Seven
days
set for amendment proposals, by Prakash Acharya
(ht 31/08/2015), Lawmakers
get
7 days to file amendments to constitution bill, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 31/08/2015)
Appropriation
bill
endorsed (kp 25/08/2015)
Two
bills
up for discussion (kp 17/08/2015)
Govt
faces
challenge to endorse budget, by Binod Ghimire (kp
04/08/2015),
UCPN-M,
UML
boycott debate on budget (ht 04/08/2015), Maoists
to
partake in budget talks (kp 08/08/2015)
Appropriation
bill:
‘Govt failure’ likely to delay discussion (kp
03/08/2015)
UML
flays
‘one-party’ budget: Says FinMin Mahat prepared it
snubbing UML ministers; Asks NC to make corrections
(kp 16/07/2015), UML
threatens
to vote against ‘NC’s budget’, by Prakash Acharya
(ht 16/07/2015), Oppn
slam
NC’s ‘unilateral’ move (kp 16/07/2015), Implentation
a
challenge: Mahat (kp 16/07/2015), UML
disputes
with NC over budget programs (rep 16/07/2015), Finance
minister
sddresses UML’s budget concerns (kp 17/07/2015), NC,UML
burythe
hatchet, by Prakash Acharya (ht 17/07/2015)
Budget
to
be presented on Tuesday (kp 12/07/2015), UML
seeks
oppn vote for budget programme (kp 12/07/2015)
Policies,
programmes
to be unveiled on July 8 (kp 05/07/2015), Prez
to
unveil govt programmes and policy on July 8 (ht
05/07/2015), Parliament
to
endorse govt’s policy, programme today (kp
12/07/2015), Lawmakers
slam
govt document (ht 12/07/2015), House
endorses
policy document, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/07/2015),
Govt’s
policies,
programmes endorsed, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht
13/07/2015)
Budget
session
begins (kp 01/07/2015), Pre-budget
discussions
begin (ht 02/07/2015), Prioritise
agriculture,
creation of jobs, reconstruction: Lawmakers (kp
02/07/2015), UCPN
(Maoist):
Bring budget in consensus (kp 03/07/2015)
Prez
calls
budget session of Parliament from Tuesday (kp
26/06/2015)
Parliament
mourns
earthquake victims (kp 08/05/2015), Adopt
one-door
policy: Panel (kp 08/05/2015), Parliament
passes
special condolence motion (ht 08/05/2015)
Speaker
wants
winter session called (ht 01/04/2015), Govt
‘delaying’
winter session of parliament (kp 09/04/2015), Delay
in
holding parliament's winter session worries oppn
(rep 11/04/2015)
CA
to
meet on April 6 (kp 30/03/2015)
Parliamentary
directives:
Govt bodies find compliance difficult, by Prakash
Acharya (ht 29/03/2015)
PM
orders
halt to visa outsourcing process, by Anil Giri (kp
28/03/2015), Govt
told
not to outsource visa processing job (kp
30/03/2015)
MPs
committed
to ‘or’ provision for citizenship (kp 27/03/2015)
Visa
scam
rages in House: Panel summons DPM Gautam, FM Pandey
over ‘secret’ govt deal with private firm (kp
26/03/2015), Minister
gets
an earful over visa outsourcing bid (kp
27/03/2015), Gautam
defends
proposal for online visa processing (ht
27/03/2015), Home
Minister
Gautam defends online visa application system (ht
28/03/2015)
Call
the
House (ht 26/03/2015)
Strong
presence
of women in first CA did make a difference,
interview with Binda Pandey (kp 16/03/2015)
MPs’
foreign
junket in controversy: No approval from Speaker;
Labourers’ money used (ht 12/03/2015), Sah’s
foreign
trip in limbo: Says he won’t use foreign employment
welfare fund to lead a small team (ht 13/03/2015)
House
obstruction
hits passage of Bills, by Lekhanath Pandey (ht
28/02/2015)
Lharkyal
is
new UCPN (M) lawmaker (kp 09/02/2015), Controversial
Lharkyal
is CA member (rep 09/02/2015), Lama
sworn
in as CA member (kp 16/02/2015)
CA
sends
issues to PDCC, again: Dialogue Committee gets 5 days
to forge consensus (kp 09/01/2015), CA
to
send disputed issues to CPDCC again: Schedules its
next meeting for January 13, the daypanel has to
submit its report after discussion, by Tika R.
Pradhan (ht
09/01/2015)
House
panel
invites PM (kp 05/01/2014)
Content
important
not deadline: BRB (ht
21/12/2014)
[!!!], ‘Decisive’
talks
fall through: Maoist leaders walk out of PM-chaired
meeting (kp
21/12/2014)
[The demand that the
opposition has to accept the ruling parties' proposal
without changes has nothing to do with consensus
offer!!], UCPN-Maoist
walks
out (ht
21/12/2014),
NC,
UML,
Madhesi parties to intensify talks (ht
21/12/2014),
CA
vote
not an easy option (kp
21/12/2014),
PAPAD
submits memo to President Yadav (ht 21/12/2014)
NC,
UML
for ‘decisive talks’ with opposition (kp
20/12/2014),
NC,
UML
to opt for voting if no consensus (rep
20/12/2014),
Toe
‘progressive’
line: BRB to ruling parties, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp
20/12/2014),
Oppn
front
warns of protest: Protests if NC, UML are inflexible:
FDRA (kp
20/12/2014),
FRA
gearing
up to launch agitation: NC says resolution should
besought on negotiating table, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht
20/12/2014),
Janajati
alliance
stages protest for identity-based federalism (kp
20/12/2014),
No
alternative
to agitation, say Madhesi forces (kp
20/12/2014),
Nembang
urged
to take initiative for consensus (ht 20/12/2014)
CA
continues
debate on its next step (ht
19/12/2014),
“The
clock
is ticking”, interview with CA Chair Subhas
Nembang (nt
19/12/2014),
One
month
to go: Politicians agree to agree, sending a sense of
cautious optimism about the constitution, but they
need to settle their power struggle first (nt
19/12/2014),
Contentious
consensus:
There is much more to the constitution debate than the
constitution, by Anurag Acharya (nt
19/12/2014),
Directly-elected
Prez
call renewed (kp
19/12/2014),
NEFIN
to
member bodies: Don’t join Tuladhar-led move (kp
19/12/2014)
[Janajati (and Madheshi) will
never get their just demands fulfilled as long as they
are unable to cooperate!!], Forge
consensus
or be ready for vote, says PM (ht
19/12/2014)
[A two-thirds majority for the
non-inclusive proposal of the ruling parties can
hardly be imagined!], NC,
UML
for giving top leaders 5 days to settle disputes
(rep
19/12/2014),
MJF-Nepal
pledges
single Madhes (ht
19/12/2014),
Model
of
judiciary: A Thorny Issue on Constitution Drafting,
by Nabin Khatiwada (rep 19/12/2014)
Leaders
claim
progress on judiciary, electoral system: Differences
persist on federalism, forms of government, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Pranab Kharel (kp
18/12/2014),
CA
members
voice their party stances: Discussions show that
deadlock nowhere near resolution (ht
18/12/2014),
UML
reiterates
two-third majority if no consensus (rep
18/12/2014),
Oppn
warns
against bringing statute through majority (rep
18/12/2014),
UML:
Extremist
forces threat to statute writing (kp 18/12/2014)
MPs
divided
over statute procedure: Ruling parties question PDCC’s
relevance; Propose settling disputed issues at the
Constituent Assembly (kp
17/12/2014)
[Only the CA has to decide on
the new constitution, not the parties and their male
Bahuin leaders!!], CA
prolongs
meeting to await consensus among parties (ht
17/12/2014),
CA
chair
urged to remove deadlock (rep
17/12/2014),
FSPN
warns
ruling parties (ht 17/12/2014)
Flexibility
a
far cry as CA deliberations begin (kp
16/12/2014),
PDCC
must
settle disputes: Maoists (kp
16/12/2014),
UCPN-M
for
returning disputes to CPDCC (ht
16/12/2014),
Ruling,
oppn
leaders sharply divided on returning to CPDCC (rep
16/12/2014)
CA
takes
up disputed issues: PDCC Chair Bhattarai insists
consensus still possible (kp
11/12/2014),
Bhattarai
tables
CPDCC report: Says mandate of people’s movements takes
precedence over that of elections (ht
11/12/2014),
Choice
is
between disastrous and unpalatable: Bhattarai (rep
11/12/2014),
Parties
in
‘positive discussions’ to settle contentious subjects
(kp
11/12/2014),
Parties
to
seek consensus through series of talks (rep
11/12/2014),
Ruling,
opposition
parties trying to woo each other (ht
11/12/2014),
Fear Of
Missing The January 22 Deadline Looms Large, by
Uttam Maharjan (rn
11/12/2014),
Weapons
of
choice: What would be the long- and short-term
consequences if the two-thirds majority should get its
way?, by Pramod Mishra (kp
11/12/2014),
Regressive
statute
will be torn: CPN-M (ht 11/12/2014)
NC
Lawmaker
passes away (kp 08/12/2014), NC
CA
member Hari Khadka passes away (ht 09/12/2014)
A
slippery slope: Unless drastic amendments are made to
the CA Rules of Procedure, a new constitution by
January 22 is no longer possible, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp
25/11/2014),
On
the
brink: Constitutional process (rep 25/11/2014)
A
year after election, CA still lacks full shape, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 19/11/2014)
Russian
roulette:
Nepal’s constitution process (rep
12/11/2014),
BRB
for
dispute resolution panel within PDCC (kp
12/11/2014),
Bhattarai
proposes
forming mechanism within CPDCC to settle disputes
(rep), CPDCC
fails
to find a way out (ht 12/11/2014)
Budget
session:
39 days wasted in wrangle with opposition (kp
10/11/2014), President
ends
budget session (ht 10/11/2014)
CA
court
rules in favour of UCPN (M) MP Mandal (kp
06/11/2014), CA
Court
upholds Mandal’s victory (ht 06/11/2014)
Sexual
harassment
at work: Parliamentary committee passes Bill
unanimously (ht 06/11/1014), Bill
regarding
harassment at work passed (kp 10/11/2014)
UML,
Maoist
MPs against arms treaty ratification (kp
05/11/2014), Lawmakers
debate
Arms Trade Treaty (rep 05/11/2014)
Parliament
approves
proposal to ratify Saarc seed bank pact (kp
05/11/2014)
IPNMN
unveils
manifesto: Pledges to secure single identity-based
federal units (ht
03/11/2014),
Janajatis
kick
off nationwide stir: The movement plans to fight for
ethnic, gender and linguistic equality of marginalised
communities in the new constitution, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp
03/11/2014),
Madhesi
parties
sidelined: Gupta (ht
03/11/2014),
PM
against
protests until statute is out (kp
03/11/2014)
[Wow, a really democratic
stand! The excluded masses shall once again accept
what the male Bahun leaders decide!!], PDCC
fails
to chart way for constitution writing (kp
03/11/2014),
CPDCC
fails
to submit report: Meeting to continue until contents
are finalised (ht
03/11/2014),
CPDCC
meeting
to continue today also; Existential crisis for leaders
id consensus fails: Bhattarai (rep
03/11/2014),
NC,
UML
float seven-Pradesh model, by Prakash Acharya (ht
03/11/2014),
NC,
UML
agree on 7-province model: Koshi, Janakpur, Rajdhani,
Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali, Seti-Mahakali proposed as
names, by Ashok Dahal (rep
03/11/2014),
NC,
UML
bid to register proposals opposed (ht
03/11/2014),
UCPN
(M)
reiterates statute in consensus (kp
03/11/2014),
Parliament
resumes
after HM’s apology (kp
03/11/2014),
House
proceedings
resume after Gautam's apology (rep
03/11/2014),
RPP-N’s
Houseobstruction
ends (ht
03/11/2014),
Hindu
activists
resume strike (kp
03/11/2014),
Nepal’s
moment:
US envoy’s unsolicited advice to political actors:
find common ground, stick to January deadline for new
constitution, by Peter W. Bodde (kp 03/11/2014)
Consensus
elusive (kp
01/11/2014),
Parties
fail
to reach agreeable solution: Leaders to consult CA,
PDCC chairmen next (kp
01/11/2014),
Ruling
parties
to register common views at CPDCC, by Tika R.
