Bagmati’s self-harm : The provincial council of ministers’ decision to split a ministry could not have come at a worse time (kp 14/11/2024) [The expansion of the ministries on provincial level, just to create well-paid jobs for some politicians, is a very special form of political corruption and damaging to the state!]

Bagmati Chief Minister Lama secures vote of confidence : In a voting held at the provincial assembly on Tuesday, Lama received 64 votes in favour of his motion (kp 31/07/2024)

Four new ministers sworn in Bagmati Province (kh 27/07/2024)

NC and UML share ministerial portfolios in Bagmati (rn 23/07/2024), NC leader Lama appointed Bagmati Chief Minister; Swearing-in scheduled for Wednesday (rep 23/07/2024)

Bagmati CM Jamkattel to seek vote of confidence on July 21 (kh 17/07/2024)

Bagmati Province government reports 38.92 budget expenditures (rn 09/05/2024)

Tamang and Nepal Bhasa languages officially recognized in Bagmati Province (kh 06/05/2024), Bagmati province observes public holiday with formal introduction of Tamang and Newari as official languages (rep 06/05/2024), Tamang and Nepal Bhasa languages officially recognized in Bagmati Province (In Pictures), by Dipesh Darsandhari (rep 06/05/2024)

Bagmati Govt mandates tri-lingual signboards in offices (rep 24/04/2024)

Lumbini, Gandaki chief ministers sworn in : This is Adhikari’s second stint as Gandaki chief minister. He first took the post in January last year but lost it after failing to secure the vote of confidence during the floor test in the provincial assembly in April, by Ghanashyam Gautam, Birendra KC and Pratichya Kafle (kp 08/04/2024)

Unified Socialist decides to vote for Bagmati CM Jamkattel (kh 01/04/2024), Bagmati Chief Minister Jamkattel wins trust vote after deal with Unified Socialist : The CPN (Unified Socialist) has been promised leadership of two provinces in return for backing Jamkattel, by Subash Bidari and Arjun Shah (kp 02/04/2024), Bagmati Province Cabinet expanded: Rama Ale sworn in as Minister (kh 02/04/2024), Bagmati Province to swear in four new UML Ministers today (kh 02/04/2024)

CPN-UML to join Bagmati provincial govt, Thapaliya to assume Finance Minister role (kh 30/03/2024)

Hamro Nepali Party joins Bagmati provincial govt, Bhajracharya sworn in as Tourism Minister (kh 28/03/2024)

Hamro Nepali Party withdraws support from Bagmati Province government (kh 26/03/2024)

 30/03/2024)Hamro Nepali Party stakes claim to Bagmati’s chief ministership (rep 17/03/2024I)

Bagmati Province: NC ministers resigning en masse today (kh 06/03/2024) [The misunderstanding of federalism on the part of Nepalese politicians is unbearable!]

Bagmati CM seeks public support to widen Hetauda roads (kh 06/01/2024) [This is the antithesis of urban planning in western industrialised nations!]

Bagmati Province’s CM Jamarkattel summons all party meeting (kh 03/12/2023)

CM Jamkattel adds six ministers from NC, two from Unified Socialist (kh 21/05/2023) [An irresponsibly high number of ministers, just to satisfy the power demands of politicians and parties, and this despite empty state coffers! This is also a form of corruption!]

Leaders of three major political parties in coalition reach consensus on power sharing in Bagmati (kh 19/05/2023)

UML decides to quit Bagmati govt (kh 24/03/2023), Bagmati CM Jamkattel gets vote of confidence (rep 24/03/2023)

Bagmati CM to seek vote of confidence on March 22 (rn 16/03/2023)

RPP quits government in Bagmati Province (kh 26/02/2023)

Bagmati CM Jamkattel expands Cabinet (kh 25/01/2023)

RPP's Bhuwan Pathak is Speaker of Bagmati Province (rep 13/01/2023) [A Speaker from a party that advocates unconstitutional issues sounds strange!]

