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Local governments: In need of town planning act, by Umesh B Malla (ht 01/04/2019)
Clarity
over hasty changes: The amended Foreign Investment and Technology
Transfer Act is a necessity but it must be free from ambiguities, by Zubin Niroula Khatri (kp 29/03/2019)
Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Bill 2019: Restriction on contract manufacturing draws flak, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 19/03/2019)
Government authorities fail to protect consumer rights, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 17/03/2019)
Call
to amend Nepal Health Professional Council Act to make it effective:
Ministry spokesperson says the council is in a bad shape and amendments
to the Act are a must to improve it, by Nayak Paudel (kp 27/02/2019)
Contradictory bills tabled before investment summit, by Umesh Poudel (ht 27/02/2019)
Proposed law gives new powers to Investment Board Nepal, by Bibek Subedi (ht 26/02/2019)
Mandatory provision to ensure quality of Environment Impact Assessment reports on the cards, by Sanjeeb Phuyal (kp 26/02/2019)
With a new IT bill, state draws battle lines against free speech: In
attempting to regulate social media platforms, Oli administration
violates the freedom of speech and opinion guaranteed under the
constitution, experts say, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 16/02/2019), Information technology bill: 1.5 million rupees fine, five years jail sentence or both proposed (ht 17/02/2019)
Govt moots joint land ownership in couples’ names, by Rewati Sapkota (kp 09/02/2019)
Bill on civil servants’ transfer against federalism, say lawmakers (ht 09/02/2019)
Ex-envoy Maskey flays bill on nuclear use (ht 05/02/2019), Why
this Nuclear Bill? Nepal appears to be poised for a heedless jump into
the thick of nuclear research reactors and nuclear fuel cycle
facilities. This course should be avoided, by Mahesh K Maskey (rep 05/02/2019)
Bill on endangered flora, fauna passed (kp 17/01/2019)
Bill obliges children to deposit certain percentage of salary in parents’ account, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 13/01/2019)
Govt proposes to curtail PSC’s autonomy: Public Service Commission office bearers seek amendment to bill, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 12/01/2019)
New bill proposes banning adverts on utility poles (rep 12/01/2019)
Bill requires children to allocate portion of income to elderly parents, by Ashok Dahal (rep 11/01/2019)
Bill to scrap controversial Tax Settlement Act, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 25/12/2018)
Medical education bill: Panel yet to agree on key points, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/12/2018)
Govt registers amendment bill to review 56 laws in bulk (rep 24/12/2018)
Food department prepares to replace 5-decade-old Food Act: Draft of Food Safety and Standards Act 2018 being submitted this week, by Arpane Ale Magar (rep 24/12/2018)
Bill on safe, peaceful use of nuclear materials registered (ht 24/12/2018)
New law helping men file divorce cases, by Dhruba Dangal (rep 15/12/2018)
Enactment of Laws on Competition, by Aakriti Khanal (kp 12/12/2018)
Ministry finds 174 laws clashing with statute, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/12/2018) [Almost 39 months after the constitution came into force?!]
Amendment to Financial Procedure Act: Government proposes termination of errant contractors through new law, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 25/11/2018)
Govt
moves to tighten the screws on liquor market through new law: “The
proposed blanket ban without any study does not serve govt’s purpose” (rep 25/11/2018)
Ministry mulls new investment modality law, by Bibek Subedi (kp 25/11/2018)
Copyrighting seeds: Plant variety protection laws are one of the important concerns for agrarian Nepal, by Saurav Ghimire (kp 23/11/2018)
New alcohol control law in the offing, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 22/11/2018)
Preparations on to amend local level Act 2074 (kp 17/11/2018)
New law guarantees right of crime victims to justice (ht 17/11/2018)
‘New Consumer Protection Act meek and full of flaws’, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 15/11/2018)
Revision of Acts contradicts statutes: Law Ministry informs all ministries to review Acts, submit by Wednesday, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/11/2018)
New civil codes adds to rising divorce cases, by Nagendra Upadhyaya and DB Budha (rep 24/10/2018)
No law on altruistic surrogacy despite Supreme Court directive, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 15/10/2018)
Process to update laws delayed: Government has five months to amend Acts in line with new statute, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/10/2018), 315 laws need to be amended by March 4 (rep 15/10/2018)
Muluki codes being amended to address docs’ concerns (kp 25/09/2018), Criminal Code and Public Health Act: Consumer activists reject new laws (kp 27/09/2018), Dr KC lashes at Minister Pokharel for ‘blocking’ bill, by Nayak Paudel (kp 29/09/2018)
Tea industrialists seek amendment to Labor Act, by Bhim Chapagain (rep 25/09/2018)
Harmful chemicals law not enacted despite SC order, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 23/09/2018)
Civil, penal codes will be revised, says minister (ht 23/09/2018)
New Transportation Act compels drivers to switch profession, by Mukti Prasad Neupane (rep 19/09/2018)
Law ministry to review more than 100 laws (ht 18/09/2018)
Anti-money laundering laws to be included in Co-op Act (kp 17/09/2018)
House endorses revised ‘press-friendly’ Privacy Bill (kp 16/09/2018)
Consumer Protection Bill: Parliament to endorse bill by September 18 (kp 14/09/2018)
Right
to privacy: Bill to permit disclosure of public officials’ property;
Secretary at the committee says the body has agreed unanimously to ask
civil servants and officials to disclose their records to the public (hkp 12/09/2018), Revised privacy bill limits privacy of public office bearers: Task force formed to revise laws curtailing press freedom (rep 12/09/2018)
Amendment to right to privacy bill sought, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 09/09/2018)
Doctors’ Professional Ethics, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 05/09/2018)
Bill seeks to protect consumers’ rights (ht 05/09/2018)
Muluki Codes drafting influenced by donors, INGOs: Experts, by Sunil Sapkota (rep 02/09/2018) [??]
