Thapa, Nisthuri not to sit on govt panel Kathmandu, August 17:The president of Nepal Bar Association (NBA), Shambhu Thapa, and chairman of the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ), Bishnu Nisthuri, refused to sit on a rights panel of the government under the chairmanship of Attorney... Travel 18 Aug, 2005
Saanghu to file case against government Kathmandu, August 12:Editor and publisher of the vernacular weekly, Saanghu, Gopal Budhathoki will file a case against the government for its “illegal” and “baseless” apathy towards the paper in the past six months. The weekly, along with five... Travel 13 Aug, 2005
CJ vows to take action against corrupt judges Kathmandu, August 12:Chief Justice Dilip Kumar Paudel today vowed to initiate process to amend the Judicial Council Act 1990 and its Regulation to make it easier to take actions against the corrupt judges.“Amendment of the Act and the Regulation is... Travel 13 Aug, 2005
House revival plea will be heard: CJ Kathmandu, August 11:The Chief Justice, Dilip Kumar Paudel, told officials of the Nepal Bar Association (NBA) today that he will schedule a hearing on a plea, which was filed seeking the reinstatement of the dissolved House of Representatives, at an... Travel 12 Aug, 2005
Student leaders call parties to intensify stir Kathmandu, August 11:Speakers at a seminar on Journey of Democracy and the Students’ Movement organised by the Tri-Chandra Campus, Free Students Union today came down heavily on the King’s actions and stressed the need to launch a more intensive... Horoscopes 12 Aug, 2005
Court extends Thapa’s remand Kathmandu, August 8:The Special Court today extended the custody of former general secretary of the Nepal Students’ Union, Gagan Thapa, for another five days. Following a hearing today, a three-member bench of Justices Govinda Prasad Parajuli, Rana... Horoscopes 08 Aug, 2005
ONCE-OVER NBA flays govtKATHMANDU: The Nepal Bar Association (NBA) on Sunday accused the government of trying to divide Federation of Nepalese Journalists and other professional organisations including human rights bodies. Issuing a press release, NBA secretary... Travel 24 Jul, 2005
NC-D leaders meet Deuba, Singh Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, July 18:A team of central leaders of the Nepali Congress-Democratic, led by the party’s acting president, Gopal Man Shrestha, today met party president and former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and former minister... Travel 18 Jul, 2005
Legal experts call to amend security-related Acts Himalayan News Service Lalitpur, July 11:Legal experts today called for amending 22 security-related Acts in order to make it compatible with the 1990 Constitution and international human rights laws. Retired Supreme Court justice, Top Bahadur Singh,... Travel 12 Jul, 2005
Picking acting CJ a short-term remedy Himalayan News Service Kathmandu, July 7:Two former Chief Justices today said an Acting Chief Justice can be designated only for a short time, while the president of the Nepal Bar Association, Shambhu Thapa, said that designating an Acting Chief... Travel 08 Jul, 2005
Maoists, govt urged to put an end to torture Himalayan News Service Kathmandu, June 26:Legal experts and human rights activists urged the government and the Maoists to end all forms of torture against individuals.They said this while speaking at a programme on ‘Situation of Conflict Victims and... Travel 27 Jun, 2005
AG wrongly interpreted Constitution, say experts Himalayan News Service Kathmandu, June 20:Former justices of the Supreme Court and the president of Nepal Bar Association today slammed Attorney General, Pawan Kumar Ojha, for wrongly interpreting the 1990 Constitution. The Supreme Court’s... Travel 21 Jun, 2005