Pradhan (ht
01/11/2014),
Consensus
must
for statute drafting, say 22 parties (kp
01/11/2014),
Consensus
chances
slim: Dahal; 22-party alliance to tell CPDCC to submit
report (ht 01/11/2014)
Fringe
parties
for vote if no accord: PDCC chairman consults leaders
of smaller parties (kp
31/10/2014),
UML
divided
over official stance on contentious issues (kp
31/10/2014),
Consensus
eludes
three major parties (ht
31/10/2014),
NC,
UML
for forwarding disputes to full CA (rep
31/10/2014)
NC,
UML
try to bridge trust gap: Ruling parties deliberate on
preparing questionnaire (kp
30/10/2014),
NC,
UML
working on common view (ht
30/10/2014),
NC,
UML
to finalise their stance on federalism today (rep
30/10/2014),
Ruling
parties
must be ready to compromise: UCPN-Maoist (ht
30/10/2014),
No
further
flexbility on federal model: UCPN (Maoist) (rep
30/10/2014),
UCPN
(M)
ready to adopt flexibility (kp
30/10/2014),
Voting
process
for statute in quagmire (kp 30/10/2014)
Big
3
count on informal talks as November 1 deadline looms
(kp
28/10/2014),
Dishonouring
previous
pacts will invite dire consequences: Dahal (kp
28/10/2014),
Major
parties
pledge timely constitution (ht
28/10/2014)
[Many things these male Bahun
leaders currently discuss are worse than no
constitution!!], Consensus
will
be easy if leaders’ concerns addressed: Bhattarai
(ht
28/10/2014)
[It's far more important to
address the concerns of the excluded majority of
Nepali society!!], Leaders'
ambitions
have prolonged deadlock: Bhattarai, by Thira L.
Bhsal (rep
28/10/2014),
NC,
UML
for minimum pradeshes, reformed parliamentary system
(ht 28/10/2014)
PDCC-judiciary
consultation:
Top judges for splitting JC tasks, by Pranab
Kharel (kp
27/10/2014),
Constitutional
bench
not constitutional court: CJ, other justices; EC
suggests MMPR electoral model, 3 pc threshold, by
Thira L. Bhusal and Ashok Dahal (rep
27/10/2014),
EC
insists
on 3pc threshold as PR pre-requisite in elections:
Uprety says the EC is against reserved constituencies
as some sections have proposed (kp 27/10/2014)
Lawmaker
Paswan
faces termination (kp 24/10/2014), CA
Court
scraps Hajari's CA membership (kp 27/10/2014)
Parties
in
no hurry for CA vote on disputes (kp 24/10/2014)
Second
round
talks indecisive; next sitting after Tihar holidays
(kp 23/10/2014), Three
party
talks end inconclusively: They realise need for
consensus, but parties still can’t find common ground
(ht
23/10/2014),
Big
3
parties to meet again on Oct 26-27: Gokarna meeting
fails to yield result (rep
23/10/2014)
[Hopefully, they enjoyed their
luxury stay at the expense of the state!!], Nembang
confident
about solution (ht
23/10/2014)
[?? The required solution is
not even under discussion!!]
Nov
1
PDCC limit to sort disputes (kp
22/10/2014),
CPDCC
gets
one last chance to accomplish tasks; Deadline extended
till Nov 1; CA calendar amended first time,
by Prakash Acharya (ht
22/10/2014),
CPDCC
gets
12 more days to settle disputes (rep
22/10/2014),
Resort
talks
fail to yield much (kp
22/10/2014),
Three
party
meet ends in fiasco: Parties to continue negotiation
on thorny issues of new statute again on Wednesday
(rep
22/10/2014),
Three
major
parties get talking ‘seriously’ (ht 22/10/2014)
Constitution
writing:
Big 3 for Oct-end consensus cut-off, by Bhadra
Sharma (kp
19/10/2014),
Nembang
prods
parties to pick option early (kp
19/10/2014),
Vote
inevitable
if consensus obstructed: NC tells UCPN-M (ht
19/10/2014)
[What the parties call
consensus is always a one-sided view!!], Dahal
blames
NC, UML for stalemate (kp
19/10/2014),
Top
leaders
blame each other at UML tea party (ht
19/10/2014),
22
parties
to intensify stir after Chhath (ht 19/10/2014)
CA
fails
to abide by its calendar: CPDCC likely to get one more
extension to forge consensus (ht
18/10/2014),
CPDCC
yet
again misses deadline given to settle disputes
(rep
18/10/2014),
Parties
to
seek more time for accord sake (kp
18/10/2014),
22-party
alliance
appeals for consensus (kp), I’m
ready
to lead people’s revolt, says Dahal (ht) [???
This should be the task of a non-Bahun, if possible a
woman, and it must be peaceful!!],
Dahal:
I'll
lead movement if statute put to vote (rep
18/10/2014),
Hard
Days
Ahead: Political leaders have failed to reach a
consensus on constitutional issues, pushing the
process of constitution writing into uncertainties
(sp 18/10/2014)
PDCC
fails
on accord, questionnaire fronts (kp
17/10/2014),
Bhattarai
tells
parties to bring consensus proposal today (ht
17/10/2014),
Consensus
or
vote: Parties to meet today for decision (kp
17/10/2014),
Top
leaders
head to Gokarna for talks (ht
17/10/2014),
Consensus
on
contention: There is no point continuing with endless
meetings and keep fooling people all the time, by
Damakant Jayshi (nt
17/10/2014),
Minister
no-show:
House meet put off (kp 17/10/2014)
Parliament
withheld
due to the absence of ministers (Setopati
16/10/2014), Constitution
writing:
Major parties to hold talks on voting process (kp
16/10/2014),
Parties
to
go for voting if consensus bid fails: UCPN-M could
agree to six or seven pradesh model if NC and UML
agree to mixed ethnicity based pradeshes (ht
16/10/2014),
Big
3
to try for consensus, prepare for vote in tandem
(rep
16/10/2014),
Parties
present
their positions in writing (kp
16/10/2014),
Congress
fails
to woo Madhesi parties (ht
16/10/2014),
The
Madheshi
parties are one on core issues, interview with
Laxman Lal Karna, Sadbhavana Party (rep
16/10/2014),
It's
doable:
Constitution making (rep
16/10/2014)
‘Statute
deal
not on the horizon’: Maoist chairman blames hardened
NC-UML position, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
15/10/2014),
Deal
not
possible in next three days: Dahal; Says Congress, UML
backtracked on agreements reached during the previous
CA (ht
15/10/2014),
We're
ready
to settle for fewer than 10 provinces: Dahal, by
Ashok Dahal (rep
15/10/2014),
PDCC
settles
land reform dispute (kp 15/10/2014)
Big
3
talks focus on judiciary: ‘Agreed’ in principle to
form Constitutional Court to look into disputes
related to federalism (kp
14/10/2014),
Major
parties
form team to suggest on judiciary (ht 14/10/2014),
Temple
and
state: It must be understood that secularism has
become firmly entrenched in the national polity
(kp 14/10/2014), Constitution
of
consensus: Consensus through force may give us
constitution but in the process we will have forgotten
why we wanted federalism to begin with, by Bishal
Thapa (rep 14/10/2014) [The
leading politicians already have forgotten this for
long!!]
Parliament
concludes
Appropriation Bill debate (ht 13/10/2014)
Parties
brace
for statute give-n-take: Possible deal motivates
leaders, by Bhadra Sharma (kp
13/10/2014)
[A bad constitution is worse
than a delayed constitution since it leads to further
long-term conflict!!], Leaders
flexible
on number, names of provinces: Maoists want
identity-based names for provinces (rep
13/10/2014),
Section
of
NC for north-south alignment (rep
13/10/2014),
Major
parties
disagree to agree again, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht
13/10/2014),
Talk
panel
to re-convene today: Constituent Assembly asks PDCC to
forge consensus by end of week (kp 13/10/2014)
6-7
states
official NC position: Party to table proposal at the
upcoming meeting of Political Dialogue and Consensus
Committee, by Anil Giri (kp
12/10/2014)
[Flexibility sounds
different!!], NC
comes
up with proposal on disputed issues of constitution:
Suggests two federal structures, PM elected by House,
Electoral College-elected President; Two-tier
Parliament, single Pradesh Sabha, by Prakash
Acharya (ht
12/10/2014),
NC
moots
six-state and seven state models: Three states in
Tarai plains, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
12/10/2014),
PM
Koirala
roots for maximum 7 federal states with multiple
identity (rep
12/10/2014),
UML,
NC
at odds over forms of govt (kp 12/10/2014)
22
parties
organise rally for consensus: Press for identity-based
federalism in statute (ht
11/10/2014),
Oppn
rally
for identity-based federalism (kp
11/10/2014),
Alliance
threatens
to scrap statute not ensuring identity (rep
11/10/2014),
For
3rd
shot at accord, PDCC gets one week (kp
11/10/2014),
CA
extends
CPDCC deadline for third time, by Thira L. Bhusal
(rep
11/10/2014),
CPDCC
gets
extension Deadline for preparing first draft of
statute to be affected (ht 11/10/2014)
CA
likely
to give PDCC more time for building consensus (kp
10/10/2014),
Bhattarai
seeks
PM Koirala’s help in forging consensus (ht
10/10/2014),
NC
faction
campaigns for Hindu state revival (kp
10/10/2014),
UCPN-Maoist
urges
CA members to join movement, by Tika R. Pradhan
(ht
10/10/2014),
CPN-UML:
Vote
if no consensus; Party seeks to endorse new statute
through a two-third majority as per provisions of
Interim Constitution (kp
10/10/2014),
RPP-N
objects
to political mechanism (kp
10/10/2014),
RPP-N
threatens
to obstruct House (ht 10/10/2014), RPP-Nepal
ends
House obstruction after government clarifies (ht
11/10/2014)
Big
three
seal 5-point deal: Legislature-Parliament business
resumes, by Pranab Kharel (kp
09/10/2014),
House
obstruction
ends: Deadlock cleared after parties seal five-point
deal (ht
09/10/2014),
Cross-party
deal
sets statute wheels in motion, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp
09/10/2014)
[??], Give
and
take: Both opposition and ruling parties need to
demonstrate flexibility in constitution writing
(kp
09/10/2014),
Ready
to
compromise on forms of govt: UML (kp
09/10/2014),
CPDCC
submits
its report to CA: It lacks consensus on any of
themajor contentious issues (ht 09/10/2014)
Tension
as
mid-Oct draft deadline drifts (kp
08/10/2014),
PM
urges
oppn to withdraw protests (kp
08/10/2014),
Constitutional
issues
should be decided through dialogue: PM (ht
08/10/2014),
PDCC
to
submit its report today: Committee Chairman Bhattarai
likely to mention that more disscussions are required
for consensus (kp
08/10/2014),
CPDCC
fails
to settle vexing statute issues, by Tika R.
Pradhan (ht
08/10/2014),
Constitution
writing
process: UML to discuss voting with fringe parties
(kp 08/10/2014)
House
panels
not ensuring accountability, by Prakash Acharya
(ht 08/10/2014)
Oppn
parties
announce stir to press demands: Reject NC, UML’s
proposal to settle disputed issues through vote
(kp
07/10/2014),
Three
opposition
fronts announce stir (ht
07/10/2014),
Parties
at
odds over voting; set to miss another deadline (kp
07/10/2014),
PDCC
extends
terms of two sub-committees (kp
07/10/2014),
CPDCC
to
give its report today but without questionnaire
(ht 07/10/2014)
Parties
seek
one week to settle disputed issues (kp
01/10/2014),
CPDCC
fails
to meet second deadline (ht
01/10/2014),
No
alternative
to consensus, says Bhattarai (ht
01/10/2014),
Major
disputes
must be settled through consensus: Bhattarai;
'Decision through voting may invite conflict' (rep
01/10/2014),
House
meet
put off for third week in row (kp
01/10/2014),
Oli
slams
UCPN-M supremo Dahal (ht
01/10/2014),
Maoists
obstructing
statute: Nepal (ht
01/10/2014)
[All party leaders obstruct
the constitution writing process since 85 percent od
the population have no say!!], EC
proposes
3pc threshold for parties to secure PR seats (kp
01/10/2014)
[!!], EC:
51
pc vote a must for directly-elected prez or PM, by
Santosh Ghimire (rep 01/10/2014)
Bhattarai
issues
quit threat amid impasse (kp 30/09/2014), CPDCC
chair
tables options to end rift Committee may miss today’s
deadline to forge consensus, by Prakash Acharya
(ht
30/09/2014),
House
obstacle
leaves key bills in tatters: The Maoists continue to
demand implementation of the past agreements and an
important role in the peace process, by Pranab
Kharel (kp
30/09/2014),
House
adjourned
till Oct 8 (ht
30/09/2014)
[Only to remember: The house
has already been adjourned since August 29!!!],
Destination
doubtful:
Given intra-party tussles and the lack of a trust
deficit, a constitution by the January 22 deadline
looks unlikely, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
30/09/2014)
FRA,
AIF
to launch joint movement (ht
29/09/2014),
Yadav
threatens
agitation: Says govt ignoring consensus in
constitution-writing process (ht
29/09/2014),
‘Statute
victim
to leaders’ inability to take decisions’ (kp
29/09/2014),
Bhattarai
doubts
timely drafting of constitution (ht
29/09/2014),
‘CA,
PDCC
making no progress’ (kp 29/09/2014)
Constitution
to
have more commissions (ht
28/09/2014),
CPDCC
for
7 constitutional bodies in new statute: Joint house
committee to monitor bodies, by Thira L. Bhusal
(rep 28/09/2014), Consensus
continues
to elude Big Three (ht
28/09/2014),
Constitution
promulgation
by Jan 22: Oli (kp
28/09/2014)
[????], Will
lawmakers
abide by CA chair’s directive? Chances of Constituent
Assembly members staying in Valley slim (ht
28/09/2014)
Constitutional
bodies
to report to Parliament (kp 28/09/2014)
Parties
likely
to miss Sept 30 deadline as well, by Prakash
Acharya (ht 27/09/2014), Rift
in
CPDCC on right to property provision (ht
27/09/2014),
NRNs,
ex-Gurkhas
may get special citizenship (kp
27/09/2014),
'Special
citizenship'
sans political rights for NRNs mooted: Dispute
persists over compensation for land above ceiling,
by Prakash Dahal (rep
27/09/2014),
Meeting
to
clear House impasse comes a cropper (kp
27/09/2014)
NC
leads
effort to resume Parliament: Ruling party under
pressure to accept Maoist chief Dahal as HLPC chair
(kp
26/09/2014),
NC,
UCPN-M
talks positive (ht
26/09/2014),
Major
parties
close to agreement on lifting House obstruction
(rep 26/09/2014)
Parties
‘to
miss’ mid-Oct limit: A month needed to prepare first
draft after pact: Panel (kp
25/09/2014),
Top
leaders
doubtful about timely statute: Maoist stand on HLPC,
identity issue poses obstacles (rep
25/09/2014),
CPDCC
fails
to make tangible progress (rep
25/09/2014),
Federal
Republican
Alliance wooing fringe parties: FRA suspects ruling
parties could get constitution approved on basis of
numerical strength (ht
25/09/2014),
House
obstruction
may end tomorrow: Parties agree not to include RPP in
HLPC (ht 25/09/2014)
PDCC
to
discuss citizenship law, CIAA jurisdiction (kp
24/09/2014), CA
fails
to renew lease even after 3 months, by Ashok Dahal
(kp 24/09/2014)
Lawmakers
trade
charges over House disruption, by Thira L. Bhusal
(rep 23/09/2014)
NC,
UML
Janajati MPs say ‘no’ caucus: Argue caucuses redundant
when there are other forums to voice agenda, by
Bhadra (kp 22/09/21014) [All
other forums are under control of male Bahuns (less
than 6.5 percent of the population) who are only
interested to preserve their privileges in the new
constitution!!]
