Controversy, thy name is president : SC to settle bill row, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 06/06/2023)

Why do Nepal’s presidents often find themselves in controversy? This week, Paudel certified the citizenship bill that was endorsed during Parliament’s last term and pardoned Tikapur massacre mastermind Resham Chaudhary, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 03/06/2023) [One of the reasons will be that they do not really distance themselves from their party allegiance, which also plays into their choice of advisers!]

Pardon to Resham Chaudhary comes under question : On Monday, the President pardoned 19 prisoners, including Resham Chaudhary, the convicted mastermind of 2015 Tikapur incident, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 01/06/2023)

President Paudel authenticates Citizenship Bill (kh 31/05/2023), Wrong timing, flawed process: Authentication of the citizenship bill might remain a controversial move for long : The timing and process of a particular decision carries important value in politics. The move of Nepal’s president to authenticate the citizenship bill coinciding with the Prime Minister’s India visit will generate controversies in Nepal’s political sphere, by Kishor Dahal (nlt 31/05/2023), Presidential seal on citizenship bill courts controversy : Ramchandra Paudel passes legislation, snubbed by his predecessor Bhandari, on Cabinet’s recommendation, by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/06/2023)

President Paudel for full implementation of reservation system (kh 30/05/2023) [But he, his presidential office and also his mother party continue to be outstanding examples of the male Khas Arya state!]

President’s Office sends back proposal to pardon Resham Chaudhary to Home Ministry (kh 26/05/2023), President Paudel grants amnesty to 482 prisoners, including Resham Chaudhary (kh 28/05/2023

Fringe parties, independent lawmakers complain of negligence in parliament (kh 28/05/2023)

If President can’t read out policies, Vice President should do it, say experts : President Paudel is fit and will do the job himself, aide claims, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 17/05/2023)

New President can authenticate citizenship bill, legal experts say : Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal seeks suggestions from representatives of Nepal Bar Association on the bill’s status (kp 07/05/2023) [And what are the consequences of his predecessor's unconstitutional behaviour? After all, this had far-reaching consequences, not only for the persons concerned. It is high time to enforce the duty of leading politicians to comply with the constitution and laws!], Confusion persists over President’s role in Citizenship Bill : Experts say ex-President Bhandari flouted constitution by sitting on the bill passed twice by Parliament, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 09/05/2023), President Paudel initiates consultation with legal experts on Citizenship Bill (kh 09/05/2023)

President Paudel issues Ordinance to address problems on loan-sharking (kh 03/05/2023)

President Paudel to bear the cost of his treatment in India (kh 02/05/2023)

Royal treatment in a republic (ae 28/04/2023)

President admitted to TU Teaching Hospital  : The President has complained of a shortness of breath, according to an adviser (kp 18/04/2023), President being treated in ICU at AIIMS : His condition is reportedly stable. The head of state was taken to India for a second opinion as per family’s wishes (kp 20/04/2023), (Un)Fair Treatment (rep 20/04/2023) [Don't worry, in future, without exception, all Nepalis will be brought for medical treatment by charter flights at state expense.], President Paudel’s health improving (kh 21/04/2023)

President to go to UK on his first foreign visit : Paudel will be a state guest during King Charles’ coronation in London on May 6 (kp 16/04/2023)

President Paudel admitted to Teaching Hospital (kh 02/04/2023), President discharged from hospital (rep 05/04/2023)

Thapa, Kunwar and Nepal appointed advisors to Prez Poudel (rep 31/03/2023) [All male Khas Arya! This symbolises the President's willingness for continued non-inclusion!], Kiran Pokharel appointed President’s Press Advisor (kh 09/04/2023) [Great, another male Bahun! This president really stands for social inclusion!]

President Paudel and his Veep : Hoping the best for Ram, Ram, by Deepak Thapa (kp 23/03/2023)

Question of morality: President Bhandari converts official Twitter account into personal : The official handle of the President’s office now has been renamed to @bidyadbhandari (nlt 18/03/2023) [???], Bhandari converts President Office’s Twitter handle into private account : She has converted official handle of the President @presidentofNP to @BidyaDBhandari, by Anup Ojha (kp 18/03/2023)

President Poudel breaks away with tradition by forgoing a 'royal carcade' (rep 18/03/2023)

Ram Sahaya Yadav elected as the new Vice President (kh 17/03/2023) [The machos do not even leave this completely functionless office to women, who make up 51 per cent of the population!], Ram Sahaya Yadav’s journey from science teacher to Vice-President (kh 18/03/2023)

Paudel Expected To Be Model President, by Namrata Sharma (rn 15/03/2023)

Onus on Paudel to save the sanctity of presidency : Observers say the veteran Congress leader has to work hard to detach himself from partisan, personal entanglements; Bhandari’s term was full of controversies as she was often accused of supporting KP Oli, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 14/03/2023)

Dr Chalise appointed President Paudel’s Principal Personal Secretary (kh 14/03/2023)

Vice-presidential candidate Ramsahaya Yadav goes to jail to request Resham Chaudhary for vote (kh 14/3/2023) [??]

Vice President: What do they do, really? Experts say time is ripe to review the role of the ‘useless’ position, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 13/03/2023) [The vice-president has absolutely no function, not even in times of absence or illness of the president. It would make sense to have a clear definition of duties, but then the office could also be held by another state functionary if necessary.]

Bridging the gap between Sheetal Niwas and Baluwatar, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 13/03/2023)

President-elect Paudel sworn in to office (kh 13/03/2023)

President-elect Paudel gives up party membership (kh 12/03/2023) [He will have to prove his independence in the future. His predecessor repeatedly failed to do so!]

Stop the Misuse of Presidential Power of Pardon, by Ravi Nayak (rep 12/03/2023)

President-elect Paudel to be sworn in tomorrow (kh 12/03/2023), Expectations From New President, by Parmeshwar Devkota (rn 12/03/2023)

Will the real VP candidate please stand up? One reason for multiple candidacies from 10-party bloc is the bid to stop Upendra Yadav from entering Parliament, by Anil Giri (kp 12/03/2023)

Ruling coalition candidate Jha registers nomination for vice-presidential post (kh 11/03/2023), Ruling coalition to field Janamat Party’s Mamata Jha as vice-presidential candidate (kh 11/03/2023), JSP’s Ramsahaya Prasad Yadav files candidacy for the post of vice president (kh 11/03/2023), Ashta Laxmi Shakya files nomination for vice-presidential post (kh 11/03/2023)

