HC upholds Mahara's acquittal on rape bid charge Patan High Court has upheld Kathmandu District Court’s acquittal of Krishna Bahadur Mahara in an attempt-to-rape case filed by a staffer of the Parliament Secretariat. Nepal 28 Jul, 2021
Gandaki, Lumbini governors replaced Gandaki Governor Sita Paudel and Lumbini Governor Dharma Nath Yadav were removed from their posts on Tuesday and were replaced by Prithvi Man Gurung and Amik Sherchan, respectively. Nepal 28 Jul, 2021
Oli misrepresents facts in address to nation Outgoing Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli misrepresented facts on Tuesday when he said in his address to the nation that people’s mandate to lead the government was with him but the Supreme Court directed the president yesterday to appoint Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba as PM. Nepal 14 Jul, 2021
UML rival factions strike unity deal A 10-member CPN-UML taskforce formed to reconcile differences between the establishment faction led by party Chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and the rival faction led by senior leaders Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal clinched a unity deal after discussing their concerns for 13 hours on Sunday. Nepal 12 Jul, 2021
EC scraps former Maoists' application seeking nullification of registration of Maoist Centre The Election Commission of Nepal has scrapped the application filed by former Maoist lawmakers seeking nullification of their erstwhile party - CPN (Maoist Centre). Nepal 11 Jul, 2021
UML factions 'on the cusp of striking a deal' A 10-member taskforce formed by the CPN-UML is close to clinching a deal between the establishment faction led by party Chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and the rival faction led by former prime ministers Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal. Kathmandu 08 Jul, 2021
EDITORIAL: Abide by the code At a time when the Election Commission of Nepal (ECN) has been drawing flak from the opposition political parties and legal experts for its inaction to decide on the cases filed by rival factions of some political parties for official recognition, the constitutional body has issued a code of conduct for its office-bearers. Opinion 01 Jul, 2021
CJ reconstitutes constitutional bench Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana formed a five-member constitutional bench led by him comprising senior-most justices Deepak Kumar Karki, Meera Khadka, Ishwar Khatiwada, and Ananda Mohan Bhattarai. World 07 Jun, 2021
Constitutional bench to be reconstituted Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana, who is presiding over the five-member constitutional bench hearing the House dissolution case, said a new constitutional bench would be formed on June 6 Kathmandu 02 Jun, 2021
House Dissolution: Blow to political future of Nepal Since the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) came to power, there has been constant chaos. A clear majority mandate to the united Communist forces (UM- L+Maoist) was projected as the bright future for Nepal. Opinion 01 Jun, 2021
Petitioners call for CJ, two justices to recuse themselves from case Lawyers representing petitioners who have challenged the dissolution of the House of Representatives pleaded before the constitutional bench that justices whose verdict nullified the unification of the CPN-UML and the CPN-Maoist Centre should recuse themselves from the case. Kathmandu 31 May, 2021
Nepali politics: Testing waters of democracy Nepal is a country of political turmoils. Opinion 17 May, 2021