Local election: Are candidates aware of climate issues? In keeping with his announcement made in June 2017, former US President Donald Trump had the US formally withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement on November4, 2020, becoming the first nation to do so. Opinion 12 May, 2022
Vote for right candidates, says RPP Chair Lingden Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chairman Rajendra Lingden urged the people to vote for the right candidates in the local polls slated for May 13. Nepal 13 Apr, 2022
EC tells parties to abide by poll code of conduct The Election Commission today issued a 60-point directive to political parties, urging them to abide by the election code of conduct so as to ensure free and fair elections. Nepal 06 Apr, 2022
Major parties stowing wealth abroad: RPP chair Rastriya Prajatantra Party Chairperson Rajendra Lingden has accused leaders of major political parties of stashing away billions of rupees abroad. Nepal 05 Apr, 2022
Talks on for voting rights for Nepalis abroad Leaders of major parties in Nepal have shown strong support for granting voting rights to Nepali citizens living abroad. Nepal 22 Mar, 2022
No voting rights for Nepalis abroad Even four years after the Supreme Court issued a directive order to the government to ensure voting rights for Nepalis living abroad, the government has not done anything. Nepal 21 Mar, 2022
China's legislature to meet with economy, Ukraine backdrop China's 3,000-member ceremonial parliament will open its annual session Saturday with the government facing a slowing economy and international pressure over its refusal to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine. World 04 Mar, 2022
Deuba intensifies talks to ensure MCC ratification Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has intensified talks with both the ruling coalition partners and the main opposition CPN-UML to secure parliamentary ratification of the Millennium Challenge Corporation compact that Nepal has signed with the United States. Kathmandu 26 Feb, 2022
Parties divided over name of Province 1 Political parties visibly active in Province 1 are sharply divided over the name of the province. From five-party ruling coalition — CPN (Unified Socialist), Nepali Congress, CPN-Maoist Centre, People’s Socialist Party, Federal Democratic Front — to opposition parties, including main opposition CPN-UML, there is lack of consensus on the name for the only unnamed province in Nepal. Nepal 23 Feb, 2022
EDITORIAL - Table MCC deal Even as the deadline for the ratification of the MCC (Millennium Challenge Corporation) compact in the parliament nears, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is unable to bag support from his coalition partners for it. The USgovernment has given the government till February end to ratify the agreement, failing which Nepal sets to lose $500 million in grants for a power transmission line and road rehabilitation. Opinion 14 Feb, 2022
Democracy in political parties: Why do the same leaders continue? In recent weeks, four major political parties of Nepal held their general conventions to elect their leadership for the coming four to five years. One can find differences in the way and scale these parties exercised internal democracy in their conventions. The largest party and the current main opposition Communist Party of Nepal (CPN-UML) witnessed attempts to elect the leadership through consensus. Opinion 20 Jan, 2022
Six parties protest against strike Six major parties in Siraha have condemned the recent spate of strikes, arson, and vandalism in the district. Nepal 29 Dec, 2021