Ram Chandra Poudel elected Nepal’s President (kh 09/03/2023), Ram Chandra Paudel is new President : Out of 52,628 votes by weightage Paudel secured 33,802 while Subas Nembang of CPN-UML garnered 15,518 (kp 09/03/2023), Ram Chandra Poudel elected as third president of republic Nepal (rep 09/03/2023), Paudel caps his career with presidency : Ram Chandra Paudel is elected President of Nepal, after Ram Baran Yadav and Bidya Devi Bhandari. Paudel first won the House seat in 1991 and became the Speaker in 1994. He served as minister several times, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 10/03/2023), Can Paudel restore credibility of President’s Office? The septuagenarian Nepali Congress politician will be watched for any partisan favour in the high office that calls for a non-partisan role, by Anil Giri (kp 10/03/2023) [Given that he is one of those male Bahun and Chhetri politicians who are responsible for the whole democratic malaise, this is unlikely. But we should give him a chance!], Paudel takes up baton ; Paudel can learn much by closely studying the stints of his two predecessors as President (kp 10/03/2023), Ram Chandra Paudel : From Prison To Presidency, by Tribhuwan Chandra Wagle (rn 10/03/2023), What should be the role of the new president?, by Pratik Ghimire (ae 1o/03/2023), Know your new president, by Pratik Ghimire (ae 10/03/2023), Prez shall do no wrong (ae 10/03/2023)

Janata Samajbadi Party to field Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav for Vice President : The election to elect a new Vice President is scheduled for March 17 (kp 09/03/2023), NUP decides to field Chairperson Ranjita Chaudhary as vice-presidential candidate (kh 10/03/2023), Ranjita is not old enough to be vice president, NUP to discuss the option again (rep 10/03/2023), No male candidates to be registered as vice-presidential candidate (kh 10/03/2023), Janata Samajbadi Party might have to pick a woman for Vice President : While the party has decided on Ram Sahay Yadav as candidate, election officials say the constitution calls for a woman, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 10/03/2023), 'Vice-President candidates should be different from President in gender and community' (rn 10/03/2023)

Vice President: Will Yadav favour women, minority? Janata Samajbadi chair has the chance to recommend one but insiders say he may trade the post for his own MP bid, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 06/03/2023)

The flawed legacy of President Bhandari : Her decisions showed a clear bias in favour of her former party, the UML, say experts, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 03/03/2023)

Presidential elections in Nepal—past and present : An overview of the upcoming election, which will pick republic Nepal’s third President, and its brief history, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 26/02/2023)

‘President’s election is purely an internal affair of Nepal. If someone else interferes, we need to be able to cut that interfering hand’, interview with Bipin Adhikari (nlt 24/02/2023)

President pardons 395 convicts including ex-Maoist involved in killing Ujjan Shrestha : Only on January 25, Supreme Court had convicted Pushkar Gautam in the insurgency-era murder (kp 18/02/2023) [Pardoning criminals from the times of the Maoist insurgency is the opposite of the justice due to the victims of these crimes! President Bhandari is once again neglecting her constitutional duty!], 395 jail birds, including parliamentarian Chaudhary given amnesty (kh 18/02/2023)

Presidents and precedents : Bad precedents in a budding democracy like Nepal’s can become a self-fulfilling prophecy, by Paban Raj Pandey (kp 15/02/2023)

Republicanism and presidency : Events of the past 15 years should provide valuable experience for the next President, by Achyut Wagle (kp 14/02/2023)

Time ripe to rethink archaic VVIP convoy protocol : Friday’s assault of a doctor by police deployed to clear the road for the presidential convoy could be the turning point, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 12/02/2023) [The President obviously sees things differently. For this reason, she has not yet taken a stand or even apologised to the beaten-up doctor. Presumably she wants to enjoy the royal privileges for her last days in office!]

Congress strategy: Party-proposed head of state. If that fails, stop UML candidate : Prime minister is also in consultations with other parties who want to prevent UML’s candidate in presidential elections, by Anil Giri (kp 12/02/2023) [Stop these dirty power struggles. Nepal needs a non-political person as representative head of state!Oli and Bhandari have amply demonstrated in the past what the mixing of interests leads to. The president must be independent. Bhandari never was!]

Prez Bhandari addresses federal Parliament, by Bal Krishna Sah (ht 11/02/2023)

An unceremonious President : The election of president should not involve such wheeling-dealing, in the spirit of inclusion it is the turn of a respected Janjati or Dalit candidate (nt 03/02/2023)

Maoists in bargaining mood as Congress, UML vie for President : Some Maoist leaders say the party should ask for five years for Dahal as prime minister in return for their support in the March 9 presidential election, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 31/01/2023)

EC publishes schedule for President, Vice-President election (kh 30/01/2023)

Presidential election: When constitutional and legal terms clash : President and Vice President Election Act 2017 requires vote at least a month before the incumbent’s term ends, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 22/01/2023)

Efforts on to forge national consensus on presidential candidate: PM (kh 20/01/2023) [Yes, let's completely abolish the last basic institutions of democracy, like the opposition. Then the ploys of the failed old top politicians like Oli, Dahal and Deuba can continue smoothly!], Constitution experts rule out another term for President Bidya Bhandari : Some UML leaders are insisting that the sitting President should be re-appointed to the post. The election for the next President is likely to take place by mid-February, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 20/01/2023) [Her blind support of Oli's unconstitutional ploys in 2020 and especially 2021 alone argue against Bhandari's candidacy again!]

US rights group says President Bhandari’s inaction deprived many Nepalis of citizenship : The Human Rights Watch expresses concerns over lack of progress in transitional justice process (kp 13/01/2023) [The President's "inaction" was a deliberate breach of the Constitution and should be named as such!]

Debate On Presidential System, by Birendra P Mishra (rn 05/01/2023)

Ruling alliance still struggling to get reliable candidate for the new president : Several names are being floated for the Presidency. Top guns of ruling parties, however, seem undecided. National and international interests have played a role, observers say (nlt 03/01/2023)

Gajurel likely to be picked for vice-president (ht 29/12/2022) [Of course a male Bahun, who else? In the past, politicians with a party affiliation have not been particularly successful as presidents. The six percent of male Bahuns cannot get enough posts! This is called social inclusion!]

