Ruling coalition to begin discussion on provincial seat sharing (kh 25/09/2022) [It shows a complete lack of understanding of federalism when the national level interferes with the competences of the provinces and the local level!]

Vision for development in federal setup : We must get rid of the misconception that infrastructure development is just about connectivity. We must focus on creating new settlements in the rural areas, by Keshav Acharya (nlt 19/09/2022)

How about a provincial bank? Lumbini seeks to exercise its rights under the constitution and open a provincial bank, by Mahendra P Joshi (kp 18/09/2022)

“Province should be revoked, and local levels restructured” : "People still say they will vote for us if we come up with good plans", interview with Samikshya Baskota, chirperson of Bibeksheel Sajha Party (kh 24/08/2022)

Seven years since constitution promulgation local governments await federal education Act : The federal government has yet to ready a bill for the law and the term of the current Parliament is ending in four months with elections announced for November 20, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/08/2022) [Another grave failure of the Oli and Deuba governments which shows the continuing centralisitic mindset!]

Provincial governments set to end their first terms without enjoying key rights : Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench has been sitting on dozens of petitions relating to jurisdiction disputes between three tiers of government, by Binod Ghimire (kp 12/08/2022)

Local Governance In Federal System, by Mukti Rijal (rn 11/08/2022)

Provincial poll declaration should be provinces’ prerogative, observers say : Federalism yet to be embraced in a true sense with the centralised mindset refusing to go, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/08/2022)

Govt decides to hold federal, provincial elections on Nov 20 (kh 04/08/2022) [The right to set an election date in the provinces lies with the respective provincial government and not with the central government! Nepal is a federal state! By the way, this also applies to local elections!]

Federalized Approach to Transitional Justice Process, by Preeti Mittal (kh 31/07/2022)

Lawmakers sound alert on 'anti-federalism voices' raised in parliament, call for a ban (rn 29/07/2022)

The center cannot hold : Some tendencies to centralize powers were expected in the early days of federalism but its continuation even after five years of completion of the federalisation process is problematic, by Yatindra KC (nlt 25/07/2022)

Provincial ministers pile pressure for police adjustment : They have met with leaders of the ruling coalition as well as prime minister after issuing a seven-point declaration in Janakpur earlier this month, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 20/07/2022)

UML lawmaker Pal suggests doing away with provinces (kh 12/07/2022) [This demand is clearly unconstitutional and should have legal consequences! Not the federal system is the problem, but the fact that many of the top politicians reject federalism, secularism and social inclusion, as these endanger their dominant position!]

Federal government itself is anti-federal, politicians and experts say : Panelists concur federalism can never be strengthened unless the political parties transform themselves (kp 10/07/2022) [Not only the government, but all the major political parties, especially Oli and his CPN-UML as well as the RPP and its related parties, the latter party having a totally unconstitutional attitude!]

Federal government overlooks statute as it wants to oversee Valley’s security : Nepali Congress and CPN-UML are in favour while the Maoists are against the proposed arrangement, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/07/2022)

Nepali remains lingua franca of all provinces, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 02/07/2022) [It is not a question of replacing Nepali with another language, but a second language of the respective province should be made compulsory, especially for the high-caste elite, who must finally get away from the mistaken belief that only their language, religion, culture, etc. represent Nepal's identity!]

Constricted devolution of fiscal power : The new leadership at the local level needs to find ways to boost capital expenditure, by Achyut Wagle (kp 21/06/2022)

All provinces present their budgets, targeting economic recovery : The combined budgets of the seven provinces for the next fiscal year amount to Rs305.46 billion, nearly 17 percent higher than the current fiscal year’s budget, by Pawan Pandey (kp 16/06/2022)

Federal government handles small bridge projects against the spirit of federalism : But local road projects will be handed over to provinces, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/06/2022)

The pace of federalism : Federalism is a new exercise in Nepal, and it is not unusual for challenges to appear., by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 12/05/2022)

Decentralizing Banking in Federal Nepal : Banks need to revise their premium rates, mainly for the businesses at the local level, to ensure financial decentralization in the federal system, by Bhuvan Dahal (rep 02/05/2022)

First Five Years of Federalism in Nepal, by Khim Lal Devkota (rep 25/04/2022) [Yes, the federal state could be a good political system for Nepal if the top politicians of the parties finally gave up their centralist pattern of thinking! Right now they are again preventing democracy and development on the local level!]

