Janata
Party and Samajbadi Party register private
constitution amendment bill of their own: The regional
parties propose amendments to 23 issues that are aimed
at addressing the long-standing concerns of the
Madhesis, Tharus and Janajatis, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp 02/06/2020)
Government
tables constitution amendment bill at House of
Representatives: The bill seeks to amend Schedule 3 of
the constitution to update Nepal’s political map in
the national emblem, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
31/05/2020), Government
seeks shortcut to get constitution amendment bill
passed: The government has said that a quick passage
of the bill will allow it time to prepare ground for
talks with India, but analysts believe it fears
political disruption, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
01/06/2020)
Removal
of constitution amendment from parliamentary agenda
leads to finger pointing between parties: While the
Nepal Communist Party says that the agenda was removed
to allow the Congress more time, the opposition says
it’s the ruling party that is delaying amendment,
by Anil Giri (kp 28/05/2020)
House
to discuss constitutional amendment to update map
after national consensus: As the issue concerns a
matter of national importance, the ruling party had
sought all-party consensus on the amendment to update
the country’s map on the national emblem, by Anil
Giri (kp 27/05/2020) [The
equal and egalitarian inclusion of the Janajatis,
Madhesis, Dalits and women in general in the
constitution would be of much greater importance than
the territorial claims which the male politicians at
the head of the state in 2015 completely ignored!
Today, these same politicians are playing the
nationalism card instead of trying to rationally
contain the pandemic and save the people's economic
base!]
Speaker
for consensus on revising emblem: Madhesis, Janajatis
sense opportunity to push their agenda, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 25/05/2020)
Finance
Committee recommends government launch Rs 188 billion
stimulus package to keep economy afloat (kp
22/05/2020)
Both
houses of federal parliament endorse govt's policies
and programs (rep 19/05/2020)
Opposition
demands answer from government why Oli is skipping
House meetings: The prime minister has not attended a
single meeting of the budget session of the House
which commenced on Friday, by Binod Ghimire (kp
13/05/2020)
Opposition
leaders take govt to task (ht 09/05/2020)
Budget
Session Of Federal Parliament Commences (rn
08/05/2020), Government’s
programmes and policies to be presented in Parliament
on May 15 (ht 08/05/2020)
Opposition
to use budget session to grill government over
controversial ordinances: Lawmakers will also seek
answers on the handling of the Covid-19 crisis,
leaders say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/05/2020)
President
summons budget session of federal parliament for
coming Friday (rep 03/05/2020)
Speaker
Sapkota tells Oli House can resume by first week of
May: To present its budget on May 28, government needs
to convene Parliament by May 11, secretariat says
(kp 30/04/2020), Sapkota
urges PM to call budget session , by Ram Kumar
kamat(ht 30/04/2020)
Parliamentary
committees convene after lockdown break: Public
Accounts Committee starts probe into alleged
irregularities in procurement of the medical
equipment, others direct government to ease Covid-19
restrictions, by Binod Ghimire (kp 29/04/2020)
Consensus
Expected To Summon Budget Session Of Federal
Parliament (rn 28/04/2020), Govt
preparing to call budget session (rep
29/04/2020)
Parliament
Secretariat prepares to host new session but isn’t
sure when it is called: The main opposition says the
government undermined the House by issuing two
ordinances and demands timely commencement of the new
session, by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/04/2020)
BAC
agrees to provide fund to fight against virus (ht
16/04/2020)
Lawmakers
agree to use parliamentary funds to combat
coronavirus: Meeting of the Business Advisory
Committee agrees that the government failed to take
effective measures on time to prevent the spread of
Covid-19 (kp 15/04/2020) [This
fund for the directly elected predominantly male high
caste MPs in order to safeguard their future
re-election is a case of corruption either and should
be abolished immediately!]
Parliament
secretariat says no possibility to hold formal meeting
of the House committees virtuall: Finance Committee
meeting called for Wednesday cancelled following the
rejection, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/04/2020)
Even
if the House is prorogued, committees need to meet,
analysts say: Nepal’s federal parliament can follow
the example of many parliaments around the world that
are meeting either by ensuring safety norms or going
digital, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/04/2020)
House
session prorogued amid COVID-19 pandemic: Bills
session passes just three bills in three months
(rep 07/04/2020)
House
awaits decision on MCC before prorogation (rep
01/04/2020)
House
panel endorses bill allowing intelligence agency to
listen in on conversations: The bill passed with the
support of the opposition Nepali Congress, despite
legal experts sounding the alarm over its potential
for misuse and privacy violations, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 20/03/2020)
A
House in disarray: Parliament cannot be allowed to
stagnate any longer (kp 20/03/2020) [The politicians and the political
parties behave criminally, irresponsibly and
selfishly!]
Lower
House meeting postponed: Though the National Assembly
hasn’t taken a decision over deferring its meeting,
lawmakers say, it is likely that the Upper House will
follow in the footsteps of the Lower House on Friday,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/03/2020) [There
is no Lower House or Upper House in Nepali Parliament!],
National
Assembly session adjourned indefinitely (Khabarhub
20/03/2020)
Law-making
process: Far from participatory, by Mukti Rijal
(ht 19/03/2020)
Winter
session of Parliament likely to end without endorsing
crucial bills: With over 40 bills pending, the winter
session, also called the bill session, has largely
been squandered by squabbling within the ruling party,
analysts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/03/2020) [This is where the incompetence and
complete failure of the current generation of
politicians, who are only interested in power
struggles and enrichment, becomes apparent. For the
sake of Nepal it is high time for them to leave
politics!]
Divisions
in ruling party manifest in appointment of National
Assembly general secretary: The appointment by House
Speaker Agni Sapkota, a former Maoist, has been
opposed by National Assembly Chair Ganesh Timilsina,
an Oli appointee, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
17/03/2020), Speaker,
upper house chair at odds over parliament gen secy
(rep 19/03/2020)
Speaker
to grill chiefs of parliamentary panels over delay in
endorsement of bills (rep 17/03/2020)
Parliament
functioning more like extension of government, rather
than sovereign entity, experts sayThey argue the
legislative, responsible for discussing issues of
public interest and holding the Cabinet to account,
has been overshadowed by the executive, by Anil
Giri (kp 16/03/2020), Laws
for all: Lawmakers must indulge in proper
deliberations to make the law-making process
transparent (kp 16/03/2020)
Nepal’s
political parties rarely encourage public
participation in lawmaking: Citizens’ engagement in
the formulation of laws not only ensures transparency
but also enhances the quality of legislation, experts
say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 15/03/2020)
Call
to end House session over virus: NC MPs condemn
minister for suggesting self-quarantine (kp
13/03/2020), Parliament
put off for eight days over coronavirus fears, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 13/03/2020)
Ruling
party is undecided and Speaker is reluctant, leaving
the House without Deputy Speaker: Nepal Communist
Party wants to elect the deputy as part of a larger
deal but the Janata Party wants the position to be
dealt with separately from its other demands, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 12/03/2020) [The
ruling party takes the right to disregard the
constitution whenever it deems necessary in the
interest of its power ambitions!]
‘Presidential
quota in upper house meant for experts, not
politicians’, by Ashok Dahal (rep 11/03/2020) [Above all, they must be
outstanding personalities in society. All Gautam has
to offer is losing elections and splitting parties for
his own power interests!]
18
lawmakers joining upper house from today (rep
04/03/2020)
Absence
of laws governing Conflict of Interests of MPs a
matter of concern (rep 01/03/2020)
Lower
House meeting gets adjourned due to lack of a quorum:
The House of Representatives was scheduled to endorse
four bills that have been pending since the previous
session, byBinod Ghimire (kp 26/02/2020)
Janata
Party refuses to back Nepali Congress on obstructing
House of Representatives: Samajbadi Party says it
agrees with Congress that opposition forces should
join hands for common agendas but by letting the House
function, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 25/02/2020)
House
panel’s letter to police reflects lawmakers’ low
understanding of law and court rulings: Public
Accounts Committee breached its jurisdiction by
instructing police to book two people for cybercrime,
legal experts say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
23/02/2020)
Public
Accounts Committee puts a halt to the security
printing project: The committee was considering
forming a subcommittee to advise the government on
ways to move forward but a corruption scandal
involving a sitting minister has put the brakes on the
project, by Anil Giri (kp 21/02/2020), Halt
process of establishing security press: PAC (ht
21/02/2020)
Nepali
Congress stalls Parliament over Baskota audiotape
scandal (ht 21/02/2020)
NCP-RJPN
squabble delays dy speaker poll (rep 20/02/2020)
Parliament
body questions choice of firms for security printing,
by Sunil Sapkota (rep 19/02/2020)
Oli
administration is ignoring a key component of
democracy during lawmaking: The government over the
last two years introduced several bills without
holding consultations with the concerned parties,
thereby inviting criticism and controversy, experts
say, by Binod Ghimire (kp 14/02/2020)
Speaker
‘blocks’ opposition voice in parliament (rep
10/02/2020)
Two
weeks since Agni Sapkota became Speaker, there’s still
no sign of his deputy: After exhausting all other
options, the ruling party has no choice but to offer
the deputy Speaker post to the Rastriya Janata Party,
party insiders say, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
08/02/2020)) [The only
reasonable candidate would be someone from the second
largest party in parliament! This would be a normal
procedure for a democratic state!]
NC
obstructs HoR proceedings claiming political vendetta
in land grab case action, by Roshan S. Nepal (ht
07/02/2020), NC
obstructs House for second day (ht 08/02/2020)
Upper
house drops mandatory licensing for journalists,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 07/02/2020)
Parliamentary
panel submits report on nuclear bill to HoR (rep
06/02/2020)
MPs
raise issues of public concern (ht 05/02/2020)
House
got Speaker in a month. There is no certainty about
deputy Speaker: The ruling Nepal Communist Party is
most likely to give the post to the Rastriya Janata
Party Nepal, which itself is confused over the
candidat, by Binod Ghimire (kp 02/02/2020)
Lawmakers
raise contemporary issues (ht 01/02/2020)
Oli
and Deuba both want MCC ratified but Sapkota stands in
their way: Agni Sapkota, the newly elected Speaker of
the House, has said that there is no hurry to ratify
the compact, despite Oli’s assurances that it will be
passed immediately, by Binod Ghimire (kp
29/01/2020)
but
instructed the Home Ministry and police to present a
progress report on the case within 30 days, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 29/01/2020) [Someone
accused of such a capital crime is not qualified for
public office as long as his innocence has not been
proven in court!]
Sapkota
becomes Speaker amid concerns from conflict victims
and rights watchdogs: The House elected the former
Maoist leader unopposed, hours after a court hearing
on a writ against him was stalled, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 27/01/2020) [R.I.P.
democracy, human rights and rule of law!], Sapkota
elected HoR speaker unopposed, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 27/01/2020)), Speaker
election hearing put off till today (ht
27/01/2020), Newly
elected HoR Speaker Agni Sapkota takes oath of office
(ht 28/01/2020)
Sapkota
to certify five pending bills immediately after
appointment (ht 25/01/2020)
‘How
can someone responsible for murdering my husband be
elected speaker?’, by Madhusudhan Guragain (rep
22/01/2020), Civil
society vows to protest until Sapkota’s nomination for
Speaker is dismissed: Agni Sapkota, who is accused of
murder, is certain to become Speaker of the House as
he is running unopposed, by Binod Ghimire (kp
23/01/2020), Petition
at Supreme Court demands Agni Sapkota’s arrest: The
petition, filed by advocate Dinesh Tripathi, also asks
that Sapkota’s nomination for Speaker of the House be
dismissed, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 25/01/2020), 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)
Conflict
victims and human rights activists cry foul over Agni
Sapkota for Speaker: Sapkota, who faces a murder
charge for an insurgency-era killing, has been
proposed for House Speaker by the ruling party, by
Anil Giri and Tika R. Pradhan (kp 20/01(2020) [The
NCP proves once again that it protects and encourages
potential murderers. People who take responsibility
for the murder of 5000 people decide on this. The
NCP's commitment to peace, justice, the rule of law
and social inclusion proves to be a sheer mockery!],
Shiva
Maya Tumbahangphe resigns as Deputy Speaker: Elections
for new Speaker and Deputy Speaker to be held on
January 26, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 20/01/2020)
House
meeting nears but there’s still no candidate for
Speaker: Oli has become more flexible on the candidate
for Speaker and has agreed to Dahal’s choice, party
insiders say, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 18/01/2020)
Speaker
post has become a matter of prestige for co-chairs,
say party insiders: With both NCP chairs not giving up
on their candidates for Speaker of the House, party
leaders are afraid the issue could snowball, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 17/01/2020)
Ruling
party’s indecision over Speaker puts a halt to the
House business: While some have pointed to the deputy
Speaker’s refusal to resign as an obstacle, it is the
ruling party’s factional infighting that is holding
the House hostage, insiders say, by Anil Giri (kp
13/01/2020), Shiva
Maya Tumbahangphe wants to be the next Speaker and
she’s not backing down: The deputy speaker’s fight for
the post shows that despite being eminently qualified,
women are still relegated to deputy positions, by
Bhrikuti Rai (kp 13/01/2020), Speaking
about the Speaker: Party leaders have made a joke out
of the democratic process (kp 13/01/2020) [Most
of the male top politicians of the big parties are not
leaders but destroyers of democratic principles and
inclusion! They should be excluded from all offices
for a long period of time for the sake of Nepal and
the Nepalis!], Let
the house meet: At this point, why Oli and Dahal want
their respective candidates – and not Shiva Maya – to
become the Speaker is simply beyond any reasoning
(ht 13/01/2020)
NCP
decides Tumbahangphe must quit, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 12/01/2020) [The male
Bahun leaders of the party want a male person as
speaker, so the ethnic lady must go! There cannot be
enough male politicians in top positions, but
according to the constitution it is not the party that
has the right to decide on her resignation!]
Middlemen
lobby for their interests in parliamentary Public
Accounts Committee: Committee members themselves
expressed concern after a local agent for a foreign
firm lodged a complaint and was then summoned as an
expert on the matter., by Anil Giri (kp
10/01/2020)
Oli,
Dahal tussle over candidate for speaker affects HoR
meeting (ht 05/01/2020) [Criminal
power games for the sake of nepotism!]
