report in Nepalnews.com, Nov 25, 2023Chairperson of Nepal Communist Party (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal has said all sections of the society, including the political parties should join hands for the prosperity of the country. Speaking at a program held on Friday at the Central Office of the party, Nepal said that economic transformation based on social justice is the current need of the country. Pointing out that maintaining good governance is essential to guarantee…
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by Krishna Prasad Gautam in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 25, 2023Bhakta Bahadur BK, a migrant worker, leaves for India for work around this time of the year after celebrating Dashain with his family. This year he returned from India before Dashain and had planned to go back to work after the festivities. But the November 3 earthquake prevented him from making good on his plans. Since the earthquake destroyed his house in Chyuridar inward 4…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 25, 2023Almost six months after Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s visit to India, the status of progress and follow-up to the agreements reached during the four-day official trip are dismal, said lawmakers and foreign policy experts. During a roundtable discussion on Friday organised by the Centre for Social Inclusion and Federalism (CESIF), Raj Kishor Yadav, the chairman of the parliamentary International Relations and Tourism Committee, said the visit was…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, November 24, 2023The Supreme Court on Thursday sought clarifications from the President’s Office and the government over their moves to provide amnesty to three convicts of the Tikapur carnage from 2015. Responding to a writ petition by Sharada Kadayat Bohara, wife to police inspector Keshav Bohara who was killed in the incident, and Mandhara Devi Bista, wife to another victim, a single bench of Justice Prakash Dhungana sought the reasons…
By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 24, 2023Thousands of people descended on Kathmandu on Thursday in a major show of force between two rival groups—the supporters of the controversial businessman Durga Prasai and sister organisations of the CPN-UML stewarded by lawmaker Mahesh Basnet. This was the first major demonstration in Kathmandu demanding the reinstatement of monarchy and Hindu state after Nepal became a secular republic in 2008. Fearing clashes between the two sides,…
By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 23, 2023The Election Commission is preparing to hold the National Assembly polls for one third of its lawmakers on January 25 next year. A team led by Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Thapaliya is meeting Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal with the proposal on Friday to recommend the election date. The term of 19 members of the upper house including its Chairperson Ganesh Timilsina expires on March 3.…
by Biplab Maharjan in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 23, 2023In the November 3 Jajarkot earthquake, several school buildings in Darma Rural Municipality in the neighbouring Salyan district were destroyed and many others suffered damage to the point where conducting classes became too risky. As there is no possibility of the government carrying out immediate repairs or reconstruction of the damaged buildings, students are having to study under open skies while some of them are making…
By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 22, 2023The writer covers parliamentary affairs and human rights for The Kathmandu Post.The Judicial Council has finally nominated justices for six of the seven long-vacant positions at the Supreme Court. A meeting of the council led by Chief Justice Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha on Tuesday picked four candidates from among high court career judges and two practising lawyers. The council has ditched the hierarchical norm in nominating high…
Report in Kathmandu Post, Nov 22, 2023The Lalitpur District Administration on Tuesday issued a prohibitory order banning demonstrations, mass meetings, protests and gatherings in the Pulchowk area for six months. The ban covers areas like the residences of ministers, the UN building, the National Human Rights Commission and the areas adjoining the major establishments. The move comes a day after the Kathmandu District Administration Office issued a similar order banning protests and demonstrations along the…
by Krishana Prasain in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 19, 2023Internet traffic has grown sharply soon after the government banned the popular social media platform TikTok, suggesting that users are exploring online loopholes to access the app. Internet service providers and experts say TikTok accounts for nearly 40 percent of internet bandwidth consumption in Nepal, and when it is banned, the internet consumption should have nosedived. But to the surprise of many, internet traffic has grown…