'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
Impeachment motion can't be a vindictive weapon: SC The five-member constitutional bench of the Supreme Court led by Acting Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki delivered a landmark verdict on the Sunil Ranjan Singh and others versus the government case. Nepal 13 May, 2023
'President can certify citizenship bill' Prominent lawyers told Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and top leaders of the ruling alliance that President Ramchandra Paudel could approve the citizenship bill that was pocket vetoed by ex-president Bidhya Devi Bhandari. Nepal 07 May, 2023
President's amnesty move draws flak President Bidhya Devi Bhandari’s decision to grant amnesty to all local level candidates, who were fined by the Election Commission for failing to submit details of their election expenses within the stipulated deadline of 30 days has drawn condemnations from lawyers. Nepal 19 Feb, 2023
'Lamichhane cannot get ministry back' Senior Advocate Mithilesh Kumar Singh said that as per Article 78 (4) Rabi Lamichhane cannot become a minister as the SC invalidated his election to the House of Representatives and the same ought to be interpreted as his defeat. Nepal 01 Feb, 2023
Prez gives lawmakers seven days to form govt President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has given members of the House of Representatives seven days to form a new government. Nepal 19 Dec, 2022
NBA condemns ordinance on pardoning jailed politicians The Nepal Bar Association and the Supreme Court Bar Association today issued separate press releases condemning the government’s move to bring an ordinance to facilitate withdrawal of government cases filed against political cadres who had adopted violent methods in the past but signed pacts with the government expressing their commitment to join the peaceful mainstream. Nepal 14 Dec, 2022
Uncertainty over fate of impeachment motion Political leaders and lawyers may be divided on the date when the tenure of the House of Representatives will end, but if the argument of the Election Commission is accepted and the HoR tenure ends on September 17, a day before the filing of candidacies for November 20 parliamentary election Nepal 13 Sep, 2022
SC refuses to stay EC decision on JSP-N feud ​​​​​​​Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal leader Mahantha Thakur suffered another political blow on Monday with the Supreme Court refusing to stay the Election Commission’s decision to recognise Upendra Yadav-Baburam Bhattarai faction of the Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal as the authentic party. Kathmandu 17 Aug, 2021
EC recognises Yadav as sole chair of JSP-N The Election Commission on Monday updated the record of 35-member executive committee of the Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal recognising Upendra Yadav as the only party chair. Kathmandu 10 Aug, 2021
Poll panel hands JSP-Nepal to Yadav's faction The Election Commission on Monday recognised the Upendra Yadav-Baburam Bhattarai faction of the Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal as the authentic party after 34 members of the party’s 51-member executive committee supported the faction during the support verification process. Kathmandu 27 Jul, 2021