CM Pokhrel blames federal curb for province’s failure to work as per expectation (kh 20/04/2022)

In search of subnational policies : A large number of policies are going to remain the same across all provinces and our development aspirations, for the time being, will be determined more by federal policies and institutions than by provincial institutions and policies, by Yatindra KC (nlt 18/04/2022)

What ails five-year-old provinces? Provincial governments were largely non-performers but non-cooperation from Singha Durbar is to blame, leaders say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/04/2022)

Federalism And Policing: Challenges And Opportunities, by Shobhakar Budhathoki (sp 08/04/2022)

Building Strong Foundation For Local Governments Imperative To Ensure Robust Federalism, by Narayan Prasad Ghimire (rn 01/04/2022)

Center should not intervene in federalism to smoothly function: CM Pandey (kh 22/03/2022)

Feudalism to Federalism : Districts are obsolete and redundant, doing away with them will save money and free Nepal of a centralised mindset (nt 18/03/2022)

Duties decentralized, resources centralized : Five years since their election, local governments are still grappling with legal, budgetary and human resource constraints, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 10/03/2022)

Gaps pointed out in fiscal federalism (kh 07/03/2022)

“High time we worked towards strengthening federalism”, interview with Lal Babu Raut, Chief Minister of Madhesh Province (kh 04/03/2022)

Revamp Federal Civil Service, by Khagendra Prawaha (rn 03/03/2022)

Budgetary woes of local governments : Funds are trickling down to local bodies. Yet many of them are still unable to carry out their fiscal duties. Some are struggling to present their budget on time while others cannot manage their expenses, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 24/02/2022)

Federal spirit in local elections : The parties should let their subnational organisational entities distribute election tickets, by Achyut Wagle (kp 15/02/2022)

Low education standard and equity among key challenges to promote human capital in Nepal: WB report (rep 10/02/2022) [see corresponding WB report]

Devolution of sycophancy : With federalism giving rise to new power centres, ‘chakari’ culture has taken newer forms, by Avasna Pandey (kp 06/02/2022)

Power to the periphery : Local elections in May is a chance to devolve political power, and allow federalism to function, by Sonia Awale (nt 04/02/2022)

Provinces, local units rely heavily on Kathmandu for resources : Sub-national governments have been forced to compromise on their autonomy in decision-making due to their over-reliance for resources on the federal government, experts say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 19/01/2022)

Nepal’s federal provinces: Missed opportunities, by Thira Lal Bhusal (ae 06/01/2022)

Training Academy’s role imperative to implement federalism: Province Speaker Gharti (kh 05/01/2022)

Their five-year terms are ending but most local units still don’t own office buildings : Federal officials blame lack of funds and unresolved issues at the local level, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 05/0/2022)

Nepal's federalism: Time for a review : The first elected local governments under the federal constitution promulgated in 2015 are near completion of their five-year tenure, by Achyut Wagle (kp 04/01/2022)

Government mulls confining Federal Affairs Ministry to policymaking : Task of transferring staff to be handed over to subordinate agencies and the provinces, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 30/12/2021)

Ram Karki dissents on Prachanda’s dossier, questions the relevance of federalism (kh 28/12/2021)

Provinces are in an ‘ugly competition’ to appoint more ministers : Experts say more ministries means increased administrative expenses at the cost of development activities, and call for constitutional curbs, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/12/2021)

Increasing trend of splitting provincial ministries takes the number to 69 (rep 21/12/2021) [The focus is not on demand-oriented politics, but on power politics of the parties oriented towards the allocation of posts, which is reinforced in view of critical majorities in the provinces. The idea of federalism fails because the non-inclusive central elite copies its behaviour to the provinces.]

