Focus on issues of public importance: PM ​​​​​​​Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has directed the bureaucracy to take concrete efforts to resolve problems with focus on issues of public importance. Kathmandu 16 Aug, 2023
Whoever involved in gold smuggling should be punished: NC The NC has said that its attention has been drawn to the seizure of a quintal of smuggled gold from the Capital City recently. Kathmandu 14 Aug, 2023
Speaker can call meet of Lower House: Apex court The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the speaker can call the House of Representatives’ meeting if the government dithered in doing so. Nepal 13 Jul, 2021
Govt committed to humanitarian aid in the wake of monsoon-induced disasters Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel said the government had made concerted efforts for rescue and relief work in a bid to help disaster survivors in the wake of the monsoon. Nepal 05 Jul, 2021
NHRC chief draws flak for condemning Mohna Ansari KATHMANDU, JULY 10 National Human Rights Commission Chairman Anup Raj Sharma has drawn flak for issuing a press release condemning NHRC member Mohna Ansari for criticising Samajwadi Party-Nepal’s decision to expel Sarita Giri from both the party... Travel 11 Jul, 2020
Lawmakers reluctant to register private member’s bills Kathmandu, November 16 Private member’s bills are part of parliamentary democracy, but lawmakers in Nepal rarely register these bills in both the Parliament and provincial assemblies. Executive Director of Freedom Forum Taranath Dahal said... Travel 17 Nov, 2019
EDITORIAL: Follow House rules The parliamentary system cannot be made functional unless the Speaker is assertive in implementing his own rulings After the new constitution was adopted in 2015, the Parliament drafted rules to govern its day-to-day functioning. Unlike the previous... 05 Aug, 2019
Ministers avoid Q&A in House Kathmandu, August 3 Ministers have been making a mockery of parliamentary regulation by not showing up at the House of Representatives to attend the question-answer session. Except for the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, no minister... Travel 04 Aug, 2019
EDITORIAL: Superficial report Parliamentary panels must conduct adequate research with inputs from experts before making public their reports All parliamentary committees function as mini-parliaments, rising above partisan interests, and staying clear of the interests of certain... 07 Feb, 2019
NC, RJP-N end House obstruction Kathmandu, January 9 Lawmakers from the Nepali Congress and Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal ended House obstruction after Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara ordered the government to answer the lawmakers’ queries and make Justice Girish Chandra Lal-led... Travel 10 Jan, 2019
EDITORIAL: Undemocratic move If the lawmakers are barred from putting questions to the PM, it will undermine the parliamentary supremacy In parliamentary democracy, the Parliament is the supreme body elected by the people. The constitution has clearly defined the roles and... 08 Jan, 2019
Prime minister digs bigger hole for himself Kathmandu, January 6 Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s attempt to justify his claim that the government was taking positive initiatives to create a prosperous Nepal failed to convince the opposition, creating a ruckus in the Parliament that led... Travel 07 Jan, 2019
