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House session ending amid Maoist-UML war over a word

Kathmandu, Sept. 16 -- The government has decided to prorogue the House session amid ongoing demands by the main opposition CPN (Maoist Centre) to remove the term 'violence' from parliament records an... Read More


Panel set up to settle dispute over widening CIAA's jurisdiction

Kathmandu, Sept. 13 -- The State Affairs and Good Governance Committee of the House of Representatives has constituted a nine-member panel to decide whether corruption in private entities should fall ... Read More


Rising electrocution deaths blamed on Nepal Electricity Authority's negligence

Nepal, Sept. 9 -- A teenager from Bajpani in Sigas Rural Municipality, Baitadi, died of electrocution on Friday morning. Basanta Bohara, 13, lost his life on the spot when he climbed a tree that had ... Read More


Ground laid to begin transitional justice work following appointment of office bearers

Kathmandu, Sept. 4 -- The government has expedited the drafting of regulations and other legal frameworks to ensure the two transitional justice mechanisms can start working immediately after they get... Read More


Ground laid to begin transitional justice work before Dashain

Kathmandu, Sept. 4 -- The government has expedited the drafting of regulations and other legal frameworks to ensure the two transitional justice mechanisms can start working immediately after they get... Read More


Nepal Bar protests planned judge appointments amid hierarchy dispute

Kathmandu, Sept. 2 -- Nepal Bar Association has launched a series of protests against the Judicial Council as the latter prepares to appoint judges in various courts. The umbrella body of lawyers, wh... Read More


Supreme Court ends police retirement dispute

Kathmandu, Aug. 31 -- The Supreme Court has cleared the deck for the government to retire police officers who have served for 30 years. After a two-day hearing on a petition from the Ministry of Home... Read More


Over 800 cases mired in delay at human rights commission

Kathmandu, Aug. 30 -- The implementation of the National Human Rights Commission's recommendations has traditionally been dismal, with successive governments fully implementing no more than 15 percent... Read More


Government under fire for ignoring inclusiveness in envoy picks

Kathmandu, Aug. 28 -- Crossparty lawmakers have strongly criticised the government's repeated disregard for the principles of inclusiveness in ambassadorial nominations. Despite continued commitments... Read More


Rights commission on board on transitional justice appointments

Kathmandu, Aug. 25 -- The passage of the bill to amend the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act from the federal parliament has cleared the way for the recommendati... Read More