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Koshi chief minister writes to Speaker to block resolution motion against him

Kathmandu, April 18 -- The differences between the ruling and opposition have further widened in Koshi Province after Chief Minister Kedar Karki wrote to the Speaker requesting him not to allow the op... Read More


Victims decry TJ office bearers selection panel without amending law

Kathmandu, April 14 -- Ignoring the concerns of the victims and human rights activists, the government on Friday formed a committee to select candidates for the chairpersons and members of the two tra... Read More


Government bet big on current House session. It turns out to be a dud

Nepal, April 12 -- The ongoing session of Parliament, which the government promised would be productive, is being prorogued without endorsing vital bills including those related to full-fledged implem... Read More


Koshi Head Khapung summons special provincial assembly session

Nepal, April 11 -- A special session of the Koshi Provincial Assembly has been called for April 18 amid Chief Minister Kedar Karki's reluctance to either face the assembly or to resign. Parshuram Kha... Read More


UML defies top court precedent to form government in Gandaki

Nepal, April 8 -- In a clear breach of the Supreme Court's precedent and the spirit of the Constitution of Nepal, Khagaraj Adhikari, a CPN-UML provincial assembly member, on Sunday became the chief mi... Read More


Pro-monarchy RPP emerges kingmaker in provinces

Nepal, April 6 -- Over the years the CPN-UML and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) have been partners in different governments. Kamal Thapa, chairman of then RPP-Nepal (now RPP) was deputy prime mi... Read More


Insurgency victims divided over timing of law amendment

Kathmandu, April 3 -- Differences between insurgency victims over the transitional justice process are not new. But the discord was mostly private-until recently. Now, conflicting positions of two gr... Read More


House discord lingers amid calls for probing home minister

Kathmandu, March 31 -- The ruling and opposition parties have failed to agree on whether to form a parliamentary panel to investigate fraud charges against Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home ... Read More


Court orders Pashupati Trust to relocate burial site from Sleshmantak jungle

Kathmandu, March 30 -- The Supreme Court has directed the government, the Pashupati Area Development Trust and the authorities concerned to strictly avoid any activities that undermine the religious, ... Read More


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