Report in The Kathmandu Post, May 26, 2023The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the appointment of Bindabasini Kansakar as a member of the House of Representatives, replacing Dhaka Kumar Shrestha. A division bench of justices Kumar Regmi and Nahakul Subedi, on Wednesday, refused to issue an interim order in Shrestha’s writ petition against the Rastriya Swatantra Party’s decision to strip him of the lawmaker position. Shrestha had demanded scrapping of the party’s move,…
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By Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, May 26, 2023The government has asked the President’s Office to release Resham Lal Chaudhary, the jailed leader of the Nagarik Unmukti Party, through presidential pardon on Republic Day next week. The government made the request on Wednesday. Former lawmaker Chaudhary has been serving a life term at the Capital’s Dillibazar prison after being convicted of masterminding the 2015 Tikapur massacre. It was only on May 16 that…
By Anup Ojha in The Kathmandu Post, May 26, 2023Police on Thursday said their investigation into the high-profile Bhutanese refugee scam continues even after the District Attorney Office Kathmandu prosecuted 30 persons including former ministers and top officials at the District Court, Kathmandu on Wednesday. The prosecutions were based on a police investigation report the attorney’s office received on Monday. “Our investigation is not over,” Kathmandu Police Range Chief Senior Superintendent of Police Dan Bahadur…
By Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, May 25, 2023The District Attorney Office Kathmandu on Wednesday filed criminal cases at the District Court Kathmandu against 30 individuals including former deputy prime minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi and former home minister Bal Krishna Khand, accusing their involvement in the fake Bhutanese refugee scam. The attorney office said they have been charged with four types of crimes—treason, organised crime, fraud and forgery. “We have sought additional punishment…
By Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, May 25, 2023Madhesh politics is simmering. Discontent has grown within the ruling coalition about the Madhesh government’s expansion. CPN (Maoist Centre), Janamat Party, and Loktantrik Samajbadi Party have been saying that their members have not been fairly represented in power-sharing arrangements. The parliamentary party of the Maoist Centre has even decided to recall its two ministers from the Madhesh Cabinet. Only the Nepali Congress and CPN (Unified Socialist)…
By Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, May 24, 2023Against the backdrop of recent electoral setbacks, a section of the Nepali Congress leaders is launching a nationwide campaign to shore up the grand old party. The party’s youth leaders are planning to traverse the country with the Nepali Congress Rupantaran Abhiyan (transformation campaign) to unite cadres across the country and reconnect with voters. The leaders said they have taken serious note of the party’s poor…
By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, May 25, 2023A report by the Eminent Persons Group on Nepal-India Relations, which has almost lost its relevance after having been shelved for about five years, is being discussed again with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal all set to embark on a four-day India visit. Nepal and India had formed an eight-member panel of eminent persons in 2016 to review bilateral relations in their entirety and suggest the…
By Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, May 24, 2023The District Attorney Office, Kathmandu said on Tuesday that it could prosecute the accused in Bhutanese refugees scam with more charges, although the police have recommended charging them with three crimes—fraud, organised crime and treason. The police, on Monday, submitted its investigation report on the Bhutanese refugee scam to the attorney office with a recommendation to prosecute 33 individuals including senior political leaders of different…
By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, May 24, 2023While the federal government is in the final leg of preparing the national budget for the next fiscal year, the government of Sudurpaschim Province is putting pressure on Kathmandu to increase the federal grant going to the province. A committee led by Sudurpaschim Chief Minister Kamal Shah met Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Finance Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat and the Vice-chairperson of the National Planning Commission…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, May 23, 2023Following complaints that Tribhuvan University teachers are involved in party politics, the Election Commission has sought clarification from the TU administration. The commission has asked whether the teachers at the university were involved in party politics and if yes why they were allowed to do so. The constitutional commission has also written to the respective parties asking whether they had assigned any responsibility of the party to the…
By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, May 23, 2023With Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal all set to go to India at the end of May, officials on both sides are busy giving final touches to the visit’s agenda. Though preparations for Dahal’s first foreign trip since becoming prime minister on December 25 are in full swing, the two sides are yet to make a formal announcement of the date. Foreign Minister NP Saud has…