I will reduce number of provincial ministries: CM Jamkattel (rep 10/01/2023)

Shalikram Jamkattel appointed Chief Minister of Bagmati Province (kh 09/01/2023)

09 Bagmati PA members take oath (kh 29/12/2022), First session of the Bagmati Provincial Assembly summoned on January 2 (rep 29/12/2022)

Bagmati Chief Minister Pandey resigns (kh 23/12/2022)

EC submits final results of Bagmati PA polls to governor (ht 18/12/2022)

Congress-led coalition set to form government in Bagmati : Chances of the largest party getting the chief ministership are high, although Maoist Centre also eyes the post, by Tima R Pradhan (kp 03/12/2022)

Bagmati Province has three million 471,792 eligible voters (kh 17/11/2022)

Exercise begins to change Bagmati chief minister : Congress and Maoist Centre collect signatures to put pressure on Pandey (kp 30/06/2022)

Bagmati government announces a budget of Rs. 70.93 billion (kh 15/06/2022)

Bagmati govt to disburse over Rs 46.84 million for local level-initiated plans (kh 03/03/2022)

Bagmati Provincial govt expanded (kh 24/12/2021)

Bagamati CM Pandey expands cabinet : Three Ministers from Maoist Center and two Ministers and one State Minister from Unified Socialist inducted into govt (kh 14/12/2021)

Bagmati Province Assembly meeting to take place on December 22 (kh 11/12/2021)

Bagmati Province Chief Minister Pandey to undergo floor test today (nlt 08/11/2021), Bagmati Province Chief Minister Pandey wins vote of confidence (kh 08/11/2021)

Rajendra Pandey appointed chief minister of Bagmati : Pandey, who replaced Asta Laxmi Shakya of the UML, has appointed four ministers in his Cabinet, by Subash Bidari (kp 29/10/2021)

Unified Socialist PP leader Pandey appointed Bagmati Chief Minister (kh 28/10/2021), Rajendra Pandey sworn in as Bagmati Pradesh CM : Appoints three ministers in his cabinet (kh 28/10/2021)

Bagmati CM Shakya taking vote of confidence today (kh 27/10/2021, Bagmati Province CM Shakya Resigns (rn 27/10/2021), Bagmati Province Chief Minister Shakya resigns (kh 27/10/2021), CM Shakya submits resignation to Province Chief Sharma (kh 27/10/2021), Bagmati Province Chief calls parties to claim for CM’s post by 3 pm Thursday (kh 27/10/2021), Ruling coalition to nominate Rajendra Pandey as Chief Minister of Bagmati Province (kh 27/10/2021), Asta Laxmi Shakya resigns as chief minister of Bagmati Province : Rajendra Pandey of CPN (Unified Socialist) set to succeed Shakya. Rajendra Rai tipped to lead Province 1, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 28/10/2021)

Unified Socialist’s Pandey likely to become Chief Minister in Bagmati Province : Unified Socialist and NC strike agreement to hold the CM's post alternatively as CM Shakya takes vote of confidence despite being in minority (kh 21/10/2021), Bagmati Assembly adjourned till Oct 27; voting on CM Shakya’s trust motion yet to take place (kh 21/10/2021)

Chief Minister Shakya to take vote of confidence on Thursday (kh 20/10/2021)

Congress lays claim to Bagmati chief minister seat : Coalition partners warn breach of agreement with CPN (Unified Socialist) could affect political alignment at the centre itself, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 11/10/2021)

Bagmati CM Shakya to take vote of confidence on Sunday (kh 09/10/2021), Bagmati Provincial Assembly meeting put off without holding confidence vote (rep 11/10/2021)

Bagmati CM Shakya in minority after Unified Socialist pulls out (kh 13/09/2021)

Bagmati CM Shakya expands cabinet : Newly-appointed ministers of Bagmati Province sworn-in (kh 08/09/2021), Shakya’s minority government in Bagmati appoints new ministersThe 56-member single largest party CPN-UML is now reduced to 43 members  in the province, and Shakya needs 12 members to achieve a majority (kp 09/09/2021)

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), UML falls into minority in Bagmat, by Ram Kumar Kamati (ht 01/09/2021)

12 Bagmati Provincial Assembly members of UML join CPN Unified Socialist (kh 31/08/2021), CM Shakya-led government in minority in Bagmati Province : 12 UML lawmakers join Unified Socialist, confining the UML's 56-member majority to 44 (kh 31/08/2021) [Now Nepal finally has a female Chief Minister and already she is becoming a victim of the machos ruthlessly fighting for power!]

