President’s lust for trips abroad must be checked (rep 05/12/2018)

Bhandari to address UN climate conference (kp 30/11/2018), President Bhandari demands justice at Katowice convention (kp 05/12/2018)

Lust for luxury: How do we explain President Bidya Devi Bhandari’s craving for luxury? Is this her obsession with power? Has she started to think of herself in terms of former kings and queens?, by Chiranjibi Paudyal (rep 28/11/2018), Government begins process to buy presidential carcade: Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee asks ministries to furnish documents, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 30/11/2018)

President’s motorcade faces red light by Sanjeev Giri (kp 22/11/2018), Minister defends amenities for President, her deputy: It’s the duty of government to strengthen newly established constitutional offices, says Spokesperson Banskota, by Tilak R Pradan (kp 23/11/2018), The People’s President! Why does our President need to live like one of those dictators in a totalitarian regime when most of us barely make enough to provide for our families?, by Guffadi (kp 24/11/2018)

Prez Bhandari to visit Poland to address climate change conference (rep 15/11/2018)

Dear President: Dear President, letting go of things you do not like is always a peaceful choice. But then you did something hurtful. You refused to meet Nirmala Panta’s mother, by Anjali Subedi (rep 04/11/2018)

A troublesome Tika: Historically, palaces have been a shelter for elements hatching intrigues and conspiracies. Has the republican palace, like the royal palace, also turned into one such hub?, by Devendra Gautam (rep 30/10/2018)

President’s Qatar visit halts TIA flights (rep 30/10/2018) [??????]

President leaving for Qatar (ht 27/10/2018)

VP doesn’t need SWC building (rep 18/09/2018) [Why does Nepal need a VP at all??]

President Bhandari honours 345 people (kp 05/09/2018), Controversial persons also conferred medals by prez (rep 05/09/2018) [?!]

Activists unhappy with president’s ‘silence’ on rape cases (rep 03/09/2018)

President meets BIMSTEC leaders (kp 31/08/2018)

Why parliamentary system? The debate on directly elected presidential system demeans, disdains and denigrates people’s mandate and democratic achievements, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep 28/06/2018

Has the presidential etiquette changed? (rep 27/06/2018)

Reading between the lines: Dahal’s desire for an executive presidential system is driven by a personal interest that could not be in the country’s interest, by Prakash Acharya (kp 20/06/2018)

Do we really need an executive prez? Right after adopting federalism, proposing another big change sounds preposterous, by Achyut Wagle (kp 12/06/2018)

Dahal for directly elected executive president (ht 08/06/2018), Nepali Congress rejects presidential system idea (kp 09/06/2018)

Coalition for directly elected Prez, says Dahal (kp 05/06/2018), NC slams Dahal remark on amendment to bring presidential system (rep 05/06/2018)

Prez in Parliament: Dawn of a new era (kp 30/03/2018), President's motorcade wreaks havoc (rep 30/03/2018) [Just like royal behaviour on the shoulders of the citizens!!]

President to address fed parliament on Thursday (kp 27/03/2018)

Pun unopposed in Vice President race (kp 18/03/2018), Pun’s re-election as veep certain (ht 18/03/2018), Pun re-elected Vice Prez (kp 18/03/2018)

Presidential election today: Bhandari projected to register comfortable win over NC’s Kumari Laxmi Rai to get re-elected (kp 13/03/2018), Bidya Devi Bhandari re-elected President of Nepal (rep 13/03/2018), Prez sworn-in for second term (rep 15/03/2018)

Mahantha Thakur offered vice-president’s post: RJP-N to support Bhandari's candidacy for president (ht 10/03/2018)

Presidential poll on March 13 (kp 23/02/2018), ‘Incomplete NA not to hinder prez polls’ (kp 27/02/2018), Prez polls process starts on Monday: EC appoints Senior Judge Til Prasad Shrestha as Election Officer (kp 02/03/2018), Nominations for prez race today; Congress CWC meet to pick presidential candidate (kp 07/03/2018)

‘President Bhandari, Veep Pun may be re-elected’ (ht 21/02/2018)

Basnet, Paudel, Joshi named for 3 National Assembly seats (kp 11/02/2018), Prez to consult legal experts on National Assembly nominees (ht 12/02/2018), Prez okays Khatiwada, Bidari, Poudel for NA (kp 21/02/2018), Fresh NA appointments ‘unconstitutional’: Congress (kp 21/02/2018), Dignity of office: The President chose to sit on the recommendation of Deuba government until a new government under Oli took office (ht 22/02/2018)

