Karnali
govt announces plans to build model villages (rep
24/09/2023)
Birth
registration pending for 26,000 children in Karnali
(kh 16/09/2023) [This means
denial of children's basic rights!]
Karnali
province government building liquid nitrogen plant
(rep 31/08/2023)
Karnali
Province Assembly rules to be amended (rep
31/07/2023)
In
Karnali highlands, harvesting medicinal herbs is the way
of life and source of livelihood : But people worry
their ancestral occupation might come to a crossroads as
the new generation is attracted to city life, by
Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 17/07/2023)
order
disputes among local units in Karnali districts remain
unresolved : Residents living near the disputed areas do
not have good relations and medicinal herbs worth
millions are unused, by Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp
09/07/2023)
Karnali
failing to curb malnutrition in children : A total of
152 infants have already died in the province so far
this fiscal year, according to the Karnali Provincial
Health Directorate, by Krishna Prasad Gauatm and
Biplab Maharjan (kp 08/07/2023)
The
Karnali’s hunger emergency : The government’s fortified
flour scheme is not a long term solution to the region's
chronic food insecurity, by Anita Bhetwal (nt
07/07/2023)
Karnali
failing to protect historical artefacts at temples,
monasteries : Out of the 51 archaeologically important
artefacts stolen from various districts in a decade, 25
have been recovered, by Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp
27/05/2023)
arnali
MPs call for priority to Karnali development (kh
30/04/2023)
Karnali:
Number of ministries reaches eight (rep 19/04/2023),
Karnali
Province govt gets full shape, 3 NC ministers took oath
of office and secrecy (ae 20/04/2023)
Poor
internet services in Karnali adding to people’s
hardships : Unreliable connection has affected
government services, small businesses and students’
performance. It has also kept residents outside the
digital ecosystem, by Krishna Prasad Gautam and Raj
Bahadur Shahi (kp 13/04/2023)
Karnali
to get more budget to utilize its immense potentials
(kh 11/04/2023)
NC
will join Karnali Province Govt soon: DPM Khadka
(rep 08/04/2023) [And this is
decided from the central party level? A strange form of
federalism!]
Karnali
Chief Minister Sharma wins trust vote : Sharma received
38 votes in the 40-member provincial assembly (kp
31/03/2023)
Karnali
provincial government constructing 1,000 access roads
(kh 15/03/2023)
RPP
withdraws support to Karnali provincial government
(kh 02/03/2023)
Federal
project left in limbo in Karnali districts : The federal
government in fiscal year 2019-20 had announced plans to
build one hospital each in all local units of Karnali
but the project has fallen flat, by Biplab Maharjan
(kp 28/02/2023) [One of the many
failures of the then Oli government, which continued
under his successors Deuba and Dahal!]
The
number of ministers remain same even as provincial govt
reduces the number of ministries (rep 26/01/2023)
Karnali
government allocates sufficient for upliftment of Dalit
community (kh 20/01/2023)
Karnali
elects Nepal’s first woman provincial Speaker : UML’s
Nanda Gurung has been elected Karnali province Speaker,
defeating Congress’ Khadak Pokharel on Sunday, by
Tripti Shahi (kp 16/01/2023)
UML
and Maoists agree to take turns to appoint chief
minister in Karnali Province (rep 11/01/2023), CPN
(Maoist Centre) candidate Sharma appointed as CM of
Karnali Province (rep 11/01/2023)
In
Karnali, Birendranagar is overstaffed while most other
local units are short of hands : The municipality has
335 staff for 64 sanctioned posts, by Tripti Shahi
(kp 09/01/2023)
Karnali
State Assembly holding its first meeting today (kh
02/01/2023)
Karnali
Province: Maoists and UML stake claim to lead govt,
by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 27/12/2022)
Karnali
students affected by lack of disabled-friendly
infrastructure : Girl students with disabilities miss
five days of classes during menstruation for a lack of
proper infrastructure in several of the region’s schools,
by Jyotee Katuwal (kp 20/12/2022)
Karnali:
The candidates who couldn’t get even 100 votes, by
Govinda KC (rep 30/11/2022)
Women
representation nil under FPTP in Karnali province :
Single candidate to represent Dalits (kh 28/11/2022)
Province
Government distributes relief to flood victims in Jumla
(kh 15/10/2022)
Karnali
residents have no grains ahead of festivals : Rice
shortage is a perennial problem in the far-flung
districts and government help is too little too late,
by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 17/09/2022)
Karnali:
Maoist recalls two ministers from cabinet (rep
26/08/2022), Shah,
Kami recommended for ministers in Karmali province govt
(rep 27/08/2022)
Questions
of inclusivity arise over Sunday’s Karnali Cabinet
reshuffle : There are eight members in the Cabinet—all
men from the Khas-Arya community, by Jyotee Katuwal
(kp 15/08/2022) [Nepal urgently
needs a rejection option in the electoral law if this
oppressive male Tagadhari dominance is to end!]