Bagmati Province Assembly session prorogued (kh 27/08/2021)

Bagmati Province Chief Prasai removed from his post (rep 20/08/2021), President Bhandari appoints Yadav Chandra Sharma as Chief of Bagmati Province (kh 20/08/2021)

Bagmati Province Chief Minister Poudel resigns (kh 18/08/2021), Asta Laxmi Shakya to be appointed CM of Bagmati Province (rep 18/08/2021), Shakya becomes first woman chief minister, by Subas Bidari (kp 19/08/2021), Leader Nepal backs Ashta Lakshmi Shakya in Bagmati Province (kh 24/08/2021)

Budget endorsement tough nut to crack for Bagmati (kh 05/0/2021)

Bagmati Province Assembly passes govt policy, programs (kh 12/06/2021)

Clarification sought from 14 Nepal faction PA members (ht 23/05/2021)

Gandaki Province NC calls PP meeting to discuss govt formation (kh 24/04/2021)

Bagmati provincial assembly meeting postponed again, by Subash Bidari (kp 07/04/2021)

CPN (Maoist Center) to withdraw support to govt in Bagmati Province (kh 29/03/2021)

Bagmati’s Speaker accused of delaying no-confidence motion : Speaker postpones meeting called to discuss the no-trust motion against chief minister, by Subash Bidari (kp 02/02/2021)

Congress undecided regarding no-confidence motion filed against Chief Minister Poudel : The Congress leaders are of the opinion that the party is undecided, as the ruling Nepal Communist Party is yet to be split officially, by Subash Bidari (kp 17/01/2021)

NCP's Dahal-Nepal faction picks Ashta Laxmi Shakya as provincial parliamentary party leader of Bagmati (rep 30/12/2020)

No Confidence Motion Registered Against Bagmati CM, Three Ministers Resign En Masse (rn 25/12/2020), Provincial assembly members close to Dahal-Nepal faction file no-confidence motion against Bagmati chief minister (rep 25/12/2020)

Bagmati Province allocates budget to construct model integrated settlements: The integrated settlement programme for Gandharva, Majhi and Danuwar communities aims to promote agriculture tourism and alleviate poverty in the area, by Pratap Bista (kp 05/02/2020)

Bagmati provincial government introduces ‘good governance bill’ to monitor and evaluate employees: The proposed law will regulate employees of the local units and provincial administration, and keep a watch on service delays and hassles at public offices, by Subash Bidari (kp 04/02/2020)

Bagmati Provincial government allocates Rs 20 million to judicial committees: Keeping in view the poor performance, the provincial government has taken initiatives to reform the judicial committees, by Pratap Bista (kp 31/01/2020)

Bagmati Province to operate electric buses by mid-May: Province to procure vehicles itself, after an agreement between the government and Sajha Yatayat Co-operative fell apart over share issues, by Subash Bidari (kp 23/01/2020)

Province 3 assembly endorses Bagmati as the name of the province by majority votes: The meet also endorsed Hetauda as the capital of the province, by Subash Bidari (kp 13/01/2020) [All the Tagadhari politicians are so happy that there is still no ethnic name for a province!], PA decides to call Province 3 Bagmati, with Hetauda as its permanent HQ (ht 13/01/2020)

Provincial leaders balk at ruling party’s directive to name Province 3 ‘Bagmati’: The Nepal Communist Party’s diktat concerning the name and capital of the province has been criticised by provincial assembly members for infringing on the spirit of federalism, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 08/01/2020)

Parties intensify internal discussion as Province 3 gears up to fix capital, name (rep 05/01/2020), Hundreds stage protest against proposed name for Province 3 (ht 07/01/2020)

NCP Province 3 parliamentary party meeting kicks off (ht 04/01/2020)

NCP’s decision to impose name and capital of Province 3 is unconstitutional, experts say: ‘It is clearly written in the constitution that name and headquarters of the province will be fixed by the concerned provincial assembly.’, by Anil Giri and Pratap Bista (kp 30/12/2019) [The Constitution also demands that the names and capitals should have been designated by the provincial parliaments by August 2018 at the latest. Oli, Dahal and Co. must realise that they are not above the law!]