Statute
deadline
nears, ethnic MPs plan caucus (kp
21/09/2014),
Indigenous
CA
members to form loose alliance (ht
21/09/2014),
Preparing
for
battle for equal rights: MJF-N (ht
21/09/2014),
PDCC
in
informal accord bid; talks to go at two levels, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
21/09/2014),
Bhattarai
plans
to work out consensus on statute issues within
deadline: First report of CPDCC to be submitted to CA
on September 24, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht
21/09/2014),
CPDCC
resumes
work, but sluggishly: Largely ineffective so far
(rep
21/09/2014),
Signature
drive
initiated to amend citizenship draft bill (kp
21/09/2014),
Parties
near
agreement on ending House obstruction: Issue of giving
legal status for war-era land transactions yet to be
resolved (ht 21/09/2014)
Another
chance:
CPDCC time extension (rep
20/09/2014),
Parties
fail
to resume parliament business; Fresh Maoist demand:
Legalise property deals endorsed by war-era
‘Revolutionary Council’ (kp 20/09/2014)
PDCC
gets
two weeks to settle issues (kp
19/09/2014),
CA
gives
CPDCC two more weeks to settle disputes: Asks Baburam
Bhattarai-led committee ro prepare questionnaires by
October 7, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep
19/09/2014),
House
remains
stalled (rep
19/09/2014),
Failed
roundtable
cost govt Rs 400,000, by Ashok Dahal (rep
19/09/2014)
Statute
drafting,
dispute resolution to go in tandem (kp
18/09/2014),
CA
members
press for consensus (ht
18/09/2014),
Shooting
one’s
own foot: CPN-Maoist will lose all relevance if it
boycotts constitution-drafting process (kp
18/09/2014)
NEFIN
stage
sit-in protest outside CA (kp
17/09/2014),
Round-table
meet
plan fails: CPN-M says it’s futile to hold all-party
conference if only statute issues were to be discussed,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
17/09/2014),
NPC
put
off sine die after CPN-M boycotts meet, by Tika R.
Pradhan (ht
17/09/2014),
‘CPN-Maoist
acted
with ill-intention’: CA calendar not to be affected,
say ruling parties, by Prakash Acharya (ht
17/09/2014),
Int’l
community
stands one on statute (kp 17/09/2014)
CPN-M
pushes
for more issues on table: NC’s Poudel says conference
will take place even without CPN-Maoist (kp
16/09/2014),
Writ
against
CA appointments (ht
16/09/2014),
Petition
demands
scarpping of 17 CA nominations (rep 16/09/2014)
Leaders
at
odds over CA calendar amendment (kp
15/09/2014),
CA
members
split on consensus (ht
15/09/2014),
Lawmakers
oppose
deals on statute outside CA (rep
15/09/2014),
House
disruptionon,
Bills piling up: Next meeting this evening (ht
15/09/2014),
‘Identity
basis
for federalism’: 33-party bloc finds common point amid
differences (kp
15/09/2014),
Destination
unknown:
All-party conference (rep
15/09/2014),
RPP-N
boycotts
all-party meet (kp 15/09/2014)
Parties
agree
to take up only statute items: All-party conference to
begin on Tuesday morning in CA building (kp
14/09/2014),
Task
force
clears all bottlenecks: All party conference to have
82 representatives (rep
14/09/2014),
Each
party
toget five minutes in conference (ht
14/09/2014)
[What shall this conference be
good for???], Doing
it
right: Writing a constitution that is acceptable to
all is more important than a delay in its promulgation,
by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp
14/09/2014)
[Such constitution cannot be
written by the male Bahun elite of the political
parties! It requires the appropriate participation of
all sections of Nepali society!!],
New
CA,
old tricks: The second CA inherits from its
predecessor the broken spirit of collaboration among
political parties, by Tika P. Dhakal (rep
14/09/2014)
[as well as the constant
disregard of the interim constitution and the
non-inclusiveness of dialogue!!]
Parties’
focus
more on process, less on content (ht
13/09/2014),
House
obstructed
again: Sapkota says govt run by criminals (ht
13/09/2014),
Stage
set
for all-party meet on Sept 16, by Bhadra Sharma
(kp
13/09/2014),
All-party
conference
fixed for Tuesday (ht
13/09/2014),
Parties
agree
to hold nat'l conference on Sept 16 (rep
13/09/2014), ‘No
foreign
trips before statute’ (kp 13/09/2014)
PDCC
submits
reports to CA: Bhattarai requests more time for
consensus-building (kp
12/09/2014),
Bhattarai
tables
CPDCC’s report in CA: Seeks more time to forge
consensus on 13 unresolved issues (ht
12/09/2014),
I'm
under
pressure not to expedite statute: Bhattarai; Harps on
consensus again (rep
12/09/2014),
TMLP
cadres
burn effigies of Oli and Mahat (kp
12/09/2014),
Leaders
at
odds over all-party meet date: CPN-Maoist leader
Pampha Bhusal says top leaders want more discussions
to find common ground on the disputed issues (kp
12/09/2014),
Four
parties
fail to fix conference date (ht
12/09/2014),
Nat'l
political
conference unlikely before PM's return from US, by
Ashok Dahal (rep
12/09/2014),
National
conference,
a likely exercise in redundance, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 12/09/2014)
CA
full
house meet today; PDCC to table reports for
deliberation (kp
11/09/2014),
Big
three
to take shot at consensus: Informal meeting to explore
points of compromise (kp
11/09/2014),
CPN-UML:
If
consensus eludes, let’s go for vote (kp
11/09/2014),
CA
schedule
can’t be pushed, Oli tells UML lawmakers (ht
11/09/2014),
Koirala
against
Dahal-led HLPC (kp
11/09/2014)
[i.e. Shekhar Koirala], NC
leader
rules outtimely constitution (ht), All-party
govt,
if not HLPC: Dahal (ht
11/09/2014),
Statute-making
difficult
if no consensus govt or HLPC: Dahal (rep
11/09/2014)
[Statute writing is neither
the task of the government not of the party leaders!
It is the task of inclusively composed representatives
of the people!!], Opposition
continues
House obstruction (ht
11/09/2014),
‘It
was
PM’s idea to bring aboard Baidya’ (kp
11/09/2014),
Red
line:
Parties in the CA should be flexible with the Baidya
Maoists, but only so much (kp
11/09/2014),
CPN-Maoist
wants
all-powerful political conference, interview with
Bhim Rawal, CPN-UML (rep 11/09/2014)
CA
gets
reports from talks panel: Panel Chairman Bhattarai
seeks more time for consensus; CA meeting expected to
amend working calendar, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
08/09/2014),
The
long
game: PDCC report listing both gains and failures of
CA still a positive sign (kp
08/09/2014),
CA
likely
to send unresolved issues back to CPDCC (rep
08/09/2014),
Starting
error:
Constitution deadlines (rep
08/09/2014),
PM
rules
out putting offconstitution deadline (ht
08/09/2014)
[???], CA
sidelined
citizenship issue: Experts, by Chahana Sigdel (kp
08/09/2014),
'New
condition'
for citizenship thru mother alarms rights activists
(rep
08/09/2014),
Magar
for
citizenship in mother’s name (ht
08/09/2014),
Retain
Constitutional
Council, Judicial Council in statute: Deuba (ht
08/09/2014),
Youth
Force
formed for identity-based federalism (ht
08/09/2014),
Consensus
will
be sought till very end of constitution process,
interview with Krishna Prasad Sitaula, Nepali Congress
(kp
08/09/2014)
[And why do you not seek
consensus with the excluded sections of Nepali society
(ca. 85 percent) instead of only consensus among the
male Bahun leaders of the political parties??],
All-party
meet
to dwell on unresolved issues (ht
08/09/2014),
Will
National
Political Conference Bring All Together?, by
Nandalal Tiwari (rn
08/09/2014)
[A precondition would be that
the number of participating male Bahuns is not higher
than 6.5 percent!], International
law
conference concludes: Call to ensure economic, social
and cultural rights (ht 08/09/2014)
Talks
panel
misses consensus deadline, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp
07/09/2014),
Parties
not
to amend CA Rules: Decide to give one more chance to
CPDCC to resolve disputed issues (ht
07/09/2014),
CA
calendar
to be amended: CPDCC seeks more time to settle thorny
issues, by Ashok Dahal (rep
07/09/2014),
Parties
yet
to agree on the term of Constitutional Court: Deuba,
by Narhari Sapkota (kp 07/09/2014)
CA
set
to miss first crucial deadline today, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep
06/09/2014),
Consensus
deadline
expires today: Discord whether to seek more time or
submit reports, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
06/09/2014)
[Submitting reports now is
nonsense since all the discussions have so far been
among predominantly male Bahun party
leaders! To seek more time only makes sense if those
who discuss the issues become inclusive, i.e. male
Bahuns should have a share of not more than 6.5
percent of the discussants!], Ruling
parties,
oppn divided over amending CA Rules, by Prakash
Acharya and Tika R. Pradhan (ht 06/09/2014)
Disputes
remain;
3 parties agree to meet today (kp
05/09/2014),
No
consensus
on pradeshes (ht
05/09/2014),
Constitutional
statusfor
commissions (ht
05/09/2014),
CA
chair
wants committee report tabled on schedule (ht
05/09/2014)
[??], Three
parties
agree to CPN-M demand for all-party meet (kp
05/09/2014),
Big
three,
CPN (Maoist) agree for all-party conference: Panel to
suggest modalities, jurisdiction, by Ashok Dahal
(rep
05/09/2014),
Task
force
formed to hold political conference (kp
05/09/2014),
Among
believers:
We should protect the right to religious freedom in
the new constitution (nt 05/09/2014)
Looming
deadline:
Only through compromise can parties come up with an
enduring constitution (kp
04/09/2014)
[A reasonable constitution
with durable value is not possible on this way! It
will only be a statue produced by male high caste
party leaders without any inclusion of the so far
excluded majority of society!!], Parties
‘flexible’
on disputed issues, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
04/09/2014),
NC,
UML
reach agreement (kp), Deal
on
thorny issues by Thursday, say top leaders, by
Ramesh Khatiwada (ht
04/09/2014)
[The leaders' just sitting
down and making is means ridiculing the inclusion
aspect of constitution writing!], Gautam:
Only
CA should issue statute (kp
04/09/2014),
House
meet
put off for third day (kp
04/09/2014),
House
in
recess for one week (ht
04/09/2014),
Has
Janajati
cause lost its verve? Prominent Janajati leaders, who
are also members of various mainstream parties, are
pushing the official lines of their parties, upending
the original agendas of ethnic groups, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp
04/09/2014),
Women
rights
bodies flay citizenship proviso (ht
04/09/2014),
Bar
convicts
of serious crimes from polls: CPDCC (ht
04/09/2014),
No
contesting
polls for CIMT-guilty: CPDCC urges big 3, others to
settle thorny issues (ht 04/09/2014), Back
to
square one: Kathmandu looks convinced that federal
model proposed ans aspired by Maoists and Madheshis
should not be apporved by the CA, by Mahabir
Paudyal (rep 04/09/2014)
‘Exclusive
CA’
raises eyebrows (kp
03/09/2014)
Parties
to
negotiate stances: Major parties NC, UML, UCPN (M)
begin dialogue on federalism and governance models
(kp
03/09/2014),
Major
parties
agree to all-party meet, differ on modality and ToR:
Decide to hold talks with CPN-Maoist again on Thursday
(rep
03/09/2014),
Big
Three
positive on all-sector conference, by Tika R.
