Congress boycotts hearing panel meeting, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 18/02/2019)
Lawmakers against passing Land Use Bill in haste (ht 18/02/2019)
Police Bill: Lawmakers register amendments, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 17/02/2019)
House endorses staff adjustment bill: Some lawmakers say they didn’t get enough time to study the document, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 16/02/2019)
Nepali Congress boycotts hearing panel meeting: It has accused the ruling party of bypassing the opposition, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 04/02/2019)
National Assembly passes TRC bill (ht 04/02/2019)
Prime
minister skips question-answer session in House: "The PM decides to
attend programmes as per their significance. He attends most important
programmes of the day", by Jagdishor Panday (ht 04/02/2019) [Not understanding the rules democratic culture or simply authoritarian arrogance?]
54 MPs change PAs after parliament paid latter through bank, by Ashok Dahal (rep 03/02/2019)
Crucial
bills may hit snag if opposition continues obstruction: More than 170
Acts need to be amended or replaced with new ones by March 4n Congress
says it could consider letting House function if government comes up
with urgent bills, by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/02/2019)
Upper house passes Medical Education bill amid protest (rep 01/02/2019)
Nepali
Congress halts PHC meeting: Says the chairs of constitutional
commissions were nominated by the Constitution Council in the absence
of opposition leader, by Jagdishor Panday (kp 29/01/2019)
Medical education bill presented in NA amid NC lawmakers’ obstruction, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 29/01/2019)
Governing party bulldozes medical bill through House: The forceful move will have far-reaching consequences, Congress warns, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 26/01/2019), This bill will have dire implications on medical sector: Mathema, by Arpan Shrestha and Nayak Paudel (kp 26/01/2019), National Medical Education Bill passed, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 26/01/2019), NC questions speaker’s neutrality (ht 26/01/2019), Dr Govinda KC seeks PM’s resignation (ht 26/01/2019), Speaker
in spotlight for failing to keep his word: Opposition, experts on
parliamentary practices say Mahara did not give due respect to hallowed
halls of Parliament, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 27/01/2019), Show
seriousness: The government can still meet Dr KC’s remaining demands by
making corrections in the bill at the National Assembly (ht 28/01/2019)
NA panel to hold talks with elected reps of all tiers of govt (ht 24/01/2019)
Speaker Mahara’s bid to end House obstruction flops, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 24/01/2019), ‘Medical bill will pass as wished by government’ (kp 25/01/2019) [But
Oli says it is the parliament that wants to reject the government's
agreements with Dr KC; now the Speaker of Parliament claims that it is
the express will of the Oli government! Lies over lies to safeguard
vested interests!], 'Speaker must remain neutral like a referee', interview with Daman Nath Dhungana (ht 28/01/2019)
House
braces for opposition-ruling party showdown: Nepali Congress obstructs
Parliament proceedings over Medical Education Bill, a concern of
fasting KC, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 22/01/2019), Discord
over affiliation leaves medical bill in limbo: Institutions other than
Tribhuvan and Kathmandu universities could pave the way to grant
affiliations for colleges outside the Valley, by Arpan Shrestha and Nayak Paudel (kp 23/01/2019), Opposition blocks government bid to push medical education bill, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 23/01/2019), Speaker fails to set House in order, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 23/01/2019)
Parties brace for face off over Med Education Bill, by Nayak Paudel (kp 18/01/2019)
Lawmakers to question PM Oli in House today, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 18/01/2019)
HoR disagrees with NA on amended bill (ht 17/01/2019)
Politics
in full play as accusations fly over tainted jet purchase deal: House
panel tweaks report, takes out the part that calls for ‘lawful action’
against ministers, by Sangam Prasain (kp 15/01/2019) [????]
SAGGC for political consensus on citizenship, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 13/01/2019)
Congress MPs pressuring govt through string of motions (rep 12/01/2019)
Accounts
committee ignores crucial facts in aircraft purchase probe: Jitendra
Dev was not the tourism minister when the first instalment was released
to Airbus plane vendor, by Sangam Prasain (kp 11/01/2019)
Nepali Congress could be better opposition (rep 10/01/2019)
NC, RJP-N end House obstruction, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 10/01/2019)
Road
to misrule: Lawmakers must act on measures to curb abuse of authority
and impose harsh sanctions against those implicated and accused of
robbing tax payers, by Kedar Neupane (rep 09/01/2019)
‘Government should face questions from lawmakers every week’, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 08/01/2019), Undemocratic move: If the lawmakers are barred from putting questions to the PM, it will undermine the parliamentary supremacy (ht 08/01/2019), ‘Government must answer to queries raised by MPs’, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/01/2019), Speaker tells PM, ministers to take MPs questions after address (rep 10/01/2019)
MPs barred from pocketing salaries of aides, drivers, by Ashok Dahal (rep 08/01/2019), Right step by Parliament Secretariat (rep 09/01/2019)
Oli avoids major issues in House, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 07/01/2019), Congress to protest if PM does not answer, by Anil Giri (kp 07/01/2019), PM lies to House over contract awarded to Huawei, by Sunil Sapkota (rep 07/01/2019), PM cherry-picks information that fit govt progress reports (rep 07/01/2019), A tale of lies: Misuse of numbers as weapons to paint an incorrect picture is a real tragedy (kp 08/01/2019)
National education reforms: Parliamentary sub-panel gives its nod to draft bill, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 07/01/2019), Dr KC warns of 16th hunger strike: Parliament sub-committee endorses bill on medical education through vote, by Nayak Paudel (kp 08/01/2019), Dr KC blasts sub-committee for tweaking bill (rep 08/01/2019), House panel fails to endorse medical education draft bill, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 08/01/2018), Dr KC threatens to launch 16th fast-unto-death (ht 08/01/2019), Dr KC to launch 16th hunger strike today: Demands end to ‘mafia reign’ in medical sector, by Biplaw Bhattarai (kp 09/01/2019), NCP
lawmakers bulldoze Medical Education Bill through House panel: KC
starts 16th hunger strike objecting to change in provisions, by Nayak Paudel (kp 10/01/2019), House panel flouts accord with Dr KC (rep 10/01/2019), House panel okays medical education reforms bill: Principal concerns of Dr Govinda KC not addressed, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 10/01/2019)
Chaudhary sworn in after party’s pressure, by Binod Ghimire (kp 04/01/2019) [?????], Why govt let massacre-accused Resham Chaudhary take oath (rep 04/01/2019) [There
cannot be enough (potential) criminals in leading political positions! The rule of
law in democratic states does not allow the participation of persons
who are accused of crimes!], Back to jail after oath, by Ashok Dahal (rep 04/01/2019), Tikapur victims speak of grave injustice, by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 04/01/2019), Road to impunity: Oath to Resham Chaudhary (rep 06/01/2019), Verdict on Tikapur carnage delayed, by Tekendra Deuba (ht 06/01/2019), Apex court refuses to release Chaudhary, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 08/01/2018), Rectify
swearing-in: Democracy is not just about elections, it is about
electing righteous people who will work for the welfare of the people
and the country (ht 09/01/2019)
House panel scrambles to table medical education bill as KC threatens hunger strike (kp 02/01/2018), Pokharel's
bid to keep CTEVT under ministry snags Medical Education Bill: Over 500
affiliations issued to private colleges by two thirds-majority govtl, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 02/01/2019), All
agreements with Dr KC won’t be included: Congress lawmakers say bill
should include entire content, just the spirit is not enough, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 02/01/2019), Debate on Medical Education Bill again makes no headway (rep 03/01/2019), What’s the intention of Education Minister? (rep 03/01/2019)
Hearing postponed after officials refuse to work beyond 4pm, by Binod Ghimire (kp 31/12/2018)
A lot to do for parliament this time (rep 30/12/2018)
Time
to warm up: Lawmakers must take a proactive approach to discuss and
pass crucial bills during the winter session of the House (ht 28/12/2018)
Auditor
general says minister lied to House panel: Tanka Mani Sharma says
Rabindra Adhikari did not consult his office before making payment for
the jets, by Anil Giri (kp 27/12/2018)
Civil Servants Adjustment Ordinance registered in House amid staff protest, by Sanjaya Lama (kp 27/12/2018), Gagan Thapa calls for withdrawal of civil servants ordinance (rep 29/12/2018)
Congress takes winter session as opportunity to attack government, by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/12/2018), ‘Work could have been on war footing if we had traditional communist govt’ (rep 27/12/2018) [??]
Federal Parliament’s winter session begins, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 26/12/2018)
House panel unmoved by minister’s plea (ht 25/12/2018)
Govt registers amendment bill to review 56 laws in bulk (rep 24/12/2018)
Away
with hearing system: Our parliamentary hearing system has not become
anything more than a ritual. We need to do away with it through
constitution amendment, by Arzoo Karki and Sagar Baral (rep 24/12/2018)
Deep pockets: Lawmakers have earned notoriety for being unethical and shameless (kp 20/12/2018)
Parliament meet from next week, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/12/2018), President summons winter session of Parliament, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/12/2018), Prez summons winter session of Parliament on December 26, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 19/12/2018)
Roll call: Chronic absenteeism in the House committees needs to be addressed (kp 14/12/2018)
Truant lawmakers undermine role of House committees, by Binod Ghimire (kp 12/12/2018)
MPs protest plan to bring civil servants ordinance (rep 29/11/2018) [The government bypasses basic democratic institutions such as parliament!], Avoid
ordinance: It will not augur well for democracy and rule of law if the
executive intends to run the administration through ordinance (ht 30/11/2018), The Civil Servants Ordinance, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 15/12/2018)
National Medical Education Bill discussion stuck on preamble, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 27/11/2018)
Lack of agenda delays winter session of federal parliament, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/11/2018)
Leaders skipped House meetings, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 18/11/2018)
New seating arrangement being made in HoR (ht 15/11/2018)
Ministry
lays groundwork for 6 constitutional panels: Joint-secretaries to work
in capacity of a secretary of their concerned commission (kp 12/11/2018) [This proves the government's understanding of inclusion: Almost exclusively male Bahuns nominated!]
Amnesty for inclusive law-making process (kp 13/10/2018)
MPs Or Development Executives?, by Mukti Rijal (rn 11/10/2018)
House
panels issue conflicting directives—at their own peril: Parliamentary
committees, which number 16 at present, are often found to be making
decisions that clash with each other, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/10/2018), Speaker sees conflict of interests in
parliamentary committees: The House of Representatives Regulations-
2018 bars lawmakers having personal interest from joining discussions
on related issues at the House committee, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/10/2018)
At minister’s call, House panel
changes decision: Minister Banskota challenges parliamentary practice
of honouring directives, pressing a House committee to change its
decision, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/10/2018) [This government's misunderstanding of democracy and separation of powers is quite obvious!]
Failing
parliamentarians: Save for few, it is hard to find a parliamentarian
who speaks on behalf of people and the country in Nepal, by Mukti Rijal (rep 03/10/2018)
Army questioned over business deals (kp 03/10/2018)
Budget session ends, leaving important bills in limbo, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 28/09/2018), Parliament prorogued after 135 days: House avoids discussion on medical education bill (ht 28/09/2018)
It's mostly senior leaders who skip House meetings (rep 28/09/2018), Opposition lawmakers top absentee list in HoR (kp 30/09/2018), Missing in action: MPs who remain absent from Parliament should be charged (kp 01/10/2018)
MPs grill Mahaseth over transport syndicates lingering on: Proposal to allow 20-year-old vehicles also draws fire (rep 27/09/2018)
Arrest
warrant issued against Pappu Construction chairman: Lawmakers object to
owners’ inclusion in parliamentary development panel, by Prithvi Man Shrestha and Shiva Puri (kp 26/09/2018), Medical Education Bill will not clear this House session, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/09/2018), KC warns of fresh hunger strike (kp 27/09/2018)
Parliamentary committee vows to fight sexual violence (kp 26/09/2018)
Lawmakers mull fare issue (kp 24/09/2018)
Chairpersons
of all 16 parliamentary committees in place: The panels can direct
issues related to policies and programmes to the government and follow
up on those directions (ht 24/09/2018)
NCP picks majority women for House committee heads (rep 18/09/2018) [but predominantly Tagadharis, especially Bahuns!!], Women to head half of parliamentary panels (kp 21/09/2018), Women ‘fairly’ represented in HoR panels (ht 21/09/2018), Chairpersons of HoR thematic panels sworn in (ht 22/09/2018), Women in charge: Female lawmakers now head half of the House committees (kp 24/09/2018)
Second joint parliamentary committee formed (ht 18/09/2018)
Parliament passes all bills on basic rights, by Tika R Pradhan (kp) [by breaking laws and rulings in an authoritarian way!], Fundamental rights-related bills passed / MPs cast doubt over implementation, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 17/09/2018)
House set to endorse laws barring uneducated people from all types of jobs after 10 yrs, by Ashok Dahal (rep 16/09/2018)
Parliament scrambles: to meet time limit: Both Houses have to endorse 17 new Acts by Sept 18 (kp 14/09/2018), Scramble to meet deadline on fundamental right laws (rep 15/09/2018), Deadline looming large over passage of rights bills, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 16/09/2018)
Allowance cut affects lawmaking process in parliament, by Ashok Dahal (rep 06/09/2018)
No
laws on fundamental rights ready though deadline ends Sept 19: Speaker
of the lower house Krisha Bahadur Mahara is, meanwhile, scheduled to
embark on five-day visit to China from September 7, despite the
pressure of business in parliament, by Ashok Dahal (rep 04/09/2018) [He should resign if foreign trips are more important than his job!], Abdication of duty: 15 laws yet to be enacted (rep 05/09/2018), One week deadline to table rights laws: Speaker Mahara says his visit to China will not delay process (kp 07/09/2018) [??], Fundamental rights bills to be endorsed with contested provisions (rep 07/09/2018) [??]
Direct question-answer session kicks off in House of Representatives, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 04/09/2018)
Lawmakers demand removal of 'regressive' provisions in Privacy Bill (rep 02/09/2018), Why
privacy bill should be amended: The state has no right to control
people’s freedom and liberties while introducing right to privacy laws.
No law should encroach on people’s right to know, by Taranath Dahal (rep 02/09/2018)
House panel elections delayed again (kp 01/09/2018)
Mahara to shut down House to visit China (ht 30/08/2018) [??]
Assembly to elect three chairs today (kp 29/08/2018)
Ruling, opposition parties agree on power-sharing in NA thematic panels (ht 29/08/2018)
House committee seeks suggestions from experts on Health Education Bill (rep 29/08/2018)
House panel to consult KC on Medical Edu Bill (kp 20/08/2018)
Foreign junkets help delay House panel head picks, by Ashok Dahal (rep 18/08/2018)
Amendments registered to citizenship bill, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 18/08/2018)
Lawmakers for passing medical education act in line with govt-Dr KC deal (rep 17/08/2018)
Voting to pick HoR committee heads on Aug 21 (rep 14/08/2018)
Deadline to enact laws may be missed, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 13/08/2018)
Talks
to select chair of ‘mini parliaments’ begin: Nepali Congress demands
top posts in at least four mini parliaments while ruling parties agree
to only one post (kp 08/08/2018)
10 House panels hold first meeting (kp 07/08/2018)
Govt to present seven bills (kp 06/08/2018)
Judge’s
hearing: If Joshee is on the wrong side, he should face legal action,
but from PHC members, independent decisions are expected (ht 06/08/2018)
All parliamentary committees in place (kp 03/08/2019) [After 6 months!?!]
NC walks out from House (rerp 03/08/2018), House proceedings continue despite opposition walkout (kp 03/08/2018), Speaker’s conduct irks Nepali Congress (kp 04/08/2018)
Hearing panel may put Joshee’s fate to vote (kp 01/08/2018), Joshee meets PM after PHC indecision: SC secretariat, CIAA joint team to visit school to resolve certificate controversy, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 01/08/2018), Stalemate over CJ continues (kp 02/08/2018), Hearings committee again puts off decision on Joshee (rep 02/08/2018), PHC member ‘receives death threat’ (rep 02/08/2018), PHC member Niru Pal issued death threat, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 02/08/2018), Linger no longer: House panel should not delay further on the appointment of chief justice (kp 03/08/2018)
NC wants either speaker or deputy speaker post in House (kp 28/07/2018), Parliament can’t discuss sub-judice case: Speaker (kp 30/07/2018), Let go: NCP should be ready to share key positions in Parliament with NC (kp 30/07/2018) [The Constitution is very clear in this respect, but which party is interested in the Constitution?]
NA meet postponed following NC protest (kp 26/07/2018), National Assembly adjourned for a week after obstruction (rep 26/07/2018)
After HoR, opposition Congress obstructs National Assembly (kp 25/07/2018), Beat the clock: Parliament must reconvene immediately so that pending Acts are endorsed on time (kp 25/07/2018)
Hearing
for reforms: The parliamentary hearing committee is preparing to
conduct hearing on chief justice, CIAA chief and ambassadors. Will it
be able to break the past trend?, by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 25/07/2018)
Acting Chief Justice faces 5 complaints: House panel to grill him on Thursday (kp 24/07/2018)
House meeting put off for eight days (rep 20/07/2018)
NC’s Role in Parliament, by Narayan Upadhyay (kp 18/07/2018)
House rule on MPs' suspension challenged at SC (rep 16/07/2018)
Hearing committee to be formed tomorrow if fed parliament meets (kp 08/07/2018), Bhattarai likely to lead powerful hearing panel (kp 09/07/2018), Parliament forms hearing committee (kp 10/07/2018), 15 Public Hearing Committee members finalised (ht 10/07/2018), PHSC to prepare working procedure (rep 11/07/2018), PHC’s
efficacy: PHC members represent the parties, but they should rise above
partisan interests when it comes to approving nominees (ht 11/07/2018), Hearing procedure endorsed (kp 13/07/2018)
State Affairs Committee tops choice of NCP bigwigs (rep 08/07/2018)
Govt
registers National: Medical Education Bill: Legislation does not
address concerns raised by Dr Govinda KC; Congress leader Thapa says
party will block the bill’s passage (kp 07/07/2018), NC obstructs House meeting over Dr Govinda KC’s demand (kp 07/07/2018)
Congress wants fringe parties’ representation (kp 04/07/2018), Speaker: House panels to be formed with or without NC, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/07/2018)
Transitional justice bill goes thru both houses: Enforced disappearances enquiry, TRC bill sent to president (ht 03/07/2018)
PM makes fun of MPs’ queries in parliament: NC Chief Whip Khand terms it objectionable, by Ashok Dahal (rep 30/06/2018)
Bill for Med Edu Ordinance tabled: Altering of major provisions will allow more medical colleges in Kathmandu Valley, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 30/06/2018), Congress
blocks replacement bill: Raising questions over process and contents,
opposition wants major provisions of the ordinance retained, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 02/07/2018), Medical education bill withdrawn: Old law to come into force from Wednesday amid protests, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 02/07/2018), Govt
puts national medical bill on hold: Officials say the govt decided not
to table the bill after learning that the NC would obstruct the House
if it did so (kp 13/08/2018)
House approves Appropriation Bill (kp 30/06/2018)
Linger no further: Delay in forming parliamentary panel would hinder Parliament’s functions (kp 29/06/2018), Differences delay House committees’ formation, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 29/0/2018)
Bill on TRC, CIEDP terms extension in parliament (rep 29/06/2018) [The exension of terms means little without fundamental changes in justice law and politics!]
MPs divided over handing ongoing projects to local levels (rep 29/06/2018) [Federalism misunderstood or simply not wanted?], NCP lawmakers file motion of urgent public importance (ht 29/06/2018)
Govt committed to protecting borders, PM tells Parliament (ht 27/06/2018)
PM’s whip fails to stop criticism of budget from his party lawmakers, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 26/06/2018)
Formation of 16 House panels must be based on consensus, says NC (ht 24/06/2018), Formation of House panels stalled, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 25/06/2018), NCP and Nepali Congress squabble over federal panel: The main opposition insists on parliamentary committees via consensus, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 26/06/2018), Disputes delay House committee formations (rep 26/06/2018)
House passes parliamentary regulations (ht 23/06/2018)
Bill on formation of Administrative Court registered, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 22/06/2018)
Terms of NA members through lottery today (kp 18/06/2018), Half of NC Upper House members pick 2-yr term (kp 19/06/2018), NA members draw lots to decide term lengths: Half NC members pick two-year terms (rep 19/06/2018)
Joint draft panel tables proposal on federal parliament regulation (kp 18/06/2018)
NCP lawmakers criticise budget (ht 17/06/2018), PM tells ruling party lawmakers not to criticise central budget (kp 17/06/2018) [Is this a democratic state or party dictatorship?]