Karnali
– Humla : From Prosperity to Inferiority. Was Karnali
always like this - poor, deprived, and backward? The
answer is ‘No’. The Karnali Kingdom was prosperous and
cultured until the 18th century from the 9th century,
by Nabraj Lama (rep 19/07/2022) [In
other words, the decline began with the integration of
this region into the Hindu state of the Shah monarchy!]
Discussion
on provincial agriculture development strategy (kh
21/06/2022)
Karnali
province policy and program focuses on health, education
and infrastructure (kh 07/06/2022)
Legally
unmarried, socially married : In Karnali, early
marriages, driven by a host of factors, are rampant,
which have multiple consequences, especially on girls,
by Aakriti Ghimire (kp 02/04/2022)
Weak
Financial Access In Karnali: NRB (rn 27/03/2022)
CM
Shahi and EU ambassadors hold meeting (kh
24/03/2022)
Karnali
industrial estate plan in limbo : Federal government’s
plan has failed to take off, as the project site remains
undecided even after five years, by Lalit Bahadur
Budha (ae 17/02/2022)
Writ
filed demanding dismissal of Karnali Province Minister
Lama (nlt 14/02/2022)
Writ
Filed In Court Against Karnali Province Government
(rn 08/02/2022)
Four
Years Of Karnali Province Assembly: Rarest Practice In
Parliamentary System, by Prakash Adhikari (rn
05/02/2022)
Three
ordinances tabled at Karnali province assembly (kh
13/01/2022)
Karnali
government’s programmes prove too ambitious : Lack of
clarity, miscommunication, geographical remoteness and
poor internet penetration are some of the reasons for
the programs’ failure, by Chandani Kathayat (kp
18/12/2021)
Newly-appointed
Economic Affairs Minister of Karnali sworn in (kh
01/12/2021)
Karnali’s
CM Shahi taking vote of confidence today : UML to remain
absent (kh 30/11/2021), Karnali’s
CM Shahi receives vote of confidence (kh 01/12/2021)
New
government in Karnali to prioritize road connectivity
(kh 04/11/2021)
NC
leader Shahi stakes claim for Chief Minister in Karnali
Province (kh 02/11/2021)
Chief
Minister Shahi resigns from the post, NC to form new
govt (rep 01/11/2021)
Tenure
of three ministers of Karnali province ending today,
by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 01/11/2021)
Karnali
province issues ordinance on PSC (kh 24/10/2021)
Karnali
government to provide relief to flood, landslide victims
(kh 22/10/2021)
Rape-accused
Minister Shahi levels multiple allegations against
victim’s husband (rep 04/09/2021)
Three
MPs from Karnali to identify as Unified Socialist
leaders (kh 01/09/2021)
Karnali
Dreams, by Mahesh Neupane (rn 27/08/2021)
Tibetan
Model For Karnali Economy, by Balmukunda Regmi (rn
26/08/2021)
Karnali
Province Minister Shahi accused of rape (rep
23/08/2021), Youth
activists demand dismissal of rape-accused Karnali
minister within 24 hours (rep 27/08/2021)
Karnali
CM sees need of strengthening federalism for respect to
martyrs (kh 20/08/2021) [The
implementation of federalism and secularism is not only
important for the martyrs, but also for those who live
today and in the future!]
