EDITORIAL: NC CWC meet ends The Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting of the Nepali Congress concluded on Wednesday with a decision to convene its Mahasamiti convention from November 27 to 29 in Kathmandu to chart the future course of action of the largest party in the parliament. Opinion 28 Jul, 2023
EDITORIAL: Amend torture laws The constitution of Nepal prohibits any person in detention from being subjected to physical or mental torture. However, despite torture being criminalised by national – and international – laws, it continues to be prevalent in Nepal’s prisons. Opinion 28 Jun, 2023
Torture laws need to be amended ​​​​​​​Rights activists have demanded that the government amend torture laws, set up an independent mechanism to investigate torture cases and create a national fund for awarding compensation to torture victims. Nepal 27 Jun, 2023
'Federalism is flawed, constitution must be amended' ​​​​​​​Janata Samajwadi Party-Nepal Chairman Upendra Yadav has said federalism is flawed itself. Kathmandu 26 Jun, 2023
Yadav for age, term bar on party posts ​​​​​​​Although the CPN-UML secretariat recently suspended the party statute’s provision that barred people above 70 years from contesting party positions, Janata Samajwadi Party-Nepal Chair Upendra Yadav has brought the issue to the national discourse. Kathmandu 26 Jun, 2023
JSP's statute convention begins The Statute Convention of the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) Nepal kicked off here in Kathmandu today. JSP Chair Upendra Yadav, and the Federal Council Chair Ashok Rai jointly inaugurated the Convention in the Hall of the Nepal Academy in Kamaladi. Kathmandu 25 Jun, 2023
EDITORIAL: Wrong decision The CPN-UML Secretariat has suspended the age bar provision for the party leadership, as was provisioned by the party statute, in a bid to woo former party members who had left the organisation. Opinion 14 Jun, 2023
UML does away with age bar rule ​​​​​​​CPN-UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel defended the party’s decision to suspend the party statute age bar provision for party leadership. Earlier, the party had made provisions whereby any party leader aspiring to be in the executive body should be less than 70 years of age. Nepal 13 Jun, 2023
SC rules on statute of limitation The Supreme Court has ruled that in cases of medical negligence, discovery of harm rule should apply in determining the statute of limitation. Nepal 03 Jun, 2023
Fake Bhutanese refugee scam: There is more to it The ongoing high-profile apprehension spree associated with the fake refugee case has unveiled the dark side of the organised corruption within the government. Opinion 19 May, 2023
EDITORIAL: Prez's role on the bill Coalition partners in the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government have decided to request President Ramchandra Paudel to authenticate the citizenship bill, twice rejected by then President Bidhya Devi Bhandari. Opinion 08 May, 2023
Provision to protect the corrupt, say critics Voices against the five year-statute of limitation proposed in the two anti-corruption bills passed by the National Assembly recently has been growing, with Nepali Congress General Secretary Bishwa Prakash Sharma joining the opponents of the bill’s provision. Nepal 29 Apr, 2023
