Madhesh-centric parties form task force In light of series ordinances and ruling parties banding together to introduce new thresholds for becoming national parties through new legislation, Madhes-centric parties have escalated their efforts to form a new front. Nepal 31 Jan, 2025
'Constitution should be amended to address people's grievances' ​​​​​​​As the country celebrated Constitution Day, constitutional experts and political leaders demanded a panel to recommend amendments to the constitution. Kathmandu 21 Sep, 2023
Nation loses gentle, amible leader Subas Nembang ​​​​​​​Former speaker and Vice-chair of CPN-UML Subas Chandra Nembang died of heart attack this morning. He was 71 years old. Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital where Nembang was rushed for treatment said there was no sign of life when he was brought to the hospital at around 1:50am. Kathmandu 13 Sep, 2023
No evidence of unauthorised entry into finance ministry on May 28: Probe panel Democratic Socialist Party-Nepal leader Laxman Lal Karna, who chaired the special parliamentary committee formed to probe the alleged entry of unauthorised persons into the Ministry of Finance on May 28 to influence tweaking of taxes in the new fiscal budget, today submitted its report to the House of Representatives. Nepal 30 Jul, 2022
CCTV footage absolves Sharma The special parliamentary probe committee formed to investigate alleged entry of unauthorised persons into the Ministry of Finance on May 28 to influence tax cuts in the budget, found no evidence to prove the allegation. Nepal 29 Jul, 2022
CCTV footage 'establishes nothing' The Central Police Forensic Laboratory, which was asked to retrieve May 28 CCTV footage at the Ministry of Finance, today submitted its report to the special parliamentary probe committee investigating the alleged entry of unauthorised persons into the finance ministry a day before the budget was presented to influence the finance minister to tweak tax rates. Nepal 27 Jul, 2022
Probe panel gets report on missing CCTV footage The Central Police Science Forensic Laboratory, which was asked to retrieve CCTV footage recorded on May 28 at the Ministry of Finance, on Monday submitted its report to the committee formed to investigate tweaking of taxes in the budget to favour certain business houses. Kathmandu 26 Jul, 2022
Panel probing budget-tweak seeks CCTV footage The Special Parliamentary probe committee formed to investigate alleged entry of unauthorised persons in the Ministry of Finance on May 28, a day before the budget was presented in the House of Representatives, has ordered the home ministry to produce CCTV footage of May 28 and May 29 recorded at south and east gates of Singha Durbar. Kathmandu 25 Jul, 2022
Lower House fast tracks citizenship bill The House of Representatives on Friday passed the citizenship bill through a fast-track process. Nepal 23 Jul, 2022
Panel probing budget tweak gets extension ​​​​​​​The Special Parliamentary Committee formed to investigate interference in the budget making process by outsiders has got a seven-day extension to submit its report. Kathmandu 22 Jul, 2022
'Eligible people deprived of Nepali citizenship' The House of Representatives today held a debate on the Nepal Citizenship (First Amendment) Bill. Lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties said that eligible citizens had been deprived of citizenship for long due to non-enactment of new federal citizenship law. Kathmandu 15 Jul, 2022
Finance Minister Sharma resigns Finance Minister Janardan Sharma, who has been accused of changing tax rates to benefit business houses and deleting CCTV footage of May 28 night from his office, resigned from his post today. Nepal 07 Jul, 2022
