Lumbini Province govt: Three new ministers sworn in (rep 24/10/2024) [There can't be enough ministers in the provincial governments. Why aren't all MPs from the governing parties given a ministerial post?]

Lumbini Province govt decides to keep subordinate bodies on standby to respond to possible disasters (rep 30/09/2024)

Lumbini Province govt rolls out five-year strategic plan for corruption control (25/09/2024)

Lumbini province lawmaker KC  sent to prison on a 33-year-old case (rep 08/09/2024)

Lumbini CM Acharya secures vote of confidence (rep 20/08/2024), Fugitive lawmaker KC casts vote for Lumbini CM Acharya despite criminal conviction (kh 20/08/2024) [The criminal attitudes, actions and protections of Nepalese politicians and parties need no further proof. Their slogans to the contrary are obviously liesQ! The vote of confidence can hardly be described as lawful!]

Activists in fresh protest demanding provincial minister’s dismissal : Badshah Kurmi, a Congress leader and Provincial Assembly member in Lumbini, is the prime accused in Nirmala Kurmi’s disappearance and capture of her property (kp 10/08/2024)

Pokharel-loyal candidate becomes Lumbini chief minister, with Oli’s blessing : The rivalry between Bishnu Paudel and Shankar Pokharel was apparent in the selection of the chief minister (kp 23/07/2024) [Thank God, another male Bahun. The constitutional provision of social inclusion must be respected at all costs. After all, almost six per cent of the population are male Bahuns and there are still very few positions that are not occupied by male Bahuns!]

Lumbini Province spends only 66% of budget in fiscal year 2023/24 (kh 15/07/2024)

CPN-UML withdraws support from Lumbini government (kh 05/07/2024) [The anti-federal behaviour of centrist politicians continues uninterrupted!]

JSP Nepal withdraws support from Lumbini provincial government (kh 23/06/2024)

Lumbini govt's policy and programs aim to discourage migration from hills to Terai, child marriage (rep 04/06/2024)

Lumbini: Seven ministers gain portfolios (rep 24/04/2024)

Lumbini Province witnesses Cabinet expansion; New ministers to be sworn in this evening (kh 18/04/2024), Seven new ministers sworn in Lumbini Province (kh 18/04/2024)

NUP and Unified Socialist mount pressure on CM Mahara to implement agreement before vote of confidence (rep 12/04/2024)

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)

Maoist Center asserts claim for Lumbini Province Chief Minister post (kh 05/04/2024)

Lumbini govt set to expand today inducting two new ministers (kh 24/12/2023)

How a provincial government squandered tax money : More than Rs330 million in taxpayer money allocated for the construction of cold storage facilities in Lumbini Province has gone to waste, by Ghanshyam Gautam (kp 17/11/2023)

Lumbini province budget approved with majority (kh 06/07/2023)

UML agrees to end obstruction in Lumbini Province Assembly (rep 05/07/2023)

Lumbini Province CM Chaudhary expands Cabinet (22/05/2023)

CM Chaudhary secures vote of confidence (rn 02/05/2023)

Lumbini CM Chaudhary forms four-member Cabinet, by Devendra Basnet (rep 28/04/2023)

Lumbini Province: NC's Chaudhary stakes claim to chief ministership (rep 27/04/2023)

Lumbini Province Chief asks parties to stake claim to form govt (kh 26/04/2023)

Lumbini’s Chief Minister to face vote of confidence on April 24 (kh 18/04/2023), CM Sharma to take vote of confidence for third time on Friday, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 23/04/2023), Lumbini CM Giri fails to garner vote of confidence : NC Lumbini Province PP leader Chaudhary likely to be next CM (kh 24/04/2023)

Maoist Center likely to withdraw support given to Lumbini CM (kh 22/03/2023) [Why do politicians actually believe that their tasks are exclusively constant power struggles? Those who are not capable of rational politics should immediately look for another job in the interest of the country and its people.], Lumbini province lawmaker Pun joins Maoist Center (kh 22/03/2023), Maoist Center Ministers resign en masse in Lumbini (kh 26/03/2023)

Healthy youth presence perks up Lumbini Provincial Assembly : As many as 26 members in the 87-strong assembly are under 40 years of age, by Amrita Anmol (kp 20/02/2023)

JSP joining Lumbini Province govt today (kh 20/02/2023)

New ministers appointed in Lumbini Province : Chief Minister Giri gives the cabinet full shape exactly one month after taking an oath to the post on January 12 (kp 13/02/2023)

Lumbini provincial cabinet yet to get full shape (kh 07/02/2023)

Cashing in on Lumbini’s ‘unlimited’ potential : The event, Lumbiniko Samarthya, saw discussions on federalism, economy and taking Lumbini to the world, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 05/02/2023)

Lumbini Chief Minister Giri secures vote of confidence (kh 19/01/2023)

UML’s Leela Giri appointed CM of Lumbini Province (kh 11/01/2023)

Session of Lumbini State Assembly to begin on January 2 (kh 30/12/2022)

Lumbini CM’s office shifted to Dang from Butwal (kh 06/12/2022), Lumbini CM’s Office shifted to Bhalubang (kh 06/12/2022), Lumbini chief minister’s office moved to Deukhuri overnight : Chief Minister Kul Prasad KC snubbed calls by parties and civil servants against hastily shifting the seat of the provincial government as Deukhari lacks the infrastructure, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 07/12/2022)

Employees oppose ‘haste’ to move Lumbini Province offices to Deukhuri : They submitted a memo to the provincial chief secretary to postpone the decision until physical infrastructure is ready, by Ghanashyam Gautam (kp 03/12/2022)

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)