Race for Parliament panel chairs begins, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 16/06/2018)
Two crucial parliamentary panels to be formed soon (ht 13/06/2018)
Speaker or deputy speaker should quit: Oppn, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 12/06/2018) [Article 91 of the constitution demands that both positions have to be filled by members of different parties!], Play
by the rules: The ruling party cannot misinterpret the constitutional
provisions as per its convenience for the posts of Speaker and Deputy
Speaker (ht 13/06/2018), Opposition demands either speaker or dy speaker to step down (rep 14/06/2018), NCP, oppn party trade barbs (ht 14/06/2018), NCP holding two positions in House ‘unconstitutional’ (kp 1506/2018)
Upper House regulations endorsed (kp 11/06/2018), NA to fix tenure of members through lottery on June 18 (ht 11/06/2018)
Lack of expenditure details puts off House meeting (kp 11/06/2018)
HoR regulations paves way for forming thematic committees (ht 10/06/2018), NCP ready to let oppn lead PAC, yet to decide about others (rep 10/06/2018), Accused lawmakers to be suspended, says NA chair (ht 11/06/2018)
No suspension of MPs facing trial, by Binod Ghimire (kp 09/06/2018) [Close
cooperation of leading politicians and criminals and the protection of the latter
continues unabated! This is a characteristic of the lawless state of
Nepal!], MPs not to be suspended upon arrest (rep 09/06/2018), National Assembly set to endorse regulation today (kp 10/06/2018)
Parliament Secretariat to hold orientation for MPs (kp 06/06/2018)
Dispute
takes regulation off House agenda: The ruling and opposition parties
are at odds over whether or not to suspend a lawmaker facing judicial
custody (kp 05/06/2018), Ruling party divided over House regulation: Speaker drops plan to pass regulation through majority vote (rep 05/06/2018)
Overlapping issues delay drafting of laws on basic rights: Fast-track endorsement necessary to meet September 19 deadline, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 05/06/2018)
No House rules before a month: Crucial appointments stand to be delayed further, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/06/2018) [The new goverment is as ineffective as previous governments despite great promises and clear majorities!!]
Budget
fails to please even ruling party MPs: FinMin Khatiwada faces ire for
saying that he was forced to include Constituency Development Fund (kp 01/06/2018), NCP lawmakers find fault with budget: ‘Scrap Local Infra Development Partnership Programme’ (ht 01/06/2018), Khatiwada under fire from lawmakers over pork barrel (rep 01/06/2018)
Delay in enacting regulations hits House functioning (ht 31/05/2018), Enact
rules pronto: Lawmakers who are custodians of Parliament cannot take it
hostage; they should sort out issues and enact regulations at the
earliest (ht 01/06/2018)
Lawmakers or project managers? MPs must stick to their job of monitoring government activities, not managing them, by Mohan Kumar Rai (kp 29/05/2018) [But it's imperative for their corrupt ambitions!]
House misses its roles due to absence of panels (rep 29/05/2018)
Laying Foundation for Prosperity, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn 28/05/2018), House passes policies and programmes, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 28/05/2018)
Speaker slams truant lawmakers (kp 26/05/2018)
Congress, Madhesi parties say policies seem like poll pitch (kp 24/05/2018), Oli urges mps to endorse policies and not criticise (kp 24/05/2018), Debate on govt’s policies and programmes begins (ht 24/05/2018), Debate on policies and programmes continues in House of Representatives (ht 26/04/2018)
Govt policies and programmes: Six amendment proposals filed (kp 23/05/2018), Waiting for budget: Setting ambitious growth rate is welcome, but the govt’s major challenge is to deliver (kp 23/05/2018)
Govt sets ambitious growth targets: Annual policies and programmes say per capita income will double in five years, by Binod Ghimire (kp 22/05/2018) [??], Policies, programmes aim to enhance infra, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 22/05/2018), Govt to concentrate on statute implementation (rep 20/05/2018), Document without priorities: Congress (ht 22/05/2018), Pvt sector applauds govt’s policies and programmes (ht 22/05/2018), The politics of budgeting: The people should not be taxed heavily so that politicians can indulge in their desires, by Gokarna Awasthi (kp 22/05/2018)
House notified about new party (kp 19/05/2018), Lawmakers welcome left unification (ht 19/05/2018)
Lawmakers
raise Madhesis’ concern about citizenship denial in House: Say
statelessness hits their studies, chances of getting jobs (ht 19/05/2018)
Leaders spar over funds: UML chairman says Member of Parliament’s job is to make laws, not dole out funds, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/05/2018), 51 projects flout rules: New study: NGO FEG Nepal exposes lawmakers’ violations (kp 20/05/2018), PM moots new CDF modality, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 20/05/2018)
Lawmakers raise questions over Modi visit (ht 15/05/2018), Lawmakers question PM’s ‘nationalist stand’ (rep 15/05/2018)
Modi visit pushes back budget plans (kp 12/05/2018)
MPs ask FinMin to do ‘reality check’ before preparing budget (kp 11/05/2018)
UML MPs want govt to continue doling outconstituency budget, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/05/2018)
Medical Education Ordinance approved (ht 10/05/2018)
Pre-budget discussion begins today, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 09/05/2018)
Four ordinances tabled at House as budget session begins (kp 07/05/2018)
MPs in judicial custody spared suspension (kp 06/05/2018), MPs for suspending tainted colleagues (kp 09/05/2018), Impasse on lawmaker suspension continues (kp 17/05/2018)
Dr KC tells Parliament to pass health law soon (kp 04/05/2018)
Lower House regulations: Draft meeting draws blank as lawmaker ban issue simmers (kp 03/05/2018), Leaders to resolve draft row today (kp 04/05/2018)
Prez Bhandari to present Govt policies, programmes on May 15 (ht 03/05/2018)
MPs call for renewing constituency budget, by Binod Ghimire and Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/04/2018) [The
running of development projects should not be the task an
parliamentarians! It only opens the door to favouritism and corruption!], Lawmakers' lobby for continuity of controversial fund sparks concerns, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 29/04/2018), At fiscal end, govt bids for pet projects (kp 29/04/2018), Lawmakers ‘misuse special project funds’, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 01/05/2018), Constituency Development Funds, by Mukti Rijal (rn 03/05/2018)
Row over lottery method to fix NA members' tenures stalls regulation, by Ashok Dahal (rep 29/04/2018)
Panels
agree on move to impeach key officials: Drafting panels of both Houses
agreed on Thursday that 25 pc members of any House can move impeachment
motion which has to be endorsed by two-thirds majority (kp 27/04/2018), Rift over provision to suspend MPs accused of crime, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 27/04/2018)
Parliament staff enjoy 80 pc perks under dodgy decision (rep 27/08/2018)
Dispute delays Lower House draft rules (kp 26/04/2018)
Eight ministers submit property details; ‘MPs furnish papers’ (kp 19/04/2018)
House panel agrees to suspend lawmakers put in judicial custody (kp 18/04/2018)
Army gives up land for fed parliament (kp 13/04/2018)
Call to accelerate drafting of all Acts: Federal parliament must endorse all Acts by March 4, 2019 (kp 12/04/2018)
Speaker wants bills by mid-May (ht 12/04/2018)
Fed secretariat recommends Yogi and Phuyal: President Bhandari to decide on secretaries for HoR and NA (kp 10/04/2018)
Federal Parliament prorogates (kp 04/04/2018)
PM to address Parliament before India visit: Ongoing session of the House to end after three to four meetings, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 02/04/2018)
Draft group increases thematic panels to 10 (kp 01/04/2018)
House nods to extend terms of TJ bodies (kp 31/03/2018), HoR endorses TRC, CIEDP ordinance: Replacement bill to incorporate Supreme Court verdict: AG (ht 31/03/2018)
Fed units to get law blueprints in 15 days, says AG (kp 30/03/2018)
Prez in Parliament: Dawn of a new era (kp 30/03/2018)
HPE ordinance forwarded to Parliament Secretariat (kp 29/03/2018), Medical education ordinance registered in Parliament (ht 30/03/2018), NWPP lawmaker lodges application against medical education ordinance (ht 31/03/2018), Dr KC threatens fresh hunger strike (ht 31/03/2018), House endorses HPE Ordinance: Law bars establishment of new medical schools in Kathmandu Valley for a decade, by Manish Gautam (kp 04/04/2018)
Nine
panels likely for Lower House: The Regulations Drafting Committee plans
nine thematic committees in the Lower House. This exceeds the
Parliament Secretariat’s suggestion of seven panels (kp 28/03/2018)
President to address fed parliament on Thursday (kp 27/03/2018)
Ordinances may be tabled tomorrow (kp 25/03/2018)
All Upper, Lower House posts filled: Shashikala Dahal of CPN-MC elected National Assembly deputy chair (ht 19/03/2018)
Bhusal, Tumbahangphe in Deputy Speaker race (kp 16/03/2018), ‘Left alliance shouldn’t have contested’, by Roshan S. Nepal (ht 16/03/2018), Tumbahangphe is Deputy Speaker (kp 17/03/2018), CPN-UML leader Tumbahamphe elected Deputy Speaker of HoR (ht 17/03/2018)
UML’s Timilsina elected unopposed as NA chair: Nepali Congress does not field candidate, clears way for his election (kp 13/03/2018), Ganesh Timilsina elected NA chair (ht 15/03/2018), Timilsina assumes NA office as its chairman (kp 15/03/2018)
Statute implementation laws top priority: Speaker (ht 11/03/2018) [These laws should alredy have been passed before 21 January 2018 as demanded by the constitution!!]
Parliament has to endorse over 40 new Acts, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/03/2018)
Mahara ahead in Speaker race (kp 09/03/2018), NC calls for consensus Speaker (kp 09/03/2018), Mahara likely to be HoR speaker, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 09/03/2018), Mahara elected unopposed to post of Speaker of House of Representatives (ht 09/03/2018), Mahara to be sworn in as Speaker tomorrow: Parliament to announce his unopposed election, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 10/03/2018), Mahara elected speaker of Lower House unopposed (ht 10/03/2018), Mahara elected Speaker of HoR unanimously (kp 11/03/2018)
Leaders vow to work together for prosperity (kp 07/03/2018)
Fed parliament in session: Both the Houses endorse interim rules of procedure (kp 06/03/2018), Houses of parliament begin historic first sessions (rep 06/03/2018)
Bicameral parliament in two decades: lawmakers’ oath today, by Binod Ghimire (kp 04/03/2018), Federal parliament convenes: Oldest members Mahantha Thakur and Tara Devi Bhatta administer oath to members of both the Houses, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/03/2018), First meeting of federal parliament today (rep 05/03/2018)
Poll dates for constitutional posts to be out soon, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 04/03/2018)
Parties agree on voting schedule: Prez poll after Speaker and Deputy Speaker election (kp 01/03/2018), Parliament Secretariat told to fix schedule for election of speaker, NA chair (ht 01/03/2018)
House Q&A session with PM proposed, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 28/02/2018)
Finally, We Have The National Assembly, by Prem Khatry (rn 27/02/2018)
Government to construct new Parliament building (ht 26/02/2018)
Mahara, Pokharel, Gurung eying speaker post (rep 24/02/2018)
Focus
on business: Parliament now must focus its attention on making new laws
without encroaching upon jurisdictions of the provincial assemblies and
local level units (ht 21/02/2018)
Fed Parliament to convene on March 5 (kp 20/02/2018)
Groundwork
begins to prioritise crucial bills: Ordinances related to National
Assembly and medical education on top of the priority list (ht 19/02/2018)
Preps for parliament meet: President Bhandari to summon federal parliament on the government’s recommendation (kp 17/02/2018), Parliament session by month-end (ht)
Prez to consult new govt on Upper House nominees (kp 17/02/2018), New govt to nix recommendation of 3 for upper house (rep 17/02/2018)
Parliament set for session in a week after final election results ,by Rupesh Acharya (ht 13/02/2018)
All set for bicameral parliament, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/02/2018)
50pc work on construction of NA hall completed (kp 03/01/2017)
Preparations on for House of Representatives and National Assembly, by Rupesh Acharya (ht 20/12/2017)
‘Lower House to be ready in a week’ (kp 17/12/2017)
Four secretaries proposed for two Houses of Parliament, by Rupesh Acharya (ht 15/12/2017)
42 pc new faces in parliament under FPTP, by Ashok Dahal (rep 13/12/2017)
Cost of running legislatures to jump threefold: Rs 1 billion annually for only sallery and perks of all 884 legislators, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 13/12/2017)
Parliament Secretariat making preparation to hold meetings of HoR, National Assembly (ht 11/12/2017) [The
members of the NA have first to be elected by the Provincial
Assemblies! But where shall the latter meet? There are no laws,
infrastructure, staff; not even the names of the headquarters are
clear! Federalism is still a fare dream!!]
Works start for housing HoR and National Assembly: The main hall of the ICC that housed the CA shall be turned into Lower House (kp 07/12/2017)
Prep works on at ICC for new Lower and Upper Houses (kp 28/11/2017)
ICC
will continue to house federal parliament as well: The Parliament
Secretariat has been renting the ICC premises since the first
Constituent Assembly elections in 2008 (kp 26/10/2017)
Ex-MPs get red passport submission deadline (kp 20/10/2017)
Four Years of Parliament, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 19/10/2017)
CA-turned-Parliament
completes term: Top leaders hail constitution promulgation as historic
achievement, say stage set for the implementation of the charter, by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/10/2017), Parliament
dissolved: Altogether, the House passed 84 bills and failed to pass 20;
Cabinet expansion within bounds of the constitution, says PM, by Rupesh Acharya (ht 15/10/2017), Historic
tenure: Periodic elections are the bedrock of democracy delivering
services to the people and laying foundations of developments through
people’s participation (ht 16/10/2017)
Report
of panel probing 2013 CA poll silent about rigging: Panel head Karna
delayed report 3 years ‘to keep enjoying vehicle facility’ (rep 14/10/2017)
UML,
Maoist Centre MPs block HPE Bill: Government aborted its plan of
tabling the bill after the UML and Maoist Centre warned of House
obstruction (kp 13/10/2017)
Parliament to be dissolved tomorrow (kp 12/10/2017), House to convene last meeting today (ht 13/10/2017)
Vote transfer row halts National Assembly Election Bill, by Ashok Dahal (rep 12/10/2017)
House to pass bills today (ht 06/10/2017), House passes three bills (ht 07/10/2017), House fails to pass key bills in the absence of lawmakers (rep 07/10/2017)
Speaker ignores protests, carries on with House proceedings (ht 26/09/2017)
House panel passes civil servants adjustment bill: Seniority, choice and permanent address bases for govt staff adjustment (kp 25/09/2017)
MPs
preparing to rush through HPE Bill: If passed in present form, it will
directly benefit a handful of institutions; Lawmakers plan to put the
Health Profession Education Bill to a vote in Parliament on Monday (kp 23/09/2017)
MPs propose changes to upper house, prez polls bills, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 23/09/2017)
Parliament passes Edu Act (Ninth Amendment) Bill: Some lawmakers say move will further ruin public education sector, by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/09/2017), House endorses Local Level Governance Act: Legislation opens door to full-fledged functioning (kp 20/09/2017), House expedites bills endorsement, 7 bills endorsed on single day (rep 20/09/2017)
Bill
on National Assembly members registered: The bill has proposed the
first-past-the-post Bloc Voting Electoral System - similar to the one
adopted for the local level elections - to elect members of the
National Assembly, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/09/2017)
MPs press for lifelong perks as retirement draws near (kp 12/09/2017), Bid to pass bill on VIP facilities on: Lawmakers want pay and perks for former MPs as well (ht 14/09/2017), MPs not to get ‘retirement benefit’ (kp 18/09/2017)
Fate of three dozen bills uncertain, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 10/09/2017)
Parliament passes Madhesi Commission Bill unanimously (ht 09/09/2017)
Constitution amendment bill: Parliament begins clause-wise discussion (ht 17/08/2017)
House adjourned for lack of quorum (kp 05/08/2017) [!?]
‘Pass Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill’ (ht 31/07/2017)
MPs’ reservations block endorsement of Health Profession Education Bill, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/07/2017)
Parliament to send election related bills to House panel, by Rupesh Acharya (ht 30/07/2017)
Parliament launches website, mobile app: House needs own television channel, radio station to keep people informed: Speaker (kp 28/07/2017)
Fifty-three bills need House consideration: It is the government’s duty to give business to the Parliament, by Rupesh Acharya (ht 27/07/2017), Pass
bills soon: The political parties in parliament must reach consensus to
pass these important bills so that elections can be held on time (ht 28/07/2017)
Civil,
penal code bills pending in Parliament, by Rupesh Acharya (ht
18/07/2017)
House
panel seeks details on fund assurance, payments (ht 14/07/2017)
Civil
servant adjustment: House unanimously passes bill (kp 13/07/2017)
House
endorses Appropriation Bill (kp 11/07/2017)
House
continues discussion on budget (ht 07/07/2017), Budget discussions in
parliament turn dull (rep 07/07/2017), House
concludes discussion on budget (ht 08/07/2017)
House
endorses govt’s policy, programmes: Budget today • CPN-UML not to
obstruct proceedings, by Rupesh Acharya (kp 29/05/2017)
Opposition
parties obstruct Parliament (kp 27/05/2017), CPN-UML’s
House obstruction continues (ht 27/05/2017), UML
agrees to resume House (ht 27/05/2017), House
resumes after: 3-party agreement: NC, Maoist Centre agree to withdraw
impeachment motion against CJ (kp 28/05/2017)
Govt
policies and programmes: Budget focus on local body empowerment, by
Rupak D. Sharma (kp 26/05/2017), Obstructed,
House unable to thank President for address (kp 26/05/2017)
Prez
gives parties 7 days to pick consensus PM (kp 26/05/2017)
Pre-budget
discussion today: President to present govt’s policies and programmes
on Thursday (kp 23/05/2017), Pre-budget
discussion in limbo this year? (kp 24/05/2017)
Caretaker
government to present new fiscal budget (ht 21/05/2017)
Longest
Parliament session prorogued after 381 days, by Binod Ghimire (kp
19/05/2017)
House
meet postponed until tomorrow (kp 06/05/2017)
House to fix date for
discussion on impeachment motion, by Ashok Dahal (rep 04/05/2017)
Constitution
amendment: Bill to be put to vote today? Govt indecisive; Ruling
coalition struggles to muster required numbers to pass proposal (kp
04/05/2017), House
to dwell on amendment bill today: CPN-UML not to obstruct parliament
proceedings (kp 04/05/2017), Govt defers amendment
bid as RPP stands divided (rep 04/05/2017)
Govt bid to pass
amendment bill fails: RPP, NC lawmakers deliberately skip House meeting
(rep 01/05/2017)
House
back in business (kp 26/04/2017), House
resumes as govt backs out: Lawmakers allowed registering amendments to
the constitution amendment bill (rep 27/04/2017)
UML
obstructs House: The main oppn party objects to charter revision,
polls-after-budget plans; The party is against the agreement on
revising several provisions of the constitution (kp 26/04/2017) [Failed understanding of democratic principles!!],
UML
obstructs House over amendment bill: Move poses challenge to endorsing
amendment before candidacy registrations (rep 26/04/2017)
Most MPs in
constituencies, House lacks quorum, by Ashok Dahal rep 21/04/2017)
Lawmakers
oppose strict provisions in cooperative bill, by Rajesh Khanal (kp
15/04/2017)
Partyfull
Panchayat: The parliament should immediately correct this
constitution-defying apartheid law and allow all parties to use their
party symbols as electoral symbols, by Ujwal Thapa (rep 15/04/2017)
In
a first, govt tables NHRC report in House, by Binod Ghimire (kp
08/04/2017)
Speaker
for ending ongoing House session (kp 07/04/2017)
House
taskforce submits report on labour bill (kp 31/03/2017)
House
sits idle with no business to deal with: Yet to enact 100 laws needed
to implement charter, by Binod Ghimire (kp 22/03/2017)
Deliberation
on inclusion commission bill begins (ht 22/03/2017)
House
passes bill relating to wards and constituency: Provision to allow
division of one ward between two constituencies (ht 21/03/2017)
Madhesi
Morcha boycotts Parliament meeting (kp 20/03/2017)
House
session to end in a week, by Rupesh Acharya (ht 19/03/2017)
MPs lobby for VVIP perks
after retirement (rep 18/03/2017)
House directs govt to
take action against Lokman Singh Karki, by Ashok Dahal (rep
15/03/2017)
Constitution
amendment: Speaker likely to send bill to special committee, by
Rupesh Acharya (ht 04/03/2017)
House
to dwell on amendment bill today (ht 22/02/2017), Parliament
meeting postponed yet again (kp 23/02/2017)
House
panel’s directives go unheeded (ht 16/02/2017)
Speaker tweaks regulation
'to recruit party cadres' (rep 14/02/2017)
Budget session crosses 10
months, by Ashok Dahal (rep 04/02/2017) [!!]
