By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 26, 2023The writer is a reporter covering diplomacy, international relations and national politics for The Kathmandu Post.Finally, a breakthrough on transitional justice is on the horizon. Top leaders of the three major political parties have agreed to endorse the much-awaited bill to amend the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act in the upcoming winter session of Parliament. After months of deliberations at the Law, Justice…
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by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 3, 2023The long-overdue central committee of the CPN (Maoist Centre) began in Kathmandu on Wednesday. Interestingly, the party made a last-minute decision to shelve its plan to livestream the proceedings of the meeting. Last month, the Nepali Congress became the first Nepali political party to livecast its central committee meeting’s proceedings. The Maoist meeting is expected to take various decisions related to the party’s organisation, government, and…
Report in Kathmandu Post, Jan 31, 2023Nepal has been ranked in 110th position out of 180 countries and territories in the Corruption Perceptions Index. According to Corruption Perceptions Index 2022, an annual flagship publication of Transparency International, a global anti-corruption group based in Berlin, made public on Tuesday, Nepal made a slight improvement by climbing seven positions in the global rankings. Nepal was ranked in the 117th position in 2021. Transparency International uses a scale…