House
held hostage to NCP indecision: Today’s meeting won’t
be held; Parliament deferred till Jan 12; Critics say
delay in electing speaker ‘betrayal of constitution’,
by Roshan S Nepal (ht 01/01/2020), Speaker
choice deadlock again delays lower house business
(rep 01/01/2020), Respect
the house: It is regrettable to see the ruling party
using the sovereign Parliament as its rubber stamp by
deferring its meeting for weeks (ht 02/01/2020), With
no speaker, parliament unable to do even routine work
(rep 02/01/2020)
House
panel passes controversial IT Bill disregarding dozens
of amendment proposals: In an attempt to regulate the
cyberspace, the government has given itself enormous
new powers to curb online content, experts say, by
Bhrikuti Rai (kp 30/12/2019), HoR
panel passes ‘restrictive’ IT Bill, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 30/12/2019)
NHRC
stresses enacting rights friendly laws: House panel,
PAs told to issue directives against rights violations
(ht 28/12/2019)
Speaker
election process begins today: Deputy Speaker
Tumbahamphe likely to put in her papers today, by
Roshan S. Nepal (ht 27/12/2019), Speaker,
dy speaker election uncertain as row within NCP
worsens (rep 27/12/2019), House
meeting postponed as ruling NCP fails to pick its
candidate for speaker (rep 27/12/2019), House
meet put off as NCP fails to decide on Speaker: The
Lower House from its very first meeting of the winter
session on December 20 was supposed to start the
Speaker election process, by Binod Ghimire (kp
28/12/2019), NCP
undecided on speaker: HoR to meet on January 1
(ht), NCP
indecision over new speaker holding lower house
hostage (rep 28/12/2019), Tendency
to undermine Parliament detrimental to democracy,
analysts say: As party leaders feud over Speaker,
there’re concerns about the crucial bill session
bearing the brunt, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
29/12/2019)
RJPN
lobbies for Deputy Speaker as its bonhomie with NCP
grows (rep 25/12/2019)
Amid
contradicting stances, deputy speaker commences House
session: Speaker appointment process will begin next
week, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/12/2019)
Bill
session likely to be stormy: The main opposition set
to raise a host of controversial issues (ht
20/12/2019)
Tumbahangphe
courts controversy by administering the oath of office
to Bidya Bhattarai: Only the Speaker of the House, not
the deputy, is allowed to administer the oath to
parliamentarians, party leaders and constitutional
experts say, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 18/12/2019) [Why is there such a thing as the
post of Deputy Speaker of Parliament when she is not
allowed to perform the duties of Speaker of Parliament
in the latter's absence or after his resignation?],
Parliament
in fix over convening Business Advisory Committee
(rep 18/12/2019)
With
over 50 bills to endorse, Parliament looks at a busy
winter session: Some crucial bills regarding the
functioning of the federal system are currently being
studied by different House committees, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 14/12/2019)
Party
registration for upper house member election begins (rep
14/12/2019)
Proposed
Constitutional Council Ordinance becomes void (rep
12/12/2019)
House
session from December 20 (rep 11/12/2019)
NC
likely to lose 7 seats in upper house, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 10/12/2019)
Aspiring
leaders make a case for HoR speaker (ht
09/12/2019)
Without
calendar, House sessions are called at government’s
convenience: Officials say winter session will
commence soon, but no one knows when, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 06/12/2019))
Nembang
all but certain to become next Speaker, party insiders
say: NCP leaders say Pushpa Kamal Dahal could give up
his claim that the position stay with the Maoist
faction, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 03/12/2019)
Parliamentary
panel proposes reducing fine against journalists to as
low as Re 1 (rep 02/12/2019) [As
long as the threat of punishment is not completely
rejected, journalists remain offenders!]
Summon
the parliament (rep 26/11/2019)
With
ruling party dynamics satisfied, the hunt begins for a
new House Speaker: Subas Nembang and Agni Sapkota are
the strongest candidates from the ruling party but
Deputy Speaker Shiva Maya Tumbahangphe will not be
giving up her claim easily, party leaders say, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 25/11/2019)
Lawmakers
reluctant to register private member’s bills, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 17/11/2019)
House
panels summon Oli, Gyawali (ht 11/11/2019)
NCP
mulls ousting Tumbahamphe as deputy speaker (rep
08/11/2019)
Parliament
Secretariat in fix as deputy speaker can’t initiate
House meetings, by Ashok Dahal (rep 06/11/2019) [In 2013 it was no problem for the
leaders of the major parties to seize all power
without a legal basis, to make the head of the
judiciary the interim head of the executive and to
hold elections for which there was no legal basis
either. Now, however, under the supposedly best
constitution in the world, it is not legitimate for
the Deputy Speaker of Parliament to summon a
parliamentary session after the Speaker of Parliament
has been imprisoned for a criminal offence. What is
the meaning of deputy posts in the country's political
system?]
Women
lawmakers demand 50pc reservation in Parliament
(ht 02/11/2019)
Even
with a murder conviction, lawmakers might still be
able to hold on to their seats: Lawmakers are
suspended when they are convicted but they do not lose
their seats unless their crime involves ‘moral
turpitude’, but no one is certain what that means,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 26/10/2019)
Even
as lawmakers are accused of heinous crimes, Parliament
remains without disciplinary committee: The Speaker,
who is responsible for forming such committees,
himself remains in judicial custody after being
accused of rape, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/10/2019)
Police
adjustment hits snag as bills remain stalled in
absence of speaker, by Ashok Dahal (rep
22/10/2019)
Government
mulls summoning House session early (rep
20/10/2019)
Search
intensifies for a candidate for the now-vacant post of
House Speaker: The Samajbadi Party Nepal and the
Nepali Congress are both vying for the post of either
Speaker or Deputy Speaker, by Binod Ghimire (kp
17/10/2019)
Members
charged with a crime should be removed forthwith: The
criminalisation of politics is a threat to the basic
structure of the constitution, but the current
regulation allows lawbreakers to continue as lawmakers
(kp 16/10/2019)
Dy
speaker out to certify bills though constitution
silent on relevant powers, by Ishwari Subedi (rep
15/10/2019) [What sense does
the function of a deputy speaker make if she is not
allowed to perform the duties of the speaker in case
of his resignation?]
With
Mahara’s resignation, a tricky political situation
arises: The House Speaker’s resignation over rape
allegations means that the parties will now need to
select a new Speaker, a critical position in a
parliamentary system, by Anil Giri (kp
03/10/2019), House
accepts Speaker Mahara’s resignation: Krishna Bahadur
Mahara resigned on Tuesday following rape allegations,
by Samuel Chhetri (kp 03/10/2019), NCP
in no mood to give away speaker’s post to other
parties (kp 03/10/2019), With
Mahara out, race for speaker starts (rep
04/10/2019)
Parliament
Sectt staffer accuses Mahara of rape (ht
01/10/2019), Speaker
Mahara accused of sexually harassing female employee
(rep 01/10/2019), Speaker
Mahara offers 'temporary resignation' following
accusation of rape (ht 01/10/2019), PM
advises Speaker Mahara to step down from his post,
by Tapendra Karki (rep), House
Speaker Mahara resigns amid sexual harassment
accusations, by Tapendra Karki (rep 01/10/2019), Why
the rape charges against Speaker is a litmus test for
police, the ruling party and government: Although
Krishna Bahadur Mahara has tendered his resignation,
the government and ruling party have yet to take a
concrete position while the police still haven’t
pursued a criminal case, by Anil Giri (kp
02/10/2019), A
scandal that could mean curtains for Mahara’s long
political career: Krishna Bahadur Mahara, who has
risen through the ranks over the decades, was
embroiled in controversies in the past too, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 02/10/2019), Mahara’s
resignation after rape allegations runs into
controversy: No such thing as conditional resignation,
say legal experts, by Binod Ghimire (kp
02/10/2019)
Session
ends with diatribe against govt: Ex-PMs paint bleak
scenario if govt fails to mend its ways, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 20/09/2019), 17
bills registered, seven passed in session (ht
20/09/2019)
Nepali
Congress ends House obstruction (ht 19/09/2019)
New
building for federal parliament to cost Rs5 billion
rupees: Country’s first-ever parliamentary building is
expected to be ready in three years, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 19/09/2019)
Experts
slam Speaker for telling House panels not to obstruct
govt (rep 17/09/2019)
Banke
attack prompts NC to obstruct both houses, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 16/09/2019), Congress
obstructs Parliament for second day over Banke
incident, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 17/09/2019)
Minister
Yadav expresses concern about functioning of House
panel (ht 23/08/2019)
Lawmakers
flay govt for not responding to their questions
(ht 18/08/2019)
NA
members pledge to amend Media Council Bill (ht
15/08/2019)
Lawmakers
criticise Federal Civil Servant Bill, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 14/08/2019)
House
endorses two crucial bills related to police force,
by Jagdishor Panday (ht 12/08/2019)
Opposition
lawmakers demand halt to National ID card
distribution: At the parliamentary State Affairs and
Good Governance Committee, lawmakers question the
government why the cards were issued when the bill
regarding the same is being discussed at the federal
parliament, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 10/08/2019)
Parties
agree to form special committee, ending House
deadlock: Special panel formed after a month-long
deadlock will deal with contentious issues in
Parliament, by Binod Ghimire (kp 06/08/2019), NC,
RJP-N end Parliament obstruction7-member panel to
recommend ways to avert House disruptions, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 06/08/2019)
Follow
House rules: The parliamentary system cannot be made
functional unless the Speaker is assertive in
implementing his own rulings (ht 05/08/2019)
Ministers
avoid Q&A in House: Make mockery of regulation,
show disregard for democracy, by Jagdishor Panday
(ht 04/08/2019)
HoR
meetings not happening for almost a month, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 02/08/2019)
As
House proceedings halt, fingers point in the direction
of Speaker: Even as the ruling and opposition parties
demonstrate actions unbecoming of Parliament,
Krishna Bahadur Mahara has been unable to act, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 01/08/2019), Opposition
continues to stall HoR proceedings (ht
01/08/2019), Speaker
offers probe into Sarlahi killings through SAC: NC
adamant on separate panel (rep 01/08/2019), Resolve
the problem: Parliament should enact umbrella laws
soon so that the provinces can recruit their staffers
to run their administrations (ht 01/08/2019)
Congress,
RJP-N stall House proceedings (ht 30/07/2019)
Opposition's
relations with speaker sour further (rep
30/07/2019)
MPs
seek tough action against tipsy civil servants, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 27/07/2019)
House
resumes, but only to discuss monsoon disaster.
Opposition Nepali Congress insists that Parliament
form a committee next meeting to investigate two
deaths in Sarlahi, by Binod Ghimire (kp
25/07/2019), Govt
told to carry out rescue, relief work: HoR discusses
plight of flood and landslide victims for six hours
(ht 25/07/2019), ‘Obstruction
halted only for the day’ (ht 25/07/2019)
Speaker
in bid to forge consensus among parties to start house
meeting (ht 24/07/2019)
By-laws
come under parliament committee scrutiny, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 23/07/2019)
Lower
house overturns upper house proposal on Administrative
Court (rep 21/07/2019), House
rejects Assembly’s decision to scrap administrative
court, inviting conflict: The two houses of federal
parliament are at loggerheads for the second time,
by Tike R. Pradhan (kp 21/07/2019)
House
meeting postponed after dispute arises over who should
speak first: Though analysts are divided over who
should go first, they agree that Speaker Krishna
Bahadur Mahara has failed in his mediatory role,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 16/07/2019), Oppn
questions speaker’s ability to play neutral
role: Largely seen as toeing the government’s line,
by Jagdishor Panday (ht 16/07/2019), Inept
speaker: Regardless of why Mahara chose to adjourn
Monday’s House meeting, the ultimate sufferers are the
people affected by the natural disasters (ht
17/07/2019), The
Speaker must be impartial (rep 17/07/2019)
Nepali
Congress and Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal say they will
continue to obstruct Parliament: Two opposition
parties demand that the government release the report
on Tarai protest and launch parliamentary
inquiry into the deaths of CPN leader Kumar Paudel and
Sarlahi youth Saroj Narayan Mahato, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 13/07/2019)
Opposition
accuses speaker of working at govt's behest (rep
11/07/2019)
Sarlahi
killings: Opposition stalls House demanding probe
panel, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 10/07/2019), NC,
RJPN obstruct House as NCP opposes parliamentary probe
into 'extrajudicial killings' (rep 10/07/2019), Ruling
party stands firm against forming probe committee,
opposition obstructs House: Opposition lawmakers
refuse to buy government’s argument on deaths of Chand
party member and Madhesi man in police action, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 11/07/2018), House
stalled for second day over Sarlahi killings (ht
11/09/2019)
Six
bills on hold following controversy, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 07/07/2019)
PM
skips House meet raising lawmakers’ ire (ht
26/06/2019)
HoR
passes budget for 2019-20 (ht 26/06/2019)
Locals
remind MPs to withdraw Guthi Bill (ht 25/06/2019)
Government’s
reluctance to abide by House rulings irks Madhes-based
parties: Opposition MPs accuse Speaker Mahara of
acting like a minister in the Oli administration,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/06/2019)
Opposition
obstructs the House, forcing Oli to stand mutely at
the podium: The Speaker’s decision to allow the prime
minister to speak first led the Nepali Congress to
obstruct proceedings for nearly 10 minutes (kp
19/06/2019)
‘PSC
has to honour parliamentary panel’s directives’,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 16/06/2019)
Parliament
secretariat wants to buy laptops for lawmakers. MPs
say it’s misuse of resource: The Finance Ministry has
transferred Rs 34.40 million to procure personal
computers for Members of Parliament, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 15/06/2019)
State
bodies fail to submit delegated legislation (ht
14/06/2019)
NA
members shun association with HoR MPs on pork barrel
fund, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 14/06/2019) [This
is a system of highest level corruption either!]
Budget
allocation draws HoR flak: Constituencies represented
by top leaders get major chunk, say ruling, opposition
during House discussion, by Jagdishor Panday (ht
12/06/2019)
Controversial
bills draw criticism from ruling party lawmakers: Many
Nepal Community Party leaders and lawmakers have
started to resent the leadership of Oli, both as the
party chair and the prime minister, in recent times,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 12/06/2019)
Opposition
obstructs House, protesting use of force against Guthi
Bill protesters: Nepali Congress has accused the Oli
administration of trying to attack traditions
and cultural values, by Binod Ghimire (kp
11/06/2019)
Controversial
bills set to flare up tensions in federal parliament:
At least half a dozen bills, brought up without proper
discussions with stakeholders, have courted
controversy over their contents, leading to protests
from civil society, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
10/06/2019)
MPs
register amendments before reading disputed ad-related
bill, by Ashok Dahal (rep 09/06/2019)
Lawmakers
on SAC want vacancies at local units to be more
inclusive (rep 08/06/2019)
Ruling,
opposition parties’ lawmakers divided over
budget (ht 04/06/2019)
Lawmakers
voice concern about Media Council Bill (ht
29/05/2019)
MPs
dwell on hiring top-level bureaucrats on contract
basis, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 29/05/2019)
MPs
not given copies of reports: ‘Presentation of reports
shouldn’t have been allowed’, by Jagdishor Panday
(kp 26/05/2019)
Media
Council Bill: NC, RJP-N to stall House (ht
19/05/2019)
Oli
says Speaker hasn’t asked Parliament Secretariat to
remove his remarks. He has.Mahara has ordered
secretariat officials to delete ‘unparliamentary
comments’ of opposition lawmakers and the prime
minister, by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/05/2019) [Tell lies whenever you can!],
House
may take months to scrub PM's un-parliamentary
language, by Ashok Dahal (rep 17/05/2019), PS
in dilemma over ‘unparliamentary words’, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 19/05/2019)
Pre-budget
debate ends on low note, by Sujan Dhungana (ht
15/05/2019), Listen
to lawmakers: The upcoming fiscal budget must be
prepared based on the suggestions given by lawmakers
during the pre-budget debates (ht 16/05/2019)
Lawmakers
lobby for hiking constituency development fund: If
allotted as per the demand, budget for them will reach
a whopping Rs 21 billion, by Binod Ghimire (kp
14/05/2019) [A very special
form of corruption!]