Hospital services to be disrupted: Doctors to halt services except for emergency today (kp 02/09/2018)
Amend ‘repressive’ provisions of Muluki codes: Deuba (rep 27/08/2018)
New civil code gives women reason to rejoice: Women to get equal share of parental and husband’s property, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 26/08/2018)
Bill bars divorce on grounds of reproductive health (ht 26/08/2018)
Bill to amend and integrate Insurance Act: Policyholders fourth in payment priority order in case insurers go bust (rep 23/08/2018)
Writ at top court against new Civil, Criminal Codes (kp 21/08/2018), Muluki codes provisions challenged at SC (rep 21/08/2018)
New laws require six regulations to implement fully (kp 19/08/2018)
New criminal, civil codes come into effect: Former CJ Regmi says new civil code simplifies language of the General Code (ht 17/08/2018), Civil and Criminal Codes: ‘Faulty provisions will be changed’ (kp 18/08/2018) [Statement by PM Oli on the day when the 'faulty provisions' came into effect!], Criminal Code to affect emergency patients most: NMA vice-prez (rep 18/08/2018)
New bill guarantees citizens’ right to housing (ht 16/08/2018)
Know
your new laws: Muluki Civil Code and Muluki Criminal Code are going to
guide and punish our behaviors and conducts from August 17. What is
there in these two codes?, by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 15/08/2018), Harsher punishment set for sexual harassment (ht 15/08/2018), The Modified Criminal And Civil Codes, by Utam Maharjan (rn 16/08/2018), New laws come into effect tomorrow, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 16/08/2018), Practising
untouchability during menstruation, postpartum periods criminal
offense: Offenders can be jailed for up to three months (Setopati 16/08/2018)
Docs threaten to stop work from Aug 17 to protest new code (rep 14/08/2018), New code means docs won’t treat patients without fear: Ex-justice KC (rep 15/08/2018)
New laws with major changes to come into effect from Aug 17, by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 09/08/2018)
Good news for NRNs, kids of citizens by birth: Govt to amend citizenship act (ht 09/08/2018)
Govt preparing to amend civil, criminal codes (ht 03/08/2018)
FinMin, IBN preparing conflicting laws, by Bibek Subedi (kp 27/07/2018)
7 ministries finalise drafts on fundamental rights: The documents will likely be tabled at the Cabinet for approval today (kp 24/07/2018)
Enforcement of Civil and Criminal Codes from August doubtful, by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 20/07/2018)
Let the buyer beware: The many consumer protection laws are of no use if they are not enforced properly, by Rajina Dahal and Suresh Khatiwada (kp 16/07/2018)
Draft of bill proposes three years jail sentence for violation of right to privacy, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 15/07/2018)
Laws related to polygamy contradictory (ht 01/07/2018)
House approves Appropriation Bill (kp 30/06/2018)
Mirror to our soul: The Nepali state must go beyond just consulting with elites on the draft CIEDP and TRCA bill, by Seira Tamang (kp 28/06/2018)
All new laws to be endorsed by September (ht 27/06/2018)
Contradictory provisions in laws related to annulment of marriage, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 24/06/2018)
Four ordinances could lapse due to govt delay (rep 22/06/2018)
Probe with malicious intent criminalised, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 17/06/2018)
Montreal convention: Bill on higher air crash payout sent to Cabinet (kp 12/06/2018)
Nepal Media Policy And Law Update, by Taranath Dahal (rn 27/05/2018)
Know
thy laws: What’s in laws and bills proposed by the government? Do they
help in safeguarding right to freedom of expression or do they seek to
curtail those rights?, by Taranath Dahal (rep 23/05/2018)
Authorities gear up to implement new criminal, civil codes, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 20/05/2018)
(Un)registered trademark: Lack of streamlined laws on intellectual property rights has hindered foreign investor attraction, by Suman Kumar Regmi (kp 17/04/2018)
Govt to renew focus on consumer protection laws (kp 16/04/2018)
Law to control rampant under-invoicing missing, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 11/04/2018)
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management act-2017: Make bylaws for Act’s effective implementation, say experts (kp 26/03/2018)
Law to get justices to show assets on cards: Law Ministry calls for drafts of necessary bills within 15 days, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 20/03/2018)
Process
begins to amend transitional justice Act: Attorney General Kharel is
taking a lead in preparing the draft amendments in consultation with
the Law Ministry (kp 20/03/2018)
Weak intellectual property ecosystem allows counterfeiters to make hay (kp 20/03/2018)
Cultural laws, policies to be amended in spirit of federalism (rep 07/03/2018)
Labour Act-2017 hailed for ensuring workers’ wellbeing (kp 02/01/2018)
New law criminalises acid attacks (ht 28/10/2017)
‘Newly passed bills as important as statute’ (ht 25/10/2017), The right bills: Cabinet has rightly sent two crucial bills of huge public importance for Presidential approval (kp 26/10/2017)
Law
aims to protect wild flora, fauna: Anyone found guilty of wildlife
crime will be liable to 15 years in jail or a fine of up to Rs 500,000,
or both (ht 18/10/2017)
Civil Code Bill lays grounds for divorce (ht 15/10/2017)
Proposed
co-op law given more teeth by govt: The bill was passed by Parliament
two weeks ago, and is in the process of being signed into law by the
President (kp 06/10/2017)
Civil code bill: Provision makes employers liable for wrongful acts of workers, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 03/10/2017)
Parliament passes Edu Act (Ninth Amendment) Bill: Some lawmakers say move will further ruin public education sector, by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/09/2017)
House endorses Local Level Governance Act: Legislation opens door to full-fledged functioning (kp 20/09/2017)
Government issues Financial Procedure Law for local levels (ht 14/09/2017)
Enabling
Act: The definition of person living with disabilities has now been
overhauled, overcoming, once for all, the paternalistic welfare
approach to disability, by Simone Galimberti (rep 14/09/2017)
Bill
on National Assembly members registered: The bill has proposed the
first-past-the-post Bloc Voting Electoral System - similar to the one
adopted for the local level elections - to elect members of the
National Assembly, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/09/2017)
Parliamentary
panel endorses local govt bill: Civic bodies to have power to register
land and issue ownership certificates, as per its provisions, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 11/09/2017)
Fate of three dozen bills uncertain, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 10/09/2017)
Local Level Governance Bill to be tabled in full House on Sunday (ht 08/09/2017)
Big III want will system dropped from Civil Code Bill, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 07/09/2017)
Disaster bill set to replace Natural Calamity Act-1982 (kp 06/09/2017)
Punishment of accused who turns approver to be halved, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 06/09/2017)
Labour Act includes ‘no work, no pay’ principle (kp 18/08/2017)
Parliament passes NERC Bill (ht 12/08/2017)
Parliament passes criminal offences bill: Punishment for offenders from higher social strata will be more severe (ht 11/08/2017), Jail term till death for attempted murder, killing of president (ht 11/08/2017) [???]
