NC and UML form for two-party mechanism in Koshi Province (kh 13/11/2024)

Koshi Minister’s associates paid Rs 1.3 million for Japan trip amid trafficking allegations (kh 07/11/2024)

Koshi CM Karki secures vote of confidence (rep 18/09/2024)

Koshi Province CM Karki expands cabinet (rn 13/09/2024)

CPN (Maoist Center) withdraws support from Koshi government (kh 30/08/2024)

Cabinet expansion deadlock stalls Koshi provincial assembly : In the past 19 months, the provincial Cabinet has been reshuffled 13 times, by Parbat Portel (kp 21/08/2024)

UML and NC to lead Koshi government in turns (kh 27/07/2024) [Unproductive and democratically unjustifiable nonsense. The link with the planned new transfer of power at national level finally renders the idea of federalism absurd.]

Maoist Center to withdraw from Koshi provincial government (kh 26/07/2024), NC defers its plan to join Koshi govt (rep 26/07/2024)

SC rejects Kedar Karki’s petition against Koshi Province govt (rep 25/06/2024), Supreme Court upholds incumbent UML-led government in Koshi (kh 26/06/2024)

Koshi provincial assembly adjourned after opposition boycott (kh 19/06/2024)

Identity activists renew protests against naming ‘Koshi’ province : Participants of the meeting held to announce the next wave of protest against naming 'Koshi' province (kh 16/06/2024)

177 human rights violations recorded in Koshi Province last fiscal year (kh 22/05/2024)

SC seeks Koshi province Chief’s Order regarding Chief Minister appointment (kh 22/05/2024)

Koshi Province govt expansion: Five ministers and two state ministers inducted (rep 17/05/2024)

UML-Maoist to file claim to form government in Koshi Province (kh 09/05/2024), UML’s Hikmat Karki, backed by 52 MPs, submits claim for Koshi CM (kh 09/05/2024), Hikmat Karki appointed as Chief Minister of Koshi Province for the third term (kh 09/05/2024), Outgoing CM Kedar Karki challenges appointment of new CM in Koshi Province with writ petition (kh 09/05/2024), UML’s Hikmat Karki appointed chief minister in Koshi : It is Karki’s third stint as chief minister, and the sixth government in the eastern Nepal province in 17 months, by Parbat Portel (kp 10/05/2024), CM Karki secures vote of confidence in Koshi Province amid political turbulence (kh 13/05/2024)

NC leader advocates for mid-term elections in Koshi Province (kh 09/05/2024)

Koshi chief minister Karki refuses to quit, dismisses need for floor test : As per a March 4 deal, a UML leader is supposed to become the new chief minister, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 08/05/2024), Karki’s excesses in Koshi : The Koshi chief minister’s fall from power is sadly accompanied by a fall from grace (kp 09/05/2024)

Koshi Ruling coalition warns CM Karki of action for his alleged violation of provincial assembly’s special authority (rep 02/05/2024)

Koshi chief minister writes to Speaker to block resolution motion against him : A majority of provincial assembly members want to remove Karki from the special session of the assembly, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/04/2024), Koshi Province Assembly: Resolution proposal to be registered amid political confusion (kh 18/04/2024), Resolution proposal tabled in Koshi provincial assembly meeting (kh 19/04/2024), Koshi Province Assembly passes resolution motion seeking CM Karki’s resignation (kh 19/04/2024), Koshi Assembly passes resolution asking chief minister to seek trust vote : Kedar Karki and his ministers say the Cabinet formed as per Article 168 (5) is not bound to face the Assembly (kp 20/04/2024)

9/04/2024)Koshi Head Khapung summons special provincial assembly session : UML, Maoist members demanded the session as chief minister refuses to go for floor test, by Binod Ghimire (kp 11/04/2024), Koshi Province: Tensions rise as govt and opposition lock horns over Assembly dissolution (kh 11/04/2024)

Maoist Center withdraws support from Koshi provincial govt (kh 08/04/2024) [The constant interference of central level leaders in provincial affairs is completely undemocratic, anti-federal and highly politically destabilising!]

Koshi province government makes various decisions (kh 06/03/2024)

Koshi govt and identity-based agitators reach five-point agreement (kh 09/02/2024), Koshi government and agitating group ink five-point deal : The Province 1 Renaming Joint Struggle Committee agrees to adopt peaceful protests to press its demands, by Binod Bhandari (kp 10/02/2024)

CM Karki set to induct four ministers and one state minister in his cabinet today (rep 09/02/2024), Koshi CM Karki expands cabinet : Four ministers and two state ministers added to province government (kh 09/02/2024) [Ten members are too many for a provincial cabinet with limited responsibilities!]

