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07/12/2024: Challenges In Taming
Perplexing Politics, by Dev Raj
Dahal (rn), 40
individuals shortlisted for 10 posts in
transitional justice bodies : The recommendation
committee will ask the public for feedback on
the names with a five-day deadline starting
today, by Binod Ghimire (kp) [The circles involved in the
conflict, i.e. the representatives of the
perpetrators, still do not want justice for the
victims and punishment for the perpetrators.],
Chair
Dahal for conclusion of peace process based on
consensus (kh) [A
consensus among those responsible at that time
can never bring justice for the victims and
lasting peace!], Ending
Gender-Based Violence : Accusations of
witchcraft and torture, social humiliation and
stigmatization and discriminatory behavior on
the grounds of gender are also forms of violence
(rep), The
notorious wide-body case is still wide open :
Special Court has sentenced seven foreigners to
prison and ordered them to forfeit Rs122.59
million each. But can foreign convicts be
extradited to Nepal?, by Sangam Prasain (kp)
06/12/2024: Dr.
Bhattarai alleges political vendetta behind
Rabi’s arrest (kh) [Probably
not his arrest, but the way in which he is dealt
with.], Govt’s
treatment of Rabi Lamichhane a violation of
human rights: RSP (kh), “Pitting
neighbors against one another no longer a viable
strategy”, interview with Ram Karki, CPN
(MC), by Krishna Timalsina (kh), PM’s
China trip: BRI progresses and Oli secures
political advantage, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(ae), Election,
BRI and Oli’s China visit, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae), Differences
in ruling Congress over new BRI framework deal :
Some in the ruling party criticise the agreement
as departure from party stance while others
defend it, by Purushottam Poudel (kp), Solidarity
For Ending GBV, by Krishna Raman Adhikari
(rn), Fighting
Violence Against Women, by Manjima Dhakal
(rn)
05/12/2024: The
Woes of Single Women and Senior Citizens
(rep), Rights
activists warn against partisan interest in
transitional justice picks : Victims and rights
defenders draw Sher Bahadur Deuba’s attention to
Sudip Pathak’s possible nomination (kp) [The political parties were
responsible either on the part of the insurgents
or on the part of the state when the crimes were
committed. Neither side should have a say in the
investigation if it is to lead to justice for
the victims!], INSEC
urges for competitive and quality selection of
TRC office-bearers (rep), Bypoll
takeaways : People have sent a clear message to
old and new parties: Don’t take us for granted
(kp), Nepal
and China sign framework for BRI cooperation in
Beijing : Aid financing modalities will be
adopted to fund projects under the China-led
initiative, by Anil Giri (kp), Cost
of electricity exports : Power exports may not
benefit Nepalis despite earning billions in
revenue, by Bishal Thapa (kp), Homework
On Electoral System Reform, by Mukti Rijal
(rn) [The electoral system
is in need of reform, but the main reason for
political instability is the abuse of it by the
patriarchal party-political elite!], Nepal’s
green economy: Pioneering sustainable growth,
by Sangram Bahadur Shah (ae)
04/12/2024: Nepal
and China to sign MoU on Trans-Himalayan
Multi-Dimensional Connectivity Network (kh),
Nepal,
China delay signing of revised BRI deal : No
decision yet on Pokhara airport loan waiver.
Agree to ink BRI, cross-border connectivity
deals ‘as soon as possible’, by Anil Giri
(kp), China
keen to advance strategic partnership with
Nepal: Xi. by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae), The
spectre of a ‘covfefe’ world! Geopolitical
strategists in Nepal’s neighbouring capitals
fear Washington’s intentions more than each
other’s, by CK Lal (kp), Officials
were paid $2.5 million in bribes to seal A330
deals : Deepak Sharma, then-AAR executive,
pleaded guilty to bribing Nepali officials to
win a bid to sell 2 Airbus planes, by Sangam
Prasain (kp), TRC
Search Committee Mustn’t Fail, by Charan
Prasai (rep), Police,
RSP supporters clash in Chitwan, 60 injured
(rep), NHRC
expresses concern over lack of disabled-friendly
infrastructures (rn), Minister
Khadka sets up office at NEA amid tensions with
Kulman Ghising (kh) [Continued
efforts by Oli and Khadka to discredit the
proven competent head of the NEA?], Prachanda
eyes direct election system in push for
governance reforms (kh) [In 2008, when you were still in
favour of a socially inclusive state, you argued
in support of a purely PR system. What a change
in thinking! The direct electoral system in its
current form is only misused by the parties to
maintain the patriarchy of the Khas Arya castes.
