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26/07/2024: Exploring
the concept of ‘high moral character’ in
constitutional context (kh), Aerial
death traps : No corrupt leader or
bureaucrat should be allowed to stop the
bifurcation of the CAAN (kp), Deal
on reduced
sentencing
concerns
rights
defenders : A
three-member
panel
representing
the three
major parties
claims to have
reached an
agreement on
reducing the
sentence for
serious
conflict-era
rights
violators by
three fourths
(kp) [The
dishonest
politicians
simply refuse
to do justice
to the victims
of the Maoist
uprising,
presumably
because they
are afraid of
being held
responsible
themselves!],
Wealth
distribution among provinces : The wealth
distribution data from the 2021 census
provides essential insights for targeted
policy interventions, by Hem Raj Regmi
(kp), Industrial
districts unable to propel private sector
growth : Average industry capacity
utilisation fell to 58.47 percent in third
quarter of the fiscal year 2023-24,
compared to 62.31 percent in the second
quarter (kp), Crash
raises concerns about its impact on
tourism and transport industries, by
Sara Pahari (rep)
25/07/2024: Parties
or personality cults? One sphere where the ‘Afno
Manchhe’ culture has really thrived is the
political parties of Nepal (kp), Planes
are coming down. Nepali state is least
bothered : On a sunny Wednesday, a
passenger jet of Saurya Airlines crashed
in Kathmandu airport, killing 18 people.
The flight captain survives and is
recovering, by Sangam Prasain (kp), Relatives
of Saurya Airlines crash victims question
the regulator’s role : They hold the
airliner and the civil aviation authority
responsible. Others want to focus on hard
facts, by Purushottam Poudel (kp), A
textbook case of bad writing : From
grammar to syntax, Nepali textbooks, even
those prescribed by expensive schools,
read awful, by Deepak Thapa (kp), Journalist
Shrestha receives bomb threat; calls for
immediate action (rep)
24/07/2024: Are
the provinces truly a burden? The
institutionalisation of the provinces has been
neglected by the federal government and key
party leaders alike, by Khim Lal Devkota
(kp), Delay
in filling party positions highlights decay in
internal democracy : JSP-N and CPN (Unified
Socialist) recently held their general
conventions, but have delayed filling key
positions, opting to handpick office bearers
instead of holding elections, by Purushottam
Poudel (kp) [All of Nepal's
political parties lack democratic structures and
procedures and, in particular, social inclusion.
They are dominated and controlled by the
patriarchy of so-called high Hindu castes,
actually a minority of the country's entire
population, who have declared their culture,
language and religion to be national identity.],
How
long will the NC-UML alliance last?, by
Balkrishna Adhikari (rep) [Not
for long! The power struggles among the top
politicians are all about personal power
ambitions. They couldn't care less about the
country and its people!], NC
makes murder-accused Badshah a minister;
Activists say the current govt belongs to
‘oppressors’ (rep) [None
of the parties has any scruples about covering
up for people accused of capital offences or
corrupt elements and promoting them to high
political or administrative positions! Trials go
on for many years and are repeatedly delayed.],
NHRC
urges against appointment of controversial
figures to public office (kh), Increase
in FDI vs Inflation Control, by Nisha Jha
(kh), Chinese
aid delays
lead Nepal to
self-fund
Araniko
Highway
upgrade :
Maoist
lawmaker says
the government
has allocated
Rs3.6 billion
to upgrade a
26-km section
of the highway
(kh) [This
is not honest
of China, but
Nepal should
not focus on
foreign aid
for
everything!],
Challenges
Facing the
Nepali
Education
System : Over
50% of
students
failed to
secure any
grades in SEE,
by Anuricca
Giri (rep), Time
To Instil Hope
In People,
by Yuba Nath
Lamsal (rn)
23/07/2024: A
Cabinet sans Dalits : The previous coalition
government led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal had no
Dalit minister either., by Mitra Pariyar
(kp) [Nepal's male Bahun are
so competent that they could actually do without
other social groups completely. According to the
constitutional rules of social inclusion, the
current 22 ministers would include three Dalits
but only one male Bahun (see Article 40 of the
constitution)!], Nepal
will settle Kalapani through diplomacy: PM :
Says the country’s claim will rely on Sugauli
Treaty, various maps and historical facts and
evidence (kp) [And why
did you do the opposite during your previous
failed premiership? By the way, India is not
expected to relent. Kalapani was just one of
many Indian bases along Nepal's northern border
during the India-China conflict. All the others
were evacuated by India in the early 1970s.
India is well aware of the wrongful situation!],
District
hospitals struggle with budget cuts for family
planning programmes : Experts warn funding
shortfall could trigger a rise in unwanted
pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and maternal and
child deaths, by Arjun Poudel (kp), New
Alliance Poised For Smooth Ride, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn), Two-thirds
prime minister : Oli’s success depends on
whether he entertains differing viewpoints in
and outside the coalition (kp) [This says nothing at all, as
Dahal's numerous confidence questions and his
ultimate failure prove. Nepal's politics will
remain unpredictable as long as Oli, Dahal and
Deuba continue to play their power games!],
The
coalition conundrum, by Anupam Bhattarai
(ae), Limitation
of press freedom should be determined: Minister
Gurung (rn) [???]
