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Nepal prepares softer penalties for consensual adolescent relationships

Kathmandu, May 18 -- The government is preparing to amend the country's criminal laws to reduce punishment in cases involving consensual physical relationships between teenagers of similar ages, follo... Read More


Court halts government's 'reform push', and some see institutional friction

Kathmandu, May 15 -- Within a week, the Supreme Court issued orders suspending three major decisions of the Balendra Shah-led government, obstructing the implementation of key priorities it had set. ... Read More


Nepal cuts federal ministries to 18 in administrative overhaul

Kathmandu, May 14 -- The federal government has decided to reduce the number of ministries from 21 to 18 as part of a major administrative restructuring aimed at cutting recurrent expenditure and impr... Read More


Government forms probe panel over allegations against former home minister Sudan Gurung

Kathmandu, May 14 -- The government has formed a committee to study and investigate matters of public concern raised during and after the tenure of former home minister Sudan Gurung. A Cabinet meetin... Read More


Supreme Court orders government not to evict or displace squatters without due process

Kathmandu, May 8 -- The Supreme Court has issued an interim order directing the government not to evict or displace squatters and informal settlers from their current locations without following due l... Read More


Nepal bypasses acting CJ, fourth-in-line picked to lead the judiciary

Kathmandu, May 8 -- Nepal's Constitutional Council has breached the seniority rule, in practice for seven decades, while picking the chief justice of the Supreme Court. The council, led by Prime Minis... Read More


Justice Manoj Sharma recommended for chief justice

Kathmandu, May 7 -- The Constitutional Council has recommended Supreme Court Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma for appointment as Nepal's next chief justice. A meeting of the council on Thursday recommended... Read More


Nepal plans to cut federal ministries to 17

Kathmandu, May 6 -- Nepal's federal government is preparing to reduce the number of ministries from 21 to 17, following a recommendation by a committee formed by the prime minister. Officials at the ... Read More


Supreme Court orders release of Shekhar Golchha on bail or guarantee

Kathmandu, May 4 -- The Supreme Court has ordered that industrialist Shekhar Golchha be released on bail or guarantee, stating that he can be kept in custody only if he fails to furnish the required a... Read More


Government resends Constitutional Council ordinance to President

Kathmandu, May 4 -- The government has decided to resend the ordinance related to the Constitutional Council to President Ramchandra Paudel for authentication after it was returned for reconsideration... Read More