Name of Province 3, its capital delayed for best decision: CM Poudel (ht 25/12/2019)

Province 3 government stops issuance of grants to 17 local units: The local units had failed to deposit revenue of the last fiscal year in the reserve fund, by Subash Bidari (kp 29/11/2019)

Province 3 plans to construct ‘peace parks’ in all local units: The provincial executive aims to complete the project in all 119 units by the end of fiscal year 2021/2022, by Subash Bidari (kp 18/11/2019)

Province 3 govt to invest Rs 670m for agri pockets (ht 16/11/2019)

Province 3 government to hire 101 nurses for schools in current fiscal year: Each rural municipality will get Rs500,000 to buy equipment and medicines for schools, by Arjun Poudel (kp 22/10/2019)

Budget for target groups used unproductively in Province 3: Half of the budget allotted for women, children, and the elderly has been invested in campaigns and seminars, by Subash Bidari (kp 16/10/2019)

Province 3 government is building homes for impoverished Bote people: The assistance, however, falls short on providing livelihood solutions to the fishing community, by Pratap Bista (kp 23/09/2019)

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)

Province 3 government plans to restore historic elephant stables in Bhimphedi: The state government and Bhimphedi Rural Municipality has combinedly allocated Rs 10 million for the project, by Pratap Bista (kp 09/08/2019)

Staff transferred to Province 3 blame government for not keeping its promise: Employees have started to make requests to return to units under the federal government, by Subash Bidari (kp 11/07/2019)

‘Province 3 will benefit from sisterly relations with Gansu’ (ht 05/07/2019)

Province 3 health office gets budget 10 months too late and is now in a rush to spend money: Without funds, health facilities were left without essential drugs and training programmes were halted, by Arjun Poudel (kp 27/06/2019)

Province 3 to settle on name, HQ in a month, other provinces lack clear timeframe, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 09/03/2019)

Province 3 lawmakers demand budget under Local Infrastructure Development Partnership Programme, by Subash Bidari (kp 31/05/2019)

Province 3 presents policies and programmes for fiscal 2019-20 (kp 29/05/2019)

Gandaki Province govt runs free health camp for senior citizens: Elderly citizens with eye, ear and heart ailments have benefited from the provincial government’s health initiative (ht 26/05/2019)

Province 3 integrated settlement project in limbo: The authorities concerned are yet to find suitable land areas to build the settlements, by Subash Bidari (kp 22/05/2019)

Nepali Congress disrupts State 3 assembly over name, capital issues, by Subas Bidari (kp 14/05/2019), PA disrupted over reluctance to discuss HQ issue (ht 14/05/2019)

Province 3: Proposal for amendment of bill regarding birth registration , by Nagendra Adhikari(kp 18/04/2019)

Local leaders request Province 3 government to end water scarcity in Ramechhap, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp 10/04/2019)

SC notice to Province 3 assembly, EC (ht 08/04/2019)

CM People Health Check-up Programme launched, ba Pratap Bista (kp 01/04/2019)

Provincial health officials denied salary for four months: The provincial health office in Kathmandu has not received any funds this fiscal year (kp 19/02/2019)

Province 3 Chief Minister Poudel stresses empowering local levels (ht 16/02/2019)

Enter the project bank: Province 3 has launched a software-based database containing details of all projects, by Madhukar Upadhya (kp 02/01/2019)

Province 3 seeks to reduce poverty rate to 7 percent, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 30/12/2018)

Per capita earning ‘to be doubled’ in Province 3 in five years (rep 29/12/2018) [???]

