by Bharat Jargha Magar in The Kathmandu Post,Feb 2, 2023Forty-eight-year-old Shankar Sadaya lives in Shobhapur, a Musahar settlement in Lahan Municipality-18, Siraha. Most people in the settlement, including his family of five, have been deprived of basic government services for the lack of citizenship certificate. “All five members of my family are above 16 years of age but we haven’t been able to acquire citizenship certificates,” said Shankar. “Because of that, my children were deprived…
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by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Feb 1, 2023Visiting United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland has urged Nepali officials to protect national sovereignty while dealing with neighbours, particularly on economic partnerships. Addressing a press conference in Kathmandu before wrapping up her two-day Nepal trip on Monday, Nuland, the first foreign dignitary to visit the country after the formation of the Pushpa Kamal Dahal government, said Nepal could pursue economic…
by Purushottam Poudel in The Kathmandu Post, Feb 1, 2023Despite pressure from the ruling coalition partner Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) to reinstate its chair Rabi Lamichhane as home minister, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal appears reluctant to do so. Krishna Bahadur Mahara, vice-chairman of the CPN (Maoist Centre) and the party spokesperson, said Prime Minister Dahal will keep the home portfolio with himself until the Supreme Court issues the full text of its verdict in…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Feb 1, 2023At a time when the ongoing debate over a consensus candidate for President is heating up, leaders of the ruling CPN (Maoist Centre) are worried by the dominance of the CPN-UML, the biggest party in the current ruling coalition, in the Constitutional Council. The council is responsible for crucial appointments including those of the chief justice, auditor general and 60 office bearers of 12 different…
by Purushottam Poudel in The Kathmandu Post, Feb 1, 2023The Election Commission on Monday announced March 9 as the date for the election of new President and March 17 for electing Vice President. With the commission’s announcement, competition among political parties for the coveted posts is likely to further heat up. While the two largest parties in the legislature, the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML, each seek the help of the third-largest party, the CPN…
by Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, January 27th, 2023The ruling Maoist Centre is working to form a new sub-alliance in partnership with the Janata Samajbadi Party, the CPN (Unified Socialist) and the Nepal Samajbadi Party. Of late, they are exploring ways to forge a working partnership. After top leaders of the Maoist Centre, CPN (Unified Socialist) and Janata Samajbadi Party met on Sunday, the parties’ talks teams and the task forces have expedited their…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, January 27th, 2023The ruling CPN (Maoist Centre) has started discussions on the hotly debated upcoming presidential election at its Standing Committee meeting that kicked off Thursday. Discussions on the President have begun as the country is waiting for a decision from the Maoist Centre, whose role will be crucial in electing a new President. Although the Maoist Centre had reportedly agreed to cede the presidency to a…
by Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, January 26, 2023Nepal will propose developing two new Nepal-India cross-border transmission lines during the upcoming high-level meetings on energy between the two neighbours. As hydropower production has been growing in the country amid limited consumption, Nepal must sell more power to India to avoid spillage. For this, reliable infrastructure for cross-border transmission of power is necessary, officials say. Nepal plans to discuss constructing two new high capacity…
by Purushottam Poudel in The Kathmandu Post, January 26, 2023Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Centre) chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN-UML chief KP Sharma Oli, who had unexpectedly joined hands to form a governing coalition on December 25, has so far succeeded in forming the government under Dahal’s leadership, expand the Cabinet, and elect the Speaker and Deputy Speaker. The two leaders, who were arch-rivals until a few months ago, however, still harbour suspicion of…
by Ananda Gautam in The Kathmandu Post, Jan 25, 2023The price of chiraito, a medicinal herb prized by the pharmaceutical industry, has hit an all-time high of Rs1,000 per kg on soaring demand in India. The plant (Swertia chirayita) grows wild in the forests of the Himalayan foothills, and is also cultivated. Tibet used to be the largest buyer of Nepali chiraito; but after Chinese authorities closed the border in eastern Nepal due to Covid-19,…
by Tika R Pradhan in Kathmandu Post, Jan 25, 2023Former prime minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, who managed to make his party the biggest in Parliament, is currently facing severe criticism from in and outside of the party for failing to save the electoral alliance and thus keeping the party out of power. Party insiders and observers believe that after losing both the Speaker and deputy Speaker posts, the upcoming national presidential…