Lawmakers laud government's move to amend citizenship law Lawmakers appreciated the government's move to amend the Nepal Citizenship Act to address the problems faced by children of citizen by birth and children of single mothers whose fathers are untraced. Nepal 13 Feb, 2025
'Lawmakers have not realized their obligations' Lawmaker Lekhnath Dahal (Rajan) said the House has not been conducted as anticipated despite adequate business on part of the government. Kathmandu 18 Dec, 2023
NRNs' getting Nepali citizenship is big achievement: PM Dahal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has said arrangements have been made for providing the non-residential Nepali citizenship to the Non-Resident Nepalis (NRNs) after much struggle and efforts. Kathmandu 17 Oct, 2023
'Key to Nepal's nationality is in Madhes' ​​​​​​​President Ramchandra Paudel has said that Madhes that played a leading role in every of Nepal’s democratic movement has the key to Nepal’s nationality. Nepal 26 Sep, 2023
Marginalised communities struggling to obtain citizenship cards Despite being a signatory state to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the constitutional guarantee of the right to equality and non-discrimination, various discriminatory legal provisions against Madhesi, sexual and minority communities, and orphans have deprived these groups of their citizenship rights. Nepal 15 Aug, 2023
Whataboutery, frequent obstruction, distracting Parliament ​​​​​​​Whataboutery and frequent obstruction of the House by major opposition parties have derailed the Parliament from its chief job — lawmaking. Kathmandu 03 Aug, 2023
'New citizenship law needs to be improved' ​​​​​​​CPN-Maoist Centre leader Ram Kumar Sharma, who had also represented in the Constituent Assembly, said the country should not have waited for eight years to grant citizenship cards to children of citizens by birth and single mothers whose rights have been guaranteed by the constitution. Nepal 26 Jun, 2023
Apex court order justifies decision to vacate short-term stay order A division bench of Supreme Court Justices Ananda Mohan Bhattarai and Kumar Regmi said that it decided to vacate the interim order passed by the single bench of Justice Manjoj Kumar Sharma as prima facie case did not support the argument that the citizenship bill was illegal. Nepal 24 Jun, 2023
SC vacates short-term stay order ​​​​​​​The Supreme Court has paved the way for implementation of the citizenship bill certified by President Ramchandra Paudel by vacating its own short-term stay order. Nepal 23 Jun, 2023
Do not deprive Nepali citizens of citizenship ​​​​​​​The National Human Rights Commission has urged the government not to deprive Nepali citizens of their citizenship rights. Kathmandu 20 Jun, 2023
Leaders justify formation of Socialist Front ​​​​​​​Four political parties — the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led CPN-Maoist Centre, Madhav Kumar Nepal-led CPN-Unified Socialist, Upendra Yadav-led Janata Samajwadi Party-Nepal and Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal officially announced the formation of Socialist Front at a programme here today, pledging to achieve the goals of socialism under the current democratic, republican and federal system. Nepal 20 Jun, 2023
EDITORIAL: Let the House decide A 25-year-old youth from Katahari in Morang district attempted self-immolation at the Maitighar A Mandala on Tuesday to protest against the Supreme Court’s short-term interim stay order on the immediate distribution of citizenship certificates. Opinion 15 Jun, 2023
