Parliamentary committee recommends harsher punishment for citizenship forgery Kathmandu, March 15 The Parliamentary State Affairs and Good Governance Committee today recommended increased jail term and fine, replacing “or” with “and” in the provision stipulating punishment for citizenship fraud in Nepal Citizenship... Horoscopes 16 Mar, 2019
Gender equality still a far cry for Nepali women Kathmandu, March 8 Article 18 of the constitution clearly states that all citizens shall be equal before the law. But as the parliamentary State Affairs and Good Governance Committee is holding discussions on the content of the Nepal Citizenship... Horoscopes 09 Mar, 2019
Lawmakers raise concern about federalism related bills Kathmandu, March 7 Lawmakers from ruling Nepal Communist Party and main opposition Nepali Congress in the parliamentary State Affairs and Good Governance Committee today raised concerns about a few important bills related to the implementation of... Travel 08 Mar, 2019
CDOs answerable to persons denied citizenship cards Kathmandu, March 7 Chief District Officers must give a written reason to the applicant why s/he is ineligible to obtain citizenship card, if the office has rejected an application for citizenship card, within the given time frame. The... Travel 08 Mar, 2019
Bills to strengthen federalism stuck as end of winter session looms Kathmandu, March 1 Some of the crucial bills required to institutionalise federalism will not be signed into law anytime soon, as the Parliament is wrapping up its winter session in mid-March without ratifying legislative documents long-demanded by... Travel 02 Mar, 2019
How the news of chopper crash spread� Kathmandu, February 27 It was around 1:45 pm today when Home Secretary Prem Kumar Rai’s phone rang at a meeting of the Parliamentary State Affairs and Good Governance Committee that had convened to discuss Nepal Citizenship Bill at Singha... Horoscopes 28 Feb, 2019
Oli, Dahal initiate process of building consensus on citizenship bill Kathmandu, February 25 The ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has initiated the process of framing a common view on provisions incorporated in the Nepal Citizenship Bill, with the two party co-chairs, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal... Travel 26 Feb, 2019
Lawmakers register amendments Kathmandu, February 16 Lawmakers from ruling and opposition parties registered 32 amendment proposals to the Police Bill stating that provincial governments should have the authority to set up provincial police administration and maintain law and... Travel 17 Feb, 2019
Colour-coded ID for foreigners, NRNs KATHMANDU: The government is preparing to issue separate identity cards for foreigners residing in Nepal and non-resident Nepalis living abroad. Although the bill related to national identity card does not have any such provision, Secretary at the... Travel 12 Feb, 2019
Contentious issues of citizenship bill discussed in House committee Kathmandu, February 1 Lawmakers in the parliamentary State Affairs and Good Governance Committee today reached consensus on mentioning the name of the province in which the bearer resided on the citizenship card. The Nepal Citizenship Bill,... Horoscopes 02 Feb, 2019
SAGGC for political consensus on citizenship Kathmandu, January 12 The parliamentary State Affairs and Good Governance Committee is waiting for political parties to forge consensus on some crucial provisions of the citizenship bill. Panel members said they wanted top leaders of the parties... Travel 13 Jan, 2019
SC summons govt over ordinance provisions Kathmandu, January 4 Even as both houses of the Federal Parliament endorsed the Civil Servants Adjustment Ordinance, government employees are still opposed to the ordinance provisions and some have even moved the Supreme Court ‘seeking... Travel 05 Jan, 2019