On Election of New President (rep 25/12/2022)

What makes the post of President increasingly attractive to political parties? The moves of the two Presidents have sent a message that the role of the head of the state is crucial, and more so when there is a hung parliament, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/12/2022)

Presidential, Vice-presidential election to be held by March 14: CEC Thapaliya (kh 19/12/2022)

5 parties have numbers to pick their President : Multiple aspirants from various parties eye the top post, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 19/12/2022)

President calls parties to stake claim to form new government within seven days : As no political parties single-handedly got majority in the recently-concluded polls, President Bhandari has called parties to stake their claim for the post of prime minister as per Article 76 (2) (nlt 18/12/2022), President gives parties seven days to form government : As no party has a majority, any member of the House who has the backing of 138 members in the 275-strong Parliament gets appointed prime minister, by Binod Ghimire (kp 19/12/2022)

Raging debate: Can former chief justice be head of state? Most legal experts say the Constitution doesn’t allow it. But some consider the presidency an exception, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 17/12/2022)

Foreign powers weigh in as new faces join President race : Experts say Nepal should continue to elect President from among members of traditionally disadvantaged groups, by Anil Giri and Binod Ghimire (kp 16/12/2022) [Why not Mohna Ansari? She is highly intellectual, comes from one of the most disadvantaged groups, was its outstanding personality during her time as a member of the NHRC, and is an exemplary advocate for human rights, especially those of the highly marginalized groups in society! One can hardly imagine a better president. In any case, it would be better if the office were not filled by a leading member of the political parties! Against the background that politics is even more dominated by males than before, it should definitely be a woman again!]

Why the President is expected to shelve proposed ordinance : Bidya Devi Bhandari could draw support from the widespread criticism of the recommended action (kp 14/12/2022) [It is their duty to protect the constitution, what she has unfortunately repeatedly disregarded in the past!]

Diplomats curious who’ll be President : PMs come and go but the President stays for full five years and often plays political roles, ny Purushottam Poudel (kp 09/12/2022) [The office of president is representative in nature. The President must pay particular attention to the preservation of constitutional rules. This is exactly what Bidya Bhandari has repeatedly violated!]

Lack of citizenship robs youths of voting rights : The state has discriminated against the children of those who acquired citizenship by birth, say civil society leaders, by Bhusan Yadav and Laxmi Sah (kp 19/11/2022) [The highest responsibility lies with Ms Bhandari. Whatever the president says, she had to sign the amendment recently, according to the constitution. Was it obeisance to KP Oli because he feared dissenting votes from the youth in the Tarai for his conduct in the 2015/16 Tarai movement?]

Citizenship bill was against the nation, President used veto: President’s office (kh 16/11/2022) [Her initial veto was okay, but on the second presentation of the bill, she should have signed it as required by the Constitution. She signed several of Oli's unconstitutional bills without thinking!And that was not against the nation? Ties to her political party are obvious, although the President is supposed to act in a non-partisan manner!], President defends move on citizenship : Supreme Court had asked Sheetal Niwas to explain why Bhandari didn’t approve the bill, by Binod Ghimire (kp)

Do it right : How much homework has the Maoist party or the JSPN done on the suitability of a directly elected presidential system for Nepal? (kp 08/11/2022)

EC preparing for presidential poll (rn 05/11/2022)

Government plan to allow private firms to trade power faces presidential obstruction : President Bidya Devi Bhandari has been sitting on an ordinance to amend the Electricity Act for introducing new provisions for over two weeks, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 15/10/2022) [Only unconstitutional and illegal measures by KP Oli were rubber-stamped by Bidya Bhandari within minutes!]

President admitted to TUTH in Maharajgunj (kh 08/10/2022)

Organisations disappointed over prez's refusal to sign citizenship bill (ht 29/09/2022)

Debate Over President's Bill Refusal, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 27/09/2022), Use of pocket veto: Yet another disregard of the constitution, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 28/09/2022)

What kind of president did the new republic imagine? President Bidya Devi Bhandari’s recent political activism has trained the focus on the roles and responsibilities of the institution she represents, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 25/09/2022), President Runs The Gauntlet, by Ritu Raj Subedi (rn 25/09/2022), SC issues show cause order to President’s Office (kh 25/09/2022), Court seeks clarification on President’s refusal to authenticate citizenship bill : Petitioners want court to set precedent on the issue so that such problems don’t repeat (kp 26/09/2022)

President counter-accuses government of breaching constitution : Days after the ruling parties accused her of violating the constitution, the President writes to government to regularly brief her on Cabinet decisions, by Anil Giri (kp 25/09/2022)

Will escalating tensions hit November elections? The President is accused of foiling the citizenship bill to muddy the waters, sensing UML’s poor poll prospects, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 23/09/2022)

President Bhandari addressed GSI against Nepal’s foreign policy: MoFA (rep 23/09/2022)

President must pay : Bhandari seems ready to buttress her former party’s nationalist image even if it means tainting her’s (kp 22/09/2022), ‘An exercise to find alternative to incumbent govt by postponing elections’ (rep 22/09/2022), Petition filed at Supreme Court against President for not certifying Citizenship Bill (rep 22/09/2022), President's defiance (ht 22/09/2022), SC scheduled to hear petitions against President’s move to reject Citizenship Amendment Bill (nlt 23/09/2022), The ball is now in Supreme Court as Sheetal Niwas and Baluwatar face off : A single bench to decide whether or not to send the petitions to the Constitutional Bench, by Binod Ghimire (kp 23/09/2022)

President refuses to authenticate Citizenship Amendment Bill : The 15-day timeline given to the President by the Constitution for certification expired at Tuesday midnight (nlt 21/09/2022), Deadline for authenticating Citizenship Bill ends : Citizenship Bill "inactive" as President declines to authenticate (kh 21/09/2022), Prez Bhandari’s ‘rejection’ of Citizenship Bill creates ripples in political circle (kh 21/09/2022), Ruling coalition issuing statement against President’s move (kh 21/09/2022), President Bhandari violates Constitution as she refuses to certify Citizenship Amendment Bill, by Balkrishna Adhikari (rep 21/09/2022), Youth Association Nepal stages rally in support of President (rep 21/09/2022) [The continuing very close cooperation between the CPN (UML) and the president, who is supposed to act independently of the party, is becoming clear time and again!], Student organizations’ close to ruling parties protest President’s move (kh 22/09/2022), UML leaders silent on President’s move : The party’s members in general support the head of state’s moves but the UML has yet to make its position public, by Purushottam Poudel (kp 22/09/2022), Janata Samajwadi Party announces phase-wise protest demanding Prez Bhandari’s resignation (nlt 23/09/2022), President’s precedent, by Shristi Karki (nt 24/09/2022)

Bhandari attending Beijing’s GSI event after foreign ministry’s bungle, by Anil Giri (kp 21/09/2022), President’s message aired at China’s GSI event despite government’s reservations : Kathmandu-based diplomats call government officials to register their concerns over the President’s virtual participation in the event, by Anil Giri (kp 22/09/2022)

Deadline for authenticating Citizenship Bill ends today (kh 20/09/2022), Stateless youths stage sit-in urging authentication of citizenship bill : The citizenship bill is the driving force of their destiny and future, the youths say (kp 20/09/2022)

Un-presidential ambitions : Nowhere does the constitution envision for the president the kind of broad discretionary powers she seems to want (kp 08/09/2022)

What if President Bhandari refuses to authenticate the citizenship bill? Those the head of state has consulted of late say that is not at all a far-fetched possibility given her ‘bruised ego’, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 07/09/2022) [In terms of disregarding her constitutional duties and the fundamentals of parliamentary democracy, the president gained plenty of experience during KP Oli's premiership.], President Bhandari intensifies consultations on Citizenship Bill (kh 08/09/2022)

Citizenship bill hurled back at the President for final approval : Can’t say how long she’ll sit on it, President’s adviser says, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 06/09/2022), President Bhandari consulting with former security officials on Citizenship Bill (kh 07/09/2022) [She signed numerous unconstitutional and anti-democratic measures of KP Oli in 2020/21 without any control and within minutes. Now, according to the constitution, she has no choice but to sign this unsatisfactory law based on patriarchal thinking.]

