Letting
provinces hold grade 10 exams is just delegation of
administrative task, experts say : Until provincial
governments are allowed to prepare their own
curricula, there is no devolution of powers as per a
federal dispensation, they argue, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 05/01/2021)
Dissolution
of House of Representatives sends shock waves through
provincial governments : Chief ministers of some
provinces set to lose majority in the provincial
assembly, destabilising their governments (kp
23/12/2020)
A
better way to ensure accountability : A single
Integrated Financial Management Information System
needs to be implemented, by Prakash Maharjan (kp
13/12/2020)
Federal
government to co-finance development projects in
provinces, local levels : Project with a minimum cost
of one billion rupees for province, 500 million rupees
to be co financed; project must be completed within
five years (rep 10/12/2020)
Power
sharing cases pile up at constitutional bench :
Constitutional experts say devolution of power between
various tiers of government has been hampered due to
bench’s failure to issue verdicts, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 09/12/2020)
Province
2 govt files writ at SC against central govt’s
‘intervention’ (kh 03/12/2020),
Province 2 takes federal government to court : ‘Centre
shouldn’t interfere in province matters’, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 04/12/2020)
Judicial
Committees working as local courts, by Bimal
Prasad Pokhrel (kh 28/11/2020)
Provincial
public service commissions yet to hire staff for
short-handed agencies : Lumbini and Bagmati provinces
have only recently issued vacancy announcements,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 24/11/2020
Why
is the bureaucracy so inept? The pace of
decentralisation is slow, and the administrative
culture is not performance-oriented, by Shankar
Man Singh (kp 20/11/2020)
Reassessing
federalism in Nepal (ht 20/11/2020)
Fiscal
transfers for what? The laws related to grant
distribution have not defined and clarified the
concept of expenditure needs, by Khimlal Devkota
(kp 15/11/2020)
वित्तीय
संघीयतामा अनुदानको औचित्य : जहाँ धेरै मानिस बस्छन् वा
धेरै गरिब छन्, त्यस्ता स्थानमा प्रतिव्यक्ति अनुदान बढी
चाहिन्छ । ठूलो भूगोल भएको ठाउँमा प्रतिवर्गकिमि अनुदान
धेरै आवश्यक पर्छ [Justification of grants in
financial federalism : In places where many people live
or are very poor, more per capita grants are needed.
Grants per square kilometer are very much needed in
places with large geography., by Khim Lal Devkota (ka
10/11/2020)
Practicality
of federalism : How long before it is fully
functional?, by Dinesh Pant (ht 09/11/2020)
Decision
not to call Nepal a federal democratic republic is an
attack on the system, experts say : The government’s
recent decision to refer to the country just as
‘Nepal’ is unconstitutional and against the spirit of
federalism, they argue, by Tika R Pradhan and
Binod Ghimire (kp 06/11/2020)
Centre’s
approval must for MoU between local levels, foreigners
(ht 06/11/2020) [After all,
the Federal Republic of Nepal is still a centralised
state, says HM Oli! All power is vested in the PM and
emanates from him!]
Somehow,
federalism rightly flagged up : There is no convincing
reason for the government to take so many irrational
decisions, by Achyut Wagle (kp 30/10/2020)
Leaders’
centralised mindset challenge to federalism : Several
laws essential for a functional federal system have
still not been endorsed by the federal parliament,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/10/2020) [These
so-called "leaders", as which they see themselves,
have never wanted a federal system. The central state
serves their personal interests based on patriarchal
Hindu thinking much better!]
Demarcating
Functions In Federalism, by Mukti Rijal (rn
22/10/2020)
संघीयताको
खर्च व्यवस्थापनका केही उपाय, by Khim Lal Devkota
(ka 21/10/2020)
Karnali
crisis resolution another example of anti-federalism
approach, politicians and experts say : Provincial
leaders question the value of elected people’s
representatives if the ruling party leadership’s
diktat from Kathmandu matters above all, by
Anil Giri (kp 19/10/2020)
Implementing
Federalism In True Spirit, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
17/10/2020)
Strengthening
federalism : Intergovernmental relationships are to be
refined through experience and practice, not directed
by laws, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 15/10/2020)
CDOs
riding roughshod over provincial governments : Even
the chief minister has to seek the consent of the CDO,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 04/10/2020) [Federalism
only on paper, if at all!]
NCP
undermines spirit of federalism, again, as it
‘decides’ for Province 5 : Oli and Dahal may have
taken the decision in a bid to placate some
leaders in the party but in doing so, they have
trampled upon the constitution, experts say, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 03/10/2020), Rs
4.2 million was spent to name Province 5 and its
capital but the job was finally done at the direction
of NCP chairmen : The committee spent Rs 1.8 million
on its India tour and Rs 11 million to pay three
experts, by Binod Pariyar (rep 03/10/2020)
Fearing
backlash, provinces other than Province 2 are not
fighting for their rights : They must follow the
example of Province 2 and demand the authority
guaranteed by the constitution, or else it will
be a historical failure on their part, analysts say,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/09/2020), Police
force adjustment : Province 2 threatens to knock
Supreme Court door (ht 27/09/2020)
The
‘f’ word : Whether it is called federalism or
whatever, true devolution improves governance,
especially during the pandemic (nt 25/09/2020)
Towards
provincial fiscal autonomy : Nepal remains a framework
wherein the key revenue sources rest with the federal
government, by Ankshita Chaudhary (ht 14/09/2020)
How
a pandemic law would have helped fight the virus and
strengthened federalism : Nepal has resorted to the
six-decade-old Infectious Disease Act, which does not
talk about people’s rights, but empower bureaucrats to
punish citizens, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
07/09/2020)
How
politicians’ chopper rides to disaster-hit areas flies
in the face of spirit of federalism : Leaders and
ministers’ penchant for flying to different parts of
the country in the name of rescue and relief is
reminiscent of the days when the country was under a
unitary system, by Anil Giri (kp 05/09/2020) [Nepal is a federal state in name
only. Central politicians and parties are doing
everything to ensure that this does not change!]
Karnali
suffers in absence of senior officials as centre
transfers them frequently : Two-fifths of the
bureaucratic positions remain vacant and with the
Federal Civil Servant Act still not in place, the
province can’t start appointing civil servants on its
own, by Kalendra Sejuwal (kp 04/09/2020)
Federal
government takes charge of small road and bridge
projects defying spirit of federalismNew projects are
added to government programmes every year largely
under pressure from politicians, officials say, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/08/2020), Federal
government injecting budget into district hospitals
without proper study : The hospitals identified by the
federal government as corona-specific hospitals are in
no condition to be upgraded immediately for the
treatment of coronavirus patients, health officials
say, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 29/08/2020)
Kathmandu’s
delay in enacting umbrella laws holds back
implementation of federalism: Without relevant federal
legislation in place, provincial governments feel
stymied to introduce their own laws to function
independently as the constitution envisions, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 24/08/2020)
Federal
transgressions and the pandemic : The federal
government is overstepping its constitutional
jurisdiction in the name of the Covid-19 response,
by Anurag Acharya (kp 24/08/2020)
Empowering
chief district officers in Covid-19 fight tramples
upon the spirit of federalism, experts say: Amid
criticism for its failure to contain coronavirus
spread, the Oli administration has ignored provincial
and local governments and granted powers to the
district administration offices to issue prohibitory
orders, by Binod Ghimire (kp 20(ß8/2020)
Neglect
of fiscal commission puts Nepal’s federal project in
jeopardy, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 07/08/2020)
Transition
in crisis: COVID-19 and federalisation in Nepal,
by Ian Payne (rep 24/07/2020)
Strengthening
The State Government, by Mukti Rijal (rn
25/06/2020)
Provincial
govts to present budget today (ht 15/06/2020), Provinces
table budget for upcoming fiscal, by Umesh Poudel
(ht 16/06/2020), Provinces
announce budgets with strong focus on health and
employment: Most provinces have reduced the size of
their budgets and earmarked significant amounts to
health infrastructure and job creation alongside
austerity measures, by Sangam Prasain and Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 16/06/2020)
House
of correction: The federal government needs to work in
coordination with other subgovernments (kp
29/04/2020)
Nepal
Police in federalism: Political interference,
bureaucratic meddling, and favoritism inside the
police organization have perverted leadership
succession and affected organizational integrity,
by Shreya Paudel and Samar SB Rana (rep 19/04/2020)
The
police and federal restructuring: There is a need to
use federalism as an opportunity to address
longstanding security sector reform issues, by
Samar SJB Rana (kp 15/04/2020)
Stepping
into the crisis: The Covid-19 crisis will be a litmus
test of Nepal’s fledgeling federal system, by
Anurag Acharya (kp 10/04/2020))
Health
and federalism: The federal government must work in
tandem with the provincial and local governments
(kp 08/04/2020)
Centralised
Bureaucracy In Nepal, by Mukti Rijal (rn
26/03/2020)
Ownership,
jurisdiction of rivers to be divided (ht
13/03/2020)
Issues
Of Cooperative Federalism, by Mukti Rijal (rn
05/03/2020)
Municipalities
still heavily dependent on federal grants: Report:
Experts say despite the dependence, local governments
have raised more money than in the past, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/02/2020)
Conflict
is brewing between ruling party and provincial and
local governments, say leaders: Heads of government do
not seem to want to consult with the Nepal Communist
Party’s provincial committees, despite a directive
from the central committee, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
17/02/2020)
Provincial
governments’ capital expenditures abysmally low:
Mid-term Budget Review: Capital expenditures of
Karnali and Province 2 stand at just 3.8 percent in
the first half of the current fiscal year, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/02/2020)
Two
years of federalism: Fixing the foundation, by
Mithilesh Yadav (rep 15/02/2020)
Key
Issues In Fiscal Relations, by Mukti Rijal (rn
13/02/2020)
The
local units will decide which schools should get state
grants, not the president: Office of the President is
envisioned to have a largely ceremonial role, not an
executive one (kp 07/02/2020)
WB
report says capacity building key to implementation of
federalism (ht 31/01/2020))
The
federalisation of corruption: Corruption has seeped
into every tier of government. But to sustain the
federal system, it must be eradicated, by Achyut
Wagle (kp 21/01/2020)
Province
1 government opposes Centre’s move to build roads in
state: Provincial, local governments say the federal
government’s guideline regarding the construction of
connecting road infrastructure infringes upon their
rights, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 21/01/2020)
Despite
federalism and local elections, power still resides in
the hands of a few: The political parties continue to
function in a pyramid model where a handful of leaders
at the top make decisions on behalf of a vast
majority, analysts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
16/01/2020)) [Federalism is
still not really implemented: Neither government nor
opposition want it!]
Local
and provincial governments have been allowed to draft
laws fixing jail terms and fine in civil offences:
Authorities must ensure that such laws do not
contradict federal laws and they should not be
misused, experts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
16/01/2020)
‘Government
jeopardising federal republic’ (ht 14/01/2020)
Provincial
and local governments barred from signing aid
agreements with foreign donors: New standards on
foreign aid endorsed by the Cabinet last week make
Centre’s role necessary in accessing resources, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 05/12/2020))
Composite
Unity In Federalism, by Mukti Rijal (rn
02/01/2020)
Growing
pains of an ad hoc country: The shift to federalism
was not meant to be smooth but Nepali society made the
choice on its own, by Shreya Paudel (kp
31/12/2019)
Fruit
of federalism: Local governments must improve their
spending capacity and administrative skills so that
all the local units can generate more resources for
themselves (ht 26/12/2019)
Local
units face shortage of office space, but federal help
not forthcoming: The federal government is still in
the planning phase of developing building designs and
standards, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 19/12/2019)
Against
constitution and Education Act, Kathmandu is hell-bent
on holding grade 10 exams on its own, officials say:
The statute promulgated more than four years ago
authorises local governments to manage school
education, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/12/2019) [Long live the authoritarian
central state!]
Provincial
and local governments told to accept foreign aid only
after centre's approval: The Ministry of Federal
Affairs and General Administration issued a circular
last week about the Cabinet’s decision on the matter,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/12/2019) [Forget
the democratic and decentralised federal state! Long
live the centralised Bahun controlled state!]
Health
systems in federal Nepal: Challenges and
Opportunities: The coordination between the three
levels of government must be seamless, by Heem
Sunder Shakya (kp 15/12/2019)
SC
stays centre’s decision to bring Province 2 forest
under its domain; National forest projects under
provincial govt: Petitioner, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 12/12/2019)
Female
deputy speakers of various provinces complain of being
given rights, but no responsibilit: The task of the
deputy speaker is to run the house in the speaker’s
absence but the position doesn’t allow one to take
decisions independently, by Pratiksha Kafle (kp
11/12/2019)
An
experiment in identity-based federalism: CM Lalbabu
Raut has the opportunity and duty to deliver good
governance to his people so that they don’t feel
alienated anymore, by Pramod Mishra (kp
21/11/2019)
State
of local governance: Federalism is as much about
devolution of political rights as it is about
development rights. Delivery of basic services is now
the responsibility of the local governments, by
Biswo Poudel (rep 18/11/2019)
For
Nepal to thrive, federalism must work: History should
have taught us by now that a top-down,
Kathmandu-centric approach to development will not
work, by Niranjan Mani Dixit (kp 14/11/2019)
Education
Ministry issues circular, asking local governments to
stop teacher hiring: Local governments say the move
infringes upon their constitutional mandate, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 13/11/2019) [Another
grave violation of the constitution by the
anti-federal Oli government!]
Centre
owes local levels Rs 56bn royalty: Lack of
coordination between govt agencies proving costly,
by Umesh Poudel (ht 13/11/2019)
Oli
to decide on Cabinet reshuffle by the end of the week:
At least eight sitting ministers and two provincial
chief ministers are likely to be relieved of their
current positions, party insiders say, by Tika R
Pradhan Anil Giri (kp 12/11/2019) [In
a federal state, the central government should have no
right to interfere in the staffing of a provincial
government!]
The
problems Nepal faces in implementing federalism: To
successfully complete the transition, the country has
to focus on economic policy and border security,
by Saurav Raj Pant (kp 10/11/2019)
Bill
seeks to transfer mgm't of prisons to provinces,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 09/11/2019)
Education
policy to empower provinces to appoint teachers
(rep 09/11/2019)
Provinces
set to finally get a role in regulating national and
foreign non-government organisations: Social Welfare
Council has drafted a coordination mechanism policy
among the three tiers of the government, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/11/2019)
President,
acting on Cabinet decision, removes governors of all
seven provinces: While the Oli administration’s
decision is constitutionally sound, it is politically
authoritarian, constitutional experts say, by Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 04/11/2019), Governors
of all seven provinces sacked, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 04/11/2019), Government
picks new governors after sacking Deuba-period
appointees: President Bhandari will administer oath of
office to new governors on Tuesday; The nominees of
senior leader Nepal were rejected by the secretariat
meeting, by Tilak R. Pradhan (kp 05/11/2019), The
way the provincial governors have been removed is not
illegal, but it’s wrong: All seven governors were
ejected in a totally unexpected move (kp
05/11/2019), All
seven provinces get new heads: President Bidhya Devi
Bhandari likely to swear them in today (ht
05/11/2019),
Unfortunate
dismissal: The government has set a bad precedent by
sacking the governors appointed by the previous
government (ht 05/11/2019)
Confusion
in local governments threatens to derail federal
government’s total literacy plan: Singha Durbar aims
to achieve total literacy in the country by July 2021,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/11/2019)
Building
blocks to peace: Government, civil society and the
media all have a stake in Nepal’s new federal journey.