UML Koshi calls for withdrawal of ordinance to avoid parliamentary failure (kh 29/01/2024)

CM Karki urges NRNs to invest in Koshi Province (rep 18/01/2024)

Bista unanimously elected as Speaker of Koshi Province Assembly (rep 09/01/2024) [Bista and his party want to abolish federalism and thus the Koshi Province as soon as possible! How can such a politician be made Speaker of the Provincial Assembly? Politicians of the anti-democratic and anti-constitutional RPP should not be allowed to hold state offices!], RPP faces internal turmoil as Ambar Bahadur Bista assumes Koshi Province Speaker role (kh 10/01/2024)

RPP’s double standard plays out in Koshi Province : After announcing protests against federalism and secularism, the pro-monarchy force claims Speaker position in the province (kp 22/12/2023)

Former Minister Kirati and nine others arrested in Khotang (kh 12/12/2023),  Attack on Koshi Province Chief Minister as group targets vehicle (kh 12/12/2023)

Ruling alliance may award Koshi Speaker’s post to UML : Attempts are underway to bring both UML and RPP to the government, a minister says (kp 06/12/2023)

Koshi CM allocates responsibilities to ministers (rep 03/12/2023)

Koshi Province Assembly unanimously passes budget (kh 29/11/2023)

Identity-based faction to counter UML’s Mid-Hill Highway Campaign (kh 26/11/2023) [As with other parties, the national identity characteristics of the UML are male, high-caste, Hindu, historically based on the Nepal of the Shah monarchy and socially and culturally not inclusive!],
Identity supporters display black flags at Yogesh Bhattarai’s residence in Taplejung (rep 26/11/2023)

Koshi Province Assembly passes finance bill (rep 26/11/2023)

UML’s continued backing keeps Koshi coalition government afloat : We prioritise stability over other considerations, says UML chief whip (kp 13/11/2023)

Ruling coalition in Koshi finalizes sharing of ministries : Cabinet expansion after Tihar (kh 12/11/2023)

Koshi province getting parliamentary committee one year after election (kh 07/11/2023)

Koshi Province Cabinet Expansion: UML quits Koshi govt (kh 04/11/2023)

Koshi CM Karki and UML at loggerheads over govt expansion (kh 31/10/2023)

Koshi Province CM Karki’s effort to form coalition govt in Koshi draws UML’s warning to exit (kh 27/10/2023) [As long as the provinces remain under the direct influence and control of the national level, federalism has no chance!], Koshi chaos: Demurring the effectiveness of federalism. The political turbulence in Koshi Province serves as a cautionary statement for Nepal's federalism, by Pushpa Raj Joshi (ht 27/10/2023), UML mulls Koshi exit over Karki’s Cabinet expansion plans : The chief minister reportedly also wants to appoint ministers from Maoist Centre and CPN (Unified Socialist), by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/10/2023)

Koshi political row : Rough Road Ahead For New CM, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 22/10/2023)

Chief Minister of Koshi Province Karki secures vote of confidence (kh 18/10/2023), Koshi CM Karki secures vote of confidence; all parties but RPP vote for him (rep 18/10/2023), Koshi chief minister wins confidence vote with strong support : Congress’ Kedar Karki’s win has averted an early election in the province for now. Eight-six members of the 93-strong assembly voted in his favour, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 19/10/2023), CM Karki clears floor test with 86 votes, by Bal Krishna Sah (ht 19/10/2023)

Speaker election will be pivotal in Koshi provincial politics : Support for UML candidate could be early test of longevity of new coalition in the province, by Binopd Ghimire (kp 18/10/2023)

NC to give vote of confidence to Koshi CM Karki (kh 18/10/2023)

Koshi Chief Minister Karki to face floor test Wednesday : Maoist Centre provincial committee decides to vote for Karki, who was appointed with the support of CPN-UML, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 17/10/2023)

Maoist Center to give vote of confidence to Chief Minister Karki (kh 16/10/2023), Unified Socialist to give vote of confidence to Chief Minister Kedar Karki in Koshi Province (kh17/10/2023)

Humor and satire in Koshi province (ae 16/10/2023)

CM Karki expanded Cabinet by inducting two ministers, by Bal Krishna Sah (ht 16/10/2023)

Koshi Province Karki to form small cabinet today : Vote of confidence on Wednesday (kh 15/10/2023)

New govt formed in Koshi to avoid mid-term election: CM Karki (kp) 15/10/2023

NC leader Karki appointed Koshi Province Chief Minister (kh 14/10/2023), Prime Minister Dahal, NC President Deuba, and Leader Shekhar Koirala sign crucial agreement (kh 14/10/2023), Dr. Koirala firmly commits to ruling alliance (kh 14/10/2023), Kedar Karki’s govt in Koshi Province is a coalition govt: PM Dahal (kh 14/10/2023), Koshi Province NC dispute: Province PP leader Thapa resigns (kh 14/10/2023), Karki, who defied party decision, appointed Koshi chief minister : Congress-Maoist alliance soon embraced him, for the sake of ‘saving the central coalition’, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 15/10/2023)

Ruling coalition decides to make Maoist leader Angbo as Chief Minister of Koshi Province (kh 12/10/2023), NC's Karki stakes claim for Koshi Chief Minister position with support of UML (rep 12/10/2023), Koshi Province Chief in legal bind as deadline to appoint Chief Minister looms (kh 13/10/2023), RPP to remain neutral in Koshi Province’s Chief Ministerial race (kh 13/10/2023), Rift in Congress over fielding Koshi chief minister candidate : Congress’ Kedar Karki, with backing of UML and 8 party members, challenges bid of coalition candidate Angbo, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 13/10/2023), New twist in Koshi chief ministerial fray (ht 13/10/2023), PM Dahal gestures to retreat from Koshi CM race provided NC finds consensus candidate (kh 13/10/2023) [Once again, this is a provincial issue and not the responsibility of national party elites who only care about their power constellations and have no concept of federalism!], Koirala pushes Deuba’s efforts aside in Koshi political mess (kh 14/10/2023)

