu, Nov. 21 -- talked-about transitional justice fund has come into existence after the government endorsed and published its regulations in the Nepal Gazette. Clause 23 A of the Act, revised ... Read More


Election Commission floats code of conduct for review

Kathmandu, Nov. 14 -- The Election Commission on Thursday released the draft election code of conduct, seeking feedback from the political parties and the general people to revise it before bringing i... Read More