House to pass bills on criminal code today (ht 09/08/2017), New law criminalises Chhaupadi custom (kp 10/08/2017), House passes bills on criminal code: The new law provisions imprisonment until death for convicts of six ‘heinous’ crimes (ht 10/08/2017), Landmark legal reform bills passed, by Ashok Dahal (rep 10/08/2017)
Commodities Exchange Market Act endorsed by parliament (rep 01/08/2017)
Fifty-three
bills need House consideration: It is the government’s duty to give
business to the Parliament, by Rupesh Acharya (ht 27/07/2017)
House
panel tells govt to repeal TSC Act, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 18/07/2017)
New
law comes into force to check toxic toys: A study on 100 samples
collected from different parts of Kathmandu Valley showed 54 percent of
the items contained far higher levels of toxic heavy metals
(kp 18/07/2017)
Civil,
penal code bills pending in Parliament, by Rupesh Acharya (ht
18/07/2017)
50
amendments to Civil Servants Bill (kp 16/07/2017)
Employees
Adjustment Bill presented (ht 10/07/2017)
Municipal
executive regulation issued (ht 03/07/2017)
Ministry
suggests draft laws for local fed units: Local councils can pass them
with necessary changes (kp 28/06/2017)
Caste-based
discrimination, untouchability punishable (ht 25/06/2017)
Govt
set to amend laws to ensure right to education, health (ht
22/06/2017)
Plug
the loophole: Govt should remove controversial provision from the Tax
Settlement Commission Act (kp 20/06/2017)
Govt working on 14
various local governance acts, by Gyan P. Neupane (rep 20/06/2017)
Regulation
to facilitate making of laws at local levels endorsed (ht
11/06/2017)
Cabinet
okays Foreign Investment and Technology Transfer Act (ht
05/06/2017), Inviting
FDI: The bill, approved by the cabinet, has pledged to treat the FDI
and domestic investors equally when it comes to dealing with subsidy
and tax exemptions (ht 06/06/2017)
Law placing prez, veep
above litigation proposed, by Ashok Dahal (rep 31/05/2017) [Revival of royal thinking! Long live the royal
republic of Nepal!]
Draft
foreign investment bill: Govt removes provision on facilitating int’l
investors (kp 11/05/2017)
Telcos
with Rs50m capital must go public, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 06/05/2017)
Law
on political financing: You pay your money; Many anomalies in our
political parties can be explained by lack of transparency and
accountability in their sourcing and use of funds, by Narayan
Manandhar (rep 04/05/2017)
Government
issues Systematic Settlement Commission Order 2017 (ht 17/04/2017)
Push
to undo hash ban in Nepal: While the recreational use of marijuana is
controversial, the case for legalising its medical use is strong,
by Sahina Shrestha (nt 14/04/2017)
Verdict
implementation: Provisions in penal code bill to curb delays, by
Rupesh Acharya (ht 13/04/2017)
Federal
election bill: federal election bill; Madhesis to get reservation for
20.9 percent seats, down from 31.9 percent in the Constituent Assembly
elections when Madhesis, Tharus and Muslims were under a single category,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/03/2017)
SAC
endorses Social Practices Reform Bill (kp 27/03/2017)
Criteria
for national parties: 3 percent vote share, 1 FPTP seat a must, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 23/03/2017)
Law
on national pride projects sought (kp 16/02/2017)
House approves amendment
to Company Act (kp 15/03/2017), House
okays Company Act Amendment Bill (ht 16/03/2017)
Weak
IPR laws bane for foreign investment (ht 14/03/2017)
Bill
moots alternative punishment to prison (ht 12/03/2017)
Consumer
protection act: Govt aims to force traders to buy back or replace
faulty goods (kp 11/03/2017), Know
your rights: Consumers can claim compensation for damages caused by bad
products or services, by Kahar Singh Khadka (kp 15/03/2017), Are
we getting what we deserve?, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 15/03/2017), Lax
market monitoring laws causing chaos: The new constitution has
enshrined access to quality products as one of the rights of consumers
(kp 16/03/2017)
'Outdated'
laws hit market monitoring (ht 11/03/2017)
Commodities
exchange bill reaches parliament, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 08/03/2017)
Cabinet
okays policies related to minerals and intellectual property rights
(ht 01/03/2017)
Fight against dirty
money: 50 laws need to be amended by 2018, by Kuvera Chalise (rep
28/02/2017)
Gov’s
stringent policy to regulate alcohol products, by Manish Gautam (kp
22/02/2017), Govt bans
alcohol at public functions, private parties (rep 22/02/2017)
House
panel endorses sentencing bill (ht 20/02/2017), Polygamy to incur up to
five years in jail, by Ashok Dahal (rep 21/02/2017)
Bill
proposes grounds for void marriage (ht 18/02/2017)
Calls
intensify for formulation of Petroleum Act (kp 16/02/2017)
TJ
act amerndment draft: 20-year jail for guilty of murder, disappearance,
by Dewan Rai (kp 08/02/2017)
Civil
Code Bill draws flak from rights advocates: Rights activists say
the
bill introduced to replace Muluki Ain has denied even those rights that
women had enjoyed earlier (kp 06/02/2017), A
regressive step: The new Civil Code Bill will roll back the historic
gains in property rights for Nepali women, by Subin Mulmni (kp
09/02/2017)
Bill
proposes grounds for divorce (ht 03/02/2017)
Govt
amends Petroleum Transportation bylaw (ht 31/01/2017)
Parliament
endorses two poll-related bills (kp 26/01/201)
Stakeholders
urge swift passage of Cooperative Bill: they have urged lawmakers not
to remove stern provisions in the bill against those involved in
misappropriation of funds (kp 02/01/2017)
Workshop
held to seek feedback on Muslim Commission Bill: Speakers call for
revising the bill in order to ensure the rights of Muslims as per the
spirit of the statute (kp 22/12/2016)