And you obviously think the same now. What was
the Maoist insurgency with its numerous victims
actually good for?], Nexus
between climate change and environment, by
Bishwambher Pyakuryal (kh)
03/12/2024: Nepal
and China sign nine agreements and MoUs
(kh), Nepal
and China agree to build Tokha-Chhahare tunnel
(kh), President
Xi Jinping announces 9 billion rupees grant to
Nepal (kh), US
Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu
concluding South Asia trip with visit to Nepal
(kh), Women
work to build their quake-affected community
back stronger : A women’s group in Rukum West is
helping empower women through livestock farming
after the devastating 2023 earthquake, by
Ellie Davis (kp), Social
service drew me into politics: Rojina Shrestha,
by Gyanu Ghimire (kh), Congress
loses the most from 2022. UML, Maoist Centre
make gains : Kirtipur’s mayoral seat, the
biggest prize in Kathmandu Valley in Sunday’s
by-election, goes to Nepali Congress, by
Purushottam Poudel (kp), Economic
management deficit : Overdependence on
import-based revenue is antithetical to making
the economy self-sustainable, by Achyut
Wagle (kp) [The constant
change in government responsibility between
three incompetent and power-hungry patriarchal
high-caste politicians prevents political
stability, which in turn is a basic prerequisite
for successful economic management!], Ride-hailing
services stuck in legal limbo as government
delays guidelines : Lack of regulations has left
service seekers vulnerable to high fares and
safety risks (kp) [One
of the many urgently needed but completely
neglected tasks of the government!], Secretary
positions in provincial govts remain vacant,
by Bhuwan Sharma (rep)
02/12/2024: Nepal’s
peace process: Transitional justice as the final
step, by Krishna Raman Adhikari (ae), Reminiscing
last week: Politics and appointments (kh),
Bonded by BRI : Nepali Congress and CPN-UML
coming to a common platform on the initiative
bodes well for the country (kp), Nepal’s
first sovereign credit rating : Fitch rating
should encourage the government to create a
favourable investment climate, by Nischal
Dhungel (kp), Nepal's
constitution: Is it just a tool to rule?, by
Brikesh Chandra Lal (ht), Home
Ministry reduces number of officials to receive
and see off VVIPs, VIPs at airport (rn) [Nevertheless, it is a ridiculous
theatre at the expense of the general public!],
Maoist
Center claims gains in by-elections as NC and
UML struggle (rep), Balendra
Shah: Youth’s icon or a leader too
confrontational for Nepal?, by Rijan
Pokharel (ae)
01/12/2024: Transitional
justice office bearer candidates’ shortlist to
be published by tomorrow : Panel received 156
applications from retired judges, officials,
legal experts, and rights defenders but only 128
names are on the list (kp), Local by-elections taking
place today : To elect local leaders in 41
vacant positions (kh), Polling
today for local by-elections : The voting began
at 7am and will continue till 5pm (kp), Nepal’s
first women-owned rice mill—a business model
developed by women for women : The mill
purchases paddy mostly from female-headed
holdings, and makes, markets, and distributes
non-steam rice, by Sangam Prasain (kp), Prisoners
of our own device : A paradigm shift in economy,
politics and diplomacy is essential to escape
the low-growth, high-migration trap, by
Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp), Animal
rights campaigners urge VP Yadav to boycott mass
animal slaughter during Gadhimai festival
(rep)
30/11/2024: Judicial
Council loses shape as judge vacancies pile up :
Five-member council has been reduced to four
after senior advocate Ram Prasad Shrestha
retired on Friday (kp), Self-Fulfilment
Calls For Broader Accountability, by Dev Raj
Dahal (rn), Sudurpashchim
govt spends just 9% budget (rn), Badly-needed
economic reforms: Some suggestions, by Rewat
Bahadur Karki (ht)
29/11/2024: 16
days not enough : Nepal will fail its women so
long as the structures that perpetuate violence
against them stay (kp) [Patriarchal thinking in society
and laws turns Nepal's women into inferior
creatures with far-reaching consequences!],
Protecting
Women’s Rights And Dignity, by Srijana Karki
(rn), End
Violence Against Women, by Bini Dahal (rn),
Of
rallies and realities : Without delivery,
platforms like the ‘jagaran’ rally will only let
the people down, by Mohan Guragain (kp), Karnali
government set to begin rebuilding
earthquake-damaged schools, hospitals : Official
records show 34,501 houses in Jajarkot, 16,909
in Rukum West and over 4,600 in Salyan were
damaged or destroyed by the November 2023
earthquake, by Tripti Shahi (kp), Oli
aims for 70 percent SEE success rate. Experts
wonder how : Secondary Education Examinations
results must improve by around 50 percent to
meet Oli’s claim, by Binod Ghimire (kp) [Oli has thus made his
contribution. He never says how this is really
supposed to work!], Access
denied: Unsafe abortion continues despite
legalisation 22 years ago. Ten percent of women
are denied abortion services, and 42 percent
with pregnancies beyond 10 weeks are turned
away, new report says, by Arjun Poudel (kp),
Due
diligence law: A must for Nepal : The National
Action Plan on Business and Human Rights should
have focused on key items, by Simone
Galimberti (ae)
28/11/2024: Road
fumes and construction dust driving Nepal’s air
quality decline : Studies show polluted air is
shortening Nepali lives by almost five years,
by Arjun Poudel (kp), Old
story : Formation of a new panel to study
necessary laws to implement federalism inspires
no hope (kp), Nepal’s
China dilemma : Nepal must strive to shape a
bipartisan policy when dealing with its
immediate neighbours, by Siddhartha Thapa
(kp), Two-party
blueprint for BRI plan stresses project-based
grants : As foreign minister leaves today to lay
ground for PM’s China visit, Congress and UML
finalise Nepal’s proposal, by Anil Giri
(kp), Kirtipur
by-election: Political heavyweights rally
support (kh), 20
parties contesting 41 posts in local by-polls :
Three of the 44 vacant posts have seen
representatives elected unopposed (kp), Global
experts descend on Kathmandu to discuss
demographic shifts in Asia : The conference will
feature 400 working papers across 17 thematic
sessions and two panel discussions (kp), Kathmandu
ranked as 11th most polluted city (kh), Focus
On Effective Service Delivery, by Mukti
Rijal (rn), Check
Exodus Of Meritorious Youths, by Bhupa P
Dhamala (rn)
27/11/2024: Foreign
spouses struggle to navigate Nepali immigration
laws : A group of Nepalis seeks to change the
immigration laws in favour of their spouses,
by Xenia Klaus (kp), Panel
to track progress in lawmaking, identify pending
laws for constitution’s full implementation : A
previous study found that 40 laws need major
amendments or replacement to align with
constitution (kp), CMs’
concerns at Kantipur Conclave : Their insights
at the conclave serve as a roadmap for
strengthening federalism in Nepal, by Khim
Lal Devkota (kp), Political
rallies in the capital: For and against the
government, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht), Nepal
should not fall into China’s strategic vortex,
by Randhir Chaudhary (kh), Coalition
finding common ground on BRI, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae), What
next for Nepal if BRI fails to materialize?,
by Narendra Saud (ae), FDI
pledges drop amid unstable polity, economic
slowdown : Though Nepal’s BB- rating is being
celebrated, says an expert, foreign investors
will struggle under this category, by
Krishana Prasain (kp), Injured
in 2006 people’s movement, man ekes out a living
selling goods from his wheelchair ; Tej Bahadur
Rawal, 52, earns Rs400-500 daily selling goods.
