Committee formed to study citizenship issues The Ministry of Home Affairs has formed a five-member study committee to address the citizenship issue. It was formed under the coordination of Tokraj Pandey, the head of the policy, planning, monitoring, and evaluation division of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Nepal 17 Sep, 2024
EC calls for exercising franchise in by-elections In a press note issued on Friday, the EC urged voters from the respective constituencies to cast their votes between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm. Kathmandu 26 Apr, 2024
Six citizenship cards cancelled on ground of fake details The government has revoked six Nepali citizenship certificates obtained from the District Administration Office, Siraha, due to the submission of fake details. Nepal 29 Dec, 2023
EC makes necessary preparation for nomination for NA election The Election Commission has made necessary preparations for the nomination on January 8 of candidates for the National Assembly election scheduled for January 25. Kathmandu 28 Dec, 2023
Nepal Citizenship (Third Amendment) Regulations published in Nepal Gazette, citizenship certificate to NRNs Citizenship certificates will be distributed to Non-Resident Nepalis following the publication of the Nepal Citizenship (Third Amendment) Regulation, 2080, in the Nepal Gazette. Kathmandu 25 Sep, 2023
Citizenship process eased ​​​​​​​The Ministry of Home Affairs hopes that framing of citizenship regulations will ease the process of granting citizenship to children of Nepali mothers and non-Nepali father and children of Nepali mothers’ whose fathers remain untraced and children of citizens by birth. Nepal 25 Sep, 2023
EDITORIAL: Let the House decide A 25-year-old youth from Katahari in Morang district attempted self-immolation at the Maitighar A Mandala on Tuesday to protest against the Supreme Court’s short-term interim stay order on the immediate distribution of citizenship certificates. Opinion 15 Jun, 2023
EDITORIAL: Prez draws flak President Ramchandra Paudel on Wednesday authenticated the Citizenship Bill, which former president Bidhya Devi Bhandari had kept on hold, but not without creating a stir among legal experts, political parties and the common people at large. Opinion 02 Jun, 2023
12,000 plus citizenship certificates issued in Sunsari Similarly, the administration has provided 11,309 passport copies during the review period. Nepal 28 May, 2023
EDITORIAL: Rabi's future Yet again, Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chair Rabi Lamichhane has landed into another legal controversy on the same case involving his Nepali citizenship paper, which he obtained from the Kathmandu District Administration Office (KDAO), immediately after being disqualified as a Nepali citizen by a verdict of the Supreme Court delivered on January 28. Opinion 26 May, 2023
Police arrest 10 Indian nationals with Nepali citizenship cards The Kathmandu police have arrested 10 Indian nationals on charge of taking Nepali citizenship cards by producing fake documents. Kathmandu 07 May, 2023
Terrorism resurgence in South Asia: How Nepal can enhance its security Australia’s Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP) in its Global Terrorism Index 2023 ranked Nepal 36th with a score of 4.13, which means the country suffered medium impact from terrorism. Opinion 19 Apr, 2023