22/07/2024: Broken
ladder for women in politics : The current state
of the Cabinet is not just a disappointment; it
is an outrage, by Divya Rana and Devika
Thapa (kp) [This applies not
only to the lack of participation of women, but
also to the continued marginalisation of Dalits,
Muslims and other social groups, which together
make up the overwhelming majority of the
Nepalese population. This criticism affects not
only politics, but all areas of public life.
Male Bahunbad sends its regards!], Minister's
concern over low representation of women in
media (rn) [The
representation of women should be at least as
high as in the cabinet?], Oli
wins trust vote, pledges stability, economic
recovery : Secures 188 votes, exceeding
two-thirds majority by four votes, by
Purtushottam Poudel (kp) [This
is an opportunistic assertion without any
recognisable basis. The very agreement that the
government should change again after about two
years indicates continued political instability
and highlights the ongoing power struggle
between the so-called top politicians as their
main concern! They never honour agreements
anyway.], Prime
Minister Oli outlines his domestic, foreign
policies, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae), Chief
ministers of Bagmati and Lumbini resign :
Congress’ Bahadur Singh Lama may become Bagmati
chief minister, by Subash Bidari and
Birendra KC (kp) [The
centralised carousel of power continues to turn
in supposedly federal Nepal!], ‘Only
20 percent of landless squatters in Kathmandu
are genuine’ (rep)
21/07/2024: Bankariya
people have become squatters in their own land :
The endangered community members, known as the
‘children of land’, are rendered landless, a
violation of their fundamental right to life,
security, shelter and dignity, by Aarati Ray
(kp), Achham
landslip victims languish in temporary shelter :
It is not possible to send the landslide
displaced people home anytime soon as the risk
is still there, chief district officer says,
by Menuka Dhungana (kp), Switch
in coalition partners a challenge or an
opportunity?, by Binod Basnyat (kh), Oli’s
floor test today amid calls to make 2-party deal
public : The prime minister is poised to win the
support of over two thirds of House of
Representatives members, by Purushottam
Poudel (kp) [Former coup
plotters should not be PM. Doesn't the UML have
a clean politician?], Judge
Dhakal to conduct hearing of case filed against
PM Oli’s appointment (rn) [The problem is less to be seen
in a misapplication of the constitution than in
Oli's disqualification due to his machinations
in 2020/21!], Writ
against PM Oli’s appointment moves to
constitutional bench (rep 21/07/2024), PM
Oli secures two-third vote of confidence
(rep), Three
Madhes-based parties back Oli-led government
(kh), Congress
general secretaries ask Oli to quell doubts over
future power transfer : As they demand
Congress-UML deal be made public, a Congress
leader says they were simply venting frustration
at having been excluded from power-sharing
negotiations (kp) [Your
own party president was part of the deal. He
should therefore disclose this in the same way!],
PM
Oli unveils seven-point agreement between NC and
UML (rep), Dancing
with Deuba, by Narayan Manandhar (rep), Behind
Oli’s sly return to power : He may have tossed
the idea of constitutional amendments with the
intent of humouring New Delhi, by Sanjeeb
Satgainya (kp), Is
Mixed Electoral System Flawed?, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn) [To put it
better: the problem lies in the abuse of both
the direct and the proportional election system
by the high-caste male elite of the parties. In
this form, the direct voting system, which has
never been honestly intended and is ultimately
distorted by anti-democratic electoral
alliances, prevents a correct distribution of
power and social inclusion!]
20/07/2024: Capital
expenditure growth enters slow lane after Covid
: In the past four years, the average capital
spending has remained at 60 percent,
demonstrating the slow pace of economic and
development activities, by Krishana Prasain
(kp), Leveraging
The Flair Of Diplomacy, by Dev Raj Dahal
(rn)
19/07/2024: Public
debt exceeds Rs 2.434 trillion, increasing by
over Rs 305 billion in one year (rep), Testing
Times for PM Oli, by Yuba Nath Lamsal (rep),
Oli’s
path forward (ae) [He
found himself in a similar situation in 2018 and
did the worst thing he could have done to the
young federal republic! People should
finally stop seeing a perspective in Oli.],
Parliamentary
committee directs govt to reopen closed sugar
mills (rep), Surya
Darshan Cooperative transferred 50 million to
Rabi Lamichhane associated Gorkha Media: Surya
Thapa (kh), Rivers
be dammed : Nepal struggles to balance energy
and water needs with dams that damage
livelihoods and ecosystems, by Pinki Sris
Rana (nt)
18/07/2024: |