President consults parties as Parliament ignores her concerns on Citizenship bill : House committee plans to endorse the bill without change Wednesday, by Anil Giri and Tika R Pradhan (kp 30/08/2022), President consults Maoist and Unified Socialist leaders on citizenship, transitional justice bills : Responding to the President’s concerns, the leaders said the bill on Citizenship Act is only a temporary remedy and a new act is needed, by Nishan Khatiwada (kp 01/09/2022)

The many controversies of President Bidya Devi Bhandari : Nepal’s President is facing criticism for politicking not because of a one-off event—there actually is a long list, by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/08/2022)

President Bhandari mulling to resign? (rep 25/08/2022), Nepal sees a dramatic face-off between executive and the President over citizenship bill : Both institutions seem to have played within their constitutional confines, but political colour is visible, by Anil Giri (kp 26/08/2022), President behaving in partisan ways: Ruling coalition. Says her views on citizenship bill no different from the CPN-UML's (ht 26/08/2022)

President Bhandari returns citizenship bill to Parliament calling for review : Head of state returns bill, endorsed by both houses, listing concerns as she stresses swift passage of citizenship law, by Tika R Pradhan and Binod Ghimire (kp 15/08/2022), Tarun Dal demands President Bhandari’s resignation (kh 15/08/2022), Parties need not criticize President’s withdrawal of Citizenship Bill: NC leader Thapa (kh 15/08/2022)

Delay in assent to citizenship bill questioned (ht 11/08/2022), 'Prez consulting stakeholders on citizenship bill' (ht 12/08/2022)

Unity among diversity has become identity of Nepalis: President Bhandari (kh 17/03/2022) [And why then do all functions in the state and administration continue to be dominated by male Tagadharis? Why does the state identify with their values and culture?]

Efforts of all necessary to control violence against women, children: Prez Bhandari (kh 16/03/2022) [Then Nepal should first start by finally making women and men absolutely equal in the constitution, laws and administration. Only then will men perhaps realise that women are not inferior creatures!]

President Bhandari calls to include Buddhist philosophy, Buddha’s messages in curriculum (kh 02/12/2021)

President Bhandari stresses on preserving Nepali original culture (kh) [And what is the original Nepali culture in a multiethnic, multicultural, multireligious and multilingual state?]

Vice President Pun “violates” diplomatic norms by participating in CPC’s program (kh 23/11/2021)

An ordinance nation, and rule of law : How President, despite having constitutional roles, can be instrumental in keeping political processes on track, by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/08/2021) [The question is whether now, unlike during the Oli government, the President actually waited a day to sign the bill to thoroughly review the ordinance. Or did she simply want to give Oli's CPN-UML enough time to expel the dissidents from the party so that they lost their MP status before the amended law took effect and MK Nepal's party could easily split.]

Reining in presidential overreach in a fledgling republic, by Robin Sharma (rec 26/07/2021)

Chief justice swears in attorney general in absence of president (ht 17/07/2021) [Bidya Devi Bhandari shows that she only sees herself as Oli's president and not that of the new government!]

President Bhandari appoints NC President Deuba as new Prime Minister : Swearing-in ceremony to take place at 6 pm (kh 13/07/2021), President’s Office statement skips mentioning constitutional provision by which Deuba is appointed (kp 13/07/2021), President appoints Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba prime minister : The appointment comes after the Supreme Court ordered it on Monday. It ruled that the rejection of his claim, with the support of 149 lawmakers, by the President in May was unconstitutional (kp 13/07/2021)

Court verdict raises serious moral question for President Bhandari : As Supreme Court restores House, it says Head of State’s actions are subject to judicial review and that it is the judiciary’s responsibility to correct any unconstitutional moves, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/07/2021)

President’s Office submits reply to Supreme Court on cabinet shuffle (kh 09/07/2021) [In other words, the President says she does not have to abide by the law and the Constitution and that it is not up to the Supreme Court to review this!]

President’s actions can be subject to judicial review, lawyers argue : Advocates pleading on behalf of petitions against House dissolution wind up their arguments, bringing the Head of State’s role and intentions under scrutiny, by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/06/2021) [Of course, the President is not above the law. She has to fulfil her constitutional duties diligently and must act in a completely non-partisan manner! Her allegiance to the CPN-UML must rest as long as she is President! And she must accept criticism as long as it is factually justified!]

Prez Bhandari appoints 20 commissioners in various constitutional bodies (rep 24/06/2021) [The unconstitutional actions of the Prime Minister and the President continue unabated!], President appoints 20 to constitutional bodies while case is sub judice in court : With the House dissolved, their hearings could not be conducted. Lawyers argue that provision of appointment after 45 days is applicable only when hearing is possible, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/06/2021)

Chief Justice turns a blind eye to ‘Doctrine of Necessity’: PM’s Press Advisor Thapa (kh 24/06/2021) [It is not the SC that is responsible, but only the coup-mongering Prime Minister Oli and is personal president who keep breaking the Constitution to maintain power, not to help the country and its citizens, Mr Thapa! The SC has only done its constitutional duty!], Lawyers question President’s intent as hearing on House dissolution starts : The way Bhandari acted on May 21 makes it clear that  she wanted Oli—and no other person—as prime minister, advocates argue. Hence she rejected Deuba’s claim, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/06/2021), PM’s appointment is not discretionary right of President: Advocate Shrestha (kh 24/06/2021)

President should have said PM Oli “You’re no more Prime Minister: Senior advocate Karki (kh 23/06/2021), President has gone beyond the Constitution: Advocate Bandi (kh 23/06/2021)

Bhandari, Oli defend House dissolution, Sapkota calls it unconstitutional : In their responses, the President claims her action cannot be tested by judiciary, prime minister argues court cannot give a prime minister and Speaker says both are wrong, by Tika R Pradhan (kp kp 18/06/2021) [What kind of argument is this? No one is above the constitution. The duties of the president and prime minister are clearly defined there. If they violate them, they become a case for the judiciary!]