Koshi Chief Minister Karki resigns due to lack of majority support in Provincial Assembly (rep 07/10/2023), NC and Maoist Center vie for leadership in new Koshi govt (kh 07/10/2023) [Finally, put an end to these senseless power games. The citizens of this province have a right to a stable government and such a government can only be achieved through new elections! The pathetic behaviour of the parties is nothing but criminal!], Fourth Koshi government falls apart within a year : Hikmat Karki was running a minority government but stepped down, seeing no way of getting a vote of confidence, by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/10/2023)

Koshi CM Karki expands cabinet (kh 25/09/2023)

Prohibitory orders imposed for two months outside Koshi CM’s Office in Biratnagar (kh 18/09/2023)

Socialist Front wants Koshi name changed : Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal draws flak for encouraging street protests, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 13/09/2023) [According to the constitution, the naming of the provinces was a matter for the provincial assemblies. Many problems arise because the male Khas Arya elite at the national level constantly interfere in matters that do not concern them at all! This includes avoiding ethnic or historical references in the names of the provinces!]

Koshi Chief Minister Karki, four new ministers appointed : The UML leader becomes chief minister as per the Supreme Court order that declared the Uddhav Thapa-led government unconstitutional (kp 09/09/2023)

Koshi: Hikmat Karki urges consensus as the only way forward (kh 08/09/2023) [And why is he only interested in a consensus when he himself has the task of forming a government? The people to blame for the political chaos in the province are in KTM!], RPP offers support to UML-led govt in Koshi, opts not to join cabinet (kh 08/09/2023), Outgoing CM Thapa suggests possible UML-Congress coalition in Koshi Province (kh 08/09/2023)

SC revokes Koshi CM Thapa’s post, directs to appoint UML’s Karki as CM (kh 07/09/2023) [In the absence of a majority capable of governing, there should be new elections quickly. All parties responsible for the power hullabaloo should be punished then!], SC directs Koshi Chief to appoint UML leader Karki as CM within 48 hours (kh 07/06/2023), SC nullifies vote of confidence received by Koshi Chief Minister Thapa (rep 07/09/2023), Supreme Court orders Hikmat Karki be appointed Koshi chief minister : Declares Uddhav Thapa-led governments unconstitutional twice in six weeks, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 08/09/2023)

Dengue transmission continues unchecked in Dharan : Around 150 people were diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease on a daily basis until August third week, according to health officials , by Pradeep Menyangbo (kp 05/09/2023) [Neglect of duty by national and provincial governments?]

Koshi Speaker: A powerful position no party wants : A tricky number game creates an unusual scenario where no side would want to lose a vote by claiming the post, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 31/08/2023)

Koshi govt submits reply to SC, claims CM Thapa’s vote of confidence is constitutional (kh 30/08/2023)

RPP Chair Lingden asserts party will not back present govt in Koshi Province (kh 29/08/2023)

Koshi becomes first province to be in a budget holiday : The deadline for the budget ordinance either to be endorsed as it is or be replaced with a new bill has ended, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 28/08/2023)

Koshi lawmakers deny possibility of mid-term elections : UML leaders want to form government as the largest party while others see a chance for an all-party coalition, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 27/08/2023)

SC issues interim order to Koshi govt not to take decisions of long-term importance (kh 24/08/2023), Court rules new Koshi Cabinet also unconstitutional : In its interim ruling, Supreme Court orders provincial government not to make important decisions, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 25/08/2023), Status of Thapa's appointment as Koshi CM still uncertain, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 25/08/2023)

What name should Nepal give to Province 1? Nepal could take a leaf out of the book of recently released movie “Heart of Stone” which offers a small overview of how a contentious ethnic issue was solved in Italy, by Simone Galimberti (nlt 24/08/2023)

Koshi Province assembly postponed indefinitely after UML, RPP boycott (kh 23/08/2023), UML leaders file petition at SC against Koshi CM Thapa (rep 23/08/2023)

Koshi CM Thapa secures Vote of Confidence amidst legislative maneuvers (kh 21/08/2023) [These party politicians will never change!], UML to challenge Koshi CM Thapa in Court, citing constitutional concerns (kh 21/08/2023), Koshi Chief Minister Thapa passes floor test using questionable means : Whether someone who chairs the assembly can vote has surfaced as a point of contention between political parties, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 22/08/2023), Hitting a new low : The government formation process in Koshi province showed the ugliest side of national politics (kp 22/08/20233) [In the face of these unwilling and undemocratic politicians, new elections seem to be the only solution!]

Koshi Province: CM Thapa expands cabinet, by Chuman Basnet (kp 16/08/2023), In a tactical move, Koshi chief minister inducts senior-most lawmaker as state minister, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 17/08/2023)

Allocation of ministries finalized in Koshi Province (rep 02/08/2023)

Koshi Province Assembly Speaker Baburam Gautam resigns (kh 01/08/2023), NC decides to forward Thapa as Chief Minister candidate in Koshi (kh 01/08/2023), Uddhav Thapa appointed as Koshi Province Chief Minister (kh 01/08/2023), RPP to stay neutral in Koshi province: Chairman Lingden, by Binod Subedi (rep 01/08/2023), Thapa becomes Koshi chief minister twice within month : Uddhav Thapa’s second innings was possible after the Maoist Centre persuaded Speaker Gautam to resign, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 02/08/2023)