They must trust each other and collaborate for
sustained peace, by Anurag Acharya (kp 24/10/2019)
Foreign
Ministry to deploy officers to all provinces to ensure
provincial officials abide by diplomatic code: The
move follows criticism that chief ministers and
ministers were holding meetings with foreign diplomats
and dignitaries without informing the ministry, by
Anil Giri (kp 20/10/2019)
Villages
become vibrant while headquarters wear deserted looks,
by Sarita Shrestha and Himnath Devkota (rep 20/10/2019)
Constitutional
bench of Supreme Court repeals provincial laws for the
first time: The legislation, related to salaries that
local representatives were receiving, contradicted the
constitution, according to the bench, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 19/10/2019), SC
halts salaries of local level office bearers:
‘Parliament should correct the contradiction in the
constitution’, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 19/10/2019)
CIAA
bars local governments from appointing teachers on
their own: All local governments informed about the
views of anti-graft body, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 17/10/2019) [One of so
many problems by the failed implementation of the
federal state!]
Conflict
Over Natural Resources, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
14/10/2019)
Provincial
government, local bodies clash over revenue sharing
(ht 05/10/2019)
Federalism
Study Centre established (ht 04/10/2019)
Provinces
are still stuck in slow gear in forming public service
commissions: Delay in forming institutional setup may
hamper recruitment of staff at provinces and local
level through the provincial commissions, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 30/09/2019)
Call
to form local and provincial bodies to fight human
trafficking: Once limited to some districts, human
trafficking has now become a nationwide menace, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 26/09/2019)
Centre
for Education threatens to cut student facilities if
public schools don’t update student data: Local
governments say they have been unable to update the
data as they lack administrative staff, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 24/09/2019) [This
anti-federal government and administration will never
understand and implement the principles of federalism!],
The
federal government should let local governments take
care of education: Respective governments need to work
within the parameter of their jurisdiction to make
sure that innocent children do not suffer
unnecessarily (kp
Ineffective
Constitutional Bench will hamper implementation of
constitution and federalism, experts say: Legal
experts say there is a need to create a separate
constitutional court to deal with disputes, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 24/09/2019)
Women
are suffering due to a lack of doctors at district
hospitals: The entire healthcare sector suffers from
staff and funding shortages—and the slow
implementation of federalism (kp 23/09/2019)
Parliament
prorogued without endorsing laws critical to
federalism: Four years since constitution
promulgation, the government has failed to endorse
laws that are necessary for federalism to function as
envisioned, by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/09/2019)
Making
States Effective, by Mukti Rijal (rn 19/09/2019)
Lack
of necessary laws leaves local government helpless:
With no laws in place, the local government in
Province 5 is failing to work effectively in various
sectors—particularly forest and land management,
by Amrita Anmol (kp 17/09/2019)
Centralisation
of power reflected in drinking water projects: Move to
bring 700 drinking water projects under federal
government tramples upon provincial jurisdiction,
province officials say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 16/09/2019)
Lawmaker
demands to resolve ‘border dispute’ between Province 1
and 2: Lawmaker Narayan Bahadur Magar said there was a
border dispute over a plot of land that falls in both
Udayapurgadhi Rural Municipality and Katari
Municipality of Udayapur district, by Binu Timsina
(kp 13/09/2019)
Two
offices of Road Department award separate contracts
for the same road: Department officials say such
duplication may happen due to lack of clear
demarcation of jurisdictions among the centre,
province and local govt, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 09/09/2019)
MPs
wonder why govt is letting dengue spread: Local level
reps claim they lack: budget, manpower to do needful,
by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 09/09/2019)
Agencies
struggle to justify their existence with not much to
do under federal set-up: The federal government has
retained many agencies deemed redundant, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 03/09/2019)
Province
2 chief attorney seeks amendment to the constitution,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 02/09/2019)
SC
jolt for govt on Sagarnath Forest: Stays decision to
bring it under the federal government’s jurisdiction,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 31/08/2019)
Federal
government’s reluctance to devolve power is reflected
in small development projects: Unitary mindset and
politicians’ interest in road and bridge projects are
defeating the purpose of federalism, experts say,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/08/2019)
SC
issues show cause notice to six provinces (ht
24/08/2019)
PM
calls for strengthening FDR system, by Roshan S.
Nepal (ht 21/08/2019) [PM
Oli's politics that favours continued central control
has been one of the greatest obstacles for
implementing federalism!!]
Petition
filed against laws of six provinces (ht
20/08/2019)
Province
3 government objects federal government’s bill that
interferes its jurisdiction: Provincial Minister
Jammakattel argued that the federal
government-introduced bill was meaningless as the
provincial government has already formulated laws
regarding vehicle and transportation management act,
by Subash Bidari (kp 16/08/2019)
Public
school teachers launch protests demanding the federal
government should manage them: Local government in
response says the centre cannot take the move, citing
it unconstitutional, by Binod Ghimire (kp
15/08/2019)
House
endorses two crucial bills related to police force,
by Jagdishor Panday (ht 12/08/2019), A
step forward: The two police bills, enacted by the
Lower House, give the provinces power to mobilise
their own police forces independently (ht
13/08/2019)
Four
provinces still struggling to fix their capitals,
names (rep 12/08/2019)
Federalism
might fail: Leaders whom we entrusted infant
federalism have limited vision or skills as to how
they will nurture the new system. They are running the
show like they did under constitutional monarchy,
by Kshitiz Khanal (rep 11/08/2019)
‘Province
2 won’t accept FPSC-recruited staff, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 11/08/2019)
Mind
your own business: The federal government needs to
stick to its jurisdiction and let the provincial
governments enjoy their authority over certain things
(kp 05/08/2019)
Politicians’
self-centred attitude could put federalism in peril,
say experts: Public post holders are increasing their
pay and perks instead of spending more on public goods,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 04/08/2019)
On
a collision course? Legal battle likely to intensify
between provinces and Kathmandu: They say Province 2
move to challenge federal government’s bid to infringe
upon its jurisdiction is an important step, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 04/08/2019)
Restructure
SSDP: In line with federalism, by Hari Prasad
Lamsal (ht 01/08/2019)
Flint,
federalism and way forward: Shun centralised mindset,
by Sajal Mani Dhital (ht 30/07/2019)
New
recruits for local levels: Ground for conflict; In our
country where decision-making has been long
centralised with the political, administrative and
technical elite at the helm of affairs, genuine
devolution of power is still a problem regardless of
the federal polity, by Mukti Rijal (ht 24/07/2019)
Provincial
govts ill-prepared to tackle disasters (rep
21/07/2019) [This has much to
do with the anti-federal policy of the central
government!], Provincial
responsibilities: Role of provinces in disaster risk
reduction (rep 22/07/2019)
MoHA
to continue performance contract (ht 19/07/2019) [Under the federal system, the
performance of district administration should be the
exclusive task of the provincial administration!]
Provinces
say federal government is in bid to control provincial
security operations: Police adjustment bill, passed by
a House committee, is yet another attempt to
centralise power, provincial ministers say, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 16/07/2019) [The
Oli govt neither wants federalism nor does it
understand how federalism works!]
Centre
refuses to devolve authority to provinces: Province 3
minister says Kathmandu has refused to share powers
with the government in Hetauda, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp 15/07/2019) [In grave
violation of the constitution, the central politicians
prevent the implementation of federalism at any cost!]
WB
renews $100m support for fiscal federalism,
public financial management (ht 13/07/2019)
Centre
plans to build the capacity of provincial and local
governments: Officials say the $130-million project
will be implemented from early next fiscal year,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 07/07/2019)
Provinces
ready to hold secondary education examination next
year: Federal government is still undecided about
delegating the authority, by Binod Gimire (kp
02/07/2019) [Central
politicians are not interested in implementing
federalism!]
Federal
government’s plan to hire staff for provinces hits a
snag: Controversy over recruitment of employees at the
local level has halted the plan, officials say,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/06/2019)
Government
employees desert provincial and local governments
after adjustment: Karnali Province faces a precarious
situation of losing services of most of the employees
at its local units, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
23/06/2019)
Legal
Pluralism At Local Level, by Mukti Rijal (rn
20/06/2019)
Nothing
new to offer: The provincial budgets are a mere copy
of the federal budget with unrealistic goals, by
Chandan Sapkota (kp 19/06/2019)
Delay
in deciding names and capitals of four provinces
raises concerns over federalism implementation:
Experts say provincial assemblies should make
independent decisions and not wait for orders
from leaders in Kathmandu, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
17/06/2019)
Local
units suffer as federal and provincial governments
spar over staff hiring: Municipality and rural
municipality representatives say lack of employees has
affected service delivery, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 16/06/2019)
Province
govts unveiling budgets totaling Rs 250 bn today
(rep 16/06/2019)
Making
Federalism Work, by Hira Bahadur Thapa (rn
15/06/2019)
In
filling public sector jobs, the government is making
mistakes: It keeps forgetting about federalism and
inclusiveness, by Deepak Thapa (kp 13/06/2019)
Instead
of encouraging provinces, federal government went
ahead with staff recruitment: Provincial
government officials and experts say the entire
approach to staff hiring for the local level was
flawed, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/06/2019)
Poverty
Alleviation Fund may get new lease of life: Critics
say the move will be against the spirit of federalism
and could create confusion and conflict with local
governments, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
11/06/2019)
‘Centre
biggest hurdle to federalism’ (ht 09/06/2019)
States
Defy Central Control, by Mukti Rijal (rn
06/06/2019)
Worry
over lack of coordination as state and local
governments gear up for budget: Local government
representatives say more discussions required to avoid
duplication of projects and resources, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 05/06/2019)
Move
to hire staff for local units irks provincial
governments: Province representatives say such actions
are against the spirit of federalism, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 04/06/2019)
‘Federalism
incorporated sans comprehensive discussion’,
interview with Lok Raj Baral (ht 03/06/2019)
CM
Raut condemns centre’s move to hire civic staff
(ht 01/06/2019)
Federal
government reduces the budget for provincial
governments: Finance minister announces Rs99.85b for
next fiscal against Rs 113.43b in the current fiscal,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 30/05/2019) [Continued
recentralisation of a state that had been hopeful to
become a federal republic!]
Renewed
recourse to recentralisation: Unless the centre
devolves power, federalism cannot be exercised in its
true sense, by Achyut Wagle (kp 28/05/2019)
Confusion
grips three tiers of government over division of
royalties from natural resources: The National Natural
Resources and Fiscal Commission is working on a
formula for royalty sharing but no clear
modality has been found yet, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 28/05/2019) [One
of the numerous failures of the Oli government!]
Standards
for transfer of development projects finalized:
Standards define the basis for jurisdiction of
projects for three layers of government (rep
26/05/2019)
Limits
set on internal loans for provincial and local
governmentsSeven provinces can raise Rs 8.76 billion
each and 754 local units can raise Rs 9.57 billion,
the National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission
says, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 25/05/2019)
Oli
makes yet another remark that contradicts the spirit
of federalism: Local government representatives say
either the statute has to be amended or prime minister
should stop making such comments, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 22/05/2019) [Such
unconstitutional statements are not lapses! It is time
for the PM to be taught through the legal process that
the executive must also respect the constitution!]
‘Bring
budget to coordinate three tiers of govt’, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 21/05/2019)
Project
selection process hindered in provinces
with Centre tight-lipped on its schemes, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/05/2019)
Disputes
galore over jurisdictions of federal and local
governments, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
14/05/2019)
Keep
aside budget for consolidating federalism: MPs, by
Jagdishor Panday (kp 13/05/2019)
Scan
bills that curtail rights of sub-national govts:
Speaker, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 12/05/2019)
NA
gets report on implementation of federalism (ht
11/05/2019)
House
panel directs govt to ready federal laws at the
earliest (rep 11/05/2019) [This
would meant at least one year agao!]
Federalism,
rule of law and the judiciary: The Constitution alone
cannot reshape a culture that accepts impunity,
backroom deals and horse-trading as normal, by
George Varughese and Iain Payne (nt 10/05/2019)
‘Teachers’
appointment only through TSC’ (ht 09/05/2019) [??]
Planning
In Federal Set Up, by Mukti Rijal (rn 09/05/2019)
Municipalities
demand scrapping of KVDA, by Sonam Lama (rep
09/05/2019)
Name
provinces, fix capitals (rep 08/05/2019), Linger
no more: The delay in naming the provincial capital is
keeping the people in a state of confusion
and preventing the govt from investing in
infrastructure (ht 09/05/2019)
Dahal
hints at toppling Province 2 government (ht
01/05/2019), Dahal’s
warning
to topple Province 2 government draws criticism:
Leaders and experts say such remarks are against
spirit of federalism, by Tika R Pradhan (kp) [Neither the central government nor
the co-chairman of a political party has the right to
interfere in the affairs of a federal province. The
central political leaders obviously lack any
understanding of federalism!]
Empower
minorities:
It is the constitutional duty of the three tiers of
government to protect the language and culture of the
marginalised communities (ht 29/04/2019)
Federal
government
shows no signs of devolving power, chief ministers
say: Province representatives least convinced by prime
minister’s promise at inter-state council meeting,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 28/04/2019)
Scientific
land use: Gateway to prosperity, by Santosh Paudel
(ht 26/04/2019)
Nepal’s
pseudo-federalism: Leaders and bureaucrats do not want
to give up the power they have been holding, by
Kunja Rai (kp 25/04/2019)
New
bill deprives provinces of right to prosecute
criminals, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 25/04/2019)
Centre’s
decision to recruit teachers on its own further
deepens dispute with local level, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 24/04/2019)
The
binds that tie: Intergovernmental collaboration a must
if we want to make federalism work (kp 24/04/2019)
Enact
umbrella
laws: The umbrella laws required for the creation of
provincial structures, including the Provincial
Judicial Service Commission, should be enacted as
early as possible (ht 22/04/2019), Aid
for empowerment: Building capacity of LGs, by
Prakash Paudel (ht 22/04/2019), Centre
has not internalised federalism, says CM Poudel
(ht 22/04/2019)
Federal
and local governments row over appointment of teachers,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/04/2019)
PM-led
Coordination Council to address problems among tiers
of government (ht 17/04/2019)
Getting
Federalism
Right In Nepal: For effectively channelizing the
federal system in Nepal, the role of institutions is
going to be crucial, by Atul K Thakur (sp
19/04/2019)
Inter-government
dialogue: For federalism without conflict, by Har
Govinda Pandey (ht 11/04/2019)
The
Centralist Mind-set, by Mukti Rijal (rn
11/04/2019)
Keep
fiscal
order: Easy fiscal transfers are likely to increase
the dependency of the local governments on the centre
instead of trying to raise revenue to finance their
expenditure (ht 10/04/2019)
Finance
Committee to discussbudget policies in each province
(rep 09/04/2019)
Plan
to manage public vehicles puts authorities on
collision course, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
07/04/2019)
Past
agendas
likely to dominate second Inter-State Council meet:
The meeting, which is slated to take place in the last
week of April, will look to settle the same set of
issues concerning devolution of authority, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 05/04/2019), CMs
advise PM to avoid project duplication (ht
05/04/2019)
Federalism
has led many civil servants in Achham to work sans
payment, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 04/04/2019) [The reason is not federalism, but
the indecision and incompetence of the central
government to implement it!]
Kudos
with caution: The provincial governments were not
given much space at the investment summit, by
Achyut Wagle (kp 02/04/2019)
Local
govts disobeying central govt, by Devendra Basnet
(rep 01/04/2019) [This has to
do with the failure of the central govt to introduce
clear regulations on power sharing and
responsibilities under the federal system! The
decisions mentioned in this article should be under
the responsibility of the local govt because the
central govt has no idea of the local situation!!]