Bhandari and Pun lobby for 2nd term: Former PM Khanal slams greed for power; Left alliance in a dilemma, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 08/02/2018)

MKN’s indifference ups presidential hopes for Khanal, Gautam (rep 17/01/2017)

President's dinner party triggers political speculations (rep 14/01/2018)

President Bhandari leaves for UAE (kp 14/11/2017)

President holds HPE Ordinance (kp 07/11/2017) [President supporting partisan interests?], Prez issues HPE Ordinance (kp 11/11/2017)

Owner gives ex-prez 15 days to vacate house: Bista complains about delay in payment of rent and utility bills (kp 07/11/2017)

Prez concerned about current political events (kp 19/10/2017)

Right direction: The bill has also paved the way even for a non-parliamentarian to contest both the president and vice-president posts (ht 10/10/2017)

Prez, veep immune from lawsuits for actions while in office (kp 20/09/2017)

MP’s vote to be equivalent to 79 votes: Bills on presidential, national assembly polls registered (ht 15/09/2017)

New president a month after new parliament, by Ashok Dahal (rep 15/09/2017)

Jail term till death for attempted murder, killing of president (ht 11/08/2017) [???]

Plea For Executive Presidency, by Mukti Rijal (rn 27/07/2017)

Prez, VP to be spared legal action for acts in office: Rs150,450 President’s monthly salary; Rs108,030 for the VP (kp 25/07/2017) [True heirs of monarchy!], Bill on pay, perks of prez, veep tabled (ht 25/07/2017)

Prez Bhandari seeks Rs 160 million to buy new presidential fleet, by Roshan Sedhai (rep 09/07/2017) [???], Luxury cars worth millions gather dust at government offices: Prez wants new cars although there is no shortage of vehicles at president's office (rep 10/07/2017), From your President (With love), by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep 14/07/2017) [satirical]

Veep leaving for China today (kp 04/07/2017)

President to visit geneva for ILO summit (kp 12/06/2017), President leaves for Geneva (kp 14/06/2017)

President confers different decorations on 258 people (ht 27/05/2017)

President visiting Sri Lanka via Thailand during polls (ht 12/05/2017), Prez Bhandari arrives home from Sri Lanka (ht 17/05/2017)

Prez on ‘special goodwill’ India visit: Tour should be taken in the context of intensive bilateral engagements, says Delhi official, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 17/04/2017), TIA restricts flights (kp 17/04/2017), Prez returns from state visit to India (kp 22/04/2017)

Prez: Expedite reconstruction works (kp 15/04/2017)

Prez Bhandari to pay state visit to India on Monday (kp 13/04/2017), Making the right noise: For Delhi, Prez Bhandari’s visit offers a great opportunity for right political messaging (kp 13/04/2017), President Bhandari to visit India on April 17 (rep 13/04/2017)

Prez attends luncheon hosted by former king (kp 07/04/2017) [???]

Prez tells flood victims they will be compensated (kp 06/04/2017)

President to visit India in April (kp 26/03/2017)

Prez for assimilating Buddha’s teachings (kp 22/03/2017)

Efforts on to fix prez India visit in April (ht 07/03/2017)

Three Main Mistakes of Former President Yadav, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (kp 25/02/2017)

Prez prods parties to push for polls: Sounds a word of warning about looming constitutional crisis, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 14/02/2017)

Prez tells leaders to end deadlock (kp 10/02/2017)

Prez daughter’s wedding: Ex-king Shah among invitees (kp 16/01/2017) [?], Former king attends President’s daughter's wedding (ht 17/01/2017)

President prods all parties to prepare for polls, by Sarin Ghimire (kp 05/12/2016), President urges parties to end stalemate, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 05/12/2016), Prez warns parties of serious consequences if no polls by Jan 2018: Leaders stick to their stances, by Ashok Dahal (rep 05/12/2016)

Dahal briefs President (kp 02/12/2016)

Secretary appointment: No word from Office of Prez puzzles Speaker; recommendation lying unaddressed for 3 months (kp 20/11/2016)

Make efforts to implement statute: Prez (kp 26/07/2016)

Prez unhappy at efforts to drag her into ‘controversy’ (kp 25/07/2016)

Insulting an ex-President: Why top political leaders love to hate Ram Baran Yadav, by Rameshwar Bohara (nt 08/07/2016)

Prez India visit likely in Aug (kp 29/06/2016)

