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The Annapurna Express honored 100 distinguished individuals for their contributions to Nepali society at a special function titled ‘Saluté’ in Kathmandu on May 23. The event also marked the conclusion of ‘My Vision for Nepal’, an ApEx special series that…
Read More: Photo feature | Saluting the makers of modern Nepal »There are laws but the election body lacks resources—human and financial—to crack down on wrongdoers. On Tuesday, the Election Commission decided to seek clarifications from the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Nepali…
Read More: The more teeth to poll commission, the stronger democracy will be, observers say »Election Commission says move aimed at creating a level playing field. Opponents call it an unwarranted move. The Election Commission's code of conduct, published in the Nepal Gazette on Thursday, making it mandatory that local representatives must resign…
Read More: Rule for local officials to resign to contest May polls courts controversy »Constitution sets five-year term but does not say when date starts. Experts differ, some saying polling day, others insisting date when Parliament first met as the beginning. When Nepal goes to polls later this year to elect a new parliament, this will mark…
Read More: When does the term of current House expire? No one actually knows »Experts say cases on which temporary orders have been issued must be cleared swiftly by conducting the final hearing. On June 6, 2019 the then KP Sharma Oli government decided to merge Sagarnath Forest Development Project with the Timber Corporation of Nepal.…
Read More: Supreme Court delays passing verdicts after giving interim orders »Experts say failure to impeach Rana for ‘corruption and incompetence’ sets bad precedent. By lingering the impeachment process against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana, the ruling coalition has created an unprecedented situation where the head of the…
Read More: If chief justice impeachment delayed, parties charging him will be in dock »Impeachment proposal against Cholendra Shumsher Rana, registered on February 13, is in Parliament. With no session now, it is in a state of limbo. The meeting of the House of Representatives scheduled for Wednesday was supposed to hold deliberations on the…
Read More: House is prorogued; questions arise over motion to impeach chief justice »Download Nepal is changing. The most pressing issue facing the country in its recent history has arguably been that of the exclusion of women and various social groups from the mainstream of state and society. In fact, the story of their marginalisation in…
Read More: From Exclusion to Inclusion: Crafting a New Legal Regime in Nepal (Kathmandu: Social Science Baha, 2022) »In his political dossier presented in the eighth general convention of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) in December, the party’s chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal had said the Millennium Challenge Corporation-Nepal Compact will not be endorsed…
Read More: Dahal’s mendacity, double-dealing and subterfuge »Parliament has failed to function for the last six months due to the protests by opposition UML against the Speaker. The next meeting of the House of Representatives is scheduled for Sunday, and the main opposition CPN-UML has vowed to continue obstructions.…
Read More: A dysfunctional House is betrayal of democracy, electorate, observers say »From now on, there are uncertainties whatever course Nepal’s politics takes Nepal’s Supreme Court on 23 February reinstated the House of Representatives and ordered Parliament to convene within 13 days. The President, on the recommendation of Prime Minister…
Read More: Legal path to new Nepal government »Legal experts have divided opinions and interpretations of the constitutional provisions. The foundation of the current government under Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba was laid on May 21 last year when 149 lawmakers from different parties…
Read More: Maoists threaten to withdraw support. How will it affect the government? »