by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 19, 2023On Thursday, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said he will make his Maoist party better and stronger in the next three months just like in 2008, when the former rebel party had emerged as the largest force in the legislature within two years of its joining mainstream politics. Dahal, the chief of the CPN (Maoist Centre), said he would achieve such transformation by successfully taking…
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by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post,August 18, 2023Former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai, one of the ideologues of the Maoist insurgency, has warned of another conflict if the regular courts started to look into conflict-era cases. In his response to the Supreme Court in a case related to the use of child soldiers in the insurgency, the former vice-chair of the Maoist party said the regular court processes cannot ensure transitional justice and therefore…
by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post,August 18, 2023Nepal and China are set to resume bilateral military and defence engagements that were stalled due to the Covid pandemic. This includes suspended ministry exercise between Nepali and Chinese People’s Liberation Army, other military training like the national defence course in China and other engagements. This was agreed between the two armies during the ongoing visit to Nepal by Yue Ande, the major general of the Tibet…
by Anup Ojha in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 17, 2023Amid a steep rise in both cybercrime cases and complaints in recent years, the Cabinet on August 8 endorsed the National Cyber Security Policy 2080 BS (2023). While multiple stakeholders welcomed the move, they also pointed out that the new policy lacks a collaborative approach and seems to be a copy of similar measures in neighbouring countries. “The government consulted only a few stakeholders. Worse, it…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 16, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will be leaving Kathmandu to participate in the 78th United Nations General Assembly on September 16. The event is taking place in New York, from where Dahal will on September 22 embark on a visit to China. At the Nepal government’s request, the United Nations headquarters has rescheduled the prime minister’s address, pulling it a day ahead, after it clashed with the date…
report in Nepalnews.com, Aug 16, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that attempts are ongoing to create rift in the ruling alliance and that are exhibited through the activities carried out against the government and the disruptions in the parliamentary business. At a meeting with the editors of the major media outlets on Tuesday, the PM said, “I have realized this in the recent time. But I think there is no unease in the…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 16, 2023On Sunday, CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli objected to the possible return of former President Bidya Devi Bhandari to active politics saying that the rumour was designed to create trouble within his party. Following his statement, broader discussions on whether the former President can join active politics have started. “She was a respected President… Before that, she was a close friend and respected vice-chair of…
by Shiva Puri in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 15, 2023Ever since her nine-year-old daughter went missing four months ago, Tetari Kumari Mahato has been having sleepless nights. The 35-year-old mother, a resident of ward 6 of Garuda Municipality, has been eagerly waiting for any news about her daughter, who went missing on May 3. It was noon and Tetari had been catching a nap while her daughter was out playing with her friends. “My husband…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 15, 2023The ruling coalition partners have concluded that there is no need to further investigate the Gaur Massacre, where as many as 27 members of the then CPN (Maoist) were brutally killed and 115 were injured. A meeting of the leaders of the ruling parties convened by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday drew the conclusion a week after the government signed an agreement with…
by Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 14, 2023Nepal’s political parties have already begun their preparations for the next general and local polls. The ascendant Rastriya Swatantra Party has launched its ‘Mission Chaurasi’ campaign, with its eyes trained on the 2084 BS general election; the main opposition CPN-UML conducted its own two-month-long ‘Mission Grassroots’ in February; and the ruling Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist Centre) have their own ‘transformation’ and ‘invigoration’ campaigns, respectively. With…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 14, 2023The Janamat Party joined the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government for the second time on Monday. President Ramchandra Paudel administered the oath to newly-appointed minister Anita Devi Sah. She has been assigned to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration. Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Speaker Devraj Ghimire and National Assembly chair Ganesh Prasad Timilsina among others were present at the oath-taking ceremony…