Let
provincial
government hold remaining SEE exams: Experts; The
Ministry of Education cancelled the rest of the exams
on Friday after a series of paper leaks, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 31/03/2019)
Eight
months into the fiscal year, local governments have
yet to present budget, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
24/03/2019)
Province
2
to have its own officials ‘to check’ chief district
officers’ authority: The move is likely to deepen
province-Centre conflict, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
11/03/2019)
Local
units want revision in federal bills:
Representatives say some provisions encroach upon
their constitutional authority, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 05/03/2019)
Bills
to
strengthen federalism stuck as end of winter session
looms: Provinces need these documents to frame laws on
civil servants, peace and security, public commission
and police, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 02/03/2019)
‘Federal
govt attempting to centralise powers’ (ht
24/02/2019), ‘Political
leadership is responsible for problems in
implementing federalism’, interview with
Gandaki Province Chief Minister Prithivi Subba Gurung
(ht 25/02/2019)
‘Centre
shouldn’t control provincial, local govts’, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 22/02/2019)
Chief
ministers press for devolution of power: Provincial
leaders blame federal government for held-up state
affairs, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/02/2019)
Provincial
governments blame center for their poor performance
(rep 17/02/2019)
No
looking back: There has to be pluralism and inclusion
in federalism which are its primary values, by
Rajaram Bartaula (kp 15/02/2019)
SEE
starting from March 24: NEB to conduct exam this time
too (ht 14/02/2019) [Not
NEB, but the provinces are responsible in the federal
system!]
Lawmakers
criticise
home minister over Police Bill: Parliamentarians,
mostly from ruling parties, question if the government
in Kathmandu is acting against federalism, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 13/02/2019) [In
this case you should vote against its implementation!],
Move
to empower CDOs draws flak: Ruling, opposition MPs
call it a ploy to weaken provincial police, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 13/02/2019), MPs
slam police bill for making CDO more powerful than CM
(rep 13/02/2019)
Report:
Lack of federal laws hits provincial, local
governments; Centre’s lack of urgency upsets
provincial governments, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 13/02/2019), ‘Provincial,
local governments reluctant to formulate laws’ (ht
13/02/2019)
Federal
government transferring projects from provinces
(rep 12/02/2019)
CDOs
still powerful under federal setup, by Ashok Dahal
(rep 10/02/2019), Phase
out:
Govt’s bid to push its way through the Parliament to
strengthen the role of the CDO is against the spirit
of federalism (ht 12/02/2019)
Bill
on civil servants’ transfer against federalism, say
lawmakers (ht 09/02/2019), Civil
servant bill imperils future of federalism: CMs,
by Jagdishor Panday (ht 09/02/2019)
Name
and headquarters: Provinces scramble to reconcile
differing views, by Roshan S Nepal (ht 09/02/2019)
Lack
of legal clarity hinders local bodies’ performance,
by Bhim Chapagain (rep 05/02/2019)
Alleyway
to
Beijing: Centralization of all authority in Baluwatar
continues unchallenged. Federalism is slowly being
turned into a farce. Fundamental freedoms are being
curtailed in insidious ways, by CK Lal (rep
04/02/2019)
Handover
delay in peak season stalls more than 1,000 road
projects, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 04/02/2019)
[Anti-federal government
politics!]
In
education, Kathmandu wants to hold sway over local
governments, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/02/2019) [This is typical for the
anti-federalist central elite!]
Bill
giving sweeping powers to CDOs tabled, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 29/01/2019) [RIP
federalism!]
Federalism:
An opportunity not to delay, by Upendra Raj
Bhattarai (ht 29/01/2019)
Police
and internal security bills: Province 2 CM Raut
threatens street protest (ht 27/01/2019)
Government
decentralises its housing programme (ht
24/01/2019)
Saving
federalism: Growing public disenchantment may lead the
country to another political ‘accident’, by Achyut
Wagle (kp 23/01/2019)
Making
governance work: Federalism has the opportunity,
by Prem Sharma (ht 21/01/2019)
Kathmandu,
provinces at odds over security arrangements:
Provinces say centralised mindset defeats the purpose
of federalism, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 16/01/2019),
Share
power:
The way the umbrella bill on the Nepal Police has been
designed will weaken the provinces when it comes to
maintaining law and order (ht 16/01/2019)
New
bill lets federal government lord over provincial
police, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 15/01/2019)
NCP
chief whip opposes new bill: Says it tips the balance
of power heavily in favour of federal govt, by
Rewati Sapkota (ht 14/01/2019)
Panel
calls
for halting college affiliation until new laws are in
place: Acts in need to define jurisdiction of
provincial and federal governments, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 13/01/2019)
Provinces
to
appoint police up to DSP: Schedule 6 of constitution
gives provincial governments exclusive right to
oversee their security affairs, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 07/01/2019) [The
anti-federal government is above law and constitution!]
Legal
contradictions put local levels in a fix (ht
07/01/2019)
Kathmandu,
provinces
differ on CDO’s role: According to the bill, the chief
district officer reports the law and order situation
to the Federal Home Ministry and provincial Internal
Affairs Ministrye, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
06/01/2019) [Obviously,
central government thinking never dies out!]
Province
2 ready to retaliate if federal govt obstructs
exercising constitutional rights: CM Raut ,
interview with Chief Minister Mohammad Lalbabu Raut (rep
05/02/2019)
Who
now owns Nepal’s forests? Forest area has nearly
doubled in the past 40 years, raising new questions
about who should manage it under Nepal’s new federal
structure, by Sonia Awale (nt 04/01/2019)
eadline
for
applying for complementary, special grants extended to
mid-Jan: Rs 20 billion allocated for the grants in
Fiscal Year 2018/19 (rep 02/01/2019)
Federal
Affairs
Ministry asks local governments not to enact laws on
their own: Contrary to constitutional provision,
ministry issues circular to 753 local units to consult
with the Centre before formulating any law, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 29/12/2018) [Misunderstanding
of federalism or deliberate disregard of the
constitution? Probably the latter!], ‘Federal
laws must include concerns of local bodies’ (kp
29/12/2018)
Municipalities
want
to manage Annapurna: There is a 3-way tug-o-war
between local, provincial and federal governments to
control Nepal’s showcase conservation project, by
Yuvaraj Shrestha (nt 28/12/2018)
Minister
Pandit in Delhi to study Indian model of federalism,
by Suresh Raj Neupane (kp 20/12/2018)
Centre,
provinces
agree to adopt fresh timeline: Panel, led by Home
Minister Thapa, recommends new deadline for
realisation of federalism, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 19/12/2018), PM,
chief ministers endorse plan to implement federalism,
by Rewati Sapkota (ht 19/12/2018), Timeline
to address demands of provinces endorsed (rep
19/12/2018)
Provincial
ministers,
mayors not happy with their ranking: Elected officials
say the order of precedence is ‘unfair’ considering
that they drive the bureaucratic unit, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 18/12/2018), Forced
seasonal migration causes gender role transformations
(rep 18/12/2018)
Provinces
have achieved only 1.18 percent progress in
development spending in five months (rep
18/12/2018)
In
search of judicial independence: The judicial council
has not addressed the federal aspirations of the
people, by Praveen Kumar Yadav and Mohan Kumar
Karna (kp 17/12/2018)
Underperforming
provinces
wantreinforcement: Lack of infrastructure, staff
and experience hindering performance of
provincial governments and their agencies, leaders say
at a gathering (kp 16/12/2018)
20,000
staffers to fall short even after adjustment, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 16/12/2018)
Local,
provincial govts spending on same project, by
Nagendra Upadhyay (rep 16/12/2018)
Power
to
people: The government should stop vacillating and go
for devolving powers to provincial and local levels
with due urgency, by Manjeet Mishra (rep
13/12/2018)
Centre
initiates
civil servants’ adjustment: The federal government
will fill the vacancies at the provincial and local
levels by adjusting the current pool of staffLaw
states that public official should submit personal
property details within 60 days of assuming office,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/12/2018) [Long
live the central state in federal Nepal!]
High-level
panel to resolve states’ concerns, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 11/12/2018) [Implement
the federal constitution and not the anti-federal
wishes of the political elite!], Five-man
task-force formed to address grievances of provinces
(rep 11/12/2018), Listen
to chief ministers (rep 11/12/2018), Fault
lines in federalism: Unless the concerns of the states
are addressed, stagnancy will prolong (kp
11/12/2018)
Provinces
blame
Kathmandu for dismal spending: The combined budget of
the seven provinces is Rs113.43 billion while their
total spending remains Rs2.36 billion as of December 5,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 09/12/2018), Chief
ministers to raise issues at inter-state council,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 09/12/2018), All
chief ministers in Kathmandu with list of demands
(rep 09/12/2018), CMs
complain about lack of laws, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep 10/12/2018), Provinces
table grievances at inter-state meet, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 10/12/2018), Centre
not cooperating: CMs, by Rewati Sapkota (ht
10/12/2018), Projects
to
provinces: That the federal govt has taken control
over projects that were under provinces just doesn’t
go well with the idea of federalism (ht
10/12/2018)
The
reluctant federalist: Excessive centralisation of
power has become a fait accompli of the present
federal Nepal, by Krishna Hachhethu (kp
07/12/2018)
Provinces,
local levels seek larger slices of revenue pie, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 07/12/2018)
Provinces,
local
units told to apply for special grants by
mid-December: New working procedures pave way for
transfer of Rs 20 billion allocated in budget (rep
04/12/2018)
CM
Gurung laments lack of change in mentality (ht
28/11/2018)
Provinces
get their Police Act together: States demand full
authority to handle the force, by Tika R Pradhsn
(kp 20/11/2018)
PM
convenes Inter-state Council meet on Dec 9, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 17/11/2018)
Provincial
Public Service Commission picks up speed: Prime
Minister’s Office prepares draft law to establish the
commission, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
15/11/2018)
Provinces
struggle to decide their names, capitals (rep
15/11/2018)
Provinces
reject centre’s move to recruit new staff, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/11/2018), Provinces
to
act jointly against executive order: Set meeting to
prepare common position on writ to handle police up to
sub-inspector level, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
12/11/2018), Executive
order aimed at ‘limiting provinces’ powers’, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 13/11/2018)
Federal
executive
order allows provinces to mobilise police: Provision
will remain in effect until necessary federal laws are
passed; Dissatisfied provincial governments threaten
to enact own police laws, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
07/11/2018) [A democratic
state needs laws, not government orders! The
politicians should work instead of celebrating
festivals, Tika ceremonies, tea parties etc!!]
Ordinance
to
allow ‘voluntary’ adjustment for civil servants: The
new provision is expected to speed up the
deployment of sending necessary human resources
to provinces and local levels (kp 04/11/2018)
Centre
quivers as provinces rush to issue driving licence,
by Sanjeev Giri (kp 03/11/2018)
Empower
provinces:
Empowering provinces will mean empowering the people
in decision-making processes, which is in the best
interest of the nation (ht 30/10/2018)
Laws
on
anvil to mend Kathmandu-state ties: The seven
provinces, which are in dire need of laws such as the
Police Act, Public Service Commission Act, and Civil
Servants Adjustment Act for smooth administration,
accuse the federal government of non-cooperation,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 29/10/2018), Inter-provincial
council meeting likely to be held in mid-November,
by Rewati Sapkota (ht 29/10/2018)
Provinces
spend less than 5pc of allocated budget, by Pushpa
Raj Acharya (ht 29/10/2018)
Executive
order to empower provinces, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
26/10/2018), Work
in tandem: Kathmandu and provinces must work together
rather than against each other (kp 26/10/2018), ‘Only
way to avert centre-province conflicts’, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 26/10/2018), Evolving
federalism: Federalism should be a tool to serve the
citizens, not a cause for confrontation between
federal structures (ht 26/10/2018)
Delay
in drafting laws may put federal and provincial govts
at loggerheads, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 25/10/2018)
[The responsibility lies with
the inactive and only babbling central government!]
Dahal
warns CM Raut not to ‘overtake’ federal government,
by Shyam Sundar Shashi and Santosh Singh (kp 24/10/2018)
Provincial
govts enacts laws ahead of center, spawning rift:
Attorney General tells provinces not to jump gun,
by Suresh Yadav (rep 16/10/2018)
Hiring
of civil staff on hold for two months, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 15/10/2018)
‘Central
govt can be sued for acting against spirit of
federalism’, interview with Senior General
Secretary of Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal Jitendra Sonal
(ht 15/10/2018)
Federal
system not sustainable, says Mahat (ht 14/10/2018)
Ordinance
plan
to replace staff adjustment Act: Provincial and local
governments are heavily understaffed due to lack
of clear legal provisions on civil servant adjustment,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 13/10/2018)
Govt
staff deprived of pay due to poor coordination (ht
13/10/2018)
Ministry
tells province govts not to assign civil servants
(rep 13/10/2018)
15th
Periodic Plan: Province governments call for
state-specific plans (kp 13/10/2018)
Amend
vehicle registration process as per provincial system:
Cabinet tells govt (ht 10/10/2018)
Centre
not ready for federalism: CM Pokharel (kp
09/10/2018)
Legal
eagles question relevance of constitutional bench,
by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 09/10/2018)
The
significance
of the Inter State Council: When provincial and local
disappoint, forums such as ISC become imperative to
keep the ball rolling, by Binay Mishra (kp
08/10/2018)
Saving
federalism: The government of KP Sharma Oli needs to
defeat CK Raut by strengthening federalism and
inclusive nationalism, by Rohit Karki (rep
07/10/2018)
House
panels
issue conflicting directives—at their own peril:
Parliamentary committees, which number 16 at present,
are often found to be making decisions that clash with
each other, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/10/2018)
Implementing
federalism: Civil servants not cooperating: MPs
(kp 05/10/2018)
Yadav
smells design against federalism (ht 26/09/2018)
Project-control
issue
stalls 1,500 road works Impasse continues as Kathmandu
controls projects while provincial governments
hold budget (kp 24/09/2018) [Leading
politicians of the central level are still trying to
prevent the implementation of federalism!]
Is
Federalism Falling Into ‘Debt Trap’?, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 23/09/2018)
Federalism’s
birth pangs or death rattle? Navigating the
sub-national landscape a year after the 2017 elections,
by Ashray Bikram Pande and Namit Wagley (nt 21/09/2018)
‘Govt
aiding ‘design’ to make federalism unpopular’ (ht
20/09/2018)
Resources,
local capacity challenges for fiscal federalism:
Experts (rep 19/09/2018)
Local
and provincial governments accused of haphazardly
declaring holidays, by Devendra Basnet and
Lokendra Khanal (rep 18/09/2018)
Power
of Province Governments, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
12/09/2018) [As most leading
politicians, PM Oli still prefers Nepal as a
centralised state!]
Intergovernmental
transfers: Fiscal issues in federalism, by Laxmi
Bilas Koirala (ht 11/09/2018)
Inter-State
Council meeting postponed, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
10/09/2018) [PM Oli's
opposition against implementing the federal state?].