Landlord moves court against former prez (ht 20/06/2016), Former prez considering moving to Janakpur: ‘Upset’ by the way the government has treated him, by Sarin Ghimire (kp 28/06/2016)

Prez Bhandari on Forbes’ list of powerful women: Nepal’s head of state has been ranked 52nd on this year’s edition of Forbes world’s 100 most powerful women (kp 08/06/2016)

All hail Madam President: After becoming the first female president of Nepal, she also became the first person for whom we stop walking and pay our respects, by Isha Bista (rep 13/05/2016)

It’s a goodwill visit to India: Prez (kp 05/05/2016), President to visit India starting May 9 (rep 05/05/2016), Prez visit to southern neighbour put off (kp 07/05/2016), Prez India visit cancelled for ‘lack of preparations’ (kp 08/05/2016)

Anyone else in my place could have staged a coup: Ex-prez Dr Yadav (rep 22/04/2016) [??!!]

Number of Prez advisers reaches seven (kp 21/04/2016)

President to visit India on May 9: New Delhi is said to have expressed its desire to make it an official one (kp 20/04/2016)

VP concerned by slow quake recovery works (kp 02/04/2016)

Veep Pun taken ill, admitted to Army hospital (kp 07/02/2016)

Prez writes to Morcha leaders for a meeting: In an official letter sent to SLMM leadership, President invites leaders of four Madhesi parties for a joint consultation (kp 01/01/2016)

President urges unity for tackling national problems (kp 11/11/2015)

President vows to make Nepali women proud: President Bhandari says she will carry out her responsibilities remaining within the boundary of the constitution (kp 10/11/2015)

Prez calls parties to end current crisis (ht 06/11/2015)

‘Prez election a morale-booster for all women’ (ht 02/11/2015)

Ex-commander of PLA now VP (kp 01/11/2015), Ex-Maoist commander Pun elected Vice-president (ht 01/11/2015), Pun’s long journey from PLA commander to Vice President, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 01/11/2015)

Yadav, Pun in VP race: Dayaram Kandel of Pariwar Dal and independent lawmaker Attahar Kamal Musalman withdraw their candidacies (kp 31/10/2015), Pun, Yadav to contest for Vice-president (ht 31/10/2015)

First female head of state sworn in (kp 30/10/2015), Bhandari sworn in as President, assumes office (ht 30/10/2015), India, China, US congratulate new President (kp 30/10/2015), Women at work: First woman president is a good start but Nepal still has a long way to go (kp 30/10/2015), President’s precedent: The new head of the state should give continuity to her predecessor’s nature conservation efforts, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 30/10/2015), Veep election process begins (ht 30/10/2015)

Outgoing Prez Yadav moved by farewell show (kp 30/10/2015)

Bhandari is Nepal’s 1st female President, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 29/10/2015), Bidya Bhandari romps home as President, by Ashok Dahal (rep 29/10/2015), Hard work, struggle help Bhandari reach pinnacle, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 29/10/2015), Homely Bidya may turn out to be bold President, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 29/10/2015), Women leaders hail twin victories, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 29/10/2015)

Benefits to Prez as per int’l norms (kp 29/10/2015)

Bhandari, Gurung in Prez race, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/10/2015), Bhandari, Gurung in fray for second president of country (ht 28/10/2015), Presidential election: UML intensifies lobbying (kp 28/10/2015), UCPN-Maoist issues whip to vote for Bhandari in presidential election (ht 28/10/2015), Bidya Bhandari likely for president, by Thira L. Bhusal and Ashok Dahal (rep 28/10/2015), Bidhya Devi Bhandari elected first female president (rep 28/10/2015), Bidya Devi Bhandari elected first woman President of Nepal (kp 28/10/2015), President Yadav ‘not to resign’ (kp 28/10/2015)

Power parity: The next president of Nepal should be a woman, by Prativa Sapkota (kp 27/10/2015), Ruling UML picks Bidhya Bhandari as Prez candidate; NC likely to field Kul B Gurung (kp 27/10/2015), UML fields Bhandari for prez; UCPN-M presents Pun for Veep; NC undecided, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 27/10/2015), NC to field Gurung, Yadav for elections of Prez, Veep respectively (rep 27/10/2015), Madhes-centric parties to boycott presidential vote: Leaders say the decision was taken to retain public trust after SLMM participation in the PM election (kp 27/10/2015)