House
endorses third poll-related bill: 5 laws must to hold local elections n
4 more needed for federal, provincial and prez votes (kp 31/01/2017)
Ruling,
opposition parties pick their own candidates for PAC chair (ht
30/01/2017), PAC set
to get chair after nearly six months: Upadhyay from Maoist Center,
Chaulagain from UML in the fray (rep 30/01/2017), Ruling
party MP elected PAC chair against norm: In 50-member committee, Dor
Prasad Upadhyay gets 23 votes against 16 of UML candidate Chaulagain,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 31/01/2017)
Local
elections bill: MPs: Vote before representatives’ tenure expires,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/01/2017)
Team
readies two poll bills for submission: Sub-panel plans to give final
touches to first two bills in its meeting on Monday morning and sub-mit
them to the SAC late, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/01/2017), Parliament
endorses two poll-related bills (kp 26/01/201)
Do
your own job: Almost all the parliamentary panels give directive to the
government on areas that do not fall under their jurisdictions (ht
19/01/2017)
Parliamentary
panel to seek experts’ advice: NC and UML lawmakers are divided
whether the impeachment motion against Karki needs to be moved
forward (kp 17/01/2017), Experts
express their inability to offer advice to parliamentary panel, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 18/01/2017), Sub-committee
to probe charges against Karki, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/01/2017), House panel discusses
impeachment motion against former CIAA chief (rep 19/01/2017), Once
defender, now chair of probe panel: Advocate and lawmaker Ram Narayan
Bidari’s role as the head of a subcommittee of Parliament raises
conflict of interest questions (kp 22/01/2017), Impeachment
imbroglio: If the IRC quashes the motion, it will imply that the 157
MPs who petitioned for Lokman Singh Karki’s impeachment were wrong,
by Narayan Manandhar (rep 25/01/2017), Lokman Singh Karki cannot
be impeached: Parliamentary panel, by Ashok Dahal (rep
31/01/2017), Karki
can’t be impeached: Subpanel, by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/02/2017), House
subpanel probe finds Karki guilty on four of seven charges: The
subcommittee, which has already ruled out impeachment of Karki, has
suggested that the concerned agencies can book him (kp
09/02/2017), 'Lawmakers
showing soft corner to ex-CIAA chief fearing exposure' (kp
09/02/2017)
Lawmakers
weigh three options on election date (kp 15/01/2017)
House
sends two more election bills to SAC: The State Affairs Committee has
been working to finalise three other election bills for the
last two months, by Sujan Dhungana (kp 14/01/2017)
House
panel for removing NOC’s infrastructure tax on petro products (ht
14/01/2017)
Election
for PAC chair postponed, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 11/01/2017)
Lawmakers
want amendment bill to state poll dates (ht 10/01/2017)
Discussion
begins on voter list bill (kp 09/01/2017)
Constitution
amendment: Bill tabled in House amid opposition, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 09/01/2017), SC
Ruling And Oppositions' Stance, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn 09/01/2017),
Constitution
amendment bill: Deliberations likely to start on Thursday (kp
10/01/2017)
UML
to continue obstructing House proceedings (ht 08/01/2017) [A sheer contempt of court and disregard of
democratic principles!]
Call
for electing PAC chair pronto (kp 04/01/2017)
Constitution
amendment bill: Supreme Court declines to issue interim order, by
Dewan Rai (kp 03/01/2017), SC
denies stay against amendment bill, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
03/01/2017), SC
refuses interim order in petitions against amendment bill, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep 03/01/2017), House
postponed again after parties pledge deal (kp 04/01/2017)
House
obstruction crosses a month (kp 03/01/2017)
Parliament
should be allowed to exercise its sovereign right, interview with
Ramesh Lekhak (kp 02/01/2017)
Speaker
gives parties 3 days to resolve issues: Warns of finding way out of
impasse in Parliament, by Binods Ghimire (kp 30/12/2016)
Oppn
parties obstruct House meeting again (kp 29/12/2016)
Against Holding
Parliament A Hostage, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn 26/12/2016)
House
meeting postponed: Speaker's move an attempt to encourage parties to
end deadlock in parliament, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 25/12/2016), Second-rung
leaders bid to end House row: Ruling, opposition parties in negotiation
but no clue of agreement yet, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 25/12/2016)
Sub-committee(s)
to finalise election laws: Three election related bills have been
languishing at the State Affairs Committee of Parliament for more than
two months (kp 22/12/2016)
Prolonged
stalemate likely in Parliament: Speaker not to allow tabling of
constitution amendment bill today amid obstruction by opposition parties,
by Prakash Acharya (ht 22/12/2016)
Oppn
parties obstruct House again (kp 20/12/2016), Opposition
foils discussion on statute amendment, poll bills: Seven parties, led
by main opposition CPN-UML, have been obstructing the House since the
amendment bill was registered on November 29, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 20/12/2016)
Ruling
coalition, oppn headed for showdown, by Sarin Ghimire (kp
19/12/2016), Speaker
to talk impasse with top leaders today (kp 17/12/2016)
MPs
urged to roll back amendment proposal: The decision to send text
messages to MPs was made by a meeting of the student unions affiliated
to the oppn parties (kp 16/12/2016)
Parliament
meeting postponed for a week: Oppn parties obtruct the House despite
Speaker Gharti’s repeated request to support the discussion over
impeachment motion (kp 10/12/2016), RPP:
House Obstruction only benefits extremists (kp 10/12/2016), Speaker
urges PM to help end House obstruction (ht 11/12/2016), UML
‘will not’ obstruct House for poll bills (kp 12/12/2016), Oppn
parties to continue House obstruction (kp 14/12/2016), House
meeting put off until Monday (kp 16/12/2016), Speaker
adjourns House till Monday, by Prakash Acharya (ht 16/10/2016), House
obstruction stalls poll bills, impeachment motion: Due to UML’s protest
over the constitution amendment bill, deliberations on impeachment
motion against Karki and bills related to local polls have been stalled,
by Sarin Ghimire (kp 18/12/2016)
House
panel tells govt to rise development expenditure (kp 09/12/2016), Actual
budget spending reaches 6.5pc in first four months of FY: House panel
criticises the government for not being able to spend the money
set
aside for development projects (kp 09/12/2016)
Commission gives MPs two
days to agree on Province 2 local units (rep 09/12/2016)
Speaker
in bid to end House obstruction (ht 08/12/2016), Speaker’s
bid to end House deadlock fails: Deuba, Oli stick to their guns; Gharti
to hold meeting with PM today (kp 09/12/2016)
Government bodies not
taking directives seriously: House committee (rep 07/12/2016)
Oppn
obstructs House for 2nd straight day (kp 03/12/2016), Oppn
demands withdrawal of amendment bill: Obstructs second successive House
meeting (rep 03/12/2016), House
obstructed for third day (kp 05/12/2016)
40
days on, House still debates Karki impeachment motion (kp
30/11/2016)
House
committee to quiz PM on TJ mechanism issues (kp 26/11/2016)
Lawmakers
want voting age to be lowered to 16 years (ht 26/11/2016)
Finance
Committee approves BAFI Bill with amendments, by Pushpa Raj Acharya
(ht 22/11/2016)
Karki
impeachment motion: House panel lays out procedure (kp 18/11/2016),
Discussion
on impeachment motion lingers: A senior RPP-Nepal leader says major
parties may be waiting for the court to decide case against Karki
(kp 19/11/2016), House
today continues debate on impeachment motion (ht 19/11/2016), MPs
want impeachment motion wound up speedily (rep 19/11/2016)
Non-compliance
with directives: House panel to submit report in 15 days; Failure to
blacklist the contractors not complying with their contractual
obligations has delayed projects (kp 17/11/2016), Project
doldrums: Many of the instructions are simply ignored; most of the rest
are implemented half-heartedly, leading to their very slow pace (ht
18/11/2016)
House
panel blames govt authorities of subverting development projects,
by Prakash Acharya (ht 17/11/2016)
Activities
of the House to be systematised (ht 16/11/2016)
Bill
to hike MPs’ pay and perks moved (kp 15/11/2016), Parties
to ensure more facilities for lawmakers, by Prakash Acharya (ht
16/11/2016), Perks
and work: Past instances show that some of the laws were passed by
Parliament while many lawmakers said yes without being unaware of their
future consequences (ht 17/11/2016), MPs
demand more perks, incentives amid public criticism, by Ashok Dahal
(rep 17/11/2016), Political
parties collect up to 50 percent levy from lawmakers, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 17/11/2016), Joint
proposal to increase lawmakers’ perks (ht 18/11/2016), Lawmakers seek tax waiver
on personal vehicles, by Ashok Dahal (rep 18/11/2016), MPs
pass bill to hike their pay, perks, by Binod Ghimire (kp
21/11/2016), House
passes bill with hiked pay, perks for lawmakers, by Prakash Acharya
(ht 121/11/2016), MPs
give themselves a raise, through fast track: They will now draw minimum
Rs 80,000 to Rs 140,000 a month, by Ashok Dahal (rep 21/11/2016), Underworked
and overpaid: Nepal’s lawmakers appear dangerously out of touch with
the public pulse (kp 22/11/2016), Students
demonstrate against MPs’ salary hike (ht 24/11/2016), Controversial House
Decision, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 26/11/2016)
Discussion
on impeachment motion continues (ht 15/11/2016)
Lawmakers
push for stronger EC (kp 14/11/2016)
House
put off after resuming discussion on impeachment (kp 12/11/2016), Agitating
parties boycott House meet (kp 12/11/2016), Madhesi,
Janajati lawmakers walk out: 'Protest will continue till-three-pont
pact implemented' (ht 12/11/2016)
House meeting put off till
Friday: The government has announced a public holiday for the Kirati
community on Thursday (rep 10/11/2016)
IRC
to discuss draft working procedures on November 11 (ht 27/10/2016)
Anti-torture
bill gathers dust in House panel: The bill was registered in the
Parliament Secretariat two years ago after the arrest of Nepal Army Col
Kumar Lama in the United Kingdom under universal jurisdiction, by
Dewan Rai (kp 26/10/2016)
Impeachment
suggestion
panel ‘after Dashain’: Says Parliament has begun consultations
regarding formation of the IRC and filling vacancies in other
parliamentary committees, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 08/10/2016)
Govt
tables three poll-related bills: The country must hold three levels of
elections in the next 16 months, as the incumbent Parliament’s term
will expire on January 21, 2018 (kp 06/10/2016)
Govt
re-tables three budget-related bills (kp 30/09/2016), House may pass
budget-linked bills today: Mahara tables the same bills earlier
rejected by parliament (rep 30/09/2016), House
endorses 3 budget-related bills (kp 01/10/2016)
Parliament
holds discussions on six bills (ht 29/09/2016)
Discussion
on forming panel to recommend impeachment starts: There are
constitutional provisions that call for an 11-member Parliament
committee to recommend impeachment (kp 27/09/2016)
Question-answer
session to resume in Parliament (kp 14/09/2016)
MPs
seek pay hike amid criticism over paying less attention to House
(kp 13/09/2016) [Currently,
they get Rs 56,228 each month and they demand a rise to Rs 88,925 while
most of the earthquake victims living in tents still wait for the first
distribution of Rs 50,000 from international aid!], Lawmakers
set to get 58 percent pay hike: Criticised for low attendance, missing
crucial meets (kp 29/09/2016)
They
came, signed in, left: Lawmakers skip Parliament discussion on key bills,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/09/2016), Lack
of quorum stalls passage of vital bills (ht 10/09/2016)
House
adjourned for a week (kp 22/08/2016) [Please
take time: The not coming nomination of non-inclusive NC ministers is
far more important than legislative work in parliament!]
House
panel to select proposals for discussion (kp 17/08/2017)
Far
from it: The use of parliamentary whips too often makes the vibrant
role expected of lawmakers increasingly irrelevant (ht 16/08/2016) [Especially
the use of such whips while voting on the new constitution was in
violation of the interim constitution and the inclusive conception of
the constituent assembly!]
Speaker decides to
restrict lawmakers' foreign visits (rep 16/08/2016)
Towards
a kleptocracy? There are worrying signs that interest groups have
hijacked our democracy, by John Narayan Parajuli (kp 13/08/2016)
No
business: House postponed by week, by Binod Ghimire (kp
09/08/2016), Writ
against proposal in House not registered (ht 09/08/2016) [??]
Parliament
set to vote to elect new PM tomorrow (kp 02/08/2016)
Ambassadorial
nominations: PHSC pulls govt up over agreemo issue; Asks not to send
names until parliamentary panel completes its task (kp 02/08/2016),
PHSC
grills five ambassador nominees: Out of the 22 nominees, hearing of the
remaining three proposed career diplomats will take place today (kp
03/08/2016), Hearing
of two more proposed envoys held (ht 04/08/2016), Hearing
of eight envoy nominees completed (kp 05/08/2016), Hearing
of proposed envoys from foreign service concludes, by Ramesh Khanal
(ht 05/08/2016)
Hearing
of SC justices starts (kp 28/07/2016), Parliamentary
panel completes hearing on Supreme Court justices, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 29/07/2016)
In
House, MPs trade charges: No-trust vote scheduled for today (kp
24/07/2016)
House
meets today without fixed agenda (ht 21/07/2016)
PHSC
puts off hearing of SC justice nominees: Hearing scheduled to start
Sunday had to be postponed sine die after committee chairman
‘called
in sick’ (kp 17/07/2016)
NC,
Maoist Centre block budget endorsement: The NC and Maoist Centre say
budget passage only after the House decides on no-confidence motion
against PM Oli, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/07/2016), House
proceedings postponed till July 21, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
16/07/2016)
Parliament
passes Appropriation Bill: For the first time in 15 years, govt has
timely authority to spend; Raises hopes that development spending would
be expedited (kp 10/07/2016)
House
hearing begins today: Chief election commissioner nominee to be quizzed
today, Acting CJ Karki on Sunday, by Sarin Ghimire (kp 08/07/2016)
MPs
divided over constituency development provision (ht 08/07/2016)
Symbolic
protest of silence at ‘zero hour’ (kp 06/05/2016), Lawmakers
flay govt for failing to resolve problems (ht 06/07/2016)
National
Security Council Bill in Parliament (ht 05/07/2016)
PHSC
to open plaints only on day of hearing, by Binod Ghimire (kp
04/07/2016), PHCS
receives 15 plaints against 34 nominees (kp 05/07/2016)
House
convenes after deal on housing grant: Govt agrees to release Rs 200,000
aid to quake victims in two tranches, by Binod Ghimire (kp
30/06/2016)
PHSC
starts its work, finally (kp 24/06/2016)
NC
demands specifics on reconstruction delay, by Binod Ghimire (kp
24/06/2016) [This may sound reasonable but
the question remains why this party as well did nothing when it was
leading the government!!], Main
opposition obstructs House demanding grant amount for quake victims
(ht 24/06/2016), Parliament
session put off until tomorrow after NC obstruction (kp
25/06/2016), House
likely to be deferred again over rebuilding delay: Nepali Congress
adamant on getting its concerns addressed before Parliament resumes
business, by Sarin Ghimire (kp 26/06/2016), House
obstructed yet again, NC accuses PM of being indifferent (kp
27/06/2016)
House
meeting: Ministers flayed for ‘anti-charter’ acts (kp 22/06/2016), House
panel lists bases for local body restructuring (kp 22/06/2016)
Govt
buckles under pressure, to return amendment bill (kp 22/06/2016), House
sends BAFI Bill back to panel following criticisms, by Rupak D.
Sharma (ht 22/06/2016)
Deliberation
begins on appropriation bill: Former FM Mahat raises concerns of
removal of programmes introduced by previous governments (kp
21/06/2016)
PHSC
to elect chairperson tomorrow (kp 21/06/2016)
House
rules passed, finally: Hearing committee formation opens door for
endorsement of judge, ambassador nominees, by Binod Ghimire (kp
20/06/2016), Parliament
forms 15-member PHSC, by Prakash Acharya (ht 20/06/2016), Govt
spells plan to implement statute (ht 20/06/2016), Govt
tables Charter plan in House (kp 20/06/2016)
Ruling
coalition, NC agree to pass parliament regulations (ht 19/06/2016),
House
rules passed, finally: Hearing committee formation opens door for
endorsement of judge, ambassador nominees, by Binod Ghimire (kp
20/06/2016), Parliament
forms 15-member PHSC, by Prakash Acharya (ht 20/06/2016)
Earthquake
victims: Lawmakers fight over verification process (kp 16/06/2016)
Process
to endorse House regulations begins today (kp 15/06/2016), No
discussion on House rules as NC seeks 4 days (kp 16/06/2016)
Lawmakers’
pay and perks set to be hiked: To draw Rs 55,225 in salary, Rs 33,700
in allowance (kp 07/06/2016)
Process
to pass House rules to start on June 15 (kp 05/06/2016), Parliament
Regulation through voting if no consensus by June 15, by Prakash
Acharya (ht 05/06/2016)
House
paves way for phasing out SLC, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/06/2016)
Discussions
on budget to conclude today (ht 03/06/2016), Thematic
discussion on budget ends: 164 lawmakers participate in deliberation n
28 seek clarification on provisions for the upcoming fiscal year
(kp 04/06/2016)
Bid
to resolve House rule dispute fails (kp 28/05/2016)
Parliament
set to take decisions on key issues, by Binod Ghimire (26/05/2016)
Finance
Committee endorses new bill, by Bibek Subedi (ht 26/05/2016)
House
panels’ I/NGO-funded programmes draw flak (ht 24/05/2016), MPs
lambaste House panel over INGO-funded seminars (rep 24/05/2016)
NC
seeks Tarai parties’ support on House rules (kp 21/05/2016)
Parliamentary
regulations: Full House to start discussion on May 29 (kp
19/05/2016)
House
rules hard for parties to pass: Six months on, political parties are
still debating the size of the parliamentary hearing committee (kp
15/05/2016), Major
parties fail to forge consensus on PHC strength, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 15/05/2016), Parliamentary
regulations: Consensus chance ‘slim’; Parties likely to settle the
stalemate through voting in House (kp 16/05/2016), House
likely to vote to decide PHSC strength (ht 16/05/2016), Parliamentary
regulations: Five parties register six amendment proposals; Size of
hearing committee major bone of contention, by Binod Ghimire (kp
17/05/2016), Proposals
on PHSC strength registered (ht 17/05/2016)
House
votes to endorse policies and programmes, by Binod Ghimire (kp
14/05/2016), Comments
On Polices And Program Of Government For FY 2016 (2073), by Siddhi
B Ranjitkar (km 14/05/2016)
First
meeting of budget session lasts only 5 minutes (kp 04/05/2016), Budget
session: Day 1 lasts minutes (ht 04/05/2016)
Parliament
to decide strength of PHSC (ht 03/05/2016)
Parties
agree to unveiling budget on May 28: Policy and Programs only after
pre-budget discussions, by Ashok Dahal (rep 02/05/2016)
Leaders
eye middle path on House rules: Parties under pressure to find a
solution before budget session begins, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
02/05/2016)
President
to present govt’s policy and programme on May 7, by Prakash Acharya
(ht 02/05/2016)
House
to have a lot on plate as session starts (kp 28/04/2016)
Leave
parliamentary hearing to existing PHC: PRDC chair, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 28/04/2016)
Lack
of parliamentary hearings has chain effect across govt (rep
27/04/2016)
House
session may begin from May 3, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
26/04/2016), Budget
session from May 3 (kp 27/04/2016)
Parliament
session likely in 20 days (ht 23/04/2016), Ball
in major parties’ court on Parliamentary Regulations (ht 23/04/2016)
Parliament
regulations: Plan to finalise rules set to hit snag again, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 21/04/2016)
Parliament
delegation busy in Britain: The team led by Speaker Onsari Gharti meets
British MPs and learns of their parliamentary system, by Nabin
Pokharel (kp 21/04/2016)
House
session delay hits law formulation, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
14/04/2016), Govt
set to call House session from mid-May, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
19/04/2016)
Top
leaders neglecting House panel meetings: Good Governance and Monitoring
Committee draws attention of 21 members regarding absence from five
consecutive gatherings, by Prakash Acharya (ht 12/04/2016) [Please stop to call such persons 'leaders'!!]