PM
cancels meeting with province CMs (ht 10/09/2018),
Rift
widens after PM puts off Intergovernmental Council
meet (rep 11/09/2018), Cold-shouldered:
By
cancelling the scheduled meeting with chief ministers,
PM Oli has shown his unwillingness to listen to
problems of the provincial governments (ht
11/09/2018)
Chief
ministers
lament lack of laws, resources: Issue nine-point
recommendations to government; Province governments
call for decentralisation of legislative, financial
and administrative powers to ensure effective
governing, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 08/09/2018)
Chief
Ministers’ Meeting: Pokhara conclave to mull key
issues, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 07/09/2018), PM
Oli
calls for Inter-State Council meeting on Sunday:
Meeting is expected to resolve a gamut of issues that
provincial governments have been grappling with,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 07/09/2018), CMs
criticize central govt for depriving them of their
rights, by Bishan Chettri (rep 07/09/2018)
Province
govt accused of ignoring local bodies (ht
06/09/2018)
Fiscal
federalism flux: Current state of confusion is rooted
in several grave clefts created during
state-restructuring process, by Achyut Wagle (kp
05/09/2018)
Bill
bars local units from recruiting civil servants
(rep 04/09/2018) [Long live
the non-federal authoritarian central state!],
Empty
seats: Shortage of staff at the provincial and local
levels is impairing service delivery (kp
06/09/2018)
Rite
of reform: Federalisation means devolving power from
the Nepal Police’s central command structure to local
state units, by Govind Prasad Thapa (kp
03/09/2018)
‘Uncertainty
looming over implementation of federalism’ (ht
03/09/2018)
Kathmandu,
local
level spar over wealth tax: Municipal Association of
Nepal says the Finance Act for this fiscal year will
hit their revenue collection; The federal government
claims tax on house and the area covered by it, asking
local level to collect land tax elsewhere, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/09/2018)
Nation
of
challenges: There has been a serious breach of norms
in making of provinces. Whose interest were our
parties trying to serve by chopping Province 2 off
from the hills?, by Prem Singh Basnyat (rep
02/09/2018) [??]
FinMin
says some time needed for fiscal federalism
management: Says too early to expect results from
Fiscal Year 2018/19 budget (rep 30/08/2030)
Federal
and provincial govts should know their limits (rep
28/08/2018)
Province
2 law minister padlocks bank for ‘defiance’ (kp
27/08/2018), Center
and provinces in dispute over rights (rep
27/08/2018)
Provincial
administrations reel under staff shortages, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 22/08/2018)
'Local
taxes are not the consequence of federalism', by
Mahabir Paudyal and Rudra Pangeni (rep 22/08/2018) [No, the current tax chaos is a
consequence of the total inactivity of the government
with regard to a legal regulation of the federal
state! Such a regulation should have been introduced
for all three levels of the new system before the
local elections!]
Federal
units using tax money to appease party cadres, by
Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 20/08/2018)
Federal
Tax Regime Under Attack, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
18/08/2018)
Bridging
gaps: Proper municipal financing a must for
infrastructural development and economic prosperity,
by Siddhartha Pant (kp 17/08/2018)
High
taxes making implementation of federalism difficult,
Dahal warns (kp 12/08/2018)
Government
dawdles over key bodies (kp 10/08/2018)
Share
rule and self rule: Implementation of federalism in
light of constitutional sovereignty and rule of law in
Nepal, by George Varughese (nt 10/08/2018)
Provincial
assembly, cabinet meetings show Gandaki Province most
active (rep 07/08/2018)
Competitive
populism: Subnational governments must compete to
attract more investment and boost growth, by
Chandan Sapkota (kp 06/08/2018)
A
lot to do: Decentralisation was expected to solve the
problem of governance but there is a long way to go,
by Upendra Bahadur BK (kp 03/08/2018) [There
is
little decentralisation so far since the central level
still wants to control everything! Corresponding laws
are missing!]
Basket
fund
to serve state, local govts foreign aid: Finance
Ministry officials say donors are eager to help build
capacities of provincial and local governments (kp
02/08/2018)
Education
In Federalism, by Mukti Rijal (rn 02/08/2018)
Provinces
refuse to pullback taxes (kp 31/07/2018)
Chief
ministers busy visiting Kathmandu, attending functions
(rep 26/07/2018)
Federalism
should not mean more taxes! (rep 26/07/2018)
Empower
provinces:
Provincial govts will not be able to grow
institutionally if the central govt continues to
encroach upon their jurisdictions (ht 25/07/2018)
Provinces
and Centre in tax row: Federal government says
District Export Tax unconstitutional, by Prithvi
Man Shrestha (kp 24/07/2018)
Waiting
for the benefits: The change that federalism has
brought to the people of Nepal is a bigger tax burden,
by Prakash Acharya (kp 23/07/2018)
Govt
wants
‘more time’ to readjust 3-tier civil staff: Ministry
of Federal Affairs official says three service laws
mandatory to appoint staff (kp 21/07/2018)
Functional
Roles in Federation, by Mukti Rijal (rn
12/07/2018)
Bungling
on
budget: Federal government was much criticized for
exercising centralized attitude in allocation of
budget. Provincial governments repeated that mistake,
by Raj Kumar KC (rep 12/07/2018)
Staff
survey
yet to be done for local level: Federal Ministry
committee recommends 45,000 officials at the Centre
and 16,000 in provinces, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 09/07/2018)
Job
charm of central level leaves local govts understaffed
(kp 30/06/2018)
MPs
divided over handing ongoing projects to local levels
(rep 29/06/2018) [Federalism
misunderstood or simply not wanted?], NCP
lawmakers file motion of urgent public importance
(ht 29/06/2018)
Fiscal
federalism: Unveiling of budget by three tiers of govt
welcome, but implementation will be key (kp
26/06/2018)
Complementary
grant to state/local govt: Central govt likely to foot
30-60pc of project costs (kp 23/06/2018)
RTI
needed for federalism to succeed (ht 21/06/2018)
Finance
Ministry gives clarity on provincial government grants
(kp 20/06/2018)
Provincial
budget to be presented today (ht 15/06/2018), All
provinces table budgets (kp 16/06/2018), All
7 provinces table budgets, programs for FY2018/19
(rep 16/06/2018), Provincial
governments present budget (ht 16/06/2018), Mixed
signals: Provincial budgets (rep 18/06/2018)
Mining
of sand, boulders likely to be affected (ht
15/06/2018)
Provincial
parliamentarians seek clarity on their roles,
authority, by Devendra Basnet (kp 12/06/2018)
One
hundred days of federalism: One of the problems is
that the centre is reluctant to delegate power to the
provinces, by Binay K. Mishra (kp 08/06/2018)
Solving
Intergovernmental Rows, by Mukti Rijal (rn
07/06/2018)
PM’s
Province 3 PA address draws flak (ht 05/06/2018),
Federal
govt doesn’t possess all rights: PM (ht
05/06/2018), Utter
ad-hocism: Prime minister’s growing temptation to make
the rounds of provincial assemblies may set a bad
precedent (ht 06/06/2018)
Provinces
urge centre to reconsider budget, by Pratap Bista
(kp 04/06/2018)
Governance
challenges
in federal structure: With poverty, regional imbalance
and unemployment, implementing federal system will not
be easy, by Yogendra Subedi (kp 31/05/2018)
Economic
mapping of provinces (kp 28/05/2018)
CIB
plans to set up offices in all seven provinces (ht
24/05/2018)
Coordination
among three tiers of government stressed (ht
23/05/2018)
Some
leaders don’t want to empower federal units (kp
21/05/2018), Top
leadership weakening provincial govt: CM Gurung
(ht 21/05/2018)
‘Provinces
not getting rights’ (ht 18/05/2018)
Provinces
introduce law for internal audit (kp 16/05/2018)
Study
highlights need for clarity in regulatory provisions
(ht 16/05/2018)
Bureaucrats
taking decisions as elected representatives remain
mute spectators (rep 15/05/2018)
Preps
for setting fiscal roles for federal, provincial and
local govts, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
14/05/2018)
Local
units ask central govt to return rent tax, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 10/05/2018)
Each
province
to get Rs 19b in fed grant: NPC says around 15 percent
of upcoming central budget could go to
provincial and local governments, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 09/05/2018)
State,
local
govts seek more funds: At the first meeting of
Inter-government Fiscal Commission, provincial and
local representatives criticise the arrangement for
revenue sharing, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
08/05/2018)
Data
of sub-national govts easily accessible (ht
04/05/2018)
Unspent
grant to local levels added to show high GDP growth
(ht 03/05/2018)
NNRFC
fixes minimum threshold (ht 02/05/2018)
Ambiguous
directive:
Government directive on Internal Security Management
lacks clarity about the role of provincial internal
affairs ministry in maintaining peace and security
(ht 02/05/2018)
Delay
in drafting bills hampers works of provincial
governments (rep 30/04/2018)
Nepal’s
Multilingual Heritage, by Prem Prasad Paudel (rn
28/04/2018)
Govt
urged to set up provincial investment board (rep
23/04/2018)
Whither
Federalism?, by Dipak Gyawali (sp 20/04/2018)
Transition
to federalism may cost 3-4% of GDP: WB (rep
19/04/2018)
Provincial
plans: Planning and budgetary exercises provinces have
done will help them gain experience for the next
fiscal (ht 18/04/2018)
Federating
agriculture:
A deep, extensive and rigorous exercise is needed to
offer a fresh impetus for agricultural development in
federal set up, by Mandip Rai and Nabin Sharma
(rep 15/04/2018)
Province
govts divided over insurgency-era land deals, by
Devendra Basnet and Ganesh BK (rep 13/04/2018)
Call
to accelerate drafting of all Acts: Federal parliament
must endorse all Acts by March 4, 2019 (kp
12/04/2018)
Federalism
in Action, by Mukti Rijal (rn 12/04/2018)
Province
ministers request for foreign labour offices (kp
10/04/2018)
Local
units, provinces may miss matching and special grants
again (rep 10/04/2018)
Where
the provinces have no name: CM Paudel for naming
Province 3 Rajdhani Pradesh (ht 09/04/2018)
Scholarships
for civil staff children: Federal Affairs Ministry
seeks Rs 80 million more (kp 08/04/2018)
Call
for ministry directive on fiscal equalisation grant
(kp 06/04/2018)
Business
in
federalism: Provincial and local governments should
have a clear roadmap to advance and realize their
prosperity agenda, by Purushottam Ojha (rep
05/04/2018)
Running
on
empty pockets: Provincial governments are raring to
go, but Singha Durbar holds the purse strings, by
Binay Kr. Mishra (kp 04/04/2018)
Fed
units to get law blueprints in 15 days, says AG
(kp 30/03/2018)
Govt
to issue diplomatic PP to province, DDC chiefs (kp
27/03/2018)
Federal
finance:
Provincial governments since have to start from
scratch, they need to be equipped with laws,
resources,expertise and staff (ht 26/03/2018)
Ministry
cracks
down on ‘absent’ civil staff: Ministry of Federal
Affairs and General Administration will stop salaries
of staff refusing to work in provinces (kp
25/03/2018)
Provincial,
local govts urged to follow budget rules (ht
25/03/2018)
Meeting
with provincial, local governments: Govt asks
diplomats to get prior approval (kp 24/03/2018) [Provinces of a federal state
should have the right to discuss development issues
with anybody! This has nothing to do with
corresponding treaties and agreements!]
‘Centralised
mindset of leadership, bureaucracy pegging provinces’
(kp 23/03/2018)
PM
assures
full support to provinces: Oli urges CMs to compete
for development; Finance Ministry pledges resources to
the lower level govts (kp 22/03/2018), Ministries,
staff survey takes off from the centre (kp
22/03/2018)
Over
500 officials yet to report to their provincial
offices: Govt to wait for two more weeks before
starting legal action (rep 22/03/2018)
Royalty
sharing in federal setup: NNRFC devising formula to
share royalty collected from natural resources
(rep 22/03/2018)
Regal
broach:
With alternate forces lurking, the only way to assure
political stability is to turn federalism into a
success story, by Achyut Wagle (kp 21/03/2018)
‘Provincial
govts make demand for more cars’ (kp 19/03/2018)
The
bumpy road to federalism: Democracy will not deliver
unless political power is devolved and people are put
at the centre, by Dinkar Nepal (nt 16/03/2018)
Leadership
in Federal Polity, by Mukti Rijal (rn 15/03/2018)
Chief
ministers vow development and economic prosperity
(ht 15/03/2018)
Making
federalism work: Personnel and infrastructure should
be provided to make local governments effective,
by Suresh Adhikari (kp 14/03/2018)
It
will take time to manage federalism, interview
with Baikuntha Aryal (rn 12/03/2018)
Govt
officials
make a mockery of federalism: What is even more
surprising is that they have sought permission
to open “branch offices” in provinces “to
oversee different works", by Rupak D. Sharma (kp
09/03/2018)
Government
planning to scrap DoSMPCI: Market management,
inspection responsibilities to be transferred to local
governments (ht 07/03/2018)
Cultural
laws, policies to be amended in spirit of federalism
(rep 07/03/2018)
Local
levels, provinces face staff crunch (ht
03/03/2018)
DAOs
still
report to federal government: Province 6 CM says none
of old mechanisms handed over tp provincial govt or
local levels (ht 02/03/2018)
Provincial
governments struggle to expand cabinet (rep
27/02/2018)
Forgetting
about
rights: Foreign employment governance has to be
redefined under new federal structure to safeguard the
rights of migrant workers, by Himalaya Kjharel and
Jeevan Baniya (kp 26/02/2018)
A
whole new level: Govts at three tiers should not be
competitive but cooperative if federal project is to
evolve (kp 26/02/2018)
Language
Commission to get full shape, open provincial offices
soon (ht 25/02/2018)
Pitfalls
of
decentralization: We need a central government that is
flexible to local needs and a strong active civil
society to guide our decentralization experiment,
by Saurabh Shah (rep 25/02/2018)
Education
under
a federal set-up: A two-day conference in the Capital
will present a host of papers by education experts on
the different prospects and challenges for the
Nepali education system after a federal
decentralisation (kp 23/02/2018), Education
in
the federation of Nepal: The inaugural day of a
two-day international conference saw educators and
experts discuss the challenges of decentalising
education in the federal set up (kp 24/02/2018)
Home
Ministry arranges 90 vehicles for provinces (kp
22/02/2018)
Provinces
receive budget formulation guidelines (ht
22/02/2018)
Provinces
seek guidelines on concurrent list, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 20/02/2018)
‘Federal
govt can help set up technical institutes’ (ht
20/02/2018)
Govt
moots salaries for provincial office bearers (ht
19/02/2018)
Working
Style Under Federal System, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
15/02/2018)
Rai,
Raut, Pokharel named CMs (kp 15/02/2018)
Bhatta
recommended as Province 7 CM (ht 15/02/2018)
Federal
finance: The financial cooperative movement, with
regulatory oversight, can still be effective in
boosting the economy, by Dandapani Paudel (kp
14/02/2018)
RJP-Nepal
unlikely to be part of Province 2 Cabinet for time
being (ht 14/02/2018), Disputes
make RJPN participation in Province 2 cabinet
uncertain (rep 14/02/2018)
Poudel
sworn in as Prov 3 CM, by Pratap Bista and
Nagendra Adhikari (kp 13/02/2018), CM
Poudel forms three-member cabinet, by Prakash
Dahal (ht 13/02/2018)
Prithvi
Subba Gurung appointed as Province 4 CM (ht
13/02/2018)
Building
a
local food regime: With a federal structure, there is
a high chance that meaningful interventions could come
from the bottom-up, by Man Bahadur BK (kp
13/02/2018)
Bhandari,
Shahi, Thapa elected speakers in provinces 1, 6 and 7
(ht 13/02/2018)
Govt
staffers yet to report for duty in Province 7 (ht
13/02/2018)
Seven
chief
ministers set to take oath: Four from UML, two from
Maoist Centre and one from SSF-N will run the
provincial governments for the next five years (kp
12/02/2018), A