Pradhan (ht
03/09/2014),
Big
3
in fresh talks over key contentions (rep
03/09/2014),
Parties
revisit
contentious statute issues (ht
03/09/2014),
Disputes
to
be put to vote if no consensus: Nembang (rep
03/09/2014),
Experts
for
10 plus provinces (kp
03/09/2014),
Two
dominant
ethnic groups in pradeshes suggested: To reduce number
of federal units (ht
03/09/2014),
Code
drafters
at a loss over LGBTI concerns, by Weena Pun (kp
03/09/2014),
Statutory
provision
mooted to ban strikes (ht
03/09/2014),
Does
the
country really need Constitutional Court?, by
Ananta Raj Luitel (ht 03/09/2014), Can
CA
Vote Clear All Hurdles?, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
03/09/2014)
10-state
model
Maoist stance: Backs federalism model suggested by
panel in first CA (kp
02/09/2014),
'Federal
states
on the basis of identity, strength' (rep
02/09/2014),
Parties
weigh
three options, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
02/09/2014),
Parties
hard
put tackling trust deficit among them (ht
02/09/2014),
Party first:
If we are to have a timely constituition, the CA must
take a long break; Odd as it may sound, that would be
the smartest thing to do, by Bishal Thapa (rep
02/09/2014), Transitional
arrangements
after new statute: CPDCC to give continuity to
parliament, judiciary, by Ashok Dahal (rep
02/09/2014)
Stick
to
deadline: Nembang; CA chairman tells chairpersons of
five thematic committees calendar won’t be amended
(kp
01/09/2014),
Bhattarai
stresses
meeting Sept 6 dispute resolution deadline: Delay will
invite more complications, say other CA vommittee
members, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep
01/09/2014),
Consensus
uncertain
in six days: UCPN-Maoist blames ruling coalition of
Nepali Congress and CPN-UML for not engaging in
meaningful negotiations (ht
01/09/2014),
Poles
apart:
NC-UML will commit historic blunder if openings for
compromise are overlooked (kp
01/09/2014),
If
consensus
fails, constitution should be put to vote,
interview with CPN-UML General Secretary Pradip Gyawali
(kp
01/09/2014)
[?????], Oppn
parties
obstruct Parliament proceedings (kp
01/09/2014),
Opposition
stalls
House yet again over HLPC formation (rep
01/09/2014),
Madhesi
parties
miffed over lawmaker nomination snub (kp
01/09/2014),
Congress,
UML
leaders discontent (kp
01/09/2014),
16
CA
members sworn (ht
01/09/2014),
Maoists
reject
proposal to form 3-party HLPC (kp
01/09/2014),
UML
entrusts
Gautam with resolving HLPC issue (ht
01/09/2014),
HLPM
And
Political Consensus, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
01/09/2014)
Missed
deadline
may invite chaos: Many fear Assembly relapsing into
state of indecision, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
31/08/2014),
EC
suggests
2 models for central election (kp
31/08/2014),
Zero
out
of 26: CA member nominations (rep
31/08/2014),
PAC
to
continue graft probe against MP-elect Thapa (kp
31/08/2014),
Dissatisfaction
in
NC, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
31/08/2014),
UML
factional
rivalry deepens (rep
31/08/2014),
UML
secy
disapproves of party’s MP nominees (kp
31/08/2014),
UML
secretary
urges party chair to put issues on table (ht
31/08/2014),
Maoists
to
submit names for CA pick Monday (rep 31/08/2014),
End
Parliament
obstruction: PM Says, there’s no point getting
entangled with the issue of HLPC (ht
31/08/2014),
Congress,
UML
discuss contentious issues (ht
31/08/2014)
CA
likely
to miss Sept 6 deadline: Thorniest issues yet to be
resolved (rep
30/08/2014),
Where's
the
will? (rep
30/08/2014),
Minorities’
role
in statute drafting discussed (ht
30/08/2014),
Cabinet
nominates
17 CA members, finally; Names awaited from Maoist,
fringe parties, by Bhadra Sharma (kp
30/08/2014)
[Oligarchy, nepotism and
disregard of the interim constitution gaining ground
once again!!], Cabinet
nominates
17 of the remaining 26 CA members, by Prakash
Acharya (ht
30/08/2014),
Govt
names
only 17 CA members: Nominations spark dispute in
parties, by Santosh Ghimire (rep
30/08/2014),
Opposition
obstructs
House over HLPC delay, by Binod Ghimire (kp
30/08/2014),
Opposition
parties
stall Parliament proceedings: Dahal says NC, UML not
serious about constitution calendar (ht
30/08/2014),
Madhesi
parties
bone of contention in HLPC formation (ht
30/08/2014)
Parties
agree
to draft ‘flexible constitution’: Provisions on
federalism, secularism, press freedom and human rights
could be amended with two-thirds support in Parliament,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 29/08/2014), Non-amendable
provisions
reduced: National independence, sovereignty, integrity
to be non-amendable; press freedom, human rights,
periodic election, fundamental rights to be amendable
(ht
29/08/2014),
They
ink
deal after deal but bicker over implementation, by
Thiras L. Bhusal (rep), Shrestha
proposes
removing provision of 26 CA nominations (kp
29/08/2014)
[?? Follow the ruling of the
interim constitution and nominate MPs without party
affiliation! The you have no problems!], CA
members
need not benominated now: Shrestha (ht
29/08/2014)
[What do I care about the
interim constitution!! Yes, they should have been
nominated in January latest!], Shrestha:
Scrap
provision for 26 lawmakers (rep
29/08/2014)
House
elects
chairpersons in 12 parliamentary committees, by
Binod Ghimire (kp
28/08/2014),
Parliamentary
committees
get their chairs (ht
28/08/2014),
9
months after polls, all House panel heads elected
unopposed (rep
28/08/2014),
Nomination
of
CA members: SC moved seeking order to govt to wait for
clearance (ht
28/08/2014),
NC
leader
moves SC against nomination of 26 lawmakers (rep),
Constitutional
Court
not needed: Four SC judges (ht 28/08/2014)
Lawmaker
nominations:
Experts: Respect apex court verdict (kp
27/08/2014),
Don’t
wait
for apex court to review CA nominations, lawyers tell
govt (kp
27/08/2014),
CJ,
justices
against Constitutional Court in new statute (rep
27/08/2014),
House
committees
to get chiefs today (ht
27/08/2014),
11
house
committees to get heads today (rep 27/08/2014), Running
out
the clock: Despite claims by leaders that the
constitution will be written in time, there are
reasons to be skeptical, by Dipendra Jha (kp
27/08/2014)
Opposition
parties
to obstruct Parliament (ht
27/08/2014)
Dialogue
panel
to solve prickly issues in 2 wks (kp
26/08/2014),
Karna
sub-panelsubmits
report (ht
26/08/2014),
Bhattarai
invites
apex court judges (ht
26/08/2014),
CA
nominations
put off (ht
26/08/2014),
‘Change
nat’l
animal’ (ht
26/08/2014),
Ruling
parties
rule out formation of Dahal-led HLPC (ht
26/08/2014),
Ruling
parties
say no to HLPC (rep
26/08/2014),
Dahal
warns
House disruption (kp
26/08/2014),
Dahal
threatens
protests in parliament, street (rep
26/08/2014),
UCPN-M
to
obstruct House (kp
26/08/2014),
Think
big:
New constitution (rep
26/08/2014),
House
panel
set to vote for new heads on Wednesday (kp
26/08/2014),
House
committee
heads to be elected Wednesday, by Ashok Dahal (rep
26/08/2014),
Parliamentary
committees’
election slated for tomorrow (ht 26/08/2014)
CA
may
miss Sept 6 deadline for settling disputes; Major
parties yet to focus on thorny issues: Bhattarai,
by Thira L. Bhasal (rep
25/08/2014),
Chepangs
seek
their representation in CA (kp
25/08/2014),
3-party
meet
fails; CA appointments in limbo (kp 25/08/2014)
NC,
UML
agree to give CA full shape (kp
23/08/2014)
[This smells of another grave
violation of the interim constitution! These 26 MPs
should not be selected on the basis of affiliation to
any political party!! When the SC begin to stop the
continued break of constitutional law by the
politicians??], 22
of
26 CA members maybe named tomorrow (ht 23/08/2014)
Statute
writing
process: Big 3 struggle for common ground (kp
21/08/2014), Parties
at
odds over Constitutional Court (kp
21/08/2014),
CA
Court
tells govt to amend election laws: Asks EC to
introduce system that ensures that those getting
majority votes win, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht
21/08/2014),
Federalism
becomes
non-amendable (ht
21/08/2014),
Middle
way:
Parties need to find middle ground between identity
and economic viability (kp
21/08/2014),
Citizenship
through
mother a must in new statute: NWC (rep
21/08/2014),
Prez’s
re-endorsement
not possible, says PM: Koirala resumes work at his
office in Singha Durbar after two months (kp
21/08/2014)
[?????], Approval
of
President is not at all issue of the hour, says PM
Koirala (ht
21/08/2014)
[This is correct! His
re-endorsement should have taken place in February;
so, please live on with a not legitimised president!!],
CA
I
only discussed issues; CA II is also resolving them,
Interview with Subhas Chandra Nembang (rep
21/08/2014)
[The inclusive composition of
CA-I was one of the reasons for intnesive discussions;
in far less inclusive CA-II, only the exclusive circle
of party leaders discusses and tekas decision!! There
is hardly any participation pf Dalits, Janajati,
Madheshi and women in general in the decision process!],
Do
Not
Roil Communal Harmony, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
21/08/2014)
[This is a myth! In fact,
Nepal has been a single ethnic identity based central
state for the past 250 years! To prevent the end of
discrimination is the vested interest of the exclusive
leadership of the political parties!!!], Dilemmas
and
democracy: Are the leaders of the Nepali-language
minority willing to share state power with myriad
others?, by Pramod Mishra (kp
21/08/2014)
House
panel
claims jurisdiction over all ministries, govt bodies,
by Thira L. Bhusal (rep
21/08/2014)
CA
committee
fails to reach consensus on electoral system (kp
20/08/2014),
Panel
to
give more power to CIAA (kp
20/08/2014),
Parliamentary
committees
to get full shape, by Pranab Kharel (kp
20/08/2014),
‘Ready
to
change stance on forms of governance for inclusive
federalism’, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
20/08/2014),
CA
panel
agrees on title of new constitution (ht
20/08/2014),
Dahal
unsure
of statute on time, but hopeful, by Tika R.
Pradhan (ht
20/08/2014),
Dahal:
No
statute if NC, UML stick to own federalism stance,
by Ashok Dahal (rep
20/08/2014)
Slow
and
unsteady: The idea that Koirala is in place only to
draft constitution does not cut ice as constitution is
the responsibility of the CA rather than the
government, by Prakash Chandra Lohani (rep
20/08/2014)
CA
talks
panel confers with Janajati leaders, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp
19/08/2014),
Dalits
put
forth 27 demands to CA, by Dipak Bayalkoti (kp
19/08/2014),
Faulty
ideas (ht
19/08/2014),
Bhattarai
gives
tasks for major parties (ht
19/08/2014),
Major
parties
agree on flexible proposal (kp
19/08/2014),
Bring
all
on board: Dahal (kp
19/08/2014),
Parliamentary
panels:
Committee chairs’ names submitted (ht
19/08/2014),
House
adjourned
for one week (ht
19/08/2014),
House
in
recess; MPs to visit affected areas (kp
19/08/2014),
Constitution
drafting
process to go on (ht 19/08/2014)
CA
sub-panel
settles disputes over legislature (ht 18/08/2014),
CA
panel
finalizes number of members in parliament (rep
18/08/2014),
Good
start:
Bhattarai’s statute initiative (rep
18/08/2014),
At
least
one-yr tenure proposed for chief justice, by
Ananta Raj Luitel (ht
18/08/2014)
Zero
Hour's
zero impact irks lawmakers, by Thira L. Bhusal
(rep 18/08/2014)
Maoist,
Madhesi
parties to prepare common position, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 17/08/2014)
Majority
of
lawmakers ignore CA dress code, by Pranab Kharel
(kp 16/08/2014) [The current
dress code is based on the current single ethnic
identity based central state thinking and has to be
abolished immediately!!!]