Govt
afraid of calling House session: NC (ht 10/04/2016)
House
rules impasse continues as meeting deferred indefinitely, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 08/04/2016), House
committee defers vote on regulations draft: Hearings for justices, EC
chief rendered further uncertain (rep 08/04/2016)
Vote
on parliamentary regulation on Thursday (kp 05/04/2016), Decision
on parliamentary regulations on April 7 (ht 05/06/2016)
Govt
likely to skip House session: Government could go for budget session
directly, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 03/04/2016)
Six
months on, parties spar over House rules: Size of the Hearing Committee
appears to be the bone of contention, by Binod Ghimire (kp
28/03/2016)
Parliament
regulations: Drafting panel members want party leaders to bury the
hatchet; Nepali Congress MPs ‘boycott’ meeting (kp 22/03/2016), Parliamentary
regulations delay affects key hearings: Regulation yet to finalize
after 5 months of committee formation, by Ashok Dahal (rep
22/03/2016), Bid
to pass House Regulations before April 6 (ht 24/03/2016)
Parliament
rules likely in four days: Senior party leaders to have final say if
dispute persists (kp 17/03/2016), PRC
begins discussion on Parliamentary Regulations, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 17/03/2016), Hearings
for 11 new justices unlikely soon (rep 17/03/2016), Report
on Parliamentary regulations discussed (ht 18/03/2016), Finalisation
of house regulations:NC-UML tussle delays rules; Regulation Drafting
Committee fails to convene a meeting on Sunday after only 13 out of
61committee members turned out (kp 21/03/2016)
Speaker
sends back CC recommendation of Yadav for EC chief (rep
11/03/2016), Speaker
defends sending back justice names: Says she’s ready to take hearing
ahead if nominations are sent again, by Binod Ghimire (kp
15/03/2016), SC
issues interim order to conduct hearings for justices, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep 15/03/2016)
Appointment
of SC justices: Parliament Sectt refuses to act on JC advice; The
parliamentary hearing could not be conducted, as new Parliamentary
Regulations have not been enacted (kp 07/03/2016), Lawyers
differ on Speaker’s power to send letter to JC for review (ht
08/03/2016), Speaker
sending back recommendations dismays JC, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep
08/02/2016), SC
justice appointment: Speaker’s decision on nominees sparks uproar; Some
legal experts have questioned the Speaker’s move, saying it is likely
to spark dispute between Parliament and judiciary, by Bhadra Sharma
(kp 09/03/2016), Tussle
between UML, UCPN-M fuels conflict between judiciary, legislature,
by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 11/03/2016), 2
petitions filed for and against Speaker’s move, by Bhadra Sharma
(kp 12/03/2016), Judiciary-legislature
blame game: UCPN (M) says ball in prime minister’s court (kp
13/03/2016) [What about independence of
judiciary? The political parties are only a part, not the owners of the
state!], Parliament
regulations to be finalised ‘within a week’ (kp 14/03/2016)
Three
dozen bills pending in Parliament (kp 29/02/2016)
Malaysia
visa processing: Officials put through wringer over VLN Nepal (kp
23/02/2016)
First
session of parliament under new Statute ends (kp 18/02/2016)
Regulation
drafting panel deadline likely to be extended (kp 16/02/2016)
No
code of conduct for House members: Speaker’s duty to discipline
lawmakers: Former Speaker Dhungana; Parliament in Nepal has never set
ethical standards since the one convened during the democratic set-up
in 1991, by Binod Ghimire (kp 09/02/2016)
Laws
for lawmakers: There should be a code barring MPs from House business
if a conflict of interest exists, by Dinesh Raj Shivakoti (kp
01/02/2016)
House
adjourned till Feb 12: Tomorrow’s meeting post-poned due to lack of
con-sensus on House rules (kp 26/01/2016), ‘Resolve
dispute over Parliament regulations’ (ht 26/01/2016), Next
House meet on Feb 11 (kp 27/01/2016)
193
Acts amended (kp 25/01/2016)
MPs
deliberate amendment bill, morcha boycotts (kp 22/01/2016)
More
time for House rules drafting: Several bills forwarded to respective
committees for discussion (kp 22/01/2016)
Statute
amendment: House meeting likely to form Special Committee (kp
19/01/2016)
Dispute
over panel size delays House hearing: Opposition backs incumbent
73-member hearing committee while the ruling parties want it reduced to
the constitutional size (kp 18/01/2016)
Big
III ready to give parliamentary legitimacy to political mechanism,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 17/01/2016)
PAC
grills Home Ministry officials on NID project (kp 13/01/2016)
MPs
sensitised to population, health and development issues (ht
01/01/2016)
Muluki
Ain revision: House panel to seek feedback (kp 01/12/2015), House
panel seeks people’s suggestions on civil, penal code bills (ht
01/12/2015)
Parliament
waits to tackle key problems, parties still at odds, by Prakash
Acharya (ht 18/11/2015), 40
bills gathering dust at Parliament Secretariat, by Ashok Dahal (rep
18/11/2015)
House
panel urges effective fuel distribution (ht 30/10/2015)
Parliament
to begin presidential election procedures on Saturday (ht
24/10/2015), First
female Speaker Magar chairs parliament meeting (rep 25/10/2015)
First
female Speaker Magar assumes office (kp 19/10/2015)
Speaker,
dy speaker posts: Parties fail to pick candidates based on consensus (kp
16/10/2015), Ruling
parties pick Gharti for Speaker: Nepali Congress to announce its
candidate today (ht 16/10/2015, Maoist
leader elected first female Speaker, by Binod Ghimire (kp
17/10/2015), From
Maoist guerilla to first female Speaker, by Ashok Dahal (rep 17/10/2015), Onsari
first woman Speaker in Nepal’s history, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 17/10/2015), NC
supported Gharti Magar at ruling coalition’s request (rep 17/10/2015)
House
meet begins today (kp 02/10/2015)
President
summons Parliament session, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/09/2015)
Seven
days set for amendment proposals, by Prakash Acharya (ht
31/08/2015), Lawmakers
get 7 days to file amendments to constitution bill, by Ashok Dahal
(rep 31/08/2015)
Appropriation
bill endorsed (kp 25/08/2015)
Two
bills up for discussion (kp 17/08/2015)
Govt
faces challenge to endorse budget, by Binod Ghimire (kp 04/08/2015), UCPN-M,
UML boycott debate on budget (ht 04/08/2015), Maoists
to partake in budget talks (kp 08/08/2015)
Appropriation
bill: ‘Govt failure’ likely to delay discussion (kp 03/08/2015)
UML
flays ‘one-party’ budget: Says FinMin Mahat prepared it snubbing UML
ministers; Asks NC to make corrections (kp 16/07/2015), UML
threatens to vote against ‘NC’s budget’, by Prakash Acharya (ht
16/07/2015), Oppn
slam NC’s ‘unilateral’ move (kp 16/07/2015), Implentation
a challenge: Mahat (kp 16/07/2015), UML
disputes with NC over budget programs (rep 16/07/2015), Finance
minister sddresses UML’s budget concerns (kp 17/07/2015), NC,UML
burythe hatchet, by Prakash Acharya (ht 17/07/2015)
Budget
to be presented on Tuesday (kp 12/07/2015), UML
seeks oppn vote for budget programme (kp 12/07/2015)
Policies,
programmes to be unveiled on July 8 (kp 05/07/2015), Prez
to unveil govt programmes and policy on July 8 (ht 05/07/2015), Parliament
to endorse govt’s policy, programme today (kp 12/07/2015), Lawmakers
slam govt document (ht 12/07/2015), House
endorses policy document, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/07/2015), Govt’s
policies, programmes endorsed, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 13/07/2015)
Budget
session begins (kp 01/07/2015), Pre-budget
discussions begin (ht 02/07/2015), Prioritise
agriculture, creation of jobs, reconstruction: Lawmakers (kp
02/07/2015), UCPN
(Maoist): Bring budget in consensus (kp 03/07/2015)
Prez
calls budget session of Parliament from Tuesday (kp 26/06/2015)
Parliament
mourns earthquake victims (kp 08/05/2015), Adopt
one-door policy: Panel (kp 08/05/2015), Parliament
passes special condolence motion (ht 08/05/2015)
Speaker
wants winter session called (ht 01/04/2015), Govt
‘delaying’ winter session of parliament (kp 09/04/2015), Delay
in holding parliament's winter session worries oppn (rep 11/04/2015)
CA
to meet on April 6 (kp 30/03/2015)
Parliamentary
directives: Govt bodies find compliance difficult, by Prakash
Acharya (ht 29/03/2015)
PM
orders halt to visa outsourcing process, by Anil Giri (kp
28/03/2015), Govt
told not to outsource visa processing job (kp 30/03/2015)
MPs
committed to ‘or’ provision for citizenship (kp 27/03/2015)
Visa
scam rages in House: Panel summons DPM Gautam, FM Pandey over ‘secret’
govt deal with private firm (kp 26/03/2015), Minister
gets an earful over visa outsourcing bid (kp 27/03/2015), Gautam
defends proposal for online visa processing (ht 27/03/2015), Home
Minister Gautam defends online visa application system (ht
28/03/2015)
Call
the House (ht 26/03/2015)
Strong
presence of women in first CA did make a difference, interview with
Binda Pandey (kp 16/03/2015)
MPs’
foreign junket in controversy: No approval from Speaker; Labourers’
money used (ht 12/03/2015), Sah’s
foreign trip in limbo: Says he won’t use foreign employment welfare
fund to lead a small team (ht 13/03/2015)
House
obstruction hits passage of Bills, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
28/02/2015)
Lharkyal
is new UCPN (M) lawmaker (kp 09/02/2015), Controversial
Lharkyal is CA member (rep 09/02/2015), Lama
sworn in as CA member (kp 16/02/2015)
CA
sends issues to PDCC, again: Dialogue Committee gets 5 days to forge
consensus (kp 09/01/2015), CA
to send disputed issues to CPDCC again: Schedules its next meeting for
January 13, the daypanel has to submit its report after discussion,
by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 09/01/2015)
House
panel invites PM (kp 05/01/2014)
Content
important not deadline: BRB (ht 21/12/2014) [!!!], ‘Decisive’
talks fall through: Maoist leaders walk out of PM-chaired meeting
(kp 21/12/2014) [The demand that the
opposition has to accept the ruling parties' proposal without changes
has nothing to do with consensus offer!!], UCPN-Maoist
walks out (ht 21/12/2014), NC,
UML, Madhesi parties to intensify talks (ht 21/12/2014), CA
vote not an easy option (kp 21/12/2014), PAPAD submits memo to
President Yadav (ht 21/12/2014)
NC,
UML for ‘decisive talks’ with opposition (kp 20/12/2014), NC,
UML to opt for voting if no consensus (rep 20/12/2014), Toe
‘progressive’ line: BRB to ruling parties, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 20/12/2014), Oppn
front warns of protest: Protests if NC, UML are inflexible: FDRA (kp 20/12/2014), FRA
gearing up to launch agitation: NC says resolution should besought on
negotiating table, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 20/12/2014), Janajati
alliance stages protest for identity-based federalism (kp 20/12/2014), No
alternative to agitation, say Madhesi forces (kp 20/12/2014), Nembang
urged to take initiative for consensus (ht 20/12/2014)
CA
continues debate on its next step (ht 19/12/2014), “The
clock is ticking”, interview with CA Chair Subhas Nembang (nt 19/12/2014), One
month to go: Politicians agree to agree, sending a sense of cautious
optimism about the constitution, but they need to settle their power
struggle first (nt 19/12/2014), Contentious
consensus: There is much more to the constitution debate than the
constitution, by Anurag Acharya (nt 19/12/2014), Directly-elected
Prez call renewed (kp 19/12/2014), NEFIN
to member bodies: Don’t join Tuladhar-led move (kp 19/12/2014) [Janajati (and
Madheshi) will never get their just demands fulfilled as long as they
are unable to cooperate!!], Forge
consensus or be ready for vote, says PM (ht 19/12/2014) [A two-thirds
majority for the non-inclusive proposal of the ruling parties can
hardly be imagined!], NC,
UML for giving top leaders 5 days to settle disputes (rep 19/12/2014), MJF-Nepal
pledges single Madhes (ht 19/12/2014), Model
of judiciary: A Thorny Issue on Constitution Drafting, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep 19/12/2014)
Leaders
claim progress on judiciary, electoral system: Differences persist on
federalism, forms of government, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Pranab
Kharel (kp 18/12/2014), CA
members voice their party stances: Discussions show that deadlock
nowhere near resolution (ht 18/12/2014), UML
reiterates two-third majority if no consensus (rep 18/12/2014), Oppn
warns against bringing statute through majority (rep 18/12/2014), UML:
Extremist forces threat to statute writing (kp 18/12/2014)
MPs
divided over statute procedure: Ruling parties question PDCC’s
relevance; Propose settling disputed issues at the Constituent Assembly
(kp 17/12/2014) [Only the CA has to
decide on the new constitution, not the parties and their male Bahuin
leaders!!], CA
prolongs meeting to await consensus among parties (ht 17/12/2014), CA
chair urged to remove deadlock (rep 17/12/2014), FSPN
warns ruling parties (ht 17/12/2014)
Flexibility
a far cry as CA deliberations begin (kp 16/12/2014), PDCC
must settle disputes: Maoists (kp 16/12/2014), UCPN-M
for returning disputes to CPDCC (ht 16/12/2014), Ruling,
oppn leaders sharply divided on returning to CPDCC (rep 16/12/2014)
CA
takes up disputed issues: PDCC Chair Bhattarai insists consensus still
possible (kp 11/12/2014), Bhattarai
tables CPDCC report: Says mandate of people’s movements takes
precedence over that of elections (ht 11/12/2014), Choice
is between disastrous and unpalatable: Bhattarai (rep 11/12/2014), Parties
in ‘positive discussions’ to settle contentious subjects (kp 11/12/2014), Parties
to seek consensus through series of talks (rep 11/12/2014), Ruling,
opposition parties trying to woo each other (ht 11/12/2014), Fear Of Missing The
January 22 Deadline Looms Large, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 11/12/2014), Weapons
of choice: What would be the long- and short-term consequences if the
two-thirds majority should get its way?, by Pramod Mishra (kp 11/12/2014), Regressive
statute will be torn: CPN-M (ht 11/12/2014)
NC
Lawmaker passes away (kp 08/12/2014), NC
CA member Hari Khadka passes away (ht 09/12/2014)
A
slippery slope: Unless drastic amendments are made to the CA Rules of
Procedure, a new constitution by January 22 is no longer possible,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 25/11/2014), On
the brink: Constitutional process (rep 25/11/2014)
A
year after election, CA still lacks full shape, by Ashok Dahal (rep
19/11/2014)
Russian
roulette: Nepal’s constitution process (rep 12/11/2014), BRB
for dispute resolution panel within PDCC (kp 12/11/2014), Bhattarai
proposes forming mechanism within CPDCC to settle disputes (rep), CPDCC
fails to find a way out (ht 12/11/2014)
Budget
session: 39 days wasted in wrangle with opposition (kp 10/11/2014),
President
ends budget session (ht 10/11/2014)
CA
court rules in favour of UCPN (M) MP Mandal (kp 06/11/2014), CA
Court upholds Mandal’s victory (ht 06/11/2014)
Sexual
harassment at work: Parliamentary committee passes Bill unanimously
(ht 06/11/1014), Bill
regarding harassment at work passed (kp 10/11/2014)
UML,
Maoist MPs against arms treaty ratification (kp 05/11/2014), Lawmakers
debate Arms Trade Treaty (rep 05/11/2014)
Parliament
approves proposal to ratify Saarc seed bank pact (kp 05/11/2014)
IPNMN
unveils manifesto: Pledges to secure single identity-based federal units
(ht 03/11/2014), Janajatis
kick off nationwide stir: The movement plans to fight for ethnic,
gender and linguistic equality of marginalised communities in the new
constitution, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 03/11/2014), Madhesi
parties sidelined: Gupta (ht 03/11/2014), PM
against protests until statute is out (kp 03/11/2014) [Wow, a really
democratic stand! The excluded masses shall once again accept what the
male Bahun leaders decide!!], PDCC
fails to chart way for constitution writing (kp 03/11/2014), CPDCC
fails to submit report: Meeting to continue until contents are finalised
(ht 03/11/2014), CPDCC
meeting to continue today also; Existential crisis for leaders id
consensus fails: Bhattarai (rep 03/11/2014), NC,
UML float seven-Pradesh model, by Prakash Acharya (ht 03/11/2014), NC,
UML agree on 7-province model: Koshi, Janakpur, Rajdhani, Gandaki,
Lumbini, Karnali, Seti-Mahakali proposed as names, by Ashok Dahal
(rep 03/11/2014), NC,
UML bid to register proposals opposed (ht 03/11/2014), UCPN
(M) reiterates statute in consensus (kp 03/11/2014), Parliament
resumes after HM’s apology (kp 03/11/2014), House
proceedings resume after Gautam's apology (rep 03/11/2014), RPP-N’s
Houseobstruction ends (ht 03/11/2014), Hindu
activists resume strike (kp 03/11/2014), Nepal’s
moment: US envoy’s unsolicited advice to political actors: find common
ground, stick to January deadline for new constitution, by Peter W.
Bodde (kp 03/11/2014)
Consensus
elusive (kp 01/11/2014), Parties
fail to reach agreeable solution: Leaders to consult CA, PDCC chairmen
next (kp 01/11/2014), Ruling
parties to register common views at CPDCC, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 01/11/2014), Consensus
must for statute drafting, say 22 parties (kp 01/11/2014), Consensus
chances slim: Dahal; 22-party alliance to tell CPDCC to submit report
(ht 01/11/2014)
Fringe
parties for vote if no accord: PDCC chairman consults leaders of
smaller parties (kp 31/10/2014), UML
divided over official stance on contentious issues (kp 31/10/2014), Consensus
eludes three major parties (ht 31/10/2014), NC,
UML for forwarding disputes to full CA (rep 31/10/2014)
NC,
UML try to bridge trust gap: Ruling parties deliberate on preparing
questionnaire (kp 30/10/2014), NC,
UML working on common view (ht 30/10/2014), NC,
UML to finalise their stance on federalism today (rep 30/10/2014), Ruling
parties must be ready to compromise: UCPN-Maoist (ht 30/10/2014), No
further flexbility on federal model: UCPN (Maoist) (rep 30/10/2014), UCPN
(M) ready to adopt flexibility (kp 30/10/2014), Voting
process for statute in quagmire (kp 30/10/2014)
Big
3 count on informal talks as November 1 deadline looms (kp 28/10/2014), Dishonouring
previous pacts will invite dire consequences: Dahal (kp 28/10/2014), Major
parties pledge timely constitution (ht 28/10/2014) [Many things these
male Bahun leaders currently discuss are worse than no constitution!!],
Consensus
will be easy if leaders’ concerns addressed: Bhattarai (ht 28/10/2014) [It's far more
important to address the concerns of the excluded majority of Nepali
society!!], Leaders'
ambitions have prolonged deadlock: Bhattarai, by Thira L. Bhsal (rep 28/10/2014), NC,
UML for minimum pradeshes, reformed parliamentary system (ht
28/10/2014)
PDCC-judiciary
consultation: Top judges for splitting JC tasks, by Pranab Kharel
(kp 27/10/2014), Constitutional
bench not constitutional court: CJ, other justices; EC suggests MMPR
electoral model, 3 pc threshold, by Thira L. Bhusal and Ashok Dahal
(rep 27/10/2014), EC
insists on 3pc threshold as PR pre-requisite in elections: Uprety says
the EC is against reserved constituencies as some sections have proposed
(kp 27/10/2014)
Lawmaker
Paswan faces termination (kp 24/10/2014), CA
Court scraps Hajari's CA membership (kp 27/10/2014)
Parties
in no hurry for CA vote on disputes (kp 24/10/2014)
Second
round talks indecisive; next sitting after Tihar holidays (kp
23/10/2014), Three
party talks end inconclusively: They realise need for consensus, but
parties still can’t find common ground (ht 23/10/2014), Big
3 parties to meet again on Oct 26-27: Gokarna meeting fails to yield
result (rep 23/10/2014) [Hopefully, they
enjoyed their luxury stay at the expense of the state!!], Nembang
confident about solution (ht 23/10/2014) [?? The required
solution is not even under discussion!!]