Keep
aside budget for consolidating federalism: MPs, by
Jagdishor Panday (kp 13/05/2019)
Scan
bills that curtail rights of sub-national govts:
Speaker, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 12/05/2019)
NA
gets report on implementation of federalism (ht
11/05/2019)
Opposition
lawmakers criticize government’s policy and program
(rep 06/05/2019), Lawmakers
vent ire, slam government: MPs from Madhesi
parties’ raise issue of statute amendment,
by Jagdishor Panday (ht 07/05/2019), Congress
accuses Speaker of siding with government: Opposition
leaders demand Oli’s remarks be removed from record,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/05/2019), Ruling,
opposition parties at loggerheads in House: Govt’s
policies and programmes endorsed amidst chaos, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 08/05/2019), PM,
oppn MPs in heated debate after Oli’s ‘demeaning’
remarks (rep 08/05/2019), Maintain
parliamentary decorum (rep 09/05/2019), Oli’s
‘unparliamentary’ remarks removed from Parliament
records: Political observers have called on the prime
minister to set an example by maintaining the decorum
of the House, by Binod Ghimire (kp 11/05/2019)
Govt
to unveil policies, programmes today, by Sujan
Dhungana (ht 03/05/2019)
Bill
to
amend Human Rights Commission Act raises fierce
debate: The powers of national rights watchdog are
being curtailed, say opposition MPs, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 01/05/2019), Members,
MPs flay govt for bid to keep rights watchdog on tight
leash, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 01/05/2019)
NCP
MPs want hike in pork barrel spending, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 30/04/2019) [The
uncontrolled
and self-interested investment of money by the MPs
elected under the FPTP system is a grave and very
special form of corruption!!], No
to
pork barrel: The CISP has faced criticism in the past
as it is largely geared towards giving the elected
lawmakers an edge during the elections and purchase
votes with patronage (ht 30/04/2019)
Budget
session
begins today; policies, programmes on May 3: NC
to raise issues of land-grab, govt’s bid to curtail
press freedom, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 29/04/2019)
Hearing
of CEC candidate deferred at NC’s request (kp
01/04/2019)
Fruitful
session (ht 26/03/2019)
As
Ansari
takes oath, questions arise over necessity of hearing
committee: Parties failed to follow the spirit of
legal provisions and this undermines parliamentary
supremacy, observers say, by Binod Ghimire (kp
22/03/2019), Ansari’s
rival
seeks interim order not to let him continue his work:
In his writ petition, Salam has claimed that Ansari
was appointed only because he was a central committee
member of the ruling Nepal Communist Part, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 25/03/2019)
Upper
House deputy allowed to chair meetings, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 20/03/2019)
Debate
on
women’s citizenship rights rages as House takes up
amendment bill: Activists say lawmakers’ reluctance to
grant equal citizenship rights to women is reflective
of the deep-rooted patriarchal beliefs in society,
by Tsering D Gurung (kp 08/03/2019), Women
are being denied equal rights in the name of national
security and sovereignty: Binda Pandey (kp
08/03/2019) (interview)
Wrong
choice: Candidates should not be appointed on the
basis of their loyalty to the party (kp
07/03/2019)
House
panel
stops short of decision on Muslim panel nominee
AnsariCommission chairperson nominee will be
automatically appointed after four days if
Parliamentary Hearing Committee remains indecisive,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 06/03/2019)
Parliament
misses
deadline to amend laws inconsistent with constitution:
Provisions of the Acts that contradict the charter are
invalid from tomorrow, by Binod Ghimire (kp
03/03/2019)
Playing
hooky: Perpetual absenteeism has severely affected
the business in Parliament (kp 28/02/2019)
Citizenship
bill stuck in House panel‘: Some more discussions
needed before bill is sent to HoR’, by Anita
Shrestha (ht 24/02/2019)
MPs
for open competition for joint secretary (rep
22/02/2019)
Nominated
lawmakers angry as they are not allowed to spend Rs
40m, by Binod Ghimire (kp 21/02/2019) [This
once
again means that the option is predominantly for
male Tagadhari leaders only, expecially male Bahuns!
Especially, almost all female MPs are excluded.
Nevertheless, development investment is not the task
of elected legislators, it only helps to promote
corruption!], PR
lawmakers accuse govt of discriminating against them,
by Rewati Sapkota (ht 21/02/2019)
Hearing
panel
to probe credentials of Muslim commission chairman
nominee Samim Miya Ansari: Hearing scheduled for today
deferred until the investigation is completed,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/02/2019), Ansari’s
papers’ veracity to be verified: PHC has received
complaint that he is NCP CC member, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 20/02/2019), Ansari
‘ineligible’ to head Muslim Commission (ht
21/02/2019), Ansari’s
d.o.b differs on citizenship certificate (ht
26/02/2019), Ansari
has support from ruling party, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 27/02/2019), EC
removes Ansari’s name from NCP PR list: But his
eligibility to head Muslim Commission can be
challenged, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 27/02/2019), Muslim
Commission
chairman nominee says the party ‘rewarded’ him: The
former Madhesi leader joined the ruling party on
condition that he would be given a ‘dignified post’,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/03/2019)
Congress
boycotts hearing panel meeting, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 18/02/2019)
Lawmakers
against passing Land Use Bill in haste (ht
18/02/2019)
Police
Bill: Lawmakers register amendments, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 17/02/2019)
House
endorses staff adjustment bill: Some lawmakers say
they didn’t get enough time to study the document,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 16/02/2019)
Nepali
Congress boycotts hearing panel meeting: It has
accused the ruling party of bypassing the opposition,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 04/02/2019)
National
Assembly passes TRC bill (ht 04/02/2019)
Prime
minister
skips question-answer session in House: "The PM
decides to attend programmes as per their
significance. He attends most important programmes of
the day", by Jagdishor Panday (ht 04/02/2019) [Not understanding the rules
democratic culture or simply authoritarian arrogance?]
54
MPs change PAs after parliament paid latter through
bank, by Ashok Dahal (rep 03/02/2019)
Crucial
bills
may hit snag if opposition continues obstruction: More
than 170 Acts need to be amended or replaced with new
ones by March 4n Congress says it could consider
letting House function if government comes up with
urgent bills, by Binod Ghimire (kp 01/02/2019)
Upper
house passes Medical Education bill amid protest
(rep 01/02/2019)
Nepali
Congress
halts PHC meeting: Says the chairs of constitutional
commissions were nominated by the Constitution Council
in the absence of opposition leader, by Jagdishor
Panday (kp 29/01/2019)
Medical
education bill presented in NA amid NC lawmakers’
obstruction, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 29/01/2019)
Governing
party bulldozes medical bill through House: The
forceful move will have far-reaching consequences,
Congress warns, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 26/01/2019),
This
bill will have dire implications on medical sector:
Mathema, by Arpan Shrestha and Nayak Paudel (kp
26/01/2019), National
Medical Education Bill passed, by Rewati Sapkota
(ht 26/01/2019), NC
questions speaker’s neutrality (ht 26/01/2019), Dr
Govinda KC seeks PM’s resignation (ht 26/01/2019),
Speaker
in
spotlight for failing to keep his word: Opposition,
experts on parliamentary practices say Mahara did not
give due respect to hallowed halls of Parliament,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 27/01/2019), Show
seriousness:
The government can still meet Dr KC’s remaining
demands by making corrections in the bill at the
National Assembly (ht 28/01/2019)
NA
panel to hold talks with elected reps of all tiers of
govt (ht 24/01/2019)
Speaker
Mahara’s bid to end House obstruction flops, by
Rewati Sapkota (ht 24/01/2019), ‘Medical
bill will pass as wished by government’ (kp
25/01/2019) [But Oli says it
is the parliament that wants to reject the
government's agreements with Dr KC; now the Speaker of
Parliament claims that it is the express will of the
Oli government! Lies over lies to safeguard vested
interests!], 'Speaker
must remain neutral like a referee', interview
with Daman Nath Dhungana (ht 28/01/2019)
House
braces
for opposition-ruling party showdown: Nepali Congress
obstructs Parliament proceedings over Medical
Education Bill, a concern of fasting KC, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 22/01/2019), Discord
over
affiliation leaves medical bill in limbo: Institutions
other than Tribhuvan and Kathmandu universities could
pave the way to grant affiliations for colleges
outside the Valley, by Arpan Shrestha and Nayak
Paudel (kp 23/01/2019), Opposition
blocks government bid to push medical education bill,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 23/01/2019), Speaker
fails to set House in order, by Rewati Sapkota (ht
23/01/2019)
Parties
brace for face off over Med Education Bill, by
Nayak Paudel (kp 18/01/2019)
Lawmakers
to question PM Oli in House today, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 18/01/2019)
HoR
disagrees with NA on amended bill (ht 17/01/2019)
Politics
in
full play as accusations fly over tainted jet purchase
deal: House panel tweaks report, takes out the
part that calls for ‘lawful action’ against
ministers, by Sangam Prasain (kp 15/01/2019) [????]
SAGGC
for political consensus on citizenship,
by Jagdishor Panday (ht
13/01/2019)
Congress
MPs pressuring govt through string of motions (rep
12/01/2019)
Accounts
committee
ignores crucial facts in aircraft purchase probe:
Jitendra Dev was not the tourism minister when the
first instalment was released to Airbus plane vendor,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 11/01/2019)
Nepali
Congress could be better opposition (rep
10/01/2019)
NC,
RJP-N end House obstruction, by Rewati Sapkota (ht
10/01/2019)
Road
to
misrule: Lawmakers must act on measures to curb abuse
of authority and impose harsh sanctions against those
implicated and accused of robbing tax payers, by
Kedar Neupane (rep 09/01/2019)
‘Government
should face questions from lawmakers every week’,
by Rewati Sapkota (ht
08/01/2019), Undemocratic
move: If the lawmakers are barred from putting
questions to the PM, it will undermine the
parliamentary supremacy (ht 08/01/2019), ‘Government
must answer to queries raised by MPs’, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 10/01/2019), Speaker
tells PM, ministers to take MPs questions after
address (rep 10/01/2019)
MPs
barred from pocketing salaries of aides, drivers,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 08/01/2019), Right
step by Parliament Secretariat (rep 09/01/2019)
Oli
avoids major issues in House, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 07/01/2019), Congress
to protest if PM does not answer, by Anil Giri (kp
07/01/2019), PM
lies to House over contract awarded to Huawei, by
Sunil Sapkota (rep 07/01/2019), PM
cherry-picks information that fit govt progress
reports (rep 07/01/2019), A
tale of lies: Misuse of numbers as weapons to paint an
incorrect picture is a real tragedy (kp
08/01/2019)
National
education reforms: Parliamentary sub-panel gives its
nod to draft bill, by Jagdishor Panday (ht
07/01/2019), Dr
KC warns of 16th hunger strike: Parliament
sub-committee endorses bill on medical education
through vote, by Nayak Paudel (kp 08/01/2019), Dr
KC blasts sub-committee for tweaking bill (rep
08/01/2019), House
panel fails to endorse medical education draft bill,
by Jagdishor Panday (ht 08/01/2018), Dr
KC threatens to launch 16th fast-unto-death (ht
08/01/2019), Dr
KC to launch 16th hunger strike today: Demands end to
‘mafia reign’ in medical sector, by Biplaw
Bhattarai (kp 09/01/2019), NCP
lawmakers
bulldoze Medical Education Bill through House panel:
KC starts 16th hunger strike objecting to change in
provisions, by Nayak Paudel (kp 10/01/2019), House
panel flouts accord with Dr KC (rep 10/01/2019),
House
panel okays medical education reforms bill: Principal
concerns of Dr Govinda KC not addressed, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 10/01/2019)
Chaudhary
sworn in after party’s pressure, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 04/01/2019) [?????],
Why
govt let massacre-accused Resham Chaudhary take oath
(rep 04/01/2019) [There cannot
be enough (potential) criminals in leading political
positions! The rule of law in democratic states does
not allow the participation of persons who are accused
of crimes!], Back
to jail after oath, by Ashok Dahal (rep
04/01/2019), Tikapur
victims speak of grave injustice, by Dil Bahadur
Chhatyal (rep 04/01/2019), Road
to impunity: Oath to Resham Chaudhary (rep
06/01/2019), Verdict
on Tikapur carnage delayed, by Tekendra Deuba (ht
06/01/2019), Apex
court refuses to release Chaudhary, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 08/01/2018), Rectify
swearing-in:
Democracy is not just about elections, it is about
electing righteous people who will work for the
welfare of the people and the country (ht
09/01/2019)
House
panel scrambles to table medical education bill as KC
threatens hunger strike (kp 02/01/2018), Pokharel's
bid
to keep CTEVT under ministry snags Medical Education
Bill: Over 500 affiliations issued to private colleges
by two thirds-majority govtl,
by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 02/01/2019), All
agreements
with Dr KC won’t be included: Congress lawmakers say
bill should include entire content, just the spirit is
not enough, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 02/01/2019), Debate
on Medical Education Bill again makes no headway
(rep 03/01/2019), What’s
the intention of Education Minister? (rep
03/01/2019)
Hearing
postponed after officials refuse to work beyond 4pm,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 31/12/2018)
A
lot to do for parliament this time (rep
30/12/2018)
Time
to
warm up: Lawmakers must take a proactive approach to
discuss and pass crucial bills during the winter
session of the House (ht 28/12/2018)
Auditor
general
says minister lied to House panel: Tanka Mani Sharma
says Rabindra Adhikari did not consult his office
before making payment for the jets, by Anil Giri
(kp 27/12/2018)
Civil
Servants Adjustment Ordinance registered in House amid
staff protest, by Sanjaya Lama (kp 27/12/2018), Gagan
Thapa calls for withdrawal of civil servants ordinance
(rep 29/12/2018)
Congress
takes winter session as opportunity to attack
government, by Binod Ghimire (kp 27/12/2018), ‘Work
could have been on war footing if we had traditional
communist govt’ (rep 27/12/2018) [??]