Govt
told
to do needful about floods, landslides: Relief for
victims, relocation of people, problem of shortage of
river materials raised in House (ht 15/08/2014)
Constitutional
Court
to be set up: House (ht 15/08/2014),
Experts
for
statute with amendment provision (rep 15/08/2014)
Unabashed
by
failings, lawmakers demand more facilities, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 15/08/204)
Closed-door
talks:
Parties ready to thrash out contentious issues, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
14/08/2014),
UML
stance
unchanged on federalism, forms of governance,
electoral system (kp 14/08/2014)
House
committees
engage in jurisdiction dispute, by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 13/08/2014)
Statute
drafting
panel to complete its task today (kp
13/08/2014),
Parliament
committees
to have new heads (kp
13/08/2014),
Election
for
House committees' heads on Aug 20 (rep
13/08/2014)
Thapa
disobeys
Nembang (kp 13/08/2014), Kamal
Thapa
creates fracas in Parliament, apologises (ht
13/08/2014), Kamal
Thapa
exchanges verbal salvoes with speaker (rep
13/08/2014)
Prez
to
Koirala: Full CA key to statute legitimacy; Will hold
meeting of parties and decide CA appointments, PM
promises (kp 12/08/2014) [The
president as well needs new legitimation after the
elections to a second CA!!!]
Statute
not
possible by deadline: Mainali (ht 12/08/2014)
Govt
may
nominate 26members to CA in 15 days (ht
11/08/2014)
[Hopefully without party
affiliation as it is demanded by the interim
constitution!!], Panel
starts
talks with groups outside CA (kp
11/08/2014),
Tarai
parties
press for single Madhes state: Call for respecting
8-pt deal signed with Madhesi Morcha in 2008, by
Pranab Kharel (kp 11/08/2014)
Parties
begin
discussing statute issues (ht
10/08/2014),
NC,
Maoists
to take consensus approach (kp
10/08/2014),
Major
parties
step up talks for consensus on thorny issues (rep
10/08/2014)
Wake
up:
Were our lawmakers chosen to relax, pass their time
sleeping or play candy crush in CA hall?, by
Shristi Kafle (rep 09/08/2014)
Debate
commences
on Appropriation Bill (ht 08/08/2014)
PDCC
consults
experts for consensus building (kp
08/08/2014),
Preparations
to
submit report (kp 08/08/2014)
Statute
drafting:
Parties adopt new approach to settle disputes, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 07/08/2014)
CA
sub-panel
owns up earlier committee’s agreements (ht
06/08/2014),
Parliament
directs
govt to table social security Bill (ht 06/08/2014)
Bhattarai
says
talks under way on disputed issues of statute, by
Prakash Acharya (ht 02/08/2014), PDCC
to
record all reservations (kp
02/08/2014)
Parliamentary
panel
to findout flaws in electoral laws (ht
01/08/2014),
Anti-gender
violence
bill criticised in Parliament (ht 01/08/2014)
UCPN
(Maoist)’s
Sharma set to lead PAC (kp 01/08/2014) [There
cannot be enough male Bahuns in functions and
position! It's the best way to make Nepal inclusive!!]
Discussion
put
on hold over oppn threat, again (kp 01/08/2014), Budget
Discussion
Put Off Yet Again, by Ashok Dahal (rep 01/08/2014)
Government
briefs
House on Nepal-India agreement (kp
31/07/2014),
Pandey
briefs
Parliament on recent Nepal-India agreement (ht
31/07/2014)
Constitution
Writing:
Seriousness Is Lacking, by Mukti Rijal (rn
31/07/2014)
PP
leaders
to get Rs 20k monthly transportation allowance
(kp 30/07/2014) [??]
Forge
consensus
on thematic panel heads, parties told, by Prakash
Acharya (ht
29/07/2014),
Oppn
against
amendment bill for LSGA (kp
29/07/2014),
Bill
aims
to ensure 40% women's representation in local bodies
(rep
29/07/2014),
Contempt
of
Court: Bill may go up for public hearing (kp
29/07/2014),
Public
feedback
to be sought (ht
29/07/2014),
Parliament
wants
public feedback on contempt of court bill: Law
minister to tabvle proposal on Wednesday (rep
29/07/2014), Contempt
of
court bill: Parliament to solicit public views on bill,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 31/07/2014), Parliament
seeks
public feedback (ht
31/07/2014)
Four
Bills
tabled; House business postponed (ht 29/07/2014)
House
panels
headless for six months, by Pranab Kharel (kp
26/07/2014), Dialogue
committee
dwells on disputed issues (ht 26/07/2014)
CA
completes
six months: Parties must settle disputed issues to get
job done on time, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
25/07/2014),
PDCC
talks
to own past agreements (kp
25/07/2014),
Lower
House
to be called Pratinidhi Sabha (ht 25/07/2014)
Parliamentary
sub-panel
discusses energy policy (ht 24/07/2014)
Post-budget
discussion
to be delayed (kp 23/07/2013)
PDCC
owns
up decisions made by then statute panel (kp
22/07/2014)
Lawmakers
demanding
ECDP failed to spend their budgets, by Suresh
Yadav (rep 21/07/2014) [!!!!
Why do they want 49 millions more??]
CA
sub-Panel
gears up for talks with armed outfits, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 20/07/2014), Talks
with
armed outfits to begin next week (kp
21/07/2014),
Talks
with
armed outfits of Ilam, Janakpur, Nepalgunj in offing
(ht 21/07/2014)
In
consensus
bid, CA panel to talk to leaders, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 18/07/2014)
CA
sub-panel
to hold talks with armed outfits (ht 13/07/2014)
Mahat
hints
at CDF approval, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
10/07/2014)
[one of the numerous fatal
failures of this government!!], NC
lawmakers
raise voice seeking Rs 50 million: Say finance
minister will face action if budget for constituencies
not allocated (ht
10/07/2014),
Apex
court
order sought against Rs 50m dole plan (kp
10/07/2014),
Money
for
nothing: Instead of demanding a Rs 50 million fund,
lawmakers must concentrate on a building strong,
accountable governance, by Lok Nath Bhusal (kp
10/07/2014),
Funds
For
Constituency Development: Not Necessary At All, by
Uttam Maharjan (rn 10/07/2014), SC
scraps
petition against CDF (kp
11/07/2014)
[??], SC
quashes
writ against budget for lawmakers: Says no order
required as govt is yet to decide on Rs 50 million
(ht
11/07/2014),
MP
Or
Five Crore Manager?, by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn
11/07/2014), Govt
in
last-ditch effort to address CDF demand, by Anil
Giri and Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/07/2014), NC
youths
oppose Rs 50m CDF plan (kp), War-induced
trauma
still haunts Rukum residents, by Krishna Prasad
Gautam (kp 13/07/2014),
CDF
Saga:
Focus Shift From Policy To Paisa, by Nandalal
Tiwari (rn 14/07/2014),
FinMin
defends
CDF allocation‘: Cheap loan has potential to transform
agriculture’, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
15/07/2014), 'Extra-curricular'
Budget
Bringing Smile To Some, by Prem Khatry (rn
15/07/2014),
It's
complicated:
What comes out loud and clear is that the proposal of
transferring development funds to MPs rests on
political, not economic ground, by Sukhdev Shah
(rep
15/07/2014), CDF
Allocations:
A Case Of Misplaced Priority, by Mukti Rijal (rn
17/07/2014)
Subcommittee
to
talk to armed outfits (kp 09/07/2014), Federal
Republican
Front in the offing: To pitch for identity-based
federalism in constitution (ht 09/07/2014)
CA
dialogue
sub-panel confers with parties (kp
08/07/2014),
Sub-panel
records
demands of fringe parties outside Constituent Assembly
(ht 08/07/2014)
All
for
money: Lawmakers’ demand for 50 million (rep
06/07/2014), Rs
50m
funds will widen disparities: NPC head; infrastructure
development in remote districts costlier, by Rudra
Pangeni (rep
06/07/2014),
Bad
proposition:
Doling out money to CA members is opposed to the
notion of financial accountability, by Khagendra
N. Sharma (kp
06/07/2014)
[Nepal's politicians generally
do things that are against the constitution,
democratic principles, the rule of law, human rights,
international law, etc!!], Demand
For
CDF Increase Raises Eyebrows, by Narayan Upadhyay
(rn
09/07/2014),
To
give
or not to give: If lawmakers cannot guarantee
transparency and accountability, they do not deserve
even one million rupees they are drawing from state
coffers, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
09/07/2014)
Temple
and
state: Despite becoming a secular state, Nepal has not
laid out the parameters for its model of secularism,
by Pratyush Nath Upreti (kp 06/07/2014)
NC
recommends
Rs 50m CDP for 240 constituencies, by Anil Giri
(kp
05/07/2014),
Cong
demands
Rs 5 crore foreach lawmaker (ht
05/07/2014),
NC
all
for Rs 50 million constituency fund, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep
05/07/2014),
NPC
asks
for district-wise project details (kp 05/07/2014)
Parliament
passes
govt’s policies and programmes: Next House meeting on
July 10; Fiscal budget likely on July 11, by
Prakash Acharya (ht
03/07/2014),
Govt's
policies
and programs endorsed through majority votes (rep
03/07/2014),
Rs
50m
demand likely to be met, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp
03/07/2014),
Pork
barrel
politics at peak: Lawmakers seek Rs 50m for
constituency development, by Rupak D. Sharma (ht
03/07/2014),
Govt
‘working’
to provide vehicles for parties’ top leaders (kp
03/07/2014),
A
capital issue: CA members greedy of state
dole-outsrisk damaging their public image (kp
03/07/2014)
Lawmakers
in
fund hunt: Call in NC for Rs 50m for each constituency
(kp
02/07/2014),
Female
parliamentarians
press for residence, transport facilities (kp
02/07/2014)
Many
miles
to go: Despite multiple impediments, the constitution
must be promulgated in time for a prosperous Nepal,
by Binamra Thapa (kp 02/07/2014)
Lawmakers
say
govt’s policies fail to live up to expectations
(kp
02/07/2014),
Policies
and
programmes condemned (ht
02/07/2014),
Oppn
flays
govt policies and programs (rep
02/07/2014),
Govt.
Policies
and Programmes: Implementation Aspect Is Vital, by
Narayan Upadhyay (rn 02/07/2014)
CA
concludes
discussion on all panel reports (ht 01/07/2014)
NC
lawmakers
criticise govt’s programmes: Coalition government
asked to amend the document, by Anil Giri (kp
01/07/2014),
NC,
UML
lawmakers slam document (ht
01/07/2014),
First
round
of deliberation concludes, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp
01/07/2014)
CA
poll
study committee begins work (ht 29/06/2014)
Minimum
number
of constitutional bodies sought in new constitution
(ht
28/06/2014),
Next
cabinet
will fill 26 CA seats, says DPM Gautam (rep
28/06/2014)
Statute
making
at a crossroads: Top leaders should begin dialogue in
the CA as well as in public to avoid another disaster,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
27/06/2014)
Quota
sought
for marginalised communities (ht 27/06/2014)
Lawmakers
insist
on Rs 50 m, threaten to halt new budget: Threaten to
halt new budget, by Ashok Dahal (rep 26/06/2014),
Daylight
robbery:
Budget allocation for MPs (rep 28/06/2014)
CA
debates
structure of legislative body (ht
24/06/2014),
NC,
UML
for revising PR electoral system (rep 25/06/2014),
Talking
reform:
Proposals of change to the electoral model must be
refined and discussed further (kp 26/06/2014)
Looking
at
logistics: While debating contentious issues, the CA
would do well to also keep track of the transitional
elements of logistics, by Prakash Bom (kp
24/06/2014)
Contempt
of
court billfaces lawmakers’ snub: Amendment sought to
provisions that curtail freedom of expression, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
24/06/2014),
Free
speech:
Protecting the judiciary’s dignity must notcome at the
cost of freedom of expression (kp 24/06/2014)
Panel
begins
consensus talks on disputed issues (kp
23/06/2014), Small
parties
oppose owning up settled issues (rep 23/06/2014)
CA’s
dialogue
panel dwells on judiciary (ht 21/06/2014)
CA
sub-panel
compiling report on debated issues (kp
20/06/2014),
Court
to
review ruling on 26 lawmaker picks (kp
20/06/2014),
Supreme
Court
to review own ruling on 26 lawmakers (rep
20/06/2014),
SC
to
revisit its May 13 verdict (ht 20/06/2014)
Forms
of
governance debate continues in CA (ht
19/06/2014),
Parties
to
lead sub-panels of Drafting Committee (ht
19/06/2014),
Policy
and
programmes presentation: Govt to declare date after
PM’s medical report, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
19/06/2014), Lawmakers
demand
larger constituency development fund (kp
19/06/2014)
NC
proposes
improved parliamentary system, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp
18/06/2014),
CA
continues
discussions (ht
18/06/2014),
Two
steps
back: Proposed constitutional provisions on
citizenship are regressive and only seek to uphold the
status quo, by Dipendra Jha (kp 18/06/2014)
CA
members
give differing views on forms of governance (kp
17/06/2014),
Lawmakers
debate
systems of governance (rep
17/06/2014),
Substance
first:
Form of government (rep 17/06/2014)
CA
debate:
Parties divided over forms of governance (kp
16/06/2014),
Forms
of
governance: CA begins discussion (ht
16/06/2014),
Parties
stick
to their guns on form of governance (rep
16/06/2014)
Controversy
over
Bill providing property rights to married daughters,
by Prakash Acharya (ht
15/06/2014),
Feeling
the
public pulse: The CA is repeating a mistake made by
the previous Assembly in not gauging public opinion on
federalism, by Krishna Sharma and Arun Bhattarai
(kp
15/06/2014),
Statute
Writing
Process: Federal Debate Kindles Hopes, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 15/06/2014)
House
forms
panel to probe ‘vote rigging’ (kp
14/06/2014),
Parliamentary
panel
formed to probe alleged poll anomalies: Given three
months to submit its report (ht
14/06/2014),
CA
members
play truant during deliberations: NC whip says no big
deal, by Ashok Dahal (rep
14/06/2014),
Statute
to
include provisory draft law: Conscription law to be
invoked if the state requires (kp
14/06/2014),
Parties
agree
on ‘compulsory service to nation’Citizens will have to
be ready to serve the country as and when needed
(ht 14/06/2014)
CA
debates
land, citizenship, rights: Apparently, the most
contentious issue is compensation for land acquired
(ht
13/06/2014),
Panel
interacts
with experts (ht
13/06/2014),
CA
demands
provision against conversions (kp 13/06/2014)
Vox
populi:
The PDCC must transparently engage all sections of
society over federalism (kp
12/06/2014),
On
right
track: Federalism debate (rep
12/06/2014),
Parliament
back
in order after 13 days (kp
12/06/2014),
House
resumes
after 12 days, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep
12/06/2014),
Opposition
ends
protest in Parliament (ht
12/06/2014),
Rs
15b
budget transferred: Mahat (kp
12/06/2014),
House
obstruction
taking toll on budget, constitution, says PM (ht
12/06/2014),
Fundamental
rights:
Constituent Assembly continues discussion for second
day (ht
12/06/2014),
Property
rights
ceiling discussion heats up CA, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 12/06/2014)
Prickly
statute
issues land in dialogue panel, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp
11/06/2014),
CA
forwards
report on issues: Debate on fundamental rights,
directive principles begins (ht
11/06/2014),
33-party
alliance
inface-saving mode: Ready to join constitution
drafting process, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht
11/06/2014),
Not
straight (ht 11/06/2014)
Dialogue
panel
starts talks with parties on contentious subjects
(kp
10/06/2014),
Oppn
continues
House haunt (kp
10/06/2014),
House
adjourned
till tomorrow: Parties only differ on who should chair
the political mechanism (ht
10/06/2014),
One
too
many? Political dialogue bodies (rep
10/06/2014),
CPN-M
presents
saleable proposal: Major party leaders finally
positive about all-party meet (kp
10/06/2014),
CPN-M
for
national political conference: Says party flexible on
seeking a way out of the stalemate, by Tika R.