Draft bill allows govt to
scrap NGO registration, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep 22/12/2016)
National
Dalit Commission: Panel starts taking suggestions on bill (kp
21/12/2016)
Bill proposes legal
validity only to certified deeds, by Ashok Dahal (rep 17/12/2016)
Amended
anti-graft act to include pvt sector: Currently, only state-owned
entities and those having a government share come under the purview of
the anti-corruption watchdog, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
16/12/2016)
New bill drafted with
ward as unit of service delivery, by Nabin Khatiwada (rep
13/12/2016)
Universal
health coverage: Introducing Social Health Security Act is laudable but
govt should beware pitfalls (kp 08/12/2016)
House
sub-panel recommends will system (ht 07/12/2016), Divorced
women may not get property share in new Code, by Ashok Dahal (rep
07/12/2016), Mindset
needs to change: There are numerous obstacles to inclusive education
for children with disabilities; Disabled people are often subjected to
inhuman treatment and are largely perceived as requiring charity as
opposed to rights, by Devdatta Joshi (kp 07/12/2016)
Bill
proposes hike in penalty for poll-related offences (kp 06/12/2016)
Government
fails to amend TRC Act to facilitate transitional justice process,
by Lekhanath Pandey (ht 04/12/2016), TJ
act amendment: Old definition of murder retained in proposed bill;
Murder redefined as ‘all kinds of killing’ from ‘act of killing under
control’, by Dewan Rai (kp 05/12/2016), Make
drafting of bill transparent: NHRC; Chairman Sharma urges rights
defenders and civil society members to be critical about
the
government instead of transitional justice bodies, by Dewan Rai (kp
07/12/2016)
Divergent
views over Civil Aviation Bill 2016, by Sangam Prasain (kp
05/12/2016)
Rights
of disabled: ‘Draft bill has excluded the concerns of deaf and mute’
(kp 03/12/2016)
CIAA
refining draft bill to amend anti-graft Act: Officials say that they
are trying to make the law as possibly compatible with the UN
Convention against Corruption (kp 29/11/2016)
Ministry to draft federal,
provincial laws on local governance (rep 28/11/2016), Formulation
of laws for three tiers of govt on cards (ht 28/11/2016)
Draft
of Civil Aviation Bill sent to Tourism Ministry, by Sangam Prasain
(kp 24/11/2016), New
civil aviation bill to allow pvt airports (kp 25/11/2016)
Finance
Committee approves BAFI Bill with amendments, by Pushpa Raj Acharya
(ht 22/11/2016)
Rights
of people with disabilities: New bill ignores reproductive health
rights; The bill briefly touches upon reproductive right but is silent
on reproductive health rights of women living with disabilities (kp
22/11/2016)
House
panel endorses BAFI Bill with more teeth (kp 22/11/2016)
Bill
provisions easy cancellation of company registration: The bill has also
raised ceiling on donation or gift in a sum that a company can
provide in a financial year (kp 19/11/2016)
Act
amendment delay stymies TRC: Term expiring in two months, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep 19/11/2016)
Discussion
on wildlife conservation bill postponed (ht 29/10/2016)
Proposed Electoral
Bills: Some Provisions Questioned, by Mukti Rijal (rn 27/10/2016), Only
three of nine election-related bills arrive in parliament (rep
28/10/2016)
Anti-torture
bill gathers dust in House panel: The bill was registered in the
Parliament Secretariat two years ago after the arrest of Nepal Army Col
Kumar Lama in the United Kingdom under universal jurisdiction, by
Dewan Rai (kp 26/10/2016)
Parliamentary
panel urged to re-table BAFI Bill: NRB is adamant that there should be
no major changes to its draft. Lawmakers are divided over the
contentious provisions in the bill (kp 19/10/2016)
Revised
Companies Act makes closure easier (kp 17/10/2016)
Disappearances
truth and reconciliation act: Amendment proposal stirs a fresh debate;
Proposal to restore the constitutional rights of attorney general to
decide whether the perpetrator is to be prosecuted as directed by the
Supreme Court, by Dewan Rai (kp 17/10/2016)
3
poll bills land in House panel (kp 17/10/2016), Poll
bill proposals give EC more teeth: Clause 15 of the bill states that
a political party should hold intra-party election at least once every
five years in line with the statute of the concerned party (kp 17/10/2016)
NWC
bill to be tabled in
Cabinet in a week: The law will make Women Commission a constitutional
body. It also opens the door for appointing new members to the
commission that has a lone member at present (kp 17/10/2016)
Law
allowing organ donation after brain death yet to be implemented (ht
16/10/2016)
Consumer
protection laws to be integrated: A taskforce has been formed under Law
Commission Vice-Chairman Bhesh Raj Sharma to frame a new comprehensive
act, the Ministry of Supplies said (kp 15/10/2016)
Company
Act Amendment Bill offers respite to defunct firms: Such companies can
exit or revive their business by paying 1 per cent of their paid-up
capital, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 15/10/2016)
Govt
tables three poll-related bills: The country must hold three levels of
elections in the next 16 months, as the incumbent Parliament’s term
will expire on January 21, 2018 (kp 06/10/2016)
Govt
removes key provisions in poll related bills: Two or more parties can
fight an election under the same election symbol after forming an
alliance, by Prakash Acharya (ht 04/10/2016)
Private
sector body hails Industrial Enterprise Act (kp 03/10/2016)
Toil
and trouble: Labour Act deprives domestic workers of basic labour
rights that all other workers enjoy, at least at policy level, by
Tara Kanel (kp 02/10/2016)
MPs
to be allowed to pick electoral district for CDP (ht 02/10/2016) [Making corruption and nepotism even easier in the
non-inclusive party-political system!]
