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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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