Pradhan (ht
10/06/2014),
Baidya-led
alliance
reiterates all-party body for new statute: Submits
eight-point demant to big three in the CA, by Kosh
Raj Koirala (rep
10/06/2014),
House
obstruction
cannot be justified, interview with Ram Sharan
Mahat (rep 10/06/2014)
Leadership
bane
for HLPC: Maoist chief Dahal noit to share chair of
cross-party mechanism with any other leader (kp
09/06/2014), House
stalled
over leadership of political committee, by Thira
L. Bhusal (rep
09/06/2014),
CA
panel
to start dialogue with parties (kp
09/06/2014),
Chaos
as
Gachhadar spits venom (kp
09/06/2014),
House
sees
heated exchanges among lawmakers, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht
09/06/2014),
Committee
seeks
details on budget reallocation in five days (ht
09/06/2014),
SC
summons
govt, House on lawmakers’ fund allocation (ht
09/06/2014)
CA
drafting
committee begins work on statute: Five subcommittees
formed; their works not to be shared with press (kp
31/05/2014),
CA’s
constitution
drafting committee begins its task (ht
31/05/2014),
Bhattarai,
Poudel
spar on state restructuring model (kp
31/05/2014),
Lawmakers
debate
state restructuring (ht), Second
chance:
Federalism debate (rep 31/05/2014)
UCPN
(Maoist)
obstructs parliament, by Pranab Kharel (kp
31/05/2014),
Opposition
obstructs
budget session on Day One, by Prakash Acharya (ht
31/05/2014),
Opposition
obstructs
first budget session meeting (rep 31/05/2014)
Debate
begins
on disputed issues: State restructuring and power
devolution key agendas, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
30/05/2014),
Top
leaders
air views on federalism (ht
30/05/2014),
UCPN
(Maoist)
says no to CA vote on thorny issues; voting if
consensus eludes: PM Koirala, by Thira L. Bhusal
(rep 30/05/2014)
Statute
drafting
process: Parties treading the right path, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp
29/05/2014),
Seventh
Republic
Day: Institutionalisation of new system ‘slow’
(kp
29/05/2014),
NBA's
constitutional
conclave begins today (rep 29/05/2014)
CA
nominations:
SC cannot tread on executive turf, govt petitions,
by Pranab Kharel (kp
28/05/2014),
Govt
files
review petition in SC: Seeks more time as parties
working to forge consensus (ht
28/05/2014),
Govt
petitions
SC over ruling on 26 CA nominations, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep
28/05/2014)
Paudel,
Acharya
swap roles in CA committees (ht 28/05/2014)
Efforts
on
to bring parties outside CA in statute drafting
process: Bhattarai (kp
27/05/2014),
Efforts
on
to deal with parties outside CA: Bhattarai says
Constitutional Dialogue and Consensus Committee,govt
doing homework, by Arjun Bhandari (ht 27/05/2014)
Two
sub-panels
formed to ease statute writing (kp 23/05/2014)
'CA
alone
can't ensure legitimacy of new statute' (rep
22/05/2014), Conscription
issue
sent to PDCC (kp
22/05/2014),
Military
training
issue sent to dialogue panel (ht
22/05/2014)
CA
members
against military conscription (kp
21/05/2014),
CA
members
divided over compulsory army training: UCPN-Maoist
continues to make a pitch for the idea; Cong,UML scoff
at it,term the demand ‘irrational, by Prakash
Acharya (ht 21/05/2014), NC
CA
members defy Nembang’s junket ruling: Nine of them
departed for a 10-day visit to China yesterday (ht
21/05/2014)
CA
takes
up thematic committees’ reports (ht
16/05/2014),
CA
begins
deliberations on contents of statue, by Thira L. B
husal (rep
16/05/2014)
CA
to
debate military conscription (kp 16/05/2014)
CA
members
told to put statute before House job, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 15/05/2014), Resist
the
temptation (ht
15/05/2014),
Parties
okay
with SC’s criteria for 26 nominees (ht
15/05/2014)
[There is nothing to okay!
These are the rules of the interim constitution that
should be well known to every politician!!]
Indigenous
groups
laud SC verdict on CA nominations, by Kamal
Pariyar (rep 14/05/2014), Hammering
it
home (rep
14/05/2014)
CA
begins
statute drafting process (kp
14/05/2014)
Budget
session
to start May 19: Nembang asks lawmakers to shun
foreign visits (rep 13/05/2014),
Lawmakers
ordered
to avoid foreign junkets; Such visits distract
CAmembers from the task of statute writing: Nembang,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
14/05/2014),
Nembang
rules
to stop foreign junkets, visits outside Valley (ht
14/05/2014), Nembang
asks
CA members to shun foreign trips (rep 14/05/2014)
CA
member
appointment: SC to govt: Give CA full shape within 15
days, by Pranab Kharel (kp
13/05/2014),
Nominate
26
CA members within 15 days, says apex court: Tells govt
authorities to select individuals from various fields
and all walks of life, by Ananta Raj Luitel (ht
13/05/2014),
SC
gives
govt 15 days to name 26 lawmakers: Prohibits
nomination pf FPTP, PR candidates; states those
nominated should have independent standing, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep
13/05/2014)
Outward
bound:
CA members should refrain from foreign visits and
concentrate on constitution instead (kp
13/05/2014)
New
statute
must be a political document of consensus: Experts,
by Arjun Bhandari (ht
13/05/2014)
Nembang
to
clip CA members’ wings: For shelving their foreign
trips till new constitution, by Arjun Bhandari (ht
12/05/2014), Over
50
lawmakers on foreign trips, by Thira L. Bhusal
(rep 12/05/2014)
CA
to
deliberate on disputed statute issues from Tuesday,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 11/05/2014), CA
gets
2 reports from past thematic panels (kp
12/05/2014),
Add
speed (ht
12/05/2014)
Sub-panel
enlists
disputed issues in judiciary (ht 11/05/2014)
Previous
state
model ‘contentious’: CA records panel to send matter
of state restructuring for deliberation (kprep
10/05/2014),
State
restructuring
disputes singled out (htrep
10/05/2014),
CA
to
discuss old disputes starting Tuesday (rep
10/05/2014)
Constitution
drafting
panel meets experts (ht 09/05/2014), 2-yr-old
deal
basis for statute, say experts (kp 09/05/2014)
CA
sub-panel
identifies 48 statute-related issues (ht
08/05/2014)
CA
subcommittee
begins work to report past pacts (kp
07/05/2014),
CA
drafting
committee collecting views on statute-writing
principles, by Prakash Acharya (ht
07/05/2014),
Parties
reach
understanding to share House committees (ht
07/05/2014),
Constitution
experts
consulted (kp 07/05/2014)
Records
panel
not to own up decisions made outside 1st CA (kp
05/05/2014),
Panel
to
probe JC decision on cards: PHSC meeting on May 7 or 8
to decide on sub-committee (ht 05/05/2014)
Records
panel
subcommittees list agenda from first CA (kp
03/05/2014)
Whither
Legislative
Accountability?, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn
03/05/2014)
26
nominees
unlikely for fortnight or so, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 02/05/2014)
Silver
lining:
Number, names and boundaries of federal provinces will
feature as content issues once again; But they can be
resolved through referendum, by Mahabir Paudyal
(rep 01/05/2014)
House
session
draws to a close (kp
30/04/2014),
Prez
prorogues
House session (ht 30/04/2014)
CA
dialogue
panel in consensus bid for inclusive statute process
(kp
29/04/2014),
CA
sub-committee
to hold talks with stakeholders (ht
29/04/2014),
Constitution
panel
to equip itself well (ht 29/04/2014)
Sub-panel
enlists
issues from past CA (ht 27/04/2014)
CA
committees
get leaders (kp
26/04/2014),
Chairpersons
of
CA panels elected unopposed (ht 26/04/2014), CA
committee
chairpersons begin work (kp 27/04/2014)
Nembang
prods
govt to give CA full shape (ht
25/04/2014),
Big
3
set to keep vital CA panels: Bhattarai poised to lead
Political Dialogue Committee, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp
25/04/2014),
Bhattarai,
Sitaula,
Poudel in fray (ht
25/04/2014),
PM’s
panel
pick pricks Poudel (kp
25/04/2014),
Drafting
panel
works out schedule (kp 25/04/2014)
Parties
likely
to miss first statute process deadline (kp
24/04/2014),
CA
to
form panels through voting (kp 24/04/2014)
CA
committee
chairpersons: Hope for consensus even as vote planned
(kp
22/04/2014),
Voting
to
elect CA committee chairs on Friday (ht
22/04/2014)
In
House,
TRC bill gets wide support, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp
21/04/2014),
Lawmakers
divided
as parliament debates TRC bill: Amendments can be
registered by Thursday (rep
21/04/2014),
Ruling
party
lawmakers find flaws in TRC Bill, by Prakash
Acharya (ht
21/04/2014),
Memorandum
to
Chairman Nembang (kp
21/04/2014),
Conflict
victims
want revision of TRC bill, submit memo to Speaker
(rep),
Transitional
justice:
No TRC process is flawless. Still, for post-conflict
Nepal it’s the best way to heal our society (kp
21/04/2014)
[The TRC is necessary but it
must respect principles of human rights and justice!],
Whose
discourse?