Nov
1 PDCC limit to sort disputes (kp 22/10/2014), CPDCC
gets one last chance to accomplish tasks; Deadline extended till Nov 1;
CA calendar amended first time, by Prakash Acharya (ht 22/10/2014), CPDCC
gets 12 more days to settle disputes (rep 22/10/2014), Resort
talks fail to yield much (kp 22/10/2014), Three
party meet ends in fiasco: Parties to continue negotiation on thorny
issues of new statute again on Wednesday (rep 22/10/2014), Three
major parties get talking ‘seriously’ (ht 22/10/2014)
Constitution
writing: Big 3 for Oct-end consensus cut-off, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 19/10/2014), Nembang
prods parties to pick option early (kp 19/10/2014), Vote
inevitable if consensus obstructed: NC tells UCPN-M (ht 19/10/2014) [What the parties
call consensus is always a one-sided view!!], Dahal
blames NC, UML for stalemate (kp 19/10/2014), Top
leaders blame each other at UML tea party (ht 19/10/2014), 22
parties to intensify stir after Chhath (ht 19/10/2014)
CA
fails to abide by its calendar: CPDCC likely to get one more extension
to forge consensus (ht 18/10/2014), CPDCC
yet again misses deadline given to settle disputes (rep 18/10/2014), Parties
to seek more time for accord sake (kp 18/10/2014), 22-party
alliance appeals for consensus (kp), I’m
ready to lead people’s revolt, says Dahal (ht) [??? This should be the task of a non-Bahun, if
possible a woman, and it must be peaceful!!], Dahal:
I'll lead movement if statute put to vote (rep 18/10/2014), Hard
Days Ahead: Political leaders have failed to reach a consensus on
constitutional issues, pushing the process of constitution writing into
uncertainties (sp 18/10/2014)
PDCC
fails on accord, questionnaire fronts (kp 17/10/2014), Bhattarai
tells parties to bring consensus proposal today (ht 17/10/2014), Consensus
or vote: Parties to meet today for decision (kp 17/10/2014), Top
leaders head to Gokarna for talks (ht 17/10/2014), Consensus
on contention: There is no point continuing with endless meetings and
keep fooling people all the time, by Damakant Jayshi (nt 17/10/2014), Minister
no-show: House meet put off (kp 17/10/2014)
Parliament
withheld due to the absence of ministers (Setopati 16/10/2014), Constitution
writing: Major parties to hold talks on voting process (kp 16/10/2014), Parties
to go for voting if consensus bid fails: UCPN-M could agree to six or
seven pradesh model if NC and UML agree to mixed ethnicity based
pradeshes (ht 16/10/2014), Big
3 to try for consensus, prepare for vote in tandem (rep 16/10/2014), Parties
present their positions in writing (kp 16/10/2014), Congress
fails to woo Madhesi parties (ht 16/10/2014), The
Madheshi parties are one on core issues, interview with Laxman Lal
Karna, Sadbhavana Party (rep 16/10/2014), It's
doable: Constitution making (rep 16/10/2014)
‘Statute
deal not on the horizon’: Maoist chairman blames hardened NC-UML
position, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 15/10/2014), Deal
not possible in next three days: Dahal; Says Congress, UML backtracked
on agreements reached during the previous CA (ht 15/10/2014), We're
ready to settle for fewer than 10 provinces: Dahal, by Ashok Dahal
(rep 15/10/2014), PDCC
settles land reform dispute (kp 15/10/2014)
Big
3 talks focus on judiciary: ‘Agreed’ in principle to form
Constitutional Court to look into disputes related to federalism (kp 14/10/2014), Major
parties form team to suggest on judiciary (ht 14/10/2014), Temple
and state: It must be understood that secularism has become firmly
entrenched in the national polity (kp 14/10/2014), Constitution
of consensus: Consensus through force may give us constitution but in
the process we will have forgotten why we wanted federalism to begin
with, by Bishal Thapa (rep 14/10/2014) [The
leading politicians already have forgotten this for long!!]
Parliament
concludes Appropriation Bill debate (ht 13/10/2014)
Parties
brace for statute give-n-take: Possible deal motivates leaders, by
Bhadra Sharma (kp 13/10/2014) [A bad constitution
is worse than a delayed constitution since it leads to further
long-term conflict!!], Leaders
flexible on number, names of provinces: Maoists want identity-based
names for provinces (rep 13/10/2014), Section
of NC for north-south alignment (rep 13/10/2014), Major
parties disagree to agree again, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 13/10/2014), Talk
panel to re-convene today: Constituent Assembly asks PDCC to forge
consensus by end of week (kp 13/10/2014)
6-7
states official NC position: Party to table proposal at the upcoming
meeting of Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee, by Anil Giri
(kp 12/10/2014) [Flexibility sounds
different!!], NC
comes up with proposal on disputed issues of constitution: Suggests two
federal structures, PM elected by House, Electoral College-elected
President; Two-tier Parliament, single Pradesh Sabha, by Prakash
Acharya (ht 12/10/2014), NC
moots six-state and seven state models: Three states in Tarai plains,
by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 12/10/2014), PM
Koirala roots for maximum 7 federal states with multiple identity
(rep 12/10/2014), UML,
NC at odds over forms of govt (kp 12/10/2014)
22
parties organise rally for consensus: Press for identity-based
federalism in statute (ht 11/10/2014), Oppn
rally for identity-based federalism (kp 11/10/2014), Alliance
threatens to scrap statute not ensuring identity (rep 11/10/2014), For
3rd shot at accord, PDCC gets one week (kp 11/10/2014), CA
extends CPDCC deadline for third time, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 11/10/2014), CPDCC
gets extension Deadline for preparing first draft of statute to be
affected (ht 11/10/2014)
CA
likely to give PDCC more time for building consensus (kp 10/10/2014), Bhattarai
seeks PM Koirala’s help in forging consensus (ht 10/10/2014), NC
faction campaigns for Hindu state revival (kp 10/10/2014), UCPN-Maoist
urges CA members to join movement, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 10/10/2014), CPN-UML:
Vote if no consensus; Party seeks to endorse new statute through a
two-third majority as per provisions of Interim Constitution (kp 10/10/2014), RPP-N
objects to political mechanism (kp 10/10/2014), RPP-N
threatens to obstruct House (ht 10/10/2014), RPP-Nepal
ends House obstruction after government clarifies (ht 11/10/2014)
Big
three seal 5-point deal: Legislature-Parliament business resumes,
by Pranab Kharel (kp 09/10/2014), House
obstruction ends: Deadlock cleared after parties seal five-point deal
(ht 09/10/2014), Cross-party
deal sets statute wheels in motion, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 09/10/2014) [??], Give
and take: Both opposition and ruling parties need to demonstrate
flexibility in constitution writing (kp 09/10/2014), Ready
to compromise on forms of govt: UML (kp 09/10/2014), CPDCC
submits its report to CA: It lacks consensus on any of themajor
contentious issues (ht 09/10/2014)
Tension
as mid-Oct draft deadline drifts (kp 08/10/2014), PM
urges oppn to withdraw protests (kp 08/10/2014), Constitutional
issues should be decided through dialogue: PM (ht 08/10/2014), PDCC
to submit its report today: Committee Chairman Bhattarai likely to
mention that more disscussions are required for consensus (kp 08/10/2014), CPDCC
fails to settle vexing statute issues, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 08/10/2014), Constitution
writing process: UML to discuss voting with fringe parties (kp
08/10/2014)
House
panels not ensuring accountability, by Prakash Acharya (ht
08/10/2014)
Oppn
parties announce stir to press demands: Reject NC, UML’s proposal to
settle disputed issues through vote (kp 07/10/2014), Three
opposition fronts announce stir (ht 07/10/2014), Parties
at odds over voting; set to miss another deadline (kp 07/10/2014), PDCC
extends terms of two sub-committees (kp 07/10/2014), CPDCC
to give its report today but without questionnaire (ht 07/10/2014)
Parties
seek one week to settle disputed issues (kp 01/10/2014), CPDCC
fails to meet second deadline (ht 01/10/2014), No
alternative to consensus, says Bhattarai (ht 01/10/2014), Major
disputes must be settled through consensus: Bhattarai; 'Decision
through voting may invite conflict' (rep 01/10/2014), House
meet put off for third week in row (kp 01/10/2014), Oli
slams UCPN-M supremo Dahal (ht 01/10/2014), Maoists
obstructing statute: Nepal (ht 01/10/2014) [All party leaders
obstruct the constitution writing process since 85 percent od the
population have no say!!], EC
proposes 3pc threshold for parties to secure PR seats (kp 01/10/2014) [!!], EC:
51 pc vote a must for directly-elected prez or PM, by Santosh
Ghimire (rep 01/10/2014)
Bhattarai
issues quit threat amid impasse (kp 30/09/2014), CPDCC
chair tables options to end rift Committee may miss today’s deadline to
forge consensus, by Prakash Acharya (ht 30/09/2014), House
obstacle leaves key bills in tatters: The Maoists continue to demand
implementation of the past agreements and an important role in the
peace process, by Pranab Kharel (kp 30/09/2014), House
adjourned till Oct 8 (ht 30/09/2014) [Only to remember:
The house has already been adjourned since August 29!!!], Destination
doubtful: Given intra-party tussles and the lack of a trust deficit, a
constitution by the January 22 deadline looks unlikely, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 30/09/2014)
FRA,
AIF to launch joint movement (ht 29/09/2014), Yadav
threatens agitation: Says govt ignoring consensus in
constitution-writing process (ht 29/09/2014), ‘Statute
victim to leaders’ inability to take decisions’ (kp 29/09/2014), Bhattarai
doubts timely drafting of constitution (ht 29/09/2014), ‘CA,
PDCC making no progress’ (kp 29/09/2014)
Constitution
to have more commissions (ht 28/09/2014), CPDCC
for 7 constitutional bodies in new statute: Joint house committee to
monitor bodies, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 28/09/2014), Consensus
continues to elude Big Three (ht 28/09/2014), Constitution
promulgation by Jan 22: Oli (kp 28/09/2014) [????], Will
lawmakers abide by CA chair’s directive? Chances of Constituent
Assembly members staying in Valley slim (ht 28/09/2014)
Constitutional
bodies to report to Parliament (kp 28/09/2014)
Parties
likely to miss Sept 30 deadline as well, by Prakash Acharya (ht
27/09/2014), Rift
in CPDCC on right to property provision (ht 27/09/2014), NRNs,
ex-Gurkhas may get special citizenship (kp 27/09/2014), 'Special
citizenship' sans political rights for NRNs mooted: Dispute persists
over compensation for land above ceiling, by Prakash Dahal (rep 27/09/2014), Meeting
to clear House impasse comes a cropper (kp 27/09/2014)
NC
leads effort to resume Parliament: Ruling party under pressure to
accept Maoist chief Dahal as HLPC chair (kp 26/09/2014), NC,
UCPN-M talks positive (ht 26/09/2014), Major
parties close to agreement on lifting House obstruction (rep
26/09/2014)
Parties
‘to miss’ mid-Oct limit: A month needed to prepare first draft after
pact: Panel (kp 25/09/2014), Top
leaders doubtful about timely statute: Maoist stand on HLPC, identity
issue poses obstacles (rep 25/09/2014), CPDCC
fails to make tangible progress (rep 25/09/2014), Federal
Republican Alliance wooing fringe parties: FRA suspects ruling parties
could get constitution approved on basis of numerical strength (ht 25/09/2014), House
obstruction may end tomorrow: Parties agree not to include RPP in HLPC
(ht 25/09/2014)
PDCC
to discuss citizenship law, CIAA jurisdiction (kp 24/09/2014), CA
fails to renew lease even after 3 months, by Ashok Dahal (kp
24/09/2014)
Lawmakers
trade charges over House disruption, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep
23/09/2014)
NC,
UML Janajati MPs say ‘no’ caucus: Argue caucuses redundant when there
are other forums to voice agenda, by Bhadra (kp 22/09/21014) [All
other forums are under control of male Bahuns (less than 6.5 percent of
the population) who are only interested to preserve their privileges in
the new constitution!!]
Statute
deadline nears, ethnic MPs plan caucus (kp 21/09/2014), Indigenous
CA members to form loose alliance (ht 21/09/2014), Preparing
for battle for equal rights: MJF-N (ht 21/09/2014), PDCC
in informal accord bid; talks to go at two levels, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 21/09/2014), Bhattarai
plans to work out consensus on statute issues within deadline: First
report of CPDCC to be submitted to CA on September 24, by Tika R.
Pradhan (ht 21/09/2014), CPDCC
resumes work, but sluggishly: Largely ineffective so far (rep 21/09/2014), Signature
drive initiated to amend citizenship draft bill (kp 21/09/2014), Parties
near agreement on ending House obstruction: Issue of giving legal
status for war-era land transactions yet to be resolved (ht
21/09/2014)
Another
chance: CPDCC time extension (rep 20/09/2014), Parties
fail to resume parliament business; Fresh Maoist demand: Legalise
property deals endorsed by war-era ‘Revolutionary Council’ (kp
20/09/2014)
PDCC
gets two weeks to settle issues (kp 19/09/2014), CA
gives CPDCC two more weeks to settle disputes: Asks Baburam
Bhattarai-led committee ro prepare questionnaires by October 7, by
Thira L. Bhusal (rep 19/09/2014), House
remains stalled (rep 19/09/2014), Failed
roundtable cost govt Rs 400,000, by Ashok Dahal (rep 19/09/2014)
Statute
drafting, dispute resolution to go in tandem (kp 18/09/2014), CA
members press for consensus (ht 18/09/2014), Shooting
one’s own foot: CPN-Maoist will lose all relevance if it boycotts
constitution-drafting process (kp 18/09/2014)
NEFIN
stage sit-in protest outside CA (kp 17/09/2014), Round-table
meet plan fails: CPN-M says it’s futile to hold all-party conference if
only statute issues were to be discussed, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 17/09/2014), NPC
put off sine die after CPN-M boycotts meet, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 17/09/2014), ‘CPN-Maoist
acted with ill-intention’: CA calendar not to be affected, say ruling
parties, by Prakash Acharya (ht 17/09/2014), Int’l
community stands one on statute (kp 17/09/2014)
CPN-M
pushes for more issues on table: NC’s Poudel says conference will take
place even without CPN-Maoist (kp 16/09/2014), Writ
against CA appointments (ht 16/09/2014), Petition
demands scarpping of 17 CA nominations (rep 16/09/2014)
Leaders
at odds over CA calendar amendment (kp 15/09/2014), CA
members split on consensus (ht 15/09/2014), Lawmakers
oppose deals on statute outside CA (rep 15/09/2014), House
disruptionon, Bills piling up: Next meeting this evening (ht 15/09/2014), ‘Identity
basis for federalism’: 33-party bloc finds common point amid differences
(kp 15/09/2014), Destination
unknown: All-party conference (rep 15/09/2014), RPP-N
boycotts all-party meet (kp 15/09/2014)
Parties
agree to take up only statute items: All-party conference to begin on
Tuesday morning in CA building (kp 14/09/2014), Task
force clears all bottlenecks: All party conference to have 82
representatives (rep 14/09/2014), Each
party toget five minutes in conference (ht 14/09/2014) [What shall this
conference be good for???], Doing
it right: Writing a constitution that is acceptable to all is more
important than a delay in its promulgation, by Khagendra N. Sharma
(kp 14/09/2014) [Such constitution
cannot be written by the male Bahun elite of the political parties! It
requires the appropriate participation of all sections of Nepali
society!!], New
CA, old tricks: The second CA inherits from its predecessor the broken
spirit of collaboration among political parties, by Tika P. Dhakal
(rep 14/09/2014) [as well as the
constant disregard of the interim constitution and the
non-inclusiveness of dialogue!!]