job half done: Left alliance could have been a little
more imaginative in selection of chief ministers
(kp 12/02/2018)
Are
we
prepared? If matured federal republic like Canada
still faces inter-provincial trade war, how can we be
confident we won’t experience the same?, by Mukesh
Khanal (rep 12/02/2018)
Entrepreneurs
of Province 1 seek investment-friendly policies,
by Binod Subedi and Chuman Basnet (rep 12/02/2018)
Bhandari,
Shahi elected speakers of Province 1, 6 (kp
12/02/2018)
Decision
to provide land to parliamentarians backfires, by
Ashok Sujan Shrestha (rep 12/02/2018)
Raut
to become Province 2 CM: SSF-Nepal, RJP-Nepal reach a
power-sharing dea (kp 11/02/2018)
Prospects
of first woman CM in Nepal fizzle out, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 11/02/2018)
UML’s
Shrestha, Thapa elected speakers (kp 11/02/2018)
Govt
staff yet to report to work stations (ht
11/02/2018), Report
without fail (ht 12/02/2018)
Working
in Federal Setup, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
10/02/2018)
Rai
elected UML PP leader for Province 1 (ht
10/02/2018)
Dor
Mani Paudel likely CM of Province 3 (ht
10/02/2018), Parties
pick chief ministers for six provinces (rep
10/02/2018)
Govt
staff yet to report to work in Province 4: Subedi said
they hope all employees report to their offices by
February 13, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 10/02/2017)
UML
to elect CM candidates in provinces 1 and 3 today
(kp 09/02/2018)
Parties
select PP leader (kp 09/02/2018)
‘Provinces
and local federal units should not curtail centre’s
role (kp)
Plan
for province division: Foreign Affairs creates
protocol officer posts for 7 CMs’ offices (kp
08/02/2018)
90
percent
of employees yet to report to work in Province 5: The
Office of the Prime Minister has instructed the
employees deputed to provincial offices to
report to work on time or face action, by
Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 08/02/2018)
Raut
close to Chief minister’s chair in state 2 (kp
07/02/2018)
UML,
Maoist Centre in a fix over selection of candidates in
State 6, by Janak Nepal and Prakash Adhikari (kp
07/02/2018)
Janakpur
residents unhappy with leaders addressing assembly in
Hindi (kp 07/02/2018)
Workers
race against time to set up offices in Province 7,
by Arjun Shah /kp 07/02/2018)
Promises
of federalism fail to woo the poor, by Dinesh
Subedi (rep 06/02/2018)
Experts
dwell on financing federalism in Nepal (rep
06/02/2018)
With
first provincial assembly, Madhes sees federal dream
met, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 06/02/2018)
Vow
to eliminate poverty: Provinces 1 and 4 hold their
first assembly meetings in Biratnagar and Pokhara on
Monday (kp 06/02/2018), Provinces
1, 4 assemblies held: Province 1 to elect Speaker on
Feb 12, Province 4 on Feb 15 (ht 06/02/2018)
Provincial
assemblies facing staff crunch (ht 06/02/2018)
SSF-N,
Congress select PP leaders: SSF-N, Congress select PP
leaders (kp 06/02/2018)
Parties
fail to pick PP leaders (ht 06/02/2018)
The
pendulum swings: Formation of provincial assemblies
and govts marks devolution of power from Kathmandu
(kp 05/01/2018)
Speaker
vote fixed in 4 provinces (kp 05/02/2018)
Preparations
over for first State 4 Assembly meet (kp
05/02/2018)
SSF-N,
RJP-N vying for chief minister’s post: Parties will
discuss forming government in a few days (kp
05/02/2018)
Birgunj
capital demand enters 32nd day: Protesters burn tyres
and damage vehicles, by Bhushan Yadav and Shankar
Acharya (kp 05/02/2018)
Dress
code for Province 2 MPs (kp 04/02/2018)
Provincial
parliaments, govt agencies understaffed (kp
04/02/2018)
4
provinces to hold maiden assembly meetings today
(kp 04/02/2018)
Chief
minister’s office set up in Province 3, by Pratap
Bista (kp 03/02/2018)
Trilochan
Bhatta set to become Province 7 CM (ht 03/02/2018)
Province
3
all set for first assembly meet: The meeting of the
largest province in terms of representatives will
convene in Hetauda at 1pm today, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 01/02/2018), Province
3
holds first ever assembly: Meet a milestone in
formalising federation : Parties stress unity for
prosperity; Speaker election scheduled for Feb 10,
by Pratap Bista (kp 02/02/2018)
Preparation
for PA meeting picks pace in Butwal (ht
01/02/2018)
Chaudhary,
Rawal vying for CM post in Province 7 (ht
01/02/2018)
Three
state govt agencies in Province 4 to start work today,
by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 01/02/2018)
500
bureaucrats
deployed in all provinces: It will take one more year
to completely adjust all civil servants in local,
provincial and federal governments, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 01/02/2018)
Parties
hinder works to set up state offices, by DR Panta
(kp 31/01/2018)
Provincial
secretariat employees yet to report at Hetauda as
assembly day looms (kp 31/01/2018)
Preparations
under way for assembly meeting (ht 31/01/2018)
How
to boost growth: In a federal system, provinces
compete to attract capital by providing better
services, by Gunakar Bhatta (kp 31/01/2018)
Operation
procedure sent to all seven assemblies, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 30/01/2018)
Bureaucracy
reforms: Taking Singha Durbar to grassroots, by
Sangram S. Lama (ht 30/01/2018)
Buildings
under-construction for offices that will cease to
exist soon, by Himnath Devkota (rep 30/01/2018)
Preparations
for first PA meeting in full swing (ht 29/01/2018)
Chief
minister aspirants step up lobbying (rep
28/01/2018)
Initial
meetings of provincial assemblies to formulate
regulation (ht 27/01/2018), Provincial
assemblies to hold first meet between Feb 1 -5
(rep 27/01/2018), Govt
struggles to find work space for provincial officials
(rep 27/01/2018)
What
federalism?
A decade after Nepal was declared a federal republic,
most Nepalis still do not know what federalism means
and how it will work, by Om Astha Rai (nt
26/01/2018)
First
meet of 4 state assemblies set (kp 26/01/2018)
Left
alliance for keeping state cabinets small (kp
26/01/2018), Left
alliance task force lowers provincial cabinet ceiling
by half, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 26/01/2018)
The
Capital Conundrum, by Mukti Rijal (rn 25/01/2018),
Agitation
Over Provincial Capitals, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
25/01/2018)
Governors
in capital, private house as their residence gets
fixed (rep 25/01/2018)
‘Nepal
can adopt competitive federal model to deliver quality
services', interview with Annette Dixon, World
Bank vice president for south Asia (kp 25/01/2018)
Preparations
on to set up Province 3 offices (ht 25/01/2018)
Province
3 lawmakers busy flat hunting in Hetauda, by
Pratap Bista (kp 24/01/2018)
Parties
mull rotating govts, CMs in four provinces (rep
24/02/2018) [Yes, please do
everything to prevent political stability in the new
provinces! The politicians' access to power and funds
is far more important!!]
Date
for first PA meeting undecided (ht 24/01/2018)
[related to Province 7]
‘Capacity
constraints shouldn’t be used as an excuse to retain
control’ (ht 23/01/2018)
Governors
pondering what to do next, by Rewati Sapkota (ht
23/01/2018)
Towards
federalism:
The nation now has finally moved towards federalism
after successfully overcoming legal and constitutional
hurdles (ht 23/01/2018)
Provincial
Assembly members sworn in (kp 22/01/2018)
Politics
Over Provincial Capitals, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
22/01/2018)
Prithvi
Subba and Kiran lay claim for Province 4 CM (ht
22/01/2018)
Teams
to be deployed to lead through initial days of
provincial assemblies, by Rupesh Acharya (ht
22/01/2018)
Canadian
lesson: Nepal, which has stepped up efforts to
implement federalism, has much to learn from Canadian
federalism, by Bamdev Paudel (rep 22/01/2018)
Only
25
percent of current civil servants should remain at the
Centre: As Nepal comes closer to a federal form of
government, new challenges have emerged in the
division of civil service into three levels of
government, by Kashi Raj Dahal (kp 22/01/2018)
Deck
cleared for swearing in of provincial members (kp
21/01/2018)
Oli
hints at replacing governors (kp 19/01/2018)
Govt
fixes temporary state HQs, guvs (kp 18/01/2018) [5 affiliated to the NC, the main
loser in the elections, and 2 affiliated to the two
main Madheshi parties!], Cabinet
recommends guvs, names ad hoc ‘workstations’ (ht
18/01/2018), What
State Chief is all about (kp 18/01/2018), Doti,
Dhankuta and Dang protest against state HQa;
Celebrations in Surkhet and Rupandehi (kp
18/01/2018), Indefinite
bandh in Doti, Dang (ht 18/01/2018), Protests
continue in districts over provincial capitals
(rep 18/01/2018), Protests
erupt over provincial centres (kp 19/01/2018), Protests
over provincial capitals widen, turn violent (rep
19/01/2018), Protests
for provincial capitals continue in various districts
(kp 20/01/2018), Protests
continue in Doti, Dhankuta and Dang (ht
20/01/2018), Over
3 dozen injured in Doti clash, by Arun Bam (rep
20/01/2018), Normal
life affected due to banda in Doti, Dang (kp
21/01/2018), Doti
banda called off: ‘Other forms of protest will
continue until Dipayal is made Province 7 HQ (kp
22/01/2018)
HQ
row in Province 5: Dang people rally to pressure govt
(kp 17/01/2018), Indefinite
general strike called in Dang (ht 17/01/2018)
Come
together: Madhesi parties have to work together for
prosperity in Province 2 (kp 15/01/2018), Madhes
allies likely to share top posts 50:50, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 16/01/2018)
Protests
continue in Doti for state capital (kp 16/01/2018)
Federalism
here we come: Wading into uncharted waters, we might
see new ways of ensuring good governance, by
Bhoj Raj Poudel (kp 12/01/2018)
Dhankuta
shut again to demand state headquarters (kp
12/01/2018)
Decision
on guvs likely before ad hoc capitals, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 12/01/2018)
Left
alliance forms taskforce to form provincial govts
(rep 10/01/2018)
Capitalism
of
capitals: Unnecessary politicking and muscle flexing
in picking provincial capitals must stop if federalism
is to be successful, by Achyut Wagle (kp
09/01/2018), Prez
tells PM to name provisional provincial headquarters
(ht 09/01/2018), Govt
to fix temp ‘meeting venues’, not state HQs (kp
10/01/2018)
MoFALD
forms teams for all provinces (ht 09/01/2018)
Demonstrations,
strikes
go on: Parsa protest sees support from Bara and
Rautahat on declaring Birgunj as the capital city of
Province 2 (kp 08/01/2018), Responsibility:
Parties need to take, not run away from, difficult
decisions such as choice of provincial capitals
(kp 08/01/2018), Agitators
put up provincial office boards (ht 08/01/2018), Doti
and Dhankuta call off strikes (kp 09/01/2018), Protesters
start sit-in demanding Dipayal as Province 7 capital
(kp 10/01/2018), Weeklong
general strike in Doti called off (ht 10/01/2018)
Legal
frameworks essential to remove operational barriers to
fiscal federalism, interview with Shankar Prasad
Adhikari (kp 08/01/2018)
Provincial
assemblies’ annual operational cost could exceed Rs
2.55bn (ht 08/01/2018)
Cost
for setting up provincial offices likely to exceed Rs
280m (ht 06/01/2018)
On
Left
‘silence’, govt to name state chiefs, HQs: Since no
concrete suggestion came up in 5-party meeting, the
government is expected to take decisions on its own
(kp 05/01/2018), Govt
not to name state HQs sans consensus, by Anil Giri
(kp 06/01/2018)
MoE,
local bodies at odds over federalism (rep
05/01/2018)
Standoff
over chief minister delays Province 2 govt (rep
04/01/2018)
Three
districts claim status of Province 7 capital (ht
02/01/2018), Demonstrations
in Dhankuta, Doti for capitalhood (kp 03/01/2018),
PM
calls five-party meet (kp 03/01/2018), Temporary
headquarters of 7 provinces proposed (rn
03/01/2018), Protests
for capitalhood growing stronger in Dhankuta and Doti
(kp 04/01/2018), Protests
for capital city status continue (kp 05/01/2018),
Protests
erupt over provincial capitals (rep 05/01/2018), Protests
for
state capital continue: The people of Dipayal, the
district headquarters, have been demonstrating for the
last 10 days, demanding that the town should be named
the capital of Province 7 (kp 06/01/2018), Provincial
HQ debate sparks agitations across country, traffic
comes to halt in Dhankuta (ht 06/012/2018), Locals
launch relay hunger strike demanding Birgunj as
provincial capital (ht 06/01/2018), Dhankuta
strike eases (ht 07/01/2018), Fresh
protest in KavreAgitations for provincial capital
continue unabated in Dhankuta, Dipayal (kp
07/01/2018)
Take
quick
decision: This issue must not be kept on hold for
long. The political parties should also not
unnecessarily flare up this issue (ht 02/01/2018)
Clamour
for Province 1 capital: Rally demanding status for
Biratnagar (ht 01/01/2018), Protest
continues in Dhankuta (htn 01/01/2018), Dhankuta
shut to press for Province 1 HQ (kp 02/01/2018)
Politics
of Government Formation and Trajectory of Violence in
Province 2, by Govinda Bhattarai (rn 31/12/2017)
Govt
working on state chief appointments (kp
31/12/2017), PM
to make it a unilateral decision if consensus fails,
by Rewati Sapkota (ht 31/12/2017)
Dilemma
in Provincial Setup, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
30/12/2017)
First
assembly meeting of Province 2 in Janakpur (ht
30/12/2017)
UML
allots 71 PR seats to female candidates (kp
29/12/2017) [for Provincial Assemblies], NC
CWEC meet to finalise provincial PR list today (ht
29/12/2017), Maoist
Centre elects four male PR members for state
assemblies (kp 30/12/2017), RJP-N
decides PR picks for provinces (kp 30/12/2017), Parties
submit lists of provincial PR candidates: Only 13
parties have made the cut for provincial PR seats
(ht 30/12/2017)
Towards
700% Growth: Federal Nepal is an opportunity to start
growing your business in 2018, by Anil Chitrakar
(nt 29/12/2017)
Pokhara
gets ready: Pokhara may be the undisputed capital city
of Province 4, but it lacks physical infrastructure
for the 60-member state assembly hall, ministries and
the Chief Minister’s residence, by Yubaraj
Shrestha (nt 29/12/2017)
Thinking
and acting locally: The Centre is yet to decide where
to set up temporary headquarters of state governments,
but people in Dharan have already declared their city
the capital of Province 1, by Om Astha Rai (nt
29/12/2017)
Tug
Of War Over State Capitals, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
28/12/2017), Team
inspects govt buildings in Birgunj (kp 28/12/2017)
Madhes
alliance will form govt in Province 2: Mahato (kp
28/12/2017)
Province
2 tops application and recruitment tables, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 28/12/2017)
Delay
in fiscal commission appointments may hit budget
transfers (rep 28/12/2017)
Concern
committee formed seeking Lekhnath as capital of
Province 4 (ht 27/12/2017)
Govt
finalizes directives for provincial governance
(rep 27/12/2017)
Forgotten
federalism:
Major threat to federalism is that provinces have not
been drawn up in a way to allocate equal
capacity-building resources, by Achyut Wagle (kp
26/12/2017)
Shakya
only woman aspirant for chief minister’s post (ht
26/12/2017)
Provincial
administration in limbo as statute deadline inches
closer, by Ashok Dahal (rep 26/12/2017)
Official
status sought for Maithili in Province 2 (ht
26/12/2017)
Provincial
capital row: Newly elected reps struggle to make good
on their promise, by Lilaballav Ghimire (kp
25/12/2017), Locals
stage relay-sit-in demanding to declare Dharan the
capital of the province, by Rohit Rai (rep
25/12/2017)
Supply
Policy to reflect federal setup (kp 25/12/2017)
Herbs,
hydro and tourism could boost Province 7, by Dil
Bahadur Chhatyal (rep 25/12/2017)
Political
parties yet to develop federal mindset, by Roshan
S. Nepal (ht 24/12/2017)
Leaders
of major parties divided over provincial capitals,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 24/12/2017)
EC
allots
proportional seats of provincial vote: CPN-UML has
topped the PR chart by securing a total of 75 seats,
followed by the NC’s 72 and 35 of the CPN
(Maoist Centre), by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
23/12/2017)
Education
to
suit federalism: Experts propose 40 pc local contents
in school curricula; The panel has also suggested
revamping all the schools in two structures 1-8 and
9-12 as per the eighth amendment to the
Education Act-1972 (kp 22/12/2017)
Govt
preparing to appoint provincial governors, by
Rupesh Acharya (ht 22/12/2017) [??]
