by Asaduzzaman Sardar in Dhaka Tribune, May 20, 2023Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-6) has arrested a fugitive, convicted to a life sentence in a case over the attack on the motorcade of then opposition leader and current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, from Kalaroa upazila of Satkhira. The detainee was identified as Ripon Hossain, a resident of the Kalaroa area. RAB-6 Commander Lt Col Mostak Ahmed, in a press conference on Friday, said on information, a team…
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by Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, May 20, 2023The government has overstated the country’s economic performance at a time when its main statistics body has painted a gloomy picture of the economy. Presenting the government’s policies and programmes for the fiscal year 2023-24 in a joint session of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly on Friday, President Ramchandra Paudel said all the sectors were witnessing positive outcomes as a result of…
by Anil Giri in Kathmandu Post, May 20, 2023Five months after assuming office in December last year, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is all set to begin his maiden visit to India. He starts his sojourn on May 31. Senior government officials confirmed to the Post that Dahal will undertake a four-day official visit to the southern neighbour at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. Dahal is expected to call on Indian President…
By Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, May 19, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Thursday said the government was unable to publicise the Lal Commission report as the Supreme Court barred it from doing so. The report was produced by a team led by former Supreme Court justice Girish Chandra Lal after a detailed investigation into the months of protests in the run-up to and following the promulgation of the constitution in September…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, May 19, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has made it clear there will be no compromise on national interests—Nepal’s unity, integrity and sovereignty—during his upcoming state visit to India. Responding to questions by CPN-UML lawmaker Raghuji Pant and Nepali Congress lawmaker Dilendra Badu during the question-answer session in the House of Representatives, Dahal said he wanted to reassure Parliament that there would be no compromise on issues related to the…
By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, May 18, 2023The latest report of the US Department of State has said right-wing religious groups associated with India’s ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) have been providing funds to influential politicians of all parties in Nepal so that they speak in favour of Hindu statehood. In its International Religious Freedom Report-2022, the State Department, quoting civil society sources, stated that some politicians associated with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party…
By Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, May 18, 2023Six months following the last major polls, the provincial governments are yet to get a full shape. In Lumbini, two ministers without portfolios have yet to be assigned ministries. Chief Minister Dilli Chaudhary of Nepali Congress has been trying to complete the government but to no avail. The Congress is yet to finalise its ministerial nominees, resulting in the delay. On Monday, Chief Minister of Sudurpaschim…
By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, May 18, 2023The latest report of the US Department of State has said right-wing religious groups associated with India’s ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) have been providing funds to influential politicians of all parties in Nepal so that they speak in favour of Hindu statehood. In its International Religious Freedom Report-2022, the State Department, quoting civil society sources, stated that some politicians associated with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party…
By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, May 17, 2023The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the decisions of lower courts to convict Resham Lal Chaudhary, a former lawmaker, in connection with the August 2015 Tikapur incident that saw seven police personnel and a toddler killed. Rejecting Resham’s plea for a clean chit, a division bench of justices Anand Mohan Bhattarai and Nahakul Sudedi concluded that he should face life imprisonment. Resham, along with ten others—who…