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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