House passes Bill related to election of President and Vice-President KATHMANDU: The Legislature-Parliament has unanimously passed the 'Bill related to election of the President and the Vice-President-2017. The Bill, which was not passed due to lack of quorum on October 6, has been passed today. At the meeting,... Travel 08 Oct, 2017
�Human rights situation not satisfactory� Kathmandu, September 25 In a meeting of the Legislature-Parliament today, the Legislation Committee presented various reports prepared by it. Committee President Ganga Chaudhary presented the committee’s supplementary reports relating to the... Horoscopes 26 Sep, 2017
Transitional justice bodies await revision of related acts Kathmandu, June 7 The chairpersons of two transitional justice mechanisms — the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons — have said adjudication of conflict-era cases was delayed... Horoscopes 08 Jun, 2017
Parliamentary Committee urges govt to provide resources to commissions KATHMANDU: Social Justice and Human Rights Committee under the Legislature-Parliament has urged the government to formulate necessary law as well as to provide resources to Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Commission on Investigation of... Horoscopes 07 Jun, 2017
Madhesi Commission chair, members to be from same community Kathmandu, June 5 Social Justice and Human Rights Committee of the Parliament today passed the report of its Sub-committee that recommended that the chairperson and members of Madhesi Commission should be of Madhesi origin. Discussing the... Horoscopes 06 Jun, 2017
House panel moots action against security personnel guilty of indiscriminate killing Kathmandu, April 9 A parliamentary sub-committee formed under lawmaker Moktar Ahmed to investigate the Saptari incident submitted its report today recommending action against security personnel who used indiscriminate force against... Travel 10 Apr, 2017
TRC, a hostage to chairperson�s prolonged absence Kathmandu, April 1 The Truth and Reconciliation Commission has virtually become a 'hostage' to the prolonged absence of its Chairman Surya Kiran Gurung. Gurung, who went incommunicado for almost one-and-a-half months, has stayed away from... Travel 02 Apr, 2017
CIEDP handicapped as legally there�s very little it can do Kathmandu, March 25 The Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons is entering crucial phase of investigation, but the government has not yet criminalised torture. The CIEDP will collect ante-mortem data of enforced... Travel 26 Mar, 2017
Parliamentary team in Rajbiraj to study shooting incident Rajbiraj, March 23 A parliamentary team to conduct a field study on the death of five persons in police firing arrived in Rajbiraj today.` The seven-member team, led by Mokhtar Ahmed of the Social Justice and Human Rights Committee, met... Travel 24 Mar, 2017
Parliamentary team in Anand Bazaar Dhangadhi, March 22 A parliamentary team today arrived in Ananda Bazaar of Punarbas Municipality to investigate the killing of Nepali national Govinda Gautam allegedly in firing by border guards of Indian Sashastra Seema Bal on March 9. The... Travel 23 Mar, 2017
Deliberation on inclusion commission bill begins Kathmandu, March 21 The Social Justice and Human Rights Committee under the Legislature-Parliament today began discussion on the bill relating to formation of a national inclusion commission. The discussion began after a sub-committee submitted... Horoscopes 22 Mar, 2017
Bhatta urges Gurung to call TRC meeting without delay Kathmandu, February 16 Truth and Reconciliation Commission member Madhabi Bhatta has formally urged its Chairman Surya Kiran Gurung to call an immediate meeting of the transitional justice body. In a letter to TRC Chairman Gurung today, she... Horoscopes 17 Feb, 2017
