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Supreme Court annuls arrest warrant against Deuba couple, bars detention

Kathmadnu, May 25 -- The Supreme Court on Monday invalidated the arrest warrant issued against former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife Arzu Rana Deuba, ruling that they cannot be arreste... Read More


Taskforce floats directly elected president, overseas voting in constitutional reform push

Kathmandu, May 25 -- A government taskforce preparing a working paper on constitutional amendment has floated proposals ranging from a directly elected executive president and voting rights for Nepali... Read More


Lalitpur court issues 21-day notice to Jyoti Gurung in cooperative fraud case

Kathmandu, May 25 -- The Lalitpur District Court has issued a 21-day public notice in the name of Jyoti Gurung, former wife of Nepali Congress leader Dhanraj Gurung, in connection with an alleged misa... Read More


Supreme Court registers writ against chief justice recommendation after Sharma takes office

Kathmandu, May 20 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday registered writ petition challenging the recommendation of Manoj Kumar Sharma as chief justice, two days after officiating chief justice Sapana Prad... Read More


Sharma sworn-in as chief justice amid backlash over seniority bypass

Kathmandu, May 20 -- Manoj Kumar Sharma took charge as chief justice of the Supreme Court on Tuesday with unopposed endorsement from the Parliamentary Hearing Committee, even as the judiciary remains ... Read More


Supreme Court rift deepens as officials snub acting Chief Justice Malla's order

Kathmandu, May 19 -- Nepal's Supreme Court witnessed high drama on Monday after acting Chief Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla ordered the court administration to register a writ petition challenging the r... Read More


Parliamentary hearing committee endorses Manoj Kumar Sharma as chief justice

Kathmandu, May 19 -- The Parliamentary Hearing Committee on Tuesday endorsed Supreme Court Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma for appointment as the chief justice of Nepal. The meeting of the hearing committ... Read More


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