Though he receives Rs18,000 monthly from
government, it’s insufficient to support his
family, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp) [Thrashed by security forces in
order of then king Gyanendra!!], Stop
plotting to preserve arable land, by Kamal
Raj Dhungel (ae), Climate
crisis in Nepal: Farmers as the first refugees,
by Rewati Dahal (ae), NEA
moves to freeze shares of 34 industries over
unpaid electricity dues (kh)
26/11/2024: Experts
call for action, legal reforms to address
gender-based violence : An event marking the 16
Days of Activism against GBV brings together
stakeholders to discuss ways forward for curbing
violence against women (kp), Dahal’s
casteist slurs : He must publicly recognise his
mistake and seek an apology from Dalits, by
Mitra Pariyar (kp), Nepal
readies new BRI deal ahead of PM’s China visit :
Chinese Ambassador Chen irked by Prime Minister
Oli’s public remarks on loans, media’s debt trap
accusation, by Anil Giri (kp), Focus
On Implementing Past Accords, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn), Prime
Minister Oli’s China visit: Views from social
media, by Kamal Derv Bhattarai (ae), Conflict
between UML and Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah
escalates : KMC has fined UML Rs100,000 for
littering during Friday’s rally at Durbarmarg.
The ruling party protests the move, by
Purushottam Poudel (kp), District
attorney decides not to prosecute Koshi lawmaker
Lilaballabh Adhikari : The prosecutor’s decision
to drop the charges has raised questions about
the evidence presented against Adhikari, with
some calling for further transparency in the
investigation (kp), SC
orders evidence submission in Contempt case
against RSP MPs (kh), Foreign
employment: Women workers face challenges at
home and abroad, by Arya Kharel (ae)
25/11/2024: ActionAid
International Nepal: Advocating for gender
equality and economic justice (rep),Reminiscing
last week: Politics and diplomacy (kh), Flop
show : UML’s mass gathering last Friday betrayed
a sense of insecurity against the critics of the
Oli government (kp), 15-day
NEA deadline ending, no defaulter firm pays
power bills : Team formed to determine energy
consumption starts work, by Purushottam
Poudel (kp), Leaders
raise 10 key issues regarding PM Oli’s upcoming
visit to China (kh), Climate-induced
disasters threaten hydropower projects, by
Krishna Prasad Bhandari (ae)
24/11/2024: Thousands
of Karnali youths compelled to migrate to India
for livelihood : Finding a young man in the
village who has not migrated to India is almost
impossible, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp), Architecture
and democracy : Despite the use of foreign
forms, Nepali architecture is democratic and
egalitarian, by Abhi Subedi (kp), Federal
secretariat employees provide hoods to
high-ranking officials and their families
without legal framework : Employees have been
providing furniture, televisions, sofas,
drawers, drinking water, and other daily
necessities to the families of high-ranking
officials and ministers. This costs the state
over Rs 100 million annually, by Bhuwan
Sharma (rep), BRI
On Political Radar Again, by Ritu Raj Subedi
(rn), CPN-UML
refuses to accept letter from KMC : KMC police
team returns empty-handed (kh)
23/11/2024: CIAA
appeals to SC over Special Court's acquittals in
multiple cases (rep), The
Future Course Of Dalit Movement, by Sushil
Darnal (rn), Connectivity,
infra projects top agenda of Oli’s China visit :
Nepali delegation to pursue BRI implementation
plan and trans-Himalayan connectivity projects
in Beijing, by Anil Giri (kp), Forge Consensus on BRI
: It is high time political leaders in Nepal
forged a clear consensus on the BRI so that
Nepal will have the same position no matter
which party is in power (rep), Shattered
by disaster, ignored by authorities : Families
hit by floods and landslides in Kavrepalanchok
face dangerous conditions with no safe shelter
as government aid and relocation plans lag,
by Jyoti Shrestha (kp), Oli’s
criticism muted at ruling party’s road show :
The prime minister tries to explain why the
current Congress-UML coalition was formed and
how it would last until the next elections
(kp), Valley
traffic flung into chaos due to protests on
Friday : According to the police, 123
checkpoints were set up in Kathmandu, while
around 200 additional traffic police personnel
deployed in the valley to manage the expected
traffic congestion (rep), Export
of Nepal’s high value goods drops in Q1 on
India’s restrictions : India has set a new
requirement for Nepali products to be eligible
to enter its territory, which Nepali traders say
has hit the export of high value goods, by
Krishana Prasain (kp), Leadership
Needs Learning From Bottom-up, by Dev Raj
Dahal (rn), 'Capital
spending warrants policy and structural reforms',
by Hemant Joshi (rn)
22/11/2024: TJ
process must conclude without further delay :
The Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) that
formally brought an end to the decade-long
violent Maoist conflict was signed on November
21, 2006—exactly 18 years ago—between the
government and the then Maoist rebels (rep),
Fear
of nearby deity bars menstruating girls from
using bridge, studies hit : Indictment accuses
billionaire of paying over $250 million in
bribes to bag lucrative deals. To avoid temple,
Dailekh girls either use a broken bridge or miss
classes, and the school fines them for absence,
by Menuka Dhungana (kp) [Superstition
and patriarchal Hindu thinking discriminate
against women and girls and should be punished
by the state with legal consequences.], Over-the-counter
abortion pills endanger women’s lives in rural
Madhesh : Patients often reach hospital in
critical condition with haemoglobin levels
dangerously low, by Aarati Ray (kp) [So where does that leave the
state? Oh sorry, it's more important to call for
demonstrations against the justified criticism
against the PM!], Deuba’s
dance with Oli : Congress risks stumbling over
its party chief’s personal ambitions, by
Sanjeev Satgainya (kp), Six reasons why RSP
called off its street protests, by Gyanu
Ghimire (kh), RSP
faces setbacks following chair Lamichhane’s
arrest : The party has decided to change its
form of protest as it announces a second-phase
stir, by Purushottam Poudel (kp), Ruling
CPN-UML demonstrating in Kathmandu today
(kh) [???], Kathmandu’s
traffic becomes chaotic due to street