Federal govt empowers local levels (ht 13/12/2021)

Experts blame centralised governance for instability in the provinces : Some fear growing aberrations could fuel public frustrations against federalism, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 18/10/2021)

Internal income of province should be 50 percent’ (kh 06/10/2021)

Local bodies want to exercise constitutional rights freely: Mayor Shrestha (kh 16/09/2021)

Language Commission recommends province-wise official languages before government (kh 06/09/2021)

Federalism: Is It a White Elephant?, by Rajendra Koirala (rep 03/09/2021) [The problem is not federalism as such, but its opposition by the self-centred, anti-democratic male highcaste politicians. It sounds like 1960 when King Mahendra claimed that Nepal was not made for democracy!]

How splits in parties may affect provincial politics, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 23/08/2021)

Karnali CM sees need of strengthening federalism for respect to martyrs (kh 20/08/2021) [The implementation of federalism and secularism is not only important for the martyrs, but also for those who live today and in the future!]

Shift in political dynamics may lead to oversized governments in provinces, experts warn : With UML no longer in power at the centre, provincial governments are also undergoing shake-ups. But there is a risk of the new power-sharing deal leading to bloated cabinets, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/08/2021) [Under Article 168 (9), the number of members of a provincial council of ministers is limited to a maximum of 20 per cent of the number of MPs in the province, for example, 8 in Karnali Province and 22 in Bagmati Province.]

SEE results once again show effect of centralised education system : Federal authorities say local units lack competency to oversee school education as prescribed by the constitution, but experts argue that has to be tested first, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/08/2021)

Indigenous people worry hard-won gains may be lost : Achievements made since 1990 are at risk as secularism and federalism are yet to be institutionalised and recent court ruling is another challenge, activists say, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 09/08/2021) [The traditional elite, especially male Bahuns, continue to control the country, prevent social inclusion and the development of federalism and secularism, and constantly demand that the wheel of time be turned back instead, e.g. Ganga Thapa, Rabindra Mishra, KP Oli, Shashanka Koirala, etc.], BSP Chair’s Dangerous Proposal, by Mukunda Raj Kattel (rn 09/08/2021)

Nepal’s Unsteady Progress Towards Fiscal Federalism, by Bishnu Adhikari, Parshuram Upadhyaya, Amol Acharya and Abhas Ghimire (sp 06/08/2021)

Central planning versus federalism : The National Planning Commission is a relic of the centralised planning era of Panchayat, by Achyut Wagle (kp 03/08/2021)

Govt preparing to remove chiefs of three provinces (kh 27/07/2021)

Provinces following Oli’s example of governing through ordinances : Karnali governed by Maoist Centre-Congress alliance and Lumbini by UML prorogue provincial assemblies and introduce new fiscal budgets through ordinances, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/07/2021) [This is due to the fact that Nepal has party rule rather than people's rule, particracy instead of democracy!]

Provinces following Oli’s example of governing through ordinances Karnali governed by Maoist Centre-Congress alliance  and Lumbini by UML prorogue provincial assemblies and introduce new fiscal budgets through ordinances, by Binod Ghimire (kp) [This is due to the fact that Nepal has party rule rather than people's rule!]

Oli’s aversion to federalism and secularism becoming more apparent : A proposal at UML top panel to review major achievements of the constitution does not portend well for the charter which has come under increasing threats, observers say, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 05/07/2021), Don't even think about it : Political adventurism to scrap secularism and federalism will backfire (kp 06/07/2021)

Federal government continues handling local roads and bridge projects : Road officials say local governments still don’t have capacity to implement such projects, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/07/2021) [This is a consequence of the fact that the Oli government, as the first government elected under the new constitution, refuses to this day to really implement federalism!]

'Government unwilling to implement federalism' (ht 01/07/2021)

Judiciary in federalism of Nepal: Universally agreed principles ignored, by Shyam Prasad Mainali (ht 28/06/2021)

Provinces no different from federal government when it comes to unproductive spending : Provincial governments often accuse Kathmandu of hindering their progress but they have failed to introduce programmes that actually serve the people, experts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/06/2021) [The bottom line is that much is also strongly related to the non-realisation of the federal state and thus the continued dependencies on the central government, especially under the Oli government!]

