Two leaders from Rupandehi pledge to voters they will make Butwal the provincial capital (kh 17/11/2022)

Manpower shortage affects health services in Lumbini : Hospitals have not been built in 89 local units out of 109 under the ‘one municipality, one hospital’ programme, by Amrita Anmol (kp 25/10/2022)

Lumbini Province to constitute its own police force soon (rep 18/10/2022)

UML seeks resignation of Lumbini Chief Minister KC (kh 30/03/2022)

Lumbini Province Assembly passes 67 bills in four years (kh 01/02/2022)

Lumbini CM attempting to ward off leadership change : Tempting NC with more ministries (kh 21/01/2022)

Lumbini Province is self-sufficient in food production, officials say : The province produced 2.51 million tonnes of food, resulting in a surplus of 445,000 tonnes, according to officials, by Madhav Aryal (kp 04/11/2021)

Lumbini Province government likely to get full shape today (kh 08/10/2021)

Lumbini Province govt bringing new budget today : UML to disrupt (kp 06/10/2021)

Lumbini Cabinet reshuffled (ht 04/09/2021)

Lumbini Province Assembly meeting put off till Sept 15 (kp 02/09/2021)

Lumbini Chief Minister KC taking trust vote, marshals to be used if oppn party posed obstruction (rep 23/08/2021), Lumbini CM KC wins vote of confidence (kh 23/08/2021)

Maoist leader Kul Prasad KC appointed Chief Minister in Lumbini Province (kh 12/08/2021)

Opp’n alliance staking claim to form new govt in Lumbini Province today : Fields Maoist Center leader KC as new CM (kh 11/08/2021), Another setback for Oli as Pokhrel resigns as chief minister of Lumbini Province : Maoists’ Kul Prasad KC proposed as new chief minister, by Anil Giri (kp 12/08/2021)

Two ministers of Lumbini Province govt resigning today (kh 11/08/2021), Special session of Lumbini PA debating no-confidence motion against CM Pokhrel today (kh 11/08/2021), UML Lumbini Province PP meeting ahead of PA special session : To discuss no confidence motion (kh 11/08/2021), Lumbini CM Pokhrel likely to step down ahead of PA meeting : Holding press meet at 12 pm (kh 11/08/2021), Lumbini CM Pokhrel resigns (kh 11/08/2021), Lumbini Province Chief Sherchan gives 22 hours to claim for majority govt (kh 11/08/2021)

Lumbini lawmaker Khatri accuses CM Pokhrel of taking her hostage at his residence (kh 05/08/2021), Maoist Center terms Lumbini incident of holding lawmaker hostage a criminal act (kh 06/08/2021)

No-confidence motion filed against Lumbini CM Pokhrel (kh 03/08/2021)

Three ministers of Lumbini Province lose assembly membership (ht 31/07/2021)

Lumbini Province set to bring budget thru ordinance (kh 16/07/2021)

JSP Minister Rayamajhi resigns in Lumbini Province (kh 02/07/2021), Chief Minister Pokharel loses majority as JSP Minister Rayamajhi resigns (rep 02/07/2021)

New severe media law in the offing : Media publishing, broadcasting news on prohibited issues to be shut down (kh 13/06/2021) [related to Lumbini Province]

Lumbini opposition lawmakers seek legal documents related to CM Pokhrel’s re-appointment (kh 24/05/2021)

Four dismissed JSP lawmakers file writ petition against party’s decision to suspend them (rep 17/05/2021)

No-confidence motion registered against Lumbini CM Pokharel for second time (rep 09/05/2021)

Lumbini opposition calls for appointing Kul Prasad KC as Chief Minister : They say Chief Minister Shankar Pokharel lacks majority to stay in power (kh 06/05/2021)

Lumbini Province’s assembly member Dangi resigns (kh 05/05/2021)

As if there’s no pandemic : Oli and his clique’s seeming indifference to the raging coronavirus and unfolding tragedy is stark. Even as virus cases hit a new record of 7,137 and death toll clocks 3,325, political games continue, by Tika R Pradhan and Binod Ghimire (kp 03/05/2021)

Opposition parties to initiate legal battle against CM Pokharel of Lumbini Province (rep 03/05/2021)

Resignation of CM Pokharel approved, preparations to form UML-led one-party govt (rep 02/05/2021), Lumbini Province: UML parliamentary party decides to form new govt under Pokharel’s leadership (rep 02/05/2021), Lumbini Province Assembly Member Bimala Khatri joins Maoist Center, CM Pokharel loses majority (rep 02/05/2021), Pokharel re-appointed CM in Lumbini Province (kh 02/05/2021) [Article 168 (1) requires a majority of the party concerned, in this case the CPN-UML, in the provincial assembly for such action. As of today, however, the UML no longer has such a majority. The procedure is a clear breach of the constitution following KP Oli's trick!], , Three UML lawmakers resign in Lumbini : UML loses its majority in the province assembly (kh 02/05/2021) [All these political capers are a direct consequence of KP Oli's power games after his failed coup at the central level!], Pokhrel’s bid to form UML-led government in Lumbini meets with obstacles : A Provincial Assembly member, Bimala Khatri, chooses to side with the Maoist Centre, making the UML fall short of a seat to prove majority (kp 02/05/2021)