Left
alliance set to form govt in Province 1 (ht
21/12/2017)
Provincial
capitals: Well-thought-out plan needed, by Asim
Khanal (ht 21/12/2017)
Some
3,000 officials required for provincial secretariats,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/12/2017), Turf
war: Focus is on govt formation, but decentralisation
of bureaucracy will be equally tough (kp
21/12/2017)
Resource
mobilization key challenge for federal Nepal, say
experts (rep 20/12/2017)
Bleak
prospects for PR CM aspirants in Province 7 (ht
20/12/2017)
Butwal
proposed as Province 5 capital, by Amrita Anamol
(kp 19/12/2017)
Left
alliance leaders lobby for chief minister of Province
6 (ht 19/12/2017)
Infrastructure
selected for govt in Province 6, by Nagendra
Upadhyaya (rep 17/12/2017)
Call
to make Dhankuta provincial capital (kp
16/12/2017), Locals
demand Dhankuta as Province 1 capital (ht
16/12/2017)
Economic
Development in federal Nepal, by Rupak D. Sharma
(kp 15/12/2017)
Three
UML leaders in race for Province 1 chief minister,
by Ajit Tiwari (rep 15/12/2017)
Future
of work: Nepal’s future as a federal state will depend
on how we deal with a host of challenges and
opportunities, by Sajal Dhital (kp 14/12/2017)
Karna
Bahadur Thapa likely CM of Province 7 (ht
14/12/2017)
Work
for declaring provisional state capitals on, by
Hari Adhikari, Raj Kumar Parajuli and Bharat Koirala (ht
14/12/2017), UML,
NC at odds over fixing provincial capitals, governors
(kp 14/12/2017)
Race
for CM on, only one woman contender, by Rupesh
Acharya (ht 13/12/2017), Three
women leaders to join provincial assembly in Mahottari,
by Mahesh Kumar Das (rep 13/12/2017)
Taskforce
submits report on venues for Province-4 parliament,
agencies, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 11/12/2017), Preparations
on a full swing for first meetings (kp 11/12/2017)
[And where will the newly
elected provincial assemblies meet??], EC
presses govt to frame laws for National Assembly
elections, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 11/12/2017), Parliament
Secretariat making preparation to hold meetings of
HoR, National Assembly (ht 11/12/2017) [The
members
of the NA have first to be elected by the Provincial
Assemblies! But where shall the latter meet? There are
no laws, infrastructure, staff; not even the names of
the headquarters are clear! Federalism is still a fare
dream!!], Provisional
capitals of provinces tomorrow, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 12/12/2017), Resolve
the
row: Considering the urgency, the Election Commission
has urged the government to draft a law for the Upper
House election (ht 12/12/2017), Cabinet
likely
to pick provincial headquarters, guvs on Thursday: The
constitution authorises the govt to announce temporary
headquarters, while two-thirds majority of the
respec-tive provincial assembly will fix the permanent
capital (kp 13/12/2017)
Selection
of
provincial capitals only after vote count: PMO; Joint
Secretary Hari Prasad Panthi claims necessary
officials and staff could be deployed within 24
hours of a Cabinet decision (kp 10/12/2017) [???], Government
yet to fix provincial protocol, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 10/12/2017)
Speculations
begin over chief minister in Province 7NC unlikely to
be in the race for the post, by Tekendra Deuba (ht
10/12/2017)
So
close yet so far: As important as today’s polls are,
very little has been done on post-poll federal project
(kp 07/12/2017) [!!!]
‘Temporary
provincial HQ after polls’ (kp 06/12/2017)
Fiscal
federalism gets off to slow start (kp 04/12/2017),
Time
to deliver: Incoming govt should formulate laws to
implement fiscal federalism with urgency (kp
05/12/2017)
Taskforce
to
ensure ministries devolve power to local level:
Secretary says there are still no executive
officers in some 50 local units (kp
02/12/2017)
Home
but not dry: The two-phase elections will conclude
this week, but the federal journey has just begun,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 02/12/2017)
Poised
for a fresh start: Federalism will drive
transformation of Nepal’s archaic societal and
economic setting, by Niraj KC (kp 01/12/2017)
Political
theories
versus reality: Ongoing elections mark the dawn of
federalism but candidates believe power will rest in
Kathmandu, by Shreejana Shrestha (nt 01/12/2017)
Initial
study on provincial headquarters completed (kp
30/11/2017)
Power
centre: Electing the Parliament and state assemblies
does not necessarily ensure the kind of
decentralisation that Nepalis have long needed, by
Om Astha Rai (nt 24/11/2017), The
centre
tries to hold: Diehard functionaries of a previously
centralised, unitary state are fighting tooth and nail
to preserve the status quo, by George Varughese
(nt 24/11/2017)
Federal
express:
The country has made miraculous political achievements
in the past decade. The next one should be devoted to
uplifting people out of poverty, by Mohan Guragain
(kp 18/11/2017)
Govt
to announce provincial capitals after scheduled polls
(kp 09/11/2017)
Local
govts defy centre’s order on ‘tourism fee’ (kp
08/11/2017) [It is bad for
tourism if the central government is not willing to
understand constitution and federal principles!]
Transition
to federalism Healthier Nepal, by Alaina B.
Teplitz (ht 30/10/2017)
Employee
adjustment process tardy: The MoGA does not have a
dedicated minister to take the adjustment process
ahead, by Rupesh Acharya (ht 29/10/2017)
Federalism
in
action: The provinces have to set up many institutions
to deliver basic services properly, and they have to
start from scratch, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp
27/10/2017)
MoFALD
bodies try to evade dissolution plan, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 25/10/2017)
MoFALD,
MoFA consult over resource-sharing, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 20/10/2017)
No
progress
on fixing provincial headquarters yet as polls near:
Logistics preparation delayed as panel’s
recommendations gather dust (kp 17/10/2017), Ministries
in fix as naming of province capitals delayed, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 26/10/2017)
House
endorses law placing governors above litigation,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 14/10/2017)
Province
7 set to have a second-rung leader as chief minister,
by Dil Bahadur Chhatyal (ht 11/10/2017)
APF
to remain under central govt (kp 09/10/2017)
Local
bodies to get share of taxes, royalty from mid-July
(kp 09/10/2017)
Health
for all: We need rich debates to identify insurance
structures that best suit individual provinces in new
federal setup, by Bhagirath Yogi and Pramod R.
Regmi (rep 08/10/2017)
Provinces,
local units get 25% royalty for natural resources
(rep 07/10/2017)
Law
passed for allocating civil servants under federal
setup (rep 07/10/2017)
Federalism
And Fiscal Transfers, by Mukti Rijal (rn
06/10/2017)
WB
questions govt’s royalty distribution mechanism
(kp 28/09/2017)
Govt
set to name provincial capitals, governors, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 26/09/2017)
Bill
on remuneration of province governors registered
(kp 26/09/2017), Province
governors to get handsome pay and perksTo be immune
from lawsuits (ht 26/09/2017)
Rs4.25b
estimated cost of federal legislature (kp
26/09/2017)
Setup
under
federalism still unclear, but police seek 22,000 more
personnel: Move will inflate police body and benefit
officers with early promotion, by Kosh Raj Koirala
(rep 21/09/2017)
Nepal’s
vertical
fiscal gap to be widest in federal countries: This
income generation arrangement implies tax collection
in federal Nepal will not be significantly different
from the unitary system, as approximately 80 to 85
percent of the total revenue is likely to remain with
the central government, says the report (kp
20/09/2017)
Govt
defines backward areas (ht 19/09/2017)
Biratnagar
readying for provincial capital status, by Hari
Adhikari (ht 18/09/2017)
Venues
of provincial assemblies not determined yet (ht
18/09/2017)
‘Transparent
fiscal architecture necessary' (ht 18/09/2017)
Infra
for
provincial assemblies: Govt preparation far from
satisfactory; Federal parliaments set to commence
business from first week of Jan, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 15/09/2017)
Preparing
for
the next one: In a federal system, disaster management
should be a provincial responsibility with federal
oversight, by Shrijan Bahadur Malla (kp
15/09/2017)
MP’s
vote to be equivalent to 79 votes: Bills on
presidential, national assembly polls registered
(ht 15/09/2017), Civic
body chief’s vote to have a weightage of 18 (ht
15/09/2017)
Bill
on
National Assembly members registered: The bill has
proposed the first-past-the-post Bloc Voting
Electoral System - similar to the one adopted
for the local level elections - to elect members
of the National Assembly, by Binod Ghimire (kp
14/09/2017), 2.66
local unit votes equal 1 provincial assembly vote,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 14/09/2017)
Fallacy
of federal façade: Nepalis seem oblivious to the fact
that federalism by its very concept is a shared rule,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 13/09/2017)
High-level
commission to federate education system (rep
08/09/2017)
ouse
rent tax: Collection dispute leaves taxpayers in
confusion (kp 27/08/2017) [Introduce
necessary laws immediately and end the unitary state!!]
OAG
starts auditing books of local units (kp
27/08/2017)
Promise
to decentralize Singha Durbar's power limited to
slogan only, by Suman Malla (rep 24/08/2017)
Rs
1.1 trillion centralized school program at odds with
federalism, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep
10/08/2017)
‘No
extension
of India’s Small Development Project deal’: Federal
system bars local units from taking funds directly
from bilateral or multilateral donors (kp
05/08/2017)
Federalism
in jeopardy, by Iain Payne and Binayak Basnyat (nt
04/08/2017)
Making
it
work: Apart from being a step toward implementing
constitution, local elections mark the first step to
institutionalizing federalism, by Meena Bhatta
(rep 01/08/2017)
Money
arguments: The revenue pie should be shared equitably
between different levels of government, by Bishnu
Raj Upreti (kp 28/07/2017)
Setting
boundaries:
Nepal must freeze for next 50 years the number of
seats in House of Representatives, National Assembly
and Provincial Assembly, by Govind Subedi (rep
26/07/2017)
Federating
Nepal
Police structure discussed (ht 25/07/2017)
Natural
resources
in federalism: Stakeholders call for clarity on
regulations; Experts have long been calling for
properly planned state restructuring, as natural
resources could easily turn into a curse from
opportunity (kp 23/07/2017)
Centralised
mindset:
The federal government has shown it is determined not
to let go of the purse strings. by Khim Lal
Devkota (kp 21/07/2017)
Power
to people: Merits and demerits of federalism have been
greatly exaggerated by their supporters and detractors
alike, by Kul Chandra Gautam (rep 19/07/2017)
Fiscal
federalism:
Major challenges, by Nirajan Mainali (ht
18/07/2017)
One
year
on, language panel incomplete, without Act (kp
15/07/2017)
Resource,
revenue
sharing bill opposed: Cutting across party lines,
lawmakers condemn bills on centre-state ties (kp
13/07/2017), Question
of
fairness: It is true that self-governance means
identifying and raising one’s own resources, and not
depending too much on the central government (ht
14/07/2017)
#NotMyFederalism:
Govt-tabled
bill gives 85-90 percent of income generated from
local resources to the centre (kp 10/07/2017), Local
transformations:
Extreme caution and constant improvement are necessary
until local government is established as a
self-maintained system, by Jagannath Acharya and
Hemant Ojha (kp 10/07/2017)
Institutionalising
The Federal Setup, by Uttam Maharjan (kp
29/06/2017)
Federalism:
Functional Overlaps, by Mukti Rijal (rn
22/06/2017)
Police
in
a federal model: Politicians have spent much time
discussing the federal system; now they must focus on
the structure of a federalised police force, by
Subindra Bogati and Julia Strasheim (kp 13/06/2017)
Rs
4
billion needed to establish provincial assemblies
(ht 11/06/2017)
Budget
to
take on federal structure: Before proper
implementation of budget, the government will have to
prepare a conducive environment for economic
development, by Pawan Timilsina (ht 28/05/2017)
After
the
elections: Political and bureaucratic actors need to
hurry with preps for transition to federalism, by
Sachchi Ghimire Karki (kp 25/05/2017)
Language
Planning In Nepal, by Govinda Bahadur Tumbahang
(rn 12/05/2017)
Govt
proposes
halting fresh recruitment of civil servants for a year,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 28/04/2017)
Conflict
likely between provincial, local govts over revenue
collection: Experts (rep 27/04/2017)
Right
person,
right job: As Nepal moves to implement federalism,
civil service reform has become crucial, by
Sachchi Ghimire Karki (kp 21/04/2017)
Long
and
difficult ride: Upcoming local level elections are
only the beginning of the long march to federalism
(kp 06/04/2017)
Budget
formulation:
Govt at a loss for lack of lawss to manage public
finance, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 05/04/2017), Donors
concerned
about education in new local set-up: Ministry comes up
with action plan (kp 05/04/2017)
Economy
cannot
sustain federal system: Mahat (ht 20/02/2017)
Education
ministry 'confused' about status of DEOs, by
Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 20/03/2017)
Fiscal
Decentralisation In Nepal, by Kalpana Ghimire (rn
12/02/2017)
Drive
begins
for united Tharuhat; Demand: Alignment of Tharu
strongholds of Kailali and Kanchanpur districts with a
Tharuwan province (kp 08/02/2017)
Development
regions
as states: The possibility has been virtually lost
during the political uncertainties of the past decade,
by Khagendra Nath Sharma (kp 15/01/2017)
Administrative
restructuring:
Existing staff will be rejigged before creating new
posts under fed set-up, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 05/01/2017)
Anti-federalists
And
Hindu Fanatics, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km
01/01/2017)
Federalism
is
the talk of the town in the Tarai: A year after the
blockade, Janakpur seethes silently as Kathmandu
debates constitutional amendments, by Kristina
Shperlik (nt 30/12/2016)
Bonds
of unity: Much of our debate is focused on whether to
dismantle or retain five development-regions set up in
federal model, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep 26/12/2016)
Stir
announced
calling for retaining Tharu cluster: Tharu leaders say
the proposed Tharuhat/Tharuwan province is unlikely to
make much difference for the largest indigenous
community of the plains (kp 26/12/2016)
Federalism
Debate In Nepal, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
24/12/2016)
Gathabandhan:
UML’s
racist remarks will spread communal disharmony: Says
UML’s racist remarks and regressive activities disturb
communal harmony, weaken national unity and push the
country towards a vicious cycle of civil war (kp
23/12/2016)
It
is not easy to federate a country as old as Nepal,
interview with Ram Sharan Mahat, Nepali Congress (rep
22/12/2016)
Identity-based
federalism:
Decentralisation is a better option, by Shambhu
Deo (ht 21/12/2016)
Stepping
Back From Federation?, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
19/12/2016)
Backtracking
from federalism without a fallback will lead to
another conflict, interview with Bhojraj Pokharel
(rep 15/12/2016)
Redrawing
the
boundaries: People can reap ecological benefits by
including mountains, hills and plains in a province,
by Jagannath Adhikari (kp 13/12/2016)
Federalism
is
more suited to a country of such diversity like Nepal,
interview with Barsha Man Pun, CPN-MC (kp 12/12/2016)
Why
federalism
is failing: If the conviction and end goal of some is
secession, they won’t be satisfied no matter how you
draw federal borders, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
10/12/2016)
Federal
express: The root cause of all our trouble at the
moment and for the foreseeable future will be this
federalism agenda, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep
09/12/2016)
Yadav
seeks
Indian model of federalism in Madhes, by Laxmi Sah
(kp 06/12/2016)
Federalism
Opens Pandora’s Box, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn
04/12/2016) [?]