President Bhandari active in resolving UML row following telephone talks with Chinese counterpart Xi (kh 03/06/2021), President Bhandari draws flak for playing partisan politics (ht 04/06/2021)

President’s initiatives for Covid-19 vaccines seen as foreign policy failure : The move is an attempt to improve the President’s image tarnished after her complicity in the prime minister’s move to dissolve the House, observers say, by Anil Giri (kp 01/06/2021) [Her blind support for the Oli coup with all its aftermath cannot and must not be excused! The constitution prescribes exactly the opposite behaviour! What she is doing now, she could have done months ago.], Lack of response to President’s letters for vaccines a diplomatic failure, observers say : There has not even been ‘reciprocal response’ to the President’s letters requesting for vaccine support, by Anil Giri (kp 16/06/2021)

14th Republic Day today; President stresses socialism-oriented economy (kh 29/05/2021) [Which republic? In a republican state the people are sovereign and not prime minister and president! The sovereign people have their representatives elected into parliament and the constitution is the legal basis for all citizens of the country!], A fledgling republic and a vulnerable constitution : How a charter that institutionalised republicanism has come under threat from someone elected to protect it–the President, by Binod Ghimire (kp 29/05/2021)

Let them eat cake, Madam President, by Bishal Thapa (ae 27/05/2021)

Dissolution at midnight : Yet another travesty of the constitution, by Jiba Raj Pokharel (ht 26/05/2021)

President’s Office removes controversial statements from website : Says it has initiated investigation (kh 23/05/2021)

President dissolves House, calls snap polls for November 12 and 19 : After a day-long political drama, through a midnight Cabinet meeting, Oli, as he failed to get reappointed, takes the country towards elections amid a raging Covid-19 pandemic, by Anil Giri, Tika R Pradhan and Binod Ghimire (kp 22/05/2021), President dissolves Parliament; declares elections on Nov 12 & 19 (kh 22/05/2021), Social media awash with criticisms against President’s move to announce mid-term polls (kh 22/05/2021)

The many sins of Bidya Bhandari, by Pranaya SJB Rana (Record 21/05/2021)

With President’s complicity, Oli hammers another nail in the coffin of the constitution : Bhandari’s call to form a new government in less than 24 hours at the request of the incumbent one bypassing  the due parliamentary process is unconstitutional, experts and political parties say, by Anil Giri (kp 21/05/2021), Nepal Tarun Dal voices impeachment against President Bhandari (kh 21/05/2021), NC leader Thapa suggests President’s ouster through impeachment (kh 21/05/2021), Opposition parties discuss impeaching President : Meeting at Sher Bahadur Deuba's residence, Budhanilakantha (kh 21/05/2021) [According to Article 61 of the Constitution, the President has only two duties: Promoting national unity and respecting and protecting the Constitution. With her blind support for Oli's largely unconstitutional and unlawful machinations to secure his grip on power, she has done exactly the opposite! She is a servant of Oli and not of the people!], Six writ petitions filed at SC against President’s move (kh 21/05/2021)

President Bhandari off to Bangladesh (ht 23/03/2021)

President’s all-party meeting comes into question over intent : Oli proposing House dissolution and fresh elections makes the event look like Sheetal Niwas dancing to Baluwatar’s tune, leaders attending the meeting and analysts say, by Anil Giri (kp 17/03/2021) [Bidya Devi Bhandari is a president by Oli's grace. Since then, she has therefore been a compliant tool in support of her Prime Minister's ambitions for power, forgetting her constitutional duties!], Prez criticised at all-party meeting (ht 17/03/2021), Rigging the match : The president is deeply enmeshed in the ruling party’s mess, and that is not good for the republic (kp 18/0372021) [Both Oli and Bhandari have failed completely, because they know no duties, but are only oriented towards their personal advantages!]

The president and the prime minister : Bidya Devi Bhandari and KP Oli have ridden roughshod over accepted political norms, by Deepak Thapa (kp 04/03/2021)

Three strikes on democracy : If President Bhandari had downplayed her party affiliation, revisited the list of her duties as a President and sought counsel, instead of rushing to satisfy Oli, she could have reached a different conclusion, by Mukesh Baral (rep 12/01/2021)

Home Minister Warns Of Action Against Those Speaking Indecent On President (rn 03/01/2021) [The President is not above the law! Politely presented factual criticism is allowed if she does not fulfil her constitutional obligations!]

What does Nepal’s Vice President do?  Nothing : Since the constitution does not provide any substantial role for the Office of the Vice President, it has by and large become an idle institution, experts say, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 31/12/2020)

Democracy’s undoing : Prime Minister Oli and President Bhandari have ticked all boxes of Machiavellian treachery in Nepali politics (kp 21/12/2020), President dissolves House, calls polls for April 30 and May 10 : Oli attacks the constitution one more time as the noose tightened around him, by Tika R Pradhan and Binod Gjhimire (kp 21/12/2020), This dissolution and those dissolutions: Looking for parallels to Oli’s move in history, by Anil Giri (kp 21/12/2020), Dissolution of parliament was not my wish: PM Oli (rep) [A no-confidence vote in parliament would have been a normal democratic procedure. Dissolving the parliament to prevent it is an attack on the fundamentals of democracy and both PM and President must stand trial for this crime! The long overdue resignation of the PM would have been another democratic option!]

After House dissolution recommendation, prime minister for holding elections in Baisakh (April-May) : The President, however, is yet to endorse the House dissolution recommendation and she is holding consultation, an official at Sheetal Niwas says (kp 20/12/2020) [It is the President's supreme duty to uphold the Constitution and not to keep a failed Prime Minister in power!], President Bhandari Dissolves HoR, Mid-Term Election On April 30 And May 10 Next Year (rn 20/12/2020) [The President must be in a state of mental derangement with her reasoning: Article 76 (7) concerns the situation after a successful vote of no confidence in the PM. Article 85 concerns the extension of the five-year parliamentary term in times of emergency. Neither of these is a given!]

Oli agrees to revoke ordinance but his actions come into question : Observers say the prime minister is making a mockery of the system by issuing ordinances and withdrawing them and losing legitimacy to govern, by Tika R Pradhan and Anil Giri (kp 17/12/2020) [The PM and the President have long since lost their legitimacy. Both have numerous obligations by virtue of their office, but they hardly fulfil them° At the same time, they overestimate their rights like authoritarian rulers or monarchs!], How Baluwatar brought disgrace upon Sheetal Niwas and the high office played complicit roles : The brazen display of promptitude by the President to act as per the Oli government’s demand has eroded the image of the hallowed institution, analysts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/12/2020)

Pet president (Record 16/12/2020)

NC leader Gagan Thapa challenges Prez Bhandari to maintain dignity of her post or contest election with him, by Pushparaj Joshi (rep 15/12/2020)

Prez Bhanadari issues ordinance amending Constitutional Council procedure (rep 15/12/2020) [Democracy the Nepali way: Parliament is completely superfluous! Oli and his president regulate everything through ordinances!]