SC
validates UML’s action against 4 Karnali lawmakers
(kh 02/08/2021), Four
UML Province Assembly members breaching party whip lose
their positions (rep 02/08/2021), Monday’s
verdict on vacate petition turns counter-productive to
UML in Karnali (lh 03/08/2021)
Karnali
Province Assembly’s budget session prorogued (kh
15/07/2021), Karnali
Province govt brings budget thru ordinance (kh
16/07/2021)
Rs
450 million allocated for construction of stadiums in
Karnali (rep 06/07/2021)
Karnali
Province Assembly meeting postponed yet again (kh
27/06/2021)
Karnali
UML PP recalls its three ministers in provincial
government (kh 18/06/2021)
Only
26 percent budget spent in Karnali province (kh
18/06/2021)
UML’s
Karnali PP decides to vote against CM Shahi’s
policies and programs : Three UML ministers abstain PP
meeting (kh 15/06/2021)
Karnali
CM Shahi reshuffles cabinet : Inducts two NC ministers
(kh 06/06/2021)
Karnali’s
CM Shahi reforms cabinet, appoints Nepali and Sharma as
new ministers (kh 17/05/2021)
Four
‘floor-crossing’ Karnali Province lawmakers lose seat
(kh 26/04/2021)
Caste
discrimination still prevalent in Karnali, by lalit
Bahadur Budha (ae 22/04/2021)
NC
stands with CM Shahi in Karnali (kh 16/04/2021), Karnali
Province CM Shahi passes floor test (kh 16/04/2021),
Shahi
survives vote of confidence in Karnali as four UML
members defy whip : The decision to cross the floor is
aimed at sending across a message to Oli, says a
leader who decided to vote to save the Maoist Centre
provincial government, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
17/04/2021), Karnali
CM wins confidence vote : Four UML lawmakers cross,
by am Kumar Kamat (ht 17/04/2021) [Oli's
manipulations foiled!], Message
from Karnali: No govt is safe unless internal conflict
is resolved (kh 17/04/2021), ‘Floor-crossing’
UML lawmakers swearing in Karnali Cabinet today (kh
18/04/2021) [After all a
question of power once again!]
Early
marriage and teen pregnancy rampant in Karnali Province
: According to the Ministry of Social Development,
41,000 teenage girls got married in Karnali in the last
three years, by Chandani Kathayat (kp 07/04/2021)
Karnali
Province: CPN-UML ministers to resign soon : CM Mahendra
Bahadur Shahi's govt in crisis (kh 04/04/2021), CPN-UML
lawmakers representing Karnali province govt resigning
en masse today (rep 05/04/2021), UML
ministers resign en-masse in Karnali Pradesh (kh
06/04/2021)
Karnali
govt gears up to stem COVID-19 spread (kp
28/03/2021)
CPN-UML
Withdraws Its Support To Karnali Province Government,
by Muna Hamal (rn 17/03/2021), UML’s
Oli faction withdraws support to Karnali government :
Parliamentary Party won’t back Chief Minister Shahi from
CPN (Maoist Centre), leaders say; Shahi now has two
options: step down or prove majority in the
provincial assembly, by Kalendra Sejuwal (kp
18/03/202) [Just like Oli on the
national level!]
67
percent Karnali folks have no access to electricity
(rep 15/03/2021)
Karnali
Corridor bringing prosperity in the region : Economic
activities have increased in various districts of
Karnali Province with the construction of the corridor,
by Tularam Pandey and Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 07/03/2021)
Members
of Badi community stage sit-in protest in front of
Karnali Chief Minister’s Office (rn 23/02/2021)
Unfilled
local government vacancies affect service delivery in
KarnaliAs many as 81 posts of people’s representatives
are currently vacant in eight districts of Karnali
Province. Dolpa district has the highest number of
vacancies; By-elections have not been held to fill
vacancies caused by death or resignation, by
Chandani Khatayat (kp 01/01/2021)
Karnali
CM Shahi backtracks on Cabinet reshuffle (kh
01/11/2020)
Karnali
government to set up ‘Raute Safety Fund’ (kh
25/10/2020)
This
is how Karnali Chief Minister Shahi managed to save his
post, by Santosh Ghimire (rep 14/10/2020)
Chief
minister of Karnali faces no-confidence motion from
party :Oli and Dahal due to meet today to defuse the
tension that some leaders say was a result of party’s
internal dispute, by Anil Giri (kp 12/10/2020), Karnali
CM Shahi sacks his party’s chief whip Shah (rep
12/10/2020), No-confidence
motion against Karnali Chief Minister ignites fresh row
within ruling NCP (rep 12/10/2020)
Karnali
State Assembly postponed for two months (kh
26/09/2020)
Karnali
spends 11 per cent of budget in eight months (ht
18/03/2020) [Obviously,
this most underdeveloped region of Nepal does not need
any davelopment!]