Depending on handouts : The provinces still rely heavily on fiscal transfers and revenue sharing (kp 17/06/2021) [This is not what is meant by federalism! Oli and other leaders continue to stand for a central state to keep everything under their control!]

Decentralise SEE and honour statute, experts advise government : Education experts say the government with a centralised mindset doesn’t want to lose any of its authority, by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/06/202)

All provinces unveil annual budgets with focus on improving healthcare : Universal vaccination against Covid-19 is among the major features of the annual financial plans, by Sangam Prasain (kp 16/06/2021)

All seven provinces are presenting fiscal budget today : Focuses on COVID-19 control (kh 15/06/2021)

Political uncertainty puts Nepal’s federal process on a bumpy road : Confusion created by KP Sharma Oli in Kathmandu  has percolated into the provinces and it endangers implementation of federalism, experts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/06/2021)

Things to do before the budget : Institutional structures at the federal level should be reduced by at least a quarter, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 06/05/2021)

Govt sacks Gandaki and Sudurpaschim Governors : Sita Poudel and Ganga Prasad Yadav appointed Governors of Gandaki and Sudurpaschim respectively (kh 03/05/2021)

Central govt recommended to provide Rs 152.51 billion in fiscal equalization grants to provincial and local govts for next FY (rep 22/04/2021)

An old mindset prevails : Public confidence in federalism is waning because of the Constituency Development Programme, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 20/04/2021) [The CDP is an instrument of political corruption by the non-inclusive male ruling oligarchy!]

‘Strategic plan’ hints federal civil service law will be delayed by around two years In the absence of the law, provinces have been unable to recruit staff since 2017; The Bill faced delays after Oli prorogued the House on July 2, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 19/04/2021) [Oli and many other central leaders are not interested in federalism!]

Local governments say they don’t get enough resources : The federal government needs to hand over their constitutional responsibilities as well as staff to subnational governments, experts say, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 05/04/2021)

Women representatives in Achham are excluded from decision-making roles : Most women ward members say the inclusion policy has only served as a token gesture to fulfil gender and caste representation requirements at the local level, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 05/04/2021)

Subnational level finances : The provinces should enlarge their own sources and not depend on fiscal transfers only, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 29/03/2021) [But Oli and many other central level politicians don't really want federalism and decentralisation!]

Provincial, local governance hit as key law delayed : It has been more than two years since bill on federal civil service was registered. But passage of bills has not been a priority of the House, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/03/2021) [Oli and many other top politicians are among the most adamant opponents of federalism and any kind of decentralisation!]

As chief ministers go troubleshooting for Oli, provincial governance takes hit : Every time prime minister faces trouble in the Nepal Communist Party, Pokharel and Gurung rush to Kathmandu. They are now at the forefront of efforts to save the party, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/03/2021) [Federalism Oli's way! Centralism to keep the Prime Minister in power!]

Three years of provincial governments : Despite the challenges, all seven provinces of Nepal have made many achievements, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 07/03/2021)

Provincialising instability : Balloting alone can be inadequate to gauge the aspirations of the people (kp 23/02/2021)

Misreading the provinces : Attempts to further weaken the provincial sphere will result in the scrapping of federalism, by Ajay Das (kp 15/02/2021)

Cabinet decides to hold Secondary Education Examinations centrally : The decision is against the spirit of federalism envisioned in the constitution, provincial officials say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/02/2021)

Duplication of works : Rather than creating new institutions at the village level, the centre should focus its attention on strengthening the local levels (ht 09/02/2021)

Attack on federalism unacceptable : It is important for the Nepali people to raise their voice strongly against this move, by Khim Lal Devkota (kp 07/02/2021)

Lawmaker Pal advises PM Oli to do away with federalism (kh 05/02/2021) [One cannot simply change the fundamentals of the constitution, even if Oli would very much like to do so. Ms Pal should remember : parliamentarians who had previously sided with the coup-plotting king were expelled from parliament in 2005 when the latter was reinstalled!]

Federal ministry calling shots in school projects irks local governments, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/01/2021)

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)

Federalism and Public Expenditure for Human Development in Nepal: An emerging agenda, by Wolrd Bank 2021