Transitional justice seems to have been
intrumentalised by local elites to maintain existing
social structures, by Shradha Ghale (kp
21/04/2014),
State
should
officially acknowledge victims, interview with Ram
Kumar Bhandari, founder of the National Network of the
Families of the Disappeared and Missing (kp
21/04/2014),
House
calling:
Not only are provisions of new TRC bill flawed, my
first-hand experience suggests even the process of
preparing it was fault, by Raju Prasad Chapagai
(rep 21/04/2014)
CA
committee
to inform Nembang about failure to elect its chair
(kp 21/04/2014)
House
resumes;
parties for bulk handling of war cases, by Pranab
Kharel (kp
19/04/2014),
House
resumes
with agreement on TRC, CID, by Prakash Acharya (ht
19/04/2014),
Parliament
resumes
business as Maoists withdraw protest: TRC bill tabled,
deliberations to beginn Sunday (rep
19/04/2014),
Parties
fail
to pick head of CA dialogue panel; call for consensus
(kp
19/04/2014),
Panels’
poll
schedule tomorrow (ht 19/04/2014), Sectt:
CA
panel chiefs to be elected by April 28 (kp
20/04/2014),
RPP-Nepal
keen
to lead a CA panel (kp 20/04/2014)
Parliament
stalled
for the second day (ht
18/04/2014),
UCPN
(M)
keeps on disrupting parliament (kp
18/04/2014),
House
obstruction
likely to end today: Government should withdraw Fujel
cases: Dahal (rep
18/04/2014),
Maoists
positive
about letting House function (kp
18/04/2014),
Bills
on
TRC, Disappearance Commission tabled in parliament
(nn 18/04/2014)
CA
moots
reviving previous bills (kp 15/04/2014)
Fill
26
CA vacancies before electing CA panel chairs:
Lawmakers, by Ashok Dahal (rep
14/04/2014),
CA
panels
begin work on statute: Parties to elect committee
heads in consensus; vote to be last resort (kp
14/04/2014),
Lawmakers
say
no to foreign aid for CA work (kp
14/04/2014),
Give
House
business: Speaker (ht
14/04/2014),
CA
panel
berth a thorny issue (ht
14/04/2014),
UCPN
(M)
offered PDCC leadership (kp
14/04/2014),
Dahal
warns
of yet another conflict: Accuses Prime Minister of
backtracking on HLPC agreement (ht
14/04/2014),
Janajatis
announce
protest (kp), CPN-Maoist
leader
hauls CA over coal (ht 14/04/2014)
CA
panels
begin work six months after polls (rep 13/04/2014)
Five
Parliament
committees formed (kp
10/04/2014),
Pick
and
choose: PDCC and HLPC jurisdictions must be delineated
before moving forward (kp
10/04/2014),
Parties
stuck
over CA dialogue panel, HLPC leaderships (kp
10/04/2014),
HLPC
Again, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
10/04/2014),
PM
commits
to adhere to past achievements (kp 10/04/2014)
Parliament
staffers
seek extra perks (kp 08/04/2014)
CA
records
committee begins work (kp 07/04/2014)
Secretariat
proposes
working calendar, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
04/04/2014),
CA
secretariat
floats constitution calendar (ht
04/04/2014),
CA
aims
for statute by mid-February: First draft to be ready
by mid November, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep
04/04/2014),
CA
endorses
calendar; statute draft by mid-Oct (kp
05/04/2014),
House
endorses
timeline with minor changes (rep
05/04/2014),
Love
or
loss? Constitution timetable (rep 05/04/2014), CA
begins
work without 26 nominees: 'Nominations will take some
more days', by Thira L. Bhusal (rep
06/04/2014),
CA
seeks
all pact details: Asks government to furnish details
of all agreements signed with parties, groups post CPA,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 06/04/2014)
Administrative
reform
recommendations: ‘12 ministries in federal set-up’
(kp 04/04/2014)
Speaker
rues
delay in CA nominations (kp
01/04/2014),
15
parliamentary
panels set to take shape (ht
01/04/2014),
Fringe
party
lawmakers want either PAC or SAC: Reject membership of
other parliamentary committees, by Thira L. Bhusal
(rep 01/04/2014), Formation
of
House panels put off (ht
02/04/2014),
Formation
of
House thematic panels deferred, by Ashok Dahal
(rep 02/04/2014)
Slow
but
moving (ht
31/03/2014),
House
for
Mr Dahal (rep
31/03/2014),
CA
chair
to lawmakers: No foreign trips please: International
community urged not to lure lawmakers into trips
abroad, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 31/03/2014)
CA
calendar
within 15 days: Secretariat (kp 30/03/2014), Selection
of
CA panels’ heads likely to be delayed (ht
30/03/2014), New
CA
must focus on thorny issues : Experts, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep 30/03/2014)
House
forms
public hearing committee (kp 29/03/2014)
Process
to
draft new constitution set rolling: CA forms five
committees, by Prakash Acharya (ht 29/03/2014), CA
unanimous
in adopting past pacts: Assembly approves five
committees to expedite constitution writing (kp
29/03/2014),
CA
starts
ownership process for last CA's work, by Kosh Raj
Koirala (rep
29/03/2014)
New
CA
set to cash in on last one’s gains, by Arjun
Bhandari (ht
28/03/2014),
CA
to
own up past agreements, Secretariat printing copies of
reports of earlier thematic committees; Agenda to be
tabled in Constituent Assembly today (kp
28/03/2014),
Proposal
to
own work of CA-I to be tabled today (rep
28/03/2014),
Big
III
to own up previous CA’s statute decisions (ht
28/03/2014),
CA
takes
ownership of first CA’s achievements (nn
28/03/2014)
NC,
CPN-UML
unwilling to let Dahal lead HLPC: Propose UCPN-Maoist
chairman to head Constituent Assembly panel (ht
27/03/2014), Big-3
top
guns to head CA thematic committees: Maoists want
high-level committee outside CA for Dahal, by
Ashok Dahal (rep
27/03/2014)
NA
Deployment
During CA poll endorsed by parliament (kp
27/03/2014),
House
panel
endorses army mobilisation during CA polls (ht
27/03/2014),
House
endorses
army mobilization for Nov polls (rep 27/03/2014)
First
meeting
of Constitutional Council on Thursday (nn
26/03/2014)
Parties
agree
to revive HLPC: Cross-party mechanism ‘no substitute
for Assembly’, by Anil Giri (kp), Big
3
to form body to assist govt, statute drafting, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 26/03/2014)
Anti-money
Laundering
bill endorsed by House (kp 25/03/2014), Legislature-Parliament
passes
five bills (ht 25/03/2014), Parliament
okays
three AML bills (kp 26/03/2014)
Parties
get
busy choosing heads of CA, parliamentary committees
(ht 23/03/2014), NC,
UML
to talk CA committee formation (kp 24/03/2014)
Extradition
Bill
opposed in Parliament (ht 22/03/2014), CA
adopts
rules of procedure (kp
22/03/2014),
Fresh
CA
Rules cleared: All 16 committees likely by Mar 28,
EC
doubtful
of local polls in May, by Bhadra Sharma (ht
22/03/2014),
CA
approves
new regulations four months after polls (rep
22/03/2014)
Straight
talk:
Wider consultations are necessary to ensure acceptance
of the constitution (kp
20/03/2014)
Second
CA
continuation of first one, say lawmakers (ht
20/03/2014)
Nembang
for
bigwigs to lead key panels (kp
19/03/2014),
Fuel
price
fury puts off House meeting (kp
19/03/2014),
House
adjourned
over petroleum price hike:Finance Minister talks of
reviewing hiked prices but opposition demands
the decision to be revoked (ht
19/03/2014),
Opposition
obstructs
House over fuel price hike, by Ashok Dahal (rep
19/03/2014), Opposition
stalls
House proceedings on Day II: Govt ready to halve fuel
price hike, oppn wants it cut by 75 pc, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht
20/03/2014),
House
disrupted
as protests continue (kp
20/03/2014)
Govt
registers
13 bills at Legislature-Parliament (ht 18/03/2014)
House
to
have 4 new panels to address public concerns, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 17/03/2014), Rules
for
uninterrupted work (kp), Major
parties
fail to nominate deputy PP leaders, whips: Parliament
secretariat says this has affected House proceedings
(rep
17/03/2014)
Thematic
panel
to take up ownership issue (ht 16/03/2014)
Ministers
to
answer lawmakers’ queries (kp 14/03/2014)
Delayed
dividend:
Political parties are taking forever to start the
all-important CA process (kp
13/03/2014),
The
fuss
is over (ht
13/03/2014),
On
with
it now: Constitution making task (rep
13/03/2014),
With
Rules
finalised, CA set to move forward, by Prakash
Acharya (ht
13/03/2014),
Unwieldy
committees
proposed at CA: Drafting panel suggests two 191-member
committees and three panels comprising 73 members each,
by Thira L. Bhusal (rep
13/03/2014),
Justices
review
CA elections (ht 13/03/2014)
Nefin
wants
remaining 26 CA seats (kp 12/03/2014), CA
nomination
hearing shelved (ht
12/03/2014)
[??], Parties
iron
out differences: Panel to table final draft at CA
meeting tomorrow, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
12/03/2014),
CA
chair
to certify, Prez to unveil new constitution: CA
Regulations 2014 draft finalized, by Ashok Dahal
(rep
12/03/2014),
CA
Rules
finalised, finally: Prez to unveil statute after
assembly chair certifies it, by Prakash Acharya
(ht
12/03/2014)
NC,
UML
ask MPs toattend House meets (kp
08/03/2014),
CA
caucus
debate rages; parties divided: Rastriya Prajatantra
Party-Nepal supports the position taken by the NC and
the UML on the caucus issue, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp
08/03/2014)
[Self-protection of male
Tagadharis!!], CA
rules
panel summoned to iron out differences (rep
08/03/2014),
Prez,
CA
chair may jointly authenticate constitution (ht),
House
hearings
sought for Regmi era appointments, by Pranab
Kharel (kp 08/03/2014)
Lawmakers
bask
in sun as House meets: Meeting adjourned as attendance
falls way below the quorum of 143, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 07/03/2014), Parliament
prorogued
for lack of quorum: Ordinances on extradition, crime
prevention not even discussed for passing (ht
07/03/2014),
UML
CC
for CA chair to authenticate constitution: Against
further debate on the issue (ht
07/03/2014)
Price
of
prohibition: Imposing whips and barring caucuses in
the CA will only create resentment (kp 06/03/2014)
Prez
lobbies
for bill right: Sheetal Niwas makes its position clear
to the parties involved in preparing CA rules, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
06/03/2014)
[Support to his party, the
Nepali Congress, by the 'independent' president! The
president has to be newly elected immediately!!],
NC
to
hold talks with UML brass (ht
06/03/2014),
Confusion
abounds
over Regmi govt appointments (kp
06/03/2014),
UML
stresses
parliamentary hearing: Khanal says it’s a must for
constitutional appointments (ht
06/03/2014)
House
okays
citizenship ordinance amid protest (ht
04/03/2014)
Janajatis
seek
half of 26 CA nominations (kp
04/03/2014),
Panel
drafting:
CA Rules asks for more time: Fails to resolve
differences on who will authenticate statute (ht
04/03/2014),
CA
panel
seeks 10 more days (rep
04/03/2014),
CA
regulations
drafting committee term extended (nn
04/03/2014), Vote
mulled
to settle CA rule dispute (kp
05/03/2014),
Top
guns
asked to settle dispute over CA regulation, by
Ashok Dahal (rep
05/03/2014),
Matter
of
prestige for two big parties: CPN-UML threatens to
take it to full House for resolution through vote,
by Prakash Acharya (ht
05/03/2014),
Govt
ready
to offer DPM to Maoists: Gautam, by LB Thapa (rep
05/03/2014)
House
seeks
details on Adhikari couple: Tells govt to clarify PM’s
reported statement on Tanakpur (ht
04/03/2014),
Nembamg
asks
PM to clarify Tanakpur remarks (kp
04/03/2014),
House
asks
govt to clarify PM remarks (rep
04/03/2014)
Monotonous
tune (ht 03/03/2014), CA
rules
of procedure: Congress-UML tussle over bill plays
spoilsport (kp
03/03/2014),
Inter-party
rift
on CA rules continues: Disputes will be settled before
tomorrow’s CA meet: Karna, by Prakash Acharya (ht
03/03/2014),
NC,
UML
dispute over prez authenticating statute bill, by
Ashok Dahal (rep
03/03/2014),
No
dispute
in CA nominations: RPP (ht
03/03/2014)
[???? Mr Thapa should read the
interim constitution before he quotes from it!!]
Speaker
presses
PM to appoint 26 CA members: Nembang seeks priority
for excluded, experts in seats (kp
02/03/2014)
[This is not only a priority,
it must be exclusive according to the interim
constitution!!]
Bill
related
to new statute: Congress for empowering Prez to pass
bill; UML opposes senior coalition partner’s demand
(kp
02/03/2014),
Who
will
do the honours? Prez or CA Chairman?, by Arjun
Bhandari and Prakash Acharya (ht 02/03/2014)
Non-Dalit
lawmakers
vow to back Dalit issues (rep 01/03/2014)
Constitution
Making:
Learn From The Past, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn
01/03/2014)
When
will
26 CA members be nominated? Information minister says
process will begin by tomorrow (ht
01/03/2014),
CA
rules
of procedure: Tough steps on anvil to keep House in
order, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
01/03/2014),
Ca
likely
to retain whip provision, by Pranab Kharel (kp
01/03/2014),
Five
CA
committees to ensure timely constitution, by
Prakash Acharya (ht
01/03/2014)
Speaker
concerned
about lack of agenda (kp
26/02/2014)
CA
panel
number bone of contention: Suggestions are for
creating five committees in total - three thematic and
two procedural (kp 26/02/2014),
CA
to
start real task in few more weeks: Deadline for CA
regulation drafting committee extended (rep
27/02/2014), Powerful
panel
proposed in CA, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
28/02/2014)
UCPN-M
to
field Gharti for CA vice-chair: Bhattarai likely to
head Constitutional Committee (ht 25/02/2014), Two
in
CA VC race; Gharti likely winner (kp
26/02/2014),
Onsari
Gharti
Magar elected CA Vice-Chairperson (nn
26/02/2014),
Gharti
wins
CA vice-chair post by a landslide (kp
27/02/2014),
Onsari
Gharti
elected CA vice-chair: 484 of 489 lawmakers present
cast vote in her favour (ht
27/02/2014),
UCPN
(M)
demands CA chair’s wings clipped: Maoist lawmakers
proposed that the CA chair and the vice chair should
have equal power (kp
27/02/2014)
[??]
