Efforts on for national development: PM Oli Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the efforts were on to forward the entire society ahead and spur national developments. Nepal 27 Mar, 2025
Ruling alliance united on ordinances The meeting also decided to introduce additional legislation and provide sufficient business for Parliament. Kathmandu 27 Jan, 2025
EDITORIAL: Usury criminalised Despite some uncertainty, the House of Representatives unanimously passed the anti-usury ordinance replacement bill on Sunday, raising hopes that the usury victims would find justice as loan-sharking has now been criminalised. Opinion 18 Jul, 2023
Opposition for passing anti-usury bill A bill under consideration of the House becomes ineffective only when the House is dissolved. There is no other situation where a bill can become ineffective. Nepal 15 Jul, 2023
Dismiss Koshi govt; bring new bill against loan sharks: UML ​​​​​​​The CPN-UML has demanded immediate dismissal of the government of Koshi province and the commencement of a fresh process for formation a new government. Nepal 16 Jul, 2023
PM clarifies remarks, House obstruction ends Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal told the House of Representatives on Monday that his remarks on Indian national Pritam Singh were merely a reflection of family friendship that he shared with him, which had grown into a deeper bond after his ailing daughter Gyanu was offered accommodation at Singh’s flat in New Delhi when she was terminally ill with cancer and was undergoing treatment in the Indian capital. Kathmandu 11 Jul, 2023
PM Dahal, Deuba, Oli discuss House obstruction ​​​​​​​Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal held talks with CPN- UML Chair KP Sharma Oli and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba in his bid to end the current deadlock in the Parliament created by the UML and other opposition parties over the PM’s alleged remarks that Indian national Pritam Singh had gone to New Delhi several times to make him the PM at least once. Nepal 10 Jul, 2023
Anti-usury ordinance becomes invalid Obstruction of parliamentary proceedings by opposition lawmakers has led to the invalidation of anti-usury ordinance that the president had issued on May 3. The ordinance had amended some provisions of the Muluki Criminal Code criminalising loan sharking. Nepal 06 Jul, 2023
Parliament to endorse citizenship bill: Speaker Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota said the Parliament was preparing to pass the citizenship bill in the current budget session. Nepal 27 Jun, 2022
EDITORIAL: Ambitious budget Finance Minister Janardan Sharma on Sunday presented a budget of Rs 1.793 trillion for fiscal 2022/23 at the joint session of the federal parliament, focussing on the upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections to be held by November-end. Opinion 31 May, 2022
EDITORIAL: Let the system function When leaders of the coalition partners of the Sher Bahadur Deuba-led government met last week following the passage of the controversial MCC (Millennium Challenge Corporation) compact, they discussed the possibility of dissolving the House of Representatives (HoR) before its five-year tenure expires in November, citing the main opposition, CPN- UML’s continued House obstruction. Opinion 07 Mar, 2022
UML to have 15 office bearers The CPN-UML has decided to have 15 office bearers, including a chairperson, a senior vice-chairperson, four vice-chairpersons, one general secretary, one deputy general secretary, and seven secretaries. Nepal 04 Oct, 2021
