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Envoy nominees face abuse, extortion and conflict-of-interest complaints

Kathmandu, Oct. 13 -- Despite months of screening and vetting 4,500 applicants, the government's selection of ambassadors has come under scrutiny, with two of its nominees facing complaints that raise... Read More


House panel seeks police, immigration records on ambassador nominee

Kathmandu, Oct. 12 -- Parliament's Hearing Committee has sought information from the Department of Immigration and police about Giri Bahadur Sunar, the proposed ambassador to Saudi Arabia, following c... Read More


Fourteen lawmakers missed ten or more consecutive parliamentary meetings

Kathmandu, Oct. 4 -- Fourteen lawmakers were absent from 10 or more consecutive meetings during the second session of the House of Representatives elected after the March 5 election. According to det... Read More


Government prefers lower house over upper for bill registration

Kathmandu, Oct. 3 -- The government's absence of representation in the National Assembly is increasingly reflected in the way it conducts parliamentary business, with the upper house receiving only a ... Read More


Prime Minister Balendra Shah largely absent as Parliament wraps up session

Kathmandu, Oct. 3 -- A day before Parliament's session ended, main opposition Nepali Congress leader Bhishma Raj Angdembe was still looking for Prime Minister Balendra Shah in the House of Representat... Read More


Uproar in Nepal parliament over former chief justice's unexplained detention

Kathmandu, Sept. 29 -- Opposition parties criticised the government in parliament on Monday following the unexplained police detention of former chief justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana, demanding an imm... Read More


Nepal parliament puts lawmakers' attendance

Kathmandu, Sept. 28 -- In a Facebook post on September 20, Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) lawmaker Sobha Khanal shared a screenshot of her 97 percent attendance rate in the House of Representatives, b... Read More


Opposition demands answers over Rana's overnight detention

Kathmandu, Sept. 28 -- Opposition parties have demanded that the government explain in Parliament why former chief justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana was taken into police custody and released later. Th... Read More


Over 800 people remain missing from hydropower projects after Bhotekoshi floods, says energy minister Shrestha

Kathmandu, Sept. 23 -- More than 800 people working at hydropower projects and related facilities remain unaccounted for nearly a month after the Bhotekoshi floods, Minister for Energy, Water Resource... Read More


PM Shah tells Gen Z lawmakers to offer solutions, not just question government

Kathmandu, Sept. 18 -- Prime Minister Balendra Shah has urged lawmakers from the Gen Z age group to bring a different perspective to Parliament, saying they should not limit themselves to questioning ... Read More