Report in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 29, 2023The central working committee meeting of Nepali Congress kicked off on Thursday, starting with a performance review of the party’s nine ministers in the Pushpa Kamal Dahal Cabinet. According to a statement issued by the party, a total of 13 central working committee members spoke at Thursday’s meeting. Congress leaders who spoke on the occasion told the Post that most members criticised the party’s ministers, citing their inability…
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Post Report in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 27, 2023It was a valiant effort at damage control. After failing on several fronts in the past one year, from combating corruption to service delivery to good governance, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal announced a slew of promises in his televised address to the nation on Tuesday. Dahal, who marked his year in office on the day, addressed the nation, while admitting he is not satisfied with the…
report in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 5, 2023The Kathmandu District Court on Monday issued arrest warrants against senior leaders of the Communist Party of Nepal led by Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’. The court issued the arrest notice against the party chief Chand, standing committee member Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma ‘Prakanda’, Kathmandu Valley Bureau in-charge Maila Lama ‘Prajwal’, and Raju Karki, chair of the All Nepal Peasants’ Federation Revolutionary. The court has asked them to be present…
By Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 01, 2023Giving continuity to diplomatic exchanges between the US and Nepal, several senior American officials are already in Kathmandu while more are scheduled to arrive within a week. USAID Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Asia Michael Schiffer is in Kathmandu and has started meeting ministers and officials. He arrived on Wednesday and met Finance Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat on the same day. At the meeting, they…
By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 25, 2023The writers covers parliamentary affairs and human rights for The Kathmandu Post.The government on Friday stopped the ‘Campaign to protect nation, nationalism, religion, culture and citizens’, led by controversial businessman Durga Prasai, from organising and protesting in Kathmandu, arguing that it didn’t have the permit to do so. After holding a demonstration in the Balkhu area on Thursday, the Prasai-led group announced that it would hold…
by Prithvi Man Shrestha in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 19, 2023The long-standing dispute between the Nepal Electricity Authority and the residents of Lapsephedi in Shankharapur Municipality-3 of Kathmandu over the planned construction of a substation in the locality resulted in clashes between the police and locals on Friday. At least three police personnel, including Armed Police Force DSP Debraj Rai, were injured when the locals hurled stones at them. The police team had reached the…
By Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 09, 2023Management of the provincial police and civil service falls under the explicit authority that the Constitution of Nepal grants to provincial governments. As per Schedule 6 of the statute, the provinces can have their own police force and civil servants. The first five years of the provincial governments passed by without the police and civil services being set up. As the federal government continues to be…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 16, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal will be leaving Kathmandu to participate in the 78th United Nations General Assembly on September 16. The event is taking place in New York, from where Dahal will on September 22 embark on a visit to China. At the Nepal government’s request, the United Nations headquarters has rescheduled the prime minister’s address, pulling it a day ahead, after it clashed with the date…
Report in The Kathmandu Post,July 04, 2023Leaders of the ruling coalition in Kathmandu have decided to form a new government in Koshi Province under the leadership of Nepali Congress. A meeting of coalition leaders held at the prime minister’s residence in Baluwatar on Monday also decided that the Congress’ Uddab Thapa would be a candidate to lead the provincial government. Rajendra Pandey, acting chair of CPN (Unified Socialist), who attended the meeting said the top…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, June 28, 2023Jack Ma, the founder of the technology conglomerate Alibaba and once the richest business leader in China, arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday afternoon. According to Director General of the Department of Immigration Jhalakram Adhikari, the business magnate landed at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport on a special flight at 2:30 pm. As of June 2023, Ma is the fourth wealthiest person in China with a net worth of $34.5…
By Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, June 16, 2023Mother and father Nepali, where are we from?So read one of the placards that a group of youths displayed during a demonstration in Kathmandu on Tuesday. They were up in arms demanding a speedy implementation of the recently-endorsed bill to amend the Citizenship Act. The protest took an unfortunate turn when one of the protesters, Niraj Kumar Kamat from Katahari, Morang, attempted to set himself on…