PM Oli consults on NCP dispute with President Bhandari (kh 14/11/2020) [The President is not, by virtue of her office, to interfere in any internal party affairs! Oli should only go there if he wants to resign!]

President’s interest in party issues uncalled for, undermines high office, analysts say : Bidya Devi Bhandari runs into controversy, once again, as she tries to ‘manage’ rising tensions in the ruling party, by Anil Giri (kp 05/11/2020)

President issues ordinances on acid attack punishment, acid sale regulation, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 29/09/2020)

Questions arise once again over the President’s role in the ruling party: Both Oli and Dahal have met recently with President Bhandari, leading many to ask about the role the non-partisan head of state is currently playing, by Binod Ghimire (kp 03/07/2020)

President hosting ‘ill-timed’ dinner party for leaders (kh 24/06/2020)

Social media users blast planned renovation works at President's Office calling it ill-timed (rep 02/06/2020) [???]

Prez Bhandari authenticates two ordinances (ht 21/04/2020), SC refuses to register writ against ordinances (kh 21/04/2020) [This sounds like royal immunity!], President’s swift approval of Monday’s ordinances has many wondering about her role: This is not the first time that President Bhandari’s influence on Prime Minister Oli, and vice-versa, has been called into question, by Anil Giri (kp 23/04/2020)

Students are missing classes as schools fail to distribute sanitary pads: In May 2019, President Bidya Devi Bhandari had announced that sanitary pads would be distributed to girls in community schools for free from the beginning of the current fiscal year, by, by Pratap Bista (kp 16/02/2020)

Prez inspects reconstruction of heritage sites (ht 09/02/2020)

The local units will decide which schools should get state grants, not the president: Office of the President is envisioned to have a largely ceremonial role, not an executive one (kp 07/02/2020)

President’s advisor resigns over Sapkota’s nomination as House Speaker: Sushil Pyakurel, one of the petitioners in the murder case against Sapkota, resigned after being asked to withdraw the case by ruling party members, by Anil Giri (kp 25/01/2020)

President Bhandari courts controversy again (rep 22/12/2019)

After Oli’s reservations, President holds constitutional council ordinance: The ordinance, forwarded last month by the government, seeks to allow constitutional appointments to be made through a majority decision, as opposed to consensus, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 04/12/2019) [Because of constitutional responsibility or because of PM order?]

Constitutional experts say president betrayed constitution (ht 23/11/2019)

President Bhandari leaves for Myanmar (ht 17/10/2019)

Whose government is it anyway? People ask as President presents annual policies and programmes: Use of ‘mero sarkar’ in the document invited criticism and ridicule on social media. But ‘this is very much the President’s government,’ PM’s adviser defends, by Anil Giri (kp 04/05/2019)

Avoid royal show: The head of the state needs special security and state honours; but this does not mean one needs to cling on to the royal culture (ht 03/05/2019)

President’s arrival affects TIA departures: Foreigners who embarked on mountain flights and were to fly back home later miss their flights (ht 02/05/2019), Bhandari cuts short China trip (ht 02/05/2019)

President to embark on China visit on April 24 (ht 20/04/2019)

President, public and precedence, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep 15/03/2019)

Acharya becomes first envoy to take oath from President, by Anil Giri (kp 04/02/2019)

President’s lust for trips abroad must be checked (rep 05/12/2018)

Bhandari to address UN climate conference (kp 30/11/2018), President Bhandari demands justice at Katowice convention (kp 05/12/2018)

Lust for luxury: How do we explain President Bidya Devi Bhandari’s craving for luxury? Is this her obsession with power? Has she started to think of herself in terms of former kings and queens?, by Chiranjibi Paudyal (rep 28/11/2018), Government begins process to buy presidential carcade: Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee asks ministries to furnish documents, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 30/11/2018)

President’s motorcade faces red light by Sanjeev Giri (kp 22/11/2018), Minister defends amenities for President, her deputy: It’s the duty of government to strengthen newly established constitutional offices, says Spokesperson Banskota, by Tilak R Pradan (kp 23/11/2018), The People’s President! Why does our President need to live like one of those dictators in a totalitarian regime when most of us barely make enough to provide for our families?, by Guffadi (kp 24/11/2018)

Prez Bhandari to visit Poland to address climate change conference (rep 15/11/2018)

Dear President: Dear President, letting go of things you do not like is always a peaceful choice. But then you did something hurtful. You refused to meet Nirmala Panta’s mother, by Anjali Subedi (rep 04/11/2018)

A troublesome Tika: Historically, palaces have been a shelter for elements hatching intrigues and conspiracies. Has the republican palace, like the royal palace, also turned into one such hub?, by Devendra Gautam (rep 30/10/2018)

President’s Qatar visit halts TIA flights (rep 30/10/2018) [??????]

President leaving for Qatar (ht 27/10/2018)

VP doesn’t need SWC building (rep 18/09/2018) [Why does Nepal need a VP at all??]

President Bhandari honours 345 people (kp 05/09/2018), Controversial persons also conferred medals by prez (rep 05/09/2018) [?!]

Activists unhappy with president’s ‘silence’ on rape cases (rep 03/09/2018)

President meets BIMSTEC leaders (kp 31/08/2018)

Why parliamentary system? The debate on directly elected presidential system demeans, disdains and denigrates people’s mandate and democratic achievements, by Dinesh Bhattarai (rep 28/06/2018

Has the presidential etiquette changed? (rep 27/06/2018)

Reading between the lines: Dahal’s desire for an executive presidential system is driven by a personal interest that could not be in the country’s interest, by Prakash Acharya (kp 20/06/2018)

Do we really need an executive prez? Right after adopting federalism, proposing another big change sounds preposterous, by Achyut Wagle (kp 12/06/2018)

Dahal for directly elected executive president (ht 08/06/2018), Nepali Congress rejects presidential system idea (kp 09/06/2018)

Coalition for directly elected Prez, says Dahal (kp 05/06/2018), NC slams Dahal remark on amendment to bring presidential system (rep 05/06/2018)

Prez in Parliament: Dawn of a new era (kp 30/03/2018), President's motorcade wreaks havoc (rep 30/03/2018) [Just like royal behaviour on the shoulders of the citizens!!]