Province 3 launches One School, One Nurse project, by Nayak Paudel (kp 19/12/2018)

Chief Minister says decision on name of province 3 capital only next year (kp 13/12/2018)

Assembly meet to decide state name and capital, by Pratap Bista (kp 04/12/2018)

‘Last-ditch effort’ on to designate Province 3 capital, by Nagendra Adhikari (kp 26/11/2018), State3 Assembly puts off discussion on capital, by Nagendra Adhikari (kp 28/11/2018)

CM Poudel considers sacking Sthapit: Kathmandu ex-mayor behaved indecently with his boss, says a minister, by Pratap Bista (kp 02/11/2018), Chief minister sacks Sthapit, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 03/11/2018)

Province 3 capital city: Niraula panel presents report, by Nagendra Adhikari (kp 09/10/2018)

CM Poudel vows to end practice of child marriage, by Pratap Bista (kp 13/09/2018)

Province 3 Speaker to get Rs 70,000 allowance, by Ashok Sujan Shrestha (rep 03/09/2018)

Province 3 wants to build tunnel road on its own: The cost of the national pride project has gone up due to delay in construction (ht 25/08/2018)

It will take time for govt’s work to show, says CM Poudel (ht 24/08/2018)

Province 3 seeks tax details from local units, by Ashok Sujan Shrestha (rep 21/07/2018)

Province 3 facing 400,000 tons in food deficit (rep 09/08/2018)

CM Poudel seeks cooperation between varsities (ht 17/06/2018)

Stakeholders consulted on shifting provincial capital (ht 16/06/2018)

Province 3 way ahead in economic, social indicators: Report (rep 15/06/2018)

Province 3 HQ feasibility study in Kavre (ht 13/06/2018)

‘Province 3 still in transitional phase’ (ht 04/06/2018)

Provincial Assembly not getting business, says Minister Jamakattel (ht 31/05/2018)

Province govt to work for local levels (ht 25/05/2018)

‘Province govt in dilemma about budget’ (ht 22/05/2018)

Micro-enterprises in crisis, says Province 3 CM Poudel (ht 04/05/2018)

Poudel urges local bodies to take part in student enrolment campaign (ht 14/04/2018)

Proposal on declaring Bhaktapur as capital (kp 10/04/2018)

Province 3 targets agri self-sufficiency in 3 years, by Nagendra Adhikari (kp 09/04/2018)

Where the provinces have no name: CM Paudel for naming Province 3 Rajdhani Pradesh (ht 09/04/2018)

Province 3 Assembly defers discussion on capital, by Nagendra Adhikari (kp 01/04/2018)

Province 3 HQ row: Hetauda students stage rally (kp 30/03/2018)

CM Poudel inspects Hetauda hospital (ht 24/03/2018)

Dahal says Hetauda will be capital of Province-3 (kp 22/03/2018) [This is not your decision but that of the State Assembly, Mr Dahal!]

Province 3 govt fixes salary, perks of people’s reps (kp 17/03/2018)

Vote of confidence not mandatory for Chief Minister Dormani Poudel (ht 12/03/2018)

CM says unable to solve staffers’ problems (ht 10/03/2018)

Province 3 focuses on budget (ht 08/03/2018)

Lack of staff affects service delivery in Province 3: CM (kp 04/03/2018)

Province 2 Cabinet size gets larger (kp 01/03/2018), Provinces 2, 3 CMs expand cabinets (ht 01/03/2018)

CM Poudel rails against errant bureaucrats (kp 23/02/2018)

CM Poudel stresses economic progress (ht 20/02/2018)

‘Hetauda will remain capital of Province 3’ (kp 19/02/2018)

CM Poudel unaware of provincial govt’s functions (ht 18/02/2018)

Lawmakers reject plan for Hetauda as capital (kp 17/02/2018)

‘Province 3 ministries unable to function without office cars’ (kp 16/02/2018), Ministries of Province 3 facing staff crunch (ht 17/02/2018)