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'Oli did not follow the President while taking oath, now let parliament pass the Oath-taking Bill'

Published On: August 2, 2022 09:21 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 2: MP Gajendra Bahadur Mahat of the ruling party CPN (Maoist Centre) has demanded a bill on oath-taking in which the same word is uttered even when in power and in the opposition. He said this while speaking at a meeting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

Prez Bhandari under pressure to send Citizenship Bill back to parliament

Published On: August 2, 2022 05:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 2: The Bill to amend the Nepal Citizenship Act 2063 passed by both houses of the Federal Parliament has now reached the verification stage. The pressure to stop it has increased as it will take the form of an Act after being approved by the President. According to analysts, the provision of the constitution that the president can stop the bill means that the bill should be people-friendly.

Govt did not pay attention to alternatives to fossil fuel: Prem Suwal

Published On: August 2, 2022 04:11 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 2: Prem Suwal, Member of Parliament from the Nepal Workers and Peasants Party, has said that the government has not paid attention to seeking an alternative to fossil fuels.

LIVE: HoR meeting underway

Published On: August 2, 2022 04:06 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 2: A meeting of House of Representatives is currently underway at federal parliament building in Kathmandu.

Chief Minister of Province 1 tests positive for COVID-19

Published On: August 2, 2022 01:04 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, August 2: Chief Minister of Province 1, Rajendra Kumar Rai has been infected with COVID-19.

This is why the impeachment motion against Chief Justice Rana is gathering dust in parliament

Published On: August 2, 2022 12:08 PM NPT By: Bhasa Sharma

KATHMANDU, AUGUST 2: Five and a half months have passed since an impeachment motion was filed against Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana. But parliament has not yet put it on the agenda for discussion. From this, it is clear that parliament has neglected the judiciary. The meeting of the House of Representatives has been going on continuously since the impeachment motion was registered against the head of the judiciary. But since the political parties in parliament are not interested in proceeding with the impeachment process, it is being analyzed that the impeachment motion was registered only to humiliate the head of the judiciary.