Flood and landslide response: Acid test of the new government

The Nepali Congress (NC) and the Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML) have entered into a political wedlock by forming a coalition rather hastily at midnight. Whether this political hurry will result in a bad curry or otherwise is in the womb of the future.

Opinion 17 Jul, 2024

SC rebukes KDC for delay

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rebuked Kathmandu District Court for not adjudicating a criminal case filed against Abadh Lal Shah, a resident of Ward No 18 of Kathmandu metropolis, who has been in judicial custody for three years and three months awaiting trial.

Kathmandu 29 Jun, 2023

EDITORIAL: Karki as Chief Justice

Newly-appointed Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki, who was confirmed by the Parliamentary Hearing Committee (PHC) on Friday, will be leading the Judiciary for the shortest period of time until August 4 because of his delayed confirmation by the PHC.

Opinion 19 Jun, 2023

Transitional justice in limbo: Callous injustice to the victims

In 2021, Prime Minister (PM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal had claimed the responsibility of killing 5,000 people during the decade-long Maoist-led armed conflict.

Opinion 24 Apr, 2023

Self-immolation in broad daylight: Aimed at the government's failure

The self-immolation by Prem Prasad Acharya Santosh in front of the Parliament building in broad daylight has sent a chill up the spine of the country in the midst of a rather cold winter weather.

Opinion 31 Jan, 2023

EDITORIAL - Delayed verdict

Belated though, the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court has quashed most of the writ petitions filed against the recruitment vacancies announced by the Public Service Commission (PSC).

Opinion 25 Aug, 2022

Need for effective justice delivery stressed

President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has stressed that all the bodies concerned should ensure effective delivery of justice by assimilating the basic principles of justice.

Nepal 28 Feb, 2022

Climate diplomacy: An impelling challenge to meet

If there is any development detrimental to global humanity, it is the recurring climate change, which threatens to derail and destroy the global ecosystem. Evidently, climate change has brought over rain, floods, landslides, forest-fires, disasters, hurricanes and cyclones sometimes, and at other times, aridity and drought causing massive snow meltdown.

Opinion 08 Oct, 2021

EDITORIAL - Let courts try cases

It took six years to draft the new constitution while the peace process has still remained elusive even though it has been 15 years since the signing of the CPA.

Opinion 01 Sep, 2021

Dahal-Nepal faction ups ante against Oli camp

The faction of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal on Wednesday upped the ante against the rival faction, taking disciplinary action against seven leaders close to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, including deputy parliamentary party leader Subas Chandra Nembang.

Nepal 04 Mar, 2021

NY attorney general to form grand jury after Prude death

ROCHESTER: New York’s attorney general on Saturday moved to form a grand jury to investigate the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died earlier this year after Rochester police placed a hood over his head and held him down. “The Prude...

Women 06 Sep, 2020

CIEDP working to ensure justice for conflict victims

KATHMANDU, AUGUST 30 The Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons today decided to look into 2,507 out of 3,223 complaints it received from families of conflict victims. Issuing a press release to mark the International Day of...

Horoscopes 31 Aug, 2020