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RSP lawmaker Karki under scrutiny over allegations of abandoning pregnant Nigerian woman

Kathmandu, May 20 -- The Rastriya Swatantra Party has launched an internal investigation into its lawmaker Krishna Kumar Karki over allegations that he impregnated a Nigerian woman and later abandoned... Read More


Opposition demands Speaker compel PM to attend parliament

Kathmandu, May 15 -- A heated political dispute has erupted in the House of Representatives after Prime Minister Balendra Shah repeatedly skipped parliamentary deliberations on the government's annual... Read More


PM Shah's absence in parliament sparks debate on accountability and democratic norms

Kathmandu, May 13 -- The refusal of the newly appointed Prime Minister Balendra Shah to address the first meeting of the House of Representatives on April 2 surprised not only political circles and pa... Read More


Opposition slams PM for leaving House during President's address

Kathmandu, May 12 -- Opposition parties have sharply criticised Prime Minister Balendra Shah after he walked out of a joint sitting of the federal parliament while President Ram Chandra Paudel was pre... Read More


Prime Minister Shah calls constitutional council meeting for Thursday

Kathmadnu, May 6 -- Prime Minister Balendra Shah has called a meeting of the constitutional council for Thursday at 5:00 pm, according to the prime minister's secretariat. This will be the first meet... Read More


Prime Minister Shah recommends Ramjee Yadav and Gauri Kumari Yadav as ministers

Kathmandu, April 10 -- Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Friday recommended appointing two ministers to fill vacant portfolios. According to the Prime Minister's Secretariat, Ramjee Yadav has been assi... Read More


Labour minister Sah sacked over disciplinary breach

Kathmandu, April 9 -- Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Thursday sacked Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Deepak Kumar Sah on the recommendation of his party, the Rastriya Swatantra Pa... Read More


Government appoints Gunakar Bhatta as NPC vice-chair

Kathmadnu, April 7 -- The government has appointed Gunakar Bhatta as the vice-chair of the National Planning Commission (NPC). Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration Pratibha Rawal s... Read More


Aryal led RSP in Lamichhane's absence. Now he'll run the House

Kathmandu, April 4 -- Rastriya Swatantra Party vice-chair Dol Prasad (DP) Aryal has been elected Speaker of the House of Representatives unopposed, as other parties did not contest the state's fifth-h... Read More


What can-and cannot-be achieved with a two-thirds majority

Kathmandu, March 7 -- As the results for the snap polls for the House of Representatives continue to flood in from across the country, resoundingly in favour of an 'alternative wave' championed by the... Read More