Ruling coalition exploring possibilities to form govt in Koshi Province (kh 30/07/2023) [In a federal state, the coalition form of the central level does not necessarily have to be transferred to the provincial level. In any case, the decision lies primarily with the provincial politicians! Otherwise, the federal state makes no sense!], Former PM Bhattarai suggests mid-term elections in Koshi Province (kh 30/07/2023), Is there a caretaker government in Koshi Province? With Uddhav Thapa’s appointment ruled unconstitutional, some say his predecessor Hikmat Karki could fill the void, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 30/07/2023), Uncertainty in Koshi : Ruling parties could avoid snap poll in Koshi by offering Speaker's post to the oppn (ht 31/07/2023), Koshi Province: Ruling coalition pushes for Speaker Gautam’s resignation to secure CM post (kh 01/08/2023)

Koshi government formation process back to square one : Existing alliance is trying to rope in the RPP. UML changes tack saying it’s ready to partner with the Nepali Congress, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 29/07/2023)

UML open to form govt in Koshi in alliance with NC: Leader Karki (kh 28/07/2023)

SC orders start of another govt formation process in Koshi Province (rep 27/07/2023), Supreme Court orders formation of new government in Koshi within seven days : A full bench of the court deemed the government led by Uddhav Thapa unconstitutional as the Speaker had supported the government formation (nlt 27/07/2023), Supreme Court unseats Koshi Chief Minister Thapa : A three-judge bench, however, refuses to reinstate UML parliamentary party leader Karki as the chief minister, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/07/2023) [The SC feels compelled to take such decisions because the executive and the political parties constantly flout law and order. The decisions on KP Oli and U. Thapa are just outstanding examples among many!]

UML demands dissolution of the Koshi government : Party’s secretariat meeting demands a fresh process to form another provincial administration (kp 16/07/2023)

Koshi quandary : Fresh elections might be the only option, which is time-consuming and a drain on the resources (ht 14/07/2023)

SC issues interim order on writ against Koshi government formation (kh 12/07/2023), Court bars Koshi Cabinet from taking important decisions : Final hearing to be held continuously starting July 23, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/07/2023)

Agitation against Koshi name unabated as irate groups prepare for more aggressive protests : Protesters claim their struggle ousted Hikmat Karki from power and the new chief minister Thapa too will have to go if he doesn’t help them, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 11/07/2023) [The decision on the name by the ruling male Khas Arya minority was also an extremely aggressive act!]

Discontent brews in new ruling coalition in Koshi : The Unified Socialist skipped Sunday’s swearing-in as its recommendation for minister was ignored by chief minister, by Deo Narayan Shah (kp 10/07/2023)

Koshi Chief Minister Thapa expands cabinet : Inducts two ministers from Maoist Center and one from Nepali Congress (kh 09/07/2023)

Speaker backs new Koshi chief minister, kicks up controversy : Legal experts deem coalition parties’ inclusion of Speaker as a signatory backing Uddhav Thapa as ‘unconstitutional’, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 07/07/2023), Koshi Province government unconstitutional: Dr. Bhattarai (kh 07/07/2023), I will resign if necessary: Koshi Speaker (rep 07/07/2023) [??], Koshi Province Speaker sets a bad precedent Speaker Baburam Gautam cast vote in favor of Uddab Thapa to make him the chief minister. The move has been widely criticized (nlt 07/07/2023)

Koshi Province: Newly-appointed Chief Minister Thapa sworn in : Appoints two ministers -- one each from Nepali Congress and Unified Socialist Party (kh 07/07/2023)

Coalition strategizes to include Speaker to ensure majority for government formation in Koshi Province (kh 06/07/2023), NC to submit claim for chief ministership of Koshi Province without RPP (rep 06/07/2023), Ruling coalition instructs to propose Uddhav Thapa as Chief Minister in Koshi (rep 06/07/2023) [Unchanged stubborn ignorance and presumption with regard to federal rules of the game!], NC’s Uddhav Thapa appointed Chief Minister of Koshi Province (kh 06/07/2023), Involving Speaker in Koshi Province govt formation unconstitutional: NC leader Koirala (06/07/2023)

RPP keeps mum on support for Koshi govt formation (kh 04/07/2023), RPP in dilemma: Engages in intensive discussions over supporting NC’s Thapa for Koshi CM (kh 05/07/2023) [Here too, of course, it is the national party leadership that decides, especially since the RPP would like to abolish the federal system again anyway!]

Ruling coalition leaders to meet in Baluwatar to decide on Koshi govt (kh 03/07/2023) [What kind of understanding of federalism is that? Only the provincial politicians have to decide on the government of Koshi Province. Under no circumstances should this decision be taken by the politicians at the central level! What kind of presumption is that? If the provinces only serve to create more posts, you can forget the federal system!]

UML-led government in Koshi province fails to secure vote of confidence, collapses (rep 30/06/2023), UML requests Province Chief to appoint largest party PP leader as new CM in Koshi (kh 30/06/2023) [??], Impasse in Koshi Province as Karki loses trust vote : The numerical strength of the parties in the assembly gives majority to none of the existing coalitions, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 01/07/2023), With Koshi government losing majority, RPP holds the key to new Cabinet formation : Binod Rai, a Congress member of assembly, confirms talks with the Rastriya Prajatantra Party to bring it on board, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 02/07/2023)

Agitating identity advocates and Koshi provincial govt officials sit for talks to discuss renaming Koshi province, by Binod Subedi (rep 19/06/2023)

Koshi brings Rs36.24 billion budget through ordinance : Questions galore over the implementation of fiscal programmes introduced by a minority government, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 16/06/2023), Ordinance budget adds to Koshi government’s troubles : Opposition parties vow to shoot down the budget. Province’s name is already under question and the current government has fallen into minority, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 17/06/2023))

‘Only a political settlement can solve the Koshi crisis’, interview with CPN (Maoist Centre) central committee member Ajambar Rai Kangmang (kp 12/06/2023)

Govt will not tolerate anarchic activities in Koshi: Home Minister (kh 09/06/2023) [Physically attacking politicians is a form of anarchy, but when these politicians ignorantly violate the interests and identities of citizens, that is also anarchy! Politicians are not the rulers of the people, but the elected representatives who are supposed to represent the interests of the people!]

