Nepal at the edge: Courage, corruption, and the call for Gen Z leadership I am a Gorkhali. Opinion 01 Oct, 2025
Deuba Calls for Proportional Representation Within Direct Election System Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has emphasized that proportional representation must be ensured within the direct election system. Nepal 20 Jul, 2025
Provincial capitals in federal Nepal: Assessing their relevance to balanced regional development The recent remarks by the Chief Minister of Far-West Province (FWP) clearly highlight his concern over the lack of progress in establishing the provincial capital (PC) of FWP. Opinion 19 Jun, 2025
Proportional representation: And the issue of threshold The concept of proportional representation (PR) was crystallised when the mixed parallel electoral system with 60 per cent seats for PR and 40 per cent seats for First Past-the Post (FPtP) segments was enshrined in the Interim Constitution for holding the Constitutional Assembly (CA) election, as there had been no provision of thresholds in our experiments with the FPtP in the 1959, 1991, 1994 and 1996 general elections. Opinion 27 Jan, 2025
National Assembly lacks business, says Chair Dahal National Assembly (NA) Chairperson Narayan Prasad Dahal has acknowledged that the NA has not been receiving adequate legislative business. Kathmandu 26 Dec, 2024
Karnali CM Sharma announces resignation Karnali Province's Chief Minister Raj Kumar Sharma announced his resignation from the post on Wednesday. Nepal 03 Apr, 2024
Pakistan votes for a new parliament as militant attacks surge and jailed leader's party cries foul Pakistanis braved cold winter weather and the threat of violence to vote for a new parliament Thursday a day after twin bombings claimed at least 30 lives in the worst election-related violence ahead of the contested elections. World 08 Feb, 2024
Final list of voters for NA election out: 549 voters from province assemblies, 1,498 from local levels The Election Commission (EC) has released the final list of voters for the upcoming National Assembly election. Nepal 07 Jan, 2024
EDITORIAL: Accept EC's proposals Will the major political parties that have sway on almost all the major issues be ready to adopt the suggestions made by the Election Commission (EC) through the draft of the Integrated Election Management Bill, which was submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs on July 3? Opinion 30 Aug, 2023
EDITORIAL: EC's resolve The Election Commission (EC) has fined parliamentary and provincial assembly candidates who did not make public their election expenditure details, and those who did not submit the election expense details to the EC. Each of the erring candidates were fined Rs 15,000 for failing to making public the election expense details within 35 days of the announcement of the final poll results. Opinion 27 Jul, 2023
EDITORIAL: Koshi quandary The Supreme Court has ordered the newly-formed government of Koshi Province not to take any decision that will have long-term impact. Opinion 14 Jul, 2023
EDITORIAL: Sweeping poll reforms Should the Federal Parliament endorse the new integrated Election Bill as proposed by the Election Commission (EC), the country will witness sweeping reforms in the election system, making the political parties more accountable to the electorate. Opinion 05 Jul, 2023
