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Bill shortage stagnates Parliament

Kathmandu, Aug. 3 -- While the country needs dozens of laws for the full-fledged implementation of the Constitution of Nepal, the Parliament is without business as it is short of bills for deliberatio... Read More


3 parties confirm deal on transitional justice bill revision

Kathmandu, Aug. 2 -- The major parties' years-long differences over the amendment to the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act have ended, with them now agreeing on ... Read More


Hearing panel rejects Pradhan's nomination for election commissioner

Kathmandu, July 30 -- The Parliamentary Hearing Committee on Monday rejected Krishna Man Pradhan's nomination as an election commissioner hours after he decided to withdraw from the race. A meeting o... Read More


He 'disappeared' a woman. Congress made him minister

Kathmandu, July 28 -- In October 2021, 14 people, including 11 women, arrived in Kathmandu from Nepalgunj, covering over 500 kilometres on foot in the quest for justice for two women-victims of murder... Read More


Issue of converting private schools into trusts resurfaces

Kathmandu, July 19 -- The old debate of whether and when private schools should be converted into trusts has resurfaced with the lawmakers discussing the School Education Bill that has been under cons... Read More


Police start inquiries about missing kin, families claim

Kathmandu, July 18 -- At a time when the transitional justice commissions have been defunct for more than two years, Nepal Police has started inquiries about the victims of enforced disappearance, the... Read More


Supreme Court orders removal of riverside squatters

Kathmandu, July 17 -- The Supreme Court has directed the government to clear the settlements along the banks of the Bagmati River and its tributaries after ensuring alternative residential arrangement... Read More


Oli gets opportunity to fix his chequered history

Kathmandu, July 15 -- UML chairperson KP Sharma Oli becomes the country's prime minister for the fourth time, he also carries a chequered history from his previous terms as the country's chief executi... Read More


An opportunity to fix a chequered history

Kathmandu, July 15 -- UML chairperson KP Sharma Oli becomes the country's prime minister for the fourth time, he also carries a chequered history from his previous terms as the country's chief executi... Read More


Prime Minister Dahal loses vote of confidence in House

Kathmandu, July 13 -- Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal lost a vote of confidence at the House of Representatives on Friday, prompting President Ramchandra Paudel to trigger a new government formation... Read More