Koshi govt forms talks team to address protest for ‘identity’ (kh 07/06/2023)

Maoists preparing to withdraw support to Koshi Province govt, by Binod Subedi (rep 05/06/2023), Maoist Center quitting Koshi government today (kh 06/06/2023), Maoist Center ministers resign en-masse in Koshi (kh 06/06/2023), Koshi NC decides to initiate formation of govt under its leadership (kh 06/06/2023), Maoist Centre withdraws support to UML-led Koshi Province government : Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development Durga Prasad Chapagain and Minister for Tourism, Forest and Environment Jeevan Acharya tendered their resignations to the chief minister Tuesday, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 07/06/2023)

Koshi Province crisis: Politics static, protests relentless : The recently named province is currently embroiled in two problems with no solution in sight, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 04/06/2023) [The view of the ruling male Khas Arya oligarchy on the naming of the provinces is the same in all parties. The cooperation of the allegedly communist CPN (UML) with the Hindu fundamentalist and monarchist RPP is telling!]

JSP quits Koshi government, withdraws support (kh 31/05/2023)

Koshi Province name won’t change despite govt’s intentions, UML asserts (kh 28/05/2023) [This was decided by the male Khas Arya elite, the exclusive owners of Nepal, basta!], Agitation against Koshi nomenclature escalates, government issues prohibitory order : Congress demands dialogue with groups agitating against the renaming of Province 1 as Koshi, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 28/05/2023), Security upped in Biratnagar: 27 protestors arrested, by Binod Subedi (rep 28/05/2023)

Prohibitory orders imposed in Biratnagar (kh 27/05/2023) [The Khas Arya politicians simply do not want to understand how much they are hurting the majority population of this province by disregarding their historical roots and identity!]

Protesters wave black flags at UML Chair Oli in Jhapa (kh 26/04/2023)

Campaigners against Koshi hope province will get new name : Province 1 renamed Koshi on March 1. There are no signs of movement for name reflecting ethnic identity ebbing, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 22/04/2023) [Janajati groups may be in the majority, especially in Province 1, but this land belongs to the male Khas Arya and they decide!], Clash in Biratnagar, police fire tear gas (kp 22/04/2023) [Anti-inclusive policies in practice!]

All in the name : The protests in Koshi show that the agenda of ethnic identity is very much alive and should be addressed politically (kp 31/03/2023) [The male Khas Arya elite arrogantly ignores the historical, ethnic and cultural realities of the country in the context of the federal state since 2010 at the latest!]

Protest against naming of Koshi Province intensifies : On Tuesday, 25 people were injured when protesters clashed with the police in Biratnagar, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 29/03/2023)

Clash erupts between protesters and police in Biratnagar, 12 injured (nlt 23/03/2023)

Protest in Biratnagar calling for renaming Koshi Province : Four protesters detained following a clash were later released. Four security personnel of the Armed Police Force and Nepal Police were injured in the clash, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 20/03/2023),
Province name will not be changed: Koshi CM Karki (kh 20/03/2023)

DAO, Morang declares prohibited areas in view of ongoing protest against the name of Koshi province (rep 18/03/2023)

Under provincial name Koshi, currents of discontent still flow : Madhesh is the only province named on identity basis. Many blame erosion in Maoist ideology, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 04/03/2023) [The fairy tale of social inclusion has long been forgotten! The male Khas Arya minority suppresses any historical and non-Hindu ethnic reference in terms of state ideology and nationalism.]

Public holiday in Koshi Province today (kh 02/03/2023), It’s Koshi. Province 1 gets its name, finally : It is the last of Nepal’s seven provinces to be named. The name Kirat-Limbuwan-Sagarmatha was rejected, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 02/03/2023)

NC and UML register proposal to name Province 1 as Koshi Province (kh 01/03/2023) [Of course, no historical or ethnic reference! This area was before the Gorkha conquest the territory of the Kiranti states! In addition, the decision should have been made according to the constitution at the latest in August 2018.], Morang administration bans gatherings, processions in Biratnagar (kh 01/03/2023), Nepali Congress, UML register proposal to name Province 1 as Koshi : The CPN (Unified Socialist) and Janta Samajwadi Party have put forward another proposal to name the province as Limbuwan Sagarmatha (nlt 01/03/2023), Province 1 endorses Koshi as its name : After more than five years since Nepal's adoption of the federal system, the province has finally been named Koshi (nlt 01/03/2023), Province-1 named “Koshi Pradesh” (kh 01/03/2023), Protest erupts over proposal to name Province 1 as Koshi Province (rep 01/03/2023)

Taskforce hands CMP draft to Province 1 government (kh 08/02/2023) [In democracies, parties agree on a common programme before forming a government. In Nepal, this is the other way round, as everything is determined by power interests!]

Maoist Center decides not to participate in Province 1 govt (rep 09/01/2023) [Is this a decision of the provincial level of the party or the national level? The latter is not responsible for such decisions in federal Nepal!]

