Disruption, scuffles on the rise in Parliament: Due to impunity despite provision of punishment Scuffles broke out in the Parliament on that unfortunate Thursday afternoon last week when the parliamentarians of the Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML), the dominant member of the governing coalition led by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal of Maoist Centre (MC), created a rather unpleasant scene by resorting to pull and push behaviour against the Nepali Congress (NC). Opinion 22 May, 2024
Maoist Centre forms ICT forum The CPN (Maoist Centre) has formed an ICT (information and communication technology) forum. Kathmandu 27 Aug, 2023
Insurgency victims' kin protest Feb 13 holiday The government’s decision to declare February 13, the day the Maoists started an armed insurgency in Nepal in 1996, as the People’s War Day and a public holiday has come under fire from families of thousands of victims, who took to the streets to protest the government’s decision. Nepal 14 Feb, 2023
Editorial: Nominations filed Political leaders and independent candidates filed their nominations at the offices of the Election Commission across the country on Sunday for the first-past-the-post (FPtP) elections to be held next month for the House of Representatives (HoR) and the provincial assemblies. Opinion 10 Oct, 2022
SC order sought for removal of speaker, deputy speaker SC order sought for removal of speaker, deputy speaker Nepal 23 Sep, 2022
Uproar in House over Badu's allegation against leader of oppn Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Supplies Dilendra Prasad Badu’s allegation of corruption against CPN- UML KP Sharma Oli caused uproar in the House of Representatives. Nepal 28 May, 2022
Rape-accused Pandey held in eight-yr-old case Police have arrested former beauty pageant organiser Manoj Pandey, in connection with an eight- year-old case in which the victim — a 16-yearold aspiring model — was allegedly drugged and raped. Nepal 22 May, 2022
Parliament concludes re-budget debate A number of lawmakers spoke today on the concluding day of the prebudget discussion, floating ideas for the finance minister to include in this fiscal’s budget. Nepal 21 May, 2022
EDITORIAL: Settle within deadline One month after the ruling political parties – Nepali Congress, CPN-Maoist Centre and CPN-(Unified Socialist) – filed an impeachment motion against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana, invoking Article 101 (2) of the constitution, Speaker Agni Sapkota said discussion on the motion would start from Wednesday. Opinion 15 Mar, 2022
EDITORIAL: Probe in time In a major development, the House of Representatives has decided to proceed with the impeachment motion registered against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana three weeks ago by forming an 11-member impeachment recommendation committee. Opinion 08 Mar, 2022
EDITORIAL: Let the system function When leaders of the coalition partners of the Sher Bahadur Deuba-led government met last week following the passage of the controversial MCC (Millennium Challenge Corporation) compact, they discussed the possibility of dissolving the House of Representatives (HoR) before its five-year tenure expires in November, citing the main opposition, CPN- UML’s continued House obstruction. Opinion 07 Mar, 2022
EDITORIAL: Discuss impeachment It’s been weeks since an impeachment motion was registered against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana at the Federal Parliament, but the House of Representatives (HoR) has not been able to initiate a debate on it, much less form an inquiry committee to look into the 21-point charges labelled against Rana. Opinion 04 Mar, 2022