Federal
Parliament’s winter session begins, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 26/12/2018)
House
panel unmoved by minister’s plea (ht 25/12/2018)
Govt
registers amendment bill to review 56 laws in bulk
(rep 24/12/2018)
Away
with
hearing system: Our parliamentary hearing system has
not become anything more than a ritual. We need to do
away with it through constitution amendment, by
Arzoo Karki and Sagar Baral (rep 24/12/2018)
Deep
pockets: Lawmakers have earned notoriety for being
unethical and shameless (kp 20/12/2018)
Parliament
meet from next week, by Binod Ghimire (kp
18/12/2018), President
summons winter session of Parliament, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 19/12/2018), Prez
summons winter session of Parliament on December 26,
by Jagdishor Panday (ht 19/12/2018)
Roll
call: Chronic absenteeism in the House committees
needs to be addressed (kp 14/12/2018)
Truant
lawmakers undermine role of House committees, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 12/12/2018)
MPs
protest plan to bring civil servants ordinance
(rep 29/11/2018) [The
government bypasses basic democratic institutions such
as parliament!], Avoid
ordinance:
It will not augur well for democracy and rule of law
if the executive intends to run the administration
through ordinance (ht 30/11/2018), The
Civil Servants Ordinance, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
15/12/2018)
National
Medical Education Bill discussion stuck on preamble,
by Jagdishor Panday (ht 27/11/2018)
Lack
of agenda delays winter session of federal parliament,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 24/11/2018)
Leaders
skipped House meetings, by Jagdishor Panday (ht
18/11/2018)
New
seating arrangement being made in HoR (ht
15/11/2018)
Ministry
lays
groundwork for 6 constitutional panels:
Joint-secretaries to work in capacity of a
secretary of their concerned commission (kp
12/11/2018) [This proves the
government's understanding of inclusion: Almost
exclusively male Bahuns nominated!]
Amnesty
for inclusive law-making process (kp 13/10/2018)
MPs
Or Development Executives?, by Mukti Rijal (rn
11/10/2018)
House
panels
issue conflicting directives—at their own peril:
Parliamentary committees, which number 16 at present,
are often found to be making decisions that clash with
each other, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/10/2018), Speaker
sees conflict of interests in parliamentary
committees: The House of Representatives Regulations-
2018 bars lawmakers having personal interest from
joining discussions on related issues at the House
committee, by Binod Ghimire (kp 07/10/2018)
At
minister’s call, House panel changes decision:
Minister Banskota challenges parliamentary practice of
honouring directives, pressing a House committee to
change its decision, by Binod Ghimire (kp
05/10/2018) [This government's
misunderstanding of democracy and separation of powers
is quite obvious!]
Failing
parliamentarians:
Save for few, it is hard to find a parliamentarian who
speaks on behalf of people and the country in Nepal,
by Mukti Rijal (rep 03/10/2018)
Army
questioned over business deals (kp 03/10/2018)
Budget
session ends, leaving important bills in limbo, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 28/09/2018), Parliament
prorogued after 135 days: House avoids discussion on
medical education bill (ht 28/09/2018)
It's
mostly senior leaders who skip House meetings (rep
28/09/2018), Opposition
lawmakers top absentee list in HoR (kp
30/09/2018), Missing
in action: MPs who remain absent from Parliament
should be charged (kp 01/10/2018)
MPs
grill Mahaseth over transport syndicates lingering on:
Proposal to allow 20-year-old vehicles also draws fire
(rep 27/09/2018)
Arrest
warrant
issued against Pappu Construction chairman: Lawmakers
object to owners’ inclusion in parliamentary
development panel, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
and Shiva Puri
(kp 26/09/2018), Medical
Education Bill will not clear this House session,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 26/09/2018), KC
warns of fresh hunger strike (kp 27/09/2018)
Parliamentary
committee vows to fight sexual violence (kp
26/09/2018)
Lawmakers
mull fare issue (kp 24/09/2018)
Chairpersons
of
all 16 parliamentary committees in place: The panels
can direct issues related to policies and programmes
to the government and follow up on those directions
(ht 24/09/2018)
NCP
picks majority women for House committee heads
(rep 18/09/2018) [but
predominantly Tagadharis, especially Bahuns!!],
Women
to head half of parliamentary panels (kp
21/09/2018), Women
‘fairly’ represented in HoR panels (ht
21/09/2018), Chairpersons
of HoR thematic panels sworn in (ht 22/09/2018), Women
in charge: Female lawmakers now head half of the House
committees (kp 24/09/2018)
Second
joint parliamentary committee formed (ht
18/09/2018)
Parliament
passes all bills on basic rights, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp) [by breaking laws
and rulings in an authoritarian way!], Fundamental
rights-related bills passed / MPs cast doubt over
implementation, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 17/09/2018)
House
set to endorse laws barring uneducated people from all
types of jobs after 10 yrs, by Ashok Dahal (rep
16/09/2018)
Parliament
scrambles: to meet time limit: Both Houses have to
endorse 17 new Acts by Sept 18 (kp 14/09/2018), Scramble
to meet deadline on fundamental right laws (rep
15/09/2018), Deadline
looming large over passage of rights bills, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 16/09/2018)
Allowance
cut affects lawmaking process in parliament, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 06/09/2018)
No
laws
on fundamental rights ready though deadline ends Sept
19: Speaker of the lower house Krisha Bahadur Mahara
is, meanwhile, scheduled to embark on five-day visit
to China from September 7, despite the pressure of
business in parliament, by Ashok Dahal (rep
04/09/2018) [He should resign
if foreign trips are more important than his job!],
Abdication
of duty: 15 laws yet to be enacted (rep
05/09/2018), One
week deadline to table rights laws: Speaker Mahara
says his visit to China will not delay process (kp
07/09/2018) [??], Fundamental
rights bills to be endorsed with contested provisions
(rep 07/09/2018) [??]
Direct
question-answer session kicks off in House of
Representatives, by Jagdishor Panday (ht
04/09/2018)
Lawmakers
demand removal of 'regressive' provisions in Privacy
Bill (rep 02/09/2018), Why
privacy
bill should be amended: The state has no right to
control people’s freedom and liberties while
introducing right to privacy laws. No law should
encroach on people’s right to know, by Taranath
Dahal (rep 02/09/2018)
House
panel elections delayed again (kp 01/09/2018)
Mahara
to shut down House to visit China (ht 30/08/2018)
[??]
Assembly
to elect three chairs today (kp 29/08/2018)
Ruling,
opposition parties agree on power-sharing in NA
thematic panels (ht 29/08/2018)
House
committee seeks suggestions from experts on Health
Education Bill (rep 29/08/2018)
House
panel to consult KC on Medical Edu Bill (kp
20/08/2018)
Foreign
junkets help delay House panel head picks, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 18/08/2018)
Amendments
registered to citizenship bill, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 18/08/2018)
Lawmakers
for passing medical education act in line with govt-Dr
KC deal (rep 17/08/2018)
Voting
to pick HoR committee heads on Aug 21 (rep
14/08/2018)
Deadline
to enact laws may be missed, by Rewati Sapkota (ht
13/08/2018)
Talks
to
select chair of ‘mini parliaments’ begin: Nepali
Congress demands top posts in at least four mini
parliaments while ruling parties agree to only one
post (kp 08/08/2018)
10
House panels hold first meeting (kp 07/08/2018)
Govt
to present seven bills (kp 06/08/2018)
Judge’s
hearing:
If Joshee is on the wrong side, he should face legal
action, but from PHC members, independent decisions
are expected (ht 06/08/2018)
All
parliamentary committees in place (kp 03/08/2019)
[After 6 months!?!]
NC
walks out from House (rerp 03/08/2018), House
proceedings continue despite opposition walkout
(kp 03/08/2018), Speaker’s
conduct irks Nepali Congress (kp 04/08/2018)
Hearing
panel may put Joshee’s fate to vote (kp
01/08/2018), Joshee
meets PM after PHC indecision: SC secretariat, CIAA
joint team to visit school to resolve certificate
controversy, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 01/08/2018), Stalemate
over CJ continues (kp 02/08/2018), Hearings
committee again puts off decision on Joshee (rep
02/08/2018), PHC
member ‘receives death threat’ (rep 02/08/2018), PHC
member Niru Pal issued death threat, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 02/08/2018),
Linger
no longer: House panel should not delay further on the
appointment of chief justice (kp 03/08/2018)
NC
wants either speaker or deputy speaker post in House
(kp 28/07/2018), Parliament
can’t discuss sub-judice case: Speaker (kp
30/07/2018),
Let
go: NCP should be ready to share key positions in
Parliament with NC (kp 30/07/2018) [The
Constitution is very clear in this respect, but which
party is interested in the Constitution?]
NA
meet postponed following NC protest (kp
26/07/2018), National
Assembly adjourned for a week after obstruction
(rep 26/07/2018)
After
HoR, opposition Congress obstructs National Assembly
(kp 25/07/2018), Beat
the clock: Parliament must reconvene immediately so
that pending Acts are endorsed on time (kp
25/07/2018)
Hearing
for
reforms: The parliamentary hearing committee is
preparing to conduct hearing on chief justice, CIAA
chief and ambassadors. Will it be able to break the
past trend?, by Ananta Raj Luitel (rep 25/07/2018)
Acting
Chief Justice faces 5 complaints: House panel to grill
him on Thursday (kp 24/07/2018)
House
meeting put off for eight days (rep 20/07/2018)
NC’s
Role in Parliament, by Narayan Upadhyay (kp
18/07/2018)
House
rule on MPs' suspension challenged at SC (rep
16/07/2018)
Hearing
committee to be formed tomorrow if fed parliament
meets (kp 08/07/2018), Bhattarai
likely to lead powerful hearing panel (kp
09/07/2018), Parliament
forms hearing committee (kp 10/07/2018), 15
Public Hearing Committee members finalised (ht
10/07/2018), PHSC
to prepare working procedure (rep 11/07/2018), PHC’s
efficacy:
PHC members represent the parties, but they should
rise above partisan interests when it comes to
approving nominees (ht 11/07/2018), Hearing
procedure endorsed (kp 13/07/2018)
State
Affairs Committee tops choice of NCP bigwigs (rep
08/07/2018)
Govt
registers
National: Medical Education Bill: Legislation does not
address concerns raised by Dr Govinda KC; Congress
leader Thapa says party will block the bill’s passage
(kp 07/07/2018), NC
obstructs House meeting over Dr Govinda KC’s demand
(kp 07/07/2018)
Congress
wants fringe parties’ representation (kp
04/07/2018), Speaker:
House panels to be formed with or without NC, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 06/07/2018)
Transitional
justice bill goes thru both houses: Enforced
disappearances enquiry, TRC bill sent to president
(ht 03/07/2018)
PM
makes fun of MPs’ queries in parliament: NC Chief Whip
Khand terms it objectionable, by Ashok Dahal (rep
30/06/2018)
Bill
for Med Edu Ordinance tabled: Altering of major
provisions will allow more medical colleges in
Kathmandu Valley, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
30/06/2018), Congress
blocks
replacement bill: Raising questions over process and
contents, opposition wants major provisions of the
ordinance retained, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
02/07/2018), Medical
education bill withdrawn: Old law to come into
force from Wednesday amid protests, by
Rewati Sapkota (ht 02/07/2018), Govt
puts
national medical bill on hold: Officials say the govt
decided not to table the bill after learning that the
NC would obstruct the House if it did so (kp
13/08/2018)
House
approves Appropriation Bill (kp 30/06/2018)
Linger
no further: Delay in forming parliamentary panel would
hinder Parliament’s functions (kp 29/06/2018), Differences
delay House committees’ formation, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 29/0/2018)
Bill
on TRC, CIEDP terms extension in parliament (rep
29/06/2018) [The exension of
terms means little without fundamental changes in
justice law and politics!]
MPs
divided over handing ongoing projects to local levels
(rep 29/06/2018) [Federalism
misunderstood or simply not wanted?], NCP
lawmakers file motion of urgent public importance
(ht 29/06/2018)
Govt
committed to protecting borders, PM tells Parliament
(ht 27/06/2018)
PM’s
whip fails to stop criticism of budget from his party
lawmakers, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 26/06/2018)
Formation
of 16 House panels must be based on consensus, says NC
(ht 24/06/2018), Formation
of House panels stalled, by Rewati Sapkota (ht
25/06/2018), NCP
and Nepali Congress squabble over federal panel: The
main opposition insists on parliamentary committees
via consensus, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 26/06/2018),
Disputes
delay House committee formations (rep 26/06/2018)
House
passes parliamentary regulations (ht 23/06/2018)
Bill
on formation of Administrative Court registered,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 22/06/2018)
Terms
of NA members through lottery today (kp
18/06/2018), Half
of NC Upper House members pick 2-yr term (kp
19/06/2018), NA
members draw lots to decide term lengths: Half NC
members pick two-year terms (rep 19/06/2018)
Joint
draft panel tables proposal on federal parliament
regulation (kp 18/06/2018)
NCP
lawmakers criticise budget (ht 17/06/2018), PM
tells ruling party lawmakers not to criticise central
budget (kp 17/06/2018) [Is
this a democratic state or party dictatorship?]
Race
for Parliament panel chairs begins, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 16/06/2018)
Two
crucial parliamentary panels to be formed soon (ht
13/06/2018)
Speaker
or deputy speaker should quit: Oppn, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 12/06/2018) [Article
91 of the constitution demands that both positions
have to be filled by members of different parties!],
Play
by
the rules: The ruling party cannot misinterpret the
constitutional provisions as per its convenience for
the posts of Speaker and Deputy Speaker (ht
13/06/2018), Opposition
demands either speaker or dy speaker to step down
(rep 14/06/2018), NCP,
oppn party trade barbs (ht 14/06/2018), NCP
holding two positions in House ‘unconstitutional’
(kp 1506/2018)
Upper
House regulations endorsed (kp 11/06/2018), NA
to fix tenure of members through lottery on June 18
(ht 11/06/2018)
Lack
of expenditure details puts off House meeting (kp
11/06/2018)
HoR
regulations paves way for forming thematic committees
(ht 10/06/2018), NCP
ready to let oppn lead PAC, yet to decide about others
(rep 10/06/2018), Accused
lawmakers to be suspended, says NA chair (ht
11/06/2018)
No
suspension of MPs facing trial, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 09/06/2018) [Close
cooperation of leading politicians and criminals and
the protection of the latter continues unabated! This
is a characteristic of the lawless state of Nepal!],
MPs
not to be suspended upon arrest (rep 09/06/2018),
National
Assembly set to endorse regulation today (kp
10/06/2018)
Parliament
Secretariat to hold orientation for MPs (kp
06/06/2018)
Dispute
takes
regulation off House agenda: The ruling and opposition
parties are at odds over whether or not to suspend a
lawmaker facing judicial custody (kp 05/06/2018),
Ruling
party divided over House regulation: Speaker drops
plan to pass regulation through majority vote (rep
05/06/2018)
Overlapping
issues delay drafting of laws on basic rights:
Fast-track endorsement necessary to meet September 19
deadline, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 05/06/2018)
No
House rules before a month: Crucial appointments stand
to be delayed further, by Binod Ghimire (kp
03/06/2018) [The new goverment
is as ineffective as previous governments despite
great promises and clear majorities!!]