Parties working to pick prez candidates today (kp 26/10/2015), Parties miss consensus candidate deadline (kp 26/10/2015), PM calls all-party meet to seek support for UML candidate (ht 26/10/2015), UML picks Bidhya Bhandari as its candidate for new Prez, by Mani Dahal (rep 26/10/2015), Kul Bahadur Gurung likely to be NC's presidential candidate, by Bal Krishna Adhikari (rep 26/10/2015), President, Veep election on Wednesday (ht 26/10/2015), Election of Prez, Veep on the basis of majority process now (rep 26/10/2015)

President, VP election process under way, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/10/2015), PM Oli calls all-party meet to discuss on prez's election (rep 25/10/2015), Parties fail to nominate consensual candidates for President, Vice-President (ht 25/10/2015), NC to field own prez candidates (kp 25/10/2015), UML to field its own candidate for President (rep 25/10/2015), UML’s SC meet decides to vie for President (ht 25/10/2015), UML lawmakers stress on consensus on elections of Prez, Veep (rep 25/10/2015), UCPN (M) to vie for Vice President (rep 25/10/2015)

Parliament to begin presidential election procedures on Saturday (ht 24/10/2015)

Prez election begins in week (kp 18/10/2015),Presidential election: NC to pick candidate after Dashain (kp 20/10/2015), Morcha takes ‘wait and see’ approach to poll; Leaders of the regional parties say their partici-pation in the election is likely if the NC agrees to pick Prez and Veep candi-dates agreeable to them (kp 20/10/2015), Not interested in presidency, says Nepal (ht 20/10/2015)

My call for unity ignored: President (kp 17/10/2015)

Consider viability and locals’ views in states: Prez to Big 4 (kp 16/08/2015), Keep people’s welfare in mind, prez tells leaders (ht 16/08/2015)

Prez seeks statute with state borders (kp 11/07/2015), President tells leaders to respect SC order (ht 11/07/2015)

Anti-deal parties seek Prez help: Request Prime Minister Sushil Koirala to correct ‘regressive’ move, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 14/06/2015), Five parties submit memo to President: State that 16-point deal violates Interim Constitution (ht 14/06/2015)

Prez Yadav in verbal spat with UML lawmaker (ht 13/06/2015)

Prez inspects quake-hit areas (kp 06/06/2015)

Constitution must for effective reconstruction, says President (ht 29/05/2015)

Prez lays stress on early constitution: Acharya Shree Mahashraman wishes for lasting peace and prosperity (ht 03/04/2015) [??]

Prez urges legal eagles to press for new statute (kp 20/03/2015), Govt paid no heed to my concerns: Prez (rep 20/03/2015)

Cabinet okays Prez’s China visit (kp 14/03/2015)

Prez displeased with ruling coalition’s role (ht 26/02/2015)

Cabinet nod to Prez visit for Boao meet (kp 21/02/2015)

President takes lead to end political impasse (kp 07/02/2015)

Prez Yadav invited to BOAO meet, by Nirmal Shrestha (kp 06/02/2015)

Prez asks parties to tread consensus path (kp 31/01/2015)

Ruling parties should be flexible: President; Tells CA chairman to accommodate former rebels in the constitution-drafting process (ht 30/01/2015)

Take agitating parties on board: Prez to Oli (kp 27/01/2015)

Prez displeased at deregulation of crusher industries (kp 25/01/2015)

Prez urges statute in consensus (kp 18/01/2015), Prez urges parties to moderate stances (ht 18/01/2015)

PDCC: New Prez, veep after statute (kp 14/10/2014) [But they need reconfirmation to regain legitimacy!!], New prez, veepa month afterstatute: CPDCC (ht 14/10/2014)

Pandit seeks Prez’s support for amendment to Civil Service Act (kp 12/09/2014)

UML demand on president logical: KC (kp 11/08/2014)

CA endorsement of prez and veep: UML set to take up issue with PM (kp 24/07/2014), ‘Re-endorse prez, veep’ (kp 30/07/2014)

President's motorcade spawns huge traffic jam, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 30/06/2014) [Royal behaviour is still present in Nepal!!!]

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!!]

