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
Lottery-based cause list for SC cases soon The Supreme Court Regulations amended by the apex court’s full court were published in the Nepal Gazette today, paving the way for a lottery-based cause list. Nepal 23 Nov, 2021
CJ Rana says he won't step down in meeting with SC justices Oli asks for resignation of all justices that gave the verdict to dethrone him Kathmandu 26 Oct, 2021
Apex court justices to boycott full court meeting Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana, who has been embroiled in a controversy for allegedly lobbying to get his brother-in-law appointed to the Cabinet, now faces challenge from within the judiciary, as 14 justices of the Supreme Court have decided to boycott the full court (meeting of the justices) that CJ Rana has planned for tomorrow. Nepal 25 Oct, 2021
Former judges ask Chief Justice Rana to quit The Former Judges Forum-Nepal has issued a press release urging Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana, who has been embroiled in a controversy over his alleged attempt to seek spoils of political appointments and share in the Sher Bahadur Deuba-led Cabinet, to resign from his post. Nepal 23 Oct, 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
PM Deuba approves resignation of newly-appointed Industry Minister Hamal PM Deuba approves resignation of newly-appointed Industry Minister Hamal Nepal 10 Oct, 2021
Deuba expands Cabinet, finally Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Friday expanded the Cabinet and the 18 new ministers, including three ministers of state, were sworn in by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari in the presence of the PM. Nepal 09 Oct, 2021