President to address fed parliament on Thursday (kp 27/03/2018)

Pun unopposed in Vice President race (kp 18/03/2018), Pun’s re-election as veep certain (ht 18/03/2018), Pun re-elected Vice Prez (kp 18/03/2018)

Presidential election today: Bhandari projected to register comfortable win over NC’s Kumari Laxmi Rai to get re-elected (kp 13/03/2018), Bidya Devi Bhandari re-elected President of Nepal (rep 13/03/2018), Prez sworn-in for second term (rep 15/03/2018)

Mahantha Thakur offered vice-president’s post: RJP-N to support Bhandari's candidacy for president (ht 10/03/2018)

Presidential poll on March 13 (kp 23/02/2018), ‘Incomplete NA not to hinder prez polls’ (kp 27/02/2018), Prez polls process starts on Monday: EC appoints Senior Judge Til Prasad Shrestha as Election Officer (kp 02/03/2018), Nominations for prez race today; Congress CWC meet to pick presidential candidate (kp 07/03/2018)

‘President Bhandari, Veep Pun may be re-elected’ (ht 21/02/2018)

Basnet, Paudel, Joshi named for 3 National Assembly seats (kp 11/02/2018), Prez to consult legal experts on National Assembly nominees (ht 12/02/2018), Prez okays Khatiwada, Bidari, Poudel for NA (kp 21/02/2018), Fresh NA appointments ‘unconstitutional’: Congress (kp 21/02/2018), Dignity of office: The President chose to sit on the recommendation of Deuba government until a new government under Oli took office (ht 22/02/2018)

Bhandari and Pun lobby for 2nd term: Former PM Khanal slams greed for power; Left alliance in a dilemma, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 08/02/2018)

MKN’s indifference ups presidential hopes for Khanal, Gautam (rep 17/01/2017)

President's dinner party triggers political speculations (rep 14/01/2018)

President Bhandari leaves for UAE (kp 14/11/2017)

President holds HPE Ordinance (kp 07/11/2017) [President supporting partisan interests?], Prez issues HPE Ordinance (kp 11/11/2017)

Owner gives ex-prez 15 days to vacate house: Bista complains about delay in payment of rent and utility bills (kp 07/11/2017)

Prez concerned about current political events (kp 19/10/2017)

Right direction: The bill has also paved the way even for a non-parliamentarian to contest both the president and vice-president posts (ht 10/10/2017)

Prez, veep immune from lawsuits for actions while in office (kp 20/09/2017)

MP’s vote to be equivalent to 79 votes: Bills on presidential, national assembly polls registered (ht 15/09/2017)

New president a month after new parliament, by Ashok Dahal (rep 15/09/2017)

Jail term till death for attempted murder, killing of president (ht 11/08/2017) [???]

Plea For Executive Presidency, by Mukti Rijal (rn 27/07/2017)

Prez, VP to be spared legal action for acts in office: Rs150,450 President’s monthly salary; Rs108,030 for the VP (kp 25/07/2017) [True heirs of monarchy!], Bill on pay, perks of prez, veep tabled (ht 25/07/2017)

Prez Bhandari seeks Rs 160 million to buy new presidential fleet, by Roshan Sedhai (rep 09/07/2017) [???], Luxury cars worth millions gather dust at government offices: Prez wants new cars although there is no shortage of vehicles at president's office (rep 10/07/2017), From your President (With love), by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep 14/07/2017) [satirical]

Veep leaving for China today (kp 04/07/2017)

President to visit geneva for ILO summit (kp 12/06/2017), President leaves for Geneva (kp 14/06/2017)

President confers different decorations on 258 people (ht 27/05/2017)

President visiting Sri Lanka via Thailand during polls (ht 12/05/2017), Prez Bhandari arrives home from Sri Lanka (ht 17/05/2017)

Prez on ‘special goodwill’ India visit: Tour should be taken in the context of intensive bilateral engagements, says Delhi official, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 17/04/2017), TIA restricts flights (kp 17/04/2017), Prez returns from state visit to India (kp 22/04/2017)

Prez: Expedite reconstruction works (kp 15/04/2017)

Prez Bhandari to pay state visit to India on Monday (kp 13/04/2017), Making the right noise: For Delhi, Prez Bhandari’s visit offers a great opportunity for right political messaging (kp 13/04/2017), President Bhandari to visit India on April 17 (rep 13/04/2017)

Prez attends luncheon hosted by former king (kp 07/04/2017) [???]

Prez tells flood victims they will be compensated (kp 06/04/2017)

President to visit India in April (kp 26/03/2017)

Prez for assimilating Buddha’s teachings (kp 22/03/2017)

Efforts on to fix prez India visit in April (ht 07/03/2017)

Three Main Mistakes of Former President Yadav, by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (kp 25/02/2017)

Prez prods parties to push for polls: Sounds a word of warning about looming constitutional crisis, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 14/02/2017)

Prez tells leaders to end deadlock (kp 10/02/2017)

Prez daughter’s wedding: Ex-king Shah among invitees (kp 16/01/2017) [?], Former king attends President’s daughter's wedding (ht 17/01/2017)

President prods all parties to prepare for polls, by Sarin Ghimire (kp 05/12/2016), President urges parties to end stalemate, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 05/12/2016), Prez warns parties of serious consequences if no polls by Jan 2018: Leaders stick to their stances, by Ashok Dahal (rep 05/12/2016)

Dahal briefs President (kp 02/12/2016)

Secretary appointment: No word from Office of Prez puzzles Speaker; recommendation lying unaddressed for 3 months (kp 20/11/2016)

Make efforts to implement statute: Prez (kp 26/07/2016)

Prez unhappy at efforts to drag her into ‘controversy’ (kp 25/07/2016)

Insulting an ex-President: Why top political leaders love to hate Ram Baran Yadav, by Rameshwar Bohara (nt 08/07/2016)

Prez India visit likely in Aug (kp 29/06/2016)

Landlord moves court against former prez (ht 20/06/2016), Former prez considering moving to Janakpur: ‘Upset’ by the way the government has treated him, by Sarin Ghimire (kp 28/06/2016)

Prez Bhandari on Forbes’ list of powerful women: Nepal’s head of state has been ranked 52nd on this year’s edition of Forbes world’s 100 most powerful women (kp 08/06/2016)

All hail Madam President: After becoming the first female president of Nepal, she also became the first person for whom we stop walking and pay our respects, by Isha Bista (rep 13/05/2016)

It’s a goodwill visit to India: Prez (kp 05/05/2016), President to visit India starting May 9 (rep 05/05/2016), Prez visit to southern neighbour put off (kp 07/05/2016), Prez India visit cancelled for ‘lack of preparations’ (kp 08/05/2016)

Anyone else in my place could have staged a coup: Ex-prez Dr Yadav (rep 22/04/2016) [??!!]