Unanswered questions: Would a Muslim President continue the tradition of giving blessings during Dashain?, by Pratyush Nath Upreti (kp 02/03/2014)

UCPN (M) seeks Prez re-election (kp 25/02/2014), Hold fresh prez election: UCPN-Maoist; Alleges Congress,CPN-UML compromised on the issue for a ministry (ht 25/02/2014)

Prez directive discomfiting: Mahat (rep 14/02/2014)

Debate over his term in House concerns prez, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep 13/02/2014)

Bhattarai asks prez to take initiative (ht 09/02/2014)

Vice President Jha for graceful exit (kp 30/01/2014)

Time to go: President Ram Baran Yadav has served the republic well, it is time to step down, by Narayan Manandhar (kp 29/01/2014)

Prez term till statute is promulgated, says SC, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 24/01/2014) [This is not a political issue but a question of democratic and constitutional legitimation! This pwoves once again that the SC has turned aside from being an apolitical and independent institution!], President election a political issue: SC, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep 24/01/2014), UML to seek fresh prez poll in CA (ht 24/01/2014), UML to table proposal for fresh prez president election: 'Dr Yadav rendered caretaker after CA dissolution' (rep 24/01/2014), UML to propose fresh Prez poll, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 25/01/2014), Majority for fresh president poll (kp 27/01/2014), Better now: President reelection (nn 28/01/2014)

Prez election can be debated in CA: NC leader (ht 23/01/2014) [The president elected by CA-I has lost his legitimation on 27 May 2012! So, what has to be debated??]

Hearing on fresh prez, veep election postponed again (ht 17/01/2014)

‘Call for fresh prez poll smacks of conspiracies’, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 16/01/2014)

New prez after one year: NC leaders (ht 14/01/2014) [?? Mr Yadav is only a caretaker president since 27 May 2012!!!], Prez poll first, then govt formation, says UML Secy Pokharel (ht 14/01/2014), UML reiterates fresh election for prez (rep 14/01/2014), Let's start anew: Election of the President (rep 15/01/2014)

Hearing on prez election postponed (ht 13/01/2014)

War of the egos: President Yadav and Chairman Regmi were ill-advised in delaying CA session (kp 13/01/2014)

Govt to boost President's Chure Conservation Program: More government departments to be involved, by Om Astha Rai (rep 11/01/2014)

Regmi asked to summon CA: President Yadav and Cabinet Chairman Regmi to meet to fix some glitches and finalise deal, by Anil Giri (kp 11/01/2014), President flexible: 'Spirit of statute, dugnity of presidency only considerations', by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 11/01/2014), Door opened for Regmi to call the CA (nn 11/01/2014), Green Signal emerges from Shital Niwas; Regmi likely to convene first CA meeting (nn 11/01/2014)

PIL in SC for fresh Prez poll: ‘Let new CA choose new head of state and his/her deputy’ (kp 10/01/2014), SC moved against President,VP: Polls sought for both the posts; Initial hearing today (ht 10/01/2014), Prez should summon CA meeting, says Pun (ht 10/01/2014), Opening salvo: Calling the first meeting of the CA is the prerogative of the President, not the PM, by Gyan Basnet (kp 10/01/2014), Mayhem Over Meeting: The row over who should call the first meeting of the newly elected Constituent Assembly gets murkier (sp 10/01/2014)

President clinging to power: Gautam (ht 10/01/2014)

The Unnecessary Case Of President vs. PM, by Gyan Basnet (rn 09/01/2014)

UML digs in heels on fresh Prez election: Says it’s become a matter of prestige for the party (kp 08/01/2014)

Second CA continuation of first one: Prez (ht 08/01/2014)

Nepal President lobbies for right to summon House, by Yubaraj Ghimire (Indian Express 05/01/2014), President pulls strings with smaller parties (nn 05/01/2014), CA meeting call row: Prez to ‘obey’ court order (kp 05/01/2014), Who summons the assembly: President’s parleys evoke varied views (ht 07/01/2014), Why Regmi can't call CA meeting, Supreme Court ask Prez office (nn 07/01/2014), UML saddened by lates activities of president (rep 07/01/2014), Court asks Prez why Cabinet chairman can’t convene CA (kp 08/01/2014)

Prez urges parties to hold CA meeting at the earliest (nn 04/01/2014)

RPP-N demands Prez re-election, by Binod Ghimire (kp 04/01/2014)

First CA meet is Prez’s Call, says Yadav (kp 03/01/2014), Right to call first CA meeting mine: Prez (ht 03/01/2014), Prez reiterates his right to convene CA (kp 04/01/2014), Prez consults party chiefs on who's to call CA meet (rep 04/01/2014)

UML firm on fresh prez election (ht 03/01/2014)

EC submits CA members’ list to prez (kp 03/01/2014), Election Commission submits Nov poll results to President: Gives no weightage to complaints against parties (ht 03/01/2014)

Call CA meeting as per constitution: President tells IEC Chair (nn 02/01/2014)

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