Budget
fails
to please even ruling party MPs: FinMin Khatiwada
faces ire for saying that he was forced to include
Constituency Development Fund (kp 01/06/2018), NCP
lawmakers find fault with budget: ‘Scrap Local Infra
Development Partnership Programme’ (ht
01/06/2018), Khatiwada
under fire from lawmakers over pork barrel (rep
01/06/2018)
Delay
in enacting regulations hits House functioning (ht
31/05/2018), Enact
rules
pronto: Lawmakers who are custodians of Parliament
cannot take it hostage; they should sort out issues
and enact regulations at the earliest (ht
01/06/2018)
Lawmakers
or project managers? MPs must stick to their job of
monitoring government activities, not managing them,
by Mohan Kumar Rai (kp 29/05/2018) [But
it's imperative for their corrupt ambitions!]
House
misses its roles due to absence of panels (rep
29/05/2018)
Laying
Foundation for Prosperity, by Nandalal Tiwari (rn
28/05/2018), House
passes policies and programmes, by Sanjeev Giri
(kp 28/05/2018)
Speaker
slams truant lawmakers (kp 26/05/2018)
Congress,
Madhesi parties say policies seem like poll pitch
(kp 24/05/2018), Oli
urges mps to endorse policies and not criticise
(kp 24/05/2018), Debate
on govt’s policies and programmes begins (ht
24/05/2018), Debate
on policies and programmes continues in House of
Representatives (ht 26/04/2018)
Govt
policies and programmes: Six amendment proposals filed
(kp 23/05/2018), Waiting
for budget: Setting ambitious growth rate is welcome,
but the govt’s major challenge is to deliver (kp
23/05/2018)
Govt
sets ambitious growth targets: Annual policies and
programmes say per capita income will double in five
years, by Binod Ghimire (kp 22/05/2018) [??],
Policies,
programmes aim to enhance infra, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht 22/05/2018), Govt
to concentrate on statute implementation (rep
20/05/2018),
Document
without priorities: Congress (ht 22/05/2018),
Pvt
sector applauds govt’s policies and programmes (ht
22/05/2018),
The
politics of budgeting: The people should not be taxed
heavily so that politicians can indulge in their
desires, by Gokarna Awasthi (kp 22/05/2018)
House
notified about new party (kp 19/05/2018), Lawmakers
welcome left unification (ht 19/05/2018)
Lawmakers
raise
Madhesis’ concern about citizenship denial in House:
Say statelessness hits their studies, chances of
getting jobs (ht 19/05/2018)
Leaders
spar over funds: UML chairman says Member of
Parliament’s job is to make laws, not dole out funds,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/05/2018), 51
projects flout rules: New study: NGO FEG Nepal exposes
lawmakers’ violations (kp 20/05/2018), PM
moots new CDF modality, by Rewati Sapkota (ht
20/05/2018)
Lawmakers
raise questions over Modi visit (ht 15/05/2018), Lawmakers
question PM’s ‘nationalist stand’ (rep 15/05/2018)
Modi
visit pushes back budget plans (kp 12/05/2018)
MPs
ask FinMin to do ‘reality check’ before preparing
budget (kp 11/05/2018)
UML
MPs want govt to continue doling outconstituency
budget, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/05/2018)
Medical
Education Ordinance approved (ht 10/05/2018)
Pre-budget
discussion begins today, by Rewati Sapkota (ht
09/05/2018)
Four
ordinances tabled at House as budget session begins
(kp 07/05/2018)
MPs
in judicial custody spared suspension (kp
06/05/2018), MPs
for suspending tainted colleagues (kp 09/05/2018),
Impasse
on lawmaker suspension continues (kp 17/05/2018)
Dr
KC tells Parliament to pass health law soon (kp
04/05/2018)
Lower
House regulations: Draft meeting draws blank as
lawmaker ban issue simmers (kp 03/05/2018), Leaders
to resolve draft row today (kp 04/05/2018)
Prez
Bhandari to present Govt policies, programmes on May
15 (ht 03/05/2018)
MPs
call for renewing constituency budget, by Binod
Ghimire and Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/04/2018) [The running of development
projects should not be the task an parliamentarians!
It only opens the door to favouritism and corruption!],
Lawmakers'
lobby for continuity of controversial fund sparks
concerns, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 29/04/2018), At
fiscal end, govt bids for pet projects (kp
29/04/2018), Lawmakers
‘misuse special project funds’, by Prithvi Man
Shrestha (kp 01/05/2018), Constituency
Development Funds, by Mukti Rijal (rn 03/05/2018)
Row
over lottery method to fix NA members' tenures stalls
regulation, by Ashok Dahal (rep 29/04/2018)
Panels
agree
on move to impeach key officials: Drafting panels of
both Houses agreed on Thursday that 25 pc members of
any House can move impeachment motion which has to be
endorsed by two-thirds majority (kp 27/04/2018), Rift
over provision to suspend MPs accused of crime, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 27/04/2018)
Parliament
staff enjoy 80 pc perks under dodgy decision (rep
27/08/2018)
Dispute
delays Lower House draft rules (kp 26/04/2018)
Eight
ministers submit property details; ‘MPs furnish
papers’ (kp 19/04/2018)
House
panel agrees to suspend lawmakers put in judicial
custody (kp 18/04/2018)
Army
gives up land for fed parliament (kp 13/04/2018)
Call
to accelerate drafting of all Acts: Federal parliament
must endorse all Acts by March 4, 2019 (kp
12/04/2018)
Speaker
wants bills by mid-May (ht 12/04/2018)
Fed
secretariat recommends Yogi and Phuyal: President
Bhandari to decide on secretaries for HoR and NA
(kp 10/04/2018)
Federal
Parliament prorogates (kp 04/04/2018)
PM
to address Parliament before India visit: Ongoing
session of the House to end after three to four
meetings, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 02/04/2018)
Draft
group increases thematic panels to 10 (kp
01/04/2018)
House
nods to extend terms of TJ bodies (kp 31/03/2018),
HoR
endorses TRC, CIEDP ordinance: Replacement bill to
incorporate Supreme Court verdict: AG (ht
31/03/2018)
Fed
units to get law blueprints in 15 days, says AG
(kp 30/03/2018)
Prez
in Parliament: Dawn of a new era (kp 30/03/2018)
HPE
ordinance forwarded to Parliament Secretariat (kp
29/03/2018), Medical
education ordinance registered in Parliament (ht
30/03/2018), NWPP
lawmaker lodges application against medical education
ordinance (ht 31/03/2018), Dr
KC threatens fresh hunger strike (ht 31/03/2018),
House
endorses HPE Ordinance: Law bars establishment
of new medical schools in Kathmandu Valley for a
decade, by Manish Gautam (kp 04/04/2018)
Nine
panels
likely for Lower House: The Regulations Drafting
Committee plans nine thematic committees in the Lower
House. This exceeds the Parliament Secretariat’s
suggestion of seven panels (kp 28/03/2018)
President
to address fed parliament on Thursday (kp
27/03/2018)
Ordinances
may be tabled tomorrow (kp 25/03/2018)
All
Upper, Lower House posts filled: Shashikala Dahal of
CPN-MC elected National Assembly deputy chair (ht
19/03/2018)
Bhusal,
Tumbahangphe in Deputy Speaker race (kp
16/03/2018), ‘Left
alliance shouldn’t have contested’, by Roshan S.
Nepal (ht 16/03/2018), Tumbahangphe
is Deputy Speaker (kp 17/03/2018), CPN-UML
leader Tumbahamphe elected Deputy Speaker of HoR
(ht 17/03/2018)
UML’s
Timilsina elected unopposed as NA chair: Nepali
Congress does not field candidate, clears way for his
election (kp 13/03/2018), Ganesh
Timilsina elected NA chair (ht 15/03/2018), Timilsina
assumes NA office as its chairman (kp 15/03/2018)
Statute
implementation laws top priority: Speaker (ht
11/03/2018) [These laws should
alredy have been passed before 21 January 2018 as
demanded by the constitution!!]
Parliament
has to endorse over 40 new Acts, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 10/03/2018)
Mahara
ahead in Speaker race (kp 09/03/2018), NC
calls for consensus Speaker (kp 09/03/2018), Mahara
likely to be HoR speaker, by Rewati Sapkota (ht
09/03/2018), Mahara
elected unopposed to post of Speaker of House of
Representatives (ht 09/03/2018), Mahara
to be sworn in as Speaker tomorrow: Parliament to
announce his unopposed election, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 10/03/2018), Mahara
elected speaker of Lower House unopposed (ht
10/03/2018), Mahara
elected Speaker of HoR unanimously (kp 11/03/2018)
Leaders
vow to work together for prosperity (kp
07/03/2018)
Fed
parliament in session: Both the Houses endorse interim
rules of procedure (kp 06/03/2018), Houses
of parliament begin historic first sessions (rep
06/03/2018)
Bicameral
parliament in two decades: lawmakers’ oath today,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 04/03/2018), Federal
parliament convenes: Oldest members Mahantha Thakur
and Tara Devi Bhatta administer oath to members of
both the Houses, by Binod Ghimire (kp 05/03/2018),
First
meeting of federal parliament today (rep
05/03/2018)
Poll
dates for constitutional posts to be out soon, by
Rewati Sapkota (ht 04/03/2018)
Parties
agree on voting schedule: Prez poll after Speaker and
Deputy Speaker election (kp 01/03/2018), Parliament
Secretariat told to fix schedule for election of
speaker, NA chair (ht 01/03/2018)
House
Q&A session with PM proposed, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 28/02/2018)
Finally,
We Have The National Assembly, by Prem Khatry (rn
27/02/2018)
Government
to construct new Parliament building (ht
26/02/2018)
Mahara,
Pokharel, Gurung eying speaker post (rep
24/02/2018)
Focus
on
business: Parliament now must focus its attention on
making new laws without encroaching upon jurisdictions
of the provincial assemblies and local level units
(ht 21/02/2018)
Fed
Parliament to convene on March 5 (kp 20/02/2018)
Groundwork
begins
to prioritise crucial bills: Ordinances related to
National Assembly and medical education on top of the
priority list (ht 19/02/2018)
Preps
for parliament meet: President Bhandari to summon
federal parliament on the government’s
recommendation (kp 17/02/2018), Parliament
session by month-end (ht)
Prez
to consult new govt on Upper House nominees (kp
17/02/2018), New govt
to nix recommendation of 3 for upper house (rep
17/02/2018)
Parliament
set for session in a week after final election results
,by Rupesh Acharya (ht 13/02/2018)
All
set for bicameral parliament, by Binod Ghimire (kp
08/02/2018)
50pc
work on construction of NA hall completed (kp
03/01/2017)
Preparations
on for House of Representatives and National Assembly,
by Rupesh Acharya (ht 20/12/2017)
‘Lower
House to be ready in a week’ (kp 17/12/2017)
Four
secretaries proposed for two Houses of Parliament,
by Rupesh Acharya (ht 15/12/2017)
42
pc new faces in parliament under FPTP, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 13/12/2017)
Cost
of running legislatures to jump threefold: Rs 1
billion annually for only sallery and perks of all 884
legislators, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 13/12/2017)
Parliament
Secretariat making preparation to hold meetings of
HoR, National Assembly (ht 11/12/2017) [The
members
of the NA have first to be elected by the Provincial
Assemblies! But where shall the latter meet? There are
no laws, infrastructure, staff; not even the names of
the headquarters are clear! Federalism is still a fare
dream!!]
Works
start for housing HoR and National Assembly: The main
hall of the ICC that housed the CA shall be turned
into Lower House (kp 07/12/2017)
Prep
works on at ICC for new Lower and Upper Houses (kp
28/11/2017)
ICC
will
continue to house federal parliament as well: The
Parliament Secretariat has been renting the ICC
premises since the first Constituent Assembly
elections in 2008 (kp 26/10/2017)
Ex-MPs
get red passport submission deadline (kp
20/10/2017)
Four
Years of Parliament, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
19/10/2017)
CA-turned-Parliament
completes
term: Top leaders hail constitution promulgation as
historic achievement, say stage set for the
implementation of the charter, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 15/10/2017), Parliament
dissolved:
Altogether, the House passed 84 bills and failed to
pass 20; Cabinet expansion within bounds of the
constitution, says PM, by Rupesh Acharya (ht
15/10/2017), Historic
tenure:
Periodic elections are the bedrock of democracy
delivering services to the people and laying
foundations of developments through people’s
participation (ht 16/10/2017)
Report
of
panel probing 2013 CA poll silent about rigging: Panel
head Karna delayed report 3 years ‘to keep enjoying
vehicle facility’ (rep 14/10/2017)
UML,
Maoist
Centre MPs block HPE Bill: Government aborted its plan
of tabling the bill after the UML and Maoist Centre
warned of House obstruction (kp 13/10/2017)
Parliament
to be dissolved tomorrow (kp 12/10/2017), House
to convene last meeting today (ht 13/10/2017)
Vote
transfer row halts National Assembly Election Bill,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 12/10/2017)
House
to pass bills today (ht 06/10/2017), House
passes three bills (ht 07/10/2017), House
fails to pass key bills in the absence of lawmakers
(rep 07/10/2017)
Speaker
ignores protests, carries on with House proceedings
(ht 26/09/2017)
House
panel passes civil servants adjustment bill:
Seniority, choice and permanent address bases for govt
staff adjustment (kp 25/09/2017)
MPs
preparing
to rush through HPE Bill: If passed in present form,
it will directly benefit a handful of institutions;
Lawmakers plan to put the Health Profession Education
Bill to a vote in Parliament on Monday (kp
23/09/2017)
MPs
propose changes to upper house, prez polls bills,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 23/09/2017)
Parliament
passes Edu Act (Ninth Amendment) Bill: Some lawmakers
say move will further ruin public education sector,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/09/2017), House
endorses Local Level Governance Act: Legislation opens
door to full-fledged functioning (kp 20/09/2017),
House
expedites bills endorsement, 7 bills endorsed on
single day (rep 20/09/2017)
Bill
on
National Assembly members registered: The bill has
proposed the first-past-the-post Bloc Voting
Electoral System - similar to the one adopted
for the local level elections - to elect members
of the National Assembly, by Binod Ghimire (kp
14/09/2017)
MPs
press for lifelong perks as retirement draws near
(kp 12/09/2017), Bid
to pass bill on VIP facilities on: Lawmakers want pay
and perks for former MPs as well (ht 14/09/2017),
MPs
not to get ‘retirement benefit’ (kp 18/09/2017)
Fate
of three dozen bills uncertain, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 10/09/2017)
Parliament
passes Madhesi Commission Bill unanimously (ht
09/09/2017)
Constitution
amendment bill: Parliament begins clause-wise
discussion (ht 17/08/2017)
House
adjourned for lack of quorum (kp 05/08/2017) [!?]
