Province 3 to settle on name, HQ in a month, other provinces lack clear timeframe Kathmandu, June 8 While Province 3 government is preparing to take a call on the name of the province and designate provincial headquarters within a month, province 1, 2 and 5 do not have any clear timeline. Province 3 Minister of Interior and... Travel 09 Jun, 2019
THT 10 YEARS AGO: MJF shows door to Gachhadar and six others Kathmandu, June 5, 2009 The rift within the Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum (MJF) over joining the UML-led government reached a crescendo today, splitting the party into two groups. One is being led by chairman Upendra Yadav and the other by parliamentary... 06 Jun, 2019
�Federalism incorporated sans comprehensive discussion� Some recent initiatives of the federal government have incurred the wrath of provincial governments, which accused it of trying to usurp their powers. The federal government’s handling of foreign affairs has also split the intelligentsia with some... Travel 03 Jun, 2019
Provincial govt to propose Province 2 name, HQ soon Kathmandu, May 3 The Province 2 government is mulling over moving a proposal in Provincial Assembly in the next 10 days to settle the issues of name and headquarters of the province. Province 2 Minister of Internal Affairs and Law Gyanendra Yadav... Travel 04 May, 2019
�Offsprings of citizens by birth entitled to citizenship by descent� Kathmandu, April 11 Civil society members and lawyers have reacted with dismay over the recent stay order by the Supreme Court against the government’s circular that ordered district administration offices to grant citizenship by descent to... Horoscopes 12 Apr, 2019
Discrimination against Madhes will not be tolerated: Raut Rajbiraj, March 7 Senior leaders of Madhes-based political parties have accused the Oli-led government of being biased against Madhes and showing unwillingness to give rights to Madhesis. Addressing a condolence meeting jointly organised by... Travel 08 Mar, 2019
We may withdraw support to govt after the GC if our demands are not addressed Federal Socialist Forum-Nepal lawmaker Pradip Yadav, who represents Parsa 2 constituency was at the forefront during the Madhes movement in his home city Birgunj. He knows the sentiments of the public very well. Ram Kumar Kamat of The Himalayan Times... Travel 04 Feb, 2019
�Central govt can be sued for acting against spirit of federalism� Senior General Secretary of Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal Jitendra Sonal, who is also minister of physical infrastructure development of Province 2, says the central government is violating the constitution by announcing vacancies for almost 7,000 police... Travel 15 Oct, 2018
Memo submitted seeking statute amendment Kathmandu, October 8 The Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal today submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli demanding to initiate the process of amending the constitution. The RJP-N has been saying that the constitution should be amended to... Travel 09 Oct, 2018
UPDATE: APF officer murder accused state-minister released on general-date KATHMANDU: Armed Police Force Assistant Sub-Inspector Thaman BK's murder accused Province 2 State Minister Abhiram Sharma, who had surrendered himself before the authorities today, has been released in general-date. The court recorded Sharma's... Travel 13 Aug, 2018
Murder accused Province 2 state-minister Sharma surrenders KATHMANDU: Accused for murder of Armed Police Force Assistant Sub-Inspector Thaman BK during the 2015 Madhes movement, Province 2 State Minister Abhiram Sharma has surrendered himself before the authorities today. Accompanied by security guards,... Travel 13 Aug, 2018
�Madhesis believe RJP-N is the only party fighting for their rights� The Federal Socialist Forum-Nepal and Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal, which jointly contested parliamentary and provincial polls vowing to fight unitedly to empower Madhesis and other marginalised communities, have parted ways with the FSF-N joining... Travel 13 Aug, 2018