demonstration of ruling party UML (In
pictures) (rep) [There
cannot be enough pollution and obstruction of
citizens if legitimate criticism on the PM is to
be suppressed!], Valley
traffic gradually returning to normalcy as
protests wane down : The traffic congestion in
major road sections of Kathmandu valley has
gradually returned to normalcy as various
protests that took place on Friday have reached
a conclusion (rep), KMC
imposes Rs 100,000 fine on ruling CPN-UM
(kh), Taskforce
begins review of Chinese draft of BRI plan : The
Congress-UML panel aims to address concerns
related to projects funding and some sensitive
issues, by Anil Giri (kp), NC
against acquiring new loans associated with BRI
(kh), Supporters
of Durga Prasai hold protest rally in Koteshwor
(kh), The
Defamation Crisis in Nepal : An accused is just
a suspect who has been charged with a criminal
offense while a convicted is the person who has
officially been proven guilty by the court,
by Susmita Chaulagai (rep)
21/11/2024: Congress
and UML scramble to resolve differences over BRI
: Congress leaders seek to exclude strategic
provisions from the plan to implement Beijing’s
flagship initiative, by Anil Giri (kp), A
great wall divides NC and UML, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae), Parties,
civil organisations urge Nepal to oppose
Israel’s actions in Palestine, Lebanon : Call
for Nepal to denounce the actions on
international forums (kp), Korala
lesson : As Nepal seeks other countries’
support, it must be ready to shoulder its share
of responsibility (kp), Sleeping
through the Anthropocene : South Asia will be
the biggest victim of the world’s destroyed
natural systems, by Kanak Mani Dixit (kp), “Greater
Nepal” campaigner Phanindra Nepal arrested
(kh) [Claiming a territory
that only existed for a few years during the
Shah monarchy's military campaigns of conquest
is nonsense. But preventive detention is also
not a democratic tool!]
20/11/2024: A
voice of reason goes silent : Daman Nath
Dhungana was a national figure who stood for
Nepal’s marginalised and externalised sections,
by CK Lal (kp), CPA
and post-conflict Nepal : Those who keep people
in the dark have triumphed over those pursuing
the light of truth, by Mohna Ansari (kp), 18
years after CPA: Survivors still seek justice
(kh), CPA
is foundation for CA, Federal Democratic
Republic: Prachanda (kh) [And why is there still no
justice for the victims?], 156
vie for positions in two transitional justice
commissions : Conflict victims, human rights
activists have demanded mandatory public
hearings of shortlisted candidates, by Binod
Ghimire (kp), World
Children’s Day: NHRC calls for improved child
rights (kh), Safe
motherhood programme faces funding crisis :
Rs400 million is immediately required to sustain
the programme, by Arjun Poudel (kp), Region
to worry : The growing problem of air pollution
calls for close cooperation between actors at
home and near abroad (kp), Public
debt increases by Rs 84 billion in three months
(rn)
19/11/2024: AWC
stresses zero tolerance against political
corruption (rep) [Politicians'
corruption in dealing with political corruption!
Have they lost all sense of decency?], Nepal-India
Relations: Five Key Priorities, by Shankar
Sharma, former Ambassador to India (kh), NC-UML
rift deepens over BRI ahead of Oli’s China visit
: Nepali Congress opposes BRI loans as Oli
pushes for implementation (nn), BRI
debate drags on as Chinese envoy lobbies
Congress : Differences persist over law
enforcement cooperation and developing common
positions in international forums, by Anil
Giri (kp), Legal
hurdles keep Sajha Yatayat’s converted electric
bus off the roads for eight months : The
transport cooperative converted a diesel bus to
electric eight months ago, but it is still
waiting for a route permit (kp) [The ineffectiveness and
irresponsibility of government and
administration need no further explanation!],
Economic
costs of leaders’ rants : Directives without
well-defined vision cannot stop the economy’s
downward spiral, by Achyut Wagle (kp), Medical
entrepreneur Prasai arrested (rep), Durga
Prasai to face cybercrime charges (kh), Dahal’s
game plan to regain power, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae), Nepal
struggling to translate FDI pledges into reality
(ae), Time
for bureaucratic reforms, by Ram Bahadur
Tamang (ae)
18/11/2024: Smoldering
Discontent: CPN-UML faces internal turmoil,
by Gyanu Ghimire (kh), Reminiscing last
week: Key developments in Nepal (kh), Former
Speaker Daman Nath Dhungana passes away :
Politicians and observers described his demise
as the end of an era for a leader who
consistently championed civil rights, democracy,
and justice (kp), India
should not have a veto on third-party investment
in Nepal : We have absolutely no idea what the
Chinese preferences are in the countries in the
region, interview with Indian Political
Scientist Pratap Bhanu Mehta (kp), Why
go to China? There is no point in PM Oli jetting
off to Beijing if he can’t take Nepali Congress
into confidence (kp), Legal
Eyes on Women’s Issues and Rights : For some,
progress made in women’s legal rights in Nepal
has been a Cinderella-like fairy tale; for many,
women are frustratingly made to look like
turtles in a race against rabbits of patriarchy,
by Sabitri Rasaily (rep), Only
9.8 percent of development budget spent in four
months (ae)
17/11/2024: Foreign
policy embarrassment : As PM Oli goes to China,
he takes with him some embarrassing baggage,
by Ajaya Bhadra Khanal (kp), Nepal,
India discuss movement of third country
nationals : Boundary, human trafficking, curbing
cross-border crimes and coordination between two
border agencies on agenda (kp), Military
diplomacy with India : High-level military
visits can help address security concerns and
strengthen mutual trust, by Suresh Sharma
(kp), CPN
(Maoist) leader Gaurav arrested in Parsa
(rep), Former
Speaker Dhungana passes away (rn) [Nepal has lost one of its last
true democrats!], Prithvinarayan
unified Nepal; leaders ruined it, interview
with Mahato by Krishna Timalsina (kh), RSP
Vice Chair Swarnim Wagle calls for clarity on
BRI (kh),
NC and CPN-UML forge alliance in Rukum East
by-election (kh) [The
authoritarian and rather incompetent national
leaders of the two ruling parties decide on
party behaviour in local elections: This no
longer has anything to do with democracy and
federalism!]