‘Pass
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill’ (ht
31/07/2017)
MPs’
reservations block endorsement of Health Profession
Education Bill, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/07/2017)
Parliament
to send election related bills to House panel, by
Rupesh Acharya (ht 30/07/2017)
Parliament
launches website, mobile app: House needs own
television channel, radio station to keep people
informed: Speaker (kp 28/07/2017)
Fifty-three
bills need House consideration: It is the government’s
duty to give business to the Parliament, by Rupesh
Acharya (ht 27/07/2017), Pass
bills
soon: The political parties in parliament must reach
consensus to pass these important bills so that
elections can be held on time (ht 28/07/2017)
Civil,
penal
code bills pending in Parliament, by Rupesh
Acharya (ht 18/07/2017)
House
panel
seeks details on fund assurance, payments (ht
14/07/2017)
Civil
servant
adjustment: House unanimously passes bill (kp
13/07/2017)
House
endorses
Appropriation Bill (kp 11/07/2017)
House
continues
discussion on budget (ht 07/07/2017), Budget
discussions in parliament turn dull (rep
07/07/2017), House
concludes
discussion on budget (ht 08/07/2017)
House
endorses
govt’s policy, programmes: Budget today • CPN-UML not
to obstruct proceedings, by Rupesh Acharya (kp
29/05/2017)
Opposition
parties
obstruct Parliament (kp 27/05/2017), CPN-UML’s
House
obstruction continues (ht 27/05/2017), UML
agrees
to resume House (ht 27/05/2017), House
resumes
after: 3-party agreement: NC, Maoist Centre agree to
withdraw impeachment motion against CJ (kp
28/05/2017)
Govt
policies
and programmes: Budget focus on local body empowerment,
by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 26/05/2017), Obstructed,
House
unable to thank President for address (kp
26/05/2017)
Prez
gives
parties 7 days to pick consensus PM (kp
26/05/2017)
Pre-budget
discussion
today: President to present govt’s policies and
programmes on Thursday (kp 23/05/2017), Pre-budget
discussion
in limbo this year? (kp 24/05/2017)
Caretaker
government
to present new fiscal budget (ht 21/05/2017)
Longest
Parliament
session prorogued after 381 days, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 19/05/2017)
House
meet
postponed until tomorrow (kp 06/05/2017)
House
to fix date for discussion on impeachment motion,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 04/05/2017)
Constitution
amendment:
Bill to be put to vote today? Govt indecisive; Ruling
coalition struggles to muster required numbers to pass
proposal (kp 04/05/2017), House
to
dwell on amendment bill today: CPN-UML not to obstruct
parliament proceedings (kp 04/05/2017), Govt
defers amendment bid as RPP stands divided (rep
04/05/2017)
Govt
bid to pass amendment bill fails: RPP, NC lawmakers
deliberately skip House meeting (rep 01/05/2017)
House
back
in business (kp 26/04/2017), House
resumes as govt backs out: Lawmakers allowed
registering amendments to the constitution amendment
bill (rep 27/04/2017)
UML
obstructs
House: The main oppn party objects to charter
revision, polls-after-budget plans; The party is
against the agreement on revising several provisions
of the constitution (kp 26/04/2017) [Failed
understanding of democratic principles!!], UML
obstructs House over amendment bill: Move poses
challenge to endorsing amendment before candidacy
registrations (rep 26/04/2017)
Most
MPs in constituencies, House lacks quorum, by
Ashok Dahal rep 21/04/2017)
Lawmakers
oppose
strict provisions in cooperative bill, by Rajesh
Khanal (kp 15/04/2017)
Partyfull
Panchayat:
The parliament should immediately correct this
constitution-defying apartheid law and allow all
parties to use their party symbols as electoral
symbols, by Ujwal Thapa (rep 15/04/2017)
In
a
first, govt tables NHRC report in House, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 08/04/2017)
Speaker
for
ending ongoing House session (kp 07/04/2017)
House
taskforce
submits report on labour bill (kp 31/03/2017)
House
sits
idle with no business to deal with: Yet to enact 100
laws needed to implement charter, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 22/03/2017)
Deliberation
on
inclusion commission bill begins (ht 22/03/2017)
House
passes
bill relating to wards and constituency: Provision to
allow division of one ward between two constituencies
(ht 21/03/2017)
Madhesi
Morcha
boycotts Parliament meeting (kp 20/03/2017)
House
session
to end in a week, by Rupesh Acharya (ht
19/03/2017)
MPs
lobby for VVIP perks after retirement (rep
18/03/2017)
House
directs govt to take action against Lokman Singh Karki,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 15/03/2017)
Constitution
amendment:
Speaker likely to send bill to special committee,
by Rupesh Acharya (ht 04/03/2017)
House
to
dwell on amendment bill today (ht 22/02/2017), Parliament
meeting
postponed yet again (kp 23/02/2017)
House
panel’s
directives go unheeded (ht 16/02/2017)
Speaker
tweaks regulation 'to recruit party cadres' (rep
14/02/2017)
Budget
session crosses 10 months, by Ashok Dahal (rep
04/02/2017) [!!]
House
endorses
third poll-related bill: 5 laws must to hold local
elections n 4 more needed for federal, provincial and
prez votes (kp 31/01/2017)
Ruling,
opposition
parties pick their own candidates for PAC chair
(ht 30/01/2017), PAC
set to get chair after nearly six months: Upadhyay
from Maoist Center, Chaulagain from UML in the fray
(rep 30/01/2017), Ruling
party
MP elected PAC chair against norm: In 50-member
committee, Dor Prasad Upadhyay gets 23 votes against
16 of UML candidate Chaulagain, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 31/01/2017)
Local
elections
bill: MPs: Vote before representatives’ tenure expires,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/01/2017)
Team
readies
two poll bills for submission: Sub-panel plans to give
final touches to first two bills in its meeting on
Monday morning and sub-mit them to the SAC late,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 23/01/2017), Parliament
endorses
two poll-related bills (kp 26/01/201)
Do
your
own job: Almost all the parliamentary panels give
directive to the government on areas that do not fall
under their jurisdictions (ht 19/01/2017)
Parliamentary
panel
to seek experts’ advice: NC and UML lawmakers
are divided whether the impeachment motion against
Karki needs to be moved forward (kp
17/01/2017), Experts
express
their inability to offer advice to parliamentary panel,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 18/01/2017), Sub-committee
to
probe charges against Karki, by Binod Ghimire (kp
19/01/2017), House
panel discusses impeachment motion against former CIAA
chief (rep 19/01/2017), Once
defender,
now chair of probe panel: Advocate and lawmaker Ram
Narayan Bidari’s role as the head of a
subcommittee of Parliament raises conflict of interest
questions (kp 22/01/2017), Impeachment
imbroglio:
If the IRC quashes the motion, it will imply that the
157 MPs who petitioned for Lokman Singh Karki’s
impeachment were wrong, by Narayan Manandhar (rep
25/01/2017), Lokman
Singh Karki cannot be impeached: Parliamentary
panel, by Ashok Dahal (rep 31/01/2017), Karki
can’t
be impeached: Subpanel, by Binod Ghimire (kp
02/02/2017), House
subpanel
probe finds Karki guilty on four of seven charges: The
subcommittee, which has already ruled out impeachment
of Karki, has suggested that the concerned
agencies can book him (kp 09/02/2017), 'Lawmakers
showing
soft corner to ex-CIAA chief fearing exposure' (kp
09/02/2017)
Lawmakers
weigh
three options on election date (kp 15/01/2017)
House
sends
two more election bills to SAC: The State Affairs
Committee has been working to finalise three
other election bills for the last two months,
by Sujan Dhungana (kp 14/01/2017)
House
panel
for removing NOC’s infrastructure tax on petro
products (ht 14/01/2017)
Election
for
PAC chair postponed, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
11/01/2017)
Lawmakers
want
amendment bill to state poll dates (ht 10/01/2017)
Discussion
begins
on voter list bill (kp 09/01/2017)
Constitution
amendment:
Bill tabled in House amid opposition, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 09/01/2017), SC
Ruling And Oppositions' Stance, by Nandalal Tiwari
(rn 09/01/2017), Constitution
amendment
bill: Deliberations likely to start on Thursday
(kp 10/01/2017)
UML
to
continue obstructing House proceedings (ht
08/01/2017) [A sheer contempt
of court and disregard of democratic principles!]
Call
for
electing PAC chair pronto (kp 04/01/2017)
Constitution
amendment
bill: Supreme Court declines to issue interim order,
by Dewan Rai (kp 03/01/2017), SC
denies
stay against amendment bill, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 03/01/2017), SC
refuses
interim order in petitions against amendment bill,
by Nabin Khatiwada (rep 03/01/2017), House
postponed
again after parties pledge deal (kp 04/01/2017)
House
obstruction
crosses a month (kp 03/01/2017)
Parliament
should
be allowed to exercise its sovereign right,
interview with Ramesh Lekhak (kp 02/01/2017)
Speaker
gives
parties 3 days to resolve issues: Warns of finding way
out of impasse in Parliament, by Binods Ghimire
(kp 30/12/2016)
Oppn
parties
obstruct House meeting again (kp 29/12/2016)
Against
Holding Parliament A Hostage, by Nandalal Tiwari
(rn 26/12/2016)
House
meeting
postponed: Speaker's move an attempt to encourage
parties to end deadlock in parliament, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 25/12/2016), Second-rung
leaders
bid to end House row: Ruling, opposition parties in
negotiation but no clue of agreement yet, by Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 25/12/2016)
Sub-committee(s)
to
finalise election laws: Three election related bills
have been languishing at the State Affairs Committee
of Parliament for more than two months (kp
22/12/2016)
Prolonged
stalemate
likely in Parliament: Speaker not to allow tabling of
constitution amendment bill today amid obstruction by
opposition parties, by Prakash Acharya (ht
22/12/2016)
Oppn
parties
obstruct House again (kp 20/12/2016), Opposition
foils
discussion on statute amendment, poll bills: Seven
parties, led by main opposition CPN-UML, have been
obstructing the House since the amendment bill
was registered on November 29, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 20/12/2016)
Ruling
coalition,
oppn headed for showdown, by Sarin Ghimire (kp
19/12/2016), Speaker
to
talk impasse with top leaders today (kp
17/12/2016)
MPs
urged
to roll back amendment proposal: The decision to send
text messages to MPs was made by a meeting of the
student unions affiliated to the oppn parties (kp
16/12/2016)
Parliament
meeting
postponed for a week: Oppn parties obtruct the House
despite Speaker Gharti’s repeated request to support
the discussion over impeachment motion (kp
10/12/2016), RPP:
House
Obstruction only benefits extremists (kp
10/12/2016), Speaker
urges
PM to help end House obstruction (ht 11/12/2016),
UML
‘will
not’ obstruct House for poll bills (kp
12/12/2016), Oppn
parties
to continue House obstruction (kp 14/12/2016), House
meeting
put off until Monday (kp 16/12/2016), Speaker
adjourns
House till Monday, by Prakash Acharya (ht
16/10/2016), House
obstruction
stalls poll bills, impeachment motion: Due to UML’s
protest over the constitution amendment bill,
deliberations on impeachment motion against Karki and
bills related to local polls have been stalled, by
Sarin Ghimire (kp 18/12/2016)
House
panel
tells govt to rise development expenditure (kp
09/12/2016), Actual
budget
spending reaches 6.5pc in first four months of FY:
House panel criticises the government for not
being able to spend the money set aside for
development projects (kp 09/12/2016)
Commission
gives MPs two days to agree on Province 2 local units
(rep 09/12/2016)
Speaker
in
bid to end House obstruction (ht 08/12/2016), Speaker’s
bid
to end House deadlock fails: Deuba, Oli stick to their
guns; Gharti to hold meeting with PM today (kp
09/12/2016)
Government
bodies not taking directives seriously: House
committee (rep 07/12/2016)
Oppn
obstructs
House for 2nd straight day (kp 03/12/2016), Oppn
demands withdrawal of amendment bill: Obstructs second
successive House meeting (rep 03/12/2016), House
obstructed
for third day (kp 05/12/2016)
40
days
on, House still debates Karki impeachment motion
(kp 30/11/2016)
House
committee
to quiz PM on TJ mechanism issues (kp 26/11/2016)
Lawmakers
want
voting age to be lowered to 16 years (ht
26/11/2016)
Finance
Committee
approves BAFI Bill with amendments, by Pushpa Raj
Acharya (ht 22/11/2016)
Karki
impeachment
motion: House panel lays out procedure (kp
18/11/2016), Discussion
on
impeachment motion lingers: A senior RPP-Nepal leader
says major parties may be waiting for the court to
decide case against Karki (kp 19/11/2016), House
today
continues debate on impeachment motion (ht
19/11/2016), MPs want
impeachment motion wound up speedily (rep
19/11/2016)
Non-compliance
with
directives: House panel to submit report in 15 days;
Failure to blacklist the contractors not complying
with their contractual obligations has delayed
projects (kp 17/11/2016), Project
doldrums:
Many of the instructions are simply ignored; most of
the rest are implemented half-heartedly, leading to
their very slow pace (ht 18/11/2016)
House
panel
blames govt authorities of subverting development
projects, by Prakash Acharya (ht 17/11/2016)
Activities
of
the House to be systematised (ht 16/11/2016)
Bill
to
hike MPs’ pay and perks moved (kp 15/11/2016), Parties
to
ensure more facilities for lawmakers, by Prakash
Acharya (ht 16/11/2016), Perks
and
work: Past instances show that some of the laws were
passed by Parliament while many lawmakers said yes
without being unaware of their future consequences
(ht 17/11/2016), MPs demand
more perks, incentives amid public criticism, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 17/11/2016), Political
parties collect up to 50 percent levy from lawmakers,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 17/11/2016), Joint
proposal
to increase lawmakers’ perks (ht 18/11/2016), Lawmakers
seek tax waiver on personal vehicles, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 18/11/2016), MPs
pass
bill to hike their pay, perks, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 21/11/2016), House
passes
bill with hiked pay, perks for lawmakers, by
Prakash Acharya (ht 121/11/2016), MPs
give
themselves a raise, through fast track: They will now
draw minimum Rs 80,000 to Rs 140,000 a month, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 21/11/2016), Underworked
and
overpaid: Nepal’s lawmakers appear dangerously out of
touch with the public pulse (kp 22/11/2016), Students
demonstrate
against MPs’ salary hike (ht 24/11/2016), Controversial
House Decision, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 26/11/2016)
Discussion
on
impeachment motion continues (ht 15/11/2016)
Lawmakers
push
for stronger EC (kp 14/11/2016)
House
put
off after resuming discussion on impeachment (kp
12/11/2016), Agitating
parties
boycott House meet (kp 12/11/2016), Madhesi,
Janajati
lawmakers walk out: 'Protest will continue
till-three-pont pact implemented' (ht 12/11/2016)
House
meeting put off till Friday: The government has
announced a public holiday for the Kirati community on
Thursday (rep 10/11/2016)
IRC
to
discuss draft working procedures on November 11
(ht 27/10/2016)
Anti-torture
bill
gathers dust in House panel: The bill was registered
in the Parliament Secretariat two years ago after the
arrest of Nepal Army Col Kumar Lama in the United
Kingdom under universal jurisdiction, by Dewan Rai
(kp 26/10/2016)
Impeachment
suggestionpanel
‘after Dashain’: Says Parliament has begun
consultations regarding formation of the IRC and
filling vacancies in other parliamentary committees,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 08/10/2016)
Govt
tables
three poll-related bills: The country must hold three
levels of elections in the next 16 months, as the
incumbent Parliament’s term will expire on January 21,
2018 (kp 06/10/2016)
Govt
re-tables
three budget-related bills (kp 30/09/2016), House
may pass budget-linked bills today: Mahara tables the
same bills earlier rejected by parliament (rep
30/09/2016), House
endorses
3 budget-related bills (kp 01/10/2016)
Parliament
holds
discussions on six bills (ht 29/09/2016)
Discussion
on
forming panel to recommend impeachment starts: There
are constitutional provisions that call for an
11-member Parliament committee to recommend
impeachment (kp 27/09/2016)
Question-answer
session
to resume in Parliament (kp 14/09/2016)
MPs
seek
pay hike amid criticism over paying less attention to
House (kp 13/09/2016) [Currently,
they get Rs 56,228 each month and they demand a rise
to Rs 88,925 while most of the earthquake victims
living in tents still wait for the first distribution
of Rs 50,000 from international aid!], Lawmakers
set
to get 58 percent pay hike: Criticised for low
attendance, missing crucial meets (kp 29/09/2016)
They
came,
signed in, left: Lawmakers skip Parliament discussion
on key bills, by Binod Ghimire (kp 10/09/2016),
Lack
of
quorum stalls passage of vital bills (ht
10/09/2016)
House
adjourned
for a week (kp 22/08/2016) [Please
take
time: The not coming nomination of non-inclusive NC
ministers is far more important than legislative work
in parliament!]
