Land Use Act: Can local governments make use of it? The underlying concern now is how well the local levels will tread through this virgin territory for the realisation of the Act. Overwhelmed by day-to-day operations, they suffer from inadequate financial, human and infrastructural resources After... 27 Nov, 2019
Local deputies: Less into development politics In Nepal, leaders are taken as budget holders, who are efficient in diverting the national resources to their constituencies. This has made policy makers an extra structure above the constitution in terms of distributing money The 2017 local... 05 Nov, 2019
SC stays rule allowing one-fourth members of municipal executive body to take decision Kathmandu, October 23 The Supreme Court today stayed the implementation of Rule 10 and 11 of Transaction of Business Rules of Urlabari Municipal Executive Body, 2017, that allowed one-fourth members of the executive body of the municipality to take... Travel 24 Oct, 2019
Judicial committees in mediation: Keep rural ethos intact Mediation should be promoted at the local level by taking into account the long-embedded milieu and practices. Trying to convert local democratic political institutions into adjudicative agencies will not serve the purpose of local democracy The... 28 Aug, 2019
Call to let local levels decide names, HQ Kathmandu, August 7 The federal government has been changing headquarters and names of local governments violating principles of federalism and lawyers are demanding that laws allowing the federal government to exercise this power should be... Travel 08 Aug, 2019
Municipal Assembly endorses policies,programmes of KMC Kathmandu, June 21 Municipal Assembly of Kathmandu Metropolitan City today passed its policies and programmes for fiscal 2019-20, presented by Mayor Bidya Sundar Shakya. Kathmandu metropolis stated that the annual policies and programmes had... Horoscopes 22 Jun, 2019
121 persons file writ petition in apex Court Kathmandu, June 17 A total of 121 individuals, on behalf of local level government employees, today filed a writ in the Supreme Court seeking an interim order to halt the job advertisement placed by the Public Service Commission. The PSC... Horoscopes 18 Jun, 2019
�Local levels may be overstaffed if govt mistake is not corrected� On May 29, the Federal Public Service Commission issued a notice to recruit 9,161 civil servants in 515 local levels as instructed by the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Ten days after the public notice, the parliamentary State... Travel 17 Jun, 2019
SPN asks FPSC�s to withdraw notice Kathmandu, June 4 Samajbadi Party-Nepal today asked the Federal Public Service Commission to withdraw public notice it had issued for recruiting civil servants for 9,161 posts at local levels. A press statement issued by the party said the move... Horoscopes 05 Jun, 2019
EDITORIAL: For a strong NHRC All these provisions have raised the suspicion that it is intended to give a clean chit to violators of human rights The government draft bill seeking amendment of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Act aimed at curtailing its constitutional... 02 May, 2019
90 per cent industries lack waste management system Kathmandu, April 30 While waste management remains a growing challenge in cities across the country, including Kathmandu, a recent survey has revealed that 90 per cent of industries which produce toxic waste are operating sans a waste management... Horoscopes 01 May, 2019
EDITORIAL: Empower minorities It is the constitutional duty of the three tiers of government to protect the language and culture of the marginalised communities The constitution will not come into full operation unless all the constitutional provisions are translated into laws. It... 29 Apr, 2019