Industrial
Enterprise Bill clears House (ht 30/09/2016)
Government
told to re-table three subsidiary bills fast (kp 09/09/2016)
House
passes SEZ Bill 2014, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 30/08/2016)
Bill to criminalize
torture tabled, by Ashok Dahal (rep 30/08/2016), Anti-torture
Bill moves (kp 31/08/2016), Rights
activists say new anti-torture law should have retroactive effect
(ht 02/09/2016), 10
amendments proposed to Bill against torture (kp 05/09/2016)
Beating
cheating: Stringent laws and effective implementation are required to
protect consumer rights (kp 19/08/2016)
Bill on high courts delayed,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 16/08/2016)
New
co-op bill seeks stern
penalty for funds misappropriation: The bill has provisioned a maximum
of 10-year imprisonment, recovery of embezzled amount and equivalent
fine (kp 15/08/2016)
Amendment
to transitional justice act: Proposed bill sets new definition of
murder; Stakeholders say it specifies crimes of certain nature as
pardonable, by Dewan Rai (kp 13/08/2016)
Pardon,
commutation procedures enacted (ht 13/08/2016)
Nepal
lacks e-waste management laws (ht 07/08/2016)
New
law requires prison staff to behave with inmates, visitors (ht
07/08/2016)
Call
to amend Personal Events Registration Act (kp 14/07/2016)
House
paves way for phasing out SLC, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/06/2016)
Govt
fails to enforce law to ensure urgent service: In violation of
Essential Services Act, transport entrepreneurs go on a strike to
protest hike in traffic rule violation fines, by Manish Gautam (kp
27/05/2016)
House
panel finalises bill to amend Edu Act (kp 25/05/2016)
‘Archaic
laws leading to miscarriage of justice’: Experts claim loopholes in
laws have often been misused by police and criminals on many an occasion,
by Manish Gautam (kp 22/05/2015)
Social
security bill not getting due priority, by Prakash Acharya (ht
22/05/2016)
New
bank and financial institution act: Two-term tenure fixed for chairmen,
CEOs; BFIs can allocate 1 percent of publicly issued shares for their
employees, by Bibek Subedi (kp 22/05/2016)
40
bills gather dust in House, by Prakash Acharya (ht 19/05/2016)
Laboratory
bill: Govt starts draft work (kp 09/05/2016)
Government
eases criteria for clemency (ht 07/05/2016)
Health
Profession Education Act final draft ready: HPEC to submit the document
to PM this week (kp 02/05/2016)
Civil
Code Bill proposes will system on property: Panel members say 16 to 18
years should be given before implementing it, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 01/05/2016), Will
it work? (ht 02/05/2016)
Bill
proposes allowing govt extraterritorial criminal jurisdiction (ht
28/04/2016)
New
law to crack down on slow project developers, by Bibek Subedi (kp
20/04/2016)
Nepal
Gazette now also available on website (rep 20/04/2016) [The correct
link to the website is http://www.dop.gov.np]
Disaster
Management Bill getting final touches, by Ashok Dahal (rep
18/04/2016)
Food
Act amendment to raise fine against wrongdoers (kp 15/04/2016)
Safe
abortion bill gathering dust (kp 14/04/2016)
House
session delay hits law formulation, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
14/04/2016)
Informal
sector finds no space in Labour Act (kp 03/04/2016)
MoLE
to review foreign employment laws (ht 21/03/2016)
Succour
for victims of trafficking: Listening to those who’re hard of hearing;
New law has been brought to ensure facts don’t get lost in translation
in courts, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 17/03/2016)
Amendment
to education act-1972: House committee set to discuss bill (kp
16/03/2016)
Transplant
Act 2016: Expectations from it, by Pukar Chandra Shrestha (ht
10/03/2016)
Witness
to receive allowance and travel expense: Govt amends Human Trafficking
and Control Act to encourage witnesses to go to court and give
their statements (kp 07/03/2016)
New
bill provisions converting promoter shares into ordinary: Promoters of
the BFIs can offload their shares in the secondary market after 10
years of establishment of the institution, by Bibek Subedi (kp
02/03/2016)
Three
dozen bills pending in Parliament (kp 29/02/2016)
Merge
human trafficking and foreign employment acts: Ministry (kp
28/02/2016)
Draft
Act ready to regulate medical schools: Experts and government
officials will deliberate on the draft before forwarding it for
Parliament approval (kp 28/02/2016)
Govt
endorses regulations for TJ bodies: Committee removes key
provisions
arguing that they are inconsistent with the Transitional Justice
Act, by Dewan Rai (kp 17/02/2016)
Labour-friendly
bill registered at Parliament Secretariat, by Prakash Acharya (ht
15/02/2016)
New
law to curb trade of wild flora and fauna (ht 09/02/2016)
CIEDP
bill will criminalise disappearances, by Dewan Rai (kp 02/02/2016)
Govt
gears up for citizenship law draft (kp 02/02/2016)
Discussion
starts on bill to amend Education Act (kp 02/02/2016)
Bill
on increasing quantum of punishment for murder in House, by Prakash
Acharya (ht 01/02/2016)
Labour Law Reform: Some
Thoughts, by Premal Kumar Khanal (rn 30/01/2016)
Draft
cooperative act: Board members barred from holding exec posts, by
Rajesh Khanal (kp 27/01/2016)
193
Acts amended (kp 25/01/2016)
MoF
to amend or frame 62 acts, bills (ht 23/01/2016)
New
law aims to prevent misuse of CCTV cameras (ht 18/01/2016)
Immunisation
Bill endorsed: Pvt sector can now run programmes with govt approval
(kp 05/01/2016)
Bill
on bank and financial institutions act: Stringent provisions on
qualifications of directors, CEO (kp 03/01/2016)
Speedy
passage of new Cooperative Act urged: There are 33,000 cooperatives
operating in Nepal. Among them, 11,000 are savings and credit
cooperatives. They hold more than Rs150 billion in deposits of the
general public (kp 02/01/2016)
Laws
inconsistent with statute to be amended (ht 24/12/2015)
The
electronic transactions act contradicts the constitution, by
Prakash A. Raj (kp 20/12/2015)
Muluki
Ain revision: House panel to seek feedback (kp 01/12/2015)
Appeal
to revise cyber legislation (kp 19/11/2015)
Anti-dowry
bill awaits approval (kp 09/11/2015)
20
years on, govts fail to implement Transport Act (kp 08/11/2015)
Directives
on use of nuclear material issued (ht 04/11/2015)
Priests
seek new horse for Taleju ritual (kp 28/10/2015)
Govt
brings new building bylaws: Experts say that some little tweaks in
building bylaws will reduce the risk of houses collapsing with each