House
panel
to select proposals for discussion (kp 17/08/2017)
Far
from
it: The use of parliamentary whips too often makes the
vibrant role expected of lawmakers increasingly
irrelevant (ht 16/08/2016) [Especially
the use of such whips while voting on the new
constitution was in violation of the interim
constitution and the inclusive conception of the
constituent assembly!]
Speaker
decides to restrict lawmakers' foreign visits (rep
16/08/2016)
Towards
a
kleptocracy? There are worrying signs that interest
groups have hijacked our democracy, by John
Narayan Parajuli (kp 13/08/2016)
No
business:
House postponed by week, by Binod Ghimire (kp
09/08/2016), Writ
against
proposal in House not registered (ht 09/08/2016) [??]
Parliament
set
to vote to elect new PM tomorrow (kp 02/08/2016)
Ambassadorial
nominations:
PHSC pulls govt up over agreemo issue; Asks not to
send names until parliamentary panel completes its
task (kp 02/08/2016), PHSC
grills
five ambassador nominees: Out of the 22 nominees,
hearing of the remaining three proposed career
diplomats will take place today (kp 03/08/2016), Hearing
of
two more proposed envoys held (ht 04/08/2016), Hearing
of
eight envoy nominees completed (kp 05/08/2016), Hearing
of
proposed envoys from foreign service concludes, by
Ramesh Khanal (ht 05/08/2016)
Hearing
of
SC justices starts (kp 28/07/2016), Parliamentary
panel
completes hearing on Supreme Court justices, by
Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 29/07/2016)
In
House,
MPs trade charges: No-trust vote scheduled for today
(kp 24/07/2016)
House
meets
today without fixed agenda (ht 21/07/2016)
PHSC
puts
off hearing of SC justice nominees: Hearing scheduled
to start Sunday had to be postponed sine die
after committee chairman ‘called in sick’ (kp
17/07/2016)
NC,
Maoist
Centre block budget endorsement: The NC and Maoist
Centre say budget passage only after the House decides
on no-confidence motion against PM Oli, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 16/07/2016), House
proceedings
postponed till July 21, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
16/07/2016)
Parliament
passes
Appropriation Bill: For the first time in 15 years,
govt has timely authority to spend; Raises hopes that
development spending would be expedited (kp
10/07/2016)
House
hearing
begins today: Chief election commissioner nominee to
be quizzed today, Acting CJ Karki on Sunday, by
Sarin Ghimire (kp 08/07/2016)
MPs
divided
over constituency development provision (ht
08/07/2016)
Symbolic
protest
of silence at ‘zero hour’ (kp 06/05/2016),
Lawmakers
flay
govt for failing to resolve problems (ht
06/07/2016)
National
Security
Council Bill in Parliament (ht 05/07/2016)
PHSC
to
open plaints only on day of hearing, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 04/07/2016), PHCS
receives
15 plaints against 34 nominees (kp 05/07/2016)
House
convenes
after deal on housing grant: Govt agrees to release Rs
200,000 aid to quake victims in two tranches, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 30/06/2016)
PHSC
starts
its work, finally (kp 24/06/2016)
NC
demands
specifics on reconstruction delay, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 24/06/2016) [This
may sound reasonable but the question remains why this
party as well did nothing when it was leading the
government!!],
Main
opposition
obstructs House demanding grant amount for quake
victims (ht 24/06/2016), Parliament
session
put off until tomorrow after NC obstruction (kp
25/06/2016), House
likely
to be deferred again over rebuilding delay: Nepali
Congress adamant on getting its concerns addressed
before Parliament resumes business, by Sarin
Ghimire (kp 26/06/2016), House
obstructed
yet again, NC accuses PM of being indifferent (kp
27/06/2016)
House
meeting:
Ministers flayed for ‘anti-charter’ acts (kp
22/06/2016), House
panel
lists bases for local body restructuring (kp
22/06/2016)
Govt
buckles
under pressure, to return amendment bill (kp
22/06/2016), House
sends
BAFI Bill back to panel following criticisms, by
Rupak D. Sharma (ht 22/06/2016)
Deliberation
begins
on appropriation bill: Former FM Mahat raises concerns
of removal of programmes introduced by previous
governments (kp 21/06/2016)
PHSC
to
elect chairperson tomorrow (kp 21/06/2016)
House
rules
passed, finally: Hearing committee formation opens
door for endorsement of judge, ambassador nominees,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/06/2016), Parliament
forms
15-member PHSC, by Prakash Acharya (ht
20/06/2016),
Govt
spells
plan to implement statute (ht
20/06/2016),
Govt
tables
Charter plan in House (kp
20/06/2016)
Ruling
coalition,
NC agree to pass parliament regulations (ht
19/06/2016), House
rules
passed, finally: Hearing committee formation opens
door for endorsement of judge, ambassador nominees,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 20/06/2016), Parliament
forms
15-member PHSC, by Prakash Acharya (ht 20/06/2016)
Earthquake
victims:
Lawmakers fight over verification process (kp
16/06/2016)
Process
to
endorse House regulations begins today (kp
15/06/2016), No
discussion
on House rules as NC seeks 4 days (kp 16/06/2016)
Lawmakers’
pay
and perks set to be hiked: To draw Rs 55,225 in
salary, Rs 33,700 in allowance (kp 07/06/2016)
Process
to
pass House rules to start on June 15 (kp
05/06/2016), Parliament
Regulation
through voting if no consensus by June 15, by
Prakash Acharya (ht 05/06/2016)
House
paves
way for phasing out SLC, by Binod Ghimire (kp
05/06/2016)
Discussions
on
budget to conclude today (ht 03/06/2016), Thematic
discussion
on budget ends: 164 lawmakers participate in
deliberation n 28 seek clarification on provisions for
the upcoming fiscal year (kp 04/06/2016)
Bid
to
resolve House rule dispute fails (kp 28/05/2016)
Parliament
set
to take decisions on key issues, by Binod Ghimire
(26/05/2016)
Finance
Committee
endorses new bill, by Bibek Subedi (ht 26/05/2016)
House
panels’
I/NGO-funded programmes draw flak (ht 24/05/2016),
MPs
lambaste
House panel over INGO-funded seminars (rep
24/05/2016)
NC
seeks
Tarai parties’ support on House rules (kp
21/05/2016)
Parliamentary
regulations:
Full House to start discussion on May 29 (kp
19/05/2016)
House
rules
hard for parties to pass: Six months on, political
parties are still debating the size of the
parliamentary hearing committee (kp 15/05/2016), Major
parties
fail to forge consensus on PHC strength, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 15/05/2016), Parliamentary
regulations:
Consensus chance ‘slim’; Parties likely to settle the
stalemate through voting in House (kp 16/05/2016),
House
likely
to vote to decide PHSC strength (ht 16/05/2016), Parliamentary
regulations:
Five parties register six amendment proposals; Size of
hearing committee major bone of contention, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 17/05/2016), Proposals
on
PHSC strength registered (ht 17/05/2016)
House
votes
to endorse policies and programmes, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 14/05/2016),
Comments
On
Polices And Program Of Government For FY 2016 (2073),
by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 14/05/2016)
First
meeting
of budget session lasts only 5 minutes (kp
04/05/2016), Budget
session:
Day 1 lasts minutes (ht 04/05/2016)
Parliament
to
decide strength of PHSC (ht 03/05/2016)
Parties
agree
to unveiling budget on May 28: Policy and Programs
only after pre-budget discussions, by Ashok Dahal
(rep 02/05/2016)
Leaders
eye
middle path on House rules: Parties under pressure to
find a solution before budget session begins, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 02/05/2016)
President
to
present govt’s policy and programme on May 7, by
Prakash Acharya (ht 02/05/2016)
House
to
have a lot on plate as session starts (kp
28/04/2016)
Leave
parliamentary
hearing to existing PHC: PRDC chair, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht
28/04/2016)
Lack
of
parliamentary hearings has chain effect across govt
(rep 27/04/2016)
House
session
may begin from May 3, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp
26/04/2016), Budget
session
from May 3 (kp 27/04/2016)
Parliament
session
likely in 20 days (ht 23/04/2016), Ball
in
major parties’ court on Parliamentary Regulations
(ht 23/04/2016)
Parliament
regulations:
Plan to finalise rules set to hit snag again, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 21/04/2016)
Parliament
delegation
busy in Britain: The team led by Speaker Onsari Gharti
meets British MPs and learns of their parliamentary
system, by Nabin Pokharel (kp 21/04/2016)
House
session
delay hits law formulation, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai
(kp 14/04/2016), Govt
set
to call House session from mid-May, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 19/04/2016)
Top
leaders
neglecting House panel meetings: Good Governance and
Monitoring Committee draws attention of 21 members
regarding absence from five consecutive gatherings,
by Prakash Acharya (ht 12/04/2016) [Please
stop to call such persons 'leaders'!!]
Govt
afraid
of calling House session: NC (ht 10/04/2016)
House
rules
impasse continues as meeting deferred indefinitely,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 08/04/2016), House
committee
defers vote on regulations draft: Hearings for
justices, EC chief rendered further uncertain (rep
08/04/2016)
Vote
on
parliamentary regulation on Thursday (kp
05/04/2016), Decision
on
parliamentary regulations on April 7 (ht
05/06/2016)
Govt
likely
to skip House session: Government could go for budget
session directly, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht
03/04/2016)
Six
months
on, parties spar over House rules: Size of the Hearing
Committee appears to be the bone of contention, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 28/03/2016)
Parliament
regulations:
Drafting panel members want party leaders to bury the
hatchet; Nepali Congress MPs ‘boycott’ meeting (kp
22/03/2016), Parliamentary
regulations
delay affects key hearings: Regulation yet to finalize
after 5 months of committee formation, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 22/03/2016), Bid
to
pass House Regulations before April 6 (ht
24/03/2016)
Parliament
rules
likely in four days: Senior party leaders to have
final say if dispute persists (kp 17/03/2016), PRC
begins
discussion on Parliamentary Regulations, by Ram
Kumar Kamat (ht 17/03/2016), Hearings
for
11 new justices unlikely soon (rep 17/03/2016), Report
on
Parliamentary regulations discussed (ht
18/03/2016), Finalisation
of
house regulations:NC-UML tussle delays rules;
Regulation Drafting Committee fails to convene a
meeting on Sunday after only 13 out of 61committee
members turned out (kp 21/03/2016)
Speaker
sends
back CC recommendation of Yadav for EC chief (rep
11/03/2016), Speaker
defends
sending back justice names: Says she’s ready to take
hearing ahead if nominations are sent again, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 15/03/2016), SC
issues
interim order to conduct hearings for justices, by
Nabin Khatiwada (rep 15/03/2016)
Appointment
of
SC justices: Parliament Sectt refuses to act on JC
advice; The parliamentary hearing could not be
conducted, as new Parliamentary Regulations have not
been enacted (kp 07/03/2016), Lawyers
differ
on Speaker’s power to send letter to JC for review
(ht 08/03/2016), Speaker
sending
back recommendations dismays JC, by Nabin
Khatiwada (rep 08/02/2016), SC
justice
appointment: Speaker’s decision on nominees sparks
uproar; Some legal experts have questioned the
Speaker’s move, saying it is likely to spark dispute
between Parliament and judiciary, by Bhadra Sharma
(kp 09/03/2016), Tussle
between
UML, UCPN-M fuels conflict between judiciary,
legislature, by Tika R. Pradhan (ht 11/03/2016), 2
petitions filed for and against Speaker’s move, by
Bhadra Sharma (kp 12/03/2016), Judiciary-legislature
blame
game: UCPN (M) says ball in prime minister’s court
(kp 13/03/2016) [What about
independence of judiciary? The political parties are
only a part, not the owners of the state!],
Parliament
regulations
to be finalised ‘within a week’ (kp 14/03/2016)
Three
dozen
bills pending in Parliament (kp 29/02/2016)
Malaysia
visa
processing: Officials put through wringer over VLN
Nepal (kp 23/02/2016)
First
session
of parliament under new Statute ends (kp
18/02/2016)
Regulation
drafting
panel deadline likely to be extended (kp
16/02/2016)
No
code
of conduct for House members: Speaker’s duty to
discipline lawmakers: Former Speaker Dhungana;
Parliament in Nepal has never set ethical standards
since the one convened during the democratic set-up in
1991, by Binod Ghimire (kp 09/02/2016)
Laws
for
lawmakers: There should be a code barring MPs from
House business if a conflict of interest exists,
by Dinesh Raj Shivakoti (kp 01/02/2016)
House
adjourned
till Feb 12: Tomorrow’s meeting post-poned due to lack
of con-sensus on House rules (kp 26/01/2016), ‘Resolve
dispute
over Parliament regulations’ (ht 26/01/2016), Next
House
meet on Feb 11 (kp 27/01/2016)
193
Acts
amended (kp 25/01/2016)
MPs
deliberate
amendment bill, morcha boycotts (kp 22/01/2016)
More
time
for House rules drafting: Several bills forwarded to
respective committees for discussion (kp
22/01/2016)
Statute
amendment:
House meeting likely to form Special Committee (kp
19/01/2016)
Dispute
over
panel size delays House hearing: Opposition backs
incumbent 73-member hearing committee while the ruling
parties want it reduced to the constitutional size
(kp 18/01/2016)
Big
III
ready to give parliamentary legitimacy to political
mechanism, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 17/01/2016)
PAC
grills
Home Ministry officials on NID project (kp
13/01/2016)
MPs
sensitised
to population, health and development issues (ht
01/01/2016)
Muluki
Ain
revision: House panel to seek feedback (kp
01/12/2015), House
panel
seeks people’s suggestions on civil, penal code bills
(ht 01/12/2015)
Parliament
waits
to tackle key problems, parties still at odds, by
Prakash Acharya (ht 18/11/2015), 40
bills
gathering dust at Parliament Secretariat, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 18/11/2015)
House
panel
urges effective fuel distribution (ht 30/10/2015)
Parliament
to
begin presidential election procedures on Saturday
(ht 24/10/2015), First
female
Speaker Magar chairs parliament meeting (rep
25/10/2015)
First
female
Speaker Magar assumes office (kp 19/10/2015)
Speaker,
dy
speaker posts: Parties fail to pick candidates based
on consensus (kp 16/10/2015), Ruling
parties
pick Gharti for Speaker: Nepali Congress to announce
its candidate today (ht
16/10/2015,
Maoist
leader
elected first female Speaker, by Binod Ghimire (kp
17/10/2015), From
Maoist
guerilla to first female Speaker, by Ashok Dahal
(rep
17/10/2015),
Onsari
first
woman Speaker in Nepal’s history, by Tika R.