16/11/2024: Provinces
press prime minister over unmet demands for key
powers : Chief ministers say delays in police
adjustment, civil service law have stymied
provinces, by Binod Ghimire (kp), The
untold story of a Kumari’s mental well-being :
Chanira Bajracharya, a former Kumari, challenges
stereotypes of isolation and mental strain
associated with Nepal’s Living Goddess tradition,
interview by Sanskriti Pokharel (kp), Mob
tactics of Rastriya Swatantra Party: Genuinely
slipping off-track, by Pushpa Raj Joshi
(ht), Ideological
Politics Loses Appeal To People, by Dev Raj
Dahal (rn), Tax
The Rich People, by Raman Kannan (rn)
15/11/2024: Deadline
to apply for transitional justice commissions
extended : Along with retired judges,
bureaucrats, lawyers and rights activists,
conflict victims have also applied for the
positions, by Binod Ghimire (kp), Mayor
Balen accuses federal govt of politicizing
Kathmandu’s waste management (kh), Concerns
mount as govt considers lifting ban on dairy
imports, by Yukala Paudel (kh), Requests
ignored as India’s BIS red tape continues to
stall Nepali exports : India has tightened
Bureau of Indian Standards clearance, aiming to
block Chinese goods via neighbouring nations,
by Krishana Prasain (kp), Experts
and leaders call for electoral reforms to
strengthen democracy : Former chief election
commissioner S Y Quraishi of India describes
Nepal’s constitution as more progressive than
India’s, particularly regarding women’s
representation (kp), Dahal’s
‘China card’ statement draws flak, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (ae), ‘West
will closely watch Oli’s China trip’, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae), Oli’s
oscillations : Prime Minister prepares to visit
Beijing amid strained ties with New Delhi,
by Shristi Karki (nt)
14/11/2024: From
Politics of Meaning to a Cult of Power, by
Ganga Thapa (kh), Internal
democracy in parties takes centre stage as noted
politicians discuss system : Speakers and
leaders rue the grip of familiar faces on Nepali
politics, pledge change (kp), Why
intra-party democracy is essential : True
democracy cannot thrive when political parties
are profoundly undemocratic, by Pawan
Adhikari (kp) [None of the
authoritarian and power-hungry so-called top
politicians embodies democratic ideals!],
Democracy
is under threat, leaders concur : Chief Justice
Prakash Man Singh Raut stresses judicial reforms
to address public disillusionment (kp), Rebuilding
Trust in Nepali Politics, by Krishna Raman
Adhikari (rep), The
emperor’s new clothes and Nepal’s fate, by
Vidhu Prakash Kayastha (ae), Money
Laundering And Kleptocrats, by Mukti Rijal
(rn) [A general look at the
problem of kleptocracy that lacks specific
Nepalese references, even though there are so
many of them.], An
existential crisis : Many youths are grappling
with a bigger question about the meaning and
purpose of their lives, by Devinder Thapa
(ae), New
Delhi’s flawed Kathmandu approach, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (ae)
13/11/2024: Where
is the unbundling exercise? Delay in its process
continues to hinder effective federalism in
Nepal, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp), Supreme
Court allows contempt of court petition against
RSP leaders : Petition claiming new party is
trying to obstruct justice to be filed today
(kp), NEA
board finally decides to restore power to
defaulting industrial firms : Writ petition
challenges Cabinet decision. Ghising fails to
meet 2nd clarification deadline, by
Purushottam Poudel (kp), SC
summons govt over reconnection of electricity
without clearing outstanding dues (kh), NEA
to disconnect power to defaulting industries if
dues not settled in 15 days (kh), Cabinet
decision halts NEA’s dues repayment installment
scheme for industries (kh), Rabi
Lamichhane brought to Rupandehi for questioning
: Protesting in Bhairahawa, cooperatives victims
demand their money back as Rastriya Swatantra
Party supporters call for Lamichhane’s release,
by Ghanashyam Gautam and Dipendra Baduwal (kp), Ravi
interrogated for 9 hours in cooperative fund
misuse case (kh), CIAA
seeks clarification from MoFE for jumbo team’s
visit to Baku (rep), Deepak
Manange’s journey comes full circle: From
gangster to minister, now back to jail, by
Sara Pahari (rep) [Did he
really ever change? This is not an isolated case
in the circle of political parties!], CIB
arrests Navaraj Aryal, who claims to be an
eyewitness to Nirmala murder case; Rishi Dhamala
interrogated (kh), The
Bigness of Smallness : Nepal, one of the world's
small powers, has greater significance in
regional politics, by GP Acharya (rep), China’s
BRI rattles Nepal’s ruling coalition : The China
factor risks widening the rift between the
Congress and the UML, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(ae), NC-UML
political mechanism contradicts Oli’s principles,
by Keshab Sawad (kh), FNJ
condemns killing of journalist Bhul (kh)
12/11/2024: The
Coalition Government: Bridging Challenges and
Opportunities, by Shirish A Adhikari (kh), Tourism
Minister accused by Congress MP of taking 20
million bribe from Casino (kh), Deepak
Manange arrested in Kathmandu (kh), Politics
should not be criminalized, interview with
Biraj Bhakta Shrestha (RSP) by Gyanu Ghimire (kh)
[Rather, the behaviour of
politicians and parties and their adherence to
criminals bring the political parties into
disrepute!], Cabinet
pushes for power to defaulting firms, NEA
resists, by Purushottam Poudel (kp), Minister
Khadka intensifies efforts to sack
Kulman Ghising, demanding multiple
clarifications (rep) [This is not the first
time that a KP Oli-led government has
tried to sack one of the most competent
professionals! Is this possibly revenge
for the fact that Ghising exposed the
machinations of his predecessors
nominated by an Oli government at the
beginning of his tenure?],
NEA
to reconnect power for industries while
collecting outstanding dues (kh), Petition
filed against govt order to restore power to
industries in Supreme Court (kh), Schools
ravaged by landslides, floods open in Kavre but