other (kp 28/10/2015)
Preparations
on to draft 138 new laws: Government to amend 315 existing ones to
implement new constitution (ht 19/10/2015), Law
ministry starts work on fresh laws for new statute (rep 19/10/2015)
Amendment
Bill on Edu Act contradicts court verdict: The Bill has a provision of
golden handshake deal for teachers recruited before February 2011,
which is against the 2010 SC ruling (kp 14/10/2015)
‘Open
varsity Act soon’ (ht 14/10/2015)
Municipal
police bylaw enacted (kp 05/10/2015)
New
law to protect women branded ‘witches’ in offing (ht 03/10/2015)
Bill
divides land into 11 categories, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 21/09/2015)
Bid
to address land acquisition problems: Uniform standard for land
valuation proposed, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 15/09/2015), Plans
afoot to amend Land Acquisition Act (ht 15/09/2015), Land
acquisition:The 1977 act should be amended in a manner that the project
affected families do not feel that they are being cheated (ht
16/09/2015)
Mediation Act Of Nepal:
New Milestone In Resolving Disputes, by Mukti Rijal (rn 10/09/2015)
New
Bill on reconstruction soon: Govinda Pokhrel ro continue as Chief
Executive Officer of Authority (ht 04/09/2015)
Working
procedure on land acquisition for reconstruction: Authority to acquire
land in 10 days, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/09/2015)
Civil
Code Bill confines woman’s identity: Activists (kp 18/08/2015)
Bill
to differentiate private, national security agencies (ht 17/08/2015)
Youth
Council Bill endorsed: Minister for Youth and Sports hails it as
landmark moment for country’s youth population (kp 13/08/2015), National
Youth Council Act made public (ht 13/08/2015)
Civil
and Criminal Codes to rid Jari (kp 12/08/2015)
Govt
to amend existing EPA (kp 07/08/2015)
Civil
Code ‘ignores’ LGBTI issues, fails to address 2007 SC verdict (kp
06/08/2015), Fair
play: Amendment of transitional justice legislation should be in line
with the SC judgment (kp 06/08/2015)
Toothless
Cooperative Act blamed for irregularities (kp 06/08/2015)
Transitional
justice act: ‘Amendment must’ for effective TRC, CIEDP (kp
05/08/2015)
Rights
groups laud Witchcraft Act, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 01/08/2015), A
step forward: Implementation of Witchcraft Act is crucial to assure
vulnerable women (kp 04/08/2015)
House
panel clears amended Lands Act (kp 03/07/2015)
People
in pain: The pending torture bill in Parliament must be amended in line
with the UN Torture Convention, by Dipendra Jha (kp 30/06/2015)
‘No
progress’ on legalising same sex marriage, by Chahana Sigdel (kp
29/06/2015)
State
facilities to ex-VIPs: CA chair asks DPM to withdraw bill (kp
25/06/2015), DPM
to withdraw VIP facilities bill (ht 25/06/2015)
Not
without flaws: Despite having many shortcomings the proposed Disaster
Management Bill creates a useful foundation to build future
legislations on, by Dina Mani Pokhrel (kp 23/06/2015)
Harsher
punishment drafted to curb gambling (ht 20/04/2015)
New
penal offence bill proposes separate hearing for sentencing, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 22/03/2015)
Cabinet
okays revision to Cooperative Act, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 21/03/2015)
Experts
call for better definition of rape in Criminal Code Bill (kp
16/03/2015)
NID
Card soon to replace citizenship certificate, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp 16/03/2015)
Govt
prepares to amend casino regulation (ht 15/03/2015)
Technical
joint-secys threaten to go on strike (kp 12/03/2015)
New
civil code bill can become model law: Japanese expert (kp
07/03/2015)
SAC
to dwell on reform Bill Aims to control extravagant social practices
(ht 05/03/2015)
Proposed
cooperative act: Max jail term reduced to 7 years (kp 03/03/2015)
Bill
enabled to bar civil servants from foreign residency (kp
26/02/2015), House
to endorse Civil Service Act Amendment Bill soon, by Prakash
Acharya (kp 26/02/2015)
Govt
takes initiative to amend Cooperatives Act (ht 26/02/2015)
Public
procurement act: Changes planned to instil greater discipline (kp
23/02/2015)
‘There
are sufficient laws to protect consumer rights but the problem lies in
implementation’, interview with Shambhu Koirala (ht 16/02/2015)
Panel
for legalising same-sex marriage (kp 10/02/2015)
FNJ
warns of protests if journalists act not implemented (rep
04/02/2015)
Law
on abrogation of criminal charges (ht 18/01/2015)
New
Bill seeks to end culture of torture (ht 17/01/2015)
Sexual
harassment law to kick in next month, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep
10/01/2015)
Govt
preparing social research council bill (kp 01/01/2015)
New
penal code proposes extended life sentence: Imprisonment until death
proposed for those who commit aggravated murders (ht 28/12/2014)
FinMin
issues deadline to make changes: Seeks necessary amendments to Acts,
draft Bills in two weeks (ht 25/12/2014)
New
Bill lays down grounds for divorce (ht 18/12/2014)
Call
for reopening debate on citizenship; Agreed provisions can render many
stateless: Experts (ht 13/12/2014)
Amendment
to some Nepal Acts to ensure gender equality (ht 10/12/2014)
‘Lenient’
rape punishment sparks debate, by Weena Pun (kp 08/12/2014)
New
Bill proposes educationfor under 18 domestic helpers, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 08/12/2014)
New
Irrigation Bill for better mgmt of sector, by Sangam Prasain (kp
05/12/2014)
Bill
in House to criminalise torture, by Pranab Kharel (kp 02/12/2014)
Bill
decreases jail for cow slaughter: The Bill proposes to decrease the
jail term for such convicts from 12 years to just three years (kp
01/12/2014)
Rape
cases: Bill proposes time limit removal, by Weena Pun (kp
29/11/2014)
Proposed
bills miff LGBTIs: ‘Drafts of Criminal and Civil Codes fail to take the
issues of sexual minorities seriously’ (kp 27/11/2014)
Daughters
to get equal share of parental property, by Weena Pun (kp
24/11/2014), Inherited
wealth: Lawmakers must ensure equal rights to property for women in new
Civil Code (kp 25/11/2014)
Bill
readied to enforce free and compulsory education (kp 20/11/2014)
Anti-witchcraft
bill: Parliamentary committee holds clause-wise discussions (ht
20/11/2014)
Bill
prohibits marriage if serious illness hidden: In such cases, aggrieved
party can seek annulment (ht 16/11/2014) [In
part, these plans mean grave violations of fundamental human rights!!!]