Karnali
Province also rolls out employment programme: The Chief
Minister Employment Programme aims to create jobs within
the province just like the federal government’s schemem,
by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 17/02/2020)
Karnali
reeling under food shortage: Six districts out of 10 in
the province are not able to meet the demand for food
(ht 16/02/2020)
Karnali
Province to launch Chief Minister’s Employment
Programme: The government has allocated Rs 900 million
for the programme in the running fiscal year, by
Jyoti Katuwal (kp 12/02/2020)
Karnali
Province releases funds for daughters’ bank accounts,
by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 18/01/2020)
arnali
Province to be declared free of street people, by
Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 17/01/2020)
Karnali
Province also implementing employment program: Seeks
projects from local units for Rs 380 million
program, by Ganesh Bishu (rep 16/01/2020)
Karnali
sets up ‘special encouragement allowance’ to attract
employees: The allowance ranges from Rs 4,000 to Rs
10,000 depending on postings based on geographical
locations, by Jyoti Katuwal (kp 06/01/2020)
Human
rights violation up in Karnali (ht 02/01/2020)
Visit
Nepal campaign fails to enthuse remote Karnali districts,
by Nagerndra Upadhyaya and DB Budha (rep 02/01/2020)
Committee
formed to merge Banke and Bardiya in Karnali Province,
by Arjun Oli (rep 29/12/2019)
arnali
Province fails to implement accidental insurance scheme,
by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 27/11/2019)
Karnali
Province govt amending working procedure regulating
crusher industry, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep
20/11/2019)
Acute
shortage of employees in the government offices recently
established by provincial government: Karnali Provinces’
finance minister assures to address the problem soon by
appointing employees on a contract basis, by Boplab
Maharjan (kp 17/11/2019)
Little
above 1pc budget spent in Karnali in first quarter of
fiscal year (ht 12/11/2019)
Rara
National Park ignores residents of buffer zone areas:
The national park has not run development activities and
income-generating programmes for locals due to lack of
funds, by Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 08/11/2019)
Karnali
govt to amend Province Act (ht 22/10/2019)
Special
plan for staffers in Karnali Province (ht
29/08/2019)
Indicted
Karnali minister’s fate hangs in balance: Police told to
produce him before high court within three days (ht
15/08/2019), Karnali
chief minister sacks tainted minister (ht
16/08/2019), Sacked
Karnali province minister, who faces banking offence
charge, fails to appear before court: Khadka Bahadur
Khatri’s whereabouts are unclear and police say there
are no orders to arrest him, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 19/08/2019)
Annual
budget endorsed after government hikes fundsRs 100
million has been allocated under the ‘people’s road
programme’, by Chandani Khatayat (kp 15/07/2019)
101
tourist destinations declared in Karnali State (rep
12/07/2019)
Karnali
province hospitals ill-equipped and understaffed
(rep 12/07/2019)
NCP
misusing NA chopper in Karnali (kp 25/06/2019)
Rape
cases increase in Karnali State (rep 24/06/2019)
Civil
servants reluctant to go to Karnali: Only one-third of the
adjusted employees have reported to duty so far, by
Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/05/2019)
Scenery
is not enough: Here are a few things Karnali Province needs to
do to boost the local tourism sector, by Jaya Jung Mahat
(kp 30/04/2019)
Bewitching
Karnali: Let’s not defile it, by Ganesh P Paudel (ht
18/04/2019)
Limi
Valley
in Humla cut off and still deprived of government services:
The families in the region often bring lump salt and food from
Tibet due to a lack of arable land, by Jaya Bahadur Rokaya
(kp 17/04/2019)
CM
Shahi launches ‘Books in Prison’ drive (ht
07/04/2019)
Karnali
approves procedure for housing scheme (ht
17/02/2019)
Karnali
floats employment policy (ht 14/02/2019)
Provincial
Coordination Council holds discussion (kp
30/01/2019)
Karnali
chief minister demands results from province secretaries
(kp 24/01/2019)
Karnali
Province to build integrated settlements (ht
04/01/2019)
Karnali
Province announces Rs 43.5m aid to Palata fire victims
(kp 30/12/2018), Karnali
Province to establish integrated settlement in Khadagaun
(rep 30/12/2018)
Questions
