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Concerns over RSP intent to make House rules stronger than federal law

Kathmandu, April 23 -- The House of Representatives Regulations Drafting Committee, which submitted its report to Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal on Monday, appears to have been framed with the intention of ... Read More


Lawmakers to get back secretarial help scrapped by Karki government

Kathmandu, April 15 -- Lawmakers from both houses are likely to regain personal secretaries, as the Federal Parliament Secretariat has initiated a process to reinstate the provision. A meeting of the... Read More


Shrinking civil society raises concerns over accountability amid weak opposition

Kathmandu, April 13 -- Civil society has long been a driving force in Nepal's political evolution, stepping in at critical moments to push for democratic reforms and safeguard human rights, press free... Read More


Main opposition Congress stuck in power struggle over parliamentary party leader

Kathmandu, April 12 -- The position of the leader of the main opposition is constitutionally significant, as it carries key parliamentary responsibilities and includes ex officio membership in the Con... Read More


Former President Bhandari eyes active political role as dissidents seek to reorganise UML

Nepal, April 12 -- Even days before the September 8-9 Gen Z revolt that toppled his government, prime minister and CPN-UML chairman KP Sharma Oli was reportedly trying to block the return of former Pr... Read More


RSP's rise clouds future of mid-level reformers in old parties

Kathmandu, April 6 -- Nepal's March 5 snap parliamentary election, held in the wake of September's Gen Z uprising, has brought a decisive shift in the country's leadership and turned long-standing deb... Read More


Ruling RSP is weighing which party will get its woman parliamentarian elected deputy Speaker

Kathmandu, April 5 -- After Dol Prasad (DP) Aryal, vice-chair of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), filed the sole nomination for the vacant post of the Speaker of the House of Representatives on Fri... Read More


Provincial inertia might go against Balendra Shah's speedy delivery plan

Kathmandu, April 3 -- Soon after taking office last week, Prime Minister Balendra Shah made public a 100-point course of action, outlining the new government's policies mostly for immediate implementa... Read More


Old guard repeats old mistakes even after new political party runs over them

Kathmandu, April 1 -- Even after a bruising electoral defeat and mounting public frustration, Nepal's traditional political parties show little sign of change. As a new government led by Balendra Sha... Read More


Planned ban on student unions sparks debate on fundamental right

Kathmandu, March 31 -- Student leaders have voiced strong objections after the government unveiled a plan on March 28 to remove party-affiliated student organisations from schools and universities. T... Read More