Sub-panel
working toamend transport law (ht 08/11/2014)
Sexual
harassment at work: Parliamentary committee passes Bill unanimously
(ht 06/11/1014), Bill
regarding harassment at work passed (kp 10/11/2014), Approved
Bill lays down specifics (ht 16/11/2014)
New
Bill bars landlords from renting out houses unsafe for human
habitation: States signing of contract must for rentals above Rs 10,000
a month; Makes day-to-day repair tenants’ responsibility (ht
06/11/2014)
Nepal
to ratify Arms Trade Treaty (ht 05/11/2014)
Civil,
criminal code bills tabled (kp 03/11/2014), Amend
Civil Service Act without delay: Lawmakers to SAC (rep 06/11/2014),
134
proposals filed seeking amendment to proposed bills (kp
07/11/2014), Civil
code bill: Revision sought to incidental marriage clause (kp
09/11/2014), New
Bill to makeowners liable fortort claims (ht 09/11/2014)
New
Civil Law Bill proposes will system: Even couples with their own
children can adopt a child (ht 01/11/2014)
Procurement
act change seeks status quo ante in variation order, by Rudra
Pangeni (rep 01/11/2014)
In
the penal code: Policymakers must consider provisions for parole in
proposed new Penal Code (kp 31/10/2014)
Sub-committee
formed to resolve differences between ministries: Proposed industrial
enterprises act, by Sanjeev Giri and Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
30/10/2014)
Disaster
management act: National council proposed with PM at helm, by Rajan
Pokhrel (ht 30/10/2014)
Laws
related to dual LPG pricing prepared (kp 24/10/2014)
Ministry
proposes changes in civil, criminal codes, by Pranab Kharel (kp
17/10/2014), Bill
proposes stronger punishments for serious crimes: Civil code to be
replaced after 161 years, by Santosh Ghimire (rep 17/10/2014)
Thin
line: Lawyers were made to appear like they were facilitating money
laundering activities of the clients they were bound to "protect",
by Sapana Pradhan Malla (rep 16/10/2014)
Appropriation
bill receives approval from Parliament: Opens way for government to
spend full budget (kp 15/10/2014), Parliament
endorses Appropriation Bill (ht 15/10/2014)
‘No
work no pay’ still a hurdle in new Labour Act (ht 13/10/2014)
Bills
on industrial reform languishing in oblivion, by Sanjeev Giri (kp
08/10/2014)
Land
Acquisition Act Amendment Bill in three months (rep 16/09/2014)
Sold
to slavery: Time to review and amend activities and laws against human
trafficking (kp 03/09/2014)
Assuming
fake identity: Women aspiring for work abroad are forced to accept
forged passport by employment agents - thanks to flawed labor law,
by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 01/09/2014), MoLE
wants SAARC summit to declare common labor law for South Asia, by
Shreejana Shrestha (rep 01/09/2014)
Lawmakers
for changing Civil Service Act amendment bill: Pandit faces tough
battle over parliamentary endorsement, by Santosh Gjimire and Ashok
Dahal (rep 21/08/2014)
Where
Are The Economic Bills Stuck?, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (rep
15/08/2014)
House
discusses Appropriation Bill (ht 14/08/2014)
Govt
to amend labour law: Minister (kp 14/08/2014)
Beggar
population swells as anti-begging Act gathers dust, by Dipak
Bayalkoti (kp 14/08/2014)
MoCS
starts drafting Export and Import Bill (ht 13/08/2014)
Crucial
financial, industrial bills still in drafting phase: Govt fails to live
up to its committment of reforming around three dozen economic bills,
by Pushpa Raj Acharya (rep 13/08/2014)
Govt
mulls new industrial Act (ht 31/07/2014)
Bill
mooted to adjudicate witchcraft related crimes: Proposed bill envisions
increasing prison term and fine for convicts, by Pranab Kharel (kp
30/07/2014)
Bill
on sexual harassment at work in house, by Pranab Kharel (kp
29/07/2014), Sexual
Harassment at Workplace bill tabled (rep 29/07/2014)
Integrated
social security law on horizon (ht 25/07/2014)
Govt
mulls law for land acquisition (ht 16/07/2014)
NCF
demands amendment to consumer laws (ht 03/07/2014)
Contempt
bill: NHRC wants stakeholders consulted (kp 30/06/2014), Respect
universal principle of contempt of court Act: NHRC (ht 30/06/2014), Document
draws flak from rights activists (ht 30/06/2014), Govt
more interested in protecting the judiciary than people, interview
with Hari Krishna Karki, president of the Nepal Bar Association (kp
30/06/2014)
Supreme
Court rejects writ appeal against contempt bill (kp 28/06/2014), Dahal
says not happy with court (ht 28/06/2014), Government
unnecessarily sparked controversy: Nepal (rep 28/06/2014), Plea
to withdraw Contempt of Court Bill (ht 28/06/2014)
Contempt
of court bill opposed (ht 20/06/2014)
Provisions
related to marriage and divorce in the proposed Civil Code (sp
20/06/2014)
Commerce
Ministry plans to re-legalise network marketing, by Rajesh Khanal
(kp 13/06/2014)
MoF
drafting, revising 10 laws (ht 11/06/2014)
Civil
Service amendment bill registered: Govt staff can’t take PR, green
card, diversity visa or work in private institutions (ht 09/06/2014)
House
panel moots Petroleum Act (ht 07/06/2014)
Bill
to end dowry, tilak system registered (ht 07/06/2014), Social
reform bill targets public office holders (rep 07/06/2014)
Women
activists call for passing anti-witchcraft bill at the earliest (ht
27/05/2014)
Legal
archive: At a time when the country has been passing through political
transition while trying to write the new constitution, Nepal Law
Commission is supporting the process by updating and reviewing the
existing laws (sp 09/05/2014)
Proposed
Industrial Act includes micro-enterprises (kp 25/04/2014)
Unequal
divorce laws rendering men helpless, by Anjali Subedi (rep
13/03/2014)
A
law for parties: Corruption in financing and a volatile political space
require a comprehensive law regulating parties, by Tika P. Dhakal
(kp 17/02/2014)
Anti-money
laundering measures: FATF asks Nepal to enact five ordinances (kp
17/02/2014))
Mediation
Law: New Shift In Dispute Resolution, by Mukti Rijal (rn 13/02/2014)
Anti-money
laundering ordinances: UCPN (Maoist) notes dissent against clauses,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 02/02/2014)
Govt
to introduce new laws on pesticide management (ht 29/01/2014)
Govt
called to Implement working Journo’s Act (kp 27/01/2014)
‘Fiscal
Responsibility Act’ to guide budget, implementation, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 12/01/2014)