Parties’
focus more on process, less on content (ht 13/09/2014), House
obstructed again: Sapkota says govt run by criminals (ht 13/09/2014), Stage
set for all-party meet on Sept 16, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 13/09/2014), All-party
conference fixed for Tuesday (ht 13/09/2014), Parties
agree to hold nat'l conference on Sept 16 (rep 13/09/2014), ‘No
foreign trips before statute’ (kp 13/09/2014)
PDCC
submits reports to CA: Bhattarai requests more time for
consensus-building (kp 12/09/2014), Bhattarai
tables CPDCC’s report in CA: Seeks more time to forge consensus on 13
unresolved issues (ht 12/09/2014), I'm
under pressure not to expedite statute: Bhattarai; Harps on consensus
again (rep 12/09/2014), TMLP
cadres burn effigies of Oli and Mahat (kp 12/09/2014), Leaders
at odds over all-party meet date: CPN-Maoist leader Pampha Bhusal says
top leaders want more discussions to find common ground on the disputed
issues (kp 12/09/2014), Four
parties fail to fix conference date (ht 12/09/2014), Nat'l
political conference unlikely before PM's return from US, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 12/09/2014), National
conference, a likely exercise in redundance, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep 12/09/2014)
CA
full house meet today; PDCC to table reports for deliberation (kp 11/09/2014), Big
three to take shot at consensus: Informal meeting to explore points of
compromise (kp 11/09/2014), CPN-UML:
If consensus eludes, let’s go for vote (kp 11/09/2014), CA
schedule can’t be pushed, Oli tells UML lawmakers (ht 11/09/2014), Koirala
against Dahal-led HLPC (kp 11/09/2014) [i.e. Shekhar Koirala], NC
leader rules outtimely constitution (ht), All-party
govt, if not HLPC: Dahal (ht 11/09/2014), Statute-making
difficult if no consensus govt or HLPC: Dahal (rep 11/09/2014) [Statute writing is
neither the task of the government not of the party leaders! It is the
task of inclusively composed representatives of the people!!], Opposition
continues House obstruction (ht 11/09/2014), ‘It
was PM’s idea to bring aboard Baidya’ (kp 11/09/2014), Red
line: Parties in the CA should be flexible with the Baidya Maoists, but
only so much (kp 11/09/2014), CPN-Maoist
wants all-powerful political conference, interview with Bhim Rawal,
CPN-UML (rep 11/09/2014)
CA
gets reports from talks panel: Panel Chairman Bhattarai seeks more time
for consensus; CA meeting expected to amend working calendar, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 08/09/2014), The
long game: PDCC report listing both gains and failures of CA still a
positive sign (kp 08/09/2014), CA
likely to send unresolved issues back to CPDCC (rep 08/09/2014), Starting
error: Constitution deadlines (rep 08/09/2014), PM
rules out putting offconstitution deadline (ht 08/09/2014) [???], CA
sidelined citizenship issue: Experts, by Chahana Sigdel (kp 08/09/2014), 'New
condition' for citizenship thru mother alarms rights activists (rep 08/09/2014), Magar
for citizenship in mother’s name (ht 08/09/2014), Retain
Constitutional Council, Judicial Council in statute: Deuba (ht 08/09/2014), Youth
Force formed for identity-based federalism (ht 08/09/2014), Consensus
will be sought till very end of constitution process, interview
with Krishna Prasad Sitaula, Nepali Congress (kp 08/09/2014) [And why do you not
seek consensus with the excluded sections of Nepali society (ca. 85
percent) instead of only consensus among the male Bahun leaders of the
political parties??], All-party
meet to dwell on unresolved issues (ht 08/09/2014), Will
National Political Conference Bring All Together?, by Nandalal
Tiwari (rn 08/09/2014) [A precondition
would be that the number of participating male Bahuns is not higher
than 6.5 percent!], International
law conference concludes: Call to ensure economic, social and cultural
rights (ht 08/09/2014)
Talks
panel misses consensus deadline, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 07/09/2014), Parties
not to amend CA Rules: Decide to give one more chance to CPDCC to
resolve disputed issues (ht 07/09/2014), CA
calendar to be amended: CPDCC seeks more time to settle thorny issues,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 07/09/2014), Parties
yet to agree on the term of Constitutional Court: Deuba, by Narhari
Sapkota (kp 07/09/2014)
CA
set to miss first crucial deadline today, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 06/09/2014), Consensus
deadline expires today: Discord whether to seek more time or submit
reports, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 06/09/2014) [Submitting reports
now is nonsense since all the discussions have so far been among predominantly male
Bahun party leaders! To seek more time only makes sense if those who
discuss the issues become inclusive, i.e. male Bahuns should have a
share of not more than 6.5 percent of the discussants!], Ruling
parties, oppn divided over amending CA Rules, by Prakash Acharya
and Tika R. Pradhan (ht 06/09/2014)
Disputes
remain; 3 parties agree to meet today (kp 05/09/2014), No
consensus on pradeshes (ht 05/09/2014), Constitutional
statusfor commissions (ht 05/09/2014), CA
chair wants committee report tabled on schedule (ht 05/09/2014) [??], Three
parties agree to CPN-M demand for all-party meet (kp 05/09/2014), Big
three, CPN (Maoist) agree for all-party conference: Panel to suggest
modalities, jurisdiction, by Ashok Dahal (rep 05/09/2014), Task
force formed to hold political conference (kp 05/09/2014), Among
believers: We should protect the right to religious freedom in the new
constitution (nt 05/09/2014)
Looming
deadline: Only through compromise can parties come up with an enduring
constitution (kp 04/09/2014) [A reasonable
constitution with durable value is not possible on this way! It will
only be a statue produced by male high caste party leaders without any
inclusion of the so far excluded majority of society!!], Parties
‘flexible’ on disputed issues, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 04/09/2014), NC,
UML reach agreement (kp), Deal
on thorny issues by Thursday, say top leaders, by Ramesh Khatiwada
(ht 04/09/2014) [The leaders' just
sitting down and making is means ridiculing the inclusion aspect of
constitution writing!], Gautam:
Only CA should issue statute (kp 04/09/2014), House
meet put off for third day (kp 04/09/2014), House
in recess for one week (ht 04/09/2014), Has
Janajati cause lost its verve? Prominent Janajati leaders, who are also
members of various mainstream parties, are pushing the official lines
of their parties, upending the original agendas of ethnic groups,
by Roshan Sedhai (kp 04/09/2014), Women
rights bodies flay citizenship proviso (ht 04/09/2014), Bar
convicts of serious crimes from polls: CPDCC (ht 04/09/2014), No
contesting polls for CIMT-guilty: CPDCC urges big 3, others to settle
thorny issues (ht 04/09/2014), Back
to square one: Kathmandu looks convinced that federal model proposed
ans aspired by Maoists and Madheshis should not be apporved by the CA,
by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 04/09/2014)
‘Exclusive
CA’ raises eyebrows (kp 03/09/2014) Parties
to negotiate stances: Major parties NC, UML, UCPN (M) begin dialogue on
federalism and governance models (kp 03/09/2014), Major
parties agree to all-party meet, differ on modality and ToR: Decide to
hold talks with CPN-Maoist again on Thursday (rep 03/09/2014), Big
Three positive on all-sector conference, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 03/09/2014), Big
3 in fresh talks over key contentions (rep 03/09/2014), Parties
revisit contentious statute issues (ht 03/09/2014), Disputes
to be put to vote if no consensus: Nembang (rep 03/09/2014), Experts
for 10 plus provinces (kp 03/09/2014), Two
dominant ethnic groups in pradeshes suggested: To reduce number of
federal units (ht 03/09/2014), Code
drafters at a loss over LGBTI concerns, by Weena Pun (kp 03/09/2014), Statutory
provision mooted to ban strikes (ht 03/09/2014), Does
the country really need Constitutional Court?, by Ananta Raj Luitel
(ht 03/09/2014), Can
CA Vote Clear All Hurdles?, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 03/09/2014)
10-state
model Maoist stance: Backs federalism model suggested by panel in first
CA (kp 02/09/2014), 'Federal
states on the basis of identity, strength' (rep 02/09/2014), Parties
weigh three options, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 02/09/2014), Parties
hard put tackling trust deficit among them (ht 02/09/2014), Party
first: If we are to have a timely constituition, the CA must take a
long break; Odd as it may sound, that would be the smartest thing to do,
by Bishal Thapa (rep 02/09/2014), Transitional
arrangements after new statute: CPDCC to give continuity to parliament,
judiciary, by Ashok Dahal (rep 02/09/2014)
Stick
to deadline: Nembang; CA chairman tells chairpersons of five thematic
committees calendar won’t be amended (kp 01/09/2014), Bhattarai
stresses meeting Sept 6 dispute resolution deadline: Delay will invite
more complications, say other CA vommittee members, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep 01/09/2014), Consensus
uncertain in six days: UCPN-Maoist blames ruling coalition of Nepali
Congress and CPN-UML for not engaging in meaningful negotiations (ht 01/09/2014), Poles
apart: NC-UML will commit historic blunder if openings for compromise
are overlooked (kp 01/09/2014), If
consensus fails, constitution should be put to vote, interview with
CPN-UML General Secretary Pradip Gyawali (kp 01/09/2014) [?????], Oppn
parties obstruct Parliament proceedings (kp 01/09/2014), Opposition
stalls House yet again over HLPC formation (rep 01/09/2014), Madhesi
parties miffed over lawmaker nomination snub (kp 01/09/2014), Congress,
UML leaders discontent (kp 01/09/2014), 16
CA members sworn (ht 01/09/2014), Maoists
reject proposal to form 3-party HLPC (kp 01/09/2014), UML
entrusts Gautam with resolving HLPC issue (ht 01/09/2014), HLPM
And Political Consensus, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn 01/09/2014)
Missed
deadline may invite chaos: Many fear Assembly relapsing into state of
indecision, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 31/08/2014), EC
suggests 2 models for central election (kp 31/08/2014), Zero
out of 26: CA member nominations (rep 31/08/2014), PAC
to continue graft probe against MP-elect Thapa (kp 31/08/2014), Dissatisfaction
in NC, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 31/08/2014), UML
factional rivalry deepens (rep 31/08/2014), UML
secy disapproves of party’s MP nominees (kp 31/08/2014), UML
secretary urges party chair to put issues on table (ht 31/08/2014), Maoists
to submit names for CA pick Monday (rep 31/08/2014), End
Parliament obstruction: PM Says, there’s no point getting entangled
with the issue of HLPC (ht 31/08/2014), Congress,
UML discuss contentious issues (ht 31/08/2014)
CA
likely to miss Sept 6 deadline: Thorniest issues yet to be resolved
(rep 30/08/2014), Where's
the will? (rep 30/08/2014), Minorities’
role in statute drafting discussed (ht 30/08/2014), Cabinet
nominates 17 CA members, finally; Names awaited from Maoist, fringe
parties, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 30/08/2014) [Oligarchy, nepotism
and disregard of the interim constitution gaining ground once again!!],
Cabinet
nominates 17 of the remaining 26 CA members, by Prakash Acharya (ht 30/08/2014), Govt
names only 17 CA members: Nominations spark dispute in parties, by
Santosh Ghimire (rep 30/08/2014), Opposition
obstructs House over HLPC delay, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/08/2014), Opposition
parties stall Parliament proceedings: Dahal says NC, UML not serious
about constitution calendar (ht 30/08/2014), Madhesi
parties bone of contention in HLPC formation (ht 30/08/2014)
Parties
agree to draft ‘flexible constitution’: Provisions on federalism,
secularism, press freedom and human rights could be amended with
two-thirds support in Parliament, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
29/08/2014), Non-amendable
provisions reduced: National independence, sovereignty, integrity to be
non-amendable; press freedom, human rights, periodic election,
fundamental rights to be amendable (ht 29/08/2014), They
ink deal after deal but bicker over implementation, by Thiras L.
Bhusal (rep), Shrestha
proposes removing provision of 26 CA nominations (kp 29/08/2014) [?? Follow the
ruling of the interim constitution and nominate MPs without party
affiliation! The you have no problems!], CA
members need not benominated now: Shrestha (ht 29/08/2014) [What do I care
about the interim constitution!! Yes, they should have been nominated
in January latest!], Shrestha:
Scrap provision for 26 lawmakers (rep 29/08/2014)
House
elects chairpersons in 12 parliamentary committees, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 28/08/2014), Parliamentary
committees get their chairs (ht 28/08/2014), 9
months after polls, all House panel heads elected unopposed (rep 28/08/2014), Nomination
of CA members: SC moved seeking order to govt to wait for clearance
(ht 28/08/2014), NC
leader moves SC against nomination of 26 lawmakers (rep), Constitutional
Court not needed: Four SC judges (ht 28/08/2014)
Lawmaker
nominations: Experts: Respect apex court verdict (kp 27/08/2014), Don’t
wait for apex court to review CA nominations, lawyers tell govt (kp 27/08/2014), CJ,
justices against Constitutional Court in new statute (rep 27/08/2014), House
committees to get chiefs today (ht 27/08/2014), 11
house committees to get heads today (rep 27/08/2014), Running
out the clock: Despite claims by leaders that the constitution will be
written in time, there are reasons to be skeptical, by Dipendra Jha
(kp 27/08/2014)
Opposition
parties to obstruct Parliament (ht 27/08/2014)
Dialogue
panel to solve prickly issues in 2 wks (kp 26/08/2014), Karna
sub-panelsubmits report (ht 26/08/2014), Bhattarai
invites apex court judges (ht 26/08/2014), CA
nominations put off (ht 26/08/2014), ‘Change
nat’l animal’ (ht 26/08/2014), Ruling
parties rule out formation of Dahal-led HLPC (ht 26/08/2014), Ruling
parties say no to HLPC (rep 26/08/2014), Dahal
warns House disruption (kp 26/08/2014), Dahal
threatens protests in parliament, street (rep 26/08/2014), UCPN-M
to obstruct House (kp 26/08/2014), Think
big: New constitution (rep 26/08/2014), House
panel set to vote for new heads on Wednesday (kp 26/08/2014), House
committee heads to be elected Wednesday, by Ashok Dahal (rep 26/08/2014), Parliamentary
committees’ election slated for tomorrow (ht 26/08/2014)
CA
may miss Sept 6 deadline for settling disputes; Major parties yet to
focus on thorny issues: Bhattarai, by Thira L. Bhasal (rep 25/08/2014), Chepangs
seek their representation in CA (kp 25/08/2014), 3-party
meet fails; CA appointments in limbo (kp 25/08/2014)
NC,
UML agree to give CA full shape (kp 23/08/2014) [This smells of
another grave violation of the interim constitution! These 26 MPs
should not be selected on the basis of affiliation to any political
party!! When the SC begin to stop the continued break of constitutional
law by the politicians??], 22
of 26 CA members maybe named tomorrow (ht 23/08/2014)
Statute
writing process: Big 3 struggle for common ground (kp 21/08/2014), Parties
at odds over Constitutional Court (kp 21/08/2014), CA
Court tells govt to amend election laws: Asks EC to introduce system
that ensures that those getting majority votes win, by Ananta Raj
Luitel (ht 21/08/2014), Federalism
becomes non-amendable (ht 21/08/2014), Middle
way: Parties need to find middle ground between identity and economic
viability (kp 21/08/2014), Citizenship
through mother a must in new statute: NWC (rep 21/08/2014), Prez’s
re-endorsement not possible, says PM: Koirala resumes work at his
office in Singha Durbar after two months (kp 21/08/2014) [?????], Approval
of President is not at all issue of the hour, says PM Koirala (ht 21/08/2014) [This is correct!
His re-endorsement should have taken place in February; so, please live
on with a not legitimised president!!], CA
I only discussed issues; CA II is also resolving them, Interview
with Subhas Chandra Nembang (rep 21/08/2014) [The inclusive
composition of CA-I was one of the reasons for intnesive discussions;
in far less inclusive CA-II, only the exclusive circle of party leaders
discusses and tekas decision!! There is hardly any participation pf
Dalits, Janajati, Madheshi and women in general in the decision process!],
Do
Not Roil Communal Harmony, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 21/08/2014) [This is a myth! In
fact, Nepal has been a single ethnic identity based central state for
the past 250 years! To prevent the end of discrimination is the vested
interest of the exclusive leadership of the political parties!!!],
Dilemmas
and democracy: Are the leaders of the Nepali-language minority willing
to share state power with myriad others?, by Pramod Mishra (kp 21/08/2014)
House
panel claims jurisdiction over all ministries, govt bodies, by
Thira L. Bhusal (rep 21/08/2014)
CA
committee fails to reach consensus on electoral system (kp 20/08/2014), Panel
to give more power to CIAA (kp 20/08/2014), Parliamentary
committees to get full shape, by Pranab Kharel (kp 20/08/2014), ‘Ready
to change stance on forms of governance for inclusive federalism’,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 20/08/2014), CA
panel agrees on title of new constitution (ht 20/08/2014), Dahal
unsure of statute on time, but hopeful, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 20/08/2014), Dahal:
No statute if NC, UML stick to own federalism stance, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 20/08/2014)
Slow
and unsteady: The idea that Koirala is in place only to draft
constitution does not cut ice as constitution is the responsibility of
the CA rather than the government, by Prakash Chandra Lohani (rep
20/08/2014)
CA
talks panel confers with Janajati leaders, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 19/08/2014), Dalits
put forth 27 demands to CA, by Dipak Bayalkoti (kp 19/08/2014), Faulty
ideas (ht 19/08/2014), Bhattarai
gives tasks for major parties (ht 19/08/2014), Major
parties agree on flexible proposal (kp 19/08/2014), Bring
all on board: Dahal (kp 19/08/2014), Parliamentary
panels: Committee chairs’ names submitted (ht 19/08/2014), House
adjourned for one week (ht 19/08/2014), House
in recess; MPs to visit affected areas (kp 19/08/2014), Constitution
drafting process to go on (ht 19/08/2014)
CA
sub-panel settles disputes over legislature (ht 18/08/2014), CA
panel finalizes number of members in parliament (rep 18/08/2014), Good
start: Bhattarai’s statute initiative (rep 18/08/2014), At
least one-yr tenure proposed for chief justice, by Ananta Raj
Luitel (ht 18/08/2014)
Zero
Hour's zero impact irks lawmakers, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep
18/08/2014)
Maoist,
Madhesi parties to prepare common position, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 17/08/2014)
Majority
of lawmakers ignore CA dress code, by Pranab Kharel (kp 16/08/2014)
[The current dress code is based on the
current single ethnic identity based central state thinking and has to
be abolished immediately!!!]
Govt
told to do needful about floods, landslides: Relief for victims,
relocation of people, problem of shortage of river materials raised in
House (ht 15/08/2014)
Constitutional
Court to be set up: House (ht 15/08/2014), Experts
for statute with amendment provision (rep 15/08/2014)
Unabashed
by failings, lawmakers demand more facilities, by Ashok Dahal (rep
15/08/204)
Closed-door
talks: Parties ready to thrash out contentious issues, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 14/08/2014), UML
stance unchanged on federalism, forms of governance, electoral system
(kp 14/08/2014)
House
committees engage in jurisdiction dispute, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
13/08/2014)
Statute
drafting panel to complete its task today (kp 13/08/2014), Parliament
committees to have new heads (kp 13/08/2014), Election
for House committees' heads on Aug 20 (rep 13/08/2014)
Thapa
disobeys Nembang (kp 13/08/2014), Kamal
Thapa creates fracas in Parliament, apologises (ht 13/08/2014), Kamal
Thapa exchanges verbal salvoes with speaker (rep 13/08/2014)
Prez
to Koirala: Full CA key to statute legitimacy; Will hold meeting of
parties and decide CA appointments, PM promises (kp 12/08/2014) [The president as well needs new legitimation after
the elections to a second CA!!!]
Statute
not possible by deadline: Mainali (ht 12/08/2014)
Govt
may nominate 26members to CA in 15 days (ht 11/08/2014) [Hopefully without
party affiliation as it is demanded by the interim constitution!!],
Panel
starts talks with groups outside CA (kp 11/08/2014), Tarai
parties press for single Madhes state: Call for respecting 8-pt deal
signed with Madhesi Morcha in 2008, by Pranab Kharel (kp 11/08/2014)
Parties
begin discussing statute issues (ht 10/08/2014), NC,
Maoists to take consensus approach (kp 10/08/2014), Major
parties step up talks for consensus on thorny issues (rep
10/08/2014)
Wake
up: Were our lawmakers chosen to relax, pass their time sleeping or
play candy crush in CA hall?, by Shristi Kafle (rep 09/08/2014)
Debate
commences on Appropriation Bill (ht 08/08/2014)
PDCC
consults experts for consensus building (kp 08/08/2014), Preparations
to submit report (kp 08/08/2014)
Statute
drafting: Parties adopt new approach to settle disputes, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 07/08/2014)
CA
sub-panel owns up earlier committee’s agreements (ht 06/08/2014), Parliament
directs govt to table social security Bill (ht 06/08/2014)
Bhattarai
says talks under way on disputed issues of statute, by Prakash
Acharya (ht 02/08/2014), PDCC
to record all reservations (kp 02/08/2014)
Parliamentary
panel to findout flaws in electoral laws (ht 01/08/2014), Anti-gender
violence bill criticised in Parliament (ht 01/08/2014)
UCPN
(Maoist)’s Sharma set to lead PAC (kp 01/08/2014) [There cannot be enough male Bahuns in functions
and position! It's the best way to make Nepal inclusive!!]
Discussion
put on hold over oppn threat, again (kp 01/08/2014), Budget
Discussion Put Off Yet Again, by Ashok Dahal (rep 01/08/2014)
Government
briefs House on Nepal-India agreement (kp 31/07/2014), Pandey
briefs Parliament on recent Nepal-India agreement (ht 31/07/2014)
Constitution
Writing: Seriousness Is Lacking, by Mukti Rijal (rn 31/07/2014)
PP
leaders to get Rs 20k monthly transportation allowance (kp
30/07/2014) [??]
Forge
consensus on thematic panel heads, parties told, by Prakash Acharya
(ht 29/07/2014), Oppn
against amendment bill for LSGA (kp 29/07/2014), Bill
aims to ensure 40% women's representation in local bodies (rep 29/07/2014), Contempt
of Court: Bill may go up for public hearing (kp 29/07/2014), Public
feedback to be sought (ht 29/07/2014), Parliament
wants public feedback on contempt of court bill: Law minister to tabvle
proposal on Wednesday (rep 29/07/2014), Contempt
of court bill: Parliament to solicit public views on bill, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 31/07/2014), Parliament
seeks public feedback (ht 31/07/2014)
Four
Bills tabled; House business postponed (ht 29/07/2014)
House
panels headless for six months, by Pranab Kharel (kp 26/07/2014), Dialogue
committee dwells on disputed issues (ht 26/07/2014)
CA
completes six months: Parties must settle disputed issues to get job
done on time, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 25/07/2014), PDCC
talks to own past agreements (kp 25/07/2014), Lower
House to be called Pratinidhi Sabha (ht 25/07/2014)
Parliamentary
sub-panel discusses energy policy (ht 24/07/2014)
Post-budget
discussion to be delayed (kp 23/07/2013)
PDCC
owns up decisions made by then statute panel (kp 22/07/2014)
Lawmakers
demanding ECDP failed to spend their budgets, by Suresh Yadav (rep
21/07/2014) [!!!! Why do they want 49
millions more??]
CA
sub-Panel gears up for talks with armed outfits, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 20/07/2014), Talks
with armed outfits to begin next week (kp 21/07/2014), Talks
with armed outfits of Ilam, Janakpur, Nepalgunj in offing (ht
21/07/2014)
In
consensus bid, CA panel to talk to leaders, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 18/07/2014)
CA
sub-panel to hold talks with armed outfits (ht 13/07/2014)
Mahat
hints at CDF approval, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 10/07/2014) [one of the numerous
fatal failures of this government!!], NC
lawmakers raise voice seeking Rs 50 million: Say finance minister will
face action if budget for constituencies not allocated (ht 10/07/2014), Apex
court order sought against Rs 50m dole plan (kp 10/07/2014), Money
for nothing: Instead of demanding a Rs 50 million fund, lawmakers must
concentrate on a building strong, accountable governance, by Lok
Nath Bhusal (kp 10/07/2014), Funds
For Constituency Development: Not Necessary At All, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 10/07/2014), SC
scraps petition against CDF (kp 11/07/2014) [??], SC
quashes writ against budget for lawmakers: Says no order required as
govt is yet to decide on Rs 50 million (ht 11/07/2014), MP
Or Five Crore Manager?, by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn 11/07/2014), Govt
in last-ditch effort to address CDF demand, by Anil Giri and
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/07/2014), NC
youths oppose Rs 50m CDF plan (kp), War-induced
trauma still haunts Rukum residents, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp
13/07/2014), CDF
Saga: Focus Shift From Policy To Paisa, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
14/07/2014), FinMin
defends CDF allocation‘: Cheap loan has potential to transform
agriculture’, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 15/07/2014), 'Extra-curricular'
Budget Bringing Smile To Some, by Prem Khatry (rn 15/07/2014), It's
complicated: What comes out loud and clear is that the proposal of
transferring development funds to MPs rests on political, not economic
ground, by Sukhdev Shah (rep 15/07/2014), CDF
Allocations: A Case Of Misplaced Priority, by Mukti Rijal (rn
17/07/2014)
Subcommittee
to talk to armed outfits (kp 09/07/2014), Federal
Republican Front in the offing: To pitch for identity-based federalism
in constitution (ht 09/07/2014)
CA
dialogue sub-panel confers with parties (kp 08/07/2014), Sub-panel
records demands of fringe parties outside Constituent Assembly (ht
08/07/2014)
All
for money: Lawmakers’ demand for 50 million (rep 06/07/2014), Rs
50m funds will widen disparities: NPC head; infrastructure development
in remote districts costlier, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 06/07/2014), Bad
proposition: Doling out money to CA members is opposed to the notion of
financial accountability, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp 06/07/2014) [Nepal's politicians
generally do things that are against the constitution, democratic
principles, the rule of law, human rights, international law, etc!!],
Demand
For CDF Increase Raises Eyebrows, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 09/07/2014), To
give or not to give: If lawmakers cannot guarantee transparency and
accountability, they do not deserve even one million rupees they are
drawing from state coffers, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 09/07/2014)
Temple
and state: Despite becoming a secular state, Nepal has not laid out the
parameters for its model of secularism, by Pratyush Nath Upreti (kp
06/07/2014)
NC
recommends Rs 50m CDP for 240 constituencies, by Anil Giri (kp 05/07/2014), Cong
demands Rs 5 crore foreach lawmaker (ht 05/07/2014), NC
all for Rs 50 million constituency fund, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 05/07/2014), NPC
asks for district-wise project details (kp 05/07/2014)
Parliament
passes govt’s policies and programmes: Next House meeting on July 10;
Fiscal budget likely on July 11, by Prakash Acharya (ht 03/07/2014), Govt's
policies and programs endorsed through majority votes (rep 03/07/2014), Rs
50m demand likely to be met, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 03/07/2014), Pork
barrel politics at peak: Lawmakers seek Rs 50m for constituency
development, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht 03/07/2014), Govt
‘working’ to provide vehicles for parties’ top leaders (kp 03/07/2014), A
capital issue: CA members greedy of state dole-outsrisk damaging their
public image (kp 03/07/2014)
Lawmakers
in fund hunt: Call in NC for Rs 50m for each constituency (kp 02/07/2014), Female
parliamentarians press for residence, transport facilities (kp 02/07/2014)
Many
miles to go: Despite multiple impediments, the constitution must be
promulgated in time for a prosperous Nepal, by Binamra Thapa (kp
02/07/2014)
Lawmakers
say govt’s policies fail to live up to expectations (kp 02/07/2014), Policies
and programmes condemned (ht 02/07/2014), Oppn
flays govt policies and programs (rep 02/07/2014), Govt.
