by Krishana Prasain in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 14, 2022Foreign direct investment (FDI) commitments to Nepal plunged by more than half in the first four months of the current fiscal year, which officials attributed to a slowdown in the global economy. An economic slump in China is the key reason behind the fall in FDI pledges, insiders said. China’s economy is decelerating after it adopted a zero-Covid strategy. According to the Department of Industry which…
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By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 14, 2022. .The Sher Bahadur Deuba administration’s move to amend the penal code through an ordinance to clear legal hurdles for pardoning politicians convicted of heinous crimes has met with widespread criticism. The caretaker government has been accused of misusing ordinance to create the ground for the release of Resham Chaudhary, a former lawmaker who is currently in jail after being convicted in the 2015 Tikapur killings.…
By Ram Kumar Kamat in The Himalayan Times, Dec 13, 2022.KATHMANDU: The government has sent an ordinance to President Bidhya Devi Bhandari proposing to amend the negative list in Section 116 of Criminal Procedure Code, whereby the government can withdraw cases filed against people who were involved in political agitations in the past but subsequently entered into agreements with the government to renounce violent methods and join the political mainstream. The government’s move drew condemnation…
by Purushottam Poudel in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 12, 2022 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who also heads the present ruling alliance of four political parties, has been busy cobbling together a broader coalition to form a new government with a clear majority in the soon-to-be-formed parliament. For that, he is negotiating with leaders from various other political parties as the current coalition is two seats short of a simple majority, which is essential to…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 12, 2022CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman and former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Sunday said foreign powers directly interfered in the November 20 federal and provincial elections and called the situation serious. This is the first time a top politician has publicly accused foreign powers of meddling in the recent elections. “We have seen many elections since joining the peace process [in 2006]. But never before…
by Tika R Pradhan & Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 11, 2022The seven political parties that earned the national party status in the recently-concluded polls finalised the candidates to be elected under the Proportional Representation (PR) category and submitted their lists to the Election Commission on Saturday, the deadline set by the election body. “We have received the PR lists from all the concerned parties,” said Guru Wagle, assistant spokesperson for the Election…
Report in Kathmandu Post , Dec 11, 2022Implementation of the recommendations by the National Human Rights Commission largely continues to be in abeyance due to the government’s indifference. As per the report of the constitutional human rights watchdog, less than one sixth of its recommendations have been fully implemented by the government. The commission’s annual report presented to President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday shows that it had recommended action in 503 complaints after thorough…
by Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 10, 2022 .With the election results out and parties busy bargaining for forming a new government, the Janata Samajwadi Party has been keeping its options open on whether to join the government—and, if yes, then how. Two electoral alliances led by the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML went head-to-head in the last month’s parliamentary and provincial polls. But none garnered the majority seats—138—required to form the government.…
by Purushottam Poudel in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 9, 2022After the publication of the results of the November 20 elections, political parties are not only engaged in the formation of a new government, but are also considering possible candidates for the post of President. The ruling alliance is two seats shy of a majority (138) in the federal parliament and expected to form the new government with the support of fringe parties. The Constitution of…
by Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 9, 2022On July 23, 2022, Madhav Kumar Nepal, while speaking at a function in Kathmandu, claimed that the CPN (Unified Socialist) would secure 20-25 lower house seats under the proportional representation category. “Despite fielding only 28 percent candidates in the last local polls, we garnered 927,000 votes. Had we contested in every part of the nation, we would have received 2 to 2.5 million votes. So, no…
by Purushottam Poudel in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 8, 2022Nepal has sent three ‘diplomatic notes’ to India since Sher Bahadur Deuba became prime minister last July. The most recent diplomatic note to the southern neighbour was sent on Tuesday following scuffles on the Nepal-India border at Darchula over India’s unilateral construction of an embankment on the Mahakali river. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent the latest diplomatic note requesting a joint inspection of the disputed…