UML leader Karki likely to become Chief Minister of Province 1 (kh 08/01/2023), Province 1 Chief Minister Karki taking oath today (kh 09/01/2023), Province 1 CM Karki and three ministers to take oath of office and secrecy today (kh 09/01/2023)

Province 1 chief gives January 8 deadline to claim Chief Minister (kh 01/01/2023)

Financial access to Province-1 imperative: NRB (kh 09/12/2022)

Government formation in Province 1 gets complex as JSP leaves alliance : Janata Samajbadi chair Uprendra Yadav has said that his party is no longer with the UML-led alliance, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 06/12/2022)

Leaders, entrepreneurs discuss eastern Nepal’s economic potentials, challenges : The event ‘Ujyalo Purva’ saw politicians, entrepreneurs discuss policies impacting commerce in the east (kp 25/09/2022)

Province 1 declared literate (kh 08/09/2022)

Identity issue: Naming of Province 1 becoming complicated (kh 08/08/2022)

All-party meeting initiates debate on naming Province-1 (kh 09/07/2022), All-party meeting being held to finalize name of Province 1 (kh 22/07/2022), Province Naming Controversy: Meeting Inside, Demonstration Outside (rep 22/07/2022), Province 1 struggles to get a name as assembly term nears expiry : With elections just months away, parties again renew efforts to name the province, only to end up bickering, by Tika R Pradhan (23/07/2022) [This naming has been overdue for four years. But what politician cares about the constitution?]

Why is Nepal’s Province 1 still nameless?, by Rakesh Karn (ae 28/06/2022)

Province 1 : Full of Prospects, Rich in Resources, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 05/05/2022)

Province 1 parliament prorogued without naming  the province (kh 27/03/2022)

Province 1 districts ill-prepared for fire disasters : Every year, properties worth millions are destroyed in fire incidents in Taplejung and Panchthar but authorities have no plans to control them, by Ananda Gautam and Laxmi Gautam (kp 17/03/2022)

Province 1 boasts of having 18 popular picnic spots, by Birat Anupam (kh 13/03/2022)

CM Rai calls all-party meeting to discuss name of Province 1 (kh 22/02/2022)

Devotion to development: CM Rai (kh 22/02/2022)

Name Province-1 as ‘Birat Province’: Rajbansi committee (kh 15/02/2022)

Province 1 government decides to split 7 ministries into 12 (kh 31/01/2022) [This is a waste of money for the pure satisfaction of power interests], Decision to split seven ministries into 12 courts strong backlash (rep 05/02/2022), Province 1: Council of Ministers likely to be expanded today (kh 06/02/2022), CM Rai expands Province 1 cabinet (kh 06/02/2022)

Province 1 Assembly meeting deferred till 11:30 am Wednesday : CM Rai to take vote of confidence on Wednesday (kh 16/11/2021), Speaker Bhandari acted on UML’s instruction: Province 1 CM Rai (kh 16/11/2021), Province 1 CM Rai secures vote of confidence (kh 17/11/2021)

CM Rai vows to protect and promote Kirant cultures (kh 12/11/2021)

Province 1 CM Rai’s first meet of cabinet revokes all political appointments (kh 03/11/2021)

Province 1 CM Rai Takes Oath Of Office, Forms 6-Member Cabinet, by Gokul Parajuli (rep 02/11/2021)

49 Assembly members submit signatures to appoint Rajendra Rai as new Chief Minister (rep 01/11/2021)

CM Acharya of Pradesh 1 taking vote of confidence today : Oppn alliance to vote against Acharya (kh 01/11/2021), Province 1 Chief Minister Acharya resigns (kh 01/11/2021)

“Coalition govt to be formed in Province 1” (kh 31/10/2021)

Province 1 CM Acharya taking vote of confidence today (kp 22/10/2021), Voting on Province 1 CM Acharya’s trust motion set for Sunday (kh 22/10/2021), Province 1: UML and NC demand postponement of assembly meeting (kh 24/10/2021)

Province 1 winter session to begin today (kh 08/10/2021)

Three leaders eying post of Chief Minister in Province 1 : Lobbying hard to turn tables in their favor (kh 18/09/2021)

Opposition coalition initiates talks to form new government in Province 1 (kp02/09/2021)

Shakya and Acharya may lose chief minister posts if they remain in UML : With some UML assembly members defecting to CPN (Unified Socialist), Oli supporters could slip into minority, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 01/09/2021), 10 UML lawmakers join Madhav Nepal-led CPN (Unified Socialist) (rep 01/08/2021)

Oppn alliance expedites preparations to topple Acharya-led govt even as new cabinet is yet to get full shape (rep 28/08/2021), Opp’n parties form alliance to topple UML-led govt in Province 1 : New govt likely by mid-Sept (kh 30/08/2021)

UML holding PP meeting in Province 1; CM Rai stepping down : Bhim Acharya likely to be next CM (kh 26/08/2021), Bhim Acharya takes oath as Chief Minister of Province 1 (kh 26/08/2021)

UML leader Acharya seeks Madhav Nepal’s support to become Province 1 CM (kh 23/08/2021)

Province 1 govt in crisis following UML split : New govt before Dashain festival: Oppn (kh 22/08/2021)

Difficult road ahead for the Sher Dhan government, by Nishant Dhungana (rec 20/08/2021)

Six local units in Solukhumbu table their fiscal budget (kh 26/06/2021)

Opposition call for budget session (kh 27/05/2021)

Oppositions parties prepare again to file no-confidence motion against CM Rai in Province 1 (rep 22/04/2021)