Policies and Programmes: Implementation Aspect Is Vital, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 02/07/2014)
CA
concludes discussion on all panel reports (ht 01/07/2014)
NC
lawmakers criticise govt’s programmes: Coalition government asked to
amend the document, by Anil Giri (kp 01/07/2014), NC,
UML lawmakers slam document (ht 01/07/2014), First
round of deliberation concludes, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 01/07/2014)
CA
poll study committee begins work (ht 29/06/2014)
Minimum
number of constitutional bodies sought in new constitution (ht 28/06/2014), Next
cabinet will fill 26 CA seats, says DPM Gautam (rep 28/06/2014)
Statute
making at a crossroads: Top leaders should begin dialogue in the CA as
well as in public to avoid another disaster, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 27/06/2014)
Quota
sought for marginalised communities (ht 27/06/2014)
Lawmakers
insist on Rs 50 m, threaten to halt new budget: Threaten to halt new
budget, by Ashok Dahal (rep 26/06/2014), Daylight
robbery: Budget allocation for MPs (rep 28/06/2014)
CA
debates structure of legislative body (ht 24/06/2014), NC,
UML for revising PR electoral system (rep 25/06/2014), Talking
reform: Proposals of change to the electoral model must be refined and
discussed further (kp 26/06/2014)
Looking
at logistics: While debating contentious issues, the CA would do well
to also keep track of the transitional elements of logistics, by
Prakash Bom (kp 24/06/2014)
Contempt
of court billfaces lawmakers’ snub: Amendment sought to provisions that
curtail freedom of expression, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 24/06/2014), Free
speech: Protecting the judiciary’s dignity must notcome at the cost of
freedom of expression (kp 24/06/2014)
Panel
begins consensus talks on disputed issues (kp 23/06/2014), Small
parties oppose owning up settled issues (rep 23/06/2014)
CA’s
dialogue panel dwells on judiciary (ht 21/06/2014)
CA
sub-panel compiling report on debated issues (kp 20/06/2014), Court
to review ruling on 26 lawmaker picks (kp 20/06/2014), Supreme
Court to review own ruling on 26 lawmakers (rep 20/06/2014), SC
to revisit its May 13 verdict (ht 20/06/2014)
Forms
of governance debate continues in CA (ht 19/06/2014), Parties
to lead sub-panels of Drafting Committee (ht 19/06/2014), Policy
and programmes presentation: Govt to declare date after PM’s medical
report, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 19/06/2014), Lawmakers
demand larger constituency development fund (kp 19/06/2014)
NC
proposes improved parliamentary system, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 18/06/2014), CA
continues discussions (ht 18/06/2014), Two
steps back: Proposed constitutional provisions on citizenship are
regressive and only seek to uphold the status quo, by Dipendra Jha
(kp 18/06/2014)
CA
members give differing views on forms of governance (kp 17/06/2014), Lawmakers
debate systems of governance (rep 17/06/2014), Substance
first: Form of government (rep 17/06/2014)
CA
debate: Parties divided over forms of governance (kp 16/06/2014), Forms
of governance: CA begins discussion (ht 16/06/2014), Parties
stick to their guns on form of governance (rep 16/06/2014)
Controversy
over Bill providing property rights to married daughters, by
Prakash Acharya (ht 15/06/2014), Feeling
the public pulse: The CA is repeating a mistake made by the previous
Assembly in not gauging public opinion on federalism, by Krishna
Sharma and Arun Bhattarai (kp 15/06/2014), Statute
Writing Process: Federal Debate Kindles Hopes, by Ritu Raj Subedi
(rn 15/06/2014)
House
forms panel to probe ‘vote rigging’ (kp 14/06/2014), Parliamentary
panel formed to probe alleged poll anomalies: Given three months to
submit its report (ht 14/06/2014), CA
members play truant during deliberations: NC whip says no big deal,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 14/06/2014), Statute
to include provisory draft law: Conscription law to be invoked if the
state requires (kp 14/06/2014), Parties
agree on ‘compulsory service to nation’Citizens will have to be ready
to serve the country as and when needed (ht 14/06/2014)
CA
debates land, citizenship, rights: Apparently, the most contentious
issue is compensation for land acquired (ht 13/06/2014), Panel
interacts with experts (ht 13/06/2014), CA
demands provision against conversions (kp 13/06/2014)
Vox
populi: The PDCC must transparently engage all sections of society over
federalism (kp 12/06/2014), On
right track: Federalism debate (rep 12/06/2014), Parliament
back in order after 13 days (kp 12/06/2014), House
resumes after 12 days, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 12/06/2014), Opposition
ends protest in Parliament (ht 12/06/2014), Rs
15b budget transferred: Mahat (kp 12/06/2014), House
obstruction taking toll on budget, constitution, says PM (ht 12/06/2014), Fundamental
rights: Constituent Assembly continues discussion for second day (ht 12/06/2014), Property
rights ceiling discussion heats up CA, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
12/06/2014)
Prickly
statute issues land in dialogue panel, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 11/06/2014), CA
forwards report on issues: Debate on fundamental rights, directive
principles begins (ht 11/06/2014), 33-party
alliance inface-saving mode: Ready to join constitution drafting process,
by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 11/06/2014), Not
straight (ht 11/06/2014)
Dialogue
panel starts talks with parties on contentious subjects (kp 10/06/2014), Oppn
continues House haunt (kp 10/06/2014), House
adjourned till tomorrow: Parties only differ on who should chair the
political mechanism (ht 10/06/2014), One
too many? Political dialogue bodies (rep 10/06/2014), CPN-M
presents saleable proposal: Major party leaders finally positive about
all-party meet (kp 10/06/2014), CPN-M
for national political conference: Says party flexible on seeking a way
out of the stalemate, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 10/06/2014), Baidya-led
alliance reiterates all-party body for new statute: Submits eight-point
demant to big three in the CA, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 10/06/2014), House
obstruction cannot be justified, interview with Ram Sharan Mahat
(rep 10/06/2014)
Leadership
bane for HLPC: Maoist chief Dahal noit to share chair of cross-party
mechanism with any other leader (kp 09/06/2014), House
stalled over leadership of political committee, by Thira L. Bhusal
(rep 09/06/2014), CA
panel to start dialogue with parties (kp 09/06/2014), Chaos
as Gachhadar spits venom (kp 09/06/2014), House
sees heated exchanges among lawmakers, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 09/06/2014), Committee
seeks details on budget reallocation in five days (ht 09/06/2014), SC
summons govt, House on lawmakers’ fund allocation (ht 09/06/2014)
CA
drafting committee begins work on statute: Five subcommittees formed;
their works not to be shared with press (kp 31/05/2014), CA’s
constitution drafting committee begins its task (ht 31/05/2014), Bhattarai,
Poudel spar on state restructuring model (kp 31/05/2014), Lawmakers
debate state restructuring (ht), Second
chance: Federalism debate (rep 31/05/2014)
UCPN
(Maoist) obstructs parliament, by Pranab Kharel (kp 31/05/2014), Opposition
obstructs budget session on Day One, by Prakash Acharya (ht 31/05/2014), Opposition
obstructs first budget session meeting (rep 31/05/2014)
Debate
begins on disputed issues: State restructuring and power devolution key
agendas, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 30/05/2014), Top
leaders air views on federalism (ht 30/05/2014), UCPN
(Maoist) says no to CA vote on thorny issues; voting if consensus
eludes: PM Koirala, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 30/05/2014)
Statute
drafting process: Parties treading the right path, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 29/05/2014), Seventh
Republic Day: Institutionalisation of new system ‘slow’ (kp 29/05/2014), NBA's
constitutional conclave begins today (rep 29/05/2014)
CA
nominations: SC cannot tread on executive turf, govt petitions, by
Pranab Kharel (kp 28/05/2014), Govt
files review petition in SC: Seeks more time as parties working to
forge consensus (ht 28/05/2014), Govt
petitions SC over ruling on 26 CA nominations, by Nabin Khatiwada
(rep 28/05/2014)
Paudel,
Acharya swap roles in CA committees (ht 28/05/2014)
Efforts
on to bring parties outside CA in statute drafting process: Bhattarai
(kp 27/05/2014), Efforts
on to deal with parties outside CA: Bhattarai says Constitutional
Dialogue and Consensus Committee,govt doing homework, by Arjun
Bhandari (ht 27/05/2014)
Two
sub-panels formed to ease statute writing (kp 23/05/2014)
'CA
alone can't ensure legitimacy of new statute' (rep 22/05/2014), Conscription
issue sent to PDCC (kp 22/05/2014), Military
training issue sent to dialogue panel (ht 22/05/2014)
CA
members against military conscription (kp 21/05/2014), CA
members divided over compulsory army training: UCPN-Maoist continues to
make a pitch for the idea; Cong,UML scoff at it,term the demand
‘irrational, by Prakash Acharya (ht 21/05/2014), NC
CA members defy Nembang’s junket ruling: Nine of them departed for a
10-day visit to China yesterday (ht 21/05/2014)
CA
takes up thematic committees’ reports (ht 16/05/2014), CA
begins deliberations on contents of statue, by Thira L. B husal (rep 16/05/2014)
CA
to debate military conscription (kp 16/05/2014)
CA
members told to put statute before House job, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 15/05/2014), Resist
the temptation (ht 15/05/2014), Parties
okay with SC’s criteria for 26 nominees (ht 15/05/2014) [There is nothing to
okay! These are the rules of the interim constitution that should be
well known to every politician!!]
Indigenous
groups laud SC verdict on CA nominations, by Kamal Pariyar (rep
14/05/2014), Hammering
it home (rep 14/05/2014)
CA
begins statute drafting process (kp 14/05/2014)
Budget
session to start May 19: Nembang asks lawmakers to shun foreign visits
(rep 13/05/2014), Lawmakers
ordered to avoid foreign junkets; Such visits distract CAmembers from
the task of statute writing: Nembang, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 14/05/2014), Nembang
rules to stop foreign junkets, visits outside Valley (ht 14/05/2014), Nembang
asks CA members to shun foreign trips (rep 14/05/2014)
CA
member appointment: SC to govt: Give CA full shape within 15 days,
by Pranab Kharel (kp 13/05/2014), Nominate
26 CA members within 15 days, says apex court: Tells govt authorities
to select individuals from various fields and all walks of life, by
Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 13/05/2014), SC
gives govt 15 days to name 26 lawmakers: Prohibits nomination pf FPTP,
PR candidates; states those nominated should have independent standing,
by Nabin Khatiwada (rep 13/05/2014)
Outward
bound: CA members should refrain from foreign visits and concentrate on
constitution instead (kp 13/05/2014)
New
statute must be a political document of consensus: Experts, by
Arjun Bhandari (ht 13/05/2014)
Nembang
to clip CA members’ wings: For shelving their foreign trips till new
constitution, by Arjun Bhandari (ht 12/05/2014), Over
50 lawmakers on foreign trips, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 12/05/2014)
CA
to deliberate on disputed statute issues from Tuesday, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 11/05/2014), CA
gets 2 reports from past thematic panels (kp 12/05/2014), Add
speed (ht 12/05/2014)
Sub-panel
enlists disputed issues in judiciary (ht 11/05/2014)
Previous
state model ‘contentious’: CA records panel to send matter of state
restructuring for deliberation (kprep 10/05/2014), State
restructuring disputes singled out (htrep 10/05/2014), CA
to discuss old disputes starting Tuesday (rep 10/05/2014)
Constitution
drafting panel meets experts (ht 09/05/2014), 2-yr-old
deal basis for statute, say experts (kp 09/05/2014)
CA
sub-panel identifies 48 statute-related issues (ht 08/05/2014)
CA
subcommittee begins work to report past pacts (kp 07/05/2014), CA
drafting committee collecting views on statute-writing principles,
by Prakash Acharya (ht 07/05/2014), Parties
reach understanding to share House committees (ht 07/05/2014), Constitution
experts consulted (kp 07/05/2014)
Records
panel not to own up decisions made outside 1st CA (kp 05/05/2014), Panel
to probe JC decision on cards: PHSC meeting on May 7 or 8 to decide on
sub-committee (ht 05/05/2014)
Records
panel subcommittees list agenda from first CA (kp 03/05/2014)
Whither
Legislative Accountability?, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 03/05/2014)
26
nominees unlikely for fortnight or so, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
02/05/2014)
Silver
lining: Number, names and boundaries of federal provinces will feature
as content issues once again; But they can be resolved through
referendum, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 01/05/2014)
House
session draws to a close (kp 30/04/2014), Prez
prorogues House session (ht 30/04/2014)
CA
dialogue panel in consensus bid for inclusive statute process (kp 29/04/2014), CA
sub-committee to hold talks with stakeholders (ht 29/04/2014), Constitution
panel to equip itself well (ht 29/04/2014)
Sub-panel
enlists issues from past CA (ht 27/04/2014)
CA
committees get leaders (kp 26/04/2014), Chairpersons
of CA panels elected unopposed (ht 26/04/2014), CA
committee chairpersons begin work (kp 27/04/2014)
Nembang
prods govt to give CA full shape (ht 25/04/2014), Big
3 set to keep vital CA panels: Bhattarai poised to lead Political
Dialogue Committee, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 25/04/2014), Bhattarai,
Sitaula, Poudel in fray (ht 25/04/2014), PM’s
panel pick pricks Poudel (kp 25/04/2014), Drafting
panel works out schedule (kp 25/04/2014)
Parties
likely to miss first statute process deadline (kp 24/04/2014), CA
to form panels through voting (kp 24/04/2014)
CA
committee chairpersons: Hope for consensus even as vote planned (kp 22/04/2014), Voting
to elect CA committee chairs on Friday (ht 22/04/2014)
In
House, TRC bill gets wide support, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 21/04/2014), Lawmakers
divided as parliament debates TRC bill: Amendments can be registered by
Thursday (rep 21/04/2014), Ruling
party lawmakers find flaws in TRC Bill, by Prakash Acharya (ht 21/04/2014), Memorandum
to Chairman Nembang (kp 21/04/2014), Conflict
victims want revision of TRC bill, submit memo to Speaker
(rep), Transitional
justice: No TRC process is flawless. Still, for post-conflict Nepal
it’s the best way to heal our society (kp 21/04/2014) [The TRC is
necessary but it must respect principles of human rights and justice!],
Whose
discourse? Transitional justice seems to have been intrumentalised by
local elites to maintain existing social structures, by Shradha
Ghale (kp 21/04/2014), State
should officially acknowledge victims, interview with Ram Kumar
Bhandari, founder of the National Network of the Families of the
Disappeared and Missing (kp 21/04/2014), House
calling: Not only are provisions of new TRC bill flawed, my first-hand
experience suggests even the process of preparing it was fault, by
Raju Prasad Chapagai (rep 21/04/2014)
CA
committee to inform Nembang about failure to elect its chair (kp
21/04/2014)
House
resumes; parties for bulk handling of war cases, by Pranab Kharel
(kp 19/04/2014), House
resumes with agreement on TRC, CID, by Prakash Acharya (ht 19/04/2014), Parliament
resumes business as Maoists withdraw protest: TRC bill tabled,
deliberations to beginn Sunday (rep 19/04/2014), Parties
fail to pick head of CA dialogue panel; call for consensus (kp 19/04/2014), Panels’
poll schedule tomorrow (ht 19/04/2014), Sectt:
CA panel chiefs to be elected by April 28 (kp 20/04/2014), RPP-Nepal
keen to lead a CA panel (kp 20/04/2014)
Parliament
stalled for the second day (ht 18/04/2014), UCPN
(M) keeps on disrupting parliament (kp 18/04/2014), House
obstruction likely to end today: Government should withdraw Fujel
cases: Dahal (rep 18/04/2014), Maoists
positive about letting House function (kp 18/04/2014), Bills
on TRC, Disappearance Commission tabled in parliament (nn
18/04/2014)
CA
moots reviving previous bills (kp 15/04/2014)
Fill
26 CA vacancies before electing CA panel chairs: Lawmakers, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 14/04/2014), CA
panels begin work on statute: Parties to elect committee heads in
consensus; vote to be last resort (kp 14/04/2014), Lawmakers
say no to foreign aid for CA work (kp 14/04/2014), Give
House business: Speaker (ht 14/04/2014), CA
panel berth a thorny issue (ht 14/04/2014), UCPN
(M) offered PDCC leadership (kp 14/04/2014), Dahal
warns of yet another conflict: Accuses Prime Minister of backtracking
on HLPC agreement (ht 14/04/2014), Janajatis
announce protest (kp), CPN-Maoist
leader hauls CA over coal (ht 14/04/2014)
CA
panels begin work six months after polls (rep 13/04/2014)
Five
Parliament committees formed (kp 10/04/2014), Pick
and choose: PDCC and HLPC jurisdictions must be delineated before
moving forward (kp 10/04/2014), Parties
stuck over CA dialogue panel, HLPC leaderships (kp 10/04/2014), HLPC
Again, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 10/04/2014), PM
commits to adhere to past achievements (kp 10/04/2014)
Parliament
staffers seek extra perks (kp 08/04/2014)
CA
records committee begins work (kp 07/04/2014)
Secretariat
proposes working calendar, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 04/04/2014), CA
secretariat floats constitution calendar (ht 04/04/2014), CA
aims for statute by mid-February: First draft to be ready by mid
November, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 04/04/2014), CA
endorses calendar; statute draft by mid-Oct (kp 05/04/2014), House
endorses timeline with minor changes (rep 05/04/2014), Love
or loss? Constitution timetable (rep 05/04/2014), CA
begins work without 26 nominees: 'Nominations will take some more days',
by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 06/04/2014), CA
seeks all pact details: Asks government to furnish details of all
agreements signed with parties, groups post CPA, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 06/04/2014)
Administrative
reform recommendations: ‘12 ministries in federal set-up’ (kp
04/04/2014)
Speaker
rues delay in CA nominations (kp 01/04/2014), 15
parliamentary panels set to take shape (ht 01/04/2014), Fringe
party lawmakers want either PAC or SAC: Reject membership of other
parliamentary committees, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 01/04/2014), Formation
of House panels put off (ht 02/04/2014), Formation
of House thematic panels deferred, by Ashok Dahal (rep 02/04/2014)
Slow
but moving (ht 31/03/2014), House
for Mr Dahal (rep 31/03/2014), CA
chair to lawmakers: No foreign trips please: International community
urged not to lure lawmakers into trips abroad, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 31/03/2014)
CA
calendar within 15 days: Secretariat (kp 30/03/2014), Selection
of CA panels’ heads likely to be delayed (ht 30/03/2014), New
CA must focus on thorny issues : Experts, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
30/03/2014)
House
forms public hearing committee (kp 29/03/2014)
Process
to draft new constitution set rolling: CA forms five committees, by
Prakash Acharya (ht 29/03/2014), CA
unanimous in adopting past pacts: Assembly approves five committees to
expedite constitution writing (kp 29/03/2014), CA
starts ownership process for last CA's work, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep 29/03/2014)
New
CA set to cash in on last one’s gains, by Arjun Bhandari (ht 28/03/2014), CA
to own up past agreements, Secretariat printing copies of reports of
earlier thematic committees; Agenda to be tabled in Constituent
Assembly today (kp 28/03/2014), Proposal
to own work of CA-I to be tabled today (rep 28/03/2014), Big
III to own up previous CA’s statute decisions (ht 28/03/2014), CA
takes ownership of first CA’s achievements (nn 28/03/2014)
NC,
CPN-UML unwilling to let Dahal lead HLPC: Propose UCPN-Maoist chairman
to head Constituent Assembly panel (ht 27/03/2014), Big-3
top guns to head CA thematic committees: Maoists want high-level
committee outside CA for Dahal, by Ashok Dahal (rep 27/03/2014)
NA
Deployment During CA poll endorsed by parliament (kp 27/03/2014), House
panel endorses army mobilisation during CA polls (ht 27/03/2014), House
