PM Oli meets leaders Deuba, Dahal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today met with Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba and major opposition leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'. Kathmandu 12 Sep, 2024
Oli throws spanner in CJ appointment ​​​​​​​A meeting of the Constitutional Council failed to nominate the next chief justice as leader of opposition KP Sharma Oli argued that candidates should be nominated for all the vacant posts in the constitutional bodies, including that of auditor general. Kathmandu 02 Aug, 2023
EDITORIAL: Appoint new CJ soon The three big parties, namely the Nepali Congress, CPN (UML) and Maoist Centre – have finally agreed to call the Constitutional Council meeting, scheduled for Friday, to appoint the new Chief Justice. Opinion 19 Apr, 2023
Constitutional Council meeting begins at Singha Durbar The meeting of the Constitutional Council has begun at Singha Durbar. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' is chairing the meeting. Kathmandu 19 Apr, 2023
Big 3 parties agree to expedite CJ appointment The three major parties have agreed to call the Constitutional Council meeting soon and nominate the chief justice. Nepal 18 Apr, 2023
Petition against Rana's recusal quashed The constitutional bench of the Supreme Court has quashed the petition filed by Advocate Ganesh Regmi against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumser JB Rana’s decision to recuse himself in the case filed against 52 appointments to the constitutional bodies, saying that the petition was aimed at creating obstruction in the case. Nepal 01 Aug, 2022
NC to forge alliances in upcoming polls The Nepali Congress has decided to forge electoral alliances in the upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections. Nepal 19 Jul, 2022
Dissident SC justices resume hearing cases Dissident justices of the Supreme Court resumed hearing of all types of cases after the lottery- based cause list was formalised by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana. Nepal 04 Dec, 2021
NBA threatens to intensify stir against CJ The Nepal Bar Association and dissident justices of the Supreme Court continued to protest against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana today as well and threatened to intensify their agitation. Nepal 25 Nov, 2021
EDITORIAL: Probe into claims The resignation by the newly-appointed Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Gajendra Bahadur Hamal, on the eve of the Dashain holidays was intended to put to rest the controversy surrounding his induction into the Cabinet. Opinion 18 Oct, 2021
Industry minister Hamal puts in papers Newly appointed Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Supplies Gajendra Bahadur Hamal resigned after media outlets and civil society members continued to accuse Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana of lobbying Prime Minister SherBahadur Deuba to appoint him as a minister. Kathmandu 11 Oct, 2021
CJ urged to resume hearing on cases Chairperson of Constitutional Lawyers’ Forum-Nepal Dinesh Tripathi and office bearers of the organisation on Wednesday met Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana and urged him to ensure that hearing of writ petitions filed against appointments to constitutional bodies bypassing parliamentary hearing resume soon. Kathmandu 30 Sep, 2021