No
limits: We have become so habituated to copyright infringement that we
fail to see it as wrong, by Sudeshna Thapa (rep 12/01/2014)
Laws
on inheritance: Women still fighting for equal rights, by Weena Pun
(kp 26/12/2013)
One-step
back: Sexual minorities in Nepal should focus on removing
discriminatory legal provisions in the Muluki Ain, by Semanta Dahal
(kp 23/12/2013)
Govt
amending transport management act (rep 12/12/2013)
Govt
amending Act for holding local body elections (ht 03/12/2013)
Law
On Contract Farming On The Cards (rep 01/12/2013)
Industrial
Enterprise Act: Business leaders seek immediate introduction
(kp 26/10/2013)
New
Cooperatives Act being prepared to tweak sector (kp 23/10/2013)
Ordinance
to ensure kids’ right to education (ht 19/10/2013)
MoI
forwards Industrial Enterprise Act (ht 10/10/2013)
Campaign
demanding change in anti-rape laws through ordinance, by Anjali
Subedi (rep 02/10/2013)
Draft
anti-money laundering regulation prepared (kp 02/09/2013)
‘Bill
anathema to research on biodiversity’, by Kokila K.C. (ht
28/08/2013)
Industrial
Enterprises Act to be amended to include SEZ issues (kp 11/07/2013)
Where
is the queue? Provisions in the proposed Foreign Investment and
Technology Transfer Act reveal that they have been drafted to protect
local business groups, not promote foreign investors, by Sujeev
Shakya (kp 09/07/2013)
President
endorses two crucial anti-money laundering bills (kp 07/06/2013)
Experts
urge govt to implement anti-tobacco act: MoHP says it had decided not
to recruit smokers in health service (ht 01/05/2013), Smoke
and mirrors: Ineffective tobacco Act (rep 02/06/2013)
Central
probe bureau gets much-needed law, by Ankit Adhikari (kp 27/05/2013)
Govt
to bring FITTA soon through ordinance; Will follow Foreign Investment
and Technology Transfer Policy: Industry Minister Koirala (ht
25/05/2013)
SC
justice Shrestha calls for reforms in laws: Underscores need of signing
international agreement to get Nepalis jailed abroad back (ht
15/05/2013)
Anti-Money
laundering measures: Govt forwards two ordinances to Cabinett, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/05/2013)
Nepal
to ratify UN small arms treaty (kp 09/03/2013)
Ministry
comes up with fresh Labour Act draft, by Ashok Thapa (kp 05/03/2013)
Funding
politics: A political party financing law is long overdue (kp
24/01/2013)
Morcha
raises Inclusive Bill (kp 04/01/2013)
Second
amendment to Anti-Money Laundering Act: Transactions of politically
exposed persons may face greater scrutiny, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 31/12/2012)
Faulty
legal provisions render thousands stateless (ht 18/10/2012)
Health
Institutions Regulatory Act to fill tough legislation void (kp
08/10/2012)
Petroleum
Act must to regulate LPG bottlers: Govt’s role has been limited to just
issuing licences (ht 03/10/2012)
PM
pledges to formulate Act on organised crime (kp 29/09/2012) [Without a parliament??]
‘Citizenship
law unfair’ (ht 24/08/2012)
Competition
law must: Experts (ht 12/07/2012)
Govt
plans to bring SEZ Act through ordinance (kp 25/06/2012)
Law
to regulate diplomatic service on cards: Minister, by Lekhanath
Pandey (ht 21/06/2012)
Prez
to okay anti-money laundering ordinances, by Kiran Chapagain (rep
14/06/2012), APG
presses Nepal for quick endorsement of AML Acts (kp 14/06/2012), PM
to urge party bosses to clear ordinances on money laundering (rep
15/06/2012), Govt
forwards two ordinances to President (kp 18/06/2012), Nod
to anti-money
laundering Bills: Disputed Bill Against Organised Crime shelved (ht
18/06/2012), President
endorses two bills on Anti-Money Laundering through ordinance (nn
18/06/2012), President
Yadav endorses two AML ordinances (kp 19/06/2012), Prez
promulgates ordinances as sought by govt (ht 19/06/2012), Targeting
illicit gains: Nepal’s need and international obligation, by Dilli
Ram Neupane (ht 20/06/2012)
Casino
bylaws in limbo with ministries at odds (rep 07/06/2012)
Antibiotics
policy document in limbo: Draft gathering dust for four years (ht
03/06/2012)
Without
parliament, enactment of three AML hit snag, by Milan Mani Sharma
(rep 29/05/2012)
Govt
indecision delays PTA introduction, by Ashok Thapa (kp 20/05/2012)
Work
on it: Employment Guarantee Act, by Chandan Sapkota (rep 16/05/2012)
Education
Bill sent to House for approval (ht 05/05/2012)
Law
sees no difference to copyright violation, by Samik Kharel (kp
29/04/2012)
Govt
drafting new export import Act, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (rep (17/04/2012)
Govt
replaces ‘weak’ torture law with ‘bold’ Act, by Anil Giri (kp
07/04/2012)
Tripartite
committee endorses social security bill, by Rupak D. Sharma (rep
03/04/2012)
Writ
in SC challenging provisions in NHRC Act (kp 02/04/2012)
Cabinet
passes anti-witchcraft bill (rep 30/03/2012)
Drug
Act 1978 to be updated, by Ramesh Khanal (kp 24/03/2012)
DoC
to bring new Export-Import Act (ht 23/03/2012)
Government
wakes up to uphold consumer rights (rep 12/03/2012)
New
act to streamline co-op sector in offing (kp 29/02/2012)
Laws
to ease sexual minorities’ plight (ht 27/02/2012)
Petition
against contradictory Military Act provisions (ht 25/02/2012)
Maoist
hardliners oppose urgent bills (rep 13/02/2012), PM
to seek more time from FATF , by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 14/02/2012), Bills
tabled as Maoist hardliners boycott House (kp 14/02/2012), Paint
it black: Who is the Financial Action Task Force to tell us what kind
of laws to make and when?, by Gopal Siwakoti Chintan (kp
14/02/2012), Govt
makes last-ditch effort to avoid being blacklisted by FATF: President
urges top party leaders to spring into action, by Mukul Humagain
(kp 16/02/2012), Nepal
buys time to foil FATF fury on dirty money: Include key offences in
Extradition Bill: NC (ht 16/02/2012), Stalemate
continues as Dahal yet to make his position clear (kp 17/02/2012), Nepal
buys time to pass three pending bills: Escapes Financial Action Task
Force blacklisting narrowly till next plenary meeting in June, by
Kuvera Chalise (ht 18/02/2012)
Govt
to push for ratification of mutual legal assistance bill (rep
10/02/2012)
Govt
ready with Social Security Fund Bill, by Rupak D. Sharma (rep
19/01/2012)
New
law to protect the mentally ill (ht 17/01/2012)
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