there’s no space for teaching-learning : School
administrations have been forced to run classes
out in the open, by Jyoti Shrestha (kp), Two
Indian security chiefs to visit Nepal this month
: Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi is coming on
November 20, and before that SSB chief Amrit
Mohan Prasad is visiting on November 15 (kp)
[US and Indian controls and
influence in Nepal before Oli's visit to China!],
Addressing
conflicts of interest in Nepal : CoI occurs when
personal interests of public officials interfere
with their responsibilities, by Krishna
Raman Adhikari (ae)
11/11/2024: Conflict
victims suggesting representatives for
transitional justice commissions : Shortlist of
candidates to be published after studying their
resumes and backgrounds (kp), Even
skies are under the control of govt-protected
mafia, by Vijay Devkota (kh), Reminiscing
last week: Political, social, economic landscape
(kh), Oli
government may back US-proposed SPP, Dahal warns
: Maoist leaders say they have no solid evidence
to back their suspicion. Other experts see
political motives, by Purushottam Poudel
(kp) [So far unproven
statement!], New
India, old thinking : Landlocked Nepal has no
option but to import at least some raw materials
and expertise from China (kp), China’s
evolving engagement with Nepal, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae), Ownership
of land ‘donated’ to UML transferred to
BhatBhateni’s name just ahead of SC hearing
(rep) [??]
10/11/2024: Committees’
slow work may give Parliament little business :
There are more than a dozen bills for the mini
houses to pass but except one, they are still
hodaying (kp), Exports
hit as India wants ‘no Chinese component’ in
Nepali goods : Cement exports by multiple Nepali
manufacturers have completely stopped for nearly
two months now, by Krishana Prasain (kp) [An extreme form of Indian
interference aimed at further damaging Nepal's
economy! Isn't India itself working closely with
China within the BRICS framework or is this
India's co-operation with the USA?], Former
Minister Adhikari arrested on human trafficking
charges (kh), Rabi
Lamichhane presented in Kaski Court for fourth
time (kh), Govt
proposes special task force to address sugarcane
farmers and sugar industry concerns (kh) [It's the same procedure every
year: empty promises from the government and the
sugar industry!]
09/11/2024: UML
plan to trace voters’ political tilt raises
eyebrows : The fear is that the survey may
intimidate voters and infringe on individual
privacy, by Binod Ghimire (kp), Selection
committee seeks applications for transitional
justice office bearers : Five-member panel is
working to nominate the candidates within a
month (kp), An
Important Step Forward in the TJ Process
(rep), US
Indo-Pacific Deputy Commander Rudd in Nepal on
four-day visit : Visit ‘lacks specific agenda’,
besides meeting army chief and touring training
institutes (kp) [Part
of the constant US intervention and control?],
Managing
The Cycle Of Agitation, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn), Preservation
of languages should begin at home: Minister
Gurung (kh) [But of
what use is the ethnic mother tongue in everyday
life and in the professional perspective if
one's own mother tongue counts for nothing and
the ruling Nepali elite is not forced to deal
with other ethnic languages of the country?]
08/11/2024: Constitution
Amendment: Just a Two-Party Deal?, by Hari
Prasad Shrestha (rep), Post-disaster
mess : Those displaced by natural disasters are
struggling as the authorities seem incapable of
coming to their help (kp) [A clear case of denial of
assistance despite full-bodied commitments!],
No
progress in returning coop depositors’ money :
The House panel formed to probe the coop crisis
has presented implementation of its report as
the perfect remedy (ae), Exclusion
undermine Nepal’s COP29 participation : This
year’s COP preparation exposes a troubling
disconnect between official representation and
grassroots needs (ae), TIA’s
reduced flight hours could stall economic growth
: Nepal’s economy lost momentum after September
floods. Shutting down airport for long could be
a further setback, by Sangam Prasain (kp) [Why aren't the airports in
Bhairahawa and Pokhara used during the
downtimes?], What
Trump 2.0 might mean for Nepal : Policy towards
Kathmandu won’t change much whoever occupies the
Oval Office: Experts, by Anil Giri (kp), Eyes
north, ears south : Oli sets sights on Beijing
after hearing silence from Delhi—fine, unless
it’s reactionary, by Sanjeev Satgainya (kp),
India-China
border deal marks a new beginning : Nepal should
mobilize its diplomacy to benefit from the
ascendance of neighbors, by Jeetendra Dev
(ae), Deputy
Commander of US Army Indo-Pacific Command
arrives in Kathmandu (kh) [Why??], Post-festival
surge in human trafficking concerns, by Sita
Neupane (kh), Home
is where the heart is : Overseas Nepalis want to
contribute to the country’s socio-economic
future, but Nepal makes them jump through hoops
(nt), Politicians
and cronies blamed for Kavre floods : Uncovering
the hidden owners of mining companies that made
September’s floods more deadly, by Archana
Darji and Shamshad Ahmad (nt)
07/11/2024: Congress-UML
form body to support governments : Central
body of two coalition partners announces Prime
Minister Oli’s December 2-6 China visit (kp) [Further
proof that Nepal is at best a pseudo-federal
state, but in reality still a centralised
state in which everything has to be under
the control of the national political level!],
Parties
expedite candidate selection for local
by-polls : The by-elections will be held on
December 1 for various positions that have
gone vacant (kp) [The
national level of the parties should have no
say in the selection of local candidates!],
RSP
opts for primary elections to finalize local
level by-election candidates (kh), Chhath
observers feel overlooked by Kathmandu : The
closure of Ranipokhari pond for Chhath puja,
and the single-day holiday leave many Chhath
devotees feeling unhappy (kp) [Nepal is a Khas Arya state.