Federal Limbuwan Forum submits memorandum to government (ht 07/04/2021)

Maoist Center withdraws no confidence motion against CM Rai (kh 05/04/2021)

Province 1 CM expands Cabinet (rep 26/03/2021), Newly appointed ministers take oath in Pradesh 1 (kh 26/03/2021)

Nepal-Khanal faction decides to withdraw no-confidence motions against Province 1 and Bagmati chief ministers : 37 Provincial Assembly members in Province 1 and 45 in Bagmati had moved the motions on December 27 and December 25, respectively (kp 24/03/2021), CPN-UML Directs Members To Withdraw No-Confidence Motion Filed Against CM Rai, by Shashidhar Parajuli (rn 24/03/2021)

Province 1 Assembly meeting deferred until further notice (rep 14/03/2021)

No-confidence motion tabled against Province 1 Chief Minister Sherdhan Rai (rep 21/02/2021), Provincialising instability : Balloting alone can be inadequate to gauge the aspirations of the people (kp 23/02/2021)

NCP row: Tug-of-war hinders parliamentary assembly in Province 1 (kh 07/02/2021) [The two crazy factions of the NCP are destroying the entire state of Nepal!]

Three lawmakers withdraw support to no-confidence motion against CM Rai (rep 18/01/2021), Five signatories withdraw from no-confidence motion against Rai, by Deonarayan Sah (kp 20/01/2021)

Bhandari removed as NCP chief whip in Province 1 : The Dahal-Nepal faction of the Nepal Communist Party also relieved Shankar Pokharel and Prithvi Subba Gurung as the party’s in-charge of Lumbini and Gandaki provinces, by Deo Narayan Shah (kp 05/01/2021)

Ruling party’s split continues to fuel conflict in provinces : Province 1 Chief Minister Rai suspends 15 party members  after they file a no-confidence motion against him, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 01/01/2021) [The members of the provincial parliament are the democratically elected representatives of the sovereign people. The Chief Minister has been elected by these MPs and is responsible to them. Since none of the reasons mentioned in Article 180 are applicable, which, by the way, is not for the Chief Minister to decide, his action is to be judged as similarly criminal as the dissolution of parliament by Oli and Bhandari at the central level!]

Province 1 CM Rai suspends 15 lawmakers : Prachanda-Nepal faction picks Acharya as PP leader (kh 31/12/2020) [????? The destruction of state and democracy goes unabated!], In a tit-for-tat move, Province 1 Chief Minister Rai suspends 15 provincial assembly members for three months (rep 31/12/2020), Province 1 Chief Minister Rai suspends 15 assembly members of his party after they file a no-confidence motion against him : Following the split in the ruling Nepal Communist Party, Bhim Acharya, of the Dahal-Nepal faction, was voted to replace Rai, an Oli ally, as Province 1 assembly leader (kp 31/12/2020)

Bhim Acharya says he’ll make consensus govt in Province 1 (ht 29/12/2020)

Province 1 CM Rai sacks Economic Affairs Minister Aangbo, by Chuman Basnet (rep 26/12/2020), Three Ministers Of Province 1 Resign En Masse (rn 27/12/2020), No Confidence Motion Filed Against Province 1 CM Sherdhan Rai (rn 27/12/2020), No-confidence motion filed against Province 1 CM Rai : Three ministers resign en masse, Bhim Acharya proposed new CM (kh 27/12/2020)

6,000 plus landless receiving land ownership certificates in Province-1 (rep 19/12/2020)

Province 1 is still undecided about its name : Three years on, consensus eludes the parties and lawmakers in the province, by Deo narayan Sah (kp 03/10/2020)

Only 32% capital budget spent in Province 1, by Binod Dubedi (rep 18/03/2020)

Assembly members demand immediate naming of Province 1: All five political parties in the Province 1 assembly had assured a decision on the name would be made by the ongoing winter session that kicked off on February 6, by Deo narayan Sah (kp 18/02/2020)

Province 1 likely to be named ‘Koshi’ or ‘Sagarmatha’ (ht) [For historical reasons, there would be no other name than Kirat, but the male Bahun leaders want to make clear that the whole country belongs to them! So, For this reason, there must be no names with an ethnic reference! Sagarmatha and Koshi are names from Bahun culture!]

Province-1 PA member, two others to face prison, by Hari Adhikari (ht 28/01/2020)

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)

CM Rai inducts four new state ministers (ht 20/01/2020)

Province 1 fails to pick name, awaits center's nod (rep 12/01/2020)

Province 1 prepares to establish research center, by Binod Subedi (rep 02/01/2020)

Provincial government spends huge budget on tree plantation programmes but fails to bear fruit: The provincial government has plans to distribute and plant tree saplings in 12 districts of the province, except in Jhapa and Panchthar, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 10/12/2019)

Province 1 govt mulls distributing subsidy to farmers based on production volume, by Binod Subedi (rep 30/11/2019)

Province 1 floats plans to develop a slew of hydropower schemes: Projects with a completion deadline of one to three years have been prioritised, by Prahlad Rijal (kp 23/11/2019)

Province 1 spends just four percent of development budget in 1st quarter, by Binod Subedi (rep 04/11/2019)

Province 1 to be named by mid-January next year: Spokesperson Karki, by Yubraj Bibash (rep 31/10/2019)