No-confidence motion filed against Lumbini CM Pokharel, Maoist’s KC proposed as new CM (rep 19/04/2021), No-confidence motion filed against Lumbini CM Pokhrel (kh 19/04/2021), Two Maoist ministers in Lumbini Province cabinet resign (rep 19/04/2021), JSP sacks four leaders after taking oath as Ministers in Lumbini govt (ht 20/04/2021) [Now that's a democratic way to become a minister: if you want to become a minister, you take part in a vote of no confidence against the chief minister and he appoints his critics as ministers to stay in power! This idea could have come from KP Oli!]

42 lawmakers sign against CM Pokharel in Lumbini Province; 43 required for majority (kh 16/04/2021)

Lumbini govt to prorogue Province Assembly on April 6 (kh 05/04/2021)

Maoist Center writes to Lumbini PA about action against two defecting lawmakers (kh 04/04/2021)

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)

Lumbini govt spokesperson diagnosed with COVID-19 (rep 17/10/2020)

Despite spending millions on containing Covid-19, Lumbini Province has little to show for it : A chunk of the budget was spent on procurement of medical equipment but the government failed to manage the required human resource to use those equipment, by Amrita Anmol (kp 17/10/2020)

It’s official: Province 5 named as Lumbini, Deukhuri is its capital, by Rekha Bhusal and Binod Pariyar (rep 06/10/2020), Butwal assembly endorses Lumbini as name of Province 5 by a two-thirds majority The provincial assembly also endorsed Deukhuri Valley in Dang as the capital of the province, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 07/10/2020)

Decision to designate Deukhuri as capital of Province 5 sparks protests : Fourteen NCP provincial assembly members wrote a note of dissent during the parliamentary party meeting, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 04/10/2020), 14 ruling party PA members write note of dissent on province capital : There has been all-round opposition to the proposal ever since it was put forth (ht 04/10/2020), Demonstration Against Proposal To Shift State Capital Held In Butwal, by Chhabi Pande (rn 04/10/2020), Protests in Butwal despite prohibitory order : Lawmakers asked not to bypass the people’s mandate, act as a puppet of the leadership, by Rekha Bhushal and Binod Pariyar (rep 04/10/2020), Protests continue in Butwal against decision to designate Deukhuri as Province 5 capital : District administration enforces four-day-long prohibitory order in major places of Butwal starting Sunday, by Ghanshyam Gautam, Sanju Paudel and Amrita Anmol (kp 05/10/2020), Nepali Congress Issues Whip To Vote Against Deukhuri As Capital Of State 5 (rn 06/10/2020)

Bhaluwang Of Dang District To Be State 5 Capital, Decision Made To Name State 5 As Lumbini (rn 02/10/2020), Province 5 to be named Lumbini, Dang’s Deukhuri permanent capital, by Rekha Bhusal (rep 02/10/2020), 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)

Province 5 assembly members debate over the province’s name and capital: The decision to designate the province’s capital and name would be passed through the two-thirds majority of the assembly, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 12/03/2020)

Provincial Assembly has culture of collaboration, says Shankar Pokharel (ht 05/02/2020)

Province 5 government takes initiatives to conserve wetlands: The ministry constructed as many as 116 ponds in 12 districts in the last fiscal year, by Amrita Anmol (kp 03/02/2020)

Province 5 trains community school teachers, students to improve SEE results: The province has introduced reformative education measures following poor performance by students in science and maths in SEE, by Amrita Anmol (kp 15/01/2020)

Province 5 pride projects left in limbo: The capital expenditure is just seven percent in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 05/01/2020)

Special committee recommends Province 5 to be named ‘Lumbini’: Committee members divided on provincial capital; recommend Butwal, Chandrauta and Lamahi as options, by Ghanshyam Gautam (kp 17/12/2019), CM seeks central intervention over Province 5 name and capital (rep 18/12/2019) [????]