Madheshis are tolerated at best!],
Nepal
at a Crossroads, by Ayush Raj Gyawali (rep),
Nepali
Congress and CPN-UML to compete independently in
upcoming by-elections (kh) [In a democratic system, this is
a matter of course and not a favour from
manipulating politicians!]
06/11/2024: Dozens
of Koshi cooperatives misuse over one billion
rupees from depositors (kh), Investigate
Lamichhane without imposing detention: RSP
(kh), Court
extends Lamichhane’s remand by 10 more days :
The former home minister has already spent five
days in custody for investigation into his
involvement in cooperative scam, so he will
remain in detention for another five days,
by Deepak Pariyar (kp), President Paudel to
leave for Azerbaijan to participate in COP29
(kh), Beijing
officially invites PM Oli to visit in December :
Prime minister plans to ask for a waiver of
Pokhara airport loan and push for the execution
of BRI projects in Nepal, by Anil Giri (kp),
More
promises : The health minister should focus on
ongoing programmes rather than on unrealistic
new plans (kp)
05/11/2024: ‘Assertive
Oli’ on the back foot as some plans falter :
Within months in Singha Durbar, the UML chair
has been compelled to reassess and adjust his
plans, by Purushottam Poudel (kp), Parable
of a Blue Jackal, by Narayan Manandhar
(rep), Four
rounds of tear gas fired at RSP cadres, six
arrested (rn), Smaller
Parties At Receiving End?, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn), Supreme
Court convicts Deepak Manange for attempted
murder : Patan High Court had previously
sentenced Manange to five years in prison
(kp) [Why do the so-called
big parties constantly cover up and court people
whose criminal behaviour has long been known?],
Tihar
joy fades for families hit by floods and
landslides : In Panchthar district, September
floods and landslides killed 11, left four
missing, and destroyed hundreds of homes, by
Laxmi Gautam (kp), COP29:
Climate finance, mountain issues top Nepal’s
agenda (kh), Over
940,000 foreign tourists visit Nepal in 2024 :
October marks surge 124,000 arrivals (kh), Govt
health insurance program expands to cover 30% of
Nepal’s population (kh)
04/11/2024: Reminiscing
last week: Diplomacy, politics and festival
(kh), Salyan
earthquake victims left in the lurch : One year
on, thousands are still awaiting promised relief
funds for temporary shelters, struggling to cope
with inadequate support and reconstruction
delays, by Biplab Maharjan (kp) [Disaster tourism and empty
promises. That's how Nepali politicians and
governments are!], Rukum
Paschim quake survivors still living in tin
sheds a year since disaster (kh), International
demand for Nepali tea and coffee on the rise
(kh)
03/11/2024: Amid
arrests, some criminals cry political
victimization to escape justice: Ramhari
Khatiwada, by Gyanu Ghimire (kh)
02/11/2024: Govt
to initiate inclusion of Nepal Bhasa in school
curriculum: PM Oli (kh 02/11/2024) [In addition to Nepali, at least
one other indigenous language of the country
should be a compulsory subject in all schools
also for the Nepali native speakers! Having only
one ethnic language as an optional subject
discriminates against the 54 per cent of
non-native Nepali speakers.]
01/11/2024: Call
for transitional justice nominees to face public
hearings : Commission office bearers nomination
committee set to endorse the working procedure
after Tihar holidays, by Binod Ghimire (kp),
विकृत
‘राजनीतिक-संस्कृति’ र रूपान्तरण [Distorted
politico-culture and transformation], by JB
Vishwakarma (ka), RSP
leaders’ meeting with Prime Minister amid Rabi’s
custody: What’s at stake? (kh), Nepal
at risk: Malaria and dengue could spread due to
climate change : The number of malaria and
dengue cases in Nepal may increase by up to 27
percent and 44 percent, respectively, over
2011-2040, says the Asian Development Bank
(kp), Women
in rural Madhesh face uphill battle to access
sexual, reproductive care : When rural women
lack basic health literacy, common
gynaecological issues go unchecked, leading to
complications. The barriers also include
outdated beliefs and superstitions, by
Aarati Ray (kp)
31/10/2024: फेरि
त्यस्तो नहोस्! [Don't let that happen
again!], by Suman Adhikari (nag), 100
days of the NC-UML Coalition: Claim of success
amidst failure, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht), क्षरणकालमा
सुखरात्रि [Sukhratri during erosion],
by Chandra Kishore (ka), Special
Court acquits suspended chief secretary
Baikuntha Aryal, nine others in corruption case
: The court convicted then executive director
Bikal Paudel and director Safal Shrestha in
irregularities related to printing of excise
duty stickers, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp), Top
court issues show cause order against government
as NRNA case gets knottier : Of late,
politicisation has gripped NRNA, resulting in
disputes mainly on partisan grounds (kp), Government
says it has started returning cooperatives
savings, victims deny receipt : Representatives
of those who have lost their savings say they
have no information about the money returned to
the depositors (kp), Train
wreck : A cross-border railway with India shows
how Nepal tends to waste outside help for its
development (kp)
30/10/2024: In
the wake of disaster, Prime Minister Oli shifts
blame to predecessor’s budget (kh) [All the real "achievements" of
Mr Oli, Nepal's real disaster!], बसी
खानेहरूको गनगन [Murmurs of sedentary
eaters], by CK Lal (ka), India’s
Konkan may keep running Nepal trains : Contract
with Indian firm expires in December-end, but
Nepal has yet to hire and train its own staff,
by Anil Giri (kp) [Another
indictment of Nepal's governments under the
leadership of Oli, Dahal or Deuba!], Out
of power, Maoist Centre gears up for reboot and
reunited front : But leaders say they will wait
until December by-elections before making moves
(kp) [As in the other
parties, it is the "leaders" in the Maoist party
who must be replaced first!], Government