endorses army mobilization for Nov polls (rep 27/03/2014)
First
meeting of Constitutional Council on Thursday (nn 26/03/2014)
Parties
agree to revive HLPC: Cross-party mechanism ‘no substitute for Assembly’,
by Anil Giri (kp), Big
3 to form body to assist govt, statute drafting, by Ashok Dahal
(rep 26/03/2014)
Anti-money
Laundering bill endorsed by House (kp 25/03/2014), Legislature-Parliament
passes five bills (ht 25/03/2014), Parliament
okays three AML bills (kp 26/03/2014)
Parties
get busy choosing heads of CA, parliamentary committees (ht
23/03/2014), NC,
UML to talk CA committee formation (kp 24/03/2014)
Extradition
Bill opposed in Parliament (ht 22/03/2014), CA
adopts rules of procedure (kp 22/03/2014), Fresh
CA Rules cleared: All 16 committees likely by Mar 28, EC
doubtful of local polls in May, by Bhadra Sharma (ht 22/03/2014), CA
approves new regulations four months after polls (rep 22/03/2014)
Straight
talk: Wider consultations are necessary to ensure acceptance of the
constitution (kp 20/03/2014) Second
CA continuation of first one, say lawmakers (ht 20/03/2014)
Nembang
for bigwigs to lead key panels (kp 19/03/2014), Fuel
price fury puts off House meeting (kp 19/03/2014), House
adjourned over petroleum price hike:Finance Minister talks of reviewing
hiked prices but opposition demands the decision to be revoked (ht 19/03/2014), Opposition
obstructs House over fuel price hike, by Ashok Dahal (rep
19/03/2014), Opposition
stalls House proceedings on Day II: Govt ready to halve fuel price
hike, oppn wants it cut by 75 pc, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 20/03/2014), House
disrupted as protests continue (kp 20/03/2014)
Govt
registers 13 bills at Legislature-Parliament (ht 18/03/2014)
House
to have 4 new panels to address public concerns, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 17/03/2014), Rules
for uninterrupted work (kp), Major
parties fail to nominate deputy PP leaders, whips: Parliament
secretariat says this has affected House proceedings (rep 17/03/2014)
Thematic
panel to take up ownership issue (ht 16/03/2014)
Ministers
to answer lawmakers’ queries (kp 14/03/2014)
Delayed
dividend: Political parties are taking forever to start the
all-important CA process (kp 13/03/2014), The
fuss is over (ht 13/03/2014), On
with it now: Constitution making task (rep 13/03/2014), With
Rules finalised, CA set to move forward, by Prakash Acharya (ht 13/03/2014), Unwieldy
committees proposed at CA: Drafting panel suggests two 191-member
committees and three panels comprising 73 members each, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep 13/03/2014), Justices
review CA elections (ht 13/03/2014)
Nefin
wants remaining 26 CA seats (kp 12/03/2014), CA
nomination hearing shelved (ht 12/03/2014) [??], Parties
iron out differences: Panel to table final draft at CA meeting tomorrow,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 12/03/2014), CA
chair to certify, Prez to unveil new constitution: CA Regulations 2014
draft finalized, by Ashok Dahal (rep 12/03/2014), CA
Rules finalised, finally: Prez to unveil statute after assembly chair
certifies it, by Prakash Acharya (ht 12/03/2014)
NC,
UML ask MPs toattend House meets (kp 08/03/2014), CA
caucus debate rages; parties divided: Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal
supports the position taken by the NC and the UML on the caucus issue,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 08/03/2014) [Self-protection of
male Tagadharis!!], CA
rules panel summoned to iron out differences (rep 08/03/2014), Prez,
CA chair may jointly authenticate constitution (ht), House
hearings sought for Regmi era appointments, by Pranab Kharel (kp
08/03/2014)
Lawmakers
bask in sun as House meets: Meeting adjourned as attendance falls way
below the quorum of 143, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 07/03/2014), Parliament
prorogued for lack of quorum: Ordinances on extradition, crime
prevention not even discussed for passing (ht 07/03/2014), UML
CC for CA chair to authenticate constitution: Against further debate on
the issue (ht 07/03/2014)
Price
of prohibition: Imposing whips and barring caucuses in the CA will only
create resentment (kp 06/03/2014)
Prez
lobbies for bill right: Sheetal Niwas makes its position clear to the
parties involved in preparing CA rules, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 06/03/2014) [Support to his
party, the Nepali Congress, by the 'independent' president! The
president has to be newly elected immediately!!], NC
to hold talks with UML brass (ht 06/03/2014), Confusion
abounds over Regmi govt appointments (kp 06/03/2014), UML
stresses parliamentary hearing: Khanal says it’s a must for
constitutional appointments (ht 06/03/2014)
House
okays citizenship ordinance amid protest (ht 04/03/2014)
Janajatis
seek half of 26 CA nominations (kp 04/03/2014), Panel
drafting: CA Rules asks for more time: Fails to resolve differences on
who will authenticate statute (ht 04/03/2014), CA
panel seeks 10 more days (rep 04/03/2014), CA
regulations drafting committee term extended (nn 04/03/2014), Vote
mulled to settle CA rule dispute (kp 05/03/2014), Top
guns asked to settle dispute over CA regulation, by Ashok Dahal (rep 05/03/2014), Matter
of prestige for two big parties: CPN-UML threatens to take it to full
House for resolution through vote, by Prakash Acharya (ht 05/03/2014), Govt
ready to offer DPM to Maoists: Gautam, by LB Thapa (rep 05/03/2014)
House
seeks details on Adhikari couple: Tells govt to clarify PM’s reported
statement on Tanakpur (ht 04/03/2014), Nembamg
asks PM to clarify Tanakpur remarks (kp 04/03/2014), House
asks govt to clarify PM remarks (rep 04/03/2014)
Monotonous
tune (ht 03/03/2014), CA
rules of procedure: Congress-UML tussle over bill plays spoilsport
(kp 03/03/2014), Inter-party
rift on CA rules continues: Disputes will be settled before tomorrow’s
CA meet: Karna, by Prakash Acharya (ht 03/03/2014), NC,
UML dispute over prez authenticating statute bill, by Ashok Dahal
(rep 03/03/2014), No
dispute in CA nominations: RPP (ht 03/03/2014) [???? Mr Thapa
should read the interim constitution before he quotes from it!!]
Speaker
presses PM to appoint 26 CA members: Nembang seeks priority for
excluded, experts in seats (kp 02/03/2014) [This is not only a
priority, it must be exclusive according to the interim constitution!!]
Bill
related to new statute: Congress for empowering Prez to pass bill; UML
opposes senior coalition partner’s demand (kp 02/03/2014), Who
will do the honours? Prez or CA Chairman?, by Arjun Bhandari and
Prakash Acharya (ht 02/03/2014)
Non-Dalit
lawmakers vow to back Dalit issues (rep 01/03/2014)
Constitution
Making: Learn From The Past, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 01/03/2014)
When
will 26 CA members be nominated? Information minister says process will
begin by tomorrow (ht 01/03/2014), CA
rules of procedure: Tough steps on anvil to keep House in order, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 01/03/2014), Ca
likely to retain whip provision, by Pranab Kharel (kp 01/03/2014), Five
CA committees to ensure timely constitution, by Prakash Acharya (ht 01/03/2014)
Speaker
concerned about lack of agenda (kp 26/02/2014)
CA
panel number bone of contention: Suggestions are for creating five
committees in total - three thematic and two procedural (kp
26/02/2014), CA
to start real task in few more weeks: Deadline for CA regulation
drafting committee extended (rep 27/02/2014), Powerful
panel proposed in CA, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 28/02/2014)
UCPN-M
to field Gharti for CA vice-chair: Bhattarai likely to head
Constitutional Committee (ht 25/02/2014), Two
in CA VC race; Gharti likely winner (kp 26/02/2014), Onsari
Gharti Magar elected CA Vice-Chairperson (nn 26/02/2014), Gharti
wins CA vice-chair post by a landslide (kp 27/02/2014), Onsari
Gharti elected CA vice-chair: 484 of 489 lawmakers present cast vote in
her favour (ht 27/02/2014), UCPN
(M) demands CA chair’s wings clipped: Maoist lawmakers proposed that
the CA chair and the vice chair should have equal power (kp 27/02/2014) [??]
Bill
to oust ordinances: Bill to oust ordinances: Nineteen of the total 24
ordinances need to be replaced by parliament, by Pranab Kharel (kp
25/02/2014), House
forms special security committee (kp 25/02/2014)
Big
II against caucuses (kp 24/02/2014), 7-point
pact detrimental to nation, says Rayamajhi (kp 24/02/2014), CA
vice chair poll schedule out (ht 24/02/2014)
The
prerequisites: While all efforts should be directed at a timely
constitution, the importance of participatory constitutionalism, the
raison d'être of the CA, must not be overlooked, by Raju Prasad
Chapagai (rep 24/02/2014)
House
rules drafted; panel divided over CA procedure, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai and Binod Ghimire (kp 23/02/201), CA
panel for 14 House committees, by Ashok Dahal (rep 23/02/201), Own
first CA’s work for timely statute: Leaders (kp 23/02/2014)
4
CA thematic committees proposed (kp 20/02/2014), CA
Chair Nembang has tough task ahead, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 20/02/2014), CA
chair says parties have 11 months to deliver constitution (ht 20/02/2014), Nembang
for owning deals reached in previous CA (rep 20/02/2014), Give
me a sign: Constitution making (rep 20/02/2014), Election
of CA Vice-Chair on Feb 26 (nn 20/02/2014), Statute
countdown began on Jan 22, says Nembang, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
21/02/2014), CA
rules drafting panel may seek extra time (kp 21/02/2014), Four
committees proposed in CA: Political committee to replace
constitutional committee, by Ashok Dahal (rep 21/02/2014), New
CA hopes for more assertive Nembang, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 21/02/2014), CA
vice-chair to be elected on Feb 26 (ht 21/02/2014)
CA
chairman poll: CPN-UML, UCPN (Maoist) in the race, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 17/02/2014), CA
chair election tomorrow (ht 17/02/2014), NC
issues whip, to vote for UML candidate (kp 17/02/2014), Spokesperson:
Sense & Sensibility, by P. Kharel (rn 17/02/2014), CA
to elect chairman today: NC and UML to vote for Subas Nembang; UCPN (M)
and allies may field Krishna B Mahara (kp 18/02/2014), UML
seeks support for Nembang to chair CA: Congress, RPP-Nepal, fringe
forces pledge to vote in favour (ht 18/02/2014), Nembang
almost certain to become CA chairman: Maoists undecided (rep 18/02/2014), UCPN
(Maoist) decides to support Nembang's candidacy for CA Chair (nn 18/02/2014), Subash
Nembang elected unanimous House Speaker (nn 18/02/2014), Nembang
on CA chair, again: With backing from NC, he is elected unopposed to
top post by the 571-member CA, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Binod
Ghimire (kp 19/02/2014), Nembang
elected CA chair unopposed: Gets bouquets and brickbats from lawmakers;
Urged not to repeat past mistakes (ht 19/02/2014), Nembang
unopposed as CA chair, by Kosh Raj Koirala and Ashok Dahal (kp 19/02/2014), An
old hand at parliamentary business (ht 19/02/2014)
Fewer
CA committees mooted for swift constitution drafting: Suggestions to
reduce the number of procedural committees to two, by Pranab Kharel
(kp 17/02/2014)
A
month on, CA without agenda (kp 16/02/2014), Government
to facilitate statute writing within year: PM (rep 16/02/2014) [Which government??? What are your ideas on main
issues of the constitution??? When did you talk to other parties on
theses issues??? Especially, when did you discuss these issues with
representatives of the numerous social groups of the country, i.e.
outside the circle of male Bahuns????]
House
defers PM felicitation event: NC-UML tussle over Home portfolio led the
House speaker to put off the event set for Friday, by Pranab Kharel
(kp 15/02/2014), Tussle
over home haunts House (ht 15/02/2014)
49-member
panel to draft CA rules of procedures, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
13/02/2014), 49-member
panel to amend CA regulations (ht 13/02/2014), Karna
leads CA procedures formulating committee (kp 14/02/2014), Karn
to chair CA regulations drafting panel (ht 14/02/2014)
Major
parties have pledged to take ownership of CA-I, interview with Ram
Sharan Mahat (kp 10/02/2014), Sutra
for progressive constitution (ht 10/02/2014)
Old
challenges for new CA: Chalise (kp 09/02/2014)
House
endorses MLA ordinance (kp 08/02/2014), House
passes three ordinances (ht 08/02/2014)
Parliament
passes poll related ordinances (ht 06/02/2014), Anti-money
laundering: House okays ordinance despite Maoist objection (kp 06/02/2014), Constitute
TRC without delay: Rayamajhi (ht 06/02/2014), UCPN
(Maoist) pushes for early formation of TRC (rep 06/02/2014)
RPP-N
for panels to adopt past CA pacts (kp 04/02/2014)
House
legitimises Regmi govt, CA elections: Two-third majority votes in
favour of prez order; MJF-N,NWPP oppose 25-point decree, by Prakash
Acharya (ht 03/02/2014) [Is it a legitimate
and constitutional procedure to legitimise stepps that should not have
been taken without legimation almost one year back??], Statute
hurdle removal endorsed, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/02/2014)
PWDs
to stage hunger strike for CA representation (rep 02/02/2014)
Nine
financial ordinances tabled at the house (nn 02/02/2014)
Bit
parties block past CA pacts: Big 3 put proposals on hold after strong
opposition, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 30/01/2014), Big
Three fail to push proposal through CA: RPP-N, RJ threaten to obstruct
House session, by Prakash Acharya (ht 30/01/2014), Show
some guts: Tabling federal motion (rep), Second
CA meet forms business advisory panel (kp 30/01/2014)
Big
3 ‘to adopt’ old CA pacts: Six-member task force to prepare a proposal
to ensure new constitution in one year, by Anil Giri (kp
29/01/2014) [To
adopt the suggestions of the different committees of CA-I would even be
more important than the adoption of the agrrements between the high
lever party politicians!!], Big
Three get down to business: To table proposal today with commitment to
get statute in a year (ht 29/01/2014) [What did such
commitments mean so far? Absolutely nothing!!], Big
3 to reaffirm federal democratic republic at new CA: Panel to suggest
what to own from past CA, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 29/01/2014), NC
told to come up with concrete proposal (kp 29/01/2014), Parties
advised 3-step formula, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 29/01/2014), ‘Don’t
impose first CA’s decisions’ (kp 29/01/2014), Six
ordinances tabled in House (ht 29/01/2014), Legal
experts decry tabling of TRC bill (kp 29/01/2014), More
lawmakers oppose ‘controversial’ ordinances (kp 31/01/2014), Govt
to replace TRC Ordinance with fresh Bills on two commissions (ht
31/01/2014)
Hearing
on CA nominees slated for Feb 3 (ht 28/01/2014), PMO
ordered to attend hearing on 26 CA seats (rep (ht 28/01/2014)
5
ordinances tabled in the house (kp 28/01/2014)
Anti-Money
Laundering Ordinance tabled in House (ht 28/01/2014)
First
meeting of Legislature-Parliament commences (nn 26/01/2014), TRC,
appointment of Karki could stir debate (kp 26/01/2014), House
session gets under way (kp 27/01/2014), Parties
ready to own up first CA’s decisions, by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/01/2014), Big
Three vow to capitalise on last CA’s gains, by Arjun Bhandari and
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 27/01/2014)
Assembly
session begins, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 23/01/2014), Second
CA inauguration inspires renewed hope: Assembly Chairman Surya Bahadur
Thapa in his address takes all down history lane, by Prakash
Acharya (ht 23/01/2014), Constitutional
deadline: There need to be quick agreements on the new govt and the CA
process (kp 23/01/2014), CA's
first sitting convenes sans major agenda, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 23/01/2014) [This will be normal
for the coming months! The power struggle of the failed leaders is all
that counts!!], First
indications: The new CA process begins (rep) 23/01/2014, 33-party
bloc protests CA (kp 23/01/2014), Electing
PP leader tricky for Big 3: NC election for Parliamentary Party leader
on Sunday (kp 23/01/2014), Congress
sets January 26 date to elect PP leader (ht 23/01/2014), UML
seeks consensus on PM candidate (kp 23/01/2014), Dahal,
Bhattarai pitching for their own favourites (kp 23/01/2014), Maoists
likely to pick PP leader other than Dahal, by Ashok Dahal (rep
23/01/2014)
565
lawmakers take oath of office, by Prakash Kharel (kp 22/01/2014), A
rainbow display as CA members sworn in: Five remain absent, miss the
ceremony, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 22/01/2014), 565
CA members sworn in, first CA meet today, by Ashok Dahal (rep 22/01/2014), Challenges
galore as new CA meets today, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 22/01/2014), Second
CA takes shape: Constitution hope as lawmakers meet, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 22/01/2014) [There is no reason
for hope before the old generation of 'leaders' resigns!!], CA
Court bars Mandal from participation in Assembly (kp 22/01/2014), Court
stops Maoist lawmaker from attending CA, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep 22/01/2014), Journos
barred from taking CA ceremony pictures (rep 22/01/2014), Parties
at a loss over statute process, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 22/01/2014), Parties
to make efforts to write statute in a year, by Prakash Acharya (ht 22/01/2014) [They should first
behave before they make such nonsense statements!!!], 33-party
bloc presses for non-CA platform to partake in statute drafting (kp 22/01/2014)
Secretariat
readies agenda for first Assembly meeting (kp 20/01/2014), Prez
to administer oath to Thapa today (kp 20/01/2014), Thapa
sworn in as Acting Chair of CA (nn 20/01/2014), Thapa
sworn in as CA chairman (kp 21/01/2014), Surya
B Thapa sworn in as CA chairman (ht 21/01/2014), Thapa
to swear-in new CA members today: Altogether 571 members to be present
at swearing-in (rep 21/01/2014) [And where are the
26 members that had be nominated from not participated groups by the
government before this event???], 570
CA members sworn in (nn 21/01/2014), Mother
tongue for FSP-N lawmakers’ oath (ht 21/01/2014), Security
stepped up ahead of CA inauguration: Police put special arrangements in
place to curb disruptive activities in Baneshwor, elsewhere (ht
21/01/2014)
Parliament
to meet on Jan 26 (kp 20/01/2014), Prez
calls Parliament session on January 26 (ht 20/01/2014), Prez
summons parliament session for Jan 26, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
20/01/2014)
Lessons
learned: Political parties need to be clear and transparent about the
CA process (kp 16/01/2014), Sense
and insensibility: The challenge before the new CA is to make sure all
Nepalis feel welcomed by the state, by Deepak Thapa (kp 16/01/2014), Pressure
piles on parties to watch lawmakers: ‘Monitoring panel should be formed
before first meet’, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 16/01/2014)
Measures
on cards to discipline lawmakers, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
15/01/2014)
CA
meet sans 26 lawmakers stirs debate, by Pranab Kharel (kp
15/01/2014)
CA
Secretariat to consult parties (kp 15/01/2014)
CA
rules of procedure: Row over details may hit business, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 13/01/2014), CA
Secretariat goes into overdrive: Acting chairman to be sworn in on
January 20,574 others on January 21 (ht 13/01/2014)
CA
summon case in court: Stance clarified to govt: Prez office (kp 13/01/2014), Petition
demands filling 26 CA seats before first meet, by Nabin Khatiwada
(rep 13/01/2014)
Secretariat
geared up for swearing in CA members (kp 13/01/2014), Getting
ready for the big day (nn 13/01/2014)
Constituent
Assembly meet slated for Jan 22: President’s aides say Cabinet
does not address head of state’s concerns, by Anil Giri (kp 12/01/2014), Regmi
summons CA meeting on Jan 22 (ht 12/01/2014), CA
summoned at last: Chairman Regmi calls first meeting for Jan 22 after
President's nod, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 12/01/2014), Welcome
decision: President Yadav’s back out (rep 12/01/2014), Grand
old man, Thapa, to take oath of CA on Jan 20 (nn 12/01/2014), Petition
against Assembly meet plan (kp 13/01/2014)
Dhanusha
sees highest number of representatives in CA (ht 01/01/2014)
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