Madhes
parties against powerful third-tier bodies, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep 03/12/2016)
Power
to
the people: Contrary to general perceptions,
federalism could be a source of stability in Nepal,
by Mukesh Jha (kp 02/12/2016)
Workable
models
for federalism (nt 02/12/2016) [satirical]
Ministry
to draft federal, provincial laws on local governance
(rep 28/11/2016), Formulation
of
laws for three tiers of govt on cards (ht
28/11/2016)
Govt
to
deploy police as per federal setup (ht 19/11/2016)
Split
Province
5 and break impasse: PMDahal mulling over creating an
eighth province with seven districts (kp
17/11/2016)
Federalisation
of
health sector: Panel to recommend service
restructuring; Taskforce will produce a vision paper
that details the status of the health sector in
federal Nepal (kp 09/10/2016)
Perils
Of Identity-based Restructuring, by Narad
Bharadwaj (rn) [The
structuring that has been introduced into the new
constitution by the Tagadhari leaders of the big
parties is also identity based as it aims at upholding
their own culture and social thinking as basis of
national identity! Its continuation is the greatest
danger for Nepal's future!]
A
wake-up call: Transforming a unitary state to a
federal one will remain a distant dream unless
political parties go for elections, by Surya
Dhungel (kp 13/09/2016)
How
decentralised
is federalism? The current debate is between power
centralised in federal capitals and at the local level,
by Kiran Thapa (nt 09/09/2016)
Work
firmly
to implement federalism: PM to officials, by Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 07/09/2016) [Even
the foundations of federalism are missing! How will
you implement it?]
Implementing
federalisation:
People want sincere effort from political parties,
government and bureaucracy to implement the
constitution and end the transition, by Trilochan
Pokharel and Rajendra Adhikari (kp 24/08/2016),
The last
chance: The issue of federalism has divided the
country ethnically, emotionally and socially before it
has been implemented, by Aditya Man Shrestha (rep
24/08/2016)
Money
and
federalism: How the central, state and local
governments are going to share revenue is the issue,
by Bigyan Prasai (kp 12/08/2016)
Unwarranted
regression:
Broad consensus on federalism is unlikely because if
the main issue is settled, what will be left to fight
about?, by Khagendra Nath Sharma (kp 07/08/2016)
Perils
of
questioning federalism: The way forward is not to turn
away from the storm of federalism, but to weather its
biting winds in anticipation of sunnier skies, by
Waris Husain (kp 21/07/2016)
Secy-level
meet
dwells on admin restructuring: ‘Federalism may be
reconsidered’ (kp 09/07/2016) [To
refrain from federalism would mean another putsch by
male Tagadhari politicians!!]
Where
are
we heading? Formation of the federal states is
essential to keep the constitution alive, by
Khagendra Nath Sharma (kp 03/07/2016)
Police
restructuring
proposal could create conflict: Experts, by Manish
Gautam (kp 14/06/2016), Officials
express
strong concerns over provisions (kp 16/06/2016)
Putting
into
practice: Disputes over federalism show that the
people are still struggling to understand it, by
Yogendra P. Paneru (kp 08/05/2016)
Locals
unhappy
over delineation of State 6, by Prakash Adhikari
(kp 08/05/2016)
Task
Allocation In Federal Set-up: Finance, Functionaries
Vital, by Mukti Rijal (rn 11/02/2016)
Population
first:
It is not too late to revise province demarcations by
taking population size into consideration, by
Yagya Bahadur Karki (rep 11/02/2016)
Big
III
ready to give parliamentary legitimacy to political
mechanism, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 17/01/2016)
Federalising
the
Nepal Police: A way out, by Madhukar SJB Rana (ht
11/01/2016)
Fiscal
Federalism In Nepal: Many Issues At Stake, by
Mukti Rijal (rn 07/01/2016)
The
tyranny
of choice: Federalisation of the hitherto unitary
state was never a well-thought-out notion to begin
with, by Jainendra Jeevan (kp 13/12/2015)
Burden
of
boundaries: Both population and geography should be
taken as criteria for carving constituencies, by
Uddhab Pyakurel and Indra Adhikari (kp 27/11/2015)
Federal
blues:
Post-blockade the debate has shifted to how New Delhi
will shape Nepali politics through its coercive
tactics, by Keshav Bhattarai (rep 21/11/2015)
Asset
management:
State governments will continue to depend on the
centre for funds as it collects most of the
taxes even under the federal setup, by Maharaj
Koirala (kp 20/10/2015)
Economic
Aspects Of Federalisation: Nepal’s Context, by
Alysa Ghimire (rn 03/10/2015)
Asymmetric
Federalism A Tool To Manage Ethnic Diversity, by
Pranav Bhattarai (rn 03/10/2015)
The
truth
about federal states: Province 3 would fare the best
while Province 4, 6 and 7 might not be economically
viable, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 21/09/2015)
The
7-state
model, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 05/09/2015)
Federal
Narrative: Challenges And Prospects For Federal Nepal,
by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 05/09/2015)
Federal
Narrative: Challenges And Prospects For Federal Nepal,
by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 05/09/2015)
Kailali
Carnage And Federalism, by Bishnu Gautam (rn
05/09/2015)
Govt
prepares
forest mgmt plan for federal setup (kp 04/09/2015)
The
federalisation
folly: Nepal’s unique geography will deliver only as
an integrated whole, not as fragmented enclaves,
by Bihari K. Shrestha (nt 04/09/2015)
Federal
tourism:
Future provinces which blend resources, connectivity and
skills will attract more visitors, by Aditya Baral
and Kashi R. Bhandari (kp 03/09/2015)
Forum
Of Federations: Sharing Comparative Federal
Experiences, by Mukti Rijal (rn 03/09/2015)
Dodging
peril:
Federalisation based on ethnic and regional
segregation will undermine national unity, by
Jainendra Jeevan (kp 30/08/2015) [The
current central state that identifies Nepal with the
culture and values of male Tagadharis only has been
undermining national unity for centuries! Only the
inclusion of history, culture and language of the so
far excluded ethnic and regional communities and their
equal participation in all spheres of life and society
guaranties national unity!!]
Impatient
parties:
Tikapur was an outcome of the mishandling of the
federalism issue by the leaders, by Khagendra N.
Sharma (kp 30/08/2015)
Fiscal
Question In Federalism, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn
29/08/2015)
Edge
of
the precipice: Emerging from the ongoing political
polarisation requires picking up one of two options on
federal demarcation, by Kanak Mani Dixit (kp
28/08/2015)
Federal
bogey:
Federalism, although not a magic bullet, is also not a
pure evil as sections of intelligentsia believe,
by Bindesh Dahal (rep 25/08/2015)
Sustainability
prime
concern: A survey of resources and challenges of
provinces, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 11/08/2015)
The
farcical
circus: The "clowning glory" of the draft statute is
the midnight settlement over federal boundaries,
by C.K. Lal (rep 10/08/2015)
Madhesis,
Janajatis
oppose 6-state model (ht
10/08/2015),
Indigenous,
Madhesi
leaders gear up for protest, by Roshan Sedhai
(kp), Madhesi,
indigenous
forces against proposed delineation, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep
10/08/2015),
Our
bottom
line is 11 states as proposed by the first CA,
interview with Laxman Lal Karna, Sadbhawana Party (kp
10/08/2015),
Leaders
vow
to adjust provincial boundaries: Federal commission,
CA’s special committee to look into disputes (rep
10/08/2015)
[All this has to be done
before the promulgation of the constitution! Else it
will never be done!!], Baglung
split
may be rectified: Paudel (kp
10/08/2015)
[And when will the numerous
deliberate splits of traditional ethnic territories by
Ranas and Shahs in the name of establishing a unitary
Hindu state be rectified??], Protests
flare
up in Tarai plains (ht
10/08/2015),
Discontent
in
Maoists over 6-province pact: A dozen leaders and CA
members say they will defy a party whip if the UCPN
(Maoist) tries to impose the six-province model
(kp
10/08/2015),
Five
UCPN-M
CA members sign note of dissent (ht), 6-state
deal
draws mixed reactions (kp
10/08/2015),
Six-province
model
draws mixed reactions from people (ht
10/08/2015),
Jajarkot
denizens
seek intact mid-west (ht
10/08/2015),
Lawmakers
unite
against proposed Baglung split (kp
10/08/2015)
Parties
seal
6-state deal: UCPN (Maoist), MJF-Loktantrik allow
process to move by registering notes of dissent,
by Kamal Dev Bhattarai and Binod Ghimire (kp
09/08/2015), Parties
agree
on six-Pradesh model with boundaries, by Ram Kumar
Kamat and Prakash Acharya (kp
09/08/2015),
Tharu
members form struggle committee: All the 36 Tharu
Constituent Assembly members of different parties will
be members (ht
09/08/2015),
Madhes
leaders
warn of ethnic tensions (kp
09/08/2015),
Yadav
warns
of revolt (ht
09/08/2015),
The
Dalit
march: Nepal cannot afford to ignore the demands of
the Dalits in the forthcoming constitution, by
Abhi Subedi (kp
09/08/2015)
[Nepal can't but, be sure, the
male Bahun leaders do it in their non-inclusive
constitution!]
Parties
at
odds as NC, UML push for 6-7 states (kp
04/08/2015), Heading
towards
federal structure: ‘Statute should make roles of
different govt layers clear’ (kp 04/08/2015)
Federalism
first:
Those lobbying for local elections should support the
demand to resolve the issue of federalism, by
Narayan Manandhar (kp 28/07/2015)
Life
under
federalism: A federal unit will not bring substantive
changes if we do not alter the economic fundamentals,
by Ram C. Acharya (kp 23/07/2015)
Drawing
the
line: Based on geography, population and regional
balance there could be five provinces in the hills and
three in Tarai, by K.L. Devkota (kp 22/07/2015)
Tarai
parties
seek tentative boundaries before federal commission
(kp 07/06/2015)
Major
parties
‘nearing’ deal on federal model: Leaders say efforts
are under way to reach deal on either six or eight
state model of federalism (kp 04/06/2015), Constitution
likely
sans names of states, by Prakash Acharya (kp
04/06/2015) [The male Bahun
leaders do not want names from ethnic cultures simply
because they see ethnic cultures and languages not as
part of Nepal's national identity!!], Four-party
meeting
zeroes in on 6-state model (kp 05/06/2015), State
restructuring
debate: 4 party leaders to seek fringe forces’ opinion
(kp 06/06/2015)
NC,
UML
‘to accept’ 60-40 poll model if federalism row is
sorted (kp 03/06/2015) [This
would be an intentional step to further reduce
inclusion! Besides, NC and UML want to avoid any kind
of better inclusion of ethnic and regional
groups through the future federal system! Long
live male Bahunbad!!]
Madhes
can
be carved into three states, says Sujata (ht
22/04/2015)
KP
Oli’s
Madhesh: The remarcable change of face4 of Madhesh has
now become a political issue being played out in how we
choose to delineate our federal states, by Sukhdev
Shah (rep 14/04/2015)
A
Dangerous Prelude To Federalism, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 12/04/2015) [??
Long live the single ethnic identity based central
state??]
Transfer
of
power: DDCs will not be needed under federalism as
village and municipal governments will be capable
enough, by K.L. Devkota (kp 06/04/2015)
Out
on
the edge: Weakening of national sovereignty and
territorial integrity have grave implications for
Nepal, by Gopal Thapa (kp 29/03/2015)
‘Power-sharing
issue
ignored in federalism debate’ (ht 29/03/2015)
Disruptive
proposal:
Ethnocentric federalism cannot be a solution to the
ills of this country, by Jainendra Jeevan (kp
15/03/2015) [Just as the
current ethnocentric orientation of the central state
is not a solution!!!]
C
leaders for referendum to settle state dispute (kp
26/02/2015)
Divide
and
rue: Separation of Kailali and Kanchanpur from the
Far-West region is a conspiracy against people and is
not in keeping with the spirit of change, by
Dinesh Prasad Joshi Ratala (rep 26/02/2015)
Philosophers
and
kings: our scholars on the federalism debate with
strongly-held opinions that are worth encapsulating,
by Deepak Thapa (kp 12/02/2015)
Federalize
the
parties: Restructuring of our political parties is
crucial for successful state restructuring, by
Khimlal Devkota (rep 09/02/2015)
Devolution
without
federalism: There are many other ways to ensure proper
representation without the need for federalism per se,
by David Seddon (nt 06/02/2015), The
‘F’
word: If federalism is a fait accompli let’s try to
minimise the damage that it will cause (nt
06/02/2015)
Federated
Nepal: Will It Weaken Or Strengthen Nationhood?,
by Birendra P Mishra (rn 05/02/2015)
Most
of
the people: Given complexities of the federalism
debate, it would be wise to opt for practical, not
absolute, consensus, by Jagannath Adhikari (kp
09/01/2015)
Give
and
take: If a few districts in the west or east need
breaking up for the constitution to be written, break
them up, by Pramod Mishra (kp 08/01/2015)
Forget
federalism:
Addressing the concerns of marginalized and ethnic
communities has nothing to do with such and such
number and names of federal states, by Mahabir
Paudyal (rep 25/12/2014) [Federalism
is a precondition for better inclusion of ethnic and
regional groups, Mr Paudyal! Ethnic organisations had
already demanded it in the mid-1990s, long before the
Maoists!!!]
