Nepal Literature Festival begins in Pokhara The 11th edition of the Nepal Literature Festival has kicked off at Barahighat, Lakeside, in Pokhara. Chief Minister of Gandaki Province Surendraraj Pandey inaugurated the event. Nepal 16 Feb, 2024
CJ Shrestha stresses public trust on judiciary CJ Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha emphasized the importance of forging a collective commitment to increase public confidence in the judiciary Kathmandu 15 Oct, 2023
Women need education, justice: Former CJ Shrestha Former Chief Justice Kalyan Shrestha has said Nepali women need education and equal justice. Kathmandu 10 Sep, 2023
Government committed to bringing those responsible for grave human rights violations to justice: PM Dahal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has expressed the government's commitment to establishing a credible transitional justice process to uncover the truth, providing reparations to the survivors. Kathmandu 04 Sep, 2023
Observers confident of fair, peaceful elections The General Elections Observation Committee has said that Sunday’s elections to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies will be conducted in a free, fair, and impartial manner. Nepal 19 Nov, 2022
Governance Lab's two-day National Governance Symposium concludes Stakeholders from public policy and governance sectors joined forces to discuss new dimensions of local governance innovation at the National Governance Symposium 2022 organised by the Governance Lab. Business 18 Oct, 2022
Former CJs say not enough evidence to summon them Four former chief justices — Anup Raj Sharma, Kalyan Shrestha, Sushila Karki, and Min Bahadur Raymajhi — who were summoned by the impeachment recommendation committee today wrote a letter to the House panel objecting to its decision to summon them without gathering any evidence to support suspended Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana’s allegations against them. Nepal 16 Sep, 2022
Gradual improvement in election process: Report Except for legal and practical complexities, the election process is gradually improving in the local level elections as compared to past elections. Nepal 11 May, 2022
Election must be won through ideology, principles: CEC Thapaliya Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya has emphasised that all the political parties contesting the election should be committed to making the election free, fair, and economical by completely adhering to the election code of conduct so as to ensure the protection of democracy and integrity of the governance system. Nepal 01 Apr, 2022
Call for decriminalisation of abortion Former chief justice Kalyan Shrestha said decriminalisation of abortion was necessary to ensure women’s reproductive health right. Nepal 26 Feb, 2022
SC Bar Association asks CJ Rana to quit Thirteen justices of the Supreme Court boycotted the bench today as they held consultations among themselves on what should be their move against Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JB Rana, who faces accusation of lobbying the prime minister to get his brotherin-law appointed to the Cabinet and delaying the hearing of cases filed against appointments in the constitutional bodies. Nepal 26 Oct, 2021
Former CJs acquitted of contempt charge The Supreme Court has acquitted four former chief justices of contempt of court charge. Nepal 02 Oct, 2021