EDITORIAL: Citizenship bill Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha the other day said that no eligible citizen would be deprived of citizenship and that the government would take initiatives to forge a national consensus on citizenship issues. Opinion 20 Apr, 2023
'Government should be sensitive to issues of PWDs' Minister of Women, Children and Senior Citizens Uma Regmi said all three tiers of the government should be sensitive to the issues of people with disabilities. Nepal 04 Dec, 2022
President justifies refusal to sign citizenship bill The Office of the President has written to the Supreme Court that President Bidhya Devi Bhandari refused assent to the citizenship bill as it was against national interest and parliamentary regulations were violated while passing it. Nepal 17 Nov, 2022
Editorial: President's defiance It was obvious that president Bidhya Devi Bhandari would not give her consent to the controversial Citizenship Bill, resent by the House of Representatives (HoR) 15 days ago. Opinion 22 Sep, 2022
President refuses to sign citizenship bill into law President refuses to sign citizenship bill into law Nepal 21 Sep, 2022
NA thematic panels polls on Sept 8 The National Assembly will elect chairpersons of all its four thematic committees – Sustainable Development and Good Governance Committee, Legislation Management Committee, Delegated Legislation and Government Assurances Committee, and National Concerns and Coordination Committee - on September 8. Nepal 03 Sep, 2022
Upper House also passes citizenship bill as it is The National Assembly today passed the citizenship bill returned by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari for reconsideration without any changes, paving the way for enactment of the bill desperately awaited by children of citizens by birth and single mothers who had not been able to obtain citizenship in the absence of new federal citizenship law. Nepal 03 Sep, 2022
Strong political will stressed for controlling money laundering Finance Committee Chair of the House of Representatives Krishna Prasad Dahal has underscored the need of effective anti-money laundering literacy in the country. Kathmandu 01 Sep, 2022
Lawmakers call for management of solid waste in valley The meeting was attended by lawmakers Kamala Panta, Jag Prasad Sharma, Nanda Chapain and Krishna Prasad Paudel among others. Nepal 25 Aug, 2022
President returns citizenship bill to Parliament President Bidhya Devi Bhandari took the unusual step of returning the citizenship bill to the House of Representatives with the message that it needed reconsideration. Nepal 15 Aug, 2022
Expand scope of National Investigation Department: Lawmakers Parliamentarians provided suggestions for making the National Investigation Department more effective by expanding its scope. Kathmandu 04 Aug, 2022
Upper House debates citizenship bill National Assembly members on Monday debated the citizenship bill, with most of the lawmakers defending the bill. However, there were some who found fault with some of the provisions of the bill. Kathmandu 26 Jul, 2022