Province 5 to start VNY campaign from Bardiya (rep 17/12/2019)

Province 5 continues its integrated settlement drive: The local government has allocated Rs 5 million each to Mahat and Hukam in Rukum (East) to ensure the project comes through, by Hari Gautam (kp 15/10/2019)

Province 5 creates is own Provincial Public Service Commission, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 14/08/2019)

Provincial capital, a challenge for leaders, by Devendra Basnet (rep 01/08/2019)

Chand’s party has not affected  development of Province 5: Pokharel (ht 23/07/2019)

Province 5 districts have no offices dedicated to women, by Amrita Anmol (kp 18/07/2019)

Province 5 targets elevation of economic growth rate, by Binod Pariyar (rep 18/06/2019)

Retail prices in Province 5 rise steeply after release of budget, by Ghanashyam Gautam, Thakur Singh Tharu, Madhav Aryal and Rupa Gahatraj (kp 13/06/2019)

All local levels of Province 5 connected to bank network (ht 06/06/2019)

With no easy access to health centres, women in remote districts of Province 5 are opting for home births: Around 41 percent pregnant women in the province still give birth at home, according to the National Demographic Health Survey-2016, by Amrita Anmol (kp 31/05/2019)

Province 5 sees high number of women dying unnatural deaths: Forty-one women were killed in the province in the past 10 months. Rights activists believe violence against women to be the primary cause, by Amrita Anmol (kp 18/05/2019)

Province 5 CM meets governor of Gansu Province (rep 16/05/2019)

Province 5 struggling from severe water crisis (rep 04/05/2019)

Province 5 starts preparations to minimize disaster risk, by Binod Pariyar (rep 09/04/2019)

Province 5 using rivers as dumping sites, by Rekha Bhusal (rep 06/04/2019)

Road mishap in Province - 5 : 350 dead, over 1,000 injured in seven months, by Rekha Bhusal (rep 20/02/2019)

Province 5 government to mark Establishment Day today (ht 16/02/2019)

Many children in Tarai districts of Province 5 are still out of school (kp 15/02/2019)

Rukumkot under curfew orders for past four days, by Hari Gautam (kp 07/02/2019), Prolonged prohibitory order hits normal life in Rukumkot, by Hari Gautam (kp 10/02/2019), District headquarters dispute of Rukum (East) in constitutional bench, by Hari Gautam (kp 11/02/2019)

State 5 to upgrade hospitals, by Nayak Paudel (kp 10/01/2019)

‘Capital issue should be resolved through consensus’ (kp 03/01/2019)

Lawmakers seeking suggestions on name and capital of Province 5, by Rekha Bhusal (rep 01/01/2019)

500 projects stranded in lack of budget (rep 16/12/2018)

Province 5 starts formulating five-year plan, by Binod Pariyar (rep 26/11/2018)

Committee to recommend name, capital of Province 5 spends 3 months doing nothing, by Rekha Bhusal (rep 13/11/2018)

Province 5 local units collecting various taxes illegally, by Devendra Basnet (rep 11/10/2018)

Province 5 CC meeting starts in Butwal (ht 26/09/2018)

Lackluster progress in mega infra projects in Province 5 (rep 04/09/2018)

Province 5 govt, Chinese team discuss feasibility of mono rail (ht 11/08/2018)

Province 5 still struggling to resolve provincial capital, name row, by Rekha Bhusal (rep 05/08/2018)

Province 5 members to see hefty hike in their allowances, by Rekha Bhusal (rep 30/07/2018)

Opposition NC obstructs State 5 Assembly meet (kp 30/07/2018)

‘Nepalgunj–Delhi flight could be a game changer for Province 5’ (rep 15/07/2018)

Kala-azar: A major health concern in Province 5, by Binod Pariyar (rep 10/07/2018)

Lack of badge poses problems for provincial assembly members (rep 24/06/2018)

Province 5 set to unveil Rs 30 billion fiscal budget, by Rekha Bhusal (rep 15/06/2018)

Province 5 passes bill on facilities for local level office bearers, members (ht 31/05/2018)

CM Pokharel for provincial prosperity (kp 26/05/2018)

Post reaches out to Province 5 readers (kp 26/05/2018)

Chief Minister Pokharel presents Province 5 budget in assembly (ht 14/04/2018)

Chure conservation: Main concern left out in provincial government's policy and plan (rep 10/04/2018)

Province 5 unveils interim policies and programmes: NC and SSF-N show reservations (kp 09/04/2018)

Assembly calls for giving name to Province 5 (kp 30/03/2018)

Province 5 forms planning commission (kp 21/03/2018)

Province 5 CM expands Cabinet, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 20/03/2018)

Win-win for women, by Namrata Sharma (nt 16/03/2018)

Ex-kamlaris become MP, deputy speaker of Province 5, by Devendra Basnet (rep 09/03/2018)

Province 5 lacks residences for govt officials, by Devendra Basnet (rep 06/03/2018)

Ex-Kamlari elected as deputy speaker of Province 5, by Sher Bahadur KC (rep 19/02/2018)

Province 1, 2 and 5 chief ministers take oath (kp 16/02/2018)