Pradhan (ht
17/10/2015),
NC
supported
Gharti Magar at ruling coalition’s request (rep
17/10/2015)
House
meet
begins today (kp 02/10/2015)
President
summons
Parliament session, by Binod Ghimire (kp
26/09/2015)
Dr
Bhattarai named chairman of Janata Samajbadi Party’s
federal council (rep 20/10/2020)
JSP’s
Central Committee to have 801 members (kh
20/10/2020)
The
way ahead for the Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal, by
Kamal Dev Bhattarai (ae 31/07/2020)
Janata
Samajbadi Party registered at Election Commission: The
party, with was born out of merger between Samajbadi
Party and Rastriya Janata Party, now will be the third
largest party in the Lower House withe 32 seats
(kp 09/07/2020), Janata
Samajwadi Party registered with EC (kh 09/07/2020)
Sarita
Giri expelled from party, Parliament: Vows to move the
Supreme Court against Samajwadi Party-Nepal decision,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 08/07/2020)
Janata
Samajbadi Party decides to vote in favor of
constitution amendment bill (rep 13/06/2020)
Janata
Samajbadi Party gets registered with poll body but
issue of hierarchy remains: Mahantha Thakur and
Upendra Yadav will have executive powers in the party
while Baburam Bhattarai will lead the federal council,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 08/06/2020)
JSP-N
leaders discuss party leadership: Discussions focused
on two co-chairpersons model, by Ram Kumar Kamat
(ht 07/06/2020)
JSP-Nepal
registers private constitution amendment bill (ht
02/06/2020), Janata
Party and Samajbadi Party register private
constitution amendment bill of their own: The regional
parties propose amendments to 23 issues that are aimed
at addressing the long-standing concerns of the
Madhesis, Tharus and Janajatis, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp 02/06/23020) [Both parties
have joined in April under the name Janata Samqajwadi
Party - Nepal! The author obviously has missed this.]
Madhes-based
parties press own demands alongside constitution
amendment for new map: While there’s no debate on an
issue of national importance, the constitutional
amendment bill could be an opportune moment to address
long-standing demands of Madhesis, Janajatis and
Tharus, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 24/05/2020) [The clarification of territorial
claims is certainly important and decades overdue, but
the inclusion of population groups that have been
excluded for centuries, even under the constitution of
2015, is even more significant, a fact that the male
Bahun at the head of the state and parties do not want
to understand. It is problematic, however, that the
leadership of the ethnic and regional parties is also
exclusively male!], JSP-N
seeks NC support for constitution amendment (ht
24/05/2020), Janata
Samajbadi Party reiterates demand for constitutional
amendment to incorporate concerns of Madhesi
community: As the government prepares to revise the
constitution to legitimise new map, Samajbadi leaders
tell the Business Advisory Committee of Parliament
that it’s also an ‘opportune’ moment to address their
concerns, by Binod Ghimire (kp 25/05/2020)
Unity
of the two Madhesi parties could be hamstrung by a
lack of coherence among their leaders: Analysts are
wary of welcoming the unification of the two
Madhes-based parties as they see it as a reactive move
rather than a unity born out of shared agendas, by
Anil Giri (kp 28/04/2020)
SP-N
alleges party lawmaker abducted (ht 24/04/2020)
SRJP-N,
SP-N unify, register new party at EC: Poll panel
to decide by tomorrow; New ordinance proves to be a
catalyst for unification, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
24/04/2020)
RJP
and Samajbadi merge to form ‘Janata Samajbadi Party’
(kh 22/04/2020)
Janata
Party and Samajbadi Party resume informal talks for
merger but are stuck at leadership modality: While
both parties are on the same page on agendas,
leadership management will be key when it comes to
unification, leaders say, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
11/03/2020)
With
no signal from the government, Janata Party
reconsiders merger with Samajbadi Party: Janata Party
has preconditions to joining government but with talks
stalled, an alliance with the Samajbadi party could
preserve the coalition in Province 2, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 12/02/2020) [It's
the only reasonable option either! The ruling NCP will
neveer respect the inclusion demands of Janajati and
Madheshi groups!]
What
Yadav’s exit means: Withdrawal of support by SPN from
the federal government is not likely to end in fiasco.
It has created an environment of polarization of
politics between the communist and democratic forces
(, by Hari Bansh Jha (rep 02/01/2020)
‘SP-N,
RJP-N unity can happen in two days’, interview
with Uoendra Yadav (ht 30/12/2019)
Unification
between Samajbadi Party and RJPN unlikely soon, by
Mithilesh Yadav(rep 29/12/2019)
Samajbadi
Party may have quit government but it doesn’t seem to
have a way forward: Although party leaders say they
will mount an opposition, analysts believe that the
party is unlikely to win support from Congress or
Janata Party, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 28/12/2019)
Janata
Party likely to get Deputy Speaker as part of a
broader package deal: The party is demanding
constitutional amendments and the release of its
cadres, which the ruling party is likely to provide as
it looks to expand into Province 2, by Anil Giri
and Binod Ghimire (kp 26/12/2019) [Do
the RJP-N leaders really serve the interests of the
social groups they claim to respresent?], No
question of joining govt, says Mahato (ht
26/12/2019)
Samajbadi
Party exits government to little effect on the Oli
administration: National politics will remain
relatively unaffected, but there could be
repercussions in Province 2, analysts say, by Tika
R. Pradhan (kp 25/12/2019), Upendra
Yadav’s party quits govt: Deputy Prime Minister Yadav,
Minister Rai submit resignation (ht 25/12/2019), Yadav’s
party quits govt after PM rejects panel to study
amendment (rep 25/12/2019)
RJPN
lobbies for Deputy Speaker as its bonhomie with NCP
grows (rep 25/12/2019)
Rastriya
Janata Party, despite withdrawing support for
government, joins in electoral alliance with ruling
party: The electoral alliance is aimed solely at
preserving its National Assembly seats, say Janata
Party leaders, but commentators believe it will have
consequences, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 20/12/2019)
Mahato
advises Yadav to quit government (ht 25/11/2019)
Raut’s
party holds mass rally in capital against
‘discrimination’ (rep 24/11/2019)
Although
sidelined, Samajbadi Party to remain in government and
push for amendments: The party is not consulted on any
of Oli’s major decisions, signalling that the prime
minister does not care for their presence in
government, analysts and party members say, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 23/11/2019)
SPN
still in dilemma over continued participation in govt
(rep 15/11/2019), Samajbadi
Party fails to decide on pulling out of government as
Upendra Yadav appears unwilling: The party’s merger
talks with Rastriya Janata Party Nepal to make a push
for constitutional amendments have hit a roadblock
again, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 17/11/2019)
SPN
intensifies consultations on continued participation
in govt (rep 13/11/2019)
Baburam
Bhattarai: Our mission is to create a new force based
on an alternative ideology: Chairman of Samajbadi
Party on countering traditional parties like the Nepal
Communist Party and Nepali Congress, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 12/11/2019) [interview]
Rastriya
Janata Party and Samajbadi Party eye electoral
alliance for November 30 polls: The Janata Party will
support the Samajbadi Party for three provincial
assembly and a federal parliament seat, by Tika R.
Pradhan (kp 09/11/2019)
‘Dubious
stance’ pushes Yadav to isolation in party, govt
(rep 06/11/2019)
Health
post and ward office closed to hold election of a
party: The staff were asked to sit outside the office
and work for the day, by Abdhesh Kumar Jha (kp
06/11/219)
‘SP-N
must quit govt to unify with RJP-N’ (ht
24/10/2019)
Janajati,
Madhesi forces seek to revive identity-based movement:
The KP Sharma Oli administration has undermined the
rights and privileges of marginalised communities,
leaders say, by Anil Giri (kp 21/10/2019)
RJPN
may postpone general convention yet again: Most of the
presidium members are in favor of buying time until
the conclusion of the ongoing merger talks with the
Samajwadi party (rep 19/10/2019)
RJP-N,
SP-N to hold unity talks after Dashain (ht
05/10/2019)
RJP-N
rider for unification with SP: Quit govt (ht
26/09/2019)
SP-N
to neither celebrate nor protest Constitution Day,
RJP-N set to oppose (ht 17/09/2019), Madhes-based
parties divided over Constitution Day (rep
18/09/2019)
Samajbadi
Party, a partner in the Oli government, says it won’t
observe Constitution Day: Leaders say the party will
talk to the prime minister one more time before
quitting the government, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
10/09/2019)
Second-rung
leaders of Madhes-based parties call for general
convention before merger (rwp 04/09/2019)
Infighting
deepens as RJPN weighs options (rep 02/09/2019), Internal
conflict in Rastriya Janata Party delays unification
process: Informal talks for unification have gained
momentum to create a strong alternative force to
compete with both Congress and Communist parties,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 03/09/2019)
RJP-N,
SP-N likely to merge before their general conventions,
by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 17/08/2019)
SPN,
RJPN merger heading nowhere (rep 28/07/2019)
RJPN
working on Madhesi-Janajati protest alliance (rep
23/07/2019)
Mahato
accuses SPN of taking 'dubious stance' on merger
(rep 19/07/2019)
Leadership
issues hamper unification talks between Samajbadi
Party Nepal and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal: Leaders
say they have been working to settle the issue through
dialogue, and talks will intensify once leaders return
from flood-affected districts, by Tika R. Pradhan
(kp 17/07/2019) [It's always
the same because Nepal only has power-hungry leaders,
not charismatic ones!]
NC,
RJPN join hands against govt (rep 11/07/2019)
RJPN,
SPN in informal talks for merger (rep 02/07/2019),
RJP-N,
SP-N intensify merger talks: Analysts sceptical
unity will materialise any time soon, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 07/07/2019)
Samajbadi
Party mulls quitting government to renew call for
charter amendment: Leaders say they have waited too
long but the Oli Cabinet has taken no steps to address
their demand., by Tika R Pradhan (kp 01/07/2019)
Samajbadi
Party in informal talks with Rastriya Janata Party for
merger: Leaders say the country needs an alternative
political force to counter the traditional parties,
by Tika R. Pradhan (kp 28/06/2019)
Samajbadi
Party MP Yadav suspended for attending free Tibet
programme: The party’s central executive committee has
decided to suspend Yadav for six months after finding
his clarification for attending the controversial
event in the Latvian capital Riga ‘unsatisfactory’,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 26/06/2019)
RJPN
bats for alliance with ethnic parties to revive
identity movement (rep 25/06/2019)
As
Upendra Yadav renews push for amending constitution,
party members doubt the demand’s weight: Political
analysts say making a genuine effort to demand
constitutional amendments would require the Samajbadi
Party Nepal to quit the government first, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 03/06/2019)
Presidium
system to be scrapped (ht 20/05/2019), RJPN
decides to amend party statute to save its
constitutional status: Decision follows the party's
failure to hold general convention within the deadline
given by the Election Commission (rep 20/05/2019)
Figment
of third force: The viability of an alternative force
is contingent on its commitment to democracy, by
Achyut Wagle (kp 14/05/2019)
Govt
against statute amendment: Bhandari (ht
12/05/2019)
Frustrated
Naya Shakti leaders submit letter of concern to
Bhattarai: The disgruntled group seeks better internal
democracy for developing the newly formed Samajbadi
Party into an alternative political force, by Tika
R Pradhan (kp 10/05/2019)
Bhattarai,
Yadav
agree to merge parties to form Samajbadi Party Nepal:
Two leaders to head federal council and central
committee, insiders say, by Chandan Kumar Mandal
(kp 05/05/2019), FSF-N,
NSP-N parties unify New political entity will be named
Samajwadi Party Nepal, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht
05/05/2019), FSFN,
Naya Shakti to merge as Samajbadi Party Nepal, by
Ashok Dahal (rep 05/05/2019), Bhattarai,
Yadav launch Samajbadi Party in bid to create an
alternative force: Analysts doubt the new political
outfit can make much of an impact, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 07/05/2019), Bhattarai,
Yadav form new party, by Roshan S Nepal (ht
07/05/2019)
FSFN-NSP
merger deal stalled as Bhattarai demands Yadav quit
govt (rep 02/05/2019), In
quest
for the ‘third force’, Bhattarai and Yadav discuss
party merger: Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal and
Janamukti Nepal also join talks, by Tika R Pradhan
(kp 03/05/2019)
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