Number of Prez advisers reaches seven (kp 21/04/2016)

President to visit India on May 9: New Delhi is said to have expressed its desire to make it an official one (kp 20/04/2016)

VP concerned by slow quake recovery works (kp 02/04/2016)

Veep Pun taken ill, admitted to Army hospital (kp 07/02/2016)

Prez writes to Morcha leaders for a meeting: In an official letter sent to SLMM leadership, President invites leaders of four Madhesi parties for a joint consultation (kp 01/01/2016)

President urges unity for tackling national problems (kp 11/11/2015)

President vows to make Nepali women proud: President Bhandari says she will carry out her responsibilities remaining within the boundary of the constitution (kp 10/11/2015)

Prez calls parties to end current crisis (ht 06/11/2015)

‘Prez election a morale-booster for all women’ (ht 02/11/2015)

Ex-commander of PLA now VP (kp 01/11/2015), Ex-Maoist commander Pun elected Vice-president (ht 01/11/2015), Pun’s long journey from PLA commander to Vice President, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 01/11/2015)

Yadav, Pun in VP race: Dayaram Kandel of Pariwar Dal and independent lawmaker Attahar Kamal Musalman withdraw their candidacies (kp 31/10/2015), Pun, Yadav to contest for Vice-president (ht 31/10/2015)

First female head of state sworn in (kp 30/10/2015), Bhandari sworn in as President, assumes office (ht 30/10/2015), India, China, US congratulate new President (kp 30/10/2015), Women at work: First woman president is a good start but Nepal still has a long way to go (kp 30/10/2015), President’s precedent: The new head of the state should give continuity to her predecessor’s nature conservation efforts, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 30/10/2015), Veep election process begins (ht 30/10/2015)

Outgoing Prez Yadav moved by farewell show (kp 30/10/2015)

Bhandari is Nepal’s 1st female President, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 29/10/2015), Bidya Bhandari romps home as President, by Ashok Dahal (rep 29/10/2015), Hard work, struggle help Bhandari reach pinnacle, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 29/10/2015), Homely Bidya may turn out to be bold President, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 29/10/2015), Women leaders hail twin victories, by Pratichya Dulal (kp 29/10/2015)

Benefits to Prez as per int’l norms (kp 29/10/2015)

Bhandari, Gurung in Prez race, by Binod Ghimire (kp 28/10/2015), Bhandari, Gurung in fray for second president of country (ht 28/10/2015), Presidential election: UML intensifies lobbying (kp 28/10/2015), UCPN-Maoist issues whip to vote for Bhandari in presidential election (ht 28/10/2015), Bidya Bhandari likely for president, by Thira L. Bhusal and Ashok Dahal (rep 28/10/2015), Bidhya Devi Bhandari elected first female president (rep 28/10/2015), Bidya Devi Bhandari elected first woman President of Nepal (kp 28/10/2015), President Yadav ‘not to resign’ (kp 28/10/2015)

Power parity: The next president of Nepal should be a woman, by Prativa Sapkota (kp 27/10/2015), Ruling UML picks Bidhya Bhandari as Prez candidate; NC likely to field Kul B Gurung (kp 27/10/2015), UML fields Bhandari for prez; UCPN-M presents Pun for Veep; NC undecided, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 27/10/2015), NC to field Gurung, Yadav for elections of Prez, Veep respectively (rep 27/10/2015), Madhes-centric parties to boycott presidential vote: Leaders say the decision was taken to retain public trust after SLMM participation in the PM election (kp 27/10/2015)

Parties working to pick prez candidates today (kp 26/10/2015), Parties miss consensus candidate deadline (kp 26/10/2015), PM calls all-party meet to seek support for UML candidate (ht 26/10/2015), UML picks Bidhya Bhandari as its candidate for new Prez, by Mani Dahal (rep 26/10/2015), Kul Bahadur Gurung likely to be NC's presidential candidate, by Bal Krishna Adhikari (rep 26/10/2015), President, Veep election on Wednesday (ht 26/10/2015), Election of Prez, Veep on the basis of majority process now (rep 26/10/2015)

President, VP election process under way, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/10/2015), PM Oli calls all-party meet to discuss on prez's election (rep 25/10/2015), Parties fail to nominate consensual candidates for President, Vice-President (ht 25/10/2015), NC to field own prez candidates (kp 25/10/2015), UML to field its own candidate for President (rep 25/10/2015), UML’s SC meet decides to vie for President (ht 25/10/2015), UML lawmakers stress on consensus on elections of Prez, Veep (rep 25/10/2015), UCPN (M) to vie for Vice President (rep 25/10/2015)

Parliament to begin presidential election procedures on Saturday (ht 24/10/2015)

Prez election begins in week (kp 18/10/2015),Presidential election: NC to pick candidate after Dashain (kp 20/10/2015), Morcha takes ‘wait and see’ approach to poll; Leaders of the regional parties say their partici-pation in the election is likely if the NC agrees to pick Prez and Veep candi-dates agreeable to them (kp 20/10/2015), Not interested in presidency, says Nepal (ht 20/10/2015)

My call for unity ignored: President (kp 17/10/2015)

Consider viability and locals’ views in states: Prez to Big 4 (kp 16/08/2015), Keep people’s welfare in mind, prez tells leaders (ht 16/08/2015)

Prez seeks statute with state borders (kp 11/07/2015), President tells leaders to respect SC order (ht 11/07/2015)

Anti-deal parties seek Prez help: Request Prime Minister Sushil Koirala to correct ‘regressive’ move, by Roshan Sedhai (kp 14/06/2015), Five parties submit memo to President: State that 16-point deal violates Interim Constitution (ht 14/06/2015)

Prez Yadav in verbal spat with UML lawmaker (ht 13/06/2015)

Prez inspects quake-hit areas (kp 06/06/2015)

Constitution must for effective reconstruction, says President (ht 29/05/2015)

Prez lays stress on early constitution: Acharya Shree Mahashraman wishes for lasting peace and prosperity (ht 03/04/2015) [??]

Prez urges legal eagles to press for new statute (kp 20/03/2015), Govt paid no heed to my concerns: Prez (rep 20/03/2015)

Cabinet okays Prez’s China visit (kp 14/03/2015)

Prez displeased with ruling coalition’s role (ht 26/02/2015)

Cabinet nod to Prez visit for Boao meet (kp 21/02/2015)

President takes lead to end political impasse (kp 07/02/2015)

Prez Yadav invited to BOAO meet, by Nirmal Shrestha (kp 06/02/2015)

Prez asks parties to tread consensus path (kp 31/01/2015)

Ruling parties should be flexible: President; Tells CA chairman to accommodate former rebels in the constitution-drafting process (ht 30/01/2015)

Take agitating parties on board: Prez to Oli (kp 27/01/2015)

Prez displeased at deregulation of crusher industries (kp 25/01/2015)

Office of the President, Nepal