Bill
to
oust ordinances: Bill to oust ordinances: Nineteen of
the total 24 ordinances need to be replaced by
parliament, by Pranab Kharel (kp 25/02/2014), House
forms
special security committee (kp 25/02/2014)
Big
II
against caucuses (kp 24/02/2014), 7-point
pact
detrimental to nation, says Rayamajhi (kp
24/02/2014),
CA
vice
chair poll schedule out (ht
24/02/2014)
The
prerequisites:
While all efforts should be directed at a timely
constitution, the importance of participatory
constitutionalism, the raison d'être of the CA, must
not be overlooked, by Raju Prasad Chapagai (rep
24/02/2014)
House
rules
drafted; panel divided over CA procedure, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai and Binod Ghimire (kp
23/02/201),
CA
panel
for 14 House committees, by Ashok Dahal (rep
23/02/201),
Own
first
CA’s work for timely statute: Leaders (kp
23/02/2014)
4
CA thematic committees proposed (kp 20/02/2014), CA
Chair
Nembang has tough task ahead, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp
20/02/2014),
CA
chair
says parties have 11 months to deliver constitution
(ht
20/02/2014),
Nembang
for
owning deals reached in previous CA (rep
20/02/2014),
Give
me
a sign: Constitution making (rep
20/02/2014),
Election
of
CA Vice-Chair on Feb 26 (nn
20/02/2014),
Statute
countdown
began on Jan 22, says Nembang, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 21/02/2014), CA
rules
drafting panel may seek extra time (kp
21/02/2014),
Four
committees
proposed in CA: Political committee to replace
constitutional committee, by Ashok Dahal (rep
21/02/2014),
New
CA
hopes for more assertive Nembang, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep
21/02/2014),
CA
vice-chair
to be elected on Feb 26 (ht
21/02/2014)
CA
chairman
poll: CPN-UML, UCPN (Maoist) in the race, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp
17/02/2014),
CA
chair
election tomorrow (ht
17/02/2014),
NC
issues
whip, to vote for UML candidate (kp
17/02/2014),
Spokesperson:
Sense
& Sensibility, by P. Kharel (rn 17/02/2014), CA
to
elect chairman today: NC and UML to vote for Subas
Nembang; UCPN (M) and allies may field Krishna B
Mahara (kp
18/02/2014),
UML
seeks
support for Nembang to chair CA: Congress, RPP-Nepal,
fringe forces pledge to vote in favour (ht
18/02/2014),
Nembang
almost
certain to become CA chairman: Maoists undecided
(rep
18/02/2014),
UCPN
(Maoist)
decides to support Nembang's candidacy for CA Chair
(nn
18/02/2014),
Subash
Nembang
elected unanimous House Speaker (nn 18/02/2014), Nembang
on
CA chair, again: With backing from NC, he is elected
unopposed to top post by the 571-member CA, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Binod Ghimire (kp 19/02/2014), Nembang
elected
CA chair unopposed: Gets bouquets and brickbats from
lawmakers; Urged not to repeat past mistakes (ht
19/02/2014),
Nembang
unopposed
as CA chair, by Kosh Raj Koirala and Ashok Dahal
(kp
19/02/2014),
An
old
hand at parliamentary business (ht
19/02/2014)
Fewer
CA
committees mooted for swift constitution drafting:
Suggestions to reduce the number of procedural
committees to two, by Pranab Kharel (kp
17/02/2014)
A
month on, CA without agenda (kp 16/02/2014), Government
to
facilitate statute writing within year: PM (rep
16/02/2014) [Which
government??? What are your ideas on main issues of
the constitution??? When did you talk to other parties
on theses issues??? Especially, when did you discuss
these issues with representatives of the numerous
social groups of the country, i.e. outside the circle
of male Bahuns????]
House
defers
PM felicitation event: NC-UML tussle over Home
portfolio led the House speaker to put off the event
set for Friday, by Pranab Kharel (kp
15/02/2014),
Tussle
over
home haunts House (ht 15/02/2014)
49-member
panel
to draft CA rules of procedures, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 13/02/2014), 49-member
panel
to amend CA regulations (ht
13/02/2014), Karna
leads
CA procedures formulating committee (kp
14/02/2014), Karn
to
chair CA regulations drafting panel (ht
14/02/2014)
Major
parties
have pledged to take ownership of CA-I, interview
with Ram Sharan Mahat (kp 10/02/2014), Sutra
for
progressive constitution (ht 10/02/2014)
Old
challenges
for new CA: Chalise (kp 09/02/2014)
House
endorses
MLA ordinance (kp 08/02/2014), House
passes
three ordinances (ht 08/02/2014)
Parliament
passes
poll related ordinances (ht
06/02/2014),
Anti-money
laundering:
House okays ordinance despite Maoist objection (kp
06/02/2014),
Constitute
TRC
without delay: Rayamajhi (ht
06/02/2014),
UCPN
(Maoist)
pushes for early formation of TRC (rep 06/02/2014)
RPP-N
for
panels to adopt past CA pacts (kp 04/02/2014)
House
legitimises
Regmi govt, CA elections: Two-third majority votes in
favour of prez order; MJF-N,NWPP oppose 25-point
decree, by Prakash Acharya (ht
03/02/2014)
[Is it a legitimate and
constitutional procedure to legitimise stepps that
should not have been taken without legimation almost
one year back??], Statute
hurdle
removal endorsed, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/02/2014)
PWDs
to
stage hunger strike for CA representation (rep
02/02/2014)
Nine
financial
ordinances tabled at the house (nn
02/02/2014)
Bit
parties
block past CA pacts: Big 3 put proposals on hold after
strong opposition, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
30/01/2014), Big
Three
fail to push proposal through CA: RPP-N, RJ threaten
to obstruct House session, by Prakash Acharya (ht
30/01/2014),
Show
some
guts: Tabling federal motion (rep), Second
CA
meet forms business advisory panel (kp
30/01/2014)
Big
3
‘to adopt’ old CA pacts: Six-member task force to
prepare a proposal to ensure new constitution in one
year, by Anil Giri (kp 29/01/2014) [To
adopt the suggestions of the different committees of
CA-I would even be more important than the adoption of
the agrrements between the high lever party
politicians!!], Big
Three
get down to business: To table proposal today with
commitment to get statute in a year (ht
29/01/2014)
[What did such commitments
mean so far? Absolutely nothing!!], Big
3
to reaffirm federal democratic republic at new CA:
Panel to suggest what to own from past CA, by
Thira L. Bhusal (rep
29/01/2014),
NC
told
to come up with concrete proposal (kp
29/01/2014),
Parties
advised
3-step formula, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
29/01/2014),
‘Don’t
impose
first CA’s decisions’ (kp
29/01/2014),
Six
ordinances
tabled in House (ht
29/01/2014),
Legal
experts
decry tabling of TRC bill (kp
29/01/2014),
More
lawmakers
oppose ‘controversial’ ordinances (kp 31/01/2014),
Govt
to
replace TRC Ordinance with fresh Bills on two
commissions (ht 31/01/2014)
Hearing
on
CA nominees slated for Feb 3 (ht 28/01/2014), PMO
ordered
to attend hearing on 26 CA seats (rep (ht
28/01/2014)
5
ordinances tabled in the house (kp 28/01/2014)
Anti-Money
Laundering
Ordinance tabled in House (ht 28/01/2014)
First
meeting
of Legislature-Parliament commences (nn
26/01/2014),
TRC,
appointment
of Karki could stir debate (kp 26/01/2014), House
session
gets under way (kp 27/01/2014), Parties
ready
to own up first CA’s decisions, by Binod Ghimire
(kp
27/01/2014),
Big
Three
vow to capitalise on last CA’s gains, by Arjun
Bhandari and Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
27/01/2014)
Assembly
session
begins, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
23/01/2014),
Second
CA
inauguration inspires renewed hope: Assembly Chairman
Surya Bahadur Thapa in his address takes all down
history lane, by Prakash Acharya (ht
23/01/2014),
Constitutional
deadline:
There need to be quick agreements on the new govt and
the CA process (kp
23/01/2014),
CA's
first
sitting convenes sans major agenda, by Thira L.
Bhusal (rep
23/01/2014)
[This will be normal for the
coming months! The power struggle of the failed
leaders is all that counts!!], First
indications:
The new CA process begins (rep)
23/01/2014,
33-party
bloc
protests CA (kp
23/01/2014),
Electing
PP
leader tricky for Big 3: NC election for Parliamentary
Party leader on Sunday (kp
23/01/2014),
Congress
sets
January 26 date to elect PP leader (ht
23/01/2014),
UML
seeks
consensus on PM candidate (kp
23/01/2014),
Dahal,
Bhattarai
pitching for their own favourites (kp
23/01/2014),
Maoists
likely
to pick PP leader other than Dahal, by Ashok Dahal
(rep 23/01/2014)
565
lawmakers
take oath of office, by Prakash Kharel (kp
22/01/2014), A
rainbow display as CA members sworn in: Five remain
absent, miss the ceremony, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
22/01/2014),
565
CA
members sworn in, first CA meet today, by Ashok
Dahal (rep
22/01/2014),
Challenges
galore
as new CA meets today, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
22/01/2014),
Second
CA
takes shape: Constitution hope as lawmakers meet,
by Binod Ghimire (kp
22/01/2014)
[There is no reason for hope
before the old generation of 'leaders' resigns!!],
CA
Court
bars Mandal from participation in Assembly (kp
22/01/2014),
Court
stops
Maoist lawmaker from attending CA, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep
22/01/2014),
Journos
barred
from taking CA ceremony pictures (rep
22/01/2014),
Parties
at
a loss over statute process, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp
22/01/2014),
Parties
to
make efforts to write statute in a year, by
Prakash Acharya (ht
22/01/2014)
[They should first behave
before they make such nonsense statements!!!],
33-party
bloc
presses for non-CA platform to partake in statute
drafting (kp
22/01/2014)
Secretariat
readies
agenda for first Assembly meeting (kp 20/01/2014),
Prez
to
administer oath to Thapa today (kp 20/01/2014), Thapa
sworn
in as Acting Chair of CA (nn 20/01/2014), Thapa
sworn
in as CA chairman (kp 21/01/2014), Surya
B
Thapa sworn in as CA chairman (ht
21/01/2014),
Thapa
to
swear-in new CA members today: Altogether 571 members
to be present at swearing-in (rep
21/01/2014)
[And where are the 26 members
that had be nominated from not participated groups by
the government before this event???], 570
CA
members sworn in (nn
21/01/2014),
Mother
tongue
for FSP-N lawmakers’ oath (ht
21/01/2014),
Security
stepped
up ahead of CA inauguration: Police put special
arrangements in place to curb disruptive activities in
Baneshwor, elsewhere (ht 21/01/2014)
Parliament
to
meet on Jan 26 (kp 20/01/2014), Prez
calls
Parliament session on January 26 (ht 20/01/2014),
Prez
summons
parliament session for Jan 26, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep 20/01/2014)
Lessons
learned:
Political parties need to be clear and transparent
about the CA process (kp 16/01/2014), Sense
and
insensibility: The challenge before the new CA is to
make sure all Nepalis feel welcomed by the state,
by Deepak Thapa (kp
16/01/2014),
Pressure
piles
on parties to watch lawmakers: ‘Monitoring panel
should be formed before first meet’, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp
16/01/2014)
Measures
on
cards to discipline lawmakers, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 15/01/2014)
CA
meet
sans 26 lawmakers stirs debate, by Pranab Kharel
(kp 15/01/2014)
CA
Secretariat
to consult parties (kp
15/01/2014)
CA
rules
of procedure: Row over details may hit business,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 13/01/2014), CA
Secretariat
goes into overdrive: Acting chairman to be sworn in on
January 20,574 others on January 21 (ht
13/01/2014)
CA
summon
case in court: Stance clarified to govt: Prez office
(kp
13/01/2014),
Petition
demands
filling 26 CA seats before first meet, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep
13/01/2014)
Secretariat
geared
up for swearing in CA members (kp 13/01/2014), Getting
ready
for the big day (nn 13/01/2014)
Constituent
Assembly
meet slated for Jan 22: President’s aides say
Cabinet does not address head of state’s concerns,
by Anil Giri (kp
12/01/2014),
Regmi
summons
CA meeting on Jan 22 (ht
12/01/2014),
CA
summoned
at last: Chairman Regmi calls first meeting for Jan 22
after President's nod, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep
12/01/2014),
Welcome
decision:
President Yadav’s back out (rep
12/01/2014),
Grand
old
man, Thapa, to take oath of CA on Jan 20 (nn
12/01/2014), Petition
against
Assembly meet plan (kp 13/01/2014)
Dhanusha
sees
highest number of representatives in CA (ht
01/01/2014)
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Legislature-Parliament,
Nepal
Constituent
Assembly of Nepal (CAN)
Attendance
and
Process in Constituent Assembly II.
Martin Chautari, Briefing Paper no.11 (September 2014)
Women's caucus (website on women
participation in the CA)
601 CA members
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