Janamat Party and NUP agree to merger Dr CK Raut-led Janamat Party and Resham Chaudhary-led Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP) have reached an agreement on the merger. Both parties have stated that they are in agreement on the name of the party, chairperson, election symbol, and other details. Nepal 24 Mar, 2025
Press Council Nepal unilaterally targets THT for responsible and fearless journalism The Press Council Nepal (PCN) has made an arbitrary decision to take ‘unconstitutional action’ against The Himalayan Times following its series of investigative stories exposing British mountaineer of Nepali origin Nirmal Purja, aka Nims Purja, and his United Kingdom-based company — Elite Exped. Nepal 12 Mar, 2025
The Oscars are more international than ever. So why is the international film category broken? For many filmmakers, the Oscars are a pipe dream. But not because they think their movies aren’t good enough. Entertainment 21 Feb, 2025
Oli's modus operandi is stifling dissenting voices say experts Usha Kiran Timilsina was returning from an oath-taking ceremony for the Shivpuri Rural Municipality Committee, Nuwakot Constituency No. 1. She had just returned home after completing the programme Nepal 27 Dec, 2024
Will not let off anyone involved in cooperative fraud: Minister Gurung Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, has said that the government would not let anyone off named in the report of the Parliamentary Investigation Committee on Cooperative Fraud. Nepal 25 Dec, 2024
Legislators condemn abuse of Lamichhane's human rights in custody Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the chairperson of the third largest party CPN-MC and former prime minister, has condemned former home minister and deputy prime minister Rabi Lamichhane's human rights violations, as have other leaders. Nepal 11 Dec, 2024
Game of Thrones syndrome persists among top leaders With the two largest political parties in the federal parliament agreeing to form a national consensus government and signing a power-sharing pact to oust Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, despite his strategic moves in managing the two largest parties and leading the government, as well as his blatant claims that his party possesses magical numbers, the political turmoil will continue until he is in politics. Nepal 08 Jul, 2024
Arrest of Kailash Sirohia: Questions on press freedom Like a gentle shower, a few cooperative scams had started making discordant and trickling noises a few years back. Opinion 31 May, 2024
Thai ex-Prime Minister Thaksin gets free on parole, but can he restore his old political luster? Current Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, a leading member of the ruling Thaksin-backed Pheu Thai party, expressed congratulations to his predecessor. World 18 Feb, 2024
Head on collision of judiciary and executive: A perennial problem in Nepal The legislature, the executive and the judiciary form a trinity in parliamentary democracy. Its heart beat is the tripartite doctrine of power separation of these three propounded by Montesquieu. These three should be able to intersect one another without losing their respective independence. None of the three should look upon one another as opposed to each other. Opinion 29 Aug, 2023
Amend new education bill: Schools ​​​​​​​Expressing dissatisfaction with the provisions of the proposed School Education Bill, private school organisations have announced protest if the government does not withdraw the bill that is in the process of being tabled in the House of Representative or if some of the provisions in it are not amended. Nepal 09 Aug, 2023
Nidhi exalted as true Gandhian democrat Addressing a programme organised by Mahendra Narayan Nidhi Memorial Foundation to mark the 101s birth anniversary of Mahendra Narayan Nidhi, former prime minister and Chair of CPN (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal said he met Mahendra Narayan Nidhi in Jaleshwor jail in 1973. Nepal 26 Feb, 2023