Federalism
on
ethnic basis is a reversal of republicanism,
interview with Hussaini Abdu (rep 22/12/2014)
Keep
your
promises: Any attempt to pursue decentralisation
instead of federating the country would be
manipulative politics, by Prakash Bom (kp
09/12/2014)
Nepal
can
learn from the experiences of India, by Surya
Dhungel (sp 05/12/2014)
A
modest proposal: Any design for federalism must ensure
rightful shares for deprived groups in the power
structure, by Amar Kant Jha (kp 03/12/2014)
Federating
Nepal
right, by Anil Karki (Setopati 19/11/2014)
Tharu
MPs
against 7-state model (kp
18/11/2014),
NEFIN,
AJRA
to launch joint Janajati protest (kp 18/11/2014)
A
half-hearted effort: The NC-UML proposal on the
judicial system and form of government does not
reflect the spirit of federalism, by Prakash Bom
(kp
18/11/2014)
Federal
Nepal
in the making: A number of constraints, by
Birendra P. Mishra (ht 18/11/2014)
22
NC
CA members meet PM Koirala: Urge him to stick to
Mahasamiti decision on federal units (ht
10/11/2014),
Row
over
secularism, federal model festers within NC, by
Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
10/11/2014),
Jay
P
Gupta warns of stern agitation (ht
10/11/2014)
One
or
two provinces in the Tarai is unacceptable,
interview with Raj Kumar Lekhi, NEFIN (kp 10/11/2014)
Indigenous
issues:
Indentity-based federalism is the only way to reclaim
the rights of marginalised peoples, by Lhamo
Yangchen Sherpa (kp 09/11/2014)
NC
lawmakers
oppose joint federal model (ht 08/11/2014), Maoist-led
alliance
ready to send NC-UML proposal to CA (rep
08/11/2014)
Janajatis
oppose
NC, UML position on federalism (kp 07/11/2014)
A
middle way: Retention of current administrative
territory in designing federal units could mean the
preservation and extension of the domination of the
high hill castes, by Krishna Hachhethu (kp
04/11/2014) [The most
outstanding article on federal issues in recent
time!!!], Oppn
rejects
NC, UML proposal; Maoist leader Dahal: Proposal fails
to address aspirations for change and reeks of
Mahendra-era structure (kp
04/11/2014),
Madhes
parties
turn down fed idea (kp
04/11/2014)
Federate
on
the basis of both identity and capability,
interview with Narayan Kaji Shrestha, UCPN-M (kp
03/11/2014)
NC,
UML
to bid for 6 states: Ruling parties seek support of
fringe parties while UCPN (Maoist) sticks to 10-state
model (kp 02/11/2014), Congress,
UML
wooing political parties in Constituent Assembly
(ht
02/11/2014),
BRB
formula:
8 or 9 states named by their parliament (kp
02/11/2014),
Dahal
comes
down heavily on NC, UML: Accuses two ruling parties of
hatching conspiracy to derail federalism (ht
02/11/2014),
No
consensus,
no statute: Bhattarai (ht
02/11/2014),
Janajatis
divided
ahead of planned show of force (kp
02/11/2014),
Dahal
calls
for stir to protect rights (kp
02/11/2014),
Federalism:
A
Poisoned Chalice!, by Ritu Raj Subedi, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn
02/11/2014)
[???]
Across
ethnic
lines: Ethnic federalism defies the principles of
democracy, efficiency, and inclusiveness, by Ram
C. Acharya (kp 31/10/2014)
‘Federalism
is
sole dispute’ (kp 29/10/2014) [Really
inclusive
federalism would mean the end of male Bahun
supremacy!!]
Selective
interpretation:
Only a federal and inclusive constitution can lay the
foundation for an "Imagined Community", where
Madheshis will live with Pahadis as equals, by
C.K. Lal (rep
27/10/201),
United
States
of Nepal: The issue of federalism arose only after
Madheshis revolted against Interim Constitution
settled by NC, UML and Maoists, by Anand Jha (rep
27/10/2014)
Janajatis
for
at least 10 states, if no 14-model, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp 24/10/2014), Central
panel
to steer Janajati campaign (kp 27/10/2014)
Top
leaders
seem to have no understanding of federalism,
interview with Padma Ratna Tuladhar (rep 23/10/2014)
Group
of
ruling MPs for separate Bhojpura state, by Pranab
Kharel (kp 23/10/2014)
Federalism
and
state restructuring: A better way to create provinces,
by Yagya B. Karki (ht 22/10/2014)
Janajati
move
for federal identity, by Roshan Sedhai (kp
20/10/2014),
‘Major
parties
forgot spirit of movements’ (ht 20/10/2014)
Only
states
based on both identity and capacity can last,
interview with Agni Kharel, CPN-UML (kp 20/10/2014)
Fewer
provinces
the better, says PM Koirala (kp 19/10/2014) [Yes, for continuation of
Bahunbad!!]
Deal
on
federal provinces: So near and yet so far, by
Thira L. Bhusal (rep 17/10/2014)
State
restructuring
about federating other parts, not Madhes,
interview with Upendra Yadav (kp 13/10/2014)
Demography
and
democracy: Federalism is looking fraught, it may be
wiser to address exclusion in the new constitution but
leave state restructuring for later (nt
10/10/2014)
Federalism
is
not a magic bullet. It cannot solve everything,
interview with Narayan Kaji Shrestha, UCPN-M (rep
09/10/2014)
Think
local:
Local bodies must figure into the federalism debate,
as they are the governance bodies closest to the
people, by K.L. Devkota (kp 07/10/2014)
Economy
first:
A vision for economic prosperity and inclusive growth
should be the guiding principle in forming a
federation, by Ram C. Acharya (kp 29/09/2014)
Minister
Mahat
bats for three federal provinces: Says Congress can
agree to seven pradeshes for sake of forging consensus
(ht 24/09/2014)
A
federal model: Based on economic viability indicators,
Nepal can ideally support four provinces, by K.L.
Devkota (kp
24/09/2014)
Identity
politics
and federalism: Is it merely a gimmick?, by Dilli
Raj Khanal (ht 19/09/2014)
Federalism
debate:
No midpoint in the Far West, by Dil Bahadur
Chhatyal (rep 12/09/2014)
Federalism
fears:
The people who don't believe in federalism have been
given the mandate to write the constitution of federal
Nepal, by Biswas Baral (rep 11/09/2014)
Min
Mahat’s
Remarks on Federalism upset FDR (kp
10/09/2014),
FRA
slams
KP Oli, Mahat for remarks (ht 10/09/2014), Federalism
and
development: The failure of the government to provide
relief to victims of natural disasters drives home the
need for federalism, by Prakash Bom (kp
10/09/2014),
Federal
system
and fiscal matters: Finance commission mechanism,
by Rup Khadka (ht
10/09/2014)
Mahat
puts
statute before federalism, by Devendra Bhattarai
(kp 09/09/2014) [?????]
Youth
Force
formed for identity-based federalism (ht
08/09/2014)
Inter-Governmental
Transfers
Under The Federal System, by Rup Khadka (rn
06/09/2014)
Small
is
ugly: Federating Nepal (rep 01/09/2014)
FRA
threatens
street protest for identity-based federalism, by
Ritesh Tripathi (rep 31/08/2014)
Federalism:
A
Contested Narrative, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn
30/08/2014),
‘Make
federalism,
inclusiveness, secularism non-amendable’ (ht
30/08/2014)
That
Janajatis
want ‘ethnic states’ is baseless propaganda,
interview with Nagendra Kumal, chairperson of NEFIN
(kp), Constitution
Writing
Picks Up Momentum, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
25/08/2014)
'Let
CA
deal with issues of federalism, inclusion' (rep
24/08/2014)
ML
confirms
7-state federal model stance: Says ready to adopt
flexibility for sake of agreement among parties,
by Bhadra Sharma (kp
23/08/2014),
CPN-UML
to
stick to seven-province model (rep
23/08/2014),
Janajatis
demand
14 states proposed by first Assembly, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp
23/08/2014),
FRA
set
to launch campaign from today: To make a strong pitch
for identity-based federalism (ht 23/08/2014)
Federalism
for
the sake of it: Federalism is a distraction from the
other important aspects of state re-structuring and
reform of political representation, by David
Seddon (nt
22/08/2014),
Instead
of
federalism: It is not too late to reconsider the
positive alternatives to federalism, by David
Seddon (nt 29/08/2014)
Madhesi
intelligentsia
for statute through consensus: Say they’re not averse
to having two pradeshes in Madhes as a compromise
solution (ht
22/08/2014),
Reckless
federification:
It doesn’t take a Nobel laureate to see that Nepal is
lop-sided and top-heavy in favour of dominant caste
and ethnicities (nt
22/08/2014),
Federal
fundamentalism:
Question the merits of federalism and you are accused
of committing blasphemy, by Bihari K. Shrestha (nt
22/08/2014),
Inclusion
by
any other name: The last six years have not been
wasted, we have zeroed in on institutionalising
inclusion, by Anurag Acharya (nt 22/08/2014)
Some
mistake
federalism for decentralisation: Bhattarai (ht
22/08/2014)
Federalism
becomes
non-amendable (ht 21/08/2014)
'Federal
states
based on dominant ethnic group could be
counterproductive', by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (rep
10/08/2014) [What do you mean
with 'based on dominant ethnic group'? Your statement
would only be true if you think of federal provinces
with a system compared to the current single ethnic
identity based central state that more or less belongs
to male Bahuns (ca. 6.5% of the population)!!]
‘Federal
states
should be economically viable’ (ht
07/08/2014),
Private
sector
for adopting sustainable federal model (rep
07/08/2014)
UCPN
(Maoist)
to hold orientation on federalism (rep 30/07/2014)
UCPN
(Maoist)
seeks clear position on federalism: A committee formed
to prepare official line on key issues for new statute
(kp 24/07/2014)
Govt
starts
discourse on civil service in federal set-up (rep
21/07/2014)
Hammering
it
in: The results of the recent by-election further
cemented the people’s rejection of single-identity
federalism, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp 20/07/2014)
[No single ethnic identity
federalism is o.k., but there is absolutely nothing
that can be derived from recent by-elections!]
Federalism
and
Tarai-Madhes: Madhesis must have unchallenged access
to wealth of the hills by being part of the same
federal province, by Kanak Mani Dixit (kp
18/07/2014)
Khadka
moots
three federal models (ht 16/07/2014)
Yet
another
front foridentity-based federalism today (ht
12/07/2014)
The
politics
of everything: Why carve up the country into
supposedly autonomous states, when there is no
economic base for that autonomy? (nt 11/07/2014)
Federal
Republican
Front in the offing: To pitch for identity-based
federalism in constitution (ht 09/07/2014), Maoist,
six
other parties to unite on federal model (kp
10/07/2014), 7-party
alliance
for singleidentity-based federalism, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp
11/07/2014),
Seven
parties
form Federal Republican Front: Warn Congress, CPN-UML
not to show arrogance of numerical strength (ht
11/07/2014)
Crimean
lesson:
Crimea's case shows internal threat of secession
undermines state's security; Nepal may have to face
similar fate, by Seema Pandey (rep
09/07/2014)
[Nepal is a multiethnic state
with the single ethnic identity of her non-inclusive
single ethnic male elite! This is the greatest danger
for security and secession and has to be changed
immediately!!!]
Illusion
and
reality: Will federalism really bring an end to
discrimination on 'class, caste, language, sex,
culture, religion and region? Experts do not think so,
by Raju Prasad Chapagai (rep 05/07/2014)
Ethnicity-based
Federalism:
A Counterproductive Model, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
03/07/2014)
[?? Nepal is still a single
ethnic identity based central state! It has to be
transformed into a miltiethnic federal state, and this
has nothing to do with names and territory borders!!!],
Talking
out
of tune: Inclusion is about developing a frame of mind
that respects everyone regardless of class, ethnicity
or creed, by Deepak Thapa (kp 03/07/2014)
FRF
concept
paper to be finalised today (ht 02/07/2014)
Gautam
wants
strong centre in federal set-up (ht 28/06/2014)
Centre
cannot
hold: The recent incident of polive brutality in Dho
exemplifies the need for federalism (kp
16/06/2014)
Statute
Writing
Process: Federal Debate Kindles Hopes, by Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn 15/06/2014)
Janajati
groups
holdprotest in capital (ht 14/06/2014)
Imagined
divide:
When it comes to federalism, identity and capibility
cannot be either/or bases, by Narayan Manandhar
(kp 09/06/2014)
Constitutional
déjà
vu: Two opposing formulae for federalism and two
opposing ways to decide which one to go for, by
Damakant Jayshi (nt 06/06/2014)
Bhattarai,
Poudel
spar on state restructuring model (kp
31/05/2014),
Lawmakers
debate
state restructuring (ht), Second
chance:
Federalism debate (rep 31/05/2014)
Imminent
change:
The appointment of law enforcement authorities will be
decided by the electoral constituency in federalism,
by Prakash Bom (kp
11/05/2014)
What
kind
of government: Federalism has taken precedence in the
national agenda but form of governance has yet to see
public debate, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp
11/05/2014)
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)
Look
before
you leap: Difficulty of setting up a federal structure
has forced many countries to roll-back federalism
initiative; Nepal may meet same fate if it does not
resolve federal fiscal issues, by Sukhdev Shah
(rep 22/04/2014)
UCPN
(Maoist)
in alliance bid with smaller parties: Seven opposition
parties informally agreed on Saturday to co-work
during constitution drafting (kp
20/04/2014),
Federalists’
bid
to form alliance: Ruling parties flay move, say it
could mar consensus (ht
20/04/2014),
Right
time:
Federalism debate (rep 20/04/2014)
Federalism
poll
report made public: Initial findings suggest many
against ethnicity-based federal states (ht
19/04/2014)
[The demand for ethnicity
based federalism will go on as long as the ethnicty
based central state is uphold by the current elites!],
Ethniticity-based
federalism
loses steam, survey shows (rep 19/04/2014)
Evolutionary
federalism:
The only way to ensure a flourishing Nepal is to
provide a pathway for constitutional evolution from
the ground up, by Bishal Thapa (rep 15/04/2014)
Federalism
by
design: Given the complexity of issues, a high-level
committee of independent experts should decide on the
structure and basis of federal units, by Khagendra
N. Sharma (kp 13/04/2014)
Govt
braces
for federal set-up (kp 12/04/2014), Govt
working
on several aspects of federalism: Preparing groundwork
so that federal units can function smoothly after
constitution, by Prakash Acharya (ht 12/04/2014)
I
won't sign statute against ethnic-identity: CA
vice-chair, by Bhanubhakta Niraula (rep
12/04/2014)
There's
been
no discussion on merits and demerits of federal models,
interview with Vijay Kant Karna, Professor of Political
Science, Tribhuvan University (rep 04/04/2014)
Intention
matters:
Demands for federal units after particular ethnic
groups shrouds and complicates the whole purpose of
federalizing Nepal, by Sanjeev Pokharel (rep
31/03/2014)
Justice
for
stability: The best way to appease neglected
minorities and avoid any kind of disturbance to the
stability of the nation is to have federal states
along ethnic lines, by Anand Jha (rep 30/03/2014)
Secession
and
loyalty: The events in Crimea have much to teach us,
especially regarding secession risks if provinces are
not federated judiciously, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
27/03/2014))
UML
chair
Khanal for federalism based on country's diversity
(nn 22/03/2014), Diversity
should
be basis of federalism, says CPN-UML Chief Khanal
(ht 23/03/2014)
Tail
wags
the dog: Even though the framers of our constitution
have accepted the principles of federalism they
haven't imbibed the spirit, by Bishal Thapa (rep
18/02/2014)
Economy
first:
How will the future states of Nepal create an
environment for growth and investment to sustain
themselves?, by Saloman Rajbanshi (kp 12/02/2014)
Constructing
federalism:
Federalism debate must focus on combining effective
governance with recognition of diversity within the
population, by Yogendra Paneru (kp 06/02/2014)
Two-state
plan
in Karnali costs UCPN (M) dear, say locals, by
Janak Nepal (kp 29/01/2014)
Imagined
territories:
Adivasis/Janajatis must prevent political parties from
exploiting their culture to gain power, by Gérard
Toffin (kp 28/01/2014)
Public
poll
on federalism on cards (ht 20/01/2014)
Not
a
done deal: We shouldn't go for federalism without
sufficient preparation for appropriate devolution of
power needed for federal state, by Sukhdev Shah
(rep 14/01/2014), Federalism's
a
done deal: Many Madheshis switched from Madheshi
parties to UML or NC because they believe federalism
is already a done deal, by Anand Jha (rep
26/01/2014) [This article is reasonable critique of
Shah's article!]
Counterfeiting
progress:
Identity-inclusive federalism is the only way Nepal
will have long-term stability, by Pramod Mishra
(kp 09/01/2014)
Decentralized
Local
Governance, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 04/01/2014)
Revisiting
the
debate on federalism, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep
01/01/2014)
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