Govt protects Neha, Satyendra, an inter-caste married couple: Home Minister Lekhak Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has expressed commitment that the government would protect Neha Rauniyar and Satyendra Ram of Barahathawa in Sarlahi, the inter-caste married couple. Kathmandu 06 Feb, 2025
Raut registers non-governmental bill to criminalise discrimination Dr. CK Raut, a member of the House of Representatives and president of the Janamat Party, has introduced a non-governmental bill in the federal parliament outlining the crime and punishment of discrimination based on race, colour, region, dress, nationality, or origin. Nepal 04 Feb, 2025
Rautahat District Court issues show-cause order against MP Prabhu Sah in contempt of court case The Rautahat District Court has issued a show-cause order against Prabhu Sah, Chairman of the Aam Janata Party (AJP) and a Member of the House of Representatives, along with another individual, in a contempt of court case on Sunday. Nepal 03 Feb, 2025
Government tables bills in parliament to split CAAN The government registered two bills in the House of Representatives with the objectives of separating the service provider and regulatory roles of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal proposing to give CAAN only the regulatory roles. Nepal 03 Feb, 2025
RSP disrupts HoR meeting, stages 15-minute walkout in protest The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) disrupted the first meeting of the fifth session of the House of Representatives (HoR) at the Federal Parliament Building in New Baneshwor today, staging a brief walkout before returning 15 minutes later. Kathmandu 31 Jan, 2025
PM Oli addresses Parliament's Session, claims progress in development endeavors Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has claimed progress in ongoing development endeavors. Kathmandu 31 Jan, 2025
HoR meeting begins The fifth session of the House of Representatives has begun at the Federal Parliament Building, New Baneshwor. Nepal 31 Jan, 2025
Speaker urges greater investment in technical education Speaker Ghimire also stressed that neither the Constitution nor existing laws prohibit local governments from establishing and operating technical and cultural schools within their jurisdictions. Kathmandu 30 Jan, 2025
Federal Parliament's winter session begins tomorrow The Federal Parliament Secretariat has released the tentative agenda for both Houses. Kathmandu 30 Jan, 2025
Martyrs inspire us to strive for transformation: PM Oli Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli stated that martyrs serve as a source of inspiration, urging the nation to strive for transformative change. Kathmandu 29 Jan, 2025
NC lawmaker Bajgain criticizes party leadership, calls for democratic reforms Nepali Congress lawmaker Rajendra Bajgain has strongly opposed the Nepali Congress leadership’s attempt to prevent its lawmakers from speaking or writing against party ministers. Talking to THT, Bajgain said members of Parliament are sovereign representatives of the people, not subordinates of the party. Nepal 27 Jan, 2025
Proportional representation: And the issue of threshold The concept of proportional representation (PR) was crystallised when the mixed parallel electoral system with 60 per cent seats for PR and 40 per cent seats for First Past-the Post (FPtP) segments was enshrined in the Interim Constitution for holding the Constitutional Assembly (CA) election, as there had been no provision of thresholds in our experiments with the FPtP in the 1959, 1991, 1994 and 1996 general elections. Opinion 27 Jan, 2025
