The UML leadership: Virtually losing moral relevance The coalition of two diagonally opposite parties standing ideologically on different pages, the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML), came as a great surprise after they decided to tie the political wedlock at midnight. Opinion 15 Jan, 2025
Murky laws spark dispute between the federal and local government Lack of clarity in the laws has sparked tensions between Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) and the road department over road construction and pavement expansion in the New Road area. Kathmandu 04 Jun, 2024
SC annuls Oli Cabinet's decision to allow swapping of Giri Bandhu Tea Estate land The Supreme Court annulled then-KP Sharma-led government's decision to allow Giri Bandhu Tea Estate to relocate its 343-19-12 bigha land to a different location. Nepal 08 Feb, 2024
NHRC in danger of being downgraded The National Human Rights Commission, which has maintained ‘A’ status since its inception, risks losing its status as the Geneva-based Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) is likely to take a call on the issue. Nepal 21 Oct, 2023
Right to health: Some suggestions Over the last few months, Health and Population Minister Mohan Bahadur Basnet has incessantly spoken about ensuring the right to health that all Nepalis should enjoy. I am taking the opportunity offered me by this column to respectfully address minister Basnet with some humble suggestions and ideas. Opinion 13 Sep, 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
NHRC's status downgraded, credibility at stake Geneva-based Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions has downgraded National Human Rights Commission’s status to ‘B. Nepal 14 Nov, 2022
UML justifies House dissolution in manifesto The CPN-UML unveiled its 96-page election manifesto justifying the dissolution of the House of Representatives. Nepal 02 Nov, 2022
NC promises it will not dissolve HoR in manifesto In a rebuke to CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli, the Nepali Congress pledged in its poll manifesto that it would not dissolve the House of Representatives due to inter or intra-party feud. Nepal 31 Oct, 2022
JSP-N unhappy with ruling alliance The executive committee of the Janata Samajwadi Party-Nepal on Saturday decided to keep itself open to seat sharing with parties other than the four ruling coalition partners — the Nepali Congress, CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist) and Rastriya Janamorcha. Nepal 02 Oct, 2022
