Police
in political quagmire: Pandering to tastes of parties
while in service, becoming politician after retirement,
by Arun Bam (rep 23/09/2022)
Why
do DGs and secretaries change when ministers change?,
by Bhuwan Sharma (rep 07/08/2022)
Sharing
university narratives : Things went wrong when the
political parties turned the students' organisations
into party units, by Abhi Subedi (kp 17/07/2022)
Experts
for weighing viability, transparency and national
interests while selecting foreign funded projects
(nlt 12/06/2022)
Four-party
alliance sweeps Nepal Bar Association polls : The
UML-led panel will have no representation for the next
three years (kp 09/04/2022) [The
party-political infiltration of public institutions goes
unabated!]
Political
influence & judiciary of Nepal, by Yogendra
Prasad Lamichhhane (kh 07/04/2022)
Of
politics and teachers : The history of overt and covert
allegiances of teachers to political groups spans many
decades, by Abhi Subedi (kp 19/12/2021)
Call
to end political dominance in universities (ht
16/12/2021)
Independence
of umbrella organization of Nepali journalists comes
under scrutiny : The FNJ is supposed to be an
organization that promotes freedom of expression,
journalists’ rights, and independence. But its incumbent
officials are vying for public positions in major
political parties, by Prasun Sangroula (nlt
25/11/2021)
Parties
mum on judiciary crisis, but lawyers affiliated to them
speak up : Advocates aligned to Congress and UML, who
are under the Nepal Bar Association that is demanding
Rana’s resignation, say court hearings should not
be obstructed, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 04/11/2021)
Government
employees in politics: Court issues interim order
against it : The interim order has given hopes as
partisan of employees along the political ideology has
been directly reflected in the service delivery and
favoritism based on affiliation to a particular
political party has become visible (nlt 07/10/2021)
Cabinet
recommends 11 envoys for various countries : Of the
recommendations, nine are political appointees while
only two are from the foreign service (kp
15/05/2021) [This is nepotism in its purest form! Only those
who have the Oli party book shall be appointed to
representative foreign posts for which only top
diplomats are qualified!], Oli’s
envoy appointments could erode country’s credibility,
experts warn : Only two out of eleven ambassadorial
nominees are career diplomats, by Anil Giri (kp
16/05/2021)
Bipul
Pokhrel-led panel sweeps all positions of Federation of
Nepali Journalists (kp 11/04/2021) [The
media should be free from any infiltration by political
parties!]
An
election of journalists under the shadow of political
parties : Almost all candidates have backing of parties,
leaving little space for independent ones to lead, which
many say could affect independence of Federation of
Nepali Journalists, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
09/04/2021), FNJ
Must Rise Above Partisan Interest, by Kundan Aryal
(rn 09/04/2021)
Making
our democracy work : The thing to do is rein in
political corruption and depoliticise public
institutions, by Naresh Koirala (kp 15/03/2021)
Politicians
influencing constitutional body decisions comes to light
once again : As a minister implicitly admits the
Election Commission was ‘pressured’, analysts say
independent bodies are increasingly being brought under
the control of the executive, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 09/03/2021)
Politics
Dictates Public Institutions, by Mukti Rijal (rn
02/10/2020)
Anti-graft
body in the spotlight as questions arise over its
independence : The constitutional body is largely
failing to function as per its mandate because
over-politicisation has meant officials often
serve their political masters, analysts say, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 13/09/2020)
Political
wranglings continue unabated in Bajhang’s public
schools: Many school administrations across the district
focus on taking financial benefits out of the school's
budgets, according to the Education Unit, by Basanta
Pratap Singh (kp 17/03/2020), Keep
politics out of schools: Politicisation has compromised
the quality of education (kp 18/03/2020)
Former
vice-chancellors warn government to stop politicisation
in universities: Retired vice-chancellors see the draft
Higher Education Bill as an attempt to centralise power,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/02/2020)
How
politicisation is dragging Kathmandu University down:
Ever since the appointment of vice-chancellor Ram Kantha
Makaju, allegations of financial impropriety and a
monopoly over decision-making have continued to haunt
the university, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/01/2020)
Community
schools in Kalikot a playground for local political
leaders: Politicisation of school management committee
elections in community schools expose students to highly
volatile political atmosphere hampering their studies,
by Tularam Pandey (kp 22/01/2020)
Unwarranted
move: The ruling Nepal Communist Party is not only
trying to inject its communist ideologies in politics
but in the society as well (ht 22/01/2020)
Revitalizing
sociology and anthropology: Many of those at Department
of Sociology/ Anthropology today are engaged in party
politics and are busy undertaking development
consultancies instead of prioritizing research and
publications, by Gaurab KC (rep 22/01/2020)
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