raised about CM Shahi’s capability (ht 06/11/2018)
Unleashing
Karnali’s Prosperity, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
12/10/2018)
No
Dasain in Kalikot: Karnali mothers struggle to feed
families as country prepares for the festive season,
by Seetashma Thapa (nt 12/10/2018)
Karnali
will be developed into a green province: CM (kp
17/09/2018)
Provincial
govt begins survey on Surkhet flood victims, by
Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 11/09/2018)
Karnali
Provincial Assembly yet to make laws (rep
11/09/2018)
Karnali
forms expert panel to prepare master plan (rep
09/09/2018)
Go
home or live in integrated settlement, Surkhet flood
victims told, by Nagendra Upadhyay (rep 07/09/2018)
77pc
women stay in chhaupadi sheds during menstruation:
Report (ht 26/08/2018) [related to Karnali province]
Provincial
panel yet to start probe into Jumla incident, by DB
Budha (rep 17/08/2018)
Karnali
parliamentarians demand relief and treatment for
landslide victims, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep
06/08/2018)
Jumla
remains disconnected from province capital, by DB
Budha (rep 04/08/2018)
Over
400 water projects incomplete or obsolete in Jajarkot
district (kp 25/07/2018)
Karnali
unveils policies and programmes (ht 10/06/2018), Karnali
aims at increasing per capita income to USD 2,100,
by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 10/06/2018), Policy
and programs of Karnlai Province comes under fire,
by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 12/06/2018)
Ministers
of Karnali Province furnish property details, by
Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 07/06/2018)
Province
moves to validate conflict-era land deals, by Ganesh
BK (rep 04/06/2018)
Failure
to put in place govt offices leaves budget unspent in
Karnali, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 14/05/2018)
Karnali
Province makes plans, policies public (ht
24/04/2018), Karnali
govt unveils programs and policies, by Nagendra
Upadhyaya (rep 25/04/2018)
Cabinet
member of Karnali province lacks residence, by
Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 23/04/2018)
All
border points in Karnali will come into operation: PM,
by Nagendra Upadhya (rep 15/04/2018)
Cabinet
meets at Rara lake (rep 14/04/2018)
Karnali
Assembly constitutes 4 committees (kp 10/04/2018)
Lack
of facilities likely to mar Karnali Rara Tourism Year,
by Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 07/04/2018)
Karnali
passes finance ordinance (kp 05/04/2018)
Hydro
projects expected to improve living standards in Karnali,
by Prakash Adhikari (kp 05/04/2018)
Karnali
Province to ban Facebook during working hours, by
Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 26/03/2018)
Win-win
for women, by Namrata Sharma (nt 16/03/2018)
Rara-Karnali
Visit Year to be observed to attract tourists (ht
12/03/2018), Province
6 announces Rara-Karnali Visit Year (kp 23/03/2018)
Road
safety program launched in Karnali Province, by
Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 05/03/2018)
Absence
of civil servants a big problem in Karnali Province,
by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 05/03/2018)
DAOs
still
report to federal government: Province 6 CM says none of
old mechanisms handed over tp provincial govt or local
levels (ht 02/03/2018)
Karnali
CM wins vote of two-thirds member, by Janak Nepal
(kp 28/02/2018), Shahi
wins confidence vote in Karnali (ht 28/02/2018)
Province
6 weakest in terms of revenue collection (kp
25/02/2018)
Parties
reach agreement on naming Karnali Province 6
headquarters (ht 24/02/2018), Province
6 named Karnali; Surkhet capital, by Prakash
Adhikari (kp 25/02/2018), Province
6 becomes Karnali Province, Birendranagar its capital,
by Narendra Upadhyaya (rep 25/02/2018), Karnali
lessons: Naming of Province 6 (rep 26/02/2018)
Two
provinces to be one on common agendas (ht
23/02/2018)
Province
6 ministries in sorry state (kp 21/02/2018)
Province
6 Cabinet gets full shape (ht 19/02/2018), Seven-member
government in Province 6 (rep 19/02/2018)
Out
of 215 staff, only 40 attend office in Province 6,
by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 17/02/2018)
Shahi
assumes CM office in Province 6 (ht
17/02/2018), Division
commander becomes chief minister in Province 6, by
Kalendra Sejuwal (rep 19/02/2018)
MC
leaders appointed CM in Province 6, 7 (kp
16/02/2018), Shahi
appointed Province 6 CM (ht 16/02/2018)
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