reaches three-point agreement with government;
Ruby Khan’s group suspends protest : As per the
agreement, the Ministry of Home Affairs will
expedite the investigation into the abduction,
unlawful confinement, and murder of Nirmala
Kurmi (kp) [It is
completely normal that Nepal's governments do
not honour agreements they have made with people
from civil society!], Federalism
insights from local leaders : For many,
decentralisation and fiscal empowerment are
central to the federalism debate, by Khim
Lal Devkota (kp)
29/10/2024: Restoring
Integrity in Nepali Politics, by Ganga Thapa
(kh), My
black Dashain ‘tika’ : It’s a symbolic protest
against the anti-Dalit rituals and customs,
by Mitra Pariyar (kp), Powerless
provinces : A decade into the federal
experiment, the utter neglect of the seven
provinces continues (kp), Call
to improve the rights of children (kh), Anti-graft
agency chief seeks more authority and government
help to fight corruption : At parliamentary
State Affairs Committee, lawmakers demand fair
investigations into high-profile scams (kp),
Supreme
Court says UML-Gurung donation deal illegal
prima facie : A single bench of Justice Sunil
Kumar Pokharel issues an interlocutory interim
order to halt construction on land gifted by
businessman Min Bahadur Gurung (kp), Corruption
allegations filled against Prachanda and 12
others (kh), Nearly
two dozen RSP supporters arrested in Baluwatar
(kh), PM
Oli set to visit China in December: BRI
Framework Agreement on horizon (kh), Panchsheel
and modern human rights: Bridging ethics,
justice and compassion, by Vidhu Prakash
Kayastha (ht), सत्ताबाहिरको
माओवादी छटपटी [Maoists out-of-power], by
Bishnu Rizal (ka), युवा
पलायनले पिल्सिएको लोकतन्त्र [A democracy
plagued by youth migration], by Lekhnath Pandey
(ka), प्रहरी
अनुसन्धानलाई विषयान्तर गर्ने प्रयास [Efforts
to divert the police investigation], by Rajendra
Singh Bhandati (ka), बिर्ताको
व्यथा [Birta's pain], by Sushma
Neupane (nag)
28/10/2024: Oli
and Prachanda lack vision to lead Nepal forward,
by Baburam Bhattarai (kh), Bhattarai’s
pursuit of an alternative political force,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae), All-talk
Dahal : Fuelled by a sense of betrayal and
entitlement, the Maoist chief increasingly cuts
a sorry figure (kp), Political
landscape is unpredictable; fewer words may be
wiser: Madhav Nepal (kh), UML’s
Bhim Rawal calls for resistance against
leadership’s dictatorial actions (kh), Reminiscing
last week: Politics and economic optimism
(kh), Stocks
crave right policy, not politics : The more
efficient the market, the less the need for
government policy handouts, by Paban Raj
Pandey (kp), Failure
of UML-Congress coalition may be projected as a
failure of the system : Political financing is
not strictly monitored and regulated in Nepal.
There should be clear criteria to do so,
interview with Bhojraj Pokharel, former chief
election commissioner (kp), Congress
MP asks Home Minister: What’s happened to Yeti,
Omni, Cantonment, and Giribandhu investigations?
(kh), Supreme
Court issues interim order
on land donation for CPN-UML
party office (kh)
27/10/2024: Committee
set to call applications for transitional
justice office bearers : Next, the five-member
panel will make public the names of shortlisted
candidates for feedback. The commissions have
been defunct since July 2022, when merely their
terms were extended (kp) [It turns out that the amendment
to the TRC Act was once again just a paper
tiger, a fact that Western countries in
particular did not want to realise], Displaced
flood, landslide victims still without proper
shelters : They complain that all three levels
of government seem reluctant to provide them
with immediate relief and ensure their
rehabilitation, by Raj Kumar Karki and Jyoti
Shrestha (kp) [A clear case
of denial of assistance on the part of the
government and administration, while the Oli
government continues to collect donations!],
“Act
decisively or confront public backlash”, by
Ishwar Dev Khanal (kh), Maoist
show of force in Capital as government fumbles :
Dahal says his party is focused on
introspection, reviewing party’s activities and
connecting with the people, by Purushottam
Poudel (kp), Nepal's
New Season of Protests (rep), RSP
and cooperative fraud victims stage parallel
protests in Kathmandu (kh), Karnali
Province gets no land for an admin building
despite years of search : Leaders believe
Kathmandu’s refusal to give them land for the
purpose shows Centre’s reluctance to devolve
power, by Jyotee Katuwal (kp) [Further proof that Nepal is not
a federal state! The country is still under the
complete control of the centralised male
high-caste elite in Kathmandu. In a federal
system, this would clearly be the province's
responsibility!], PM Oli: Protests
on judicial matters undemocratic (kh) [Says the person who has
repeatedly been guilty of contempt of court in
the past.], Rise
and Transformation of Nepal’s Communist Movement,
by Vidhu Prakash Kayastha (rep)
26/10/2024: Maoist
Center holding protest rally in Kathmandu today
(kh), CPN
Maoist holds warning rally in Kathmandu
(kh), Prachanda
curses ruling party: ‘You will decay and fall’
(kh) [This only makes sense
if the next PM is not called Dahal, Oli or
Deuba. Nepal needs a completely new generation
of political leaders who prioritise stability
over the personal quest for power!], Prachanda
questons: Why were ruling party leaders linked
to cooperative fraud not investigated? (kh),
Ruling
coalition dismisses opposition protests as
undemocratic, unacceptable : The ruling alliance
claims that the government has taken measures to
create a conducive environment for investment (kp)
[??], Cooperatives
victims announce new phase of protest as Oli
claims progress : National Campaign for
Protection of Cooperative Depositors announces
the start of the fourth phase of agitation from
November 20, by Purushottam Poudel (kp), Strength
And Weakness Of Catch-all Parties, by Dev
Raj Dahal (rn) |