SC’s ruling not applicable for Province 1: CM Sherdhan Rai (ht 20/10/2019) [SC decisions are binding law for all! So please follow the legal process!], Metropolis office bearers receive monthly salary: Rs 1.6 million per month is spent on salary, perks in Biratnagar metropolis (ht 22/10/2019)

Entrepreneurs studying investment prospects in Province 1, by Bhim Chapagain  (rep 04/09/2019)

Province 1 preparing to operate vegetable wholesale market, by Binod Subedi (kp 28/07/2019)

CM Rai warns of strict action against erring employees (ht 23/07/2019)

Province 1 fails to effectively implement ban on old vehicles: Most older vehicles are in operation in hill districts where the presence of traffic police is little to none, by Sumnima Chamling (kp 11/07/2019)

‘Consensus must for Province 1 name’ (ht 24/06/2019)

Manpower crunch  hits state-level  offices in Province 1: Education  Development  Directorate and Health  Directorate have more than 20 vacant posts (ht 01/06/2019)

Province 1 sets up government liaison office  in Dhankuta, by Ramesh Chandra Adhikari (kp 13/05/2019)

Biratnagar to be permanent Province 1 HQ (ht 07/05/2019), Dhankuta people protest as Biratnagar is named the capital city of Province 1, by Ramesh Chandra Adhikari (kp 08/05/2019)

Four proposals seeking Dhankuta, Biratnagar as Province 1 HQ registered, by Hari Adhikari (ht 06/05/2019), Protest launched demanding Dharan as Province 1 capital, by Rohit Rai (rep 06/05/2019)

Shortage of staff hampers services at Province 1 local units (kp 05/05/2019)

Postmortem service still a big challenge in Solukhumbu, by Shikhar Jung Shrestha (rep 05/05/2019)

NCP for making  Biratchhetra Province 1 headquarters (ht 04/05/2019)

NCP hard pressed to fix headquarters, Province 1 name (ht 02/05/2019), NCP internal feuding over province capital worsens, by Raju Adhikari (rep 02/05/2019)

Province 1 CM’s contact office to be in Dhankuta: Province name, permanent headquarters by May 5: Minister, by Hari Adhikari and Khagendra Ghimire (ht 01/05/2019)

Capital of Province 1 to be scattered in various districts, by Raju Adhikari (rep 06/04/2019)

Local governments working to improve quality in community schools (kp 01/03/2019)

FNCCI signs MoU with Province 1 govt (rep 13/02/2019)

Province 1 name, HQ to be fixed in winter session (ht 04/02/2019)

Large cities of Province 1 dumping waste in the open (rep 03/02/2019)

Illegal weapons major security challenge in Province 1: Police (kp 29/01/2019)

Protest to make Dhankuta permanent capital of State 1, by Ramesh Chandra Adhikari (kp 18/01/2019)

CM Sherdhan Rai’s US visit controversial, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 11/11/2018)

Province 1 expects bumper paddy harvest, by Dev Narayan Sah (kp 04/11/2018)

Province 1 forms planning commission, by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 01/11/2018)

‘Province 1 to decide its capital in winter session’, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 10/10/2018) [You know that such delay is against the prescriptions of the constitution?]

CDOs defy provincial govt’s decision: The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law of Province 1 had declared Thursday a holiday across the province to mark World Indigenous Day, by Hari Adhikari (ht 10/08/2018)

‘Province 1 govt well-prepared against disasters’ (kp 31/07/2018)

Farmers in Province 1 upset by dwindling prices, slower sales, by Giriraj Banskota (rep 30/07/2018)

Province 1 budget criticized for being tarai-centric, by Bhim Chapagain (rep 17/06/2018)

Opposition leaders 'not given chance to speak' in province assembly, by Binod Subedi (rep 15/06/2018)

Province 1 may be named Kirant, says CM Rai (ht 20/05/2018)

Province 1 still struggling to fix permanent capital, by Raju Adhikari (rep 20/05/2018)

State 1 tops migrant workers: Southern plains send 35pc workers in nine years as department issues over 3.5 million permits, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 29/04/2018)

Discussion on province name and capital begins (ht 20/04/2018)

Province 1 assembly members receive their salary (ht 20/04/2018)

China to open Kimathanka, Olangchungola border points (ht 02/04/2018)

Province 1 set to bring new education policy (ht 26/03/2018)

Three bombs explode in separate places in Morang (ht 26/03/2018)

3 hill districts of Province 1 to get internet access soon, by Ananda Gautam and Dipendra Shakya (kp 25/03/2018)

Seven thematic committees proposed in Province 1 Assembly, by Raju Adhikari (rep 23/03/2018)

Province 1 ward members demand salaries, by Binod Subedi (rep 22/03/2018)

Provincial Assembly to fix permanent capital and name, by Raju Adhikari (rep 21/03/2018) [interview]

Electricity leakage in Province 1 down by 4 percentage points: Nepal Electricity Authority (rep 14/03/2018)

CM Rai flays attempts to muzzle the media (kp 11/03/2018)

Anti-Oli camp getting weaker in Province 1, by Raju Adhikari (rep 08/03/2018)

Intense lobbying in parties to become ministers in Province 1, by Binod Subedis (rep 28/02/2018)

Two committees formed in Province 1 (ht 27/02/2018)

Ministries awaiting staff (ht 22/02/2018)

Absence of staffers affects day-to-day work in Province 1, by Yuvraj Biwas (rep 18/02/2018)

Province 1, 2 and 5 chief ministers take oath (kp 16/02/2018), Rai sworn in as Province 1 chief minister (ht 16/02/2018)