Jeopardising judiciary: Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs under scrutiny Scenario one: The Judicial Council recently appointed district judges to the posts that were vacant for a considerable duration. Opinion 13 Oct, 2023
New twist in Koshi chief ministerial fray ​​​​​​​Politics in Koshi Province took a new turn on Thursday with Nepali Congress lawmaker Kedar Karki staking claim to form the government with the support of eight NC lawmakers and 39 CPN-UML lawmakers. Nepal 13 Oct, 2023
'Constitution should be amended to address people's grievances' ​​​​​​​As the country celebrated Constitution Day, constitutional experts and political leaders demanded a panel to recommend amendments to the constitution. Kathmandu 21 Sep, 2023
EDITORIAL: CJ Rana acquitted? Secretary General of the Parliament Secretariat, Bharat Raj Gautam, shook the entire political sphere, parliament and judiciary by acquitting suspended Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Cholendra Shumsher Rana of the unconcluded impeachment motion on Wednesday. Opinion 09 Dec, 2022
EDITORIAL: Unlawful decision The government’s decision to provide post-retirement benefits to Acting Chief Justice Deepak Kumar Karki on par with a retired chief justice has drawn flak from all walks of life, including the former justices, who had told the government to provide any kind of benefit to the retired justices only after formulating a law in this regard. Opinion 30 Sep, 2022
President's refusal to sign citizenship bill criticised President Bidhya Devi Bhandari's refusal to give her assent to the citizenship bill passed by the Parliament has drawn condemnation from ruling parties, civil society members, and constitutional experts. Nepal 22 Sep, 2022
President refuses to sign citizenship bill into law President refuses to sign citizenship bill into law Nepal 21 Sep, 2022
Speaker's lawyers also find fault in prez action Five lawyers representing Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota and a lawyer representing the petitioners told the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court that President Bidhya Devi Bhandari acted beyond her scope when she dissolved the House of Representatives on the recommendation of the government Kathmandu 05 Jul, 2021
Speaker Sapkota calls all-party meet to discuss HoR dissolution Speaker of the now-dissolved House of Representatives Agni Prasad Sapkota has called an all-party meeting to discuss issues related to dissolution of the House of Representatives. Kathmandu 11 Jun, 2021
Article 76 (5): President to consult experts before taking a call Article 76 (5): President to consult experts before taking a call Nepal 21 May, 2021
EDITORIAL: Political uncertainty With the division bench of the Supreme Court on Sunday ruling in favour of Rishiram Kattel’s Nepal Communist Party (NCP) as the authentic political party while invalidating the unification between the then CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist Centre as the NCP, the prospect of the ruling party staying united appears to be almost non-existent, at least for now. Opinion 09 Mar, 2021
